In other words, they could only watch helplessly as Li Jianguo died.
Gu Bei didn't want Li Jianguo to die, and he was heartbroken after hearing this: "Isn't there any other way?"
Chi Xiaoyu carefully examined the distance between the small courtyard and the entrance of the residential area, calculated the wind speed and all interfering elements, and then said, "Don't send a message, just shoot people directly. At this distance, it's definitely not enough to kill anyone, but it can intimidate them."
Grandpa Gu Bei grabbed Chi Xiaoyu's bow and arrow: "Nonsense!!!"
Gu Bei was puzzled: "Li Jianguo is a good person. He was misunderstood by those people. How is it nonsense for us to help him?"
Grandpa Gu Bei thought that Xiao Bei and Xiao Yu were good in every way, but they were too young and impulsive, and did things without considering the consequences. He patiently explained to Gu Bei and Chi Xiao Yu: "Whether you can save Li Jianguo by shooting arrows is uncertain, but it will definitely anger the people in the community. They are all adult men. Have you considered what we will do if they really want to do something to our courtyard? What will happen to Ya Ya?!"
In the end times, the most unpredictable thing is the human heart.
Even though they knew Shen Zhou was a good person, they couldn't guarantee what others might do in a fit of anger. Gu Bei and Chi Xiaoyu exchanged a silent glance and said nothing more.
Meanwhile, inside the residential area...
With the lives of forty or fifty people in the entire community at stake, Shen Zhou knew that there was no way to plead for Li Jianguo at this point. He simply said, "If you have any unfulfilled wishes, you can tell me."
Cursing and swearing, Li Jianguo glanced at Chen Zhou and said, "Yes, you help me kill that bitch Su Xinran!!!"
Shen Zhou found this request somewhat unreasonable.
He said sternly, "Li Jianguo, I only asked you this because I consider you a friend. Can you please answer me properly?"
Li Jianguo knew no one would believe him now, so he stubbornly retorted, "I only answered you because I considered you a friend. If you can't help, then shut up!!!"
The reason why everyone was still patiently waiting for Shen Zhou and Li Jianguo to speak was because of Shen Zhou's sake.
Now, seeing Li Jianguo treat Chenzhou like this...
The crowd lost patience. Several strong men pressed Li Jianguo's head to the ground, while the short-haired man, who had lost his mother, eagerly raised his knife, wanting to kill Li Jianguo to avenge his mother: "I'll kill you to avenge my mother!!!"
Just then, the door to Building 1 opened with a click, and Aunt Fang came out: "Your mother's death has nothing to do with Li Jianguo!!!"
This change came too suddenly.
Not only Shen Zhou and the others, but even Su Xinran and Song Chi were taken aback.
There were other living people in the neighborhood besides them!
After Aunt Fang was sure she had successfully attracted everyone's attention, she began to speak: "The people in the neighborhood turned into zombies more than a week ago. It was Su Xinran. When she saw that you had all left, she deliberately instigated everyone to bully Li Nana. As a result, those people didn't know their own strength and beat Li Nana to death. After Li Nana turned into a zombie, only Wu Huifang and Su Xinran managed to run into the building. However, Su Xinran closed the building door to protect herself. The reason I survived is that I recklessly ran into Building 1..."
There's a mysterious man with a gun inside Building 1.
On their first day there, they were almost shot, so even though they've lived in the community for so long, and even though they demolished Building 3 and planted vegetables on the land below, no one dares to approach Building 1.
Upon hearing that Aunt Fang actually came from Building 1, Su Xinran immediately retorted, "How could you possibly have come from Building 1? Zhou Ya inside wouldn't have let you get close. I think you're Li Jianguo's accomplice, colluding with him. Otherwise, why are you still alive when everyone else in the neighborhood is dead?!"
Aunt Fang was so angry at Su Xinran that she felt like her liver was about to burst. How could there be such a shameless person in this world?
He was speechless for a long time.
Just then, Zhou Ya, the mysterious person from Building 1, walked out of the stairwell with a gun in her hand.
The reason Zhou Ya chose to come out at this time was actually quite simple. She had already finished the compressed biscuits that Aunt Fang had brought. Although she still had water in her room, she wouldn't last long without food. Li Nana was dead, and no one would bring her food anymore. She felt that she had to maintain a good relationship with Aunt Fang.
She confirmed Aunt Fang's statement: "It was Su Xinran who instigated everyone to beat up Li Nana, and it was Su Xinran who closed the unit door to save her own life. As for Li Jianguo, you came back not long after he entered the community!"
This turning point came quite suddenly.
Everyone looked at Su Xinran with some disbelief.
The man with the buzz cut was especially agitated; he charged at Su Xinran, razor in hand, yelling, "Tell me, was it you?!"
Su Xinran tried her best to explain: "It wasn't me, you can't just listen to one side of the story!"
Song Chi was terrified. He hugged the child, closed his eyes, and shouted, "It's her, it's her! I didn't dare to tell the truth before because she encouraged me to kill my wife. But I was forced to do it. Li Jianguo wanted to kill me, and my wife was barely alive. It was Su Xinran who suggested turning my wife into a zombie to deal with Li Jianguo."
Su Xinran was furious that Song Chi was so easily intimidated, and she cursed loudly, "Song Chi, you coward, do you think they'll let you off the hook if you give me up?"
This statement is tantamount to confirming her crime.
Seeing this, everyone turned their attention to Chen Zhou, who stepped forward to untie the ropes binding Li Jianguo: "She did something wrong, so she should be punished."
Everyone agreed that Su Xinran deserved to die.
The man with the buzz cut couldn't wait to go forward and kill someone.
Zhou Ya didn't want Su Xinran to die so easily. She slowly said, "Killing is ultimately wrong. Rather than getting your hands dirty, it's better to let her go out and fend for herself."
Being killed by a single blow might only hurt for a moment.
Being bitten to death by a zombie is not just a fleeting pain; it's excruciating.
Su Xinran pointed at Zhou Ya and started yelling, "Zhou Ya, you're not human!!!"
Zhou Ya smiled faintly: "Even if I'm not human, I didn't harm forty or fifty people in the whole community for my own selfish interests, nor did I try to shift the blame onto others to evade responsibility!"
Everyone thought Zhou Ya's suggestion was great, and they grabbed Su Xinran and headed towards the entrance of the residential area.
As Su Xinran passed by Chen Zhou, she grabbed his clothes and said, "Chen Zhou, save me! I only instigated Li Nana to be bullied because I like you and care about you so much. I didn't expect them to beat her to death. I didn't mean to. Please save me for the sake of the food I shared with you back then!"
The man with the buzz cut had been with Chen Zhou and his group from the beginning. Before Chen Zhou could speak, he yanked Su Xinran's hand away and said coldly, "If we hadn't saved you back then, you would have been taken advantage of by those thugs long ago. You insisted on giving us food and staying with us, so don't try to morally blackmail us now!!!"
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