Chapter 217: Planning a Big Chess Game to Trap Zhu Hua
Yao Tao and Dou Dou took away all the supplies inside the tent when they left.
Including the chocolate and bread she gave to Doudou yesterday, the corn flakes Doudou stole from the base director's office, and the several mutant rats shot by Yao Tao.
Doudou was carrying a large schoolbag on his shoulders, and the rope in his hand was tied with several mutant mice.
When they arrived at the market, Doudou skillfully found an empty spot, placed the mutant mouse on the ground, and started selling it.
Yao Tao went to the south side of the market alone to look for the gossipy Jia Baoqiang.
When she found Jia Baoqiang, he was bragging to a newcomer to the base with saliva flying all over his body.
"I got this leg injured while trying to save the captain of the second team at the base. It's a pity he's gone now, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten to this point... You can ask me anything you want to know. Just give me some supplies as a token of my appreciation. I need to eat, too... I have an eighty-year-old mother at home and a nursing child..."
The newcomer was stunned by his bragging.
Although I can tell that he is bragging, but saving the second captain of the base... shouldn't be fake.
However, the two people at the base heard that everyone was missing, and there was no place to verify this matter.
Yao Tao felt amused as she listened.
Jia Baoqiang's leg was lame before the end of the world. Unexpectedly, he could still make use of his leg in the end of the world.
Jia Baoqiang boasted for a while, but found that the newcomer didn't have much money. He wanted to ask him about something, but he was reluctant to exchange supplies, so he turned against him on the spot and said, "Don't ask if you don't have supplies. You're wasting my time."
Yao Tao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He is quite skilled at changing his attitude.
Jia Baoqiang was unhappy when he heard someone laughing, and wanted to see who was laughing at him. However, he recognized Yao Tao at a glance and immediately smiled brightly.
"Oh, it's you, beautiful lady."
"Your expression changes so quickly." Yao Tao complained.
Jia Baoqiang was very proud, "Thank you for the compliment, beautiful lady."
Yao Tao: “…”
The advantage of being thick-skinned is that you never feel embarrassed.
As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
"What do you want from me, beautiful lady?" Jia Baoqiang asked flatteringly.
Yao Tao and he moved to the side of the road and found a deserted place to talk. "Help me keep an eye on the newcomers to the base these few days."
Jia Baoqiang understood immediately, "You are looking for someone named Zhu Hua."
Yao Tao took out a five-pack of instant noodles and said, "Don't take any other work these days. Just focus on helping me."
The five-pack of instant noodles is a new product, and the noodles are not broken at all. This kind of goods can be considered top-quality in the base.
Jia Baoqiang's eyes were almost invisible from laughing. "Don't worry, beautiful lady. I will definitely keep an eye on them for you... How should I notify you if I find them?"
"Do you know Doudou from the survivor camp?" Yao Tao asked.
"I know him. He is an orphan. He is pitiful." Although Jia Baoqiang said this, there was no expression of pity on his face.
In the last days, people are living in a numb state.
If you pity others every day, who will pity yourself?
Yao Tao didn't care and handed Jia Baoqiang a piece of paper that children use to play with. "If you can't find me, put this in Doudou's tent. I'll know when I see it."
Jia Baoqiang took the sticker.
Yao Tao gave Jia Baoqiang some more instructions, asking him not to reveal her whereabouts to anyone, and then went back to find Doudou.
Doudou had sold a few mutant mice in exchange for an old woolen hat and a bag of biscuit crumbs.
Yao Tao was quite surprised. She thought Doudou would change to something that children like to eat.
"It's very cold in winter. Mom said that if you go out to look for food without a hat, your ears will be frozen off." Doudou said seriously.
Doudou has no parents and no one to rely on in this base.
Yao Tao looked at Doudou seriously and said, "You can't go into that manhole again, okay?"
Doudou made a bitter face and said, "I can only catch mutant rats there. I can't catch prey outside."
"I'll take you outside to catch some, but from today on, you must promise not to go down there again."
"The prey you catch will eventually be eaten up." Doudou was obviously thinking long-term.
"When I leave here, would you like to come with me? I know an elderly couple who don't have any children. They're very nice people. If you're willing, I can take you to them. You can help them with work and get food in return."
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