Chapter 172 Fishing in Troubled Waters (Part 2)
The battle at the protective wall is in full swing and extremely brutal, while inside the safe zone, some people have already begun to stir.
Those who went out to fight were almost all people who were confident in their own strength. Apart from these people, the rest were either weak, or afraid of death, or had calculations in mind and were waiting and watching.
Gradually, some people came out of the house and began to wander around the safe zone with purpose.
In order to save electricity, many street lights in the safety zone are not turned on at all. Only one street light emitting a faint light is found every few dozen meters.
If there hadn’t been a special situation today, these street lights would never have been turned on!
The gap between the rich and the poor in the safe zone was quite obvious, and many people couldn't even fill their stomachs. Under long-term oppression, some people's psychology gradually became distorted.
And on this day, as the city was surrounded by zombies, after the initial panic, some people decided to take a risk!
In the dim corridor, there was a sudden knock on the door.
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
The person at the door knocked intermittently several times, then lowered his voice and asked tentatively: "Is anyone in the room? Is anyone in the room?"
There was no sound in the room, obviously no one was there.
Then, someone whispered, "I told you there was no one there? You didn't believe me! I saw the people inside leave with my own eyes!"
The person knocking on the door smiled and said, "Isn't this just in case?" He paused and lowered his voice, revealing a bit of trepidation and fear. "Do we really want to do this? If someone finds out..."
The man sneered disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? There's no one in the room anyway. As long as we don't tell anyone, who would know it was us? Besides, it's still unclear whether the people inside can come back. Instead of letting others get the supplies, it's better to let us get them."
As he spoke, he carefully took out a piece of iron from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and gently turned it a few times. There was a crisp "click" sound, and the security door opened.
He smiled smugly at the people around him, gently pushed the door open and walked in.
The same situation happened in various places in the safe zone. When people couldn't survive, they had no choice but to take risks. Compared to going out to hunt zombies, which could kill them at any time, it was much safer to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sneak into someone else's house and steal supplies.
In a beautiful villa, hundreds of people stood in a spacious and empty room. A short and fat middle-aged man stood in the front, facing the others.
The man had a face full of flesh, his eyes were squinted by the flesh, he grinned, his eyes gleaming with excitement and madness: "I called you here today, I won't say any more nonsense, I just want to say one thing, our chance has come! As long as tonight is over, we can take a seat in the upper echelons, and we don't have to look at the faces of those soldiers anymore!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. He clenched his chubby fists tightly, as if he had already seen the dawn of victory!
Hearing what he said, other people also showed excitement on their faces.
There was only one person who was an exception. He said worriedly, "Brother, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but if those zombies attack us, we will be in danger!"
The man said proudly: "Don't worry, this situation will not happen. Aren't there so many people resisting outside? They will not let the zombies attack."
The person who came before was still worried: "But what if..."
"Nothing can happen!" The fat man said in an intolerable manner. He was in high spirits at the moment, and for the sake of what was to come, he had to boost morale and make his men follow him wholeheartedly. But this man's words were like pouring cold water on them, completely destroying the atmosphere he had worked so hard to stir up. It would be strange if he could be happy!
He glanced coldly at the person who spoke, and then looked at the reactions of the others. Seeing that they were in doubt, he said, "I know, there is always a chance of something happening. But even if the people outside are useless, there will definitely not be many left after the zombies kill them. We can go out again and easily get rid of those zombies. What is there to worry about?"
He paused here, his eyes lit up again: "If they are lucky and kill the zombies outside, the ending will definitely be heavy losses. If we go there, we can take the opportunity to negotiate with them and fight for control of the safe zone. That's why I just said that today is our chance! No matter which side wins, it will be profitable for us!"
Then he took a deep breath and raised his voice and said, "Now let me ask you, what are you willing to do with me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person he had arranged long ago said loudly: "Yes! We will do whatever Big Brother says!"
Then, several other agents also echoed: "We all listen to Big Brother!"
"Listen to big brother!"
"Listen to big brother!"
Gradually, everyone spoke in unison, and even the person who had just tried to persuade him felt that the fat man was right and that he was worrying too much.
They are not the only ones who want to take advantage of this opportunity to fish in troubled waters and gain benefits for themselves.
There are large and small mercenary teams in the safe zone. Except for those who go out to fight the zombies, those who stay behind deliberately have their own plans in mind.
