Feeling displeased and regretful.
It was unclear whether the displeasure stemmed from the misunderstanding or from not knowing what the youth had just said.
But Xie Xuanlan’s expression still showed no signs of abnormality.
After a long silence between the two, the muscular man holding the cigarette grew somewhat impatient. He took a drag of his cigarette and said, “What’s wrong? Are you unwilling to cooperate?”
The scarred man’s gaze grew colder, even kicking a nearby shelf in frustration. “You’d better...”
A loud bang interrupted him.
The shelf kicked by the scarred man unexpectedly collapsed.
The scarred man’s kick wasn’t actually very heavy, but it seemed that one side of the shelf itself was unstable. His kick caused the weight of the shelf to tilt even further, and it collapsed directly onto the ground.
Items from the shelf scattered everywhere, nearly injuring those nearby.
However, nobody paid attention to the shelf. Instead, they all looked at the scarred man in horror.
The scarred man instinctively raised his hands, sweat beading on his face. He stuttered, his voice trembling, “I... I didn’t mean to.”
The scarred man’s face no longer bore the arrogance and coldness from before; instead, it was replaced by fear.
He was even on the verge of tears.
“I... I didn’t expect the shelf to be so unstable. I really didn’t mean to.”
If he had known the shelf was unstable, he wouldn’t have dared to kick it.
But it was too late now; the sound had already been made.
The others also knew he didn’t do it on purpose, but now it wasn’t about intent anymore.
Ruan Qing’s beautiful eyes showed a hint of confusion.
Indeed, zombies were attracted by noise, but there were none nearby. Even if there were, they were few, and this group had guns, making it easy to deal with them.
So why show such fear?
The muscular man’s hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly as he lowered his voice and reassured, “It’s, it’s okay, it might not necessarily wake him up...”
However, before the muscular man could finish his sentence, the sound of a door opening upstairs was heard, followed by the sound of footsteps.
Someone was descending the stairs.
The footsteps were neither light nor heavy, but they sounded particularly clear in the night, carrying a hint of laziness.
The muscular man stiffened upon hearing the sound, the muscles on his face uncontrollably twitching for a moment, a trace of panic appearing in his eyes.
He instinctively shoved the entire cigarette into his mouth, including the lit end.
The others did the same.
After hearing the footsteps, their faces showed fear and apprehension. They immediately straightened their bodies, reaching out to adjust their clothes and appearance.
After ensuring that everything was in order, they put on the most standard smiles.
But even the most standard smile carried a hint of fear and awe.
The scarred man wiped the sweat off his forehead, his body trembling uncontrollably.
As for Xie Xuanlan, who had been absent-minded the whole time, his eyes sharpened instantly after the footsteps sounded.
His muscles tensed up, and he directly shielded Ruan Qing behind him.
Completely different from before, this was a posture ready for defense and combat.
Only Ruan Qing was confused, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Moments ago, Xie Xuanlan had shown no reaction to the mention of guns, but now he was reacting so strongly to just a set of footsteps?
It was as if the previous danger was merely child’s play, while the person coming down from upstairs posed an extreme threat.
Ruan Qing pursed his lips, and like the others, looked upstairs.
The person upstairs descended leisurely, appearing at the corner of the staircase in just a few seconds.
The feet and legs slowly revealed themselves, clad in slippers and pajama pants.
It should be a man.
When the man fully descended, Ruan Qing froze immediately, his delicate face showing astonishment.
Yan... Ci?
No, it wasn’t Yan Ci, Ruan Qing immediately denied.
It’s just that they looked somewhat similar.
Yan Ci, although a bit crazy, managed to suppress that craziness well. Unless he was fighting, one basically couldn’t tell it.
But the man in front of them was completely different. His visible madness made it clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.
Moreover, the man’s hair was longer than Yan Ci’s, and he was a bit shorter, probably only around 1.83 meters tall.
...Could they be twins?
It’s not entirely impossible.
After the man came down, he casually glanced at the people present.
When his gaze fell on the scarred man, he paused, then slowly walked over.
The scarred man’s eyes widened, the fear and dread in his eyes reaching their peak. His whole body went limp, as if he wanted to beg for mercy from the man in front of him.
But before the scarred man could say anything, the man reached out directly, covering the scarred man’s face with his hand.
Then, without waiting for the scarred man to speak, the man forcefully grabbed the scarred man’s head and slammed it hard against the nearby wall.
“Bang—!!”
Xie Xuanlan covered Ruan Qing’s eyes the moment the man acted.
But even just by listening to the sound, it was enough to make one feel a sense of fear.
The noise from hitting the wall was deafening. A head couldn’t possibly withstand the hardness of the wall. Ruan Qing even heard the sound of the skull cracking.
