The next day, when Ye Lei arrived at Cuifeng Manor No. 3 with his elite troops, the open gate made him wonder if he had come to the wrong place.
However, the powerful characters "Zheng Mansion" on the horizontal plaque above the gate indicated that this was the Zheng family's manor. After checking the information again, he was certain that this was the residence of Zheng Kai that he was looking for.
"Brother Lei, what's going on? Are they trying to stage an empty city ruse?"
Tang Xiaoting, who was standing next to her, also found it unbelievable.
"Empty City Strategy? I don't care about your nonsense. Let's go in and take a look first. Xiaoting, get ready to activate the Supernatural Shield at any time to protect everyone's safety."
Before entering, Ye Lei repeatedly gave instructions.
"Okay, Brother Lei, don't worry, everyone is standing around me!"
"good"
After a few simple preparations, Ye Lei led the way into the manor, eager to see what other schemes Zheng Kai might have up his sleeve.
"Hey, is anyone home?"
Ye Lei released the fat man and shouted loudly, but the silent manor received no reply; all around was deathly quiet.
"Zheng Kai, come out! Are you trying to hide like a coward?"
Ye Lei tried to provoke Zheng Kai into coming out, but there was still no response.
"Brother Lei, could it be that they've already run away and there's no one here anymore?"
Xiuyan said, following behind.
"It's hard to say. The fact that the Zheng family could come up with the idea of using Garfield to lure and kidnap my woman is probably not that simple!"
Ye Lei didn't believe that Zheng Kai would run away so easily and abandon his base.
"But we've been here for half a day already. Even if it's a ruse, we've fallen into their ambush. It's time to launch an attack!"
Tang Xiaoting looked at the lifeless surroundings and said.
"Xiuxiu, come on, didn't you want to show off? Here's your chance, yell out the person hiding inside!"
Ye Lei knew that Xiu Xiu's Lion's Roar wouldn't have much effect on the Corpse King, but such a high decibel volume would be unbearable for ordinary people, and even slightly weaker people would bleed from all seven orifices.
"Okay, brother, watch me!"
Xiuxiu was extremely excited when she heard that she had a chance to shine.
"Now let's see how Xiuxiu performs!"
Ye Lei also took a step back.
Xiuxiu spread her legs apart, put her hands on her hips, squatted in a horse stance, took a deep breath, and suddenly roared. The high-decibel volume carried to the distant mountains, and even the echo could be heard.
Even the people standing behind had their ears ringing. It seemed that Xiu Xiu's Lion's Roar had become even stronger. However, after the roar, there was still no sign of her. There were only the sounds of some debris falling.
"Looks like there's really no one here. This isn't a 'ghost town' strategy; it's a completely deserted city!"
Seeing that no one came out, Ye Lei felt relieved and said with a smile.
"Brother Lei, let's go in and take a look!"
"Alright, everyone split up and search. Be careful. If you find anything alive, just shoot!"
Ye Lei wouldn't take any risks.
"yes"
After everyone finished speaking, they parted ways. Ye Lei went straight into the villa and headed upstairs, knowing that the master bedroom must be on the second floor.
When he entered the spacious and bright suite, he saw the mess inside and finally confirmed that the Zheng family had run away, and in a great hurry.
Ye Lei looked at the half-open safe, kicked it open, and found only some loose banknotes inside. There was nothing of value left. He knew that this trip had been in vain.
Finally, everyone gathered in the living room, all empty-handed, having found no useful supplies.
"Is there nothing there?"
Seeing that everyone looked listless, Ye Lei asked.
"No, there were no supplies at all; they took everything!"
"Damn, it seems the Zheng family is deliberately avoiding me and doesn't plan to come back anytime soon!"
All indications suggest that this is the outcome.
"But where can the Zheng family, with so many people, go?"
Tang Xiaoting frowned and asked.
"Don't forget, the Zheng family is a large and powerful family, and they have plenty of places to go!"
This is also Ye Lei's view on those tycoons before the apocalypse.
"But Tomato City has been submerged by seawater, so they definitely won't go to the city center, right?"
Tang Xiaoting guessed.
"Hmm, that makes sense. So where could they go?"
"It must be near these 100,000 mountains. Currently, this is the only place where we have a chance to survive."
Ye Lei said affirmatively.
"Exactly, but these mountains are so vast, where can we find them?"
"What are you looking for? They're all hiding from us. They won't dare attack the shelter anytime soon. Let's go back. What a wasted trip!"
Ye Lei thought that the shelter was safe for the time being, but only temporarily.
"Let's go home, today went by so fast!"
Red Boy seemed very excited.
"Little brother, don't you feel like you haven't had enough?"
Good heavens, Xiuxiu even added fuel to the fire.
"What can we do? There's no one here. Are we just going to burn the manor down?"
"Hey, little brother, you're right. It must be spectacular, right?"
"No, Dad said that there are flammable materials everywhere in these mountains, which could easily cause a forest fire!"
It seems that Red Boy has a good memory; he remembered what Ye Lei said only once.
"Red Boy, you could actually burn this villa down!"
Ye Lei looked around the empty villa, which was probably because the Zheng family was worried about assassins sneaking in!
"Really? Dad, then I'll burn it!"
When Red Boy heard that he could burn down houses, he immediately perked up.
"Burn it! We can't have come all this way for nothing; we have to make sure the Zheng family suffers some losses!"
"Alright, Red Boy, off you go!"
After speaking, Red Boy ran into the villa and began to activate his supernatural power, Samadhi True Fire, while Ye Lei led the others to the manor gate.
He took out a brush and red paint from his storage space, and without hesitation, wrote the words "Ye Lei was here" on the manor gate.
Since the two sides have already formed a deep-seated hatred, it is necessary to let the other side know that he is not someone to be trifled with, and also let the Zheng family know that the consequences of provoking Ye Lei are dire.
By this time, the villa was engulfed in flames and billowing smoke. The raging fire spread rapidly, its flames licking at the windows and door frames, crackling and popping. Red Boy came out, laughing and skipping, seemingly quite pleased with the sight before him.
As the fire intensified, the furniture, decorations, and various valuables inside the villa were mercilessly consumed by the flames. The calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls were also reduced to ashes in the raging fire. These were all treasures that Zheng Jianguo had collected throughout his life!
"Let's go back!"
Ye Lei had no interest in appreciating such a spectacular scene. At worst, he could just turn the entire manor to ashes. He couldn't let the trip be in vain!
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