Chapter 413: Crooked Strikes (Part II)
"Remember, don't kill innocents, don't kill unless you have to." Chu Tianjiang assembled the carbine in the trunk of the off-road vehicle, installed the muffler, and gave them to Nicol one by one. "They don't look like the people we're looking for, so you can't kill people at will until you figure out the situation. If they are heinous bad people, it's never too late to kill them all. ”
This group of people is hiding in an abandoned factory on the southern outskirts of the city.
Before the catastrophe, it was supposed to be a precious metals smelter, with dozens of factories and warehouses, a large concentrator and parking lot, and a railroad to the Denver train station. As far as Chu Tianjiang knows, Denver's main industries before the catastrophe were mining and precious metal smelting. Near Denver, there are not only the largest gold mines in the United States, but also the largest rare earth mines in the United States, so Denver has many precious metal smelters, and therefore has a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank in the western region.
After entering the factory, Chu Tianjiang and the others successfully knocked out several robbers who were in charge of vigilance.
Most of the robbers were in a lighted warehouse.
The warehouse was filled with bunk beds, quite a few hundred people, and most of them had fallen asleep, only a few were still moving around, or sitting on stools.
Chu Tianjiang let Chloe and Isabella go to the back door, Michelle and Kelly went to the side door, and he took Nichol, Rachel, and Maya through the main entrance.
After kicking open the small door on the roller shutter door and rushing into the warehouse, Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterward, Chloe and Michelle also rushed into the warehouse.
Don't shoot! Chu Tianjiang immediately warned Nicol and them through his consciousness.
In the warehouse, sitting were the men who were injured by Chu Tianjiang outside the parking lot of the dance hall, several middle-aged women were running, some teenagers were asleep, and some were children who were only a few years old, and those women who were scared away by Chu Tianjiang were taking care of these teenagers.
What's going on? Nicol and Rachel inquired about Chu Tianjiang through consciousness at the same time.
How do I know the way? Chu Tianjiang is also very big.
"Who are you?" Seeing Chu Tianjiang and the others who were fully armed, a middle-aged woman hurriedly walked over.
"Pamela, he ...... He's the one who wounded Jaime and Gaby! The girl who was outside the parking lot trying to pick up a stick to deal with Chu Tianjiang ran over.
"You...... What do you want? The middle-aged woman was surprised.
"Don't hurt them!" The young man who tried to steal Isabella's earrings limped over. "They are innocent, especially the children. One person does one thing, you can deal with me however you want, kill him now, don't hurt them. ”
Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly, put down the carbine, and then nodded to Chloe and Michelle, asking them to lower their guns as well.
"And us, we're looking for trouble, don't hurt other people." The young man who had caused the first trouble outside the parking lot also came over.
"You're not the one I'm looking for." Chu Tianjiang turned around, and at the same time, through his consciousness, asked Nicol and the others to evacuate.
"Wait!" The middle-aged woman stopped Chu Tianjiang and also took a few steps closer. "Who are you?"
"I don't think there's any need to tell you, and you're really not the person I'm looking for, so don't be afraid, just as if we haven't been here."
"Can you pretend you haven't been here?"
Hearing this, Chu Tianjiang stopped and closed his eyes.
Nicol and the others all knew that Chu Tianjiang had to stop for something. After entering the warehouse, not only Chu Tianjiang could see it at a glance, but Nicol and the others could also see it at a glance, most of the teenagers and children lying on the bed were terminally ill, or serious illnesses that were difficult to cure, some were already dying, and some would be left with lifelong disabilities even if they were cured, and many more were already disabled.
It's not a hiding place for robbers, it's more like a shelter for disabled children.
"Maybe Jaime did something wrong and hurt you, and Gaby was impulsive, but I think you already know what they did for you." The middle-aged woman paused a little and said, "If you don't mind, I'd like to treat you to a cup of coffee." ”
Husband! Nichol gently tugged at the corner of Chu Tianjiang's clothes, meaning to stay.
After running for one night, I was thirsty too. Rachel also told Chu Tianjiang through consciousness that even if he stayed and watched, there would be nothing to lose.
Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly, turned around, and said to the middle-aged woman, "My surname is Chu, and they are my subordinates. ”
"My name is Pamela. Let's go, go to my cabin, and I'll make you a pot of coffee. The middle-aged woman smiled and ordered the young men to stay, before leaving with Chu Tianjiang and them.
