Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Camp
Entering the checkpoint entrance of the refugee camp, the view suddenly opens up.
The space of this refugee camp is quite large, and it is estimated that it can accommodate tens of thousands of people. On the endless flat ground, several huge gray-black simple sheds that look like vegetable greenhouses are neatly arranged. Signs are set up at the doors of the sheds to help refugees find the corresponding areas.
The number on the registration plate of Jiang Ying and his friends was 14, which meant that the temporary accommodation assigned to them by the camp was in the shed marked with the number 14.
Judging from the arrangement of the huts, it should be located in the middle of the entire camp.
Jingcheng walked in front and Jiang Xi followed behind.
Jingcheng...Jingting...That's right, this woman took my surname.
Haha, she is really something.
The man's legs were longer than hers and he walked faster. One step of his was equal to two steps of hers.
Besides the camp staff, there were also a large number of refugees who had passed security checks and entered the camp.
Although everyone has their own itinerary, they will still glance sideways or even look back from time to time when passing by the two people.
Jiang Xi ignored these gazes. Her whole mind was on Jing Cheng, who had been leaving his back to her ever since she passed the checkpoint.
He walked so fast that I could hardly catch up with him!
So she took two steps at a time and finally grabbed his hand at a corner.
Jingcheng held Jiang Xi's suitcase in one hand and Jiang Xi in the other.
"Wait for me," Jiang Qian called out, "Brother."
Jingcheng: “…” And you’re addicted?
He stopped walking suddenly, turned around and looked at Jiang Xi.
Jiang Qian didn't expect him to turn around suddenly. Without time to stop, she fell straight into his arms.
Jingcheng's expression was not very good. He used his hands to steady Jiang Qian's body. From his expression, it could be felt that he obviously wanted to say something.
In the end, I still didn't say a word.
He didn't know what to say.
Never mind, it’s just a title, why is he so worried about it?
In fact, it is most appropriate for them to pretend to be a couple, which will not arouse suspicion.
Because from the looks of it, they don't look alike.
As for why Jiang Qian said that he was her brother, Jing Cheng also had some guesses.
——Defend against wolves!!
She was afraid that if they were a couple, he would take advantage of this to do something inappropriate to her.
So in her eyes, I am such a despicable, shameless person?
A little hurt.
[I want a kiss from you]
[Your lips are very beautiful, I want to kiss them and see what it feels like]
If you want to kiss me more, I don't mind.
…
The slap in the face came too quickly, and the voice recordings of incriminating evidence rang in his ears one by one. It seemed that he was not really a gentleman?
I deserve it.
Well, he admitted, it was necessary.
"Be careful,"
Jing Cheng said sullenly, "Sister."
Did he accept it?
Hearing these two words, Jiang Xi's round eyes showed a mixture of novelty and surprise, and she felt extremely relieved when Jingcheng called her sister.
In her eyes, the relationship between biological siblings who are "blood-related" is more solid than that between couples who run away when disaster strikes.
Even though it was just a pretense, there were many things that turned into reality...
She hopes Jingcheng can care about her more and love her more.
So, two people with completely different thoughts went down the same path, and they both accepted this temporary relationship between each other.
Jingcheng took her around the camp and finally arrived at the door of hut numbered 14.
There is a table at the door, and the staff checks the documents that the refugees received when they entered the camp. After confirmation, the refugees can receive the supply package and enter the shed for shelter.
The door of the shed was open, but as soon as Jiang Xi entered, she smelled a pungent and strange odor.
What the hell!?
Oh my god, this smell...
She got into the ride-hailing driver's bed?! They even slept in the same bed.
The sour and stinky smell that hit her in the face made Jiang Qian cover her mouth and nose. Places with many men are always smelly.
Shed No. 14 was larger than expected, but it was packed with people, scattered here and there. At first glance, it looked a bit like the waiting room of a train before departure, except that there were no seats.
Everyone either sat directly on the dusty concrete floor, or, if they were better, laid a few layers of plastic paper on the concrete floor and then lay down.
Although there are several high-power ventilation fans on the roof of the shed, only one is turned on now, and the ventilation effect is very limited.
So, the whole shed was filled with a dizzying mixture of sweat, foot odor, and decay.
