"What's wrong? Nicole, are you there?"
Samuel asked anxiously. He quickened his steps but because those weeds were very tall, he was
unable to find Nicole for a while.
When Nicole heard Samuel's voice, she hurriedly said, "I'm here. Don't worry. Walk in the direction of
ten o'clock."
With her guidance, Samuel quickly found Nicole.
"What are you doing? Did something happen to you?"
Samuel kept thinking that Phoenix had said that there were wild animals here, so he was afraid that if
Nicole got attacked.
Nicole shook her head and whispered, "Look at that. Is it a house?"
Looking in the direction Nicole pointed at, Samuel faintly saw the outline of a house, but because the
weeds around were too tall, it was hard to see it clearly.
Nicole was a little afraid of peeing in the wild. She gripped Samuel's clothes and whispered, "Why don't
we go take a look? If it's a house, we can use the bathroom."
"Even if it's a house, it might have been abandoned long ago judging from the weeds in the
surroundings. It might not have a bathroom."
Samuel knew that Nicole wanted to go to the toilet in the house. However, it was a harsh time. He
didn't want anything to happen to Nicole.
Nicole shriveled her lips in frustration.
Looking at her expression which was the same as his daughter's, Samuel softened his heart.
"Let's go and check it out. Even if it's abandoned, it's safer inside than being outside."
Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole immediately smiled.
"I know my husband is the best."
"You are so sweet now."
Samuel was also in a good mood.
They held hands and walked towards the house step by step.
It looked very close but it took them a long time to get there. If Nicole hadn't relied on her strong
willpower to control her urine, she would have peed in her pants by now.
After walking for about half an hour, the two finally arrived in front of the house.
The surrounded weeds and ivy had covered the entire house. No one would be able to find out it was a
house if they didn't look carefully.
Samuel couldn't help but admire Nicole a little. It was amazing that she could recognize it as a house.
Nicole was a little excited.
"Look, I told you it was a house."
She was like a child who had solved the riddle correctly, laughing as she ran to Samuel to ask for the
reward.
Samuel smiled and tapped her nose. "Fine, my wife is the best. Wait here and I'll remove the weeds.
Otherwise, the door won't open."
As he spoke, Samuel took a step forward. He took out a military dagger from his boot and cleaned up
the weeds at the door.
In the city, Nicole was fascinated by Samuel's charm at work. However, in the wild, the masculinity of
Samuel made Nicole unable to move her eyes away.
After Samuel finished removing the weeds, he found that Nicole was looking at him admiringly. He
couldn't be happier.
"There must be no one living inside for a long time. It will be dusty and choking. Wait here."
"Alright."
Now, Nicole listened to whatever Samuel said. She felt that Samuel's handsomeness was beyond
words.
Samuel did not expect that his wife was still so infatuated with him. For a moment, he was so satisfied,
and he felt very energetic.
"Wait here, OK?"
"OK."
Nicole stood at the side like a lovely baby, and Samuel kicked open the door.
Dust flew everywhere from inside. Samuel covered his nose and mouth in advance, and Nicole quickly
dodged to the side, but she still felt itchy in her throat.
This house should have been inhabited by someone. There was furniture inside. Furthermore, it should
have cost a lot of money to decorate it.
Samuel looked around and found nothing suspicious. Then he said to Nicole, "Come in. There is a
bathroom."
Nicole rushed in.
When she came out, she saw Samuel was boiling water.
Nicole finally felt warmer.
The sky outside was gloomy. It was unknown when the sleet would come. Anyway, Nicole didn't like
this weather. It was as annoying as Leo.
"Samuel, you said that this is the depopulated zone. How could there be such a house?"
Samuel was unable to answer Nicole's question.
The house was really fully furnished, and even dishes and chopsticks were prepared.
Nicole saw the refrigerator and walked over. After opening it, she saw that there were still some
ingredients and instant noodles inside.
"Wow, there's food. It actually has everything here. We're so lucky."
As she spoke, Nicole took out the ingredients with a price tag on it. She thought that it should have
been bought from a supermarket.
Nicole carefully discovered that the date on it was actually yesterday!
Her heart skipped a beat.
