Chapter 22: Ben and Jackson

The next morning, the sun rose as usual, shining through the glass windows on the floor of the second floor of the supermarket. The air was filled with dirt and dust and all kinds of polluting particles. In the early morning of the abandoned city, there was no sound of cars moving, no noise of people rushing to work, no greetings, no goodbyes, everything was quiet.

Jackson woke up early in the morning, surrounded by all sorts of finished food garbage bags and beer cans. With a leg stretch, Jackson kicked an empty can far away. He sat up and looked around, Jaime was still sleeping, very relaxed lying on the floor in a big shape, compared to Jiang Ke next to him, he was in an excellent sleeping position, and he felt like he could jump up and fight with you at any time. Jackson had a splitting headache, the four of them had drunk a lot of wine last night, and he didn't remember exactly when he fell asleep. But that wasn't the point, he gently patted Ben, who was still snoring beside him, and motioned for him to wake up quickly.

"Hmm......" Ben jerked over, opened his eyes, and was about to say something when Jackson covered his mouth.

Jackson made a soft gesture at him and pulled him up, "Pack up." He whispered, "We should go." ”

Ben nodded hurriedly, rubbed his eyebrows and stood up, and lightly packed his luggage with Jackson.

At this time, Jiang Ke turned over, pointed in the direction where the two of them were, and opened his eyes. The eyes were very clear, not the eyes of a hangover or a newly awakened person, apparently, he had been awake for some time, and he was just pretending to be asleep to observe the actions of these two people.

"Got you?" Jackson watched Jiang Ke get up and asked in a low voice.

"No, what's next for you?" Jiang Ke stood up, took a pack of chewing gum from the counter, threw a piece in his mouth, and asked.

Ben's hand slowed down, and he sighed and said, "Just like Jackson said yesterday, we're going to leave for somewhere else", he glanced at his lips and said in a serious tone, "I advise you not to go back, but I guess you won't leave that girl behind." ”

Jiang Ke nodded.

As expected, from last night's contact, he could feel that this person seemed to have a very clear goal and a very forgiving personality, but he didn't hate such people.

Jackson pulled up his backpack and reached for his gun to check, "Don't worry, Chris is out of stock at the moment to turn you into poisonous insects, and for him, your observation period is not long enough." If you go back, you'd better be cooperative, or you'll have to be careful, those people are outlaws. Unless, ......", he put the gun he had checked back into his waist and looked up at Jiang Ke, "Unless when you go back, the messenger of the Creator is already waiting for you in the camp, then accept the blessing and become an angel." He laughed at that.

"You believe in that kind of thing, too? Creator? Emissary? Jiang Ke frowned.

Ben slapped the pistol on his waist, "I just believe it." ”

"In such an environment, a little faith is not bad, at least it can support you." Jackson said from the side. "People always need something to support in the world, and when the world is peaceful, there are a lot of things to choose except for faith - money, feelings, family, etc., but now that the world is apocalyptic, all these things are lost, and nothing can be relied on. Creator? Emissary? Whatever, as long as it can give you a glimmer of life, it can support you. Jackson tilted his head, "So you ask me if I believe it or not?" I only believe in what will keep me alive. As for the large number of such poisonous insects in the camp, the only thing that can support them is probably the legendary creator. ”

"If you do, don't trust them." Jiang Ke said succinctly.

"What?" Jackson was a little confused by Jiang Ke's words, "Are you saying that they- this creator or something, really exists?" He looked at the Asian man in front of him and frowned involuntarily. The man was so funny, but at the same time he was full of puzzles that Jackson was a little incomprehensible.

Ben was also attracted by Jiang Ke's words, and he looked up at Jiang Ke in confusion.

Jaime on the side didn't know when he woke up, and he echoed in a daze, "Yes, he didn't lie to you. His best friend died at the hands of these so-called creators or messengers. ”

"And how did you survive?" Jackson asked, puzzled.

"We didn't have any confrontation with them, but we passed by the survivors' camp they went to. Just one word - miserable. Jaime said with emotion.

"A kind reminder." Jiang Ke didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked towards James.

By this time, Ben and Jackson had put their things in order, and they had sorted out a large amount of food from the supermarket shelves that could be eaten in an emergency, enough for them to eat for a while. After hearing Jiang Ke's words, it was obvious that the expressions of the two became serious.

"Jackson......" Ben looked at Jackson, a little undecided for a moment.

