Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early to get off work today, Gu Tongwan simply went to the outer circle commercial street. She still remembered that the thermos bucket recommended to her by the boss lady was here.

I haven't been to the outer circle for a long time. The environment here has become more desolate, especially the streets corroded by acid rain have become pitch black. I can see many people on the road repairing their roofs.

When we arrived at the commercial street, there were quite a few people here. The outer circle has a large population base, and the commercial center is where the flow of people is most concentrated, because it gathers almost all the supplies and various commodity shops needed by the residents. In addition, there are also many people from the inner circle who come here specifically to open shops. The purpose is to make small profits but quick turnover. As long as there are people, there will be no shortage of business.

The store the proprietress introduced was near a hardware store with "Jiang's" written on it. Gu Tongwan parked the car in the open-air parking lot opposite. The parking fee here was unexpectedly expensive, probably because of the chaotic public security. If the car was parked in the "no man's land" along the street, I'm afraid that in less than ten minutes, the car would either lose a tire or a rearview mirror. In worse cases, the whole car might be scratched. Even if you go to the Security Bureau for security at that time, it would be useless. They would not file a case because there are no surveillance cameras installed and no security measures. Therefore, most people who come here choose to park their cars in paid parking lots.

The parking lot charges are quite expensive, with five points being charged for the first hour and three points for each hour thereafter, with no upper limit. However, it is the same as before if you rent a parking space with a half-month card, and you need to pay a parking fee of 400 points per month. However, few people are willing to pay such a high fee.

Just as Gu Tongwan was about to get off the car, a shorter young man in charge of watching the car approached and smiled, "Beauty, are you alone?"

Gu Tongwan had no intention of answering. She always chose to ignore strangers who approached her, but the other party didn't seem to give up, and didn't care about Gu Tongwan's attitude. He just smiled and said, "Beauty, this place is not particularly safe recently. I advise you to leave quickly after buying things, especially after 6 o'clock in the evening, you can't stay here."

It is now 5:15, and there are still more than ten minutes before the sun sets. Moreover, because it is already mid-January, it gets dark very quickly recently. Basically, the sun starts to set after 5:30 and is completely replaced by darkness around 6:30.

"Although the security in the outer circle is a bit chaotic, it is not as serious as you said. Besides, the commercial street here should be patrolled by the Self-Defense Forces of the nearby Security Bureau. I think it should be safe as long as you don't go out late at night." Gu Tongwan couldn't help but speak.

Seeing that she didn't believe him, the other party didn't get angry, but just showed a meaningful smile. Gu Tongwan knew that he should have something else he didn't tell her, so she took out a pack of compressed biscuits from her pocket and handed it to her.

The man's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Oh, how can I let a beautiful woman spend money?" His words were quite tactful and polite, but his response was very quick, as if he was afraid that Gu Tongwan would regret it the next second.

After quickly putting the compressed biscuits into his waist bag, the short man said, "Self-Defense Force?" These three short words contained a hint of ridicule. "If this place was indeed quite peaceful a week ago, but since the underground city stopped entering the city, part of the Self-Defense Force in the outer circle has been withdrawn, and the original three daily patrol missions have been reduced to two. Now the Self-Defense Force can only be seen from 7 am to 6 pm. Once the Self-Defense Force members are off duty, the people who take over this area will be Qiao Laoliu's people. No one dares to provoke that madman. After all, Qiao Laoliu has a notorious reputation in this area. He has been doing evil for so long and has not been taken down. It is estimated that there is a big backer behind him..." The man shrank his neck as if he was afraid, and even looked around, worried that what he said would be heard by others.

"Who is Qiao Laoliu you are talking about?"

Gu Tongwan was not very clear about the distribution of forces in the outer circle, but he had heard that except for some main areas in the outer circle that were controlled by the base government, the rest of the areas had long been controlled by other forces. There were at least dozens or even hundreds of gangs, but because the forces were relatively dispersed, they had not yet posed a threat to the government, and these gangs could restrain each other. Therefore, the base government was happy to see them fighting each other. However, once the fight became too serious or had affected the harmony within the base, the base government would also suppress it.

