You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

"Damn it, if you ask me, we should just find an opportunity to kill them in that damn orchard!"

"Shoot that Chen to death with one shot!"

"So much simpler!"

The speaker had a fierce look on his face, his sturdy build standing there like a low wall.

This person was none other than Peng Si, the third brother of the Peng Family, known for his volatility.

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone retorted, "Do you think that Chen is completely unprepared? What if he's just trying to enrage you into walking right into his trap?"

Peng Si instinctively wanted to talk back, but Peng Wu, who was equally impulsive, had already taken over the conversation:

"Big brother, you're just too cowardly."

"If you hadn't stopped me last time, I would have led our men to chase down and kill Chen, but look what happened now!"

"We've been killed in retaliation, haven't we?"

Peng Er was a tall and thin middle-aged man, and he became somewhat angry when he heard this, but before he had the chance to scold Peng Wu, Peng Yue, who was sitting on the sofa, had already shouted sharply:

"Enough!"

"What are you arguing about!"

"Peng Si, is that how you speak to Peng Er?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone, and his tone suddenly softened a bit.

"He's your elder brother!"

"He's afraid you're going to your death, do you understand?"

Peng Si felt a deep respect for his eldest brother, and upon hearing these words, he immediately looked ashamed and lowered his head.

"I understand, big brother."

After saying this, he turned his head and apologized to Peng Er, who still had a stern face:

"Sorry, big brother, I was wrong."

"I—"

"Alright already, we're all brothers, why make it so tense?"

Seeing this, Peng Wu quickly stepped in to make peace, and the somewhat awkward atmosphere among the brothers gradually began to ease.

After calming his brothers down, he cautiously turned his gaze to his eldest brother, Peng Yue.

"Big brother, should we bring those two guys over?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention immediately focused on the two men in question.

Peng Yue frowned deeply, still looking a bit hesitant; he did not want the company to know that his territory was being encroached upon, especially since they had just established friendly relations.

He weighed his options for a long time and finally shook his head.

"We'll solve our own problems."

"What good will it do to tell them? It will only make them look down on us brothers for no reason, and then it will be even harder to carry out Peng Liu's plan."

After this speech, all the brothers nodded in agreement, clearly understanding that their big brother spoke the truth.

Only Peng Wu still had a look of wanting to say more on his face.

But in the end, he remained silent.

Seeing no opposition, Peng Yue immediately ordered Peng Si to gather people, while the rest went back to get their weapons and gear.

It wasn't even half an hour before the members of the vehicle team had gathered at the main gate.

"Brothers!"

"Chen has come again!"

"He doesn't let us live, what should we do?"

Peng Yue shouted loudly at the crowd in front of him, and the vehicle team totaled twenty-six people, which together with the six Peng family brothers, made exactly thirty-two.

This was all the armed force he could mobilize at the moment.

Each one of them was fed by the Peng Family.

Most of them were former drivers of his vehicle team, with only a small part selected later from the survivors who had sought refuge, hence their loyalty to him far exceeded that of any other forces.

Ever since Chen Xiaoyong discovered that orchard, he almost routinely sent people to harass them every other day.

The casualties on both sides had long since reached more than ten.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it a deep and bitter hatred.

At the mention of the surname Chen coming again, these people were immediately incensed, and angry roars and shouts rose in waves.

"Fuck!"

"Kill the Chen bastard!"

"Take them down, don't let a single one get away!"

Peng Yue was very satisfied with their attitude and without saying more, he ordered the gates to be opened.

Trucks parked in the corner of the yard started moving out one after another.

Each truck's front had been covered with welded steel plates.

And the bodies were hung with barbed wire.

If anyone got caught on these rust-covered wires, the virus on them would quickly cause the wounds to fester and rot away. In these times, lacking medication and antibiotics, it was almost a certain death sentence.

Big Beard and Hou Shubin, however, hadn't shown up from beginning to end.

The two of them seemed as if they hadn't heard the commotion outside at all, staying quietly in the room the fleet had allocated to them until the rumbling roars of the trucks gradually faded in the distance.

"Beard, they've left."

Hou Shubin had been peering out the window for quite some time, until he confirmed that only a few guards remained at the entrance of the large courtyard, then he sat down again.

Big Beard nodded at this.

On the table in front of him was a walkie-talkie.

The company-issued walkie-talkies had all been modified and tuned, with signal coverage extending to more than five kilometers.

They were naturally more than appropriate for communication within the urban area, as a substitute for telephones.

The two had received the news even earlier than the Peng family brothers.

Almost as soon as Chen Xiaoyong had led his people out, they got word that the orchard might be attacked.

Yet, they didn't warn the Peng family brothers in advance, but instead waited for their own men left behind to come back with the news, and watched Peng Yue lead people away from the fleet yard.

There was only one purpose for doing this.

To make Peng Yue suffer a loss.

Not just any loss, but a severe one, preferably the crippling and devastating kind!

That would be their cue to step in.

For now, there was only one thing to do.

And that was to wait.

Big Beard took another sip of coffee.

This instant beverage, not being an essential item, was rarely brought back from the outside due to people not wanting to waste space, and for that reason, it had become quite rare.

Nevertheless, Peng Yue had given them plenty of this stuff in an attempt to please them.

It tasted indeed better than bland water.

Paired with a nearly worn-out book.

A luxurious indulgence, indeed.

Meanwhile, the fleet was already on the way to the orchard.

After leaving the yard, they headed east; after exiting the suburbs, less than a kilometer's drive would take them to the orchard they controlled.

But before reaching the destination, suddenly, a roadblock appeared ahead.

Two cars were parked right in the middle of the road.

Peng Er, who was driving, was considering stopping when he noticed someone seemed to be hiding in the houses at the side. Then, a loud bang echoed in his ears!

The truck at the front suddenly swerved and crashed into the two-story building on the right!

His ears were filled with the anxious shouting of his eldest brother.

"There are people upstairs!"

"Peng Er! Drive straight through!"

Peng Er had no time to think or even see the damage done on the stopped truck, as he instantly floored the gas pedal, smashing into the two cars in the center of the road!

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In the violent crash, the two cars twisted and deformed instantly.

The few who had hidden behind them, intending to ambush, were too late to get away and were crushed beneath the overturned vehicles.