mtlumby2d Chapter 477: Pro-foreigners
Chapter 477: Pro-foreigners
"Please be merciful, sirs. I will bring out the food right away. Please don't embarrass me anymore."
On the street, a crying and trembling voice cut through the slightly noisy air and came into the room.
"Humph, why didn't you know better earlier? You're asking for trouble by making us waste our energy!"
Then, a rude and impatient voice sounded, the tone full of disdain and arrogance.
The sudden noise instantly interrupted Gu Yeming's thoughts.
His head suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
He subconsciously walked quickly to the window, pushed aside the heavy curtains with both hands, and looked through the window straight at the street outside.
On the street, I saw a skinny father and son kneeling shivering on the cold stone floor.
My father had a hunched back, and his spine was like a bow bent by the years. His worn-out coarse cloth clothes, which were covered with countless patches, shivered in the cold wind, as if they would be torn at any time.
The child beside him snuggled up to his father, his tender face full of fear and helplessness, his eyes were lifeless, and his skinny little hands were tightly holding onto the corner of his father's clothes.
With trembling hands, the father and son carefully took out a few pieces of dry, long-spoiled bread from their worn pockets.
The bread was black and covered with green mold spots, and it was obvious that it had been stored for a long time.
They held the bread in both hands, as if they were holding a rare treasure, and handed it to the burly men in front of them with trembling hands.
These big men had faces full of flesh, with undisguised disdain and greed on their faces, and a frightening murderous gleam in their eyes.
The big man in the lead stretched out his big hand like a palm leaf fan, snatched the bread, and kicked the father fiercely, cursing:
"Just these few pieces of broken bread? Do you think I'm a beggar?"
"Seeing you two were covering yourselves up so tightly, I thought you had hidden something good, but it turned out to be just this pile of junk? What bad luck!"
Another big man also started shouting, and as he spoke, he spat in the direction of the father and son, with a look of disgust on his face.
The father's face was filled with sorrow, his eyes were filled with pleading, and his voice was filled with tears as he begged bitterly:
"Sir, please be kind. You know that supplies are scarce right now and there is not much food to eat in the whole city. These few pieces of dry bread were saved by my father and me with great difficulty. They are our food for several days..."
"Alright, alright, got it! You two can get out of here right away. I'll just accept these few pieces of shredded bread with reluctance."
The big man waved his hands impatiently, glared at the father and son fiercely, then walked away with his other accomplices, swaggering and cursing, leaving the poor father and son collapsed on the ground, full of despair.
After a while, the movement here attracted the attention of the guards.
Wang Liangxian's face turned pale and he hurried over. He was usually calm, but now his brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of anger and reluctance.
He walked quickly to the father and son, squatted carefully, and gently lifted up the father and son who had collapsed on the ground with both hands. His face was full of concern, and he greeted them gently:
"Old man, child, are you okay? Are you injured?"
There was a hint of self-blame and guilt in his voice.
The guards nearby also acted quickly, taking out some food and water from the supply bag they were carrying and handing them to the father and son.
The father and son looked at these precious supplies with gratitude and surprise in their eyes, tears welled up in their eyes, they bowed repeatedly, kept saying words of thanks, and then they held the supplies tightly as if they had received a treasure, and left, looking back every few steps.
"Those xenophiles...are so infuriating!"
Looking at the backs of the father and son as they left, Wang Chuang clenched his fists tightly, his joints turned white due to the force, his teeth made a clattering sound, his chest heaved violently, and it seemed as if the anger in his heart would burst out at any time.
Just then, a steady and powerful sound of footsteps came from not far away.
Wang Liang subconsciously heard the voice and looked over, only to see that the person coming was Gu Yeming.
His expression changed instantly, and his originally angry expression showed a hint of panic. He quickly walked over and said apologetically:
"I'm so sorry. I didn't expect that such a small matter would alarm you..."
"It's okay." Gu Yeming looked calm, waved his hand, and just asked:
"Those xenophiles you mentioned just now...are they from other power systems independent of the psychics?"
"I didn't expect you knew this too..." Wang Liang was slightly stunned, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he sighed heavily, nodded helplessly, and said slowly:
"That's right. Those xenophiles were originally just ordinary people. But since the plane was connected to our blue technology plane, the cultures, races, and even strange power systems independent of the psychics from other worlds have flooded in in a short period of time."
"Ordinary people who had never come into contact with superpowers and whose lives were dull and boring, after successfully coming into contact with these novel and powerful power systems, the desires that had been suppressed deep in their hearts suddenly swelled up uncontrollably, like a ignited gunpowder barrel."
"Before the group of Devouring Starworms appeared, these xenophiles had already been stirring up trouble in various regions and began to engage in various criminal activities on a large scale."
"Some of those with better talents and greater potential even attached themselves to powerful forces in the realm. From then on, they became more arrogant and domineering, looking down on others, and did not take others seriously at all."
"Even when I personally showed up, I only got them to promise not to do it again on the surface. But after I left, they showed their ugly faces again..."
"They have those forces behind them. Now that the empire's strength has greatly decreased, we need to consider a lot before taking action against them."
Hearing these words, Gu Yeming was not surprised at all. As early as when he obtained relevant information from Zhang Haomiao, he had guessed that a similar incident would occur.
What will happen if an ordinary person who was originally suppressed by the superpowers gains power that he would never get in his entire life in a short period of time?
It's very simple. Desires expand and the weak in the past wield their knives against the weak now. This is the inertia of human behavior that has never changed.
What's more, in this terrifying atmosphere shrouded by the world-devouring star worms, they will become more rampant. For example, it was already very good that the group of big men just now did not beat the father and son to death on the spot.