Meeting in the Fitness Center

A group of civilians, did they get sharp knives and sticks?

In the past, it must have been visible everywhere. But nowadays, people have become smaller, and it's not so easy to make knives as sharp as before.

Just allowing iron to be heated to a high-temperature furnace fire that can be tempered is not something that ordinary people can withstand today.

So the weapons of these people holding simple knives and sticks are still a bit less threatening than mutated ants.

So Tom, who has been fighting ants since he became smaller, is much easier to deal with people who are faster, stronger, and have sharper weapons than ants.

I had long anticipated that the incoming party would be unfriendly, and there would inevitably be a conflict. Tom didn't wait for them to rush forward, so he forcefully grabbed the big man's hands in the middle and punched him straight to the ground.

Liu Lian belongs to the auxiliary positioning category in Tom's team and does not need to participate in combat. Ouyang Haotian is agile and takes on the task of protecting Liu Lian.

One of the five people brought by the skinny man collapsed, and the remaining four fell to the ground under Tom's punches.

"Pooh, really special code can't help but beat me up." Ouyang Haotian spat out his saliva, feeling a bit uncomfortable. "It's been a long time since I had a good fight, young master. An Shitou, you didn't even leave me a single one."

Tom hooked his fingers at the skinny man who was scared to the side and said, "Come here."

Liu Lian smiled and warned, "Don't think about running. Even mutated mice can't run away from him. If he attacks from behind, you will only suffer worse than them."

The skinny man was intimidated by Tom's skills and could only shrink his neck and come over pleading, "Big brother... don't... don't hit me."

Tom patted off the dust on his hand and said, "Tell me where this woman is."

"Big brother, I don't know."

Ouyang Haotian placed the photo in front of him and said, "I'll give you a chance to recognize it again. If you mistake it, don't blame my young master's fist."

Startled by Ouyang Haotian's surprise, the skinny man pretended to take a closer look and said, "I... I think I've seen it before."

"Take us there." Ouyang Haotian stuffed the photo back into his pocket. "If you have the courage, even if you lead us into your encirclement, I don't believe it. How many young and strong thugs can there be in this dilapidated abandoned resettlement area?"

Looking at the person lying on the ground, the skinny man swallowed his saliva and nodded, "Big brother, come with me."

A thin man led the way, and they passed through several rows of prefabricated houses before finally arriving at an inconspicuous tin house.

"Big brother... that woman... is right here."

Looking at an ordinary tin house with a large footprint, Liu Lian looked around and felt that the outline looked a bit familiar. "This... this appearance..."

Tom just glanced and saw, "There are traces of metal shaping in the tin house. It seems that the one who built this house is still the Awakened One."

"Metal shaping?" Ouyang Haotian was quite surprised. "Isn't it true that only six of them have this ability after searching for refuge? And where did they get the crystal?"

Tom pulled the skinny guy over to the door and said, "Knock on the door."

The skinny guy had just wanted to run, but he didn't dare to run. Now he was pulled to the door and was in a difficult situation. However, when he turned around and saw Ouyang Haotian's fierce appearance, he could only grit his head and knock on the door.

The door quickly opened, and a bald middle-aged man glared at him with anger. The skinny man quickly said, "Brother Yacheng, there are several strong men here who are looking for Sister Ni."

Yacheng said with a cold snort, "Sister Ni sisters doesn't see any guests" and was about to close the door. Ouyang Hao, who had been expecting, quickly pulled the door frame and wouldn't let him close it.

"We have met Ni Peiyun before, and this time we came to ask her for some advice. Please be accommodating," he said as he stuffed out two contribution tickets, only to be slapped open by Yacheng.

"If you say 'no see', it means' no see '."

Ouyang Haotian just didn't let go and glared, "If you don't see us, we'll break through! If you come all this way, without any explanation, we won't leave."

"How dare you!"

"Do you think we dare?"

Tom walked over and patted Ouyang Haotian's shoulder, gesturing for him not to get excited. Then he said, "I heard Miss Yang say that Sister Ni once made a pendant, which is something very important to me. I want to ask her if she knows roughly where that person is."

Many of the people who were rescued into shelters have experienced the storms outside, and even many have family and friends who have not been able to reunite. Upon hearing Tom's words, Acheng immediately empathized and said, "What if you know?"

"Go find her, protect her," Tom answered firmly.

"It seems that you have also been wandering outside before. The people and events before the disaster are different after it happened. Even if she is still alive, everyone has become so small, how can you find her?"

Tom said firmly, "As long as you are willing to search, there will always be an opportunity. If you don't search, there will never be a chance."

"What if they have already died? Survival of the fittest, many people die before they have completely grown smaller."

"You always have to look for it before you can justify yourself."

Looking at Tom's firm gaze, Bald Yacheng sighed and opened the door, "Please follow me."

"Thank you, sir," Tom said and followed up.

The three of them followed their bald heads and walked inside. As soon as they entered, there was a hall where several men were holding iron objects to exercise. This gave Tom and others an illusion that they had arrived at a gym.

