Calm down, Liang Han told himself, you must stay calm!
A social psychology teacher once said, 'Don't fall into the trap of your opponent', which means in Chinese: Don't fall into the trap of your opponent.
The scene at this time is a good explanation of what a trap is.
She couldn't answer the man's question directly, because answering would mean acknowledging the relationship between her and Song Yue.
She had to pretend she knew nothing and pretend it was all an accident.
His bloodshot eyes froze for a moment, and then a look of confusion and fear appeared on his face: "I... I don't know her exact building number..."
The man snorted, a cold glint in his eyes. "My brother saw her help you into the neighborhood, and you even stayed at that woman's house for a while. And now you're telling me you don't know where to live? Or do you really not want your mother to live?"
After saying that, he let go of her hand and raised the dagger, pointing the tip of the knife at Liang's mother.
Looking at this scene, Liang Han felt like his breathing was about to stop.
She hurriedly crawled in front of her mother, shielding her, and shook her head repeatedly at the man, "Everything I said is true! I didn't lie to you... I was so scared that day... I was completely dazed the whole way... I didn't even look at the road... By the time I realized what was happening... I had already arrived at her house... Really, with my mother like this, why would I lie to you...?"
She spoke with such sincerity that tears kept falling down her face, and she looked particularly pitiful.
The man narrowed his cold eyes and suddenly changed his tone: "Well, you don't have to tell me the specific building, you just need to tell me roughly how you got there that day. Don't tell me you can't even remember this, otherwise..."
The dagger reflected a cold light and projected it onto Liang's mother's face.
Liang Han's heart tightened, and he nodded with red eyes: "This... I should remember something... It seems that after entering the residential area, I turned right and went to the second or third building... I really can't remember which floor... Anyway, I went up to the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth floor... Please believe me... I was really dizzy at the time..."
The man stared at her, as if trying to find the truth behind her words.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, with only the sound of breathing filling the entire room.
"Haha, I'll trust you for now." The man retracted the dagger and put it into the sheath at his waist. "If you dare to fool me, I will be the first to kill you."
All the food and drinks in the house were snatched away. After confirming that the man had gone far away, Liang Han hurriedly turned around and grabbed his mother with both hands: "Mom, does your back hurt? Bear with it for a while, I'll help you into the house."
Liang Han gritted his teeth and supported himself while thinking frantically in his mind.
This apartment is definitely not habitable anymore. If that man finds out that she is slurring her words, he will definitely come back to kill her.
Fortunately, this apartment building is managed by my mother's good friend. She has several keys and can change rooms at any time.
Just as she was thinking, a voice suddenly interrupted her.
"Liang Han?"
She turned her head suddenly, her whole body stiffening for a moment: "Xiao... Xiaoyue... why are you here..."
Song Yue didn't detect the guilt in Liang Han's tone, and just thought that her friend had been attacked and was frightened.
"Are you hurt?" She quickly glanced at the living room and found blood on the floor tiles.
Liang Han hung his head: "I'm fine, it's my mother..."
"I have some medicine here. You can give it to your mother." Song Yue rummaged through her backpack and found medical alcohol, bandages, wound ointment and two boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs.
She didn't take these with her when she went out.
It all came down to the kitchen knife that fell from a high altitude.
When she sent Liang Han home that day, there was no residential area nearby, only an apartment building 200 meters away.
She guessed Liang Han should live there.
I was still thinking about how to find someone, but at that moment, a kitchen knife fell from the sky.
She guessed at the time that Liang Han might be in danger, so she temporarily went into the space to get some medicine.
Then, based on where the knife fell on the ground, she circled out several rooms.
She knocked on every door until she finally found Liang Han's residence.
But unexpectedly, she was still a step too late.
Liang Han took the medicine with red eyes and murmured softly: "...Thank you."
Then he turned and went into the bedroom and carefully cut off the clothes on his mother's back with scissors.
The back of the person on the bed was exposed, and Song Yue saw a deep knife wound.
It's so cold, it will probably take some time to recover.
Alcohol was gently wiped on the wound. Liang's mother kept moaning in pain: "Ouch, it hurts... it hurts..."
Liang Han frowned and comforted softly: "Mom, bear with it, just wipe it clean and it will be fine."
Liang's mother, a daughter of a wealthy family, had never endured such torture before. Even when her daughter asked her to endure it, she couldn't bear it. She screamed in pain the whole time, and while screaming, she kept talking to Song Yue: "...Your name is Song Yue, right...?"
