Gu Bei and his grandfather were not among the people who came downstairs.
In fact, Gu Bei had wanted to go downstairs for a while, since children generally have little resistance to people in uniforms.
As soon as these people entered the residential area, Gu Bei pulled his grandfather outside.
A typical supply pack can meet an adult's food needs for a week.
Gu Bei managed to survive for a month using only three supply packs.
There was only one compressed biscuit left at noon today. He lied to his grandfather and said there were two left, so he gave the last one to his grandfather. Now he was very hungry: "Grandpa, they've come to rescue us. Let's get out of here quickly!"
But Grandpa Gu stopped him. Having eaten rice for seventy or eighty years, Grandpa Gu had a much sharper eye for people. He pointed at the rescuers shouting through a megaphone and said, "The rescue team should be well-trained. Their posture can't be so casual, and their voices can't be so weak. Back in the day, when I played the trumpet, my voice was much louder. Xiao Bei, listen to me, let's wait inside until we're sure everything is alright before we go out."
Gu Bei is not only an obedient child, but also a sensible one. He knows that his grandfather is old and prone to hypoglycemia, so these days he has only eaten the compressed biscuits in the supply pack and left all the chocolate for his grandfather.
Grandpa wouldn't let him go out.
Although he was somewhat unwilling, he still nodded obediently, but his eyes were fixed on the outside through the slightly lifted curtain. He saw that Xiaomin, his classmate, had also come downstairs, and he also saw several other children he usually played with. He couldn't have been more eager to go out.
At this moment, the person downstairs who was using a megaphone spoke again: "Is anyone still upstairs? We're leaving soon!!!"
Hearing the people downstairs say they were leaving, Gu Bei couldn't help but ask his grandfather, "How much longer are we going to wait? What if they leave already?"
Grandpa Gu Bei said, "No rush, let's wait a little longer!"
Grandpa Gu Bei had just finished speaking.
The man who had been speaking into the microphone suddenly pulled out a pistol and fired at the three young men.
They were very close.
These three young men were powerless against firearms.
The remaining people, seeing this, stepped forward and questioned the man: "What are you doing?"
Before they finished speaking, several more men with guns jumped out of the pickup truck and opened fire on the crowd without saying a word. The gunshots rang out and none of the four children and six elderly people survived.
Upon seeing Xiaomin being killed, Gu Bei instinctively covered his mouth.
Grandpa Gu Bei seemed to have anticipated this outcome. He reached out and hugged Gu Bei, saying, "Good boy, don't be afraid."
In the community square, those who jumped out of the car split into two groups. One group sorted out useful items from the deceased's backpack and threw them into the car: "Boss's method is really good. Letting them take the items downstairs directly saves us from having to search every house!"
The other group dragged the four women and a pregnant woman holding a baby into the back of the pickup truck.
He dragged her while impatiently tearing at her clothes.
The woman holding the baby pleaded repeatedly, "Please, let me go! I have a child to take care of..."
The man grabbing the woman holding the baby snatched the baby from her arms and threw him violently to the ground.
The child was splattered with blood on the spot.
The man lifted the woman up in his arms: "You don't need to take care of the child now, take care of me first!"
Grandpa Gu Bei instinctively covered Gu Bei's eyes.
Even an old man like him couldn't bear to watch such a bloody scene, let alone a child. It's all because of this apocalypse that people's hearts have become corrupted!
After losing her child, the woman went berserk and began tearing at the man: "Let me go, you beast, give me back my child!"
The man picked up the butt of his gun and struck the woman on the head, knocking her unconscious on the spot. He then threw the unconscious woman into the back of the car.
The other four women were still struggling.
They were stunned by what happened to the woman holding the baby. The men took the opportunity to drag the women into the back seat and vent their anger. Soon after, the sound of women wailing came from the back of the car.
After the men left the back of the truck, the men who were organizing the supplies went back into the back.
After a while...
There was no more movement in the back of the car, except for the faint sound of a woman sobbing.
At this moment, a person stepped out of the carriage, shocking Qiao An'an, Chi Xiaoyu, and Gu Bei and his son. The person pointed in the direction of Chi Xiaoyu's house and said to everyone, "The family on the roof has stored enough food to last us for several years. If we rob that family, we won't have to run around looking for supplies!"
The area around this neighborhood is very desolate.
They had cleared out all the zombies in the neighborhood. If they could manage to plunder enough supplies to last them for several years, they could settle down here with the five women in the car.
Five men were left to guard the women and the car.
The other fifteen men, carrying guns, headed straight for Building No. 3.
Even though she was separated by a street and couldn't hear the conversations inside the neighborhood, Qiao An'an knew what these people were up to. She anxiously told Chi Xiaoyu through the walkie-talkie, "You must leave right now."
Chi Xiaoyu was only fifteen or sixteen years old, still a child, and she was a little flustered after experiencing such a thing: "They have guns, I... how can I leave?"
Qiao An'an used her binoculars to observe the terrain of Building No. 3, then asked Chi Xiaoyu, "What is the range of your arrow?"
Chi Xiaoyu: "The furthest is 70 meters."
Hearing that the distance was so far, Qiao An'an felt relieved: "Your house has an iron gate at the entrance, and your door is also burglarproof. They won't be able to get into your house for a while. The east side of your building is very close to the community fence, which is also where Ma Teng left. Now, take out your clothes and bed sheets and make a long rope, tie it to the railing on the east side of the sixth floor, and jump off the building before those people get in."
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