Sitting in the car and eating a hot meal, Qi Jiamei was still thinking about who she was. But she was in a better mood now, at least she had seen so many people, this was the first time she had seen so many people in so long since she woke up from that cargo ship, which gave her a feeling that human society had not been ruined.

However, it is still full of ugliness, there are no police, no soldiers, no one to maintain order, and if there is a dispute, it depends on who strikes first, or who can control whom.

Within ten minutes of their meal, three people were killed less than ten meters from their car.

The first person to be killed was there selling some grain seeds, and then the person who had come to buy the seeds a few days ago came to the door and said that there was something wrong with his seeds and that they would not germinate if they were planted. The hawker was anxious and said that it was impossible to germinate so quickly, and the person who bought the seeds quit, but said that it was fake, and the two then moved, and the buyer directly pulled out his pistol and shot the hawker in the head, and swaggered away with his goods, and then the people who had been waiting around for a long time swarmed up and began to search the vendor's body, even his bloodstained clothes were taken away.

The second and third, two wine buyers, bargained with the wine seller, saying that the wine seller had methanol in it, and one of their companions, who was now blind, did not admit that the wine seller was dead, and said that they were hindering their business, and turned around and took up their shotguns, and shot them two directly.

The two men were beaten to shreds in the chest, and the bodies were left there, left unattended, until someone could not stand it anymore, and then they were pulled to a pit outside Freeport that had been dug to bury the excrement and the corpses.

"See? Strength determines a qiē. Howard shoved the last slice of sausage into his mouth and chewed it. At the same time, he smiled at the liquor dealer who had shot him, and the liquor dealer spat at the ground and stared at Howard viciously, meaning that he should not be nosy.

Qi Jiamei said expressionlessly: "That's why you brought me here, in order to protect you and your goods." ”

"No, to get rich together." Howard smiled and said, "Actually, that person's shotgun is not well maintained, if it is well maintained, that shot will have at least one of the two people have to have half of their heads cut off." ”

Qi Jiamei put down the plate: "That's decided by bullets." It's not a gun decision or not? ”

Howard still laughs. At that moment, a man in a black sweatshirt and carrying a bag walked up to their car and asked Howard first, "What are you selling?" ”

Howard was about to speak. The man raised his eyes and saw Qi Jiamei. Visibly taken aback. But he quickly looked away again, and although Howard didn't notice it, Qi Jiamei noticed this detail. She carefully observed the person outside the car, deliberately staring at the person all the time.

The man didn't seem to be carrying any weapons, just carrying a bag, very relaxed, it didn't look like he had come from afar, maybe he belonged to someone who had been doing business in Freeport for a long time, this guy looked at himself before, obviously knew himself. Qi Jiamei thought of this, opened the door and got out of the car, deliberately going around the direction of the front of the car.

The man was really nervous when he saw Qi Jiamei get out of the car, and he was talking to Howard absentmindedly, but he said that he would exchange gasoline for all of Howard's goods.

Howard's eyes lit up and he asked, "How much?" ”

"Five standard barrels, one barrel of 150 liters." The man glanced at Qi Jia at the front of the car.

Howard was shocked, knowing that this was a very good deal, but he was still greedy after all, and shook his head and said, "Isn't the standard barrel 220 liters?" ”

"The original international standard barrel was 150 liters, which is based on the crude oil standard." The man shook his head.

Howard smiled: "Gasoline is calculated in crude oil barrels? You're not sick, are you? Ordinary gasoline drums are 220 liters! ”

"150 liters! 6 barrels, no more, I just have someone here who needs these things, if it's not a coincidence, your things won't be sold at all, no one here will buy them, you see who of them looks like people who need to maintain guns? The man sniffled, still squinting at Qi Jiamei.

Howard glanced at Qi Jiamei, thinking that 6 barrels, he and Qi Jiamei could just divide it equally, so he agreed, nodded and said, "Okay, where will it be delivered?" ”

"Leave the port and go all the way to the north, to the point where the two rivers meet, and at half past seven in the evening, I will treat you to a meal, turkey, you must not have eaten it in a long time." The man laughed, sly in his smile.

Howard nodded: "Okay, then I'll thank you first, but my car is out of gas, and I have to transport these things, which is not very convenient." ”

"I'll send a car to pick you up, and at a quarter past seven, you'll be waiting here." The man turned and walked away, and disappeared into the crowd in a few moments.