Since Shed No. 14 was at the back of the list, it was not yet fully occupied. Jingcheng took Jiang Ting to an area with relatively few people, made a clean seat for her with paper, and then let her sit down.
During this period, new refugees continued to enter Hut No. 14, filling the space.
"Are all refugee camps like this?"
Jiang Qian was really shocked. Even though she had been to Anle District, where the living conditions were the worst in Paradise Valley, the people living there all lived in buildings and had their own beds.
But here... this is a well-deserved refugee camp.
It was exactly the same situation as the refugees displaced by war that she had seen on TV before.
"Yeah, about right."
Jingcheng didn't say it explicitly, but he knew clearly that the environment of this refugee camp was relatively good. Even the camp set up by the Paradise Guild nearby at that time only had a few more ventilation fans than this one.
At least here is a place that can shelter from the wind and rain. Unlike the camps set up by some guilds, which are just three-dimensional spaces made of torn oilcloth and supported by bamboo poles. At night, the draft blows in from all sides. If there is a cold wave and heavy snow, many people will freeze to death overnight.
But there is no way. Ordinary people do not have the ability to protect themselves and can only pin their hopes on people with special abilities. The reason why the refugee camp is called a refugee camp is because there is a defense line built by people with special abilities, which can ensure that zombies cannot break in.
Living conditions here are a bit difficult, but they can sleep peacefully without having to worry.
Jiang Qian sat on the ground, hugging her legs. She had put down her hands that were covering her nose. She seemed to be unable to smell those smells anymore.
But after just one day, the huge gap in her life was still too much for her to digest and she felt depressed.
"We won't stay here long." Jingcheng opened the supply bag and handed her a bag of bread.
Hanging out in the refugee camp is a helpless act for ordinary people without special powers, but it is not a must for her with him protecting her. Jingcheng comforted Jiang Qian and said that he would take her away when the time was right, that is, when the people from the Paradise Guild left.
Jiang Ying nodded. She hadn't had breakfast yet and was starving. She took the bread Jing Cheng handed over and took a bite. She couldn't bite it off! She almost knocked out her teeth.
What kind of bread...harder than a baguette.
She curled her lips and was about to cry again.
So Jingcheng took the bread back, peeled off the hard crust, broke the slightly softer white inner core into small pieces, and then brought them to her lips.
Jiang Xi could get the food just by moving her lips. Like a kitten being fed, she lowered her head and took bite by bite from Jing Cheng's hand.
The bread in the camp supply package is made like this mainly to extend its shelf life. Anyway, in this place, except for humans, everything else can be a "zombie". Although it tastes bad, it won't kill people.
Jiang Xi ate the soft white inner core of the bread, and Jingcheng did not waste the broken-off crust.
No matter how powerful a psychic is, he is still a human being after all and needs energy intake.
When Jiang Xi saw Jingcheng eating the dark hard bread crust that she didn't want to eat, she suddenly felt sad.
She couldn't help but feel a little guilty that the vice president of such a large guild had fallen into such a miserable state along with her.
However, if the brother takes care of his sister, it would be relatively reasonable.
What was originally a touching and heartwarming scene was extremely glaring in the eyes of the refugees who did not know what was going on.
The cruel and dangerous living environment of the end of the world has long made their hearts as cold and hard as steel.
The kind, gentle and compassionate Virgin Mary died in the first year of the zombie virus outbreak.
Not to mention that both of them have outstanding looks. Jingcheng's clothes are relatively ordinary, but Jiang Qian's clothes are all fashionable girlish styles designed by Chen Shanshan. People living in the survivor shelter, who rely on it to survive every day, don't know how long it has been since they have seen such beautiful clothes and such decent people.
Everything about these two people is out of place here.
Furthermore, the collapse of the base guild they had previously relied on had made these people extremely fearful of the future. They needed to vent their emotions, and shifting targets was the best way to do so—to vent to the weak.
"Where did you come from, Miss *? It's already this late. If you don't like this place, don't come and grab a spot. There are many people queuing outside. Leave the opportunity to those who need it!"
Not far away, a sarcastic taunt came towards them like a sharp blade.
"That's right," it's never too late to join in the conversation. The two down-and-out grown men had already regarded Jiang Qian and Jing Cheng as thorns in their eyes. "If you have money, just go live in a big base. You're so arrogant and pretentious. What the hell are you pretending to be?"
