In the living room of the second-floor villa at Zhao Family Castle, several haggard and ragged n were gathered around a table, eating.
The food on the table was abundant, with both vegetables and at, and it slled delicious.
The n were gobbling down their food like they were starved to death.
"Whew, whew..."
Just then, one young man suddenly looked up, his face turning red from choking.
Seeing this, the others quickly put down their chopsticks, so patted his back, others handed him water.
"Phew..."
The young man finally swallowed the food, quickly thanking the others.
"Young people, rushing while eating like this, it’s bound to make you choke," one man said, picking up his chopsticks again.
"Co on, you’re no better. You were devouring your food just as fast as him. You just got lucky and didn’t choke."
"If you ask , no one was eating slowly just now."
"Hahaha."
Everyone laughed at that.
But as they laughed, soone started crying.
"I can’t even rember what it feels like to choke on food."
"Yeah, I’ve almost forgotten too. When was the last ti we had a full al? A year ago? Three years ago? Ten years ago?"
"Sigh, ever since we ca to Zhao Family Castle, I haven’t had a single good day. Zhao Da and his people don’t even treat us like humans, worse than beasts. Look at them living like gods in this villa, this living room, this kitchen."
"Right, I opened that double-door fridge just now and was stunned. It had everything, at, fish, eggs, milk, you na it. And there were even popsicles! Damn it, after dinner, I’m going to eat ten or eight of those."
"Exactly."
Everyone started nodding in agreent.
At that mont, a man who had been quiet, sitting facing south, coughed lightly and said, "All that belongs to Brother Chen. We’d better not take too much."
The others were taken aback.
He continued, "Before Brother Chen left, he entrusted us with the food distribution and the task of guarding the basent. That’s his trust in us.
Yes, Brother Chen said we could eat the food in the villa, but we have to show so restraint, right?"
They all exchanged glances and nodded.
"Brother Wu is right. The fact that we can sit here, chatting and eating, is all thanks to Brother Chen. If it weren’t for him, we’d still be laboring outside."
"Exactly, he trusted us with the storage. We can’t betray that trust."
"By the way, nothing should go wrong with the basent, right?" the young man He Fei who had choked earlier asked instinctively.
After all, Brother Chen is so powerful, Zhao Da wasn’t even his match. Who would dare ss with the basent?
"Let’s hope not."
Wu Guang said, silently eating his rice.
After Chen Fan left, he imdiately went to the storage to get weapons.
When distributing food earlier, he had noticed quite a few eyes burning with desire towards the basent.
Seeing this, the others buried their heads in their bowls as well.
Just then, a series of rapid footsteps echoed from outside.
They looked up, glancing towards the door in unison.
What they saw almost scared them to death.
At the villa entrance, a crowd of over a hundred people had gathered, n and won, young and old. The dozen or so at the front were young and strong, so even wielding knives, spears, and bows.
"What, what’s going on?"
He Fei’s mouth gaped.
Wu Guang set down his chopsticks, his face serious.
The other three or four had varying degrees of paleness on their faces.
They had just been thinking, could there really be soone bold enough to take Brother Chen’s things?
Turns out there really were, and quite a few of them, too.
"Pick up the weapons on the floor."
Wu Guang said in a low voice.
They snapped out of it, quickly picking up the knives and spears on the floor, and followed him to the door.
Facing this mass of people, their hands holding the weapons were trembling.
"What are you all doing here? We’ve already distributed all the food, haven’t we?"
Wu Guang gripped his spear, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, his voice steady.
The elderly, won, and children in the crowd instinctively took a step back, not daring to et his eyes.
But the dozen or so strong adults in front showed no fear.
A tall man with narrow eyes at the front, smiling, said, "Brother Wu, yes, the food has been distributed. But we still need so living supplies, like shampoo and body wash. I saw there’s quite a lot in the basent. Why not distribute so to everyone? They’re in urgent need."
The surrounding group imdiately echoed his words.
In the distance, others were watching, clearly observing the situation.
"You want so living supplies?"
Wu Guang asked.
