They did not care that Yan Cijin and Bai Li had found those things on their own. They only cared about getting their hands on them. Seeing that Yan Cijin still refused to speak, and did not even glance at them, Ren Mingju became even more shameless. He raised his chin and said, "Dr. Yan, your girlfriend’s hands are injured. How about this, I’ll go get the backpacks and distribute the contents to everyone."

As he spoke, Ren Ming gave Lin Da a glance, and Lin Da nodded right away. The two men understood each other perfectly. There was no need for more words. They both walked directly toward Yan Cijin and Bai Li, their steps carrying the same ugly confidence. Their purpose was obvious. This was not a real request and it was not a discussion either. It was a threat dressed up as logic. They were trying to force others to give up their supplies, and the whole thing was disgusting to watch. It was shameless in the worst way, the kind of behavior that made even the air feel dirty. But these people seemed to have forgotten all basic humanity. In their minds, bullying others was fine as long as they got what they wanted.

Bai Li noticed their movement immediately. She slowly stood up, gripping her kukri in her right hand. Her face had gone completely cold. Her eyes were sharp and hard as she looked at Lin Da and Ren Mingju walking toward her. To her, they no longer looked like doctors or men or anything worth respecting. They looked like two dead rats crawling toward her space. Her whole body was calm, but that calm was dangerous. The kind of calm that meant violence was already waiting at the edge of her hand. Anyone who stepped into her range was not going to walk out in one piece. The moment they crossed into her zone, she would make sure they never got back out alive.

Yan Cijin frowned tightly when she saw the two of them continue to come closer. In her heart, she was already disgusted to the point of nausea. She truly thought these men were a bunch of human scum. Still, even though she was angry, she was also a little glad that they had chosen to act now, because Bai Li would be the one to deal with them. The only thing that bothered her was Bai Li’s hand. Her injury was not small, and if she really had to fight, she would definitely feel pain. Thinking of that made Yan Cijin feel bad, because she did not want Bai Li to suffer when she was already hurt. Even so, she still opened her mouth and tried once more to push these fools back.

"You still want to come and take it?" she asked, her voice low and chilly.

"Dr. Yan, this is not taking," Ren Mingju said quickly, as if he really believed his own lies. He straightened his back and put on a serious face. "This is a reasonable allocation of resources. Otherwise none of us will live long. In a situation like this, everyone needs to contribute. You cannot just keep things to yourself."

The moment those words came out, Bai Li almost laughed. Her lips curled into a mocking smile, and the expression on her face was full of disdain. "I’ve never seen such shameless people," she said. "Speaking so nicely while doing such disgusting things. Today I want to see who can actually take what is mine."

As she spoke, Bai Li raised her kukri and pointed the sharp blade at the two men. The cold edge of the weapon reflected a hard light, and her whole posture made her meaning clear without another word. She was not bluffing. She was not joking. In fact, neither Lin Da nor Ren Mingju even realized that the only reason they had been allowed to speak for so long was because they were still outside the range of Bai Li’s attack. The second they stepped into the distance where her blade could reach them, one of them was going to lose his head. That was not a threat she made to scare people. That was simply how she worked.

Lin Da still tried to play the reasonable man. He lifted his hands a little and pretended to be helpless, then said, "You cannot say that. This lady is Dr. Yan’s girlfriend, right? You cannot be so selfish. To be honest, we already searched this doctor’s office carefully before you came here. Our hospital has a clear rule that doctors cannot eat in their offices, so it is rare for anyone to keep food there. We turned the place upside down and only found a few pieces of chocolate and a bag of biscuits. How are we supposed to share that little bit with everyone? Please understand us."

His tone was polite, but every word carried the stink of greed. He was acting like he was the victim, like Bai Li was the unreasonable one. Even now, he was still trying to wrap theft in a layer of moral language. The more he spoke, the more annoying he became. Bai Li watched him with the same cold expression, and Yan Cijin’s eyes also turned even darker. These people were truly rotten from the inside. They were not just greedy. They were the kind of people who would smile while pushing others into a pit.

Just as Lin Da was talking, Ren Mingju suddenly changed his expression. He took advantage of Bai Li’s momentary distraction and lunged forward, reaching out to snatch the kukri from her hand. His movement was sudden and fast, and he clearly thought he had a good opening. He probably believed Bai Li’s injured hands made her weak, or that because she was a woman, she would be easier to push around. That kind of thinking made him even more stupid than shameless. He moved with the confidence of a fool who thought he had already won.

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To be continued.