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More than a hundred Rats gathered in the room and started to discuss this matter But it was just a discussion—after all, they were still getting food as usual However, it was especially noisy today

It was the day of free food distribution, as announced

"I'll go to the square," after a long contemplation, Snaketooth clenched his teeth and said "We need to eat et a bowl of hot oatmeal for him"

"Are you crazy?" Sunflower stared at hiet how Kanas warned us Do you really want to get stitches on your lips?"

"That's if he knows I snuck out We don't even knohere Kanas is now What if the lord of the city is really going to attack them?"

"But his men are still here Do you think they'll let you off if they find out?" Sunflower looked at Tigerclaw "Don't just stand there Help o with you," the latter said suddenly

"Both of you"

"This food distribution may have already been ruined Or perhaps there's no food at all, and it's si it I suppose it shouldn't be considered disobeying Kanas' warnings in this case?" Tigerclaitched his lips and said, "I' Joe onKanas isn't around now and his confidants are hiding in his roo themselves in front of the fire No one will notice us"

"Um" Sunflower hesitated

"You just stay here," Snaketooth said, "so you can cover for us in case anyone asks Just say we have diarrhea and had to go to find a sheltered place to relieve ourselves No worries We won't need long to rush back from there"

"Well, then," she looked around and said, "hurry up!"

Snaketooth and Tigerclaw snuck out of the log cabin, running all the way down the alley The elevated snow under their feet drenched their trousers Even though the cold wind that blew into their face felt as sharp as a knife, it couldn't stop the at the square, they found that there were al the podiu distributed!

Both of theuards in brown unifor in line—otherwise you'll be prohibited fro any free food"

Snaketooth noticed that there was a wooden fence set up around the center of the podiu the fence in a line like a folded dragon Guards are iron bars could be seen at every short interval They looked like the defenders of order, because people were expelled from the line from time to tiing you!" Snaketooth knelt down on the snowy ground

"He's been starving for days He's in need of food urgently!" Tigerclaw knelt down beside hiue"

One of them reached out to Joe as unconscious and said, "Leave hiet in line"

"Eruard said, "Even if he doesn't know, you can always couard walked aith Joe on his shoulders

"What should we do?" Both of them stared at each other No one expected it to turn out like this—according to their plans, the other party would either be totally indifferent or let theo back first" Snaketooth decided after soerclaw asked with surprise, "No oatet there with this line There ," he nodded and said "We can sneak out again in the evening to bring Joe back"

Tigerclaw looked at the oatmeal on the wooden table and said reluctantly, "Okay then"

There was so that Snaketooth kept to himself—since the announcement of the free food distribution had come true, did it mean that the other two ruuely felt that an upheavaltowards the Black Street

Back at the Endless Lane, both of theht by surprise

Sunfloas hung in front of the entrance with both her hands tied behind her back, standing on a shaky wooden bench Bruises could be seen on her face All the while, Kanas'at both of them

"You, finally back with a well-fed stomach?"