Luo Xiaole was only stunned for a moment.
Why was Wang Hao here?
Then, with some reluctance, she tapped the windowsill.
To let that group of wicked people escape!
Seeing her reaction, Zhou Shoushan also walked to the windowsill.
"What, is it someone you know?" Zhou Shoushan had indeed noticed Luo Xiaole's gaze just now.
He hit the nail on the head.
Luo Xiaole nodded with a heavy heart, "He was my former companion... he betrayed me, and I haven't settled scores with him yet."
Zhou Shoushan silently watched the retreating backs of the escaping vehicles.
He memorized the somewhat damaged license plate number.
"I'll check the background of those people when I get back," Zhou Shoushan frowned.
"They should be from the Azure Dragon Gang," Luo Xiaole's eyes held anger, "The person I know, Wang Hao, was captured by the Azure Dragon Gang before and disappeared. Now he's here living well, it seems he's joined them.
This style... also fits the Azure Dragon Gang's style..." She pursed her lips, remembering the young lady she almost saved in the residential complex, wondering if she was okay now.
"Young friend Luo, leave this matter to me, and I will give you justice," Zhou Shoushan's eyes were deep as he watched them flee towards the Luocheng Base.
Such a group of people must not be allowed to live in Luocheng Base!
Luo Xiaole nodded with some relief.
With Zhou Shoushan keeping an eye on Wang Hao and his group, their chances of doing evil would be significantly reduced!
A cold wind suddenly blew in, and Luo Xiaole quickly closed the window.
She pulled a thick quilt from the side and went to cover the girl with it.
The girl seemed to realize she had been saved, and suddenly hugged Luo Xiaole, breaking into heart-wrenching sobs.
Her shoulders heaved with her crying, making her look pitiful...
"It's okay, it's okay," Luo Xiaole didn't know what to say, so she could only pat her shoulder through the quilt, trying to comfort her.
Mo Chen, however, walked over with a heavy expression.
"Upstairs..." he uttered the two words with difficulty, his deep obsidian-like eyes hiding a certain anger.
This was the first time Luo Xiaole had seen Mo Chen like this.
She patted the girl and got up, following Mo Chen upstairs.
As soon as they opened the door, a rusty smell of blood assaulted their senses.
In the room were several girls in the prime of their youth, all scantily clad, even chained like dogs, confined in the room, having to relieve themselves in their own small spaces...
Beside them, a wooden frame was hung, and on it was a girl covered in whip marks...
The girl was nailed to the wooden frame like on a large cross, her eyes wide open and lifeless, exuding a strong stench of decay...
The smell of blood and rot had come from here...
Her existence seemed to be a warning to the other girls: disobey, and you will end up like this...
Luo Xiaole's grip on the hilt of her knife tightened frantically, her fingernails digging into her flesh.
Her eyes were already red.
Just because these girls were young and seemed weak and easy to bully, they had to become playthings for men even in the apocalypse?
She truly hated this world where the strong preyed on the weak!
When the girls first saw someone enter, they instinctively huddled closer to their chains, fearfully shielding their chests with their hands and burying their heads in their arms.
But after a long time, there was no movement.
They timidly looked up and realized that the person who opened the door this time was actually a girl even thinner than them.
It wasn't those men?
Where did those men go? Was this girl also lured in by them?
The girl at the door had ankles as thin as candles, as if they would snap with a twist, appearing utterly incapable of any strength...
"Quick!" one of the girls snapped back to reality, her voice choked with tears, "Hide behind us, they'll be here soon!" Her eyes were filled with terror.
Luo Xiaole's tears fell uncontrollably...
Even in this situation, they still wanted to protect her...
She choked back a sob and spoke quickly, "They won't be coming."
"Don't be afraid, you are safe now."
The other girls looked up in disbelief, and only when they saw Luo Xiaole extending her hand to them, her black pearl-like eyes shining in the darkness, illuminating the entire room.