In their eyes, the intimate behavior of these two people is as maddening as the deliberate show of affection in college where people abuse their husbands.
They refused to believe how some men could have girlfriends in the apocalypse! Moreover, they treated their girlfriends like little flowers in a greenhouse that had just come from a beautiful world and had never experienced any hardship.
Doesn’t the excellence of their same-sex counterparts only serve to highlight their own incompetence?
Back then, in such a good environment, they couldn't find girlfriends, but now in such a bad environment, some people still have girlfriends! And they are super beautiful girlfriends!
Jealousy gave rise to twisted malice. They did their best to belittle the couple and wanted to drive them away. They didn't want them to appear in front of them, as it was annoying to watch!
Faced with the sudden hostility, Jiang Xi subconsciously put her arm around Jing Cheng's arm. She was a little scared.
They clearly didn't do anything, Jingcheng just fed her, so why did someone dislike it...
Jingcheng glanced over coldly, and their eyes exchanged, revealing the depth of the situation in just one round.
Why?
Because he is handsome!
Not only that, the two of them were also scared by Jing Cheng's gaze. Just now, he had his back to them, so they didn't see clearly. Now they can see clearly, but it's even weirder. The man's eyes are obviously not that scary, but there is a faint sense of oppression that makes them breathless.
It is better to have less trouble than more, so they both stopped talking at the same time, as quiet as a chicken, not even daring to glance over here.
The trouble was solved with just a glance, but the lack of obvious action did not mean that Jingcheng had calmed down.
He sat down again, his face gloomy. If it wasn't an extraordinary period, this foul-mouthed bastard who took the initiative to cause trouble would inevitably get a beating from him.
It is true that people with special abilities will not take the initiative to cause trouble to ordinary people, but if ordinary people fail to understand the situation and act rudely, not all people with special abilities are good-tempered softies who will not teach them the necessary lessons.
The most important thing is that they were scolding Jiang Xi, and he couldn't stand it.
"elder brother……"
Suddenly, a soft voice sounded.
Jingcheng didn't react at first. He was not very sensitive to this title.
When he realized it was his "sister" calling him, he looked towards Jiang Ting, his voice gentle,
"What's wrong?"
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Go to the toilet with girls!!
First time in life.
There is no toilet in the shed. The toilet is located in a special shed area, which is quite far away. Otherwise, it is hard to imagine how scary the smell in the shed would be.
Since there were fewer women in the shelter, even though there were not many sheds in the women's restroom, Jiang Ying still went in without waiting in line.
This place looked messy, and she had just run into someone who was verbally provocative and looking for trouble, so she really didn't dare to go out alone.
So she called Jingcheng to accompany her.
If men weren't prohibited from entering the women's restroom, she really wanted to stay with Jingcheng all the time...
When the two returned to shed No. 14, an unexpected scene happened.
The empty corner where they originally sat now had a dozen more people sitting there, filling up the entire corner.
If Jiang Qian hadn't seen the coded briefcase being tossed around by this group of people, she wouldn't have believed that they had taken over her place after she had been away for only a short while!
As for the supply packages that had just been received, they were completely divided up, leaving only two pieces of dirty and torn wrapping cloth.
When Jingcheng and Jiang Xi appeared in front of the group, one of them was still trying to open the combination lock of her suitcase with a playful smile.
This box smells so good. It's a girl's box, and the things inside must be very interesting.
"Wow! Are you back?"
The bearded man sitting in the outermost circle was not at all panicked when he saw the "original owner" of this area. Instead, he was extremely excited. Especially when he saw Jiang Qian, the lust in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
"Shashasha——" The air was filled with the sound of swallowing saliva.
They were used to being robbers and were the most unreasonable. They would rob anything they could. There were only two people on the other side, and the woman's fighting power was negligible, which was equivalent to only one person. They had a group of people, so they would not be at a disadvantage.
Where there are no people with special abilities, that is their world.
Everyone has eyes, except for the bandits who were still sitting on the ground staring at Jiang Ting.
Some of his hands, unable to restrain themselves, flew up, trying to pass Jingcheng and directly touch Jiang Ting's face. "Wow, Bro,"
"Your girlfriend is really attractive..."
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