Song Yue nodded: "I am."
Liang's mother: "Oh my god...it's all the fault of that robber...he took away all the food...even the one you gave to Hanhan..."
Song Yue's eyes flickered slightly, and she took over the conversation: "Don't worry, Auntie, I still have some food in the car, I'll bring it up for you later."
Liang Han's face was conflicted when she heard this. She quickly glanced at Song Yue and whispered, "Don't give too much... Leave some for yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was glared at by his mother who was lying on the bed.
Song Yue noticed the little movements of the two.
But she didn't show it on her face, she just smiled and replied: "Don't worry, I don't have much stock at home. After this delivery, you will have to find a way on your own from now on."
Ah? You won't send me anymore?
Upon hearing this, Liang's mother, who was lying on the bed, felt a pang in her heart. She ignored the pain in her back and raised her voice a little: "Hey, Xiaoyue, I know you are Hanhan's best friend. I heard that your family has no shortage of food. Look, Hanhan and I, mother and daughter, can't eat much either. Can you..."
"Mom, you should take good care of your injuries first." Liang Han couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted his mother.
Then he gave Song Yue an apologetic look.
Song Yue smiled faintly, indicating that she was fine, and then said: "Aunt Liang, I know where there are supermarkets nearby. After Liang Han takes care of you, she can go out to find food."
She is not a delivery machine, she has to give when others ask for her help.
Helping her friend was her own voluntary act, and there was no reason to coerce her into not helping others.
Her words left Liang's mother speechless.
Then he brought a box of bread from downstairs as he was told and placed it in the living room.
Liang's mother stayed in the bedroom throughout the whole process and didn't say a word.
"I'm leaving, Liang Han."
This time, she didn't say any words of farewell. She just said goodbye and left.
Liang Han felt very uncomfortable when he felt the growing sense of alienation from his friends.
"Xiao Yue." She called out to him at the door, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Be careful on your way back. Those thieves kill without blinking an eye."
"Okay, I understand." She saw Song Yue respond indifferently.
After watching his friend leave, Liang Han closed the door with a heavy heart.
In fact, she really hopes to take this opportunity to rekindle the old friendship.
But she knew very well that from the moment she reported the approximate location of Song Yue's building, there was a problem in the friendship between her and Song Yue.
Although she deliberately blurred the floors, as long as they set their minds, the group would find it sooner or later.
Sighing, she returned to the bedroom and pulled the quilt over her mother.
My mother had fallen into a deep sleep and the bleeding from the wound had stopped temporarily.
Liang Han sat on the edge of the bed, thinking a lot.
But in the end, she accepted a reality - she and Song Yue could never go back to the past.
As for Song Yue, she skated on her ice and quickly returned home.
It’s not that she was really worried about encountering thieves. Her strength increased by 3 points, and she was much stronger than before. Even if she encountered three strong men, she could handle it.
The main reason was that it was too cold outside and she really didn't want to stay outside for even a second longer.
When I got home, the coldness in my body quickly faded away in the warmth.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Lin Xiaojuan came up to her and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen to Xiaohan?"
Song Yue shook her head: "No."
"How could there not be? Look at your face, how broken it is? Come, talk to mom, I'll give you some advice." Lin Xiaojuan is generous, but she is particularly meticulous when observing her daughter.
Song Yue knew she couldn't escape her mother's gaze, so she forced a smile and said, "Nothing, just that her house was robbed by thieves."
"Ah? Is she okay? Is she injured? Did you bring medicine? Is it enough?" Lin Xiaojuan asked questions one after another like setting off firecrackers. Although her questions were urgent, they were full of concern.
Compare it with Liang Han’s mother’s attitude towards him.
He didn't ask her if she was cold on the road or if she encountered any danger. He just came up and asked for things. After asking for them, he didn't even say thank you.
An expression that said this was what she was supposed to do.
Some memories that have been buried for many years slowly emerged at this time.
She remembered the first time she went to Liang Han's house to play when she was in the second year of junior high school.
The huge and luxurious villa opened her eyes as a child from an ordinary family. When she was standing in the living room on the first floor, she sincerely exclaimed, "Your house is so beautiful." But what she got in return was a light "thank you" from Liang's mother.
She was young at that time and didn't understand the ways of the world.
Looking back now, Liang's mother's eyes were clearly full of contempt.
