These nine strong young men suddenly appeared in the military base cafeteria which was full of the elderly, the weak, women and children, with only four members of the Zhao family being adults and strong laborers. It was like a wolf among a flock of sheep.
The elderly, children, women and children, who had not had enough to eat in recent days, were frightened and suffered from hunger and cold. They were trembling with fear, especially a three or four-year-old child who burst into tears on the spot.
"Wow! Grandma! Wow! Wow! ...Bad guy! ..."
The frail child burst into tears, and the elderly woman holding the child tightly was sweating profusely. She covered her granddaughter's mouth with her hand and looked pleadingly at the nine men who had suddenly burst into the cafeteria, their machetes in hand. She simply hoped these men wouldn't resort to cutting her off just because she cried.
Fortunately, these people only glanced at the grandmother and grandchildren and then turned their attention to Zhao Xinguo's family.
Right now, this family was clearly the most threatening in the cafeteria. They had not only four grown men but also three grown women! Although they were unarmed, if a fight broke out, they might end up getting injured, even though they had just written 6,800 this afternoon.
In this time when there are no medicines, infections can be fatal.
The leader was calculating in his mind, but his face didn't show any of it. Instead, he wore a determined smile as he addressed the eight members of the Zhao family, "I'm kind-hearted and don't intend to kill anyone. Just leave all your food behind, and I'll let you go... But if you refuse to act and insist on fighting me, I'll kill you all and make jerky out of you! Hehehe, in all my life, I've never eaten human flesh. It looks delicious!"
The man's cold and fierce eyes passed across the faces of Zhao Jinsheng and Zhao Yinsheng's wives, his eyes full of desire for meat.
Zhao Jinsheng's wife and Zhao Yinsheng's wife had finally mustered up some strength, thinking that at worst they could just fight the other side head-on. However, when this gaze, like a butcher watching lambs, fell on them, Zhao Jinsheng's wife and Zhao Yinsheng's wife actually trembled subconsciously, extremely scared.
It was as if that gaze was like a sickle, cutting through their flesh.
The two brothers Zhao Jinsheng and Zhao Yinsheng held axes in their hands and carried bags on their backs. They subconsciously stopped their wives behind them.
"We are all refugees from the disaster. Why do you have to be so cruel? Most of us here are the elderly, the weak, women and children. If we give all the food we have to you, we will probably starve to death in less than a week... Besides, this mountain originally belongs to our Wanxi Village. You are taking refuge in the mountain of our village. Shouldn't you be grateful?" Zhao Xingguo also held the kitchen knife tightly in his hand. His eyes swept over the faces of everyone around him. He carefully counted the people here, a total of nine.
Now, although most of the people in the house are old, young, women and children, there are a total of 37 people here. Zhao Xingguo does not want to give up all his belongings because of so many people.
At this time, life is important, and food is equally important! Without life, they will die, but without food, they won't survive long in this mountain! Instead, we might as well fight for it now!
Zhao Xingguo pursed his lips and didn't want to let go. Zhao Jinsheng, Zhao Dabao and others naturally knew what their father was planning. After just two glances, the three Zhao Jinsheng brothers subconsciously tightened their weapons, and Zhang Cuifen also tightened her grip on the carrying pole.
"Hey, I say you are an old man, are you really looking for death? Our boss told you to get out, so you just get out! You are still bargaining with us here?! What gratitude? Life-saving grace? If you say another word, I will chop you to pieces!" Before the leading man could say anything, a young man with dyed yellow hair jumped out from the side, holding a cold and gleaming machete in his hand.
The yellow-haired man approached, and the Zhao family members couldn't help but retreat. There was no other way. The knife in the other party's hand was too intimidating. Although they had sickles in their hands, they were still afraid of this group of knife-wielding bandits.
Seeing the Zhao family members retreating, the blond man burst into laughter. "Hahaha, you're scared now, right? If you are, then leave all your food behind and take your people away! Don't show up in front of me again! Otherwise, next time I'll want more than just food!"
As the yellow-haired man spoke, he glanced at Zhao Jinsheng's wife and Zhao Yinsheng's wife from head to toe with an extremely obscene look.
