Chapter 6 "Lin Rabbit?"
Central square.
Jiang Jie found a random spot and parked the car. At this time, there was no need to follow any rules. After all, there was no traffic police to issue a ticket for illegal parking.
It was already getting dark, and the lights in the square were on, but there weren't too many people around.
There are some soldiers standing guard with guns around the square, not only to guard against the possible appearance of mutants, but also to guard against people taking advantage of the chaos to loot supplies.
After all, when survival is challenged, human nature is always unreliable.
Those who arrived first are already queuing up to receive supplies. In order to increase efficiency, several distribution points have been set up.
Jiang Jie randomly picked a queue.
Supplies are distributed per person, but considering that it is inconvenient for the elderly or children to come, and we are afraid that people who come will claim them without authorization, so those who come to collect supplies must bring their family household registration book and each person's ID card. There are special personnel to verify and check. Those who come in person can skip this step, and each person can be distributed one portion.
In fact, the supplies are not good things for people in the safe period. They are just instant noodles, ham sausages, compressed biscuits, etc. Only families with children will give them milk powder as appropriate, and the brands are also very ordinary.
Normally, most people consider junk food to be unhealthy, but at this time, everyone wants to squeeze to the front and get it quickly, especially those who don’t have much food left.
Someone coming from behind almost tripped because he was walking too fast and didn't see where he was stepping. Fortunately, he was caught by his companions.
"Just walk slowly, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Tsk, what if I go too late and end up at the back of the queue and can't get any supplies? I'm out of stock at home."
"...Okay then, be careful where you step."
As they talked, they found a relatively small queue to queue in.
The temperature after dusk is not as extreme as during the day, but it is still very hot. Now that a lot of people are gathered together, the temperature has increased even more.
And I haven't taken a shower for many days, so you can imagine how it smells.
Jiang Yan raised his hand to cover his nose and frowned slightly.
In fact, he had been in worse environments than this in the apocalypse. Back then, people didn't just smell like sweat, they also had all kinds of foul odors.
In this regard, he was really glad that he had awakened his water-based abilities, otherwise he would probably have been suffocated to death by himself.
The speed of distributing supplies in the front was not slow, but people kept coming and the line was getting longer and longer. Those at the back stretched their necks to look forward.
When there are a lot of people, there will always be a few people who don't follow the rules and shamelessly want to cut in line. If it were normal times, they would just complain a few times and let it go, but now no one will tolerate it.
Not only was he condemned and scolded repeatedly, but he was also pushed out by those who were queuing obediently. He wanted to get angry, but when he saw a group of people behind him staring at him with murderous eyes, he immediately became timid and went to queue at the end of the line in shame.
The soldiers on duty in the distance saw that there was no major chaos, so they quickly looked away and did not intervene.
He didn't care about anything that had nothing to do with Jiang Jie, and didn't even bother to look at him. The number of people in front of him was getting smaller and smaller, and soon it was his turn.
Without waiting for the staff at the distribution point to ask, he said directly: "One person."
He saved the trouble of checking and the other party quickly gave him the item.
A five-pack of instant noodles, three packs of compressed biscuits, a pack of sausage, packed in a plastic bag, and a one-liter bucket of mineral water.
The supplies for one person can last for three days without any problem if you save them.
He took his things and left, and the people behind him immediately caught up.
When passing the team behind, someone was suddenly pushed out and was about to hit him.
Fortunately, Jiang Jie reacted quickly and took a step back, so that the two bodies were just offset from each other.
The other person fell to the ground with a "thump", and it seemed that he fell quite hard.
Jiang Jie subconsciously turned his head to look at the direction where he fell. A tall and strong man met his gaze. His eyes were blank for a moment, and then he spoke with confidence.
"He cut in line!"
It seems that because of Jiang Yan's look, he thought he was trying to help others.
"I didn't..." The person who fell seemed to have recovered, raised his head and retorted in a low voice.
Jiang Jie looked back again, and the two people's eyes met.
The other party suddenly stopped, his eyes widened, and he looked very surprised.
At this moment, Jiang Yan, who saw his face clearly, raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The person in front of him looked young, probably less than twenty years old. He had a pair of almond-shaped eyes with black pupils and long eyelashes. His nose was delicate but the bridge was high. His slightly open mouth had obvious and fleshy beads. His skin was very white, making his lips look pink. He looked a bit harmless.
Overall, it looks good.
But Jiang Jie was surprised, not because he was good-looking, but because he had seen him before in his previous life.
At that time, a little later than now, the world was even more chaotic, alien creatures were rampant everywhere, and humans began to riot, looting supplies everywhere. Amidst the ruins, everything had lost order.
Jiang Jie was not as lucky as he is this time. He had not yet awakened his superpowers. When he went out to look for food, he unfortunately encountered an alien creature and was seriously injured.
After finally escaping, he hid in a small shop that had long been looted. His body was hot and weak, and his wounds were painful. He thought he might die there.
As he gradually lost consciousness, he heard some movement in the small shop and realized that there were other people hiding there, approaching him cautiously.
Jiang Jie opened his eyes and told the other person to get lost with a cold face.
But it seemed that he had little killing power due to his serious injuries. Although the other party shrank back, he did not leave. Instead, he took a small step closer and took out half a bottle of water from the backpack he was holding and wanted to hand it to him.
Severely injured, Jiang Jie was very defensive. He used up his last bit of strength to push him away and told him to get out again.
The water fell to the ground and rolled to one side due to inertia. The man chased after it and picked it up. He opened his mouth and said something to him, but Jiang Jie could no longer hear clearly.
He could only stare at the other person with his eyes, warning him not to come closer.