Recovering from her thoughts, Song Yue smiled at her mother: "Mom, don't worry, she's fine. Everything has been delivered. She will be able to live well on her own in the future."
The implication is that neither owes the other anything.
"Oh, I'm glad you're okay." Lin Xiaojuan didn't hear her voice-over, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to go to the kitchen. "We're having leek dumplings for lunch today. Ask your dad how many he wants?"
"Okay, I'll go ask." Song Yue threw away all thoughts and said with a smile.
The whole family spent the next few days in harmony and tranquility.
There were still people coming in and out of the community every day. At first, you could see the Qiao brothers and sisters leading the way, but for some reason, they were no longer seen in the next few days.
The leader was replaced by someone Song Yue didn't know. Under his leadership, the team members still brought back large and small bags.
When people from the same building passed by her house, Song Yue heard them talking.
"Qiao Yiyuan is still too young to control everyone. He's helpless if there's even a slight problem with the distribution of things."
"Yeah, there have been several cases of uneven distribution before, and I didn't bother with those families. But they kept getting worse and worse, always taking the lion's share! I told Qiao Yiyuan about this, but he just tried to smooth things over! It makes me angry just talking about it!"
"Qiao Shanshan isn't much better, putting on a front! She pretended to comfort us, but in the end, she did what she had to do, treating us like fools!"
"If you ask me, the current leader is still the best. He's big and looks fierce. When he stands there, no one dares to say he's not."
"The important thing is that this big brother is fair! He never gives more to others just because they flatter him. Unlike those families, tsk tsk tsk, he carries bags for Qiao Yiyuan and Qiao Shanshan every day. It's disgusting to watch him."
…
The voice gradually faded away, and Song Yue felt quite emotional.
The Qiao brothers and sisters, who were regarded as the backbone of the family in their previous life, were despised by everyone in this life because they distributed things unevenly.
It’s actually very easy to understand.
In the previous life, order was in chaos and burning occurred everywhere. Having selfless people like the Qiao brothers and sisters leading the team was already very worthy of respect from the residents of the community.
As long as the worship mentality remains, even if he does some unreasonable things, they will be automatically rationalized by the masses.
However, this life is different. Throughout July, during the flood, the state machinery was functioning, social order did not collapse, and the panic in people's hearts had not yet reached an uncontrollable peak. Therefore, people's attitude towards the Qiao brothers and sisters was more fair.
All in all, Song Yue did not see the two people from the Qiao family in the search team throughout late August.
But during this period, she did something big! — She stocked up on ice!
The high temperature copy made her realize the importance of using ice to cool down.
Although we may not necessarily experience high temperatures in the future, it is definitely a good idea to stock up in advance.
Anyway, she still has a lot of space and there is no limit to the water supply, so she might as well take advantage of the low temperature in reality and get some more ice cubes.
So every day I carried five buckets, filled them with water from the faucet in the space, took them out after they were full, and placed them on the kitchen windowsill to dry.
There is no radiator in the kitchen, so the temperature is much lower than in the living room and bedroom. In addition, once the window is opened, the temperature near the window is almost the same as that outside.
A bucket of water can be frozen in half an hour. She puts five buckets in at a time and changes them every half an hour (she doesn't change them at night when she goes to bed).
Thanks to her tireless work of filling water, freezing water, and filling water again...
In two weeks, from August 11th to 25th, she stockpiled a total of 1,680 knee-high, waist-thick ice cubes!
The results are quite fruitful!
Now, even if she were thrown into the desert, she would not be afraid of the scorching heat.
At 7:58 that evening, Song Tianyuan saw her still fiddling with the ice bucket in the kitchen and reminded her, "It's almost 8 o'clock. I need to blow out the candles. Go back to the house quickly."
Song Yue placed the last five barrels into the space, then jumped out: "Okay, I'll go back right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a snap in the room.
"What's that sound?" Song Tianyuan looked around alertly.
Song Yue opened her eyes: "The phone is ringing!"
"What? A phone call?!" Song Tianyuan was very surprised.
He originally wanted to turn on the light in his living room, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he didn't dare to experiment at home. Instead, he verified it through residents in other buildings.
As expected, the moment Song Yue said the call came, the whole community became bright!
Countless warm and white lights lit up in each house, and even through the window glass, they could hear the residents' huge cheers!
"Neighbors, the phone is ringing! Hurry and boil some water!"
Someone was lying on the balcony and shouting, and immediately received a response from residents in other buildings.
"Thanks for the reminder, brother!"