He had just said that he would cut off the flesh of the two women and dry it for food, but now he was full of sexual threats. Zhao Jinsheng's wife and Zhao Yinsheng's wife's faces turned pale and blue, and they were ashamed, annoyed, and a little sad and angry.
These guys are really going too far!
Throughout the room, other people, young and old, women and children were also trembling with their teeth clenched. Even the family of Village Chief Zhao Xingguo were no match for this group of people, so how could they possibly be a match for these criminals?
Zhao Xingguo was so anxious that cold sweats broke out on his back, but he still couldn't agree to the other party's request. He could only negotiate with them in a gentle manner: "Gentlemen, please don't be so aggressive. We still have more than 20 armed men in our village. If we push them to the limit... we will all die together. Wouldn't that be more trouble than it would take? How about this?... You take half of the food we have, and we keep the other half for yourselves. It will also leave us a way to survive.... We are all refugees in this world, and most of the people in this room are the elderly, the weak, women and children. You will definitely not have the heart to let so many of them starve to death, right?"
"Tsk, you're quite a talker, old man! I almost believed your nonsense!" The leading man touched the machete in his hand with a smile, his face changed instantly, and he snorted coldly: "Don't be shameless, old man! Whether you guys live or die, whether you can survive this flood, it's none of my business! I just need to make sure that my brothers and I survive! I'll count ten times, and you guys get out of here right now. If you're still here after I finish counting, I'll really make you all see blood!"
The leading man said, pointing the machete at the group of old and young women and children standing behind Zhao Xingguo, with a grim smile on his face, "You, you, you all need to get out of here!"
"Hehehe! Boss, boss! Look, this old guy actually brought three dogs with him! One big and two small. Wow, three such big pieces of meat, we can't let them go, leave them here! I haven't eaten dog meat for a long time!" The yellow-haired young man looked at Dahuang and the others with greed in his eyes!
After the animals and plants mutated, the IQ of the animals was obviously improved a lot, not to mention Dahuang, who had been staying in Zhao Xingguo's home for so many years. As a domestic dog, Dahuang could understand some simple human words. Coupled with the unfriendly look of the yellow-haired young man, Dahuang immediately bare his teeth and let out a low growl from his throat.
As soon as the two puppies born by Dahuang saw their mother's appearance, they immediately growled softly, revealing their snow-white fangs!
"Oh, these three dogs actually want to resist?! Then I'll deal with them first!" Huangmao winked at a brother next to him, and the two of them picked up their weapons and chopped at Dahuang's family.
And it was at this time——
Zhao Xingguo winked at his family, seized the opportunity, and rushed forward with weapons in hand. Since there was no way to escape, and they could not give food to this group of people, they could only fight!
Zhao Dabao took two steps back, put his grandmother down, grabbed the carrying pole in his hand and rushed forward!
"Fuck! What a bunch of stupid guys! Come on, brothers! Just hack them to death!" When the leader saw that these people from the Zhao family dared to resist, he immediately became furious and called on his brothers to hack at the Zhao family!
As a result, the entire military base cafeteria was instantly in chaos!
The two Huangmao men started fighting with Dahuang, while Zhao Xingguo rolled into a ball with the leader.
There were two clever women in the cafeteria. They took advantage of the fight between the two groups and fled out the window without looking back, carrying the little food they had left.
Two people took the lead and escaped through the window. The rest of the people seemed to have found an organization and wanted to follow their example and run outside. Except for two or three old ladies who really couldn't run, the rest of the people left the people fighting in the cafeteria and fled outside!
"Fuck!" Huangmao became even angrier when he saw these people, young and old, running away. He swung the machete at Zhao Dabao's neck!
Zhao Dabao quickly took up the carrying pole to block the blow, and a cold sweat broke out on his back! If the opponent had really hit him with this knife, he would never have survived!
When Old Mrs. Zhao saw her grandson in such danger, she didn't even bother to hide and watch. She picked up a carrying pole and wanted to come up to help. However, how could the old lady compare to the young man's strength?
