Chapter 372 Settlement
Before Sun Hang got close, a man carrying a steel pipe got out of a van - he was wearing a motorcycle helmet without goggles and looked at Sun Hang with an unfriendly look.
However, what surprised Sun Hang was that this guy just looked at him and did not make any aggressive moves or walk towards him. Instead, he watched him cross the road and pass through the parked cars. The car passed through the middle and entered the construction site.
Fortunately, Sun Hang had changed his clothes on the way here. Otherwise, if he had appeared here covered in blood, there would have been some unnecessary conflicts.
Sun Hang continued to walk forward. According to the scavenger girl, the scavengers and homeless people living here are basically concentrated in the eleventh and thirteenth buildings, because these two buildings are the entire There are only two buildings in the real estate with running water. Although the tap water has a strong smell of rust and often cuts off, it is better than nothing.
Sun Hang walked to the entrance of the eleventh building. These buildings had not yet installed doors or windows. In order to resist the cold wind outside, the scavengers used foam boards, plastic sheets and other simple materials to make barriers and block them. Those air leakage gaps - if you look up, as long as the windows are tightly blocked, they are the floors where people live; and those floors with open windows are the public kitchens used for cooking.
As for the problem of going to the toilet, it must be solved in uninhabited buildings or in the sandpit behind the construction site.
The scavenger girl told Sun Hang that there was once a homeless man who did not abide by the rules in the building and pooped directly on the stairs and corridors. As a result, this guy was beaten up by a group of scavengers. Before driving him out, he forced him to eat what he pulled out...
Although it is very chaotic here, there is also a set of "rules" that everyone silently abides by in the chaos.
In Sun Hang's view, this place is more like a "small community" that evolved from a settlement.
As soon as Sun Hang approached the fence at the gate, a sneaky eyeball appeared behind a peephole dug on the fence. After the owner of the eyeball looked at Sun Hang for two seconds, a sharp voice came from behind the fence. It came out: "New face...first time here?"
"Yes." Sun Hang replied.
He came to inquire about things, not to fight. Since the other party had not shown any malice, Sun Hang could naturally communicate with the other party in a friendly manner.
"Looking at the way you are dressed, you don't look like a homeless man... Could you be in plainclothes?" the other party asked
But Sun Hang didn't hear any fear in the other party's tone.
"Do you think I look like it?"
"It's a bit like that." The other party pushed the barrier open a crack.
This is a little old man with sinister features. He looks to be about fifty or sixty years old. He is thin and has a severe hunchback that makes him look like a human-shaped river shrimp. Hang passed through the opening and whispered: "Except for the policemen and businessmen, no one would come to this place... And you are empty-handed, so you don't look like a businessman at first sight." The old man said.
"Businessmen? Do you mean those who buy things picked up by scavengers?"
"Yes, they come in vans or trucks every time. After all, the scavengers here barter, and money is no longer useful."
Given the current situation in Tianfu City, banknotes are indeed not much different from waste paper... The most urgently needed supplies are all under the control of the government and are distributed strictly on a per capita basis. Even if you have money... you don't have strong "personal connections" , and it is difficult to buy those supplies.
"Do they come often?" Sun Hang asked again.
"You came up and asked about this and that, and you still said that you are not a cop?" The little old man glanced at Sun Hang and said. "I didn't say I wasn't, I just asked you if I look like me." Sun Hang looked around - it was said to be the first floor, but in fact it should be the elevated floor under the building, usually used for express delivery The cabinet may be used for owners to park non-motorized vehicles, but it has now been transformed into a "youth version" of large flat floors.
The fence blocked the air leakage openings, and the load-bearing walls were cut with thin plywood. A rechargeable emergency light was hung in the corner of the ceiling, with the brightness adjusted to the most energy-saving level. Exuding a dim light.
"What's wrong? Did someone steal something they shouldn't have? Or... was someone killed?" the little old man asked calmly.
"Why do you feel like you're not afraid of the Sheriff?" Sun Hang asked curiously.
"I didn't commit any crime, why should I be afraid?" The little old man pulled up a rocking chair and sat down shakily. "As for the people who should be afraid of you, they had already packed up and ran away before you came. .”
"Strictly speaking, everyone living here can be regarded as a thief, right?" Sun Hang asked tentatively.
"Strictly speaking? What kind of strict law? We are just a group of garbage pickers. Who knows who threw those things there." The little old man said, "Is this even illegal?"
"Learn more about the crime of illegal embezzlement."
"Okay, you can take me away." The little old man honestly stretched out his skinny wrist and sneered, "There are more than one or two sheriffs here to investigate. You are the first one to be so serious. ”
"Oh, have other sheriffs been here?"
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"They probably feel guilty because they know that the superiors are unable to support us and can only let us find ways to make a living... so they just turn a blind eye. It's okay if you want to convict us. We still want to go to jail. At least we have food and drink in prison, a bed to sleep on, and we don’t have to suffer from the cold... Isn’t it better than being in this hellish place?” the little old man said.
"Just kidding...I mainly want to inquire about someone." Sun Hang said.
"Who am I asking about?"
Sun Hang took out his mobile phone. What was on his mobile phone was a portrait painting, which Sun Hang reconstructed based on the face of the deceived scavenger he saw... He even used a little help from his thoughts. The ability to succeed.
"Oh... this guy." The little old man smacked his lips, "This guy likes to brag. I don't like him very much... He has been away from here for more than a week. I heard that he is elsewhere. He made a fortune... What happened to him? ”
"He is dead." Sun Hang said.
"Oh, he's dead." After hearing the news of the scavenger's death, the little old man didn't show any surprise. "If he's dead, he's dead. We even froze to death two days ago... What’s the big deal if someone dies?”
"But he was killed by a monster, so I need to come here to collect evidence." Sun Hang said, "I heard people say that when he left, he didn't take anything with him and left it all here."
"Tricks?" The expression on the little old man's face finally changed. "Are you trying to find his relics? That might be difficult... He hasn't come back for two days, and those things have long been taken away by others."
(End of chapter)