Xu Tao stood up and looked back. Two men were slowly approaching her not far away. The short and fat man was whistling, and the tall and thin man's eyes were moving left and right as if he was having a cramp.

"What do you want to do?"

"Hehe, what do you think, little sister? What can you and the two of us do in this wilderness?"

The short and fat man stared at the girl in front of him with lustful eyes. She was so pretty. He hadn't met such a good girl in a long time.

Xu Tao grabbed the outstretched hand, turned quickly and exerted force diagonally forward, throwing the short and fat man away.

"You stinky bitch, I'm going to kill you."

The short and fat man struggled to stand up. Xu Tao went over and kicked the fat leg in half. Then she stepped on the disgusting face and said, "Let's see who kills the other first."

"Ah... you stinky bitch, you coward, hurry up and do it. Believe it or not, I'm going to tell my mom that you and that burden will be kicked out of the house."

A gloomy look flashed across the tall and thin man's eyes. He rushed towards the opposite side with a dagger in his hand. When he got close, he whispered, "Run!"

Xu Tao raised an eyebrow. Were they not in the same group? After exchanging a few moves with him, she realized he had no intention of hurting her. So she ran around the fat man, stepping on him from time to time.

The tall, thin man seemed to understand his intentions, a smile on his face as he slowly chased after her. The two of them kicked each other, screaming incessantly.

Finally, the short and fat man couldn't hold on any longer and fainted, and the two of them stopped their game of chasing each other.

"Thank you. My name is Zhang Yong. If you're alone in the future, it's best not to leave the main group."

"Thanks for the reminder. You don't mind if I take his watch, do you?"

Xu Tao knew that the points in the watch needed to be paid with a facial recognition, but she only needed the detection function at the moment. The positioning device was useless to her, and no one could find it if it was placed in the space.

Zhang Yong thought the other party wanted to dig out the energy stone powder to exchange for money, so he didn't ask any questions and went straight in to take off the watch. He told the other party the password and took out a dagger from the man's arms and handed it to him.

Xu Tao took it hesitantly. Was she being too generous? This dagger looked good. After trying it, it easily cut through the big knife in her hand.

"Aren't you two partners?"

Zhang Yong shook his head. "We are half brothers."

"Hmm? Tell me about it."

Xu Tao's gossip gene awakened. She ran over and kicked him a few more times, making sure that the other party would not wake up for a while. She blinked her big eyes at the tall and thin man.

Zhang Yong had vented his anger today and was in the mood to talk about his past.

His father and mother had been childhood sweethearts, and naturally, they got together when they grew up. To outsiders, they seemed very happy, and his mother thought so too, but later she found out that everything was in vain.

While pregnant, she discovered her husband had been having an affair with another woman before they married, and they had a child. Unable to cope with the shock, she gave birth to a six-month-old son prematurely. She thought the baby would not survive, but surprisingly, he managed to survive.

Maybe because the mother loved him too much, she chose to forgive instead of leaving, and did not tell anyone that she was depressed.

A few years ago, my grandparents passed away one after another, and the man became even more outrageous and moved into their house with that woman and their illegitimate child openly.

His mother couldn't bear the shock and her condition worsened. She passed away soon after. He and his frail and sickly younger brother had to make a living in that home.

If he dared to resist the woman, she would threaten him with her brother. He had no choice but to be a dog beside Zhang Hao, and be beaten wherever he was told. However, he had never done anything that was against the law.

"You look quite grown up, why don't you take your brother and leave?"

"Although that home isn't in a safe area, it's still relatively safe within the shantytown. If I take my brother and start a new household, we'll have no choice but to move out, and the food we find won't be safe at all.

My brother needs a nutritional potion every month, and I have to go out to collect food to exchange for points, so I can't spare the time to take care of him. That woman doesn't dare to treat us too harshly in public."

Xu Tao nodded in understanding. She had never lived in a shantytown before, but she had heard others discuss it.

The wasteland world is divided into core areas, safe areas and shanty towns. The core area is the residence of base leaders and top technical personnel, and the safe areas and shanty towns are divided into inner, middle and outer areas.

The houses inside and outside the shantytowns can still be sold at a good price and some people rent them out, but the outer areas are chaotic and there is no public security management and people can break into homes and steal things at any time. Even if they resist and are beaten to death, no one will care.

"You said it was done openly, so how can you be sure she wouldn't abuse your brother secretly?"

Zhang Yong was speechless and fell silent. Yes, every time he came home, his brother always said that everything was fine, but he always secretly avoided his sight.

"Would you mind if I tried to kill him?"

Xu Tao touched her chin. She did not miss the murderous intent of the short and fat man when she attacked just now. If she had not reacted quickly, she might have been injured.

She would do it regardless of whether the other party minded or not. Letting a tiger go back to the mountain was not something she would do. Although the short and fat man could only be considered a maggot, he was still annoying.

Zhang Yong was obviously trying to hide his abilities. If the two of them fought, she wasn't sure she could kill the other without exposing the area.

"Let's do it. Can we each take one at a time?"

"Oh, okay." The man's answer always surprised her.

Just like that, each of them stabbed the man on the ground with a knife and he was soon dead.

"Where do you live?"

"What do you want to do?" Xu Tao looked alert. She didn't think there was any need for them to have any more contact.

Zhang Yong knew that he was being a bit abrupt, but for the sake of his brother, he still shamelessly negotiated the terms, and was unsurprisingly rejected.

The two talked back and forth for twenty minutes, and Zhang Yong suddenly understood. After thanking the other party, he ran away happily.

After making sure the other person was far away, Xu Tao picked up the short and fat man's backpack and rode her bicycle in a different direction. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost time to go back.

About three kilometers from the shantytown, I found a secluded corner and put the bike away. I took out my dagger, slashed a leaf, and smeared the juice on my watch.

Delicious! Highly irradiated plants, not recommended for consumption.

It actually works, so I happily put it into my space. There was a plant similar to bamboo nearby, and Xu Tao easily cut off a few sections with a dagger, taking them home to use as bowls and cups.

Most of the people walking on the street were with their families. Some of them looked her up and down when they saw her alone, and only turned their gaze to other people who were alone after confirming that there was no food.

Xu Tao quickened her pace and rolled on the ground before entering the room to make sure she was completely dirty.

"Atao, cough cough...what happened to you?" Xu Zhu's face was serious and his voice was urgent.

Xu Tao scratched his head embarrassedly, as if he had gone a little too far. He closed the door and leaned closer to whisper, "Brother, I'm fine. Look what I found. I accidentally rolled down the mountain today. There was a short tree next to the hillside with five unknown fruits on it. After eating them, you will feel warm all over. You can try them."

The fruit gave off an enticing aroma. Xu Zhu couldn't help swallowing his saliva and avoiding looking at the delicious food so close to him.

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