Chapter 55 The Black Market
Two days later, Jiang Li and his group followed the plan to find Wang Kaiyang and Li Gu. The five of them found a secluded corner and quietly waited for Lin Zhongyuanhe and the other two.
"Brother Jiang, you're right. Something is really wrong in the camp these days." Wang Kaiyang said first: "A large number of Charts flowed into the slums through the black market channels. I've inquired about it. They were all shipped from the rich areas. I heard that prices plummeted."
"No wonder there are addicts lying on the streets recently. The public security in slums is worse than before. People often fight for those things." Mo Shang Lijiang sneered: "They use of drugs in such a large amount and people are ruined. I believe that they will die soon."
"It's good to die like this. It's better than if the camp falls and is eaten alive by those crazy invading zombies." After Rong Yu said that, he was hit by Jiang Li's eyebrow.
Wang Kaiyang sighed, as if he had remembered something: "By the way, Shi Wenxin's mother and others..."
"In the past two days, we have visited the relatives of the deceased. We have returned all their relics." Jiang Li heard this, his eyebrows were lowered, his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and a layer of darkness was swept down his pale skin: "If it weren't for him, and the sacrifices of other brothers, we would not be able to return alive."
After Jiang Li finished speaking, everyone fell into silence. It seemed that he was unwilling to recall those painful experiences. Li Gu changed the topic: "So today, in addition to making those things, we also have to find ways to change some food. Although the camp has given a lot of subsidies to the families of the victims, we have to express our opinions."
"Yes, we have enough supplies to exchange a lot of them." Wang Kaiyang said, and then noticed Lin Zhongyuanhe and others not far away.
Jiang Li has been in contact with them these two days. The black market is only open once a week, and the time is today. Now that everyone has arrived, Wang Kaiyang spoke solemnly: "Although we two have been on the black market all year round, we are always cautious and dare not communicate with people more. Don't expose yourself, and don't think about thinking about other people's identities. This is a big taboo."
Everyone listened carefully to everything he told, and the black market opened on time at 9 o'clock every night. Seeing that the time was almost over, Wang Kaiyang and Li Gu signaled everyone to put on their hats and cover their faces, and then led them to No. 13 Street, slums.
Leading by Wang Kaiyang and Li Gu, several people walked into a narrow alley. There were few people here, and even the figures of the poor were rarely seen. The alley was smelly, with a lot of garbage piled on both sides of the road, and the air was filled with unpleasant smells such as feces and urine. It was no better than the environment in the garbage dump, and it was no wonder that there were no people here.
Rong Yu covered his nose and couldn't help but ask: "How could the black market choose such a shady place? You're not going wrong?"
"Don't worry, there will be no trouble... Now, it's here." Wang Kaiyang said, and then stopped in front of an inconspicuous grocery store. The shop is located at the end of the alley, with the door open. When everyone came, they saw two poor people walking out of the store, as if they were here to buy things.
"Will there be so many of us arouse suspicion?" Rong Yu asked Li Gu in a low voice.
"It's okay, there are mixed things here, they only recognize things but not people." After hearing Li Gu's words, everyone felt a little relieved.
Jiang Li followed the two into the store and looked carefully. He saw that the area was about fifty square meters. The shop was filled with old brick and tile walls. The walls and all corners and corners in the store were filled with old things.
From hooks, rings, shelves, glass, to slippers, mud dolls, handmade clothing, candlesticks and pottery jars... everything is available. Many products are covered with dust, and the kimchi jars emit an unpleasant sour smell. Even the bread and biscuits in the cabinet look moldy, which makes Jiang Li feel nauseated.
The group stepped into the store. The light was dim, and the air was filled with the burning smell of kerosene emitted when it burned, and mixed with the smell of shit and urine that filled the street. Lijiang on the Mo Shang was dizzy and his chest was stuffy.
"What do you want? Just look at it." Behind the cabinet on the right side of the door was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was wearing a hemp robe and looked sloppy and decadent.
The man held his cheek with his left hand, yawned, and swayed the palm fan in his hand with his right hand, and was drowsy. From the moment everyone entered the door, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and he didn't even have the enthusiasm to greet the guests.
Seeing everyone's surprise, Wang Kaiyang walked to the man slowly, stretched out his fingers and buckled the table, and then whispered: "A cloud in the northwest Xuantian, the phoenix fell into the crows."
Just after he finished speaking, the middle-aged man suddenly stopped moving, then raised his eyes and looked at the other party. Wang Kaiyang took out a bronze medal from his arms and handed it to him: "It's me, I went out to make some things a while ago, and I came to do business today. These points are all with me, don't worry, there is no problem with people."
The middle-aged man stroked the bronze medal carefully, then nodded, and pointed the palm fan in his hand at a door behind him.
Wang Kaiyang took back his things, greeted Jiang Li and others, then opened the curtain and took them in. This was an abandoned warehouse. After everyone went in, a man and a woman came up and began to search their bodies.
Because of the space backpack, Jiang Li and his group were not worried. After the search was completed, the man and woman took out some masks and distributed them to everyone. Wang Kaiyang said that after entering the black market, no one will show their true faces. If you act here, don’t take off the mask.
Jiang Li brought the mask on him and took a deep breath. Looking at the steps in front of him, he followed Wang Kaiyang and others and walked down.
As early as the way to come, he had imagined what the black market would look like many times. But when he really saw it with his own eyes, Jiang Li was still shocked. Rather than saying it was a market, it was more appropriate to say that it was a dungeon.
Looking around, the black market was bustling with people. Of course, this place was not a neat market. Apart from a main road, it was divided by gypsum board, and items were classified. Masked merchants wrapped in robes, squatting in front of the stall and bargaining with customers.
Jiang Li looked around and saw that there were many kinds of scrap materials here. In some rags, you could even see some scrapped guns and empty bullet shells. Seven or eight strong men with black masks were sorting metal materials in an orderly manner. Some people were sitting against the walls on both sides of the road, or squatting into circles to chat with passers-by in transactions, which looked very lively.
"This place is different from what I imagined." Rong Yu was quite surprised: "I thought it would be so terrifying, but I didn't expect it to be much more lively than the slums."
"Of course, this is the real market. Just don't contact those gray areas of transactions." Wang Kaiyang said to everyone: "The things you are going to buy are really eye-catching. I'm afraid they will be suspicious, so Li Gu and I will take you to some shops to choose from, and finally everyone gathers in the center of the market."
Jiang Li and Lin Zhongyuanhe agreed with his proposal, so in the following time, everyone separated again and began to purchase the materials they needed.
"My sister Liu, what are you thinking?" Lin Zhongyuanhe turned around and found that the fish, who was Countercurrent, was following behind the team absent-mindedly, almost falling out of the team.
"Ah, Brother Xu, it's okay, I... this is the first time I'm here in such a place, I'm a little nervous." She clutched her sleeves and stuttered in her speech.
Lin Zhongyuanhe smiled when he heard this: "It's okay, with me and Lao Qi here, no one dares to have your ideas. Come, go beside me."
Chapter completed!