8 Something really is wrong with his head (1/2)
As night fell, the people in town gradually returned to their homes. Those living in houses would keep their doors shut while those living in shacks would conceal themselves behind curtain doors.
When Ren Xiaosu came back in the evening, he heard that a man working at the rubber factory had been stabbed to death after returning from work. It was said that someone learned about that man's habit of saving money, so someone got evil intentions.
The people in town liked living together to look out for each other. Friends, brothers, and couples stayed together and took turns to keep watch throughout the night. In a way, this gave them a better sense of security. This was also how Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan teamed up together at the beginning. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
But some people fell victim to the people they partnered with.
The assailants were often shortsighted as they did not realize that after harming their partners, no one would ever trust them again.
The assailants who ended up alone this way would usually come to a bad end.
Ren Xiaosu sat in his shack and unwrapped the bandage from his hand. He frowned when he saw the condition of the wound. The flesh around it was red and swollen. This was a sign of inflammation. When he looked up and saw Yan Liuyuan walking over, he hurriedly rewrapped the bandage around his hand.
”Bro, how's your injury?” Yan Liuyuan asked.
”It's fine,” Ren Xiaosu calmly said.
”I don't believe you. Let me have a look,” Yan Liuyuan said as he tried to remove the bandage that Ren Xiaosu had just rewrapped.
”I said that I'm fine.” Ren Xiaosu pushed Yan Liuyuan away. ”If it gets bad, I'll go and buy medicine.”
”Don't lie to me. You tried to endure it the previous time,” Yan Liuyuan said in agony.
Ren Xiaosu sighed. ”Don't worry. I won't treat my life as a joke.”
In nature, predators didn't usually go hunting on a whim because they understood one principle: If they got injured even slightly, it could spell death.
If even animals could understand this, how could Ren Xiaosu not?
”Eh, bro, there are two potatoes hidden under the chair. Oh, there are even three pills here too. Aren't these the anti-inflammatory pills that you wanted to buy today? They look just like the ones we saw at the store.” Yan Liuyuan was surprised. ”Did you put them there?”
”No.” Ren Xiaosu shook his head as he looked at the three pills. ”These sure are anti-inflammatory pills.”
”Then Big Sister Xiaoyu must have been the one who put them there. She was the only one I told about your injury.” Yan Liuyuan grinned as he handed a potato to Ren Xiaosu. ”Big Sister Xiaoyu is so good to you. Why don't you marry her?”
Ren Xiaosu did a double take. ”You really change your stance quickly, huh? When she gives us something to eat, you praise her. But when there's nothing, you start badmouthing her.”
”Hehe.” Yan Liuyuan chomped on the potato noisily. They usually wouldn't get any dinner. Ren Xiaosu said that one had to eat a hearty breakfast and a full lunch, but eating at night was bad for the body.
This was a saying passed down from before The Cataclysm. Actually, Ren Xiaosu knew the reason for not eating any supper in the present was due to the fact that they were poor.
”Bro.”
Ren Xiaosu turned around. He suddenly noticed that Yan Liuyuan had his head down and sounded a little sad. He asked, ”What's wrong?”
”Do you still remember when you came back here after getting attacked by a wolf pack last year? Someone secretly gave us some medicine that ended up helping you survive the ordeal,” Yan Liuyuan said.
”Of course I remember. I've always been trying to find out who that person was,” Ren Xiaosu said.
”Big Sister Xiaoyu probably also gave us those pill.” Yan Liuyuan said, ”The hiding spot of the pills is exactly the same.”