CHAPTER IX

"What can we hide from you?"

Jimmy put his hand on the loaded shotgun, looked at Mike and the others, and said.

Looking at the shotgun placed on the bar, Mike was slightly surprised.

"Hey, don't be nervous, I'm just asking you casually if you don't mind."

Mike was surprised, then burst out laughing, and ended the conversation.

Mike waved his hand and led Lilia and Mary back to the kitchen, followed by the man in the suit.

"What the hell do you know? Say it all! ”

As soon as he entered the door, Mike suddenly turned around and grabbed the man in the suit by the collar, glared at him and said fiercely.

"I... I... I just heard Jimmy's three of them often sneaking around together. But I really don't know the specifics. ”

In the face of Mike's intimidation, the man in the suit was about to "pee" and told what he knew.

"You stare them to death for me, and tell me as soon as they make any moves, do you hear me?!"

Mike let go of his hand and pointed to the man in the suit.

The man in the suit breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mike was not embarrassed for himself, and then nodded again and again.

"I don't know how Mike could have come to be like this, alas..."

Ashley took a sip of water, sighed at Mike's transformation, and sighed.

"People change... Let's hope they don't interfere with our plans. ”

Maurice touched the cup and said to Ashley and Jimmy.

"The preparations are almost complete, and we are waiting for a suitable time."

Jimmy carefully put away his shotgun, leaned over the bar and whispered.

"Where can we go when we get out? Now there are all those weirdos out there, and we can't hide at all. ”

Ashley couldn't stop worrying when he thought of the treacherous environment outside.

"yes, even if we go out, we have to find a place to hide, right?"

Morris also agreed with Ashley's idea.

"I've been observing for a long time. There is a shopping mall across the street from the restaurant, which has a warehouse dedicated to stocking goods, where there is a lot of food and water. If you're lucky, you'll find a few other application items. ”

Jimmy lowered his body and confidently spoke his mind.

"There is a lot of traffic in the mall, and it is estimated that there are a lot of crazy people in it, can we deal with it? Besides, it's not so easy to pass along the way, is it? ”

Morris frowned, expressing his doubts, and Ashley nodded.

"I go to that mall a lot, and I know the situation inside. The most important thing now is whether you can get to the mall smoothly. As soon as I arrive at the mall, I am confident that everyone will be safe. ”

Jimmy seemed to know that they would raise such concerns, and explained them in detail.

"I don't know your exact plans, but I'm sure you can get everyone out safely."

Ashley still has a lot of questions in her mind that she has not received accurate answers, but at this time she chooses to trust her uncle Jimmy.

Jimmy felt a sense of relief when he saw Ashley trust him so much.

"There are only three of us, can we?"

Morris asked.

"Well, the more people you bring, the bigger the target will naturally be, and it is easy to have problems. There are fewer people, but it is easier to operate. ”

Jimmy looked at Maurice and said seriously.

"Ah, just the three of us go out, what about the others? Ignore them?! ”

Unexpectedly, Ashley was taken aback after hearing his uncle's words, and he didn't expect that his uncle would directly "abandon" them.

"Well, there's no way around it. Next, they are left on their own. ”

Jimmy looked at the students sitting on the other side of the front hall, feeling guilty but helpless.

"And what about the exact time?"

Morris looked calm, and then asked another crucial question.

"According to my idea, I will leave at ten o'clock tonight."

Jimmy didn't hesitate and directly said the exact time.

"Okay, don't ask. You two hurry up and get what you want to bring, and we'll leave when the time comes. ”

Instead of giving Morris and Ashley a chance to speak, Jimmy took out a piece of paper from his pocket with several needed items written on it. After the explanation, he instructed the two to hurry up and prepare.

When it came, I didn't forget to tell them to be more careful, especially Mike and the others.

It was six o'clock in the evening, during which time Mike had Lilia and Mary distribute food to the crowd, still in small amounts.

This move once again aroused everyone's dissatisfaction, but because Mike had a gun with him, they had to swallow their anger and dare not speak out.

And Mike's sidekick in the suit man was unusual, and did not "serve" him by Mike's side.

The man in the suit sat leisurely in his chair in the antechamber, but his eyes never took off Jimmy, Ashley, and Morris.

Jimmy gives Ashley and Morris two backpacks and tells them to pack the items they need to escape and try not to attract the attention of the others.

But helplessly, the man in the suit seemed to feel something and stared at them tightly.

But fortunately, the man in the suit just watched them and did nothing to stop them.

In the end, Ashley and Morris managed to collect all the items.

These items include flashlights, ropes, lighters, knives, and other things to survive in the wild.

Notably, while searching for these items, Ashley stumbled upon the nail gun from the worker's tool bag.

Ashley thought it would help him, so he packed it in his backpack.

The nail gun was fully charged, and there were several rows of nails to use, so she packed them all into her backpack.

The backpacks of the three of them were all prepared, and then they hid their backpacks somewhere on the rooftop as agreed, and when it was time to leave, they picked up their backpacks and left from the rooftop.

The three of them who put their backpacks away sat at a table, waiting for that moment to come...

On Mike's side, he had already heard from the man in the suit about the actions of the three Jimmy.

From their unusual movements, Mike also had a general idea of what the three of them were going to do.

However, Mike didn't know exactly what they were going to do, so he couldn't do anything about it for the time being.

Mike also wanted to escape, even though he had absolute authority here, and no one dared to oppose him. However, sooner or later, the food in the restaurant will run out, and if there is no rescue, you will have to starve to death. Therefore, it is only possible to survive if you escape.

As for Lilia, Mary, and the man in the suit, they were just the objects of Mike's pastime, and he had no intention of taking them out with him, so the promise he made to them that he would take them with him was also a lie.

9 p.m.,

As night fell, yesterday there were still sporadic lights on the streets, but tonight it was completely dark. The power went out in the restaurant, and the mobile phone became a complete ornament.

After a brief period of darkness, the candlelight was lit. There was a glimmer of light back in the antechamber.

The crowd sitting around the candle had their own thoughts.

At some point, Mike found a plastic bag with something inside. He changed into his own clothes, hid the plastic bag in his clothes, and pinned *** to his waist.

He sat alone at one table, looking at Ashley and Morris at the other table.

And his three "own people" were in the kitchen at this time, gobbling up the food that was placed on the table.

Jimmy arrived on the rooftop one step ahead of Ashley and Morris to make final preparations.

Ashley had been absent-minded all afternoon, and she had always felt that it was inappropriate for her uncle not to run away with the others, and that she did not think she should die without help.

Ashley's heart is very entangled, but in the end, emotion prevails over reason, and she still feels that she should give them a choice to survive.

So, the kind-hearted Ashley walked up to the three students and whispered a few words to one of them.

Then he returned to the same position he had been sitting in, waiting for their choice.

After a while, Doris, a black girl, cautiously came to Ashley's side and sat down.

Ashley seemed disappointed, but then returned to normal.

At 10 p.m., the appointed time arrived.

Morris glanced at his watch and signaled that Ashley's time was up. Ashley nodded, then glanced at Dores, who understood.

Morris was the first to get up, opened the door to the storage room and stepped in, followed by Ashley and Dores.

Seeing Morris and the others move, Mike quietly followed behind them.

About two minutes later, Morris and the others arrived on the rooftop. Ashley and Morris carry their backpacks, but Ashley does not see his uncle Jimmy on the rooftop.

Just as Ashley was about to look for his uncle Jimmy, Mike's annoying voice came from behind him.

"Where are you going? Take me one? ”

Mike aimed his gun at the back of Ashley's head, and with his other hand closed the small door to the rooftop.