Chapter 49: Seven Days in the Desert (Part 1)
Valen is a pure love warrior with a tendency towards male chauvinism. He cannot tolerate his lover being intimate with others, not even physical contact.
In the original text, there were a few unlucky guys who were considered to be cheating by Valencia just because they shook hands with others, and they were beaten to death together with the equally unlucky "adulterer".
Shen Yan lied, coaxed, and kissed, and made up one story after another, and finally made Valen accept Blaise and Falson, and accept their harmonious "family". But after not seeing them in front of him for a few months, they changed back?
That won't work.
Time is running out, so it seems we have to take a radical approach and deal with it as soon as possible.
Ana Shen took two steps forward unwillingly, looked up at him, and carefully observed his expression, “Valen, why do you say that, do you forget me at all?”
Valen frowned, "What do you mean?"
Ana Shen's eyes turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, she turned her head away awkwardly, stepped back to the door and distanced herself from him, and said disappointedly: "It's fine to forget me... I'll leave first."
"goodbye."
Shen Yan opened the door with his backhand, not too quickly. Valen couldn't see that he was reluctant to accept the invitation. His doubts grew stronger and stronger, his heart pounded, and he pressed down on the door panel, trapping Shen Yan between him and the door panel.
Ana Shen lowered his head, holding the door handle tightly, and whispered, “Valen, let me out.”
Valen hates people crying the most, whether they are men, women, adults or children, it makes him annoyed.
He was also annoyed now, but this emotion was different from the simple dislike. He carefully lifted Shen Yan's chin, and Shen Yan's eyelashes trembled. A tear flowed down just right, rolling down his face and dripping on his tiger's mouth.
Valen: "...My head was hit and I don't remember. You have to tell me."
“No.” Ana Shen pushed him away, “The relationship between us is not that glorious. It’s better to end this twisted relationship while you have lost your memory. You will definitely be sad to hear this.”
Before, Valen only had a vague feeling that he might have a partner, but the image of this person was too vague and changeable. Others secretly said that he was sick, and even he himself almost wavered.
Now that his boyfriend has come to him, he can tell at a glance that this person has a close relationship with him. How could he let her go?
Valen didn’t quite understand how he got along with him before he lost his memory, and was worried that his current appearance was not what Ana Shen liked, so he compromised and chose the one with the highest recognition among all the images, and said gently: “It doesn’t matter, I can accept anything.”
Ana Shen raised her eyes to look at him, “Really?”
Valen swore: "Really."
Shen Yan, who had found out that Valen didn't remember anything, tailored a new story to his question.
He and Blaise were in love, but Valen stole his love and forcibly took him away and imprisoned him. After several twists and turns, Shen Yan actually developed some feelings for Valen.
In extreme pain, Shen Yan could not accept the fact that he had fallen in love with two people. Amid Valen's repeated questioning, he suffered a mental breakdown and decided to commit suicide.
In the end, Valen regretted his decision, took a step back, and successfully squeezed into this family, becoming one of Shen Yan's boyfriends.
As for the bloody photo, Ana Shen explained that it was a movie scene from his side job, and he didn’t know who was playing a prank on him and sent it to him.
Ana Shen waited quietly for Valen’s reaction.
Valen was silent at first, then he smashed the glass table with one punch, wandered around the hall like a trapped beast, and growled, "I don't accept it!"
Ana Shen glanced at him quickly, seeming quite scared.
Valen was furious, but he had to suppress his anger and comfort him.
Sitting next to Ana Shen, he hugged Ana Shen and kissed the top of his head very naturally, "I'm not angry with you, I just can't accept having to save a love rival."
Ana Shen was silent for a few seconds, then gently pushed him away, “It’s okay, you don’t remember the past anymore, you can start over, I’ll go find him myself.”
"You are not allowed to go either." Valentin paused, then suddenly said, "You didn't lie to me, did you?"
Ana Shen smiled: “Yeah, I was just kidding you, I just made it up.”
If Ana Shen explained, Valen would be more suspicious. He continued to talk like this, looking anxious to cut off ties with him, which made him blame himself and wonder if he had made Ana Shen sad again.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, he is not a very moral person and it is possible that he would forcibly take someone else's wife.
Valen believed it.
