A swift and decisive victory in the early stages, a post-apocalyptic survival story in America!

The night passed quickly.

As dawn broke, Li Qi drove the red Chevrolet Impala into the yard and parked it in the garage, then drove Nick's Dodge into the yard.

Five healthy women were locked up in the basement by Li Qi. Sophia, who had been shot, was in a coma with a high fever. With no more worries, Li Qi then took Nick, the seriously injured ICE agent, hostage and boarded the Dodge Tyrannosaurus Rex.

At four in the morning, the security guards were drowsy and unable to muster the energy to perform their duties, paying no attention to vehicles leaving the premises.

Sitting in the passenger seat, dressed in a jacket and skirt, the flamboyantly dressed Richie deliberately had Nick open both side windows, smiling and greeting the security guards to wake them up, making them believe that she was indeed Mr. William Thomson's "girlfriend".

After a close call with the security guard, the two arrived at Nick's 24-hour private self-storage facility.

On both sides of the passage, two rows of roller shutters extend outwards, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Li Qi directly experienced what it truly meant to be "vast and rich in resources".

In Los Angeles, where land is incredibly valuable, the fact that such a large plot of land can be used for private storage is a luxury that Chinese people can only envy.

Nick took out the remote key and pressed a button. The roller shutter door rose, revealing the Honda minivan. Li Qi whistled, "You're actually a family man!"

A fierce glint flashed in Nick's eyes as he pointed to the safe at the far end of the warehouse and said, "The money's all in there! Take it and get out of here!"

Li Qi shook his head: "I noticed earlier that you have two electric keys on your keychain, and I'm curious which door they open..."

"This is a spare key, not..." Nick's ability to lie to someone's face was really poor; his eyes darted around, his words were unclear, and he was clearly trying to cover up the truth.

Li Qi pushed the revolver hidden under the hem of his jacket, signaling Nick not to make any rash moves. He then snatched the keychain, pressed the remote control in his hand, and a roller shutter door slowly rose in the distance.

"We agreed that you would take the money and leave! There's no money in that warehouse!" Nick said urgently, trying to stop Richard.

Nick was tall and strong, and even though he was seriously injured, his size was still a disadvantage. In close combat, Nick was at a great disadvantage due to his weight. Therefore, Nick maintained a safe distance from Nick throughout the entire process, refusing to give Nick any chance to engage in close combat.

At that moment, Nick rushed over, and Richie immediately pulled out his revolver, pointed it at Nick, and quickly stepped back, cocking the hammer.

There's no room for ambiguity when it comes to life-or-death decisions.

Even though there were surveillance cameras in the distance that could see this, Lee still pointed the pistol in his pocket at Nick, reminding him: "Dear Agent, we mean what we say. I'm not interested in your secrets! But I want enough money so we can see what you've been hiding here..."

"Stop being foolish! Think about your wife and children! You've already provided your home address! I'm sure there are bills being sent to your house in your van! Don't provoke me anymore; when I lose my temper, I don't care about women and children!"

Nick was taken aback and immediately dared not make any rash moves.

A stay-at-home man's weakness is his wife and children...

Calming the raging Nick, Richie arrived at the warehouse entrance. A strong stench of urine filled his nostrils, and he immediately spotted the filthy woman tied up at the far end of the warehouse.

The woman was tall with long legs, short hair, and so thin she was unrecognizable. It was impossible to tell how long she had been locked up there; she had clearly been eating, drinking, and relieving herself in the same spot, making her utterly disgusting...

Li Qi did not continue forward, finding it dirty.

Two days ago I was a stinky homeless man, and now I'm disgusted by the smell of poop and pee...

Humans are so fickle.

Li Qi pointed at the woman and asked Nick, "New stock? Still being trained?"

Nick nodded helplessly, a hint of evasion flashing in his eyes.

If it were Li Qi before he transmigrated, who hadn't been poisoned by the "Xiaoyao Pill" or experienced the harsh realities of capitalist society, and was both physically and mentally healthy, he probably wouldn't have noticed this at all.

But with the added boost of his mental fortitude, his accounting skills, and his experience walking on the edge of elimination these past few days, Li Qi easily noticed Nick's unusual behavior.

"You're lying, aren't you? Your wife and children..." Threats work the first time, and they'll definitely work the second time.

"She was my colleague at ICE. She discovered my secret, and I had no choice but to..."

