362: I'm not an outsider, you don't have to be shy

Yan Tianjie returned from the RV empty-handed.

His dagger, mini pistol, and grenades were all hidden in the pockets of his vest.

Jiang Fei, on the other hand, didn't take anything and asked the little boy, "Where is your sister?"

"Yushan Park in Qingcheng."

The little boy looked at Lu Yu and the others nearby: "Aren't they coming?"

"Too many people are easily discovered," Jiang Fei said, half-truthfully:

"Don't worry, I am the captain of this team, and I am the strongest. I can definitely rescue your sister."

Upon hearing this, the little boy's eyes darted around, clearly plotting something.

He walked in front to lead the way, with Jiang Fei and Yan Tianjie following behind him.

Most of the buildings in the city had collapsed, turning into ruins.

The cement road surface was cracked and warped due to the high temperature.

Even where it wasn't warped, there were countless dense cracks.

Jiang Fei and Yan Tianjie followed the little boy to Yushan Park.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a simple air-raid shelter.

It was a cave dug during the War of Resistance to evade enemy shelling, protect the people, and store food or military supplies.

It had long been abandoned.

The entrance to the cave was pitch black, with no light inside. Yan Tianjie quietly took out a mini pistol and hid it in his hand.

They hadn't seen a single person on their way, so they estimated that the survivors were all hiding inside, waiting in ambush.

Yan Tianjie had no intention of warning Jiang Fei.

Didn't she say she was the strongest in the team?

Then she could handle it herself.

Anyway, he only cared if people were alive or not; Jiang Fei's injuries were none of his concern.

"Sister, Brother, my sister is locked in the cave. Be careful when you go in; the path inside is difficult, and there are no lights."

"It's fine, I brought a flashlight."

Jiang Fei pulled out a small flashlight from her pants pocket to illuminate the way.

The little boy glanced at her pants pocket.

It was flat, with nothing left.

He confidently led Jiang Fei and Yan Tianjie into the air-raid shelter.

The damp air carried a nauseating sour smell.

The ground of the cave was filthy, scattered with clumps of hair and gleaming bones, making Yan Tianjie feel sick.

Jiang Fei's nose was uncomfortable.

Just a little longer, and she wouldn't have to smell the dampness anymore.

The air-raid shelter wasn't large; they reached the end after walking for five or six minutes.

"Where is your sister..."

Just as Yan Tianjie finished asking, a series of urgent, chaotic footsteps sounded.

A group of people blocked Jiang Fei and Yan Tianjie's retreat.

Some held rusty hoes, others wielded thick wooden clubs.

The little boy immediately ran over and told the one-eyed man in charge:

"Dad, that woman is the captain of that team, the most important person. Be gentle when you act, don't kill her, or we won't have a hostage."

"They don't even have guns, so we don't need to be afraid."

The one-eyed man stroked his head with satisfaction: "Well done, son."

"They're just stupid."

"I thought the official people would be smarter."

The little boy said the entire plan with disdain.

Only then did Jiang Fei and Yan Tianjie understand.

They had been targeted last night.

The survivors of Qingcheng feared their guns, so they first sent a group of old people to block the road as cannon fodder.

Once they had killed people and relaxed, the little boy would go out, feign pity, and make up a story to trick them into the air-raid shelter in the park.

The other survivors were hiding near the park.

When the time was right, they would rush in and trap them in the air-raid shelter.

As for the sacrifices, that part was true.

A dozen useless old people for three vehicles of supplies and six young people was a good deal.

Especially since the bodies could also be used as sacrifices to the Black Eagle.

It was a no-loss situation.

Yan Tianjie didn't understand: "Qingcheng is not suitable for living. You can go to Huaxia Base."

"At the very least, you can go to cities in Tai Province, far away from the Black Eagle flock."

The one-eyed man seemed to have heard a joke: "Min Province is so far from Yang City. We don't have transportation, and we don't have enough supplies to sustain us. We would die of exhaustion walking there."