Pamela's hut is right next to the warehouse, and it is a small room for the guards who guard the warehouse.
The room was very narrow and there were only four stools, so Chu Tianjiang, Nichol, and Rachel sat down, and Maya and the others stood behind Chu Tianjiang.
"You're not from Denver, are you?" Pamela took out a glass pot for making coffee, skillfully filled it with ground coffee and water, and placed it on the kerosene stove.
"Yes, the first time I came to Denver, I happened to meet those kids of yours."
"My child?" The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm not even thirty-five years old, how can I have such a big child?" James, Gaby, Jane, and the other young men used to be my neighbors and followed me after the Great Tribulation. ”
"What about the teenagers in bed?"
"Some of them are also my neighbors, and many more have been adopted over the past few months. They are either already crippled, will be crippled later, or are terminally ill. ”
"Why do you want to take them in?"
"Someone has to take them in, do you want them to die?"
"The problem is, it looks like you're having a hard time too."
"yes, we're having a very hard time." The middle-aged woman walked up and said, "The problem is that even if all people lose their humanity, it doesn't mean that we have to go with the flow, and it doesn't mean that we should also lose our humanity." I always believe that there are still good people in this world. ”
"Really?"
"You, and your men, are good people."
Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Perhaps, you are wrong. If it weren't for those children, you would be lying on the ground by now. ”
"This just shows that you are good people."
"For what?"
"If it's the bad guys, will they let us go because of those kids? The bad guys I've seen don't kill people just because they're there, but they kill them together. At this point, the water was boiling, and Pamela went and poured eight cups of coffee, put them on a plate, and brought them over. I brought this coffee from home, and I've been storing it for months, and I don't know if I can still drink it. ”
Taking the cup, Chu Tianjiang looked back at Isabella.
Isabella understood what Chu Tianjiang meant, shrugged her shoulders, and said that it didn't matter.
"Pamela, take this one down." Chu Tianjiang took out Isabella's earring. "It's a diamond earring, enough to keep you alive for years."
"Diamond earrings?"
"It's a red diamond, and I don't know how much it's worth, it's expensive anyway."
"This ......"
"Perhaps, you can buy some medicine to cure some of the children's diseases."
Pamela took a closer look and returned the earrings to Chu Tianjiang.
"How?"
"I can't ask for this." Pamela's attitude is resolute. "I know that you are a good person, but you don't know that this thing will not only not help us, but will only kill us."
"For what?"
"If this earring is as valuable as you say, do you think I can use it to buy food and medicine?"
"This ......"
"What we need is food and medicine, if we have clean clothes, bandages to cover wounds, and if we have antibiotics, it would be better."
Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly, even antibiotics were not very expensive for him, but it was impossible for him to carry these things with him.
"Behind the warehouse, there's a cemetery. In the past few months, I have buried thousands of children with my own hands, and more than ten children die almost every day. Pamela burst into tears. I...... I don't know how long I can hold on, and I don't know how long these kids can last. ”
At this moment, not only Chu Tianjiang was emotional, but even Nicol and the others were emotional.
Chu Tianjiang pressed his hand and told Nicol and the others not to speak. "Pamela, do you know Lakewood?"
Pamela nodded, wiping away her tears.
"Is there a way to take them to Lakewood?"
"You live in Lakewood?"
"I'm staying there for the time being, and the rest of my men are in Lakewood."
"Do you know Wild Rose?"
"I guess I know. Have you heard of wild roses too? ”
"She only takes in women and children, not adult men, or I would have taken them to Lakewood."
Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm not asking you to go to her, but to my subordinates." We're going to be in Denver for a few more days, and we're not going back to Lakewood for a while, and the rest of my men are Lakewood. When you get to Lakewood, go to the Rose Legion to find a man named Tamara and tell her that if you want to see someone from Chu Tianjiang, she will take you to find a man named Andre, and then he will take them in. ”
"This ......"
"Don't worry, Andre is my subordinate, as long as you tell him that Chu Tianjiang asked you to find him, he will settle you down. If you need anything, you can go to him and ask him to buy it for you. We're looking for a mystery guy, or we're going to send you to Lakewood. ”
"You're looking for the 'undead'?"
Chu Tianjiang was startled, and Nicol and the others immediately turned their attention to Pamela.