Before the three men's eyes, a woman dressed in heavy clothes tumbled and crawled through the snow as she ran out of a residential area.
Behind her were three men who looked quite fierce.
"You bitch, you dare to run away? Get back here right now and let me have my fun!"
"Don't worry, after we're done having fun, we'll give you some food, and we'll make sure you're well-fed."
"Go ahead and run! There's no one else here. What good will it do you even if you get outside?"
The three men's voices were incredibly arrogant as they followed behind at a leisurely pace.
But when they ran out, they saw Qin Bai and his two companions, and the scene became somewhat awkward.
Only that woman was overjoyed. She rushed to Qin Bai's back with all her might, grabbed his clothes, and cried out in a weak voice, "Save me, save me!"
Clearly, this is a classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario.
But Qin Bai didn't want to encounter such a thing at all; it was too troublesome.
Wu Ming's expression turned cold, and he shouted at the three men, "How dare you do such a thing in broad daylight? Do you really think you can act with impunity now?"
Wu Ming's upright character frightened the three of them, but they quickly realized what time it was.
The country is too busy taking care of itself, how can anyone take care of them?
Thinking of this, they became arrogant again: "We're lawless, so what can you do about it?"
"Big brother, stop wasting time talking to them. Tell them to hand over the beauty, or we'll have to take action."
"Yeah, brother, look how much I'm going to burst."
The three men were talking as if no one else was around, and their words made the woman tremble all over.
This is not surprising; any woman would probably be terrified in such a situation.
Wu Ming was furious. The previous cannibal gang and these three people now made him realize that the order had collapsed.
The only way to deal with these three people is by force!
"What you've done disgusts me."
Wu Ming drew his longsword, and the sharp blade gleamed in the sunlight.
"Brother, what he's holding looks like the real thing."
A man seemed to recognize that Wu Ming's longsword was genuine and hurriedly said.
"The real thing? Damn, isn't that a controlled knife? How dare he take it out?"
The older brother immediately started cursing.
"Brother, what time is it? Who cares if it's a controlled knife or not?"
The three men showed a hint of fear when they saw the long sword in Wu Ming's hand.
After all, this thing is very intimidating; if it hits you, it could probably break your arms or legs.
So they got scared, left behind a harsh remark, and slunk away.
"If there hadn't been a shortage of time, I definitely wouldn't have let them go."
Wu Ming snorted coldly and sheathed his longsword.
Qin Bai thought the woman would thank Wu Ming, but to his surprise, she seemed to cling to him.
"Brother, thank you for speaking up for me, otherwise I would have..."
The woman spoke while wiping away tears.
Qin Bai's lips twitched. You don't even know how old I am, yet you call me "brother" right off the bat. This way of speaking feels a little familiar.
Wu Ming didn't mind Qin Bai taking credit for his work; in his view, as long as he could help others, that was enough.
Dong Zisheng clicked his tongue, realizing that Qin Bai was indeed very popular with women.
"Miss..."
Qin Bai was interrupted by the woman before he could finish speaking.
"My name is Lin Qianqian. You can just call me Qianqian, brother. What's your name, brother?"
"Qin Bai".
"Then I'll call you Brother Qin Bai, Brother Qin Bai~"
The woman's voice was very sweet, and although I couldn't see her face clearly, she must be quite pretty.
Qin Bai's lips twitched. Was this woman pretending to be stupid?
"Lin Qianqian, the three of us have other things to do, so we can't take you with us. You should go back by yourself later."
Qin Bai said it directly.
Lin Qianqian had no equipment on her, and following them would only be a burden.
They already didn't have enough time, and with a woman added, it would be even slower.
But to Qin Bai's surprise, the woman burst into tears after hearing his words.
In a heartbreaking voice, she said, "Brother Qin Bai, can you really bear to let me go back? If I go back, they'll definitely catch me, and then I...I..."
The woman cried even more fiercely, a sight that evoked pity in me.
Wu Ming couldn't help but advise, "Qin Bai, Lin Qianqian has encountered such a situation. Going back would be like throwing a lamb to the slaughter. We can't do that."
Dong Zisheng also said, "I think the same as Officer Wu. She's a woman in this condition, how can we send her back?"
With the score at two to one, Qin Bai knew he couldn't continue opposing.
Qin Bai was always uneasy about having a woman with him, especially a stranger.
“We’re a team. If you two agree, then there’s nothing I can do. But I won’t interfere with anything she does. Is that okay?”
Seeing that Qin Bai had already backed down, Wu Ming and Dong Zisheng naturally wouldn't push their luck any further.
She's just a woman. Take care of her for now, find a safe place to put her down, and that should be enough.
There's a big problem right now: women don't have enough skis.
Walking on the snow without skis is extremely dangerous.
“We’ll go to her house, make her a simple ski, and then we can set off.”
Wu Ming offered his suggestions.
Qin Bai did not refuse, nor did Dong Zisheng, but Lin Qianqian was very worried.
"They might be lying in ambush near my house. If we go back..."
Wu Ming reassured him, "Don't worry, all three of us are armed, we'll be fine."
Lin Qianqian could only nod and lead them towards her home.
This is an old residential area with only four-story buildings, and Lin Qianqian's home is on the fourth floor.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter the three men we had just met along the way.
They quickly used the things in Lin Qianqian's house to make a new ski, which is actually quite simple once you get the hang of it.
Qin Bai was just strolling around, since he had said he wouldn't care about anything, so naturally he wouldn't help the woman make skis.
When he entered the bedroom, he smelled a strange odor.
"The smell of blood? Someone died here not long ago!"
Qin Bai remained calm and continued to observe the room.
After careful observation, he finally discovered something was wrong.
The putty on the walls of this room has been scraped off!
It was just recently shaved.
Nobody does it properly until something happens, like...
Blood splattered on it.
Qin Bai squinted and went outside to take a look at Lin Qianqian.
This woman doesn't seem to be telling the truth.
"This is really interesting. I'll play along with you then."
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