Chapter 91

Wen Xin noticed his strange expression, and said calmly, "I heard someone mention it before, and I was curious."

“So that’s how it is.”

Perhaps because Wen Xin looked normal, the scarred man quickly relaxed: "But there's nothing to be curious about. It's probably just a few timid guys who encountered something in the steel mill and went out to talk nonsense."

He didn't say what it was specifically about, but just changed the subject by making a joke.

At this moment, the others who had finished loading the goods waved and said hello to the scarred man: "Cheng Bin, everything is loaded, we can leave!"

The scarred man responded and asked Wen Xin to go with him.

Wen Xin saw the fear that flashed across his face and did not continue asking. The previous question was to confirm that Ah Zi was in the Aurora Arms Factory.

However, the other party's reaction is a bit intriguing.

The two men walked to the front and saw about a dozen large freight trucks parked on the side of the road, neatly lined up in a row.

The scarred man climbed onto one of the trucks, took a uniform from the driver's seat and put it on. Wen Xin looked around and saw that there was a driver wearing the same yellow uniform next to each car.

But they were in no hurry to leave.

After a while, someone finally showed up, followed by a few strangers who looked unrelated to the driver.

Among the strangers were both men and women, mostly young people. At the driver's signal, they climbed into the car one after another.

Freight trucks are not designed to carry passengers, so these people could only huddle in the cramped space of the container, squatting sideways, looking somewhat pitiful.

One of the drivers noticed Wen Xin, walked over, and smiled with an indescribable sarcasm in his face.

But the sarcasm was not directed at Wen Xin, but at the scarred man next to him.

"You acted so noble before, saying that it was dirty to handle money stained with human blood. How come this guy you found is so clean? He smells better?"

The scarred man ignored him, opened the passenger door, and said to Wen Xin, "You get in first."

Then he turned around and kicked the troublemaker in the calf.

The man staggered after being kicked by him, covered his leg, grimaced, and pointed at him angrily: "You——"

“You still want to be beaten?” The scarred man clenched his fists with a gloomy look.

Upon seeing this, the man quickly left in silence.

Santuanzi jumped onto the passenger seat nimbly, and Wen Xin followed him. He discovered that next to several other cars, people wearing different clothes also got into the rear compartment one after another.

At first Wen Xin was puzzled as to why the scarred man brought him here so openly without any attempt to conceal himself by avoiding others.

Now it seems that there are many people like him who want to take a ride to the Aurora Arms Factory.

After the scarred man got into the car, Wen Xin asked, "Aren't they going to apply for a job? What does it mean to get stained with human blood?"

Applying for the job was Scar Man's guess about him, and Wen Xin brought up the matter along the way.

The scarred man looked at the people who kept getting on the rear carriage. He paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "They are all applying for jobs, but what can people who know nothing do? You'll know once you get into the railway factory."

Soon, engines rumbled to life and convoys of freight trains set out.

The convoy followed the highway into a dense forest, with lush trees lining both sides of the road.

This section of road had obviously been cleared by someone. The road surface was clean and there was not a single zombie in sight. But apart from the zombies, there was not even the sound of insects or birds in the forest. There was an indescribable silence.

About half an hour later, Wen Xin and his team encountered the first checkpoint, and several fully equipped people walked out from the lookout.

They carefully checked the cargo, but ignored the extra people in the car and waved their hands to let them go.

When leaving, Wen Xin heard them whispering, "Bringing so many people here again, the resources there are being consumed so quickly, are they really unable to contain it...?"

"Shut up, stop talking and just do your job."

The convoy continued to move forward.

There are similar checkpoints behind, each one closer than the last.

What is worth further investigation is that all the soldiers guarding the checkpoints looked at extra people like Wen Xin with a look of despair.

After passing five checkpoints in succession, a huge and vast building complex loomed on the distant horizon.

The chimneys towering into the sky and the tall and majestic steam-powered factory buildings make it more like a city built of steel than a factory.

