Chapter 244 The Sweatshop
The snow was falling harder and harder, and the little girl on the ground was covered in white snow just a few seconds after she lay down. She was lying on the snow holding her shoulders and shivering.
They also knew that Lu Sheng was a ruthless character who would kill people without looking at almanacs, but there was nothing they could do, they were really too hungry.
During the extremely hot period, you could still get some scraps from the boys in the building to eat, but now it's freezing cold and people can't go out. Those people don't even care about food and clothing themselves, so how can there be any leftover food for them.
If you wait in the dormitory, you will freeze to death even if you don't starve to death, so you might as well give it a try.
Zhang Qi held up the phone tremblingly and glanced at Lu Sheng's cold and indifferent face.
Turning on the video was purely to embolden herself. She thought that no matter how arrogant Lu Sheng was, he wouldn't dare to hit someone to death in broad daylight.
"Sister Lu, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. You can't just watch us starve to death."
Seeing that Lu Sheng didn't say anything, Zhang Qi suddenly gained some confidence. He called on the remaining people to join hands and surround the front of Lu Sheng's car.
"I won't stop you if you want to die. Anyway, pig brains like you won't survive more than three episodes in the apocalypse."
Lu Sheng sneered and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.
The engine was running at full power, and all the dirty snow splashed by the wheels fell on Zhang Qi and the others.
When Zhang Qi and others saw that Lu Sheng was really planning to rush over, they hurriedly rolled and crawled to the side. The one lying on the ground simply rolled around on the ground twice, and did not stop until they hit the edge of the flower bed.
He wanted to get up and curse, but Lu Sheng's big raptor had already traveled more than a hundred meters, and even the dogs couldn't catch it.
"Go to the department store to try your luck first? See if there is limited rice available today."
Lu Sheng suggested in the WeChat voice group chat between four people.
Buying rice is an excuse. The real reason is that there are many small mom-and-pop shops in the commercial streets around the mall, and the shop owners usually live in the shops.
The roads are blocked due to heavy snow, and there is a high probability that no one will come to work in other large commercial buildings. Only small shops like this can open their doors.
Two months after the last apocalypse, she could still buy some things at high prices in these mom-and-pop shops. Now that the banknotes were getting thicker and thinner, she planned to use the gold chains she got from the trash in the logistics park last time to exchange for some supplies.
"Not many people can come out in heavy snow, so maybe we can still find something missing."
Sun Tiantian and Xiao Yu responded quickly.
"Can."
Xu Yi didn't have any objections either.
More and more cars are paralyzed on the road, and a group of people have emerged specifically to rob the poor people trapped in the cars.
If there were people alive, they would smash the windows and grab things. If the people in the car were dead, they would throw the bodies on the road and feed them to the dogs. They would dismantle the car into eight pieces, remove the engine and sell it for money.
The whole city is in panic, and evil is growing crazily in every corner of the city.
It took three cars half an hour to get there. The road here is quite clean.
The terrain is low and the snow is thicker, making it difficult for the car-snatching team's little Jetta to get through.
There was no one at the entrance of the shopping mall, the limited-edition rice was not available today, and there was no one on the street.
After finally getting out, the four of us were not discouraged and walked towards the side street next to us, stepping on the snow up to our knees.
The sky was foggy, the field of vision was completely covered by heavy snow, and the visibility was only about one meter. Most shops on both sides of the road were closed.
The whole street was so quiet that only the crunch of boots in the snow could be heard.
Wow.
Suddenly, a sound of metal collision echoed in the heavy snow.
"Are any stores open?"
Sun Tiantian's cheeks turned red from the cold, and she looked around while rubbing her hands.
"Let's go take a look first." Lu Sheng shook the snow off his shoulders and followed the direction of the sound.
Wow. Wow.
There were two more consecutive sounds, which were particularly harsh in the silence.
This time Lu Sheng accurately judged the direction, probably dozens of meters ahead on the right.
There is a dirty LED sign hanging not far away. It is a small shop that sells hardware and photocopying. In the semi-basement, a rolling shutter door is locked, and a small window of several dozen centimeters is opened in the wall next to it.
There was no light in the room, so it was pitch dark and it was difficult to see what was going on inside.
"Is there anyone outside?"
Lu Sheng and the others were about to leave when a soft voice suddenly came from behind the rolling shutter door.
The four of them looked at each other.
The voice was obviously that of a little girl, with a slow tone and a slightly rising ending, probably a girl in junior high or high school.
"Is there someone outside?" The soft female voice behind the door sounded like she was crying, "I've been trapped here for two days, with nothing to eat or water to drink."
"Little sister, why are you trapped here?" Sun Tiantian felt soft, squatting next to the rolling shutter door and asked softly, "Where are your family members?"
Intermittent sobs came from behind the door, "This hardware store is my home. My parents and I live here. Yesterday they said they were going to the warehouse behind to order some goods, but they never came back."
The little girl cried more and more as she talked, "But they haven't come back for two days. There is no food or water in the store. I am so thirsty and hungry..."
Sun Tiantian and Xiao Yu showed unbearable expressions on their faces and turned to look at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng shook his head and made a serious gesture.
"It's been two days. It's impossible for parents to leave a little girl alone at home. It's probably because she's gone. There are too many such things in the last days, and we can't control it."
Sun Tiantian gritted her teeth and was about to get up when a banging sound suddenly came from the small window on the wall.
The window opened a twenty-centimeter-square vent, revealing a white and tender little face.
Sure enough, she was a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, with two rows of small pearls hanging on her baby-fat face, and her beautiful big eyes swollen into walnuts.
Even for a straight woman like Lu Sheng, I still feel sorry for her if she has to praise her.
"Brothers and sisters, can you help me? I'm really hungry..."
The little girl was about to burst into tears as soon as she said this, "I want to go find my parents. Can you please help me open the door?"
"This child is so pitiful. He hasn't eaten for two days." Sun Tiantian pinched Lu Sheng's sleeves and shook them, "How about we help him find his parents, and we'll leave as soon as we find them."
Xiao Yu took out two Crispy Sharks from his pocket and handed them through the window, "What's your name? Eat something first, and we'll go find your family for you."
"Brother, you are so kind...my name is Han Xue." The little girl flashed a pair of watery eyes, holding the bag of Crispy Shark and not eating it, looking at Xiao Yu pitifully.
Lu Sheng calmly looked at the flower-like little face in the window, and asked expressionlessly, "Where is the warehouse?"
She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell. But Sun Tiantian had a stubborn temper, so even if Lu Sheng didn't agree, she would definitely find it herself.
Han Xue was so frightened by Lu Sheng that she shrank back, muttering and not daring to speak.
In the end, Xiao Yu coaxed her a little, and the little girl squeezed out a sentence like a mosquito, "The warehouse is in the garage at the back door of the store, c15."
Sun Tiantian wanted to stay with Han Xue, but Lu Sheng forcibly took her away by her collar.
After taking just two steps, Xiao Yu suddenly tripped over something and fell to the ground, breaking the palm of his hand.
When I took a closer look, I was almost scared to death.
Chapter completed!