His companions quickly supported him and looked in horror at the crossbow arrow that pierced his throat and was still trembling.
"Another arrow! So much blood! What should I do!"
"Brother Dian? Brother Dian! There's an attack here too! The big tree was stabbed, he's going to die!"
Dian Ge, who stayed where he was, rushed over quickly and was heartbroken when he saw the miserable state of his third companion.
"Uh, uh, brother Dian, I--" Dashu's upper body was stained with blood. His body temperature was rapidly declining, and his life was also slipping away. The crossbow arrow that hit his throat took away his life and made it impossible for him to say his last words. In the end, he died unwillingly, and he never closed his eyes until his death.
"Ah!" Dian Ge yelled angrily. He looked out the window fiercely. Due to his position, he couldn't see the other side, but he was sure that there was more than one person on the other side. They wanted to block them in the corridor. Too cruel, too vicious.
"Don't be afraid. Let's leave at night. Once it's dark, they won't be able to aim at us!"
Makes sense!
"Then listen to me, we'll leave after dark."
701, The mother hugged her daughter tremblingly, "Why didn't they leave... They, they bullied Xin'er, what will Xin'er do in the future..."
My daughter's clothes were disheveled, she looked dazed and her face was pale.
The father made sure the security door was locked again and again, and stood guard on the balcony holding a rolling pin, with a desperate look on his face: "If they dare to climb up from the balcony again, I will hammer them down. Even if I can't beat them, I will die with them!"
702. The family tried their best to move all movable objects to block the door, and listened anxiously to the noise outside.
"Didn't they steal the things? Why aren't they leaving yet?"
"Don't cry, don't bring them here again..."
Seeing that the robbers in the opposite building did not move again, Qiao Qingqing quickly guessed their thoughts, which was not good. She thought about it and came up with an idea, pretending to go home to get something, and took out a loudspeaker.
"Dear neighbors of Jinyuan Community! Today, a group of vicious criminals came to the community. They broke into the community and stole food. I believe you all know how important food is. Stealing food at this time is murder! They are all murderers! We have crossbows, and the five of us have blocked them in the corridor on the seventh floor of Building 3, but they are not moving now. It is obvious that they want to wait until dark to escape! Our crossbows will not be able to hit them after dark! Dear neighbors! If we let them go today, they will come again tomorrow. By then, we won’t know whose door we broke into! There are not many of them. We will send two people from each household and surround them together. There are not many of them, and we can overwhelm them! Protect the community, protect our home! Dear neighbors, I know you are hesitant and afraid. I hope you can think about it for ten minutes. In ten minutes, we will gather downstairs of Building 3. My five companions and I can take the lead. I swear!"
Qiao Qingqing's voice echoed in the community. The loudspeaker recorded her words and began to play them in a loop.
In every building, every household is thinking.
"Are you going or not? They are carrying knives."
"I'm scared. If we close the door, they won't be able to get in, right?"
"Give me the kitchen knife, I'm going! If I don't punish them today, no one will dare to enter Jinyuan Community to steal things in the future!"
"Dad, I'll go with you!"
701, the father decided to go out: "My neighbors and I will attack from both sides! Wife, take good care of Xin'er, I will avenge her!"
702. Among the three men in the family, two were seriously injured, and one was still unconscious, bleeding profusely from his abdomen. The slightly injured young man took out a pair of scissors from home and said, "I'm going to avenge my sister!"
"Don't go! Your father and brother are injured, you must not get hurt!"
In the corridor of Building 3, the seven people including Dian Ge looked very unhappy.
"Brother Dian, what should we do? They are going to beat us up!"
"There are five people lying in ambush in the building opposite. If we go out, we will be shot like hedgehogs. We have no way to go, brother Dian!"
"They will be here in ten minutes, brother Dian. There are eight buildings in this community, and each building has two floors with people living in it. If a family sends out two people, there will be fifty or sixty people. We can't defeat them!"
"What should I do, brother?"
Of course Dian Ge knew that he couldn't win, otherwise he wouldn't have urged his brothers to grab the things and leave quickly. He was afraid that the people in the community would unite to resist. He didn't even touch those pretty girls for fear of wasting time. He never thought that such terrible people would exist in this inconspicuous community.
"Brother Dian, tell me, what should we do?"
"Find something to block the arrows! Go get that family's broken door and use it to block the arrows!"