With just one kick, the yellow-haired man knocked her to the ground. On the other side, Zhao Jinsheng's wife and Zhao Yinsheng's wife were stabbed in the stomach and chopped on the arm by this group of vicious robbers!
"Wife! Grandma!" Zhao Jinsheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he swung the sickle in his hand fiercely at the arm of the man opposite him!
And as crazy as Zhao Jinsheng are several other men in the Zhao family!
Those are all their relatives!
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A group of people, young and old, women and children, carrying their luggage, fled into the jungle in the heavy rain. However, how could their skills compare to those of the robbers?
But there is no way...
Under such circumstances, they could only try their best to escape, hoping that the group of people behind them would not chase them. How could they have the courage to help Zhao Xingguo's family?
However, it is not just this group of yellow-haired people who treat these old people, children, women and children as fat sheep!
Therefore, before the group of people, young and old, could run two miles, they were intercepted by another group of people who were still watching and their luggage and food were stolen.
Sitting in the rain, a group of people, young and old, cried heart-wrenchingly.
But no one can help them at this time...
In fact, if this group of people had helped Zhao Xingguo's family fight against Huang Mao, perhaps another group of people would not have immediately followed and robbed supplies.
Maybe they can rest peacefully in the cafeteria of the military base tonight.
However, there is no if...
Maybe they would blame those soldiers who left on their own and did not stay to protect them, but they also need to survive. If they have no food, they have to go into the mountains to look for it. It is impossible for them to stay here all the time.
Moreover, the rain was getting heavier and the flood was rising higher. They had to find a new place to live instead of continuing to live in this small canteen...
But there is no if...
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It was a day and a half later when Qin Suyun and her group learned what had happened in the military base cafeteria.
This was because He Zhennan and his group went down the mountain to see the rising flood level, hoping to see if they could get something back from the flood, only to find that something was wrong with the situation here.
There were eight people in Zhao Xingguo's family, two died and five were injured. Only Zhao Dabao was not injured. However, even though Zhao Dabao was not injured, he looked as if he had lost all his energy and spirit!
Old Mrs. Zhao was dead, and so was Zhao Jinsheng's wife. Even Da Huang was dead. He had been stabbed in the stomach, his stomach pierced right through, and blood was all over the floor...
Afterwards, Zhao Xingguo and his men tried their best and only managed to seriously injure one of them. The rest of them took the seriously injured man and fled.
All that was left was a mess on the ground, and other elderly, children, women and children who had fled back to the residential area after having all their belongings robbed by the robbers.
Zhao Dabao, with a face full of grief, looked like he had not rested for several days and nights. He was constantly taking care of his parents and brother and sister-in-law, fearing that his seriously injured father would have an accident. The robber slashed Zhao Xingguo's thigh with a knife, exposing the bone, and he fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss.
However, the village doctor He Guiping's family had already moved to a farther place more than ten days ago. Zhao Dabao and his friends had no idea where He Guiping lived, so they could only stay by their father's side day and night to prevent any accidents from happening again...
I was also afraid that after I fell asleep, I would never see my father wake up again...
When Qin Suyun heard the news, she was so surprised that she was almost speechless. Her heart felt like it was blocked by something, and she was unable to speak. Her face was extremely heavy.
Recently, she had also felt that someone was watching them from time to time, but Qin Suyun had never expected that it would get to the point where they would have to kill someone so soon...
There are not many sources of food in the mountains, but as long as you go deep into the mountains, you can still get some food every day, but you may not be full.
"I want Zhao Xingguo and his family to live with us. Now almost all of them are seriously injured, and it is not very convenient for them to take care of themselves... So I want to discuss it with you. If you agree... I will let Zhao Xingguo, Zhao Jinsheng and the other two brothers live with us, and I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take care of the other two women in their family... If you feel it is inconvenient, I will go out and find a new place for them to live later." He Zhennan and his friends didn't care about the rain on their bodies when they came back, and discussed it with Qin Suyun and Lu Liqing.
Zhao Xingguo is a good village chief. He has done a lot of practical things for the entire Wanxi Village. He has helped both He Zhennan and Qin Suyun to some extent.