"Besides, Tai Province doesn't even have a living soul. If we stay in Qingcheng, at least we have eagle meat to eat."

"Don't tell me the officials will come to save us. Last year, there were tsunamis, extreme cold, and high temperatures. This year, acid rain and drought. Who has ever saved us?!"

"We survived on our own abilities!"

"You official dogs don't know how hard life is for ordinary survivors!"

Yan Tianjie couldn't suppress his anger anymore: "If you're having a hard time, aren't the officials having a hard time too?!"

"To build a new home in the shortest possible time and allow more humans to survive, the officials sacrificed countless Comrades!"

"Without the bases, resettlement areas, and Safety Shelters established by the officials before the massive tsunami, could you have survived until now?!"

"Close your eyes!"

"I'm not in the mood to listen to your nonsense!" The one-eyed man guiltily averted his gaze and raised his sickle at Jiang Fei:

"If you don't want to die, get over here!"

Just as Yan Tianjie was about to pull the trigger.

"Turn around and close your eyes!"

Yan Tianjie instinctively complied.

His head was covered with a cloth.

The next second.

Accompanied by a piercing sound, a strong light shone.

Jiang Fei quickly entered the Supermarket.

She counted 5 seconds silently in her mind, then came back out.

The strong light disappeared.

The one-eyed man and the others fell to the ground, wailing, unable to open their eyes, their ears continuously ringing.

Casually pulling off the special heat-insulating cloth from Yan Tianjie's head, Jiang Fei led the bewildered man out of the air-raid shelter.

Now, the people trapped in the cave were the survivors of Qingcheng.

Jiang Fei had just taken out a grenade to throw it in when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Fei Fei!"

A disheveled woman was tied up tightly to a dead tree about a meter away.

Tears glimmered in her foxy, upturned eyes.

"Wan Qing?"

"It's me!" Zhou Wanqing nodded excitedly.

Jiang Fei quickly went over and used her dagger to cut the ropes on her body.

Because she had been hungry for too long and had injuries, as soon as the ropes were cut, Zhou Wanqing weakly collapsed into Jiang Fei's arms.

At the same time, the survivors in the air-raid shelter stumbled out.

"Damn it... I'm going to kill you..."

"You carry her." Jiang Fei handed Zhou Wanqing to Yan Tianjie and threw a smoke bomb first.

Smoke billowed up, instantly obscuring the survivors' vision.

Jiang Fei pulled Yan Tianjie to a safe place and threw with all her might.

The grenade fell into the smoke.

Boom—!

With a deafening explosion, the survivors were blown to pieces.

Yan Tianjie was stunned: "How many throwing weapons did you bring, exactly...?"

"Only three, and they're all used up."

"What's used up?" Yan Tianjie unconsciously raised his voice to ask Jiang Fei.

The heat-insulating cloth had blocked the strong light of the flashbang, but not the sound.

As a result, Yan Tianjie's ears were still ringing with noise, and he couldn't hear very clearly.

Jiang Fei responded loudly: "I said, all my throwing weapons are used up."

"You're used up?"

"Aren't you standing here perfectly fine?"

Jiang Fei: "..."

She should have known better than to mess with him.

Jiang Fei made a gesture, signaling Yan Tianjie to leave.

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The two carried Zhou Wanqing back to the team.

Zhu Xiaowu took Yan Tianjie to their RV to check his ears.

Jiang Fei helped Zhou Wanqing into the Super Awesome RV.

She took out a bottle of spring water and a can of eight-treasure porridge from the cabinet for Zhou Wanqing, then went to the bathroom to get a basin of warm water to wipe her arms.

Lu Yu and Su Liuyuan consciously went up to the loft, leaving the living room space for Jiang Fei and Zhou Wanqing.

"Fei Fei, I'm dirty, I'll wipe myself..." Zhou Wanqing reached out for the towel, but Jiang Fei blocked her.

"You eat your food."

"I'm not an outsider, you don't need to be shy."

Plop—

A hot tear fell onto Jiang Fei's hand.