Considering all these factors, Wu Ming felt that his guess was probably the most accurate.
His face instantly turned extremely ugly. He never imagined that in such a short time, someone would start eating people.
But then he realized that if his family was running out of food, others might have gone without food even earlier.
In such circumstances, some malicious people will really do anything to survive.
"Besides you, how many other people are there?"
At first, the man was unwilling to talk, but under Wu Ming's threats, he finally told the truth.
Their cannibalistic gang has grown to 16 people, with key members including Brother Long and Sha Fu.
They first had Shafu unlock the door, then the others went in to kill people and take supplies, and the bodies were naturally taken back and divided up immediately.
Although the refrigerator has no electricity, the outside temperature is much lower than the refrigerator, so freezing is not a problem at all.
All I can say is that there are enough corpses for them to eat for a long time!
Upon hearing what the man said, Wu Ming clenched his fists tightly.
These people are completely lawless!
How long has it been? How dare they eat people?
He couldn't even imagine what this neighborhood would become if it had gone on for a longer period of time.
Wu Ming was furious, especially at the man he was pinning down.
Tell me, what are you doing out here alone?
He now realized that this man must have had some purpose in coming out.
The man could only say, "Brother Long told me to come out and look for any bodies left outside, and also to stake out which houses could be the next targets."
Wu Ming took a deep breath; sure enough, this person had come with a purpose.
His original plan was to arrest the man and lock him up in his own home at this point.
Given the other party's behavior, even the death penalty wouldn't be an exaggeration. He doesn't want a cannibalistic person living in his home.
But Wu Ming's sense of justice prevented him from letting him go.
After thinking it over and over, he could only come up with one solution.
That means trapping him on the stairs, and he can't care whether the other person starves to death.
Thinking of this, Wu Ming took out a piece of rope from his body and tied his hands tightly to the stair railing. It was a specially tied knot that the other party would definitely not be able to untie.
unless……
Someone helped him.
If Qin Bai knew Wu Ming's choice, he would only scoff at it.
What kind of time is this to still be clinging to the law?
After Wu Ming left, the first person he looked for was Cao Fengjiao.
Just as Qin Bai thought, he knew very well that Cao Fengjiao knew everyone in the community, so she must also know about other locksmiths.
“Committee Member Cao, I am Wu Ming, a policeman.”
Wu Ming knocked on the door and called out.
After what happened with Qin Bai, Cao Fengjiao became even more cautious. She saw Wu Ming outside the door through the peephole but did not open the door directly.
"Just say what you need to say."
Wu Ming didn't care. Many people are being more cautious now, which is a good thing.
"I'd like to ask who the locksmiths are in this community, and what their information is."
Upon hearing Wu Ming's words, Cao Fengjiao muttered to herself, somewhat puzzled, "Why are so many people asking about locksmiths lately?"
Wu Ming, with his sharp ears, immediately heard it and asked, "Besides me, who else asked?"
Cao Fengjiao didn't reveal Qin Bai's name either, after all, Qin Bai had really scared her before.
Soon, Wu Ming learned the names of the three locksmiths from Cao Fengjiao.
There's no need to look for Sha Fu anymore; he's already joined the cannibalistic gang.
So he was left with only two other choices: Niu Dehong and Zeng Qiangguo.
He knew he had to speed things up, otherwise it would be too late if the cannibals struck first.
Niu Dehong was closer, so he went to find this person first.
At first, Wu Ming asked Niu Dehong to join him, but Niu Dehong did not agree.
After all, Wu Ming was a policeman, but he had nothing. How could Niu Dehong possibly be willing to join him?
Niu Dehong became frightened after he heard Wu Ming say that Sha Fu had joined another group and was now a cannibalistic gang.
He didn't want to be a good person, but he also didn't want to eat people.
The thought of such a thing terrified Niu Dehong.
"Officer Wu, if I join you, can you protect us?"
Niu Dehong asked.
"It's not that I'm protecting you, but that we support and protect each other. I'm just an ordinary person and can't protect everyone."
Wu Ming said very sincerely.
Sometimes, sincerity is the most powerful weapon.
After hearing what Wu Ming said, Niu Dehong finally agreed, but there was still a big problem.
That is, even if they unite, it is very difficult for them to contact each other without mobile phone communication.
They can't just run to someone else's doorstep because of a single sentence, can they?
Moreover, food has become their biggest problem.
If Wu Ming wants to win over more people, he needs to give them something to look forward to. If there is no hope, then the so-called mutual help is just a joke.
Wu Ming realized that he had to see someone.
Lin Zhao!
Currently, Lin Zhao is the only one in the entire community who has the most food.
Although about half of the items in the store had been moved away, Lin Zhao still had a lot of food left.
If he could persuade Lin Zhao to join his team, Wu Ming felt that he would have a chance to fight against the Cannibal Gang.
Thinking of this, Wu Ming said, "I can't guarantee the food for now, so I'll go find Lin Zhao later, and then I'll come find you."
"I see."
Niu Dehong chose to wait, after all, he didn't want to eat people, nor did he want to be eaten.
Knowing that Sha Fu had chosen to join the cannibal gang, Niu Dehong began to use things from his house to block the back of the door to prevent Sha Fu from unlocking it.
After temporarily convincing Niu Dehong, Wu Ming thought for a moment and decided to go and check on Zeng Qiangguo's situation.
There are only three locksmiths in the neighborhood, so we'll take whoever we can.
"Zeng Qiangguo, I am Wu Ming, a policeman. I need to talk to you about something."
Wu Ming knocked on the door and said.
"You don't need to look for me, you can go now."
Zeng Qiangguo's voice came from inside, which surprised Wu Ming, as he hadn't said anything yet.
"You might not know, but a cannibalistic gang has appeared in our neighborhood..."
He briefly explained the situation to the other party, and only then did Zeng Qiangguo realize that these people had appeared in the community.
However, since he was already considered one of Qin Bai's people, he naturally wouldn't join any other faction. No matter what Wu Ming said, he insisted that he wouldn't join.
But he also said that it was impossible for him to join the cannibalistic gang.
Having no other choice, Wu Ming had to leave and go find Lin Zhao.
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