Chapter 57

Richard, seeing that Fat Li was fumbling with the rope for a long time without tying it properly, silently handed the baseball bat back to him and took over the rope. In just a few quick moves, he securely tied up Tom, lit a Yuxi cigarette, and was about to go downstairs.

But just as he reached the stairwell, he ran into a group of people rushing up. Seeing that he couldn't get down for a while, Richard found a sofa and sat down.

The group that rushed up quickly helped Yan Zekun and Arthur hold down little Tom.

"Li! What are you doing!? Are you going to be the next Edward!?"

Little Tom, unaware of the situation, thought Fat Li was just as much of a scumbag as Edward, only pretending to be a decent person before.

Fat Li naturally wouldn't reveal what happened with Belinda. Let him shout.

Wang Chan, who was holding little Tom, and Fang Gan, along with others, heard little Tom's words and looked at Fat Li with confusion. What the hell is going on!?

"Help! Help! This Fat Li is just like Edward, he's a bad guy, he wants to kill me!" Tom, hearing his brother's words, shouted loudly, grasping at straws. Now, he could only rely on these people who didn't know the truth to save him.

Fat Li immediately punched Tom, interrupting his shouting. Then he picked up a piece of cloth from the floor and stuffed it into Tom's mouth to prevent him from speaking further. Not wanting the others to see him take action, Fat Li dragged Tom, who was near the door, into the room.

Tom probably sensed what Fat Li was about to do and started to struggle desperately, making muffled sounds.

Little Tom also guessed that Fat Li was going to harm his brother and shouted loudly, "Fuck you! Li! You're the second Edward! What are you going to do to my brother!? Fuck you!!!"

Seeing the others' faces change, Yan Zekun punched little Tom in the stomach. The latter curled up like a shrimp and couldn't speak anymore.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yan Zekun helplessly shook his head, indicating that he didn't know what was going on either.

Inside the room, the lighting was dim. It looked like a study, and Tom was kneeling beside the bed, looking at Fat Li in fear. The latter pulled out a gun from his pocket. Although he could use a machete to end Tom's life, which would save the few remaining bullets and avoid attracting zombies, it was, after all, ending someone's life. Regardless of his faults, Fat Li decided to give him a quick death to spare him the pain of dying.

The crisp sound of the gun being cocked again touched everyone's fragile nerves. Chaos erupted outside the door, and even Wang Chan and Fang Gan, who were holding little Tom, joined the crowd gathered at the door, looking inside.

"Bro Li? What's going on!? Why are you going to kill him!?" Wang Zongze asked anxiously in his Cantonese. After all, he had fought alongside Fat Li earlier in the day, so he had some authority to speak.

Seeing someone take the lead, the others also started to clamor.

"It was him who saved us from Edward!" Wang Chan shouted from the crowd, almost like he was stirring up trouble.

"Li, don't, don't kill him!"

Perhaps out of sympathy, the two Japanese girls also urged Fat Li to put down the gun.

"Little Li, let's talk this out, no need for violence. If we all talk it out, everything will be fine, right? Don't act on impulse!" Hong Taiping also advised. He was an expert at smoothing things over.

Then, the rest of the people also chimed in, trying to persuade him. In their eyes, even if Tom had offended Fat Li or Albe, it didn't warrant a death sentence!

If that were the case, even if Fat Li was stronger than Edward, he wouldn't be much better. The word "tyrant" inevitably came to mind.

Although the old members like Yan Zekun didn't say anything, they hoped Fat Li would give them a reasonable explanation, which would make them feel better.

They certainly believed that Fat Li wasn't a person who killed innocents, but the current situation was too easy to misunderstand. Richard, on the other hand, remained calm, smoking his cigarette as if it had nothing to do with him.

As the entire third floor was in an uproar, Lily glanced at Belinda beside her.

Only she could save this scumbag's life.

In fact, Lily and Hong Taiping had already figured out what was going on. They were much more mature than the others, and after years of experience, they could easily guess what had happened through a day's observation.

They liked to observe others when they had nothing to do, but this was also for self-preservation. After all, in a mixed group, Fat Li was a good person, but the others were unpredictable.

Of course, the others not thinking of this wasn't because they were stupid. It was no longer a normal world, and with their lives at risk, they had no time to worry about others' affairs.

Belinda had stayed on the first floor all day, and although the others had seen her, they assumed she had just been ostracized by the other girls on the third floor and was kicked out. What had happened to Belinda and what misfortune she had suffered had nothing to do with them.

Apart from the Japanese girl Yuki Yu, who had comforted Belinda, the others ignored her. It wasn't that they were cold-hearted; the zombie world had too many things to worry about.

Because of this, they naturally couldn't see the truth.

Although Lily and Hong Taiping had guessed the truth, their attitude towards the matter was the same. Since the parties involved and Fat Li didn't mention it, why should they bring it up? It would only make them look bad on both sides.

Lily maintained her usual stance of self-preservation. She believed in the Confucian principle of moderation and chose to remain silent in such matters.

Hong Taiping, having been a leader in a state-owned enterprise for a long time, had become an expert at smoothing things over. He had seen too many people get into trouble for sticking their necks out, so it was better not to take the lead.

However, at such a critical moment, it was also good to assert one's presence. So Hong Taiping had spoken up, saying things that wouldn't offend either side and making himself look good.

Fat Li was annoyed by the noise around him, even feeling a bit dizzy. He had planned to go to bed early tonight and go out to find Siyao and Alex at dawn.

Now he was stuck with this mess!

Kill Tom in front of everyone? Only a lunatic would do that! Chase everyone away and then kill him? That would be even worse.

Fat Li's biggest fear came true: he hesitated.

Now he was in a bind, unable to kill or not kill.

Fat Li suddenly remembered Ning Dongqing's eyes and words just now.

He deserves to die!

Fat Li made up his mind and pointed the gun directly at Tom's temple.