Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Old Man
"The people in the community have gathered for me!" With the sound of a broken gong, the voice of a middle-aged woman with a loud voice entered Liu Chang's ears. He leaned on the window and looked down, and vaguely saw that under the call of the woman's voice, many dark figures with human heads gathered there.
"Brother, what's wrong?" The little girl also lay next to Liu Chang and looked at the scene below. However, with her eyesight, she couldn't see anything but fog in front of her.
"It's supposed to be a rally or something here, and now it's full of small egos. Governing the group, it should be something to say. Liu Chang opened the window and pricked up his ears to listen to the chaotic sounds below.
Sure enough, after the woman had gathered all the people, a man's voice began to speak in place.
Liu Chang didn't hear the content of the words very clearly, but the faint syllables let him know that this was a conversation with assigned tasks. Everyone who lives in this community has their own work under the leadership of this small group. Some are responsible for planting, some are responsible for gathering, and no one seems to be able to read outside of this small group.
After listening for a while, Liu Chang didn't hear what he was interested in, and since he was now in the stage of avoiding the research institute and didn't want to contact people too much, he closed the window.
After closing the window, he and the little girl rested on the sofa for a while, and then just as Liu Chang picked up the small wooden box and was about to go out to pull some grass and feed the insects, there was a clear sound of footsteps in the cave.
"Someone's coming." Hiding the little girl behind the sofa, Liu Chang put down the small wooden box in his hand and hid it in the corner of the sofa, removed the crossbow on his back, and pointed it in the direction of the door after winding.
After he had done this series of movements, a man with an iron rod opened the door.
"Anyone? Did I hear something just now? When the visitor opened the door, he shouted twice vigilantly, but he did not come in at the door.
Hiding behind the sofa, Liu Chang used the extra-long viewing distance to look at the man who was a little nervous, and looked at the armband on his cuff - Shunhe Garden Community Guard.
Seeing these words, Liu Chang let down his vigilance. "Shunhe Garden" is the name of his neighborhood, which he saw this morning. And as for the members of this guard, it should be the armed forces of small groups of spontaneous surnames who are vigilant for security.
Putting the bow and crossbow in his hand behind the sofa, Liu Chang stood up from where he was hiding.
"Someone, I'm passing by and staying here temporarily."
Seeing someone appear, the guard first held the iron rod tightly, then held it to his chest and walked into the house in a posture ready to fight.
"Don't worry, I have no ill will." Liu Chang raised his hands slightly, "I'm passing by." ”
"Oh." After the man walked into the house, he saw Liu Chang's movements, relaxed a little, and asked, "Where did you come from, I hope you can answer my question." This world is not peaceful, and there are many fights. Smash. Small groups of robbers are looting everywhere, and our community is relatively stable and self-sufficient, and we don't want to be destroyed by outsiders. ”
"Uh, I understand." As Liu Chang spoke, he pulled out the little girl hiding behind the sofa, "We are Jin. I came from the water area, I came to look for relatives, this is my sister. ”
"Oh." When the guard's man saw the little girl, he relaxed most of his vigilance - after all, if someone with malicious intent had come, he would never have brought a little girl who looked less than ten years old with him - because it would seriously delay the journey and combat effectiveness.
"It's a passerby, are you going to leave today, or are you going to stay here for a while?"
"We want to stay here for a while and look for relatives." Liu Chang thought for a while and said: "I don't mean anything else, I just want to settle down in this generation, our relatives live in this generation, and I want to look for it here first." ”
"Oh, if you want to stay here forever, you have to register with me, and check your identity by the way." The man held the iron rod and said, "We do not exclude outsiders, after all, more people are also more strength." But you'll have to go and register with me in the community and introduce you to a few people. ”
"It should." After listening to the man's words, Liu Chang pulled the little girl and walked to the man.
"Come with me, keep your distance a little." The man saw that Liu Chang really had no malicious intent, so he led him out of the unit building and came to the outside community.
took him all the way to the original property management office of the community, and the man pointed to the property management building with an iron rod and said, "That's it." ”
"Hmm." Liu Chang nodded.
The three of them then walked into the management floor, and when they entered, they saw a sturdy middle-aged woman and a thin-looking woman next to her who was in charge of registration.
After seeing the woman, Liu Chang was stunned, and the words "Doctor Huang" blurted out.
When the other party heard this familiar voice, he also raised his head in surprise and looked at the old man who had been reunited after a long absence.
