Chapter 25 p1
In a peaceful era, Ji Yang’s actions would definitely be wrong.
But at this time, if one were to foolishly follow the laws of a peaceful era, they would only end up being killed by others.
At least, as far as Li Yi knew, all the people she had killed were bad people.
And they were bad people who took the initiative to bully others.
Although it was scary, compared to Ji Yang being killed, she would rather the bad people die. You had to know that at this time, the death of one bad person was equivalent to saving countless ordinary people.
She was even grateful to her. Her family could be so peaceful because of her.
Naturally, she didn’t want anything to happen to Ji Yang.
But once she was up against the government, Li Yi didn’t know the government’s attitude. In the face of a major disaster, the government was very busy. At the very least, they couldn’t rescue every citizen like in a peaceful era, but rather let them save themselves as much as possible.
As a result, they didn’t know the government’s attitude towards murder now.
But she had said so much, and the person in front of her, apart from her eyebrows moving slightly, revealing a hint of surprise on her cold face, showed no other expression, as if what she had said was just… the sun is out today.
The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is anxious to death!
But Li Yi didn’t dare to get angry. She just looked at her timidly and aggrievedly. Hurry up and think of a way!
Ji Yang didn’t react as she had expected. Instead, she asked, “What evidence do you have that I have a gun?”
Li Yi: “Ah?”
Ji Yang asked again, “Who saw me use a gun?”
Li Yi: …
She was guilty and didn’t dare to say anything.
She and her parents had both seen it.
But apart from the three of them, everyone else was dead.
And it seemed that in the recent few times, at least when there might have been outsiders, it seemed that Ji Yang hadn’t used a gun?
Thinking of this, Li Yi’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Ji Yang smiled. “Thank you, your grandmother. Wait a moment.”
Li Yi looked at her in a daze. She saw Ji Yang go into the house. She probably guessed something and wanted to leave. However, she had only taken two steps when Ji Yang had already come out with a plastic bag, caught up with her in a few steps, and stuffed the thing into her hand. “Take this.”
The thing was stuffed directly into her hand. Before Li Yi could react, Ji Yang had already turned and gone back. The main door was closed. She had no choice but to scratch her head and go back with the bag, her face red.
She was a little embarrassed, as if she had passed on the news just for the reward.
But Ji Yang was really generous. It had to be said that she was more willing to pass on the news.
No one was willing to do their best without getting anything good in return.
When she took it back and looked at it, she wished she could hug her thigh.
Besides the familiar large Chinese cabbage, there were also five strawberries!
Red, frozen strawberries, each the size of a palm. Just looking at them made one’s mouth water. It had been seven months since the disaster, and she had almost forgotten the taste of strawberries. Now, she finally remembered.
When the Li family saw these things, they couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
The strawberries were frozen solid and a bit hard to bite, so they defrosted them a little and ate them impatiently. The pulp had turned into shaved ice. One bite was chilling to the core, but with a little taste, the sweet and sour juice made one happy to the point of flying.
Grandpa Li sighed, “This little girl is amazing. She can still get such good fruit at this time.”
“That’s right!” Li Yi nodded eagerly.
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Ji Yang was indeed not worried about this matter.
When she couldn’t ensure that she could silence them, she hadn’t taken out her pistol. The only time was when she had dealt with the two door-pryers, she had underestimated the Li family’s warm-heartedness.
She was used to the situation in the apocalypse where everyone fended for themselves.
She hadn’t thought that the Li family would suddenly open their door, so it happened that they ran into it.
After this lesson, she had never used a gun so casually again.
However, this family would not talk nonsense. The government probably wouldn’t have the energy to interrogate a witness for a gun that was not certain. So, she was still quite safe. As for murder?
There would be even less of a problem.
Even in her previous life, no one would pursue a situation where someone who was robbing a house was counter-killed. How to put it, at this time, it was like outside the base, it was all about fists. If you came to rob, you had to be prepared to die. If you won, you would be rich. If you lost, it was hell.
Not to mention that now everyone tacitly agreed that the natural disaster would continue, and it was not easy to think of returning to the peaceful era with strict laws, so they would not pursue it.
However, this reminder was still very useful.
Because Ji Yang had to arrange her home.
