Chapter 80: Two-legged sheep
Qiao Feng looked at the several people who actually came over with two fishing nets, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.
At the same time, he sighed, these people were indeed fishing enthusiasts; they even had something like a fishing net.
The reason he was sure they were fishing enthusiasts was because the area was not near the coast, and almost no one else would have such a thing.
After getting the fishing nets, a few people placed the damaged corpse about 50 meters from the entrance of Building 6.
Then, using the fishing nets and some wooden sticks and iron rods they had, they made a simple trap.
As soon as the wolf triggered the switch on the corpse, the fishing net above would fall.
Their group of over 30 people then split into several teams and lay in wait around the area.
It was truly difficult for these residents; they had to wait outside in such cold weather for their prey to take the bait.
However, this group underestimated the wolf’s intelligence; they waited for nearly an hour.
Their group was almost frozen stiff.
The wolf simply wouldn’t fall for it.
These people could no longer bear it and all stood up from their hiding places.
Their bodies were almost frozen stiff.
Their jaws chattering was completely normal.
Qiao Feng looked at these people with a sense of pity.
“Let’s go back. It probably knows we’re nearby and won’t come out.”
After Qiao Feng finished speaking, someone prepared to call the nearby residents to leave.
However, they found one resident still lying on the ground, and a bad premonition immediately arose in their hearts.
Two people quickly went over and helped him up.
Another person placed his hand on his neck.
What he touched was the other person’s ice-cold body.
“Frozen to death!!”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng quickly rushed over.
After careful confirmation, he found that the resident who had frozen to death could not be saved.
He then said to the residents beside him,
“Those in the same building as him, please make an effort and carry him back.”
“If he’s left here, he’ll just be eaten by that wolf. This is just an extra meal for it.”
Hearing Qiao Feng’s words, one resident pulled a friend beside him and stepped forward.
“Brother Qiao, we’re from the same community as him.”
“Just leave him to us.”
However, after he spoke, several residents clearly looked at him strangely.
But they also didn’t want to exert themselves again, so they didn’t say much.
Watching the two take the corpse, Qiao Feng said to the others,
“Let’s disperse for now. Staying in one place like this for too long will truly lead to freezing to death.”
“We can only hope this trap can catch it.”
“I will monitor the situation here. If the trap doesn’t catch it, then I’ll have to trouble everyone to gather again tomorrow.”
“We’ll bring our good stuff and force it out from the gaps between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Building 6.”
Everyone quickly agreed, though what they were thinking in their hearts was unknown.
Qiao Feng watched as everyone went back to their respective places; a few people were still waiting for him not far ahead.
And one of the residents even waved at him.
“Brother Qiao, don’t look anymore. That beast won’t come out.”
“Let’s go back and make a fire to warm up.”
“My hands and feet feel like my blood is freezing. If I stay any longer, I’m afraid I’ll truly follow in that brother’s footsteps.”
Seeing the other person say this, Qiao Feng didn’t want to delay.
After all, he was also cold; he was just a retired soldier, and he was human too.
It was just that his physical fitness was a bit better than ordinary people’s.
His body was also experiencing similar symptoms, but not as severely as the other person’s.
Seeing the other person about to urge him again, Qiao Feng jogged to catch up with the group.
On the other side, the two people dragged a corpse towards their own building. Behind them, one person occasionally looked back and around.
These three people were Liu Tong, Qiu Xiao, and Han Li.
Among the three, Han Li was very confused.
As soon as he saw that there were no other people, he immediately asked,
“You two, bringing a dead person over, what were you thinking?!”
At this moment, Qiu Xiao only saw the other person smile mysteriously.
He didn’t directly answer the question but instead asked him a question.
“Then I ask you, if the corpse is left behind, what will be its fate?”
The other person thought for a moment and stated the possibilities for the corpse.
“Under normal circumstances, this corpse should be buried, and the entire body would turn into an ice sculpture.”
“However, another situation is that it would be eaten by that wolf just now, leaving nothing but clothing.”
At this point, Liu Tong laughed.
“Eat? Do you think that’s possible?”
“Unless in extreme circumstances, wolves generally do not eat corpses.”
“The corpse used as bait was hunted by the wolf, so we’re gambling on the possibility that it will continue to eat it.”
“Conversely, this corpse, as I just said, that wolf, unless it’s starving, will just leave it there.”
“But have you ever thought about one question: if the wolf doesn’t eat it, does that mean no one will?”
Liu Tong’s words directly shocked Han Li, leaving him speechless for a long time.
Qiu Xiao then began to provide psychological counseling.
“Old Han, think about it. What we have in our hands isn’t really a corpse.”
“He’s actually a two-legged sheep, do you understand?”
However, Han Li remained silent.
And Liu Tong spoke up for Han Li.
“Brother Qiu, it’s not a big problem. Let’s eat the mutton first, and Old Han can eat the food from the supply package.”
“To survive, he will understand one day.”
Qiu Xiao also didn’t want to push his brother too hard.
He also remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to the other person’s statement.
Liu Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
Then he also tried to persuade Han Li.
“Old Han, think about it yourself. Food will run out sooner or later; the only thing left to eat will be mutton.”
“You should also observe carefully these next two days; most residents are sallow and emaciated.”
“But among them are some residents with rosy complexions.”
“I don’t need to say it, you should know why, right?”
“Many things, everyone knows in their hearts; it’s just that they haven’t torn off the last layer of their fig leaf.”
“Only by surviving will there be hope; if you die, there’s nothing left.”
It could only be said that Liu Tong’s words completely overturned Han Li’s worldview.
He kept staring at the corpse, not saying a word the entire way.
He didn’t know if he couldn’t let go, or if he was constantly hypnotizing himself, treating the corpse as a two-legged sheep.
On the other side, inside the Doomsday Fortress, Liang Yu saw that everyone had evacuated from the monitor, but still had no intention of getting up.
However, a dessert appeared in his hand, which he leisurely ate.
A cup of warm milk tea also appeared in his other hand.
His sugar intake was constantly increasing.
Liang Yu was also very curious about this so-called wolf.
That’s why he was lying on the rocking chair, watching the monitor, wanting to see the wolf’s true appearance.
Ultimately, he just didn’t believe that there were wolves in their area, and only one wolf at that.
If it were bears or tigers, he could accept it more easily.