Chapter 757

These people were deliberately loitering around to target foreign tourists, exploiting their kindness to ask for food, money, or other items. Some more extreme refugees would lure tourists to remote places, drug them, and harvest their organs like kidneys and hearts to sell. Before coming here, Nina had researched Yaren and knew that the surrounding small countries were not very wealthy. Coupled with constant warfare, there were many poor refugees.
She hadn’t encountered this before, but now that she had, she couldn’t just ignore these children. Nina believed in helping all children in need regardless of where they were from. It wasn’t a matter of having a savior complex, but she felt pity for these young and vulnerable children. “I understand. I know that we don’t have much clothing and food with us too,” Nina said, pursing her lips and giving Scarlett a look.
Scarlett followed Nina’s lead. She was concerned about the children causing a commotion, so she displayed her gun. The children immediately scattered in fear. Nina hadn’t expected them to be so easily scared off.
However, with the car still not arriving, she noticed the children watching from a distance, their pitiful eyes, especially the sight of the young girls with exposed chests, lingering in her mind. She couldn’t bring herself to just stand by. Scarlett had already taken out the clothes and rations. Nina gave her a look, and Scarlett called July to join them.
July translated Nina’s words to the children in real time. “Here’s some food, and these clothes are for the girls. Put on the clothes. But we only have so much and can’t help everyone.”
Because of Scarlett’s gun, the children behaved more orderly. But once they got the food, they devoured it hungrily.
One child, in his haste, choked on a piece of bread, his face turning red and contorted, and he fell to the ground convulsing.
Seeing the child in such a state, Nina rushed forward to perform the Heimlich maneuver. She managed to hit his back twice, but the blockage didn’t clear.
Suddenly, a forceful blow hit her side, sending her sprawling.
Thankfully, Scarlett caught her before she hit the ground. Meanwhile, the child broke free and collapsed.
The child was too choked even to cry out. Just as Nina was about to get up, she saw a dark-skinned woman in tattered clothes glaring at her with hatred.
The woman shouted something unintelligible. July translated urgently, “The woman blames you for giving her child something he shouldn’t have eaten. She says she’s going to kill you!”
In the next moment, the woman lunged at Nina. Scarlett, of course, wouldn’t let anyone harm Nina. She immediately pointed her gun at the woman, who stopped in her tracks, her eyes wide with fear.
Nina urgently said, “July, tell her I can save her child. She doesn’t need to worry.”
July quickly translated, “Your child just choked accidentally. Miss Nina can help him!”
But the woman, seizing the moment, leaped at Nina like a wild beast. At that instant, a military vehicle drove up.