"These two are my friends."
"That Professional from earlier?" The foreign cop looked at Lin Yi, his eyes full of vigilance.
Lin Yi glanced at the twins and asked, "Is there a way to resolve this peacefully?"
The brothers were very quick-witted; seeing the situation, they immediately ran behind Lin Yi, as if he was their lifeline.
"According to the rules, we must confiscate the firearms and arrest those who violate—"
Before the cop could finish, Lin Yi took out a tempting-smelling canned meat.
The cop took the can, and his originally stern and serious expression softened a lot instantly.
However, deep down, as an enforcer of the law, being challenged by refugees, especially two Eastern kids, was undoubtedly a huge insult.
So, he remained stern-faced and said coldly, "I can overlook their assaulting an officer, but—"
Lin Yi didn't let him finish and brought out another equally delicious canned meat.
A glimmer flashed in the cop's eyes, and he subconsciously reached out to take it, but this time he couldn't succeed.
He was shocked to find that the canned meat seemed firmly welded between Lin Yi's two fingers, and no matter how much force he used, he couldn't pull it out.
Feeling toyed with, the cop was instantly furious, tilting his head up aggressively.
But the moment he made eye contact with Lin Yi, it was as if a sharp light pierced through him.
That feeling was like suddenly being burned by something scalding, making him instantly avert his gaze.
"Damn it!" The cop cursed internally, his heart uncontrollably racing.
Suddenly, he felt his hand lighten, and the canned meat was firmly in his grip.
"Alright, but if this happens again, they'll have to be bait for the zombies!" The cop evaded Lin Yi's gaze and threateningly addressed the air beside him.
"Can I rent that gun?" Lin Yi asked calmly.
Three minutes later, Lin Yi entered the Louvre Square refugee camp with the twin brothers.
After a conversation, Lin Yi learned the twins' names: the older one was Da Chuan, and the younger one was Xiaochuan. They were once students of Professor Curiel.
"Do you know where Professor Curiel lives?"
Da Chuan scrutinized Lin Yi for a long time, his eyes filled with hesitation, before slowly nodding.
Then, Da Chuan led Lin Yi to a small, dilapidated tent.
It was then that Lin Yi finally understood why the brothers risked everything to bring guns in exchange for food.
Inside the tent was only one person, a dying old man. He was emaciated to the bone, like a mummy, with bruises all over his body.
This person is a professor?
Lin Yi found it hard to believe.
"Those thieves not only stole the professor's leftovers distributed by the camp but also beat him up!" Xiaochuan clenched his fists tightly.
Da Chuan hurried to the old man's side to check on him: "Stop talking, the professor is faint from hunger!"
This young man seemed extremely proficient in handling such situations and quickly assessed the old man's condition, even able to perform simple first aid.
"It's good that he's alive." Lin Yi opened his backpack, took out some cooked potatoes, and a bottle of water.
"You three should eat something too, and wait here. I'll go buy some stuff." After giving these instructions, Lin Yi headed toward the marketplace.
The handgun he got from the foreign cop had an empty magazine. So, Lin Yi went to the market and exchanged 20 pounds of potatoes for 150 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
When he returned, Professor Curiel still showed no signs of waking up.
Lin Yi looked to the corner of the tent, where there was half a potato and a half bottle of water remaining.
He hadn't brought much food. This amount was certainly not enough to fill the brothers.
But they still left half of it, clearly intending to save it for their teacher.
"Do you want to leave with me to a safer place?"
"But..." The brothers appeared somewhat hesitant.
"My time is limited, decide quickly." Lin Yi's tone brooked no argument.
"Okay!" Soon, the twins made their decision.
Lin Yi gestured for them to start packing Professor Curiel's belongings.
The tent was piled high with all sorts of books and documents.
Lin Yi realized he couldn't return to the Shelter with all these items without arousing attention.
So, he left Da Chuan and Xiaochuan to carefully sort and pack the professor's things.
Once everything was packed, Xiaochuan was loaded with backpacks, while Da Chuan carried fewer but still needed to carry the unconscious Professor Curiel on his back.
"Can you manage?" Lin Yi had to ensure everyone's safety, and couldn't assist, so he asked.
The brothers understood, and Xiaochuan even smiled confidently, signaling that the weight was no issue, as they had obviously done a lot of physical work before.
The foreign cop at the checkpoint clearly knew about someone like Professor Curiel.
However, they also knew that the so-called professor had no achievements in vaccine and Professional research, so they didn't care about his departure.
Lin Yi took the old man and the two youths across the checkpoint smoothly.
When reaching the barricade, Lin Yi called the group to a halt and began scouting the situation.
Below the barricade, a small group of staggering zombies were wandering around.
Lin Yi casually picked up a stone and threw it forcefully. Once the zombies heard the stone hit the ground, they immediately lunged toward the sound.
Lin Yi swiftly drew out his One-handed Sword, his figure flashed, instantly closing in on the zombies.
Then, Da Chuan and Xiaochuan widened their eyes, full of astonishment and bemusement.
They watched as Lin Yi weaved through the zombies, his movements smooth like flowing water, dispatching the zombies as effortlessly as slicing through vegetables.
"Bro! Did you see that, bro!?" Xiaochuan was so shocked he could hardly speak.
At this moment, Da Chuan couldn't respond, similarly fixated on Lin Yi, his eyes filled with awe.
They weren't unfamiliar with seeing Professionals hunt zombies; on the contrary, the brothers often ventured out to scavenge supplies and almost daily witnessed Professionals dealing with zombies.
But the performance of this man was truly different!
Usually, weaker Professionals would use refugees as bait and then slip away to gather supplies.
Stronger ones would first use various tactics to disperse the zombie horde before taking them down one by one, and even then, they'd need to pause for breath intermittently.
But what was with this guy? Gather the zombies together first and then launch a massacre?
In less than three minutes, Lin Yi finished the battle and returned to them.
Da Chuan and Xiaochuan glanced at the pile of zombie heads not far away, then at Lin Yi's calm demeanor, swallowing hard.
In an instant, their previously shocked gazes turned fervent.
The brothers realized they had met a real master!
Lin Yi silently counted in his mind, there were eighteen zombies in total, and after the battle, he had obtained fourteen Coins and a Reward Egg.
He casually crushed the Reward Egg, revealing a pair of black gloves, which, when worn, boosted his Agility Value by 2 points.
Not bad. If someday, I could assemble a complete set of equipment, I wonder what the effect would be, Lin Yi thought to himself.
Then, he led the brothers through the city to the abandoned apartment building he had visited a few days ago.
"Is this your base?" Xiaochuan asked uncertainly.
"Of course not. Come inside. I'm very hungry and feeling like a woman." Lin Yi led the two youths inside the apartment and to a room on the second floor.
Then, he closed the door, locked it, and slowly looked at the brothers.
His sharp gaze, like that of an eagle, made Da Chuan and Xiaochuan shiver involuntarily.
This man had brought them to this apartment building, locked the door, and—
He even said he wanted a woman!?
The twins couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines, deeply apprehensive.