"Qiao Laoliu is the boss in charge of this area. He has hundreds of subordinates. If the shops and small vendors along the street want to operate normally after 6 pm, they have to pay a certain amount of [management fee], ranging from 20 points to several hundred points per month. With this money, Qiao Laoliu has a very rich fortune. But he is also capable. He is an A-level power-type psychic. Who dares to provoke him? He is an A-level psychic. The captain of the nearby security bureau is only a B-level psychic. On weekdays, when he sees Qiao Laoliu, he has to politely offer him a cigarette."

"Is this the reason why you asked me not to stay in the commercial street after six o'clock?" Gu Tongwan narrowed her eyes, and there was no panic in her tone. Instead, she focused her gaze on Tutu, who was still licking his fur in the car and had just woken up.

The short man nodded, then chuckled and said, "Actually, it's not just because of Qiao Laoliu. Recently, many young people have disappeared in Commercial Street, about two or three a month. Although the Security Bureau has started an investigation, there is still no result. As for Qiao Laoliu, he doesn't admit it. He is not short of money. If he really likes a woman, he would have done it long ago, and he wouldn't be so sneaky. So this is the more terrifying thing. A person who can commit a crime under Qiao Laoliu's nose is really scary."

"Okay, thank you for telling me that."

The man saw that the girl in front of him was not scared at all. Instead, she tapped the car body. The next moment, the car door was opened from the inside, and a giant dog with snow-white fur jumped out. The man was so scared that he took several steps back.

What a huge dog. Its head is almost as big as a tiger, right?

On second thought, how could a single young girl dare to break into the outer circle easily and alone if she didn't have some ability? And she was followed by a giant dog, so I guess she might be a person with superpowers.

Thinking of this, the man's originally playful look suddenly changed, the smile on his face also became embarrassed, and finally he watched the man and the dog disappear around the corner of the street.

At the same time, Mrs. Qin, who had just moved to the neighborhood, was carrying a basket and hurriedly turned out of the alley. Unexpectedly, she almost bumped into someone. She was so scared that she shuddered and trembled all over before shouting angrily, "Who is it? Are you afraid to walk in front of someone?"

After seeing the person in front of her clearly, Old Lady Qin's eyes widened immediately. She was about to continue cursing when she saw a giant dog following her. The arrogance that had just been raised was extinguished again. She could only mutter to herself, but her body made way for the other party. She was probably worried that she would order the dog to pounce on her.

Gu Tongwan just said "sorry" and continued walking forward, as if he didn't recognize Old Lady Qin.

Old Mrs. Qin, who was still standing there, showed a malicious smile at this time. She immediately followed the steps of leaving, took out her mobile phone and sent a message to an unfamiliar number while walking.

[There is a new prey, it is in the XX kitchenware store on the commercial street, we must act quickly. ]

After sending the message, Old Lady Qin seemed to have thought of something and quickly added, "It's a good S-grade product."

At the same time, in a beverage store about 500 meters away, a tall man's phone vibrated twice, and the man opposite smiled and said, "Who is it?"

"It's still that annoying old thing."

"That old woman who thought she was a Bond girl and sent you messages every day? But didn't she provide you with clues that matched several times?"

"Yes, they are all correct, but every time we meet, he keeps asking me about potions. He's already old and still wants to become a superpower, without even considering how many years he has left to live." The man's eyes were full of disgust, and he obviously hated this to the extreme.

After a pause, the man continued, "Moreover, the number of people patrolling during the day has increased recently. The number of missing people in this area has increased dramatically, especially young girls. If this continues, they will be killed by that old woman sooner or later."

Generally speaking, they would not stay in one place for too long. It was because the old lady said that the girls here were of better quality, especially the ones in her store, who were indeed good stuff. Unfortunately, they never had the chance to make a move.

