"Brother Shen, are we going to rescue them?"

Lin Xuyuan looked at Shen Zhigui.

"Let’s check it out first."

Whether or not to rescue depends on the situation outside. He wouldn’t let them enter a rescue with life-threatening danger.

The others sitting with them had the same thought as Shen Zhigui.

Several teams stood together and marched grandly to the exit of the safety passage.

However, before going out, they each used their own methods to check the situation outside.

Once confirmed there was no danger, the group exited through the passage.

"Where did the ambush go? They are nowhere to be seen?"

Perhaps we were too far away before, and they didn’t see us. They thought that group was everyone, so they didn’t leave anyone behind to continue the ambush.

"The snow has been falling so heavily that their footprints are almost invisible."

Su Zhucheng looked at the ground, where only a shallow layer of footprints remained, somewhat sighing.

"Forget about these, let’s move quickly. If we don’t, they might be gone."

Ling Feng led his two brothers, walking at the front of the team.

Su Zhucheng rubbed his nose and followed behind them.

They followed the footprints for a long time but didn’t see the ambushers or their captured companions.

"What’s going on? They couldn’t have gone this far in such a short time."

Jin Churan looked at the nearly disappearing footprints, feeling a bit agitated.

If they were too late and those people lost their lives, he would live with that guilt forever.

"Could they have found a place to hide?"

"Let’s keep going. The footprints haven’t disappeared yet, meaning they’re still up ahead."

The others had no complaints; as long as they could save people, the extra effort was worth it.

Shen Zhigui didn’t speak but listened carefully.

Following the footprints was one way, but they couldn’t be sure it wasn’t a trick by the other side.

If they really went the wrong way, Shen Zhigui didn’t even want to think about the fate of those captured.

He had heard before that due to material shortages, some places had people who started cannibalizing.

There were others who did it for taste, not because of shortages, and such people were even more despicable.

"Let’s change direction!"

Listening carefully, Shen Zhigui suddenly heard noises coming from another direction.

"Brother, did you find something?"

Xie Silin quickly looked at Shen Zhigui, wanting to discern some answers from his face.

"The footprints in the snow are probably a ruse. They likely headed in another direction."

Shen Zhigui’s expression wasn’t good. If he hadn’t discovered in time, when they realized it later, it might have been too late.

Upon hearing Shen Zhigui’s words, everyone else’s expressions changed.

"Those people are really crafty, almost fooled us."

"Then let’s change quickly. Brother Shen, which direction should we take?"

Shen Zhigui silently listened carefully and chose the direction he thought most likely.

"This way, but just in case, let’s split up."

Though confident in his judgment, Shen Zhigui wanted some to follow the original direction just in case he was wrong.

Everyone agreed with Shen Zhigui.

"Two directions, so let’s split into two teams. Mr. Shen, which direction would you like to go?"

Jin Chuyu looked at Shen Zhigui.

"This way, since I proposed it, I’d better go there."

If there was a mistake, he’d bear the consequences himself.

Jin Chuyu nodded, "Then Captain Song and I will take the other direction, Ling Feng and his group will go with you, and the rest can choose freely.

How does this arrangement sound? If you agree, let’s form our teams."

"I have no objections."

Ling Feng was the first to express his opinion.

"I don’t have an issue either."

Song Chengjun wasn’t bothered by the direction; their ultimate goal was the same.

Each team’s members instinctively followed their leaders, and the remaining free members joined the team they trusted the most.

About 20 people per team advanced in two separate directions.

To better observe the surroundings, they chose to proceed on foot instead of driving.

Jin Chuyu and Shen Zhigui led the two teams, both with the highest superpowers, ensuring their self-protection abilities in any problem.

The thick snow made every step leave a footprint.

Initially, they found nothing, but when passing a sudden small wooden cabin, Shen Zhigui abruptly stopped, causing the others to halt.

"Wait, let’s check if there’s anyone there."

Before the others could react, Shen Zhigui had already started moving forward.

Su Zhucheng and the others wanted to stop him, but it was too late; they could only watch as he approached the cabin step by step.

The group couldn’t let Shen Zhigui face unknown danger alone, so Su Zhucheng and the others followed.

Shen Zhigui walked to the cabin, sticking close to the walls.

Approaching softly to avoid detection by those inside.

Shen Zhigui gestured to the others to hide.

Just then, the cabin door swung open, revealing a burly man inside, standing about 1.9 meters tall.

No wonder they were ambushed before — handling a man of such size without skills was truly challenging.

When the cabin door opened, Shen Zhigui heard movements inside, confirming there were bound and gagged people inside. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Boss, I just saw more people in that passage. Should we hit another jackpot?

These folks are really loaded; they have loads of food and drinks."

Voices were heard from inside.

Listening to their conversation, Shen Zhigui and the others didn’t look pleased. They were being treated as easy prey.

This was not a good time to talk, so Shen Zhigui opened his virtual screen and messaged others.

Except for Jianglin Hotel’s guests, no one could see the virtual screen.

Thus, they sent messages without worrying about detection.

The guests at Jianglin Hotel couldn’t see each other’s virtual screen content; it was all pixelated apart from their own.

Shen Zhigui had assessed the number of people inside; besides those tied, there were no more than five.

Their successful ambush probably leveraged the element of surprise.

Now, with the enemy exposed and them concealed, the advantage was on their side.

Shen Zhigui suggested surprising the attackers with their superpowers.

Catching them off guard, causing injuries, would lead to an advantage.

Knowing there were at most five inside, the others agreed with Shen Zhigui.

Upon his command, everyone stormed the cabin, attacking everyone but the captives indiscriminately.

"Ah! Damn, who are you!"