90: scapegoat

Su Mianmian nodded; she felt the same way.

Ren Tingfeng didn't want to die; he wanted to live to see Wu Jingwen wake up.

Su Mianmian felt that their relationship was quite touching.

Shi Xu seemed to understand what Su Mianmian was thinking; he reached out and rubbed her head, a smile on his face as he said, "Mianmian, don't envy others, we will also be very happy and loving."

Su Mianmian: "..."

She looked at Shi Xu with a shocked expression, as if curious how he knew what she was thinking.

Shi Xu chuckled, lowered his head slightly in thought, and teased, "Perhaps we have a telepathic connection!"

Su Mianmian reached out and punched him; a telepathic connection? Shi Xu was really asking for a beating.

Shi Xu was hit, but felt nothing at all.

He even told Su Mianmian to hit him again, afraid she hadn't hit him enough.

Su Mianmian rolled her eyes at him; what kind of fetish was this? She didn't understand.

As the two were playfully bickering, Xu Qing came over to tell them that Ren Tingfeng had arrived.

Su Mianmian and Shi Xu immediately resumed serious expressions.

Su Mianmian walked in front, Shi Xu behind her, and the two arrived in the living room one after another.

At this moment, Ren Tingfeng no longer had the composure he had when facing Ren Liang; he was now visibly troubled, his entire face clouded with worry.

The moment Su Mianmian saw him, she knew he must be thinking all sorts of things.

She smiled helplessly and spoke first, "Chief Ren, the poison in your body hasn't reached an incurable stage; there's no need to be so troubled."

Ren Tingfeng nodded, but his expression remained unrelaxed.

Shi Xu understood his psychology; putting himself in his shoes, if he had such a problem, he would also be troubled.

Once a person has a weakness, they don't want to lose it.

Ren Tingfeng must have been afraid of death because of Wu Jingwen.

Shi Xu quietly watched Ren Tingfeng, no one knowing what he was thinking.

"Mianmian, why are you all here?"

"I saw a large group of people coming towards us from across the way."

"It feels like they're up to no good."

Su Jinxuan came out of the monitoring room and, seeing Su Mianmian and Shi Xu in the living room, spoke to them anxiously.

Su Mianmian and Shi Xu exchanged glances, both realizing their earlier worries had come true.

"This Yao Yin really wants to make things difficult for us."

"The mastermind behind this must be Yao Yin."

Xu Qing stood beside Su Jinxuan, his expression unfriendly.

Su Mianmian replayed the footage Small Insect sent her and found that it wasn't Yao Yin who arranged it, but... "It's not Yao Yin, it's Su Ran and Yao Sheng."

"Yao Yin is currently outside collecting supplies. Su Ran colluded with Yao Sheng to send out the vulnerable groups from inside the building."

"I think they want these people to come out and die for nothing."

Su Mianmian's brow furrowed slightly, then smoothed out, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.

She thought Su Ran and Yao Sheng were fools to send these people to try and make them compromise.

"How did those two get mixed up again?"

"What a hassle."

Su Jinxuan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said, speechless.

Su Mianmian chuckled; after the apocalypse, there were no real enemies or allies.

As long as the benefits were great enough, one could easily switch sides.

"It seems we have to deal with their matters first before I can deal with the poison in my body."

"Su Mianmian, can the poison in my body be temporarily controlled by something?"

Ren Tingfeng's expression was stern, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.

He looked at the opposite side, feeling extremely displeased.

Su Mianmian nodded, then took out a spirit spring pill made with spirit spring water from her space.

"This pill can stabilize the poison in your body. After we deal with them, I'll give you a proper examination."

Ren Tingfeng nodded and took the pill from her hand.

He popped it directly into his mouth, expecting a bitter taste, but it melted instantly, leaving even a hint of sweetness.

If it weren't for the fact that Su Mianmian gave him the pill, he would have thought it was fake.

Su Mianmian seemed to see Ren Tingfeng's shock; she smiled slightly, without explaining anything.

spirit spring water itself carries a hint of sweetness, so when it is condensed into a pill, it naturally also carries a hint of sweetness.

Su Mianmian didn't know how to explain, so she pretended not to see.

Su Mianmian followed Shi Xu and Ren Tingfeng downstairs, and as soon as they arrived, they heard a chaotic noise.

She frowned, looked around, and didn't see Su Ran or Yao Sheng.

They probably didn't dare to come, fearing they would be caught by Ren Tingfeng.

Su Mianmian told this news to Shi Xu and Ren Tingfeng, and they immediately knew that these people were coming to take the fall.

These people were being used as pawns without even knowing it; Shi Xu looked at them with a speechless, indifferent expression.

Ren Tingfeng walked over first. He looked at the people surrounded by his men and shouted loudly, "What do you want to do?"

The crowd immediately quieted down, not just because he was Ren Tingfeng, but also because his voice was full of authority.

They were startled by his voice and dared not speak again.

"We... we want to live here. We heard you distribute winter supplies here, and we... we want some too."

After a moment of silence, a timid voice spoke up, and then, as if this voice had opened the floodgates of the crowd's commotion, they continued to clamor.

The voices, like the first, all wanted Ren Tingfeng to give them winter supplies.

Su Mianmian and Shi Xu exchanged glances, both guessing that the first person was their "leader."

Su Mianmian's eyes flickered, and a sarcastic smile played on her lips.

"They wouldn't think we'd agree to their demand, would they?"

"What are they relying on?"

"Strength in numbers?"

Su Mianmian's eyes were dark and unreadable, as if she greatly disdained their behavior.

Shi Xu reached out and patted her shoulder, his eyes deep as he said, "Don't worry, they won't get any benefits."

Ren Tingfeng was annoyed by their noise. He took out his pistol from his waist and fired into the sky.

With a "bang," the noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

This silence was even quicker than before.

Ren Tingfeng sneered; sure enough, only force could deter these people.

"Everyone, don't worry, they won't dare to kill us!"

"He used to be a Chief, someone who protected us. How could he possibly kill us now?"

The man shouted, and the crowd became a little livelier again.

This time, Ren Tingfeng saw the man clearly. He raised his gun, aimed at him, and fired.

The man fell to the ground, and the people around him scattered, their eyes filled with fear.

They only wanted their rights; they didn't want to leave their lives here.

"If you don't leave now, my bullets won't know where to go."

"Perhaps the next person will be one of you."

"Don't doubt me, I'm not a good person."

Ren Tingfeng's gun pointed at the crowd. Seeing this, his men also took out their pistols and pointed them at the crowd.

The people being aimed at by guns trembled. They were just ordinary people, and without anyone inciting them, their reason gradually returned.

"Le... let's go..."

"I think they really dare to kill people."

A man slumped to the ground, saying fearfully.

The people around him agreed, they had already decided to retreat.

Su Mianmian felt that the conflict had not escalated. After thinking for a moment, she walked up.

"I believe you didn't initially intend to come here; you must have been incited to come."

"I also don't know why you are so easily incited, coming here to be scapegoats for nothing."

"Do you know why they want you to come here?"

"That's because after we kill you, they won't have to provide you with so many supplies."

"They are using our hands to eliminate you; you have been fooled by them."

Su Mianmian's words were like a landmine, detonating deep thought among the people in the crowd.