Normally, she only lived in one room, leaving some food and wood to cover her tracks. Now that she was going out from time to time, she should have a little more supplies. For example, she could put some frozen fruit in the room, put a gas stove, gas canisters, and other things at home, as well as daily pots and pans, and the garbage generated from daily life.
After putting everything in advance, Ji Yang patiently stayed at home, waiting for the government officials to come to her door.
This wait lasted for several days.
The grass seeds she had planted a few days ago had grown an inch high. The main door was knocked on regularly, accompanied by Xixi’s vigilant roar. A serious voice appeared, “Excuse me, is anyone home? We are government officials.”
Ji Yang soothed the dog, first opened one door, and asked, “What is it?”
The other party immediately said, “Because someone reported you for illegally possessing a firearm, we are here to investigate. Please cooperate with our investigation.”
Ji Yang: “One person?”
“No, a team. Government law enforcement will not come to the door alone. Comrade, please open the door.”
Only then did Ji Yang slowly open the door.
During this period, the group of people outside the door all held their breath, staring at the main door, not daring to relax. They all had their weapons in hand, for fear that the person inside would directly open fire or make a move.
But as the main door opened, revealing the scene inside, the situation they had imagined did not appear.
Inside the door was a young girl in her early twenties.
Perhaps because her conditions were good, she had a very good complexion. Her cheeks even had a little bit of flesh. Her eyes were bright, and her expression was cold, but she really didn’t look like the devil that some people had described. Instead, she was more like the savior and good person that the other few households had described.
The group’s guard was slightly lowered, but only a little.
Ji Yang was also vigilant, but after confirming their clothing and posture, she calmed down. In her previous life, she had dealt with this group of people many times and could distinguish whether they were real government officials.
She politely nodded. “Then do you want to come in and sit?”
The leader nodded. He looked up and saw the clean floor inside and hesitated. “Do you have shoe covers?”
“No need,” Ji Yang smiled, moved aside to let them in, and even poured a cup of brown sugar ginger tea. She used a plastic cup, but this treatment made the few of them feel a little flattered.
The room was warm, which made people relax even more.
The captain’s expression also softened a lot. He introduced, “I am Lin Zhong, the captain of the third rescue team. These are my teammates. We received a report that Miss Ji is illegally possessing a firearm. Although the current situation is special, firearms still cannot be possessed by ordinary people. I hope Miss Ji can understand. If you have a gun, you can hand it over, and we will write a report to reward Miss Ji.”
Their attitude was friendly, and it was obvious that they had no intention of pursuing the matter of her killing people.
It seemed that the investigation was very clear. They had not listened to one side and believed it, and they knew that the people she had killed were all people who deserved to be killed.
Ji Yang didn’t beat around the bush and directly shook her head. “No, I really don’t have a gun. If you have investigated, you will know that I use a crossbow.”
With that, she pointed at the drawer. “It’s in there.”
The few of them were stunned and thought about it. Indeed, many people said that Ji Yang had a gun, but when asked what kind of gun she had, no one could say. They had also confirmed that no one had seen her use a gun. Instead, she used a crossbow and a knife more often. Could it be a rumor?
But the two corpses with bullets in their foreheads were not fake.
After Lin Zhong confirmed that it was okay, he was the first to open the drawer. He saw a crossbow and more than twenty arrows lying inside. Most of the arrows looked like they had been used.
He picked it up and took a closer look. This crossbow was a foreign product, well-made. Its range was lower than a gun, but it was also a major weapon of destruction.
Lin Zhong’s expression was serious. “Where did this come from?”
Ji Yang said with a sincere expression, “Oh, it’s the second-in-command of the Black Dragon Gang’s thing. I got it from a black-eats-black.”
Lin Zhong and the others were first puzzled, then the corners of their mouths twitched.
“Black Dragon Gang?”
Ji Yang immediately explained, “It’s a recently emerged gang. The leader is said to be an escaped murderer who has counter-killed police officers and has a gun. Their den is in Building 8 of Luyin Community. At present, they probably control the ordinary survivors of the surrounding several communities to collect supplies for them. They are very arrogant and have also robbed many people on the road. Besides the Black Dragon Gang, there are several other gangs in our city. One is called the Axe Gang, and another is called…”
Lin Zhong and the others: “…”
It was the first time Ji Yang had been so talkative. She gave very detailed information, mainly the address and the situation of some important personnel. She didn’t know much more. Anyway, she just said it. If they asked, she would say she had inquired about it.
