When Ronald and Claudia got off 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 disappear into the distance of the street as if it were avoiding the god of plague, 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, on 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?"
Unlike Ronald, who was a little worried, the girl didn't seem to care at all about the scene in front of her at the moment.
Facing her companion's inquiry, she nodded with certainty:
"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."
After failing to persuade him for the last time, Ronald had no choice but to shrug:
"Then as you wish, let's continue."
After the conversation ended, 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;
A drunkard lying on the ground with the smell of alcohol exuding from his body;
As well as the ‘local residents’ who were in ragged clothes, with many scars visible on their exposed skin…
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, there were many people looking 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 became worse.
If most of the people at the beginning looked bad and their physical condition was obviously lacking in nutrition, then from here on, some residents are already facing extremely severe life threats.
The depths of the street have 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, we 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 is 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 conditions of these people one by one. In Claudia's eyes, it seemed that she simply regarded this situation as a social phenomenon.
Rather than the tragic situation specific to an individual person.
He continued to remain silent.
After the two of them walked a mile deep 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, while 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, this location is next to a factory whose function is unknown for the time being.
The rather pungent sewage is poured directly into the river from here. Although it is difficult to distinguish the color of the river water in the dark night, the smell that floats up is 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 around the spacious Vis 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'm very happy that you can accompany me."
"This is really, really important to me."
"..."
Facing the girl's sad expression, Ronald didn't say anything.
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 still able to spot several approaching black figures in the shadows of the street.
Distinguish carefully.
That's the edge of Mufan Street Road.
Seven hunched-over men were sneaking towards the two of them.
Ronald shook his head with some emotion in his heart, and said to his companions beside him with emotion:
"Isa, it seems we have to work another shift tonight."
Turning her head slightly, following Ronald's prompts, Claudia also saw the scene in the dark street.
So she snorted quite unhappily.
"Ah--"
"I want to see how they can make us work overtime!"
While speaking, Claudia sidled up behind Ronald, and with the help of her companion's silhouette, her subtle voice began to search for entries in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
"Volume 3, page 284, item 2."
"..."
Listen to the small chanting sound behind you as it ends.
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 could still handle them with confidence.
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 drawing a few arcs that didn't make sense, they actively mocked in a very provocative tone:
"Little guy, we have something to do with your little girlfriend."
"If you kneel down and beg for mercy right now, we may be able to tolerate a lot and let you jump into the river for a swim instead of tasting the knife here."