The man paused, then took out something that looked like a medicine tablet from his backpack, along with the half bottle of water, and carefully placed it within his reach. Then he said something to him, and walked away holding the backpack, looking back every few steps.
After confirming that there were no strangers around, Jiang Jie relaxed slightly. He turned his head and stared at the water and medicine board for a long time. When his consciousness gradually became blurred, he stretched out his hand.
When Jiang Jie woke up again, he found that he had awakened his superpowers. The fever he had had before was just a precursor. The toxins left by the alienated creatures in his body naturally disappeared, but the wound still hurt a little.
He was still holding the medicine box with two pills left on it. Only now did he see that they were anti-inflammatory drugs. Thinking of the man's flat backpack, he was afraid that this half bottle of water and a few pills were the few supplies he had.
Jiang Jie raised his lips and sneered, how stupid, at this time, still generously showing kindness to a stranger.
He thought so in his heart, but there seemed to be a faint warmth in his chest, so light that he ignored it.
From then on, I never saw this person again. He might have died in some corner. After all, he looked so thin that he didn't seem like he could survive in this cruel world.
Exhausted from running around, Jiang Jie rarely thought of him later. Only occasionally when he was hurt, he would recall the man's backlit face for a moment, but the memory would soon be dispelled.
At this moment, Jiang Yan's gaze wandered over the face of the person opposite him. This time, he could see the face more clearly. Although it looked a little disheveled, the features looked fuller and whiter than before, and it also had a bit of the childishness of a teenager.
The boy seemed a little uncomfortable with his direct gaze. He shrugged his shoulders and lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze.
Jiang Yan smiled, bent down and held out his empty hand towards the person, speaking gently as if the person he had just ruthlessly avoided was not him, "Are you okay?"
The other person was stunned when he saw the hand he extended. After a long pause, he raised his hand and placed it on his palm. He was pulled up by someone. He quickly withdrew his hand and thanked the person, "I'm fine, thank you."
A soft touch slipped out from his palm, and Jiang Jie withdrew his palm. He lowered his eyes and saw something dropped on the ground. He leaned over, and picked it up before he noticed the boy was about to bend down.
It was a student ID card. Jiang Jie looked down and saw the other person's photo on it, but he seemed not to be used to having his photo taken. His eyes looked a little dull, not as lively as in real life.
However, it was a coincidence that he was from B University. He was only a freshman and was indeed not very old.
"Um..." The owner of the ID card couldn't help but reach out his hand when he saw his belongings being taken away. "My student ID card..."
"Yeah, I can tell," Jiang Yan said calmly. He handed over the student ID card he had already seen and said, "Lin Tu?"
"..." The young man who was receiving the ID was strangely silent for a long time before he spoke: "...It's Linmian, that character, pronounced Mian..."
The helpless tone in his voice seemed to indicate that this kind of misunderstanding was not the first time it had occurred.
"Oh~" Jiang Jie stretched out the last syllable, as if he had suddenly realized something. He smiled and apologized, "Sorry, I misread it. It's mainly because it looks too similar to the word rabbit, but it's missing the tail."
Inexplicably, he felt that this was a bit strange, but he had no way to refute it. In the end, Lin Mian chose to ignore it and pretended not to hear it. He thanked him again, "Thank you."
Jiang Jie shook his head and said, "You're welcome." Then he turned his head and looked at the tall and strong man again. He said in a flat tone, "Please make way. You've taken his place."
The tall and strong man saw their interaction and realized that this person was determined to stand out. He puffed out his chest, showing off his strong chest muscles, and said, "I just said that he cut in line."
The people queuing in front and behind did not care much about this dispute. As long as no one was forced to join the queue and it did not cause any loss to them by taking up someone else's place, they would not seek trouble.
"I didn't cut in line," Lin Mian also said, "You forced your way into my spot."
"Hey, you little bastard... fuck!"
The tall and strong man stretched out his hand to point at him, but Jiang Yan grabbed his wrist and twisted it upwards as he cursed. The man screamed and bent his knees under the force, almost falling to the ground.
"Let go! You fucking...ah!"
Jiang Yan seemed to be holding his wrist with ease, and his other hand was even holding something, but he made it impossible for the other party to break free. He lowered his eyes and looked down at the man who was pale with pain, raised his lips and smiled with a bit of rogue, "While I'm still willing to talk to you, get out of here?"
The tall and strong man was clamped by him, and he felt that his wrist was about to break. He wanted to struggle but couldn't, so he could only nod his head repeatedly, "I'm going to get out! I'm going to get out!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan pushed him away, and the other person fell to the ground. He shook his hand, and felt that it was stained with the other person's sticky sweat. He frowned in disgust.
They had encountered too many annoying guys today. They should be thankful that order hadn't been completely disrupted yet...
A dark emotion flashed through his heart, but was quickly suppressed by him. Turning his head sideways, he tilted his head and gestured to the person standing behind him who was already a little dazed, asking him to stand back.
Lin Mian came back to his senses after this series of changes and quickly stood back up. The people in front and behind him subconsciously moved a little further away, as no one wanted to be the one lying on the ground.
The man who originally wanted to bully others by relying on his strength has now suffered a loss. However, he did not dare to say anything. He got up from the ground, supported his wrist which seemed to be broken, and ran away in shame.
Jiang Jie then retracted his gaze and looked at the person in front of him, "You came here by yourself?"
"No," Lin Mian shook his head, "I'm with a few classmates. We want to go faster, so we're lining up separately."
After saying that, he felt around his body, took out an individually wrapped wet tissue from his pocket, and handed it to him with both hands, "Wipe it, your hands are dirty."
Jiang Jie lowered his eyes to glance at it, then reached out to take it. He felt that the other party was quite tactful. He waved the tissue and said, "Jiang Jie."
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