Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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The afternoon sun is the most vicious time of the day. There are far fewer pedestrians on the street. The homeless wanderers curl up and take a nap in the simple shacks built of cardboard boxes and iron plates. No one notices the figure sneaking in the shadows of the alley.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Set carried Xiu on his back to avoid the main road and moved quickly in the alley.

"You should ask me: Hey, are you not dead?"

Hugh leaned on Seth's shoulder, clutching his aching ribs with one hand.

In the attic, Seth untied Xiu's rope, and threw him out of the skylight without saying hello...

"It doesn't seem to be a serious problem if you can joke around."

"Yes, you are always disappointed that you didn't break a bone."

"Haha, are you angry?"

Seth smiled, and patted Xiu's buttocks: "I am also forced by the situation. On the third floor, no matter whether it is carrying or hugging, the two of us can only die together if we dance together. I saw it when I threw it. There is a canopy on the first floor, and grass on the first floor as a buffer, so there will be no major problems if you fall."

"Ha ha."

Xiu groaned in pain, clutched his ribs and patted Seth's shoulder.

"Hiss, let me down."

Seth stopped and supported Xiu against the wall: "It hurts?"

"Well," said a slender sigh of relief, "it's okay."

"Let me see."

Seth reached out to pull Xiu's clothes, Xiu hurriedly pressed it, but accidentally touched the sore spot, the pain made him almost cry out.

"No, no, I'm fine."

"It's okay if it hurts like this," Seth knew what Xiu was thinking, and coaxed him in a compromised way, "I promise I'll just check the wound for you, isn't that all right?"

Xiu was silent for a few seconds without stopping, Seth gently pulled the corner of his clothes, and there was a palm-sized bruise on his left rib.

"Is it here?"

Seth touched it lightly, and as soon as he touched the bruise, Xiu shrank back suddenly.

"Be patient a little bit," Seth grabbed Xiu's waist, and the movement of his hands was as light as possible, "I want to confirm whether you really hurt your bones."

Xiu didn't speak, Seth regarded it as acquiescing, his knuckles and scarred fingers slowly moved up against the cold white skin, and pressed gently on the bruise with strength.

"Hiss, ah..."

"do not move."

Seth grabbed Xiu's waist with one hand, and gently stroked his skin with his fingertips with the other hand.

Xiu gritted his teeth slightly, and put his hands on Seth's shoulders, but whenever he couldn't help it, he pinched Seth's shoulders, causing Seth to grin his teeth in pain.

"Fortunately, no rib injury, just bruises."

Seth felt that his shoulder was about to be repaired, so he rubbed the place where he scratched and was about to 'comfort', but he saw that his eyes were watery, and his cold white skin was reddish due to the pain. The appearance of forbearance.

A bad taste suddenly came to Seth's mind, and while he wasn't paying attention, he squeezed it.

"Hey!"

Xiu knocked his hand away, crossed his arms and stared at Seth: "Didn't you promise to only check the wound for me!"

"Hehe, do you believe the bandit's guarantee?"

"You, you are really good!"

Xiu wrapped his clothes tightly, zipped up his jacket, his face was full of disdain and contempt, Seth looked at Xiu's shy appearance with great interest, but the next moment his brows frowned, he grabbed Xiu and retreated into the shadows.

"What do you want to do again!"

"Hush," Seth covered Xiu's mouth, "There are more than one."

Xiu didn't believe Seth's words, but his expression was serious, and there was a burst of hurried footsteps in the alley, approaching their direction.

"How is it, have you found someone?"

"No, where are you?"

"Neither do I."

Xiu was held in Seth's arms, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of three soldiers in military uniforms, lingering at the entrance of the alley to talk.

"No, this area is still within the scope of Area A. It is impossible for the prisoner to stay in Area A for a long time after escaping. We have to expand the search area."

"In this way, I will report to the army commander and apply for additional manpower to search in other areas. The two of you spread out to search, and contact if you find the situation. Remember, there are two people on the other side, so be sure to pay attention to safety."

"Okay, got it."

"Well, contact me anytime."

The three of them dispersed at the entrance of the alley, and when the footsteps gradually faded away, Seth poked his head and took a cautious look: "He's gone, we have to hurry up, can you go?"

"can."

Xiu nodded, just as he took a step, he immediately clutched the bruise in pain.Not only that, but his limbs were still a little weak, and his head was dizzy.

"Don't be brave, come on, I'll carry you on my back."

"Do not......"

Seth carried the man on his back involuntarily, and quickly walked through the alley.

Xiu gritted his teeth and endured, seeing Seth's dazzling red hair, took out a mask from his arms, rolled it twice and put it on his head.

"kindness?"

"Cover it up," Xiu coughed twice in pain, "Your head is as red as a cockscomb, are you afraid that others won't see it?"

Seth chuckled: "It's not thanks to someone. He dared to go to other people's house after only seeing each other once. This alarmed the military. I'm afraid I won't be able to get away for a while."

