"Boy, don't you know the situation you're in?" the strong man glared at Henry.
Henry shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the darkness around him. "Of course I know the situation I'm in, and I know very well that if a conflict breaks out here, everyone will get in trouble. Would you like to test that out?"
Li came forward and stared at the strong man coldly. She did not say anything, but her actions were obvious enough.
"What are you guys doing! Hurry up, quit dawdling, cut it out!" a cry sounded from the truck.
The strong man inhaled deeply and pointed at Henry. "You better watch out."
After saying that, the man turned around and waved to the people around him. "Hurry off, get off, move it!"
The people hiding in the back of the truck all jumped off the truck one after another. The young lady looked at Henry gratefully, then got off hurriedly with the child in her arms.
Li glanced at Henry and said, "You surprise me more and more every time."
Henry smiled bitterly and said, "I can't help it. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been forced into such a situation."
"So you're trying to say that you do good and in return people try to kill you?" Li rolled her eyes at him.
Henry thought for a moment, and then nodded solemnly. "Well, it's true that people try to kill me for doing a good deed."
"Those two in the car, what are you still standing there for? Get off now!" a voice urged at them from outside the truck.
Henry ended the conversation and got off the truck.
After getting off the truck, Henry discovered that there were at least two hundred people who were trying to enter the city. They were all gathered together, and they seemed quite strong in numbers.
A few people who looked to be leaders led Henry and the others into a residential building and divided the 200 plus of them into approximately 20 houses.
As soon as Henry entered the building, it gave him the impression of rental houses for the labourers who traveled south for work in the 90s. It could be described as messy and dirty.
The room was separated by various simple DIY beds, curtains divided each bed.
There were still a few people living within the building. When the leaders had led them into the building, their jobs were considered done. It was that simple. By leading the people there, they had already accomplished their mission. Now the people were free to decide what they wanted to do next.
"Alright, I have also fulfilled my promise. Whatever happens next has nothing to do with me. I am on longer indebted to you," Li said to Henry.
"Thank you very much." Henry nodded.
Henry inhaled deeply and opened the door. As soon as he looked into it for a second, Henry closed the door immediately. He pulled Li by her arm and walked over to one side.
"What's the matter?" Li asked.
"There's something weird about this place." Henry looked uncomfortable. He pulled Li to the corner, then whispered, "That friend of yours, Luo, can he be trusted?"
Li was stunned for a moment, and then nodded. "I trust him with my life. What's wrong?"
"This place is weird," Henry whispered. "We have to find a way to get out of here."
Minutes ago, the moment Henry opened the door, he clearly saw two familiar faces. One was Placido, and the other was Knox! The two of them were walking together.
What did it mean for Placido and Knox to be there? It meant that they were completely aware of the existence of the people within the building!
"Weird?" Li looked around suspiciously. "Luo is definitely trustworthy, he..."
"Let's forget about that for now." Henry interrupted. "Maybe he doesn't have any idea about the real situation here. There's no way I could stay here now. Follow me."
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