The residential complex was about the same size as theirs, and the snow piled up to cover the gate, allowing them to walk in easily.
"Huh, a road has actually been opened up here, that's rare."
Upon seeing the roads in the residential area partially covered by snow, Dong Zisheng exclaimed in surprise.
"Indeed, this neighborhood seems alright."
Wu Ming nodded.
"Before you speak, could you please look over there first?"
Qin Bai pointed to a place not far away, a place that had been specially dug out.
This place is piled high with... corpses!
It was just covered by some snow, making it not very conspicuous, but Qin Bai spotted it at a glance.
"hiss!"
Wu Ming gasped. This neighborhood looked even more outrageous than theirs.
The large-scale battle in their neighborhood was caused by the appearance of a cannibalistic gang.
But since these corpses exist in this neighborhood, it's certain that no cannibalistic gang has emerged.
After all, cannibalism requires someone to take the lead; without someone taking the lead, no one would dare to be the first.
"Brother Qin Bai, this place is so scary!"
Lin Qianqian shrank behind Qin Bai again, looking pitiful.
Qin Bai had become immune to her demeanor; after all, this woman had serious issues, and all her outward appearances were an act.
But no matter what, one still needs to have the necessary acting skills.
Qin Bai said calmly, "We just need a place to stay for one night. What happened here has nothing to do with us."
They came down from the snow and walked along the path they had cleared in the snow, randomly choosing a building.
"Should we start knocking on doors and asking from the first floor? I'm good at this, let me do it."
Dong Zisheng patted his chest, looking like he was volunteering.
Just by looking at the way he kept glancing at Lin Qianqian, you could tell that his real intentions were not what they seemed.
Qin Bai didn't stop him; he also wanted to know what was going on with this neighborhood.
Is anyone there?
Dong Zisheng knocked directly on the door of a resident on the first floor.
Soon, an angry shout came from inside: "Get out! There's no food in my house!"
Dong Zisheng was completely stunned by the insult, and then he got angry: "Go to hell! I didn't come here for food!"
The person inside sneered, "What, a different story this time? Let me tell you, go ahead and kill me if you dare, or I won't have any food here!"
Hearing such defiant words, Dong Zisheng was so angry that he pulled out a kitchen knife and was about to leave a mark on the door.
But Wu Ming stopped him.
He glared at Dong Zisheng, then said in a gentle voice, "Hello, we came from another neighborhood. It's getting dark, so we're looking for a place where no one lives to spend the night."
Hearing Wu Ming's sincere voice, the people inside asked in confusion, "Aren't you one of those people who come here all day wanting to eat?"
"Nonsense, of course not. We have plenty of food on us, why would we ask you for food?"
Dong Zisheng said, clearly displeased.
Qin Bai frowned; Dong Zisheng really had no restraint when it came to talking.
Doesn't he know the principle of not flaunting wealth?
At this time, what is most important?
That's food, of course!
If someone who has run out of food finds out that someone has plenty of food, they will probably take advantage of them without hesitation.
The probability of this happening is over 90%!
"You have a lot of food? Don't let those people find out, they will do anything to steal your food."
The person inside hurriedly said, "You came from another neighborhood, right? Even if there are empty houses in the neighborhood now, no one will let you stay. After all, it's this time of year. If you don't mind, you can stay at my place for the night."
"Anyway, it's just my wife and me here, so it doesn't matter if there are a few more people."
Qin Bai could tell that the speaker's voice was somewhat aged; he was an elderly man.
Wu Ming was overjoyed: "Grandpa, thank you so much."
With a click, the door opened, and inside were indeed an elderly couple, who looked to be around seventy or eighty years old, with kind faces.
"Hurry up and come in, it'll be troublesome if those people see us."
The four of them hurried inside, and the old man quickly closed the door.
"I'm so sorry that we don't have anything nice to offer you at this time."
The old man brought over a few cups of hot water and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"You're too kind, sir. We're the ones who are sorry to have bothered you."
Wu Ming hurriedly said.
The group sat down, and then Qin Bai asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Grandpa, you've been saying that people are begging for food everywhere. Is it really possible to get food this way?"
Qin Bai was puzzled. If it were that easy to get food, everyone would do it.
The old man sighed as he spoke of this.
“If they were just asking for food normally, that would be one thing, but they’ll use any means necessary to get it.”
"They kept banging on the door and making a huge noise, even when we were trying to sleep at night. No one could stand that kind of torture."
Qin Bai then realized how those people got their food; that's how they did it.
Are they a group?
"At first there were only a few people, but later there were more. However, in order to prevent food shortages, they were all in small groups, not large ones."
The old man explained.
Qin Bai nodded. That made sense. After all, with more people, more food would be needed, so it would be more convenient for two or three people to move around.
Wu Ming asked a question that had been bothering him: "What about the corpses outside?"
Speaking of this, the old man sighed: "Just recently, when there was a problem with the food, some people fought over the state-allocated compressed biscuits, and then people died."
"After their discussion, they decided to place the dead people in that place and decided that no one in the community could take the initiative to kill someone. If anyone did, the others would attack him."
The old man's words made Qin Bai and the others' eyes light up; they hadn't expected that a bloody conflict had occurred in this neighborhood.
This even led to the rule against killing people, which was a good rule, as no one has died in the community since.
Those who asked for food were also restricted by this rule; at most, they could only cause various forms of harassment, but they dared not actually kill anyone.
"This is a good rule. We'll apply it to our community when we get back."
Wu Ming thought this regulation was very good.
Qin Bai didn't care. He had avenged his great grudge and didn't need to take action against others.
Of course, if anyone dares to lay a hand on him, he won't hold back.
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