dkrc Chapter 163 The Truth Revealed, Max's Revenge
Chapter 163 The Truth Revealed, Max's Revenge
Chapter 163 The Truth Revealed, Max's Revenge
Whoosh! Just as Max was showing off her past achievements, Ellie gripped her folding knife and stabbed at her fiercely.
To be fair, girls who believe in violence often have a degree of antisocial personality disorder at their core.
If someone dares to brandish knives and guns even with adults, what would happen if they were with their own peers?
Faced with her sudden sneak attack, Max almost instinctively retreated.
Having fought professionally in the UFC before, although he can't compare to his peak form, he can still easily crush amateur players in terms of reaction and speed.
Fighting an armed opponent with bare hands is an unfair confrontation. The best strategy is to maintain distance and stay out of the opponent's attack range as much as possible.
The key point is to move around, not stay still. As long as you are moving, you can significantly reduce the probability of injury.
The next step is to observe the opponent's attack movements. If it is a thrust, there is almost no countermeasure except to step back.
However, if it is a slash, a skilled player will start looking for a counterattack opportunity, because the slashing motion is large, and if it misses, there will inevitably be an attack recovery delay, and it will take a certain amount of time to reorganize the attack.
This extremely brief process is what fighting game players call "cha-ai" (差合), and all defensive counterattacks are based on utilizing "cha-ai".
Despite being constantly chased by Ellie and subjected to Saltfish Thrust, Max remained unperturbed, playing it all out of mind.
Sure enough, seeing that she couldn't hit her opponent, the girl became increasingly anxious, her steps became erratic, and she chased after her, frantically swinging her sword, just like a scene from a horror movie.
Upon seeing this, Ma Jie silently made the sign of the cross, knowing that the girl had fallen into a trap.
A few seconds later, when Ellie swung the knife again, Max suddenly made a nimble sway, her body seemingly moving to the left first, then suddenly stopping and turning to the right after misjudging the situation, much like the Marseille turn in a football match.
The girl swung her knife and missed, only to find that there was no one in front of her anymore.
Before she could react, a long, white leg was already draped over her shoulder, using it as a fulcrum to lift her off the ground, then wrapped the other leg around her neck in a scissor-like grip.
Then, using her core strength, Ellie flipped backward, instantly defying gravity and completing a 360-degree loop in the air before crashing heavily to the floor.
Holy crap, everyone was stunned. What kind of command throw super special move is this? The game has come to life?
After completing this difficult throw, Max straddled her back, twisting his arm with one hand and pressing down on her shoulder blade with the other, then casually tossed his messy hair, exuding both sexiness and violence.
"Let me go, let me go!" the girl screamed hoarsely, like a maddened little beast.
Seeing this, Bubu quickly grabbed a roll of black tape from the shelf and, together with Max, bound her hands and feet, then tied her to the chair with rope.
After all, this girl has a serious tendency towards violence, so being careful is never a bad thing.
Seeing that she was completely unable to resist, Jimmy, who had just been knocked down, dared to come over and even spoke in a much louder voice: "Tell me, what's your name? Why did you come to Jessica's store to steal things? If you can't explain yourself, then we'll have to take you to the police station and see if you'll behave."
Upon hearing that she would be taken to the police station, Ellie panicked: "No, don't hand me over to the police! If I'm arrested, you'll kill a lot of people!"
"Killed a lot of people?" Jimmy asked, full of doubt. "What nonsense are you talking about? Judging from the way you stole, it doesn't seem like this is your first time. Arresting you can prevent you from doing more bad things. This is clearly saving a lot of people."
"That's right." Max glared at her fiercely. "You're so young and you're already doing bad things, even daring to stab someone with a knife. Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your mother."
She raised her hand, ready to slap her, but the girl not only didn't flinch, but also showed no fear in her eyes. Instead, she roared at her, "Go ahead and hit me! Kill me if you dare! I don't want to live anymore anyway!"
