177 It’s My Duty to Protect You
The survivors shouted one after another as they slowly approached Du Yue and the others. Almost everyone’s face was filled with resentment and unwillingness. Their eyes were equally gloomy, which made them look very terrifying. Du Yue turned her head to look at Lu Lin and lowered her voice. “It’s useless to negotiate with them. If you don’t take tough measures immediately, only your own people will be injured in the end.”
Du Yue knew better than anyone else what life in the city was like after the apocalypse. These people were no longer rational. If the other party were to suppress them now, the consequences would be unimaginable. After hearing Du Yue’s advice, Lu Lin immediately raised his gun. “Stop! No one is allowed to take another step forward. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
However, Lu Lin’s words did not have any effect. Those people did not seem to hear him and continued to approach them. The six people who had been wolfing down their food finally swallowed everything and looked up. “Food! Where’s the food? Hurry up and give us the food!”
“If you don’t want to go to the base with us, we can also leave you some food and water. But if you rob us, then things will change! In the end, you’ll only gain nothing!”
“Stop standing here and talking! Look at you, all of you are so meaty. You must have been living a good life in the base, right? But what about us? We won’t have another meal after this! If we don’t give it our all, no one will pity us!
“Not only do you have good food and clothes, but you also have such beautiful women by your sides. The people in your base are living like gods! Hurry up and hand over all the food and water. And leave ten cars for us too. We also want this woman! As long as you’re obedient, we’ll let you go!”
At the end of his sentence, the man even laughed maliciously. His laughter was wretched, and it made people uncomfortable. Du Yue looked over expressionlessly. Just as she was about to pull the trigger, she saw the smile on the man’s face freeze, and his body fell straight down.
Du Yue did not even need to look to know that He Xing was the one who did it. He Xing walked quickly to Du Yue’s side and blocked her from all the malicious gazes. “I’ll give you three seconds. Retreat three meters away immediately.”
“Three—”
“You dare to kill people in broad daylight!”
“Two!”
“Don’t be afraid of him. We have so many people, but they only have a few! He’s definitely trying to scare us!”
“One!”
“Everyone, let’s attack together. I don’t believe that he can defeat all of us by himself.”
Bang! The last person to speak was shot in the knee by He Xing, and he immediately knelt on the ground. Du Yue saw it clearly. The bullet grazed the man’s knee. Although he was bleeding and injured, the wound was not serious and would not cause any disability. Although He Xing did not kill anyone, he was still a very powerful deterrent.
The people who had been clamoring to charge forward all stopped in their tracks and looked at He Xing again with fear and timidity. He Xing’s right hand moved up slightly and pointed the gun at the leader of the survivors. “I’ll say it one last time. Everyone, step back three meters, put your hands behind your head, and squat down. If any of you don’t want your legs anymore, then try approaching us!”
Everyone at the scene had witnessed how decisive He Xing was when he said he would shoot, and they were frightened by the coldness in his eyes. Although their current life was full of difficulties and dangers, it was better to live than to die. No one really wanted to die.
After everyone had retreated three meters away, He Xing turned to look at Lu Lin. “I know you have your principles, but principles are dead while people are alive. If you encounter such a situation next time, you’ll be bullied to death if you’re not decisive and we aren’t here to help. Do you understand?”
Lu Lin knew that what he said made sense and nodded his head in shame. “I understand. Thank you.” The three men who were knocked out were carried onto a pickup truck. They had only suffered some superficial wounds and would probably wake up soon. Having just experienced such a thing, the remaining 12 people, including Lu Lin, did not dare to split up again.
After all, there were more than a hundred people squatting beside the ruins. If they were not strictly guarded, they might cause trouble again. Du Yue and He Xing did not return to their car either. The two of them leaned against the car door and chatted. “I was just about to shoot, but you beat me to it.”
He Xing smiled at her. “Of course, I’m faster than you! As a man, it’s only right and proper to protect my woman!”