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Chapter 620 Trap
Upon hearing this, Zhou You was genuinely stunned for a few seconds, then burst into laughter.

"No, brother, although I haven't been in this business for long, I still know what amusement park tickets are—our mayor went bankrupt and mobilized the entire city's resources, and he could probably only get a few. Now you're telling me that the thing you have that's worth so much was brought back by someone who just picks up scraps. Isn't that treating people like idiots?"

however.

Wang Hu offered no explanation, only looking at Zhou You with a resolute yet incredibly decisive gaze.

half an hour.

Someone shook their head in defeat.

"Fine, let's assume you're telling the truth. So what are you planning to do next?"

Wang Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said.

“We used that thing to set a limit. If we drag it out a bit and it turns into a major disaster, even if the mayor doesn’t care, he’ll send someone to check on the situation. At that point, we’ll hand the thing over to the mayor, and that’ll be the end of it—at the very least, it can get you and me enough tickets to leave with our whole families.”

"Didn't you consider giving this to your gang leader?"

Wang Hu grinned, revealing a mocking smile.

"Hey bro, you've met him before, haven't you?"

Zhou You nodded.

"I've seen you before, what's wrong?"

"Do you think if we give him this treasure, he'll leave us a scrap of soup, or even just let us go and not kill us to cover it up?"

Zhou You thought for a moment and then let out a wry smile.

"I doubt it."

"That settles it then. As the saying goes, 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' To survive, we have no choice but to find a trustworthy person to trade with."

Now that I've said that, everything makes sense.

It was just a group of people who happened to acquire something priceless, but they didn't trust their own leader, so they banded together to stage a strange scene at their house and then tried to get it transferred to someone else. That's all.

Is it really that simple?
Zhou You glanced at Wang Hu's calm face, said nothing, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

On the contrary, one of the bound henchmen broke free of the rag in his mouth and started cursing.

"Wang Hu, you traitor! How much did the gang leader help you back then? Who gave you a bite to eat when you were almost starving to death? And this is how you repay him? You're worse than a pig or a dog!"

Wang Hu frowned, took off his smelly socks that hadn't been washed in who knows how long, and stuffed them into the man's mouth.

Then, he spat a mouthful of phlegm directly into his face.

"Bah! I've risked my life so many times over the years, I've paid back what I owed you long ago, I don't owe anyone anything, I can side with whomever I want, what can he do about it!"

The henchman struggled more and more fiercely, but Wang Hu was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He kicked him unconscious and then looked at Zhou You.

"So, brother, what's your decision?"

Zhou You shrugged.

"You've said so much already, I can't get off this pirate ship now, what else can I consider? Let's do it this way."

Wang Hu's face immediately lit up with ecstasy—judging from his expression, he seemed willing to give up some benefits rather than make an enemy of someone as unpredictable as Zhou You—Liu Ming, who was standing next to him, had something to say, but seeing the current situation, he could only keep a straight face and remain silent.

At this moment, the woman who had been huddled in the corner finally had a chance to speak.

"Brother Tiger, now that it's all over, can I continue cooking?"

Looking at that timid face, Wang Hu laughed.

"Go ahead and do it—by the way, we're almost out of this godforsaken place anyway, so don't be stingy. Bring out whatever good stuff you have, as a way of treating this brother."

After saying that, he looked at Zhou You again.

"By the way, brother, you came all this way so early, you must not have eaten yet, right? Old Liu's wife is a really good cook. Back when resources weren't so scarce, she even ran a restaurant for a while. You should try her."

Zhou You nodded noncommittally, and then took advantage of the other person's busyness to carefully examine the house.

Honestly, this underground structure looks rather abrupt, as if it was hastily constructed in just a few days.

And the people here.
While Wang Hu and the woman were busy preparing the vegetables, Liu Ming kept a close watch on him. The children were all huddled in a corner, and the few who were trapped were still trying to struggle.

