What breaks the illusion is often not reality, but powerful coercion.
As Xie Yan finished speaking, Zhu Li and the others from the Xing Jockey Club finally made up their minds and followed Xie Yan away. Before that, they still had a lot of things to do.
Large-scale departure is not an easy thing. Even if it is a team of thirty or fifty people, in this era, if they want to leave and go to other places, they have to pay a price.
The price can sometimes be surprisingly high.
This is one of the reasons why Julie and others are reluctant to leave.
They knew clearly that physical evolution did not make them invincible. In many aspects, they would be restricted. Without food, water, or even if they were injured and did not receive timely medical treatment, they would still embark on the boat of death.
…
Xu Xuening looked at the buildings in the distance. Among those tall buildings, she wondered where her mother lived.
Behind her, Xie Yan pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at the silent Xu Xuening, he knew exactly what she was looking for.
"We'll be back." Xie Yan looked at her, unsure if his words could be considered comfort. He had never comforted a woman, or anyone else. In his limited life, comfort seemed like an unfamiliar thing.
"I know." Xu Xuening nodded.
"You still have a few days to go find them," Xie Yan said. "You can go with Sun Shou and Sun Jian. They're already waiting for you outside. You can leave at any time."
“…”
Xu Xuening remained silent, gazing into the distance. The sky above Huacheng was thick with dark clouds. Everyone knew they were the result of industrial waste from neighboring cities. The air pollution was absolutely off the charts, but no one went back to investigate.
Today, there is a bigger debate about a bite of bread than about air pollution.
"Tell me, why are they still emitting waste from the sky over there?" Xu Xuening looked at the sky outside the house and asked Xie Yan behind her, "Aren't they worried that the whole city will be poisoned by the air? It's the end of the world, are they still burning boilers?"
Xie Yan looked at the sky outside them. "Beining City has a lot of heavy industry, and the previous smog problem also came from there. I think the smog in that city is not caused by continued work."
"Why is that?" Xu Xuening turned her head and saw Xie Yan wearing a dark green casual jacket, which was completely different from his usual shirt style. Xie Yan's outfit immediately caught her attention, and she even forgot what question she had just asked.
"Because... there's no one managing the city anymore." Xie Yan guessed, "Perhaps, that city no longer exists."
"Not here? Oh." Xu Xuening nodded, not quite understanding. She pointed at Xie Yan's clothes and asked, "Why did you suddenly change your style?"
Xie Yan looked down at his clothes. "Is it weird? I feel like many people feel distant from me when I wear a shirt, so I wanted to try this style of clothing. What do you think?"
"...like a green-haired turtle." After watching for a long time, Xu Xuening honestly expressed her thoughts, "Maybe you shouldn't try wearing jeans. They might be much better than suit trousers."
"..." Xie Yan nodded, "I'll go find a pair of jeans later."
"Next time, when we collect supplies, let's include clothes in the list. It seems that there won't be any new clothes for a long time." Xu Xuening said.
"good"
…
After saying goodbye to Xie Yan, Xu Xuening, Sun Shou and Sun Jian returned to the center of Huacheng together. This time, they entered from the third ring road and handed over a small bag of crystals.
"Remember, you can only stay for a week at most." The gatekeeper, who received a bag of rice as a bribe, looked at the three of them and warned them carefully.
"Understood, we'll leave soon."
"That's best. If anyone finds you, don't say anything. Remember, it has nothing to do with me." The gatekeeper said seriously.
"Don't worry." Sun Jian patted his chest, indicating that he would keep his mouth shut and never reveal anything.
After entering the city again, Xu Xuening looked at the pedestrians along the way.
There were almost no leisurely people on the streets anymore. Everyone was either rushing to the next place or huddled in a corner, unable to face reality.
In this increasingly oppressive city, the same expression appeared on everyone's face: the same confusion, the same pain.
At this moment, she vaguely felt that Xie Yan's choice might be right.
This is already a city that makes people feel desperate.
"Miss Xu, where should we go to find your mother?" Sun Jian asked.
"Go to the Housing Authority. This should be the fastest way." Xu Xuening knew that her mother had rushed to Huacheng before the end of the world. With her and her uncle's pension, they could not afford to buy a house in Huacheng.
Soon, the Housing Authority told Xu Xuening that the address where Xu's mother lived was a poor area where all kinds of people lived.
A group of people watched Xu Xuening, Sun Shou and others enter here, and all the children gathered around them, asking for food.
After throwing out a small bag of candy, many children rushed over to grab it. Other children continued to surround Xu Xuening and the others, and some even reached out to try to steal everything from them.
"Get out!" Sun Jian saw that something was wrong and immediately stopped the children.
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