33. Tiger Rest Village
Although Liu Changchun and Qian Neng had already described a lot of prosperous scenes of Huxi Village to Li Xuan in advance along the way, when everyone arrived at Huxi Village, Li Xuan's eyes were still wide in shock by the scene in front of them.
The open village gate didn't seem to be worried about the attack of the mechanical beasts, and it didn't seem to be afraid of anyone with bad intentions sneaking in. On the contrary, there are unseen mobility machines everywhere, serially everywhere. Bustling, noisy.
"How?" Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Liu Changchun looked a little proud, knowing that it took a long time for him to recover from the shock when he first came.
"Awesome!" Ou Lin and the others also stepped forward excitedly, looking at the dazzling array of shops in front of them, which was one of the reasons why they strongly agreed that they did not need to be escorted by a foraging team.
"Let's rest here for a while." Jiang Shu looked like a host, and patted his slightly bulging chest, "I know where the accommodation is cheap and comfortable." ”
Saying that, Jiang Shu subconsciously glanced at Zhao Kuo, as another person who was extremely familiar with this place, Jiang Shu hoped to be recognized by him.
Zhao Kuo didn't seem to see the other party, frowning and looking around, without saying a word. It doesn't seem like I want to deal with the people who are looking forward to it for a year. When he was in Wofeng Village, Ou Lin and the others didn't help him these days, but protected Li Xuan slightly, and he wouldn't forget it. And along the way, it seems that he has held back a lot of fire, and the disgust on his face is perfectly interpreted, if it weren't for Zhao Fang's repeated advice, he would not want to be with this group of people.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows when he saw this, this Zhao Kuo's mouth is like wax on weekdays, and he doesn't stop talking about it, but he didn't say a word all the way today, even Jiangsu and Ou Lin and others can answer, but they are just perfunctory, and they follow behind him quietly. Obviously, he was worried about himself, but now that he has endured it for so long, he finally arrived at the territory he is familiar with, and his attitude naturally became arrogant.
"Then without further ado, after deciding on a place to live, then come out and have a good look." Looking at the gradually embarrassing atmosphere, Liu Changchun spoke calmly, and observing words and expressions was his strength.
"Hmm!" Jiang Shu pursed his lips and glanced at Ou Lin, both of whom saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
Although it was not the first time they had come, they had to leave early after handing over the goods. The longing for this place is no less than that of Li Xuan, who came for the first time.
"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded, and subconsciously looked at Xiao Hei behind him, compared to his own shock, Xiao Hei was much calmer, and his eyes looked straight at the busy figure not far away.
"Dark-skinned people." Following the other party's eyes, Li Xuan's pupils shrank. When Liu Changchun came, he said that he had seen people like Xiao Hei in Huxi Village, but he didn't expect that he had just set foot in this Huxi Village, and he seemed to have clues about Xiao Hei.
"Let's go to the lodging first!" Liu Changchun naturally noticed the expressions of the two.
"Xiao Hei, let's go to the residence first." Li Xuan also patted Xiao Hei's shoulder and pulled back the other party's thoughts, no matter what, they still know too little about Xiao Hei, and they are also newcomers, and this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run.
"Okay! Master. As if realizing his gaffe, Xiao Hei bent the corners of his mouth, indicating that he was fine, and didn't seem to want Li Xuan to worry.
After the people had made up their minds, they walked through the crowded streets. If it weren't for Jiangsu leading the way, Li Xuan believed that even if there was a detailed map, he would not be able to find the north.
Looking at the people talking and laughing in front of him, Zhao Kuo behind him clenched his fists, and after a little hesitation, he chose another direction.
"Jiang Shu." Li Xuan was naturally aware of Zhao Kuo's actions.
"Huh? What's wrong? Jiang Shuhu, who was overwhelmed by the scene in front of her, was in high spirits with Ou Lin and the others, and turned back suspiciously, saying that she hadn't spoken to Li Xuan yet, and she was also puzzled at this time.
"Zhao Kuo, he's gone." Li Xuan pointed behind him and pursed his lips at Ou Lin and the others.
"Gone?" Compared with the frowning glances of several girls, Qian Neng's reaction was a little excited, "Why did you go alone?" ”
On the one hand, he didn't know that Zhao Kuo wanted to know that Zhao Kuo was a very powerful person in the cultural field, and it would be a good choice if he could team up with him, but along the way, the other party seemed to be very vigilant, so Qian Neng didn't get any chance to talk, and now that people are suddenly gone, he doesn't care about safety or anything, if he becomes an opponent, it will be troublesome.
"I don't know." Li Xuan shook his head helplessly, his eyes were sharp, he naturally knew that eighty percent of the other party's departure was on his own head, and if he was the opponent, it might cause a lot of contradictions, although he was not afraid of contradictions.
"Hey, I'll look for him later." Jiang Shu sighed, Zhao Kuo's personality as a classmate is naturally clear, in a pampered environment, strong self-esteem does not allow the slightest setback, she has come this way, and she has found some reasons to talk to the other party, but she doesn't seem to be appreciated at all.
After the other party made such a fuss, everyone lost the interest in watching, and their steps couldn't help but speed up.