"There must be something wrong with the dungeon recently. The Self-Defense Forces that patrolled at night were withdrawn, so the police force was increased during the day. But at the same time, our success rate in committing crimes at night will also be much higher. Moreover, our team is much better than Team C. I heard that they were almost caught by the people of the large Hunter Guild several times in another area. Their informants have even fallen into the hands of the Hunter Association."

"But that old woman is too greedy."

"Hey, the greedier a person is, the easier it is for us to use him. Besides, old people are also easy to be fooled. Think about it, at least in the past few months, the old woman has provided you with a lot of useful clues, and you have completed the task with her and obtained a lot of good resources. It doesn't matter if you give her two or three bottles of potion appropriately. Besides, not everyone is suitable for those potions. At least we can reuse her before she completely loses her value, right?" The companion took a sip of the sour juice, but his eyes fell on the man's slightly frowned brows.

The man seemed convinced and could only nod and sneer: "If it weren't for this, I would have kicked that old woman out long ago. Although she is a bit long-winded, the clues she provides every time are the most comprehensive." As he spoke, he picked up the phone on the table and clicked on the message. After seeing the content on it, he immediately raised his eyebrows, and a gleam of interest flashed in his eyes.

"What's wrong? What did the old woman say?"

"He said there was high-quality goods nearby and asked me to go over there quickly." The man stood up doubtfully and glanced at the sky. The sun was setting and the whole block would be shrouded in darkness in just half an hour, but it would also be more convenient for them to take action.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go and take a look. If there really is good stuff there, we won't have to worry about not being able to catch up with Group C." The companion went to the cashier first to pay the bill.

At the kitchenware store, Gu Tongwan just bought the thermos bucket he wanted. After some bargaining, he finally got the deal at two thousand eight. The thermos bucket is very large, and if it is only used to hold lunch boxes, it can hold at least fifty of them.

However, because she was not driving a pickup truck today, and Tutu would have to sit in the back seat of the car, she could only pay the boss an additional 50 points for the fare and he promised to deliver it to the store the next day.

It was almost six o'clock when Gu Tongwan came out of the store after shopping. It was already dark outside and one-third of the street lights on both sides were turned on.

The commercial street is still bustling with people, some of them are out looking for food after work, and others are here to shop. But in addition to the main street, there are dozens of alleys on this commercial street, and they are all connected to each other. These alleys are dark and deserted during the day, and they are even more desolate and gloomy at night. Unless you travel in groups, most people are really unwilling to walk through these alleys.

When Gu Tongwan arrived, she took the shortcut, which was at least ten minutes faster than walking from the main street. However, when she decided to leave, she subconsciously touched the triangular military bayonet at her waist.

When I entered the alley, I found that everything was shrouded in darkness. The street lights from the main street could not shine in. The entrance of the alley was only about one meter wide, and both sides were the backs of shops along the street. Generally, few people would pay attention to this kind of corner.

Just before entering the alley, the usually quiet Aoao jumped onto the eaves of the house on the other side for some reason. The giant dog, whose back height was easily about 1.3 meters, could easily jump onto the eaves of the house that was more than three meters high and then onto the roof that was more than ten meters high.

Gu Tongwan watched his own shadow gradually become dimmer and the hustle and bustle of the main street gradually fade away, when two silent mice secretly followed him.

After walking forward for about a few dozen meters, she should have turned at the next alley, but she stopped and pretended to squat down to tie her shoelaces, but she could see a dark figure gradually approaching her from the faint shadow on the wall.

Gu Tongwan seemed to be tying his shoelaces, but in fact he had the triangular bayonet firmly in his hand.

It happened almost in an instant. The moment she stood up and turned around, two screams were heard in the darkness.

The person behind felt a heart-wrenching pain on his head before he could come to his senses. The man in front heard the noise and wanted to turn around, but he saw a flash of cold light in front of him. When he subconsciously stepped back, he found a deep cut on his shoulder.

Tonight, two skins that have been corroded to the point where only some human tissue remains will appear at the entrance of the alley, but they will soon be eaten clean by the beautiful rats hidden in the darkness.