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Chapter 166 Area C13

"I'm about to arrive at the station in area C13. Light to moderate rain, the temperature is 3 degrees Celsius, the ground is wet and slippery with thin ice, please pay attention to travel safety"

A small gray screen hangs on the roof of the middle section of the bus. There is no virtual projection, and there is no beautiful weather forecaster. It is just a series of light green data and a cold voice broadcast.

Zhu Jue, who came back from Songmu Mountain, stayed in Yecheng for another two days before embarking on the journey to shoot the next video. As for the things in the ruins, some of them had already been transported back to Yecheng by August, saying they were going to be in Yecheng. The city will be repaired first, and by the way, waiting for the follow-up excavation results of the ruins.

Aww~ Hurr~
Feng Ling leaned against Zhu Jue's arms, holding a baby bottle in her mouth with her two paws and sucking it, making some comfortable purring sounds from time to time.

Zhu Jue was sitting next to the car window on the right, wearing a taupe long windbreaker, a black bowler hat also made of leather on his head, and a pair of short heels with a 1cm heel on his feet. leather boots.

This set is the latest model of the Qili brand, which is specially designed for outdoor travel. It is also tailored according to Zhu Jue's figure, and it is very comfortable to wear.

Changing into this outfit is not because Zhu Jue suddenly started to care about his image, but because the place he is going to is due to long-term rainfall, the environment is humid, and the ground is slippery. According to Zhu Jue's previous hoodie, it is very easy to get here It will become damp due to the rain, not to mention uncomfortable, and it will easily affect the action.

But now this long windbreaker is completely waterproof, even if you wear it to walk in the rain, there is no problem. The sides slide down onto the clothes, not into the neck.

"Area C13, doesn't even have a name?"

I glanced at the passengers in the car. There were not many of them. Most of them were carrying luggage, both young and old. Everyone had a worried expression on their faces, and a few young people kept paddling Looking at the phone, as if flipping through some messages, his face was also solemn.

"The news said that it is a temporary old city area, specially used to resettle the relocated people, so there is no name."

In the grotesque studio in Yecheng, three people, including Olivia, are gathering in front of the computer. Since Li Qinglian has the local information, she is now Zhu Jue's real-time communicator. The content on the light screen extended from the stick, and then said,

"The Qili brand is now our potential sponsor. This clothing brand is considered a relatively high-end category. It's best to show it to the outside world in this video. Maybe it can win over. How is the situation on your side?"

"The situation here."

Zhu Jue turned his head sideways to look at the environment outside the car. Because of the times, the road on which the bus travels is quite regular, except for the deserted forests on both sides of the road, and the tin houses that can be seen occasionally on the side of the road. The rain and the dark cloud that looked depressing in the distance, he pursed his lips,

"Have you ever seen a horror movie? I think this is the best opening environment."

"Well, the first thing you need to do now is to find a fisherman from Geoffrey Talos in the C13 area. According to the report two months ago, it seems that he caught that weird fish. Now the town is flooded. As a disaster victim, he should follow the transferred troops to Area C13, sorry, but I can't give you the exact location."

The town where the strange fish was originally found was originally on a small island. Due to the heavy rain for months and the storm some time ago, it has been surrounded by sea water. Although the town's location is relatively high, it will not be submerged, but there are already some signs. , so the local government decided to evacuate urgently and move all the residents to the nearby old city on the edge of the city, which had been abandoned for a while.

squeak~
The bus stops at the roadside platform, and the people on the bus are either wearing raincoats or hats, or holding up umbrellas and waiting near the door.

"It's okay, it's detailed enough, just leave the next thing to me."

Zhu Jue opened the backpack and rubbed Feng Ling's head, and the latter got into the backpack obediently. The road outside was full of rain, and Feng Ling would probably get soaked after running back and forth, so Zhu Jue had to take it with him.

rumbling~
Zhu Jue stepped on the pedals of the bus and landed. It happened that there was a muffled thunder coming from the dark clouds in the distance. He was not frightened. A middle-aged man next to him, wearing a raincoat and holding a foam box in his arms, trembled subconsciously. , the box in his hand fell to the ground, and the contents inside spilled all over the floor.

There were a few flatfish, three lobsters, and a bunch of live octopuses scrambling along the road, waving their tentacles.

I hurriedly put down the box and started to pick up these seafood. The people next to me just passed by in a hurry. Occasionally someone caught a glimpse and just pretended that nothing happened and then left.

The middle-aged man was flustered by the sudden accident. He was going to pick up lobsters for a while, and he had to take care of the octopuses crawling into the wasteland next to him.

At this moment, someone broke through the crowd and came to him and began to help pick up things on the ground.

"Thanks."

The middle-aged man looked up at the young man who was helping, and said gratefully.

"It's just a little effort, no thanks."

Naturally, Zhu Jue was the one who helped. The two of them picked it up for a while, and finally packed all the seafood around them into boxes.

"Friend, you are not from this side, are you? Why did you get off the car here?"

Picking up the suitcase again, the man looked at the suit on Zhu Jue and asked.

"I'm a reporter, and I'm going to do an interview in Area C13."

Said it was inconvenient to communicate because of the inconvenience of shooting video, Zhu Jue thought about it, but it was easier to speak as a reporter.

"Are you going to the old town too? I opened a small restaurant there. These are the new arrivals. I'm planning to send them back. I have a pickup truck myself. If you don't mind, I'll take you there? You can walk there." It takes half an hour to get there."

"Thank you very much then."

Zhu Jue glanced at the gray pickup truck not far away. In fact, before he came to help, he had already seen the foam boxes in the back compartment that were exactly the same as the ones in the man's hand.

After getting a free ride, Zhu Jue also found out that the man named Wood Walker was not someone who migrated from the island as Zhu Jue thought, but a person from a nearby city. He opened a seafood restaurant in the city. Because of the recent situation on the island, he found a business opportunity and spent some money to open a restaurant in C13 District, which is the old city in his mouth. People who migrated to the island for refuge.

Ten minutes later, when he arrived in District C10, Zhu Jue looked at the urban area shrouded in dark clouds. Compared with this, the old urban area of ​​Yecheng he used to live in suddenly became a high-level living community.

There are a lot of rubbish scattered on the cramped and narrow streets, the forward speed of the small truck has been slowed down again and again, and the crowd shuttles through it, and if they are not careful, they will step on some strange things, and the sour smell in the humid weather can't help but wish Jue's nostrils, although Wood next to him didn't respond, he still couldn't help covering his nose.

On both sides of the street are residential buildings close to each other, which can be seen to be in disrepair. Some people are leaning on the railings, holding pipe-shaped glass containers in their hands, puffing, and some are holding bowls of steaming pasta, eating and drinking. Oil residue was dripping down, and when the truck went further in, Zhu Jue saw a few women with heavy makeup leaning against the entrance of the alleyway, attracting the men who came and went.

In this place, the only thing that can reflect future technology may be the virtual projection advertisements played in turn on the large light boards standing on the main road outside the old city.

He followed Wood to his restaurant. After all, he came from the city to make money. The style is indeed a lot higher. At least the restaurant is clean and bright, and there is an electronic screen hanging on the inside, which constantly pushes the price of seafood.

There are two benches, and a table with a charcoal stove in the middle. The charcoal stove is covered with iron nets, and the red-hot charcoal is placed inside. After a while, hot air will rise up.

Charcoal-grilled seafood is the main feature of this restaurant.

Cooperating with the gloomy weather and humid environment outside, this kind of catering is undoubtedly scratching the itch in the hearts of the guests, and it is no wonder that Wood thinks there is a business opportunity in it.

"These are all just caught from the sea, lobster, octopus, and this fish and oysters, although they are a bit more expensive, they are absolutely fresh!"

The store hadn't opened yet, so Wood took two bottles of drinks across to Zhu Jue, and by the way, brought a waitress from the store over. This was Zhu Jue's request. Don't get me wrong, he didn't want someone to drink with him, but It's because the waitress is from the island and knows the situation there very well.

Pour minced garlic into the oyster shells on the barbed wire, and the oily water mixed the aroma of seafood and minced garlic. Zhu Jue's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he stared abruptly at the lobster with sweet and spicy sauce from the side Pull back on the meat.

Eat what you eat, and you can't let go of business.

"Regarding the prolonged rain on the island recently, I heard a strange rumor. Some people said that this disaster was caused by a fisherman catching a strange fish with human hands?"

Did not directly mention the name of Jeffrey Talos, Zhu Jue asked while arching his hands, indicating that the girl can also use chopsticks to eat together.

"There is indeed such a saying, because the weather is so strange. There has never been such a long rainy day before. Some people say that it is because Jeffrey offended the sea god that he became like this. Some people say that they I dreamed that giant octopus tentacles appeared in the sea."

The waitress pinched her apron nervously. On the one hand, Zhu Jue’s clothes were obviously not ordinary, and on the other hand, it was because the iron nets in front of her were all the best and freshest ingredients in the shop. Now, even if she hadn't been hit by a disaster before, she still hasn't had a normal life.

"Where is that Jeffrey now, do you know?"

"I know his daughter, do you need me to take you there?"

The waitress' answer was beyond Zhu Jue's expectation.

"No rush, let's talk after dinner."

Zhu Jue did not expect to find Jeffrey Talos so smoothly.

(End of this chapter)