"But brother Dian, we don't dare to go up. As soon as we step on the stairs, arrows will shoot in through the window. That's how the big tree was hit just now."
Dian Ge's eyes moved to the tree. The tree had completely died, but blood was still flowing from its mouth. How could a person have so much blood? His pupils shrank slightly, and he grabbed the crossbow arrow, and a stream of blood spurted out.
The others were so shocked that they were speechless.
"Listen!" Brother Dian swept them with a sinister look, "Da Shu is dead, we can't die here, he has a wife and children at home, we have to rush out! This crossbow must have a weakness, the crossbow is not a sniper rifle, as long as we run fast and far enough, the enemy can't hit us!"
"Now we can only let the big tree protect us. The big tree must be willing to protect us. What do you think?"
The brothers couldn't help but avoid his gaze, feeling a chill in their hearts.
"Then what about the other two? They injured their calves. I can carry one of them, but I can't carry anything else."
Dian Ge sighed: "We can't run fast with them, so let's retreat first and take the stuff to find external help. They have crossbows, so we'll go find Hei Ye. I heard that Hei Ye has a gun. Let's go first and come back to get revenge!"
In the next building, Qiao Qingqing continued to stare at the opposite side patiently.
Wang Jiaxin opened the door carefully and called her: "Qingqing, are you ready to go down? Our family can send three people——"
Qiao Qingqing didn't look back: "This is to trick them and lure them out. Close the door and don't come out."
"oh oh!"
Ten seconds later, Qiao Qingqing heard some movement downstairs and shot out a crossbow arrow.
It's Sheng An! Those people are coming downstairs!
But Qiao Qingqing was very cautious, fearing that this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so she kept watching for a while until she heard the frequent sounds of crossbows downstairs, and she ran downstairs. Relying on experience and the tacit understanding between husband and wife, Qiao Qingqing went straight through the sixth floor and rushed directly to the fifth floor.
As soon as she stood firm, she drew the crossbow, loaded the arrow, pulled the string, squinted her eyes, aimed, and the next second a pair of shoes appeared in her field of vision.
No, these shoes look familiar.
After a two-second pause, Qiao Qingqing's index finger finally pressed the trigger firmly.
call out!
The crossbow arrow hit the calf that was barely visible behind the shoes. A scream was heard, and the owner of the familiar pair of shoes fell forward. At that moment, Qiao Qingqing saw several arrows in his chest.
She immediately realized that this person was the one she had just shot dead on the seventh floor! It turned out that the body was used as a shield by his accomplice!
The shield fell to the ground, Qiao Qingqing shot one person, and the people behind him swarmed downstairs. It took time for Qiao Qingqing to place the arrow, and she only hit one more person, and the others ran away.
At this time, Shao Shengan had already run downstairs: "I'll go after him!"
"good!"
Qiao Qingqing didn't leave. She shouted upstairs: "Jia Xin! Give me a chair!"
The door of 701 opened quickly, Wang Jiaxin quickly brought out a chair and ran downstairs to place it at Qiao Qingqing's feet. Qiao Qingqing stood on it and aimed the crossbow at the downstairs.
She spent a lot of money on the crossbows she bought, and the range matched its price, which was as long as thirty meters.
Thirty meters, if those people dare to stick their heads out, they will have no chance of leaving.
Shao Shengan ran very fast, but running consumed his energy, causing his body to tremble when he aimed and he lost some accuracy. He shot four arrows but missed a single one.
Seeing that those people had already run to the first floor, Shao Shengan continued to chase them downstairs.
Running and panting, after more than two years, Shao Shengan finally stood on the ground on the first floor. Regardless of the dirt, he half-knelt on the ground, quickly placed the arrows, and tried hard to support the crossbow so that it would not shake. The robbers appeared at the exit of the corridor!
They saw him too and ran away very fast.
Sweat slid down his eyelashes and into his eyes. Shao Shengan didn't dare to blink, holding his breath and shooting an arrow, hitting the opponent's back. Unfortunately, the man was carrying supplies on his back, and the arrow didn't cause him much damage. There was no time to be discouraged. Shao Shengan put the arrow in again, pulled the bow, and pressed the trigger -
The crossbow arrow missed the calf and passed between the man's legs.
"Haha! You bastard! I can't hit you!"
