"I'll go take a look," Wang Zixiang said.
Wang Zixiang had just returned and hadn't had time to fix the surveillance cameras yet; otherwise, he could have known what was happening outside through them.
“Let’s go together,” Ye Yunyi said.
They walked together to the door and looked out through the crack in the door. There was Xiao Deng.
Hearing voices inside, Xiao Deng called out softly, "Sister Yiyi, Brother Wang, is that you?"
Wang Zixiang opened the door and asked, "Xiao Deng, is something the matter?"
"Okay." Xiao Deng nodded. "Let me tell you about the current situation."
"Come in quickly." Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang invited Xiao Deng into the house.
Ye Yunyi went to the kitchen, brought some food for Xiao Deng, and said, "Xiao Deng, eat something first, and then we can talk slowly."
"I...I've already eaten." Although Xiao Deng was refusing verbally, his eyes still couldn't take them off the twice-cooked pork and stewed pig's trotters.
"Eat up, eat up, don't be shy," Wang Zixiang said.
"Thank you, Brother Wang and Sister Yiyi." After saying that, Xiao Deng started eating heartily.
At this moment, Zhao Yong, Ye Yunjuan, Ye's father, and Ye's mother also came out.
After finishing his meal, Xiao Deng explained the current situation to everyone.
Currently, the entire community is under Song Ming's control. Property manager Gao Zhibing and his staff have defected to them. He handed over the community's occupancy information and homeowner data to Song Ming, and they have been robbing residents from house to house.
Now, apart from Li Biao and the two people you shot earlier, everyone else has moved to Heart Island. All the looted supplies are in the supplies where Boss Li used to live on Heart Island.
Boss Li and his group left the same night you left. They don't know if they hid the supplies or took them with them. They only found a small portion, which infuriated Song Ming.
I heard that it was Aunt Li who took them to Heart Island, and it was also her idea for Song Ming to contact the property management and rob the surviving neighbors.
Because Xiao Qin and I knew a little martial arts, we were assigned to kill zombies and patrol the neighborhood. Manager Gao and his men guarded the entrance, preventing residents from leaving.
There are 24 of them now. One of them is a woman named Song Yuying, who harbors extreme malice towards you and says she wants revenge for her husband and child. Each of them has a gun, and they have plenty of ammunition. Be aware that there's a guy named Wang Qiang, who is very strong and has a violent temper, and a doctor named Xiao Feng, who looks refined but I have a feeling he's a psychopath; he's their second-in-command.
Currently, there is only one ship, which they control tightly. Apart from their own people, anyone else who wants to go there must apply and obtain permission.
However, Manager Gao and Aunt Li can come and go freely. Aunt Li goes there every day to cook, and Manager Gao goes there every day to report on his work.
Their people will also come to the community. I heard yesterday that they are going to organize people to go out and search for you, and they are determined to catch you all in one fell swoop.
Last night I saw Li Biao looking around next door. Actually, I knew from my previous patrol that you had farmland there. When I saw you off that day, I didn't see your uncle and aunt, so I thought they might be hiding in building 38. So when Li Biao was looking around there yesterday, I tricked him into leaving, but he definitely won't give up.
When I was on patrol tonight, I saw that your door was closed and they had all moved out. I wondered if you had come back, so I knocked on the door to see if you would. I didn't expect that you would actually come back.
Brother Wang, Sister Yiyi, you're the only ones who can save the people in this community now.
Those neighbors who were robbed had nothing left in their homes. Although they weren't directly killed, their livelihoods were completely disregarded. Some had vegetables in their yards, while others had nothing at all, leaving them only to wait to die.
Xiao Qin and I felt bad, but there was nothing we could do. If Brother Wang, Sister Yiyi, you want to break through, Xiao Qin and I can help.
Xiao Deng said a lot, and towards the end, he became emotional and even started to cry.
Ye Yunyi believed Xiao Deng's words. Xiao Deng had shown them goodwill from the beginning, giving her a stun gun for self-defense. Later, when Li Biao and his men stormed in, Xiao Deng helped him twice more, once opening a door and once drawing Li Biao away.
They looked at each other without speaking, and this silence made Xiao Deng uneasy. He didn't dare to speak, but just looked at them expectantly.
Finally, Ye Yunyi broke the silence: "Don't worry, Xiao Deng, we will definitely not let this group go. We will definitely need your and Xiao Qin's help, but we need to discuss a strategy now. Can you stay here, or do you need to go back and report?"
“I can be here, we can work together,” Xiao Deng said.
"Okay." Ye Yunyi remained silent, picked up a piece of paper and sorted through it. Although Zhao Yong did not know the specific entanglements between Ye Yunyi, Li Biao, and Song Yuying, Xiao Deng had already explained the current situation very clearly.
He pulled Wang Zixiang aside and asked him some questions he didn't know the answers to.
After about 10 minutes, Ye Yunyi said, "I have a preliminary plan. Please feel free to add anything I may have missed."
Ye Yunyi pulled everyone aside and told them what was going on. Wang Zixiang, Zhao Yong, and Xiao Deng added some details, and a plan was formed. Everyone then went to rest and recharge.
The next day, Xiao Deng led Zhao Yong to Xin Island with a piece of cured meat to see Song Ming.
After Song Ming learned that he had some cured meat, he summoned him.
Of all the supplies they managed to scavenge, meat was scarce, almost nonexistent. It consisted mostly of various grains and wild vegetables. Even what Mr. Li's family left them were just some instant noodles and other food items nearing their expiration date. There were only a few frozen ribs in the refrigerator, which was hardly enough to eat. They ran out of food after just one meal.
Seeing that Xiao Deng had brought someone with him, Song Ming, being the leader, remained wary. He sized up Zhao Yong for a moment, then asked, but didn't mention Zhao Yong at all. "Where did you get the meat?"
“Boss, I was lucky last night. I was patrolling the neighborhood and I heard noises coming from a house that was marked as empty. I went in to check it out and found a lot of supplies inside, including meat and vegetables. It turns out that this is where Brother Zhao lives. Brother Zhao and I became acquainted through a misunderstanding. He went out to find supplies these past two days and only came back last night, so he didn’t know what was going on in our neighborhood. After hearing about Boss Song’s bravery and pragmatism, he wanted to befriend him. This piece of meat is his pledge of loyalty.” After Xiao Deng finished speaking, he handed over the meat.
Song Ming gestured for Wang Qiang to take the meat, then extended his hand to Zhao Yong, smiling broadly, and said, "Brother Zhao, it's a pity we didn't meet sooner."
Zhao Yong also extended his hand to shake his hand and said, "Brother Song is a talented man. It's an honor to be his brother. I have some good wine over there. If Brother Song doesn't mind, you can come to my humble abode for a drink."
“It would be good to have wine, but why go to such lengths? Brother, just send someone to fetch it.” After saying this, Song Ming said to Wang Qiang, “Take a few men to Brother Zhao’s house and fetch the wine. Tell Granny Li to come and cook.”
“That would be wonderful. Xiao Deng knows my home. Why don’t you take them there, Xiao Deng? I’ll keep Brother Song company for a chat,” Zhao Yong said with admiration.
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