The inside of the armored car was filled with a strong smell of cigarettes.

A rusty iron ashtray is filled with cigarette butts.

A half-smoked cigarette rested on the ashtray, and a wisp of smoke rose up.

After Wang Xu got into the car, his eyes swept over every detail in the car.

There is a photo on the seat on the other side of Ding Ze.

Above is Ding Ze holding a five or six-year-old girl, and a rather beautiful woman holding his arm.

The happy smiles of a family of three were frozen.

Wang Xu was the first to speak: "Brother Ding, are you abandoned by the city?" ”

Ding Ze's eyes narrowed, and he stared at Wang Xu, waiting for the other party to continue.

"You are the leader of this death squad, and the task entrusted to you by the higher authorities is tantamount to letting you go to death with us."

"I think you know your chances of surviving this time are low."

Wang Xu said in a deep voice.

Before he got in the car.

Ding Ze must have been smoking a cigarette while looking at the photos of their family of three.

"Wang Xu, let's talk about you."

Ding Ze changed the subject.

"You are only seventeen or eighteen years old at most, and it is rare for someone as young as you to have such courage."

"Those who came to join the death squads were all truly desperate people."

"Who wants to die to be alive?"

"In this day and age, the so-called family, love and friendship are worthless in the eyes of most people."

Ding Ze's eyes suddenly burst out with a murderous aura.

The drop of red liquid in Wang Xu's brain emitted a faint light.

His perception was very keen, and he sensed that something was wrong with Ding Ze, and his body instantly tensed.

Ding Ze saw that Wang Xu's hands were clenched into fists, and he laughed self-deprecatingly: "Wang Xu, it's me who has lost my temper." ”

"Take it easy, my murderous aura is not aimed at you."

"As an ordinary person, I am amazed by your keen perception."

"Why don't you come and join our Martial Academy?"

"I'm a teacher in the outer courtyard of the Martial Academy."

Wang Xu said indifferently: "I go to the qualification test every year, and the result is the same every year, and I will not be able to embark on the road of martial arts cultivation for the rest of my life." ”

"I don't have the qualifications to join the Martial Academy."

It seems that he said it indifferently, but he was a little unwilling in his heart.

If he could join the Martial Academy, he wouldn't have to face the desperate situation he was in now.

After taking a deep breath, Wang Xu continued: "Brother Ding, this time I joined the death squad just to exchange for two places to live in the city. ”

Except for his sister Nie Xiaoyou.

The only thing he felt concerned about was the old beggar.

He and the old beggar were also teachers and friends.

Although he didn't even know the old beggar's real name, deep down he always regarded the old beggar as his master.

Ding Ze nodded and said, "The two places to live in the city are what you deserve." ”

He took out two metal plaques from his body, on which were engraved the word "Jianghai".

Slum dwellers can use this metal plate to enter the city smoothly.

Metal plates have special chips inside them that are almost impossible to imitate.

Wang Xu took the two metal plates handed over by Ding Ze.

At this moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The cold touch of the metal plate made him feel very relieved, this is the pass to enter the city that people outside the city dream of getting!

Ding Ze took out a lighter, the flames burst out, and he picked up a family photo of a family of three with his other hand.

He placed a corner of the photo on the flame.

The whole picture burned.

The faces of the smiling people in the photo become distorted.

"Let's go home and get things organized."

"Then come to me to officially report to me, and when everyone is ready, we will set off directly from here."

Under the firelight of the photo, Ding Ze's face was expressionless, like a walking corpse.

Wang Xu didn't say anything more, and after getting out of the armored car, he managed to contact an old acquaintance in the city.

And then.

He invited the old beggar and Zhao Fatzi to have a meal at home.

The rain is still falling.

When Wang Xu was about to return home.

I saw a girl in a simple single ponytail, looking anxiously under the eaves.

The rain of blood made her feel uneasy.

The girl's eyes were as bright as stars, and her clothes were spotless.

It is like a lotus flower that comes out of the mud and is not stained.

After the girl saw Wang Xu, the anxiety in her eyes immediately dissipated without a trace.

"Wang Xu, why did you come back?"

"You're back two hours later than usual."

Nie Xiaodemon pursed his mouth, with an expression of wanting to preach Wang Xu.

After Wang Xu got closer, he touched Nie Xiaoyou's head: "Call brother, don't be big or small." ”

"I practiced with the old man for a while today."

Nie Xiaoyou wrinkled his nose: "Wang Xu, you messed up my hair." ”

Although she was disgusted, she didn't hide from it.

"You're only two years older than me, don't always think of me as a three-year-old." Nie Xiaoyou said dissatisfiedly.

Wang Xu shook the plastic bag he was carrying: "Eat fish today." ”

"Is the rice cooked?"

Nie Xiaoyou didn't answer Wang Xu, she hurriedly ran into the house.

When she came out of it, she had a towel in her hand: "Bend over." ”

Wang Xu bent down.

Nie Xiaodemon helped Wang Xu carefully wipe his wet hair: "Wang Xu, what should you do if you don't have me!" ”

"It's such a big person, and you want me to take care of you all the time."

"Let's go change my clothes first, and I'll cook the fish."

She snatched the plastic bag from Wang Xu's hand: "Old man, old Zhao, you two wipe your hair with the towel next to you." ”

On a low chair under the eaves were two very shabby, but cleanly washed, towels.