"If it's safe, don't worry, Zhao Kuo is familiar with this place, and there will be law enforcement teams patrolling from time to time." Jiang Shu added.
"Law enforcement squad?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, he was full of curiosity about the team that took away his mother.
"That's right, although Huxi Village is a separate village, because of its superior geographical location, it is favored by Shuangya College. Except for the ore in the village, which was directly transported to Shuangya Square from Guiling Village, the rest were sent here. ”
"Convenient transportation makes it convenient in all aspects, so in a sense, Huxi Village has become a subsidiary village of Shuangya College."
"No wonder it's so prosperous." Liu Changchun grew his mouth.
"I see." Li Xuan nodded, presumably the reason why Zhao Fang was able to rush back to Wofeng Village in the middle of the day must have been because he took some kind of transportation here.
"Grandpa Xiong, do you have five more rooms here?"
Jiang Shu seemed to be a little worried about Zhao Kuo, and hurriedly picked a room, one of the two of them was exactly four rooms, and the remaining one was just for Zhao Kuo, after all, with Zhao Kuo's character, he didn't seem to want to live with others.
With such an affectionate title, it can be seen that the two have dealt with each other a lot.
"Grandpa Xiong is good, we have been living here since we were studying." Jiang Shu explained, "Of course, there are also students from Turtle Spirit Village, but after the academy was temporarily disbanded to prepare for the exam, they also returned to their own villages. ”
"That's why there are so many rooms left." Ou Lin pursed her lips and nodded, it turned out that her good sister had always lived here. Although he also came when he handed in the ore, due to the urgency of time, either this Jiang Shu went out to find them, or because of the course, he couldn't meet.
"Let's choose a room, take a good rest, I'll go find Zhao Kuo first." Jiang Shu said hello to Grandpa Xiong, handed over the deposit, and planned to go out. After all, Zhao Kuo is also a candidate in Wofeng Village, and she is the only one who is more familiar with this part, and it is very convenient to find.
"I'll go with you." Marcelle quickly put her luggage in the room, and obviously, according to the assignment, she and the other party chose a room.
"We'll go too." Ou Lin and Sun Qin glanced at each other.
"I'm ......" Li Xuan poked his head out, "I'll take Xiao Hei with me for a while, go out, and if I see him when the time comes, I'll try to convince him." ”
Although they didn't have any hope for Li Xuan, everyone still nodded and thanked them, and the four girls took action in advance.
The reason why Li Xuan went out was naturally not to look for Zhao Kuo, after all, 80% of the reason for the other party's departure was on himself. But if you see it, it's better to say it, after all, I am also a candidate from Wofeng Village.
Liu Changchun naturally followed, and he was also a little curious about Xiao Hei's life experience. As for Qian Neng, although he tried his best to slap Zhao Kuo, he seemed to find that Liu Changchun and Li Xuan were both focusing on Xiao Hei's body, so he claimed that he was a little unwell and went to rest first.
For such people who have been trafficked into the country, he does not want to cause unnecessary trouble.
"Eh, Changchun, didn't Jiang Shu say that there are foraging teams patrolling here? Why are there still so many abducted people? Walking on the crowded alley, Li Xuan opened his mouth suspiciously.
Liu Changchun pondered for a moment when he heard this, glanced at Xiao Hei deeply, and said in a low voice: "It is said that it is the law enforcement squad, in fact, it is the senior sister or senior who is one or two years older than us, for this kind of organized crime, due to the language barrier and the identity of those criminals hidden among serious people, they have no role at all." The only deterrent is against the mechanical behemoths and those who appear on the wanted list. ”
"That's it!" Li Xuan frowned, compared to those rebels, these criminals hidden among normal people are indeed more dangerous. "But what about the people who don't appear on the wanted notice?"
For some reason, Li Xuan suddenly thought of Qingfeng and others, some of whom were born in the gathering place of rebels since they were children.
"They can't go into most areas without identification, just like we do here, and only when they show their identity can they have a place to live." Liu Changchun looked around as he spoke, it was densely populated and there were many curves, and he had to ensure that the two of them could be found back by then.
"If those people show up here, if they are found to be unidentified, if they are reported, then they will be labeled as rebels by the law enforcement team and brought back for investigation. If there is no bad past, it will generally be seized in a specific area. ”
Li Xuan gritted his teeth, according to what Liu Changchun said, those rebels in this world are like lonely ghosts who have not been recognized, and they can only wander in those places where there are no people.
"Of course, as long as you don't cause any big incidents, you generally won't be on a wanted warrant, but your life will not be bright." Liu Changchun paused as he spoke. Before the three of them knew it, they had come to the place where they had seen the dark-skinned person before.
"That's where we turn in the ore." Liu Changchun glanced at Xiao Hei and spoke in a deep voice.
Li Xuan's heart sank slightly, presumably the dark-skinned people there were all used to help transport ore to Shuangya Square, that is to say, for the abduction and trafficking, Shuangya Academy chose to turn a blind eye.
"This is a bit troublesome", Li Xuan looked at Xiao Hei with an expectant face on the side, biting his lip tightly.