My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Filled with doubt, the four followed Wang Zhou into the villa area and walked until they arrived at a relatively secluded villa.

The body and clutter inside the villa had been cleared away, leaving it empty. Several sections of the walls were damaged, giving it a dilapidated and desolate feel.

The four members of the environmental team sensed something was wrong, but they didn't have time to think about it. As soon as they entered, a strong sense of oppression pressed down on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.

Inside the villa, besides Wang Zhou who led them there, there were two other people.

A young man dressed casually.

The other was a burly man, as tall as an iron tower, wearing a loose-fitting shirt that looked like a bodysuit on him.

The burly man stood behind the young man, exuding a terrifying aura of bloodlust. They could feel that this intense pressure came from this towering man.

What exactly happened?

They didn't understand that they were survivors who had fled here seeking refuge!

Even if a typical shelter doesn't welcome survivors, it wouldn't give them a hard time upon arrival, would it? Besides, two of them are Awakened, which any shelter would welcome with open arms.

This is very strange.

The young man in casual clothes, hands behind his back, swept his gaze over them. "So, what's your purpose in infiltrating here?"

The four members of the team narrowed their eyes slightly. They didn't know where they had given themselves away, or perhaps...

The leader of the four men fawned, "Brother, we were originally survivors of Nanling Town, and we've been hiding outside. After we found the sign for your shelter, we came here to seek refuge. We... we don't have any ulterior motives."

He felt uneasy, but he was also certain that the missing squad was inevitably connected to this shelter.

This made the shelters more vigilant towards outside survivors.

Just like this time, the boss felt that they hadn't revealed any flaws.

They were originally survivors who had lived in the wild, so disguising themselves like this was just their true selves.

He felt that the shelter might not be suspicious of them, but rather just being cautious and conducting a routine check. By using the oppressive aura of a skilled individual to shake their spirits, and then questioning them, they might inadvertently reveal the truth.

fortunately……

The team leader was overjoyed. All four of them had undergone certain training and were determined, so they did not reveal any flaws.

That should put them in a safe position.

Thinking this, the leader maintained his obsequious demeanor, only to find that the person opposite him remained expressionless.

It's like they don't care what their answers are.

He then heard Tang Yu continue, "Of course, whether you tell me or not is not important. I know exactly who you are. What I want to know now is, why did Lin Wei send you here?"

"Well, you have the right to remain silent, and you can stay silent indefinitely, anyway..." Tang Yu shrugged, "We've already killed so many, we don't care about a few of you."

The eldest brother was tall and burly, and it was already difficult for him to pretend to be obsequious. At this moment, his obsequious smile was somewhat stiff.

They knew who Lin Wei was, of course; he was their boss's boss, the biggest boss behind the scenes.

However, he still held a sliver of hope. Without evidence, it was just speculation, so it was unlikely that these two would actually take action... right?

The eldest brother wasn't sure, but he still persisted.

As for whether to fight or run away, he never even considered it. The pressure from the burly man on the other side alone was enough to make them stiff. If they were to fight, the four of them probably wouldn't last a single move.

This is a master, far beyond their reach.

At this moment, a young man wearing glasses stepped forward, gave a wry smile, and said, "Let me speak."

"Third brother, you..." The eldest brother's face showed disbelief.

The bespectacled young man looked at the group with a helpless expression. “Boss, second boss, and fifth boss, what’s the point of persisting now? The relationship between us and the higher-ups is just that of employer and employee. They sent us to investigate this matter, and we did our best. Two of us even sacrificed our lives for it. We owe them nothing, and there’s no need for us to give our lives for this.”

He took a breath. "You don't think you can leave here safely by saying nothing, do you? Don't forget, this is the apocalypse, where human life is the cheapest thing. Besides, do you think we can keep the secret if we die? No, even if we die, the higher-ups will still send other teams over, and the outcome will be the same as today."

The third brother, who wore glasses, saw things very clearly.

After he finished speaking, he confessed to the people in the shelter their purpose without hiding anything.

The others also fell silent.

To say they are loyal is not really true.

My initial persistence was nothing more than wishful thinking, believing that I hadn't been discovered.

Even after Tang Yu revealed Lin Wei's name, they thought that perhaps he just wanted to provoke them.

Answering this is tantamount to admitting that if he were caught in public after sneaking into the shelter, he would be severely injured, even if he didn't die.

However, by not saying so and insisting that they are a survivor of a refugee crisis, they may be able to get away with it.

That's what they think.

The young man with glasses initially thought the same thing, but he understood it even better.

The other party's words were not just a threat. Even without evidence, even with just suspicion, in an era where killing was as easy as killing a chicken, there was no need to hesitate to kill them.

Only by confessing honestly can one have a chance to survive.

However, the bespectacled young man still had doubts in his mind: where exactly did he reveal a flaw?

…………

The team that planned to infiltrate the shelter didn't know much.

Our understanding of Lin Wei and his forces is far less than the information we extracted from Han Jing and others last time.

Tang Yu also understood that Han Jing was Lin Wei's trusted subordinate, and that team was probably just an insignificant squad under Lin Wei's command.

This team naturally didn't know about the confidential information about the source crystal mine; their mission was simply to search for the previously missing Han Jing team.

However, the team dispatched to carry out this mission was not just that one team.

According to the information obtained from the bespectacled young man, there are at least seven or eight such teams, each dispatched to different places to conduct investigations. Their team is responsible for investigating this particular area.

"In this way, the disappearance of their squad will inevitably attract Lin Wei's attention, and the shelter will come into his sight sooner or later."

This situation was actually within his expectations.

Han Jing's team has already been wiped out in various ways, but as long as Lin Wei attaches enough importance to the source crystal mine, he will definitely send people to investigate continuously, and it is only a matter of time before the truth is discovered.

But for Tang Yu, time was the most crucial factor.

As a high-ranking member of the Lin Dong Shelter, Lin Wei, though unable to control the army, has countless awakened individuals under his command. As things stand, Lin Wei's power certainly surpasses that of the territory. However, in the post-apocalyptic world, information transmission is difficult, and a mere amount of prestige is not enough to deliver information.

Tang Yu captured this small team, and after the news of their disappearance reached Lin Wei, the task was reassigned to the scouts, who then began their investigation...

The round trip takes a lot of time.

Tang Yu was confident that he could take the development of his territory to a new level during this period.

The people in that team shouldn't be wasted either; they can be sent to work as miners. The work efficiency of awakened laborers is much higher than that of ordinary people.

Tang Yu felt heartbroken when he thought of Han Jing and the others. Wouldn't it be amazing to be a laborer who has awakened to the third level?

However, he also understood that it was too dangerous to let Han Jing and his group work as miners. He, the landlord Tang, wanted to take a safe and prudent approach and could not afford to be reckless.