After this incident, Yang Weite's depression over losing 600 Bottle Caps faded away.
When he returned, the Captain even gave him the 50-Bottle-Cap bounty.
He said it was from the Manor Lord. They had killed fifteen bandits, and Teacher Knight had awarded them 1,000 Bottle Caps. Everyone thought Yang Weite had been especially unlucky this time, so they included him in the share.
The bait had contributed too, so it was perfectly reasonable.
Yang Weite was deeply grateful and made the Captain and Soldiers a delicious meal of corn cakes.
Afterward, he worked even harder. Besides corn, he planted watermelons, figs, olive trees, and many other crops.
Sanctuary Manor grew increasingly prosperous.
Until one day, kind Old Popsicle brought back an injured man, who claimed to know the whereabouts of someone's son.
Yang Weite went to see the man and found him somewhat familiar.
Only after he returned home and lay down to sleep did he realize that the man resembled the woman who had swindled him out of 600 Bottle Caps.
They both wore expressions of utter sincerity and spoke in a way that made people believe them.
He secretly kept an eye on the injured man.
The man told Old Popsicle that his son had been taken away by the Institute for experiments.
Then Old Popsicle took several followers and headed toward Diamond City, where the Institute was located.
Three days later, a group of Mutant People were lured near the manor, followed by a group of bandits.
What they never expected was that the manor had prepared well in advance.
The moment they charged into the outer perimeter, they were hit by a barrage of Landmines, followed by machine-gun fire and then sniper-fired Armor-Piercing Bullets.
The formidable Mutant People were picked off one by one.
Old Yang