ACT62: A Tale of Two Cities

"You're the dog's name."

A coquettish sound exploded in the lobby, scaring Lin Dao Chang into a spirit.

The two followed the prestige, only to see a young girl with her hair running into the bar, glaring at the fake Taoist priest, and saying to the woman: "Sister Qian, do we still have herbicides?" I can't find it in the warehouse. ”

"There should be, Brother Ming, they moved back a lot last time." The woman known as Sister Qian blew away the big yellow dog and replied, "I'll ask Little Bear later, he should know." ”

"What about others?"

"I went out with Xiao Wei, and there are walking corpses outside." Sister Qian took down a hand towel from the bar, wiped the sweat stains on the girl's face, and said with a smile: "Here comes the guest." ”

Song Jiu and the others hurriedly stood up and said hello very stiffly.

"Guests? Gao Yang, what are they going to do? The girl looked at the two suspiciously, and said strangely, "I haven't seen it." ”

"They are not from Gaoyang." Sister Qian smiled, pulled the girl to sit opposite the two, and introduced: "My name is Lu Qian, she is Yinuo, and the dog is called Erguotou, don't get confused." ”

Boss Lin's face was full of embarrassment, and he clenched his fists and made a gesture, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my name is Lin Qiangu......"

"Song wine." Song Jiu simply responded, shook the two girls lightly, and explained: "We were passing by here, my companion was injured, and I heard that you have a doctor here, so I took the liberty to come and disturb you." ”

"Deliver wine?" The girl named Yinuo was happy and giggled, "Haha, Brother Ming must like your name." ”

Song Jiu smiled, ignored the girl's jokes, and asked, "Your doctor...... When will I be able to come back? ”

"It's coming soon, the city hasn't been peaceful lately, and our people are also injured, so we should be back at noon." Lucy waved the enthusiastic foreigner away, "Where are you from?" What's going on outside the city? ”

"As before, except for the walking corpse is still the walking corpse."

"Are there many of you? Is there a place to stay? Lucy asked again.

"Twenty or thirty people, rest at the Taoist Chief's place for the time being." Song Jiu didn't know what she meant, so he carefully replied with his words.

"Oh, it's spring, and there are more walking corpses, if you don't have a good place to settle in, you can come here." Lu Qian didn't make a detour, and said directly: "There is enough housing here to arrange your people." ”

Song Jiu was stunned, but she didn't expect her to suddenly throw an olive branch, and she was a little speechless for a while. In the past, the survivors of the camps were basically in a circle of their own, not to mention xenophobia, but they would not be so enthusiastic. After all, resources are limited, one more person means one more mouth, and they don't know each other's roots, who dares to rashly invite dozens of people to join them?

As if seeing Song Jiu's doubts, Lu Qian was not in a hurry to answer, got up and poured a glass of water for a few people in the teapot, and said, "I just mentioned it casually, you can consider it, not reluctantly." ”

Song Jiu smiled back with a polite smile and said, "Thank you for the invitation, I've been running around for a few years, and I'm still a little unaccustomed to it." ”

"Understood." Lu Qian smiled undiminishedly, got up and said, "You guys talk, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Song Jiu and the two watched Lu Qian go out, looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a while, and Yinuo on the other side didn't speak, dragging his chin and looking at the two, the meaning in his eyes was unclear.

After a while, Yinuo seemed to be a little unbearable, frowned and asked, "Have I seen you somewhere?" ”

"Huh?"

"You, the Elder of the Ages."

"No, no." Boss Lin was a little nervous, hurriedly avoided his gaze, pretended to pick up the empty cup and drank two sips of water.

"No, absolutely." Yinuo suddenly reached out and grabbed Boss Lin's long beard, then reached out to cover the yellow crown on his head, squinted for a long time, and suddenly realized: "Oh, you are the thief"

"Poof." Song wine squirted a mouthful of water all over the table, and coughed violently.

"It's not a small courage, you dare to come over" Yinuo stood up with Lin Daochang's proud beard, frowned and said: "Ma slip and get out of here"

"Yinuo Girl"

"You get out of here, too." Yinuo's eyes widened, he drank Song wine sharply, shouted at the door, and after a while, several tough men ran in and ordered, "Throw them out." ”

Song Jiu saw that he wanted bad vegetables, and estimated that Boss Lin might not have stolen some seeds, and was thinking about how to speak, when he suddenly saw Lu Qian running in from the door.

