Chapter 52: Qiu Chengyu
The third floor of the building opposite the hospital.
This is a video game city. Gone are the bustling players of the past. Nearly 100 video games still stand in place, covered with a thin layer of dust.
Near the window, more than a dozen video games were littered in the corner. Liu Mazi and more than a dozen younger brothers sat around the cleared open space, made up a few tables, and played poker with no pairs.
Except for Liu Mazi, everyone else seemed very irritable, looking up at the window from time to time. This is the third day they've been here.
There are more and more zombies outside the hospital. But they weren't worried. In the past, only a few people could come and go freely in the city. Now there is not only Liu Mazi, but also more than a dozen brothers. That's even more of a problem.
What made them feel irritated was that Liu Mazi seemed to have decided that he was dead, and he would not be willing to do it until those people in the hospital were negligent. Where can they endure this loneliness?
Helplessly, Liu Mazi is famous for murder, and everyone dares to touch the moldy head of this murderer. I can only complain a few words in my heart.
Not long after, a thug in a white shirt threw down the cards in his hand and walked towards Qiu Chengyu, who was thrown in the corner with a gloomy face. He walked up to Qiu Chengyu and kicked him twice.
"Damn, I'm sick of blood. Someone actually stole chickens. β
Qiu Chengyu was kicked in the middle of the waist and curled up in pain. He wanted to scream out and relieve the pain in his body. But a rag in his mouth made him only make sounds like whining.
It has been almost a week since he fell into the hands of Liu Mazi. Separated from Lu Li that day, he was caught by Liu Mazi's men on the way home. After being beaten violently, he was brought here again.
He knew what fate awaited him. In the past week, he has forgotten how many beatings he has received. His face was swollen. The eyes were so swollen that they could only open a slit. The white shirt on his body had long since become a strip of rag, and there were bruises and blood marks under it.
"Fight and fight, don't die. This kid is still useful. β
Liu Mazi squinted at the white shirt and threw out a straight casually. Been staying here for the past few days. His subordinates took Qiu Chengyu to vent, but he didn't stop it, and he didn't want to stop it. For him, Qiu Chengyu has only one role.
At a critical moment, he used it to blackmail the stinky boy who dared to hurt himself.
When the white shirt heard Liu Mazi's words, he gave Qiu Chengyu two more kicks, and then returned to the card circle and continued to play poker.
Qiu Chengyu thought of Xiaoxiao and his son who had just been born for a long time, and the pain in his body was no longer felt. There was also a happy smile on his face. There was only one thought in his head.
"You must get out. Xiaoxiao and the child are still waiting for me. β
At this time, a thug about sixteen or seventeen years old ran over. He ran to Liu Mazi, as if greatly relieved, and couldn't wait to whisper.
"Boss, we've all been tricked by them."
When Liu Mazi heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy. He stared at the little thug with unkind eyes, and asked in a cruel whisper, "What's the matter?" β
The gangster was forced by Liu Mazi's cruel eyes, and he shuddered unconsciously, and quickly shrunk his neck and told what he had just detected.
"I snuck out to find something to eat just now and stumbled upon them at the back door of the hospital. They didn't even plan to come out the front door. β
After that, the little gangster was happy, just waiting for Liu Mazi to praise him. Unexpectedly, before the words fell, Liu Mazi looked gloomy, got up and kicked him out three or four meters, until he hit a fishing machine, and then stopped.
"Grass, you are a fool when you think Lao Tzu, will you not know that they don't plan to go through the front door?"
Liu Mazi picked up a steel pipe beside him, pointed at the little gangster who couldn't even climb up, and scolded: "Put the bright spots." Next time, Lao Tzu will kick you to death. β
Angrily, he threw down the pole and sat down again. At this time, he saw that his subordinates were looking at him, and their faces were full of puzzlement. He couldn't help but be furious.
"What do you guys eat with brains? Use your brains. That kid dared to bring someone to the hospital, he must have found something. Something that makes people take risks must be something of great value. Before they figured out what they were looking for, they all gave Lao Tzu a bright spot. β
"Boss."
A thug weakly craned his neck and asked, "There are so many of us, don't you get it if you rush in and kill them......?"
Before he could finish speaking, a thug next to him quickly covered his mouth and scolded in a low voice: "You don't want to live? Didn't hear a gunshot in the hospital yesterday? Crowded? There are a lot of people who have a fart. Can it be more powerful than a gun? Right, Boss. β
Facing the fawning of his subordinates, Liu Mazi's face improved slightly. He didn't bother to pay attention to these guys who only knew how to fight and kill, and had no brains, so he raised his eyes and looked out the window and snorted coldly.
"When I came out, Lao Wu secretly told me something. The platoon stationed on Zhongshan Road was missing a few assault rifles and bullets. However, the platoon commander of that platoon was not punished. There must be demons when abnormal. He probably took those guns. Even the troops turned a blind eye. That kid is not simple. β
Hearing this, most people were scared. Boss Liu is of course the big brother of the underworld. But compared to the troops...... They don't have the face to compare. The gap between the two is too big to compare.