Only the corpse remained silent, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Zhou You looked at it for a while, then turned his gaze away—but he immediately sensed something was wrong and turned back.

Wait a minute, given how damp the ground is, clothes would easily get moldy if left unattended for a few days. How come these corpses, which have clearly been dead for several days, show no signs of decay at all?
Suddenly, he stood up.

Liu Ming gripped his stick tightly, while Wang Hu turned his head at the opportune moment.

"Brother, what are you planning to do?"

Zhou You spread his hands, indicating that he did not have a weapon in his hand, and simply smiled.

"It's nothing, I just got tired of sitting and moved around a bit—don't worry, your friend is keeping a close eye on me, so even if I wanted to do something, I couldn't."

Wang Hu chuckled.

"Old Liu is just a bit nervous because of what happened these past few days. He's a good person at heart. Old Liu, you should go back to your own business. This brother is a smart man and shouldn't do anything bad."

Liu Ming responded, but still didn't turn his gaze away.

Zhou You seemed to have really gotten tired of sitting, so he stretched his body and walked around. He first looked at the prisoners, then teased the two children. When they ignored him, he put his hands behind his back and strolled back as if he was bored.

However, when he passed by the corpses, he paused slightly—his toes lifted slightly—and then he walked away as if nothing had happened.

About several tens of minutes later, the food was ready.

It was supposed to be a hidden gem, but it was really just some thoroughly cured dried meat, mushrooms, and dried vegetables mixed together in a stew. In reality, it was at best on par with a school cafeteria's mass-produced food—and the kind where the principal really went all out.

However, underground, this is a delicacy that can only be enjoyed during festivals and holidays.

Wang Hu cheerfully carried the large pot to the table, first ladling a bowl for himself, then eagerly handing the next bowl to Zhou You.

"Brother, try this—the ingredients are a bit simple, but that's only for the next day or two. Once we get to Paradise, there will be plenty of food and drink."

Zhou You took the chopsticks, but didn't touch them.

Wang Hu was stunned for a moment, then laughed awkwardly.

"Brother, are you looking down on it? Or do you think I'd poison it? Don't worry, I can take a bite right now and show you."

Zhou You didn't even look up, but stared at the bowl as if searching for something—after a while, he picked up a long hair from it.

This time, without needing to speak, the woman immediately began to stammer and explain.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, so I might be losing some hair. I didn't notice. I'll make you another bowl now."

But Zhou You stopped him.

He simply picked at that single hair and said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, don't bother. I just want to ask you something."

"Wha, what's the matter?"

"This thing doesn't look like hair; it looks more like downy hair or something." The woman was initially confused, but then blushed as if she had been humiliated.

Liu Ming simply slammed his hand on the table.

"What the hell do you mean?! We kindly brought you along, and you end up harassing my wife, huh?"

Wang Hu also looked displeased, but Zhou You still spoke with a smile.

"Everyone, have you misunderstood something? What I mean is, this doesn't look like human hair; it looks more like hair from some animal."

The group was instantly speechless.

After a while, Wang Hu took the hair, looked at it under the light for a long time, and then chuckled.

"I thought it was just some giant rat fur. It's probably just some piece of meat that wasn't cleaned properly and was added back in when it was made into jerky. It's not a big deal. Let's eat."

Just as he was about to offer a way out and let the matter drop, someone suddenly tapped their bowl with their chopsticks.

"Wait a minute."

"Brother, do you have any further advice?"

Zhou You said slowly.

"I've seen the fur of giant rats before. It's hard and coarse, you could use it as a needle. But this fur is soft and limp, it's obviously not like that."

"Hmm, maybe it was stewed for too long?"

"It's not like it's cooked in a pressure cooker, how can it be cooked until soft so quickly?"

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After a few seconds of eye contact, Wang Hu's expression suddenly turned cold.

"Brother, what do you mean? If you're deliberately trying to cause trouble, just say so. If you don't want to get involved, I can send you out right now."

Zhou You just smiled.