Even if Qin Suyun doesn't need it sometimes, the other person's care can still make her feel the warmth from others.
Qin Suyun recalled the sudden drop in temperature before the earthquake...
At that time, Zhao Xingguo took his son and knocked on the doors of villagers from house to house, asking them to pay attention to cooling down and not catch a cold.
"I have no objection to this matter. You can bring them here... Let them stay here with us to recuperate first, and then make other plans after they are healed." Qin Suyun nodded on the spot without hesitation and agreed to He Zhennan's request.
Qin Suyun and her son both agreed, so Lu Liqing naturally didn't object. The food was provided by Qin Suyun, He Zhennan, and other young people, and she only cooked and cleaned the house every day. Since the other party wanted to take care of others, Lu Liqing naturally had no objection.
After Lu Liqing nodded, she frowned and looked at He Zhennan and the other two, asking in a low voice, "Village Chief Zhao's family only has six people living here, and the two caves can barely accommodate them... But aren't there other elderly, weak, women, and children in the base cafeteria? What should we do with them?"
She asked what to do with the elderly, weak, women, and children. But in reality, Lu Liqing wanted to ask if they planned to take that group of people in as well. If they took so many people in at once, they would definitely not have enough food.
A person should eat as much as he can, but he should never act kindly just for the sake of fame or something. If he brings the remaining 30 or so people back, his two caves will probably be crowded by the other group of people.
He Zhennan frowned and shook his head. He lowered his voice and said, "I can't save these people, nor do I have the ability to save them, so I plan to go there and give them two days' worth of food and then leave... I can't think of anything else."
He is willing to save others when he has the ability, but that doesn't mean he is willing to unconditionally protect those who turn their backs on him when they are in danger.
Although the more than 30 people among them were mostly the elderly, the weak, women and children, this was not an excuse for them to escape when they saw Zhao Xingguo's family fighting with the bandits.
Almost everyone in the village knows what Zhao Xingguo's family does. Even people like He Zhennan, who have only lived in Wanxi Village for more than a month, know it clearly.
Zhao Xingguo's family are all warm-hearted, easy to get along with, and very upright people.
So He Zhennan was willing to save the Zhao family and help them when they were in trouble.
But as for the rest of them... He Zhennan didn't want to comment further, but he could only do this for the sake of the elderly and children...
"If that's the case, that's perfect..." Lu Liqing nodded with a smile after hearing the answer she was satisfied with. "You have your own plan, so that's perfect... But when you go over there and carry Village Chief Zhao's family over, there will definitely be people who want to come back with you. When that happens... Dongzi, you have to decisively refuse. Got it?"
The current environment is one where people eat each other. If the heavy rain continues for two or three months, I guess they won’t have enough food to eat. They really can’t afford to support so many idle people.
"You are planning to pick up the village chief and his family later. Do you need Dahei, Xiaoqi and the others to help?" Qin Suyun thought that Zhao Xingguo and his wife were injured, and He Zhennan's group had only four people. It was obviously not an easy task to bring back the five wounded people from the military base at once.
"Let Xiaoqi, Xiaoliu, and Xiaowu come with us. The other six, Dahei, stay at home. I'm afraid those people will take the opportunity to come to our house after we leave, and then we'll be in trouble." He Zhennan frowned and expressed his concerns. "Nowadays, there are no secular laws to restrain them. They can do whatever they want in the mountains. They may see us leave and then come here to cause trouble. Everyone needs to be vigilant."
"Don't worry, we will be careful." Qin Suyun nodded at He Zhennan, "You guys should be careful on the road too, don't let anything happen again. Bring a few more raincoats, and when you go back, don't let the village chief and the others get wet in the rain."
He was already seriously injured, and if he got caught in the rain, the wound would become infected and inflamed, which would be very troublesome.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll be careful. Don't worry... take this." He Zhennan thought for a moment, then grasped Qin Suyun's right hand with his warm hand. He pulled out a gun and a small bag of bullets at body temperature from his waist, and stuffed them into Qin Suyun's palm. "If the situation isn't right, just shoot! Don't worry about wasting bullets!"
"Mom, take this gun." Like He Zhennan, Dongzi also took out a pistol from his waist and handed it to his mother.