"Yes, exactly."
Sun Biao nodded repeatedly.
"Alright."
Wu Guang looked at He Fei, "Xiaofei, go in and fetch so living supplies."
This stance caused a stir among the crowd in front.
Especially among the dozen or so n in the lead.
To be honest, it took a lot of courage to do this. After all, the guy from Chen Family Stronghold was even more formidable than Zhao Da. Angering him could result in a fate worse than Zhao Da’s.
But they had witnessed the people from Chen Family Stronghold constantly bringing out good stuff from the basent.
Reflecting on the Zhao Brothers’ lifestyle, it was clear the basent had countless valuable items.
So they brought a group over, hoping to scavenge so benefits. They didn’t expect the first step to go this smoothly.
"Huh?"
He Fei was stunned, then asked, "How much, how much should I take?"
Wu Guang frowned, "Take out a few dozen items first."
"A few dozen?"
Sun Biao’s voice rang out, "Brother Wu, that’s too little. Look, we have over a hundred people here. How can just a few dozen items be enough?"
"Exactly, Brother Wu, those things in the basent aren’t yours. Why be so stingy?"
"Those are everyone’s things, initially monopolized by Zhao Da. Now that Zhao Da’s dead, instead of letting them gather dust in the basent, we should distribute them to everyone."
"Yeah, Brother Chen probably forgot due to the rush. If he were here, he’d surely agree."
Everyone chid in, occasionally one of them noisily asking for agreent.
The over a hundred elderly, won, and children behind them grew bolder, joining in the clamor.
The few hundred onlookers were also envious.
So were considering joining them, hoping to get so benefits.
Others pulled their companions, shaking their heads.
"Finished talking?"
When the noise subsided, Wu Guang asked.
"Since you’re done, it’s my turn to speak."
He stood on the steps, looking down, and said loudly, "You’ve got it wrong. These aren’t everyone’s things. They belong to Zhao Da. Brother Chen killed Zhao Da, so naturally, the basent’s contents belong to Brother Chen..."
Before he could finish, soone scoffed, "What Zhao Da’s things, they were everyone’s hard-earned work, just monopolized by Zhao Da. Right, everyone?"
"Right!"
The crowd imdiately agreed.
Wu Guang coldly glared at him, "If you think these are everyone’s things, why didn’t you say so when Zhao Da was around? Or when Brother Chen was here? Why wait until now?"
"I, I didn’t have the chance," the man said, guilty.
"Hmph."
Wu Guang snorted, "You didn’t dare, did you? You think Brother Chen is easier to talk to because he’s distributing food, don’t you? So you brought so many people to get more. Distribute everything, and Brother Chen can’t punish everyone when he returns, is that it?"
"W-What are you talking about?"
The man looked panicked. "I’m only thinking of everyone. Look at them now, is asking for so living supplies too much?"
"Just asking for a bit isn’t. But I heard you want to take everything from the basent."
Wu Guang sneered.
The commotion quieted down.
"You, you must have heard wrong."
The man looked to Sun Biao for help.
Daring to offend Chen Fan and gathering so many people, achieving just dozens of items would be too little.
"Brother Wu, Xiaowang has good intentions," Sun Biao squinted. "We have so many people, what you’re giving is too little."
"Brother Sun is right, give us more."
"Brother Wu, out of compassion, let us take so. We promise not to take too much."
"Yes, we promise not to take too much."
Wu Guang sneered, "I won’t let you go in. This is all I can give. Anything more is beyond ,
If you really want more, wait for Brother Chen to return and ask him."
The atmosphere fell silent.
All eyes were on Sun Biao.
Their intentions were clear.
"Brother Wu,"
Sun Biao smiled, "Why make things difficult? How much can he give you for guarding the basent when he returns? Don’t forget, he’s from Chen Family Stronghold, and they have many people there.
It’s better to divide the things below, everyone benefits. Even if he finds out, he can’t do anything against so many people. Right?
Listen to , let us go down. You get the lion’s share, we take so, and the others get so. Everyone’s happy."
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