RPAGF Chapter 394 Cleanly and efficiently helped him put an end to his sins.
Chapter 394 Cleanly and efficiently helped him put an end to his sins.
It was the next day in a blink of an eye.
Just after midnight, Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen, disguised, appeared precisely at the entrance to the black market.
There was no light at the end of the deep alley, and no one would have imagined that such a creepy place would hide a black market.
The two followed a few other people into the alley, and only at the corner at the end of the alley did they see two people guarding the area on either side.
Unlike others who covered their heads with a whole cloth, Chu Xin simply painted her face a little darker, recombed her two braids that she hadn't combed in a long time, and dressed very plainly.
She doesn't ask for much; she just wants to lower her profile a little.
Zhou Yichen was similar to her, except he wore a Lei Feng hat.
Neither of them put on an overly exaggerated act.
It's unrealistic to expect people to dress like old men and women in a place like this. If there's something that absolutely needs to be done, shouldn't the young and able-bodied people in the family come instead?
These two old people are out shopping in the black market so late at night instead of sleeping; something's definitely not right.
As soon as the two turned the corner, a flashlight shone on them, specifically aimed at their eyes to intimidate the approaching people.
"For what?"
Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen immediately covered their faces with their hands, a perfectly normal reaction to avoid the flashlight beam.
With a mental scan, Chu Xin discovered that she had to go through a small door further on, where three people were guarding the door.
Zhou Yichen: "Someone in my family is sick and we're short of a certain medicine, so I'm here to try my luck."
His accent is absolutely authentic local.
We have to thank Grandpa Wang for reminding us.
The speaker stared intently at the two of them, his gaze filled with hostility.
Zhou Yichen, ever the shrewd one, took out two yuan and handed it over.
"We really had to ask a lot of people to find us. My family member is seriously ill, the county hospital is out of medicine, and going to the provincial hospital would have cost a lot of money. It's better to come here since it's closer. This is our local fee."
Those who pay a few cents or a few cents as an entry fee are buying and selling common goods. For scarce items like medicine, the fee would be much higher.
Of course, the places they go to are also different.
The guard examined the money for a moment before taking it, fiddling with it in his hand for a while, and then spoke in a harsh voice:
“You won’t find what you’re looking for in the open area. Go straight in and when you get to the dark area, don’t wander around. Just find a house with three oil lamps hanging from the beam. Knock three times, stop three times, and then shout, ‘Someone’s here!’”
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Chu Xin, a flash of disgust crossing her eyes, and added, "Those who secretly have abortions, please schedule another time. Don't cause any trouble today!"
Chu Xin:......
Damn it!
She looked down at herself and thought, "Damn it, is this bastard blind?"
Zhou Yichen was equally angry, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. If he hadn't had important business to attend to today, he would have already thrown a punch.
The man who almost got beaten up had no idea he had caused trouble and even thought he had guessed correctly.
Chu Xin simply blackened her face and changed her hairstyle, but at first glance she still looked like a young girl. Girls of this age rarely come here, let alone with a man, and she even went to the Dark Zone specifically to seek medicine.
This person probably saw plenty of people coming here to deal with dirty business, so naturally he assumed Chu Xin was involved in that way as well.
Chu Xin was certainly angry, but she couldn't take action openly. If she really lashed out at this moment, everything she had done before would be for nothing.
She walked in first, holding Zhou Yichen's hand.
They released him only after he entered the second gate. After being let through by the last three people, he used his mental power to move two bricks on the wall where the two guards were standing at the first guard post. As if they had eyes, the bricks fell off and hurtled straight at the talkative man.
"what!"
"Ouch!"
Screams echoed from the dark alley.
The three people inside the small door peeked through the crack, their voices low and filled with extreme impatience, "What are you yelling about? Don't you know where you are? Be careful not to attract attention!"
The man was hit on the head and bleeding profusely. He had no idea how the brick on the wall suddenly fell down, and it was a whole brick that hit him squarely.
Damn it, this is such bad luck.
He was reminded that he really couldn't shout, so he could only talk to the people inside to ask someone to take his place. If he wasn't bandaged up soon, he would bleed to death.
A fat man with a rather large belly squeezed out of the small door. He looked quite prosperous. He pulled a short knife about two fingers wide from his pocket, walked over with unsteady steps, and cursed under his breath.
"You son of a bitch, get out of here right now! Bloodshed just opened the market, you've brought bad luck on us. If the higher-ups find out, they'll chop you up!"
Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen had walked quite a distance by now. She withdrew her spiritual power and subtly curled her lips into a smile.
The so-called "open area" and "dark area" are actually just two hidden alleys.
Although there were no hawkers shouting in the Ming District, there were quite a few stalls selling things, mostly common daily necessities and some mountain products.
Whether buying or selling, everyone spoke in hushed tones, creating a very quiet atmosphere.
They didn't go inside for a stroll, but walked straight past. Chu Xin quickly scanned the area with her mental energy but didn't find the child.
Further on, there are almost no people left, and you enter the so-called dark zone, where the things sold or the businesses run are considered rare.
There were no stalls, only doorways with different numbers of lights hanging on them.
Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen didn't wander around the other doors; they went straight to the door with three lamps and knocked.
"Boom boom boom!"
Take a break.
Knock again, "thump thump thump!"
This time, Zhou Yichen lowered his voice, indicating that someone was behind the door, and shouted in the local accent, "Someone from the family has come!"
After he finished speaking, there was silence.
The person behind the door didn't move, and the two of them waited patiently.
Before coming, Lu Hu specifically instructed that the people in the black market and dark areas are ruthless characters who risk their lives, valuing money as much as their lives, and are very particular about many things. As long as they follow the rules, there will be no problems.
Two or three minutes later, there was a sound from behind the door.
"Click!"
That's the sound of the bolt being pulled out.
"Squeak-"
The sound of the door rubbing came from inside, and the small door was slowly opened from the inside. Then a short man with bowlegs, wearing a tattered hat and a black cotton coat, came out.
Compared to the previous guards who concealed their weapons on their bodies, this one openly held them in his hand, looking like a hooligan, shaking one leg as he sized up Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen.
I don't know if he's never seen many women before, or if he's just naturally shameless, but he actually tried to act all high and mighty with Chu Xin.
"Oh, there's a little girl here too. What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Let me rub it for you."
People like this can easily swear and make lewd jokes so casually; they're either scum or perverts.
Living is a scourge.
Besides, the two of them have already found their way home; if they continue to tolerate this, they'll be real cowards.
Before Chu Xin could react, Zhou Yichen acted faster, grabbing the bow-legged man's neck with one hand and seizing his hand as the man swung his knife, twisting it forcefully.
“Crack!”
The sound was very soft, but it definitely hurt a lot.
At the same moment, Zhou Yichen suddenly increased the force of his strangulation, silencing the man's screams.
Chu Xin smiled brightly at the man who was almost dying from the pain, made a waving goodbye gesture, and pushed open the door to enter.
Zhou Yichen followed closely behind, carrying the man. After entering the room, he casually closed the door and then slammed the man to the ground with great force. The man groaned and passed out completely.
Although he wasn't strangled on the spot, Zhou Yichen promised that if he didn't die, he would never utter such nonsense again.
When he got up to chase after Chu Xin, he even stabbed the knife he had taken from the other man directly into his crotch.
They cleanly and efficiently ended his sins.