Trickster Hunter

Chapter 257 Night Market

However, spiritual monsters are not the problem that Sun Hang needs to consider now - the biggest threat at the moment should be the Chimera No. 17 that escaped from Lao Wang.

In these short ten days, that guy has devoured at least thousands of people... No one knows what it will look like when it appears in human vision again.

This feeling of the enemy in the dark and me in the light is really uncomfortable, not to mention that there is a variable like Anna mixed in.

Sun Hang suddenly regretted that he left Chunming City too hastily before... If he had known that there was such a big battle waiting for him, maybe he should have gone to the monster containment area of ​​Tianshu Tower to eat a full meal first.

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When Sun Hang left the institute, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening - but for Tianfu City, there was not much difference between seven o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning. The sky was always dark, and the temperature was always around minus fifteen degrees Celsius...

Sun Hang remembered that the average temperature was still around zero degrees when he left Tianfu City last time...

As the eternal night continued, this city, once known as one of the four furnaces of Xiazhou, would become even colder.

He suddenly missed Tianfu City before the eternal night fell - brightly lit office buildings, crowded commercial streets, and those dilapidated but full of fireworks in the old city.

In the summer, the hot pants and miniskirts on the streets of Tianfu City are definitely a landscape that cannot be missed... If Tianfu City ranks second, then no city dares to claim the first place.

Food, beauty, beautiful scenery... If you ignore the fact that Tianfu City is located in the border area of ​​Xiazhou Federation, this is definitely the most livable city in the entire federation, no one else.

After all, this is a city with the title of Tianfu Country.

Sun Hang drove the car and drove slowly forward along the main road - the traffic control on most sections of Tianfu City has not been lifted yet, and only vehicles with special license plates or vehicles with passes can go on the road.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, this road should have been jammed, but now it is empty, and only a few trucks or off-road vehicles with military license plates can be seen passing from the other side of the lane occasionally.

There is a checkpoint every few kilometers, and soldiers wearing dark green military coats stand on the roadside. The water vapor they exhale forms a layer of white frost on their eyebrows and the brims of their felt hats.

They hold their guns and stomp their feet on the ground to keep warm - there is heating in the sentry box, but the narrow space can only accommodate one person. A sentry box is equipped with four soldiers, which means that even if they take turns to sit in the sentry box, each person can only enjoy the heating in the booth for a quarter of the duty time.

"Hello." A soldier came up and stopped Sun Hang's car, "Routine inspection."

Sun Hang stepped on the brakes, and the off-road vehicle slowly stopped in front of the barrier.

"This car... belongs to the Institute?" The soldier looked into the car, then took two steps back. "According to the files, this car belongs to Yang Qi, a researcher at the Weird Things Institute... uh, you are not Yang Qi, right?"

The registered owner is a woman, and Sun Hang is not a woman at first glance.

"No, she lent me this car." Sun Hang answered honestly.

"Can you show me your ID?" The soldier just finished asking, and the next second he caught a glimpse of the hunter bracelet on Sun Hang's left wrist, and immediately stood at attention, "Sorry... Sorry! You don't need to show your ID, we will let you go immediately!"

"Ah?" Sun Hang was stunned for a moment, and put the hunter license he had just taken out back into his pocket.

The electric barrier rose quickly.

"You are not on a mission, are you?" The soldier asked cautiously.

"No... I just got off work and plan to go shopping in the city... uh, patrol." Sun Hang said.

The soldier was obviously relieved.

"By the way, do you know which markets or supermarkets around here have resumed business?" Sun Hang waved at the soldier and asked.

Although a new material application form has been submitted, considering that there are several new mouths to feed at home during this period, the uniformly distributed materials are still in short supply, especially fresh vegetables and meat...

Using canned and pre-prepared ingredients to cook is really a bit of a bummer for Zhong Ling's cooking skills.

"Supermarket?" The soldier was stunned. "Even if there are supermarkets open now, there are no goods to sell...Supplies in the whole city are uniformly distributed. The supply warehouses of those chain supermarkets have been requisitioned by the federal government, and the goods inside have been bought by the government to fill the gap in materials...Do you want to buy something?"

