Meidi also led Akun around to a densely populated area.
"Sister, these people must be refugees." Ah Kun looked at the small wooden houses by the roadside and the lifeless pedestrians, and tugged at Mei Di's sleeve as he spoke.
"Okay, be a little more alert later. If you really don't understand, just pretend you don't." Meidi was a little worried and gave him another instruction.
Ah Kun straightened his clothes and nodded to Mei Di.
Medi led him to a woman with a child and asked, "Ma'am, could I ask her something?"
The other person merely glanced up at them before lowering their head again to tend to their wild vegetables.
Just when Meidi thought the other person wouldn't say anything more, she was surprised to hear her say, "Go ask someone else! I don't know anything."
After she finished speaking, the other person ignored her and went about their own business.
Looking at the numb and dazed woman in front of her, Meidi became even more determined to follow Dong Ge, because she didn't know if she would end up in the same situation if she left Dong Ge.
Despite her initial setback, Meidi didn't give up and continued searching for targets and inquiries.
After asking a few people, they finally learned that these people were refugees who had come from various places. However, the city had now closed off the area to them, so they could not get in. They also did not have the energy to continue searching in other places, so they all gathered in this vicinity.
"Sister, the city is under lockdown now, we can't get in even if we want to. How are we supposed to get any information now?" Ah Kun asked Mei Di in a low voice.
“Let’s keep going. The situation is not good for us now. There are crowds everywhere.” Meidi didn’t expect things to turn out this way. How long has it been? Such a high wall has been built at the city gate, and the situation outside is terrible.
Now, even if they wanted to return to their previous base camp, it wouldn't be easy for them to get through.
Ah Kun felt there was no point in continuing the search. "If all else fails, we can go back up the mountain. We're not familiar with this area, and it looks like it's been abandoned. The situation must be very bad."
He knew what his cousin meant; she simply wanted to find a relatively remote village to continue her scheme.
Medi glared at him. "What do you know? If it were that easy to walk up the mountain, we wouldn't have been stuck in that place. Up there, we have no way to determine our direction and will only get further and further astray, which will only cause more trouble."
When Ah Kun heard her words, he finally understood why Dong Ge had been holed up in the mountains all this time.
Not only is it unsafe on the mountain now, but it's also difficult to find one's way around. Getting lost in the forest would be no joke. Otherwise, these refugees would have already found a way to cross the mountains.
Meidi didn't want to waste any more time like this, because she had agreed with Dong Ge that she would return in six days at the latest. After deducting the travel time, she didn't have much time left.
So she began to fabricate excuses to find relatives and inquire about the situation in nearby villages.
"If you're thinking of going to rely on relatives, I suggest you give up on that idea!" Fang Cheng looked at the brother and sister in front of him and gave them some rare advice.
“We have no choice. We’re barely making ends meet. If we could find some relatives, at least they could help us out,” Meidi continued, playing the victim.
Fang Cheng had been secretly contacting some refugees recently, and now that he saw so many offering themselves up, he wanted to persuade them to join him.
“Every village is struggling right now. Not only are the harvests bad, but they are also being harassed by refugees everywhere. You might as well find another way out.”
Meidi sighed, "There's no good way out now. It's good enough if we can find a place to stay. I just don't know if there are any better villages nearby. We'll have to beg them to take us in."
Fang Cheng scoffed and laughed, "What era do you think this is? You're still begging to be taken in. You'll be kicked out before you even get to their territory."
After saying that, Fang Cheng gave Meidi a malicious look and said, "But if you're willing to lower yourself and abandon the kid behind you, someone might take you in because of your looks."
Upon hearing this, Ah Kun grabbed his wrist and was about to rush up and punch him, but was stopped by Mei Di who was standing to the side.
"Hey, you've got quite a temper. These days, nobody likes to hear the truth." Fang Cheng wasn't intimidated by him. He had several of his partners around him, and if things really got out of hand, it was hard to say who would come out on top.
Meidi held Ah Kun's hand and kept apologizing to Fang Cheng, "Big brother, I'm so sorry, this kid was just too worried about me. I'll definitely teach him a lesson later."
Fang Cheng may have only intended to win over Ah Kun before, but now he is completely interested in him.
“But there are other ways out,” Fang Cheng looked them up and down for a while, “with your temperament, you might actually achieve something.”
Meidi asked curiously, "Please show me the way, brother."
Fang Cheng looked around mysteriously, beckoned them to come closer, and Mei and A-Kun exchanged a glance, deciding to listen to what he had to say.
"Actually, there's a stockpile of supplies in the city, but the people inside have built this high wall to monopolize it, keeping all these refugees out. We're discussing how to get into the city and get a share." Fang Cheng paused for a moment, then continued, "So? Interested in joining us?"
Meidi immediately looked terrified and shook her head vigorously. "Big brother, we're just ordinary people. We just asked for directions. Please pretend we didn't hear anything."
Fang Cheng was amused by her timid appearance. "With your courage, I'm not afraid you'll tell on me. Besides, even if you wanted to tell on me, you'd have to get into the city first."
Fang Cheng's large-scale recruitment of people was already being monitored by several people stationed at the city gate. Any small movements would be immediately eliminated by them.
Meidi and Akun were surprised to find out such explosive news; it seems that the person in front of them was no pushover either.
At this moment, they were thinking about how to get out of here unscathed.
Medi was also very regretful; with so many people around, how could she have run into them?
Just as they were pondering how to escape, they heard the other party continue, "You'd better make a decision quickly, otherwise the number of slots isn't unlimited. If there are too many people to distribute them, there will naturally be less stuff."
A young man next to Fang Cheng shouted, "Brother Fang, if they really don't want to, let's not force them. We can give everyone an extra share later."
Fang Cheng stopped him, "What are you saying? We're all down on our luck. Let's lend a hand if we can. Besides, there's strength in numbers. That way, we might have a better chance of success."
The two siblings watched these people singing in unison, but their minds were preoccupied with figuring out how to extricate themselves from this situation.
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