Although Xuanzang didn't believe that the enemy really dared to kidnap hostages, he still had to act cautiously.

The current situation is too delicate, and their own bargaining chips are still too small, and if the enemy really intends to cross the line, they don't really have a good solution. If that really happens, the wisest choice is of course to sacrifice the hostages, but Xuanzang really can't make that choice.

It is precisely because I have done it that I understand that no matter how valuable the sacrifice is, it will also produce irreparable shortcomings, especially at the expense of one's comrades.

After weighing it up, he decided to leave White Dragon, Joruri, and FTB at the Steelworks, along with the Phase Pillar for shielding reconnaissance, and a Goku clone.

Heading to Gaozhen are Goku's body, Tianpeng, and himself. Now all that Wukong has in his hand is a replica phase column, and thanks to the mundane crowbar shape, the imitation work is so simple.

Approaching Gao Town, Tian Peng took out the mask he used to weld the steel plate and put it on his head, so as not to recognize his handsome appearance by the townspeople.

This appearance made Xuanzang suddenly think of a classic shape, and he decided to persuade him to wear a mask and use a large chainsaw when the canopy was transformed next time, otherwise the small dagger would be too incommensurate.

"It's a little weird." Tianpeng said suddenly.

"What's wrong?"

"The tire prints in the vicinity are all covered by sand, as if no one has been in or out for a long time." Tian Peng was particularly sensitive to this detail, and when he was still in Gao Town, he often kept a close eye on the entry and exit of the townspeople to prevent outside villains from infiltrating the townspeople.

As the car got closer and closer to Gaozhen, the other two also noticed more clues.

Unlike the lively, clean scene I saw when I first arrived, Gao Zhen is now lifeless, and the streets are chaotic and silent, as if it had experienced a catastrophe. The vultures come in groups of threes and twos, occasionally making high-pitched cries over the town.

"Didn't you say it's a free market, where have all the people gone?" Goku wondered.

Xuanzang shook his head, then frowned and said, "This shouldn't be, it's too fast." Even if the exodus of the canopy would cause the crime rate in Gao Town to rise again, it would not force the entire town away so quickly, after all, this is a trading spot with a natural advantage. ”

"It's not the reason for the criminals in town." Canopy whispered, stopped the car, and plucked a flag from the low destroyed wall, "It's a gang attack, and it's a big gang. ”

In the past, thanks to the well-developed trade and good law and order of the town, those who traded here were able to use better weapons than elsewhere. And in order to maintain this advantage, they will also spontaneously protect Gao Zhen from foreign invaders.

But after he left, he lost the restraint of the overwhelming power of chivalry, and the forces in the town lost their balance. When people find that there are no enforcers to keep Gao Zhen safe, they will do everything they can to improve their sense of security. Everyone wants to snatch as many and more powerful weapons as possible from others, and people don't trust each other, so it's better to make themselves strong than to leave the work of policing to others.

And the hyenas, who have been hovering around the periphery of Gaozhen for a long time, will naturally not let go of this excellent opportunity to attack.

Xuanzang said apologetically: "It's because I didn't think it through, and I didn't expect that breaking the balance of Gao Zhen would have such a big impact. ”

"Mr. Xuanzang doesn't have to blame himself, this ending is only a matter of time. If I had given them more guidance instead of taking all the work on me, maybe it wouldn't have been so serious...... But the banner of this gang has never been seen before. Canopy looked at the sign on the flag, which were two crossed horns.

"Go in and see if there's anything else left." Xuanzang said, handing the gun to the two companions.

Goku glanced at it, only poured the bullet from the magazine into his hand, and put the gun back in the car.

The three of them walked down a messy street where all the shops on both sides of the road had been looted and turned into a mess.

Tian Peng squatted in the middle of a shop, grabbed a bag of rice, and weighed it: "Strange, basically complete." They didn't grab food. ”

He checked the shelves of several other stores and said, "The daily necessities have not been touched much, and all that has been robbed is weapons." There's also a store that I used to run by someone to buy electronic objects that can't be identified, and there's nothing in them. ”

It's very abnormal, the other side did not plunder the most important resources in the wasteland, but robbed these things, is there anyone who wants to make electronic devices like them? Xuanzang fell into deep thought.

"Who's over there!"

Goku's ears suddenly moved, and as he spoke, his hand waved out of the door, and the bullets lined up in several straight lines towards the target.

missed, and the figure quickly flashed behind the wall.

Xuanzang and Tianpeng also raised their guns, and the two sides exchanged a few rounds of bullets, and fell silent again.

Wukong saw the direction and walked directly to the opponent's attack, and grabbed him with a big hand.

"Is that you?" Xuanzang looked at the bartender's face, he was quite impressed by this person, "Let him go, Wukong, he is from the town." ”

The bartender is caught by Goku, who has a somewhat intimidating image, but he doesn't seem very nervous, as if he can handle everything calmly. He smiled at Xuanzang and said, "Mr. still remembers me." ”

He led the group to the Pig's Head Tavern, where it was surprisingly clean, and everything was neatly arranged, despite the obvious signs of attack. The bartender poured gasoline bombs on several other people, but Xuanzang still asked for a Coke.

They asked him what had happened to Gao Zhen, and the bartender's answer was basically the same as what Tian Peng had assumed.

"During that attack, I took some people to stay in the tavern, and we held out for two days. The other party didn't have a love affair, they only grabbed a specific thing and left. But the rest of the town also lost faith in the town, and some lived on the resources they had left for a short time, and eventually moved out of the town like everyone else. ”

The bartender said as he pulled out the weapon case from under the bar. The guns that had been placed behind the bar were all inside, and he carefully maintained them.

Canopy took a sip of wine through a straw through the mask and asked, "Why are you still here?" ”

"Gao Zhen is a great place to be, and although everyone is away for a while, people always come back, just like before. Until they come back, I want to do my best to keep the town intact, something shouldn't be lost. After all, it used to be so peaceful. The bartender looked down and smiled, "And I suppose he would have done the same if the knight had been around." ”

Canopy nodded slightly.

"Are you the only one in town?" Xuanzang asked.

"And then there are others, no more than 20 of them living in the centre, and they're still being lost. There have been several bandits recently, and what they have picked up in the shop is enough to satisfy them, so there is not much danger for the time being. As for the group of people who attacked Gao Zhen at that time, they probably won't come back. There was no way to provide what they wanted anytime soon. ”

"Where have they gone?"

The bartender shook his head: "It's the first time you've met this guy, and I don't know where they're going. ”

Xuanzang took a sip of Coke and whispered to himself: "But it is necessary for us to find them......" A group of robbers who specialize in robbing electronic components not only robbed them of the resources they urgently need at the moment, but also the purpose of these people is also very questionable.

Wukong looked at Xuanzang who was deep in thought, his ears moved, he looked out the window, and said, "Why don't you let me ask them." ”

He whistled at the vultures hovering in the distance.

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