Big Ear was taken aback for a moment, and tried to argue: "Girl, you got the wrong person."
"Okay, stop pretending. I'm not a police officer." Lin Qingqing was in a hurry and didn't have time to waste on this old acquaintance. She just took out a box of amoxicillin.
Big Ears was stunned for a moment, glanced around with a vigilant look, and then used his loose work clothes to block the view of passers-by.
He looked at Lin Qingqing with suspicion and caution.
"It's not a sting operation." Lin Qingqing knew this guy had been ripped off so many times that he was extremely suspicious. He didn't live in his multi-million dollar mansion, but pretended to be broke and lived in the shabby bungalow next door to hers. He was afraid someone would rob him.
He also frequently cross-dresses. Currently, he appears middle-aged and elderly, complete with a gray wig. It was his alternating appearances of youth and age that initially sparked suspicion among his neighbor, Lin Qingqing, who started observing him.
"One box is not enough. At least four boxes, plus antipyretics." Big Ears finally couldn't resist the temptation and answered stealthily in a low voice.
"Why don't you just go and rob them?" Lin Qingqing rolled her eyes. Medicines were among the first items to be strictly controlled. All the pharmacies in the base were controlled by the base officials, and the market was basically closed.
No one knows when they will need medicine, so until they starve to death, everyone hides their medicine.
"You can still find anti-inflammatory drugs if you want, but there are not many people who have silencers even if you search the entire base." Big Ears said fearlessly.
Lin Qingqing sneered, "Okay, just keep it for your retirement."
Lin Qingqing was about to leave after she finished speaking. She didn't really need the silencer, but she knew that this person had the goods and was eager to ship them out.
"Hey, beautiful lady, let's talk it over. The price is negotiable..." Big Ear was anxious. He grabbed Lin Qingqing's arm tightly. Before the end of the world, his family was one of the best in Liancheng. He was a hot weapons enthusiast and collected a lot of them privately.
After the apocalypse, these items were extremely popular, but also difficult to sell. If the base found out, they would definitely be confiscated. I tried to resell some to the survivors, but I nearly got robbed.
As a last resort, he set up an underground trading venue in the building owned by his family, almost for free.
Occasionally sell a little, exchange for valuable items, and then buy food.
The two bargained, and finally Lin Qingqing agreed to the deal with a box of amoxicillin and a deck of playing cards.
Big Ears still didn't trust Lin Qingqing very much, so he just asked her to wait there.
She didn't wait around, but browsed the stalls nearby, exchanging ten candies for a few pairs of socks and two pairs of Putian shoes. Walking in the apocalypse, the soles of shoes are really worn out.
Lin Qingqing was sitting on the steps changing her shoes. When she lowered her head, she heard someone say, "The Iron Cavalry is recruiting. Old Tan, you're so skilled, why don't you sign up?"
"They want to go to the north of the city...it's haunted there." The man named Lao Tan answered naively.
The Iron Cavalry Team is one of the temporary teams formed at the base. Everyone goes out together to look for supplies. This team is quite powerful.
Lin Qingqing was startled for a moment, then turned to look at the source of the sound. Her eyes moistened slightly as she saw a familiar face again. Yes, it was his former neighbor. On the surface, he was setting up a stall, but in reality, he was Big Ears' bodyguard.
Old Tan, a local, has only his 80-year-old mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease left at home. His wife and daughter are both gone.
In her previous life, Lin Qingqing rented a house opposite his and watched Old Tan on his way to find his mother.
Mother Tan was a great cook, and when she wasn't ill, the whole house was filled with the fragrance of her food, making Lin Qingqing, the kid next door, cry with envy.
Tan's mother was kind-hearted and she often went there to get free food.
I also helped Lao Tan find his mother.
Until one day I never found it again.
Just as I was thinking about it, Big Ears came back and handed me a black bag stealthily: "Your stuff."
Lin Qingqing took it and handed the medicine over. The two of them completed the exchange like they were in an underground organization.
Big Ears felt a little strange and felt that the other person was inexplicably familiar.
After exchanging things, Lin Qingqing came to Lao Tan’s stall. He sold various stainless steels, which were also the inventory of Big Ears.
"Girl, would you like a stainless steel washbasin?" Old Tan is in his forties, not tall, and has a muscular body.
"Want to replace your old phone?" Lin Qingqing couldn't help but want to joke. It was great to see the old friend again and know that he was doing well!
"Hahaha……"
The joke was not funny at all, but it made the stall owners around laugh, and Old Tan also laughed out loud three times.
This reminds everyone of the small loudspeakers that were used in the streets and alleys before the end of the world.
After laughing, everyone fell into melancholy again.
Either she is a mourner or a widow!
It is rare to find a family that is still intact.
Lin Qingqing squatted down, picked out two small stainless steel bowls and a knife and fork, and asked for a stainless steel chain.
What was handed to Lao Tan was a box of tranquilizers and a box of blood pressure medication.
Old Tan's eyes lit up instantly. Both of these medicines would work for his mother. The base's hospital now only provided emergency care, and only prescribed medication for chronic diseases that day, but the waiting time was long.
"This... take some more, take some more!" Old Tan was a very honest man. His hands were shaking as he held the medicine. He felt that he had taken advantage of the girl.
"That's enough. I have no place to put the extra." Lin Qingqing smiled with her eyes curved. She hoped that all kind people in this world would be treated gently.
"Beautiful lady, come and see my..."
"Girl, do you have any medicine?"
Old Tan didn't cover his hands properly, and the medicine he exchanged was seen by the people around him, and they all approached Lin Qingqing to do business.
"Ah! There's no more." Lin Qingqing felt something was wrong when she heard them shouting. She quickly waved her hands and glanced at Big Ears.
The medicines in her hand all came from the sanatorium, which was her compensation for those few days. The quantity was really not much!
Big Ears was almost pissed off at Old Tan. He had finally met a potential client who was willing to trade medicine for weapons, but he was afraid that he would be secretly killed by someone else before he left the house.
There were a lot of people in the black market, and when they heard someone selling drugs, they immediately gathered around.
Old Tan reacted belatedly and immediately stood up, protecting Lin Qingqing behind him.
“Lin Qingqing!”
Suddenly, Lin Qingqing heard someone calling her, but when she looked in the direction of the voice, she saw only a crowd of people.
Suddenly, everything went dark and the only headlight in the black market was turned off.
Lin Qingqing didn't think twice and rushed into the garbage room as if she was familiar with the place. She kicked open the green barrel and crawled out from the one-meter-high door that was exposed, and quickly ran away from the place of trouble!
Big Ears held the remote control in his hand, feeling strange again. How did she know his secret passage?
"Lin Qingqing?" Hu Zhan Ge glanced in the direction where Lin Qingqing had disappeared, his dark eyes like a venomous snake stalking its prey. But he didn't chase after her. Instead, he walked towards the person who had exposed her identity.
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