While the two leaders were facing off, one of the men next to Qiao Ruoyun had also found out the reason for the incident from other informed underlings and was whispering to Qiao Ruoyun.
Qiao Ruoyun frowned more and more as she listened. Putting aside the fact that Wei Sanwa's younger brother had brought this upon himself, it was not the whole neighborhood's place to be buried with him.
Not to mention, these are all grandparents, and some are children, ranging from a few years old to teenagers.
Although she was ruthless and known as a female demon, the people she killed were always those who deserved to die.
She has her bottom line. She can't even stand watching, let alone do it.
The sky was beginning to lighten, and the smoke from the earlier fires was still rising slowly, suggesting that Jin Xin had set off quite a few large fires to block the underground passage.
The two had reached an agreement, and Jin Xin nodded in acceptance of this unpleasant situation.
"Regardless of everything else, today I'm taking back my crystal core, and you can take your revenge."
Wei Sanwa readily agreed, "Of course, it's yours, take it."
In other words, apart from the stolen crystal cores, forget about any other supplies.
He may be seeking revenge, but he'll never have too many supplies, since so many brothers are waiting for him to feed them.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Jin Xin gritted his teeth and agreed.
Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, Tan Jingrui's side saw that the five people who had robbed them that day, as well as the young people who had been transporting supplies with Liu Lei and were still alive, all step forward voluntarily.
“We stole the stuff, and your brother was caught by zombies while fighting with us. We admit to it.”
"But none of this concerns anyone else. We'll stay, and you can do whatever you want with us. But can you let the others leave?"
The elderly people and children behind them immediately objected and stepped forward.
"No, we've already eaten, we'll take responsibility for this together!"
Wei Sanwa burst out laughing, and his other underlings joined in the laughter.
"Haha, who would have thought that people who are halfway to the grave would be so loyal?"
As he spoke, Wei Sanwa's eyes darkened considerably, and he stared at Tan Jingrui, who was in the lead.
"But who gave you the audacity to negotiate with me? I told you, none of you are leaving today."
He raised his hand, beckoning a man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks.
"Take a closer look, is it them?"
The man stared intently, then pointed out Liu Lei, Hong Li, and the other main fighters who had fought with them that day.
"Third Brother, these are the ones who transported the supplies. The others are accomplices. Those old men and women, they were being beaten with brooms..."
As he spoke, he was about to start crying, but Wei Sanwa had no interest in listening to him and impatiently pushed him away.
"Go and tie those guys up!"
"The others were burned."
He would naturally treat the mastermind well, but the others could just be burned over the fire.
"It's Third Brother!"
His underlings started to act, and Jin Xin became somewhat anxious.
"What about my crystal core?!"
Wei Sanwa gave him a disdainful look, twirling the ring on his finger. After a moment's thought, he raised his hand to stop his underlings from doing so.
"Then you can ask first."
There's no need to rush even though the enemy is right in front of us. Although Jin Xin is a fool, he still has some people under his control, so it's not the right time to turn against him directly.
Jin Xin was finally satisfied. He patted his slightly protruding belly and adjusted the mink coat that his younger brother had just picked up and draped over him.
He walked towards Tan Jingrui, who, supported by his exhausted, dark-faced body, stared at him warily.
"I'm asking you, where is my crystal core?"
Tan Jingrui rubbed his fingers together slightly to suppress the tension in his heart.
"Your belongings have been kept intact by us."
Jin Xin glanced at everyone; none of them were carrying anything, so they obviously weren't hiding anything on their person. Displeased, he asked:
Where did you hide it?
At this point, Tan Jingrui pursed his lips and remained silent.
Jin Xin saw through his thoughts and couldn't help but sneer.
"You don't actually think that if you don't hand them over, I'll protect you and prevent Wei Sanwa from killing you, do you?"
"Ha, how naive."
He took out a cigarette, and his fire-elemental henchman immediately stepped forward, raised his index finger, and lit the cigarette for him with his supernatural power.
While lighting a cigarette, he would also use his other hand to shield the smoke from the wind, just like when using a lighter.
Supported by Tong Hui, Hong Li leaned his head on Tong Hui's shoulder. Even though his eyes were swollen shut from being punched, it couldn't hide the envious look in his eyes.
If he could, he'd love to be a superhuman. If he were a superhuman, even if he died today, he could at least take a couple more bastards with him, so he wouldn't lose out!
Gold Tooth then leaned over and said, "Brother, there were six of them that day, and a woman too, but I don't think I saw her."
That person was wearing sunglasses, a hat, and a mask that day, completely concealing their identity, but their overall demeanor and physique were undeniable.
He had just searched through the women at the scene, but none of them matched his description.
Jin Xin was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, and he asked Tan Jingrui and the others without any politeness, "Where is that woman?"
Tong Hui and the others looked nervous, and a woman next to them was about to take the initiative to impersonate him.
Tan Jingrui simply said, "He's dead."
Jin Xin was somewhat suspicious. Seeing this, Tan Jingrui pointed to the sewer opening they had just emerged from.
"The body should still be down there. You can send someone to look for it if you don't believe me."
He spoke with absolute certainty, and Tong Hui and the others, hearing this, felt more confident. Hong Li gritted his teeth and spoke, his tone filled with hatred.
"Not only her, but many of us were also left behind down here, all thanks to you."
Jin Xin didn't take the kid's provocation seriously at all and was about to send someone down to check.
Wei Sanwa was already urging from behind, "Hurry up! Can you do it? If not, I'll ask for you. I have plenty of ways to get them to talk."
His tone was sarcastic and disdainful, and every word made Jin Xin clench his fists tightly, only managing to suppress the urge to punch him after a long while.
"No need for you to trouble yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, he slightly raised his hand, and his henchmen understood. Several of them stepped forward, grabbed Tan Jingrui, and pressed him to the ground.
Just as Hong Li, Liu Lei, and the others were about to step forward to help, more people surrounded them and pressed them down one by one.
Then came a beating.
As dawn broke, Tan Jingrui remained adamant about not revealing the location of the crystal core, while the others were beaten to the point of near death.
Wei Sanwa wanted to skin the man alive, but Jin Xin beat him to death. He spat out, "Useless trash, wasting my time."
He then led his henchmen forward to help with the interrogation.
Qiao Ruoyun stopped him in time and advised, "Third Brother, it's fine to take revenge by killing those ringleaders, but let's forget about the others."
She didn't care whether the ringleaders or not, they were robbing people, but she couldn't bear to see the older ones suffer.
Upon hearing this, Wei Sanwa turned his head to look at her and saw that she looked very serious. She turned the ring on her left hand with her right hand and said in a low voice with an ambiguous meaning:
“I’ve told you before, you can get involved in everything else, but not this one.”
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