Zhao Jin didn't hide it anymore. "Aunt Zhao, I'll tell you the truth. Remember that square in the commercial district? There was a hotel there. We stumbled across it a few days ago when we were out collecting supplies."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her voice and leaned close to Aunt Zhao's ear, "This hotel is amazing! Zombies won't even come near it. There's food and shelter inside. It's practically the same as life before the apocalypse!"
After hearing this, Aunt Zhao looked at her suspiciously and said, "Sister, such a nice place, why would you let people live there? What's the point?"
Why would you let people live in such a magical place if you don't keep it secret from yourself?
Zhao Jin immediately added, "How is that possible? You have to pay to live here! But the payment method will definitely shock you. It's crystal cores!"
"Crystal core?!" Aunt Zhao covered her mouth in surprise. Is this the little thing she stockpiled two bags of?
"Yeah, this bag of stuff also came out of there. Guess how much it costs?" Zhao Jin patted his backpack. "A bottle of milk is only 15 crystal cores. There's also a restaurant there, and the food there is extremely cheap. The living environment is even better. A single room on the first floor can accommodate two people, and it's only 10 crystal cores a night."
Aunt Zhao's mind was thinking rapidly. Although it seemed that everything in this so-called hotel required crystal cores, didn't the base also require accommodation fees to be paid every once in a while, but they were usually paid with food.
Moreover, the base has not been able to deliver food to the exchange hall in time in recent days, and the quota has been reduced. With so many people in the entire base, the hall is packed with people scrambling for food. She also tried her best to grab a few packs of instant noodles and some dry food, but the family's points are almost gone.
Aunt Zhao hesitated for a moment, "Sister, are you planning to leave today?"
Zhao Jin and Jiang Xiao nodded. Jiang Xiao could see her struggle. Leaving the base was such a big thing that could not be decided in a short time. If she had not offended Sun He and had not seen every aspect of the hotel in advance, she would not have decided to leave with the captain so easily.
"Auntie, you should discuss it with your family first." After that, he took out two bottles of milk and handed them to her. "We will probably leave in the afternoon. If you have made up your mind, we can come back in the afternoon."
After Aunt Zhao handed over the milk, she saw that their bags were bulging, but they said they were not selling them. Thinking of the gang crimes she had heard about before, she became a little suspicious for a moment.
"Girls, tell your aunt the truth, why did you bring so much milk back? Is that place really legal? It can't be... some kind of black shop?" They were holding the milk but not selling it. Even though she had just drunk it and nothing was wrong, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
"Auntie, what are you thinking? We have a mission!" Zhao Jin saw that she was suspicious, and thought that he would leave after the advertisement, and judging from the previous posture of Sun Hao, he must not have woken up yet, so he told her the reason directly.
"That hotel not only provides food and accommodation, but also offers quests. We took on this mission to promote the hotel. Originally, our boss didn't intend to do this, but the leader of the base went too far. He even brought people over today and tried to seize the hotel. If it weren't for the boss's strength, that convenient hotel would have long been in the leader's pocket! That's why the boss wanted us to come here to advertise and fight back."
"If the hotel falls into the hands of the leader, how can we ordinary people live a good life? There are so many people in the base, it won't even be our turn. Besides, don't you know what kind of character our leader is?"
Zhao Jin is no longer afraid of offending those people. He exposes all of Sun Hao and Sun He's behavior. He didn't even leave him any bitter tea. This kind of scumbag behavior should be exposed.
As Aunt Zhao listened, she finally understood why she had to leave the base. The entire base was in the control of others. If they stayed here, what good would happen to them?
"No wonder you left in such a hurry. I said I had seen them once before and always felt uncomfortable. It turns out I don't like them either!" Aunt Zhao now completely believed what Zhao Jin said. Considering what had happened in the base recently, she probably wouldn't get anything if she stayed any longer, so it was better for her to leave with her.
"What are you guys planning to do, milk chocolate guys?" Aunt Zhao had already made up her mind to leave with them, but when she saw the tents next to her, an idea came to her mind.
"When the boss came out, he said we were going to use it for advertising, but he told us to be free to do what we wanted, so there's no set plan for now," Jiang Xiao said.
"You can't do this. Leave all these to me and I'll help you sell them and advertise them. Wait for my good news this afternoon." Although she had already decided to leave, she still needed to call her son over to discuss the matter with the family and find out if there was any news from the base.
The two of them analyzed the situation and found that Aunt Zhao's fighting ability in the crowd was obviously higher than theirs, so after leaving most of the supplies with her, they planned to go to Chen Hua's place to see how the stall was going.
When passing by the big square, I unexpectedly found Gao Ziang and Meng Xingxiu. It was still some time before lunch, and many people would go out for a walk when they had nothing to do. It would be more depressing and boring to stay in the tent every day.
At this time, Gao Ziang, who was walking behind Meng Xingxiu, grabbed him and shouted, "Did you steal my things?" His voice was loud, like dropping a bomb in this not-so-bustling place, causing an uproar, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.
