Chapter 100 Battle of Wits and Courage
"City, Lord City Lord——"
Xiao Xun turned around and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Should I continue to wait here?"
"No need," Xiao Xun turned around and instructed his followers, saying, "Take her to Xiao Ruo and tell him that the matter is settled."
"Yes," the attendant obeyed, extending his hand and inviting, "Miss Hua, please come this way."
Hua Nu opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Xiao Xun turned and left, so she had to give up.
The attendant asked Hua Nu to get into the car nearby, and then drove her to District 2 of the Holy City. Today, Xiao Ruo stayed in the Holy City to handle official business.
Xiao Xun got into his car, picked up the mineral water beside him, drank it while looking at the refugees queuing for water and coming and going.
Three days later, Ye Li's family ran out of water, and she went to the beach to fetch water again.
From a distance, before she even got close, she felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the beach.
Why were there suddenly so many guards? They even stood guard at the back of the team, constantly checking in on the people around them, as if they were searching for someone.
"No way," Ye Li stopped her bike and said in disbelief, "Isn't this guy a little too vindictive? It's been so many days, and he still wants to arrest me."
I didn't expect that he could get so many people to arrest me. It seems that he holds a high position in the Holy City.
It’s better to stay away from such a villain.
Ye Li rode his bicycle towards the road where the refugees left, trying to ride as far as possible and exchange water with people.
She brought five or six roasted sweet potatoes today, which were still hot and could be eaten directly.
This time she chose an older sister who had a child with her. The child was about seven or eight years old and helped the older sister carry two small bottles of water.
The eldest sister and the child were so hungry that they looked pale and thin. When Ye Li proposed the exchange, she agreed without thinking.
Nowadays, water can be obtained freely at the seaside, but what is in short supply is food.
My eldest sister and her children haven't had enough to eat for two days. The drought has caused food shortages and famine is happening everywhere. I heard that a few days ago, there was an incident of robbers stealing food.
Ye Li changed the water and immediately rode his bicycle home. He came and went without a trace, and the people in the Holy City did not notice him at all.
Xiao Xun was handling urgent official business in the car when Wang Lun came over with someone.
Wang Lun said, "City Lord, these two people came to fetch water for the second time today. They confessed that on the way, a woman gave them food in exchange for their water."
The eldest sister hugged her child tightly and said in panic, "Sir, please don't cause trouble for us. My child and I are so hungry that we have no other choice but to exchange water for that woman's sweet potatoes."
"Take it away."
"Yes." Wang Lun looked at his eldest sister and her child and said, "You can go now."
The eldest sister quickly took the child away.
"Wait," Wang Lun called out to his elder sister, who was terrified. "Is there anything else?"
Wang Lun brought over two pots of water and handed them over, saying, "Hurry up and don't do this again next time, otherwise—"
"Yes, I will never do that again."
The eldest sister left with the child. Wang Lun turned around and found that their city lord was distracted.
"City Lord," Wang Lun took the initiative to speak, "Looking at the situation, that woman knows we are looking for her, and she also knows that we have laid a tight net. It seems that this operation has failed."
Seeing that the city lord remained silent, Wang Lun suggested, "Why not spread the word and warn everyone who comes here to draw water not to use our water for any transactions? If anyone is caught, they will be banned from drawing water from us again! That woman will naturally come to us when she runs out of water. What do you think?"
This time, the city lord finally responded.
Xiao Xun, who was sitting in the car, looked up and said coldly, "If you dare to spread such news, you will lose your position as the chief guard."
(End of this chapter)
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