ACT243: The Civilized World

It was as if driving from a torrent into a still lake, and all of a sudden, the rhythm slowed down.

Caroline, chasing the stars and the moon along the way, seemed to have finished her busy work and entered a leisure vacation with her armed thugs, and even her walking posture and pace revealed a rare laziness.

Yu An guessed what was waiting for her, she thought of the laboratory in the industrial park, and the cold and dim interrogation room, in short, no matter which one it was, it was completely different from the current situation.

The team wandered around the bustling streets for a long time, during which the two ghost thugs left the team first, hooked their shoulders and got into a second-floor business, Yu An saw the merchant sign from the crowd, it was a jacuzzi, the name was not fancy, the decoration was mediocre, there were flower baskets used in the opening ceremony on both sides of the glass door, and the two young welcome ladies smiled and led the ghost into the hall.

"Baths? Where does the water source come from? Yu An muttered to herself.

Caroline, who was in front of her, heard her doubts, slowed down to her side, and smiled, "Do you want to go?" ”

"Me?" Yu An was stunned for a moment, and said tentatively: "Can I?" ”

"Of course." Caroline looked right, looked left and right, and said, "However, I think we should eat first." ”

The blonde girl was not joking, she really took the rest of the people to find a Western restaurant, like the bathhouse in front, it is also a second-floor merchant, there are not many people in the hall on the first floor, the comfortable and soothing light music lingers in the ears, the tables and chairs are neatly arranged, covered with plain white tablecloths, the flowers are arranged in an orderly manner, and the banquet is filled with a faint fragrance.

On the left-hand side, there were three or four tables of diners, each chatting and eating, ignoring the armed men with guns and cannons who entered the door.

The ghosts each teamed up to sit at the table, Caroline took the ninth sister and Yu An to sit in the booth in the back, beckoned, and the well-dressed waiter came over with the menu.

Yu An felt that she was a bit of a mountain cannon entering the city, and in this hour, too many impressions in her mind were subverted, which made her inexplicably a little panicked. On the one hand, there are two images of Caroline before and after, and on the other hand, there is a great shock brought by the civilization within the high walls.

Why are people here so at ease, as if they have never experienced hardship? Why is there a city in the wasteland? Why is there everything in the civilized world here?

There are too many why flooded Yu An's brain, looking at the familiar names on the menu, Yu An burst into tears, waiting for his ending suddenly became unimportant, thinking about it, the worst is death, before the end of his life, he can still be lucky enough to return to the civilized world, Yu An feels that it is worth it.

"I'll please." Caroline is completely in a state of leisure, taking off her field training uniform and hanging it to the side, her tight vest outlining her proud figure, her elbows propped up on the table, leaning forward, and the furrow on her chest attracts the attention of the waiter.

The waiter brought in an aperitif, a delicate glass filled with a bright liquid, and Caroline raised her glass and winked, "cheers." ”

The ninth sister can't care about continuing to be hostile to Yu'an at the moment, since she met Caroline, the ninth sister has experienced the happiness of turning a pheasant into a phoenix, looking at the dim sum dishes coming up on the table one after another, both eyes are shining.

Caroline doesn't eat much, perhaps because she is a living corpse, and she has a lot of dishes, but she doesn't seem to be interested, and prefers the aroma of red wine. Yu Anhe knows a little about the situation of the living corpses, and he has seen Song Yao and them eat before, and it can be seen that the living corpses seem to be more willing to drink water, but they don't have much need for food.

Sirloin steak, bacon and asparagus rolls, salmon in honey sauce, broccoli bisque, tuna potato salad, apple and potato baked macaroni...... They are all very ordinary dishes, in the past, but they are also a simple meal.

Three years ago, Yu An didn't have much interest in Western food, she had a great figure, and a good figure needed to be maintained, and she would have some control over her diet.

Three years later, Yu An felt that saliva was accumulating in her mouth, and the color, flavor, and taste were no longer a written language, although her meal was not large, but at this moment, she felt that she could eat such a table.

"Let's go." Caroline handed the two of them a knife and fork, and her eyebrows completed a round of crescents.

Yu'an left all his burdens behind, let the aroma of food erode his brain, knives and forks went into battle, and the severed head meal was like a storm.

Caroline just looked at it with a smile, and from time to time asked if Yu An was enough, Yu An's mouth was full, and she didn't care about talking nonsense with her, the ninth sister next to her was petite, but her stomach was leading to the sea, and the speed of eating left her far behind.

Twenty minutes later, the two girls were content to lean back in their chairs, with a few empty plates left on the table, not even the sauce left.

"Okay." The ninth sister wiped the oil stains on the corners of her mouth, held her stomach in her hands, and burped.

Yu'an is similar, he didn't actually go hungry on the way, but the dry food for the march and the exquisite dishes cannot be compared, and only when you eat it in your stomach can you feel the power of food.

