As soon as she entered the room, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen. It felt as if a million ants were gnawing at her pubic bone and lower abdomen. The pain forced Lin Zhaozhao to lean against the wall and sit down. By the time the pain subsided, Lin Zhaozhao's clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
After drinking a few sips of the spiritual spring to replenish her strength, Lin Zhaozhao tilted her head back and finally got a chance to catch her breath.
With a bang, the door to the dilapidated house was kicked open, and two men, one tall and one short, walked in. The moment they saw Lin Zhaozhao, a glint of shrewdness flashed in their eyes.
"Brother, you've hit the jackpot today! There's a pregnant woman hiding in here."
"The thing in my belly is a good thing. I only tasted it once. The meat was so fresh and tender that I almost swallowed my tongue along with it."
"Let's cut open the belly first and eat the small ones, then slice and grill the big ones as we go, they'll be fresh and chewy."
"Let's do it this way."
Seeing that the two men had decided her fate with just a few words, Lin Zhaozhao covered her stomach and stared straight at the two habitual offenders, "Don't you ever ask the person in question for their opinion before making decisions for them?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think a pregnant woman like you can escape?" The tall man laughed wildly, as if he had heard a joke.
The next second, the laughter stopped abruptly, weeds pierced his brain, and the tall man died with his eyes wide open.
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone's pupils constricted, their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground. They propped themselves up with their hands and dragged their legs as they crawled out. Just as they were about to reach the threshold, a straw rope wrapped around their ankles and dragged them back.
"As it turns out, don't make decisions for others lightly; you can't afford the consequences." The short man silently begged for mercy, a puddle of water overflowing from his lower body. His face was ashen, and he was lifeless. He had suffocated to death in a fit of terror.
"Coward."
Lin Zhaozhao effortlessly dealt with those who coveted her, but Li Yunyun wasn't so lucky.
In the midst of the refugee riot, familiar family members were swept away by the crowd in the blink of an eye. Li Yunyun didn't dare to look back, afraid that she would be trampled into a meat patty if she wasn't careful. She could only run forward with all her might.
She managed to keep her bag safe by protecting it in front of her. Remembering that her cousins had mentioned going to Huichun before arriving in Shou'an, Li Yunyun deliberately darkened her face and headed towards Huichun. However, she was alone, and her thin frame and furtive movements quickly attracted the attention of others.
Li Yunyun was completely disoriented and ran by instinct. Soon she heard footsteps quickening behind her. She tried to shake them off, but unfortunately, she had entered a dead end.
Three refugees had their eyes on her. They snatched the food that Li Yunyun was protecting and wolfed it down, their eyes like those of wolves. Li Yunyun's heart pounded in her throat. While they were eating, she tried to run in the opposite direction, but the refugees were faster than her. They stretched out their legs to block her, and she fell heavily to the ground. Her ears rang and her mind went blank.
"You've got some nerve, daring to run away like this." The vagrant on the left was noticeably more irritable; he grabbed Li Yunyun's hair and slapped her twice.
The heavy blow exposed his neck, and the three refugees' eyes lit up.
"And she's a woman."
"He has a tough temper."
"Take it away, and you can make a profit when you sell it later."
"Brothels love this kind of tough texture the most."
Li Yunyun's head was already spinning from the slap, but when she heard that they wanted to sell her to a brothel, she struggled violently and managed to break free from the three vagrants' grasp. Unfortunately, she was outnumbered, and their hands chopped her neck, causing her to lose consciousness completely.
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