Bad Mood Today

Alice deliberately stopped and waited for a while. The wooden boat also stopped. She rowed the rubber boat away, and they followed not too far behind.

"What do they want to do?" Arnold's attractive brows furrowed. If they were planning to rob, why didn't they take action?

Alice calmly said, "They probably want to wait for us to find supplies and then make a move."

A few minutes later, the wooden boat following them suddenly stopped and didn't continue to pursue.

Alice paid no attention to them. Today, she noticed there were many more inflatable boats on the water, and the number of people daring to venture into the water had increased.

"What are you doing? These are what we've worked hard to find."

A piercing voice suddenly rang out, instantly capturing everyone's attention. They looked over and saw three small boats surrounding an inflatable boat. Two men were desperately trying to fend off those trying to steal their belongings. Unfortunately, their fists were no match for multiple assailants, and they could only watch as their belongings were taken away.

A tall and burly man kicked the two men into the water and snatched their inflatable boat. Holding a sharp knife, he menacingly said, "I'm in a good mood today. Don't make me take your lives. Get lost!"

The two men who had their boat stolen dared not speak in anger and could only swim to the side.

"Today's harvest is not bad. Let's go." The robbers burst into laughter.

Others quickly avoided them, even those who came out in groups were afraid.

"It's them again. This is the third time today. Is there any hero to deal with them?"

"Spent the whole day finding supplies, and they get snatched away like this. If it were me, I'd be furious."

"What else can we do besides compromising? We can't really risk our lives. Keeping our lives allows us to search for supplies again.""Those people aren't just robbing on this road. They are part of a gang, heard there are hundreds of members. Anyway, be cautious. If you see them from afar, just run."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Alice's gaze flickered. She remembered the original text mentioning this gang, called the Falcon Gang. They survived by robbing everywhere, recruiting more and more members, and establishing a small base. Later, they were wiped out by someone, and the loot they collected was even more than that of a large base.

"Alice, is that guy the second-in-command?" Arnold casually glanced and noticed a familiar figure on a nearby rubber boat.

Alice raised her eyes and saw three people on the rubber boat about a dozen meters away. Two of them were chatting, while Alexander was rowing the boat.

"It's my second brother." Alice had good eyesight. Even from a distance, she could tell that Alexander had lost weight.

Arnold clicked his tongue twice. "Looks like he's not having a good time with Beryl."

Beryl was lazy and good at pretending to be innocent, making men circle around her to find supplies.

There were also two men on the rubber boat, probably Beryl's guests. Surprisingly, Alexander seemed to accept it.

Alice rowed the boat towards Alexander and casually called out, "Second brother."

Alexander, upon hearing the familiar voice, stopped and saw Alice's delicate and beautiful face. A smile appeared on his handsome face. "Little sister, how have you been these days? Is there still supplies at home?"

The two people with Alexander also looked over, staring directly at Alice's stunning face. This face was no less attractive than Beryl's – fair and tender skin, rosy lips, making people want to take a bite.

Arnold noticed their gaze, and his handsome face turned cold. Stepping forward to stand in front of Alice, he calmly said, "If there were still food at home, Alice and I wouldn't have come out."

Alexander immediately became nervous. "There are many robbers on this road. Be careful!"

Especially when it's their own little sister, so beautiful, what if they encounter dangerous people?

"Second brother, are there many people living where you are?" Alice asked curiously.

Alexander's face looked a bit haggard. He nodded and said, "Beryl's uncle's family also came. These are her two cousins."

Previously, he lived with several classmates at Beryl's place. Later, her uncle's family arrived, and one by one, the others left. Only he remained. 

Seeing Alexander's joyful expression, Alice was speechless. Beryl's two cousins looked pampered, and it seemed they treated Alexander as a free servant at home.

"Second brother, we all miss you. Come back soon," Alice said with a light smile.

Alexander looked at her with heartfelt distress. "Are you hungry? Later, come with us, and I'll share half of what we find with you."

As soon as he said this, Beryl's two cousins objected, "The rubber boat is ours, and the supplies we find are ours. Without our consent, you can't share with others."

"She is my sister, not someone else," Alexander looked displeased at them. "The supplies during this time were all found by me, and there are still reserves at home. What's wrong with sharing some with my family?"

Before he could finish speaking, Arnold kicked into the water.

Arnold, usually gentle, had a fierce look in his eyes. He squinted and said in a magnetic voice, "Sorry, slipped."

 He was about to jump onto the opposite rubber boat to settle the score with Arnold when a cold light flashed.

Erik hurried to pull his brother up, and Emerson shook off the water angrily. He was about to jump onto the opposite rubber boat to settle the score with Arnold when a cold light flashed.

All of them focused their gaze, and Alice pulled out a Tang knife from somewhere, its sharp blade reflecting their faces.

Emerson's foot froze in midair, and all his movements became stiff, looking somewhat ridiculous.

"Alexander, are you just going to watch us being bullied?" Erik couldn't confront Arnold, so he could only shout at Alexander.

During these days, he had noticed that Alexander was a pushover. If Beryl told him to go east, he wouldn't dare go west. Moreover, he was always ready to comply with their requests. If he didn't step up today, Beryl would give him the cold shoulder for some time.

As long as he was properly trained, he would become a lapdog for the Mu family in the future.

Alexander was in a dilemma. He had finally gained support from the Mu family. If Erik and his brother reported back today, it would anger Beryl.

Seeing his distress, Alice's expression turned cold. Was Alexander so infatuated with Beryl that he lost his dignity?

She had never seen someone so blindly in love, being manipulated without realizing it.

"Big brother, let's go," Alice said to Arnold with a smile.

Alexander panicked, "Big brother, I..."

Arnold took the oar from Alice's hand, looked at him indifferently, and said, "Take care of yourself."

Alice and Arnold arrived at the once bustling commercial street. The ground floor shops were all submerged in water, but the shops on the upper floors were intact.

Many people gathered here. Alice glanced at the surrounding boats and said, "Big brother, you stay here and watch the rubber boat. I'll go up and take a look."