As soon as Ana Shen saw Valen’s expression, he knew that the matter was resolved, and he stood up pretending to be distraught, “Just pretend you haven’t seen me today, Blaise can’t live without me.”
Valen interrupted him, squeezing out words from between his teeth, "I'll go with you."
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Valen was originally an illegal immigrant. He had no desires other than his wife. He was completely different from the other people who came to fight underground boxing. The boss had no leverage over him that could prevent him from leaving.
Just go.
Valen knocked out the person who was following him, and followed Ana Shen on the night train and left.
Seeing Valen, there was no need to verify the capital, as long as the money was enough, when Valen learned that the money for Shen Yan to come to see him came from Blaise, he felt a subtle sense of joy as a mistress, but he was also unhappy that he was suppressed by Blaise and could not give Shen Yan a good life and what he wanted.
Ana Shen was keenly aware of his emotions, so he sat down next to him, took his hand, and kissed his knuckles.
"We are a family, and you and Blaise got along very well later on. You don't have to worry about such trivial matters."
Valen suddenly remembered that he had grabbed some jewelry on the stage. He had a lot of such jewelry, all of which were saved for his future wife. He left in a hurry, and now he only had the few he picked up today.
He pushed Ana Shen’s hand away and took out two rings from his pocket. The sparkling diamond rings shone like stars in the neon night lights coming in from the car window.
Shen Yan watched him silently as he pushed the ring to the base of his ring finger. After pinching his fingers and admiring them for a while, he safely placed Shen Yan's right hand on his leg, and bent his fingers to Shen Yan, motioning him to give him the other one.
Shen Yan did as he was told.
So he put on rings on both hands, and Valen took Ana Shen’s hands in his palms, kissed his slightly cool fingertips, and said sincerely: “Xiaoyan is very suitable for beautiful things, so beautiful.”
After that, he looked at Ana Shen seriously again, “I don’t remember what happened before, and I have forgotten your love for me, so you have to like me a little more and make up for the part I forgot, okay?”
Shen Yan was silent.
Without asking him about the causes and consequences or looking into the loopholes in the story, she believed him so easily and immersed herself in playing the role of her husband.
Is it because his story is too attractive, or is it because Valen is a very loyal person? Even if he loses his memory, he still remembers his previous feelings and will fall into the same pit seventy, eighty, or ninety times.
fool.
Ana Shen hid in the dark, making it impossible for people to see his expression, and after a while he said softly, “Okay.”
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The black car took them away from Lion City in District 7 and arrived at Sheep City after five hours of driving. When Ana Shen made an identity for himself, he also made one for Blazevalen and Farson, which happened to be useful now.
Money makes the world go round. Even if you are a fourth-class citizen, as long as you have money, you can get corresponding services in District 7. Shen Yan hired a helicopter and flew directly to the Moma Desert in District 11.
At 7:35, we officially arrived at the small town on the edge of the desert.
The station where Blaise is located is called Zhenfeng, which recruits workers all year round. Some fourth- and fifth-class citizens who are desperate will be given a resettlement fee after signing up, and then they will stay there and cannot leave.
Expensive machines cannot withstand wind and sand erosion and exposure to the sun, so cheap labor has become the main method of outdoor work in the desert, so the labor loss rate is very high.
If machines can't handle the work, human laborers certainly can't handle it either.
The mortality rate of special lung diseases and skin diseases is as high as 80%. The remaining 20% is due to the abuse and exploitation of ordinary workers by senior management within the base.
After asking around in the town to get more information, Shen Yan signed up for the labor without stopping.
Even though desert laborers had a bad reputation and made people terrified, there were still many people who signed up. They gathered in the town square, waiting to be assigned.
The mental state and appearance of Ana Shen and Valen are out of tune with the others.
Looks so healthy.
As long as there is still a chance of survival, no one would be willing to do this.
Even though they hid in a place with fewer people, the two still received a lot of prying eyes.
Even the officer in charge of recruiting workers frowned and stared at the two of them suspiciously, and asked them a few more questions than others when collecting the registration forms.
But that’s all.
Even if the enemy wanted to gather information, they would not be stupid enough to send people as laborers.
The station is clearly divided into classes, and the workers are at the bottom. All they do every day is work. If they can't stand it anymore and want to run away, they can't escape this desert on foot.
