Liu Jiaojiao screamed from behind, and the male colleagues had already closed in.
I kicked a male colleague who was charging at me with a wooden stick.
Wang Xiaoxiao was so angry that she gritted her teeth and swung the harpoon in her hand with great force. A woman actually beat a man so badly that he screamed.
"You two stay away. These few bastards are nothing to you, you don't even need to lift a finger."
As I finished speaking, I shielded Wang Xiaoxiao behind me, turned around, and punched the man who was fighting with Wang Xiaoxiao, making him spit blood from his nose.
There were five or six of them, a large group, but their physical condition was really worrying. After all, they were starving and thin, while I was eating "big fish and meat" every day.
Although I was injured in the arm, I was no match for them.
Lin Xubo, holding a knife, became even more frenzied after I hit him, as if he thought that if he killed me, he could become the king of this island.
While cursing and swearing, he hid to the side, waiting for an opportunity to attack me.
I knew exactly what was going on, and in no time at all, I had these guys lying on the ground in a flurry of blows.
Only Lin Xubo remained, holding a knife, his face shifting from anger to terror.
Holding the harpoon, I walked over the people lying on the ground and went straight to Lin Xubo.
Lin Xubo stared at me, his eyes wide and his whole body trembling: "What, you dare to kill me? Let me tell you, they're all watching. If you kill me, you'll be breaking the law!"
Holding a knife, he retreated step by step, always maintaining a safe distance from me enough to escape. It was a real waste of his fat body.
I stopped a step away from him and looked at him with disdain.
"There are no laws on this island right now. If you keep pushing my limits, I might kill you. Even if we get out of here, I can just say it was self-defense because you tried to kill me first. But seriously, killing a piece of trash like you would be too dirty for me. Get out of here and don't ever show your face in front of me again, or I'll beat you every time I see you."
Lin Xubo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing my words, and almost without paying any attention to the colleagues lying on the ground around him, he turned around and ran away as fast as he could.
In almost no time, even the shadow was gone.
Several male colleagues I had knocked to the ground were somewhat frightened when they saw Lin Xubo was enraged.
"We...we were forced into this...please, please don't kill us."
Looking at the group of people in front of me, I felt overwhelmed. Besides, I had no intention of making enemies with them, so I waved my hand, indicating that they could leave.
The group felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They helped each other up and practically ran away.
Wang Xiaoxiao leaned closer and looked me up and down: "How are you? Are you alright? Did the wound on your back tear open?"
"I'm fine. Let's hurry up and find some fruit and go back. The days ahead are probably going to be anything but peaceful."
Liu Jiaojiao stood behind Wang Xiaoxiao and looked at us apologetically.
“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t come to you for help, I wouldn’t have led them all here to cause trouble. I’m sorry.”
I watched their hurried retreating figures and gave a wry smile.
"What does this have to do with you? Even if you didn't come, they would have found me eventually. It's just a little earlier now."
After walking for a while, we picked some green fruits and hurriedly returned to the cave.
Wang Xiaoxiao recounted Lin Xubo and his group's visit, and Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei both looked rather grim.
"They really are like stinking flies, you can't shake them off no matter where you go."
Xu Wei nodded in agreement with Xiao Qiang.
"But now that they know where we live, what if they sneak over here and try to ambush us? I think we should leave one of us on watch tonight, so we'll be prepared if they suddenly come to attack us in the night."
Seeing that the women seemed somewhat apprehensive, I reassured them.
We dug a lot of traps down the mountain. If they came over in the middle of the night and were not familiar with the terrain, they would inevitably fall into them.
Moreover, although the mountain is not very steep, it is not easy to climb up in the dark at night.
There will always be some noise, no matter what.
Furthermore, I reinforced the cave entrance with branches for cover. As long as I stay alert at night, it won't be so easy for them to break in if they really want to.
"You four just need to get some rest, leave the rest to me."
To my surprise, as soon as I said that, several women immediately shook their heads in rebuttal.
Wang Xiaoxiao was the first to disagree.
“No, that won’t do. You’re the backbone of the four of us right now. If anything happens to you, and the four of us fall into Bai Wei’s hands, we’ll have no chance of survival. So I think you should rest well and leave the night watch to us.”
Xiao Qiang nodded repeatedly after hearing Wang Xiaoxiao's words.
"Yes, you need to keep your strength up at all times, in case they come back to attack again."
I couldn't persuade them otherwise, so I ended up going to bed early.
However, I slept soundly that night, and they never came, which made us realize we were overthinking things.
I thought my move had scared them all and would keep them quiet for a few days, but I never expected that Bai Wei and his gang would be even more shameless than I imagined.
The next morning, I saw Xu Wei leading Liu Jiaojiao into the cave with a dark expression. When she saw me, Xu Wei said angrily.
"Wang Ping is here. Everyone else is here except Lin Xubo and Bai Wei. It looks like they're going to gang up on us."
After I got dressed, I walked to the mountainside and looked down. I saw Wang Ping with a dark face, leading a group of people behind him. It seemed that they had come to seek justice for Lin Xubo.
This is what I've been waiting for.
They keep coming back to bother us, simply because they can't survive anymore.
They must get some food from me to fill their stomachs.
This makes us more proactive.
"Go and call Xu Wei and the other woman so we can go down the mountain together. If things go well, we can have rice porridge tonight."
Xu Wei paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, gave a light "Hey!", turned around, grabbed Liu Jiaojiao, and went up to the top of the mountain.
I stretched, leisurely grabbed a piece of bear meat that I had roasted that morning, and ate it as I descended the mountain.
Seeing me come down, Wang Ping gritted his teeth, his face dark, and he really looked like he had come to collect a debt.
The male colleagues following behind him watched me eat with my mouth full of oil, and some of them even started to swallow unconsciously, their eyes gleaming with greed.
"Oh, you guys are here early! I just woke up and had just eaten. You all must have finished eating before coming, right? Tsk, the meat is a bit overcooked today."
As I finished speaking, I deliberately took a big bite of meat and swallowed it.
Wang Ping was practically grinding his teeth to powder, and he took a deep breath as he looked at me.
"Zhao Si, you don't need to put on this act for me. You know why we're here. Just tell me, what are your conditions or demands?"
I chuckled, feeling instantly relieved. It seemed that Bai Wei and the others were in a more difficult situation than I had imagined!
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