Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 58: Crude Cruelty and Cunning
"So, those three people inside were the hostages that Fa Zai brought in?"

Lu Xian asked.

Listening to Liang Si's words, Lu Xian was sure that "Fa Zai" was the boy's name.

"Yes."

Liang Si said, "But he can be considered a partner. After Fa Zai killed the former leader Duan Nan, he already intimidated the others. You could say he's already the new leader.

"He united and controlled a group of people, beating, killing and expelling those who refused to obey him, and gradually occupied the entire Tongzhou County.

"But then he felt that with too many people around him, distributing supplies would be very troublesome, so he split the people up and let the three gangs each take charge of an area.

"He would inspect other places every few days and would never allow people from those three places to communicate privately.

"He asked for one person from each of the three places to serve as a liaison and also as a hostage.

"He had a gun, but since he killed Duan Nan, he never used it against outsiders. He used it for self-defense and to attack his own people who disobeyed him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xian heard a "bang" sound.

The sound was slightly different from the sound of Yao Wei's pistol, which made Lu Xian suddenly think of what Liang Si had just said, and he was startled.

But fortunately, another scream was heard in the distance. It was the voice of that boy Fa Zai.

It seems that even if Fa Zai fired a gun, he would not be able to cause any harm to Yao Wei.

Lu Xian let out a long breath and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?!"

Liang Si's face turned pale, and he said, "I just remembered it.

"Fa Zai hasn't used a gun in a long time. Now when someone wants to teach him a lesson, he always asks us to restrain them while he kills them with his own knife."

Lu Xian said: "You two tools are quite competent."

Liang Si said in a muffled voice: "He established new rules. We follow him. The rules are all beneficial and there is no disadvantage."

"That's quite clear..."

Lu Xian said, and then asked, "What else? Apart from the people you mentioned, is there anyone else here?"

Liang Sidao: "No, the area outside Tongzhou County is too desolate. Even if the others are not dead, they will basically not survive if they are driven out."

"it is good."

Lu Xian nodded, took out his knife from his sleeve and ended Liang Si's life.

After killing someone, you have to touch the corpse.

Lu Xian wiped the blade on Liang Si's body to remove the blood, then put away the knife and fumbled around Liang Si and Liang San's bodies.

In Liang Si's sleeve was a thick, round tube that was more than one meter long. It was rough to hold and hollow inside, and looked like a heating pipe.

Because of the heating pipe, he couldn't bend his arm that was lying on the ground, but because there was no time, the pipe couldn't be taken out and put to use.

Liang San had a bow and a basket of arrows.

The bow was a very simple straight-pull bow. When Liang San fell to the ground, he pressed down on the bow. Because of his heavy weight, he actually broke the bow.

But Lu Xian didn't care. Yao Wei also had an American hunting bow. Even if Liang San's bow was gone, the arrows he had just captured could still come in handy.

Lu Xian picked up the basket and counted it. There were eleven arrows in the basket, more than Yao Wei had.

Now Yao Wei doesn’t have to worry too much about the loss of arrows.

Lu Xian carried the quiver and the heating pipe, then checked again to make sure Liang San and Liang Si had nothing on them except their weapons before returning to the gas station. Yao Wei didn't return to the car, but waited for Lu Xian in the station.

When Lu Xian returned to the station, he saw that Yao Wei had broken both of Fa Zai's arms and legs.

Because of the brutal treatment, the boy's broken body parts were swollen and even bleeding. He was held in Yao Wei's hands, his arms and legs dangling, trembling and groaning.

But Lu Xian just glanced at him, then turned to care about Yao Wei and asked Yao Wei: "Are you okay?"

"fine."

Yao Wei had a gun in her hand, which she must have taken from Fa Zai.

She looked calm, shook her head, and said, "I just wanted to ask him about what's going on here, and before I could control him too tightly, he pulled a gun from his pocket and tried to shoot me. Now he can't do that."

Lu Xian glanced at Fa Zai again.

After hearing what Liang San said just now, he felt that this kid didn't deserve sympathy. Now after hearing Yao Wei say that this kid actually wanted to launch a sneak attack, he felt that this kid deserved it.

Lu Xian asked: "What did he tell you?"

Yao Wei said, "He said the same thing as before, telling us not to believe what those two said. He also said that those two had three other groups of people in Tongzhou County, and told us to be careful and leave quickly."

"That sounds kind."

Lu Xian smiled.

The guy, however, held on to his trembling body and said, "I, I'm telling the truth! Run quickly! If those two accomplices come, you won't be able to escape!"
“Hiss… You can spare my life. Those two bad guys usually asked me to pass messages to them, so everyone else knows me.

"If we run into those two accomplices on the road... hmph... I can help you cover up!"

Because of the severe pain, the boy's lips kept shaking when he spoke, his voice trembled, and he groaned from time to time.

"Is it?"

Lu Xian asked, "How can I trust you?"

Fa Zai trembled, and forced a harmless smile, saying, "Uncle, aunt, I'm just a little kid, what's there to be untrustworthy about?
"Hiss...ah...otherwise those two wouldn't have asked me to be their contact."

He said this as if it wasn't him who suddenly pulled out a gun and attacked.

He's full of lies. This kid looks like a harmless child, but you can't believe a single word he says.

Lu Xian confirmed that what Liang Si said was true through Fa Zai's performance, so he stabbed Fa Zai in the neck directly.

Fa Zai's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief, and then his expression dimmed.

Lu Xian pulled out a knife and Yao Wei dropped Fa Zai.

"This kid is really cunning and vicious, and doesn't seem to be very smart."

Lu Xian sighed and said.

He was a little confused. This kid's words were always full of loopholes and his actions were inconsistent. Is it enough for him to rule a place with such crude cunning and ruthlessness?
Yao Wei didn't say anything, and didn't seem to think much of Fa Zai's performance. In such a doomsday, she might have seen many people and things like this.

Lu Xian said: "Let's search this place quickly and drive away.

"If Liang Si is not lying, there are three other groups in this city that are in cooperation with this Fa Zai.

"There was a gunshot just now. Those three gangs might hear the noise and come over."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Okay." Then she and Lu Xian went together, searched the place briefly, found some spoils, and returned to the car.

(End of this chapter)