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Chapter 270

The Gift

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"You can't cover your head like this. If you don't know, you'd think someone in the family is gone..."

After deciding to take Kid out, Lu Xin began to seriously look at the big head Kid wrapped in a bath towel.

Then he walked over, took off the towel wrapped around the girl's head, and replaced it with a towel. He didn't cover the whole head, but carefully covered half of her face from under the eyes, and tied the two ends behind her head.

In this way, after wearing contact lenses, the only thing Kid is exposed to the eyes is the smooth forehead.

A forehead can't make people crazy, right?

Besides, covering your face like this looks much better than covering your whole head...

There was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside. Several service team staff appeared. They looked at Kid with a towel on his face. They were silent for a moment. One of the service staff was holding two wooden lunch boxes in his hand.

Lu Xin faintly smelled Sisi's alluring aroma of fried chicken from one of the lunch boxes, and nodded to them with a smile:

"Keep the fried chicken and we'll go out for midnight snack."

"..."

The people in the service team nodded, and then one of them stepped forward and silently took off the towel that Lu Xin tied on Kid's face.

"This..."

Lu Xin is a little confused.

Then he saw the staff member take out a silk scarf with black background and white stripes from the bag, which looked very textured, and tied it on Kid's face again, carefully adjusting the covered part with a very gentle technique, and the knot on the back of the head was tied very beautifully.

"That towel is so ugly."

Facing Lu Xin's eyes, she explained, "How can Kid be allowed to go out with a towel?"

"This is our Qinggang Kid."

"..."

Lu Xin had to admit that the current Kid did look better than the one with a hotel towel tied just now.

But how can she blame herself? She was wearing a bath towel just now...

Under the care of the service team, Kid put on a brand new princess dress that she had just brought over, took her umbrella, and Lu Xin and Kid followed the elevator downstairs. The special box truck at the door was already waiting, but the driver was changed.

After getting in the car, the driver, who was wearing heavy protective clothing, said in a buzzing voice:

"Now I'll take you to the busiest place in Qinggang."

"You can just play without thinking about anything."

"..."

When the van was walking on the streets where Qinggang Main City had survived the disaster, Lu Xin could still see signs of chaos.

There are rows of huge trucks, with special glass structures clearly visible from the connection between the carriages. They are coming from all directions, heading towards the north of the city. Chen Jing on the channel explained to Lu Xin, "The previous isolation area has been temporarily set up as a mental care area to contain and treat those mutants. Mutants found in various places will be sent there."

Along the way, you can see rows of people wearing heavy protective clothing conducting detailed mental radiation tests.

There are also many people from the support team running back and forth.

In many places, you can see long lines of people. People with trembling faces come out from upstairs or other hiding places. While being tested, they are waiting for the subway that has been temporarily mobilized throughout the city to send them home in batches.

This city, which had given him a strange sense of beauty in the beginning, was already returning to its original appearance.

When we arrived at Main City, an extremely lively street in the center of the city, we found that it seemed very deserted.

All the shops have been closed, and even some that are open are empty at this time. Only the lights inside the shop and the neon lights outside are on. In some places, you can still see some messy blood stains and overturned tables and chairs.

Lu Xin looked at Kid, who was looking at him curiously, and smiled helplessly.

Obviously, this place had also been attacked by mutants before, and the lively streets were no longer lively at this time.

"It's okay to take a walk."

Lu Xin thought so and walked down with Kid.

Then, under the concerned eyes of the staff in the service team, we slowly walked around the empty streets with her.

Although there was no one in the shop at this time and the whole street was unusually deserted, from the surrounding signs selling various clothes, jewelry and various kinds of food, it can be seen how lively this street must have been before the attack.

"I should have known I should have eaten fried chicken before coming out..."

Lu Xin was thinking about this question in his mind, and then smelled a familiar fragrance.

"There are still openings..."

His eyes lit up, and he took Kid and strode forward.

Soon at a corner, he saw a glass car and people sitting on small horses surrounding it.

There were pots and pans in the glass cart, with various vegetables and eggs inside, as well as ham sausages, shredded pork, etc. The fat master shook the big black pot in his hand with a serious expression and shouted in a rough voice, "Who wants eggs in their fried noodles?"

"This is delicious..."

Lu Xin's mood suddenly became better.

While someone was finishing their meal and leaving, he quickly grabbed a small square table, pulled out a matza and handed it to Kid.

Kid's eyes exposed outside the scarf narrowed into crescent moons and nodded vigorously.

"Master, let's have a big portion of fried noodles, add an egg... and some more meat, and some more bean sprouts."

Lu Xin generously ordered one for herself, then looked at Kid and added an egg to her portion.

He didn't expect that there would be such a place in this post-catastrophic city, and there would be a lot of diners.

After asking with a smile, the fried noodle chef rolled his eyes indifferently, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled:

"Afraid of birds?"

"Aren't there just a few crazy people out there? How could they be so rare when I was following the Third Corps to build the city?"

"Today's young people are so frightened that they piss themselves off when they see a madman and go home..."

"Of course we have to do business, and the better it is at this time, the better."

"Do you think the urban management brigade wouldn't arrest me when I usually come here to set up a stall?"

"..."

"The psychological quality of the older generation is better than that of young people."

In the channel, Chen Jing said with a smile, "However, he means that business will be better today. After a thorough inspection tonight, it will gradually relax from tomorrow. When everyone is bolder, they will open the door for business. In less than a week, this street will return to its original bustle. It may take a few months, or half a year, and everyone will forget the chaos that happened here."

"Qinggang will still be the orderly Qinggang you saw when you first entered the city, and you will look at the traffic lights when crossing the road."

She spoke slowly, "And these people are the ones you and Kid protect."

"It's not just us either."

