Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 9 Interrogation
After being shoved a few times by his wife, Old Liu rubbed his hands together, chuckled awkwardly, and walked over to Qin Ziwen. "Young man, you've divided up so much meat, you probably can't finish it all, right? The meat will spoil if it's left out too long in this weather. How about lending me some?"

Qin Ziwen frowned.

Deng Guang's voice came through: "Old Liu."

Liu Fude turned his head and looked at Deng Guang who was walking over, his expression somewhat unnatural.

Deng Guang said, "This meat was earned by someone else's young brother who risked his life to get it. Aren't you making things difficult for him by saying this?"

Liu Fude chuckled: "Oh dear, it's all my fault. My legs were numb at the time, so I didn't dare to go up. If I had known it was this simple, I would have gone too."

Deng Guang pointed to Dou Gu, who was in shock: "It looks simple, but it can be very dangerous if you're not careful."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fude was somewhat annoyed. "It's not like I'm asking you for anything. Why are you pretending to be a good person now?"

He immediately changed the subject, "Then how about you lend me some?"

Deng Guang hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll cut some for you in a bit, you can come to my house to pick it up later."

Deng Guang's wife, who was walking behind, looked rather unpleasant, but since there were outsiders around, she only glanced at Deng Guang.

"Xiao Qin? Xiao Qin! It really is you." A familiar voice came from behind.

Wang Juan ran over, her eyes burning with desire as she looked at the crocodile meat Qin Ziwen was carrying in his bag.

Wang Juan smiled and tried to get closer to him, "Hey, Xiao Qin, I might have been a little inappropriate with what I said the other day. I apologize to you."

"Could you give me some of this meat? I definitely won't let you give it to me for free; I'm willing to pay for it!"

Wang Juan's husband walked over, gently tugged at his wife's sleeve, and said in a friendly manner, "Brother Qin, you and my wife used to be colleagues, and it's fate that we're all here now. We're almost out of food at home, could we borrow some? We'll pay it back later. By the way, we can also work together on hunting sometime. You two are acquaintances, so we can cooperate."

"No, no thanks. We're not acquainted." Qin Ziwen waved his hand to refuse, stopping the other party from speaking further.

After being decisively rejected, Wang Juan's husband looked rather displeased. He pushed up his glasses and watched Qin Ziwen's departing figure.

Wang Juan complained to her husband, "I told you I wasn't coming, but you insisted that I come to apologize to him. Now I haven't gotten the things, and I've lost face for nothing."

Wang Juan's husband gritted his teeth: "Your colleague is so heartless! How can he finish all that meat? It'll go bad in two days, he'll choke to death!"

The three families entered the apartment building. Old Liu secretly glanced at Qin Ziwen. Compared to the two people who came after him, although Qin Ziwen didn't lend him any money, his tone wasn't as aggressive.

Compared to this, I suddenly feel a little better.

As I went upstairs, I could hear footsteps overhead.

A woman dressed in sportswear, wearing a sun hat, and with arm sleeves was seen coming downstairs.

The woman looked pleasantly surprised to see Qin Ziwen. "Oh, you're back so early? That was yesterday."

Because other neighbors were present, the woman seemed unable to speak openly, and only gave a subtle hint.

Old Deng said goodbye to Qin Ziwen, "We're heading back now."

"Okay, Brother Deng, you guys go ahead."

After everyone left, the woman's gaze fell on the large bag of meat that Qin Ziwen was carrying, and her eyes became even more eager.

She pressed herself against him, grabbed Qin Ziwen's arm, and squeezed his arm into her soft flesh.

"Is it convenient for me to come to your house?"

Qin Ziwen smiled slightly: "Convenient."

I got home and closed the door.

Just as the woman was about to speak, Qin Ziwu pressed her shoulders down onto the sofa from behind, covering her mouth with one hand to prevent her from making any noise.

Qin Ziwen put down the bag in his hand, held the clothesline spear in front of the woman's eyes, the sharp blade pointing directly at her forehead.

"Shhh."

He raised his index finger, making a shushing gesture.

Then he said softly, "Don't say anything after my brother lets go. I'm a coward, and if you raise your voice, I might stab you randomly, understand?"

The woman nodded hurriedly, her eyes filled with panic.

"three."

"two."

"one."

Qin Ziwu released the hand that was covering his mouth.

The woman was breathing heavily, tears welling up in her eyes.

Qin Ziwen glanced at the direction of the security door, then pointed to the bedroom inside, "Let's talk in the bedroom."

Upon entering the bedroom and closing the door, the woman involuntarily trembled.

