As soon as the word "adoption" came out, Fatty Liu, who was driving in front, opened his eyes wide and tried hard to listen.
Bai Shu was silent for a moment and whispered: "Why don't you forget it, I'm afraid it will cause you trouble..."
"No trouble!"
Fatty Liu shouted in response. He lost control of the steering wheel and the car spun into an "S" shape. He pulled the seat belt to tighten his body. Feng Jinyun was caught off guard and leaned forward, blurting out in shock and anger:
"You want to die. Do you know how to drive? Did you break your head on a mission?!"
"No, no, no!"
Fatty Liu immediately adjusted the steering wheel and drove back to the right road. He kept looking through the rearview mirror and looking at Baizhu eagerly.
"None of the team members can worry."
Feng Jinyun steadied his breathing and looked at Baizhu, who frowned, "You don't have to worry about trouble or embarrassment, it's just that your name is Fatty Liu's legally.
"Ning Zhi has an old hotel. The two of us live there with some other hunters. There are many empty rooms. If you agree, you can live with us. You will have your own room and we can take care of it together.
"By the way, Ning Zhi also likes children. She even adopted a girl herself, who is about the same age as you. You can play with her when we are on missions, or go to school together."
The car was silent.
Fatty Liu swallowed nervously and forced a smile: "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you disagree. Nowadays, arms can be obtained on the black market at will, let alone an ID. I will find a way..."
"I do."
Bai Zhu suddenly spoke up.
At worst, she will get more fake identities in the future and be more careful when doing things.
"Oh, you would like to—wait, you said you would? Do you really want to?!"
Fatty Liu's eyes widened, his voice suddenly rose, and he got excited and the steering wheel slid twice and the front of the car crashed directly into the bushes!
Boom!
The car body derailed and the handbrake was applied. After the inertia pulled the body, Feng Jinyun was knocked dizzy and trembling with anger:
"Fat Liu, can you fucking drive?!"
"Okay, okay, I'm just too excited. I'm a dad... No, I'm a brother! Sister Yun, don't slander me in front of Little Fries! I'm very reliable. The city gate is right in front. We'll be there soon. Here we are, I’ll go back and make sweet and sour fish for you to eat!”
Feng Jinyun laughed and cursed.
Bai Zhu leaned against the car window and closed his eyes slightly, a glimmer of light showing under his long and thick eyelashes.
She didn't mind the noise, just adjusted the hearing aid and laughed softly.
·
The city gate is close at hand.
Bai Shu lowered half of the car window, squinted his eyes slightly in the dazzling sunlight, and looked at the city wall.
The city defense building is designed for military and explosion-proof purposes. There are no ends visible on both sides, and the top towers like a cloud. Three protruding glass corridors lead to the ground as entrances, which are 500 meters long, nearly 300 meters wide on both sides, and the main entrance in the middle is as wide as Doubled to a height of 20 meters, all made of alloy explosion-proof glass.
Three levels of pollution detection checkpoints are set up in front of the corridor, inside the corridor, and at the end, and a large fluorescent display screen is hung above the entrance.
The vehicle drives in and the instrument starts.
The numbers on the display screen jump, the pollution value is determined, and prevention and control drugs are sprayed.
"It's okay." The queue was short and efficient, and there was only one car left in front. Fatty Liu turned to Bai Shu and smiled: "It's all an old process, as long as..."
[Beep—warning! An unqualified vehicle was found with high levels of pollutants hidden inside! 】
The AI warned, the tone harsh.
Fatty Liu's expression froze. He saw the guards approaching with guns drawn. The small-caliber artillery in the ceiling and on the walls on both sides were aimed at the target. Almost in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the SUV in front, apprehending the people in the car. The floor sank and the people involved in the incident were arrested. The vehicle turns into an underground area.
Half a minute later, order was restored.
"Ha, ha, ha," Fatty Liu said awkwardly, "Well, as long as we don't smuggle pollutants and the outside of the car is not contaminated with too much alien blood, limb fragments and other pollutants, we can pass safely. We're fine, we're fine."
"Okay, we don't engage in smuggling," Feng Jinyun was not surprised, "Hurry in."
The fat man responded and drove into the detection range.
Bai Shu shifted his gaze and pressed his waist calmly. Something flashed under his loose combat uniform jacket.
Unfortunately, she was involved in smuggling.
The numbers on the big screen continued to increase. Bai Shu closed the car window and heard his own heartbeat speeding up as he moved.
drop!
The value stopped, and the AI's cold and serious prompt sounded.
[License plate number WT579, the pollution value inside and outside the car is 31.987. According to the "Empire Pollution Safety Prevention and Control Act", the result is a low pollution safety value, and the prevention and control drugs are being sprayed... Spraying completed! Released. 】
Bai Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
[Please go straight to the testing checkpoint in the corridor and accept the blood test. 】
Fatty Liu followed the AI's instructions and drove into the corridor, and the prompt sound of the second level entered his ears:
[People in the car are asked to get out of the car and take the blood test. Do not run around or stay too long. The results will be notified in three minutes. Please wait patiently. 】
"The detectors here are all top-notch instruments. They are very large and the detection speed is extremely fast. There are only ten of them in the entire empire."
