"Did you encounter robbers last night?"
Ye Fu was silent for a few seconds before nodding.
"I don't mean anything else. Fighting back when encountering robbers is self-protection. Moreover, things are different now. I just want to remind you to be careful. Building C next door was robbed the night before yesterday. Many people are dead. The robbers killed people and robbed their belongings. They also threatened the community with a loudspeaker and said they would come every other day. If nothing unexpected happens, they will come again tonight. You should stay at home for the time being."
Ye Fu looked at Officer Song. It was surprising that he came to remind her at this time.
Ye Fu never owed favors to anyone. He went back to the house, got out a bag and handed it to Officer Song. The plastic bag was still stained with blood. This was the spoils taken back from the robbers' speedboat last night. Officer Song took it and opened it, and found two large cabbages inside.
"You don't have to give me this. I'm reminding you that this is not what I want."
"I know. Just treat it as a give and take."
Officer Song wanted to laugh. Is this what it means to have a give-and-take relationship?
"Okay, I'll take it. How's the situation outside?"
"There are many dead bodies in the puddles in the streets and alleys. The water level is rising very quickly. And..." Ye Fu paused and continued, "Let's stock up more goods during this period. The heavy rain continues. What if the reservoir bursts its banks?"
Ye Fu stopped talking, and Officer Song's face changed. Thinking of the reservoir bursting, his eyes were blank and terrified.
He gave Ye Fu a few more instructions and went back upstairs. Seeing his hurried back, Ye Fu sighed.
Humans are so insignificant in front of nature.
But human beings are very resilient. Even when natural disasters come one after another, there are always people who survive tenaciously and hard.
After Ye Fu returned to the house, he sorted out the spoils from last night and found that there were quite a lot of things. After sorting them out, he put them all into the space. This trip was fruitful and Ye Fu was very satisfied.
After finishing lunch, Ye Fu opened the curtains and observed the situation outside. Seeing the bodies floating on the water surface of the community, Ye Fu frowned. Are these robbers really just ordinary robbers?
In the afternoon, Officer Song and several neighbors installed another security door on the fourth floor. During this time, Ye Fu went out to clean the things on the door and unexpectedly heard several people downstairs talking about her.
"She was just a little girl, but she went out for a day and two nights and brought back supplies. Maybe she did something shameful."
"Who knows, but she's really brave. When I saw her come back last night, her protective suit was covered in blood. I tell you, she might have gone to rob someone."
"I said she was not a good person. Anyone who stayed with her was successful. She even chopped off one of Ren Wu's hands. She was so cruel."
"It would have been better if she died outside. The Ren family used an axe to chop at the door yesterday morning, but they couldn't damage it. The quality is really good. Her house looks very safe."
"If she dies, who will we turn to for medical treatment? Don't say it, lest anyone hear you."
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In the afternoon, Qiu Lan came up. She caught a cold and her condition was quite serious. Fortunately, she bought a lot of medicine when she went to Dashun Shopping Mall.
"Ye Fu, luckily you're back safely. Why were you out for so long? Everyone said you wouldn't come back. To vent their anger, the Ren family used knives and axes to chop down your door. Fortunately, the door wasn't damaged."
Seeing that she looked weak, Ye Fu advised her to go home and rest first.
"I'm fine. I mainly came to tell you that robbers came to the community to rob the night before last. They also said that they would come again tonight. You should not go out today. No, don't go out for the next few days. I tell you, many people died in the building next door. Men were killed, and women..." As Qiu Lan was speaking, her emotions suddenly collapsed.
"How could it become like this, Ye Fu, is there still hope for us? I'm so scared, I'm so scared of death."
Who isn't afraid of death?
"Qiu Lan, if those people come, fight back. Don't be afraid. Think about your family. You can only protect them if you are alive."
Qiu Lan stared at Ye Fu blankly, "I don't dare."
"It's normal. We were born in a civilized era and received normal education. We don't even dare to kill fish and chickens, let alone fight back against those demons. But you are afraid that they will not be merciful to you. If you die, do you think your grandparents and parents can live on?"
Qiu Lan's eyes gradually became firm. She studied law and she respected the law, but she was not a fool. She knew that staying alive was the most important thing.
"Ye Fu, thank you, you are more insightful than me."
Ye Fu shook his head. "Our situations are different. You have more concerns and things to consider. Okay, go back and have some sleep, so you can get enough energy to prepare for the battle."
After Qiu Lan went back, Ye Fu looked at the door of his house, went back to the house, took out more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs, and mixed a pot of poison.
After boiling for three hours, Ye Fu sent some to Officer Song's home and Qiu Lan's home, and poured the rest into a spray bottle.
As night fell, the entire neighborhood fell into an eerie silence. Ye Fu, neatly dressed, stood in front of the window, took out a telescope and looked downstairs.
At eleven o'clock, it was quiet outside and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Tonight's heavy rain was mixed with hail, and the sound of hail falling on the glass made people feel uneasy.
Ye Fu did not let his guard down. At twelve o'clock, a drop of water hit the glass. When Ye Fu heard the sound, his heart sank. They were coming, and there were quite a few of them.
Ye Fu heard a scream. The glass on the balcony of the building in front was smashed by them. Those people laughed wantonly. Ye Fu's hands were shaking and the veins on his wrists were bulging.
She heard the security door downstairs being shaken and they were armed with axes and saws in addition to knives.
A long time ago, Ye Fu's dream was to become an excellent doctor like his parents, picking up a knife just to save lives.
And today, in order to protect herself, she picked up this knife to kill people, to kill those demons who had lost their humanity.
Kill them so you can survive.
Ye Fu told himself again and again that this was to eliminate harm for the people, so there was no need to be afraid, to be soft-hearted, and to hesitate.
With a loud "clang", the security door on the fourth floor was removed. The sounds of their hideous laughter spread throughout the whole building. The axes hit the door, torturing everyone like a death warrant.
"Please, let us go. I have nothing at home. Don't kill us. Don't kill us."
"Isn't this bag of rice a good thing? Dishonest old thing, I'll use your house as an appetizer tonight. Brothers, kill the men, and the women, hehe..."
"No, please let us go."
"Get lost! It's your honor that we from Longhu Hall are visiting your house tonight, but you still don't know how to appreciate it." After one slash of the knife, the old man stared with his eyes wide open and refused to close.
A burly man dragged the young woman into the bedroom, and the others grinned and began to sweep the supplies in the room.