"Everyone, get moving!"
The crackling sound of electrical appliances came from all directions. Song Tianyuan was also overjoyed. He finally pressed the button for the living room.
Looking at the brightly lit living room under the dark night sky, he paced excitedly, sighing: "Great, the call finally came! The country has been working hard! We are saved!"
Lin Xiaojuan had been in the bedroom. When she heard the noise in the community, she jumped out of bed.
When she pushed the door open and walked into the living room, she was almost blinded by the crystal glass chandelier above her head.
"Oh my God, it's been a long time since I saw it so bright!" She blinked again and again, sighing constantly.
"I just don't know if this will be full power supply or power rationing." After a moment of excitement, Song Tianyuan calmed down and analyzed, "The power station has been repaired for over 20 days, which means the situation is definitely not optimistic. I personally suspect that the country may implement power rationing."
"Oh, who cares whether there is electricity restriction or not, it's good enough to have electricity!" Lin Xiaojuan didn't have as many thoughts as him and refuted casually.
The two of them started a series of family discussions on this issue.
Song Yue has become accustomed to the conversation pattern of these two people. Their small family often gives the impression of an international meeting.
However, her father was right. The government is currently limiting power supply.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the lights in the community suddenly went out.
All electrical sounds stopped at this moment, and the community returned to darkness.
Complaints, sighs, and helpless sounds...all came from every house.
But it soon calmed down.
They have spent 25 days in pitch-black, cold nights and have long been accustomed to it.
We were very happy to receive the electricity today. We took the opportunity to boil a lot of hot water, cook a lot of hot food, and even turned on the electric heater for a whole hour.
This precious hour let them know that the country has not given up on them. As long as they keep hope, sooner or later they will be able to drink hot water every day!
Time passed quickly, and on August 29, there were only two days left for Song Yue to enter the next dungeon.
That night, she was lying on the sofa reading a novel.
From 8 to 9 p.m. is the fixed power supply period in Nanshan Community. She wants to take advantage of this time to read well, otherwise it would be very tiring for her eyes to hide in the quilt all the time.
At this moment, the glass of her balcony suddenly banged!
"What's the noise?" Lin Xiaojuan came out of the bedroom.
As soon as she finished speaking, there were two more bangs! The sound was surprisingly loud.
Song Yue jumped up from the sofa in an instant and signaled Lin Xiaojuan to turn off the living room chandelier.
The room was plunged into darkness. She groped her way to the window and looked sideways downstairs.
I saw three men standing on the ice with fierce looks on their faces.
Everyone was holding a slingshot in their hands, and one of them had already pulled the rubber band and was aiming at the glass of her house.
Bang!
Something, either a stone or a marble, hit the glass.
The sound is very loud, but it has no effect on the tempered glass for the time being.
Song Tianyuan also hurried out at this time and asked what happened.
Song Yue narrowed her cold eyes and whispered, "They are the people who fought with Liang Han that day."
"Ah? Why are they here?" Lin Xiaojuan was shocked.
Song Yue: "I guess he's here to seek revenge."
Song Tianyuan immediately understood what she meant: "You mean, you saved Liang Han that day, and these people hold a grudge against you, so they're seeking revenge on our family?"
Song Yue: "Yes."
"But how do they know where we live?" Lin Xiaojuan stared in confusion.
In an instant, Liang Han's face flashed through Song Yue's mind.
She's the only one, Song Yue thought.
I can’t describe the feeling. It seems unexpected, but also expected.
After all, she did not trust Liang Han 100%, which meant that she had subconsciously been prepared.
I just didn't expect that this day would come so soon.
He calmly collected his thoughts and then sneered, "No matter what method they used, since they've come, I naturally have to greet them."
After saying that, he disappeared on the spot.
A moment later she appeared in the living room again, but this time she had a bow and crossbow in her hands.
Without saying a word, she pushed open one of the windows and half-extended the crossbow.
Aim and pull the trigger.
whoosh——!
Phew!
The arrow hit one of the men accurately in the right chest.
The man was wearing a black eye patch on his right eye. He was the one whose eye was injured by her with a marble that day.
The other party screamed, even more miserably than last time.
Many heads suddenly popped out from the building opposite and next door.
Song Yue didn't care about all this. She pulled back the spring and a new arrow automatically appeared on the crossbow. She narrowed her eyes slightly and kept her hunting posture.
Aiming at the next target, she pulled the trigger.
whoosh——!
Another sound, and the arrow hit the second man.