The freight truck stopped at the gate of the factory. The security guard blocked them from entering. Several people in dust suits noticed them and came over to inspect the goods under the escort of the security guard.

Wen Xin followed the scarred man out of the car.

He looked up and saw a sign hanging on the arched gate. The sign was not new and was stained. In the middle were engraved large words: "Aurora Arsenal".

On the other side, the guard had already noticed these outsiders and seemed to be used to it. He greeted them rudely: "Hey, what are you guys doing standing there? Come over here and follow me."

The scarred man who was still unloading came over, wiping his sweat.

"Sir, this guy is applying for a job as a rat handler. Look, he brought these three with him."

Hearing this, the guard turned his head and noticed three cats jumping out of the passenger seat of the truck.

The factory is indeed recruiting for "special jobs", and the first requirement is the ability to tame mutants.

But what means do humans have to tame mutants?

This involves some secret and dark things. The mutants that the gatekeeper had seen before either had dull eyes like a puppet without a soul, or had a violent temperament and showed their fangs all the time.

It's rare to see one so quiet, and there are three of them.

The guard first looked at the cats, then a suspicious expression appeared on his face. He reached out to touch them and said, "They are so obedient. Did you just dye the cats a random color and bring them here?"

Before he finished speaking, the guard felt a chill on his scalp.

The people standing by and watching had numb expressions. They originally had no emotions, but when they saw this, they couldn't help but be stunned.

I don’t know who covered his mouth first.

“Puff.”

The sound of trying not to laugh came one after another. The guard touched his bald head in panic and found that all the hair had been cut off in an instant.

The scaled viper squatted in the same place, its posture unchanged, and licked its paw slowly.

Wen Xin's mouth twitched slightly, and he scolded in a low voice: "Alu."

Although he said it was a scolding, there was not much blame in his voice. He raised his head and looked at the guard apologetically: "My cat was a little naughty. I'm really sorry."

The guard's face changed. Not only was he not angry about having his head shaved, but he put on a flattering smile: "No, no, I was just rude. Please come this way."

Wen Xin squatted down and let the three dumplings jump into his arms.

He turned his head and saw the scarred man moving his lips, as if he wanted to say something.

Wen Xin smiled and said, "Thank you. If I need anything next time, I will remember to come to you."

The scarred man was immediately relieved.

The others did not receive the same special treatment as Wen Xin. After uttering that brief laugh, they returned to their numb and empty expressions and were shouted at by another security guard, walking in another direction like zombies.

Wen Xin slowly turned his gaze away from them: "Where are those people going?"

The guard seemed to have the same extraordinary thoughts as the scarred man, and he already regarded Wen Xin as an important person. He spoke respectfully: "Oh, them, those people who come to apply for the position of rat workers, of course they have to enter the contaminated area."

"Contaminated area?"

It was the first time that Wen Xin heard the term: "What is a contaminated area?"

The guard said, "It's the old factory area. The virus contamination is quite serious. A month ago, a strange zombie was captured in the factory. Before we could start researching it, people living nearby started to get infected. Now we have set up a quarantine line."

"But it was useless to evacuate the people. There were many high-quality equipment and devices left inside. We didn't need people to move them in. So we hired some rat workers at a high price."

The high-salary offer was of course a lie, and the virus contamination was extremely serious.

The disaster victims who can come here are basically desperate. If you give them a little money, they will flock here one after another.

Of course the guard would not tell me these words truthfully.

He spoke highly of the arsenal and flattered Wen Xin, saying that he had made the right choice by coming here.

The young man suddenly paused, and looked straight at him with clear eyes: "You said there are many mutants in the contaminated area?"

"Yes, yes, but those are untamed, waiting for talents like you..." the guard said cautiously, "What's the matter?"

But Wen Xin turned around and walked towards the group of people who were applying for the job of rat handlers behind him.

【Author’s words】

My chest feels stuffy and painful today. I am a bit exhausted. I will present a long chapter of 7,000 words tomorrow (bow)

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