During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuangshuang covered her mouth and couldn't help but sneer, "You have the nerve to say that? Don't you have any idea how much grain you stole from the people to gather this much? You still have the nerve to say it was taken from your flour, ptooey! Shameless!"

The ruthless bandit was so enraged by the girl's spit that he silently swallowed all the curses that were about to come out of his mouth, his face turning green with anger.

Seeing that everyone was enjoying their meal, Qin Shuangshuang took the pancake she was holding and went to Zhou's side.

She handed over the meat pie, saying, "Mother, I still have some left. You should eat more. You've been feeling very weak these past few days, so it's good for you to nourish yourself."

Seeing how sensible his sister was, Qin Hao looked at the meat pie in his hand. Although he was quite tempted, he still took it out and gave it to Qin Shuangshuang, saying, "Big sister, I'll share half of mine with you."

Qin Shuangshuang looked at him with a doting gaze, "Silly little brother, eat quickly, I'm not hungry, I have more."

Qin Hao looked at the sesame seed cake in his hand and couldn't help but swallow. His drooling gaze lingered, and he couldn't help but say, "Big sister, I wish I could eat meat pies like this every day."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded and said patiently, "Yes, don't worry. I will make sure that you, Mom, and everyone can eat sesame cakes every day soon."

Qin Shuangshuang noticed the remaining half-bag of flour beside her, and then looked at the two people sitting cross-legged.

Since they are ruthless bandits, the heroin I found is probably just the tip of the iceberg in their den.

Qin Shuangshuang stepped forward and took a sesame seed cake from the wooden stick. Seeing that she was about to walk to the two bandits, Lu Jun hurriedly stepped forward.

He stretched out one hand, his eyes sharply fixed on the pancake in her hand, his intention to stop her was extremely clear, "What are you going to do? You're not going to give this pancake to those two thugs, are you? Everyone's watching, and quite a few people's stomachs are still rumbling. Are you trying to provoke them?"

Lu Jun's words made sense.

Seeing his nervous face, Qin Shuangshuang smiled and whispered, "What are you thinking? We don't even have anything to eat ourselves, how could I possibly give them this meat pie? I'm trying to trick them into finding out how much food they have left in their bandit den. You'll have to cooperate with me!"

Seeing her push him away, Lu Jun thought to himself, how could someone as vindictive as Qin Shuangshuang possibly give her own things to such a wicked person to taste? It's quite possible that she poisoned it before giving it to him.

Lu Jun went to see it.

Qin Shuangshuang squatted down, looking at the two ruthless bandits in front of her who were as hungry as wolves. She deliberately waved the meat pie in front of them and even deliberately blew on it to make it smell hot and fragrant.

The two ruthless bandits almost fainted from the smell.

One of the bandits said, "Heroine, please let us have a taste. This stuff looks incredibly delicious. I haven't had anything this good in ages. Please give us some, have pity on us, heroine!"

"Heroine, please give us something to eat! We're starving, we're about to die!"

Qin Shuangshuang snatched the pancake from their sight and ruthlessly put it to her mouth, even taking a deliberate bite. "Delicious! So delicious! This meat is incredibly fragrant."

Seeing that her method of enticement was working, Qin Shuang quickly said, "You can eat if you want, but you have to tell me how much food your bandit den has left? And approximately how many men are still in your bandit den?"

One of the thugs asked her curiously, with a hint of worry in his voice, "Why are you asking this?"

Qin Shuangshuang deliberately stood up, pretending not to take his words to heart, "Oh dear, it looks like I won't be able to give away this meat pie."

Just then, seeing that she was about to leave, another thug anxiously said, "I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Upon hearing that her method had worked, Qin Shuangshuang turned around gracefully and said, "Tell me, and this meat pie is yours."

Under the watchful eyes of his more robust brother, the bandit in front of him lowered his head timidly before saying, "There are still more than thirty men in the bandit's den. Our village has been robbing too little grain lately, so the chief has sent a group of brothers down the mountain."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded in understanding.

With over thirty men, Qin Shuangshuang looked back at her troops. She estimated that she might not even be able to muster ten men to take with her.

This put her in a difficult position. The two in front of her were no different from useless people. She could hold off her own people, but the others might not be so easy to deal with.

At this moment, the ruthless bandit behind her couldn't wait to grab the meat pie in Qin Shuangshuang's hands, but Qin Shuangshuang, who was deep in thought, was completely unaware.

Looking at the thugs behind her, who were already tangled up in the meat pie, twisting their bodies and trying to snatch the meat pie from her hand with a ferocious expression, Qin Shuangshuang took a step forward without paying attention, causing the two behind her to miss and fall down.

"Ouch!"

Lu Jun chuckled to himself at the two men's comical actions.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at him, then turned to look at the two ruthless bandits behind her, and then felt something roll down to her feet.

She crouched down, picked up the item, and was instantly shocked when she saw it. She turned to Lu Jun in front of her and asked, "What is this?"

This thing looks a lot like a gunpowder cartridge. Qin Shuangshuang quickly stuffed it into his arms and said to him, "Take a look, is this gunpowder?"

After taking a closer look, Lu Jun silently raised the corners of his mouth and said to her, "I didn't expect that young girl to be so knowledgeable. This thing is indeed gunpowder, but it's a signal flare filled with gunpowder. I guess it's something they use to transmit signals."

"Transmit a signal?" Qin Shuang's eyes lit up instantly.

Holding the gunpowder cartridge in her hand, she approached the two thugs and said, "What are you using this signal flare for? Tell the truth, and I'll let you go."

Lu Jun, who was standing nearby, said knowingly, "If I'm not mistaken, this thing is probably to notify their brothers in the bandit's den that they've succeeded, right?"

The two ruthless bandits looked at each other, and Qin Shuangshuang knew that Lu Jun had guessed correctly.

The two began plotting how to infiltrate the bandit's hideout.

A loud bang echoed in the sky, and a firework streaked across the heavens.

Qin Shuangshuang turned her gaze away and said to Lu Jun and Uncle Li behind her, "Let's not delay, let's set off now!"

They have decided to go to the bandit's den that very night and haul out the wealth they have plundered from the people.