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Mighty Bull led the way, followed closely by Mouse, with Brother Hai in the middle and Bitter Melon bringing up the rear. The four of them entered the residential building in a line.
As they moved forward, Brother Hai suddenly recalled that he had been to this building before and said to Mouse, who was walking ahead of him, "Isn't it here that Strongzi died?"
Mouse nodded, "It seems like he died here, but I can't remember clearly!"
Brother Hai spat quietly, "What a damn misfortune!"
Mouse chuckled, "People die every day; there's no place without some dead. This isn't misfortune!"
Brother Hai pulled out a Type 92 pistol from his lower back, holding it in his left hand, clearly indicating that he was left-handed.
The first floor was extremely damp, and upon entering, they found nothing but dust from the walls on their noses.
At that moment, Mouse, who was ahead of Brother Hai, remarked, "Why didn't those people leave? Staying in this building is like catching fish in a barrel."
Brother Hai turned to look at Bitter Melon. "He said those people didn't leave; I don't know the reason!"
Bitter Melon remained silent, only looking up as if familiarizing himself with the layout of the place.
Mouse laughed and said, "Others say there's tension between you and me, but that's about the situation, not us personally. If we come up empty this time, don't blame me, brother!"
Brother Hai truly didn't trust Mouse. If it weren't for Bitter Melon's certainty that those people were still in the building, he would never have come up here. Who knew what might happen while staying with Mouse?
One must always be cautious; this had been Brother Hai's secret to surviving in the world. He understood Mouse well—though he always wore a smile, he could be ruthless when it came to action.
Brother Hai smiled and said, "No need for such words; we are brothers. Taking on this mission together means we are brothers for life. Besides, this task was assigned by Host; do you think I would dare play any tricks?"
Mouse repeatedly agreed, "Brother Hai is right! No grudges between brothers! No grudges!"
Brother Hai secretly laughed to himself, "This guy has some nerve saying that!"
However, he didn't show it on his face and simply said, "We both know how dangerous that Black-Furred Giant Spider is. I don't know how many brothers have fallen at its hands. Anyone who can take down that big spider must be extraordinary; I'm afraid that with just the four of us, we might not have the upper hand!"
The Rat laughed and said, "I've already observed the location of the Culvert. There are no gun marks around, so they must be using cold weapons. With guns in our hands, why should we be afraid of them? When the time comes, we'll shoot the old master dead; even a deity can't withstand that!"
Brother Hai still advised, "Better to be cautious!"
When they reached the second floor, they found a house with its door wide open, and a terrible stench emanated from inside.
Mighty Bull leaned in first, looked around, and then said, "There's no one inside!"
Brother Hai also pinched his nose and stepped in. At first glance, he saw a disheveled corpse lying on the ground. "It's Strongzi!"
Brother Hai recognized the identity of the person from the clothing on the corpse and said, "Damn it, let's hurry up and leave!"
The Rat saw the body on the ground but showed no change in expression, as if this corpse had nothing to do with him at all.
After leaving the second floor, they continued searching upward. Without exception, all the doors of the rooms were wide open, and there was not a single person inside!
At this moment, Brother Hai felt a bit suspicious and immediately asked, "Bitter Melon, what's going on now?"
Bitter Melon replied, "Those three people are definitely in this building; they haven't escaped!"
At this time, the Rat pointed to the rooftop above. "There's still one place we haven't checked, and the most likely place is up there!"
Mighty Bull was a strong man with a large build, resembling an old yellow bull. The staircase leading to the rooftop was somewhat narrow, which restricted his movement.
The Rat followed behind and noticed Mighty Bull's speed slowing down. He said, "Haven't you eaten?"
Mighty Bull smiled wryly. "This corridor is a bit narrow; my size isn't suited for it!"
The Rat muttered to himself and said, "I'll go ahead!"
Brother Hai didn't notice anything amiss and continued to follow Mighty Bull at the back.
After taking two steps forward, the Rat reached the iron door at the rooftop but found that it was locked from behind with a chain.
The Rat lowered his head and saw that the originally rusted iron door had signs of peeling rust, and he said, "They are indeed up there!"
Brother Hai walked behind the Rat and immediately shouted, "There are only two adults. Although they managed to take down that big spider, they are clearly hiding from us now. If they are hiding, their strength is weakened. If we can rush over, we will definitely gain something!"
The Rat nodded and immediately drew his Type 92 pistol, firing several shots at the iron door!
Just as the gunfire rang out, a sound of glass breaking suddenly echoed from outside.
Amidst the gunfire, the four people did not notice the noise outside.
