Looking at that woman, both Xu Mo and Bai Feifei recognized her.
—Wasn't this the mother Bai Feifei had insisted on saving from the foreman?
Even the other miners looked familiar; they had been there when Bai Feifei was giving out the beef.
The people from the Second Outpost had actually captured them!
Compared to Bai Feifei, Xu Mo was actually more bewildered. He really hadn't seen this plot twist coming.
He had thought Bai Feifei’s behavior was redundant and meaningless, yet it actually had a follow-up. It seemed to be having an effect he hadn't anticipated at all.
Who the hell designed this game’s plot?!
At that moment, hearing Wan Qianhong's words, the one-armed mother hurriedly stepped forward.
Even though the ground was flat, she stumbled as she walked. It was only with Wan Qianhong's help that her steps became a bit steadier.
“Milady...”
Upon reaching Wan Qianhong, her body began to tremble uncontrollably. She didn't know who Wan Qianhong was, but this was the first time in her life she had ever encountered someone of such high status.
“Please, don't be nervous. What did you mean by what you just said?”
“Do you know something?”
The woman nodded vigorously, looked at Bai Feifei, and said:
“Yes! The aberration here has nothing to do with this lady. She is a good person; she saved our lives!”
“She was the one who dealt with the aberrations and stopped the infection from spreading. She didn't create them! How could she possibly slaughter the innocent?”
“Yesterday, she couldn't stand the foreman’s behavior. While she was teaching those people a lesson, someone took out something and injected it into a person’s body. That person turned into a monster.”
“Then that monster’s body exploded. The blood splashed onto us, and our bodies started to twist and change...”
The woman’s emotions gradually stabilized, and her nervousness faded. She fluently recounted everything that had happened the day before.
This included the entire sequence of events: how Bai Feifei desperately saved people after the aberration spread, how she helped bandage them at the end, and how she even bought a large vat of stewed meat so they could have their first real meal in years.
“...”
“When she finally left, she even said she would stop the spread of the aberration and told us not to worry. Someone like that couldn't be a bad person...”
After the woman finished speaking, Wan Qianhong stood frozen in place, her expression shifting through a kaleidoscope of emotions.
But even more dramatic than her expression was that of Liu Yishou, who was standing nearby.
His blood flow was still being suppressed, his face flushed a deep, painful red. His eyes were wide, bloodshot, and bulging as if they were about to pop out of his head.
He didn't understand why his tried-and-true methods were failing so frequently today. These low-class trash he had brought in to give false testimony had actually turned around and bitten him.
Fighting against his physical agony, he spoke with great difficulty and malice:
“These... lowly people... are talking nonsense... they can't be trusted!...”
Hearing his words, the one-armed woman suddenly glared at Liu Yishou, her eyes red with fury.
“Who is the one talking nonsense?!”
“On the way here, you threatened us! You told us to follow your story and pin everything that happened here on one person!”
“We just didn't expect that the person you were trying to frame was her.”
“For so many years, we’ve grown used to being tortured by demons like you. We never expected the first person willing to save us would be slandered by you like this.”
“Even if she killed you all, it’s no more than you deserve!”
She roared, seemingly venting years of grievance and rage.
Everyone present was stunned. No one had expected such a reversal.
Bandaging the civilians, proactively sharing meat with the miners, helping those who were suffering...
Her???
Wang Xu and the others all looked at Bai Feifei in utter bewilderment. Sister, you actually have a side like this?
This warm, compassionate image was such a stark contrast to the ruthless, bloodthirsty madwoman before them that it was almost impossible to reconcile.
Wan Qianhong closed her eyes with a trace of melancholy. While the woman was speaking, she had been secretly using her power to stimulate the woman's blood.
A normal person couldn't lie while their blood was being manipulated by her ability. The woman’s emotions and account were clearly far more credible than a wily bastard like Liu Yishou.
Did I... misunderstand her again?
Is this girl simply a case of 'demon’s hands, Buddha’s heart'? Doing good deeds but refusing to admit it out of stubbornness?
Liu Yishou could no longer say a word. He stopped struggling, his expression darkening as he seemingly plotted his next move.
At this moment, the other East District Scavengers standing near Wan Qianhong also looked troubled by the woman’s account.
One of them immediately stepped forward and whispered into Wan Qianhong’s ear:
“If someone really has developed a controllable substance that can directly trigger aberrations in people, then the worst-case scenario has happened.”
“No matter how complex the interests beneath this coal mine are, we can't delay any longer. Give the order, Chief. Seal the area, find those aberrant corpses, and see what needs to be done next.”
Wan Qianhong nodded slightly.
In truth, if they followed this line of thought, a major catastrophe was unfolding.
Yet, for some reason, she felt a sense of relief.
Her judgment hadn't failed her. This girl who had left such a deep impression on her hadn't committed an unforgivable crime.
Perhaps her cruel slaughter would still be subject to criticism, but at least it wasn't beyond redemption.
“Very well. Secure the scene, treat the injured, and then...”
Just as her emotions stabilized and she began to carry out her duties by assigning tasks, Xu Mo suddenly moved!
Everyone present thought the issue was coming to a close and had let their guard down slightly. Wan Qianhong was no longer focusing specifically on “Bai Feifei.”
Thus, the throwing knife Xu Mo flicked out streaked across the sky like a bolt of lightning, accurately embedding itself in Liu Yishou’s heart.
Liu Yishou: !
His body was already under Wan Qianhong’s control, his blood surging violently. When the knife pierced him, he felt like a punctured balloon!
Blood erupted from his chest like a small fountain. Within seconds, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.
Am I... going to die?
He had still been thinking about who to call, which of his backers could protect him, and how to argue his way out of this by insisting he had no responsibility.
But now, all thoughts and consciousness were shut down!
“What were you thinking? You didn't actually think you had a future, did you?” Seeing him fall, Xu Mo tilted his head back, a slight smirk playing on his lips.
“With my Old-Timer's intuition, any plotline involving you would have been incredibly boring and cliché.”
“So... let's end this now. Your character can be deleted!”
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