A moment later, with a grave expression, he began to instruct the last man in the group, moving towards the front: "We're being watched. Don't look back, and don't stop!"
The man who had been instructed changed his expression. He was about to turn around but stopped immediately, feeling extremely nervous. The people walking on both sides of the vehicle placed their hands on the frame, ready to draw their broadswords at any moment.
Despite the tension and fear, the group remained orderly, and at another fork in the road ahead, the leader turned into it.
As the weather grew colder, the government ignored the disaster victims, and it was only natural that they would become refugees. With so many people and vehicles selling rabbits and buying other goods, they couldn't hide and were bound to be targeted sooner or later.
They had anticipated this situation before, and the most important thing was not to bring these people back to Shanshui Village!
We'll deal with the refugees on the way!
Fan Qian and the other two were trembling!
How unlucky they are! They've only been out a couple of times and they've already encountered this dangerous situation.
It's all the villagers' fault. They were buying cloth and lime so conspicuously. How could they not be targeted?
They were unlucky; they thought having more people would be safer, but the danger came precisely from these people in the village!
After turning into the side road, the three of them shook even more, and asked the others, "Where are we going?"
"You're not planning to confront us head-on, are you?"
"No way! We're no match for those people!"
"If you ask me, we should run quickly. Once we get back to the village, there will be a wall blocking the way, and they won't be able to get in."
Li Wen frowned deeply and gritted his teeth, saying, "No! We can't bring these people back to the village!"
Otherwise, if we get targeted, the next time we leave the village, it'll be full of the elderly, weak, and disabled. How will we possibly fight them then?
Fan Erzhu and the other two had originally thought that if they didn't come out next time, it would be safest to stay in the village. But after hearing Li Wen's words, they realized that the village wasn't safe even if these men weren't there, and their complaints immediately subsided.
Li Wen glanced at the three of them and said, "Besides, we're carrying a truck full of goods. How can we outrun them? We can only take a gamble."
Boss Xu reassured him, "It's alright, there are many of us, and we're all strong and healthy. We might not necessarily lose."
Fan Qian retorted sarcastically, "You're almost a grandfather, do you think you're young and strong?!"
Boss Xu silently shut his mouth, pulled out a large knife from under the car, and stared at the intersection.
The other men, knife in hand, used the cargo on the cart to block the blades and waited patiently.
Ding Heli, carrying a burlap sack, suddenly said, "Everyone, take a knife in your right hand and a handful of lime in your left. When no one is looking, sprinkle it on their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, understand?"
When he reached Fan Qian and the other two, he changed his tune, saying, "You don't have any knives, grab a couple more, otherwise if some thugs rush up to you, you'll be slaughtered!"
Fan Erzhu and Sanzhu were determined to stay at the very back and not rush forward, but after hearing this, they still reached out and grabbed two large handfuls of lime.
Ding Heli knew in his heart that he couldn't count on these three. He looked around and saw that everyone else had knives, but he and Fan Jin didn't. He then handed Fan Jin a bag full of lime, and the two of them prepared to sprinkle some lime in the chaos.
A broadsword is for point-to-point combat, but lime can be used against multiple targets!
It may not be as lethal as a knife, but it can restrict the opponent's movements, thus rendering them unable to act!
With everything ready, everyone tensed up and looked toward the intersection.
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