If they sent people, they would just need to wait for their prey to come to them.
If they didn't send anyone...
Then they would just have to go over there themselves.
However, Zhao Cheng definitely wouldn't turn a blind eye, whether it was to his missing lackeys, or to Wang Hu and the situation of this settlement.
After Zuo Lin'an finished speaking, the man spat on the ground.
“You bastards, did you think I'd tell you anything?”
“In your dreams, you idiots!”
“Get the hell away from me. Just looking at you makes me sick. You sick freaks, you absolute scum! You've killed so many people—can you even sleep at night?”
Xu Youyou's expression remained completely indifferent.
“Why are you so angry? If you hadn't committed crimes, you wouldn't have been sent to Sin Hunter City. If you hadn't come here, you wouldn't be dealing with any of this. How do you have the face to call others sick freaks now?”
“Whatever, why am I even talking to you about this? Either way, those five have already brought my lie back with them.”
“And Zhao Cheng really wants to deal with Wang Hu.”
“So, the moment he gets the news, he'll start eagerly waiting for you guys to return with news of Wang Hu's death. If he keeps waiting and hears nothing, he will definitely send people over.”
“He might even... come in person.”
“As for when... I'd guess half a day, at most a day, before they definitely make a move.”
Saying this, Xu Youyou looked at the man with a smug face.
“Do you think I'm right?”
The man immediately flew into a rage out of sheer embarrassment.
“You piece of trash, you son of a bitch! Get lost! Don't even think about getting a single word out of my mouth!”
Zuo Lin'an noticed the man's reaction was rather intense.
“Judging by your reaction, it seems I hit the nail on the head. In that case, you can look forward to Zhao Cheng coming to rescue you. Though I wonder if you can hold out until then.”
Xu Youyou licked his lips and suddenly said, “That meal just now tasted pretty good.”
Zuo Lin'an knew he meant he was still hungry.
It seemed the food he had left for him earlier hadn't been enough to fill his stomach.
After thinking it over, Zuo Lin'an went outside to start a fire, planning to cook some more food.
He would have some more as well.
Xu Youyou followed him out, but the two of them simply did their own things without any form of communication. There wasn't even a connection in their glances or movements.
It was as if they were on completely different layers, only physically occupying the same space on the surface.
By this point, if the man still didn't realize he was being played, he really would have to be brainless.
These two were clearly using him as an intermediary to communicate with each other.
“Are you fucking insane?!”
“If you want to talk, why can't you just talk to each other?!”
“Why do you have to use me as a tool? Will you die if you talk to each other directly?!”
“I get it, you're doing this to torture me on purpose!”
“As expected of people from the training base, your torture methods are truly bizarre!”
“Sons of bitches, don't let me get a chance, or I'll never let you off!”
“Anyway, if criminals like us kill you, you'll die!”
The two busy working outside didn't pay his words any mind at all.
Except Xu Youyou had already decided to dismantle this man as soon as they finished eating.
There was no other reason than that he talked too much and kept hurling insults.
Although he could just gag him, seeing how energetic the man was, he probably wouldn't quiet down even with his mouth stuffed. It was better to just kill him.
A few minutes later, the man inside finally quieted down after his voice went hoarse from screaming.
Having just finished eating, Xu Youyou was finally full and ready to get to work.
While cleaning up the pots and bowls, Zuo Lin'an watched Xu Youyou walk over to untie the man's ropes.
The man was utterly bewildered.
“What... what do you mean by this?”
Once freed, his eyes locked onto Xu Youyou as he cautiously backed away.
“What are you going to do?”
“There's no way you're letting me go. What are you going to do to me?!”
Xu Youyou smiled, a very bright and sunny smile.
“What am I doing? Why don't you guess?”
“Guess my ass! Do whatever you want, your grandpa here isn't afraid of anything!”
Zuo Lin'an sighed inwardly from a distance. This man would probably die a very miserable death.
Xu Youyou usually didn't torture people on purpose. Previously, he had strictly followed his designated method of execution to kill, at most dragging it out slightly.
But now, Xu Youyou would likely give him a thorough tormenting.
After all, someone with such a foul mouth was a rare sight even for him.
Xu Youyou was slightly displeased. “You sure have a lot to say, don't you?”
Before the other could even respond, Xu Youyou struck. Ignoring the man's resistance, he brought him down with just a few swift punches.
He had held back his strength with those few punches, so the man didn't lose consciousness.
Only then did Xu Youyou grab his arm, dragging him toward one of the side bedrooms.
“Wait, what are you doing?!”
“Why are you bringing me here?!”
Only now did fear finally grip him.
Even if he had behaved himself, he would still have died in the end, but at least he would have lived a bit longer.
“No! Stop!”
“I don't want to die!”
“Let me go, please let... Ahhh!”
The bloodcurdling scream cut off abruptly.
Zuo Lin'an didn't care much. After packing his things, he sat in the living room, planning to take a short rest.
But not long after he sat down, he caught a faint, strange odor.
Hmm... Was that the stench of decaying corpses?
It made sense. At this time of year, corpses would start to stink if left out for even a little while. It seemed they couldn't continue living here.
Zuo Lin'an immediately decided to move.
The villa next door would do nicely. After all, dozens of prey were still locked in this basement, so they couldn't move too far away.
He quickly packed up both of their belongings.
Upon packing, he realized that despite not being here for long, they had accumulated quite a bit of stuff.
By the time he had finished moving everything, Xu Youyou finally walked out of the side bedroom.
He had a smile on his face, looking to be in a pretty good mood.
After coming out, he washed up briefly, only to see Zuo Lin'an turn around and walk out, tapping on the door twice as he left.
A bit puzzled, Xu Youyou followed him, only to find Zuo Lin'an entering the neighboring villa and starting to clean up.
Their backpacks, rice, and other supplies were already there.
Only then did he realize that in just a few short minutes, Zuo Lin'an had actually moved them to a new place.
But this was for the best.
The previous house had gotten too filthy; it really wasn't fit to live in anymore.
They could just go back there when they needed to process their prey, and spend the rest of their time resting in their new home.
As for the prey finding an opportunity to escape?
Those people were locked in the basement, with heavy furniture blocking the door from the outside.
Besides, he had broken their legs, so there was absolutely no way they could run.
Rate on N.U.
