Dr. Zhao looked at Qi Xia with a difficult expression, and Qi Xia didn't know how to answer.

"Can we use this?" Qi Xia asked in a low voice.

"No problem," Dr. Zhao nodded, "Curved needles are often used in medical sutures, as long as they are sharp enough."

Qi Xia pondered for a moment and said to the female shop assistant, "Miss, we don't have money, can we exchange something with you?"

"Money?" The female shop assistant stared at Qi Xia blankly, as if trying to understand the meaning of "money". After a long time, she finally spoke, "I don't want money, you can sleep with me."

"Sleep...?" Qi Xia's lips moved slightly, "What do you mean?"

"After we sleep, we can eat the little piglets!" The female shop assistant showed a hint of madness, and then even drooled.

With that, she walked to the dirty bed, bent down and sat down, then patted the spot next to her.

That spot happened to have a large dried bloodstain.

"Come on, come over quickly."

The female shop assistant quickly took off her top, revealing that she was not wearing anything inside. Her emaciated body was covered in dirt and bloodstains, making her look like a skeleton.

Qiao Jiajin remained silent for a while, then nudged Qi Xia with his elbow and said, "You should sacrifice yourself."

"Why don't you go?" Qi Xia said irritably.

"The boss chose you," Qiao Jiajin said with a smirk, "Didn't you hear? As long as you sleep with her, we can eat the little piglets in her pot. Besides, the author is also waiting for that harpoon to save his life. It's a great merit no matter how you look at it..."

Before Qi Xia could reply, the female shop assistant seemed to have heard what Qiao Jiajin said, so she turned to him and said, "You can come too! All four of you can come!"

"Huh?" Qiao Jiajin was stunned, "Me...?"

"What the hell..." Officer Li couldn't help it anymore. In his many years as a police officer, the situation in front of him completely exceeded his understanding. "Miss, what are you planning? We came here to buy things, why do you have to involve yourself?"

"I..." The female shop assistant widened her eyes and suddenly shouted, "I want to eat piglets!!"

After speaking, she seemed to remember something and quickly put the harpoon and fishing line on the bed, then ran to the iron pot and looked inside.

"Little piglets... don't get overcooked..."

She worriedly picked up a branch and stirred the pot a few times.

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Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qi Xia quietly walked to the side of the bed and picked up the harpoon and fishing line, then turned around and handed them to Dr. Zhao, saying, "Go save people, we'll handle things here."

"Okay!"

Dr. Zhao took the harpoon and fishing line outside, found a relatively clean stone on the ground, and started to work on the harpoon. He briefly explained the situation inside the house to the girls.

Tian Tian, as a professional, still couldn't understand the shop assistant's behavior.

"Never mind that, Qi Xia is right, let's save people first." Lin Qin took the fishing line and turned back to check on Han Yimo's condition.

Dr. Zhao used the stone to remove the rust from the harpoon, and then sharpened it as much as possible. Lin Qin also tidied up the tangled fishing line.

"It's almost done..." After confirming that everything was ready, Dr. Zhao turned to Han Yimo and said, "I'm going to remove the harpoon and suture the wound."

"Okay..." Han Yimo nodded slightly.

"But we don't have anesthesia." Dr. Zhao said with difficulty, "The pain might exceed your imagination."

"It's okay... as long as I can survive, right?" Han Yimo smiled bitterly and asked.

"If the wound doesn't get infected... surviving won't be a problem."

"That's good... come on..."

...

Inside the house, three men stood behind the female shop assistant, watching her fiddle with the pot.

She wasn't wearing any clothes, but the three men's hearts were calm, and they even felt like running away.

"Hey, scammer," Qiao Jiajin asked in a low voice, "What if she gets angry when she realizes her "goods" are gone?"

"I don't know," Qi Xia shook his head.

Officer Li remained silent for a while, then whispered, "Don't we still have the "Dao"? I wonder if she wants it?"

"How can that be possible?!" Qiao Jiajin said displeased, "We exchanged the "Dao" with our lives. Are you just going to give it to this lunatic?"

"We're saving lives too!"

The two were arguing when the female shop assistant slowly turned around.

She seemed relieved and calmly walked to the side of the bed, where the harpoon and fishing line were originally placed, but now they were empty.

She looked at the bed hesitantly, as if feeling that something was wrong, "Huh?"

But soon she shook her head and said, "Right... sleeping. Which one of you four wants to go first?"

The female shop assistant looked at the three men in front of her, her expression becoming confused again, and asked, "Aren't there four of you? Haven't you always been three? Well, three is fine too."

Qiao Jiajin shook his head and whispered, "See, she's even crazier than I imagined."

"Yeah..." Qi Xia was stunned for a moment, then said, "We don't want to sleep with you, we just came to buy things."Having said that, he took out a golden, shimmering "Dao" from his pocket and placed it next to the Female Shop Assistant, then continued, "I don't know if this thing is valuable or not, but this is all we have."

As Qi Xia thought, people living here must recognize those animal masks and have heard of "Dao" to some extent. This thing, exchanged with life, must have some value no matter how you think about it.

The Female Shop Assistant curiously looked at the bead, then picked it up and squeezed it a few times.

Then, to the astonishment of the three men, she threw the bead into her mouth.

With a "crunch", the bead was crushed and chewed by her, swallowed into her stomach.

"It doesn't taste good..." The Female Shop Assistant shook her head, "It's far worse than piglets."

"This..."

The three men never thought that what they had exchanged with their lives would be treated as a snack, and they were all speechless for a moment.

"If you're not going to sleep... then you should leave..." The Female Shop Assistant sighed helplessly, her expression very disappointed, "Someone will come and sleep with me eventually."

Although the situation was incomprehensible to the three men, at least they could leave now.

The three men reluctantly exited the house, wondering how to tell everyone that they had lost a "Dao". But they saw that Dr. Zhao had already pulled the harpoon out of Han Yimo's body. His blood was gushing out, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Come and help!" Lin Qin shouted.

Qiao Jiajin and Officer Li quickly rushed up to help hold down Han Yimo's hands and feet.

Under such extreme pain, people would involuntarily struggle.

"Han Yimo, look at me!" Dr. Zhao said seriously, "Do you still know who I am?!"

"You are Dr. Zhao..." Han Yimo frowned and gritted his teeth.

"That's right, you need to stay conscious!" Dr. Zhao threaded the harpoon, and it pierced through his flesh in an instant.

Han Yimo groaned again.

"Talk to me!" Dr. Zhao said calmly, "Talk about something you're interested in to distract yourself!"

"Something I'm interested in...?" Han Yimo gave a bitter smile.

"Aren't you a novelist?" Dr. Zhao said, "How about talking about your work?"