"What's wrong?" Lu Qian looked surprised, and still held two plates in her hands, with a layer of fried golden steamed bread slices stacked inside.

"Sister Qian, this is a thief, have you forgotten that someone ran into the warehouse to steal things last year?" Yinuo glared at the two of them angrily and revealed Boss Lin's old bottom.

"No, no, no, I came from the previous year." Boss Lin's face flushed, and he stammered and explained, "It's not... Not stealing. ”

"Still hard-mouthed" Yinuo rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat him, Lu Qian hurriedly stopped in the middle, repelled a few men at the door first, and turned his head to look at Song Jiu: "You came to steal something?" ”

"I don't know...... I really only came here yesterday. Song Jiu's head was a bead of sweat, looking at the angry appearance of the girl Yinuo, he couldn't imagine what the fake Taoist priest had stolen, while appeasing both sides, he secretly slandered himself, the temple looked so innocent, and he didn't think it was a sullen squeam.

"Don't argue yet, make it clear." Lu Qian pushed the furious Yinuo back to her seat, frowned and stared at Song Jiu, and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Song Jiu rolled his eyes and said a few times, I just came, why do you keep staring at me???

"I confess, I confess." Lin Daochang looked aggrieved, snorted for a while, and said: "I didn't have anything to eat the winter before last, and I wanted to go into the city to find some food and drink, but you haven't built a wall at that time...... I saw that there were seeds next to the vegetable field, and I ......"

"Didn't you steal the grain from our warehouse?"

"There really isn't" Lin Daochang was anxious, raised two fingers and swore: "That's what your boss sent me"

"Sister Qian, don't stop me, I have to kill him today, and I dare to talk nonsense, Brother Ming will send you...... Ahem, nonsense" said that he broke free from Lu Qian's obstruction and pounced, picked up the water cup on the table and slapped it at Lao Lin's head.

Song Jiu was surprised, but he didn't expect to say that he would do it, this cup would be smashed and iron-clad. In line with the principle of emergency relief in the rivers and lakes, Song Jiu hurriedly pushed Lao Lin away, grabbed Yinuo's wrist, and persuaded: "If you have something to say, don't"

"You're not a good thing either" Yinuo didn't recognize it, and was slapped with one hand and the other with the sound of the wind.

What the did I you off??

Song Jiu hurriedly dodged away, but the booth was narrow and it was not very convenient to move, and Lao Lin was still standing in place stupidly, neither helping nor running away. For a while, there was a mess in the hall, Yinuo was about to beat people, Lu Qian pulled a frame on both sides, the yellow dog squatted on the dance floor and forgot to bark, and after a while, there was a circle of people at the door.

Song Jiu was torn for a while and annoyed, if she hadn't had to bow her head and seek medical treatment, she would have been slapped twice earlier. Lao Lin stole your things, what are you fighting with me?

Fortunately, the girl's temper came and went quickly, and she didn't fight for a long time, so she stopped angrily and sat back on the sofa.

"Can we talk calmly?" Song Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, this trip out of the door was strong enough, he didn't encounter the walking corpse, but was torn by the woman for a long time, how embarrassing it was to go out.

Yinuo was a little angry, glanced at Song Jiu, and said, "It's okay for you, you wait for your doctor, he must leave immediately." ”

"Yinuo, what the hell is going on?" Lu Qian was also a little confused, why did the usually good-natured girl suddenly blow up.

"He's a pervert" Yinuo was angry, and he couldn't say it too clearly because of the people around him.

Song Jiu and Lu Qian glanced at each other, and each had a look of sudden realization in their eyes, so they all looked at Lin Daochang, who was stupid on the side.

Lao Lin seemed to have given up explaining, let out a sad sigh, and wailed: "It's really none of my business, I don't believe it, ask your boss, that one-eyed dragon"

"Ask me what? Why is it so lively? ”

A male voice suddenly sounded, and the entire hall fell silent for a moment.

"Brother Ming" Yinuo suddenly came to his senses, jumped up, and pointed to Lin Daochang and told the black: "That steal... The guy who stole the food is here again."

