Maybe it was because I arrived late, and it was the peak season for coal transportation, so the roadside where there should have been many horse-drawn carriages was empty, and even the entrance to the office lobby, which was always bustling, was deserted. Two staff members from the Alliance Ministry of Transportation

There was only one left, and he was reading this novel out of boredom.

"Hey, brother, have you seen Feng Zhen?" Hong Tao turned around and didn't see the shadow of the leather coat, so he simply looked for a man sitting in the sun and taking a nap outside the hall door to ask.

"...What are you doing?" The middle-aged man was impatient to have his dream interrupted. He opened one eye and looked at Hong Tao, then at the carriage behind him, and finally opened both eyes.

"Albatross Transport Team, I have just started working here, please take care of me, take care of me..."

Hong Tao handed over the cigarettes again. It is true that he makes money by doing transportation, but it is also true that he wastes cigarettes. In less than two months, he has almost finished smoking all the cigarettes he brought from Xinjiang Province. If there is no subway tunnel, he can go to Hong Kong.

We searched house to house in the district, and we were afraid that we would have to roll a cannon or even smoke a pipe.

"You're looking for a job, right? You don't have to ask him, I'll do it for you! This car is good, and it's no problem to load more than a ton on the flat road. The North Station pulls coal and delivers it to the safety zone in the east of the city. It runs three times a day. Can you go there?

?" As soon as he heard that he was from the transportation team, this man immediately put on a smile on his face, took the cigarette and put it behind his ear, and the business started rolling in.

"Haha, I borrowed two yuan from him last time without any luck. Now I can't turn it over. I thought no one is rich, so I want to pay it back quickly." After hearing this person's words, Hong Tao felt a little nostalgic for Zhen.

That's it.

After all, he treats the coachman as a human being. Look at this guy. He pulls more than a ton at a time and runs three times a day. The frame of the coach is made of steel and can withstand it, but the horses pulling the coach are made of flesh. I really can’t bear it. Keep running like this.

It was useless after a few times.

"Haha, then you are here today. Go quickly. He is lying at home and needs money!?" As soon as he heard that he was not looking for a job, the man's enthusiasm immediately cooled down and he closed his eyes again.

"Then do you know where he lives? I mentioned it last time, but I was so busy talking about getting the bill of lading that I forgot about it in the blink of an eye." Well, not only do you have to pass the cigarette, but you also have to put the fire up and go around it.

After spending so long, it’s because I don’t know Feng Zhen’s home address.

"...Norwegian Embassy!" The middle-aged man rolled his eyelids, lazily took out the cigarette, lit it, and spit out a name along with the cigarette.

"Norwegian Embassy?" Hong Tao felt he didn't hear clearly.

"Yes, the Norwegian Embassy, ​​go all the way north along the Third Ring Road, about 5 miles, to the west of the road... I said you work in the transportation team, and you don't usually look at the map!" Bai smoked a cigarette and just asked.

However, the middle-aged man became impatient and scolded Hong Tao for his nose and eyes.

"See you later..." It's not that Hong Tao didn't look at the map, or that he didn't know the location of the Norwegian Embassy. He just felt that that kind of place was too nice and shouldn't be lived by someone like Feng Zhen. He didn't dare to believe it for a while. At the moment,

Without further chatting with the middle-aged man, he turned around and left in the car.

The Norwegian Embassy in the old world was at the northwest corner of Tuanjiehu Bridge, across the road from Zhaolong Hotel, and next to the Italian Embassy and the Armed Police General Hospital. It was considered the edge of the embassy district.

Hong Tao drove the car north along the East Third Ring Road. Instead of turning left under the Tuanjie Lake Bridge, he continued north to the Liangma River. He walked west along the river for a short distance and then headed south to the embassy.

district.

He wanted to see why Feng Zhen could live in the Norwegian Embassy and whether there were any special circumstances here. He must not come to the door rashly before he understood it. It was also a self-protection measure.

From north to south, the Netherlands, Oman, Kazakhstan, Iran, Ukraine, Somalia, Argentina... we passed dozens of embassies along the way. As we walked and looked around, Hong Tao gradually became convinced that Feng Zhenbao Buqi really lived in the Norwegian ambassador.

Pavilion.

I don’t know who came up with the idea to use the embassy district between the East Second Ring Road and the East Third Ring Road as a permanent residential area for refugees. Anyway, this method is quite good and very adaptable to local conditions.