Then came a second scream.
Pull the spring, automatically load the arrow, and shoot!
The third man collapsed on the ice, clutching his chest.
From the time she launched her counterattack to the end, the whole process took less than 3 seconds.
Almost one switch per half a second, it's incredibly fast!
What was even more terrifying was that all her arrows hit the right chest of the three men.
what does that mean?
This means that not only does she have incredibly high shooting accuracy, but she can also control the range!
The one-eyed man covered his chest with his hands, his face filled with horror: "Brother Liu...how come she still has arrows...!"
Brother Liu was the one who was hit in the forehead by the marble that day. When his accomplice asked him this, he gnashed his teeth in hatred: "...How the hell should I know!"
I thought she only knew how to use a regular slingshot, so I assumed her marbles wouldn't reach the floor below. Who knew she also had a bow and a crossbow?!
It's outrageous!
"It's fucking weird... Who would have something like this at home?" Brother Liu was so angry that he vomited blood.
Blood continued to flow from the right side of his chest. Although there was no heart on the right side, so there was no heavy bleeding, the arrow had pierced into the flesh and bones! The pain was so severe that he could only curse a few times before he was speechless.
However, this is not the worst.
Their boss, Brother Zhang, was actually shot directly onto the ice by an arrow.
Now, they not only failed to steal the chicken but also lost the rice, and their boss was killed.
“…It’s…it’s so fucking embarrassing…” Brother Liu covered his chest and cursed.
They finally confirmed the specific floor of her house through observation and elimination, and even made careful plans, but they didn't expect the result to be like this!
Seeing the one-eyed man standing there in a daze without any reaction, he became even more furious: "...Why the hell do you move... Help Brother Zhang up... Let's go... Go back quickly..."
If he stays any longer, not only Brother Zhang, he himself would probably freeze to death here!
Filled with resentment, unwillingness and shame, the two men endured the pain and dragged the eldest brother out of Nanshan Community, one on each side.
Song Yue looked at them coldly, retracted her gun, and closed the window.
"It's solved," she said.
Inside the room, Song Tianyuan and Lin Xiaojuan were dumbfounded and looked at each other.
This... is this still the daughter they know?
Archery? Fight off three grown men?
Even their parents wouldn’t believe it if they told them!
However, facts speak louder than words and the results speak for themselves.
Their daughter, Song Yue, is indeed a heroine who can fight three people at the same time!
Song Tianyuan, who loved reading martial arts novels and watching martial arts dramas when he was young, was immediately excited. He rubbed his hands together and followed Song Yue, wanting to laugh but trying hard to control it. "Xiao Yue, can you teach me archery? Dad wants to learn too."
Seeing him like this, she knew he was in the mood for martial arts. Lin Xiaojuan rolled her eyes and wanted to scold him, "Our family was attacked just now, and you still have the mood to let your daughter teach you archery?"
Song Tianyuan chuckled and forced an explanation: "Yes, I just need to learn some self-defense skills, otherwise, if my family encounters danger again, I will be able to stand up!"
Lin Xiaojuan: "Okay, whatever you want..."
Song Yue thought it was a good idea. She had previously bought a personal fat scale for her family and supervised their exercise. However, Lin Xiaojuan was inconsistent and did not follow her plan at all.
Song Tianyuan was also very enthusiastic in the first week, but later when he saw that Lin Xiaojuan was not persisting, he also started to slack off.
She couldn't force her parents, who were over 50, to exercise, so she had to give up.
Now that she saw her father was in the mood, she was quite happy, so she agreed directly: "Okay, Dad, I'll teach you when I get back from this dungeon."
At 11:00 p.m. on August 31, 099 released the information about this copy as usual.
[Instance type: Insect plague + thunderstorm
Dungeon level: C+
Required tasks: 1. Survive for 6 weeks (40 life points reward for completion); 2. Build a small shelter (40 life points reward for completion)
Song Yue was stunned to find that this natural disaster actually had two elements.
And I don’t know if it’s because of the overlapping elements that the difficulty increases, so there are no optional tasks, only two required tasks.
Looking at it this way, the difficulty seems to be lower than before.
But Song Yue believed that the C+ copy could not be simpler than the C-level copy, so she still had to be careful.
One hour later, time jumped.
September 1st 00:00.
[C+ level dungeon opening...]
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PS: □□ comes from the novice gift package. There is no limit on the number of arrows. The system will automatically refresh them after they are used up.
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