"Samuel, come here!"
Nicole shouted, and Samuel immediately walked over.
"What's the matter?"
"Look at this date. Did I misread?"
Nicole handed the price tag to Samuel with worry.
After looking at it, Samuel became somber.
From the outside, the house looked like no one had lived in it for many years. Even the weeds and ivy
outside had covered the whole house. But how could the things in the fridge be from yesterday?
Moreover, it was until now that Samuel realized something wrong.
Although the house was dusty, the kitchen was as clean as new, and even the kettle was clean.
How could the kitchen be so clean if there was no one living in it?
Someone was using this kitchen! This was the only way to explain it.
But how did that person get in?
Thinking of this, Samuel became alert.
There were no traces outside. If someone used the kitchen inside, that person must be in the house!
Samuel quickly pulled Nicole behind him, then he took out a pistol from his pocket and handed it to
Nicole.
"If anything happens later, remember to protect yourself."
Seeing Samuel's expression, Nicole knew that things became serious.
They looked in the direction of the bedroom. They nodded to each other, and then quickly walked
towards the bedroom.
Nicole and Samuel moved to the bedroom door, one on the left and one on the right. Samuel raised his
fingers.
When he counted to three, Samuel kicked open the door, and Nicole also pointed the loaded gun into
the room.
"Don't move!"
Nicole scolded coldly.
Samuel frowned slightly.
There was no one in the room, but the quilt was messy, and it looked like someone had slept here.
Samuel stepped forward and touched the bed. It was cold, which meant that the person was not here.
Thinking of this, Samuel pulled Nicole to his side and whispered, "There is only one bedroom here.
Where can he be? That looked like a study room. Stay here and I'll go take a look."
In the face of unknown dangers, Samuel was reluctant to let Nicole take risks, but Nicole grabbed his
arm and whispered, "The more dangerous it is, the more we have to be together. None of us know
when danger will appear. I would worry about you here alone and I can't concentrate. I feel safer when
we are together."
Since Nicole had said that, Samuel wouldn't refuse.
He held Nicole's hand and walked towards the study.
They kicked the study open together. Instantly, the dust was in front of their faces, causing them to
cough repeatedly.
Samuel subconsciously protected Nicole in his arms, and his eyes quickly swept across the study
room. There was dust everywhere. It seemed that no one had entered this place for a long time.
In this house, that person only used the bedroom and kitchen, but where did he go now?
Samuel couldn't understand.
Nicole suddenly felt that someone was staring at her. She quickly turned around, but she didn't see
anything. The feeling of being peeped at was very uncomfortable.
"What's the matter?"
Samuel noticed Nicole's strange behavior and hurriedly followed her gaze.
Nicole whispered, "I always feel that there are other people in this house looking at us. The feeling of
being peeped at is too strong for me to ignore."
Samuel immediately became nervous.
"Where?"
"From the bedroom."
Hearing Nicole's words, Samuel held Nicole's hand and went back to the bedroom.
The bedroom was very small. They could see everything almost in a glance. There was no hiding place
at all, but Nicole's gaze was fixed on a wall.
"What have you found?"
Samuel knew that Nicole would not stare at a wall for no reason unless she discovered something.
Nicole whispered, "I feel that something is wrong with this wall!"
As she spoke, Nicole was about to step forward, but she was stopped by Samuel.
"Stay here. I'll go take a look."
"Be careful."
Nicole knew that in front of Samuel, she had no chance to be a hero. In order not to make Samuel
worry, she had always been very obedient.
"Alright."
Samuel nodded.
He approached the wall step by step.
When he got close to it, he discovered that the color of that part of the wall was different from that of
the surrounding walls. It was hard to discover if one didn't look carefully.
Samuel pressed on the corner of the wall and it moved.
This was a hidden cabinet!
As the cabinet slowly opened, a black shadow rushed out. Suddenly, a cold and frightening dagger
went straight towards Samuel.
"Samuel, be careful!"
Nicole felt so anxious. She wanted to rush over to save him. However, the person was too fast. It was
too late for her to react.
Nicole felt so anxious. She wanted to rush over to save him. However, the person was too fast. It was
too late for her to react.
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