It got dark quickly, and in order to make sure everyone could see their surroundings, the old man took out a candle and lit it, which was quite unusual for him.
Candles are common in rural areas, but they are rarely seen in cities.
However, some elderly people still habitually keep some old items.
Unexpectedly, the candles came in handy at this time.
During the meal, the two elderly people took out a paste made of some unknown substance and ate it little by little.
Qin Bai and the others took out various kinds of food, including bread, compressed biscuits, and snacks.
Lin Qianqian had nothing. She blinked her bright eyes and looked at Qin Bai with a hint of grievance.
"Brother Qin Bai, I'm hungry."
"oh."
Qin Bai gave a curt reply, showing no intention of giving her any food.
Seeing Qin Bai's performance, Lin Qianqian's smile became somewhat stiff, and then her gaze fell on Wu Ming.
Wu Ming didn't hesitate, after all, it was he who asked to bring Lin Qianqian along. Even if he knew Lin Qianqian had a problem, it hadn't been exposed yet, had it?
"We don't have much food, so we should eat it sparingly."
Wu Ming gave Lin Qianqian a small piece of compressed biscuit and said.
Lin Qianqian happily accepted it and ate it little by little.
"Beautiful lady, if you're not full, I have more here."
Dong Zisheng also shared some of his food, and then he received a shout from Lin Qianqian.
"Thank you, Uncle Dong."
Dong Zisheng almost shed tears. Was he really going to be unable to get rid of this uncle?
After they finished eating, they prepared to rest.
The house has two bedrooms and one living room. The two elderly people live in the master bedroom, and the second bedroom is given to Lin Qianqian alone.
Qin Bai and the other two men rested outside.
On the surface, they were talking about being considerate of women, but in reality, Qin Bai and Wu Ming were thinking that if they slept in the same room with Lin Qianqian at night, who could be sure she wouldn't make a move in the dark and kill them?
Under these circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for them to rest in the same room as Lin Qianqian.
Dong Zisheng was somewhat disappointed, muttering to himself, "Wouldn't it be safer to sleep together?"
As night fell, all around was utterly silent.
At that moment, the door to one of the bedrooms was opened gently without making a sound.
Then a figure cautiously approached Qin Bai and the other two, seemingly holding something in both hands, and suddenly stabbed it down at their bodies.
But in that instant, the two sleeping figures suddenly sprang up, pounced, and pinned the other person down.
In particular, he pressed down hard on the opponent's wrist, causing the weapon in his hand to fall to the ground.
"You've managed to hold back until now, that's quite impressive... huh?"
Qin Bai suddenly sensed something was wrong, so he quickly took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and shone it at the person in front of him.
He thought the person who did it was Lin Qianqian, but to his utter surprise, it was actually the old man!
Not to mention Qin Bai, even Wu Ming was shocked.
They both thought Lin Qianqian would make a move tonight, so they pretended to be asleep.
But to her surprise, Lin Qianqian didn't wait for him; instead, she met the old man from this house.
The commotion they made woke up the first person to Dong Zisheng, who was standing nearby. He opened his eyes groggily and saw Qin Bai and Wu Ming pinning the old man down.
"Holy crap! What are you guys doing? Even if you're incredibly thirsty, you can't do this!"
Wu Ming slapped him on the head and said irritably, "He almost killed us all just now, and you still have the mind to talk about this?"
"What the heck? This old man wants to kill us?"
He fell silent when he saw the two pairs of scissors lying on the ground.
"Oh, right, there's an old lady in the room. Quickly, arrest her too!"
Dong Zisheng reacted quickly; he rushed into the master bedroom and dragged the old lady out from inside.
"What happened? Huh? What's wrong with them?"
Lin Qianqian seemed to have been awakened by the commotion outside. She poked her head out and immediately saw what was happening outside the door.
She was very surprised and didn't know what had happened.
Qin Bai glanced at Lin Qianqian. Was the reason she didn't make a move tonight because those three men didn't come?
Or perhaps she felt tonight wasn't the right time to make a move?
If Lin Qianqian had really dared to make a move, she would be the one pinned to the ground right now.
Soon after, the two elderly people stood there with their hands tied, while Qin Bai and the others sat on the sofa, watching them.
"Old man, why did you do that?"
Wu Ming clenched his fists, still finding it hard to believe that this seemingly kind old man was actually going to kill them.
If he and Qin Bai hadn't stayed up specifically to be wary of Lin Qianqian, they might have died here tonight.
The old man gave a wry smile: "What else could it be for? Of course, it's for your food."
Qin Bai wasn't surprised. There were only a few reasons why the old man would take action, with food being the most likely one.
He had noticed before that the old man was eating a very generous portion of the porridge.
This is clearly abnormal for two elderly people who are used to being frugal.
Looking back now, it was probably to ensure he had enough energy for the night, which is why he ate so much food and could move around smoothly.
Unfortunately, he never dreamed that the two of them, in their attempt to guard against Lin Qianqian, would end up capturing him unexpectedly.
"You should still have plenty of food, right?"
Wu Ming frowned.
This time it was the old lady who spoke: "Tonight's meal is the last one."
Wu Ming fell silent. He understood what the other person meant: starting tomorrow, they would have no food and would have to take a risk.
After all, taking them down would mean three big bags of food; who could resist such a temptation?
Now it seems that the old man probably let them stay overnight because of the food they had.
Unsurprisingly, it was Dong Zisheng's revelation that they had plenty of food that prompted the elderly man to make this decision on short notice.
Logically speaking, since the old man attacked them so viciously, they should have killed him in return.
But the old man did this out of desperation, which seems to make sense.
Just as Wu Ming was thinking this, Qin Bai's calm voice reached his ears: "Officer Wu, you're not thinking about how to let them go, are you?"
"We were lucky this time, but our luck can't last forever. If something like this happens again, do you think you'll survive?"
"When that time comes, who will let us go?"
Wu Ming felt somewhat ashamed; it was such a simple truth that Qin Bai had to tell him.
He took a deep breath and looked at the two elderly people: "I'm sorry."
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