Qin Suyun held the bullets still warm in his palm and nodded, but pushed the gun He Zhennan gave him forward, "Don't worry, I will be careful... I'll take these bullets, but you should take this gun back... You gave me a gun before, and I haven't used it yet. What will you use this gun with?"
The man chuckled softly and reached out to touch Qin Suyun's head. "Don't worry, I have more than just these two guns... Just take these two. If you think they are redundant, you can give them to the three people from the Qiu family."
"Okay." Seeing that the other party still refused to take back the gun, Qin Suyun was silent for a moment, and did not ask how many weapons he had. Her left hand involuntarily tightened a little. She nodded and said, "Then you should go early and come back early. We will prepare dinner here and wait for you to come back."
"Go to the cave where we live and drag the sweet potatoes out. Let's go now." He Zhennan ordered Pang Xiong, and followed him, turning and entering the cave next door. They needed some tools to get through.
The sweet potatoes in the cave were exchanged for the rabbits and people hunted in the mountains by He Zhennan and his companions last month. These sweet potatoes and corns were piled up in more than a dozen sacks. Pang Xiong picked up a bag of potatoes at random and carried it on his shoulders. He followed He Zhennan and his companions into the rain and headed towards the original military base.
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It was raining heavily. Even though Pang Xiong and his companions were wearing raincoats, they could not stop the rain from hitting their faces and sliding down their clothes, soaking the clothes underneath.
Pang Xiong carried the big bag of sweet potatoes on his shoulders as if he was carrying a light quilt. He didn't feel any effort at all and walked closely beside He Zhennan.
"Hehe, boss... why didn't you tell Miss Qin about our other weapons? You even made Miss Qin worry that you didn't even have a gun." Pang Xiong looked at He Zhennan with a joking look while carrying the sweet potatoes.
He Zhennan glanced at Pang Xiong coldly, "What's there to say about this kind of thing? Speaking out will only make people more worried. It's better not to say it... Don't mention this to anyone else when you go back. The four of us only need to know about those weapons."
It was a coincidence that before the earthquake, He Zhennan and his teammates were performing an official duty.
This task required them to wipe out a group of illegal organizations that stole and sold arms. Those guys were extremely vicious and committed many crimes along the way.
This allowed the people above to make the decision and let them take action.
Logically speaking, this matter should have been completed well at that time, but something went wrong. Someone passed false information to He Zhennan and wanted him to die directly at the hands of the other group.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Although He Zhennan was being hunted by the other party, he managed to retrieve all the vehicles and ammunition that the other party had resold, and even hid them in Wanxi Village...
Although this batch of arms is not particularly large, the quality is very good. In addition, there are only four brothers and only four people, so this batch of arms is enough for them to use.
It was precisely because of this batch of arms that He Zhennan would have definitely returned here even if Qin Suyun was not in the village at that time.
There is no other place where he can get so much arms at one time!
These things are the foundation for them to make a living in the days to come.
"Okay! Whatever the boss says is what it is! We promise not to reveal a single word!" Pang Xiong saluted He Zhennan, and with a smile, he made a zipper gesture with his mouth, indicating that he would never reveal a single word to the outside world.
Dongzi and Cui Wen, who were walking on the side, watched Fat Bear and their boss talking and laughing. They did not interrupt, but just curled the corners of their lips, followed behind the two of them, and were always alert to the surrounding situation.
The dog, Xiao Qi, walking behind, tilted his head, his eyes full of question marks. Hmm… What did these two bipeds just say? Why couldn't he understand? …But he had a feeling that these two seemed to have some secret… Should he tell his master?
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The mountain behind Wanxi Village is not big, but not small either.
To save time, He Zhennan and his group didn't take a long detour. They directly rushed to the cafeteria of the military base, carrying their belongings and the dog. There were no other suspicious people around the cafeteria, so the four of them quickly went inside.
"Give these sweet potatoes to them." He Zhennan moved his chin and signaled with his eyes. Pang Xiong handed the bag of sweet potatoes on his shoulder to the old, young, women and children who were still living in the base.
