Bai Cailing sniffed the air and immediately said with certainty, "It's him!"
She's a natural at olfactory evolution; she can spot a scent instantly, and she's never wrong.
The people in the wanderer camp tried to protect the thief, but as soon as they moved, the lords of Sector B drew their weapons.
The two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows, when Zhang Lijun shouted:
"We only catch thieves, unrelated personnel please get out of the way!"
The lords were far superior to the vagrants in the camp in terms of both combat strength and equipment. After hearing Zhang Lijun's words, the vagrants who were about to make a move stopped.
This time, the thief was in deep trouble. Isolated and helpless, he struggled and roared, but could only make hoarse "hoarse" sounds.
A middle-aged woman pleaded, "This child is just a poor mute."
Zhao Gang glanced at the woman, immediately seeing through her thoughts, and said coldly, "You benefited from him."
"And you guys..." Zhao Gang casually pointed to three more people, "who ate the nutrient solution that the thief stole."
The person whose name was called instantly hardened their expression, but quickly suppressed their emotions and adopted a pitiful victim persona, saying that they were just too hungry, had no choice, and were willing to do anything to make amends, as long as they could be forgiven this time.
Hearing their words, the thief who was being held down stopped struggling and instead tried to open his eyes wide, looking pleadingly at Bai Cailing, Qiu Bai, Jiang Ning, and the other female lords.
Women are born with maternal instincts, and he hoped to awaken their compassion in this way so that they would forgive him.
He was already such a pitiful and pathetic person; they should show him some sympathy. The mute thief thought to himself.
Unfortunately, he misjudged the situation. Even if these female lords were compassionate and naturally maternal, they wouldn't give a thief like him a chance.
Bai Cailing pressed, "Where's the nutrient solution?"
The group of thieves quickly brought out a worn-out plastic box and placed it at Bai Cailing's feet.
"The rest is all here, we're returning it all to you. Please forgive us this time." A thin, red-haired woman bowed, humbling herself to the point of being insignificant.
It's as if she's the one who's being oppressed.
Wenfei sneered and mocked Bai Cailing, who was frowning, "Everyone stood up for you this time. If you go around spreading your worthless sympathy, you'll just chill their hearts."
Having spent the past six months together, the lords of District B all know that Bai Cailing is the kind of person who loves to be generous with other people's money.
Fortunately, this time she didn't continue to act on her 'kindness' by squatting down to check the remaining nutrient solution. She had stolen two months' worth, and now only one month's worth has been returned.
There were only five thieves in the group. They claimed that each of them drank one bottle. So what about the remaining twenty-five bottles?
"Brother Zhao, what do you suggest? We'll do whatever you say." Bai Cailing picked up the remaining nutrient solution and looked sincerely at Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang only said two words, looking at the temporary leader of the wandering survivors.
"Expel."
Officials have requested that bloodshed be avoided as much as possible.
The way these thieves acted could, if not handled properly, provoke a backlash from other loiterers.
Therefore, expulsion is the best solution.
The rainy season and the vulnerable being alone—these two combined can be fatal.
The other wanderers suddenly fell silent, and even stepped back on their own, isolating the thieves.
The thieves seemed to have stolen quite a lot of nutrient solution, but they didn't give any of them even half a bottle.
The thief's four accomplices, as if only then realizing how complicated the situation was, instantly changed their tune and said in unison:
“We didn’t steal it. It was all done by this mute guy. He sneaked into the planting area alone and stole the lord’s nutrient solution. When he came back, he lied to us and said that he had traded it for a mutant species. That’s why we accepted the nutrient solution he brought us. It’s true!”
To make it seem realistic, the four knelt down in the muddy pond, raised their hands, and swore to God that if it was a lie, they would be made slaves to the devil after death.
The mute thief stared at them in disbelief, his wide eyes welling up with tears, whether from the rain or not, his eyes instantly turning red.
The cruelty of the catastrophic world has never disappeared.
Dongfang Ling and Sheng Qingyang, who were in charge of escorting the thief, exchanged a glance and smiled mockingly.
Dongfang Ling said to Zhao Gang and the others, "To prevent this from happening again, I think these people should not be allowed to stay and should be expelled together."
Zhao Gang nodded, and the others had no objections and all agreed.
The lords all looked at the leader of the wanderers, who remained silent and tacitly approved of their decision.
"Get out of here!" After disarming the five men and leaving them only with enough rain gear to cover their bodies, Zhang Lijun and the others picked them up and chased them out.
They escorted the group away, completely out of Zone B, and watched them flee into the mountains before turning back.
Before long, the roars of a fight could be heard coming from the woods.
After a while, there was no more movement in the woods.
Hao Ran's hearing had evolved, and he could vaguely hear a hoarse "hoarse" panting sound, mingling with the increasingly intense sound of raindrops, fading into the distance.
He frowned, then shook his head, lamenting that he had been living a comfortable life for too long and actually felt sorry for the thief.
If he hadn't been born a resident of District C, he might have been even more pitiful than the thief.
"I heard that these wanderers no longer have their original countries?" Hao Ran asked Zhang Lijun.
Zhang Lijun had always been kind and gentle to him, and this time was no exception. He smiled like an older brother, patted his arm, and said:
"Yes, who is as lucky as us? At least we still have the authorities."
This time, Hao Ran couldn't help but move a little further away from him, frowning as she tentatively asked, "Brother Zhang, do you prefer men or women?"
Zhang Lijun was taken aback by his question, and it took him a moment to realize what it meant. He immediately stopped laughing.
“...You look like my brother.” He paused for a moment, then suddenly said, “When he died, he was about your age, with delicate skin and tender flesh, and he never suffered any hardship.”
After saying that, he shrugged, pulled up his rain hat, and strode forward.
After dealing with the thief and giving the group in the wanderer's camp a warning, the lords went back to their respective homes.
Zhao Gang saw his car and his baby. Amidst the knowing smiles of the crowd, he opened the car door, got in, and the father and daughter went home together.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's phone rang as soon as she entered the house.
It was Mo Shigui calling. Zhao Xiaoxiu handed the phone directly to Zhao Gang: "Dad, answer the phone!"
Zhao Gang answered the call, and Mo Shigui's excited voice immediately came from the other end, asking him how things were going.
Zhao Gang said succinctly, "It's done."
"..." A long silence fell on the other end of the phone.
"That's fine then." Mo Shigui hung up the phone.
The rain outside the window has gotten heavier again. I wonder how much water is in the sky. It's been raining every day, nonstop.
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