"Alright, since you don't like this topic, I'll change it—who are those corpses over there? Can you tell me?"

Wang Hu snorted coldly.

"The people who came in with me before were loyal followers of Chief Yi, and they were far more dangerous than these few henchmen, so what if I had to kill them?"

"It's nothing, I just accidentally found something."

Zhou You took something out of his pocket and threw it on the table.

".What's this?"

"Never seen this before? This is a scavenger's dog tag, usually used for identification and collecting corpses—although it's rarely used."

"I know that, so what do you mean by passing it on to me?"

Zhou You shrugged.

"This dog tag was hanging on one of the corpses, and I took a closer look and found that the corpse's bones and joints were severely worn, and its hands were covered in calluses—clearly someone who had been engaged in physical labor for a long time—of course, I don't deny that there might be such hard-working people in the gang, but it would definitely not be a core member like you."

Wang Hu stopped speaking and looked at Zhou You with a cold, even indifferent, gaze.

But Zhou You's voice continues.

"So I'll make a bold guess—that corpse is actually Liu Ming, the instigator of this incident. But here's the problem: he's lying there, so who's staring at me like that?"

This time, Liu Ming's eyes also turned cold.

half an hour.

Wang Hu suddenly burst into laughter and clapped his hands.

"Brother, you're definitely a smart man. Yes, I'll tell you the truth too. I did kill Liu Ming a long time ago. It was because we two brothers were greedy and he wouldn't cooperate, so we had no choice but to kill him. But don't worry, our cooperation with you is sincere."

But Zhou You still wore the same smile, unchanged, and remained unyielding.

"What about Liu Ming's wife and children?"

"Uh, this is..."

Before Wang Hu could explain, Zhou You spoke again.

“You could call it coercion, threats, or even collusion. But the problem is that adults can pretend not to care, but children, especially those who are only six or seven years old, can’t possibly not reveal the slightest flaw when their own father dies right before their eyes—but they act as if it has nothing to do with them, just doing what they normally do.”

"This has nothing to do with acting skills anymore; to be more precise, it's like imitation."

"—What do you mean?"

After a long pause, Wang Hu finally uttered these words—but unlike his previous cunning or imposing voice, this time it sounded exceptionally hoarse, like chalk rubbing against a blackboard.

At the same time, both the timid women and the trapped prisoners raised their heads and looked at him.

Zhou You laughed.

"I'm a very perceptive person. Although I can tell that you guys have something going on, but..."

He had only spoken halfway through his sentence when, just when everyone thought he was about to back down, Zhou You suddenly raised his arm.

Then, he suddenly threw a hook punch backward!
The next moment, right behind him, a child's head flew into the air!

Several people were stunned.

Suddenly, the woman's piercing cries rang out.

"My son, you heartless bastard, how could you kill a child?"

Zhou You's smile remained unchanged, as if he had just done something completely ordinary.

“I’m telling you, stop crying. No matter how much you try to imitate, you can’t replicate the real pain of losing a child—I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and it was far worse than what you’re going through.”

The fist in mid-air suddenly changed direction and then slammed down hard!
The force was clearly intended to split the child in two, but strangely, just as the fist was about to strike, the headless corpse suddenly started running—

It shouldn't be called running; the body bends backward at a 90° angle, using its own spine as a guide, with both hands and feet touching the ground simultaneously, and then it leaps backward like lightning.

Zhou You, on the other hand, stretched his limbs and looked at his palms.

There, right next to a few downy hairs.

Although it's much shorter, it's clearly the same thing as the one in the soup.

Zhou You sighed, then looked at the group of people who had suddenly fallen silent.

"A good plan, easy to execute, although it has quite a few flaws, but it takes advantage of people's greed—in this world, who wouldn't want to leave this hellhole with their family? You tricked those people in the same way, didn't you?"

Wang Hu did not answer.

But soon, he smiled.

A smile that was both extremely ordinary and incredibly eerie.

(End of this chapter)