"Forget about helping or not, judging from your situation, you seem to be doing quite well. If you weren't doing well, no matter what we did, you would still be bullied. That's how it is in District 5!"

Hei Zi's words weren't very pleasant to hear, but they were very honest. He then picked up his glass and added, "But I do consider you a friend. Just the fact that you still think of Zhou Ming even when you're with him makes me think you're a worthwhile friend!"

Zhou Ming, who was standing to the side, grinned and raised his glass without saying anything. The three of them clinked their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp.

After a few rounds of drinks and having eaten most of the dishes, the three of them ordered a pot of noodles for their main course. After all, rice was far too precious in this era, and the noodles were a mix of various grains. They weren't particularly delicious, but they were certainly filling.

After drinking the sorghum liquor mixed with alcohol, Zhou Ming's face flushed red in no time. He poured a glass of liquor for Hei Zi and said, slightly tipsy, "Brother, has there been any response from above about the thing I asked you to do last time?"

Hei Zi rolled his eyes after hearing Zhou Ming's words and put down his wine glass: "I say, Zhou Ming, you're too cunning! Lu Yuan is treating us to dinner, and you're here asking for a favor. You're the most sly one here!"

Zhou Ming felt a little embarrassed by the criticism, so he scratched his head and explained, "I'm just short on money!"

Hei Zi sighed, then took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, offered them to the two of them, and said, "I've already asked about that matter for you. There are no vacancies right now. I'll let you know when there are some openings. Don't worry. If you ask me, you should spend some more money to pull some strings with the higher-ups. I might be able to help you out then. But since you're not willing to spend any money, I can't help you even if I wanted to!"

Zhou Ming sighed and said, "To be honest, I would like to spend some money to make connections, but I can't save any money. I have a wife and children, and we just had a baby. We need money everywhere. I have to be very careful with every penny. Where am I supposed to get money to make connections?"

When Lu Yuan heard this, he asked with some surprise, "You were doing well in the garrison, why are you being transferred?"

Hei Zi picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and looked at Lu Yuan, saying, "It's because he's a bit of a coward. In the garrison, people are often on duty, and death is commonplace. Last month, we counted that more than a hundred people died in the entire garrison. He just got married and doesn't want to stay here anymore. He wants to switch to an administrative job, so he asked me to take his picture."

Lu Yuan immediately understood, but he wasn't too surprised. After all, murders were all too common in District 5, which was surrounded by wolves.

After all, people outside are starving and thirsty, while in this survivor base, although everyone is also hungry and cold, it is much better than the cannibalistic situation outside.

After chatting for a while longer, Lu Yuan saw that they had almost finished eating, so he shared the last bit of wine with everyone and then picked up his glass.

"Alright, it's getting late, and we have to go to work tomorrow, so let's stop drinking here for today and get together again another time!"

The two men also raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp. After leaving the restaurant, the three of them were suddenly hit by a cold wind and immediately shrank their necks.

Since the way back was the same as walking back, the three of them chatted side by side. After walking only a few steps, Zhou Ming leaned against the wall and vomited again. Lu Yuan and Hei Zi frowned when they saw this.

After vomiting, Zhou Ming recovered a little. Leaning against the wall, he waved to the two of them somewhat embarrassedly, "Um... I'm not feeling well, I have to go back first. Goodbye, see you another day!"

Hei Zi nodded, stepped forward to say a few words, and Lu Yuan went forward to help him up, but Zhou Ming refused: "It's okay, I'm really fine, you guys take your time, I'll go back first!"

Zhou Ming waved to the other person and disappeared into the night.

Lu Yuan took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Hei Zi, and said, "Let's go. My dorm is just ahead. Unlike Zhou Ming, I don't have a home!"

Hei Zi took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said, "Okay, I'll keep it. You can go back first!"

Upon hearing that it was dark, Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised: "What are you doing here so late at night?"

A lewd smile crept across Hei Zi's face. He then whispered in Lu Yuan's ear, "Did you see that beautiful woman from earlier? I feel like there's something fishy about the two men next to her, so I'm seeing if I can play the hero and save the damsel in distress, and maybe even get her to repay my life-saving grace with her body!"

After hearing this, Lu Yuan rolled his eyes: "Damn, bro, this is a mess. Those guys all drove here, so they're obviously not easy to mess with. If you go over there, you'll just get hurt!"

Hei Zi didn't care at all. He put his hands in his pockets, glanced at the car in the distance, and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll just go take a look. If it doesn't work out, I'll leave!"

After finishing speaking, Hei Zi walked towards the car in the distance, while Lu Yuan, always worried that Hei Zi might have some kind of accident on the way, stood not far away and watched him.

Several people had just gotten off the car to buy some things at a nearby convenience store. After they finished shopping, they got back on the car, seemingly waiting for someone. The car windows were tightly closed.

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