Uncle Zhang knew a bit about Xiao Lin's family. His wife died in childbirth three months ago, his daughter was still breastfeeding, and his mother, who was in poor health, was taking care of his daughter.
After saying "Wait a moment" to Xiaolin, Uncle Zhang whispered to the others.
Aside from Gu Yanzhi's family, the rest of the group had all met Xiao Lin before and knew him somewhat; they knew he was a warm and kind young man. Without much thought, they all agreed to let Xiao Lin participate in the operation.
Xiao Lin didn't have a speedboat, so he only had a kayak waiting for them there. Zhuang's father let Xiao Lin onto his speedboat, tied the kayak to the stern, and set off at full speed towards their destination.
With Xiaolin joining them, the stockpiling operation sped up considerably. Even though others were already scrambling for supplies with them, the second trip back was still very fruitful. On the return journey, Xiaolin's kayak was towed behind by a speedboat, also piled high with supplies.
By this time, it was getting dark.
The group on the boat discussed stopping here for the day. The village was already known to many people, and it wouldn't be safe to make another trip, and they might not be able to find any more supplies.
When they had walked halfway, it was completely dark and there were not many people on the road anymore. However, the group did not let their guard down and remained highly vigilant, paying close attention to their surroundings.
Gu Yanzhi and Zhang Qian turned on their flashlights to illuminate the way for everyone.
Four assault boats lined up in a row and moved forward. After passing through a narrow path, they were about to reach the end when their exit was blocked by a wooden boat.
Using the dim light of their flashlights, Gu Yanzhi and the others spotted several dark figures around the wooden boat. Just as they were about to turn around and retreat, a loud roar sounded from behind, and two speedboats quickly blocked their path.
Three more assault boats appeared ahead, and on the five assault boats in total, more than twenty people suddenly appeared, surrounding the crowd.
With everyone holding a flashlight, the narrow waterway was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime, causing the people on the boat to be momentarily blinded.
"Those on board, we only ask that the supplies be delivered and that your lives be spared. If you voluntarily jump off the ship and hand over the supplies, you will be allowed to leave. If you refuse to hand over the supplies, you will bear the consequences."
After adjusting for a while, Gu Yanzhi barely opened his eyes and looked ahead. There was a black figure standing on a broken wooden boat in the water, which should be the leader of this group of robbers.
“We can leave the things to you, but at least leave us a boat, otherwise we won’t be able to get back,” Gu Yanzhi said first.
"Sister Yanzhi"
Miss Gu
Zhang Qian and Xiao Lin exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
Although the other side outnumbered them, they also had a considerable number of members, all of whom were strong and robust. It was uncertain who would win in a fight. Zhang Qian thought to herself.
Xiao Lin then thought of his elderly mother and daughter. If this batch of supplies were lost, he didn't know when they would be able to find food again.
The adults are alright; they can just eat less and bear with it.
My poor daughter, who is only 3 months old, has been drinking rice porridge for several days now.
Xiaolin's heart sank little by little.
The robbery was clearly premeditated; their first attempt was too conspicuous, so it's not surprising that they were targeted.
Gu Yanzhi is only worried about his family now. There are so many supplies at home, but only Gu Yanlin and Zhuang Nanyang, two young men, an old man, and a child are left.
Uncle Zhuang, Aunt Zhuang, and Liu Sisi, the young couple, had obviously thought of this as well. They were extremely anxious and just hoped that the robbers in front of them would let them leave as soon as possible.
"I heard you brought back quite a lot of stuff today. If you know what's good for you, hand it all over. From now on, you'll have to give us 70% of your supplies, and I guarantee you'll be safe in City C," the leader suddenly changed his mind and said.
Gu Yanzhi's eyes turned slightly cold as he raised his hand to shield his eyes, concealing the murderous intent in his eyes behind his palm.
"Alright, take us back first. As long as you don't harm our lives, you can take whatever supplies you want," Gu Yanzhi said calmly, suppressing his anger.
"Miss, you are very generous."
"Brothers, let's go! We're going to make a fortune today!" The leader waved his hand and jumped onto a speedboat, rowing forward.
His response was a chorus of excited shouts from all around.
One by one, the boats passed through the narrow waterway and reached an open area. The bandits' boats quickly surrounded Gu Yanzhi and his group, making it impossible for them to escape.
Gu Yanzhi noticed that a few people on the boat were gesturing as if they wanted to say something, but then they swallowed their words.
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