Shen Yan and Valen successfully became laborers.
It was already night when the airship arrived. The temperature in the desert at night could drop to minus ten degrees Celsius, and there were severe dust storms. In order to reduce casualties, the number of people working at night was three times less than that during the day.
The people who were chosen all had numb expressions on their faces. They slowly put on their tools and walked out dejectedly.
The officer in charge of this group of new workers has gone to rest after checking the number of people. The night shift workers have their own clock-in mechanism and do not require supervision.
If his attendance is not detected today, the person in charge will excitedly catch him and execute him in public the next day to serve as a warning to others.
As the others dispersed and the last two night shift workers were about to leave the labor hall, Ana Shen stopped them.
The two of them moved slowly. When Ana Shen called them, they did not respond. It was not until Ana Shen stood in front of them that they stopped and raised their heads mechanically like a slow machine.
The whites of their eyes were full of bloodshot and black spots, their skin was rough and cracked, and Ana Shen said that she wanted to switch positions with them. They replied after a long time: “Really? Okay.”
Without any emotion, nor was he curious as to why they chose to do such a suicidal job, he handed the tools to the two men with an expressionless face, then limped away.
Those who work the night shift are basically the "waste products" who have worked here for two or three months and are at the limit of their physical condition and are about to be eliminated.
They know that they will not live long and they do not desire life very much. After receiving the resettlement fee, they are counting down the days of their lives every day. There is no difference between dying today and dying tomorrow.
Being squeezed to the point of not even being worthy of a soul.
The work tools that Shen Yan carried on his back were very clean and heavy on his body. There were special people to maintain them every day. They were more valuable than the fourth- and fifth-class citizens whose resettlement fee was only 5,000 yuan.
Even after being rotated a dozen times, it still looks new.
Ana Shen held the tool in his left hand, feeling a little uncomfortable, and turned his head to say something to him, but when he saw him curiously and excitedly spraying the tool everywhere, he silently retracted his gaze.
"Let's go."
Don't have any extra feelings for this world.
Ana Shen warned herself silently in her heart, and after thinking about it, she felt helpless.
If it really happens, there is nothing we can do.
He seemed to be slowly blending into this world and becoming the shape of this world.
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The workers are divided into four areas, each with different tasks. Shen Yan and Valen are in Area D, mainly responsible for the maintenance of the on-site machines, and most of their work is done outdoors. Ruan Zhixian said that Blaise is in Area A and rarely goes out, so the impact on nature is relatively small.
But Ana Shen always felt uneasy.
Ruan Zhixian was vague about the information he received and didn't tell him about such important matters as Valen's amnesia. It was unclear whether he wanted to test his ability to respond flexibly or if he was deliberately blocking him.
More likely it's both.
The wind and sand were so strong that it hurt people's faces. The only protection against the wind and sand was a mask made of a thick layer of clothes on the face. The resistance to every movement was huge, and walking required three times more effort than usual.
Several of the workers who worked with him could no longer bear the strong wind and ran behind the metal frame to take shelter, huddling together and shivering.
Ana Shen also came over, and after observing their situation, he regarded a person with light in his eyes as his target.
Those who do outdoor work are people who have stayed in the base for some time. They are more familiar with the situation in the base and should know where the workers' dormitory in area A is. They may be able to find out some more useful information.
Moreover, it is easier to take action at night. There is no curfew outdoors and the supervision is not as strict as during the day. After getting the news, he can go directly to Blaise.
The workload today was not much, but it was very difficult to work in the dark and sandy environment. If we didn't finish it, we would be beaten if we went back. So we rested for a while and set out again.
Ana Shen followed the man with Valen, imitating him and using the pliers-like feeler in his hand to strike the marked part of the machine, each touch causing a painful electric shock.
Ana Shen didn’t know what the principle was, and after just two or three knocks, he felt dizzy and wanted to vomit. He supported his knees and half-bent his waist to relax for a while, then felt a little better and stood up to continue.
He nodded again, and the overwhelming nausea made Shen Yan unable to bear it. He suddenly pulled off the cloth wrapped around his face, ran to the side, knelt on the ground and vomited.
Valen was helpless and could only stand in the direction where the wind was coming from, trying to relieve Ana Shen’s pressure.