All of these people's luggage had been snatched away by the previous group of people. They were completely empty-handed and had no supplies. Many of them even froze all night when they slept last night!
When they saw Pang Xiong carrying the bag of sweet potatoes to them, some of the group thanked Pang Xiong and his companions, while others sneered in disdain, as if they felt that with so many people on their side, they had only given them one bag of sweet potatoes. How could they last long? This was clearly a sham for fame!
However, Pang Xiong simply ignored all these people's looks. It's not that Pang Xiong didn't see what was in these people's eyes, but he had no need to respond to their thoughts.
"Okay... Now that everything's packed, I'll be leaving." He Zhennan patted Zhao Dabao on the shoulder and said, "Dongzi and I will carry your father, and the rest of the seriously injured will sit on the horses. As for your brother, he's only seriously injured in his arm, so come with us... After all, you know these dogs aren't mine. They're raised by Miss Qin's family. Now that the robbers in the mountains are ready to make a move, we have to leave some dogs there to guard them to prevent any accidents."
"It's okay, I can walk, Mr. He, don't worry. My wife can sit on the horse, I don't need it." Zhao Yinsheng's injured left arm was simply treated, but because there were no medical supplies such as medicine and gauze, the cloth wrapped around Zhao Yinsheng's arm was simply boiled in water with a white T-shirt at home and then given to Zhao Yinsheng.
"Hey, wait, where are you going?!" The women who were discussing what to do with the sweet potatoes heard that Zhao Dabao, Zhao Yinsheng and others were leaving, and immediately ignored the bag of sweet potatoes that had not been divided yet, and hurriedly ran towards them.
"You guys are actually going to leave alone. Aren't you planning to take us with you?!" One of the middle-aged women asked aggressively, almost pointing her finger directly at He Zhennan's nose and scolding him.
"Why do you think I will take you away with me? Do you think I am capable of supporting so many people? Since I can't support so many people, why should I take you away with me?" He Zhennan glanced at the woman indifferently and didn't intend to argue with her.
However, after just a few simple words, the middle-aged woman across from him seemed to explode. Her eyes widened and she said in disbelief, "You're not taking us with you?! Aren't you soldiers?! I heard before that you and that Commander Meng are colleagues. Since you're also soldiers... shouldn't you consider us civilians? You used our taxpayers' money before, shouldn't you do something for us taxpayers?!"
The middle-aged woman's voice was so shrill and loud that it almost broke Pang Xiong's eardrums. Pang Xiong reached out and scratched his ears, frowned, and said, "Auntie, we were soldiers before, but we are not anymore... You can't keep using the fact that we were soldiers as an excuse to blame us, right? We don't owe you anything. Sending you a bag of sweet potatoes is already the most you can do."
What Pang Xiong said made sense, but the middle-aged woman opposite didn't want to hear what Pang Xiong said. She put her hands on her hips and said at the door with a grim face, "No, I can't let you leave like this! Unless you take our family with you, I will never let you leave like this! I don't care who you are now. I only know that you used our taxpayers' money in the past, so you should be responsible for us. Otherwise, you are a bunch of ungrateful people who only know how to eat for free! When the flood is over, I will report you to your superiors!"
"If you want to report it, go ahead. I definitely won't stop you." Pang Xiong raised his eyebrows. "But you still have to get out of the way. We still have to take Village Chief Zhao to get medicine and treat his injuries. Auntie, please don't waste our time here."
"Wasting your time?! You actually said I wasted your time?!" The middle-aged woman's eyes widened, and she shrieked in disbelief, "You little bastards, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you actually dare to accuse me! Don't you have any compassion? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?! Are you still considered soldiers with this?!"
The middle-aged woman wanted to find Pang Xiong to continue arguing, but He Zhennan, who was standing aside, became a little impatient. He frowned and gave a look to Cui Wen next to him.
Cui Wen took a few steps forward and pulled out the pistol from his waistband. He stared steadily at the middle-aged woman and said, "I don't know if you share the same compassion, but if you continue to stand here blocking my way, you're deliberately murdering Village Chief Zhao... If that's intentional murder, then if I accidentally shoot you dead, don't blame me for bullying you when you go to hell."
