Meng Chao thought about it carefully. The people who had tried to use maglev to escape into the sky should have been members of his hunting squad.
Only the hunting squad members were injured by the super crystal bombs and could not continue fighting would they be forced to retreat.
The Vortex's people had just succeeded in their scheme and were in the midst of their offense. Why would they run?
Besides, even if they wanted to run, they would not use the sky.
Even if they could fly out of Leprosy Village and Golden Tooth Lair, they would be immediately discovered by the superhumans stationed at the perimeter. They would still die.
Hence, if the Vortex's people really wanted to run, they should have done what they did during the Noble Descent Hotel ambush and used the underground tunnels.
At that moment, A 'Ji took the initiative and said, "Uncle, I'll go out and get you a cloak. I'll also ask around for information."
Meng Chao thought about it for a while, then nodded. "Go. Be careful!"
"Don't worry. That bastard Boss Feng died, but I'm still alive. This means that God doesn't want to take my life for the time being!"
A 'Ji grinned and sneaked out sneakily.
Meng Chao saw him stick to the wall and blend into the crowd without batting an eyelid.
First, he dragged a villager who had his head smashed by a shattered stone to a safe place. Then, he used the chance to talk to him.
After chatting for a while, he ran to the other side and worked together with the others to lift a villager with a broken leg. He seized the chance to ask about the reason behind the battle above them.
Gradually, A 'Ji walked further away and disappeared into the depths of the bustling crowd.
In the beginning, Meng Chao waited patiently.
But soon, he sensed something, and his expression changed. He cursed under his breath.
Meng Chao retreated into the depths of the alleyway and used his hands and feet to climb up the wall like a huge gecko.
He quietly climbed up eight floors. Above him was a protruding tower in the air supported by crossed steel pipes.
To block the wind and rain, the tower in the air was covered in a layer of waterproof canvas.
Meng Chao pulled off the waterproof canvas and draped it over his body to hide his built body, hideous scars, and fierce weapons.
He narrowed his eyes and avoided the superhumans wearing skull masks nearby. He moved swiftly between the skyscrapers.
Soon, a sneaky figure that looked like a sewer rat appeared below him.
It was A 'Ji.
The kid was already three to four streets away from the manhole cover that they had crawled out of.
There were no villagers around, and he had no intention of asking anyone for information. He just lowered his head and ran. After running for a while, he stopped to catch his breath and looked back. Seeing that no one was chasing after him, he heaved a sigh of relief and continued running.
Obviously, this kid wasn't looking for the cloaks or asking for information at all. He was just looking for an excuse to slip away!
Meng Chao climbed up to the fourth floor and looked down. He snorted coldly.
A 'Ji felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He turned his head to look in the direction of the cold snort, and his expression looked as if he had seen a ghost. He screamed and started running.
But there was no way he would be faster than Meng Chao.
Meng Chao casually threw out two steel balls, and they accurately hit the back of A 'Ji's knees.
The kid cried out and fell to the ground. His face was bruised and swollen, and he cut an incomparably sorry figure.
"Why are you running?!"
Meng Chao descended from the sky and picked up A 'Ji like an eagle catching a chick. He glared at him and said, "Do you really think that I won't dare to touch a single hair on your head?"
"Let go of me! Hurry up and let go of me! You're all bad people!"
A 'Ji was afraid and anxious. In his desperation, he summoned up his courage and struggled in Meng Chao's hands. He kicked and hit him. "You just want to destroy Leprosy Village! I won't help you! I'd rather die than help you!"
"What do you mean?"
Meng Chao frowned. "Speak clearly. Who wants to destroy Leprosy Village?"
"You! It's you! And those people who wear skull masks and motorized armor and fight in Leprosy Village! You're in cahoots! "
A 'Ji's face turned red, and he spoke quickly. "I heard from the villagers just now that you're an arrest team from outside. You came to Leprosy Village to capture wanted criminals.
"Your only goal is to capture the wanted criminals. To achieve your goal, you won't care even if you destroy Leprosy Village and kill all the villagers!"
Meng Chao was stunned. "What? Who said that?"
"That's what everyone said. Some people saw it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears!"
A 'Ji said angrily. "The explosion that affected a few buildings was caused by you while you were trying to capture the wanted criminals. Later, you announced to the villagers that there were evil wanted criminals hiding in Leprosy Village, and all the villagers had the duty to help you find them.
"If we weren't willing to help, we would be harboring the wanted criminals, and we would receive the harshest punishment together with the criminals.