The man glanced over here, and when he saw Ana Shen struggling to get up and was about to continue working, he blocked him.
He pointed to the side and told him to go to the smaller machine.
The amount of tasks for a group is fixed. If the task is not completed, the entire group will be punished. If some people do less, others will do more. Ana Shen shook his head.
The man sighed helplessly, patted his shoulder, and pushed him over.
In the howling wind, any words would be blown away. The man pointed at him, then pointed heavily at the machine in front of him, then turned his eyes to Valen, waved his palm in front of him, and raised a thumbs up.
Ana Shen probably understood what he meant.
Valen is very capable. He can do the work of five people. The mission doesn't matter to him, he can just slack off.
Ana Shen then tapped the small machine honestly, and the dizziness was reduced a lot, but the body was still slightly uncomfortable.
With Valen around, the mission tonight was completed ahead of schedule. After reporting their itinerary, several people dragged their heavy feet towards the labor dormitory in Area D.
The dormitories are simple and barely able to block out the wind and sand. The sound of the strong wind is like someone crying. The natural sensor lights in the entire building are very dim. The corridors are narrow and cramped. Looking at the continuous iron doors next to each other, you can tell that the situation in the dormitories is not much better.
After working all day, I come back to bed at night and there is no place to hang myself.
Ana Shen took off his mask and patted off a pile of sand in the sand removal area. After patting himself, he helped Valen pat. While patting, he turned his head to look at the man next to him and said with a smile: “Brother, if you hadn’t reminded me today, I might not be able to come back. It’s still early today. I have some wine. Let’s drink some?”
There is a material supply area in the base. You can earn points by completing your work. You can exchange the points for nutrient solution that tastes better instead of those that taste like slop.
Newcomers like Ana Shen brought some food when they came. This was also their most popular and also the most difficult stage.
They would just snatch the food from those who were easy to bully, but if they were as fierce as Valen, they would try to please him more, hoping to get some food from him.
The man did not reject Ana Shen’s advances, and followed silently to the third floor.
3064.
Ana Shen opened the door quietly, but he didn’t expect that the people inside were not asleep. Ten people gathered in a circle, opened all the food that Ana Shen brought, and poured it in the middle.
Someone grabbed a handful of shrimp strips and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them with a crunching sound. When he saw Ana Shen, he was stunned at first, then his eyes flashed with ferocity, and he hid the shrimp strips behind him.
The scene became very quiet, and what they were wary of was not Ana Shen, but Valen and the man behind Ana Shen.
The man seemed to have anticipated this situation. He stepped forward to help Chen Yan deal with this group of bullies, but he heard Chen Yan say gently: "Why do you look like that? I brought it for you guys. I came back late from the night shift today. Eat it."
The atmosphere was stagnant, and those people looked at Ana Shen like fools, but when they saw that he was indeed not angry, they immediately relaxed and stuffed the food into their mouths in silence.
Like eating my last meal.
Ana Shen went to look for Valen’s luggage, and sure enough, the things inside were untouched, so it was right to leave the wine here with him.
Ana Shen, who had taken some wine and some snacks, took Varun and the man out.
When I closed the door, it seemed like someone said thank you very quietly.
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The man's name is Fang Zheng, he is from Qian City, District 11. He has been here for almost two months. His originally healthy physique has been destroyed to the point of being on the verge of death. He helps Shen Yan because he sees his past self in him.
Shen Yan chatted with him for a while. Fang Zheng was very sincere. The wine opened his mouth. The man who looked very serious and silent turned out to be a chatterbox. He told all his experiences without any intention of covering up.
Ana Shen listened for a while, and followed his words to change the subject, “It sounds like the work in Area A is better. Brother Fang, I have a friend in Area A, and I came here to seek refuge with him.”
"What's their name?" Fang Zheng took a sip of his wine with care. "I have a good memory. I should remember everyone who has been here in the past few months."
Ana Shen: “His name is Blaise, does Brother Fang know him?”
Fang Zheng turned to look at him.
"Golden hair, golden eyes, and quite tall?"
Ana Shen nodded.
After confirming this, Fang Zheng's face immediately darkened, he sneered, pushed the wine back to Ana Shen, stood up and looked down at him.
"Go away. The friends of a psychopath are also psychopaths. I don't want to be friends with such people."
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