Chapter 413: Chapter 413: Denial
Soon, soone inside opened the door—a middle-aged woman with short hair, wearing a self-made gas mask, her voice laden with resentnt, “Who are you?”
After speaking, she stepped out and closed the door, preventing too much smog from entering to avoid polluting the air inside and affecting the inhabitants.
Gu Pan asked her, “Aren’t you aware of whom you’ve offended?”
The short-haired middle-aged woman had a shifty expression, but her voice was resolute in denial, “How should I know? What am I supposed to know? We were living our lives peacefully, and then suddenly you co kicking our door? What do you an by this? Be careful, or I’ll call the military police.”
Gu Pan laughed, “Go ahead, want to check the records of your family n committing burglary?”
Still, the short-haired middle-aged woman acted as if she knew nothing, “I don’t understand what you’re saying. Our n only went out to see friends and haven’t co back yet. How could they rob anyone? We are law-abiding citizens.”
Gu Pan was certain that they still didn’t know that their relatives had died. Indeed, no one had co out, and since the bodies had been taken away, actually nobody had seen anything.
Right now, she just wanted to confirm whether these people were responsible for smashing the windows, so she didn’t ntion that those people had died. She addressed the woman again, “Your people have already been subdued by us, so lying or hiding the truth won’t do you any good. It’s better to co clean; it won’t hurt you.”
The short-haired middle-aged woman clenched her fists upon hearing this, “What do you an by this? Is my husband in your hands?”
Gu Pan nodded, “In a manner of speaking, so did you co to smash our windows this morning looking for your people?”
The short-haired middle-aged woman didn’t deny it, “Then what do you want to release our people?”
Gu Pan, having confird the situation, didn’t want to waste any more words, “They won’t be coming back. We ca to tell you to stop challenging our limits. Otherwise, we won’t mind claiming your lives too.”
The short-haired middle-aged woman suddenly glared at Gu Pan with wide eyes, “What do you an they won’t be coming back?”
Gu Pan replied, “It ans exactly what it says.”
The short-haired middle-aged woman finally grasped Gu Pan’s aning, and like a madwoman, she lunged at Gu Pan, “Bitch, you killed my husband; I’ll kill you.”
Lu Ruisheng struck the woman down with a punch, “Your husband attempted murder and was killed in self-defense; he got what he deserved.”
Slumped on the ground, the short-haired middle-aged woman looked at Lu Ruisheng in disbelief, “Why would you kill them? They only committed robbery. If you didn’t suffer any losses, that should be enough, right? Why kill them? Why?”
Lu Ruisheng furrowed his brow tightly, “Why should only you be allowed to harm others and not expect retaliation? They went with the intent to kill us. Did they never consider the possibility of being counter-killed?”
The short-haired middle-aged woman also knew that what he said was true; her husband indeed led people with a life-or-death mindset. They had been prepared, but actually hearing that her own people had all died was sothing she found hard to accept.
She got up from the ground, her improvised gas mask having slipped out of place, revealing much of the woman’s face.
Her eyes, filled with a venomous lack of resignation, pointed accusingly at Gu Pan and the others, “You all live so well. You have so much food, protective clothing, gas masks, cars, and backing. You have everything. Why can’t you spare so for us? Why is this world so unfair?”
Gu Pan looked at the crazed woman and retorted, “Unfair? Not even in tis of peace would anyone dare claim life is fair, let alone during the apocalypse. We exchanged our lives for our supplies. Why should we give them to soone else? If you’re capable, go get your own supplies. And if you say you rely on robbing, well, unfortunately, you haven’t managed to rob us. Right, you’re quite immoral, robbing from your own team. If you have the guts, go rob soone else.”
The short-haired middle-aged woman laughed coldly in despair, “The apocalypse has co, what rules are there to speak of? If you’d always abided by the rules, could you have survived so well? It’s just that you seized the opportunity, found a loophole, and were lucky.”
Gu Pan retorted once more, “Lucky? Can one really survive well in the apocalypse just by being lucky? Even if that was the case, it’s not a justification for you to kill the innocent. We ca here to warn you, if you do anything harmful to us again, then you’ll end up like your husband, dead.”
The last word “dead,” Gu Pan said with murderous intent.
At that mont, a young girl brandishing a knife burst out of the room. She looked to be around fifteen or sixteen and watched Gu Pan and his companions with bloodshot eyes, “You killed my dad, I will fight you to the death!” With that, she charged at Gu Pan with her knife.
Lu Ruisheng grabbed the young girl’s wrist and kicked her in the abdon, “Seeking death.”
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from the young girl’s mouth.
The short-haired middle-aged woman hadn’t expected their adversaries to be so skilled. Knowing they would not fare well in a direct fight, she kneeled before Lu Ruisheng at once, “We were wrong; we overestimated ourselves; we shouldn’t have harbored ill intentions. We won’t dare to do so again; please spare us.”
Gu Pan noticed that both persons lacked gas masks and were wounded; such people wouldn’t have much fighting capability. And they weren’t inclined to kill there, so Gu Pan left them with a warning, “If there’s a next ti, don’t expect to survive.”
The middle-aged woman hastily agreed.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng did not trust them but didn’t deem it appropriate to kill them on the spot. Since they had co looking for the others, if they killed now, they would be the aggressors, bringing trouble upon Lu Jianguo. They knew about the secretary at the general headquarters who was always competing with Lu Jianguo for accomplishnts, so so matters required caution. Even if they had to kill, they needed the right mont.
After exchanging a glance, they left the building together.
Once Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had gone, the short-haired middle-aged woman helped the young girl into the house, “Xiaoqing, why were you so rash? If anything happened to you, how could I face your father?”
The girl known as Xiaoqing wiped her tears away, “Auntie, my dad is already dead; what’s there to explain? I don’t want to live anymore. My health is failing, I’ve been out in the sun too much. Although I don’t have cancer yet, I know my body; I don’t think I have long to live. I might as well trade my life for theirs, to take revenge for my dad and uncles.”
The short-haired middle-aged woman touched the girl’s face with distress, “You won’t co to any harm; there must be a cure at Mount Everest Base. Don’t think too much.”
Xiaoqing shook her head, “Auntie, I really feel like I can’t make it. I don’t know if the doctor isn’t telling the truth or if dical resources are limited. I’m really tired; I can’t hold on much longer.”
At that mont, two more middle-aged won ca out of the bedroom, wearing masks, and ran over to examine the girl’s wound.
Xiaoqing reassured them, “Don’t worry, I’m fine for now.”
There were four won left on their side, plus six dead n, and two who no longer had any family.
Of those four, three had brought their wives, and one had brought his daughter.
After Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng returned ho, they checked the house once more to ensure there were no issues with the smog before removing their gear.
They then added another pane of glass inside the window, followed by sealing it with a thin film, eliminating any problem completely.
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