Chapter 221 A spineless coward

Upon hearing this, the man at the door immediately became alert, staring intently at me as he asked, "Why are you asking us about rations?"

I pretended to be startled by him and replied in a low voice, "My roommate said she got some rations from you, so I thought I'd give it a try too."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately looked like something terrible had happened: "Which bastard told you that? Get lost! We don't distribute any food here!"

Are you so tight-lipped? You won't even say this?

I continued to beg him shamelessly: "Please, please, I'm so hungry, I'll do anything you want."

The man looked menacing, glaring at me and yelling, "Get out, get out of here!"

It seems we won't get anything out of asking, but at least we can confirm that the problem lies here.

Frustrated, I turned around and walked back, peeking through the window, but it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.

I kept thinking about why they were feeling cold. It seemed that the people who were supposed to distribute the food were all pre-selected.

Perhaps this food was a form of payment; some of the refugees helped them with their work, and they were paid the food as wages.

So what did these people who received wages do for the people who distributed the grain?

I walked into the house while thinking about it.

It seems that it's not enough to just find out who's causing trouble; we also need to figure out why they're causing trouble.

Once inside, Hong smiled maliciously and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, you're back. Did you manage to beg for any food? Hahaha."

Sister Bai chuckled to herself.

Judging from her expression, she must have already guessed that I hadn't gotten any food.

She just wanted my food supplies, and she was certain those guys wouldn't give me any.

Therefore, this small group of three must have integrated into that group, and that group was very wary, so people like me and Sister Xiuqin couldn't have integrated in.

I was hungry and just as I was about to get onto the kang (heated brick bed), Hong said, "Go, empty the chamber pot."

They cheated me out of my food, then played a trick on me, and now they want me to empty the chamber pot? No way!

I pretended not to hear and continued climbing onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Just as she sat down on the heated kang, Sister Bai stood up and walked over from her own bed.

I was sitting, and she was standing.

Before I could react, I was kicked in the chest, and I rolled over and fell off the kang (a heated brick bed).

The kick was so hard that I was momentarily out of breath, and it took me a while to catch my breath while clutching my chest.

"What are you still sitting there for? Do you want to get kicked again? Hurry up and empty the chamber pot."

Hong arrogantly gave me orders.

Xiaoting and Sister Xiuqin had just returned from the base with firewood when they saw me sitting on the ground.

Sister Xiuqin quickly ran over and helped me up. Xiaoting suddenly knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness: "Sister Bai, Sister Bai, we were wrong, please, let Sister Chengcheng go!"

Bai was still standing on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking down at the three of us.

I'm not afraid of her bullying me; I have a gun, and the people at the White Town base are all on my side. But right now, Bai is the only problematic person I can contact.

I can't let this opportunity slip away. If I confront her head-on now, the trail will probably go cold.

"I'll go pour it."

I forced myself to get up and reluctantly went to empty the chamber pot.

"You two, hurry up and start a fire!"

Xiaoting wanted to come over and help me, but Hong loudly ordered the two of them to start a fire.

Xiaoting walked to the kitchen with red eyes and squatted down to start a fire.

"Are you alright, Chengcheng?"

Tears welled up in her eyes as she asked me softly.

That's when I saw the bruises on her face. It turned out that while I was outside, this trio had beaten up Xiaoting and Sister Xiuqin.

I smiled and shook my head, then carried the chamber pot to the public toilet to empty it.

As I was walking back after emptying the chamber pot, I saw Taozi striding towards me from a distance.

"Sister, what's wrong? Are you hurt? Did someone hit you?"

Perhaps noticing something was wrong with my body, he asked a series of questions with concern.

I shook my head again and said quickly, "Those three women in my room together are suspicious. Keep a close eye on them, stay away from me, and don't let anyone find out."

He finished speaking quickly, picked up the chamber pot, and continued walking back.

Taozi and I didn't turn around, pretending we were just strangers and that he had only come up to ask about my health.

Carrying the chamber pot to the door, I thought of the three disgusting women inside and really didn't want to go in.

I'm mentally preparing myself. Once I've finished investigating this, I'm definitely going to get my revenge!

Upon entering the bedroom, I saw Xiaoting and Sister Xiuqin huddled in a corner with their heads down, looking terrified.

The three women sat in their respective bunks, chatting and laughing.

I looked at my bunk. The quilt that Aunt Liu had given me wasn't on my bed. Instead, the three women were using it as a cushion while sitting on it.

Then it dawned on me that I saw Xiaoting and Xiuqin again. Their blankets were gone too. The three of us were left with only three lonely pillows lying there.

How can a perfectly good person become so pathetic?

How could the three of us be so pathetic, getting bullied so badly by three other people?

I inwardly covered my face and smiled bitterly, but on the surface I had to pretend to be very scared.

Seeing that the three women ignored me, I silently sat down with Xiaoting and Xiuqin, creating a pitiful yet funny scene of three spineless cowards huddled in the corner.

Although I was angry and disgusted by those three women, I couldn't help but laugh when I imagined the three of us huddled in the corner.

Alright, alright, stop laughing, or you'll be exposed. Let's get back to business.

This matter should be resolved today, otherwise we won't even have a blanket to sleep under tonight.

Since this group distributes food, they should be well-fed themselves and not go hungry.

Suddenly, an idea popped into my head; I thought of a brilliant solution.

Pretending to have a stomachache and looking very anxious, he put on his shoes and ran outside.

Sure enough, Hong always had to meddle and stop her: "Wait a minute, where are you going?"

She asked me as if I owed her 8 million.

I clutched my stomach and replied apologetically, "No, I'm sorry, my stomach really hurts a bit."

After saying that, he jogged out the door.

After using the toilet, he pretended to be extremely sick and ran to the door to ask for help.

Taozi was in the security room at the entrance of the refugee area. When he saw me coming, he stood up nervously.

The foot that was about to step out seemed to remember my instructions and it was pulled back.

The thin man named Yu Zi, who was standing at the door, quickly came forward to greet him: "What's wrong?"

My face contorted in pain: "Help me, please help me, my stomach hurts so much."

"Quick, quick, take him to the infirmary for a checkup!"

Yu Zi nervously called the burly man at the door over.

I turned my head and winked at Taozi in the security room, and his tense expression slowly relaxed.