"Also, just now, in order to capture a wanted criminal, you started fighting in our homes without batting an eyelid. You destroyed countless people's homes and crushed many villagers to death. This is what we saw with our own eyes. Do you still want to deny it?"
"Those people in skull masks are arrest teams from outside, and they forced you to help them?"
Meng Chao's expression was as dark as water. He scowled and thought about it for a while before he immediately understood. "Listen to me, A 'Ji. I'm indeed an arrest team from outside, but those people in skull masks are definitely not with me.
"It's the opposite. There's a high chance that they're the real wanted criminals. They're the people who want to completely destroy Leprosy Village!"
A 'Ji was shocked and confused. He stuttered, "Wh-What?"
"It's true. Trust me, we did come to Leprosy Village to capture the wanted criminals, but we won't use any means necessary or even ignore human lives. In truth, before we entered the lair and Leprosy Village, we went through special training to deal with the environment here. We even made unnecessary sacrifices to minimize the collateral damage and to not let a single innocent person be harmed," Meng Chao said.
"We weren't the ones who set up the super crystal bomb that detonated the entire building. The people who ignored the villagers' safety and attacked above Leprosy Village aren't our people either. I have reason to believe that the people who threatened you in public aren't arrest teams either, but wanted criminals. Their goal is to make you dislike the outside world and make the situation even more chaotic!"
He put A 'Ji down.
A 'Ji covered his throat and coughed a few times. With bloodshot eyes, he said, "I-I don't believe that the people outside would be so kind.
"Over the past few decades, the people outside have never cared about Leprosy Village. You didn't even provide us with any help. You just watched us perish on our own.
"In any case, in your eyes, we're just a bunch of deformed and ugly descendants of the infectees. We're no better than zombies. Even if another one hundred years pass, we'll still spread terrifying bacteria and viruses.
"As long as you can capture the wanted criminals and maintain order in the outside world, even if all the villagers die, you won't care, right?"
"Of course not. In my eyes, I don't care whether you're a villager or an outsider. I don't care how you've been tortured by the virus. We're all Dragon Citizens and humans from Earth. We're comrades of the same civilization," Meng Chao said firmly.
"We're the same," Meng Chao said firmly.
"Stop lying. We're not the same," A 'Ji said.
"What kind of lives do the people outside live? What kind of lives do the villagers live?" A 'Ji asked.
"You might have some misunderstandings about the life outside," Meng Chao said.
"The normal citizens outside might live better lives than the villagers, but they're not that much better. They still have to face the threat of zombies, monsters, and viruses. They also have to worry about their livelihood and future. They also have to work day and night to struggle to survive.
"And it's not that we don't want to solve the problem of Leprosy Village, but we have limited resources, so we can't do it for the time being.
"I told you when we were underground that as long as we work together and win this war, we'll get enough resources. Leprosy Village will definitely change, and the villagers will be able to live the same lives as the citizens outside."
"I don't believe you. From the start to the end, I didn't believe a single word you said!"
A 'Ji gritted his teeth. "Leprosy Village might rarely go out, but we're not savages who don't have access to information. We can go online!
"I've seen a lot of people's lives online. They live in big houses, drive beautiful cars, and enjoy all sorts of things I can't name and don't even dare to think about.
"Did you know that we can't even eat earthworm canned food every day in Leprosy Village? There are plenty of times when I have to fight against my friends for a rotten and smelly canned food.
"But there was one time when I saw a video posted by an outsider. She actually fed her pet dog the freshest Iron-armored Rhinoceros Steak!
"I've never tasted fresh Iron-armored Rhinoceros Steak in my life. At most, I've tasted the leftovers of Iron-armored Rhinoceroses and synthetic food made from their feces.
"Outsiders like you who feed your pets steak care about the lives of Leprosy Village's villagers? I don't believe it! "
Meng Chao was silent for a while before he sighed and said, "I've never fed my pets steak, and I'll never do it. I can't understand this method.
"Trust me. Most of the normal citizens outside are the same as me. They won't understand, accept, or support this sort of thing.
"Only a handful of powerful people and their disciples will do this sort of thing."
"But isn't Dragon City ruled by this handful of powerful people?"
A 'Ji asked. "They keep saying that they don't have the resources to solve the problems in Leprosy Village and the lair, but why is it that they have the resources to feed their pets steak, live in mansions, drive luxurious cars, and indulge in debauchery and extravagance, but not the resources to help us?
"And they keep saying that as long as we win this war, all our problems will be solved. How would I know that if we really help you win the war, you'll really help us instead of using more resources to get more steaks and make your pet dog fatter and stronger?"
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