Chapter 28 Foraging
This smell is neither the fragrant wheat aroma of the buns in the steamer, nor the refreshing spicy aroma of red oil, but a fragrance that is difficult to describe in words.
Sun Hang had only smelled similar scents on Bloody Mary and Wang Xiyi.
"A strange thing? Or an infected person?" Sun Hang suddenly became alert and carefully looked at the surrounding environment.
A tricycle rolled over the loose bluestone, with fresh vegetables still stained with dew in the truck compartment; two children carrying schoolbags and little yellow hats sat on the stone ridge in front of the store, holding large bowls and sipping noodle soup. ; Three hunched old ladies gathered in front of a vegetable stall, bargaining fiercely with the vendors...
In just ten minutes, this old street has completely woken up. The scene filled with fireworks makes people subconsciously want to put down their guard...
Of course, the premise is that Sun Hang doesn't smell the smell that belongs to strange things or infected people.
The smell was vague and distant, neither disappearing nor getting worse... This meant that the source of the smell had always maintained a fixed distance from Dusun Hang.
Sun Hang directly ignored the moving people or objects. However, after eliminating so many "wrong options", the remaining options were still outrageous.
The source of the smell can be a person, an inconspicuous little bug, a cracked rough porcelain tea cup, or even a handful of wet soil under the feet of a pedestrian, or a cold wind blowing through the street. .
"Take, take, take..." The dull sound of the collision of kitchen knives and chopping boards reached Sun Hang's ears, the crackle of rapeseed oil as it boiled, the voices of people hawking... there were too many distractions. It was so difficult for Sun Hang to concentrate and identify the source of the smell one by one.
Fortunately, the smell is always there and has not gone away.
Sun Hang took out a pair of disposable chopsticks from the chopstick holder on the table, tore open the package, and separated the two chopsticks that were close together.
The dish he ordered had already been cooked, and the old man at the table next to him was still chattering to him about the most authentic food in Tianfu City. A black crow passed through the sky above the street and disappeared under the eaves on one side. later.
Sun Hang took out his phone, thought for a moment, and then put it back in his pocket.
He is hungry.
He needs to forage.
"One or two halves, no spicy added -" Just when the breakfast shop owner came over with a sea bowl, the smell suddenly became half lighter.
At this moment, Sun Hang locked his target - a young woman wearing a peaked cap and the hood of a sweatshirt, with gloves on her hands and her whole body covered tightly.
She was sitting about fifteen meters away from Sun Hang. It was a shop selling soy milk and fried dough sticks. After taking a large bag of fried dough sticks and steamed buns from the boss, she stood up, pressed the brim of her hat, and turned towards the street. direction.
Although there were at least five or six people getting up after breakfast at this time, Sun Hang's intuition told him that the "smell" was emanating from this woman.
"Boss, I'm sorry, something is urgent." Sun Hang also stood up and said to the owner of the copy shop with some embarrassment.
"What a big deal? This is all cooked..." The boss was stunned for a moment, obviously a little angry. "Sorry." Sun Hang quickly took out his mobile phone and scanned the payment QR code posted on the corner of the table.
"Alas, young man, if it's really an emergency... you don't have to pay." The boss waved his hands repeatedly, "It's okay."
"I've already paid." Sun Hang looked at the old man who had been murmuring just now, "Uncle, this bowl of Chao Shou is a treat for you. You can add as much spiciness as you want. I'll leave first. La.”
"You young man, you can't do it without breakfast!" The old man looked shaky, but his movements were very agile. He jumped up from his seat and gave Sun a plastic bag containing two pieces of glutinous rice cake. Hang, "No matter how busy you are, you can't work while hungry!"
"Then thank you, uncle." Sun Hang casually stuffed the glutinous rice cake into his pocket and chased after the young woman in the direction she left just now.
Behind him, the old man shook his head and sighed to the souvenir shop owner: "Hey, tell me, what kind of busy children are these days? How can they be so busy that they don't even bother to eat? ”
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Although the target has disappeared from Sun Hang's sight, the remaining "smell" has become the best tracking clue - after locking the target, the originally confusing sense of direction instantly became clear, as if It's like the prompt arrow in a video game with task guidance.
After leaving the old street, the young woman with a somewhat mysterious aura plunged into a dilapidated community.
Compared with the bustling old streets in the early morning, this community looks much more desolate. One after another, old tube buildings are crowded inside the rusty anti-theft walls. The outer walls of the buildings have peeled off greatly, revealing the mottled cement bottom. A slightly lower area is covered with dense "psoriasis advertisements", which are nothing more than house rentals or private clinics specializing in men's or gynecology.
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Several of the buildings look like they have become dangerous buildings. The concrete building structures are covered with cracks and the steel bars inside have been exposed. A huge circle is painted with red paint at the entrance. There is an eye-catching word "dismantle" inside.
But I don’t know why, these dilapidated buildings have never been demolished, and even the color of the word “demolished” is no longer bright... Under the precipitation of time, the color of the paint is as deep as solidified blood.
Sun Hang followed the "smell" and walked into a dangerous building. Most of the residents in this building had been vacated. Even the doors of several rooms had been removed. You could see the mess at a glance. indoors. But there are still a few households that are obviously occupied by people - the "fresh" household garbage in the trash can at the door is the best proof.
Sun Hang was already very close to the target, and the "smell" became very obvious - if the wild wolves in the abnormal area were compared to the flesh on the legs of mosquitoes, then the feeling this young woman gave Sun Hang was just right. It's the half-and-half bowl of Chao Shou at the breakfast stall.
The distance between the two people has been shortened to only one floor, and Sun Hang can hear the other party's footsteps going upstairs. After a brief pause, Sun Hang obviously sped up a lot.
"Oh, have you been discovered?" Sun Hang smacked his lips, and simply stopped covering his steps. He directly drew out his pistol and strode upwards.
The structure of this kind of tube building can be seen clearly from the outside. There is only one staircase up and down the building. The other party will either choose to jump off the building, or they will have to be blocked by Sun Hang in a certain room or on the rooftop.
She can't run away.
(End of chapter)