Cui Wen had a cold face and his voice was deliberately sinister and murderous, coupled with the black iron lump in his hand and the bloodthirsty and cold eyes.
The woman immediately shivered all over, and her throat was rolling and dry.
"Okay... go back and eat your sweet potatoes. Don't block the road here." Cui Wen took the gun and went out first.
This time, the middle-aged woman really didn't dare to stop Cui Wen and the others anymore. She even subconsciously took a step back and almost fell to the ground because of the threshold. Fortunately, she only staggered a few times and managed to hold on to the wall and barely stand up.
"Let's go." He Zhennan glanced at the middle-aged woman, then looked at the other elderly, weak, women and children in the room who were frightened and begging with a little hope, then turned and left the base cafeteria.
The power of one person is limited; he cannot save everyone in the world.
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He Zhennan and Zhao Dabao and others were on their way back. The Zhao family members were very silent the entire time. They walked for several hours without even saying a word.
He Zhennan patted Zhao Dabao on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be sad. The dead cannot be resurrected... But the living still have to live well. You still have to take good care of the village chief and your mother. If you also fall down, who will take care of your family?"
"I'm not sad... I just don't know why my eyes are sore." Zhao Dabao rubbed his eyes, a bitter smile on his face. "If they had come to help when the bandits came to steal food, my dad wouldn't have become like this, and my grandma and sister-in-law wouldn't have been in trouble... To be honest, I hate them, but... I don't let myself put all my hatred on them. That would be too hard, and it's not what my dad wants to see..."
"In fact, some of them have had a very hard life. For example, Aunt Gao who stopped you earlier. Her family had traveled thousands of miles from Yunhai City. They didn't have much supplies to begin with. Although they had harvested some food from the fields, it wasn't enough to just eat corn every day... So Uncle Gao would go to the mountains to look for wild vegetables and mushrooms. But after the mushrooms mutated, many of them were indistinguishable..."
"Some mushrooms look like the non-toxic ones we usually eat, but they are poisonous when cooked... and that's how Uncle Gao passed away. And in the past few days... there were seven or eight people who died from taking poisonous plants... and one family even had three of them dead..." Zhao Dabao spoke in a very low voice, just like the dark cloud pressing down on the sky, making people feel so depressed that they almost couldn't breathe.
"So, I want to hate them, but I can't hate them... This feeling is really too uncomfortable."
He Zhennan sighed deeply, not knowing how he should comfort the big boy in front of him.
Zhao Dabao looks like he has been working outside for several years, but in fact he is just a young man in his early 20s.
"Don't worry, things will get better in the future."
"Thank you for your good wishes. I also hope that the days to come will get better and better, and the flood will recede soon, so that everyone can continue to live." Zhao Dabao pursed his lips. Being able to make the villagers in his village live better and healthier is what his father would do.
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However, on the other side at this time.
Fifteen or sixteen strong men were quietly approaching the cave where Qin Suyun and her group lived.
"Boss, boss, this is it! I've smelled the aroma of meat from their house several times before... Damn it, these guys actually still have meat to eat after such a bad time!" A young man with a crew cut touched the axe in his hand and said with a ferocious face, "If they still have meat to eat at this time, don't blame us brothers for robbing the rich to help the poor!"
"Boss, after we complete this order, please give some meat to us brothers!" Another person in the crowd heard that there was meat to eat, and immediately swallowed his saliva and said with a look of desire on his face.
"Hmph! As long as we succeed this time, I'll kill a pig to celebrate for you!" The leading man also licked the corner of his lips, his eyes full of desire.
But when he pretended to pass by there before, he saw the livestock being fed in the cave!
Especially the group of fat and big-eared pigs in there, which made everyone so greedy that their saliva was almost dripping!
"This time, their men took the dogs out, leaving only six dogs here. I'll shoot those dogs later, and you guys can deal with the others... But these are all women here now, with only one old man living in a cave on the other side. It'll be easy to clean them up, so we have to succeed, understand?"
"Yes, don't worry, Boss! We will definitely succeed!"
This time they are determined to win!
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