Shen Yi carefully pushed open the door to the second-floor room.
Only then did he see what was inside.
There was a man's corpse—and a young woman, naked and covered in wounds, chained to the bed with a dog leash.
She had clearly been tortured badly. Her breathing was faint.
"Those two really weren't the supermarket owners!"
Shen Yi had suspected as much.
A normal shopkeeper with plenty of food would never try to kill a stranger on sight.
Even if that stranger had stolen from his store, he wouldn't have killed him.
Just as Shen Yi hadn't killed the fat pig who had cursed him.
How could an ordinary person kill so readily?
Only someone who had killed before, or committed other terrible acts, could be that ruthless!
Now that Shen Yi had killed, if he faced the fat pig who had cursed him again, he would finish her off without hesitation!
Once the shackles of morality came off, they were hard to put back on.
"Those two must have been criminals, or fugitives... People with no limits."
He didn't know how they had gotten into the supermarket. Whatever the case, they had killed the real owner, taken his place, and seized his wife.
Shen Yi went over to the owner's wife, who was still unconscious. He unlocked her chain, left her some snacks and water, then departed.
Even if the poor woman woke up, she probably wouldn't live long.
Her body was covered in cigarette burns and bruises from beatings, and one arm was broken. Only emergency treatment at a hospital might save her.
But Shen Yi's kindness went no further than freeing her. He couldn't be bothered with the rest.
He pitied her, but that didn't mean he would go out of his way to help.
He wasn't a good person.
After all, before he knew whether the middle-aged man owned the supermarket, Shen Yi had planned to steal what he wanted and kill him to cover his tracks.
It just so happened that the two people he had killed were bad people.
As for whether the information one of them had given him was accurate, Shen Yi couldn't be sure.
But he could probably believe most of it.
For instance, the police coming out to maintain order when the Black Fog first appeared, and even sending a helicopter to fight some monster—that could all be true.
To check, he could visit Wangfujing Department Store when he had time and see whether any helicopter wreckage lay there.
Still, it was probably true.
The man had no reason to invent so much just to deceive him.
The female cop with an ability, though, might have been made up.
After all, the man upstairs had the ability to turn his body into steel.
Then again, none of this had much to do with Shen Yi. True or false, it was information he could file away.
Just after he left the supermarket, the phone in his pocket vibrated.
He took it out and saw Jiangnan Yan calling.
He answered, and her voice came through.
"Honey, those thugs broke in. They're forcing open the other residents' doors."
"Mm, I see. Anything else?"
Shen Yi didn't care about anyone else's safety.
"Yes! I convinced Teacher Bai. She's willing to serve you now! When will you be back, honey? Should I have her wash up and wait for you in bed?" Jiangnan Yan sounded eager for praise.
"I'm on my way home. Have her wash first. Don't worry about saving water—make sure she gets clean."
"Okay. Be careful, honey."
After hanging up, Shen Yi thought of Bai Xinyi and felt a surge of desire.
Another new resource to unlock!
And with Zhou Wan'er due to come to him as well, he could unlock two kinds of resources at once.
But even that was too slow.
Now that he could teleport, Shen Yi wondered if he should go out and take in some pretty girls.
The internet was a mixed bag, and with the recent power outage, most people probably had nowhere to charge their phones. Finding anyone online would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
I'll see what resources Bai Xinyi and Zhou Wan'er unlock. If I get an Ability Fruit or another firearm, I'll take the risk and go out to take in some girls.
With that thought, Shen Yi quickened his pace toward home.
On the way, he spotted several survivors who had teamed up to search for supplies.
Unfortunately, they had no decent weapons. A Mutant Domestic Cat soon spotted them, and they had almost no chance of surviving.
Jiahe Supermarket.
The very supermarket Shen Yi had just cleared out.
At that moment,
several figures appeared at its entrance.
They all carried weapons.
The two in front, a man and a woman, had guns and wore police uniforms.
They were police officers!
Behind them stood several men armed with clubs and other makeshift weapons. They clearly had no combat experience, and fear showed on every face.
"Wait. I smell blood! Everyone, be careful!"
As soon as they reached the entrance, the female officer spoke up. She flicked off her pistol's safety and aimed at the supermarket door.
The male officer immediately moved in front of the civilians, watching for an attack from any direction. "Captain Qin, what do we do? Should we retreat?"
Qin Xiang sniffed the air, studied the interior through the supermarket window for a moment, then frowned. "We're running low on food. We have to risk going in."
"Wang Zhiqiang, stay outside with the others. I'll check the supermarket first. Come in once I've confirmed it's safe."
"Captain Qin, I can go in and help! I can't let you take the risk alone!"
Officer Wang Zhiqiang made the request at once.
"No. You need to stay here. Your duty is to protect the civilians!"
Qin Xiang refused firmly. Then her tone softened a little. "Don't worry. With my ability, I won't be in danger."
"Besides, I've been to this supermarket before. The owner was dependable. That smell of blood may not mean there's danger."
"All right." Wang Zhiqiang nodded.
He knew protecting the civilians was the more important task.
Qin Xiang walked up to the supermarket entrance and knocked.
But after a long wait, no one answered.
She frowned slightly.
Had something really happened?
At that thought, she stopped worrying about damaging civilian property. She eyed the locked door, drew a breath, and drove her fist into it!
The locked door cracked open under her punch!
Everyone behind her stared in shock.
What terrifying strength!
She looked like a slender, beautiful woman, yet she possessed power utterly at odds with her build.
Gun in hand, Qin Xiang entered the supermarket.
She soon found a body on the ground floor.
A corpse with a gunshot wound to the head, its eyes still open in death!
It was the supermarket owner's body.
"A gunshot wound? How could anyone have a gun?"
"Could it be one of my colleagues who survived?"
"No, it couldn't have been a colleague!"
Qin Xiang frowned, her expression grave.
Her colleagues would never shoot a civilian!
Even if they had no choice but to fire, they would aim for another part of the body, not the head.
That was a rule they had learned when they joined the police!
Only a thug or a villain would shoot someone in the head!
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