Lord of Illusions City
Chapter 171 We Handle Our Own
Seeing Li Chenzhou's large convoy enter Wu Village, and actually surround the village, Blackie's underling asked with concern:
"And... look, they seem to think of Wu Village as their own. Even the house we took over..."
"Not good!"
Blackie had been frowning, pondering, because Li Chenzhou was being too assertive, but he didn't dare say anything. Now, seeing Li Chenzhou's people heading towards the farmhouse where they had been "celebrating," he was shocked.
"Quick! Tell them that's our house! They can't go in!"
Blackie knew what had happened inside that house. His underlings had only truly decided to stay because they were enjoying beauties they usually could only dream of.
But if Li Chenzhou and his people saw what was inside, who knew how they would react?
If Li Chenzhou was like him, treating the other survivors as his subordinates or even slaves, then that would be fine. Maybe they would even give him a position because they were like-minded.
But if not, then they were in big trouble. What if they ran into someone who hated evil and thought they were righteous, and in a fit of anger, killed them all?
Especially looking at Li Chenzhou's convoy, which included men, women, children, and even a bus full of kids. If these people were like him, would these people receive such treatment?
Sensing trouble, Blackie immediately rushed forward. He had to stop them from entering that farmhouse!
Earlier, his underling had reported that a long convoy was coming, and Blackie, fearing he didn't have enough men, had brought almost everyone out. Now, only two underlings were guarding the women inside the farmhouse, preventing them from escaping, while four people were heading towards the farmhouse, carrying weapons, including a fat guy with a pistol tucked in his belt.
"Something's wrong! Everyone, be careful!"
Seeing the fat guy and the others about to enter the courtyard, Blackie gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted loudly. The evacuating survivors all looked at him, including the fat guy and his group.
Ignoring everyone else, Blackie rushed towards the fat guy and the others, finally running into the courtyard and stopping them, panting.
"What do you want?"
The fat guy was still an ordinary person, but he had been with Li Chenzhou for a while and was a pioneer, so the others in the group respected him. Seeing Blackie stop him, he frowned and asked.
"I... I just saw a shadow flash outside. I don't know what it was!"
Blackie said quickly. Of course, he didn't dare to say he didn't want the fat guy and his group to enter. He had shouted from so far away, which was too obvious. If he had come right up and tried to stop them, even out of curiosity, the fat guy and his group would definitely have gone into the farmhouse to check it out. So he immediately made up a lie.
"Shadow?"
The fat guy was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and waved his hand.
"That's not my problem. Go find those guys in uniforms. I need to see how many houses there are so I can arrange housing for everyone!"
With that, the fat guy started to walk inside again!
"Brother... hey, we were here first. Whether you cleaned this place up or not, you can't just kick us out, right? How about this, I have a dozen brothers. This house can be ours. We just want this one house. You can have the rest!"
Seeing the fat guy still trying to go inside, Blackie quickly stopped him, smiling ingratiatingly.
"After all, we're all in this together. In this world, we feel safer with people we know!"
"A dozen people?"
The fat guy paused, then looked back at the combat team members with him. One of the members looked at the house and nodded indifferently.
"A small building like this is fine for a dozen people!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Actually, a dozen people is a bit crowded, but we all know each other, so it's fine. As long as you give us the house, we'll take care of the rest ourselves. No need to trouble you!"
Blackie said quickly.
"Alright then!"
The fat guy looked at Blackie. Although this guy had tried to stop them earlier, he had at least let them pass. And Li Chenzhou hadn't made things too difficult for him, so the fat guy wasn't going to push too hard. He nodded and prepared to leave.
"Don't give them this house! They're beasts! My daughter is still inside!"
"Yeah! My wife is locked in there too! They're not human! Please, save our families!"
"Any woman with a little bit of beauty has been taken away by Old Black and his gang. I just heard my wife screaming inside. You must save them! Don't let Old Black and his gang continue to oppress us!"
"Young sir, I'll kneel to you. Save my granddaughter. She's only twelve years old! Those beasts dragged her here, and her father was beaten to death for trying to protect her!"
"..."
Just as the fat guy and his group were about to leave, a large group of people suddenly surrounded them, crying and begging. Some even knelt and kowtowed.
These were the families and friends of the women who had been taken captive. They had been too afraid to do anything because Blackie and his gang had killed people to establish their authority.
When Li Chenzhou and his group arrived, they had been observing the newcomers. They noticed that the newcomers not only had a lot of people, but also included men, women, and children. Everyone's face still showed fear and confusion about the apocalypse, but at least they seemed normal. The women's clothes were intact, not like they had been abused.
Later, they discovered that Old Black and his gang seemed to be afraid of these newcomers. So they had secretly contacted each other and, taking advantage of the fat guy's entry into the farmhouse courtyard, rushed over to cry and beg!
"Kidnapping people?"
Seeing such a large group of people suddenly rush over and kneel before him, the fat guy was a little confused. After all, he was just a small shop owner. He had never seen anything like this before.
"Everyone, get up. I..."
The fat guy said, flustered.
"Little brother, these people were rescued by us earlier. They're considered our people. We'll take care of their affairs. No need to trouble you!"
At this moment, Blackie quickly rushed forward, first giving the survivors a cold glare, then turning around and smiling obsequiously at the fat guy...