A dilapidated general merchandise store.
Dim light struggled to penetrate the dusty windows and spill onto the messy floor.
Dozens of people were engrossed in cleaning up the mountain of debris.
Everyone's face showed fatigue, but their eyes also revealed a hint of anticipation for a new life.
Suddenly, a thin woman sat up straight, her eyes wide with surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Holy crap, there's a whole bunch of expired drinks hidden in here! They're all juice!"
Her words drew the attention of others.
"They're all expired? Does that mean we can take one or two bottles?"
"Yes! It says above that expired items are still acceptable!"
Immediately, everyone squeezed through.
They were already terrified of poverty.
Even though they have now become residents of the Second Revival City, they will not miss out on any opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage.
Suddenly, a woman roared, "Damn it, you dare take five bottles? Have you no shame? We still need to leave some for our brothers and sisters who are clearing out the mutated plants and moving the zombie corpses!"
"Exactly! Especially those guys who are carrying zombie corpses work the hardest, they should get more!"
"Damn it! Are you guys crazy? Why are you bothering with them? Get out of my way!" a burly man retorted fiercely.
He cursed as he frantically stuffed the drink in his arms into his clothes.
"Damn! This guy is so selfish!"
"Beat him up!!"
"Damn it! Are you guys looking for death?! It was said above that fighting is not allowed!" the burly man roared furiously.
"Damn it, the notice said you could only take two bottles at most, but you took five! Why didn't you say that?!"
The burly man sneered, "You said it yourself, 'try your best,' but you didn't say you absolutely couldn't take it!"
The burly man's words infuriated the group.
"You're shameless! No wonder you're so strong, yet you come here to do this kind of work with a bunch of weaklings like us."
"Exactly! It's shameless! The higher-ups treat us so well. If I had the strength, I would definitely be doing those heavy jobs."
The burly man sneered, "Don't try to morally blackmail us. The higher-ups didn't say that strong people have to do heavy work."
He was extremely unscrupulous.
Because his brother is one of the team leaders in charge of this area.
At this moment, a childish female voice said, "Big guy, are they saying you're slacking off? You have the strength but you're not using it?"
The burly man and the others all looked at the little girl who had suddenly appeared beside them.
The little girl looked to be only six or seven years old. Her once pretty dress was now covered in dust and stains, and her delicate little face was also dusty. But you could still tell that she was extremely beautiful.
Her hair was slightly disheveled and fell over her shoulders, and her clear, bright eyes were full of curiosity and liveliness.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the beautiful little girl who had suddenly appeared there.
The burly man was the first to come to his senses. His eyes were filled with greed, his heart was pounding, and his face was plastered with what he thought was a friendly smile. He said with a grin, "Little sister, what's your name? Would you like big brother to play with you for a bit?"
Jiang An'an tilted her head, looking up at the burly man who was at least 1.8 meters tall, her eyes filled with innocence and confusion, and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that? It makes me want to gouge your eyes out."
The burly man was stunned, completely unexpected that a six-year-old girl would say such a thing.
But he laughed even harder, his eyes fixed on Jiang An'an, thinking of a way to take her somewhere else.
After all, this city is too big.
His gaze grew increasingly brazen as he pulled out a few candies from his pocket and said with a grin, "Little sister, want some candy? It's very sweet."
After saying that, he walked towards Jiang An'an and even reached out to touch her face.
Just as his hand was about to touch Jiang An'an, Jiang An'an suddenly moved, her small body leaping lightly with lightning speed.
Her small hand had already plunged straight into the strong man's eye socket, forcefully gouging out his right eyeball.
Her movements were swift and efficient. Before anyone could see what was happening, they heard the burly man cover his right eye and let out a heart-wrenching scream.
Jiang An'an threw the eyeball in her hand aside and looked at the burly man innocently, saying, "Sister Rou Rou said to go easy on me, and I have already gone easy on you. If you dare to look at me like that again, I will gouge out your other eyeball."
Everyone was stunned. They stared blankly at the bloodshot, dust-covered eyeball on the ground, their minds completely blank.
Inside the store, only the burly man's screams echoed in the air.
Soon, several soldiers on guard rushed over.
The lead soldier frowned and shouted, "What's going on!"
The next second, he saw the burly man covering his eyes and howling in pain, and exclaimed, "Cheng Li, what's wrong with you!"
When Cheng Li saw his older brother Cheng Wen arrive, he endured the excruciating pain and trembled as he said, "Brother, my eyes have been gouged out!"
Cheng Wen's face turned red with anger, burning with rage.
He raised his gun and roared at the group, "Who did this! Step forward!!"
The people in the shop trembled in fright at Cheng Wen's angry roar.
They finally understood why the burly man had been so fearless earlier; it turned out his brother was the person in charge of this area!
They instinctively took a few steps back, but none of them dared to speak first.
However, some people couldn't help but look at Jiang An'an beside her.
With his only remaining eye fixed on Jiang An'an, Cheng Li endured the excruciating pain and roared, "Brother! This little girl did it! Tie her up for me, I'm going to torture her to death!"
Jiang An'an clapped her hands, wiped the remaining blood on them onto her dirty skirt, tilted her head to look at Cheng Li, and asked curiously, "Do you mean you want to kill me?"
Her voice was innocent and childlike, a stark contrast to what she had just done.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Wen was taken aback, and his hand holding the gun trembled slightly.
He stared intently at Jiang An'an and realized that although the little girl was covered in dust, she was extremely beautiful and her features had a familiar quality to them.
Upon closer inspection, his heart skipped a beat, and he was completely stunned.
Isn't this Jiang An'an, the daughter of the leader and the Blood Lady?
The next second, Cheng Wen's face turned deathly pale.
Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, his palms were covered in cold sweat, his whole body was ice cold, and he was trembling involuntarily.
The fingers gripping the gun unconsciously loosened slightly.
The next second, Cheng Wen's legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud, saying in a trembling voice, "Miss An'an, I... I am Cheng Wen, who is in charge of this area."
He lowered his head, not daring to look Jiang An'an in the eye, and his body trembled slightly with fear.
At this moment, he no longer cared about whether his useless younger brother lived or died.
He only hoped that he could overcome this current difficulty.
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