Cave Refuge

As Mr. Thompson had guessed, knowing the chaos outside, Family Li's eldest son didn't leave home but instead stayed, directly taking charge of its defense.

Perhaps it was known that the families living on this floor were not to be trifled with, so the Martial Artists who had been mingling in the crowd quietly slipped away.

Those who had been humbled at the Thompson Family picked a house far from the Thompsons to invade once again.

Perhaps the family's Martial Artist was not at home, or for some other reason, they didn't encounter resistance as they had at Mr. Thompson's. Although the Martial Artists previously hidden in the crowd had left, they still succeeded in looting the home.

As their success continued unabated, they gradually forgot their failure at the Thompson home, and their behavior became increasingly arrogant.

Not long after, they came upon Old Jefferson's home, but just when they broke in, a group of them were immediately thrown out of the house.

The noise they made was significant, alarming the great-grandchildren in the house. Seeing his grandson frightened to tears, Family Li's eldest, without a word, hurled the intruders out in an instant.

Although Family Li's eldest was furious, his restraint showed in his actions, deliberately not delivering lethal blows; otherwise, the injuries of those thrown out would not have been limited to broken ribs.

When others saw the ferocity of the Li family's defense, the more timid ones began to retreat. Perhaps the scene at Li's was 'gentler,' not as gruesome as Mr. Thompson's headshots.

Thus, some, emboldened by their prior victories, tried to continue their assault with hubris, but this time, Old Jefferson did not hold back.

After the women and children had been ushered into the bedrooms, anyone who entered the Li home found their limbs broken and were tossed outside the door.

Seeing their companions wailing with twisted limbs, thrown out of the house, the previously frenzied youngsters calmed down.

Although these companions did not die or suffer head explosions, many recoiled in fear at the sight of their now-disabled peers.

The Thompson incident had appeared grueling, with only two deaths, but this time, though no one had perished, over a dozen suffered severe injuries from Old Jefferson.

Originally, they numbered just over twenty. After the Li family episode, half their force was effectively decimated.

Seeing few able-bodied comrades left, the remainder felt the urge to retreat.

They then carried away their severely wounded or limb-broken teammates from the scene.

They could have left without a care, but these people had formed such a cohesive group because they were not only friends but also neighbors or relatives.

Abandoning unknown comrades was one thing, as they were just teammates, and the injured were already crippled; they could cease contact if necessary.

But the seriously wounded were friends or relatives, and most knew each other's families and addresses, and even their parents were acquainted.

If they left their wounded to die, and if these wounded survived and were sent back to their homes, those crippled would likely cause serious trouble for their families.

Moreover, Old Jefferson had only disabled the intruders, not searched them.

Even though this attempt failed, the successes of their prior looting remained on them.

Although the chaos they had caused emptied the streets, this was still a public place. It was not a time to rummage through their fallen companions' possessions.

So, moved by profit or friendship, they had to carry their disabled comrades away.

As those left carried off their disabled, the street layer finally returned to peace.

Maybe it was because of today's events, with those youngsters venturing into areas they should not have, that the seemingly vanished Government Officials suddenly reappeared.

They appeared to know exactly who the instigators were and directly headed to their homes to arrest them.

Unlike the gradual investigations of the past, the current era's cameras recorded everything, documenting exactly what they had done and where they had fled to.

With the appearance of the Government Officials, the disrupted public order was instantly restored, and cleaning up the gangs resulted in the seizure of many types of resources.