Qin Ziwen sat on the bed, looking at the woman in front of him with a serious expression: "Have I offended you?" The woman quickly shook her head.

Qin Ziwen scratched his head, looking puzzled, and asked in a confused tone, "Then why did you want to hurt me?"

The woman quickly protested, "I didn't hurt you!"

Qin Ziwen sighed, his expression suddenly turning sinister: "And he still won't tell the truth."

Suddenly, he stood up, grabbed the woman by the neck, and slammed her against the wall behind her. "If you don't talk, then don't talk. There are no police here anyway. You're still being stubborn at this point. Do you think I won't kill a woman?"

The veins on her fingers bulged, and the woman's face turned even redder.

Qin Ziwen only let go when she was about to roll her eyes.

The woman covered her throat, bent over, and coughed repeatedly.
Qin Ziwen said calmly, "Keep your cough down."

The woman trembled, forcibly suppressing her voice and coughing softly. She was truly terrified now; it seemed this man really was going to kill her.

"I'll ask you one more time, who ordered you to do this?"

The woman spilled everything she knew: "I...I told you, Xie Jun made me do it all. It was him, he forced me. How could a woman living alone like me dare to scheme against you? Waaah..."

After hearing the woman's story, Qin Ziwu was still shaken.

If things really go as planned, and two strange men sneak into the house while the other party is asleep in the middle of the night, the consequences are obvious.

He looked at his elder brother with admiration.

Just now, when he entered the room, his older brother whispered in his ear, instructing him to cover the other woman's mouth and control her.

But if this woman continues to be stubborn, will the older brother really take action?

Although he had already been in the other world for three days, Qin Ziwu's mindset had not completely changed.

Qin Ziwen said, "You mean he let you sneak into our house, and then had you secretly open the door in the middle of the night to let them in?"

The woman said pitifully, "That's right, but they made me do it. I didn't want to at first, but how could a weak woman like me resist two grown men?"

"My name is Wang Xiaoli. The guy with the scorpion tattoo is Xie Jun, and the other one, who's not very bright, is Xie Guang, Xie Jun's cousin. Xie Jun used to be involved in loan sharking. He and Xie Guang were in charge of debt collection. They used to throw chicken blood and excrement at people's doors, and even broke someone's leg. Xie Guang isn't a good person either. His nickname is Dazhuang. He's often in jail for fighting. Once, when his cousin wasn't around, he even..."

They seem to be a bunch of scum.

But Qin Ziwen wasn't interested in these stories and interrupted her directly, "Alright, get to the point: do they have any weapons, especially guns?"

Wang Xiaoli bit her lip, trying hard to recall, "They didn't have guns, I've never heard him mention them, but they both had machetes, the long kind."

She also gestured to indicate the approximate length, which was about half a meter.

Qin Ziwen smiled enigmatically, "Did they tell you how they were going to deal with me and my brother after they came into my house?"

Wang Xiaoli fell silent, somewhat hesitant to speak.

But seeing Qin Ziwen frown, he quickly blurted out, "They didn't say specifically, but it should be, it should be..."

Qin Ziwen picked up where she left off, "Killing me and my brother, after all, we've both been offended, so it's definitely a matter of eliminating any potential threats, right? Especially in a place where the law doesn't apply."

Wang Xiaoli lowered her head.

Qin Ziwen stared at her. "Did you leave any secret signals?"

Wang Xiaoli quickly shook her head, "No, he told me to just open the door secretly in the middle of the night to avoid being exposed."

Qin Ziwen sighed and said quietly, "I'm still too kind. In this kind of environment, he only thought about going out hunting for himself instead of robbing others. This Jun'er is the kind of person who's going to do great things."

Qin Ziwu wholeheartedly agreed: "I think it's because you're too kind, big brother. Good people like us are easily bullied."

Wang Xiaoli's lips twitched.

Kind?

If I hadn't confessed, I might have really died.

Qin Ziwen patted Wang Xiaoli's head: "Tonight, proceed as planned and call the two of them over. I hope you won't do anything stupid, like secretly tipping them off. Otherwise, they might live, but you will definitely die. If you do as I say, I will spare your life."

Wang Xiaoli nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, her fingers pinching the hem of her clothes.

At 10 p.m.,

Qin Ziwen set up a rope trap inside the bedroom door, tying one end to the bed leg.

The night is thick with darkness, and the moon is obscured by dark clouds; it's the perfect time to make a move.

He gestured to Wang Xiaoli.

Wang Xiaoli secretly opened the door, went to the opposite door, and gently knocked four times.

"Beep beep beep beep."

(End of this chapter)