"Take a break, what do you want to do next? Bathe? Caroline was like a hospitable tour guide, beckoning the waiter to pay for the next show with great interest.

Yu An was shocked and looked directly at Caroline, who was curious about how the inhabitants of the area traded.

The waiter handed Caroline a bill of consumption, but she didn't see the specific amount, Caroline only glanced at it, and then reached into the combat uniform and touched it, her face changed, and the murderous foreign girl had a trace of embarrassment on her face.

"Wait a minute." The corners of Caroline's mouth twitched, and she got up and went to the cashier, said a few words, and then pointed to the other tables of field guys. The cashier was a middle-aged woman, with an understanding smile on her face, and took out a notebook from under the bar and handed it to Yang Niu, who was scribbling something on it.

"Playing white?" Yu An was stunned for a moment, and then he was happy.

"Laugh what a laugh!" After eating and drinking, hostility once again occupied the high ground, the ninth sister glared at her viciously, there were no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys were about to put up a big banner again.

Leaving the western restaurant, Yu An couldn't help but be curious and asked, "How do you trade?" ”

"Currency." Caroline shrugged her shoulders and pouted, "It's embarrassing to forget that you didn't have any money with you." ”

"With money?" Yu An didn't understand very well, or was it the currency of the past? And reformulated the price and trade methods?

Caroline saw her confusion and explained: "There are no coins yet, our banknote printing house launched a new banknote a year ago, and the new currency is currently in circulation. ”

"Your banknote printing plant?"

"Yes, ours."

"So, you have to pay for food and clothing? What are the waiters who are also paid? Yu An asked tentatively.

"Of course, we have a stipend, but it's very small." Caroline tied her coat around her waist, put her hands in her pockets and pouted, "My salary is not as good as that waiter just now." ”

“……”

"But I'm never going to work as a waiter for a paycheck." Caroline took matters into her own hands.

"How?"

"Huh?"

"It's all there."

"You'll know."

……

When Caroline took Yu'an shopping, Ming Junwei and Hou Xiong also came to the city gate again.

The two witnessed everything that happened at the city gate through the binoculars, in addition to the old acquaintance Caroline, and the group of slave-looking living people, Ming Junwei also saw Yu'an. Needless to say, the shock can only be guessed with your toes, the departing Song Jiu and the others encountered Caroline again, and Yu'an was captured, which means that their second contact still did not have the upper hand, but the specific situation is unknown.

Yinuo has not heard from him, and Yu'an has been captured again, Ming Junwei feels that he can't waste any more time and must do something.

"The city gate is open during the day, but there are guards, the high walls on both sides do not go, and there is a walking corpse barrier at the end, how can we get in?" Hou Xiong thought of many ways, and even thought about digging holes in the ground, but this idea was completely shattered after seeing the asphalt road in the city.

Ming Junwei frowned and said nothing, smoked half a pack of cigarettes, and stood up suddenly.

"Huh?" Hou Xiong stepped on the cigarette butt and asked, "How to do it?" ”

"Walk in." Ming Junwei said.

"What?"

"Walk in with integrity." Ming Junwei gritted his teeth, and couldn't find any other way.

So, the two drove again and came to the black iron fence.

Ming Junwei and Hou Xiong got out of the car one after another, and stood in front of the fence with their hands raised, the guards on which side of the city gate had already seen the car coming along the road, and before the Wrangler arrived, there were already four guards standing behind the fence waiting.

"Survivors?" The guard man looked the two up and down through the fence, and looked at Hou Xiong: "Is it convenient to take off your hat?" ”

"Oh, yes." Hou Xiong nodded, took off his hood, and showed a miserable face.

Guard B raised an eyebrow and asked, "Just the two of you?" ”

"That's right." Ming Junwei replied.

"Where were you before? What's up with your injuries? The guard began his routine questioning.

Because he didn't know the specific situation here, the two didn't have time to confess, Hou Xiong chose to pretend to be dumb and handed over the right to speak to Ming Junwei.

Ming Junwei didn't think much about it, and the story came as soon as he opened his mouth: "He is my brother-in-law, we were on the side of the Alxa League before, and a walking corpse attacked our camp a while ago, and we were separated from the army, and we came here by hiding all the way." I was hiding in the mountains over there, but a few days ago I found that it was very bright at night, so... Be brave enough to come and have a look today. ”

"A few days ago?" The guard armor has a playful expression.

Ming Junwei secretly said that it was not good, patronizing and talking nonsense, forgetting that the two of them were still hanging under the monitor last night.

However, the guard didn't mention this stubble, looked at the two of them for a while, and asked, "Why didn't you come a few days ago, but you want to come and see it today?" ”

Ming Junwei's eyes rolled, made a panicked expression, and deliberately stammered: "Actually, in fact, we saw a convoy coming over in the morning...... They went in, so ......"

"So you think you can go in too?" Guard B teased.