At this moment, a patrol team dressed in security uniforms and carrying various cold weapons heard the commotion and went over.
One of the fat men, who looked like a captain, shouted, "What are you all doing here? Trying to rebel?! Should I arrest you all?!"
Upon seeing these patrol members, fear immediately appeared on everyone's faces.
Those who had been whispering immediately fell silent, afraid of getting into trouble.
Some timid onlookers ran away.
These outer city patrols were more like vampires than patrols.
These patrol members, relying on the backing of certain people in the inner city, completely disregarded the residents of the outer city.
They idle away their days, yet freely plunder the fruits of others' labor.
The fat man pulled out a pistol from his waist and swaggered between Wang Ziqi and the pockmarked man's group, his eyes scanning Wang Ziqi and the little girls.
Wang Ziqi didn't dare to say much, and could only try her best to protect the little girls behind her.
With a fawning expression, she forced a smile and said, "Captain Wu, I'm Xiao Qi."
Captain Wu chuckled and said, "I was wondering why you looked so familiar. It turns out you're Xiao Qiqi. I'll help you with this, and you'll have to stay with me for three more nights."
Upon hearing this, the pockmarked man and the tall, thin man immediately became anxious. The pockmarked man said urgently, "Captain Wu, it's me, Pockmarked! I just presented you with a five-pound cricket the day before yesterday! You have to do justice for me! This wretched woman conspired with these kids to steal my things!"
The tall, thin man was about to speak when Captain Wu asked curiously, "What did you steal?"
Upon hearing this, the pockmarked man, the tall, thin man, and Wang Ziqi were all stunned.
If it were a Snickers bar, it would definitely have been snatched away by the greedy Fatty Wu right in front of him.
All three of them froze, too stunned to speak.
But among the curious onlookers, someone shouted, "Captain Wu, it's two Snickers bars!"
Captain Wu's eyes widened upon hearing this.
The next second, he angrily said, "So it was my Snickers bar! It's been missing all day, and it was you people who stole it! Tell me honestly! Whose is it on?!"
Wang Ziqi's face was pale, and her eyes were full of reluctance.
Even though she hated these people to the core, she didn't even dare to show her anger.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on Wang Ziqi, Captain Wu chuckled and said, "Little Qiqi, take it out. Considering we've known each other for a long time, you can stay with me for another 7 days, and this matter will be settled."
Wang Ziqi took the two Snickers bars out of her pocket.
Her eyes were filled with helplessness and reluctance.
All eyes were on the two Snickers bars.
That's something you can exchange for dozens of kilograms of rice!
Although we have rice vines to eat now, they are really awful.
Rice, even when cooked into porridge and mixed with some wild vegetables, is a rare delicacy!
When Captain Wu saw the two Snickers bars, his eyes lit up with excitement.
He snatched the two Snickers bars and stuffed them into his bag.
With a satisfied pat on his bag, Captain Wu put his arm around Wang Ziqi's shoulder and said with a grin, "Let's go, little Qiqi. Stay with me for seven days, and I won't blame you for stealing my things."
Wang Ziqi bit her lower lip and said, "Captain Wu, it's lunchtime now. We need to go back and get something to eat. There are still some kids waiting at home."
Captain Wu's face turned cold, and he asked, "Are you disrespecting me?"
Wang Ziqi quickly shook her head and said, "I wouldn't dare, I'll go with you."
Captain Wu smiled smugly. He glanced at the three little girls hiding behind Wang Ziqi and pointed to one of them, who looked to be about twelve years old, saying, "You, give me a massage later."
Wang Ziqi's expression changed, and she said cautiously, "Captain Wu, Lady Blood has ordered that the insult of underage girls is not allowed."
Captain Wu chuckled and said, "I didn't do anything, I just asked her to give me a massage."
Suddenly, a deep male voice rang out from not far away.
"Wang Ziqi, do you have other children at home? How many do you actually have? Who are these children to you?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wang Ziqi's eyes instantly turned red.
The Evolver has returned!
Wang Ziqi quickly turned around and said respectfully, "Evolver, besides these five older ones, I also have three children under ten years old in my family. They all have no parents here, and I took them in because I felt sorry for them."
Jiang Wu walked up to Wang Ziqi and said expressionlessly, "So you're the only woman who adopted eight children? Before we had so many plants, how did you support them?"
Wang Ziqi bit her lower lip, lowered her head slightly, and said softly, "Back then, the inner city would regularly distribute rice to everyone. Later, when Lady Blood came, she distributed even more to us. Also... I'm pretty, and quite a few men were willing to use rice to...sleep with me."
Jiang Wu was stunned, staring blankly at Wang Ziqi.
In this way, they adopted eight children.
In the apocalypse, there are still people like this?
Captain Wu scrutinized Jiang Wu carefully, then cautiously asked, "Are you an Evolver?"
When the pockmarked man and the tall, thin man saw Jiang Wu, their expressions changed. They recognized him as the one who had given them the two Snickers bars.
They exchanged a glance and quietly moved closer to the crowd of onlookers.
But the next second, they felt a sharp pain coming from below.
They looked down at their bodies in horror.
Their lower legs were broken just like that!
The two fell forward to the ground at the same time, letting out a shrill scream.
Beside them, Su Ziyu held a giant blade in one hand, her face expressionless.
The onlookers were terrified when they saw this.
Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, as if frozen in place.
Some people unconsciously took a few steps back, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Some people covered their mouths, trying to suppress their screams.
The children were also frightened by this sudden scene. Several little girls hugged Wang Ziqi tightly, their bodies trembling slightly.
Wang Ziqi was also shocked; she hadn't expected Su Ziyu to act so decisively.
Captain Wu and the patrol members were also quite frightened.
A chill ran through them as they looked at the pockmarked-faced man and the tall, thin man lying on the ground screaming in agony.
They realized that the evolved being in front of them and the people around him were definitely not to be trifled with.
The captain, surnamed Wu, with his fat head and big ears, also turned pale.
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