Zuo Lin'an casually picked up a nearby pencil and crossed out Zhou Hang's residence as well.
Then, he began looking for his next target.
In less than a minute, he had selected one.
This person's residence was very close to their house, taking only a little over five minutes to walk to. Just in case, Zuo Lin'an picked out two or three backup targets as well.
After all, it was currently daytime, and these people might be out active rather than inside their homes.
“Time to head out...”
He muttered to himself before getting up and leaving the house.
Watching his departing figure, Xu Youyou happily bobbed his head.
To be honest, when he had followed Wang Hu earlier, his only intention was to kill him and check where the other residents here lived.
After all, Wang Hu had mentioned that everyone lived quite scattered.
He had to know where everyone lived to make such a statement, and he was the boss of this settlement, after all.
But Xu Youyou really hadn't expected to actually find this map at Wang Hu's residence.
It was truly an unexpected, pleasant surprise.
Of course, on his way back, he had also swiped plenty of useful items, such as an iron pot, some seasonings, and other urgently needed daily necessities.
After all, he still didn't know how long he would be staying in Sin Hunter City.
Xu Youyou gave the first floor a quick sweep and went into the kitchen intending to cook, but he quickly realized the kitchen here was useless.
After all, Sin Hunter City did not provide running water or electricity.
With no other choice, he had to leave the house and painstakingly gather a bunch of firewood.
Then, he set up the pot directly in the yard outside and began cooking just like that.
By the time Zuo Lin'an returned, it was 10:25 AM.
Xu Youyou had already finished cooking and had even set aside a portion on the table specifically for Zuo Lin'an.
Zuo Lin'an scanned the room a couple of times but didn't see Xu Youyou, so he quickly finished the food on the table and headed right back out.
He had no choice.
His schedule was extremely tight; he had to kill someone on the hour, every hour.
He truly had no time to spare looking for Xu Youyou's whereabouts.
In reality, Xu Youyou was currently wandering around outside, planning to capture a few more people to throw into the basement as backup prey for Zuo Lin'an.
Otherwise, going out for an hour, coming back for ten-odd minutes, and then going out for another hour—doing that on repeat would be exhausting!
They wouldn't even have time to sleep!
And so, he kept himself busy, running back and forth until after 1:00 PM before finally calling it a day.
At this moment, Xu Youyou returned, carrying two people over his shoulders.
Upon entering, as expected, he didn't see Zuo Lin'an.
But that was fine. He would give him a surprise once he returned.
Xu Youyou carried the two people, whose heads were swollen like pigs' faces, toward the basement. Opening the door, he threw them straight inside. By now, there were already quite a few people in there.
At a glance, there were at least thirty.
After closing the door, Xu Youyou moved an entire wardrobe to block it, and then placed a sofa in front of that.
Then, he lay down on the sofa to sleep, waiting for Zuo Lin'an to return in the meantime.
Meanwhile, Zuo Lin'an had remained highly cautious throughout the day. Since it was daytime, showing even a single flaw and being spotted would easily expose his identity.
After all, Zhou Hang knew about the existence of "students."
The other people in this criminal settlement would definitely be aware of it as well.
Fortunately, there weren't many people in this area, and combined with his extreme caution, he managed to kill quite a few people over the course of the day without anyone noticing anything amiss.
As for how he tricked people into opening their doors?
He only had to hold up two sets of new clothes and say he wanted to trade them for food. Ninety percent of the people would agree, making it incredibly easy.
Even if they didn't agree, it didn't matter.
He would simply turn around and leave. As long as he didn't linger, basically no one would suspect he had ulterior motives.
By now, the sky had turned dark.
Zuo Lin'an had been busy outside for practically the entire day.
On his way back, he had specifically captured two people, knocked them unconscious, and carried them back as backups.
Just as he stepped through the front door, he heard some noises that seemed to be coming from inside.
He frowned slightly and looked toward the direction of the sound.
If he remembered correctly, that was exactly where the villa's basement was located.
When he killed people outside during the day, he mostly dragged them into basements, so he was very familiar with basement layouts.
Could it be...
Carrying the two men, he slowly approached.
Sure enough, the noises were faint cries for help and curses. Because they were muffled by the heavy door and all jumbled together, he hadn't been able to hear them clearly just now.
Needless to say, the people in the basement had all been captured by Xu Youyou.
His gaze landed on Xu Youyou, who was fast asleep on the sofa, and he couldn't help but wonder just how many people his companion had captured during the day.
Then, Zuo Lin'an noticed the number "36" written on the nearby wall.
It looked very fresh, likely written not too long ago.
“Thirty-six?”
There were thirty-six people locked in the basement?
Zuo Lin'an was inwardly shocked and did some rough math.
The total population of this criminal settlement, excluding the two of them, was ninety-eight.
Wang Hu was already dead, Zuo Lin'an had killed about ten people during the day, and now he had brought back two more.
And the basement before him held thirty-six people.
That added up to nearly fifty people in one go.
In other words, over the course of a single day, the population of this settlement had been cut directly in half.
Of course, he still didn't know if Xu Youyou had killed anyone during the day, or how many.
If he had, that number would only go up.
Zuo Lin'an dropped the two men he had brought back onto the floor.
They had been knocked out by him earlier and were still unconscious.
It was currently around 6:30 PM, leaving a bit of time before 7:00 PM.
He planned to find some food or whip something up to eat.
After being busy for so long, he was starving.
Moreover, counting the time, he hadn't slept for two days and one night, and his eyelids were now feeling incredibly heavy.
He planned to get some proper rest once Xu Youyou woke up.
Of course, he had to hand the electronic clock over to Xu Youyou beforehand, so that he could wake him up whenever the clock hit the hour.
He turned around, walked outside, and grabbed a random piece of bread to eat.
Just then, Xu Youyou woke up. Seeing the two people dumped to the side, he realized Zuo Lin'an was back and quickly walked out.
Seeing Zuo Lin'an eating outside, he felt a bit relieved.
Zuo Lin'an gave him a subtle look, placed his cup on the table, and got up to walk inside. He then dragged one of the men into the cramped, enclosed bathroom.
He had just eaten, and the time was just about right.
Once he finished this person off, he would hand the electronic clock to Xu Youyou.
Watching the closed bathroom door, Xu Youyou began to tend to his own business.
Having slept for several hours, he was now bursting with energy.
After casually munching on a piece of bread, Xu Youyou was fully revitalized. He began sorting and packing up their things. Both of them were going on a massive killing spree tonight, and this house wouldn't be livable by tomorrow.
They had to pack up and move.
By the time he had packed up everything they could take and placed it by the door, Zuo Lin'an had already walked out of the bathroom.
Right in front of Xu Youyou, he placed his electronic clock on the table, then turned and walked over to a corner, finding a spot to lie down.
Using his backpack as a pillow, he fell asleep in the blink of an eye.
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