However, Tingliao and Zhezhe''s moment was cut short when the sound of someone knocking on the door interrupted them.

"Who the hell is knocking on the door this late?"

Lianzheng murmured as he flipped the light switch above him, lighting up the room as everyone else got up from the bed.

The two brothers reached inside their backpack, taking out a knife before approaching the door.

"Who are you?"

As Lianzheng pulled the door as wide as he could and asked his question, the younger brother rushed in and tried to hold the intruder at knifepoint.

But before Tingliao could even reach the intruder, the person next to him was able to kick the knife out of his hand instantly.

"Woah. I''m here to make a business deal, my friend. I don''t intend to cause any harm."

The man before the two brothers was Xiaoyun, who raised both of his hands into the air, showing his unarmed status.

Meanwhile, the person on the side was Kate, who still looked alerted by what Tingliao had just tried to do before they even introduced themselves.

"Trade deal in the middle of the night? What kind of deal are you looking for?"

Lianzheng signaled his younger brother to back down, putting his own knife back to the side.

"A deal that could help you become the leader of the entire metro line."

The two brothers froze as they couldn''t believe what had just come out of Xiaoyun''s mouth.

But they eventually came back to their senses, showing zero signs of any interest in the idea.

"We''re not insane. Go somewhere else to spread your idea——"

Just as the two were about to head back inside, Xiaoyun made an offer that made them stop right in their place.

"You sure you don''t want to hear about the plan first? Even if I can give you a gun?"

The two froze again after they turned around, seeing an entire AK in Xiaoyun''s hand out of nowhere.

"What''s your requirement?" The older brother asked cautiously.

"I just want to end the whole elder system in this metro... Don''t you want to be out of living underground all day?"

"A single gun isn''t going to do it. Besides, the outside is a deathtrap——"

"What if I told you that the army survived the outbreak, and they are about to purify the zombies out of Foshan?"

The older brother started to hesitate as he reconsidered his options, but the younger brother was taking none of it.

"Bullshit. Our relatives who worked in the police force already told us that the army had already collapsed——"

"Do you really think millions of soldiers will just evaporate into thin air? Just because the army in Bejing failed doesn''t mean the army in the south failed."

Hearing Xiaoyun''s explanation, the two soon realized that the man in front of them knew much more about the outside world.

Especially people who have nothing to lose. Just tell them that they''ll be paid with food."

Lianzheng nodded in agreement as he already had several people in mind to call for. But one question still surrounded his head.

"Sir, where do we get the food? Those people you''re looking for will only move after you give them the food."

Xiaoyun thought for a second, then quickly came up with an answer.

"I have it stored somewhere hidden. I''ll tell you where to pick it up tomorrow... Anyway, have a good night''s sleep."

Before the two brothers could react, Xiaoyun threw two of the pistols over to them and turned around.

Kate quickly picked up the boxes of crates, disappearing into the darkness along with Xiaoyun as the two watched them walk off into the metro lines.

"Did we really make the right choice?" Tingliao murmured as he began to have second doubts.

"Too late now. He''s already given us the gun... There''s no turning back now."

As the two walked back into the room, Lianzheng''s attention was on the handgun, not noticing the two girls who looked shocked.

"H-How did you guys get a gun?" Lingling nervously asked, with Zhezhe''s face looking a little scared as well.

"The outsider gave it to us... Shit, I didn''t even ask what''s their name——"

Before Tingliao could finish talking, Lianzheng abruptly interrupted him and turned off the light.

"They''ll tell us tomorrow. Everybody, go back to sleep. We have a lot of work to do tomorrow."

As the four went back to their mattress, Lianzheng''s question remained, as he couldn''t understand the handgun in his hand.

"Why is it not Type 92? Why is the gun Russian''s Makarov pistols? Did they get it from an old Soviet lend-lease?"

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"Where do we go now?" Kate asked as she held the crate in hand.

"Somewhere hidden so I can finish up making these guns... I bet you couldn''t tell that all these only have an outer shell."

"Huh?"

Kate was confused until Xiaoyun took out one of the pistols and removed the outer nails, revealing the gun''s zero internal components.

"We''re going to stay up late assembling it——"

"Why didn''t you just make them at once?" Kate curiously asked as the two continued walking down the rail line.

"Because I would have passed out. Do you really think I can make an entire crate full of guns at once?"

Xiaoyun held one of the guns and showed it to Kate''s face, which was completely different from the USP9 that Anna made for her.

After walking for a while, the two finally found an abandoned electric switchroom meant for the metro lines.

With no time to waste, Xiaoyun immediately began assembling the gun while Kate watched and learned on the side.

As the two worked, they began to lose track of time, repeating the same process over and over with their hands.