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Just like the picture depicted in the movie, the noisy and bustling streets, the bustling crowds, crowd this side of the world.

Standing on the rooftop and looking down, the street is full of people, carrying a number of bags, talking and laughing in groups.

The charm of the pedestrian street lies here, with four streets scattered around the square, a large square with a fountain in the middle, and the lights are lit up at night, and people always stop to take a few looks, and it is always more lively at night than during the day.

There is no shortage of pedestrians in the fountain, and there are many small stalls around it, and the competition between peers is very great, and you can see a cake filling cart after walking a few steps, comparing the size of each other's voices, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, you can see a group of tricycles driving in the square streets, and arrive at a familiar place.

In the mall under the neon lights, a dazzling array of goods, high heels gently step out of the sound of dangdang, bright reflective floor tiles perfectly outline the blurred figure of the beauty, most of the women in the pedestrian street, relatively few men, after all, shopping is a woman's paradise, most of the men are foils, no matter how bright the place will be the shadow of the sun, there are many small shops under the bustling building, shops one after another, and the sound is placed outside to attract tourists walking outside, At the intersection of these shops, which is crowded with people, just under the big tree next to the traffic light, there are always several figures, some old and some young, some walking in groups, some alone, and their clothes are incompatible with this environment.

They were dressed in shabby clothes, always out of place with the current climate, and now it was winter, and the first snow had already fallen.

They were wrapped in shabby quilts and wore thin sports coats, which were so dirty that they could not be seen in their original color.

Their small figures are distributed at the intersection of people in the shopping plaza, and the places where there are many people and are not very eye-catching, and you can notice them at a glance.

Most of the people in groups are in pairs, and the most common thing to see is a big boy pushing a small cart, and a small child is sitting in it, the child is disabled, holding a dilapidated speaker and playing some music, and there is a board hanging in front of the car, and the board says that he has suffered a disability for such and such a reason, in short, he hopes that a well-wisher can help them with money.

Most of the lonely people are holding shabby stainless steel basins, and when they go to the crowd and are eager to walk, they can give them some alms, but most of these are older people, and some young people are fixed in places with high traffic and signs written on them.

There are people like this on the streets, and there is a reason why they are distributed here, the main body is women, most of the women are sentimental and sympathetic, and the women who come to shop always have a little money, and they basically give a few of the insignificant money in handouts, so it is relatively better to get money in this kind of place.

No one knows what time they appeared, no one knew what they would do when the night fell and the mall closed, they were like marginal species abandoned by this era, no one cared about them, most of the reason for giving money was just to show how much kindness they had, maybe these people just passed away in a flash, like a leaf falling on the water, not making any splash.

There are always a few unfinished buildings at the junction of urban and rural areas, I don't know if you have this impression, all around are under construction, the rumbling excavators are showing their skills in the open space next to them, there are a few dilapidated buildings isolated sporadically, the building is lit with dim yellow lights, take a closer look, I don't know where the wall skin peels off into blocks, the dust and mud of the broken bricks and tiles are piled up in front of the door of the building, the dust flies up when the wind blows, making people irritable, there is no garbage can, the garbage is casually thrown in a corner, piled up into a hill, emitting a smell, There are probably all kinds of creatures living in it, but fortunately it's winter, there is no too pungent smell, it may be covered by the heavy snow in winter, the anti-theft window on the first floor has long been rusted, and a few of the middle rust was broken by the wind, fell to the ground, and no one wants to clean it, because everyone knows that the fate of this building will be acquired by ** in the near future, and most of the residents in it have moved away, so they rent their houses at a low price, and someone will always rent, Who wouldn't want to find a place to hide in winter?

The one on the inside of the unfinished building, there is a dim electric light on the first floor, which flickers from time to time.

You can take a look at the environment inside, walking into the living room, the curtains have probably not been opened for a long time, and the thick curtain cloth is full of dust.

The sofa was placed in a mess, the cushions on it had not been cleaned for a long time, full of oil stains and dust, the sofa on it had been dragged to the ground, and there were a few footprints, which should have just been stepped on, which could prove that there were people inside.

There is a cabinet in the corner of the living room, the cabinet is very large, open the cabinet is a staircase, the stairs can lead to the basement, the basement is very large, it should be three basements have been opened, there are some sundries piled up in the basement, dilapidated cabinets and a few big bags, a very dirty environment, there are many worn-out beds near the wall, of course there is no bed, just a few worn-out mattresses piled up to the wall and then put together a row, there are also dirty quilts wrapped in a ball, there is a cabinet in front, there is a stack of bowls on it, there is a tube next to the bowl, there are chopsticks in it.

The other side of the corner with a wooden board to make a compartment, the compartment has a toilet with a lid off, the water in it is very turbid, and the lid of the toilet tank has disappeared, there is a water pipe next to it, the water is very small, every time you go to the toilet, you need to use a basin to connect the water and pour it into the water tank before you can use it, there is a slight smell in the basement, or go back to the upstairs.

After going up, the smell is obviously a little better than below, although the kitchen is shabby, but there is an induction cooker for cooking or something, with cheap flour and rice, and a few cabbages piled up next to it, the appearance is a little rotten, but it exudes a little smoke and fire.

The other bedrooms are stacked with sundries, dilapidated furniture, no bedding, full of dust, only one room looks relatively tidy, the big bed is covered with thick bedding, the quilt looks quite new, it was bought in the mall, although it is not a high-grade goods, but it looks not bad, at least it is very warm.

There is a TV opposite the bed, there is an electric heater next to the TV, the heating is turned on sufficiently, the room is very warm, in stark contrast to the cold outside, there are a few thick military coats in the wardrobe, in short, there is no problem to resist the cold.

Downstairs, there are small dilapidated carts and a large shabby van that can accommodate a lot of people, and in the trunk of the cart there are many small shabby basins and large cards with words written on them.

This is where Su Yan has lived for nearly three months, every day is like the life of the walking dead, whether it is a glamorous neon city or a dilapidated and cold unfinished building, she can't find the light of her life.

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