HBWnovel Chapter 84 The Unreasonable Thief
Chapter 84 The Unreasonable Thief
When Lin Xuan saw this middle-aged woman, she was also taken aback:
"How did she end up on my island...?"
Su Jin's face immediately turned ugly; his good mood for the day had been ruined.
He couldn't be bothered to figure out how this old lady ended up on Linxuan Island; the reasons were probably just a few: stealing, taking advantage, or picking up what was readily available.
He didn't stand on ceremony with the older woman; there's no such thing as respecting the elderly and caring for the young in this world.
The other party was stealing from him, and he even caught them in the act. What kind of saint could he be to still hold back?
Without wasting words, he turned the boat around, hoisted the sails, and headed straight for Sweet Dew Island.
The distance quickly closed to about 40 meters, and he could clearly see the old woman walking out of the woods with a smug look on her face.
Without pausing, Su Jin rushed to the stern and ripped off the waterproof cloth covering the ballista.
The winch was already in place, and the harpoons and crossbows were ready to fire.
He squinted one eye, roughly estimated the distance and wind speed, aimed at Wang Qingmei, and pulled the trigger.
Boom!
Just like when they killed Old Black last time, the harpoon bolts flew straight towards the old woman.
Unfortunately, because the distance was greater than last time, Su Jin's aim was not very accurate, which gave Wang Qingmei some time to react.
The crossbow bolt grazed the outside of the old woman's arm and embedded itself deeply in the sand and gravel at her feet!
"Oh my god!"
Wang Qingmei was startled by the sudden attack, took two steps back, and sat down on the ground with a thud.
The things she was holding in her arms scattered on the ground; they were silkworms and mulberry leaves, which she was preparing to take back to her island to cultivate properly.
With these silkworms, she would have silk to make her own clothes, and the mulberry leaves she used to feed the silkworms could be transformed into higher quality products through her talent of being irrigated with beast blood.
The silk produced by these well-fed silkworms will surely be even better, and her life will be even more wonderful then.
Unexpectedly, they were attacked as soon as they stepped out of the woods.
She turned her head, still shaken, and saw the harpoon bolt still buzzing beside her. Her heart skipped a beat.
She subconsciously looked up at the sea again and sure enough, she spotted the ship with its sails and the young man at the stern who was coldly watching her.
After the initial shock, a surge of anger and arrogance instantly rushed into Wang Qingmei's mind.
She scrambled to her feet, not even bothering to brush the sand off her backside, and started cursing at Su Jin's boat.
Her voice was high-pitched and shrill, carrying clearly even through the seawater:
"Hey! What kind of bastard is this?! Do they have eyes in their ass?"
"What are you shooting at! You almost hit me, you know that?! Murder! Murder in broad daylight!"
Su Jin stared coldly at the other party, then began to retrieve the harpoon crossbow bolts. He had no intention of reasoning with a dog, especially one that barked indiscriminately at people; there was no reasoning with it.
Lin Xuan was still too young. As a college student, she was still primarily focused on theory. When she heard Wang Qingmei's harsh words, her face turned very ugly.
This person is just like those college students who steal takeout food; it makes me angry just seeing them.
Once, she was so dizzy from doing experiments in the lab that she decided to treat herself to takeout. After waiting for it for a long time, she finally got her order. But when she got there, she saw...
Hey, I can't find it. It's obviously been stolen.
That day, the cafeteria was closed at noon, and the nearest convenience store was a million miles away. She was on the verge of a breakdown.
In the end, she had to hitch a ride on her roommate's electric scooter to get to the convenience store and buy some instant noodles to fill her stomach. She still remembers the agony of that day.
So she couldn't help but fight back, but in a reasoned way.
"Ma'am, this is my island! You come here to steal things and you think you're in the right? Have you no shame?!"
Wang Qingmei snorted coldly, jumping up and down, spitting in front of her:
"Is this island yours? What's wrong with me coming up here to take a look? Is it illegal to pick up some bugs and leaves?"
She glanced at Lin Xuan from head to toe and said disdainfully:
"You little slut who thinks she's something special just because she's riding on a beat-up boat? Who are you trying to scare with that broken crossbow? Go ahead and shoot! Shoot me in the heart! Come on, if you don't shoot, you're my grandson!"
As she cursed, she deliberately puffed out her sunken chest, acting like she was ready to be shameless and brazen, as if she was certain that Su Jin wouldn't dare to attack her again.
Lin Xuan was so angry at these words that her face turned red, her chest heaved, she pointed at Wang Qingmei, her lips trembling, but she couldn't think of a way to refute such a complete scoundrel.
Reasoning?
They're not buying it at all!
Su Jin looked at Wang Qingmei's ugly, "What can you do to me?" attitude and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
Talking to this kind of person is a complete waste of breath.
He deftly turned the winch and immediately reloaded the retrieved harpoon bolts.
He then aimed the ballista directly at Wang Qingmei, who was still jumping up and down and cursing on the shore, and put his finger on the trigger.
This time he aimed carefully, and he just closed the distance a bit, so his hit rate should be much higher.
Wang Qingmei was in the middle of her rant when she suddenly saw that Su Jin was not only not scared, but instead pointed that scary thing at her again.
Thinking of the way the blond-haired youth had died, her face turned pale, and the foul words she was about to utter stuck in her throat.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She suddenly realized that the young man in front of her was not one of those equally incompetent good-for-nothings from the islands.
This guy has a boat and a crossbow; he really dared to shoot that arrow just now!
And judging from his appearance, he really doesn't care about her old life!
"Hey...hey! Wait! Young man! Calm down! Calm down!" Wang Qingmei's eyes twitched, and she quickly raised her hands, her voice softening, clearly showing panic.
"Let's talk this out! Let's talk this out! We're all...we're all survivors, it's not easy for us, why resort to violence?"
Her eyes darted around, quickly trying to think of a way to escape.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. She remembered hearing someone mention that the young man who was sailing the boat seemed to be selling tickets and looking for partners to trade with.
Yes! A deal!
Wang Qingmei, as if grasping at a straw, forced a fawning, ugly smile and rubbed her hands together as she said:
"Um... young man, you see, we've become friends through a misunderstanding, right? I heard you mention something about... a 'collaborator's ticket' or something?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the mulberry leaves and the plump, white silkworms on the ground out of the corner of her eye.
These things were hard-won for her, and she was counting on them to make a good life; she didn't want to give them up so easily.
In addition, she found some treasures on the island, but hasn't had time to take them with her yet.
Suddenly, Wang Qingmei thought of something, slapped her thigh, and said as if she had made a great decision:
"Well then, I've grown some vegetables on that island over there. They're fresh and green. You see, it's not good to just eat meat and fish all the time at sea. We need some greens to cleanse our palates, right?"
She wore a smile on her face, but she was secretly plotting something.
She would just use those rotten leaves that had been bitten by insects to appease the young man, since he probably hadn't been to a vegetable market much and didn't know anything about it.
Okay, they're so fresh, of course I'll keep them for myself to enjoy slowly.
Use some rotten vegetable leaves to get this guy to open his mouth, save his life, and maybe even get some other benefits.
For example... maybe I can come to this island from time to time to pick up some things?
She's so smart!
But the next second, she only heard Su Jin's cold voice.
"I think you're going to pay your respects to the King of Hell...you're asking for death!"