The crowd chattered amongst themselves, as if upholding some form of justice.
But only Xu Yan’s eyes were fixed on the person’s hand.
Seeing that the other party had stopped moving.
She wished she could reach out and pull their hand, to open that heavy iron gate herself.
But Xu Yan knew she couldn’t do that.
Xu An and Zhou Haimei were waiting impatiently at the door.
Zhou Haimei said with annoyance, “Damn it, can’t we just blow this damn door open? It’s so annoying. What are the people inside dawdling for? Are they waiting for us to cook hotpot at the door before they’re willing to come out?”
Xu An shook her head, signaling Zhou Haimei not to act rashly, while she tried to find a gap to observe the situation inside. kanδん
But after searching for a long time, Xu An found no openings.
She was completely ignorant of the scene inside.
Zhou Haimei looked impatient.
Xu An was also speechless. She had initially thought that according to Liu Liu’s plan, luring these people with food would be the simplest thing.
But she hadn’t expected that it had been silent inside for half an hour with no movement.
Xu An had been worried about Xu Yan’s safety, fearing that her mother couldn’t hold back and would expose their relationship inside.
If that happened, Xu Yan would be in grave danger, not to mention an eight-year-old girl.
At this time, Xu An did not know that.
It wasn’t that their food wasn’t attractive enough, but it was too attractive, causing the people inside to develop improper thoughts about them.
They weren’t refusing to open the door because of their strong willpower, but because they wanted to play a game of devouring each other.
…
Inside, people were still trying to persuade the man, as if trying to make him give up the idea of opening the door.
However, what they were truly planning was probably only known to themselves.
“You’re dawdling here, aren’t you afraid that the two people outside have already run away? Do you think everyone else is as stupid as you are?”
The man’s voice was loud, as if deliberately trying to be heard by those outside.
Xu An glanced at Zhou Haimei, then nodded.
“We haven’t left, we’re right at the door. Have you finished discussing? Can you let us in?”
The dagger man spoke without delay, “I want half of the food you have. If you agree, I’ll open the door for you.”
Xu An’s face lit up, thinking it was done.
Zhou Haimei stepped forward, “Half? We don’t have much food left. We still need to go to the north district to find someone. We can give you half, but we can’t share the rest. Is that acceptable?”
Zhou Haimei’s words were cleverly phrased, both indicating their identity and their current predicament, as well as their greatest concession.
She said “you” not “you all.”
This implied that they could share the food, but only half of it would go to them.
As for whether they would monopolize the food themselves or share it among a group, it was none of their concern.
Inside, people were agitated by the scar-faced man’s words.
“How can you monopolize this food alone? This is a shared stronghold. The half of the food that girl gave should be shared by everyone.”
How dare you monopolize it all by yourself.
People who usually hid meekly in corners were now incredibly brave, their faces red and necks thick, staring at the man who looked like he could eat people.
It was as if they were saying, “Kill me today if you dare.”
To everyone’s surprise, that overbearing mother and son were now completely silent.
Some people even kept winking at the mother and son, urging them to speak up.
But the usually feisty mother was like a quail,缩 in the corner.
She shook her head like a rattle.
“I’m not going. You people have no good intentions. If you want something, go get it yourselves. You want to use this old woman as a shield, but I won’t fall for your tricks.”
The dagger man looked coldly at the group of people standing opposite him.
“I said, I want half of the goods. Do you have any objections?”
“How can you take so much food by yourself? There are so many of us, and we don’t know when we’ll be able to get out. We need food too.”
But before the man could finish speaking, his eyes widened abruptly.
As if in disbelief, he stared intently at the dagger man.
“You… you…”
The man clutched his neck, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Here, besides the dagger man, he was the only other male.
He had initially thought they could reach an agreement and jointly hold the power here.
But he hadn’t expected that the dagger man wouldn’t even acknowledge him.
His attempts to strike up a conversation were fruitless, so he ended up sitting aside dejectedly.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t afraid of the other party. Although he was a man, he had been frail and sickly since childhood.
After arriving here, he tried his best to blend into the crowd.
He acted weak and delicate until only the old, weak, women, and children were left inside. At that point, his thoughts began to stir.
However, looking at the gaping wound on his neck, in the final moments of his life, the man was still thinking, how could this person really kill him.
“Ah!!!”
“Murder!”
Screams echoed from the convenience store. At this moment, everyone seemed to have completely forgotten where they were.
They cried out without restraint.
Hearing the commotion inside the store, Xu An’s heart felt as if it were being twisted.
She frantically pounded on the iron gate.
“What’s going on? Can someone inside open the door?”
Xu An outside was anxious, worrying about her mother’s safety inside, while also trying to console Zhou Haimei not to act impulsively.
Figures flickered within the convenience store. Almost instantly, everyone distanced themselves from the dagger man.
Even the white-dressed girl who had been close to the man previously was scared and dodged his gaze.
The older woman, even more terrified, hugged her son tightly and, in her heart, felt immense relief that she hadn’t actively approached.
Otherwise, she would be the one dead now.
The man looked at the fearful expressions of everyone.
A chilling curve appeared on his lips.
“Now, I say I want to take half of the goods belonging to the two people at the door. Do you still have any objections?”
Everyone looked at the blood drops falling from the man’s dagger.
They dripped one by one onto the ground along the sharp blade.
Each drop struck their hearts, causing countless tremors.
How could anyone dare to have any objections now?
Although Xu Yan was surprised, she hadn’t never witnessed a murder.
Compared to others, she was relatively calm.