It seemed as if he had not expected someone to suddenly break in. The middle-aged man in the drugstore was on guard at first, but after seeing that Qianyue did not have any painted slogans on her body, he let down his guard a little.
Although the other person was not wearing a white coat, he seemed to be a doctor. His half-bald business license was hanging on the wall next to him, which looked quite formal.
He was packing something behind the drug counter when Qianyue barged in. Meanwhile, a child was watching cartoons on TV in the corner.
When the pharmacy owner heard Qianyue was looking for a hospital, he subconsciously asked, "Do you want to see a doctor?"
Qianyue: "No, something happened."
Drugstore owner: ???
In a case like this where you just go into any random hospital, what else can you do besides seeing a doctor?
Despite her doubts, the pharmacy owner still helped her point the way: "Turn left and walk 300 meters to the subway station. It's only two stops away on Line 2. Be careful not to get on the wrong side."
After saying that, he turned around and continued to pack his things.
However, Qianyue didn't leave and continued to ask, "Excuse me, could you tell me roughly where it is? I don't have money for a subway ticket, so I can only walk there."
What?
The drugstore owner almost thought he had misheard. He raised his head in surprise and met Qianyue's frank gaze. For a moment, the air seemed to freeze in awkwardness.
“…”
Probably mistaking her for some misguided girl, the drugstore owner's eyes suddenly became very subtle.
But for some reason, he subconsciously felt a liking for the girl as soon as he saw her. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a banknote from his bag and handed it to her.
"Here's ten dollars for you. The subway ticket is two dollars, and the rest is for food."
He paused, then glanced at Qianyue with the eyes of someone who had experienced it, and earnestly advised, "Although the world isn't a good place these days, you should still go home early. Most conflicts can be resolved slowly. It's understandable that you're impulsive when you're young, but sometimes, if you go too far, you might never see each other again in this lifetime."
Qianyue was stunned when she heard this.
...Does this mean she's a runaway?
Qianyue felt a little amused, but did not correct him.
She originally just wanted to ask for directions, but she didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to give her the ticket money and persuade her so seriously.
But isn’t it a bit too enthusiastic?
"……Thanks."
Facing the complicated gaze of the drugstore owner, Qianyue thought about it and suddenly realized that the other party's treatment of her might be due to the innate attributes of the beggar profession.
——[Default NPC Favorability +30%]
I haven't encountered any normal NPCs in many consecutive copies. Qianyue almost forgot that I have this "golden finger"-_-||
But then again, with the money for the subway, Qianyue can save a lot of trouble.
She thanked the pharmacy owner and prepared to leave, but the moment she turned around, her eyes swept across the counter that was almost half empty, and Qianyue suddenly stopped.
At this moment, the child in the house suddenly let out a strange cry. Qianyue and the drugstore owner turned around at the same time. It turned out that the cartoon on the TV had turned into an interruption of real-time news.
In the picture, the female reporter is holding a microphone with a serious expression.
She spoke rapidly, "A news interruption: Just two minutes ago, the [Chinese protest] on Renmin Road suddenly escalated into violence. The injured are currently being taken to the hospital, and the officers who attacked the police are still being pursued. No fatalities have been reported so far."
"Here, the police call on all citizens to travel rationally and evacuate safely as soon as possible in accordance with federal regulations..." Before the female reporter finished her words, a black unidentified object suddenly flew from the side and hit her directly in the face!
"ah!!"
The female reporter screamed: "What is this!!!"
Someone in the crowd laughed. "What the hell? This is your Federation's garbage! Do you recognize it? Does it taste good?!"
Someone noticed something unusual about the microphone in the female reporter's hand and shouted, "That's the Cosmic Channel logo! She's live-streaming to those shameless Federation soldiers! Keep smashing!"
"We firmly oppose Regulation 193!"
“Boycott the federal garbage!”
"Idiot! Take your garbage and go back to your own planet!"
As the shouts continued, more and more garbage was thrown towards the camera!
The staff members dodged subconsciously, and the picture on the TV began to shake violently and uncontrollably. At the same time, the crowd fell into chaos again!