Qi Jiamei looked at the man, and Howard saw that she had been staring at the man, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Does he have a problem? ”

"I don't know, I just feel like he knows me." Qi Jiamei shook her head and said.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right? He knows you, so why doesn't he call your name? Howard wondered, "And this freeport has just started to emerge, and it hasn't been for long, so you can't have been here before." ”

Qi Jiamei still shook her head: "Not necessarily, I don't know what I used to do, otherwise why would I have such skills?" ”

"I've thought about it, you used to be either a soldier, a mercenary, or a professional killer or something." Howard nodded, "But the professional killer is the most likely!" But it doesn't matter, this deal is done, and we will get rich, six barrels of gasoline, do you know what it means? It means that you can exchange a lot of necessities for you on the road with those three barrels of gasoline, and I, in exchange for other things, continue to do my business, I will buy a lot of batteries and return to Europe, sell them to those local resistance groups, and I can make several times as much money! ”

Qi Jiamei nodded and said, "Then I congratulate you in advance." ”

Seeing that Qi Jiamei was still so cold, Howard had to say: "I'll sleep for a while, you help me watch, and I have to talk about business at night, I don't know if this guy will be trustworthy, if he is not trustworthy, the rest of the matter depends on you." ”

Qi Jiamei nodded: "No problem." ”

At a quarter past seven in the evening, Howard woke up, and a pickup truck was parked next to their car, and the man himself drove in, and brought two laborers, who looked like the local aborigines, with a simple expression on their faces, and treated the man with respect, and did whatever he wanted.

With Howard's permission, the man began to load the boxes containing gun parts into the truck, and then the man got out of the driveway: "Your car is useless, so let's see if there is anything in it that can be used, and I will also remove it, and I will calculate another sum of money for you, how about it?" ”

Of course, Howard couldn't ask for it, because the owner of the hotel had said that if his car ran out of gas, it was better to get rid of it himself, otherwise it would be a problem to get out of the way sooner or later, and maybe one day the car in the way would kill him.

The man opened the hood and looked at it, then got some gasoline and started the car, and after listening to the sound, he entered the hotel and greeted a few people with tools, removed the engine and battery, and some other equipment that looked relatively sturdy, and loaded it into his own truck, and then took Howard and Qi Jiamei towards the river confluence.

However, when the man came this time, when he saw Qi Jiamei, it was much more natural than last time, and he did not show any expression that looked like he knew Qi Jiamei.

This made Qi Jiamei feel very strange, and even thought that when she saw that person at noon, did she feel wrong?

From the hotel to the mouth of the two rivers, although it seems to be only a short twenty minutes away, but in fact the road is very good, Qi Jiamei has calculated, at least about five kilometers away, which means that there is a problem with the ship, because the river here cannot sail into a ship with too large tonnage, which is equivalent to ensuring that ships such as warships cannot operate here, which is relatively safe.

However, for the safety of goods and the convenience of trade, the cargo ships here will stop their ships in the port, and the port is also convenient for berthing ships, and the port has specially expanded the port river.

Why not stop there? When Howard and Qi Jiamei arrived at the location mentioned by the mysterious man, they realized that his ship was an armed cargo ship.

Although it is not unusual for today's cargo ships to be equipped with a variety of weapons, this ship is more armed than ordinary ships, and the appearance is a bit similar to the ironclad ships of the First World War, the surrounding is tightly wrapped, and the muzzle can clearly see the exposed small cannons, in addition to the missile launchers on the top platform, there are also six-barreled Vulcan cannons, as well as several mortars, and there are smoke jets and smoke grenade launchers around to cover the ship itself.

The whole ship is actually not very large, it looks like it can drive in this river, and there are many people standing on the boat, who are armed with light and heavy weapons, and look like mercenaries.

After the mysterious man got out of the car, he whistled, and then four more laborers ran out, and under his order, all Howard's goods were loaded onto the ship, and at the same time, the people on board also activated the improvised crane, and six barrels of gasoline were lifted from it and placed directly on the mysterious man's car.

The mysterious man then threw the key to Howard and said, "The car is yours, and a full cart of gas is considered compensation for your car." ”

Howard was originally worried that the goods would be transported in the man's car, but now the man's actions made him dispel his worries, he nodded and smiled, and asked, "I don't know what Mr. is called?" ”

"My name is Captain X." The mysterious man laughed, "Everyone calls me that, I forgot what my name used to be, okay, the deal is almost over, by the way, and turkey, I have to treat you to a turkey, that's okay, I still have a good bottle of rum there, the best drink, I guarantee you haven't drunk it in years." ”

In this environment, no one can resist this temptation, Howard looked at Qi Jiamei and asked for her opinion, Qi Jiamei didn't say anything, this matter Captain X smiled: "I know you don't feel at ease on the boat, it's okay, I'll ask someone to bring the turkey and wine down!" ”

With that, Captain X turned to get on board, and the rest of the deck was busy, apparently ready to lift anchor again. (To be continued......)