"I..." Max wanted to slap her several times, but she couldn't bring herself to do it, because she could sense that this girl was different from other girls. She seemed to have become numb to violence itself.
Seeing this, Ma Jie picked up her bulging backpack, unzipped it, and dumped the stolen goods onto the ground. Looking at her, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why did you steal so much mosquito repellent and canned luncheon meat?"
"I can steal whatever I want, it's none of your business, you damn Asian!"
Ellie looked extremely indignant: "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have moved here to find the Blue Hair Squad. If I hadn't moved, my younger siblings wouldn't have gone hungry, and they wouldn't have been used as bloodsuckers by those damned mosquitoes. Why did you break into my camp? Why?"
"Wait a minute." Hearing the unusual tone in her voice, Max frowned. "What did you say you came here to look for?"
"Blue-haired Squad!" Ellie repeated it before suddenly noticing that the hot white girl in front of her was actually blue-haired. Could it be...?
"Watch out, little sister, we're from the Blue Hair Squad."
Upon hearing her mention the organization's name, Jimmy proudly remarked, "My name is Jimmy, this is Max, this is Jack, and this is Bubu. If you're looking for the Blue Hair Squad, you should have heard of us."
"Max? You're Max?"
Ellie's previously fierce gaze instantly softened with admiration: "I've heard of you. You like protecting the weak, don't you?"
"Jack, are you Jack? I've heard people talking about you a lot these past few days while I've been queuing for welfare meals."
Faced with her sudden change of attitude, the two exchanged a glance, and Ma Jie couldn't help but laugh: "I know your name is Ellie, but don't try to get close to me. Look at the teeth marks on my arm, and look at what you've done. Do you fit the image of a weakling? So don't even think about getting involved with the Blue Hair Squad, because you are a murderer and a thief, while we are law-abiding citizens."
Hearing such negative comments, Ellie teared up with grievance: "Do you think I want to hurt others? Do you think I want to be a thief? If I don't do this, I can't survive, let alone guarantee the survival of the people in the camp. I have kept a record of every shop I've stolen from. When I earn money in the future, I will pay those people back."
"You don't understand me at all. What gives you the right to judge me like that? What gives you the right?!"
Faced with her silent accusation, Ma Jie found a hardcover notebook in his bag, opened it and flipped through a couple of pages. Just as she said, it contained the time, address and store name, as well as a detailed list of the stolen items and their retail prices.
"So what?" Even so, Ma Jieke retorted, "Let me tell you, stealing is stealing. Even if you intend to repay it in the future, that's a fait accompli and it doesn't depend on your personal will."
"Whatever." Ellie turned her face away in disgust, wanting only to live in her own logic.
Looking at the pile of survival supplies on the ground, Max asked curiously, "Ellie, you just said you stole these mosquito repellent products and food to ensure the survival of the people in the camp. Where is your camp, and how many people are there?"
"There were 11 people in total, including myself, under a very secluded bridge arch."
"Then why not move the campsite to the city center?"
"Because..." Ellie hesitated, then continued, "Never mind, it wouldn't help you even if I told you. You can't help me, and the Blue Hair Squad doesn't welcome me."
"Fine, since you have something you can't say, I'll call the police right now. If you won't tell me, you can tell the police."
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Max didn't tolerate her at all. He took out his phone and dialed 911. She pleaded with tears in her eyes, "No, no, please don't call the police. I'll talk, I'll talk, okay? My camp is full of kids, the youngest is only 5 years old and the oldest is only 14. They have no experience surviving on the streets."
"Five years old?" Upon hearing this outrageous age, Max angrily yelled at her, "A five-year-old child wandering the streets? Are you crazy? People will die!"
As the only person present who had been both a mother and a homeless person, it's normal for her to have this reaction. Once such a young child is left on the streets, he will be targeted by human traffickers within 24 hours at most.