After she finished speaking, she looked at them with an expectant expression.
The meaning was very obvious.
Lin Zhong and the others couldn’t sit still either. Hearing that there were so many black and evil forces in the city, as well as their specific locations, who could still sit still? They just wanted to wipe them all out.
But they didn’t let Ji Yang off the hook either. The situation with the crossbow was different. Although its lethality was great, not everyone could use it. The threshold was even higher than a gun. And once it was confiscated, one could imagine the fate that awaited this girl.
It was still the same sentence: special circumstances, special treatment.
After some discussion, they still didn’t confiscate the crossbow. They only emphasized that she could not kill innocent people indiscriminately; otherwise, she would be arrested and sent to mine coal. Then, they asked again, “As for the gun, we need to search your home. Is that okay?”
“Yes!” Ji Yang nodded, not afraid at all.
Lin Zhong and the others knew that regardless of whether she had a gun or not, they wouldn’t be able to find anything in this house this time. But they still used a detector to search everywhere, and then they found that this girl’s family was really quite rich.
However, the few of them had inquired about it before and knew that she had gotten all of this herself. She hadn’t even accepted the protection fees that others had sent to her door.
So, they were only briefly surprised.
The government actually admired a strong person with a bottom line.
Soon, the search was over, and nothing was found. The few of them politely said goodbye, still holding the brown sugar ginger tea that Ji Yang had filled for them. It was hot. This was the first time they had had something to drink on a mission.
They were a little embarrassed, but the other party had said that since it was already poured, and one person couldn’t finish it, it would be a waste if it got cold.
So, they just took it.
Not long after they came out, the temperature dropped rapidly. The few of them quickly drank it in one gulp, took the trash down, and walked back quickly, their steps much more excited than when they came.
In fact, they also more or less knew that many places were now experiencing gang crimes, oppressing ordinary survivors.
But that group of people was mixed in with the ordinary survivors. If they caught one, and the other party refused to admit it, they were also helpless. Now, they even knew that the leader of the Black Dragon Gang was an escaped murderer and had a gun. They had even found out the location of their hidden supplies. If they still couldn’t handle it, then it was not okay.
But when they reached the bottom of the building, they happened to run into the two households that had accused Ji Yang of murder.
These two households looked at the group of people coming down from upstairs with anticipation. But until the last person appeared, they didn’t see the scene they had imagined and were directly dumbfounded.
“Comrade, that gun-wielding murderer, why aren’t you arresting her?!” someone couldn’t help but rush over and ask.
Lin Zhong explained, “We did not find any firearms in her residence, only a crossbow. After discussion, we all agreed that her situation currently allows her to carry a crossbow. In addition, her actions are not considered intentional murder, but only justifiable self-defense. She was robbed and counter-killed on the spot. There is no crime! If you encounter such a situation, you can also counter-kill the other party.”
The person who had asked the question: “…”
His old face immediately turned red.
His son was the one who had been counter-killed while ambushing Ji Yang!
He had died a miserable death. His neck had been directly pierced, and his mouth was full of blood. When they collected his body, they had cried until their voices were hoarse.
They had thought that when the government officials came, they could arrest that demon and avenge their son. They hadn’t expected the government to say that she was acting in self-defense?!
The old man was both aggrieved and angry. Seeing that this group of people was really about to leave, he was so anxious that he sat down on the ground and wailed, “You’re covering for her, you’re covering for her! She clearly has a gun! Look, the gunshot wound is still on the corpse on the sixth floor! As government officials, you are actually covering for a gun-wielding murderer!”
Lin Zhong looked over with a dark face. “None of you saw her open fire with your own eyes, and we didn’t find a gun in her house. Under such circumstances, she is innocent. Old man, if you really think we are covering for her, you can go and report it to our superiors, or find a way to get evidence that she intentionally injured someone with a gun.”
After he finished speaking, he strode away.
The old man beat his chest in grief, looking extremely wronged.
A resident who had just moved in saw this and ran back to his family with a strange expression, muttering, “He’s acting as if his son did something good and was wronged, but he clearly deserved it!”
His family calmly replied, “There will always be people in this world who hope that the law is set for their family. If others bully his family, it’s against the law. If he bullies other families, it’s what he should do. Don’t be angry. Be careful of your breasts. There are no conditions to treat you now.”
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