Jackson looked at Jiang Ke, it was not that he didn't hear his companion call him, but he thought of a few days ago, he and Ben had found that someone was paying attention to this camp not far away, the two of them were very confident in their skills, they didn't think much about it at the time, they didn't even mention it to anyone, they just silently thought about today's plan. As for last night, they didn't stay here simply because they wanted to have a big meal, but they found that there were people staring behind them since they left the camp, and they were just waiting for the opportunity to get rid of each other or just kill these people. If this Asian is telling the truth, then the situation is even worse.

Jackson came back to his senses, patted Ben, and shook his head, "Let's go." He nodded at Jiang Ke and Jaime with a sideways face, and found that Jiang Ke's seemingly meaningless behavior actually had no reservations about their killing intent, and he was also wary of moving his hand away from Jiang Ke's side to the gun, and let out a slight snort from his mouth, "This kid is really funny." ”

However, nothing happened, and the two of them went downstairs safely, and Ben whispered to Jackson, "He was wise not to make a move." Obviously, he also sensed Jiang Ke's intentions.

"Hmm." With a smile on his face at the moment, Jackson glanced back at the second floor of the supermarket where Jiang Ke and James were still there.

"You seem to be happy with him?" Instead of going out through the main entrance, the two walked around the containers on the first floor and went around to a door at the back of the supermarket that was facing the alley.

"Quickly unlock the lock, while the people who are watching don't find that there are fewer people, hurry up!" Jackson urged Ben.

"Alright, give me some time", Ben said, fiddling with the lock in his hand, "I said you were really willing to keep Jenny?" She seems to be moving with your true feelings, did you hear what the red-haired boy said yesterday? She rushed into the crowd crying and almost fainted. ”

"Fuck you!" Jackson cursed, but he couldn't help but turn around and walk to the second floor, and Ben hurriedly caught up after him.

The two originally wanted to quietly go up to the second floor, but who knew that with a "snap", they seemed to have stepped on something. The moment the sound sounded, Jackson saw Jiang Ke pull Jaime to the ground quickly, and found cover, as if it was not the first time he had come to this supermarket.

"Humph! I knew you weren't going to be easy. Jackson raised his hands and walked out, just like Jiang Ke did last night.

"Yo! It looks a bit like the scene when you came in last night. Ben joked on the side that the two of them quickly hid behind the shelves after hearing Jiang Ke's voice last night.

Seeing that it was these two people, Jiang Ke and Jaime walked out from behind the shelves, "What's wrong?" Jiang Ke asked.

Jackson took out a dagger and a white package from his backpack and handed it to Jiang Ke, "Take the Swiss Army knife that you used to open the can, and then please help me transfer this to the crying woman." Although we have only been together for a short time, we are quite close together, and I think we are the same kind of people. Take care. At the same time, Jackson patted the position where he had put away his gun and went down with a smile.

"So polite? Just go, and send us something? Jaime's voice came from behind him.

"You're so generous?" Ben returned to his place and continued to unlock the lock, apparently puzzled by his companion's actions.

"Looking at that Asian guy reminded me of my younger self, like a sharp knife." Jackson said with emotion, pulling out a cigarette. "Ah, sometimes I really miss the time when we served, although the day is precarious and we will die at any time, but it is really exciting."

"Tut-tut, give me one too." Ben unlocked the lock, reached for a cigarette from Jackson, and lit it, "Is he okay?" ”

"He knows what to do, we're not the right age to be heroes." Jackson took a heavy puff of his cigarette and exhaled it, and the white smoke dispersed, "You should find a place to grow corn, and find a good woman to have a baby." ”

"Hahaha, then you should follow them back and pick up Jenny!" Ben laughed from the side.

Jackson made a "FXXK YOU" gesture to Ben, but he also knew that he was just talking nonsense, and with the Slots attacking and the nuclear bomb contaminating, the world was no longer the world they once lived in. He smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

Ben patted him on the shoulder, pushed the door open a little, poked his head out, and looked around carefully, "No one, safe." ”

"Well, I was still thinking about what to do, but thanks to them."

"So...... Who the hell are those guys staring at us? Could it be the Creator's Messenger? Ben asked, "At least Chris won't send anybody, just from the fact that he asked these two camp newcomers to check on us, he's still afraid that his business will be known." ”

"I thought so too, especially after hearing what the kid said, I thought it was very likely. But it could also be that he is talking nonsense. Jackson snuffed out his cigarette and took one last look at the second floor of the supermarket.

Then, under the cover of the alley, the two quickly left into the distance.