Chapter 65 Sorry, It’s All My Fault

Chapter 65 Sorry, It's All My Fault

"Xiao Ci, I've told you what I know. Can you let me in now?" Liu Jie asked naively.

Meng Ci chuckled and then raised the bow in his hand.

"No, because I'm not satisfied with what I heard."

*Swish!*

This time, Meng Ci didn't hold back. An arrow shot out, grazing Liu Jie's cheek.

Arrows weren't consumables; they could be retrieved and reused. So when Meng Ci had nothing else to do, he would practice his aim.

Though he couldn't be called a master archer yet, his accuracy was decent.

Liu Jie touched his cheek and saw blood on his hand, infuriating him.

"Meng Ci, don't go too far!"

"I already gave you face by saying I like you."

"Don't push it."

Meng Ci felt he could be even more ruthless, but if it weren't for Ruan Qing upstairs, whose corpse might dirty his eyes, he would have killed Liu Jie with an arrow.

Seeing Meng Ci's arrow aimed at his forehead this time, Liu Jie dared not linger and left in a hurry.

As he left, Liu Jie muttered threats against Meng Ci.

After chasing him away, the two went their separate ways.

Meng Ci locked the door tightly, fed the rabbits, watered and fertilized the plants, then sat on the balcony to observe outside.

Unexpectedly, he saw the cowardly Liu Jie paddling away in a rubber boat.

Did that guy think he couldn't get any benefits here and decided to return to the refugee camp?

Meng Ci initially wanted to go downstairs and chase after Liu Jie to kill him, but considering the heavy rain, it seemed troublesome.

Since Liu Jie wanted to risk his life going out, Meng Ci let him go, hoping the gang might take care of him.

Thus, Meng Ci stopped thinking about going down to find Liu Jie, not realizing that this laziness would bring greater trouble.

At four in the afternoon.

Meng Ci observed five inflatable boats approaching from afar, each bearing a flag with the Green Dragon Gang's emblem.

Instead of searching the buildings as they did yesterday, they came straight to Meng Ci's building with a menacing air.

Meng Ci's face turned cold.

Damn, he saw Liu Jie on one of those boats!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He slapped himself.

If only he had been more decisive and taken care of Liu Jie earlier, this wouldn't have happened.

"Meng Ci, Meng Ci!"

Shen Que's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Meng Ci, are you there?"

"That group of bandits is coming. We need to start preparing."

Meng Ci took a deep breath and answered the walkie-talkie.

"I see them. I'll be right there."

"Okay." Shen Que sensed the tension in Meng Ci's voice and also saw Liu Jie on one of the boats, understanding why Meng Ci was upset.

"Don't worry too much. Even if Liu Jie hadn't brought them here, they would have eventually searched this place," Shen Que consoled.

Meng Ci replied, "I'm fine. Just tell Teacher Yun and the others first."

"I'll come out once I'm ready."

"Alright."

Hanging up, Meng Ci tucked a handgun into his waistband and stuffed a flashbang grenade into his pocket.

There was actually a grenade in the space, but he hesitated to use it due to its destructive power. If he couldn't kill Liu Jie this time, he might as well jump off the building.

Before leaving, Meng Ci glanced outside; the bandits had already reached the building's entrance.

When he reached the stairwell, Yun Jingcen and the others were already there.

"Sorry!" Meng Ci felt he needed to explain about Liu Jie.

"This is all my fault. If I hadn't let Liu Jie go, these bandits wouldn't have come so quickly."

Mao Xinyu held a long knife, still wearing high heels and a perfectly applied makeup.

Despite the temperature dropping to a few degrees, she wasn't dressed as warmly as the others.

"You said it yourself, the bandits won't come this fast. Does it really matter if they come early or late?"

"Exactly." Yun Jingcen offered comforting words, "If they come early, we can finish early and stop worrying."

Being comforted by several teachers, Meng Ci's mood improved slightly.

But he also reminded himself that in the future, he must never show mercy and must always eliminate any root causes of trouble.

Soon, they heard footsteps growing clearer, coming from below and moving upward.

Five inflatable boats, each crowded with five people.

At this moment, Ruan Qing came out of the house, clinging to the wall and said, "Teacher Yun, I can help too."

Before Yun Jingcen could say anything, Duan Yan had already glared at him, "Go back inside and close the door."

It was only yesterday that Meng Ci learned why Duan Yan was so strict with Ruan Qing: Ruan Qing was his classmate in school.

Duan Yan had excellent grades in school and, after graduating and joining their high school faculty, he did not start with an ordinary class like other teachers but was assigned to an advanced class and an ordinary class.

Ruan Qing was in the advanced class, and although he did well in most subjects, he struggled with physics, always ranking last on exams.

To prevent Ruan Qing from falling behind, Duan Yan often gave him extra tutoring. Sometimes when Ruan Qing got questions wrong, Duan Yan would even use a ruler to tap his palm.

Even now, with heavy rain outside and in the midst of the apocalypse, Duan Yan insisted on giving Ruan Qing an hour of tutoring every day.

He even took on the responsibility of being a homeroom teacher, arranging for other teachers to give Ruan Qing lessons as well.

Fortunately, Ruan Qing excelled in his other subjects, so life wasn't too difficult for him.

Because of these reasons, Ruan Qing still feared Duan Yan somewhat.

Although he knew Duan Yan meant well, he couldn’t help but be afraid.

So, timidly, Ruan Qing, upon hearing the firm command, reluctantly went back into the house.

But he kept his ear pressed against the door, thinking that if the teachers couldn't handle the situation, he would rush out and fight to the death.

"Brother Long, they have a lot of food in their house, and there are definitely many good things."

"Are you sure? If you dare to lie to me, I'll dismember you!"

"Rest assured, rest assured, I wouldn’t dare lie to you."

Liu Jie led the way, thinking that since Meng Ci didn’t care about their past friendship, he shouldn’t blame him for being ruthless.

If Meng Ci knew Liu Jie’s thoughts, he would surely spit on him several times.

Where was the friendship between them? Don’t flatter yourself.