These men all had lives on their hands, and having been trained in the hail of bullets, they still had a keen eye. Just by looking at the villagers' positions, they realized that all their escape routes were blocked, and they were just waiting for an order to be given so that they would be riddled with bullets.
Chen Hao proudly raised her chin, thinking that all that training hadn't been for nothing.
"Two options: one, take your people and leave Chinatown; two, those who don't want to leave, stay."
Guo Qi said coldly.
He's not a political commissar, so he can't do ideological education work. And the current situation can't be explained away with just a few mild words of reasoning.
Only lessons learned through bloodshed can teach people to understand the truth.
A man who seemed to be the leader stepped forward:
"We came to you for help, and this is how you treat us?"
"Seek refuge? Ha, isn't it you who want to take advantage of us and go back to your country on the same ship? Besides, even if you do seek refuge, who are you to us? Why should we take care of you for free?"
A woman shrieked:
“We’re all Chinese, and your supplies are free. Why can’t you share some with us?”
People from other villages chimed in:
"That's right, so much stuff is locked up in the warehouse, just sitting there watching us starve, and they won't even share some of it."
"Cold-blooded and selfish, they have wasted the blood of the Chinese people."
"You're all living the high life, how can you bear to watch us starving and screaming for food?"
"..."
The villagers of Tangren Village retorted:
"Who said it was free? We fought Rose Man to earn it."
"Have you no shame? The goods were already there before you came. Oh, you came and thought you could get them for free? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"We have to earn our rewards based on our contribution points, why should we give them to you for free?"
"Even if it's free, what can you do if I don't share it with you?"
"..."
They were exchanging barbs, and it looked like they were about to start fighting again.
Guo Qi fired shots into the air, finally calming both sides down.
"We asked you to stay, but we didn't say we'd provide food and drink. You..."
Guo Qi pointed to a few troublemakers, twenty or thirty people who had pulled out guns, and the few who were causing the most trouble, "You, leave Tangren Village immediately. Those who don't want to leave, leave your lives behind."
Turning to Chen Hao and Di Fei, he instructed them:
"You two, take your men and bring back all our stuff. Anyone who objects, shoot them."
If Guo Qi, He Xiao, and Yang Chengang act as pushovers and try to distribute resources equally, they will not only fail to win the hearts of people from other villages, but they will also alienate the original inhabitants.
The ringleaders panicked. While they were grabbing the goods, they thought, "There are so many of us, the law won't punish everyone."
Since they'd already robbed him, they figured they'd just get a few scoldings and that would be the end of it. But Guo Qi completely defied expectations, acting with chilling ruthlessness.
They didn't want to leave; they wanted to go back home on the big ship, which was the only way they could find to return. Being driven away like this was like cutting off their path.
Seeing that the other party wouldn't budge, Yang Chengang pulled out his gun and pointed it at the group, saying, "What, are you waiting for us to shoot you?"
The villagers simultaneously raised the muzzle of their guns by two inches.
The leader was filled with remorse, regretting that he had used the wrong method, acted impulsively, and made the wrong choice under the instigation of his subordinates.
If... if he hadn't been so impulsive, with the skills of his brothers, all they would have needed were contribution points, enough to earn a living.
Now... Hey, what's with all the talk about now? It's already like this. Even if you kneel down and beg for mercy now, you still won't be able to gain their trust.
Let's go!
We have no choice but to leave, and we can't win by resisting.
Once guns are used, at most a few lives will be lost, but for them, that's everything, and that's not what they want.
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