The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

While Yin Yue and the others were still stunned, the fat man saw this and immediately knelt down on the ground, kowtowing and begging with the woman.

"Please, please give us some water! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

The man and woman pleaded and kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, their faces filled with fear and unease.

His cracked lips trembled violently, and his bloodshot eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Her bloodshot eyes couldn't even shed a single tear, yet she stubbornly stared intently at Ye Xiao, her whole body trembling violently.

Their shabby clothes covered in dust, their faces and arms peeling from the sun—they must have suffered a lot along the way.

However, the two's behavior puzzled Ye Xiao and Yin Yue.

Something is wrong!

Not just this woman, but also this man, no, and that blond guy, something's not right!

The fat man and the woman knelt on the ground, their faces filled with genuine fear. Their hands were trembling, and their words of supplication were incoherent. Their deep-seated terror was impossible to conceal.

Moreover, it's impossible to perform it; it's too natural.

But the blond-haired man stood aside, watching coldly as if he were watching a play.

Ye Xiao remained silent. The fat man and the woman's fear clearly stemmed from the fear of death, but Ye Xiao could sense that their fear was not of dying of thirst or of lack of water.

Two people who hadn't had water for a long time were desperately craving it, but they didn't actually crave it; they were filled with fear of death.

They had seen what it was like for people who were extremely thirsty, like the old dog and his group they had met before. They were like hungry wolves, losing all reason at the sight of water, with only one thought in mind: to drink water.

The two men were clearly very thirsty, but their fear of death seemed to outweigh their thirst.

They weren't saying, "I'm so thirsty, please give me some water," but rather, "I don't want to die."

Then there is only one possibility: they must have encountered some kind of threat, a threat that is more terrifying than dying of thirst without water.

Ye Xiao had no doubt that this threat came from the blond-haired guy next to him!

Or rather, it's people like Huang Mao!

They will die without water! But not from thirst!

I'd always thought it was a bit strange that these guys were bringing so many ordinary people with them.

Ye Xiao remained silent for a moment, then winked at Yin Yue, signaling her to give them a few bottles of water.

Yin Yue picked up a few bottles of water and handed them to the woman and the fat man. The two men held the water tightly to their chests, but showed no intention of opening them. Even though their lips were chapped, they kept thanking the group as if they had survived a disaster.

"thanks, thanks!"

The ecstatic joy of escaping death caused the two to momentarily lose control of their expressions.

After bowing and scraping for a while, he silently followed the blond-haired man into the house.

The three figures gradually disappeared into the sandstorm. White Fox closed the door and immediately turned around, saying:

"Something's not right with these people!"

Silver Moon chuckled: "I can see that. That blond guy is guarding prisoners like they're prisoners. I bet the woman and the fat guy are scared to death!"

Wu Hui looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "Boss, those three are probably just testing us. Giving them water like that might make them target us."

Nie Qiu scoffed: "So what if they're watching us? Are we afraid of them? The fact that they're testing us means they're wary of us."

A thought flashed through Liu Yuntong's eyes.

“Those people are clearly not normal. If they come looking for trouble, we'll have a reason to get involved. Otherwise, we have no reason to meddle!”

Yin Yue glanced at him speechlessly, "With your strength, you still want to meddle in other people's business?"

Nie Qiu raised his hand and tapped Liu Yuntong on the head, "You little brat, you're getting cocky just because you have a boss around, aren't you?"

"This post-apocalyptic world is full of mixed people, so don't meddle in other people's business!"

Seeing that Ye Xiao remained silent, only tapping the table lightly, Wu Hui couldn't help but ask:

"Boss, what are you thinking about? Is there something on your mind?"

Ye Xiao paused in tapping the table, then, still puzzled, asked:

"There's something I've never understood: if their so-called escort is a lie, why are they carrying those burdens?"

"This doesn't make sense!"

He looked at everyone and asked, "When resources are extremely scarce, under what circumstances would you bring along some unrelated or unconnected people as burdens?"

The group looked at each other, and their answers were unanimous.

Liu Yuntong said, "Of course, it's only if it brings benefits. Otherwise, who would bring along a burden who has no relatives or friends?"

Ye Xiao nodded. "That's right. So, what benefits can those people bring them?"

The viewers in the live stream were also speculating.

[Three Foxes: Could it be a relative of some high-ranking official? Were they kidnapped and threatened?]

[Yun Zhongjun: In that kind of environment, what high-ranking official could possibly be!]

[Mental Health Rehabilitation Center: Are they being sent to the south to build a base and do hard labor?]

[Van Gogh's painting: If those two were truly afraid, why didn't they ask the anchors for help?]

[Black Diamond: Why would I? I'm definitely afraid, I'm scared!]

……

Ye Xiao looked at the white fox and asked, "White Fox, you were close by just now, did you notice anything unusual about them?"

The white fox stroked its chin, recalling carefully:

"Something special about it?"

The white fox carefully recalled every detail and slowly said, "The only thing that's special is that the blond guy's lips were just peeling, which clearly means he's been drinking water."

"I haven't noticed anything particularly special about it!"

Night had fallen completely, and the sandstorm outside seemed to have subsided considerably.

Ye Xiao opened the door and walked out out of boredom, followed quickly by Yin Yue and Wu Hui.

On the narrow street, the car had veered off course and was almost completely turned around.

The solar panels on top of the all-terrain vehicle were completely blown off, but fortunately, apart from that, there was no major damage or loss.

There were no signs of forced entry on the car; those guys hadn't bothered with it.

After inspecting the car, the group returned to the house.

As soon as he entered the house, Liu Zi and Wen Zi rushed in from the backyard with anxious expressions. Upon seeing Ye Xiao, the two immediately spoke excitedly:

"Boss, boss, we were just taking a piss in the backyard when we saw those guys sneakily carrying something over and throwing it across the street!"

Liu Zi said with certainty, "To me, it looks like a person!"

"people?"

Ye Xiao and Bai Hu exchanged a glance and quickly walked towards the backyard.

There were actually two houses between them and the houses where those people lived. Half of the wall on one side of their backyard had collapsed, so they could see outside.

They didn't turn on their flashlights, and it was pitch black all around. In the midst of the raging wind and sand, they couldn't see any moonlight either, so as soon as they stepped outside, they were completely enveloped in darkness.

Ye Xiao asked with slight surprise, "Liu Zi, what kind of superpower do you have? How can you see even in such darkness?"

Liu Zi said with a hint of pride, "Boss, I have night vision! And I can shrink, hehe!"

No wonder!

Ye Xiaoxin understood. He said to the others, "You guys stay here. Liu Zi, take me to see where they threw things!"

"okay!"