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Chapter 717 Green Fake Gu Wei
"Brother, why hasn't Lao Liu come back from the supermarket yet?" In the dimly lit room, Qi Tian Xiao Sheng looked anxiously at the window that was being washed by the rain.

The rain had covered the glass, making it impossible for him to see outside. He stood up and quickly walked to the window. He was somewhat overweight, and his presence blocked half of the window, making the unlit room even darker.

This is an apartment of about 20 square meters. To the right of the entrance is the stove for cooking, and further inside is a double bed.

One bed definitely couldn't fit three people, so two makeshift beds were set up by the window. The makeshift beds took up almost half the room's floor, making it even harder to walk.

Next to the sleeping area, there were several messy cardboard boxes, containing their food and daily necessities.

On top of a cardboard box full of odds and ends was an electricity card bought from the supermarket. Inserting this card into the slot next to the door would turn on the electricity and allow you to turn on the lights and make the room bright.

But the weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is coming soon, so they need to save their electricity for winter.

"It's raining so hard outside today, it's normal to be delayed." The man called "Brother" by Qi Tian Xiao Sheng was wearing frameless glasses. He also turned to look out the window. "Wait patiently."

Qi Tian Xiao Sheng seemed a little guilty: "Do you think Lao Liu ran into trouble outside? Didn't we rob a short guy of his things a while ago? Could it be that the short guy called for help?"

This group of people didn't specialize in robbing others.

Most people travel in groups when they're out and about, making them harder to rob. They used to quietly enter dungeons to earn game points to support their daily lives, without ever actively causing trouble.

That day, they were completely out of their minds. They encountered a lone, short, green guy at the supermarket entrance, and they couldn't even open the guy's player profile.

These days, there aren't many people out alone, and since the other player's interface couldn't be opened, they guessed that this short guy might have special items with hidden interfaces, and maybe even other good stuff.

They had some ideas at that time. After observing the little green man for a while and finding that he was indeed alone, they had even more thoughts in their minds.

At that time, they had almost run out of money and food. To survive, they had to enter dungeons to earn resources, but entering dungeons meant facing the threat of death.

Under the shadow of death, the three decided to pull off a heist. If they could steal enough resources from this little green dwarf, they wouldn't have to risk their lives to enter the dungeon.

The short man, who was powerless to fight back, was no match for the three of them. However, after being robbed, he was crying and wailing behind them, determined to find someone to avenge him.

From then on, Qi Tian Xiao Sheng was restless and couldn't sleep well. He often dreamed that a big man broke down the door and said he wanted to avenge the dwarf.

After a period of anxiety, the dwarf who had vowed revenge never showed up. The Little Sage Equaling Heaven gradually let go of the matter, thinking he was just worrying unnecessarily.

Today, Old Liu went out and didn't return for a long time, so Qi Tian Xiao Sheng thought of his guilty conscience again and felt a sense of anxiety and irritability.

"I said back then that we should just go all the way and kill him to avoid future trouble, but neither of you dared to do it. Now you're worried that the little dwarf is coming to take revenge." The middle-aged man wearing glasses turned to look at Qi Tian Xiao Sheng, his tone somewhat cold.

Qi Tian Xiao Sheng pursed his lips: "It doesn't warrant killing someone... there's no need for that."

"That shorty is so weak and doesn't seem to be very bright, yet he has so many special items on him. I don't believe he obtained them himself in the dungeon. He probably has powerful teammates behind him. You kind-hearted people shouldn't have thought that his backers would come after you if you hadn't killed that little dwarf..."

Before the bespectacled man could finish speaking, a loud roar suddenly rang in his ears, like the sound of a motorcycle starting up.

He was startled and subconsciously looked out the window. There was someone riding a motorcycle outside.

No, the sound is too close; it doesn't seem to be coming from downstairs.

Suddenly he realized something, turned sharply to look at the doorway—it was outside! The sound was coming from outside!

