"You have guns, why do we still need to risk ourselves?"
"Yeah, isn't Educated Youth Su's brother a battalion commander? He's a PLA comrade and so capable; it's his duty to protect us."
Their voices were filled with a sense of righteous indignation.
Su Hongchen sneered in frustration. "Do you think a few people with four makeshift guns can fend off a pack of wolves? Our rifles ensure our safety at the very least. What about you?"
In such situations, if the able-bodied young men wouldn't step up, he had to ensure his own safety first in order to save more people. Unfortunately, these villagers lacked even basic logic.
"You shouldn't..."
Someone tried to argue but was cut off by Jiang Yexun.
"There's no should or shouldn't. If you won't save yourselves, then go die."
A few men who had been cowed by Su Hongchen and Jiang Yexun's words could barely lift their heads. They were about to step forward when their family members pulled them back.