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

The immense force of the blow from behind caused Sun Yihai to fall backward, landing squarely on his back.

Sun Yihai clutched his buttocks and lower back, letting out a low groan. He cried out twice, but then swallowed the sound back down, seemingly afraid of being discovered.

Ye Xiao slowly walked to the front of the passage, blocking the way out, and looked down at the people on the ground with his arms crossed.

"Trying to run away? Where do you think you're going?"

Sun Yihai sat up in pain, the flashlight beam illuminating his terrified face in the dimly lit corridor.

At this moment, Sun Yihai had completely lost his previous arrogance. He crawled to Ye Xiao's knees in a few steps, grabbed his trouser leg, and pleaded softly:

"Brother Ye Xiao, Brother Ye Xiao, everyone, everyone is asymptomatic, please, please let me go this time."

Ye Xiao looked at Sun Yihai kneeling in front of him and sneered inwardly.

Ye Xiao knew very well that once Sun Yihai was handed over to Boss Tang, the guy would be in serious trouble, even if he didn't die.

As long as Ye Xiao insists that he was the only one who discovered it, then Sun Yihai will have no choice but to take the blame.

He didn't dare to reveal Wu Long and his gang's identities. If he did, Wu Long and his group would definitely not let him off the hook.

In short, once Sun Yihai is handed over by Ye Xiao, Sun Yihai will only face death, and this matter will not be attributed to Ye Xiao.

Therefore, at this moment, Sun Yihai didn't care about saving face at all, and knelt down in front of Ye Xiao, begging and pleading.

Ye Xiao crossed his arms and remained unmoved. "But weren't you still planning to scheme against me behind my back? Just because I filled in for you?"

"It's my fault for being petty, I deserve to die!"

Sun Yihai raised his hand and slapped himself across the face, but he didn't dare to slap too loudly.

He gripped Ye Xiao's trouser leg, his voice urgent and trembling.

"Brother Ye, it was my fault. I apologize and promise I will never do it again."

"In this world, it's not easy for anyone to survive. I have no choice. Please, just for the sake of us being asymptomatic, let me go this time, okay?"

Sun Yihai, who was in his forties, knelt on the ground and kept bowing and kowtowing to Ye Xiao.

"Brother Ye, please, just let me go this time. If Boss Tang finds out, I'll be dead!"

"As long as you turn a blind eye this time, you can ask me for anything in the future, and I'll do anything for you!"

"Please, Brother Ye, please!"

Sun Yihai's eyes were already bloodshot and filled with fear.

Ye Xiao crossed his arms and pondered. He didn't really want to hand this guy over. With the rainy season approaching, if guys like Brother Wu couldn't find Sun Yihai to do things for them, they might come looking for him.

He didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters, and most importantly, if he handed Sun Yihai over, the replica key on his person would definitely be taken away.

What Ye Xiao wanted was the key on this guy's body.

Moreover, although the people here obey Boss Tang's management, they all seem to have a kind of fear of him.

If he were to hand over Sun Yihai like that, Ye Xiao was certain that both mutants and asymptomatic individuals would silently ostracize him.

When that happens, their lives here will be much more difficult.

After much deliberation, Ye Xiao decided not to expose this guy. Anyway, Sun Yihai seemed to be in charge of the plant room now, so if anyone was to be investigated, it would be him.

Ye Xiao sighed, putting on a look of reluctance.

"Sigh! We're all asymptomatic. In this apocalypse, just surviving is tough enough. What if you get kicked out..."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yihai's face was filled with fear. He dared not even think about the outside world, much less stay there. The thought of returning to that hellish place made him wish he were dead.

Sun Yihai pleaded with Ye Xiao in a state of fear and trepidation, "Brother Ye, I don't want to be kicked out. That place outside is no place for a human being."

Ye Xiao nodded, "That's right. It's very dangerous outside. Not to mention the monsters, there are also people who specifically capture asymptomatic individuals and drain their blood."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yihai trembled even more violently. He knew that Ye Xiao had just arrived at the base and believed Ye Xiao's words without a doubt.

"Although there is no freedom here, the conditions are really good. Compared to the outside, it's simply paradise."

Sun Yihai nodded in complete agreement with Ye Xiao's words. Otherwise, how could so many of them remain indifferent to what was happening in District 3?

Sun Yihai was willing to do anything as long as he could stay here and not be kicked out.

Ye Xiao put on a look of pity, "Considering that we are all asymptomatic, I don't want you to end up like that."

"This time, I'll pretend I didn't see it. Luckily, it was me. If it had been Brother Zhao, things might have turned out differently."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yihai immediately kowtowed and bowed to Ye Xiaozhi, saying, "Thank you, Brother Ye, thank you, Brother Ye."

Ye Xiao waved his hand, "Alright, alright, leave the key here. Don't take any more risks in the future. Now go."

"Hey, hey!"

Sun Yihai, his face beaming with relief and joy at surviving a disaster, hurriedly pulled out a bunch of keys from his pocket, placed them on the ground, and ran away in a panic.

Ah!

Ye Xiao sneered, bent down to pick up a bunch of keychains from the ground, and put the keys into his pocket.

Then he slowly walked out of the corridor.

In the dimly lit passage, Sun Yihai clutched a small, dim lamp in his hand, swinging his arms as he walked, holding onto the wall, taking light steps, yet seemingly in a hurry to get away.

Ye Xiao glanced at the receding figure and then reached out to close the iron gate.

[Three Foxes: Weren't you shouting and waiting at noon today? You're begging for mercy tonight. Hilarious!]

[The Heart of Isaac: Why did Xiao Ge let this guy go?]

Ye Xiao, holding a flashlight, walked back slowly, quietly exchanging messages with the viewers in the live stream:

"Handing it over might not do me any good, and besides, the spare key might come in handy later."

[Milk Egg Not Bland: Okay, then it should be fine. Goodnight, Xiao-ge, I'm going to sleep.]

Goodnight everyone!

Ye Xiao said goodnight and slowly walked to the factory gate.

He turned his head to look around, then reached into his pocket and fumbled for the key.

There are five keys on the keychain, the same number as the keychain Zhao Huai has.

These are the keys to the special fence gate, the corridors leading to Zones 2 and 3, the factory building, the planting room, and the power room.

Ye Xiao's heart pounded wildly. He hadn't expected Sun Yihai to be so cunning as to have made a copy of all the keys.

Ye Xiao took out the key and gently tried it on the factory door. On the second try, the keyhole could be turned.

He didn't continue, but immediately took the key out and hurriedly put it in his pocket.