"Buy some vegetables and cook at home." Sun Hang said concisely.

"Is there a shortage of...supplies distributed to hunters?" The soldier was shocked. "Is the situation so bad..."

"No, it's just that there are too many people in my family." Sun Hang explained.

"Well... I don't know where to buy things, but there seems to be a trading market spontaneously organized by residents in the nearby Yabei District... But if you want to go, you have to hurry up. According to the Tianfu City Citizens' Activities Control Regulations, the market will be closed at nine o'clock at the latest, and there is less than an hour left." The soldier said.

"Yabei District?" Sun Hang glanced at the navigation. It was less than three kilometers away from where he was, so it was quite close to drive there.

"Yes, Yabei District. As for the location, it's at the address of the famous night market. It's easy to find." The soldier nodded, and suddenly lowered his voice in his next sentence, "The squad leader once went to that place to buy cigarettes...but One thing I have to tell you in advance is that the things there are very expensive, very expensive... and many people don’t charge money.”

"No money?"

"Yes, many people only accept barter." The soldier said, "They dare to sell a pack of Longfeng Chengxiang for 6,000 yuan! But if you exchange things with others, you only need half a box of instant noodles... But I also It’s just an example. The exact price depends on how you negotiate.”

"Okay, I understand, thank you very much." Sun Hang took out two packs of cigarettes from the glove box and threw them to the soldiers standing guard, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"

The cigarette certainly didn't belong to Sun Hang or Yang Qi - neither of them smoked. But there were a lot of cigarettes hidden in Yang Qi's car. Most of these cigarettes were "confiscated" by her from the old director. Occasionally, the old director would find them when they were left in the office or laboratory, so she simply threw them all in the car.

"It's not hard, it's not hard! Thank you, brother!" Several soldiers who received the cigarettes were immediately flattered and thanked them repeatedly.

Sun Hang drove away from the checkpoint and drove onto the fork in the road leading to Yabei District. After searching in the navigation software, there were more than 20 places named "Internet Celebrity Night Market" in Tianfu City. However, Fortunately, there is only one Internet celebrity night market in Yabei District.

In the first week of eternal night, all civil activities were suspended. But as time goes by, the Tianfu City Management Committee gradually relaxes restrictions - no one knows how long the eternal night will last. According to the disaster response committee's vision, after the initial ban, along with the establishment of various guarantee mechanisms, It is necessary to gradually bring Tianfu City’s life and production back on track.

Although there is still some distance before the resumption of work and school, at least in the past few days, a group of aunties and old ladies wearing cotton-padded jackets and down jackets can be seen dancing in the square under the light of military searchlights.

It has to be said that these old ladies are indeed not mortal creatures - even if the sky falls, as long as their fake speakers are not crushed, they still have to dance in the square.

The federal government and the Disaster Management Committee are also happy to see this kind of scene, and even let the official media report on these old ladies dancing in the square. From a certain perspective, this can indeed show the citizens of Tianfu City when facing disasters. The courage and optimism are part of the "positive energy" content that the federal government continues to promote.

It's a pity that most of the people who can see these positive contents are people outside the Shuzhou area, and the internal civil communication network in Shuzhou has never been restored. The only channels through which ordinary people can obtain information, apart from neighbors, are various communities. official broadcast and paper leaflets distributed to every household...

"The destination has been reached."

Following the navigation prompt, Sun Hang stopped the car.

Not far away is the trading market. There is also a huge light sign at the entrance of the market. On it, the six words "Yabei Internet Celebrity Night Market" are spelled out with light tubes, except for each word "北". More or less, some of the lamps failed to light up, and the content displayed on the signboard became an abstract "氵北丨工丶".

"This should be the right place, right?" Sun Hang muttered in his heart, took out a few more packs of cigarettes and put them in his arms, then locked the car door and walked towards the market.

After taking a few steps, he felt a strange aura.

This breath does not come from monster memes, but from human negative emotions...

