After the group stopped, the villagers looked at Su Chen with confusion. Su Chen walked over to Murata, put an arm around his shoulder, and said with a worried expression, "Oh no, Murata, I just realized something!" "It might not be good for all the villagers to leave. The village will be empty and vulnerable to thieves!"
Murata was stunned. He was extremely puzzled. If everyone in the village leaves, who would be stealing from whom? But before he could speak, several villagers reacted. They all started shouting. "The young master is right! We can't leave the village empty!" "Exactly! I still have two catties of rice at home!" "What if a demon comes and steals my family's food?" "And wild beasts, wolves... I can't rest easy if no one is home to watch the food!" "Sir, why don't you let my man go back?"
Everyone started offering suggestions. But Su Chen waved his hand. He said with a concerned tone, "Everyone, please calm down. I was thoughtless just now. It seems a few people do need to go back. But not that many people... two people will be enough!"
Hearing this, the villagers immediately spoke up: "Then let my man go back! There are bears and wolves in the mountains, and I can't rest easy without him at home!" "It has to be my man! How can one be enough? Add my man, too!" "No, what if Kamado Nii only looks after his own family's food?!"
Everyone chattered non-stop. For a moment, they didn't know who to choose. At this moment, Su Chen spoke: "In my opinion, why don't we let the village chief go back!" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately fell silent. But soon, some people expressed their agreement. "The village chief is good! It was the village chief who saved everyone yesterday!" "I trust the village chief. If it's the village chief, I have no objection!" "Village chief, you must keep an eye on the bears!"
The villagers all expressed their opinions. Finally, it was unanimously decided that the village chief would go back. Su Chen also "gladly" adopted the suggestion and had the barefoot doctor from the original house go back with him. He joked it was to provide the village chief with a "1-on-1 exclusive medical service."
As he was leaving, Su Chen saw a hint of resentment in the village chief's eyes. Su Chen narrowed his eyes and immediately leaned next to Murata. "Murata, that person has a problem. Could I trouble you to follow him?"
Murata was stunned.
Isn't Su Chen just medical staff at the Butterfly Mansion?Why is he getting involved in this? However, the temperament Su Chen had shown, and the serious tone of his voice, made Murata feel this person was unusual. Murata also turned his head. He happened to see the fleeting expression in the village chief's eyes. "It does seem a bit off!"
Murata thought for a moment and finally decided to follow Su Chen's suggestion. The Butterfly Mansion was a secret base, and it wouldn't be good if those two went back and let something slip. So Murata went down the mountain with the two of them under the guise of escorting them. Su Chen continued to lead the injured forward…
Time gradually passed. Soon, one hour was almost up. Outside the Butterfly Mansion, Shinazugawa tapped the table impatiently. "Hey, hey, hey! Kochou, an hour is almost up! It's time to tally the scores, right!" Sanemi's expression was arrogant, and he looked completely self-satisfied. His words were full of confidence. There was no other reason. Because on Kanao's scoreboard, the first place was his name!
Sanemi Shinazugawa: 9 points
Kyojuro Rengoku: 8.5 points
Inosuke Hashibira: -10 points
Su Chen: 0 points
Sanemi took the lead with a slight advantage of 0.5 points over Kyoujurou, winning first place! And Kyoujurou was ranked second. As for Inosuke, he received the only negative score in the entire competition! Why was it a negative score? No other reason. Because Inosuke wasn't satisfied with his results. He intentionally went down the mountain, broke the leg of a Demon Slayer Corps member, and then dragged the person over to exchange for points. Seeing this, Kochou Shinobu, of course, couldn't let that slide. She immediately had Kanao wave her small hand. Ten points deducted! At this point, even before the competition ended, the fourth place had already been determined.
Kyoujurou walked to Kanao's desk and looked at his score. His big eyes couldn't help but widen a bit. His score was only half a point behind Shinazugawa! Kyoujurou smiled and said with a hint of regret, "Hahahaha, what a pity! I was only a little bit away from winning!"
There was nothing he could do. Kyoujurou himself had tried his best. Just now, Kyoujurou, Sanemi, and Inosuke had simultaneously discovered the last injured person near the Butterfly Mansion. The three of them engaged in a fierce struggle! Kyoujurou lost in terms of speed; he was only half a step behind Shinazugawa. This resulted in Kyoujurou only grabbing the injured person's leg, while Sanemi grabbed the entire person. Given that this was an injured person with a broken leg, Kochou Shinobu awarded Sanemi one point and Kyoujurou 0.5 points. Sanemi immediately took first place!
At this point, except for Su Chen, all the scores were basically set. Sanemi looked impatiently at the sun and urged again, "Looking at the time, it's already noon. Let's just end this and start the second round of the competition, Kochou! Even if Su Chen brings people back, at most he can carry one in his left hand and one in his right. That's a maximum of two points! Aren't two points a definite failure compared to my nine points?"
It was clear that Sanemi was already prepared for victory. But Kochou Shinobu kept delaying announcing the results, which made him very frustrated. Kochou Shinobu glanced at Sanemi, her usual smile fading a bit. "Shinazugawa-san, if you don't wait for Su Chen-san to return, even if you win, who will you ask about the Mark?"
Sanemi was stunned. Right! He had to wait until Su Chen returned anyway! So the few of them waited in their own ways. Among them, Kochou Shinobu and Kanao kept staring intently in a certain direction. They both felt that Su Chen would definitely return in time. This was a woman's intuition.
The scorching sun was directly overhead. Unknowingly, the sun had already risen directly above the Butterfly Mansion. The blazing sunlight shone on the mansion, casting a cool shade over the resting place for the people in front. Just as the last minute was about to pass... Below the dirt slope of the adjacent courtyard... A large group of injured people appeared! Their eyes were neatly covered with uniform black strips of cloth, and they were evenly divided into two columns. They held various copper coins in their hands, and their steps were orderly. This group of people, led by Su Chen, walked spiritedly toward the entrance of the Butterfly Mansion!
Sanemi's smile instantly froze. Everyone was stunned! A single thought emerged in everyone's mind: Su Chen… did he just poach all the patients from a hospital?!
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