They had already undergone blood tests. Feng Jinyun went through the process in a relaxed manner, taking the opportunity to learn about Atractylodes:
"By the way, haven't you lived in a city before?"
"No," Bai Zhu shook his head and set up his character, "There are some scattered small survivor towns outside. I used to live there, but now they have been destroyed."
"Small towns are not enough to defend against aliens." Feng Jinyun got the blood test results, confirmed they were correct, and got in the car. "This is why the empire built this large city."
She raised her hand and pointed forward:
"look."
Bai Shu raised his eyebrows slightly and followed her fingertips to look at the last buffer level. Fatty Liu quickly lowered the window and let the sound and pictures flow in together.
"Brother, I'm here!" "Dad is back!" "Sister, are you not hurt? I've cooked at home."
The warm and joyful laughter is like the spring breeze that warms the ears, and the longing and reunion merge into warm whispers of care. The family members who are waiting after the checkpoint are released as if they are released again, hugging and kissing the family members who have returned to the city safely.
"I'm going home." Fatty Liu was beaming, "I'll go to the market to buy you a fish later. Let me know what else you want to eat."
Bai Zhu smiled a little, "I——"
"My daughter promised to come back! Even if she lets me see her one last time!"
Sharp cries broke out from the crowd, and the three people in the car looked at each other.
The white-haired father burst into tears, and the mother, who was hunched over and leaning on crutches, covered her face and cried bitterly. The mournful wailing was like a sad dirge, tugging at everyone's nerves, as if the aftershocks resonated with more pain from all sides:
"I couldn't save your brother." "I'm sorry, your sister can't come back." "I'm sorry..."
"This is a very common thing in the outer city, especially in the second outer city district."
Feng Jinyun was quiet for a few seconds. She looked at the crying and laughing faces outside the window. She seemed to be touched for a second, but eventually passed away and turned into calmer words:
“After the red moon appeared, living organisms were contaminated and distorted, and the creatures attacked by them continued to mutate, and even humans were contaminated.
"Even with the suppression of thermal weapons and space-based weapons, the empire still suffered heavy losses. The cities fell and the countryside basically disappeared. The superiors ordered the construction of copper and iron walls and divided the remaining cities into the inner city, the outer city zone one, and the outer city zone two. The stricter the defense inward, the better the conditions. The innermost group are all "inner city nobles", top big shots, such as members of the Imperial Parliament.
"Similarly, the further out you go, the more insignificant it becomes, like a garbage heap at the bottom."
"That's right," Fatty Liu laughed at himself, but did not stop Feng Jinyun and Baizhu from saying this, "We are the outermost layer, the bottom of the biological chain. If there is an accident in the alien riot, the people in the outer two cities will be the frontline human shields. "
"Furthermore, the hourly wages in outer cities are very low, and you have to pay a poll tax. The increase in illegal households is just natural. Many people can't even afford food, so how can they have the energy to take care of medical care, study and pay taxes," Feng Jinyun sneered, "It's simply They force us to go out of the city as hunters and use our lives to earn money to survive.”
Bai Zhu's eyebrows twitched and he gradually frowned.
She is very clear about the virtues of the people in the parliament. Most of them are corrupt, tyrannical and condescending. They sacrifice small things for others and sacrifice themselves for big things. They exploit the people below them as much as they can. Many of the regulations are scheming to benefit themselves, and they are very clever at calculating. You can hear it on the space station, it just shatters physics.
But she didn't understand these things.
During the war, there was no separation between the military and the government, but after all, the fields were different and there was a gap.
Bai Shu always stayed on the frontline battlefield and participated in the inner city brawls. Her understanding of the outer city was limited to the military. Moreover, this place fell before her military coup. In her impression...
The most direct contact is to destroy the black market and solve the riots in outer cities. The most people-friendly participation is to draw a cross on one's name and be honored on the parade banner.
"Hey, don't think so much!"
Fatty Liu looked at Baizhu and frowned, feeling a little unbearable, "People like this will find their own way to survive. Take it one step at a time - French fries!"
"Um?"
Bai Shu blinked to regain his senses and looked at Fatty Liu who was in a lively mood.
Just as the third level was passed, the AI prompt tone became gentle and gentle.
Fatty Liu stepped on the accelerator and crossed the checkpoint into a street lined with houses and people coming and going. Roadside stalls sold warm food, as if he had fallen through time and space into the world of fireworks.
He gestured to Baizhu in the rearview mirror and laughed loudly, which cleverly coincided with the beep behind the car——
[Welcome to the outer city. 】
"Welcome to the outer city!"
