The man who was about to step through the door shuddered and hurriedly took two steps back.

The soldier at the door shouted loudly, telling the old man to stand still and not move. It seems that it is safer to stay where you are at this time, and it is more likely to run into that thing by rushing out.

The old man was obviously aware of this, and stood there straight, with only cloudy eyes rolling from side to side, as if trying to find the invisible and untouchable demon of murder.

This extremely tense atmosphere lasted for a full ten seconds.

Ten seconds later, the rabbit in the cage suddenly fell silent. They no longer scurried from side to side, but obeyed their long ears, shrunk quietly to the corner of the iron cage, and continued to chew on the wilted grass stalks.

All eyes were on the two rabbits. After a few more seconds, there was a wheezing sound—as if these people were rising from below the surface of the water at the same time, and like a steam engine spewing out white mist at the same time.

The old man squinted his eyes and glared at the two rabbits for a while, then slowly raised his hand to wipe away the cold sweat oozing from his forehead. Then the crowd erupted in cheers—it seemed that it was a great honor and a very decent joy to encounter such a thing and not to die.

He grinned and beckoned to his companions, trying to take one, two, three steps out of the rue with his feet raised. Then he walked back and forth in the door for two more years, and finally stood still again, waving his hand at the house: "Come, come, come quickly!" ”

The family of three hurriedly dragged the boxes – hunched over and with their heads bowed, as if that would make them safer.

With a distance of two or three meters, it probably doesn't take more than two seconds to run over.

So two seconds later, the three of them were already on the other side of the barrier. The old man turned to walk back. At this time, the man stopped the old man. Reaching out and digging into his pocket for a while, he pulled out a stack of banknotes.

With the expression of relief and gratitude that he had seen after the catastrophe, he said, "Come, you have this money too—"

The old man turned around, with a happy smile on his face, and after a little hesitation, he stretched out his hand, and said in a continuous voice: "Xie Lu, thank you, Lu Xie-then I'll -"

The sound stopped abruptly.

Because his head suddenly dried up at a speed visible to the naked eye. It turns into a leaky balloon in a fraction of a second, and then "collapses" and decomposes in the next second, turning into a burst of rotten dust.

The headless body took another step towards the man before staggering to the ground. The old, shriveled body lay on the ground like a battered sack, and not much blood was shed.

Thin streams of blood converged into several thin lines on the hot earth. Meanders to the boundary next to the barrier door. It quickly turns into dust.

The man pinched the money in his hand and was stunned for a few seconds, and then collapsed to the ground amid the exclamations of the crowd, and jumped back with his hands and feet, stood up, grabbed the suitcase, and took the hands of his wife and daughter. Ran into the distance in a panic.

Li Zhen turned his face and glanced at the man behind him. And the man was now staring at the old man's headless body. A gurgling in the throat. Didn't speak.

The silence now stood in stark contrast to the joy that had existed before, and even the immigrants who were waiting for "work" were silent, glancing only occasionally at the corpse. There was a sad look on his face.

Li Zhen didn't know what to say.

This would never have been acceptable five years ago – any mature regime would have legislated to ban such transactions. And now he is the highest commander here, as long as he says a word, this kind of thing can also be forbidden.

But here's the problem...... This is no longer the realm of the past. The soldiers have become accustomed to this, and these immigrants seem to have become accustomed to it. Decrees can certainly be enacted...... And then what?

In such a world, where there is a need, there must be a community that provides it. It's just that at that time, these soldiers will no longer stand by and watch as they do now—maybe the organizers and agents of this kind of thing will become them. As a result, more injustice and oppression will also breed.

What's more, such immigrants are not allowed to do such things, what can they do? Now is not the past, a hard-working person can always think of survival. Even though the benefits are much better, these people are not covered – because they are very numerous, and they will become more and more numerous.

The officer over there began to speak. He tried to hire two men with his own money and ask them to carry the body out.

But this time no one stepped forward, and it seemed that the shadow of death just now still lingered over everyone's heads, and besides, the rabbits did not behave abnormally - just now, when the old man died, they did not behave abnormally.

The stalemate lasted for more than a minute.

So Li Zhen sighed and walked out of the team.

