Under an abandoned bridge, a group of vagabonds lit a bonfire and cooked some mushy food.
Luo Kai stepped forward and said to an old man with a messy beard, "Big Beard, I'm here to seek refuge with you."
The old man looked at the girl beside him and grinned, "Little Luo, I wasn't wrong about you. You brought back a little girlfriend so quickly!"
"Little girl looks good. Little Luo, you're lucky!" The homeless people around them also began to jeer.
The girl was scared and immediately shrank behind Luo Kai.
"Don't talk nonsense. She's my little sister. Big Beard, find me a place to sleep. It has to be clean."
"No problem. I'll make sure sister-in-law lives comfortably!" The old man patted his chest and led them to a bridge in the corner.
The bridge was messily covered with cotton and cardboard. Although it was simple, it blocked out the cold wind from the outside world.
Luo Kai used half a pack of wrinkled cigarettes to exchange for a bowl of porridge. This was the leftovers that Big Beard and the others got from some restaurants and taverns. It was a pot of stew. Although it didn't look good, it tasted good.
He put the porridge in front of the girl and took out a few steamed buns, "Eat something and then have a good sleep."
The girl frowned and didn't touch the porridge. Instead, she nibbled on the steamed bun.
Luo Kai also nibbled on the steamed bun and said, "If we can't do it, we'll leave here. The world is so big. There must be a place to live."
The girl's eyes reddened. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something but stopped.
Luo Kai waved his hand, "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. It's fine."
The scene quieted down. Luo Kai was tired and hungry. He wolfed down the big bag of steamed buns and a mouthful of water. He also ate the bowl of porridge. Then, he used a wooden board to block the hole and curled up in the hole to sleep. For him, food and sleep were the best ways to heal his injuries.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but when he woke up, it was already late at night. In the darkness, a pair of bright eyes were looking at him.
Luo Kai stretched his body and saw that the wounds on his body had already scabbed over. He heaved a sigh of relief and got up to find a candle to light.
The girl's fair face shone brightly under the candlelight. She said to him in a low voice, "My name is Little Zhuo. My father is Zang Haisheng. The person who caught me is most likely my uncle, so I can't go back."
Luo Kai didn't know who Zang Haisheng was, but he was too lazy to ask. He scratched his head and said, "Alright, then you can stay here for now. They definitely won't be able to find you."
Early the next morning, Luo Kai was thinking about going out to earn money. Xiao Zhuo didn't dare to stay here. Luo Kai was also a little worried about those hungry and thirsty homeless people, so he took her with him.
The two of them walked around the streets. Manual labor would never be unemployed. Luo Kai found a logistics warehouse and worked as a porter. In one day, he earned 120 star dollars. He called out to Xiao Zhuo, who had been looking at him from the side, and like a nouveau riche, they looked for a restaurant to eat.
They found a big chicken restaurant. In this world, large livestock were very expensive, but domestic poultry were much cheaper. They were the main source of meat for the commoners.
After eating and drinking to their fill, Luo Kai brought Xiao Zhuo to stroll around the streets. It wasn't until the sky turned dark that they walked towards the bridge. He knew how tempting a woman was to those homeless people, so he tried his best to avoid conflict.
These homeless people were all pitiful people. Most of them were disabled. For example, Big Beard had a broken leg and had been using a prosthetic. There were no charitable organizations in this world. They were like beggars, relying on the charity of others to survive. It wasn't easy.
Out of the city, they gradually approached the bridge. Under the bridge, there was nothing. There was no trace of the group of homeless people. Luo Kai stopped and cautiously looked around.
A middle-aged man with white eyebrows came out from the bridge where he lived. When he saw them, he suddenly stamped his foot, creating a hole in the ground, and rushed over with big strides.
The distance of the middle-aged man's step was more than five or six steps of an ordinary person. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Luo Kai and grabbed his shoulder.
Luo Kai hurriedly pushed Xiao Zhuo away and met with a fist.
The middle-aged man changed his grip into a fist. With a "bang", both of them retreated a few steps. After realizing that the other party wasn't easy to deal with, they pulled out their pistols and aimed at each other at almost the same time. However, neither of them dared to shoot.
Luo Kai was so nervous that his head was covered in sweat. At such a close distance, it was impossible to avoid being hit in the vitals. Once he was shot, he would definitely die.
It seemed like a series of actions just now, but in fact, it only took a few seconds. Xiao Zhuo on the side reacted and shouted, "Uncle Fu, big brother is a good person!"
The middle-aged man's eyes softened, but he didn't put down his gun. He said in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Zhuo, you are still young. You can't distinguish between good and bad people."
Xiao Zhuo stood between the two and stubbornly said, "It was big brother who saved me. He must be a good person."
This middle-aged man should be very close to Xiao Zhuo. Luo Kai breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to put down his gun, he suddenly saw a steam truck rushing over from the side of the road. A group of men in black raised their guns at them from a distance.
Luo Kai's face changed. He hurriedly threw Xiao Zhuo to the ground. The bullets hit the concrete ground beside them, and gravel flew everywhere.
The middle-aged man's reaction was also very fast. He didn't forget to shoot at the steam truck in the distance while he fell to the ground.
The three of them rolled and crawled to hide in the ditch next to them.
For a moment, the sky was filled with deafening gunshots. The whooshing sound of bullets cutting through the air made people feel as if they were in a fierce battlefield.
Luo Kai wasn't nervous. It wasn't the first time he fought with the enemy with live ammunition. It was just that the situation tonight was much worse. He was no longer a hunter hiding in the dark, but a target in the open. The enemy's firepower was too strong. The three of them hid in the ditch and didn't even dare to show their heads.
The roar of the steam truck was getting closer and closer. If they didn't think of a way to break out, they would definitely die!
At the critical moment of life and death again, Luo Kai took a deep breath and controlled his heartbeat again. Since the fishing village battle, this was the first time he activated his blood and qi. His eyes became blood red, and countless subtle information around him flooded into his mind. He had a splitting headache. The feeling of omniscience and omnipotence once again filled his whole body.
"I will cover you. You take Xiao Zhuo to the bridge!"
Luo Kai suppressed the pain in his head and said in a hoarse voice. Taking advantage of the gap between a series of gunshots, Luo Kai suddenly rushed out. His speed was so fast that a phantom seemed to appear where he was.
As if time had slowed down, he could capture the trajectory of the bullets passing through the air. His body twisted like a slithering snake, constantly making subtle movements. While avoiding the bullets, the pocket-sized pistol in his hand also fired the first bullet, which accurately hit the driver of the steam truck. The driver's head was directly overturned, and white and red blood sprayed all over the driver's seat.
The second bullet was fired, and the man in black in the front passenger seat was also hit in the head. The unmanned steam truck flipped over and fell into the ditch. A group of men in black jumped down from the back of the truck and shot in an orderly manner while looking for cover.
Luo Kai circled around the steam truck. In the high-speed movement, the pocket-sized pistol in his hand didn't miss the target. Every bullet must be accompanied by a man in black falling to the ground.
Uncle Fu was surprised and crawled toward the bridge with Xiao Zhuo. This gunfight was somewhat incredible. A young man actually forced a group of gunmen to take a defensive position.