Chapter 80
In no time, folks with ill intentions started to stir, but no one dared to make a move.
Rosie''s rare outing had her over the moon. With her older brother on her left and Ste on her right,
she was oblivious to the bone-chilling cold, hopping around with sheer joy.
Most of the residents hade for their rations in the morning. By the time Ste and Jasper
arrived, the queue had shortened. They waited for less than twenty minutes before it was their turn.
They had to fill in their ID information and address, and upon verification, they received their rations
in their own bags.
Ste had brought a flour sack, as a pound of ration didn''t weigh much.
Cooper saw that both his instructor and Rosie had rations, and was perplexed and distressed. He
had queued up too, so why was he left out?
Ste couldn''t help butugh. "You''re a dog. There''s no ration for you."
Cooper was outraged and red at the volunteers. He thought, "I may be a dog, but that doesn''t
mean you get to ignore me!"
The volunteers were instantly smitten by this handsome dog, not expecting to see such a well-
groomed pet in these conditions.
Not just the volunteers, even the police officers maintaining order at the scene couldn''t help but
sneak a few nces at Cooper. They had a dog in their team once, but unfortunately, it was no
more. Perhaps that was the charm of dogs, their ability to draw people in.
After collecting the rations, they each carried one pound and headed back.
Cooper saw Rosie carrying her ration in her hand and insisted on carrying his own bag of rations
too. Ste had to hand him a bag of rations to stop him sulking.
With a bag of rations in his mouth, Cooper finally cheered up and strutted next to Rosie. "Woof!"
Suddenly, two children ying on the icy ground rushed towards Rosie, snatched the ration bag
from her hand, and ran off. Rosie was pushed down, falling hard on the icy ground.
Cooper acted quickly and pounced on the child who had taken the ration bag, knocking him down
and causing the ration bag to drop.
Rosie didn''t cry. She got up and rushed over to the child who had taken her bag and started
throwing punches.
Did they regret stealing from her now?
One punch, two punches, she aimed for his face, causing the child to cry out in pain.
Cooper grabbed the other child''s pant leg with his teeth. ‘This child needed a beating too!’
Remembering her brother''s advice, Rosie was furious and didn''t hold back.
With Cooper''s help, Rosie not only gave the children a good beating but also retrieved her ration.
Her face was flushed with anger. "If you steal from me again, I''ll beat you to death!"
Jasper watched the scene unfold without intervening. Ste was caught betweenughter and
tears. No wonder he had brought Rosie along; he wanted Rosie to take practice.
"What are you doing?" A woman in a padded jacket rushed over, yelling out in rage. "They''re just
children! How can you bully them like this? Have you no conscience?"
Jasper remained silent, and his cold gaze was fixed on her.
Unfortunately, the woman didn''t notice his gaze and continued her tirade, even attempting to pull
Rosie away, only to be scared off by a snarling Cooper.
"Look at you, even your dog is bullying people! Everyone,e judge this!"
Ste stepped forward and kicked the woman to the ground.
The woman fell and was about to wail and throw a fit but found a sharp knife at her throat. "Seems
like you don''t act like an adult and let your children steal. Don''t me us for disciplining them on
your behalf!"
Many adults didn''t guard against children, and many parents took advantage of this loophole to let
their children engage in such dirty acts. Even if they were caught on the spot, they could argue that
the children didn''t know any better and asked the adults not to take it to heart. If the children had
any injuries, they could take the opportunity to impensation.
Don''t ask Ste how she knew this. She had encountered it before, and more than once.
"What instigation? You are being too vicious. My kids didn''t do it on purpose!"
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The woman was vicious. "Your daughter and dog have beaten my sons so badly. If you don''t give
an exnation today, I’m gonna call the police..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Ste stabbed her with a knife. She didn''t aim for the
woman''s heart but stabbed her from the side of her waist and gave it a hard twist. The thick padded
jacket was ripped open, and the cotton stuffing fell out.
The woman was so scared that her face turned pale, and she fell to the ground.
"If you don''t discipline your children well, I won''t just be stabbing your clothes."
The woman was trembling, unable to utter a word, and the two children were even more terrified.
Rosie picked up the ration bag from the ground and looked at Jasper with both anxiety and
expectation. "Jasper, I won."
Jasper patted her head. "Hmm, you reacted quite fast."
This wasn''t an umon urrence. Now that they had managed to scare the mother and her
children, Ste didn''t dwell on it. They headed towards their district.
Jasper and Ste followed behind Rosie and Cooper. Jasper asked, "Are we going to cut bamboo
tomorrow?"
Ste was confused. Bamboo didn''t burn well.
"We need to make three more crossbows, and bamboo arrows are consumables. We need to
prepare some in advance."
Preventing problems before they urred was a great idea, so Ste had no objections. "No
problem."
Jasper wanted to continue speaking, but Cooper suddenly broke free from the leash, almost tripping
Rosie. Cooper remembered the instructions of his owner - be sneaky! He tucked his tail in, hunched
his shoulders, and quietly walked in another direction.
After spending enough time together, Ste recognized this as Cooper''s pre-attack sign.
She was puzzled and looked in the direction he was heading. There were quite a few people in the
distance, all wrapped up so heavily that she couldn''t recognize them.
Taking out her binocrs, she scanned each person and saw a familiar face.
"You and Rosie go home now. Cooper and I have something to deal with."
Without waiting for Jasper''s response, she quickly caught up with Cooper. Keeping a low profile,
Ste also wrapped her face leaving only her eyes exposed, and followed the two men at a
distance. They avoided the crowds, walked through the streets, and entered an abandoned office
building.
Cooper''s eyes gleamed as he quietly led the way upstairs, not forgetting to look back at Ste as if
to say “Hurry up, owner!”
Ste wasn''t in a hurry. She walked up while observing her surroundings. Upon reaching the top
floor, she didn''t need to worry about direction. She just followed Cooper, who had a keen sense of
smell.
Inside the office, there were obscene sounds.
Ste quietly stood by the window and saw one of the men pinned to the table. Cooper''s eyes
widened, ready to burst in.
Ste covered his eyes and ears. “Don''t look. It''s too dirty.”
About two minutester, just as he was about to reach his climax, a sharp knife pierced his chest.
"Ah!" He screamed in pain.
Hector was oblivious, and his hand tightly gripped his chest.
He really regretted it. If he had known that this was the end of the world, he would never have
confessed his love to Sadie, then Ste wouldn''t have given up on him.
He could’ve moved into the 18th floor, bing one of them, and feasting on prime rib and sipping
champagne every day without worrying about provisions. He wouldn''t have to sell himself for a
mere loaf of bread, bing someone else''s ything.
Sadie was gone, so was Amanda, and then there was Ken...
But Hector didn’t want to die, did he? How could he make Ste fall back in love with him?