Chapter 8 Threats and Counterattacks
The seeds of doubt take root and sprout in everyone's heart.
Even some slow-witted people didn't understand what was happening, but when they saw the wary looks from the people around them, they realized that something was amiss.
At this time when everyone is involuntarily alert, anyone who suddenly moves in the crowd will be particularly eye-catching.
"What are you going to do!" The armed police, who was still holding the clue he had just discovered, had no time to think about what to do after revealing it. Suddenly, he saw several people in the crowd suddenly moving, and asked with a serious expression.
We just learned about the function and effect of "devouring", and now someone suddenly starts moving in full view of everyone. How can people not be suspicious?
"Officer, no one stipulates that movement must be regulated, right?" A man said with a playful smile, and it seemed that he did not take the armed police seriously.
"The current situation in the sea area is unknown. For the safety of everyone present, it is best not to move at will unless there is a special incident." The armed police frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with the man's sophistry.
“What do you care…”
Hearing the words of the armed police, the man raised his eyebrows as if he was very disdainful. He was interrupted by his companion who had caught up with him just as he was about to say something. He looked at the armed police and said with a smile.
"I'm sorry, officer. He was stunned by what happened. It's almost night time, so we wanted to change some things before dark."
"Exchange things?" Looking at his companion who seemed more astute than that man, the armed police officer didn't know whether he believed what he said. He glanced at him deeply and said, "Remember to keep your distance!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, we will definitely not break the rules!" While bowing to the armed police repeatedly, his companion urged the others to continue walking in the original direction.
Even after they had carefully rowed some distance away, the armed police could still vaguely hear their whispers.
"Brother, why are you being so polite to that armed police? This isn't the society we used to be. There are no police or laws anymore. Why are you still cowering in fear of them?"
"Are you mentally ill?" Looking at this brother whose face was filled with dissatisfaction and indignation, his companions wanted to rip his head open and whispered, "There are no laws to restrain you, so you can beat him? Don't forget how you killed that guy before."
"I..." Thinking of the fate of the man he had 'devoured' once before, he shuddered and muttered a few words but didn't say anything in the end.
"Don't forget we have to..."
As the few people left, the voices gradually faded away, and it was no longer possible to hear what they were about to do.
Looking at the eager eyes everywhere, the armed police sighed in their hearts.
They were right. Today was no longer the society it used to be. He couldn't control so many people on his own. Even though he knew they might have bad intentions, he had no reason to stop them directly.
However, looking at the vast majority of people who were confused and at a loss, he strengthened his belief that at least within the scope of his vision, he would try his best to prevent such a thing from happening.
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When those people just started to move cautiously, Chang Ruijia had already keenly noticed their gazes looking at her from time to time.
The look in their eyes was filled with greed.
Perhaps she didn't hear clearly what those people said when they were stopped by the armed police, but she understood that their target from the beginning was her.
Everyone else had already felt the hardship of last night. Faced with an unknown period of survival in the future, they would naturally find ways to solve all of this.
Since other people's lives will be lost anyway, why not find an easier solution?
Moreover, that person also possesses a creature that makes people jealous just by looking at it.
Looking at the few people heading straight towards her, Chang Ruijia sneered inwardly. She didn't dare to provoke the armed police because she was afraid of their strength, right? She just wanted to pick on the weak, didn't she?
Then she would leave them without hands to pinch!
Looking at the few people who were almost moving to her side, Chang Ruijia looked up at them with some surprise as if she had suddenly discovered them.
"Are you here to see me, big brother?"
"Of course," the man in the front paused as he saw Chang Ruijia's surprised smile. "It seems like the girl didn't get much in exchange. We're a bunch of rough guys, so it doesn't matter who we trade with. It just so happens that we can help each other."
Looking at the man's hypocritical smile, Chang Ruijia sneered in her heart. What he said was simply very high-sounding. Did he really think of himself as a good person? She almost believed it!
However, Chang Ruijia still acted flattered by the superficial concern of several people.
"Wow! Is that really the case? Thank you so much for your kindness, brothers! Don't worry, my knife is passed down from my ancestors, it's guaranteed to be sharp!"
As she spoke, Chang Ruijia took out an iron packaging box that was thrown on the bed and started sharpening the kitchen knife in her hand on it, as if to prove the facts she said.
The blades and the iron tools kept overlapping each other, and the sound of friction between them was so loud that it reached the ears of several people who were close by. The listeners couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling instantly.
"What's the point? Of course I trust the sharpness of your knife. Now let's not sharpen it on the spot, okay?"
Seeing Chang Ruijia's mentally unstable appearance, several people looked at each other and coaxed her, "We just wanted to come over and discuss something with you. Now that we have the things in our hands, we can't give them away. Can we get too close? Otherwise, can you lend us your knife first?"
They had also heard of Chang Ruijia's reputation. As long as they got the kitchen knife, what else would they be afraid of?
Anyway, this woman's IQ doesn't seem to be very high. As long as they show their pretended kindness more obviously, she will definitely believe them.
The voices of the few people were not loud, but it was loud enough for the people around them to hear their conversation clearly. Seeing that they had actually seduced the girl's weapons, they all looked at them angrily.
"How could you do this! Miss, don't believe their nonsense, they are lying to you!" A young man couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but remind her.
"How can you say that?" The younger brother beside the man couldn't help but retort, "If you can't stand it, then you can exchange some things with the young lady. Why do you just watch us and not allow us to help?"