With a pile of rotten things on her head, the female reporter's voice was almost trembling, but she continued to stick to her post and insisted on reporting: "As you can see, the scene is completely out of control!"
"Regulation 193, concerning the federal waste dumping incident, was originally scheduled to be signed at 10:00 this morning, but due to the strong resistance from the remaining residents of Earth, it was postponed to 12:00."
"It's already 11:32 in the morning. Under these circumstances, the signing of Regulation 193 may be postponed again."
“Bang!”
Before the female reporter could finish her words, a bag of rotten eggs flew over her head and hit the camera. A foul-smelling thick yellow liquid flowed down the lens cover, scaring the child in front of the TV so much that he jumped up from the ground with a scream!
A crackling sound echoed from the TV, and the live broadcast suddenly cut off, returning to the news broadcast room. In the bright and clean studio, the host anxiously inquired, "Reporter Huang? Reporter Huang? Are you all right there?!"
"These people are simply crazy!"
The drugstore owner's face turned pale instantly. Then he suddenly came to his senses, as if remembering something, and yelled at the child who was still standing there staring at the TV: "What are you still dawdling about? Turn off the TV and pack up your things!"
The child quickly turned off the TV and ran away.
Qianyue spoke at the right time: "Are you planning to leave here?"
The drugstore owner turned around in surprise and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Qianyue didn't pay attention to his tone. Seeing that his shop seemed to be almost cleaned up, she pointed at the several large bottles of alcohol on his shelf that had not yet been put away and said, "Are you planning to evacuate--"
The pharmacy owner's face changed and he interrupted her with a loud "Ah"!
Drugstore owner: “Don’t say that word!”
Qianyue shut up obediently in an instant.
The drugstore owner squatted by the rolling door and glanced nervously outside. Seeing that no one seemed to notice, he turned around and said to Qianyue in a low voice:
"I just felt sorry for you and gave you money! Why did you say that word in front of me? There are protesters everywhere on the street! Are you trying to kill us by saying that?"
What the pharmacy owner actually said was "evacuate".
While opposing the signing of the garbage ordinance is a good thing, the situation has evolved from marches and demonstrations to the current near-insane violence. Any intelligent person can see that there is the possibility of a third force taking advantage of the opportunity to stir up trouble.
Although the drugstore owner did not agree with the so-called rubbish regulation in his heart and actively voted against it when the government solicited opinions, the current situation made him a little unsure of what to do.
He was just an ordinary clinic doctor who just wanted to take care of his family. So when he saw that things were not going well, he decisively abandoned his clinic and hurriedly booked several starship tickets to leave the Earth, intending to quietly leave with his wife and children.
It is said that heroes emerge in troubled times, but there are only one or two heroes, and the vast majority of the rest are just ordinary people.
There were many people who shared the same idea as the drugstore owner; otherwise, the Starship Station wouldn't be so packed. But in the eyes of some radicals, they were traitors who had deserted the battlefield.
Qianyue blinked, her hand still pointing at the row of shelves: "Sorry, I didn't think so much. If you don't plan to take these things away, can you give them to me?"
It was just a few bottles of alcohol, and there was no way they could be taken on board the starship anyway. The drugstore owner waved his hand gloomily and said, "Here you go, take it and leave!"
Since we were fleeing, we couldn't take everything with us, so besides alcohol, many common medicines and utensils were not taken away.
Qianyue unceremoniously put all the alcohol on the shelf into her backpack, and also took a lot of masks, gauze, anti-inflammatory drugs, vitamins, glucose and other things.
Although the items produced in the dungeon are not very useful to players, they can only restore a certain value or have terribly low durability, but at least there are many of them, which is better than nothing.
If Qianyue wasn't afraid of arousing suspicion, she could even empty the entire pharmacy with her backpack.
But even so, the boss's face still looked very unhappy.
At first, Qianyue pointed at the shelf when he asked the question, but at that time there were only a few large bottles of disinfectant alcohol left on it, so he subconsciously thought that the other party just wanted those bottles of alcohol, so he agreed.
However, he never expected that the little girl in front of him had such a big appetite!
