Nine o'clock the next morning.
After traveling all morning, we finally arrived near the central town.
When we set off from our rest area, the surrounding area was desolate, and we could hardly see any living people. However, as we approached the central town, we encountered more people, mostly raider squads.
I don’t know if it’s a rule among raiders, but after we met them, we didn’t greet them or fight. We just calmly headed towards the central town.
Song Muyuan said that this was not a rule, but a common practice. After all, everyone came to the central town to trade, not to kill, so after arriving here, everyone would generally restrain themselves and not provoke each other.
If there is any irreconcilable conflict between the two sides, they will settle the score after the central town meeting, or they might even secretly kill each other.
Overall, the entire central town conference made me a little uneasy.
After all, nobody knows what will happen once they go inside.
The Central Town Conference lasts for three days. After three days, some raider teams may stay, but the vast majority of teams will leave and go to their own bases.
We are still in the vicinity of the central town, and have not yet reached our destination.
Song Muyuan said that the central town is actually just a street, very small and not very big, but extremely safe. For the three days of the conference, there will be people guarding the area around the central town almost every day to prevent any accidents from happening.
"Aren't we there yet?" Sister Jing asked.
Song Muyuan, driving the car, said, "Actually, we've already arrived, but we can't drive into the central town. We can only park outside, so I'm looking for a place to park now."
I looked around and realized that this place did indeed resemble a parking lot; other raider squads would usually park their vehicles here when they arrived.
Looking out the car window, I saw that many looters parked their cars and then walked directly to the central town.
I asked, "Aren't you afraid someone will smash your car if you park it here like this?"
Song Muyuan said, "There are people in charge. The central town will send people to keep an eye on this place. If anyone smashes a car, that person will definitely die after being caught."
I looked out of the car and saw a lot of people. Song Muyuan found a parking space, and after parking, we got out of the car.
We didn't carry any guns or knives, only some unnecessary resources.
Song Muyuan said that weapons are not allowed to be brought into the central town. If they are found before you enter, they will be confiscated and will not be returned to you.
Because the central town is strictly managed, there have been no problems in this regard.
After all, all of the raider squad's weapons came from Central Town. If the raider squad wanted to defy the rules of Central Town, they would only face certain death.
But going in without weapons makes me a little uneasy.
But there's nothing we can do; this is the central town, and all the weapons people have come from here. If you want to trade here, you have to abide by the local rules.
"Let's go, the central town is over there, we'll get there in a short walk."
Song Muyuan pointed to the entrance of a town not far away and said.
This town is indeed small; at a glance, there is only one street, and no one knows how long the street is.
Jing and I followed behind Song Muyuan. As we got closer, we saw the situation at the entrance of the central town.
The entrance to the central town used to be an open street entrance, but now there are only two doors to enter. The rest of the area has been blocked off with shipping containers. Only the people of the central town know how these containers got there.
I didn't care how they did it. I followed Song Mu to the door, where there were people queuing at both doors. Most of them were carrying backpacks, which I guessed contained the items they were trading.
There were several people ahead of us in line. The guy we checked was bald. After he handed his backpack to the other person for inspection, he stood aside while someone started searching him.
It's summer now, so everyone is dressed very simply, with practically no place to hide anything on their bodies.
So, when the searchers searched him, they found a dagger on the bald man.
The bald man stared at the dagger, then the searcher said, "You want to smuggle it in?"
The bald man immediately smiled apologetically and said, "Oh no, I forgot to take it out."
The search team didn't waste any words with the bald man. After returning the backpack they had checked, they threw the knife they had found on him into a metal box nearby.
It's considered confiscated.
The bald man was helpless. He shook his head and could only turn around and enter the central town.
We all witnessed this scene. Song Muyuan turned to look at us and asked, "Brother Lu, Lu Jing, you two didn't bring any weapons, did you?"
Sister Jing shook her head, "No, I put them all in the car."
Song Muyuan looked at me.
I said, "No."
Song Muyuan was a little skeptical and asked with some concern, "Really?"
I nodded and said, "Really."
Song Muyuan was still a little worried, but the group moved forward a bit, and he didn't know what to say, so he could only turn around and follow.
Jing nudged me with her elbow and asked softly, "Did you bring it?"
I shook my head and said, "No, don't worry, Sister Jing."
We waited for about five minutes before it was our turn.
Song Muyuan was the first to go in. The people searching him thoroughly searched his body but found no weapons. So Song Muyuan went in unharmed.
The second one was Sister Jing. After Sister Jing went over, the person searching her laughed, and his eyes seemed lewd.
Jingjie glared at him.
The man searching her laughed and said, "Don't worry, you're a woman, I won't touch you."
The person searching Jing called out towards the door, and a scantily clad woman came over, searched Jing, and then, finding nothing, let her in.
After Sister Jing went in, it was my turn.
After handing my backpack to another person, I stood in front of the person searching me, spread my arms, and let him search me.
After searching my body for a while without finding anything, the other person said, "Go inside."
I nodded slightly and followed Sister Jing and the others inside.
When Song Muyuan saw me come in unharmed, he exclaimed in surprise, "You really didn't bring anything with you!"
I rolled my eyes and said, "What kind of person do you take me for?"
Song Muyuan laughed and said, "Haha, since you didn't bring it, that's fine. It'll save you the trouble. Let's go inside."
(End of this chapter)
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