But what makes Sun Hang a little puzzled is that the negative emotions in the market include jealousy, greed, and anger... How can there be lust?

Is everything you do in this market serious business?

Fortunately, although the negative emotions are messy, they are not strong enough to encourage the birth of strange creatures... The only thing I need to worry about is probably whether it will attract Anna who is looking for food... I don't know if that guy can see it. Serve a snack like this.

As soon as Sun Hang stepped into the market, a quarrel not far away reached his ears. He followed the sound and saw several men pulling a bald man. The strong man himself was struggling and using He was yelling in Shuzhou dialect - opposite him, a skinny old man looked impatient and muttered: "If you can't afford it, don't buy it! What are you causing trouble here? You have to get the money from the Public Security Bureau." Can’t we lure people here?”

"Fuck you! I don't want to buy anything from you!" The strong man yelled angrily, "You old thing, you fucking wife who stole from me, I'm going to chop off your stuff today and take it away. Feed the dog!”

"Ouch, why are you such a slanderous person? What does it have to do with your mother-in-law stealing someone?" The old man picked his nostrils with his little finger, "What I do here is legal business. If you want to find trouble, I will go there Are you looking for someone from the Public Security Bureau? I'll put you in jail. Do you still dare to make trouble?"

The few people holding the strong man were obviously related to the old man. They kept echoing the old man's words: "That's right. If you kid makes trouble here again, we will really drag you to the Public Security Bureau." Ouch!”

"Just go! I'm still afraid of you!" the strong man shouted angrily, "I won't scare you to death if I tell you! That woman has become very talkative since she came back from your place. She doesn't look right! You want me to see , maybe there’s something fishy about you, old guy! I’m afraid there’s something hidden in your house!”

"Hey! Hey, hey, hey!" The old man stood up in a flash, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!! I think you've been cheated on by someone, and your mind is not clear!"

"That's right!" The person next to him echoed again, "How could there be a strange thing in Old Chen's house! Don't talk nonsense! It's a small matter to attract the sheriff, but if the strange hunter comes to your door... you will regret it!"

"I hope the strange hunter comes to my door!" The strong man said angrily, "You are afraid, but I am not!"

Sun Hang frowned and listened for a while, then quietly moved closer.

"Huh?"

He could sense that both the old man and the strong man were stained with a little bit of strange smell, the old man was slightly stronger and the strong man was slightly weaker... So it seems that what the strong man said is not a lie?

Could it be that there is really a strange thing hidden in this old man's house?

No way? Is my luck so bad? Can I encounter such a thing just by going out for a walk?

No...

Although there is a strange smell on the old man, it is not obvious. It is strong only compared to the strong man. What is certain is that the old man should have had contact with a strange thing in a short period of time, but he is definitely not the kind of person who gets along with strange things every day.

The thing he has contacted may not even be a strange thing, it is also possible that he is infected.

The key to the problem is obvious-the strong man's wife.

Sun Hang did not intend to alert the enemy, but handed a cigarette to a bystander watching the show next to him and asked: "What's going on, brother, can you tell me?"

"What else can it be? This guy's wife ran out to sell herself and wanted to play a trap. As a result, she accidentally met Old Chen, so she could only suffer a big loss in silence...I didn't expect that her husband would dare to come to her door."

"Ah? A trap? Suffer a loss in silence?" After listening to a few words from passers-by, why did Sun Hang feel more and more confused?

"You're not from Yabei District, are you?" The man looked him up and down, "You don't even know Old Chen?"

"No... I... I was just passing by." Sun Hang said.

"No wonder... You probably don't know that Old Chen's words are more reliable than the sheriff's words here."

"Is this old man the local boss here?"

"Hey, how can you talk like that? This is called being highly respected, do you understand being highly respected? If it weren't for this cigarette, you would be in trouble today!"

[P.S. I had a tooth implant the day before yesterday, but after the implant, I came back with a fever and a headache... I haven't recovered yet, and I feel that the updates in the past two days are a bit watery, please forgive me. 】