He had only casually responded, but the other party had actually started buying up the goods without any hesitation. Even though he had no use for those things, the pharmacy owner still felt upset after seeing Qianyue's actions.
What a young girl who was not very worldly-wise. He must have been soft-hearted and misjudged her! She was just like a bandit!
Before leaving, the bandit Qianyue took two pieces of bread and placed them on the counter as his reward.
Because of the garbage dumping incident, the entire planet has almost completely stopped production except for some infrastructure that is still in operation. Fresh, intact, safe and healthy food like this is rare, so her compensation is quite appropriate.
Qianyue reminded: "It's very chaotic outside right now. If you want to leave, it's best to leave early and be extra careful."
The boss slammed the shutter door shut behind her, signaling with his actions that he wanted her to leave immediately.
With the money for the subway, Qianyue went straight to the subway station.
Only about ten minutes had passed since she entered the game. She had just spent a while in a pharmacy in the alley, and when she reached the main road, the situation on the road had fallen into complete chaos.
Qianyue dodged sideways to avoid the garbage that was thrown from somewhere, and quickly bent down and rushed into the subway station.
Traffic on the road was completely paralyzed, and many people turned to running underground. The entire subway station was crowded, the stairs were covered with garbage that had fallen in from outside, and the air was filled with an indescribable smell.
Qianyue took out a mask and put it on without changing her expression. She quickly bought a ticket, passed security check, and squeezed into the carriage.
The subway ads hadn't changed, still featuring lighthearted videos like "Tourist City Welcomes You." But the people around me were noisy, mostly discussing today's protests and the postponement of the signing of Regulation 193. The tense atmosphere inside the train made it feel as if I'd suffocate at any moment.
Qianyue leaned against the edge of the car door. She seemed calm on the surface, but her heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out.
She glanced at the time.
00:20:37
This means that the game has been going on for nearly twenty minutes.
The subway advertisement nearby showed 11:50:37. She didn't know how the game time and background time were converted to the same, but if she remembered correctly, the signing of Regulation 193 had only been postponed once in history.
In other words, in about ten minutes, Regulation 193 will be officially signed. At that time, all the garbage in the universe will rush towards this planet.
Qianyue's intuition told her that she had to stabilize herself before this, otherwise the situation would only become more and more chaotic!
"We've arrived at the Second Municipal Hospital. Passengers transferring to Line 3..."
When the subway arrived at the station, Qianyue rushed out in a hurry.
As soon as I walked out of the subway entrance, I saw a group of people gathered outside the hospital. Several ambulances were parked on the roadside, and reporters were surrounding them with cameras and ammunition, blocking the way.
"Quick! Send them in!"
"Please make way!"
Many medical staff carried stretchers and carts in and out, sweat dripping down their faces. Some even nearly fell to the ground due to a sudden jerk. Many passersby couldn't bear to watch and offered to help.
But even so, there are still not enough people.
Before Qianyue got close, she saw someone holding a bleeding injured person and trying to squeeze into the crowd, pushing and shoving while shouting: "Doctor! Nurse! Hurry, someone come!"
However, no one paid any attention to him.
An elderly woman nearby was crying and cursing, saying her son had been injured by trash and demanding the federal government return him to her. Reporters' cameras zoomed in, hoping to extract some newsworthy news from the victim's family.
The hurried footsteps of medical staff, the painful cries of the injured, the repeated questioning of unscrupulous reporters, and the noisy crowd nearby made the whole scene a chaos, which was even worse than the previous marches and demonstrations!
"Reporters from Channel XX are reporting from the front lines. We are currently at the main entrance of the city's largest hospital. Due to the violent incidents that broke out on several sections of Renmin Road, many people have been injured—"
“Get out of the way!”
The reporter probably didn't expect that someone would push him away in front of the camera, and he staggered uncontrollably.
The camera then flashed by the figure of a woman carrying an outdoor hiking bag, her black ponytail swinging in a beautiful arc in the air.
By the time the reporter was scrambling to steady himself, the other party had already squeezed into the crowd.
The photographer gestured to him, indicating that the live broadcast had not stopped. The reporter gritted his teeth and could only pretend that nothing had happened and continued to report.
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