235 The Tenth Store
◎Cut off a dirty carrot.◎
After inspecting the situation at the Dawn Base, Lu Yao's team prepared to leave.
Green Ant City is the first cross-city area that the errand shop inspected on the spot. The base is not suitable for establishing a new station. Lu Yao plans to go outside the base to have a look, maybe there is a suitable place.
After all, someone here has already been in contact with the errand shop, and it is relatively easy to start business. Lu Yao does not want to give up easily.
Before leaving, Lu Yao is going to say goodbye to Li Zui's team, and Aunt Zhu, after all, she let them stay for one night.
And they may all become guests of the new station. Lu Yao and his friends
returned to the small building where they stayed last night. The doors of the rooms were locked. There was a huge noise of machinery from behind the building, and occasionally people shouting. There
were several wide and narrow tracks on the open space on the side of the building. The equipment and materials brought back by the convoy last night seemed to have been moved to the back of the building.
The people at the Dawn Base might be preparing to set up a power grid.
Lu Yao did not follow the tracks to the back, but stepped onto the corridor on the first floor.
In the dense noise, she vaguely heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, followed by a hoarse cry for help, but when she listened carefully, there was no sound again.
The Dream Fulfillment System gave an early warning: "It's the girl from this morning, and the man who quarreled with Xiong An'an."
Lu Yao's face changed slightly, and he raised his hand to make a pause gesture, thinking of something: "Lu Mingxiao, take An'an and Kang Kang to guard here, don't come over."
After she finished speaking, she strode towards the room at the end of the corridor.
A pile of broken porcelain pieces fell on the floor of the room, and the soup was also spilled all over the floor. Gao Shimeng was wearing suspenders and hot pants, her hands and feet were separated, and tied to the four bedposts with coarse linen ropes.
Huang Xuan had a bright red slap mark on his face, and a few bloodstains, but he didn't care at all. He stood by the bed and looked down at Gao Shimeng, his eyes full of madness.
"Aunt Zhu is leading people to build a power station in the back mountain right now, so she can't hear your crying. But - I still like to hear your voice, whether it's crying, acting coquettishly, or begging for mercy, you might as well scream louder..."
Gao Shimeng's face was full of tears and remorse.
She was obviously very wary of this man, and even pretended to be domineering and unreasonable, and vicious, in order to arouse his disgust.
Unexpectedly, this man is so vicious, pretending to be affectionate to her, while designing her to be alone, and even thinking of such a vicious way to humiliate her.
Huang Xuan bent down, pinched Gao Shimeng's chin with his fingers, and a cold smile appeared at the corners of his lips: "I just like your aloof and humiliated expression..."
His hand slid down slowly, and his whole body covered it, rubbing against it, and dots of red marks fell like rain.
Gao Shimeng wanted to kill the man with her own hands in a vicious way, but she couldn't get rid of the rope. Humiliation and fear slowly climbed onto her skin, causing her to shudder.
Huang Xuanjin half sat up, untied the rope on the side of the bed, and held her hand to support him.
Gao Shimeng turned her head away and didn't want to look anymore. Suddenly, she slowly widened her eyes and stared towards the door without blinking.
Huang Xuan couldn't help laughing, with undisguised sarcasm: "Don't play such tricks at this time. Today, no matter what I say, I will get you--"
Most of the old-style staff dormitory buildings in the scenic area are simple one-bedroom apartments. There is a room at the entrance, and there is not even a bathroom. A bed, a table, and a chair can be placed.
The same thing happened at Gao Shimeng's residence. Lu
Yao ran to the door and broke it violently. He pushed the door open to see the situation in the room clearly, and walked over in two steps. He didn't even need to take a weapon. He picked up Huang Xuan with his bare hands and threw him out of the door.
Huang Xuan was thrown away twice in one day.
This time was different from the last time. His back hit the concrete brick wall in the corridor hard, and the bone statue was broken. The back of his head also hit the concrete wall, and a blood flower bloomed.
