Demon’s Cage

Chapter 4: Gun Fired

Now he had half a box of cigarettes, and there was a lighter. The items he got from the thug were similar to the ones Qin Ran had obtained before. They were all considered his inventory, and most of it was damaged.

Qin Ran found some cigarettes and put it into his jacket pocket along with the lighter. Qin Ran didn’t smoke, because it was bad for his health and because he didn’t have money.

Because he was diagnosed with the viral-gene disease, he would rather have two meals a day than buy a pack of cigarettes, so Qin Ran stayed away from it.

However, in the game Qin Ran didn’t mind. Of course, now wasn’t the time.

Qin then bent down again and carefully searched the body. After he made sure that there was nothing left, he decided to leave. Night had come and Qin Ran didn’t want to stay in this house and wait to be found by the mobsters. He needed to find a more secluded and safe hiding place for himself.

Then, he carefully thought about what to do next. Through the empty corridors and halls, Qin Ran stood at the door, reached out his head and looked outside. He saw the collapsed buildings, gravel and rubble.

All ruined!

He made sure that there was no other people here, then he sneaked out and went to an already collapsed wall. This probably used to be a side wall of a house.

Looking at its height, it was at least a three-story house. Now however, it was reduced to half the height of a human, with lots of gravel and bricks on the side.

Qin Ran shrunk in the shadow of the wall and glanced around. Even though everything was ruined, according to the building’s location and appearance, this was supposed to be a residential area.

Besides, it was a rich residential area. Within such an area, drains, sewers and other similar facilities were bound to exist. Even more, there might even be a separate underground s.p.a.ce.

For Qin Ran, this was definitely good news, because it meant that he didn’t need to face more survivors.

Under the premise that survivors could become mobsters at any time, Qin Ran believed what the fewer people he encountered, the better off he’d be.

He kept sneaking forward. He was looking forward to entering the underground wells or a gate valve.

Qin spent about thirty minutes looking for it. Within this time, Qin Ran found two well lids. Unfortunately, the first one was covered by bricks. Even though he could see it, opening it was impossible. He’d have to clean up a pile of bricks above without making noise.

Once he made a sound, it would inevitably attract survivors or mobsters.

Qin Ran saw at least two armed men wandering around right now.

The two of them didn’t see Qin Ran, however. Moreover, he didn’t intend to fight the two of them.

Therefore, Qin Ran carefully hid. After they left, he continued to move forward. Then Qin found the second well lid. However, he had trouble with it like the previous one. It was even more difficult to open than the first one he encountered.

As he was trying to open the lid, he saw two people in a conflict. One man was armed with wooden sticks and the other one had rebar in his hand.

In the middle of the two people was a well lid leading to the underground. Qin Ran didn’t want to attract the two men’s attention, so he kept his actions quiet in order not to be noticed by them.

They looked at the each other, then Qin Ran frowned. He didn’t intend to partic.i.p.ate and didn’t expect any benefits from interfering with them.

Unless one of them could kill the other one silently, the one who’d die would scream and attract all the mobsters around.

At that time, Qin would have to face a lot of armed guys instead of just one or two.

But could any of these two guys silently kill the other?

If that happened, Qin Ran would still be glad that he decided to leave, because if one of them had the ability to kill the other easily, he could kill Qin Ran as well.

Then, Qin Ran made a decision. He looked at the two people and snuck back as he tried to not make any noise.

However, his plan became useless as he stepped on a broken log.

p.o.o.p!

The sound made Qin Ran stop.

d.a.m.n it!

He didn’t realize that there were broken logs in his path. The two guys in confrontation looked at Qin Ran. In order not to make the situation even worse, Qin Ran walked out and put up his hands, indicating that he intended no harm.

“It’s you?!” One of them suddenly said. The husky voice suddenly reminded Qin Ran of her ident.i.ty.

She was the woman he had met before. The other guy suddenly retreated back. Just like how Qin Ran didn’t want to fight two-on-one, so did the other guy.

Although the guy couldn’t get much information, he realized that from what the lady said, they knew each other. This was enough of a reason for him to leave.

Qin Ran shrugged his shoulder.

Qin had 80% confidence that the lady made a sound in order to make the atmosphere less intense and to solve her current predicament.

It was just like earlier inside the house.

The lady had definitely discovered Qin Ran beforehand, but to kill the mobster more efficiently, she pretended to be pathetic and scared in on order to attract the mob into her trap.

As a result, this lady was smart and devious. Facing this type of lady, Qin Ran didn’t want to anger her.

Moreover, he had to repay her kindness earlier. Qin Ran thought that she could be a person who he could communicate with. He didn’t mind trading some of his items for some important information from her.

“I…”

Bang!

A gunshot interrupted him. The other guy’s head burst just like a watermelon had been grinded by a car tire. Meanwhile, two guys with grim smiles on their faces walked out of the darkness.

Qin Ran looked at the body, then at the two guys with guns; he jumped and hid behind a wall. He didn’t want to be within their shooting range.

“d.a.m.n it!”

Like Qin Ran, the lady hid behind the wall and cursed when she heard the gunfire.

“Why does the ‘Vulture’ have his people around here? Son of a b**ch!”

Qin Ran could clearly see the fear on her obscured face.

“‘Vulture’?” Qin Ran asked.

He certainly wasn’t so native as to think that she was taking about a real vulture. It was definitely a nickname. With such a nickname, Qin Ran didn’t believe that he would be a nice guy. After all, in the animal kingdom, the vulture was famous for scavenging corpses and eating flesh.

If a person had this name……

Qin subconsciously thought of that fallen and headless corpse, then his body became somewhat stiff.

“Calm down!” Qin Ran told himself, trying to overcome his fear. He pa.s.sed the kitchen knife to the lady beside him. Right now, having one more person to help was definitely better.

A kitchen knife was much better than a wood stick.

The lady understood what Qin Ran meant. She took the knife and held it firmly. After four months of war, the lady had experienced a lot to stay alive. Also, she had faced a lot more dangerous situations than Qin Ran did. As a result, she knew what to do.

“One of us will attract their attention while the other one attacks!” she said.

Qin Ran was shocked. Since their opponents had guns, trying to attract their attention would be very risky.

If they weren’t lucky, death was guaranteed. Qin Ran didn’t want to die like this. As a result, he subconsciously rejected this suggestion. However, the lady continued on before he rejected.

“I will attract their attention! You’re good at using a dagger and I’m good at hiding. This is the best plan!”

Clop, clop, clop…

Someone was approaching without trying to hide. Apparently, they didn’t care about Qin Ran at all.

“Don’t kill me!” The lady was screaming. She ran to the ruins in another direction.

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