Harmony Generates Wealth

Removing the car wheel was simple.

They didn't have a jack, but Yao Wei's car had a tire wrench.

As the saying goes, Great Strength Creates Miracles. Yao Wei used the wrench on the lug nuts, tightened them, and then Lu Xi'an directly lifted the car, allowing Yao Wei to remove the tire.

The pickup truck also had rope, but nothing else useful.

Lu Xi'an guessed the rope was meant for tying people up, but it was perfect for securing the tire now.

Yao Wei's car had a dedicated spare tire rack at the back. They secured the "new tire" they'd taken from the enemy vehicle onto the rack and tied it down tightly with the rope from the pickup. Then, they got into the car, ready to leave.

Before getting in, Lu Xi'an pulled out the pickup truck's car keys and brought them into their own vehicle.

Yao Wei looked confused. "What's the point of that?"

Lu Xi'an smiled and said, "What if those three people's accomplices have a spare? Then they could still drive and chase us.

"By taking their keys, we make sure this car is completely useless."

Yao Wei thought Lu Xi'an was being unnecessarily thorough.

She'd blown out one tire and taken another. Who would have such abundant resources that they had two usable tires?

Then she heard Lu Xi'an continue, "Besides, these can also be used as hidden weapons, don't you think?"

Yao Wei nodded in agreement.

Lu Xi'an did have a habit of collecting hidden weapons.

But just then, the roar of an engine sounded ahead again.

The engine sound was a bit familiar, like the one from the salesman earlier.

Still, Yao Wei didn't hesitate. She leaned out of the passenger seat, raised her gun, and aimed.

—She'd given the driver's seat to Lu Xi'an this time, so she could provide security from the passenger seat with her gun.

"Screeeech—"

The sudden braking caused the oncoming sedan to skid for a long distance, its tires smoking.

The familiar sedan had indeed reappeared, and a man's voice blared from the roof-mounted speaker: "I... damn!"

After his exclamation, the man quickly shouted, "Don't shoot, I have no ill intentions! I was trying to lure them away, but I didn't expect them not to chase me, so I hurried back.

"These guys are insane, they attack anyone they see without picking and choosing, they're not even human. Right, big brother, big sister?"

Lu Xi'an, lacking a horn, could only shout back at the man: "Exactly. But we don't need your stuff, you'd better leave quickly."

The man said, "My apologies, big brother, I didn't realize the other person in your car was big sister. You definitely won't need the things I took earlier.

"I have other good stuff that can spice things up..."

Lu Xi'an: "If you don't leave now, I'll shoot."

"Okay, okay, okay."

The man quickly started his car and slowly drove past Yao Wei's vehicle.

As the two cars passed each other, the man held the steering wheel with one hand and extended the other out the window, saying:

"Big brother, big sister, please watch, I have no ill intentions, don't be nervous. It would be bad if there was a stray shot."

After he said this, the two cars had already passed each other. The man's voice came from the sedan's speaker again: "Also, those people have set up a roadblock ahead, you can't get through here.

"I was going too fast just now and almost couldn't brake in time, my tires almost ran over their caltrops and got ruined.

"You can see my back has been shot at, I didn't have time to check, I don't know if there are any holes."

Lu Xi'an's mouth twitched.

Now he understood why the guy hadn't turned around when he saw the situation.

He glanced in the rearview mirror. The rear of the car did indeed have two small circular holes, with the edges dented inwards irregularly, clearly from bullets.

He glanced at Yao Wei again. Seeing her nod, he didn't hesitate any longer. He turned the steering wheel and followed the sedan.

As their car drove parallel to the sedan, Yao Wei had already retracted her body. She was leaning sideways in the passenger seat, aiming at the man in the sedan.

The man had just pulled his hand back to grip the steering wheel. Seeing this, he quickly raised it again: "Big brother, big sister, let's talk nicely. Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth."

His words and actions were submissive, but Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei dared not be careless.

Lu Xi'an had learned to judge people by their appearance. This man's posture was upright, and although his teeth were slightly uneven, they weren't yellow. He was very likely also a New Human.

Being fellow New Humans was enough to make them wary.

Yao Wei asked, "Who are those people?"

The man replied, "I don't know too much. I only know they're from Liangshui Village and they're at odds with the people in the county town.

"I went to their village to do business. When they found out I'd also been to the county town, they suddenly attacked me. Luckily, I ran fast, otherwise I would have been in trouble.

"But I feel like they would have attacked even without that reason.

"These people are not decent, much worse than the people in the county town.

"If they were decent, they wouldn't have changed their target so casually and ignored me chasing you, big brother, big sister, don't you think?"

After understanding the situation, Lu Xi'an asked, "Where do you plan to go?"

The man replied, "Just find a place to hide for a while.

"I was originally going to head west then south, but now, the roads west are definitely blocked by the people from Liangshui Village, and I can't drive through.

"There aren't many roads west, and they can set up a few checkpoints to block them easily. But I'm not willing to abandon my car and go on foot, so I have to hide first.

"Oh right, big brother, big sister, a reminder, you two shouldn't go back to the county town either.

"Although the people in the county town are a bit better than those in Liangshui Village, they're not much better and won't be too lawful.

"If we could come and go freely without provoking anyone, it would be fine.

"But in this situation, they'll definitely cooperate with Liangshui Village, carefully pestering us, wearing us down, exhausting us until we're spent, and then taking our supplies."

Lu Xi'an said, "Didn't you say they weren't on good terms?"

The man replied, "But that doesn't stop them from joining forces to deal with us. We're few in number, and we have goods. Liangshui Village has many people, but they might not be as capable as us.

"Once we're worn out, they can fight over our supplies based on strength or luck.

"We are New Humans, and they're naturally more at odds with us. Even if we don't think so, they just can't stand us."

Lu Xi'an didn't ask any more questions.

A fork in the road appeared ahead, one leading into a country road, the other still on the county road. Lu Xi'an said, "You choose a road."

He didn't intend to travel with this person.

The man said, "You decide, I'm fine with either. But before we part ways, how about we make a deal? I have more good stuff."

As he spoke, he took something else out of his car. "Look at this, a remote-controlled drone! I got it from a refugee from the south.

"Although the battery isn't fully charged, it should still be usable a few more times.

"When you're feeling happy, you can send the drone out first to scout the environment and ensure safety. What do you think of this?"

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