Without even glancing at her, Lu Yao used his right hand to manipulate the red dagger to cut the hemp rope on the bedpost, pulled Gao Shimeng up, and put a coat on her, whispering to her: "It's okay, it's okay."
Gao Shimeng's mood changed from sadness to shock, and then from shock to sadness, and she was in a trance like riding a roller coaster.
She didn't let herself immerse herself in her emotions for too long. She put on her coat and hugged Lu Yao tightly, saying in a crying voice: "I want to borrow your knife."
Lu Yao had heard this sentence not long ago, and probably knew what Gao Shimeng wanted to do. He reached out and pretended to take something out of his pocket, but actually took out an unused dagger from his personal space and handed it to her.
"No need to return it, I'll give it to you."
Since the world has collapsed, it might as well collapse more thoroughly.
Gao Shimeng didn't think much about it. She took it and thanked him. She lowered her head, pulled out the blade, and gently scraped the tip of the blade with her thumb.
A trace of pain passed through her fingertips, and a blood mark appeared.
The knife was sharp enough. She threw away the sheath and ran to the door.
With a hysterical scream, the polished silver blade was stained with dirty liquid and cut off a dirty carrot.
Lu Mingxiao, Xiong Anan and Kang Kang, who were standing obediently in the corridor, froze at the same time. After about a few seconds, Xiong Anan and Kang Kang were so scared that they hid behind Lu Mingxiao.
Gao Shimeng was not afraid at all. She was not just a rich and beautiful woman in the world. Even if she was like this in the past, she had lost her innocence now.
She half-knelt in front of Huang Xuan, watching him rolling in pain, and even hit him in the face with a dagger, leaving bloody marks on his face.
Gao Shimeng gritted her teeth and replied: "Your voice is actually quite pleasant, and I especially like your screams."
Huang Xuan covered his crotch, his mouth full of blood, and he was in pain and angry.
He bit his tongue in anger, and fainted without catching his breath.
Xiong Anan pulled the hem of Lu Mingxiao's shirt and huddled behind him, his arms shaking uncontrollably.
Kang Kang simply squatted down and curled up behind Lu Mingxiao's calf, tears in his eyes.
It was the first time they had seen such a terrible scene since they were born.
It hurts! It
's so scary!!!
Lu Yao walked out of the room, still not planning to stay for long. Rather, the situation at the Dawn Base had become more complicated, so it was not suitable for her to stay for long.
She said hello to Gao Shimeng, and left the small building with Lu Mingxiao, Xiong Anan, and Kang Kang.
Thinking of Gao Shimeng's situation, Lu Yao asked Lu Mingxiao to take the two children to wait at the door. She went to the back of the small building alone.
On the way, she met Chu Li and others who were going back to the warehouse in front to move materials. Lu Yao told Chu Li about leaving, and asked her to tell Aunt Zhu and Li Zui on his behalf. He also told them about the situation in front of the small building.
Chu Li's face changed drastically. She didn't care about moving materials. She hurriedly thanked Lu Yao and ran back. Lu
Yao went back to the front and waited for a few minutes in front of the building. First, she saw a few men coming in a hurry, and then Aunt Zhu also hurried over.
It seemed that the people in charge had all arrived, so Lu Yao didn't care anymore. He asked Lu Mingxiao and the frightened Xiong Anan and Kang Kang to walk towards the gate of the base.
Leaving the Dawn Base was easy. They had registered when they came in last night. They just had to tell the guard before leaving and tick their names off the registration form.
The Dawn Base was surrounded by a three-meter-high firebrick wall with a lot of broken bottles stuck on the top.
It was to prevent zombies and people from climbing randomly.
The Lu Yao team walked around the wall. The distance was not short, at least several hundred meters.
There were people living under the firebrick wall. Under the simple sheds made of asbestos tiles and broken wooden boards, people with dishevelled hair and ragged clothes were sitting or lying.
These people could not pay contributions and could not enter the base, so they stayed outside the base.
The people living under the wall said that the people of the Dawn Base were kind enough, and even though they would occasionally drive them away, they would still leave some space for them.