"No one asked you to go, it was you who insisted on coming here because of your own evil intentions," Xiu said, unwilling to show weakness Waiting to be robbed by you?"

"Hey, I'm not interested in that kind of decent people. Although I'm a bandit, I only rob bandits."

"The bandits used to rob, and the rest were abducted, right?"

"Brother, I'm the one who got scammed this time, okay?"

Seth turned his back on purpose, and said dissatisfiedly: "He said to treat us well, let us live in peace until the commercial roads are unblocked, but in the end, he turned his head and poured medicine into the wine."

Xiuchi clutched his ribs in pain, if it was because of someone carrying him, he wished he could wipe his neck right now.

"You said Murray's father drugged the wine and you drank it too, why..."

"I didn't drink," Seth heard Xiu's grunt from the pain just now, and held his buttocks, trying to keep him on his own to keep his body still. I was nervous, and there were abnormal small bubbles in the wine. I suspected that he recognized him, so I made a fake move and didn't drink that glass of wine at all. "

"You saw it early?"

"Well, if it wasn't for my wit, the two of us would have died at the hands of the military," Seth said with a smile. ...that's really two hundred and five."

"It turns out that you have suspected it for a long time... Then what's the point of you blowing up your identity?"

"You treat it as after-sales service, and if you receive your money, you have to bear the corresponding risks," Seth said, "Living in the last days is very dangerous. Not only must you guard against the lack of food and water sources, and the invasion of alien beasts, even People have to be on guard. But you, you eat what others give you, so easy to trust people you have never met, are you not afraid of being betrayed?"

"Have you ever seen a homeless man who often interacts with people?" Xiu asked.

"Tsk, that's right," Seth sighed, and looked back at Xiu, "Where are your parents and family members? Didn't they teach you that you must be defensive?"

"They are all dead."

"Oh, is it so......"

Seth turned his head silently, and hurried on his way with Xiu behind his back.

Afterwards, the two had no further conversations. Seth carefully avoided the searching soldiers, fled Area A and arrived at Area C where the law and order was chaotic. Xiu's head suddenly rested on his shoulder.

"That," Seth struggled in his heart for a long time, and said, "I didn't do it on purpose just now, I just wondered, as a stranger, you were so cautious when guarding against me, why did you take precautions when someone poured medicine into your cup? None? Just because I'm a bandit?"

After Seth finished speaking, he felt like he was talking nonsense. Why don't people guard against bandits?

Under normal circumstances, among strangers and bandits, individuals would choose to believe in strangers rather than bandits, not to mention that Murray was rescued by him.

Perhaps, if Xiu met Murray alone, things would not develop into what they are now.

"No, no, why do I think these things." Seth muttered in his heart.

Xiu's wanted stickers are everywhere, no matter how much he assumes, he is just asking for trouble, so let's pass this level first.

After carrying it all the way, Seth was a little tired. He looked back at Xiu, with his head still resting on his shoulder.

"Heh, you feel comfortable. I let Lao Tzu carry you all the way. No one in this world has enjoyed this kind of treatment."

Xiu didn't reply, his head fell on his shoulder and remained motionless.

Seth felt something was wrong and moved his shoulders: "Hey, hey, wake up, don't sleep."

Xiu still didn't move.

Seth panicked and put him down hastily.

Xiu's face was pale, and he was sweating profusely on his forehead. Fortunately, his breathing was steady and his pupils were normal. It should be that the residual medicine effect had returned, and he fell into a temporary coma.

Seth looked around, carried Xiu behind his back to a closed iron door, and knocked rhythmically three times.

With a "click", a small window opened in the middle of the iron door, and it was dark inside, and nothing could be seen.

Seth stood up and took out five gold coins and threw them in.

After a while, the small window closed, and the brick wall next to the iron gate opened a crack.Seth pushed open the gap in the wall, and after the two entered, the wall returned to its original appearance.

"The third floor, the innermost room."

Seth caught the key thrown from the dark, went upstairs with Xiu on his back, opened the door and put him on the bed, and after reconfirming that he was only in a coma due to the effect of the medicine, he lifted his clothes and carefully inspected the bruises on his side .

The bruise started to turn purple, but showed no signs of spreading.

When Seth encountered a bruise, the Priest raised his eyebrows subconsciously.

Seth sat on the edge of the bed and took a breath, Xiu fell into a deep sleep, just like when he was sleeping in the attic.

"No, don't go, don't leave me..."

Xiu murmured uncomfortably, Seth's eyes dimmed, and he helped him take off his coat, covered him with a thin blanket, and quietly went downstairs.

The exit on the first floor was pitch black, and under the dim chandelier, only a sitting figure could be vaguely discerned.

Seth threw another gold coin at the figure: "Help take care of it."

The figure didn't answer, and hummed a little song leisurely.

Seth opened the door and left. The sun hurt his eyes. The man in white military uniform leaned on his staff and seemed to be waiting for a long time.

Seth frowned slightly, and the man raised his head, with a cold smile on his long and narrow eyebrows.

"Red-tailed scorpion, long time no see."