"You!" The young man looked at him and started to confuse right and wrong. He wanted to say something else, but the warning eyes of others made him speechless in an instant.
"Don't believe him," the man continued to coax Chang Ruijia, "He's just jealous of us coming to help you, so he said that. Believe that we are here to help you."
Her eyes shifted between the man and the anxious young man. Chang Ruijia didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she spoke with a hint of uncertainty.
"Well, then. I believe that Big Brother must be a good person who came all the way here to help me. So, Big Brother, please take good care of it. I threw it to you carefully, remember to catch it..."
Before she finished speaking, Chang Ruijia changed the direction of the hand that was originally holding the kitchen knife and threw it towards the floating object where the man was.
Seeing that Chang Ruijia actually believed their words so easily, the man's heart almost burst with joy. If he had known that this would be so easy, why would he hesitate for so long!
But it's a pity for this woman.
After looking at Chang Ruijia from head to toe, although she couldn't be called a peerless beauty, she could still be considered a pretty lady.
Her jet-black hair fell like a waterfall behind her head, and her fair face was set off by a pair of beautiful eyes as clear as autumn water, which were now looking at them intently.
The man kept shaking his head with regret in his heart. It was a pity that she was such a fool. However, if there was a way to coexist, he would at least have to have a taste of it.
What a pity!
Before the man could retract his obscene expression, he saw the kitchen knife that Chang Ruijia had let go of flew towards them.
He was thinking about how to catch the knife, but the sound of wind breaking through the air startled his heart, and he looked in that direction with some fear in his eyes.
Something is wrong!
If the woman really wanted to exchange things with them, why would the knife fly towards them in such a sharp manner?
There was no time to think, as the flying kitchen knife left them with little time left. They could only watch helplessly as the kitchen knife flew near them.
Fortunately, perhaps because Chang Ruijia didn't have enough strength, the kitchen knife that was originally heading straight for their faces deviated slightly at the last moment.
There was a "clang" sound, and they slowly lowered their heads to look at the flying knife. They could see that half of the blade had already sunk into the wooden basin under them.
You can see at a glance how much strength the person who threw the knife used.
Phew! Only when their faces turned blue did they slowly recover from their shock. Their hearts, which had been in their throats, gradually subsided. They realized that what had just happened was too exciting. They were so frightened that they even stopped breathing involuntarily.
"What on earth are you going to do!" Looking at Chang Ruijia angrily, the younger brother behind the man accused, "We are here to help you out of good intentions. Do you want to exchange with us, or do you want to kill us?"
"I get it! You're just after the floating objects beneath us. You want to kill us all and take them for yourself, right?! You're so vicious!"
"Oh!" Chang Ruijia sneered disdainfully, looking at their indignant faces with scorching eyes, "What's the matter? You believe everything you say, right? You really think you are a good person? Do you want me to remind you why you came to see me?"
"We..." Looking at Chang Ruijia's sarcastic face, the words that several people were about to say to accuse were choked in an instant.
How could this happen? This woman is not stupid, she has already believed their words. Why is she suddenly like this? Did she give herself away somewhere?
"I don't need to say anything more, right?" Chang Ruijia's eyes sharpened as she looked at the panicked expressions of the few people. "Are you planning to leave on your own? Or do you want me to send you off properly?!"
"Hahahaha, this really is a great show of pretending to be crazy and stupid," the leading man laughed, clapping his hands. "But, you're urging us to leave. Don't you have anything left that can threaten us?"
Pulling out the kitchen knife that was deeply embedded in the wooden basin with force, the man carefully stroked it in his hand and looked at her threateningly, "Now you've thrown away the only thing that can threaten us to save your life. Do you have anything else to rely on?"
His eyes fell on Chang Ruijia's face. The man hoped to see her face full of fear, so as to increase his happiness and avenge her for scaring them just now.
"What are you doing!" The noise here was quite loud. The armed police standing guard on the other side looked at them threatening a girl and shouted sternly.
He was really far away, and was afraid that the innocent girl would have been sentenced to death by these people before he arrived. He could only try to intimidate them with words first.
But what good could a single word do? Moreover, after they devoured the bed, they could easily escape before the armed police arrived. So what was there to be afraid of?
Seeing the man seeming to be completely sure of victory, Chang Ruijia, who had always been treated as a private person, suddenly smiled.
The laughter reached the ears of several people. Seeing their surprised looks, Chang Ruijia raised her head and looked at them naively, "How do you know that I can't take back this knife once I release it?"
The man holding the kitchen knife was unable to react to the meaning of her words. Chang Ruijia didn't know what means she used, but the kitchen knife that was originally in his hand suddenly appeared in Chang Ruijia's hand.
Thinking about the kitchen knife that was lost and found again, Chang Ruijia smiled even more happily. She discovered it by accident when those people were immersed in the shock brought by "devouring".
If she didn't have such means, how could she dare to throw away all the food in her hand?
Although she could buy a new one from the Kanyidao Mall, it would be truly cruel to ordinary people like them if there were really criminals holding such a weapon.
Now, looking at the few people who were still in a daze after the sudden disappearance, Chang Ruijia smiled slightly and continued to gesture at them from a distance with the kitchen knife in her hand.
"The force just now seemed a little weak. Where should I aim this time?"
Upon hearing this, the armed police officer who was rushing towards this side looked up in confusion. Why did it feel like the person he was supposed to save was now more like a villain? Should he go or not?
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