"Just wait till I come back and take care of you!"
An arrow shot from a height and hit Dian Ge's head. The smug look on his face froze instantly, and Dian Ge opened his mouth and turned his body half a circle as if to see clearly who killed him, but his consciousness gradually blurred and darkness completely invaded.
"Brother Dian!"
The remaining four people shouted in grief. The loss of their backbone and the threat posed by the invisible killer above their heads made them lose their composure. Some fell down, while others continued to run forward. However, the crossbow arrows ignored those who fell and first dealt with the three people who were running towards the gate of the community.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows.
"Let me go! Let me go! I've given you everything! Please let me go!" The only remaining person cried bitterly, sat on the ground and begged for mercy.
The Grim Reaper’s scythe did not appear, as if the killer who had just been killing calmly had felt pity.
The man looked up in surprise and ran out crawling.
Shao Shengan's mind went blank, he only knew that he couldn't let this man go!
Gritting his teeth, he raised his crossbow, aimed at the figure running in front of him, and shot an arrow -
He lost all strength, his hands were shaking, and he sat on the ground for a long time without coming to his senses.
"Sheng An." Qiao Qingqing appeared behind him and hurried downstairs to help him up. "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, just a little tired."
"Then you wait here for me, I'll go to Building 3." There were still four injured accomplices there who had not been able to escape, and she had to wipe them out.
"I'll go with you!" Shao Shengan gritted his teeth, stood up, and walked in front of Qiao Qingqing.
When they climbed to the third floor, they met the four men. The four robbers with injured legs were unable to move easily. They wailed with every step down the stairs, blood gushed out, and they grimaced in pain. They cursed their companions who abandoned them and the enemies who attacked them secretly until they saw Qiao Qingqing and her husband.
Their expressions were puzzled at first, and then when they saw Qiao Qingqing holding up the crossbow, their pupils kept shrinking——
"You, you guys! Run! The killer is coming!"
They hurried upstairs. Qiao Qingqing shot an arrow without blinking. At the same time, Shao Shengan's arrow also shot out and hit the two of them.
Stepping over the two people on the ground, Qiao Qingqing and the others chased after them.
"Help! Help!"
"Open the door! Open the door quickly!"
The two ran to the eighth floor, with nowhere to escape, and desperately knocked on the doors of the two households on the eighth floor. When they were doing whatever they wanted on the seventh floor, they never expected that they would become prey in the blink of an eye, with nowhere to escape.
"Go from here! Go!"
One of them climbed up the window in the hallway, trying to escape from there. The remaining man looked at him in despair: "No, I can't climb up with my feet."
Originally, the two of them could climb onto the balcony of House 701 through the corridor window, but now they even had difficulty climbing onto the windowsill.
"Ah!" My companion had no strength left in his feet and fell down before he could grab the drainpipe on the outer wall.
There was a loud bang, and the last person who was left couldn't help but burst into tears. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly facing the stairs: "Let me go! I was forced to come here, I had no choice! My mother is starving to death, and my brother is also starving to death! I didn't come here on purpose to rob! Let me go, I won't come again, I definitely won't come wuwuwu!"
"You said you have your own frustrations, but who doesn't have some difficulties if they have worked hard to survive until now?" Qiao Qingqing's cold voice sounded, but she did not go upstairs, but stepped aside. The father of 701 rushed up with red eyes and a rolling pin in his hand.
He beat the man like crazy, one, two, three times. The robber couldn't help but fight back, but soon the people from 702 came up and stabbed the man in the stomach and neck with scissors.
After being beaten so frantically by the two men, the last robber was almost dying.
Qiao Qingqing heard the noise behind her and turned around to see a little girl. Her eyes were dull, except for fear and hatred when she saw the robber. She rushed forward and bit the robber's throat with her teeth.
"Okay, okay, Xin'er is dead, he's dead, wuwu, Xin'er is fine, we're going home." The father hugged his daughter and showed a grateful smile to Qiao Qingqing and his wife as he went downstairs.
"Thank you, thank you."
"This is for you." Qiao Qingqing took out a jungle knife from her pocket and handed it to her daughter.
She looked into Xin'er's eyes and said, "This knife is so sharp that it can even cut stone slabs."
Xin'er held the knife with shaking hands. Qiao Qingqing smiled at her, held her hand, and put the knife in her arms.
