I was terrified by what I saw.
A dozen or so ragged men were smashing and destroying the Gu family's wooden shed.
"Bang!" Wang San San quickly raised his pistol, aimed it at the people outside, and fired directly.
"Ah—yes..."
"Gun! Run!" The first few men who had just entered the Gu family home had subdued Gu Zhou and pinned him to the ground. Two men were pinning Wang Lanying to the ground, preparing to assault her. The sound of gunfire startled them, and they completely lost their erections.
Standing nearby, Gu Zhou's mother-in-law, fearing for her child's safety, was being held tightly by a man. She was pinching the child's face, revealing his gap-toothed teeth, which were so soft and tender. He spoke in a low, drooling voice, his mouth overflowing with saliva...
A stench so foul it almost made Gu Zhou's mother-in-law faint.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
"Everyone, run..."
"Bang!"
"Child! Don't take my child!"
"Mom! Ah!" A mother's strength is boundless. Seeing the two men pinning her down distracted by the gun, Wang Lanying delivered a devastating kick that sent the man in front of her sprawling in agony.
Several men nearby saw someone fire a shot. Having no other option, they decided to get up and snatch a child, so their trip wouldn't be in vain.
Who knew the old man would refuse to let go!
"You old bastard! Let me go!"
"You beast! If you want my grandson today, you'll pay with your life!"
"Mom!" Wang Lanying finally broke free from the man holding her and recklessly charged towards the group.
At the same time, Gu Zhou bit his lip until it bled. He finally got up from the ground.
He was about to protect his wife and children when he was kicked to the ground. Even more blood flowed from his mouth.
"ah--"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Listen up, you people inside! If you don't get out now, you'll all die today!"
"Hehehe, it's good to take a few down with me when I die."
"Little brother! Let's run!"
"Second brother, why are we still running? The people outside are either dead or have fled, leaving only a few of us. Even if we let them go, the people outside won't let us go."
"Exactly. Second brother, let's just eat it right away. This baby looks so fair and tender. Look, if you pinch this flesh, your hand feels like it's going to sink in."
"Let's die with full bellies, shall we?"
"Shut up! You killed them all over there, and before you even had a chance to eat, we've been riddled with bullets."
"Second brother..."
"The people outside. If we release them, they really will let us go."
“I guarantee it,” Li De replied.
The man peered through a crack in the wall, and a man who appeared to be the leader spoke.
"How can you guarantee that?"
"You have no choice. This family is not related to us by blood. We don't really care whether they live or die. We just feel sorry for them."
However, if you insist on killing anyone in this family, we will simply throw torches inside.
"Ha, do you think I'm easily scared? Second brother, don't listen to him, let's eat this little one alive right now!"
I've never eaten baby bok choy raw before!
"...Let them go first, I saw them leave. We'll let this family go."
"No. I can't trust you. I can only guarantee that if you release this family, I'll let you leave."
"...Second Brother!"
"Okay! I agree. But you all need to step back one hundred meters!"
"Ten meters."
"Second brother, stop talking. Even if we don't live today, we'll still take a piece of our faces..."
"Alright. Listen to me!... I agree. You all step back, we're leaving right away."
Li De turned his back and gave Wang San San a look, then the group of them retreated.
"Second brother, how about we... sneak away with the child?"
"San San...they're trying to steal the child!" the old woman cried out urgently, but was slapped across the face.
"Smack!"
"ah……"
"You old hag. I'll kill you, you believe me!"
"Little Si! You better behave yourself."
"If you don't want to leave, I'll grant your request! But you can't take anything from inside, including the people!" Li De shouted again into the room.
"Let's go." The leader grabbed a man and ran out the door towards the back.
It's faster than a sprint champion.
"San San, Zhang Yi, you guys chase after them! Leave no one alive."
"Okay. Brother-in-law, go in and take a look."
"Um."
Wang San San and his second brother-in-law chased after them for half an hour with guns before finally catching up at the foot of the mountain.
"Bang bang bang—bang bang..."
"Bang!"
"Second brother! They're chasing us... Ah!"
"That man just said he'd let us go! You broke your promise!"
"Come on. My brother-in-law said he'd let you go. We didn't agree."
"Bang! Bang!"
"Still want to run..."
"Bang bang bang! Bang bang..."
"ah!"
After dealing with the men and making sure they were dead, the two of them headed back.
If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring. If we let them go now, they might retaliate someday.
Wang San San wouldn't take that risk!
...
Gu Zhou was beaten so badly that he suffered internal bleeding.
The only thing to do is to take good care of him and give him some anti-inflammatory herbs.
The others were mostly unharmed, just quite shaken. Wang San San delivered the herbs to the other party and then went home.
...
Wangjiashan Cave.
"It seems my previous suspicions came true."
"What are you thinking?" Wang Xiaosi asked, puzzled.
"The Gu family lives outside, which in a way saved us from disaster. Otherwise, we would be the ones injured or trapped in the cave today."
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