Chapter 1027 - 1012: Robbing the Robbers (Part 3)

Chapter 1027: Chapter 1012: Robbing the Robbers (Part 3)

But caution results in a long-lasting boat. Even though there was no noise inside the house, Old Xu cautiously instructed, "You go in first, remember not to play any tricks! Otherwise, I don’t mind putting a few more holes in you."

"Un-understood!"

The guy with the earring had some understanding of the situation inside the house. He only hoped that things would develop as he had said, that his brothers were all out.

Otherwise, if they were ambushed from the shadows, he would be the first to suffer once the fighting started.

"Stop standing there dumbly, get in quickly!!" Old Xu didn’t have time to waste with the guy with the earring. After all, this was a ruined city. Even though there were no zombies around the alley, who could guarantee those beasts wouldn’t appear from elsewhere?

Prompted by Old Xu, the guy with the earring instinctively climbed over the wall. Under the threat of guns, he didn’t even consider the injury on his leg and hurried into the house.

Once inside, the guy with the earring didn’t dare to move, standing honestly in place like a stake, quietly waiting for Old Xu and the others.

Since they had decided to "enter the tiger’s den," Old Xu and his men naturally wouldn’t back down.

Even if the house in front of them was occupied by tigers and wolves, they still had to venture inside.

After jumping in one after another, Old Xu settled down and immediately pulled over the guy with the earring, placing him at the front.

After all, the house’s environment was narrow, and the other party were armed bandits. If a fight broke out, stray bullets would easily injure their own men.

Old Xu didn’t want his teammates to get hurt because of his persistence and decisions.

If it came to that, related treatments would be quite troublesome.

The guy with the earring, of course, understood that Old Xu was using him as a human shield. But the guy with the earring, being at the mercy of others, couldn’t refuse and had to obediently walk at the front of the team, acting as a meat shield for the three people behind him.

To prevent any accidental encounters leading to disaster, Old Xu and Lei Tong specifically concealed their guns in their sleeves, while Hu Xiaodong also put down his bow, but held a long knife tightly in his hand.

The guy with the earring wasn’t aware of the actions of the people behind him. To him, it still seemed like Old Xu and the others were holding him at gunpoint, so his movements and positions were very cautious. His eyes were firmly fixed on the corner ahead, ready to call out if anyone appeared to prevent misunderstandings.

But the fact remained... the house was peaceful, without a shadow of a person.

Just as the guy with the earring had predicted earlier, it seemed that all the thugs had gone out.

"Phew~" Seeing no one inside the house, the guy with the earring breathed a sigh of relief, more relaxed than even Old Xu and the other two.

It was as if he were the one robbing, while Old Xu and his men were just followers.

"Where did you put the supplies you robbed?"

Looking around the room, it was a mess, with empty bottles and food bags strewn all over. It was clear that these thugs seldom cleaned up.

One might think they had entered a scrap yard. No wonder Old Xu had felt a stale and stinky atmosphere when they first came in.

The guy with the earring replied honestly, "This, this house is where we live, the supplies are, are placed in the next room."

Upon hearing this, Old Xu’s eyebrows furrowed suddenly, "In the next room?"

"Uh... That’s right, we have a lot of people living here. You can see this house, if we pile supplies here, there wouldn’t be enough space."

Old Xu looked at the messy floor and thought it made sense.

"Heh heh, seems like you have quite a bit of supplies, so much that you can’t fit it in the house?"

"This..." For a moment, the guy with the earring didn’t know how to respond.

"Lead the way! And let me remind you, no tricks, otherwise you know the consequences!"

With a push of the gun, Old Xu escorted the guy with the earring to the door.

At the same time, Hu Xiaodong stayed in the house. So if anything unusual happened later, at least they’d have an escape route.

Thus, the four of them split into two groups.

One group consisted of Old Xu and Lei Tong escorting the guy with the earring.

The other group had Hu Xiaodong with a bow, standing guard at the door.

As usual, they required the guy with the earring to go out first, then Old Xu would follow, and Lei Tong would control the staircase entrance.

"Open the door!"

"The, the key is, is with you." Like a mouse seeing a cat, the guy with the earring cautiously replied.

Taking out the key, Old Xu tossed it into the guy with the earring’s hand with no expression, and then said a single word, "Open!"

The longer the guy with the earring spent with Old Xu, the more he could feel the terror of this place called hell.

And Old Xu was definitely the kind of person who was as warm as autumn to friends, but as cold as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves to enemies.

Trembling, he found the key to the opposite door. It took the guy with the earring quite some effort, shivering, to finally get the key into the lock.

After opening it, Old Xu glanced inside and then forcefully pushed the guy with the earring in.

Sure enough, as the guy with the earring said, once inside the supply room, Old Xu saw piles of supplies.

He scanned over the sight; there was rice, flour, oil—a lot of things, though somewhat disorderly.

It’s no wonder it was like this; after all, these supplies were plundered by the gang of the guy with the earring through robbery.

It couldn’t be as complete as an organized supply collection, but no matter what, this large room of supplies solved a lot of Old Xu’s subsequent tasks.

At the very least, now when they return, they wouldn’t have empty hands.

"This, this is all the stuff, my big brothers, take whatever you need." The guy with the earring’s words were obviously pointless. Given the current situation, it was clear that his possessions were no longer under his control.

Old Xu didn’t have time to listen to the guy with the earring’s flattery. Of course, he would take everything, but before that...

"If I remember correctly, this place should be a two-story building. So what about upstairs?" With a slight upward curve of his lips, Old Xu’s gaze was sharp. "You must have supplies stored upstairs too, right?"

"No, no, we put everything here. This room has quite a bit of stuff. As you can see, big brother, we’ve only been doing this for two months. We don’t have that much to pile up. If you think it’s not enough, I can regularly get more for you in the future. What do you say?"

With a fawning expression, the guy with the earring was noticeably more eloquent than before.

But nobody offers flattery for nothing; there must be a trick. Old Xu, being very clever, would naturally see through the evasion in the guy with the earring’s eyes.

Old Xu was sure the guy with the earring was hiding something, and his face darkened. "So there’s no supplies upstairs, then are there people?"

Upon hearing this, the blood drained from the face of the guy with the earring instantly. Seeing this expression, Old Xu immediately made his calculations. Without another word, he raised his gun to the guy with the earring’s forehead.

"B-big brother, please don’t, don’t shoot. I’ve done everything you’ve asked, please, I beg you to spare my life."

Such cowardly behavior disgusted Old Xu, as he thought to himself, "With just this bit of courage, you dare venture out to rob."

"Is that so? Then I will ask you one last time: is there anyone else upstairs? You’d better think carefully before answering, or don’t blame me for having a bullet with no eyes."

The guy with the earring didn’t doubt Old Xu’s words at all. From his previous ruthless actions, he knew that lying now would be an extremely unwise choice, so... (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)