After Zeng Qiangguo left, Qin Bai finally relaxed.
He had already won over the only person in the neighborhood who could open the combination lock; this was a life-saving grace, and also a favor to avenge.
He could also tell that Zeng Qiangguo wasn't the kind of person who couldn't let go of grudges. He figured that even if others tried to force him to unlock the door, he wouldn't do it.
Of course, Qin Bai wouldn't entrust his life entirely to someone else.
He had made up his mind: before going to sleep, he would put a bunch of iron blocks behind the door, and he refused to believe that anyone could open it!
Having resolved a huge problem, Qin Bai has been enjoying his life even more these past few days.
Without anyone bothering him, he ate the most delicious food every day and occasionally had a little wine. His life was simply heavenly.
Outside, some of the homeowners' homes had been completely ransacked.
When they realized they couldn't break down the door, they finally came up with a plan.
If they can't open the door, why don't they just find someone who can pick a lock?
So they found Shafu. At first, Shafu was unwilling, but those people kept banging on his security door, as if they wouldn't give up until they succeeded, which successfully frightened Shafu.
Then, Shaf began to help them unlock the door.
A qualified locksmith must be able to open a lock within 10 seconds; at Safur's level, it would take him about seven seconds.
The time was already very short; even if the people inside reacted, they wouldn't have time to take any countermeasures.
Using the sand, they successfully broke into these people's homes and looted all the little food they had left.
The men are killed outright, and the women are killed after they've had their fun. Not a single one is left!
At this point, they had no intention of eating people. After all, unless they were in dire straits, who would think of eating corpses?
But after breaking into several homes, they discovered that these homeowners had almost no food at all; they were eating the green plants in their potted plants.
This made them very angry. They had worked so hard for so long, and they couldn't even get a bite to eat. How could this be allowed?
You should know that all of them were starving, and the one who was the worst off had been starving for two whole days!
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the corpses of the young couple he had just killed, and he swallowed hard.
"Don't you think the food is right in front of us?"
These words stunned everyone. Then they saw the man's gaze and the corpse on the ground.
"You...you don't mean to..."
The others were somewhat horrified, after all, they had never even considered the idea of cannibalism.
"I know you wouldn't dare, but I would! I've been starving for two days, and I'll starve to death if I don't eat something soon. In that case, I might as well eat something fresh."
"Anyway, what's the difference between human flesh and pork? Both can fill your stomach."
Humans have a herd mentality; once one person starts something, others will follow suit.
After all, they really couldn't find any food.
The Cannibal Gang is officially born!
Meanwhile, Wu Ming realized that continuing like this was not a solution, and he needed to unite with some people to find a way to survive in this difficult environment.
In plain terms, his family has run out of food.
They could have held on for a few more days, but then Dong Zisheng came into their lives.
Now he even feels that keeping Dong Zisheng in his home might have been a mistake.
"Honey, are you really going out? It seems like a lot of things have happened outside these past few days."
Wu Ming's wife said with a worried expression.
The screams that occasionally echoed through the neighborhood during this period clearly told her that the neighborhood was no longer safe.
She also knew that the biggest problem was food; without food, people were capable of anything.
“I have to get out. If I’m not mistaken, there should already be groups forming in the neighborhood. If I don’t find a way to gather a group of people, I might not even be able to protect you.”
Wu Ming said seriously.
More than half a month has passed, but nothing seems to have changed outside. This made Wu Ming realize that the disaster was extremely serious.
It was so serious that he couldn't even imagine it.
Wu Ming took a kitchen knife from his house, put it inside his clothes, and then went out of the house.
As soon as he went outside, he saw a person who was acting suspiciously.
"What are you doing?"
Wu Ming shouted, and the other person was startled and ran away.
Wu Ming also subconsciously chased after him. As a policeman about to take office, his physical strength was much better than the other man's, and he quickly caught up with him.
He pinned the other man down, twisted his arms behind his back, and reached for his handcuffs.
Only after touching it did he realize that he didn't have it on him.
However, this did not stop him from interrogating me on the spot: "Tell me, why did you run away when you saw me? You should know who I am, right?"
"I don't know who you are. I just want to run away. What's it to you?"
The other party was still struggling, but it was no use.
"Not going to talk?"
Wu Ming sneered and moved a little closer. Then he smelled a strange odor on the other person.
The smell is hard to describe; it's a bit fragrant, but also a bit smelly—it's very strange.
"What is this smell? It seems familiar."
Wu Ming pondered for a moment, then suddenly his eyes widened.
He finally remembered that he had done an internship for a period of time when he was studying at the police academy.
At that time, he saw a person who had been electrocuted by high voltage, and the person had this strange smell on them.
But how could a living person smell like that, unless...
He had close, even direct, contact with people like that.
However, the power has been cut off in the neighborhood for a long time now, so it's impossible for anyone to have come into contact with high-voltage electricity. But there's another similar situation, which is...
high temperature!
There was no fire in the community, so under what circumstances would someone come into contact with someone who had been burned by high temperatures?
A terrifying thought popped into his mind, and he looked at the man beneath him with an incomprehensible expression.
"You...ate someone?"
These words seemed to have provoked the other party.
"I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, let me go!"
The man struggled violently and shouted incessantly.
At that moment, Wu Ming noticed some oil stains and bits of meat on the corner of the other person's mouth.
What time is it now? Where would we find meat?
Of course, maybe the other party really does have plenty of money at home, but why would someone with plenty of money come out and run away as soon as they see a policeman?
If you had nothing to hide, you wouldn't do something like this.
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