The wall is covered with various paintings and many slogans.

"The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest"

"If you don't work hard today, you will be eliminated tomorrow."

"Confess your sins and reflect on yourself."

"Natural selection makes the fittest survive."

"Glory with the environment, spend time with the earth."

Tom frowned and had a bad feeling.

Following Yacheng's guidance, they arrived at a single room behind the hall. There are actually three women doing yoga in the room. Yes, Tom confirmed that they are actually doing yoga.

"Um... opening a gym in this rundown place?" Liu Liantian couldn't help but whisper, "Isn't this a gym where wealthy people go to the countryside?"

Ouyang Haotian pointed to one of the women and said, "That Ni Peiyun owes a lot of debt, so he's not considered a wealthy person."

Tom gave the two of them a glare, gesturing that they should not speak.

Yacheng walked over and whispered to Ni Peiyun. Ni Peiyun glanced at Tom, thought for a moment, and then nodded and got up to go to the next room.

Following Yacheng's instructions, Tom followed into the room, while Ouyang Haotian and Liu Lian were stopped outside.

"Ni Jie... hello." Tom had long imagined what to say when he met Ni Peiyun. "My name is Tom."

"Indeed, it's you." Ni Peiyun was dressed in loose clothes, but at his early fifties, he didn't look old. Even younger than when Tom saw her before. Moreover, the image of a nagging nanny in the past is very different from that of a wealthy woman now. Tom thinks this is probably related to her recent improvement in living conditions.

Ni Peiyun wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel and said, "I pretended to be an electrician and came in sneakily. I knew there was a problem."

Tom smiled and said, "At that time, I wanted to ask Miss Yang about something, but I couldn't see her. I had no choice but to disguise myself as an electrician and go in. I also have to thank you, big sister, for being generous and not exposing me."

Ni Peiyun continued to wipe his sweat and said, "Tell me what you're looking for."

Tom repeated what he had just said to Yacheng, explaining his urgent desire to know the origin of that pendant.

Ni Peiyun finished wiping his sweat, picked up a nearby water bottle to drink water, and left Tom, who had finished speaking, aside.

Tom is not impatient either, he stands still and remains silent.

She put down her water glass and said leisurely, "I forgot, please go back."

So, after all the hard work, did you get this sentence?

Tom couldn't accept it a bit, "Sister Ni, please tell me. That pendant belongs to my sister, and I want to know her whereabouts. Even if it's your last contact with her, it's okay."

Ni Peiyun carefully looked at Tom's face and said, "Sister? Let's go, even your mother is useless. Before the disaster, as the CEO of a large corporation, I was very busy every day. I have long forgotten where this thing came from. If it weren't for looking at the pendant metal being hard enough to withstand mosquito bites on the car, who would have carried it?"

"Really?"

Ni Peiyun smiled and said, "I forgot."

Forgetting this excuse, Yang Caishan had mentioned it before, but it turned out to be just an excuse. Now that Ni Peiyun has also taken it out, Tom has no choice. After all, the other party has no obligation to answer his questions, and it's not like the group of men who just came up and started fighting. He would never have been able to arrest Ni Peiyun and torture him severely to extract a confession.

He could only sigh and say, "Okay, if you remember, please let me know and I will definitely thank you. By the way, I heard that Zhang Chengjiang is looking for you. If you moved to avoid him, I suggest you leave here now to avoid the limelight."

"Zhang Chengjiang?" Ni Peiyun furrowed his brows, pondered for a moment, and then smiled. "I know, thank you, young man."

"Then I won't disturb you."

Tom stood up to bid farewell and walked straight out of the room to meet Ouyang Haotian, who was waiting outside.

"How's it going?"

"Go out first," Tom said, "she forgot."

"Excuse me!" Ouyang Hao turned around angrily, "I'm his mother..." But Tom grabbed him and dragged him out.

"Don't make a fuss, otherwise she'll just give us a fake address. It's us who are busy in vain. Let's go first, I'll come back later."

"But..."

Liu Lian worried and said, "But Zhang Chengjiang is going to find her."

"I know, I'll hide and crouch here later, see where she's going, and look for her later. Let's go now."

The three of them stepped out of the tin house, and Liu Lian suddenly said, "I know what this house looks like."

"It's a gym," Ouyang Haotian said angrily. "Damn it, before the disaster, I lived a fresh life as a petty bourgeoisie. Now, after the disaster, I just paid off my gambling debt and have returned to my dream of living as a petty bourgeoisie. Stupid, bah!"

"No, it's the church." Liu Lian stopped and turned to point to the tin house. "What do you think of the slogan inside, Tom?"

"Natural selection?" Tom immediately replied, "Darwin."

"That's right, they're exercising, isn't it just like Darwin's slogan on the wall, 'survival of the fittest'?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Haotian broke out in a cold sweat and said, "The Darwin Order? No wonder that female gambler was able to pay off her debt so quickly!"