Li Qi nodded, understanding.

That's why Nick is capable of great things!

Be ruthless!

They even dared to lay a hand on their colleagues!

"No, this person just disappeared for no reason, and no one called the police?" Li Qi's curiosity got the better of him, so he endured the stench and went inside.

Nick remained silent, unwilling to answer the question.

Hearing footsteps, the woman sitting against the wall opened her eyes, weak and listless.

After glancing at the intravenous nutrient solution bag and dropper, Li Qi looked at Nick with even greater admiration.

The venous blood has already seeped into the drip chamber. Ignoring hygiene concerns, if a blood clot forms at the needle and flows back into the blood vessel, tsk tsk…

This is outrageous! They kill people without facing the consequences!

After removing the IV, Li Qi remained vigilant, wary of Nick suddenly attacking, and whispered to the woman, "Are you still conscious? I can save you, but I need your help..."

The woman looked at Li Qi listlessly, then glanced at her handcuffs and shook her head.

Lee Qi stood up, pointed his pistol at Nick, and ordered, "Kneel on the ground!"

Nick sensed something was wrong and asked in horror, "What...what are you going to do?"

Li Qi laughed and said, "Nothing much, just put on a show, and then I'll let you go!"

Seeing that Nick wouldn't cooperate, Richie tried the same trick again: "Your wife and kids aren't up yet, are they? Think about it, do you want to cooperate with me...?"

Nick turned pale and finally had no choice but to turn around and kneel down in front of the woman, raising his hands.

Li Qi pulled out Nick's pistol, loaded it, and handed the pistol with the magazine removed to the woman. At the same time, he pressed the python revolver in his right hand against the woman's temple, turned on Nick's smartphone, and pulled up the video recording.

"Kill him, get revenge, and be reborn, or..." Li Qi took a deep breath: "I'll kill both of you and then frame you."

Nick looked at his former colleague, his body trembling violently, pleading incessantly, "Lola! No! For Adele and Susan's sake, for God's sake!"

The woman named "Lola" remained indifferent, gently tapping the hammer and whispering, "When you were committing all sorts of evil deeds, you didn't show any mercy for Adele and Susan's sake... When you were torturing me and preparing to kill me, you didn't show any mercy for Adele and Susan's sake either..."

Nick turned to Richie: "Sir! Please! Please spare my life! I have over a hundred thousand dollars here, and more at home! There are hundreds of thousands more in the safe at home! If you let me go, all this money is yours!"

Li Qi remained silent, pushing the revolver forward, causing the woman's head to sway.

My original idea was to shoot Nick dead and let him rot in the warehouse.

I never intended to let that old bastard Nick go; letting a tiger return to the mountain will surely bring disaster.

Luck played a large part in successfully subduing Nick this time. If it happened again, Nick would certainly not be so arrogant, and it would be difficult for me to have such good luck again.

But this woman is an exception. Since she's Nick's colleague at ICE, why not use her to get rid of Nick?

If you're lucky, you might get access to resources within ICE.

It doesn't matter if I'm unlucky; I won't lose anything. I didn't kill the person, and no one can prove that I forced the woman to do it.

Li Qi didn't care about the woman's subsequent pursuit and retaliation.

I never intended to be a law-abiding citizen. In this society, you can't stand firm if you're not ruthless. I struggled to escape from the brink of death. If I continued to follow the rules, wouldn't I have lived in vain?

"3, 2, 1, Action!" Li Qi pressed the record button.

The woman mechanically picked up the pistol and aimed it at the back of Nick's head.

Nick's body trembled violently, and large beads of sweat rolled down his neck.

Sudden death is not so scary; it is the foreseeable death that is truly terrifying.

Knowing full well that the beauty of this world is about to slip away, that life is about to end, and that those we love and care about most are about to leave us forever, without even having a chance to say goodbye...

Only those who have experienced it firsthand can understand that kind of regret and despair.

Unfortunately, those who have experienced it will never have the chance to make amends or undo the damage.

Except for Li Qi.

He sensed Nick's despair and noticed the conflict in the woman's eyes.

An officer, how could she possibly carry out a vigilante justice against a colleague who had committed a heinous crime, even though the colleague deserved to die, was coerced, or had a deep-seated hatred for her?

Has this woman gone mad from studying the Bible?

Living apart, Nick must have already smashed her head open and started cleaning out her brains, right?