Seeing that the Rat's gunshots were ineffective, Brother Hai turned to Mighty Bull, who was at the back, and said, "Find something to break this door down! Even if we have to smash it, we need to get through!"
Mighty Bull looked around and found a fire extinguisher that had been sitting in the hallway for who knows how many years. Ignoring the cobwebs covering it, he picked it up and said to Brother Hai, "I'm on it!"
Though Mighty Bull was somewhat large in stature, after exerting some strength, he managed to get close enough and began smashing the door with the fire extinguisher. After a few loud bangs, he finally created a hole!
Through the hole in the door, the Rat reached in and unfastened the iron chain that was wrapped around it. Then the iron door creaked open!
On the rooftop, the wind was quite strong. However, after Brother Hai and the others went up, they found that there was no one there—not even a feather!
Brother Hai was astonished. "What’s going on?"
The Rat's beady eyes scanned around in confusion until he spotted a bed sheet twisted like a rope on a water pipe to the east!
"There!" The Rat pointed at the location of the water pipe and whispered urgently, "They must have gone down that way!"
Brother Hai thought to himself that this was bad; their vehicle was still downstairs. They might have had it stolen by their opponents!
At that moment, Bitter Melon wasted no time and immediately ran downstairs. Just as Brother Hai was about to follow him down, the Rat said, "Brother Hai, come look! This rope is suspicious!"
Brother Hai leaned over and asked, "How many floors does this rope reach?"
The Rat's expression changed when he saw that Brother Hai did not approach closely. He raised his pistol in hand and pointed downward while feigning confusion. "There’s a child on that rope!"
Brother Hai heard this and immediately moved to the edge of the building, then bent down to look. He saw that the rope was only two meters away, and reaching the fifth-floor window was quite a challenge. Most importantly, there was no child on the rope at all!
Brother Hai turned back to look at Rat, who smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you; I just wanted to kill you!"
Suddenly, Brother Hai felt a loud thud in his head. His gaze shifted, and he saw Mighty Bull, who was as strong as an ox, holding a bright red Fire Extinguisher!
"You! You guys..." Brother Hai felt a sweetness in his mouth and immediately became dizzy. In an instant, he felt a powerful kick hit him, sending him flying out and straight down!
At free-fall speed from the height of five floors, for Brother Hai, it was only three seconds. After three seconds, he crashed onto the ground with a loud thud. Although it was unclear from above, there was no doubt that he would die!
Looking at Brother Hai falling to the ground, Rat laughed and said, "It was that easy to take you out; I thought it would take some effort!"
Holding the Fire Extinguisher, Mighty Bull said, "How are we going to explain this to the Host?"
Rat replied with a smile, "We are doing things according to what the big brother instructed. As for Second Brother's situation, that's not our concern. However, it's necessary to have a good excuse! After all, only the big brother can slap Second Brother's face; we can't do that!"
Mighty Bull still asked, "So what do we say?"
Rat smiled and said, "Just say we encountered strong outsiders and had to retreat. As for Brother Hai, unfortunately, he died without us even being able to retrieve his body!"
Mighty Bull looked at the two-meter-long rope and said, "Those people are probably on the fifth floor; shouldn't we chase them?"
Rat shook his head. "It's better to leave some trouble behind; those Hosts should experience what it's like to face strong enemies!"
Mighty Bull didn't understand Rat's intention but dared not ask further; otherwise, he would truly be the dumbest person in the world.
Rat told Mighty Bull, "Use that thing in your hand and break my arm!"
Mighty Bull was startled. "Why?"
Rat shook his head. "Just break it when I tell you to; why so many questions?"
Mighty Bull was confused but used all his strength to smash down. Rat grimaced in pain as it hurt immensely.
In the corridor, Rat dragged his drooping left arm and lightly coughed as he passed by the rooms on the fifth floor. "Mighty Bull, how long has it been since we escaped from prison?"
Mighty Bull replied, "We escaped on the day of the apocalypse, so it's been over half a month now!"
Rat nodded, "I almost forgot until you reminded me. It's been quite a while; the feeling of regaining freedom is really nice!"
As they spoke, the two had already gone downstairs, where Bitter Melon was waiting in the car. Upon seeing Rat and Mighty Bull, he said, "They didn't come down!"
Rat nodded, "It's all over now. Brother Hai is dead, and my arm is broken. We should be able to report back!"
Bitter Melon remained expressionless, while Rat continued, "You drive! From now on, this car belongs to you!"
Bitter Melon accepted without hesitation and immediately took the driver's seat, while Rat sat in the passenger seat.
With a thud, the somewhat old Honda CRV started up and disappeared down the road.
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