"Old ...... Boss, I think we'd better forget it. Eighty percent of him was in the army. We can't afford to mess with the troops. β
The white shirt looked pale and raised a building yì with a slurrel. This Jian yì immediately received a response from most people, who said good things and tried to persuade Liu Mazi.
"Phew."
Liu Mazi's eyes were horizontal, and he spat thick phlegm on the ground. There was a sudden silence all around. He looked around suspiciously. A cold and cruel gaze swept over everyone's faces.
"What about the people in the troops? If you offend me Liu Mazi, don't even think about it. β
Everyone suddenly wilted, and they had no intention of playing cards. One by one, they grabbed the cards and sat in place, feeling extremely entangled.
Liu Mazi saw it in his eyes and knew that something was wrong. He's not a brainless person. Seeing that the morale of these subordinates was low, his face softened slightly, and he snorted coldly in a sullen voice.
"Don't think the troops are amazing. Those guys have to stay behind now. Lao Wu said. Before the human body booster was popularized throughout the army, they all had to be obediently stationed in place. It doesn't matter if that kid is in the army or not. He's not a threat. It's all for Lao Tzu to remember, this is the urban area. Except for those things, it's our biggest. Wait until you get what the kid is looking for. The troops are a bird. β
Encouraged by Liu Mazi, morale finally began to pick up. Seeing that morale had risen, Liu Mazi lost no time in throwing an unwarranted bombshell.
"Do you know what that kid is looking for?"
Everyone was stunned, and they couldn't help but slander in their hearts. I said earlier that the kid didn't know what he was looking for. Now you know? Of course, they only dare to slander in their hearts, and they don't have the courage to say it to their faces.
Everyone's reaction was expected by Liu Mazi. He laughed twice, and ran the carriage with his mouth full of shame: "Lao Tzu really didn't know just now." But now I understand. β
Hearing him say this, everyone's ears pricked up. When he saw it in his eyes, he couldn't help but curse a fool in his heart, and he still boasted complacently on the surface.
"Lao Wu has already said it. The troops are waiting for the human body enhancer. That kid ventured to the hospital, and eighty percent of it had nothing to do with this human body enhancer. It is estimated that those people are now being prepared in the hospital. When they're all done...... Hmph, those human body enhancers will be ours at that time. What can make the troops pay so much attention, will it be bad? β
"No, it won't."
One of the thugs, with his eyes lit up, jumped up and shouted. The others suddenly came to their senses. It turns out that the boss is playing the idea of a human body enhancer. So, they all laughed. The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. In the end, the winner is still on their side.
After being happy for a while, no one laughed. They don't know what a human booster is. What the boss said is certainly very attractive. But what's the use of this thing?
Liu Mazi saw the doubts on the faces of his junior brothers, pretended to calmly throw down the cards in his hand, and ordered: "Go and go, keep an eye on them." They're out now, maybe for the raw materials. With that said, they've already made some eyebrows. Success is just around the corner, who the doesn't dare not to help, Lao Tzu skinned him. β
When the people heard this, they hurriedly scattered as birds and beasts, and went to keep an eye on them. After a while, the place was empty, only Liu Mazi remained...... and Qiu Chengyu, who was tied into zongzi and thrown in the corner.
At this time, Liu Mazi walked to the window, picked up the telescope and looked at the hospital building. He is rough in appearance, but very cautious in nature. Fooling away those brainless subordinates, he seized the time to spy on the movement in the hospital building, so as to find out what Lu Li and the others were messing with, and it was worth risking to come to the city.
He didn't know that Qiu Chengyu, who was ignored by him, had begun to save himself.
Qiu Chengyu barely opened his red and swollen eyes. When he saw Liu Mazi standing in front of the window, he didn't look at himself at all, knowing that his opportunity had come.
Holding back the pain, he rolled on the spot and rolled to the nearest game console. He turned sideways, his hands groping. This video game city has been open for many years. With the exception of a few of the most popular fishing machines, most of the games have become old, and there are still traces of players venting in many places.
Soon, he found what he needed for the gameβa palm-sized piece of hard plastic film.
He carefully twisted the loose film, trying not to make much noise. Ten minutes later, as soon as his hand loosened, he hurriedly grabbed the piece of plastic that he had managed to get his hands on and rolled it back into the corner.
With the tools in hand, he breathed a sigh of relief and lay on his back on the cold ground. Hold the piece of hard plastic tightly in your right hand and cut the rope little by little.
It was getting dark, and the thugs were back one after another. When they reported the results to Liu Mazi, Qiu Chengyu cut the rope. He lay on the cold ground, staring at the ceiling.
"Smile, wait for me. There are some things I have to do. β