Chapter 213 Entering the slave market for the first time
After Qiao Yu and the other three came out from Chen Wanning's place, they not only did not feel relieved, but felt even heavier.
Although Chen Wanning gave them answers to most of the questions they wanted to know, she did not know the whereabouts of Lu Zixian or how to contact him.
Moreover, the deaths of Qi Yong and Kong Wenjun remain an unsolved mystery.
According to Chen Wanning, Xia Chao and Xia Mu had already discovered that Qi Yong was poisoned when they went to his place, but Qi Yong was not dead at that time.
Xia Chao and Xia Mu just didn't choose to save him.
But if it wasn't Xia Chao and Xia Mu, then who did it?
"So do we still have to go to the slave market now?" Cheng Sinian held Luo Zhenzhen's hand, his eyes half open, looking lazy.
"Go. Of course I have to go." Qiao Yu looked towards the direction of the slave market and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Go see if I can buy some medicine and bring it back so Qingchuan can see what ingredients are in it."
And...if they are lucky, they might be able to find some more clues about Lu Zixian!
So the four of them continued walking north along the road to the South Black Market.
"It's only been four months since the end of the world, and this place has already developed to such a scale..." Cheng Sinian sighed as he looked at the shops around him.
This is a gathering place for dependents. Those who settle here are all survivors who were denied entry to the base.
In just four months, there are already so many dependents around the base in City G alone. What will the situation be like in other bases?
Qiao Yu also sighed slightly, "The base also needs supplies to operate."
But after saying that, Qiao Yu smiled again.
Bran will be available soon, and as long as we have bran, the survivors everywhere will have a slightly better life.
The four of them walked slowly for a long time before finally leaving the South Black Market and standing at the entrance of the North Black Market, which was the "Slave Market".
"Tsk." Cheng Sinian looked at the sign at the entrance that read "Northern Black Market" and suddenly smacked his lips. "Why is it so dark in broad daylight? It feels eerie in here."
Qiao Yu glanced up and said, "Indeed, the density of plants here is quite high."
A sea of giant plants covered the sky.
It can't help but make people feel a little strange.
Logically speaking, a place like Nushi, which is full of people, should need more sunlight. Why is it so dark?
"Let's go in and take a look." Seeing the confusion on Qiao Yu's face, Jiang Zhan leaned close to her ear and whispered.
Qiao Yu nodded, took Jiang Zhan's arm, pursed her lips and stepped into the entrance of the slave market.
The scene inside was somewhat beyond the four people's expectations.
Although there are still rows of tin houses on both sides of the road, unlike the South Black Market, there are no long tables outside the doors of the tin houses here.
——Obviously, no other goods are sold here, only slaves.
Qiao Yu took a few glances and found that every house here had an extra large window compared to the houses in the South Black Market.
There were also various colorful pieces of paper pasted next to the windows, like posters, with introductions to various slaves written on them.
People were coming and going on the street. After reading the pieces of paper, many people would look inside the windows, and those standing, sitting, or lying inside were the slaves being sold.
Qiao Yu and the other three also walked and watched.
The slaves in the house were both men and women, and of all ages.
The youngest child looked to be only five or six years old.
Most of them had their necks, hands and feet tied with chains or ropes, their mouths blocked, and their eyes filled with despair.
The four of them walked in silence on the street. Except for Jiang Zhan who still had no expression, the expressions on Qiao Yu, Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen's faces were not very good.
This kind of detention is simply treating people as livestock!
"I've been walking for so long, but I haven't seen any medicine signs on the door. Where can I buy this?"
Cheng Sinian pursed his lips and asked in a low voice.
Before they left, Chen Wanning told them that not all sellers in the slave market had the "obedience drug", even those who sold mutants or those with stronger superpowers, not everyone had it.
They had just walked all the way and didn't see any mutants or people selling mutants, let alone anyone selling medicine.
Qiao Yu withdrew his gaze from the roadside house and raised the corners of his lips slightly. Although he was smiling, the coldness in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Since it's so hard to find, why not use our 'resources'?"
Cheng Sinian saw Qiao Yu looking at him meaningfully and immediately understood what Qiao Yu meant. "You want to go find Cao the Mute?"
This is indeed a quick way.
Since Cao Yanba can be the "goods inspector" among so many human traffickers, he is at least a small boss and must have medicine in his hands.
But...isn't this a little risky?
Although their abilities are indeed very strong and their levels are higher than those of normal aliens and mutants, this is the territory of human traffickers after all, and there are many people here, not to mention that there may be many slaves available for them to drive.
If this happens...
"No?"
Seeing Cheng Sinian's thoughtful look, Qiao Yu tilted his head.
Qiao Yu's expression was calm but with a hint of determination, and it was obvious that he had already made up his mind. Seeing this, Cheng Sinian smiled helplessly, "Okay, of course! You are the boss, you have the final say!"
"But...you have to be careful."
Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Do I need you to tell me that?"
After saying that, Qiao Yu leaned over to Jiang Zhan's ear and said, "Zhan, when you get to Cao Yanba's place, check ahead. If there's no one in the room, give me a signal."
"Okay." Jiang Zhan touched Qiao Yu's long hair and agreed straightforwardly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Sinian saw the very conspicuous red-roofed iron house not far away.
Only then did he realize that Qiao Yu had originally come to Cao Yanba's residence.
Jiang Zhan also saw the house and used mental detection immediately.
But soon, Qiao Yu saw Jiang Zhan frowning.
"Azhan, what's wrong? Is the situation not good?" A hint of worry flashed across Qiao Yu's eyes.
"No." Jiang Zhan shook his head and set up a spiritual barrier around the four people. "Although there are many people, they are all underground. It's just..."
"Underground?" Cheng Sinian was stunned. Before Jiang Zhan could finish, he asked in surprise, "They actually have an underground base?"
"Don't interrupt, listen to what A-Zhan has to say!" Qiao Yu rolled her eyes at Cheng Sinian, then continued to look at Jiang Zhan and asked softly, "A-Zhan, just what?"
Jiang Zhan frowned slightly and looked at the house again.
"Xiang Heng and his two team members are inside now."
"What? Captain Xiang?" Qiao Yu frowned slightly when he heard this. "Why is he here..."
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