Song Jiu hurriedly turned his head to look over, only to see a thin man wearing a pink blindfold coming out, taking off his coat and shaking off the dust, and throwing it to the person behind him, with a sturdy upper body and a vest, and scars on his exposed skin. The man carried the wine bottle in his hand, raised his head and poured two sips, rubbed Yinuo's head with a smile, and the only eye swept over the embarrassed Song wine and the two, and hiccuped.

"Eh, why are you back?" Lucy finally found an opportunity to put down the bowl, waved her hand to disperse the crowd watching the excitement, and tore down the curtain to block the gossip's gaze.

The hall was dimmed, and sunlight shone through the ventilation windows in two square-square spots.

"There's chaos on the other side of the city wall, there are a lot of walking corpses, and there are some unfamiliar faces." The one-eyed dragon ignored the two of them, sat straight into the sofa, and said, "Xiao Wei will come back and tell him later, don't be idle, if the city gate over there is lost, the walking corpse will have to come in a circle." ”

"What about Gao Yang? He's dead? Lucy raised an eyebrow and sneered.

"I don't know, Yaoyao is staring over there, I'll come back and bring some people, and I'll have a bite to eat by the way, I'm starving to death." The one-eyed dragon laughed, grabbed the steamed bun slices and stuffed them into his mouth, and then turned his attention to Song Jiu and the others.

"You guys? It's you. A hint of discoloration flashed in the one-eyed dragon's eyes, and he pointed at the fake Taoist priest and smiled: "When did you become a monk?" ”

"......" Lao Lin looked embarrassed, and when he saw that this guy recognized himself, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "You can help me explain quickly, she didn't say that I stole something"

"Huh? Do you know that? Lucy couldn't figure out what was going on, and when she went out to take a look, she brought in a woman with gray temples.

Song Jiu saw the white coat on the old lady's body at a glance, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, this doctor looks not young, can he do such a delicate job as a knife?

"Yes, didn't I tell you, this kid is alone on the outskirts of the city." The one-eyed dragon grinned, took out an iron box and opened it, lit a cigarette, tilted his neck to drain the bottom of the bottle, and asked, "What?" Can't get by alone? ”

"I'm fine, it's him who has something to ask you." Lin Daochang estimated that he should not be beaten, and he pushed Song Jiu out very righteously.

Song Jiu didn't interject, and seeing that it was his turn to speak, he hurriedly said: "Hello hello, I have a companion who is injured, Lao Lin said that there is a doctor here, so I want to trouble the doctor to help."

"Oh?" The one-eyed dragon squinted at Song Jiu, his gaze fell on his left hand wrapped in gauze, and asked, "Your injury doesn't seem to be light, Doctor Yu, help him take a look." ”

"I'm out of the way, flesh wounds." Song Jiu was surprised that the one-eyed dragon was easy to speak and couldn't help but be a little anxious, and said, "It's been a night since we came out, if it's convenient, can you borrow a car to bring my companion, he was a gunshot wound." ”

"Good boy, I still have a flesh wound on my finger." The one-eyed dragon leaned back on the sofa and spit out a cigarette, the smile between his eyebrows gradually faded, touched the vicissitudes of life, and said, "It's no problem to provide medical assistance, but you have to answer me a few questions first." ”

Song Jiu frowned, and said with a straight face: "You ask, I'm in a hurry." ”

"The city is a little unpeaceful today, there are some unfamiliar faces on the other side of the city wall in addition to the walking corpses, is it your people?"

"No, my people are all in the temple of Lao Lin."

"Where are you from?"

"Down the riverbank."

"Why are you here?"

“……”

"Answer me, I know there's a camp on the other side of the river, shouldn't you have come from there?"

Song Jiu's mind turned sharply, secretly pondering the meaning, gritted his teeth and said: "We did escape from there, the walking corpses broke through the camp, and we lost a lot of people. ”

"The Walking Dead?" The one-eyed dragon smiled, extinguished the cigarette butt and sat up, staring at Song Jiu with one eye, and said softly, "The walking corpse won't shoot, right?" How did your companion get shot? ”

"What do you want to ask, have something to say." Song Jiu exhaled slowly, his face became solemn, sure enough, there are not so many good things, and it seems that it is not so simple to borrow a doctor smoothly.

"Young people are a little bit patient." The one-eyed dragon turned around and said something to Yinuo, who pouted and ran to the bar, and after a while brought three bottles of wine and placed them on the table.

