under the tower

After the snow had completely melted, the temperature slowly began to rise. Several people came to the top of the mountain again from the mountainside, and finally found that there were very few abnormal people left on the periphery of the base.

However, the huge tragedy of the Shen family happened in front of their eyes, which shocked them too much. No one could still feel excited about the scene in front of them.

They went down the mountain in silence, hunted down a few mutants, and walked into the city gate one after another.

A few days ago, Ji Xi went to the notary office in the base to get a new ID card, so Ji Xi also got a brand new smart assistant and a completely blank information form for new residents.

He and Yan Yi walked through the security door one after the other, and the detection machine had been emitting a calm, cold female voice for ten years.

"...Welcome home, Mr. Ji Xi, number K#899023, a total of 56 points for this trip..."

"...Welcome home, Mr. Yanyi, serial number E#7632185, a total of 3144 points have been obtained for this outing, please confirm and sign, thank you for your efforts, please continue to work hard."

Ji Xi watched Yanyi exchange more than 3000 points into scattered banknotes, held a thick stack in his hand, then drew a ten-yuan banknote, handed it to the door and handed it to the inspector.

He usually gives ten yuan every time, which is completely a habitual action, no matter whether he earned a hundred points or two hundred points this trip.

But this time the inspector saw that he had so much money in his hand, but only gave him ten yuan. He was obviously not satisfied. His face was strange, and he was probably a newcomer. They will all be transferred to the city gate by rotation.

He took Yan Yi's ten-yuan note, but still kept his arms crossed, intentionally preventing people from leaving. His eyebrows were raised upright, and his tone was arrogant: "Poor ghost, is that all?"

Yan Yi paused for a moment, probably understood what this person meant, opened the money in his hand, and was about to give another one.

"Why did you give him money?" Ji Xi was very puzzled, even a little annoyed, he opened his eyes and blinked twice, like an ignorant child who didn't understand anything, he asked aloud very brazenly.

"Is this person a beggar? He is too poor to eat, and he still depends on us?"

All the people around who were still waiting to enter the city looked over.

The inspector who blocked the door was stared at by everyone, showing an expression of shame and anger, and almost gave Ji Xi a vicious look.

Giving "tips" is an unspoken unspoken rule, not a written rule. Even because of the special function of the position of inspectors, the government explicitly prohibits them from accepting bribes, in order to prevent infected people from sneaking into the city.

Although they all know that this loophole cannot be exploited, if they are reported to the higher authorities by someone with a heart, they will still be in trouble.At least his good job must be lost.

Ji Xi yelled so loudly, in front of the public, he could only bite the bullet and suffered a dumb loss, and the oil and water in his hand flew away, how could he not be angry.

"Damn brat!" The inspector withdrew his hand, reluctantly let Yan Yi pass, but grumbled a few words through his teeth, "You'd better not fall into my hands, otherwise... "

Knowing the fate of offending these military personnel, Yanyi was about to put money into this person's hand and say something nice, but Ji Xi took the paper money he had already taken out of his hand with all his strength and grabbed it in his own hand. He walked away without looking back.

"If you really have that much money..." Ji Xi said in a cold voice to Yan Yi who was following behind him, "Then just give it to me, there's no need to give it to that stupid ass."

"People eat your money, and they still roll their eyes at you and fart."

He spoke in a clear and melodious voice unique to teenagers.

He did it on purpose, insisting on clearly letting the inspector standing at the city gate hear this sentence.

There was quite a commotion among the people lining up behind the gate to enter the city, and there were a few faint sneers, and the inspector in military uniform suddenly turned pale.

After entering the city, Mao Hei couldn't hold back anymore, he laughed unscrupulously in front of the public, causing passers-by around him to stare at him with crazy eyes.

"Boy, you can do it!" Mao Hei clapped his hands vigorously twice, expressing his great appreciation for Ji Xi's behavior just now, "I underestimated you before! You are so stubborn! Look at the face of that army ghost just now." , Hahaha, being stepped on by an elephant is not as embarrassing as him, it's so funny..."

Yan Yi sighed, and said to Ji Xi in an educational tone: "You really don't need to tear yourself apart with him."