Lu Xin looked at the people eating and chatting around, as well as the fried noodles flying up and down in the iron pot, with a smile on his face:

"I know, you have worked hard too and are more tired than us..."

Faced with the sudden understanding from his subordinates, Chen Jing was slightly silent and seemed a little moved.

"..."

A portion of fried noodles costs three yuan, plus an egg for fifty cents and a piece of shredded pork.

Lu Xin spent a total of eight yuan, and confirmed to Chen Jing on the channel that any expenses he spent on Main City would be reimbursed.

I didn't mention the fried noodles, which cost less than ten yuan and weren't worth mentioning.

... Anyway, I will report it whether I mention it or not.

After eating, Lu Xin and Kid walked around this street for a while.

Although Kid is a girl who wastes food, she only ate less than a third of a large plate of fried noodles.

But Lu Xin still thinks this girl is pretty good.

Because when she told her that she was leaving Main City tomorrow due to something else, she just nodded silently.

"I'm going back tomorrow, and I'll come see you when I have the chance."

Lu Xin was afraid that she didn't understand, so he explained it carefully again, "Is this okay?"

Kid looked at him with wide eyes and nodded again.

Lu Xin's mood suddenly became much more relaxed. He could feel that Kid was actually not stupid, but also very sensible.

Before he went back, this last night was the last time he would accompany her on this mission, so Lu Xin took her around the streets with all his heart, and also bought her a Lucky Cat piggy bank and a red balloon...

The word "buy" is actually not accurate enough, because the boss is hiding somewhere and the store door is open.

In addition, considering returning from a business trip and meeting his family this time, Lu Xin also decided to buy some gifts for his family.

He saw a red bag with large plastic flowers on the stall next to it.

I remembered that Mom likes to carry a small shoulder bag, so I planned to buy this as a gift for him.

It was difficult to choose a gift for my father. Lu Xin originally looked at a set of knives and felt that my father was not lacking in this stuff... Moreover, Main City's knives were quite expensive... I couldn't choose the other things that were suitable, they were all too expensive...

So after walking around twice, he saw a transparent raincoat on a nearby stall that he hadn't had time to put away.

I immediately decided to buy it because it matched my father's temperament...

As for my sister...

...Lu Xin searched around and looked at the row of yellow, cute toys in the toy store with their mouths wide open.

He couldn't help but smile: Isn't this the toy that my sister has always wanted?

In the end, Kid held the piggy bank and held the balloon, and with the other hand helped Lu Xin carry a large bag of gifts to take home. Lu Xin led her, and the two of them sat back in the van and returned to the hotel.

This hotel didn't have the lighting level that was set according to the exact time, so at ten o'clock in the evening, Kid didn't fall asleep on time, and kept silently squatting on the ground playing with her little square.

When Lu Xin woke up from the sofa the next day, Kid was still playing with her little square.

Chen Jing has called. There will be a train at nine o'clock in the morning. Lu Xin can take this train back to Satellite City No. 2.

"I'm leaving first!"

Lu Xin looked at Kid and said with a smile.

Kid was squatting on the ground busy without raising his head.

"I'll come see you when I have time."

Lu Xin smiled and said hello to Kid, then went downstairs with the bag, but Kid did not follow.

This made Lu Xin a little strange. "Why are you suddenly not clingy?"

"You've been together for a few days and you don't have any feelings at all?"

"..."

There was a car waiting downstairs, so I sent Lu Xin to the station and boarded the car through a special passage.

After thinking about this experience at Main City, Lu Xin feels that there are quite a lot of regrets.

I was not able to have dinner with Gecko, Tie Cui, Han Bing, Jiugui and other familiar colleagues.

I didn't get to see the busiest street in Main City either.

The most regrettable thing is that she has obviously agreed with Han Bing that she will treat her to a meal and give her the little wontons she made by herself, but now she has to go back early. It seems... When she thought of this, Lu Xin actually felt vaguely that this was the right thing to do.

Han Bing is a little girl after all. She is so kind to herself because she is willing to...

Or is it because of some kind of work will?

If you just follow a certain work philosophy, then you are actually right not to go to this appointment.

After all, she is a Main City girl, sincere, gentle and lovely.

But I am a person with a family that others cannot see, no different from those Pollution Source.

When I talked to Mom before, she must have heard it...

There is no need to take advantage of the convenience of work to enjoy this girl's concern for him.

Thinking about this problem, Lu Xin sighed softly in a voice that was difficult to detect.

He leaned lightly on the back of the seat, and the high column was about to start.

At this time, a flight attendant hurriedly rushed into the carriage. He strode towards Lu Xin, gasped and placed a sealed box in front of Lu Xin, saying, "Mr. Shanbing, right? This is what the girl below asked me to give to you."

Lu Xin was a little curious and opened the box, and then he was stunned.

Inside was a bowl of small and exquisite wontons, carefully tied up with plastic bags.

Lu Xin's heart moved slightly, and he hurriedly lay on the glass and looked out.

Then he saw a tired girl with long hair resting on her knees on the platform, smiling and waving to herself.

"Mr. Single Soldier, next time it's your turn to treat me to dinner..."

Her voice was a little unclear over the sound of the train starting, but her mouth shape seemed to be like this.

Also in Main City's now empty room, Kid continued to squat on the ground playing with small squares on the floor. A member of the service team anxiously communicated to his superiors. "Kid didn't sleep all night last night and seemed to be in a bad mood."

When they finally couldn't help but came to this room and wanted to persuade Kid to rest.

They saw that Kid had put the last small square in, and then raised their heads and smiled happily.

It was a man's face made up of small squares of different colors.

She seemed to want to show it to someone, but then she realized that the person was no longer there.

She was silent for a while, her mouth slightly deflated.

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