The old beggar didn't mind at all and said, "Boy, your sister only has you as an elder brother." ”

Zhao Fatzi nodded with a smile and said, "The relationship between Xiao Xu and the little demon is really rare in today's troubled times. ”

Wang Xu ignored these two guys, and he walked into the house.

He and Nie Xiaoyou's home is very small and broken.

The lighting is also poor.

Inside the low bungalow, the ground is a little damp.

After Wang Xu changed his clothes, he walked into the narrow kitchen and drove Nie Xiaodemon out.

This girl's cooking skills are really not flattering.

Before Wang Xu and the others came back, the rice was cooked by Nie Xiaoyou.

Wang Xu braised the sliced fish and removed the clean fish bones to cook the soup.

Not long after.

He walked out of the kitchen with a dish and a soup.

Nie Xiaodemon went to serve the meal.

Take advantage of this gap.

Wang Xu motioned to the old beggar and Zhao Fatzi with his eyes not to drink soup.

After Nie Xiaoyou's meal came out, Wang Xu personally scooped a bowl of fish soup for her.

Nie Xiaodemon took a sip of fish soup defenselessly and said, "Wang Xu, do you really want to follow the old man as a butcher in the future?" ”

After asking, she continued to drink the soup.

Seeing Nie Xiaodemon finish a bowl of soup.

Wang Xu slowly exhaled a breath from his mouth.

That's when it happened.

An off-road vehicle stopped in front of Wang Xu's house, and a young girl stepped down from the main driver.

Looking at her age, she is about the same age as Wang Xu.

The girl's clothes are neat and neat, and there is a heroic beauty on her body.

"Jiang Ruoyi, why are you here?" Nie Xiaoyou, like a hen protecting her cubs, stood up and blocked Wang Xu behind her.

Jiang Ruoyi's father, like Wang Xu's father, was also an archaeologist.

At that time, the two families were neighbors.

Wang Xu and Jiang Ruoyi are childhood sweethearts, and they often played with each other when they were children.

Before experiencing family changes, Wang Xu always jokingly called Jiang Ruoyi his little daughter-in-law.

Nie Xiaoyou was obviously hostile to Jiang Ruoyi.

Jiang Ruoyi, who was once ignorant as a child, had to ask Nie Xiaoyou to call her sister-in-law every time.

Jiang Ruoyi didn't answer Nie Xiaoyou's question, she said, "Wang Xu, after so many years, are you finally willing to contact me?" ”

Wang Xu stood up and touched Nie Xiaoyou's head, he smiled at Jiang Ruoyi and said, "Little daughter-in-law, isn't it that I'm down!" How can I see you again. ”

It's been a long time.

Hearing this title again, Jiang Ruoyi pursed her lips and couldn't help but spit out: "Wang Xu, that's the name of our childhood family, you call me Ruoyi now!" ”

Nie Xiaodemon grabbed Wang Xu's arm, and just as she wanted to speak again, she suddenly felt a feeling of drowsiness in her brain, and her body swayed.

Wang Xu helped Nie Xiaoyou.

He knew that Nie Xiaoyou's character would never enter the city, so he put a little medicine in the fish soup.

This medicine will only allow Nie Xiaodemon to sleep for a while, and will not cause any harm to her body.

"Wang Xu, are you going to leave me?"

Nie Xiaoyou is very smart.

She had also heard about the bloody rain fifty years ago.

Coupled with Jiang Ruoyi's appearance here, she quickly figured out the whole thing.

Wang Xu looked at Nie Xiaoyou, whose eyes were moist, and said, "Little demon, after entering the city, you can always live better than outside the city, you wait for me to come back." ”

The consciousness in Nie Xiaoyou's mind became more and more blurred, she desperately bit her lip with her teeth to keep herself awake, and she asked again, "Wang Xu, are you going to leave me?" ”

Seeing that Wang Xu was silent, she continued: "I would rather not exchange your life for peace!" ”

Nie Xiaoyou's lips were bright red, and traces of blood kept overflowing.

Tears flowed out of his eyes and slid down his cheeks.

Is it painful to bleed?

It doesn't hurt!

She was afraid that she would never see Wang Xu again.

Nie Xiaoyou's palm tightly grasped Wang Xu's sleeve, but under the effect of the medicine, no matter how strong her willpower was, it was useless, and she finally fell asleep.

"This is a pass to live in the city, within your ability, try to help me take care of the little demon as much as possible."

Wang Xu handed a metal plate to Jiang Ruoyi.

"Wang Xu, exchange your life for Nie Xiaoyou's life, do you think Nie Xiaoyou will thank you?"

"Join the death squad, are you really not afraid of death?"

Jiang Ruoyi took the metal card.

This metal plate is not very heavy, but it makes her feel heavy at the moment.

Wang Xu looked at the blood rain outside the house that did not stop, and he said with a deep gaze: "I'm afraid of death." ”

"I'm scared."

"But for the sake of the little demon, I can overcome my fear."

"She is a light in my dark world."

Jiang Ruoyi held the metal card a little tighter: "If you leave this time, the chance of coming back alive is almost zero." ”

Wang Xu took a step towards the outside of the house: "If you don't go back, you will never return." ”

"It's the only choice I can make."

"Little daughter-in-law, thank you for coming here."

"I should report to work."