The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The blond-haired man turned around as if he'd been electrocuted, not daring to look at him again.

Lin Mo watched this scene quietly from the shadows, his aura growing increasingly stagnant.

"What a disgusting bunch of people."

They even packaged this extreme disgust as a kind of "professionalism" and "wisdom," and took pride in it, passing it on to the next generation.

It's outrageous fucking open the door to outrageous, outrageous home.

Not long after, the commotion behind them stopped.

After doing all this, he raised his hand and gently knocked on the door with his knuckles.

Tap, tap, tap.

But there was no response from inside.

Brother Long wasn't angry and spoke gently as before: "Sir, I know someone is home."

His voice was deliberately gentle, even carrying a hint of concern: "It's okay if you ignore me. We'll come every day from now on. That's all for today. We'll come to visit you again first thing tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he waved his hand and led a group of people back to the stairwell, but did not leave immediately.

Brother Long put a finger to his lips, making a "shush" gesture. Everyone held their breath and listened intently.

The hallway fell silent once again.

A few seconds later, a faint sound finally came from inside the door.

This sound is almost impossible for ordinary people to detect.

But for these burly men who had already completed the initial stage of genetic awakening in the real world and whose physiques far surpassed those of ordinary people, it was as clear as if it were ringing in their ears.

It was an old woman's suppressed, fragmented sobs.

"Give me back my dad..." Her voice trembled with fear and despair. "Tell me what Xiao Xiu... what has Xiao Xiu been doing outside... why are these people torturing us like this...?"

Immediately following was a response from an old and weary man, who tried to keep his tone calm.

"Don't be afraid... old woman, the person is gone, it's alright... I'll clean up outside the door in a bit... don't be afraid..."

Outside the door, several burly men who overheard the conversation wore cruel and satisfied smiles.

Huang Mao finally grasped the true meaning of "rules" and gave Brother Long an expression of admiration.

Enjoying his underling's adoration, Brother Long patted him on the shoulder with a smug look and silently mouthed two words.

"Wait."

Time passed by, second by second.

The motion-activated light in the hallway, which had a faulty connection, went out completely with a "buzzing" sound, plunging the space into complete darkness.

Only the faint glow of a few men's phone screens at the stairwell and the flickering sparks from their cigarette butts proved their presence.

Lin Mo remained standing in the deepest shadow, as if he had merged with the darkness, his breath disappearing from sight.

Finally, a soft "click" sounded.

The door lock was turned from the inside.

The door was opened a crack, and an elderly gentleman with graying hair cautiously poked his head out, peering out warily.

The hallway was deserted and deathly silent.

He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before fully opening the door.

The next second, a stench hit him, and when he looked down, he froze.

In an instant, the old man's face turned bright red, and his body trembled slightly with anger and humiliation.

But he hadn't had time to react.

"Bang!"

A tremendous force suddenly came from outside the door, and the security door was violently pulled open, slamming heavily against the wall with a deafening crash.

Behind the door, Brother Long's ferocious scarred face, with a mocking smile, was clearly visible.

Behind him stood a group of burly men with menacing expressions, who, like a pack of hyenas that had spotted their prey, completely blocked the entrance.

They have countless ways to get in, but they just prefer this kind of reversal.

The old man was so startled by the sudden turn of events that he staggered back a step, but instead of running away, he spread his arms and used his frail body to block the entrance.

"Who are you, and what do you want!" His voice was hoarse with excitement, but it carried an unyielding determination that refused to be violated.

Brother Long chuckled, and the scar twisted in pain.

"Sir, don't be nervous. We have no ill intentions; we just want to meet you."

As he spoke, he even straightened his tight T-shirt, as if he were some kind of distinguished guest.

Then, he casually waved to his underlings behind him.

The next second, blinding flashes of light suddenly burst forth without warning!

"Snap! Snap! Snap!"

Several henchmen held up their phones and frantically filmed the elderly couple inside the house.

The intense light was so blinding that people couldn't open their eyes, and the rapid clicking of camera shutters sounded like a machine gun.

In the photo, the old man stands in front of the camera, his eyes wide open, filled with fear and anger, his wrinkles etched with humiliation and helplessness.

Behind him, an elderly woman with equally gray hair cowered, covering her face with her hands, her shoulders trembling violently with fear.

One of the underlings immediately handed the photos he had taken to Brother Long, fawningly seeking credit.

Brother Long looked down at the image on his phone screen, a picture that captured the elderly couple's most disheveled and helpless moment, his face full of appreciative smiles.

"Not bad, well done," Brother Long encouraged. "You got the angle very well, capturing that sense of helpless despair perfectly."

The henchman next to him immediately puffed out his chest, his face beaming with pride: "It's all thanks to Brother Long's excellent teaching!"

Brother Long just smiled faintly, put his phone in his pocket, and then looked at the old man at the door again.

"Sir, we're already at the door, won't you invite us in for a seat?"

The old woman behind him finally couldn't hold back any longer. She rushed out from behind her husband, pointed at the people outside the door, and shouted with all her might, "Get out! All of you, get out! This is my home, and you're not welcome here!"

"If you don't leave, I...I'll..."

She stammered and shouted loudly, but the threatening words that were on the tip of her tongue never came out.

Especially when faced with Brother Long's menacing eyes, she couldn't utter another word.

Upon hearing this, Brother Long not only didn't get angry, but instead spread his hands out exaggeratedly, looking completely innocent.

"Oh, old lady, you can't say that."

"You can't just label us as bad people because we look fierce."

He moved closer, but the strong smell of tobacco made the old lady back away.

"We didn't do anything."

The henchmen next to him immediately joined in the commotion and started shouting.

"Exactly! Did we push you? Or hit you? We're all law-abiding citizens, we never do anything illegal!"

"You old fool, know your place!"

"As long as your son Lin Xiu returns the source crystals he borrowed from us, we'll leave immediately and won't bother you anymore!"