In fact, there were many empty houses in the city, but it was not safe to live alone in the city. If you were not careful, you would be surrounded by zombies and it would be difficult to escape. Lu
Yao looked around at the broken sheds under the wall, and had some vague guesses in his mind, but he did not say it clearly, and turned around and led his team members away.
The Dream Fulfilling System felt that Lu Yao was worried and was a little curious: "You don't seem to care?"
Lu Yao: "I don't know who allowed these people to live under the wall, but they are quite vicious."
Dream Fulfilling System: "I know."
Lu Yao: "How do you know?"
The Dream Fulfilling System held its head high and said proudly: "I am no longer the person I used to be! While you were resting, I had already scanned and saved all the data of this base."
Lu Yao: "My system is really amazing!"
The Dream System was embarrassed: "Tell me first why you say that the decision maker is vicious?"
Lu Yao: "What do you think is the first barrier of this base?"
The Dream System: "Isn't it the wall?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "Isn't it the people under the wall?"
The Dream System thought carefully and was terrified: "No way?!"
Lu Yao: "If there are zombies besieging the city, and there are some ready-made human shields outside the city , isn't that just right? Maybe the zombies ate those people and retreated, and the second line of defense is the wall."
The Dream-fulfilling System felt a chill in its heart: "Do you think people are too bad?"
Lu Yao shrugged: "I hope so."
The Dream-fulfilling System asked: "Don't you want to know who decided to keep those people outside?"
Lu Yao said indifferently: "It's okay to listen."
The Dream-fulfilling System: "No video data has been saved, only the existing documents in the base can be used to Based on the information, I guess the person who made this decision was Gao Shimeng's brother. However, Gao Shimeng's brother died in a search team operation not long ago, and died in a zombie tide. "
Lu Yao: "Well, you are all really amazing, you can even make guesses."
Dream Fulfillment System: "Are you playing tricks on me?"
Lu Yao: "Do you really think so badly of me?"
Dream Fulfillment System: "..."
After leaving the Dawn Base, Lu Yao did not make any move to go back immediately.
Xiong Anan couldn't help but ask: "Lu Yao, are we still going to stay here?"
Lu Yao: "Well, I'm going to build a new site here, so I want to investigate the environment and the market. If you and Kang Kang are tired and want to go back, I'll ask Harold to pick you up."
Harold's time and space gate is now more and more like a random door. As long as he has the time and space key, he will respond to Lu Yao's call at any time and open the door to pick people up.
So even if Lu Yao's team is in Green Ant City, thousands of miles away, after completing the mission, the whole team can return to Gaosheng City within a minute.
Xiong Anan shook his head: "Then no. I want to go with you, and my sister also asked me to protect you well."
Kang Kang raised his hand: "I want to protect Lu Yao too!"
Lu Mingxiao raised his hand silently, without saying anything, but the meaning was similar to Kang Kang.
But if he said it out loud, not only would he feel awkward, but Lu Yao would also want to laugh.
Green Ant City is an Internet celebrity city that relies on tourism to generate income, and the city is built beautifully.
The Dawn Base is a base built directly in the scenic area. There is an abandoned food street less than a kilometer away from the gate.
The street is in the shape of a cross, with signs everywhere. There are some souvenir shops and handmade jewelry shops among the food stalls.
The buildings are not high, with white walls and gray tiles in the style of an ancient town.
Before the outbreak of the zombie virus, this place must have been very prosperous.
Nowadays, the shops are deserted, and most of the tourists' zombies are seen in the street corners. Their tattered clothes can vaguely show their original colors. Some of them wear straw hats and carry hand-woven bags across their bodies. Some of them have mobile phone bags hanging around their necks, and their broken mobile phones are still hanging on their chests. Lu Yao
walked around the abandoned tourist red street and returned to an old street coming down from the scenic spot. There used to be a residential area behind the street.
She stood behind an abandoned bus stop sign and pointed to the vacant shop in front of her.
"I plan to set up a temporary station here."
Xiong Anan and Kang Kang had no idea about the criteria for choosing a location for opening a store. When Lu Yao said to choose this place, the two little ones nodded repeatedly, pretending to understand.
