Chapter 37 p2
The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. Zhong Hongwu didn’t even have time to react to what had happened, and his body had already quickly gotten down and didn’t dare to move.
On the other side, Zhong Hongwen, who had been looking forward to his brother’s arrival to make this woman kneel and beg for mercy, was also stunned. “Brother! What are you doing? Hit her!”
Zhong Hongwu: “…Are you f*cking blind? She has a gun!”
Zhong Hongwen was furious. “Do you think she’ll fire?!”
Zhong Hongwu: …
He thought of the series of smooth movements of knocking the gun down, grabbing the gun, loading it, and aiming it at his forehead, and he couldn’t help but sweat. Is this called not daring? He didn’t quite believe it.
But Zhong Hongwu still had a glimmer of hope.
If it were the scene he had seen when he had just come in, he would definitely be angry and would not necessarily spare her even if she knelt and kowtowed. But at this time, he didn’t want to make a big deal out of it at all.
So, he tentatively raised his head.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw the black muzzle of a gun. He hadn’t even seen the woman’s face clearly. He was both ashamed and angry, but he still gritted his teeth and said, “This matter is our brothers’ fault. This young lady, you can’t do anything with a gun. Once you’re discovered, you’ll have to do hard labor. It’s really not necessary. Why don’t we just let this matter go?”
Ji Yang ignored him, put her bag down with one hand, and took out one, two, three… a total of ten strawberries from it. The crowd around them all stared, and even Zhong Hongwu and his brothers were stunned and couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.
Fruit was priceless now!
But why is she taking out strawberries at this time?
Ji Yang looked at the crowd in front of her and said in a loud voice, “Whoever helps me call their leader, these strawberries are theirs.”
“Really?!” someone immediately asked.
Zhong Hongwu’s face changed drastically. He wanted to turn his head and warn this group of people, but he was afraid of the muzzle of the gun. Zhong Hongwen and the others also knew that the situation was serious and quickly scanned the crowd fiercely, directly making a portion of the restless people dare not to move again.
These two brothers were the bullies here. And they had many connections. You want to report them? Then don’t leave the base in the future!
Otherwise, if you go out, you won’t come back.
The survivors who were often here all knew. Otherwise, why would no one have moved after so long?
In the apocalyptic world, sweeping the snow in front of one’s own door was already the greatest kindness.
Seeing that they had quieted down, Zhong Hongwen looked at Ji Yang provocatively.
Ji Yang was alone and had her hands full. She was really a little passive. But she was not annoyed. She continued to take out strawberries from her bag. They were all palm-sized, red, and large strawberries.
She neatly took out ten more strawberries and asked, “Is there still no one who dares to take these strawberries?”
With the sign of the floods, the price of fruit had dropped a lot, but compared to ordinary grain, it was still sky-high. These ten strawberries could be exchanged for twenty jin of grain at the exchange point, or even more!
Under a heavy reward, there will always be a brave man. Just as Ji Yang was about to continue to take out, a person who was so wrapped up that even his parents wouldn’t recognize him stood out. “I’ll go! Save the strawberries for me!”
With that, he immediately ran away.
The other people who were about to move immediately slapped their thighs in heartache. “Hey, I should have gone earlier!”
“I shouldn’t have been greedy and wanted her to take out a little more!”
“I’ve lost so much, I’ve lost so much…”
The Zhong family brothers and the others were stunned. They hadn’t expected someone to really dare. Their fierce expressions froze. They ignored the threat of the gun and shouted at the top of their lungs, “Stop! Stop for me!”
However, the person didn’t even pay attention and ran very fast.
This place was not far from the main street. It wouldn’t take a few minutes for someone to come over. In this environment of minus twenty or thirty degrees, Zhong Hongwu was so anxious that he was covered in sweat. He finally couldn’t help but make a gesture to his brother.
Zhong Hongwen understood, but he didn’t dare to do it.
Just now, he had been kicked in the head by that woman, and his head was still hurting.
But his brother was now the hope of the whole family. He couldn’t have an accident. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to live so comfortably. He still hardened his heart and went forward with the car repairman.
They thought that Ji Yang couldn’t see, and they became even more proud.
Zhong Hongwu was also looking on with anticipation.
Suddenly, Zhong Hongwen abruptly pushed the car repairman towards Ji Yang.
He had thought that this person could catch Ji Yang off guard, but who knew that at this moment, Ji Yang quickly twisted her body to dodge, kicked the person away, and at the same time, the gun in her hand fired without hesitation.
“Bang!”
“Ah!”
“She fired!”
“Run, she really fired!”
