Meanwhile, in the Green Lake Base’s marketplace, Lu Jiaojiao was strolling aimlessly. She was in a bad mood, and due to her previous lifestyle, her urge to shop was unbearable.
She wanted to feel the satisfying feeling of spending money without a burden again. Unfortunately, besides the meager allowance given by her mother, she had no money at all. The points stored in her card were only enough for her to buy 2 pieces of pancake.
Because of this, her bad mood plummeted further. Although she wanted to lash out, she knew that no one would indulge her like her family. So, she held back her temper and continued looking at the stalls with longing.
Unbeknownst to her, a group of men had been eyeing her since the moment she walked into the market. Unlike the Lin’an City Base, the rules in this base were not as strict due to the lack of guards.
Therefore, cases of delinquents harassing women were not uncommon. As long as they didn’t alert the guards, no one would care what they did to those women. It was already hard to survive, so no one would be so free as to help others.
This group of delinquents followed her for almost 1 hour until she reached the end of the alley.
Realizing that she had gone too far from the bustling area, Lu Jiaojiao finally felt scared. She quickly turned around, planning to return home.
But before she could leave the alley, a group of men blocked her way. Staring at their dirty, unkempt appearance, her eyes showed disgust and disdain. But when she met their gazes filled with lust and greed, she felt a chill run down her spine.
Taking several steps back, she clutched her clothes and warned them, "Who are you? Don’t try to get any closer, or I will shout!"
Hearing her trembling voice, the men burst out laughing. After a while, one of them said while looking at her lewdly, "Beauty, you can shout all you want, but no one will come."
"Beauty, you lured us to this deserted place. Don’t you want to play with us? Brother will definitely satisfy you," another man with yellow teeth added while rubbing his hands.
Realizing her dire situation, Lu Jiaojiao regretted her impulse to run away from home. She pointed at them with her trembling fingers and put on a brave front.
"Do you know who my brothers are? If you dare to do anything to me, the Phantom Team won’t let you off!"
The group was taken aback when they heard the Phantom Team’s name. They hesitated for a moment before one of them spat and said, "You are just a poor, weak woman. There is no way you know the strongest mercenary team."
Turning to his leader, he added, "Brother, don’t be fooled by her. There are a lot of people trying to use the Phantom Team’s name to intimidate others and build connections lately. She must be one of them!"
After hearing this, the middle-aged man with a scar on his face no longer hesitated. He glared at her and said, "Bitch, you dare to lie to me?!"
Gesturing to his men, he shouted, "Take her back. Tonight, I will teach her how to behave!"
The moment the group heard this, they let out a lewd laugh and took a step forward.
Seeing this, Lu Jiaojiao’s face turned ashen. While she was praying in her heart that someone would come to her rescue, she shouted, "My brothers are Wen Kai and Wen Mo! They are members of the Phantom Team! If you dare to touch me, they won’t let you off!"
The group ignored her words and rushed over. Compared to other women they had caught before, this one was not only neat and tidy, but she also had a beautiful face and a delicious figure. Even if they were beaten to death later, they would die willingly.
Facing their ferocious faces, Lu Jiaojiao burst into tears and turned to run away. She thought that this was her end and that she would be violated.
She had already prepared to resist them even if it would cost her life. But after running for a while, she didn’t hear footsteps following her.
Turning around, she was surprised to see a young woman standing with one foot stepping on the middle-aged man’s face while chewing a piece of meat jerky.
Du Beiye was strolling in the market and buying snacks when she noticed a group of men stalking a woman. Although she was not one of the base’s guards, she hated these beasts who preyed on the weak and feared the strong, especially those who targeted women.
So, out of curiosity, she followed them. She never thought that by following them, she would discover that a lot of people were using her team’s name.
At first, she thought that this woman was also using her team’s name and planned to help her only after she was frightened enough. But she never expected her to call out the Wen brothers’ names.
Since she seemed to be related to the Wen family, Du Beiye no longer teased her and finally came out to deal with this group.
These people were mostly ordinary people. Only the middle-aged man was an ability-user. But judging from his strength, he should be a level one ability-user at most.
Facing them, she didn’t even need to use any weapon. Her fists were more than enough to beat them until they were crying for their mothers.
When she was done, she took out her satellite phone and made a call. Soon after, the call was picked up, and Xie Zhou’s voice was heard.
"Comrade Du, why did you call me at this time? Do you need anything?"
"Commander Xie, there is a group of men in the marketplace who tried to violate a woman. Please send some guards to the back alley," Du Beiye said directly.
Hearing this, Xie Zhou went silent for a moment and said, "I already informed my people. They will be there soon."
"Okay."