Xiong Anan: "Yeah, this place is nice."
Kang Kang: "I think it's nice too."
Lu Mingxiao didn't know much about opening a shop and doing business, but he was supportive.
The Dream Fulfilling System couldn't help but complain: "Location, traffic, market, what do they know? They don't know anything, they just clap their hands."
Lu Yao smiled: "Yes, yes, they don't understand, or you do."
The storefront that Lu Yao chose was scanned by the Dream Fulfilling System and was indeed an unowned storefront.
The area is not particularly large, but the layout is good. The front hall is bright and spacious. There are two small rooms in the back that can be used as a warehouse and a staff lounge, and there is a bathroom of less than two square meters.
After the Dream Fulfilling System scan, there are still some scattered residents in this area, but the number is much less than when Gaosheng City started.
One of the reasons why Lu Yao chose this place is that there are residents nearby. The second reason is that this place is not too far from the Dawn Base, less than a kilometer away, and the new site can radiate to the base. Lu
Yao decided on a place and was not in a hurry to return to Gaosheng City. He first cleaned the shop, reinforced it with magic and talismans, and reinstalled a sturdy door.
Finally, the Dream Fulfilling System was maintained and upgraded to include it in the scope of the errand shop.
In order to unify management, Lu Yao needs to build a network and clear a relatively safe transportation route. He may also need to modify transportation tools and recruit new employees.
Once the work officially starts, there will be a lot of things to do.
The system maintenance time is twelve hours, and it is boring to wait during this time. Lu Yao wants to call Harold to come and take them to the place where they encountered a large zombie tide before, deal with the corpse mountain, and then return to Gaosheng City and come back tomorrow. Lu Yao
locked the door of the station and was about to leave when two vans drove up on the quiet road.
The people in the car saw Lu Yao standing on the side of the road and stopped the car.
Qin Zhuhui, Gao Shimeng and several familiar members of Li Zui's team got off the two cars respectively. Lu
Yao was a little surprised. Because he was familiar with Li Zui, he asked, "Why did you come out? Collecting supplies?"
Li Zui looked a little embarrassed. He secretly looked at Aunt Zhu and Gao Shimeng's faces, not knowing how to explain.
Gao Shimeng did not shy away from it: "Huang Xuan's matter was in turmoil, and my mother and I were driven out."
The base was obviously a shelter built by his father and brother. They had just left and their affairs had not been properly handled, but that group of people couldn't stand it.
Originally, things had turned around. Gao Shimeng didn't want to marry Huang Xuan, but Huang Xuan had other ideas. At first, he just wanted to coax her into marriage and then take over the base.
But now that Huang Xuan has lost his carrot, he can only rely on Gao Shimeng.
Huang Xuan faction put forward a condition that as long as the two hold the wedding as scheduled, the matter will be over.
Gao Shimeng would rather leave the base.
Aunt Zhu didn't say much, she readily gave up her power, packed up her things and took her daughter out.
Li Zui's team actually came out specially to see them off.
They have received Aunt Zhu's favor, but they are just small minions under her, they have no say, and can only do these trivial things.
Lu Yao just thinks that Gao Shimeng's choice is difficult. If she agrees to the disgusting conditions, she will have to commit herself to a man who once tried to humiliate her. At the same time, when the man sees her, he will think of the lost carrots, and his life will definitely be difficult.
But leaving the base is equivalent to losing the strongest protective umbrella for the mother and daughter.
As long as they stay in Ant City, Huang Xuan, who has a grudge against her, will definitely try his best to bully Aunt Zhu and her. After all, they are no longer high-level executives of the base.
Even if Aunt Zhu and Gao Shimeng have plans to leave Ant City, the worst case scenario is that before they leave, Huang Xuan's people are already waiting at various intersections, ready to capture them and take them back.
This is entirely possible and is a foreseeable calculation.
Lu Yao sighed and said bluntly: "Aunt Zhu, Gao Shimeng, do you want to follow me?"
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