Stealing, these three words are firmly imprinted in everyone's mind. This is not like before. Materials are so precious now. If you lose a little, you may lose all your food for a meal. In the days of doing nothing, this is undoubtedly big news!
Meng Xingxiu acted as if he didn't recognize him. He immediately shook off his hand and hugged the package tightly. "Who are you? How could I steal your things?"
Gao Ziang pointed at the package in his hand and said, "Is that milk and chocolate in there? I bought them outside, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye. The package is exactly the same as the one in your hand!"
When everyone heard that milk and chocolate were good things that might not be available in their base, they started talking about it.
"Nonsense! I just bought this in the trading area. I spent money on it!" Meng Xingxiu said angrily and turned around to leave.
"Stop!" Gao Ziang immediately grabbed his shoulders. Meng Xingxiu struggled desperately, and the two were about to fight in the next second.
"Wait, talk it over." At this time, Wei Qu pushed through the crowd and squeezed in to shout at the two of them, "One says it was stolen, and the other says it wasn't stolen. Why don't you just open it and take a look!"
He turned to Gao Ziang and asked, "You said he stole your things. How much was in there?"
Gao Ziang said confidently, "There are five bottles of milk and five bars of chocolate inside. The milk is in a transparent glass, 500 ml, and the chocolate is 500 grams. There's no mistake!"
"He's lying! He must have seen me buying something at the stall and followed me, then tried to get close to me and steal my food!" Meng Xingxiu clutched the package tightly in his hand.
"Do you dare to lift it up and take a look? There are two characters for 'Si Fang' written on it. I'm sure there's nothing like that in the base!"
The onlookers on the side were eager to watch the fun and urged Meng Xingxiu to open the package. They also wanted to see what the milk and chocolate looked like.
"Just open it and take a look to prove your innocence."
"That's right."
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Meng Xingxiu opened the package reluctantly. When everyone looked, they saw that there were five pieces in total, with the words "Si Fang" clearly written on them.
"He must have followed me. I just bought this at the stall over there. If you don't believe me, come with me and check it with the owner! Besides, I bought this with a crystal core!"
"Mine was also bought with crystal cores! But I didn't lie. I brought it back from a hotel outside, and her family also paid with crystal cores!" Gao Ziang immediately clarified that he was not a liar.
The confrontation between the two parties was fruitless. Wei Qu, who was standing aside, said bluntly, "Since that's the case, then we, with so many of you, will go to that stall and verify it together to prove who is innocent."
They both agreed, and the crowds followed suit to watch the excitement. For a moment, there were only a few people left in the square. Zhao Jin and Jiang Xiao looked at each other in surprise, "So this is the scene!"
Displaying your things openly in front of an unknown crowd will give them a general impression of the hotel, and there will probably be less pressure in promoting it later.
Feeling emotional in their hearts, they didn't slow down their pace and immediately followed to see how things developed.
Meng Xingxiu brought a large group of people to find Chen Hua's stall. It was almost noon and there were not many people in the trading area. Chen Hua and Li Xia waited here for a long time but no one came. They were a little confused when they saw this large group of people rushing towards them.
"That's it! I bought it here!" Meng Xingxiu pointed at Chen Hua and said, "He's the boss!"
At this moment, Wei Qu acted as a mediator and went up to ask, "Boss, he said he just bought something from you. Do you still remember?"
Chen Hua and Li Xia had just briefly checked their statements and immediately realized, "Yes, he just bought five bottles of milk and five bars of chocolate from me, but after packing them up, he turned around and disappeared. We thought he had left for something and even paid us for the crystal cores."
As he spoke, he took out another package. Everyone looked and wondered, why is it the same package as the one in his hand?
"I told you this was my package, and you took it by mistake!" Gao Ziang grabbed the package that originally belonged to him, "I was just walking around here, and I must have taken it by mistake then!"
Meng Xingxiu took his package with a confused look on his face. When he opened it, he saw that it was the same quantity and was still a little confused.
But after everyone finished eating the melon, their attention immediately shifted to the milk and chocolate on Chen Hua's stall. Some people even recognized him as the shop owner who had sold instant noodles and other things before, and immediately rushed forward to ask about the prices and the source of these things. The hotel they had just talked about was also mentioned.
There were also people who couldn't squeeze in and pulled Gao Ziang to ask where the hotel was and what was there.
How could they miss such a good opportunity for publicity? They first played hard to get, whetting everyone's appetite, and then explained the origin of the hotel, the plan inside, and so on in detail.
When everyone heard that everything inside had to be paid for with crystal cores, they all thought of the crystal cores in their hands that were almost gathering dust. It turned out that they had such a huge fortune in their hands!
When they heard that the things inside were so cheap, many people thought that the boss must be a fool, how could he not do business!
"A-choo!" Shi Jiu, who was having lunch in the hotel, sneezed several times and couldn't control it at all.
"Boss, are you okay?" Qin Lou handed over the tissue.
"No... A-choo! That bastard was talking about me behind my back!" Shi Jiu wiped his red nose and said helplessly.
The author has something to say:
Things are almost over at the base. The information about personnel movement still has a great impact on publicity, so I spent some time to write about it.
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