The one-eyed dragon opened it very leisurely, pushed a bottle in front of Song Jiu and Lao Lin, and said, "I want to know why you are here." ”

"The camp was destroyed, we escaped." Song Jiu was a little uncomfortable sitting in the card seat, the hall was dimly lit, and the sunlight through the window was flying fine dust, and the one-eyed dragon was smoking and drinking, and the smoke was enveloping the entire card seat, and gradually blurred a trace of depression.

"Do you have a tail?" The one-eyed dragon asked coldly.

"Huh?" Song Jiu was stunned for a moment, then understood, and said calmly: "I don't know, not yet." ”

The one-eyed dragon nodded, was silent for a while, and said, "I am willing to provide help to the survivors in need as much as I can, but I hate trouble, I will let the doctor help treat your people, but you must leave the city immediately after the treatment." ”

Song Jiu raised his eyebrows, held back the resentment that rose in his heart, and nodded: "Yes." ”

"I'm not targeting you personally, if you need supplies, I can also support." The one-eyed dragon raised his hand to stop Lu Qian, who wanted to speak, pressed his arm against the table and approached Song Jiu, and said in an almost inaudible voice: "I guess you have already dealt with them, and there has been no blood here for a long time, so I hope you understand." ”

Song Jiu stared at his one-eyed for a moment, the rising fire weakened a little, and nodded again: "I understand." ”

The one-eyed dragon patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sissi, you have worked hard, take Doctor Yu with him, and bring the wounded back if you can't deal with it there." ”

"Okay, I got it." Lucy answered, and left the hall with the gray-haired doctor.

Song Jiu looked at the one-eyed dragon deeply, thought about it and swallowed his words, got up and thanked him, and followed Lao Lin out.

Lu Qian and their movements were very quick, a blue business car came from the greenhouse roundabout, and the doctor who looked trembling was very neat, took the medical kit handed by others and got into the car, Song Jiu looked back at the dark and dreary bar, retrieved his blade and got into the car. The car was very spacious, and there was a faint fragrance, and when Doctor Yu saw Song Jiu coming up, he beckoned to him and motioned to see his injury. Song Jiu didn't refuse, unwrapped the layers of gauze and handed it out.

"Young man..."

"Huh?"

"Are you afraid of pain?"

"What do you mean?"

"If you want to keep this hand, you'll have to take a knife."

Doctor Yu put on a stone mirror, and his little finger drew along Song Jiu's severed finger: "It's suppurated." ”

"Is it serious?" Song Jiu's chaotic thoughts were pulled back by the injured hand, and she was still a little nervous when she heard what she said: "I have done the disinfection treatment." ”

"Well, what about the follow-up treatment?"

“……”

"Don't worry, I can cure it." Doctor Yu rubbed Song Jiu's head motherly, rewarded him with a kind smile, and said, "It's just that there is no anesthetic, you have to endure it, and so do your companions." ”

“……”

After the van left, the crowd of spectators dispersed and returned to their posts.

The one-eyed dragon was still sitting on the other side of the booth, frowning and thinking about something, and there were a few more cigarette butts in the ashtray at hand.

"Choked to death." Yinuo lifted the curtain of the door to let in some air, sat down across from him, and asked, "What's wrong?" Sister Sissi still wanted to recruit them just now, didn't you say that there was a shortage of manpower? ”

"Yes, they are missing, but they can't be kept." The one-eyed dragon spat out a string of smoke rings and sighed, "The hand of the living corpse is getting longer and longer, and I don't know how long it will be quiet here." ”

At the mention of the word living corpse, Yinuo's face also darkened a little, and he sighed faintly: "Do you want to consider Sister Yaoyao's suggestion and go to Dongdong and Xiaojin." ”

"Wait and see." The one-eyed dragon wanted to speak and stopped, but finally failed to say what was in his heart, snuffed out the cigarette butt and got up and left the booth: "Clean up, I'll go to the vigil tonight." ”

"Hmm." Yinuo didn't ask any more, got up and cleaned the table, suddenly saw something, bent down and picked up something from the card seat: "Huh?" ”

"What's wrong?" The one-eyed dragon that walked to the door paused.

Yinuo was stunned for a long time, turned around in a daze, raised the photo frame in his hand, and muttered, "Where did this come from?" ”

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