The river water is blue, presumably the treated city water supply, and if you fall into it, will the blood and dust on your body turn this Wang Qing River into a venom that kills people!?

The thought struck me, and I opened my eyes suddenly, but there was no blinding light around me that made my eyes uncomfortable, but it looked very dim.

There was movement next to me, I think I was startled by my sudden opening of my eyes, and suddenly the footsteps were hurried, and I could hear the steps in small pieces, a little like a child.

Looking around, the house was simple, it could be said that the house was surrounded by four walls, and when I turned my head, I saw four or five children, both Asians and locals, staring at me intently.

Their faces were not clean, they were dressed plainly, and their big bright and innocent eyes were full of curiosity and wariness of strangers.

One of the little boys, with long hair covering his eyes and a very large peaked cap, lowered his face, and when he saw me looking at him, he quickly hid behind the other children.

What kind of place is this, I only remember that I was unconscious in the river, how happened to Xue Ji and them, waking up from the coma, everything before was like a world away.

In short, he seems to have picked up a life.

A moment later, an elderly man, led by an older boy, walked slowly through the outhouse.

This is an old man about sixty years old, the years have carved obvious furrows on his face, but those dark blue eyes are firm but indifferent, as if he is well versed in the world, and has seen through the world, which cannot be pretended, it must go through countless winds and waves to polish such a look.

When the old man entered, all the children hid behind him, and seemed to be extremely dependent on him.

"Young man, you're awake."

He spoke English and could understand it, but he didn't know if the other party could understand his own language, so he nodded.

The old man seemed to see my embarrassment, so he looked at the older child and said to me,

"It's okay, this kid can understand you, and his mother is also a Chinese."

"How do you know I'm from China and not from other countries in Asia?" I asked, puzzled.

After the young man's retelling, the old man smiled,

"I went to China when I was young, it was a great country, and you have an oriental face, so you can naturally understand it at a glance."

I see, it seems that this old man lived very freely when he was young.

"It's just that the language of your country is too esoteric to grasp well."

Hearing this, I also laughed, and then I wanted to stand up, but as soon as my waist exerted force, my whole body was spasmed, and my left wrist was also sore, and there was a huge pain.

The old man immediately stepped forward and signaled me not to be forced.

"Uncle, where is this?"

"The confluence of the Meath and Hudson rivers."

"Meath?"

"It's the river you fell into, and it bridged the Hudson River with the East River, and the arc of the river divided the whole of Manhattan into two parts, which was formed about twenty years ago."

Twenty years ago, it was a very sensitive time period, and a lot of things happened at that time, and I always felt that the reason for the formation of this river was definitely not simple.

"I'm the one in charge of guarding the lower reaches of the river, and everyone calls me Uncle John."

"My name is Haven."

"Haven? Hehe, does it mean heaven? What a sacred name! ”

Looking at Uncle John's kind smile, I also laughed, indeed, my name is pronounced in English is the meaning of heaven, the first time I realized it, I still knew it from Xiaomei's mouth.

"Young man, what happened to you, looking at what you are wearing, it is not simple, and the work you are engaged in will not be accessible to ordinary people, I think, you may be a hunter from the Chinese branch of TBRC!"

At the mention of business, Uncle John's face also became extremely serious, but I was a little surprised, the old man was so well-informed, he could see at a glance, presumably he had direct or indirect contact with the hunter before.

The children on the side were even more shocked, and walked out from behind the old man one by one, and couldn't help but sigh, the vigilance in their eyes had been completely occupied by excitement and curiosity.

"Wow! Cool! It's the hunter! ”

"It's really a hunter!"

"That's cool! Finally meet a real person! ”

I kept whispering one by one, but I smiled bitterly at this, for now, revealing my identity is a very bad thing, not to mention, I am no longer a hunter.

Uncle John saw that my expression was slightly strange, and only then did he realize that he had just said something that he shouldn't have said.

"Don't talk nonsense and bury this in your heart!" The old man instructed the children.