"I'm not crazy," Ellie said to her firmly. "It's precisely because I know that crowded places are dangerous that I had everyone hide and came out alone to find survival supplies."
One person supporting several people? Are you really not afraid of being dragged down to death?!
Hearing her explanation, everyone was speechless. Max couldn't help but sigh, "Listen, Ellie, although you've done a lot of bad things, I can see that you weren't born evil. Now tell me, what exactly happened to you, and why are you leading so many children on the streets?"
Ellie bit her lip, looked at Max, then at the others, but remained silent.
"Good, it's a good thing to be wary of strangers; it's the first rule of survival on the street."
Ma Jieke probed indirectly, "However, I already know quite a bit about your situation. You escaped from a boarding school, right?"
"How...how did you know?" Ellie was very surprised. Did this guy have mind-reading abilities?
"I also know that a student went missing at your school, and you most likely decided to leave because of that."
After Ma Jie finished recounting the useful information he had overheard, Ellie shook her head helplessly: "Fine, since you've already investigated me, I have nothing to hide. I entered Angel City at the age of 14. Yes, that's the name of the school, but you won't find it on a map because it's located in a remote town called Dogtown in Los Angeles County. It's a fully enclosed boarding school with military-style management."
"Why did you only start school at 14?" Jimmy quickly discovered the blind spot.
"No, I transferred to Angel City," Ellie explained. "Before that, I was studying at St. Anna High School until one day, my drug addict father killed himself by buying fake drugs, and my mother found a new lover. She was too lazy to take care of me, so she sent me to Angel City."
"From the outside, it looks like a charity funded by philanthropists and religious groups, but once you actually go inside, you realize that the strict rules set by Principal Corey are practically designed to torture people. On my first day in Angel City, I was punished by being denied food for two days because I called him by the wrong name."
"I questioned the principal, and he slapped me in front of everyone and then dragged me into the solitary confinement room to reflect on my actions."
"From that moment on, I knew that this was not Angel City at all, but a prison, no, hell. The administrators believed in violence and thought that only through violence could they truly make all the children submit to them."
"I called my mom and told her I didn't like it here, and she yelled at me, thinking I was just making trouble for no reason."
"There was no other way but to force myself to learn to obey and master the survival rules of Angel City. I stayed there for half a year."
"In the past six months, my mother only called me a few times. Each time she said she would come to visit me, but each time she could not be reached. It was not until I could no longer get through to her on the phone that I finally realized that I had been abandoned like an orphan."
"If that's all there is to it, I can still keep going."
"But until three weeks ago, I accidentally discovered Principal Corey's secret; he had extended his clutches to..."
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After Ellie finished speaking, sobbing uncontrollably, Max broke out in a cold sweat: "My God, the boarding school you're talking about, I once sent my daughter there."
"Little Pudding?" Combining Ellie's words with his own, Ma Jie felt a chill run down his spine.
"That's right, this happened two years ago. At that time, no school was willing to accept Fanny, and I was very upset, so I simply sent her to Angel City. However, the next day, the child called me, crying and making a fuss about coming back. I realized that something was wrong, so I rushed to the school to pick her up."
"When Fanny came back to me, she suffered from insomnia for half a month and had nightmares every night. I was so scared that I took her to the hospital for a check-up, but they couldn't find anything. In the end, the doctor concluded that she may have suffered a severe mental shock."
"Ha, that's the advantage of having a mother." Ellie couldn't help but sigh. "That scum only targets orphans without parents. If you're like me, someone whose parents don't care about you at all, you might also become his target. Some people have even paid with their lives for it. But even if I tell you, you'll just listen and not really listen. After all, you're just like me, homeless people."
"Who do you think you are, kid? There are different levels of homelessness, you know?" Max was already seething with anger. He turned to the thoughtful Jack and said, "Help me, Jack! I will never let anyone who hurt my daughter get away with it, not even the smallest harm. I want this scum to receive the punishment he deserves!"