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

The two huddled close together in the alley, barely daring to breathe, as several strange mutants swarmed past from the street.

call!

The two men breathed a sigh of relief. The man in the plaid shirt suddenly lost his balance and collapsed to the ground.

Ye Xiao let out a long breath. He quietly peeked out and looked down at the street, then nudged the person beside him, signaling him to walk into the alley.

"Second Master is here!" At this moment, no one dared to act recklessly anymore, and silently followed Ye Xiao carefully inside.

The two walked quietly, Ye Xiao holding up his phone and flashlight, carefully checking the situation in the alley.

Just as they turned a corner, three figures suddenly appeared ahead, blocking their path.

The homemade modified gun barrel, with its dark muzzle exposed, was pointed directly at Ye Xiao and his companion.

The flashlight beam illuminated the figures of three men opposite: bald, short, and skinny—the same three guys from earlier that day.

Ye Xiao silently raised his hands, and the skinny man in the tattered short-sleeved shirt sneered, "Finally caught them, oh, two of them!"

The man beside Ye Xiao, who was saying "Second Master is here," looked on with tears of joy, as if he had seen a savior.

Like a groveling dog wagging its tail, it ran towards the three of them.

"Great, finally someone's here, great..."

boom!

The bald man responded without hesitation, smashing the butt of his gun into the man's forehead, knocking him unconscious.

Looking at the guy who collapsed and slumped over, Ye Xiao rolled his eyes in exasperation and couldn't help but curse, "Idiot!"

"Ha!" The skinny man spat with amusement and winked at the bald man.

Knowing that the other party had a gun, Ye Xiao figured he couldn't run away now, so he simply stood there obediently, thinking that being sensible would save him from suffering.

Most importantly, judging from the way these people are acting, they don't seem to intend to kill them. Who knows, he might be able to get some information about this place.

The bald man stepped forward and snatched the crowbar and cell phone from Ye Xiao's hand.

Then, pushing Ye Xiao, they followed the two people in front into the building.

The guys ahead were shining flashlights. This was an apartment building. They didn't go up, but instead went down to the basement level via the emergency exit.

The dark corridor was lined with iron doors on both sides; this was the basement, many of which were storage rooms.

After walking a short distance, Ye Xiao was pushed into a doorway.

In one corner of the room sat something that looked like a handheld lamp. It looked rather strange and didn't seem to be powered by electricity.

The light from the lantern illuminated the surroundings.

The space here is quite large, about 30 or 40 square meters, and it's filled with a lot of miscellaneous items, like broken tables and chairs, taking up most of the space.

A tattered mattress lay in the corner.

The woman from earlier that day was sitting on the mattress, her neck and limbs bound together with iron collars and chains.

"Second Master is here!" Ye Xiao was dragged to a corner like a dead dog. The bald man also took him there. The two of them were tied tightly to two large paint buckets, one on each side.

The two were tied up in a corner inside, separated from the mattress by a pile of miscellaneous items.

The iron gate was locked, and a barrier was placed behind it.

The skinny guy walked over with Ye Xiao's phone in his hand. He squatted down about half a meter in front of Ye Xiao and looked through Ye Xiao's phone.

At the same time, Ye Xiao was also secretly observing the three of them.

These three guys all had dark skin, and apart from not being very good-looking, they seemed no different from the others.

The only odd thing was that all three of them had dark purple veins spreading across their arms and necks, which looked ominous.

The gaunt man in front of Ye Xiao looked up at him and said, "These days, there are still cell phones? That's interesting."

He reached out and grabbed Ye Xiao's chin, swaying his cheeks from side to side, and glanced at him.

"Ha, I didn't expect them to come from inside the high walls. Looks like the three of us brothers are really lucky!"

A flicker of excitement flashed in the man's eyes, and the short man gestured with his lip toward the still unconscious "Second Master is here."

"Not just that, both of them are."

The bald man's gaze swept over Ye Xiao, a hint of doubt clearly visible in his eyes.

"How did those two get over the high walls? How did those people even let them out?"

The skinny man scoffed, "Who cares? As long as we bring them back, what medicine will we need to worry about?"

The skinny man raised the barrel of his gun and slapped it against Ye Xiao's face. The cold touch against his cheek sent a chill down Ye Xiao's spine.

"Kid, as long as you behave, you'll suffer less on this journey. I don't want to kill you prematurely."

The three of them searched Ye Xiao's body for all his belongings, gave him a warning, and then turned around the pile of clutter and walked toward the mattress in the corner.

A voice came from over there.

"We're really lucky this time; we never expected to run into two people behind the high walls."

"However, with just the three of us, it wouldn't be convenient to move around with these two guys along, would it?"

"Or, shall we just use the radio to contact the Freefires to pick us up?"

"I'm just worried that the information might be stolen and cause trouble!"

"Let's take a look first, and then we'll decide what to do after we cross this city."

……

Ye Xiao listened quietly. These people mentioned the High Wall, which seemed to be some kind of place, and an organization called Free Fire.

Those people believed that the two of them came from behind the high walls, obviously because some characteristic of them was similar to that of people inside the high walls.

Most importantly, they mentioned medicine!

Ye Xiao felt a little strange. Why did they get medicine after he brought them there?

Do they want to use them for trade? Or do people behind those walls have some special value?

Just then, a sound came from the corner: a man's filthy curses and a woman's crying, which made Ye Xiao's scalp tingle.

He couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the woman; how pitiful!

Only then did Ye Xiao have time to check the live stream chat.

[Sanhu: Poor streamer, he still got arrested]

[Sheep eats wolf: What's that sound? Is there something we can't see?]

[Han Jiangxue: Where is Second Master?]

……

Ye Xiao looked at the other party's "Second Master is here" and kicked the other party's thigh with his foot.

A short while later, the guy slowly woke up.

He looked up in a daze and saw that he was tightly bound. He then looked at Ye Xiao, who was also bound, and shook his shoulders, trying to struggle.

Ye Xiao glared at him and whispered, "Don't bother, you idiot."

"Second Master is here." He slumped his shoulders, looking around with a face full of unease and fear, as if he were about to cry.

The number of online viewers in the live stream has exceeded two thousand, and the number of new fans has also exceeded two thousand.

The system notified that another lucky viewer could be drawn. Ye Xiao twitched his eye. Given the current situation, he decided to pass.