The man behind him let out an "oops", which he ignored.

He walked to the door under the puzzled gaze of everyone, glanced at the bar and star on the officer's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "This kind of thing should be done by you." ”

The officer frowned. But Li Zhen stepped through the door—and a muffled exclamation rang out behind him.

He walked over to the corpse, leaned down and grabbed him by the ankle with one hand, pushed it back, and stepped out the door.

He turned to look at the astonished soldiers and civilians again, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Your life is your own." Someone else's life is also life. ”

looked back at the back of the family of three, and said in a low voice: "I guess they will not sleep well in the future." ”

Then he walked away.

Those behind him still seemed silent. In fact, he wanted to say a few more words just now, but he never knew what to say.

These people now, whether they are dead, spectators, or soldiers, are the same people, the same people they were five years ago.

It's just that the world has changed, and these people have changed. Even if some people still have good hearts in their hearts - such as the male owner of the family of three - they have to let themselves cool down and be ruthless in this kind of world. People's hearts are not ancient, but also because this world is not ancient.

But these things weren't like the kinds, or the madmen of the Gate of Truth—he couldn't think of any way to solve them completely, and in fact no one could.

In the face of this force of nature, any anger or resentment seems extremely pale, and there is no outlet for it.

Li Zhen squeaked and walked on the hot gravel on the ground, and shook his hand a little irritably.

When I looked up, there was no one around. His side looked lively, but the other side was unusually deserted. Not only did no one try to run over, but there were no soldiers from the army to guard them.

There was something strange about it - he had noticed it in the first place.

However, this situation could finally distract him a little, and get him out of the scene he had just seen. In fact, it should also belong to the urban area, and it is one of the most prosperous areas in Yuzhou in the past. When you look up, you can see looming tall buildings. It's just that the buildings are hundreds of meters away, and the ground in this area is flat and finely gravel.

This means that when the barrier first came five years ago, it was eroded by that force, and it was only then that it slowly faded. And this grit on the ground, part of it comes from the wreckage of the building, and the other part ...... It's probably the things that make up the human body. It's just that now they're all in one place, and even if they collect the corpses, they can't do it.

According to the previous plan, he should go north. Because there are two "gates" in this other half of Yuzhou - one to the west and one to the north. He still knows a lot about the information here. Although Xiao Heng did not allow civilians to enter and leave through the door at will before, it was impossible for him not to care about his neighbors - in fact, the relationship between the two sides was quite harmonious, and he would send liaison officers to exchange information from time to time.

The person who holds the highest power here was also an army general in the past - it should have been influenced by Xiao Heng.

However, after Xiao Heng's execution, it is said that the "General Sun" here took the initiative to give way and reorganized the cabinet in half of the city. This kind of thing is naturally a walk-around formality, because that General Sun is still alive and well. If he really handed over all the rights completely, he would probably have died a long time ago.

However, this at least shows an attitude - what happened on his side is indeed an effective deterrent to General Sun here. The half-city envoy who is still living in the hotel next to the General's Mansion is the best proof of this. Pang Feihong had already been in contact with him at that time, and it is said that his attitude was quite humble, repeatedly emphasizing that "General Sun" was only forced by the situation to establish a more efficient military government to solve the urgent need.

So is this the reason why there are no defenders here? Prevent conflicts and unnecessary suspicions?

This makes sense. Because both half cities are called "Yuzhou" - when did it need to be garrisoned in the center of Yuzhou?

He was alone, and he had very little luggage, only a backpack behind him. And the gun in his hand became less noticeable because of the presence of the hiking bag, like a staff.

Therefore, his steps were brisk, and it was easy to catch up with the previous family of three.

When he was more than ten meters away from them, he could already clearly hear what they were saying.

The man was sighing, the woman was comforting him, and the girl was sobbing quietly, as if frightened by what had just happened.

One of the words that women repeatedly mention is "life and death". The man sighed and waved his hand, indicating that he could see it.

The sound of Li Zhen's footsteps gradually sounded behind them, and the man turned his face and glanced at it vigilantly.

Probably because his appearance is easy to make people like, and probably because of his neat clothes. The man glanced at him and smiled, nodding. (To be continued......)