Just at this moment, Liu Qiaoer came down from upstairs.
"No big deal. Xiao Cui and I will go door to door and call the roll. If anyone doesn't go back, it means he died here. Since they are dead, we can bury them and distribute their supplies to other people."
Village Chief Wang sighed heavily: "At this point, this is the only way."
Liu Qiaoer patted Village Chief Wang on the shoulder and said, "Village Chief, the world has changed. In extraordinary times, we must use extraordinary means. If I can't control these people, they will control me. It is better for them to die than for me to die. The strong prey on the weak, and the winner is the king."
Village Chief Wang saw the small wooden box in Liu Qiaoer's hand and frowned: "This, this..."
Liu Qiaoer smiled gently: "Comrade Lu Ming gave me these bullets for self-defense. I didn't expect to use them so soon. I don't have many bullets left. I'll ask him for more later."
"Village Chief, let's have breakfast together and start working."
Every time supplies were distributed, Liu Qiaoer asked for very little, because if she had the supplies she wouldn't take up everyone's resources.
On the contrary, Village Chief Wang had a large family and the supplies were not enough, so Liu Qiaoer secretly gave her supplies to Village Chief Wang.
Village chief Wang knew about her family's situation, but at this moment, he couldn't eat no matter what.
"I'll go find someone to help carry the bodies. You guys go and count the names."
In this way, Liu Qiaoer took the wooden bin and Cui Bohao took the village roster and began to call the roll from house to house.
Although they were called out by name, they were actually meant to intimidate them. If they wanted to snatch the supplies from Liu Qiaoer's yard, they had to see if they had the ability to do so.
After ordering from several restaurants, Cui Bohao discovered a pattern: "Sister Liu, most of the people who came yesterday were from outside. No one with a family came. All of them came alone."
Liu Qiaoer also discovered that single men who were desperate would come to divide up her supplies and try their luck, but those with families did not have the courage to do so.
Entering another yard, Liu Qiaoer glanced at them coldly, and saw that there was some fear in their eyes when they looked at Liu Qiaoer.
Liu Qiaoer crossed her arms and said in a cold tone: "Whoever ran out last night, stand out. I won't beat you. If I find you, you will be dead."
Liu Qiaoer is not so powerful in all courtyards.
In some courtyards, as soon as Liu Qiaoer entered, they were very enthusiastic towards her, thinking that she was here to distribute supplies again and were not afraid at all.
This means that no one in this yard participated in the operation last night.
However, in some courtyards, as soon as she entered, everyone was afraid of her, which meant that at least one person in this courtyard participated in the action, and they were so scared after that person came back and described Liu Qiaoer's behavior.
After Liu Qiaoer said this, two people came out at once. One of the men was in his thirties and wore glasses, and the other was in his forties and was bald.
They all came to the yard wrapped in quilts.
"Comrade leader, although we went there, we just watched from the sidelines and did nothing. We are timid, very timid."
"Yeah yeah."
Liu Qiaoer ignored them and held out her hand: "Give me your phone."
The two handed in their phones, and Liu Qiaoer glanced through their WeChat group. Sure enough, those who took part in the action had their own small groups in addition to one main group.
Liu Qiaoer simply copied their WeChat content and returned it to them.
"From now on, join this group and download this software on your phones. I can monitor your data. If you still want to contact me through your phone to launch a surprise attack, your fate will be the same as what happened last night."
The two men were so timid and frightened that they couldn't even finish a sentence.
Liu Qiaoer glanced at the others again and said, "I'll leave this yard to you two. Report any unusual situations in a timely manner. If anything happens to them, I'll still find you."
After a round of counting, there were a total of eighty-four people participating in the action, including eighty bachelors, two single women, and two men with families.
There are sixty-two outsiders and twenty-two villagers.
The death toll was fourteen, including ten from outside the village and four from the village. Two single women survived, and one family member died.
Cui Bohao handed a copy of the statistical list to Village Chief Wang and Liu Qiaoer respectively.
Cui Bohao said: "Village chief, the supplies of the dead have been distributed on the spot. Sister Liu said that we can organize these people. If people from other villages come to rob our village's supplies, these people in our village can also resist."
Village Chief Wang was shocked. "How can we encounter such a thing? Aren't other villages far away from us? Besides, who would come in such a cold day?"
Cui Bohao shook his head and showed him the message on his phone: "There are riots happening somewhere, so we should pay attention."
"Besides, they have evil intentions towards Sister Liu. We can't just let it go. We must punish them."
Village Chief Wang glanced at Liu Qiao'er and asked, "What's your idea?"
Liu Qiaoer already had an idea in mind: "I suggest that they work and use ice and bricks to surround our village, leaving only one road. Our village now has four entrances and exits. If someone comes in from here and steals our supplies, our villagers will not be able to resist at all."
Village Chief Wang nodded and took out the topographic map of the village: "Okay, let them dig a ditch. Building a wall won't work. We don't have that much material. Digging a deep and long ditch can also block the enemy's path."
Liu Qiaoer gave Village Chief Wang a thumbs up: "Village Chief is indeed experienced in combat."
Village Chief Wang smiled embarrassedly: "I learned this from my grandfather. My grandfather's grandfather fought against the Japanese and fought in underground warfare."
Indeed, digging a ditch is much better than building a wall. As for the entrance to the village, just have someone keep an eye on it.
As they were discussing, the woman whose man had died in the village rushed in with her child in her arms.
"My man is dead, which is worse than the one you beat to death. Give me back my man."
The child was four years old and a little thin due to hunger. Liu Qiaoer remembered this child. When she moved here, the child was less than three years old and she had given the child biscuits to eat.
Now the child has long forgotten who she is, but the child's father was beaten to death by her last night.
Liu Qiaoer glanced at the woman calmly: "If he didn't bother me, I wouldn't have beaten him to death. Besides, didn't that man often beat you? I helped you get rid of it, isn't that good?"
The woman cried and said, "He beat me, that's our business, you can't beat him to death, killing is against the law, I'm going to call the police."
Liu Qiaoer snorted coldly: "It is also illegal to break into a private house. Call the police and see who will take care of you."
The woman was wearing a down jacket that was torn. She was holding the child, also wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside, like a ball.
He sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"I don't care. If my man dies, I won't live anymore. You either compensate me or give me food. Otherwise, I will sue you."
Liu Qiao'er ignored her and pointed to the road outside the village: "Go slowly. Please."