"It's you!" Doctor Huang, who raised his head, had doubts in his eyes, "Why are you here?" ”
"It's here in the middle of nowhere." Seeing this person who came all the way from Kaifeng, Liu Chang was a little emotional, "You didn't die, we all thought you were dead!" ”
"Hehe, I didn't die, I was very lucky, I ran all the way that day, a horse chased me and a soldier, and then we ran separately, and the bug seemed to be more interested in a big soldier, so he gave up on me chasing him, and I ran all the way." Dr. Huang recalled the scene at that time, and his eyes still unconsciously showed fear.
While the two were talking, the guard who brought Liu Chang and the burly woman also looked at Dr. Huang.
"Huang Yin, do you know this person?"
"Hmm." Dr. Huang nodded.
"Who?"
"Half of my relatives." Dr. Huang looked at Liu Chang.
"Well, then I'm relieved, this person said that he came to find relatives at the beginning, and I still didn't believe it." The man in the guard team heard Dr. Huang's words and completely put down the weapon in his hand, "Now that everyone knows each other, then I won't bother you, and I'll go to patrol the community again." ”
"Hmm." The burly woman also nodded, said hello to Dr. Huang, and also stood up from the desk, "Since it's the reunion of the old people, I'll also give you a place, let's talk for a while." ”
After the burly woman finished speaking, the man who pulled the guard from inside walked out, leaving the house to Liu Chang and the others.
"Sit down." Seeing that there were only three people left, Dr. Huang pointed to the bench in front of him, "I'll go pour you a glass of water." ”
"Oh." Liu Chang sat on the bench with the little girl in his arms and asked, "How did you get to this place, when we went out that day, we waited for a long time at the mouth of the forest, why didn't we see you come out of it." ”
"Well, I didn't want to go with you, so after running out of the forest, I went straight to the main road." Doctor Huang put the water in front of Liu Chang, "I just didn't expect that hiding in this place, that guy Li Qingshui still wouldn't let me go." Are you here to take me away? ”
"No, no, it was a real accident that I came here." Liu Chang saw that Dr. Huang had misunderstood, and hurriedly waved his hand, "I also separated from Teacher Li and came here to stay." ”
"Really? No, although I haven't been to Gold. Over there, but even here, for so many days, I fully understand how powerful the research institute is. With Li Qingshui's IQ, it shouldn't be too bad, why don't you go to eat and drink over there, but you come to this slum-like place? ”
"Well, I don't know what to say, but now the government is going on. Cure the storm, and I'll escape. Liu Chang smiled and said, "I hope you don't tell me again!" ”
"There's no need for that, when I opened it, I really didn't know about you, and I was a little scared that day, so I made that decision, and I regretted it later." Doctor Huang also smiled, "Originally, I thought that Li Qingshui would definitely kill me on the spot if he wanted to take me to the jungle, but he took good care of me and didn't show any malice. It seems that pulling me over was really just worried about the safety of the girl named Zhu Lin. ”
"Well, Mr. Li is not bad-hearted, but sometimes he is cold." Liu Chang nodded, "Let's talk about you, it looks good to come here, and you're all sitting in the office." ”
"Well, it's just that everyone takes care of me." After Dr. Huang came here, she looked much more cheerful than when she was in Kaifeng, and her words became more, Liu Chang guessed that she was really doing well, "When I ran out of the forest, I didn't want to go far, so I lived here under a pseudonym." A few days after entering this community, I happened to treat a person, and they took me in. ”
"Because I'm a doctor, and doctors are pretty popular in those days. Even if I don't have high-end equipment, I can still treat some common diseases, and there are people here who are poisoned and injured every day, and they need me more and take care of me. Usually when no one is injured, I do personnel records and financial records here, and when someone is injured, I go back to my job without delay. ”
"That's good. Can Jing and I stay here for a while? I can be a security officer. Liu Chang said: "You should know my ability." ”
"No problem, I'll say hello to them later, you can just register." Dr. Huang said: "It's really a coincidence that I met, otherwise I would have to be strictly investigated." ”
"Is it messy here now?" Liu Chang asked when he heard Dr. Huang's tone.
"It's messy, it's messy. In a world without police and without law, you can see how chaotic it is. There are incidents of armed fights every day, and killing people is strong. Annihilation, scrambling for the Liang bean seeds distributed by the military, there is everything. It's different from the military here, the military is nothing more than chaos, and chaos is turning the world upside down. Here, on the other hand, every day is chaotic, everyone is fighting over small things, and nature is putting pressure on people. If you don't know, stay here for a while......"
(To be continued)