"Let's go, Sheng An."
"good."
The couple went downstairs, retrieving the arrows along the way, and did not touch the scattered supplies on the ground. After leaving Building 3 and returning to Building 4, Father Shao was waiting for them downstairs. He was relieved to see them: "You didn't let me follow, I was very worried, are you okay? Are you not injured?"
"No, we won a great victory." Qiao Qingqing pretended to be relaxed.
"That's good, that's good!" Father Shao turned around and said, "Then go home. Your mothers are waiting for you."
Qiao Qingqing pretended not to notice the unnatural and evasive look in Shao's father's eyes when he looked at her, but Shao Shengan felt very uncomfortable. He and Qingqing killed someone together, why didn't Dad dare to look at Qingqing?
"It's okay." Qiao Qingqing seemed to have eyes on the back of her head. She reached out and held his hand accurately, smiling sideways. "It's okay, let's go home."
As long as her mother and Sheng An don't see her like that, her armor will not be broken.
When they reached the seventh floor, they saw the Wang and Chen families waiting for them at the door. Everyone had a different look in their eyes, showing inquiry, suspicion, fear, and admiration.
Grandma Wang came forward with her cane, patted Qiao Qingqing and Shao Shengan on the arms, and said with emotion: "You are all good children. It is a blessing for our community to have you this time. Here, these are the potatoes I planted myself. The weather is too hot and they don’t grow well. Don’t be fooled by their small size. They are very sticky and delicious whether steamed or roasted. Take them, take them!"
"No, really. Grandma Wang, please take it back." Qiao Qingqing declined, but Grandma Wang insisted on giving it to her.
"We'll take one, and you can take the rest back." Shao Shengan took a small potato from the bag and stuffed the rest into Grandma Wang's granddaughter's arms. "We'll go upstairs now, and you can help lock the iron door."
"Hey! Hey! Don't worry, I'll make sure it's locked!"
The door was locked and the Wang family went home.
Everyone was still very excited and continued to discuss what had just happened.
"I never thought Xiao Qiao and Xiao Shao had such abilities, they are amazing!"
"I find it a little scary. How could this couple kill people without blinking an eye——"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Grandma Wang spoke up for the first time to teach her granddaughter-in-law a lesson, "Without them, our house might be the one whose door is knocked open tomorrow! The robbers didn't even blink when they robbed our things. Have you forgotten the little girl in the building next door who was crying so miserably just now? Oh, it's so tragic. We have a girl at home. I thank Qingqing and his wife. They are the ones who protected our community. It's so chaotic outside now. With them around, the community will be much safer in the future. You all listen to me and don't talk nonsense to others. It will chill people's hearts!"
"I know, Mom. I said the wrong thing."
802. Zheng Tiehui stood at the door politely and said thank you for your hard work.
"Are you okay? I have some medicinal wine at home. Come to me if you need it."
Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Qiao Qingqing nodded at him, and the three of them went into the house.
Hearing the sound of a door closing next door, Zheng Tiehui stopped smiling and closed the door.
"I never thought the people next door were so vicious. They killed people! They really dared to kill people!" Mrs. Zheng covered her chest with her hands. "It's so scary!"
"Don't say stupid things, those people are bastards, they deserve to die." Zheng Tiehui looked thoughtful, "They actually have crossbows, what a good thing." Although he found a way to buy a gun on the black market, the bullets were limited, and now there were only three bullets left. Guns can't be used indiscriminately. He fired three shots before, but only hit once. His aim was too poor. After all, he had no experience. Crossbows are different. This thing is more practical. If you can find wood or bamboo, you can make crossbow arrows yourself.
He had to find a way to exchange a crossbow with his neighbor. He didn't want his house to become like the seventh floor next door, and become someone else's fish on the chopping board.
When Qiao Qingqing returned home, Qiao Songzhi took her to look around from top to bottom. Feeling her mother's gentle touch, Qiao Qingqing couldn't help but smile and said softly, "I'm fine. I'm far away. They can't touch me. It's the same for Sheng An."
"Your clothes are dirty and you are all sweaty. Go take a shower quickly. I'll boil some hot water!" Qiao Songzhi touched her face lovingly and ran to the kitchen.
Shao's mother also let go of Shao Sheng'an and said hurriedly, "I'll go collect the clothes!"