Especially some large mercenary teams, they are quite powerful, but unfortunately they have been suppressed by the military and have never found a chance to turn things around. This time when the zombies attacked the city, almost half of the military went out to fight the zombies. Except for a few with good strength, the rest were all ordinary civilian personnel.
How could these ambitious people let go of such a golden opportunity?
Many people had similar ideas to Fatty, and they all thought that the zombies would definitely not be able to attack. After all, so many people went out to resist, and these people were quite strong. No matter which side won, the remaining side would definitely suffer heavy losses, and they could easily deal with them.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by such a great opportunity?
In fact, these mercenaries are not only trying to seize the control of the safe zone, but also have their sights on other people's supplies.
Among them, some people set their sights on the Fang family.
Many people know about the Fang family's status and position before the end of the world. Among these people, a small number of people know that the Fang family had purchased a large amount of supplies before the end of the world.
The whereabouts of those supplies are unknown, and the most likely place is naturally the villa where the Fang family lives.
So, someone took advantage of the cover of night and quietly went to Fang's house, ready to take the opportunity to find the supplies.
There were many people who were eyeing the Fang family, but only two groups, plus Fang Mengyao, actually took action.
These powerful mercenary teams were well-informed and knew that Fang Yuxin had reached the second level of the Wood Element, so they didn't want to offend her at all. The two parties who took action were also hoping for a lucky break before they dared to do so.
Fang Mengyao did not go with the others. After Qiu Yiming and his men left, she went to Fang's house earlier than the other two people. She went to Fang's house this time not only for the supplies of Fang's house, but also for the possible existence of the 'portable space'.
She has not been having a good time these days. She met Zheng Tianhe before and wanted to use Zheng Tianhe to deal with Fang Yuxin. In order to convince him, she even took out a detoxification capsule.
But Zheng Tianhe had clearly agreed, but he turned his face and refused to acknowledge her! When she went to find him, he dismissed her with the excuse that "the time is not right yet"!
Humph! Don't think she's a fool and knows nothing! Wasn't it because Zheng Tianhe was warned by the military leaders that he lost his courage?
What a coward who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!
But maybe Qiu Yiming noticed something and kept a close eye on her. Plus, the senior military officials were trying to protect Fang Yuxin, so she didn't want to get into trouble and couldn't do anything to Fang Yuxin.
Fortunately, God finally couldn't bear it anymore and gave her the opportunity she had been waiting for!
The light from the street lamps was very dim, and there was only one far away, which made it seem even less dim. She walked quickly towards Fang's house, and soon she arrived at the place.
The entire Fang family villa was covered with creepers, and the courtyard was full of vegetables and fruits. There were no street lights nearby, and the light was very dim. It was impossible to see anything in the courtyard clearly, only vague outlines.
Those outlines cast hideous shadows, and at first glance, it seems as if every tree and bush is an enemy.
Fang Mengyao snorted disdainfully, then she grabbed the lock on the door. The next moment, a flash of lightning appeared in her palm, directly breaking the lock.
Looking at her masterpiece, she smiled triumphantly, threw the lock away, pushed the door open and walked in. However, as she walked into the courtyard, the smile on her face froze.
She looked at the scene in front of her in astonishment and whispered, "What's going on? Fang Yuxin, you are really good at playing tricks! Don't think that this little trick can stump me!"
After she finished speaking, she raised her right hand, and a ball of fire suddenly appeared in her palm. Then the flames quickly expanded, forming a fire circle with a diameter of two meters, protecting her inside.
The flame burned silently, and the surroundings were quiet, with no changes.
Fang Mengyao looked at this scene, her face gradually becoming ugly. She gritted her teeth, then directly grabbed the fire ring with her hands. The next moment, the fire ring instantly shrank and turned into a burning fire whip in her hand. She held the handle of the whip and whipped it hard towards the distance.
“Bang!”
"boom!"
The place where the fire whip hit instantly caught fire.
Fang Mengyao smiled triumphantly, clenched the whip, and prepared to do it again. Then, her smile froze on her face.
The burning flame became smaller and smaller and finally went out.
Fang Mengyao then realized that this place was not easy to deal with, and her brows furrowed tightly.
But at this moment, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from a distance!
(End of this chapter)
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