Dong Mingda nervously rubbed his hand as he gripped the Type 79 submachine gun. Even after hearing the reply, he didn't dare to let his guard down.
A woman in her thirties behind him cautiously tugged at the back of his shirt.
"How about we take a different route?"
Upon hearing this, others echoed his concerns.
"Yeah, these people don't look like good people, and they're foreigners too."
"They acted like gangsters. If they robbed and tied us up, we'd have nowhere to cry about it."
Next to Dong Mingda, holding a Type 97-1 riot gun, was Wu Xing, with a thick beard, taller than Dong Mingda, and spoke in a rough voice.
He shouted impatiently at the person behind him:
"Didn't you see they've set up machine guns? If they really wanted to rob you, would you still be able to leave now?"
This was exactly what Dong Mingda was worried about, so he nodded in agreement, gritted his teeth, and...
"Since we can't walk, let's give it a try."
This world doesn't let people live, so we might as well fight it out.
The two men, carrying guns, led the charge, followed by men, women, and children, carrying large and small bags, and dressed in thick, heavy clothing.
Although he was covered in dust, he didn't look too disheveled.
Li Xin'er observed the group closely, recalling the surrounding area on the map to deduce which direction they had come from...
As they got closer to the car, neither side spoke, and the scene fell silent for a moment.
Dong Mingda and his group quickened their pace. From being apprehensive at the beginning, they became more and more relaxed as they were about to pass by successfully. Seeing that Li Xin'er and the others did not make any extra moves, they all relaxed more and more.
There were even some bold people in the group who dared to sneak a peek at Li Xin'er and the others.
As the only woman in the group, accompanied by a little girl, she stood among a group of burly men—armed, with various skin tones and hair colors—who were clearly not 'ordinary'...
Li Xin'er stood out from the crowd.
"Li Xin'er!"
A young man recognized Li Xin'er and exclaimed in surprise.
This sound broke the silence in the arena.
Dong Mingda and Wu Xing were startled by the young man's sudden shout. They were already on edge and too tense, so they reflexively pointed their guns at Carl and his group.
Carl and his men reacted quickly, raising their guns almost simultaneously.
Faced with guns that outnumbered him many times over, Dong Mingda's immediate reaction was to soften his tone.
"No, no! Let's talk this out. We didn't mean to."
The young man who had just shouted was now so frightened that his legs were trembling.
"I'm...I'm sorry, I..."
Li Xin'er didn't sense any hostility from this group, so she stood up from her chair and raised her hand.
"Since it's a misunderstanding, put down your guns."
Carl and his men didn't hesitate at all and immediately put down their guns.
To be honest, even if these people had two guns, they wouldn't take them seriously.
They have long been accustomed to discerning a person's habits and abilities from the details.
The two leaders, for example, were holding their guns incorrectly...
Firing a single shot would cause enough recoil to make one suffer, and although they couldn't compare to Li Xin'er, dealing with someone like that was as easy as playing a game.
Seeing that Carl and his group were very decisive, Dong Mingda and Wu Xing, fearing misunderstanding, also quickly put away their guns.
After putting away his gun, Dong Mingda gave the young man a push and said with a forced smile:
"I'm sorry, the young man was ignorant and offended me."
"It's nothing."
Li Xin'er crossed her arms and said nonchalantly, then turned to ask the young man,
"You're a fan of celebrities?"
With the tension gone, the young man relaxed and scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly.
"I don't follow celebrities... but since you're so famous, it's not surprising that I recognized you."
The others in their group also looked at Li Xin'er, and many of them recognized the big star.
Li Xin'er raised her eyebrows slightly and said deliberately:
"Then you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm her older sister."
"ah?"
The young man was stunned and speechless.
Sister?! They look exactly alike, could the famous actress Li Xin'er be a twin?
There was a news report before that Li Xin'er grew up in an orphanage and was all alone...
It caused quite a stir at the time, dominating the trending topics for several days, so he even read a few articles from WeChat official accounts.
He suddenly realized, he understood!
Hype! Pure hype!
A family with these resources could possibly be from an orphanage? That would be truly bizarre.
The young man felt he had touched on a 'secret' matter and, being very 'sensible,' didn't ask any more questions.
"Oh, you two really look alike. I'm sorry, I..."
"I understand."
Li Xin'er had no intention of discussing this topic further, and instead asked Dong Mingda and Wu Xing, who were clearly the leaders.
"You came from the outskirts of the city?"
She had just estimated the distance and considered various surrounding factors; these people were most likely from the outskirts of Suzhou.
The elevated road over there is under construction, and most of the houses have been demolished, leaving only a small number of residents, at most a dozen or twenty households.
It's relatively remote, with fewer people and therefore fewer zombies, and it's also close to where you'd be walking. This is the only place that fits the bill.
After chatting like this, Dong Mingda realized that Li Xin'er and the others weren't so scary after all, and he relaxed considerably, nodding in agreement.
"Yes, there are more and more viruses over there, so... there's no other way but to go back to my hometown to hide for a while."
Li Xin'er nodded. Judging from her words, she didn't know that it was a zombie.
"Didn't you hear the official broadcast?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Mingda became surprisingly excited.
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