Chapter 240 Mufan Street
Speaking from actual experience...
Mufan Street is a magical place.
When Ronald and Claudia stepped out of the taxi, the driver took the money and drove away without looking back. Although he was willing to drive here because of his work, that was all.
After watching the carriage leaving as if avoiding the god of plague and disappearing into the distance of the street, Ronald and the other two turned back to look at the street in front of them.
——Mufan Street.
Although it is at this relatively late time point.
But from their position, they could still see some people walking back and forth in the streets. These guys seemed to be used to waiting for something at this time.
At the same time, in Mufan Street, the electric lights in the main city have not yet been installed here.
Instead, at regular intervals, old oil lamps were hung on the surrounding buildings to provide lighting for people. The flickering lights dimmed the gloomy and damp streets, and a complex odor filled the air.
Generally speaking, Mufan Street has such a gloomy and shabby feeling.
Staring at the uncomfortable street in front of him, Ronald said to Claudia beside him:
"Isa, are you sure we want to continue walking in?"
and Rona, who was a little worried. However, the girl didn't seem to care about the scene in front of her at this moment.
Facing the inquiry from her companion, she nodded firmly:
"Keep walking."
"I came here today just to take a good look at the true appearance of this slum area. There is no reason to give up halfway."
The last time was Without trying to persuade him, Ronald could only shrug:
"Then as you wish, let's continue."
The conversation ended and the two of them walked towards the street in front of them.
As they gradually entered the depths of Mufan Street, more and more people appeared in their field of vision.
Minors wandering the streets at night;
drunkards lying on the ground with the smell of alcohol on their bodies;
and 'local residents' in ragged clothes with many scars visible on their exposed skin...
in general Generally speaking, most of these people are in poor mental health.
In every sense, it conforms to the actual situation of slums.
And after noticing Ronald and Claudia, two neatly dressed people walking into the street, many of them looked at them with malicious eyes.
Although some people immediately gave up their attention after seeing the uniform Claudia was wearing, there were also many people whose greed in their eyes only deepened.
Regarding this situation, neither Ronald nor Claudia said much.
As they continued walking like this, they began to go deeper and deeper into Musan Street, and saw more and more things.
After a few minutes, the situation got worse.
If most of the people at the beginning looked bad, it was obvious that they were lacking in nutrition. So from here on, some residents are already facing extremely severe life threats.
The deep part of the street has not been repaired for many years, and lighting does not exist here at all.
In such an environment that is even more unfavorable for people to live, you can also see some skinny people who can only huddle in the corner and wait to die. When all the bad things are added up, most of these people are tightly entangled with the disease.
Moving forward with the girl beside him, Ronald could clearly see the changes in Claudia.
The expression on the girl's face was getting worse and worse.
Faced with the tragic situation around her, she was obviously very dissatisfied, but she was not too holy to check the specific status of these people one by one. In Claudia's eyes, it seems that this situation is simply regarded as a social phenomenon, rather than a specific tragic situation on an individual person.
He continued to remain silent.
After the two of them walked a mile deeper into Musan Street, the end of the street stopped in front of them.
It is the Weiss River that runs through the entire spring.
Across the river bank is a neat street with bright lights, but the Musan Street where Ronald and the others are located is dim.
This wide river seems to separate two areas of a city and then turn them into two completely different worlds.
Standing in this position, Ronald turned his head and looked around.
Although it is also close to the edge of the Vis River, unlike the riverside apartment where he lives, next to this location is a factory whose function is unknown for the time being.
The rather pungent sewage was poured directly into the river from here. Although it was difficult to distinguish the color of the river water in the dark night, the smell that floated up was enough to make people feel good.
Watching this scene quietly, Ronald spoke first:
"Isa, there is no way forward."
Hearing Ronald's words, Claudia nodded quietly and walked in the spacious room. After wandering by the Weiss River for a long time, she carefully noted the smell here, and then turned to look at Ronald:
"Yes, tonight's journey ends like this."
"Ronald, I am very happy that you can accompany me. A trip."
"This is really important to me."
"..."
Facing the girl's sad expression, Ronald didn't say anything more.
Because at the same time, he heard some faint sounds coming from behind.
Turning around, Ronald looked in the direction the two came from.
Although the pitch-black night was dark enough, Ronald's excellent eyesight was able to spot several approaching black figures in the shadows of the street.
Distinguish carefully.
That's the edge of Mubanjie Road.
Seven hunched-over men were sneakily approaching the two of them.
Shaking his head with some emotion in his heart, Ronald said to his companions with emotion:
"Isa, it seems we have to work another shift tonight."
Turning his head slightly, following Ronald's prompts, Ke Claudia also saw the scene in the dark streets.
So she snorted quite unhappily.
"Haha——"
"I want to see how they can make us work overtime!"
While speaking, Claudia walked sideways behind Ronald, and with the help of her companion's figure to block her, the undetectable voice started Search for entries in Encyclopedia Britannica.
"Volume Three, Page Two Hundred and Eighty-Four, Part Two."
"..."
He finished listening to the faint chanting behind him.
Ronald also understood that Claudia was ready to fight.
In this situation, as a man, he naturally walked towards the other party without hesitation.
Facing several ordinary people, Ronald was still confident of handling them.
Opposite him, when the 'local residents' in the darkness saw someone walking towards them, a very disdainful smile immediately appeared on their faces.
Some of them even showed off the dagger in their hands, and after making a few arcs that didn't make sense, they began to mock in a very provocative tone: "
Little guy, we have something to do with your little girlfriend."
"If you kneel down right now, Please beg for mercy, we may be able to tolerate a lot and let you jump into the river for a swim instead of tasting the knife here." [
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(End of this chapter)