"Oh." Ji Xi's expression was not oily and salty, and his face was dull, "Then it is necessary for you to be pointed at the nose and scolded by the poor?"

He said coolly, "You earned every point by killing the deformed people so hard, why should you give it to him? Because he has a big face?"

Yan Yi rubbed the space between his brows, he actually has countless lessons he learned from the cruel life that he can tell Ji Xi, those who bad-mouth him are a bit too sophisticated and tactful, not decent or not at all Cool, all kinds of reasons.

But he didn't want to say it.

There is no need for him to understand this.When Yan thought about it, it was good that he kept being sharp like this.

So Yanyi patted Ji Xi's head, his voice was low and gentle: "Well, you're right, we won't give it to him."

Back at his home in the sick wood area, Ji Xi suddenly had the illusion that he seemed to have passed away.

The moment the door was opened, there was a smell of dust in the room. Before leaving, the white daisy placed in front of the window sill had withered and was drowned in the vase, and a beam of light came in from the window of the living room. , Tiny particles in the air are flying all over the sky in the sun.

What catches the eye is the old but clean beige suede sofa, the bulky TV, the stove that has been cleaned without oil stains, and the old floor that occasionally creaks.

Obviously not a long trip, but it seems to have experienced a lot.

At the moment when he walked into the familiar door, his heart that had always been hanging was finally down-to-earth, and he put it back in his stomach.

"It needs to be cleaned up." Yan Yi said while taking off his shoes, "It's all dust."

"Yeah." Ji Xi nodded obediently, "Let me help you do it together."

The long winter has begun.

The weather in Beicheng this year is very abnormal, and this is not Ji Xi's illusion - the first snow is at least a month earlier than usual, although people seem to be accustomed to this in the last days.

The weather is not normal every day, so even the "abnormal" has become "normal".

Although they made a lot of money from going out this trip, most people are unwilling to go out of the city when it is cold winter. In addition, the self-grown crops in the diseased wood area have greatly reduced their output due to the temperature, so the overall price of the base is also at a low level. Crazy growth.At first glance, it seems that they have a lot of points, but in fact they don't spend at all.

Yan Yi bought a lot of dry goods that can be stored for a long time in advance, but the daily food expenses are still much higher than before.

Usually, if he lived alone, more than 3000 points would be enough for him to spend the entire winter, but this year his family has an extra Jixi, and for two people, this amount of money is really stretched.

He has recently taken on some odd jobs posted in the base, doing errands to earn extra money, such as repairing radiators for others, delivering a package to a certain family in the east of the city, as long as he is given some money, he can do it.

Ji Xi couldn't stay at home anymore, he also ran out after Tianyan went out, wandering around the city, trying to see if he could find a job.

This was too difficult for Young Master Ji, who had never touched the spring water since he was a child. Ji Xi went to the recruitment offices of several bases, and almost every place was closed.

He is small, even though he has repeatedly assured that he is an adult, it is still unavoidable to be suspected of employing child labor; ?

It was the only man wearing black sunglasses who suddenly stopped him on the street and handed him a business card with golden stripes and a scent.

Ji Xi took the business card and took a closer look, only to see that there were only two words printed on the velvet paper covered with low-key and complicated dark patterns——

"Moon"

Mingyue District is a very special place in the Beicheng base, and it is known far and wide for the Gold Selling Cave.

Ji Xi heard from Yan that it occupies the smallest area among all the divided areas of the base, because that area was occupied by the richest family of the base, the Lu family, and built a building complex that can be called a commercial empire.

The name of the head of the Lu family is Lu Mingyue. The Lu family is divided into one side and has very close ties with the military. The top leader of the Beicheng base is surnamed Chang, and he married a woman from the Lu family. As a dowry, the military An autonomous region was directly sent to the Lu family, which is the "Mingyue District".

Therefore, the word "Mingyue" is completely synonymous with the Lu family, representing undeniable financial resources, and an absolute golden job in the eyes of ordinary people. When ordinary people receive this business card, kowtows and knees may not be enough to express their hearts. of excitement.

But when Ji Xi saw these two words, he felt that they were too arrogant.

Name it after yourself, why don't you just ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor?