Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 365 Underground Commercial Street

The scavenger suddenly let out a cry of surprise, and with a flick of his finger, the crossbow arrow stuck on the string flew towards Sun Hang.

Sun Hang stretched out his hand and picked up the flying crossbow arrow directly - this crossbow arrow was actually just a sharpened disposable chopstick, with the front end wrapped in iron sheet cut from a can, and the end was tied with two badminton feathers tied with tape.

Although the lethality of this homemade arrow cannot be compared with that of a real arrow, it is still enough to kill a person if it hits a vital part such as the throat - what's more, the homemade crossbow in the scavenger's hand uses several hard rubber bands as the string. At this distance, the force of the crossbow arrow is enough to penetrate a one-centimeter thick solid wooden board... It is definitely a controlled weapon.

"I... I didn't mean to do that!" Seeing the crossbow arrow shot out and was caught directly in Sun Hang's hand, the scavenger panicked instantly, "I... my hands were really shaking just now! I didn't mean to kill you! Really! Really!"

He hesitated for a moment, then threw away the crossbow and knelt on the ground, trembling.

"You threatened me with death before, so this shouldn't be considered manslaughter... You should be sentenced to attempted murder, right?" Sun Hang pondered. "According to the laws of Tianfu City, attempted murder won't result in the death penalty, but a sentence of three to ten years should be fine... By the way, do you know how many years you can be sentenced for attempted murder?"

"I... I don't know..." The other person's voice was almost crying.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I'm a monster hunter, not an ordinary civilian, so I can also think that you are a member of a cult or a rebel. Then it shouldn't be the turn of an ordinary court to judge you..."

"Please...please..."

"But... I don't plan to hand you over to anyone..." Sun Hang looked at the other person playfully.

"Really?" The scavenger immediately raised his head, with a gleam in his eyes.

"As a monster hunter, if you encounter a cult member who believes in monsters, you can just shoot them on the spot. Why go through so much trouble?"

The light in the scavenger's eyes went out instantly.

The next second, he suddenly stood up, pushed several chairs that were placed on the table towards Sun Hang, and then ran out of the door!
However, before he even ran to the door, he felt as if something was wrapped around his ankle and pulled back hard, and then he fell heavily to the ground!
"Ouch!!"

Sun Hang bent down, grabbed the man's greasy and dirty long hair, and dragged him directly to the corridor outside.

The scavenger looked fat, but actually he only looked bloated because he was wearing ill-fitting clothes and his clothes were stuffed with things. After most of the things were scattered out, Sun Hang noticed that the scavenger was very thin and his wrists were as thin as a stick.

"Oh, and it's a woman?" Sun Hang glanced at the other person's throat, "How does that sentence go... You are a beautiful woman, but you are a thief?"

Perhaps to protect herself, the scavenger's face was painted black with cigarette ash, and her voice was relatively neutral, which made Sun Hang think that she was a little boy before voice change. It was not until he found that she had no Adam's apple that he realized that the scavenger was actually a girl.

However, Sun Hang did not feel any pity for the scavenger because of her gender. He stepped directly on the scavenger's back and pinned her to the ground. More than a dozen hyphae quickly removed the various blades, iron sticks and other weapons hidden in her belt and boots. Then Sun Hang tore open the coat wrapped around her body and shook out all the small tools and "stolen goods" hidden inside.

"Hiss... So expensive?" Sun Hang noticed that there was a price tag on the stolen coat. He was shocked to see that such a tweed coat with ordinary style and material was priced at 110,000 yuan. This money was enough to buy a nice car.

Sun Hang, who had just torn a car apart, threw the car wreckage to the ground and said to the scavenger who was shivering under his feet, not sure whether it was because of fear or cold, "This piece of clothing belongs to you."

"Don't...don't kill me..."

"Give me a reason." Sun Hang held a metal flying blade between his fingers and leaned forward.

"You... you are here to look for strange things, right?" The scavenger said tremblingly, "I... I may know where that strange thing is..."

"lie."

"I did not lie!"

"If you knew there were strange things here, would you still come here to steal things? Wouldn't you have run as far as you could?" Sun Hang said disdainfully.

"I... I just felt that there was something wrong with that place, and I didn't think of any strange creatures..." The scavenger said cautiously, "Besides, among the nearby blocks, only this place has the most things left... In order to survive, I have to..."

Sun Hang took back his foot that was stepping on her and lifted her up from the ground: "Go on."

"There was a rumor here before... It was said that several people disappeared... Uh, they were all scavengers... scavengers... thieves like me..." The other party stammered, "Some people also said that there were strange things here, but... but those rumors have not been confirmed. No one knows whether those missing people really exist. After all, those who spread the rumors can't even say their names..."

"Rumors? What rumors?" Sun Hang asked, "Do you have any accomplices?"

"No! They are not accomplices, but people who live together..." The scavenger shrank his neck, "They are just like me, they all... rely on this to survive..."

"Where do you say something is wrong?"

"Underground...the part underground of the mall." The scavenger answered immediately.

"What's wrong?"

"Several times I heard strange noises coming from underground... but I don't know what they are... It sounds like some kind of gas flowing in the pipes, or like something is being swallowed..." said the scavenger, "So I never go underground, and I never even get close to the entrance to the underground passage."

"What about other scavengers, has anyone ever gone underground and came out alive?" Sun Hang asked again.

"I... I don't know." The scavenger shook his head, then nodded hesitantly, "It seems that there is a person who claims to have been to the underground, but that person likes to brag, so I don't really believe him..."

"What did he say?"

"He...he said that the streets on the underground floor were covered in blood, as if many people had been killed, but there was no body to be seen. He didn't dare to go deeper, he just took some things and ran away." The scavenger replied, "No one on our side believed him..."

"If you don't believe it, why don't you go to the basement of the mall and take a look yourself?"

"I may not believe it, but I don't want to take the risk. Besides, there are still many things above the ground..." the scavenger said in a low voice.

"Come with me." Sun Hang tied the other person's hands with mycelium, and then walked straight towards the escalator.

"Go...where?"

"Go underground." Sun Hang said.

The scavenger shuddered, and seemed a little reluctant to stay there for half a second, but then she followed Sun Hang.

"Why do you want to do this?" Sun Hang suddenly asked. "Huh?"

"I mean, why would you come here to steal? Where's your family?"

"They all died...in...the earthquake." the scavenger said in a low voice.

"Earthquake?" Sun Hang was stunned. Could it be that this person, like Ling Xiao, was also a victim of the Longyanlei incident?
"Did you live in the west of the city before?" Sun Hang confirmed with her.

"Yes……"

"If I remember correctly, there should be several refugee camps built in the west of the city. Did you escape from there?"

"Hmm..." The scavenger nodded again.

"why?"

"In the internment camp... there were more than a dozen people crammed into one tent, and we often didn't have enough to eat... there were also people who bullied others and stole things... I was often beaten there, and there were some old men... they wanted to... rape me..."

"You won't report it to the camp management? Don't they care?" Sun Hang asked in surprise.

He had no idea about the specific conditions of these refugee camps. From Yang Qi, he only knew the number of deaths caused by the disaster and the number of refugees accommodated in the refugee camps. As for the life of these people in the refugee camps, Yang Qi never mentioned it.

Sun Hang had only been to a few refugee camps when he was recruiting soldiers and field operators. But that was not long after the refugee camps were established. Moreover, after learning that people from above were coming, the managers of the refugee camps would definitely take good care of the camps... at least they would have to do enough superficial work.

Now, with the passage of time and the continuation of the city-wide state of martial law, the shortage of supplies has become increasingly severe. The quality of life in many refugee camps has plummeted in just half a month. Coupled with the serious shortage of manpower, all human and material resources have been tilted towards the pesticide program targeting Chimera 17. These refugee camps have received even less attention.

As long as no one is killed, the people above rarely ask about the affairs of the refugee camps.

After all, if Chimera No. 17 cannot be dealt with, not only the refugee camp, but the entire Tianfu City will be destroyed.

"I have reported it... but the management staff likes to smooth things over... there are too many cases like this, and they simply cannot handle it all." The scavenger said, "People who report will definitely be retaliated against afterwards... the more you report, the more fiercely they will retaliate... in the end, no one dares to report anymore."

“And you escaped from the refugee camp?”

The scavenger nodded.

"Where do you and your 'colleagues' usually live?"

"Some unfinished construction sites or unfinished buildings in the suburbs..."

"Did they have the same experience as you?"

"Some are, and some aren't." The scavenger said, "The one who said he had been to the basement of the mall, he came to Tianfu City from another place to work, and he rented a house before... But then Yongye came, he lost his job and couldn't pay the rent, so he was kicked out by the landlord..."

"So, you really have to do this to make a living?" Sun Hang glanced at her. "But I'm a little curious. If you are short of clothes and food, then just pick up some clothes and food and take them back. What's the point of getting these luxury goods, electronic products, jewelry, etc.? You can't eat or wear these things."

"There are people who specialize in buying these things. The valuable items can be exchanged with them for food and a place to live." The scavenger replied.

"Tsk..." Sun Hang glanced at the green Submariner on the scavenger's wrist. There was still a price tag of 159999 on the strap. "Hey, how much food can you get for this watch?"

"This one? This one is in good condition, with no scratches or dents. It can be exchanged for at least four or five boxes of instant noodles, and even half a box of sausages!"

"Four or five boxes of instant noodles..." Sun Hang curled his lips. Although the premium of luxury goods is exaggerated, a genuine green submariner with an original price of 160,000 yuan can be exchanged for four or five boxes of instant noodles... This business is really shady...

If it were placed in the end times, the Green Submariner would indeed be worthless except for being able to tell time. However, the current "end times" is only limited to the territory of Shuzhou. These guys who buy luxury goods from scavengers can still make a lot of money as long as they can find a way to transport these things to other cities.

This is a business that makes a lot of money with almost no investment...even most of the risks are borne by these young and inexperienced scavengers.

"Even I am tempted by such a good thing." Sun Hang complained.

"what?"

"Nothing." Sun Hang stopped at the door of a clothing store on the first floor, then walked in, took out the smallest-sized down jacket, and threw it to the scavenger whose lips had turned purple from the cold.

"Put it on, so you don't freeze to death on the way."

"Thank you... thank you..."

Sun Hang untied the mycelium, and the other party hurriedly put on his down jacket, then raised his two almost frozen hands to his mouth and blew on them continuously.

The two soon arrived at the entrance to the underground mall. Sun Hang took a look at the dark elevator shaft, then looked at the scavenger following behind him, turned around and chose to take the stairs to the fire escape.

The underground floor of the mall is a commercial street, and its main business is still various kinds of food. There are also some commercial entertainment projects, such as billiard rooms, script-killing, board game stores, etc. The first store when you walk out of the stairs is a large escape room experience hall. The ghost face relief at the door of the store looks quite realistic at first glance.

Sun Hang didn't feel anything, but the scavenger following behind him was obviously frightened.

The two continued walking forward, and soon Sun Hang saw the "bloodstains everywhere" described by the scavenger who had been to the underground - this was a section of road about 30 meters long, and there were traces of dark brown liquid on the street tiles, which indeed looked like blood splashed on it from a distance.

Sun Hang walked closer, squatted down and poked the "bloodstain" on the ground with his finger.

These "blood stains" have not completely dried yet and feel a bit sticky to the touch.

He looked up and suddenly saw the sign of a beverage shop on the street.

"It's not blood." Sun Hang said.

"Ah? Then...what are these things?"

"It should be syrup or some kind of beverage." Sun Hang put his finger into his mouth... As expected, a sweet taste spread in his mouth.

(End of this chapter)