The scene was immediately in a mess. Zhong Hongwen was holding his shot thigh and rolling on the ground in pain. The car repairman was even more so, clutching his stomach and not daring to move. Just as Zhong Hongwu was about to get up, he was pointed at by a gun again and immediately didn’t dare to move. The others ran away, screamed, and only a few who were bolder were still watching.
“They’re here!” a voice suddenly appeared in the messy and noisy sounds.
Then, a group of people in green clothes with a vigorous and upright posture came in.
Ji Yang turned her head to look, her eyebrows moving slightly. Hmph, it’s an acquaintance.
“Ji Yang?!” Feng Yexing exclaimed.
The leader, Lin Zhong, also recognized her. “Ji Yang! Why is it you?”
Zhong Hongwu secretly thought that it was not good and quickly pounced. “Captain Lin! She stole my gun, and she also injured my brother!”
Feng Yexing’s face changed drastically. She looked at the situation and immediately said, “Captain Lin, Ji Yang is not this kind of person. There must be a reason! We carried out the mission before the New Year together, and she contributed a lot!”
Lin Zhong looked at her reassuringly and then scanned the surroundings, focusing on the person who had been shot. Seeing that he was still alive and kicking, he breathed a sigh of relief. The anger that Zhong Hongwu had expected did not appear. Instead, he asked Ji Yang, “What’s going on?”
Zhong Hongwu’s heart sank. But now that his immediate superior’s superior had come, he didn’t dare to do anything more and could only desperately think of a countermeasure.
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Ji Yang had just given out the strawberries. Hearing this, she explained the situation just now and looked directly at Lin Zhong. “I thought this was the government’s parking lot and shelter, so I parked here with peace of mind. But the gas is gone, and the car is also broken! If the government can’t give me an explanation, then I will seek it myself.”
Lin Zhong’s eyelids twitched. Based on his previous contact with Ji Yang, he could roughly guess what the situation would be if Ji Yang were to seek an explanation herself. He quickly comforted her, “Calm down, don’t worry. I will definitely not be biased towards this group of people in this matter.”
Ji Yang’s face softened a little, and she took the initiative to hand over the gun.
Lin Zhong was a little flattered for a moment.
He almost thought that she was taking the initiative to hand over her own gun and secretly thought, Why is this girl so cooperative today?
He looked at the feel of it, and then thought of what Zhong Hongwu had said first when he had complained just now. His face immediately darkened. He first had someone send the person who had been shot to the hospital, and took the rest away. Then he said:
“We will be responsible for repairing your car and filling up the gas. It will just be delayed for two days. I wonder where Miss Ji lives? We can directly send the car over then. In addition, there is the matter of compensation, which will also have to be decided after the judgment on Zhong Hongwu and the others is made. Of course, it will be strictly investigated. If the situation is true, the punishment will definitely not be light.”
Zhong Hongwu was completely broken.
He couldn’t believe it. “She shot my brother with a gun! Captain Lin, are you being biased towards her?! Why are you only punishing us and not her?! This is not fair!”
Lin Zhong’s temples throbbed. If it were someone else, it would indeed not be so serious. But Ji Yang was different. In the last mission report, her contribution was there for all to see. She had single-handedly blown up the Juri Base’s armory, greatly reducing the sacrifice of her teammates, and had brought back so many doctors and researchers, especially the two teachers and the group of doctors and researchers who had been brought back. They were so grateful. If it weren’t for the fact that she was a lone wolf and didn’t like to be disturbed, they would have wanted to come to her door to thank her.
And Xie Muzhi had also specially registered her name with the government. She was a special talent.
In addition, Ji Yang was very measured. She had only hit the thigh, and it was not fatal. As long as the investigation was true, it was a sure thing that the Zhong family brothers would be sent to mine coal.
Hmm…
It was already starting to warm up. Perhaps it was not mining coal, but digging canals.
Unfortunately, some things could not be said clearly. Lin Zhong said with a straight face, “I haven’t punished you yet. I only said that I will strictly investigate. There will only be a punishment if the situation is true. So, are you admitting without being asked that you will definitely be punished? Besides, do you think it’s still a peaceful era? It’s not a crime to be counter-killed when you sneak attack someone, not to mention that your brother’s thigh was just injured, and he’s still alive. If you really think I’m covering for her, then go and report it!”
After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that these words were quite familiar.
Lin Zhong’s face became even darker. He waved his hand weakly and had someone quickly drag this person away.
“I’m not convinced! What evidence does she have that my brother damaged her car? It was clearly her who hit someone first!” Zhong Hongwu was still unwilling and shouted at the top of his lungs. The two people who were holding him down had a headache listening to him. One of them suddenly reached out and pulled off his scarf, crumpled it up, and stuffed it into his mouth, saying seriously, “It’s not good to disturb the public.”
His colleague: “Mm, you’re right.”
Zhong Hongwu: ???