Chapter 27 Explosion
During this time, the three of them supported each other and their relationship had become quite good. They knew each other's situation and had already agreed that if they could escape, they would first go to see the girl's parents who were still alive. If the parents could accept them, they would live together. If not, the three of them would find a place to live on their own and visit their parents regularly.
Gu Yanzhi didn't say anything more. Seeing that the three girls didn't seem to have any suicidal thoughts and had made plans for their future, he was satisfied.
After the three of them finished getting ready, Gu Yanzhi opened the door and went out first.
As soon as Gu Yanzhi opened the door, he heard the sounds of fighting coming from the hallway. He quickly closed the door and told the three girls, "Don't come out yet," before running towards the stairwell.
At the stairwell between the 30th and 31st floors, Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin stood there like two killing gods. There were corpses all around them, and Gu Yanzhi roughly counted at least five or six. There were also a few people rushing forward with knives.
Without Gu Yanzhi even lifting a finger, Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin quickly dealt with them.
Hearing the sound behind her, Song Zhao turned around and saw Gu Yanzhi. She immediately put away her indifferent expression and revealed a smile.
"How are you? Are you all alright?" Gu Yanzhi asked with concern.
"No, these guys are really weak." These are just street thugs who don't know any fighting techniques. They just rely on their numbers to intimidate people. What kind of strength do they have?
“There are far fewer,” Song Zhao said, looking at the dead bodies on the ground. Including those he had just dealt with, there were fewer than ten corpses on the ground. He had seen more than that number of people around Gu Yanqi during the day.
The rest either didn't hear the commotion upstairs and were still asleep, or they were too scared to stay and ran away.
"Never mind him, we'll deal with him when we run into him."
"Come out, the people outside have been dealt with," Gu Yanzhi said softly, knocking on the door of room 3102.
The person inside heard the knocking, looked out through the peephole, and only opened the door after confirming it was the person who had saved them.
"We'll go downstairs later to see if anyone's on the other floors and take care of this. You can look for anything usable and take it with you."
"It's very cold outside, at least -40 or -50 degrees Celsius. Be careful to keep warm," Gu Yanzhi said before turning and leaving.
The group had a plan in mind. Inside the room, the other two girls were tidying up some usable items. They had already turned off the heating equipment and packed it up to take with them. The temperature inside the room was almost the same as outside. The three of them were wearing down jackets they had picked up from the floor; they were all men's sizes, and they were too big and didn't fit them well.
Gu Yanzhi figured these people probably didn't have much, and since she didn't need these things anyway, she might as well remind them to take what they could, so their future would be a little easier.
"We just wanted to pack it up so it would be easier for you to pick it up, we didn't mean to take it with us," the girl said urgently as she watched Gu Yanzhi turn and leave.
Although they didn't know much about the situation outside, they were certain of one thing: no matter what kind of supplies they had, they were always in short supply, so collecting more was definitely the right thing to do.
There wasn't much they could do for their benefactor, so they packed up the items to save him some effort.
"No need, I don't need these. You can take them all," Gu Yanzhi replied as she walked away without turning her head.
The three girls' eyes welled up with tears again, which they fought back with great effort. At a time like this, who wouldn't be short of supplies? Even if they weren't, the more the better.
All three understood why Gu Yanzhi said that, and their gratitude deepened.
Gu Yanzhi returned to the stairwell and met up with Song Zhao and Gu Yanlin. The three of them searched the entire building from top to bottom.
Knock directly on doors from top to bottom; if they can't be opened, pry them open. The rooms on the upper floors are usually empty; the people inside are either already dead or have escaped after hearing the commotion upstairs.
The closer they got to the ground floor, the more they slept soundly because they couldn't hear anything coming from upstairs. They didn't hear anyone running away either. Gu Yanzhi and his two companions banged on the door. If anyone opened the door, they shot them dead. After searching inside, they dealt with the others as well.
The three girls upstairs finished organizing their belongings on the 31st floor and headed downstairs. They were smart enough not to go directly down, but instead followed behind Gu Yanzhi and the other two, collecting supplies.
After all, with their small arms and legs, they wouldn't be able to escape if they ran into someone. Since their benefactor said they could take the supplies, he probably wouldn't mind if they followed behind and picked up the scraps.
Gu Yanzhi and the other two didn't mind at all. In fact, in order for the three girls to collect more, they left every room open and waited for others to come looking for supplies.
The three girls packed up everything they could use and left it at the stairwell entrance, taking only what they needed and could carry. Once downstairs, they found two handcarts in one of the apartments, and only then dared to put more things on them.
"Let me help you," he said, looking at the three girls standing helplessly by the window. The things were too heavy, and they were afraid of dropping them; they didn't know what to do.
Upon hearing the unfamiliar man's voice, the three girls instinctively crouched down on the ground, huddled together, and trembled.
"I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to help you get your things downstairs," Gu Yanlin said hastily, startled by the three men's reactions.
The three women realized that the only living people left in the building were their three benefactors and the three of them. They relaxed and stood up. One of them whispered, "I'm sorry, I...I..."
"It's my fault, I scared you." Gu Yanlin vaguely knew that the three of them were probably terrified by those beasts, which was why they reacted that way. He mentally cursed Gu Yanqi and Gu Qiang.
With Gu Yanlin's help, the two carts were successfully lowered onto the ice below by rope. The windows at the building entrance were not too far from the ground, only about 2 meters away. It might have been a bit of a hassle for the three girls who were not very strong, but for Gu Yanlin it was just a matter of waving his hand.
The three of them wrapped a bunch of things in bed sheets, and Gu Yanlin, being a good Samaritan, helped them carry them down.
"Thank you." Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao were still upstairs checking for anything they had missed, leaving Gu Yanlin alone at the window. Before leaving, the three girls bowed deeply to Gu Yanlin to express their gratitude.
Gu Yanlin blushed with embarrassment, but no one could see it because it was hidden behind his mask.
Watching the three girls slowly walk away, Song Zhao and Gu Yanzhi also came downstairs. They jumped down, switched to ice skates, and skated a long way before Gu Yanzhi pressed the switch in his hand.
A deafening bang spread rapidly through the air, as if the earth itself was trembling.
In an instant, flames shot into the sky, and bricks and fragments rained down from the air, shattering the tranquility of the night.
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