It was chilling.
After smashing, the man withdrew his hand, allowing the scarred man’s body to fall to the ground like garbage.
The bald guy immediately handed over a pack of tissues, his attitude extremely respectful.
There was not the slightest dissatisfaction because the scarred man had died.
The others were the same, as if their companion hadn’t just died.
The man took out two tissues and calmly wiped the bloodstains off his hands, his expression much brighter now.
It was as if all the displeasure at being awakened had been washed away by the blood.
However, when the man saw the young man with his eyes covered, his hand-wiping motion paused for a moment.
The next second, it returned to normal, and the man looked at Xie Xuanlan, his tone cheerful, “Oh, isn’t this Captain Xie? What? Are you here to arrest me again?”
Before Xie Xuanlan could reply, the man couldn’t help but laugh. “But it seems like there’s nowhere to detain me now.”
Xie Xuanlan’s heart sank slightly because this lunatic was being detained at headquarters.
And the fact that there was nowhere to detain this lunatic meant that headquarters had also fallen.
Xie Xuanlan lowered his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, “No.”
“Just a coincidence. We’ll leave right away.”
Xie Xuanlan finished speaking and pulled Ruan Qing to leave.
“Stop.” The man smiled and spoke.
Xie Xuanlan didn’t stop, pulling Ruan Qing to the glass door and crushing the iron chain locking the door with one hand.
Ruan Qing looked incredulously at the broken iron chain, his eyes widening directly.
Could humans do this?
This couldn’t be explained away by special training anymore.
Who could crush an iron chain with one hand?
Just as Xie Xuanlan pushed open the glass door, intending to directly pull Ruan Qing away, a gunshot sounded behind them.
A bullet flew directly towards Xie Xuanlan.
Xie Xuanlan instinctively pulled Ruan Qing to the side, dodging the bullet.
The bullet hit the glass door, shattering it instantly, and finally falling to the ground.
The man held a gun in one hand, ran his hand through his scattered hair with the other hand, then opened his mouth, revealing a malicious smile.
“Did I say you could leave?”
Xie Xuanlan hesitated slightly, his face slightly dark as he looked at the man. “What do you want?”
“Captain Xie, you can go,” the man smiled, the gun pointing at Xie Xuanlan moved from the other to Ruan Qing, “But him?”
“He can’t go.”
Feeling displeased and regretful.
It was unclear whether the displeasure stemmed from the misunderstanding or from not knowing what the youth had just said.
But Xie Xuanlan’s expression still showed no signs of abnormality.
After a long silence between the two, the muscular man holding the cigarette grew somewhat impatient. He took a drag of his cigarette and said, “What’s wrong? Are you unwilling to cooperate?”
The scarred man’s gaze grew colder, even kicking a nearby shelf in frustration. “You’d better...”
A loud bang interrupted him.
The shelf kicked by the scarred man unexpectedly collapsed.
The scarred man’s kick wasn’t actually very heavy, but it seemed that one side of the shelf itself was unstable. His kick caused the weight of the shelf to tilt even further, and it collapsed directly onto the ground.
Items from the shelf scattered everywhere, nearly injuring those nearby.
However, nobody paid attention to the shelf. Instead, they all looked at the scarred man in horror.
The scarred man instinctively raised his hands, sweat beading on his face. He stuttered, his voice trembling, “I... I didn’t mean to.”
The scarred man’s face no longer bore the arrogance and coldness from before; instead, it was replaced by fear.
He was even on the verge of tears.
“I... I didn’t expect the shelf to be so unstable. I really didn’t mean to.”
If he had known the shelf was unstable, he wouldn’t have dared to kick it.
But it was too late now; the sound had already been made.
The others also knew he didn’t do it on purpose, but now it wasn’t about intent anymore.
Ruan Qing’s beautiful eyes showed a hint of confusion.
Indeed, zombies were attracted by noise, but there were none nearby. Even if there were, they were few, and this group had guns, making it easy to deal with them.
So why show such fear?
The muscular man’s hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly as he lowered his voice and reassured, “It’s, it’s okay, it might not necessarily wake him up...”
However, before the muscular man could finish his sentence, the sound of a door opening upstairs was heard, followed by the sound of footsteps.
Someone was descending the stairs.
The footsteps were neither light nor heavy, but they sounded particularly clear in the night, carrying a hint of laziness.
The muscular man stiffened upon hearing the sound, the muscles on his face uncontrollably twitching for a moment, a trace of panic appearing in his eyes.
He instinctively shoved the entire cigarette into his mouth, including the lit end.
The others did the same.
After hearing the footsteps, their faces showed fear and apprehension. They immediately straightened their bodies, reaching out to adjust their clothes and appearance.