He had barely realized this when the door to the room crashed to the ground. Shavings of wood flew through the air—their door had been sawed open!
The culprit was standing at the door, wearing a white coat and carrying a chainsaw that was still roaring.

Behind this man stood a strong, fat man, and Old Liu was being held captive by this fat man.

Then a smug voice reached their ears: "I told you I'd get my revenge, and today I'll teach you a lesson!"

They looked down and saw the smug-looking short man behind the man in the white coat. Sure enough, it was him who had brought people to seek revenge!

The two people inside were startled by the buzzing chainsaw for a few seconds, then they reacted, picked up the weapon on the table, retreated to a corner, and stared at the person at the door with pale faces.

Their weapons were a kitchen knife and a baseball bat, which they had taken from the house for self-defense. But these two weapons were no match for the large chainsaw; they would probably be reduced to shreds upon contact with it.

Gu Mian stood at the doorway, looking at the people inside.

The player with the baseball bat was nicknamed "Ren Le Shan." He looked to be around forty years old and wore frameless glasses.

The player wielding the kitchen knife is nicknamed "Little Sage Equal to Heaven," is slightly overweight, and looks quite nervous.

"Give me back all my things!" Mr. Green jumped out from behind Gu Mian and reached out to the two people huddled in the corner.

Qi Tian Xiao Sheng glanced at the kitchen knife in his hand, then at the huge chainsaw by the door. Knowing he was no match for the other party, he spoke in a trembling voice, "Let's talk this out, let's talk this out, we'll settle it..."

At this moment, Ren Leshan suddenly spoke up: "Brother, we were indeed bewitched back then. When we met this short brother, we were already at our wits' end and had to enter the dungeon to get resources, but we were afraid of dying. At that time, we saw your friend alone, and we were so blinded by greed that we robbed him."

"After that, I felt guilty and thought I would get my comeuppance one day, so I was restless day and night. Now that you've come, I can finally put this heavy weight off my heart, Qi Tian!"

Qi Tian Xiao Sheng, who was standing to the side, was suddenly called out and flinched in fright: "What's wrong, Brother Ren?"

“Go and return everything we took from this short guy,” Ren Leshan said to Qi Tian Xiao Sheng, then turned to Gu Mian at the door. “We sold some things to other people, and the money was used to buy food. We were so hungry that we resorted to robbing him. Brother, give us some time. We’ll make up for what we’re missing once we’ve earned enough money.”

Gu Mian originally planned to saw open the door and then threaten and intimidate the people inside, scaring them into obediently taking out their belongings.

Before he could utter a single word, Ren Leshan had already put on a grand performance all by himself.

This guy was really good at talking. First, he apologized, saying he was so ashamed he couldn't feel at ease all day. Then he readily took out the items to return them. Finally, he said, "We sold some of the things, and we spent the money. If you don't kill us, you can still get your losses back from us. If you kill us, you'll have lost that part of your money for nothing."

At this moment, Qi Tian Xiao Sheng shakily placed a cardboard box in front of Mr. Green. Mr. Green was rummaging through the box for his belongings when he heard Ren Leshan's words. He immediately jumped up in front of the box: "Don't pretend to be pitiful. You're only saying this because you think you can't win. I know people like you best. You're full of bad intentions. If you could beat me, you would have done it already!"

Ren Leshan's face paled, then he forced a smile at Mr. Lü: "Young man, you can't say that. We had no choice but to rob you back then. We didn't kill you out of fear of retaliation. If it were a vicious person, they would not only steal your money but also harm you..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, looking behind Gu Mian.

Gu Mian looked back and saw 007, who was lagging behind, climbing the stairs with an umbrella.

At this moment, 007 also saw Ren Leshan inside the house, and his expression suddenly turned cold.

"An enemy?" Gu Mian looked at 007's changing expression with a strange expression.

007 stared intently at the people inside the room: "I suppose so."

Wow, this chapter has 2,500 words! If I keep trying and add a few hundred more words to each chapter, I'll add tens of thousands more words a month! That's me!
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