Seeing that they nodded, the old man said to me again,

"You can rest assured, don't look at their young age, but they are very obedient, but why are you so badly injured and still going down the Meath River, if it weren't for these children playing on the riverbank, I'm afraid you would have to float into the Hudson River, dead or alive."

I can't tell them the truth about this, but when I think about it, I feel uncomfortable.

Looking at my embarrassed expression, Uncle John realized that this question might be a secret, and it was not good to ask any more questions.

"How do you tell I'm a hunter?"

I took the initiative to divert the topic, and Uncle John was also very cooperative.

"Hehe, I used to be a soldier, I only retired more than ten years ago due to a leg injury, and I naturally saw a lot of new things during that time, so you don't have to be surprised."

So that's the case, no wonder I feel a little old when I walk.

"Your left wrist bone is broken, I have given you a simple treatment, fixed it with a wooden stick and bandage, but if you leave it alone, it is likely to leave sequelae, and your left hand will no longer be able to use."

So saying, the old man sat on the edge of the bed,

"Several stab wounds on your body were soaked in water, and there is also a risk of infection, fortunately, you are strong, I suggest that you should go to the hospital immediately, but I think your identity is special, and I don't dare to make up my own mind, fortunately, you woke up in time, fished out of the water yesterday evening, and woke up after sleeping all night."

I looked at the crack in my arm, and I didn't see any particles of blood and dust, maybe they had been washed away by the water, or maybe my body had relaxed and dived back into my body.

Fortunately, they were not infected, and when they were chased by a group of hunters, their bodies were already close to the limit, which was really dangerous.

"If you have mobility problems, I know an old doctor, maybe he can help you."

Seeing me nodding, the old man got up, and before leaving, he asked the children to find a clean dress for me to change into, so that I didn't have to worry about revealing my identity.

In this regard, I couldn't agree more.

Looking at the tattered uniform, I suddenly remembered what was behind my waist, which was a token that Victor had given me.

I remember that he once instructed me to go to the No. 3 security isolation area, No. 300 Yundong Street, Yunhua District, to find a woman named Sister Liu, I think, this should be a region in China.

Trying to get up, the children scattered and ran about, as if they had been honored to serve the hunters, while the little boy in the big hat squatted beside and did not know what to do.

The kid seems to be introverted and quite unsociable.

"What's your name?" While the other children were busy, I felt that there was nothing to do.

The little boy looked at me blankly and did not answer.

"Leave him alone, he's new here, and he's been brought back from town by Daddy John." The older child replied.

"Bring it back?"

"We are all street children, and our parents have either been killed by infected people or have been separated during the migration, and we can only wander around the city, stealing some food to survive, until we meet Daddy John, and we stay and live together."

I looked at these children, the oldest was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest was estimated to be only six or seven years old, and each of them had mud and dust on their faces, but there was no sadness, and they seemed very content with their current life.

In the outhouse, two little boys were jockeying for clothes, as if deciding who should bring them to me, while the other two little girls brought a few pieces of bread and placed them beside the bed.

"Thank you!"

Hearing my words, the little girl flew away.

"What about your source of livelihood?"

Uncle John must have had a hard time raising these children, and I couldn't help but be in awe of him.

"Daddy John is a patrolman in the lower reaches of the Meath River, and he gets paid every day, but it's not much, and we usually go out to find temporary workers."

"You are so small, who would dare to use you."

The boy was a little dissatisfied with my words,

"Who said that we are young, those adults outside are not necessarily more useful than us, of course, it is true that there is only a small amount of work for us to do, and child labor is illegal, almost all of them are old friends of Daddy John, who dare to hire us secretly."

"Does your government care about you?"

"Yes, but there are times when we can't manage it, and the government is also helping us find a place to resettle, there used to be more children here, we just don't want to leave, we don't want to leave Daddy John."

For his answer, I sighed bitterly in my heart, no matter how high the mountain peak is, there are passes, and no matter how deep the sea is, there are shallows, not to mention this turbulent catastrophe, but it is a group of hope for the future.

Looking at this group of children, the sense of responsibility beats on the shoulders, it seems that they can do more, but the turmoil within the organization is extremely annoying.