The dark clouds that filled the sky pressed down on the tall buildings, getting lower and heavier. Even the day was soaked in the damp and gloomy color of the coming rain, hanging heavily under the low sky. After Lin Sanjiu and Bohemia walked for about ten minutes, the air could no longer bear the weight of the dark clouds. Raindrops began to fall from the sky.
Once it started, the rain turned violent in the blink of an eye. Dense raindrops poured down in torrents, and a vast expanse of white appeared between the sky and the ground. The water vapor, the dim sky, and the endless torrential rain made everything disappear into the white fog. Even something a few meters away couldn't be seen clearly through Lin Sanjiu's wet eyelashes.
Her soaked clothes clung to her body, making it hard for her to breathe. With every step she took, she would step on a puddle of water from the insole. Compared to ordinary people, as evolvers with sensitive five senses, walking in the rain was even more uncomfortable. The two of them persisted on the empty street for a while before finally giving up. They hurriedly walked up the stairs and hid under the eaves of a two-story house.
In such weather, no one would come out to catch a psychopath.
Surprisingly, Bohemia didn't complain.
"Wipe your face," Lin Sanjiu handed her a towel, "Why are you so quiet?"
Bohemia's muffled voice rang out from under the towel, "It's out of our control that it's going to rain. What's there to talk about? If I have to talk about it, I'll be exhausted to death just by talking about the things that I've encountered in my life. "
Lin Sanjiu had almost forgotten that Bohemia was also a resident of the Twelve Worlds Centrum who had to go through many hardships to survive to this day.
Lin Sanjiu put away the towel and looked behind her. The red gate was a parallelogram that slanted to the right. However, compared to the other buildings, it was already very regular.
"I'm not worried about the rain." Bohemia's hair was soaked, from golden brown to dark brown, clinging to her skin and clothes. She grabbed it all up and tied it into a low ponytail. "I'm worried that you won't be able to find the way to the garbage dump. Look at this city planning. It's not even as good as those amateur architects in the Twelve Worlds Centrum. I can't even find the entrance to the garbage dump!"
It was almost impossible to wait for a professional architect or a landscape architect to arrive at the Twelve Worlds. Therefore, the parts of the Twelve Worlds that were built by the posthumans were basically built with the help of Special Items, a basic rudimentary book, a wild imagination, and an inflated sense of blind confidence.
However, compared to this world, the Twelve Worlds Centrum looked very professional.
Lin Sanjiu sighed. Even if she knew the general direction, she wasn't confident that she could find the garbage dump. Ever since they left the entrance and exit, although they did not meet many pursuers, they were forced to turn around several times because of the sudden closure of the road.
"Look at this gate," Bohemia pointed behind her, "It's crooked —"
As if it sensed Lin Sanjiu's finger, the red gate opened with a squeak, revealing a head of fluffy silver hair. Under the silver hair was a face with deep wrinkles and a peaceful expression. The old woman looked to be in her sixties or seventies. She seemed to be in good spirits, and her cheeks were pink. The moment the door opened, a fragrant aroma of muffins wafted out from behind her. She looked at the two of them from head to toe. She didn't think that they were dangerous, so she asked, "Do you want to come in and take shelter from the rain?"
Lin Sanjiu looked over the old woman's shoulder and saw a small round table with an old-fashioned telephone on it.
"Thank you so much," Lin Sanjiu pulled Bohemia and smiled at the old woman, "We'll leave as soon as the rain stops."
Bohemia shot a glance at Lin Sanjiu as if she was taken aback.
The old woman opened the door. Due to its shape, the door had to be split into three pieces to allow people to enter and exit. She really couldn't understand why it was designed this way. She turned around and led the two of them into the corridor. "I'm going to have some tea … You guys can go to the washroom and wipe yourselves. We can have a cup of hot tea together."
"How can I do that?"
When they passed by the old-fashioned telephone, Lin Sanjiu replied with a smile. She reached behind the round table and felt for the telephone wire. She pinched it between her index finger and thumb and squeezed it. The old telephone wire couldn't withstand the force and broke into several pieces between her fingers.
When the three of them sat down in the gloomy reception room, the rain outside the window became even more intense. The rumbling of the rain made it difficult for them to hear what the two of them were saying. Most of the sunlight had disappeared, and the room was shrouded in darkness by the four walls. Only a faint glimmer of light lingered in the hall.
Occasionally, when a bolt of white lightning pierced through the rain, it would illuminate the face of the old woman who was sipping her tea.
The shape of the reception room was rather irregular. Most of the corners were hidden in the shadows. Furniture such as a TV and a sofa looked normal. However, all the furniture was as old as the owner of the room.
"Try the scone I roasted," Lin Sanjiu gestured at the golden pastry in her hand in the dimly lit room. "My husband loved it the most … After he passed away, I continued this habit. I would roast a few scone every afternoon for tea. Today, I made a few more scone … After all, at my age, who knows when it will be my last day. "
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help looking at Bohemia. Then, she felt relieved. Even a food-loving person like Bohemia could only hold the teacup close to her lips. After Lin Sanjiu pinched a small piece of the scone, she placed it on the saucer.
Even though this was a world of ordinary people, they still had to be more careful. Especially after Lin Sanjiu experienced Meat Elysium, she was naturally cautious of everything that entered her mouth.
On the other hand, the old woman was enjoying her meal.
"You guys aren't locals, right?" She finished a few scone in a short while before wiping her mouth elegantly with a handkerchief. "I can tell at first glance."
"We have a relative who works at a garbage collection company here," Lin Sanjiu asked tentatively. "But we accidentally lost the address and got lost. Do you know which direction the garbage disposal site is? "
How could an ordinary person know where the garbage disposal site was? The old woman was stumped by Lin Sanjiu's question. After thinking for a long time, she raised a finger and said, "Wait here. I'll go get the city's information booklet … It should be there."
The two of them watched as the old woman walked out of the reception room. They looked at each other and stood up from the sofa. They scanned their surroundings.
"The design of this wall is disgusting," Bohemia walked to the other end of the reception room and frowned when she saw a wall. She couldn't help poking it with her finger, "Why are there so many tiny holes on the wall? They are so densely packed that they look like pores."
Lin Sanjiu, on the other hand, was already used to the unreasonable aesthetic standards of this world. She walked closer to the television. Actually, she had to use a little bit of her imagination to recognize that this was a television. This was because it was completely different from the television of the fat man in the junkyard. She lifted a thick layer of something that looked like a cushion of flesh and saw the entire screen. She touched the screen lightly, and her fingertips immediately felt some residual heat.
It seemed that the television was still on not long ago.
Lin Sanjiu called out to Bohemia and found the button to switch on the television. When the light came on, both of them were shocked. Two faces that they couldn't be more familiar with appeared on the screen, staring straight back at them. In the background, there was a small hall filled with counters. At the same time, a female voice-over kept repeating, "Emergency news. Two mental patients have broken into the garbage dump today. They are currently on the run. Citizens, please take appropriate measures when you find them … I repeat, emergency news …"
Bam! Lin Sanjiu immediately switched off the TV. When she turned her head, her eyes met with Bohemia. The latter had also realized what was going on and was pursing her lips tightly.
Judging from the traces they had seen earlier, the emergency news had been playing on the television for a long time. Before they entered the house, the old woman had already seen their faces on the television.
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