Lord of Illusions City
Chapter 124 A Father's Betrayal
The middle-aged man pleaded as soon as he reached the car.
"No! This isn't my car, and I can't promise you that. You should leave now! There are zombies nearby!"
Duan Xue refused immediately.
"Pretty lady! We don't have a car. My dad and I were working here. When the world fell apart, my dad twisted his ankle. I'm supporting him, but how far can we go? If you don't open the door, we'll both die!"
The middle-aged man continued to beg, then actually knelt in front of the car. The old man he was helping also knelt, saying,
"Little girl, please, I'm old, and I don't have many years left anyway. In this world, I definitely won't last. I don't want to die. Just be kind and let me live a few more days, okay?"
Seeing that they were kneeling before her, especially the old man who could almost be her grandfather, Duan Xue felt terrible. She leaned forward, looking at the two kneeling on the ground, but she remembered Li Chenzhou's serious expression when he was instructing her. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said,
"I really can't! Grandpa, the car isn't mine, I can't open the door! You should leave now!"
"Little girl! You have a father, you have a grandfather, can you really bear to watch an old cripple like me leave and be caught and torn apart by those monsters?"
Hearing this, the old man actually started kowtowing.
"Have a heart, please, even if it's to earn some merit for your children! Little girl, we'll be good if we get in the car, and we'll leave as soon as we reach a safe place. We won't cause you any trouble! Such a big car, it won't make a difference with the two of us. If you really don't open the door, and we get bitten by zombies when we leave, can you honestly say you'll be able to live with yourself?"
"Pretty lady! How about this, you open the door and just let my dad in, I won't get in the car! Is that okay?"
The strong man also started kowtowing, saying.
"I... I can't open the door. Why don't you wait here? When the owner of this car comes back, let them decide!"
Duan Xue looked at the two, and finally gritted her teeth and said. Then, not daring to look at the father and son, she leaned back weakly in the chair, holding Xiao Yu'er tightly, her eyes becoming tearful.
The old man looked up at Duan Xue, who still refused to open the door, and suddenly looked at his son, saying,
"Forget it! It's not easy for the little girl, so let's not make things difficult for her. But son, Dad doesn't want to be a burden to you, you should go!"
"No! Dad! I have to take you with me!!!"
The middle-aged man roared in a low voice.
But at that moment, the old man suddenly took out a fruit knife from his pocket, opened it with his hand, and then actually stabbed it towards his own heart.
The middle-aged man was shocked and quickly rushed forward to grab the fruit knife, shouting,
"Dad, what are you doing?"
"Dad doesn't want to die, but Dad doesn't want to be a burden to you. Without a car, how far can you go dragging me? Huh? If Dad kills himself, you can leave on your own. At least one of us can live, which is better than both of us dying!"
The old man struggled to say.
"No! You can't die! Dad!"
The middle-aged man grabbed the knife with all his might, and the two of them started to tear at each other in front of the car.
Seeing that the old man was going to commit suicide so that his son wouldn't be burdened, Duan Xue's tears suddenly flowed down. She remembered that at the beginning of the apocalypse, Duan Lei had told Li Chenzhou that he could rush out to attract the zombies, as long as Li Chenzhou took her with him...
"Alright!"
Duan Xue finally couldn't help but shout. Then, she turned around and unlocked the middle door, saying to the two,
"Big brother, you can stand here and wait. Grandpa can get in the car first. They'll be back soon! Then they can make the decision!"
"Thank you, little girl, you saved my old life. I'll be grateful to you in my next life!"
Hearing this, the two stopped fighting and stopped at the same time. The old man took the initiative to hand the knife to the middle-aged man, then supported himself on the car and walked over, opened the middle door, and praised Duan Xue repeatedly as he slowly climbed into the car.
During this time, Duan Xue kept staring at the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was also very well-behaved, putting away the fruit knife and even taking two steps back.
Seeing this, Duan Xue was finally relieved. She said to the old man in the back,
"Grandpa, please close the door!"
"Yes, yes!"
The old man agreed, bent down, and pulled the door shut with force. But then, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Xiao Yu'er, who was resting her head on Duan Xue's left shoulder. His other hand already had a fruit knife against Xiao Yu'er's neck.
"Girl! Let go, give me the child, or I'll kill him!"
Duan Xue's body instantly stiffened, her eyes shooting out disbelief. Seeing the old man succeed in the car, the middle-aged man in front of the car actually smiled and even waved at Duan Xue.
"Let go!!!"
Seeing that Duan Xue didn't move, the old man suddenly started pulling Xiao Yu'er hard, shouting fiercely at the same time.
Afraid of hurting Xiao Yu'er, Duan Xue quickly let go. The old man immediately held Xiao Yu'er in his arms, the fruit knife still against Xiao Yu'er's neck, smiling sinisterly at Duan Xue.
"Alright, now, girl, please open the lock on the driver's side!"
At the same time, the middle-aged man had already come to the driver's side of the armored vehicle, stepped on the pedal, reached out, grabbed the door handle of the driver's seat, and gestured for Duan Xue to open the door.
"Hurry! If you don't open the door, your child is dead!"
Seeing that Duan Xue didn't move, the old man's fruit knife suddenly exerted force, piercing a bit of Xiao Yu'er's skin. Feeling the pain, Xiao Yu'er immediately started crying.
Duan Xue was shocked and quickly opened the driver's door. The middle-aged man immediately climbed in, gave the old man a high-five to celebrate, and then looked at Duan Xue and said,
"Haha! What's up? I said it's easiest to deal with these little women, right? Just act a little and it's done!
Hehe! Remember, pretty lady, from now on, I'm the owner of this car, and your master too. As long as you listen to me, we're a family. I'll raise your child as my own. But if you're not good, I'll kill him, and then we'll have another one, hahaha!"
As he spoke, the middle-aged man twisted the key and started the armored vehicle.
Just as he was about to start reversing, to drive the car away as quickly as possible, the old man sitting in the back suddenly handed the child in his arms to Duan Xue. Although Duan Xue was baffled, she quickly took it, and at the same time, her right hand had already drawn the dagger from her waist.
"Dad! What are you doing?"
The middle-aged man didn't expect the old man to do this. Although the car had been taken, the child couldn't be returned. What if the woman ran away?
He wasn't just planning to steal the car, he wanted the person too. Especially a beauty like Duan Xue. He had already planned how to use the child to blackmail Duan Xue after leaving this place.
"Pfft!"
The old man didn't answer the middle-aged man's words, but instead raised his hand and plunged the fruit knife into the middle-aged man's neck...