After ensuring that everything was in order, they put on the most standard smiles.
But even the most standard smile carried a hint of fear and awe.
The scarred man wiped the sweat off his forehead, his body trembling uncontrollably.
As for Xie Xuanlan, who had been absent-minded the whole time, his eyes sharpened instantly after the footsteps sounded.
His muscles tensed up, and he directly shielded Ruan Qing behind him.
Completely different from before, this was a posture ready for defense and combat.
Only Ruan Qing was confused, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Moments ago, Xie Xuanlan had shown no reaction to the mention of guns, but now he was reacting so strongly to just a set of footsteps?
It was as if the previous danger was merely child’s play, while the person coming down from upstairs posed an extreme threat.
Ruan Qing pursed his lips, and like the others, looked upstairs.
The person upstairs descended leisurely, appearing at the corner of the staircase in just a few seconds.
The feet and legs slowly revealed themselves, clad in slippers and pajama pants.
It should be a man.
When the man fully descended, Ruan Qing froze immediately, his delicate face showing astonishment.
Yan... Ci?
No, it wasn’t Yan Ci, Ruan Qing immediately denied.
It’s just that they looked somewhat similar.
Yan Ci, although a bit crazy, managed to suppress that craziness well. Unless he was fighting, one basically couldn’t tell it.
But the man in front of them was completely different. His visible madness made it clear at a glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.
Moreover, the man’s hair was longer than Yan Ci’s, and he was a bit shorter, probably only around 1.83 meters tall.
...Could they be twins?
It’s not entirely impossible.
After the man came down, he casually glanced at the people present.
When his gaze fell on the scarred man, he paused, then slowly walked over.
The scarred man’s eyes widened, the fear and dread in his eyes reaching their peak. His whole body went limp, as if he wanted to beg for mercy from the man in front of him.
But before the scarred man could say anything, the man reached out directly, covering the scarred man’s face with his hand.
Then, without waiting for the scarred man to speak, the man forcefully grabbed the scarred man’s head and slammed it hard against the nearby wall.
“Bang—!!”
Xie Xuanlan covered Ruan Qing’s eyes the moment the man acted.
But even just by listening to the sound, it was enough to make one feel a sense of fear.
The noise from hitting the wall was deafening. A head couldn’t possibly withstand the hardness of the wall. Ruan Qing even heard the sound of the skull cracking.
It was chilling.
After smashing, the man withdrew his hand, allowing the scarred man’s body to fall to the ground like garbage.
The bald guy immediately handed over a pack of tissues, his attitude extremely respectful.
There was not the slightest dissatisfaction because the scarred man had died.
The others were the same, as if their companion hadn’t just died.
The man took out two tissues and calmly wiped the bloodstains off his hands, his expression much brighter now.
It was as if all the displeasure at being awakened had been washed away by the blood.
However, when the man saw the young man with his eyes covered, his hand-wiping motion paused for a moment.
The next second, it returned to normal, and the man looked at Xie Xuanlan, his tone cheerful, “Oh, isn’t this Captain Xie? What? Are you here to arrest me again?”
Before Xie Xuanlan could reply, the man couldn’t help but laugh. “But it seems like there’s nowhere to detain me now.”
Xie Xuanlan’s heart sank slightly because this lunatic was being detained at headquarters.
And the fact that there was nowhere to detain this lunatic meant that headquarters had also fallen.
Xie Xuanlan lowered his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, “No.”
“Just a coincidence. We’ll leave right away.”
Xie Xuanlan finished speaking and pulled Ruan Qing to leave.
“Stop.” The man smiled and spoke.
Xie Xuanlan didn’t stop, pulling Ruan Qing to the glass door and crushing the iron chain locking the door with one hand.
Ruan Qing looked incredulously at the broken iron chain, his eyes widening directly.
Could humans do this?
This couldn’t be explained away by special training anymore.
Who could crush an iron chain with one hand?
Just as Xie Xuanlan pushed open the glass door, intending to directly pull Ruan Qing away, a gunshot sounded behind them.
A bullet flew directly towards Xie Xuanlan.
Xie Xuanlan instinctively pulled Ruan Qing to the side, dodging the bullet.
The bullet hit the glass door, shattering it instantly, and finally falling to the ground.
The man held a gun in one hand, ran his hand through his scattered hair with the other hand, then opened his mouth, revealing a malicious smile.
“Did I say you could leave?”
Xie Xuanlan hesitated slightly, his face slightly dark as he looked at the man. “What do you want?”
“Captain Xie, you can go,” the man smiled, the gun pointing at Xie Xuanlan moved from the other to Ruan Qing, “But him?”
“He can’t go.”
