Only Wisdom Could Prevail; Force Was No Match

According to the information they had extracted earlier, this gang of villains had indeed recruited a group of local layabouts.

Their purpose was clear: use these people to search every home for supplies.

For one thing, the layabouts they recruited nearby knew the community well.

For another, these sycophants were easy to order around as long as they were given a few scraps.

They had already been idlers back in the Sunny Era, and in this world, people like them had even less integrity. Asking them to turn on their neighbors was nothing. They wouldn't care even if the people involved were closer to them.

After all, in an age when the rules had collapsed and all restraint was gone, the moment people's dark sides went unchecked, they would spread like a virus.

Especially for those whose moral standards had already been low, or practically nonexistent, there was no doubt they would quickly sink into the depths of depravity, without needing any outside push.

Through his borrowed vision, Jiang Yue could clearly see how brutally the men smashed down doors and barged into homes. If anyone took too long to open up, they broke in by force.

They dragged the people inside out and beat them up first.

Afterward, they searched the homes and looted every useful supply they could find.

It was clear that the villains had slaughtered a group of people the previous day, and the threat of that example had been enough to intimidate everyone.

Even when their supplies were stolen clean, almost all the survivors did was cry and beg. They didn't dare show the slightest dissatisfaction, much less resist.

The looting continued.

The survivors' fearful, trembling demeanor only emboldened the looters, thrilling them even more.

Once that thrill took hold, the men grew even more