Chapter 170 Coward
He was almost stabbed by a knife, but at the critical moment, the uncle hugged his son and fortunately he was not injured.
Facing his cousin's hateful gaze, Yu Duoduo smiled indifferently.
This little brat is quite smart. When Yu Duoduo was still young, he suffered a lot from him.
For example, if he stole his aunt's change to play video games, he would blame it on her, so his aunt would beat him up, call him a thief, and put him in a dark room.
Yu Duoduo put the steel knife back into the space. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it, lest she be kicked out and her source of income be cut off!
"Of course, uncle can join. However, according to the gang's rules, if you want to join, you must first kill someone and bring the other person's little finger as a gift to the boss!"
Yu Duoduo said this deliberately for the father and son to hear so that they would give up.
Before my uncle could make a decision, a man came running over from nowhere and said to him breathlessly:
"Old Qian, you haven't paid your protection fee yet? Those people have surrounded your bed, and your wife and daughter are still inside... Anyway, you should go back quickly!"
After the man finished speaking and stood still, Yu Duoduo realized that this was an acquaintance, the neighbor who lived downstairs in the old house.
But the other party obviously didn't recognize her and kept pulling her uncle back.
The uncle was also anxious when he heard this. The people the neighbors were talking about were not good people! He didn't care about anything else and quickly pulled his son away.
But after taking two steps, he stepped back and said to Duoduo in a begging tone:
"Duoduo, can you lend me some supplies? In this shelter, we have to pay protection fees to the district chief every month, otherwise we will be kicked out!
My uncle is really short of money this month, so I will pay you back after a while if you lend me some money! Otherwise, your aunt and cousin will be…"
Yu Duoduo understood as soon as he heard it, as he had experienced this in his previous life.
There are so many people in the shelter that the authorities cannot manage every place. As long as there is no killing or group disturbance, they will turn a blind eye.
It’s like a small society inside, a paradise for bullies!
There are tens of thousands of people living in the shelter. This is just the initial form. It will become larger and larger as time goes by.
There are dozens of greenhouses, each housing one or two thousand people, and is managed by a director.
A shed is divided into more than ten areas, each area is home to one or two hundred people and is managed by more than ten area managers.
The regional chief has enormous power, and all matters of the ordinary people, big or small, are reported to him.
Over time, the project of collecting protection fees has emerged. Anyone who causes trouble or refuses to obey the rules will be driven out, and everyone dares to be angry but not speak out!
It's so cold, going out will mean death.
"How about this, uncle, you go first, we'll go after we close the stall and visit aunt on the way!"
Of course Yu Duoduo went to watch the fun. How could she feel any pity for her uncle's family?
She would only feel at ease if she saw them suffering in person!
My uncle was afraid that she would run away, so he stood by and waited for her to close her stall before leaving together.
He knew in his heart that without supplies to pay the protection fee, his trip would be in vain and he would just be beaten.
Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun were packing their things slowly. There weren't many things to begin with, but it took them quite a while.
"Duoduo, please hurry up!" The uncle could only worry, after all, Yu Duoduo was his only lifeline now.
"Uncle, didn't I tell you to go first? We will follow soon." Yu Duoduo said perfunctorily. She did it on purpose.
Finally, after Xie Yun stuffed the waterproof pad into the torn bag, the group followed and walked towards the shelter.
As soon as we left the market, a cold wind blew, making everyone shiver.
Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun were holding small charcoal stoves in their arms, so they were fine. However, the other three people were covered with a layer of white frost.
Fortunately, the authorities set up a guide fire from the market to the shelter, otherwise the three people would have frozen to death on the road.
Finally, they entered the shed of the shelter. It was just as dirty and messy as Yu Duoduo remembered from his previous life.
There are only single bunk beds, with two or three people living on one bed, and five or six people squeezed into the bunk beds. At night, they probably sleep sideways and close together, and the beds are often crushed.
There is no way. There are too many refugees and too few beds. If more people are added, the situation will become even more outrageous.
The shed wasn't well sealed, and cold wind blew in, so there wasn't much of a stench.
But the sanitary conditions are really worrying. Almost every few steps you take, you will inevitably step on someone's saliva or phlegm on the ground.
Seeing this, Xie Yun, who has a mysophobia, shuddered all over and wanted to take off his shoes and throw them away immediately...
Yu Duoduo was fine. In her previous life, she had spent the entire extreme cold here and had experienced all kinds of disgusting things. This was just a small scene.
Trapped by the cold, there wasn’t much for everyone to do for fun, other than going to the nearby market or staying in the shed.
Those who are a little more diligent will go to the surrounding mountains to look for ways to make a living and make their lives better.
Those who were slightly optimistic sat on the bed in groups of three or five playing cards, while the rest lay on the bed with empty eyes, staring blankly.
After they walked in for a while, they saw two bunk beds not far away, which were blocked by several floral sheets.
From inside came the continuous sound of the iron bed rocking and the woman crying...
Yu Duoduo narrowed her eyes. The area that was fenced off at this moment was the small dwelling where she and her uncle's family lived in her previous life.
There were a lot of people watching around the bed, each of them had an indifferent look on their face, as if it had nothing to do with them, and they were just watching the fun.
This kind of thing happens almost every day in the shelter. They are used to it and no one steps forward to stop it for fear of getting into trouble.
My uncle's face suddenly changed, and along with my cousin's shouting, they both rushed to the bed...
Just as they arrived, the bed curtain was suddenly opened, and the father and son stopped walking. The dignity and sense of justice as men were instantly extinguished, and they were replaced by nodding and bowing...
Yu Duoduo looked over and saw five burly men walking out from behind the bed curtains, smiling as they walked out while buckling their belts.
These are the district governor of this district and his brothers.
The regional chief in charge slapped my uncle's face with a dagger and said with a sneer, "Old Qian, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you finally show up!
Since you are incompetent and can't pay the protection fee, your wife and daughter will have to pay it from now on. I have to say, your daughter tastes really good! Hahaha!"
The other four strong men following behind also started to laugh evilly.
Seeing this scene, Yu Duoduo, a bystander, was furious, but his uncle just lowered his head and endured the humiliation from the strong man without any intention of fighting back.
For Duoduo, her uncle's family did not deserve her sympathy. If they had been nicer to her and not mistreat her so badly, she would not have ended up like this.
But those people who collect protection fees are not good people either.
The bed curtains blocking the four sides were also brought by this group of people. They were specially prepared for this purpose. At this moment, they were pulled down by one of the strong men.
Lying on the beds on both sides, the filthy aunt and cousin were exposed to the eyes of everyone in the shelter without any cover...
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