Compared with other residential areas, the Embassy District has a very obvious characteristic, which is also very suitable for the end of the world. That is, the courtyard is large, the courtyard wall is high, and the buildings are generally low. There are basically no buildings with more than five floors, and most of them are below three floors.

, and the construction quality is definitely good.

Not talking about big countries, just take a look at the two-story building in the Somali Embassy. Its height is about the same as the three-story building in an ordinary residential building. What does that mean? The floor is tall, so it must be four meters high.

What are the benefits of using this place as a safe zone? First, you don’t have to worry about earthquakes knocking the building down, let alone glass curtain walls falling from high altitudes. Even if the building is destroyed, as long as people can run out, the space in the yard can still be used for refuge.

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Second, security is relatively good. Embassies of various countries basically have large courtyards with tall and thick walls. As long as the gate is closed, you don’t have to worry about wild dogs and other animals coming in and attacking during the day and night, and you don’t have to worry about outsiders breaking in.

This is incomparable to the safety zone in the south of the city.

Third, life is convenient. The embassy basically has a backup well, a separate water supply system and a septic tank. If there is no need to dig a well in the yard, it is not troublesome to dig a septic tank. If the power supply in the yard can be connected

When the lines are restored, it is easier than other places to receive power from the alliance or to use generators.

"Who are you looking for?!" Hong Tao's guess was soon fulfilled at the south gate of the Norwegian Embassy. As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate, a head appeared on the wall and asked rudely.

"Look for Feng Zhen... I'm from the transportation team, and I have a payment to make!" Hong Tao quickly told the lie again.

"ID card!" The person on the wall didn't believe it, but stretched out a bamboo pole with a small basket hanging on the top.

"...Wait!" Hong Tao took a look and obediently put the temporary ID card in the basket. The man took back the bamboo pole and looked at the ID card. He still didn't open the door and disappeared.

"Bang...bang..." About ten minutes later, there was sudden movement in the iron door, and it opened with a groan.

"Come in and walk north to the end. It's the room on the west on the second floor. Don't walk around, or you'll get into trouble!" The man who showed up just now to interrogate came out, first returned his ID card to Hong Tao, and then roughly pointed in the direction.

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However, his hand never left the handle of the pistol at his waist. There was a woman in her forties or fifties inside the door holding a double-barreled hunting rifle, staring at this side with eyes full of vigilance and distrust. Hong Tao firmly believed that as long as he

If you dare to act excessively, the double-barreled hunter will definitely be in trouble.

Compared with the surrounding ruins, the yard is really cozy. The sun is good today. Many people took out their bedding to dry. The original lawn has turned into a vegetable patch. The garage next to the wall is still a garage, and all the people parked there are

bike.

The corridors have a more lifelike atmosphere, filled with all kinds of building materials, coal, and furniture. But the eyes that people look at me are not very friendly, and it can't be said that they are hostile, they can only be regarded as wary.

"Hello..." There was no need to ask. I followed people's eyes and found Feng Zhen's house. The door was halfway open, revealing the head of a little girl. She was quite pretty and looked nothing like Feng Zhen.

"My father is injured..." The little girl was not only good-looking, but also very smart. She let Hong Tao into the room, closed the door, and pointed to another room inside and whispered.

"Oh, uncle knows how to treat illnesses. Can you let me go and have a look?" Hong Tao touched his pocket and found that he had nothing else but cigarettes. He couldn't give the child a cigarette, so he had to use words to deceive him.

"Hmm..." The little girl nodded vigorously.

"Master Zhen, what's going on?" Walking into the back room, I have to say that not only is the room tall, but the windows are also big. Even if it faces the west, it still doesn't look dark in the morning. It's just that Feng Zhen's condition is not very good, and he is lying on his back.

On the bed, his face was almost unrecognizable, and one arm was still hanging.

"Zhou, Boss Zhou...can you delay the fight for half a month and save my life..." Feng Zhen tilted his head and glanced at the door, with no hope in his eyes.

"Okay, let's wait for half a month before beating...the leg is broken?" Hong Tao closed the door first to block the little girl's curious gaze, then walked to the bed and lifted the quilt, and saw a splinted leg.

"..." Feng Zhen said nothing.

"That half a month is not enough. It takes a hundred days to break your muscles and bones. If you have no income for three months, can you live for a hundred days? There is no rent here!"

After covering myself with the quilt and looking at the furnishings in the room, I felt a little reassured. The tidying up was quite neat, which was more consistent with Feng Zhen's image outside. He was tidy but a little shabby, unlike a family with too much savings and food.
Chapter completed!