The short man spoke faster and faster, and his words became more incoherent. Seeing that the other party was showing signs of collapse, Xu Renjie withdrew his machete, leaned over and patted the short man who was still chattering, and comforted him lightly.

: "Okay, young man, calm down, the situation is not as bad as you think!"

The short man repeated as before: "Brother, I really didn't mean it! I was really forced! Don't arrest me!"

"Okay! I'm not here to arrest you. Now, I'm asking you, is the guy you killed the same as this beast?"

For a moment, the short man was obviously a little surprised that Xu Renjie called the dead body on the ground a beast, but he still nodded honestly and said "Yes!"

"Yes, yes, brother, I killed the same monsters as it! They are devils, they eat people, they..."

Sure enough, Xu Renjie, who got the answer he wanted, basically understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.

Unsurprisingly, the short man must have been forced to kill some infected and mutated zombies during the crisis in order to survive. However, because the place was destroyed by fire, and the location was relatively remote, he had no information and had no idea what was happening now.

The world has fallen into doomsday.

The short man probably thought that he was killing normal humans, so he always hid in this deserted town. But today, when he saw a stranger, his instinct was to run away.

Especially after hearing about Xu Renjie's military identity, he showed an expression of nervousness and shock.

Knowing the reason, Lao Xu felt that it was necessary to explain the situation to the other party. Otherwise, in such a harsh apocalyptic environment, it would be a bit cruel to have to live with such unwarranted guilt.

So he simply sat down with his legs crossed and his knees bent, and patiently gave a popular science lecture to the short man.

Five minutes later, after listening to Xu Renjie's concise and concise summary, the thin man couldn't help but sigh. He obviously couldn't believe what Xu Renjie said, and immediately asked noncommittally: "So... I didn't kill him."

Wrong person, you... you won't arrest me?"

"Haha. That's of course!" Smiling, Xu Renjie tried his best to look as kind as possible: "I have just said that these people have been infected by the virus, they are not human beings! And not only did you kill wrongly, but you also

Good kill! Okay, it’s not very safe here, you come with me, let’s go out.”

He reached out and pulled the limp short man up, but the latter initially refused. However, considering the comparison of strength between the two parties and the kindness of the other party just now, the short man gave up the idea of ​​​​escape again.

At the same time, on the other side, Tang Xiaoquan and Wang Qiang, who had run down from the small building, were gathering together with Hu Xiaodong and Wei Dazhuang, who were chasing their target.

Yes, given that things happened so fast, although Tang, Wang, Hu, and Wei all responded appropriately at the first opportunity.

But there was still no sign of Xu Renjie. This made the four of them feel extremely anxious.

After all, in this weird town, the appearance of the short man is an anomaly in itself.

Although he is a human being and a survivor, in the apocalypse, people's hearts are unpredictable. In many cases, humans themselves are actually more terrifying than zombies.

Because, after all, zombies are just brainless beasts, driven by viruses to be bloodthirsty and violent.

But human beings are different. The reason why human beings can stand at the top of the food chain on earth is not only because of their extraordinary wisdom, but also because there is a devil lurking deep in everyone's heart.

And this suppressed devil only needs to be given the right soil, and he will burst out.

No one knows whether the short man has been possessed by the "devil". Tang Xiaoquan and others cannot predict whether something unexpected happened to Lao Xu.

The four of them anxiously searched around with weapons in hand, but facing a small town connected in all directions, it was not easy for them to find Xu Renjie alone.

Tang Xiaoquan looked at the situation around him, decided to temporarily stop his mindless search, and turned to Hu Xiaodong who was not far away: "Brother Hu, give me that guy's backpack!"

After receiving the backpack handed over by Hu Xiaodong, Tang Xiaoquan opened the zipper, then regardless of the situation, turned the bag upside down and dumped all the contents on the ground.

For a moment, all kinds of messy debris fell to the ground like raindrops. Wang Qiang, who was looking at it, said helplessly:

"I'll go! This guy is a rag picker. Why does he put everything in his bag!"

Just as Wang Qiang lamented, the things in the backpack that the thin man discarded were really complicated, including everything for food, clothing, and transportation.

However, through these seemingly useless materials, Tang Xiaoquan came to some conclusions:

First of all, this guy must have a base nearby, because judging from the supplies in his bag, it is obvious that he does not have the ability to travel long distances.

Secondly, the messy supplies in the bag also showed that the short man was probably a scavenger. In other words, he did not have the ability to set up traps to attack his own side.

After all, if he was really a gangster like Dai Sha, there would be no need to carry such a shabby bag and carry such shabby things.

Therefore, based on the above two points of analysis, Tang Xiaoquan, who was still a little impatient, actually calmed down.

And just when he was about to explain his thoughts to his brothers, a slightly complaining voice came from the corner of the alley.

"Hey! What are you doing! That's my thing! Why are you just messing with other people's things!"

Upon hearing this, the survivors all turned their heads, and Hu Xiaodong immediately raised the recurve bow in his hand, and the bright arrow pointed directly at the short man's forehead.

"Xiao Hu! It's okay! It's me!"

"Old Xu!" Seeing Lao Xu emerging from the corner, Hu Xiaodong and the other two people subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where have you gone? We've been looking for you for a long time!"

Faced with Wang Qiang's questioning, Xu Renjie pointed to the short man beside him with a wry smile, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Where else can we go, just chase this kid!"

The short man ignored what the others said. He walked towards the "garbage" that was already all over the floor. Then he picked up the abandoned backpack without saying a word and carefully picked up the "garbage" one by one and put it back into the bag.

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Seeing the short man's behavior of "taking possession of all the treasures", Tang Xiaoquan, the initiator of the supply package, felt a little embarrassed.

Seemingly feeling that the situation was a bit embarrassing, Hu Xiaodong randomly picked a topic and said, "Little brother, are you from this town?"

"no!"

"Then why are you in this town?" Apparently the short man's answer just now caused Hu Xiaodong to have some doubts.

Not only him, but also the remaining survivors looked at the short man with curiosity, especially Tang Xiaoquan, who was anxious to know the whereabouts of his parents, and was even more nervous.

However, to everyone's surprise, the short man's immediate answer was really... (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!