A middle-aged man in his forties got out of the car. He was wearing a dirty gray open-collar T-shirt with a red head logo on the left chest, indicating that it was a high-end garment produced by Versace. Below, he wore what seemed to be beige casual pants and on his feet were a pair of beige leather shoes that had a large hole in them.
The man seemed to have not groomed himself for a long time, sporting long unkempt hair and a full beard that almost obscured his features. As soon as he got out of the car, he swallowed hard, his gaze hesitantly sweeping over everyone in the yard, and then he slowly walked to the front of the yard, stopping at a distance of more than ten meters from Bai Ru and the others.
The man seemed to adjust his facial expression; his beard noticeably moved, and then, without warning, he suddenly took a few big steps forward, lifted his T-shirt, revealing a black handgun tucked into his pants, protruding his flat belly, and shouted in an exaggerated tone, "Haha! Looks like tonight's luck is really good. I didn't expect to encounter so many beauties on the way back to the gathering place with the men. Hehe, beauties, where are your men? Is it just you women here?"
"Nonsense, our men are sleeping inside. What do you want?" Jiao Jiao leveled her shotgun at the man, glancing at the handgun at his waist, which seemed similar to the big gun Jack used before, looking quite powerful. However, with so many of them, he only had one gun. Even if the men were all drunk, they had nothing to fear; one bullet each could turn him into a beehive.
"Hey, hey, hey… beautiful, that bullet doesn't have eyes; you can't just point it around!" The man was startled by Jiao Jiao's action and hurriedly took two steps back. He didn't expect these beautiful women to have such bad tempers. Before he could say two sentences, they were already in a stance that suggested they might shoot at any moment. Moreover, judging by her posture, it was clear she was a complete novice, with a high chance of accidentally firing.
"Who are you? Are you from the gathering place by the river?" Bai Ru tightened her grip on the shotgun, not relaxing her guard just because the other side only had one handgun. Her instincts told her that there were definitely more people in the white van behind, and they probably wouldn't lack firearms.
"Ah! Yes, we… we are from there. We came out this time to look for survivors and provide them with help!" The man said while slightly spreading his hands to indicate that he had no intention of drawing his gun; otherwise, if any woman here got overly nervous, he could directly meet his end.
"Who are you trying to fool? You can't even feed yourselves, yet you're offering help to others. Do you really think we don't know the situation?" Cao Mei frowned and said sternly.
"Huh? But... but the broadcast..." The man's expression seemed very surprised, and there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
"Cao Mei, this person shouldn't be from the gathering place. I've never seen him before, nor have I seen their vehicle!" At this moment, the pregnant Lu Jia, with her big belly, walked up from behind and whispered in Cao Mei's ear. She was also holding a handgun, and after sizing up the bearded man with a frown, she loudly asked, "Which boss are you with? Brother Long, or Brother Ding? Or are you with Guang Dan from Jiangbei? Don't tell me you're all working independently!"
"Huh? We... we..." The bearded man was confused, gesturing with his hands but unable to articulate anything. He never expected that this delicate-looking pregnant woman would speak such tough language.
"Bearded man, who exactly are you? If you don't tell the truth, I'll blow you away with this gun!" Cao Mei pulled back the gun's slide with a commanding presence, the dark muzzle aimed directly at the bearded man. She learned this tactic from Thomas Xu; pulling the gun in front of people was more intimidating! Moreover, as her words fell, the dozen or so women beside her also pointed their guns at the bearded man, regardless of whether the bullets were chambered or the safety was off; they just wanted to scare him.
"No, no, no... don't shoot, don't shoot!" The bearded man was under the pressure of being pointed at by a dozen women with guns, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on him. Even if it were a dozen big men pointing guns at him, he might have been calmer. But these crazy women held their guns in such an untrained manner that he had no idea if one of them would accidentally pull the trigger. Besides, looking at the standard weapons they were using, there was no way they could be fake guns.
Cold sweat kept dripping down his forehead. The bearded man cried out in despair, raising his hands while shouting back, "Brothers, I really can't hold on any longer! If you don't come out, my life is in danger!"
Finally, the people from the mini and business vehicles couldn't hold back any longer. However, they didn't get out from the right side; instead, they all opened the left side doors. One by one, figures crouched and crawled out of the vehicles, occasionally revealing a black gun barrel. Within just a few seconds, they all lay behind the cars, using the vehicles for cover, pointing various long and short weapons at Bai Ru and the others.
"Quick, retreat behind the wall!" Bai Ru saw that the enemy's firepower was quite fierce, and not only were their weapons more advanced than theirs, but they also had a considerable number of people. Startled, she quickly grabbed Cao Mei and led the women to retreat behind the wall before the enemy had fully disembarked.
The women immediately went into a frenzy, scrambling chaotically behind the wall. When they saw the enemy also pulling out long guns and short cannons, a few of the more timid ones screamed in fright, huddling together with their companions, their bodies shaking like frightened quails.
These women are usually skilled at seducing men into bed, but when it comes to playing with guns, they wouldn't dare. Those dark steel guns are not the "meat guns" they often encounter; once fired, they can be deadly!
"What are you shouting for? Stop yelling! You're scared even before they start shooting. Just wait until they actually shoot, and you'll probably faint!" Cao Mei glared angrily at Nana, who was leading the screams, and scolded, "If you scream again, I'll throw you out to let them shoot you!"
Taking advantage of the women's panic, the bearded man quickly slipped away and ran to the back of the mini car. He drew the M1911A1 he had tucked at his waist and peeked into the yard, waiting to observe stealthily. When he heard the terrified screams of the women, he immediately understood that they were just a bunch of bluffing cowards.
After waiting for a while until the screams gradually subsided, the bearded man turned his eyes and shouted into the yard, "Ladies, don't be afraid! We are actually good people. We won't make things difficult for you. It's just that we've run out of food and are very hungry. If you give us something to eat, we'll leave right away! How about it?"
"Sister Ru, they just want food. Should we give it to them?" Cao Mei cautiously poked her head out to take a look and turned to ask Bai Ru beside her.
"How about…," Bai Ru thought for a moment and said hesitantly to Cao Mei, "Let's give them a little, to avoid trouble!"
"Okay, we still have plenty of food, so let's give it to them. As long as it makes them leave, it's fine. Otherwise, if they start shooting, we have no fighting power here!" Cao Mei looked around at the women huddled together with a sense of despair. Even the usually arrogant Jiao Jiao was trembling, clearly terrified after seeing so many guns. If a real fight broke out, aside from Bai Ru and Cao Mei who might be able to fire a few shots, the other women would be lucky if they didn't hinder them.
"How much do you want? We don't have much food!" After nodding, Bai Ru leaned against the right side of the yard door and shouted to the outside.
"We have more than ten people! We… we want half!" The bearded man immediately shouted excitedly at the top of his lungs.
"Don't even think about it! At most, we'll give you five boxes of instant noodles. If you have the ability, come and take them!" Bai Ru shouted angrily.