Ron smiled.
"It's getting late; you should head back early and stay safe."
"Mm-hmm."
Lilith hid the Pancake inside her clothes.
Dominica ca up beside Ron, watching Lilith trot away, and sighed.
"These people are truly pitiful."
"If we can help them a bit, it doesn't hurt."
Ron's actions weren't over the top and wouldn't arouse suspicion.
Most people in the slums aren't wealthy.
But there are still compassionate individuals.
Moreover, Ron didn't show excessive sympathy.
"Senior Dominica, that little girl's brother seems a bit strange."
"Strange?"
Dominica's expression beca serious.
Ron nodded and said, "When that landlord was pushing earlier, I noticed that boy's arm seed to change."
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The little girl returned to the tent.
"Brother, I'm back."
Lilith was very excited.
After entering the tent, she quickly took out one and a third Pancake.
The two little boys saw the Pancakes and their faces lit up.
They had been hungry all day and had hardly eaten anything.
But the boy's expression turned serious.
"Lilith, where did you get these Pancakes?"
The boy's tone was interrogative and stiff.
His attitude frightened Lilith.
Imdiately, she felt very wronged.
"This was from a business deal I made with a big brother. He gave them to ."
"Which big brother? What business?"
But looking at the Pancakes, the boy quickly realized.
"The one who moved in not long ago, the one selling Pancakes?"
Lilith nodded.
"The big brother said I could help bring custors to him. As long as the custors I bring buy ten Pancakes, he'd give one as a reward. I brought several people over."
"Then the big brother gave these Pancakes as my paynt."
Hearing this, the boy's expression softened a bit.
"Lilith, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, brother. I know you were just worried about ."
"Lilith, have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten..."
But a rumbling sound from Lilith's stomach exposed her lie.
Lilith blushed.
The boy divided the Pancakes into four portions.
Each person got a third.
"Eat up."
The two little boys couldn't hold back any longer and started eating voraciously.
"Brother, can I go again tomorrow?"
"Of course."
The boy hesitated and then said, "But it's too dangerous for you to go alone. Tomorrow, let our second brother go with you; it'll be safer that way. The third brother, you'll co with ."
"Even though Mother isn't here anymore, we have to keep living."
"From today on, everything depends on ourselves."
The next day, Lilith and the little boy ca to Ron's door.
At that ti, Ron hadn't opened the gate yet.
They had co too early.
Half an hour later, Ron opened the door.
"Lilith."
"Big brother, good morning."
"Good morning. And this is?"
"This is my second brother."
Ron nodded and said, "The Pancakes aren't ready yet. If you want to attract custors, it's not ti yet; you'll have to wait a bit."
"Okay, no problem."
Gradually, Ron beca familiar with Lilith.
He also learned the na of the little boy accompanying her—Haji.
The brother between Haji and Lilith was nad Hassan.
Their eldest brother, the boy Ron had found strange, was nad Ralph.
By helping Ron bring in business, Lilith and her siblings didn't have to go hungry every day.
However, the food they could obtain was still extrely limited.
They couldn't always find people to buy pancakes daily.
Especially on rainy days.
The rain poured down relentlessly.
Ron and the others sat under the shed.
Raindrops hit the ground, splashing into the shed and wetting a corner of Wendy's clothes. She pulled her clothes closer and shifted her position.
At that mont, Ron heard the sounds of a scuffle outside.
He couldn't help but look out.
The courtyard wall blocked his view; he couldn't see anything.
But Ron heard a familiar voice.
It sounded like Ralph.
Ron imdiately rushed into the rain, went behind the wall, and looked outside through a gap.
Ralph was being beaten.
Two young n were stomping on Ralph, who was on the ground.
Ralph clutched his head, curling up.
Ron hesitated and opened the back gate of the courtyard, intending to help drive away those attacking Ralph.
Suddenly.
"Squish!"
A sound rang out.
One of the young n wore an incredulous expression, clutching his abdon as he fell.
The other young man looked furious, grabbing a stone.
But before he could bring the stone down on Ralph, Ralph raised his right hand.
Ralph's right hand had transford into a blade shape and extended, swiftly piercing the young man's throat.
"Bang!"
Both young n fell one after another.
Leaning against the wall, Ralph panted heavily.
Then he saw Ron.
Ralph's expression changed.
"Ron, can you keep this a secret? Pretend you didn't see anything, okay?"
Ron nodded.
"But if you don't get treated now, you might die here just like them."
"I saw what happened; they attacked you first."
"If you trust , co with ."
"I can offer you so food."
"In your current state, if you go back now, Lilith will definitely worry."
"I know a place."
Ralph hesitated.
"Then I'll trouble you."
Ron stepped forward and helped Ralph up.
Before long, they arrived at an abandoned area where garbage and rocks were piled haphazardly, forming sothing like a cave inside.
Ron brought Ralph inside.
There were raindrops dripping down, but most areas were dry.
"I'll go get so pancakes."
Ron quickly ran back.
He briefly explained the situation to Dominica and Wendy.
Ron returned with the panckaes.
But Ralph was nowhere to be seen.
Just as Ron turned around—
"Ron, over here!"
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