There were eight people in total, two of them were holding hunting rifles, and the other five were holding knives and iron bars.
The man in the lead was clearly holding a pistol in his hand.
"Who are you?" The leading man glanced gloomily at Cheng Chuan and Li Xiong and others who came over after hearing the noise.
Seeing them clean and full of energy, Zhao Jin was surprised. You know, now is not like the beginning of the apocalypse. Those who are still wandering around and have not been accepted by the base are basically starving and skinny.
How could they be like these people? Even the children didn't look depressed at all, nor did they look like they were starving.
Could it be that these people are from the base and are coming out now to search for supplies and complete a mission?
Thinking of this, and seeing the military truck driven by Li Xiong and his men, a trace of greed flashed across his face.
"We are the guards of the survivors' gathering place here. You are here without our consent," a young man standing behind the leading man said loudly.
Li Xiong and Zhou Shan frowned immediately. This place was not very suitable for stationing. How could a gathering place for survivors appear out of nowhere?
"We are just passing by here and going to where we used to live. We won't cause you any trouble." Although he felt strange, Li Xiong still said politely.
"No matter what you want to do, you must hand over your supplies if you pass by us. Two kilograms of food per person. If you don't have food, you can use crystal cores. Five big and two small, I'll count you as three!"
When the young man heard Li Xiong's polite words, he immediately spoke arrogantly.
In today's world, fists speak louder than words. Only those without ability would be like Li Xiong, submissive and timid.
Therefore, in the eyes of young people, this was a sign of cowardice on the part of Li Xiong and others.
Hearing the young man's loud words, Li Xiong couldn't help but laugh angrily and snorted coldly.
"We're just passing by. If you really want to cause trouble, we'll fight you to the end!"
"Hey... what's your name? Are you from the base? Young people are ignorant, please don't take it to heart!" The moment Li Xiong frowned, Zhao Jin raised his hand to stop the young man behind him from stepping forward and taking action.
Li Xiong thought about it. After all, they had two children with them. If a fight really broke out, although the other party had guns, they had superpowers, so the other party might not gain the upper hand. However, the greatest possibility was that both sides would suffer losses.
Seeing the look on Li Xiong's face, Zhao Jin forced a smile onto his originally gloomy and greedy face. "You know, the world is different now than it was before. We are so strict just to be on the safe side. After all, we are also responsible for the safety of everyone at the gathering place."
As soon as Zhao Jin finished speaking, the young man behind him yelled at the top of his lungs, "Uncle San, why are you so polite to him?"
Before Li Xiong could make a move, Zhao Jin turned around and slapped the young man in the face, then cursed in a deep voice: "Get out of here! Don't think that just because you're my nephew, I won't do anything to you!"
After cursing, he turned to Li Xiong and said politely, "I'm so sorry to have made a fool of myself! The survivors here have always wanted to know what the situation is like at the base. Why don't you come to our camp and tell us about it!"
Li Xiong was left breathless by the two uncles and nephews, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. Seeing this, Cheng Chuan stepped forward and said to Zhao Jin with a smile, "This big brother is too polite. Everyone understands the current world. After all, when people are out there, safety is always the first priority."
Zhao Jin pretended not to understand the hidden meaning in Cheng Chuan's words and kept inviting everyone to rest in the camp, saying that it was too dangerous outside...
But Cheng Chuan had a smiling face all the time, but his words were very firm, indicating that he didn't want to go.
By the time Zhao Jin turned around and left, his face was already livid. Zhao Shun'er, covering half of his face, muttered behind him, "Third Uncle, you meant well, but I took it for granted. Ouch... My teeth are loose. Third Uncle, I'm your nephew, and you're being too cruel!"
Zhao Jin walked quickly to a place where Li Xiong and the others could not see him, then stopped. His face was gloomy, and he raised his eyebrows and said in a sinister voice, "You want to be a fool? No one is stopping you. Didn't you see what kind of car they were driving? It's a military truck. Usually, only members of the base troops are allowed to drive out of the base. Besides, usually these vehicles are used to search for supplies."
"Ah... Third Uncle, why didn't you tell me earlier? Didn't I think they were just small fry? Even so, just let them go. Why do you keep inviting them to the camp as guests, Third Uncle?" Zhao Shun'er was startled at first, then asked in confusion.
He just made Zhao Jin choke, then glared at his nephew fiercely, said nothing, and walked straight towards the camp.
It's just a waste of words to talk to a fool like my nephew!
Looking at the disappearing backs of Zhao Jin and the others, Cheng Chuan's smiling face suddenly turned gloomy.
"It looks like we can't stay here for long. Let's leave immediately. They might be eyeing the supplies in our car!" After Cheng Chuan finished speaking, Zhang Yong and Li Xiong nodded, feeling the same way.
Zhou Shan sneered, "I'm afraid they're not only interested in the supplies on the car, they want the car itself."
"Life is already so difficult for human beings now, how come there are still scum like this who take advantage of others' misfortunes?" Wang Xiaobao said angrily.
"Brother Xiong, why should we be afraid of him? We might as well just wipe out his lair and enforce justice on the side of heaven." After saying that, Wang Xiaobao put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest.
Zhang Yong also nodded, he agreed very much with Wang Xiaobao's idea.
Li Xiong shook his head and said, "Qin Qing hasn't returned yet, so let's not make things complicated! If we can avoid it, we'll do our best. If we can't, it's not too late to take action later."
Everyone thought of this and immediately put aside their other thoughts and nodded. Without even sitting down to eat, Cheng Chuan directly loaded the cooked food into the car.
Then Zhou Shan and I prepared to take turns driving while the others ate first.
By the time Zhao Jin persuaded everyone in the camp to come together, no one was left. Zhao Jin was so angry that he stomped his feet.
About an hour after Li Xiong and his companions left, Qin Qing arrived at the gathering place of the survivors.
She looked at the sky and saw that it was already dark. It was impossible to travel at such a night. She stretched her neck and was about to enter the space to rest.
Qin Qing's ears moved, and then two people appeared from a distance.
One of them was Zhao Jin's nephew, Zhao Shun'er. His face was filled with anger as he said to the people around him, "Only my third uncle is so cowardly. If he hadn't stopped us today, we would have captured those people long ago! There must be a lot of supplies in that military truck, but it's a pity that those cowards slipped away so quickly. However, even so, they definitely can't escape. As long as they don't turn back, they will definitely fall into our hands. It's a shame that my third uncle didn't let me go with him. It's so infuriating!"
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