CHAPTER 126: CHAPTER 99: ENCOUNTERING A SCAM AGAIN – CHAPTER 100: THEY’RE CHASING US (TWO-IN-ONE)

"You’re telling me about rules?" The person in the back seat was so angry he directly pulled out a Laser Pistol.

"What, don’t want to play by the rules?" Two more drunkards walked over from nearby, totally ignoring the gun in the other guy’s hand.

Then suddenly, a little girl rushed out and threw herself at the elder on the ground, "Grandma, Grandma, what’s wrong?"

The four who just arrived were a bit stunned. They weren’t afraid to shoot, but they knew exactly how powerful Zhou Six was.

Clearly, they were being extorted now, but seeing more and more people gathering around, no one seemed to be on their side.

Standing at the front were several people with knives and guns, but they couldn’t be bothered to take them out.

"Whoa, damn it..." came an exclamation from the motorcycle behind, "You little thief, how dare you steal my stuff!"

The startled one didn’t have time to get off the bike, and just as he was about to raise his gun to aim at the thief, several figures blocked his view.

For those from Zhou Six, providing a friendly cover was just routine, low risk, and with a chance to share in some benefits.

"What, you hit someone and now you wanna kill them?"

Seeing more and more people getting closer, the passenger in the front car gritted his teeth and pulled the Shotgun slung around his leg.

He skillfully loaded it and fired a shot into the sky, "One step closer and it’s no mercy!"

His reaction was really timely, as letting the crowd get too close would mean even his motorcycle wheels wouldn’t be safe.

The other three saw this and also disengaged the safeties on their guns.

Seeing shots fired, the onlookers finally calmed down a bit — this was the good thing about this place, there were real rules.

The gunshot brought over two vigorous men, "Everyone, make way, what happened here?"

These two were off-duty Guards, both holding Settlement status, and guarded outside the city, making a living and earning some perks.

But precisely because of this, they couldn’t afford to be too harsh on city outsiders, otherwise where would they earn their perks?

But to outsiders, that didn’t matter at all.

The Guards figured out the reason and stated with practiced ease, "You hit someone, so pay up, what’s there to argue?"

The shooter took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "We didn’t hit anyone, they’re extorting us."

The Guard glanced at him indifferently, "Do you have evidence for what you’re saying? Remember, fellow travelers can’t testify, we have rules!"

The one who was robbed shouted, "What about my stuff being stolen?"

You deserved to be robbed! The Guard glanced at him nonchalantly, "That’s your own carelessness, who are you expecting to compensate?"

Then he turned to the shooter, "Are you the one who fired at the market? Pay a fine!"

The man was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "This is eye-opening, do you know who I am?"

"Do I need to know who you are?" The Guard also laughed, "I’m just a part-timer, at worst I’ll lose my job."

This is what makes this place different from other Settlements, Guards don’t just play it tough, it really is a place of rules.

The shooter took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "I’m from the General Settlement."

"Being from the General Settlement means you should obey the rules even more," the Guard replied unhurriedly, but he was not impressed.

Even if they came from the General Settlement, they were a fool if they didn’t know how things worked here.

The man’s face turned even darker, "We’re here to arrest a wanted criminal. Do you want to see the documentation?"

"I don’t need to see anything," the Guard shook his head casually, "What you’re talking about isn’t my business, for now you just need to pay up!"

"Otherwise, if so many people mob you, I can’t help you."

The shooter’s face darkened as he pulled out a walkie-talkie, "Do you believe I can call people in... and kill them all?"

"Then call them," the Guard spread his hands and surprisingly laughed, "If you can kill them all, I won’t have to work night shifts anymore."

The old woman on the ground heard this and gave the little girl lying on her a look.

The little girl was clever too, and through the gap in the crowd, she winked at a little boy.

The little boy got the message and turned around to run off.

Scenes like this were all too common outside the city, and no one except the locals would pay much attention.

But at this moment, Qu Jianlei felt inexplicably annoyed and couldn’t meditate peacefully.

He stepped out of the room to practice boxing. Flower Scorpion heard the commotion and wrapped herself in a robe to come out, "What’s going on?"

Just then, someone knocked on the door, and a child’s voice sounded, "Is Sister Blood Shadow here?"

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Chapter 100: The Chase Comes (Fourth Update)

Blood Shadow was a nickname Claire gave herself, and it was well known among the children outside the city.

Qu Jianlei stopped his movements when he heard this and gave Flower Scorpion a look.

Flower Scorpion caught on immediately and lightly coughed, "Blood Shadow has already gone to bed, is there something you need?"

"Qingqing’s grandma got hit by an outsider," answered the child outside, "The ones who hit her claimed to be from the General Settlement."

Hearing this, Flower Scorpion breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but smile silently.

She thought this knock on the door might mean something dangerous was coming.

The matter the kid outside mentioned, she was very aware of, and Claire had been led astray quite a bit by that old trickster Spencer.

However, she wouldn’t stage accidents herself, just give a group of kids some backing.

The child outside knew they couldn’t hide the truth from her, so they confessed willingly.

"They said they’re here for a wanted man and could call in a lot of people to kill everyone... what should we do?"

Hearing this, Flower Scorpion exchanged a wary glance with Qu Jianlei, eyes full of vigilance.

Qu Jianlei spoke slowly, "It’s fine, they are just trying to scare people. There are so many people outside the city, Zhou Six’s rules won’t break."