After a busy schedule, Qiao Qingqing and Shao Shengan took a shower, changed their clothes, and turned on the air conditioner.
"They are picking up things, so many things." Shao Shengfei shouted, pointing downstairs.
Shao Shengan went over to see: "It should be the residents on the seventh floor who are picking up the stolen things."
"Come and have lunch. You're a little rushed today. Let's have something delicious for dinner." Qiao Songzhi invited.
As soon as she saw the lunch, Qiao Qingqing knew it was a gift from her elders. The lunch consisted of all vegetarian dishes, with the only meat being the minced meat from the minced eggplant.
After dinner, Qiao Qingqing found a rag to wipe the crossbow arrows and placed them on the windowsill to dry.
"You should have some sleep." She said to Shao Shengan.
Shao Shengan did feel very tired and nodded: "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Sleep, I'll sleep with you."
Soon, Shao Shengan fell asleep. After a while, Qiao Qingqing heard his breathing become rapid. She propped herself up and looked at her husband's face. She saw that his brows were furrowed and his eyelids were trembling.
This is a nightmare.
She sighed, hugged him and patted his back gently, coaxing him softly: "Don't be afraid, go to sleep, don't be afraid..."
Shao Shengan slept very uneasily, but every time he woke up, he could feel his wife's body temperature, which made him feel safe. After sleeping for four hours in a daze, Shao Shengan felt that his strength had returned.
"Am I useless?" he asked hoarsely.
"You are the best, I am proud of you." Qiao Qingqing looked into his eyes and said. He smiled and touched her head.
Two hours later, the sun set completely, and the day of killing and blood came to an end.
The next morning, Qiao Qingqing discovered that the body downstairs had disappeared. It must have been taken away by the people in Building 3.
"I saw it. They were moving the bodies early in the morning. I saw them walking towards the gate of the community," said Qiao Songzhi.
"Stop looking and go brush your teeth."
After a simple breakfast, Shao Shengan continued to practice archery. At this time, Zheng Tiehui came to his door.
The relationship between the two families was just like that. Zheng Tiehui was very proud and could not lower his arrogance, so he was just enthusiastic but not flattering. After a few pleasantries, he proposed to make a deal with Qiao Qingqing.
After listening to Zheng Tiehui's explanation of the transaction, Qiao Qingqing shook her head and said, "The crossbows in my house are only enough for my family. As you know, crossbows with real lethality are contraband and are very troublesome to purchase. I don't have any extra on hand."
"Don't you want gold? I can exchange my watch with you. Look..." Zheng Tiehui showed Qiao Qingqing his watch. "This is a limited edition. It used to cost two million. Although it was damaged by the cold weather, it is still worth collecting. Look, it's full of diamonds. I'll exchange it for a crossbow and twenty arrows!"
Zheng Tiehui felt that he had spent a lot of money, but he didn't expect Qiao Qingqing to still shake her head.
"Can't we discuss it? Xiao Qiao, we had some misunderstandings before, but now is a special moment. We haven't heard from the supply ship for a long time. I think the soldiers and police are too busy to take care of it! We live in the same community, and the most important thing is to help each other and put aside past grudges. Only when we are all strong, we don't have to be afraid of foreign robbers! Now we are all on the same boat, and we will prosper together and suffer together. The more strength, the more protection. Don't you think so? Xiao Qiao, I believe you are also a person with a sense of justice in your heart, so you should think about it carefully!"
Qiao Qingqing pretended to be convinced, and Zheng Tiehui struck while the iron was hot and lobbied her again.
"But my family really doesn't have any extra crossbows - let's put it this way! I can make you a crossbow. The effect will definitely be a little worse, but it can be used just the same. If you really want it, I will try my best to make one. You can decide whether to buy it after seeing the effect. If you don't want it, I will sell it to the Wang family and the Chen family downstairs. You are right. More strength means more protection. I can also sell crossbows to people in other buildings and arm the entire Jinyuan community!"
"...You can do it yourself?" Is it possible?
"I will try my best. For the safety of the entire community, it doesn't matter if I'm a little tired."
Why did Zheng Tiehui feel that these words sounded familiar yet awkward? Qiao Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll go back and study it first." Then she closed the door.
"Qingqing, can you really do it? Toys are not lethal." Shao's mother asked worriedly.
"Of course what I make is not a toy, Mom, just wait and see."
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