Rebirth: I Will Win Easily in the Apocalypse-Chapter 36 - 25 Revenge 1_3

"Let's go."

Seeing Gu Yanlin come up, the two didn't separate fully, still holding hands tightly, and turned to walk towards the staircase, beginning their silent climb.

This building had a total of 32 floors, and it was said that Gu Qiang and Gu Yanqi had driven out all the original residents by force to take over the premises as their stronghold. As for where the original occupants were living now, or whether they could survive at all, was completely beyond their concern. Those with a stubborn temperament who didn't want to leave were beaten to death by men sent by Gu Yanqi.

Including Gu Li, a family of four lived on the highest top floor. Depending on the closeness of their relationship and their value, their subordinates lived on different floors.

The months of training beforehand were very effective. In no time, they had climbed more than 20 floors without even heaving for breath.

The hallways were quiet. There were four households on each floor, but the three of them didn't know who lived in which of these four, so they decided to start from 3201 and work their way down household by household.

At the door of room 3201, they listened carefully and heard no sounds from inside. Gu Yanzhi took out her lock-picking tools and gently prodded the lock, her ear pressed against the door panel, listening for noises within.

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Shortly, she felt the core of the lock move, a soft click sounded, and the door opened.

It was an empty room, spotless and devoid of anything. The three quietly closed the door behind them.

The next room clearly had someone living in it. When they reached the bedroom door, a light twist of the handle and the door opened.

Using night-vision goggles, they saw a lump under the covers on the bed, breathing faintly, the person inside asleep.

Gu Yanzhi walked up to the bed, switched on the flashlight she had taken out in advance, and the dazzling light instantly woke the person.

"You..." The person on the bed uttered a syllable before Gu Yanzhi slit their throat, their eyes wide open in death.

This person was Gu Li. Before leaving, Gu Yanzhi had thought about whether to spare her and Li Hong, considering that in the later stages of their past lives, they had been used by their own husbands, sons, and nephews and discarded like trash after being exploited.

But people who evoke pity often have loathsome traits. Gu Yanzhi remembered how her own parents had treated Gu Li so well, helping her start a company, providing money and manpower, and always thinking of buying gifts for Gu Li on trips. Her father was always the first to stand up for Gu Li whenever she had any trouble.

Her mother genuinely liked her sister Gu Li, always making sure to get something for her whenever she bought something for herself. When Gu Li got divorced in their past lives, her mother, fearing she might be heartbroken, explicitly asked her father to give Gu Li extra care and even paid for Gu Li to go on trips to scatter her sorrows.

Yet that genuine kindness wasn't reciprocated, it was repaid with betrayal and her parents being framed by the ungrateful Gu Li and her own brother. Even the car accident that killed her parents happened because they went out due to Gu Qiang calling to say Gu Li had been bullied, and they wanted to stand up for her.

Thinking of this, Gu Yanzhi couldn't feel pity for them; she wished she could kill them all over again.

Before they left, they ransacked Gu Li's room, taking everything of value.

The next room, 3203, was Li Hong and Gu Qiang's home. When Gu Yanzhi and the others entered, only Li Hong was there, sleeping so soundly that not even Gu Yanlin's accidental bump against the glass, which made a noise, woke her up. Even the light from Gu Yanzhi's flashlight didn't disturb her; she just covered her head with the blanket and continued to sleep.

Gu Yanzhi acted swiftly and decisively, sending Li Hong to hell before she even opened her eyes.

After searching the room and finding the second bedroom empty and Gu Qiang nowhere to be seen, they also took all the valuables from the room before proceeding to the next household.

3204 also looked occupied, with fully furnished interiors and unfinished snacks and drinks on the living room table, but again, no sign of the inhabitants.

The three exchanged glances and decided to go down and search further.

31st Floor

As they pushed open the door from the staircase, they heard faint shouting and laughter.

Following the sounds without being able to discern exactly which room it came from, they put their ears to the doors, listening carefully, and ultimately confirmed that the sounds were coming from 3202 in the middle.

"Clang, clang, clang."

"Clang, clang, clang."

"Clang, clang, clang."

"Who is it, dammit, looking to die this late at night. You better have a good reason, or I'll kill you," came a voice.

The three of them knocked directly on the door; when no one answered, they kept knocking continuously.

A fat man, holding up his pants with one hand, shirtless, came over cursing. On seeing Gu Yanzhi,

"Spare my life, hero, I haven't done anything," Song Zhao quickly drew his gun and pressed it against the man's forehead, frightening him into raising his hands and trembling all over, desperately begging for mercy.