Luo Xiaole stepped forward, her wrist flicked, and a small knife reinforced by [Peerless Blade] appeared in her hand.
She held the small knife and walked past each girl.
The tip of the knife gently nicked the chains, and they fell off one by one.
Mo Chen had already turned around.
Luo Xiaole led the other girls out of the pitch-black room...
And let them go to another room to change clothes.
Mo Chen, standing beside her, silently walked over and gently patted her shoulder, as if silently conveying that he was there and would not let her be bullied.
Luo Xiaole nodded with some dejection. She couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if she hadn't had the system, weapons, or friends like these...
Even if she had miraculously escaped the zombies, might she have suffered the same fate...
She shivered.
The wickedness of humanity was far more frenzied than that of zombies.
...
Luo Xiaole and Mo Chen returned to the second floor and explained the general situation to Zhou Shoushan.
Zhou Shoushan's brow furrowed tighter.
Such a tragedy had occurred not far from Luocheng Base.
The guards of Luocheng Base sent fully armed patrols to the surrounding areas every day.
On one hand, to clear out any remaining zombies and expand the safe zone.
On the other hand, to search for arriving survivors and safely bring them into Luocheng Base.
Judging by last night's scene, this group had likely been causing trouble in this small villa cluster for more than a day or two.
This area should have been within the patrol range of the guards, yet they hadn't noticed anything?
Zhou Shoushan narrowed his eyes. If not for this outing, he wouldn't have known that such atrocities were being committed right under his nose...
It seemed that the order needed to be properly straightened out.
"Commander?" Luo Xiaole called out softly, "What about these girls..."
She couldn't accommodate these girls by herself. To ensure they had a better life afterward, she still needed Zhou Shoushan's help.
"Don't worry, young friend, I won't abandon them. However, our current vehicles cannot accommodate all of them.
Moreover, they are severely weakened and should need some time to recover. Let's clear this place out first and let them stay here temporarily. As soon as we return to the base, I will immediately arrange for people to pick them up and settle their future lives."
There was a hint of determination in Zhou Shoushan's eyes.
Luo Xiaole nodded.
They were all injured, and even moving was a problem, let alone traveling.
Not to mention the psychological trauma that needed time to heal.
There was nothing else they could do for now.
She planned to set off tomorrow and send Zhou Shoushan back to the base.
While the girls were changing clothes, Luo Xiaole searched the other parts of the villa inside and out.
She found quite a few items that could be used for reinforcement.
[85 weapons have been reinforced, costing 17000 shop coins. Balance: 127635 shop coins]
She quickly reinforced items while discarding those that couldn't be reinforced in time into a small backpack, planning to continue reinforcing them whenever she had time.
She would soon be entering the base and wanted to collect more weapons for self-defense and trade.
More importantly, she wanted to provide a guarantee for the girls here.
...
In the farmhouse courtyard.
After Luo Shu and the others finished chatting with the people from the previous residential complex in the courtyard, they found empty rooms and prepared to spend the night there.
Zhu Hui stood outside Luo Shu's door.
She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with struggle and unwillingness.
Earlier, she had overheard Qin Mingyang and Chen Xiaolin's conversation, which was filled with interest in Luo Xiaole and that weapon mogul.
She truly couldn't understand why, despite her efforts to get close to him, his gaze was never on her.
And now, she was even being sent to inquire about Luo Xiaole again?
"It's okay..." she took a deep breath, "As long as I work hard enough in the future, I'm sure I'll be able to catch his eye..."
"Knock, knock, knock."
The door was suddenly knocked.
When Luo Shu opened the door, Zhu Hui was standing there.
"Luo Shu, you're not asleep yet?" Zhu Hui put on a very familiar air with Luo Shu and pushed the door open.
Luo Shu, however, exchanged a glance with Zhou Xiaojun, looking utterly bewildered.
What wind had blown her here again?