In the second week, they are full of malice towards me

Chapter 15
Shanty town.

Located in the south of the black cave gathering place, you can see turbid stagnant water after a few steps on the potholed street. When Liao Ji passed by, he could smell the smell of stinky socks that had been worn for several weeks, but from here people Judging from his expression, it seems that he has long been used to it.

The trash cans on the side of the road seem to have been full for some days, and flies and mosquitoes are buzzing on them. Yilin told Liao Ji that there is usually only one vehicle to dispose of garbage every half a month. There was a plague outbreak in the shantytowns before, in order to avoid similar situations from happening again, the cycle was shortened, otherwise it might not even see a garbage truck for a month.

However, even in a poor area, there are also high and low dwellings. What you can see the most is naturally densely packed shacks, with a few wooden poles and a piece of rag. It can be seen that there is only a few square meters of space inside, but it can accommodate a family of three or even more.

The ones that are a little bit better can afford earth and stone buildings. From the outside, they look like mud embryos. Although they are simple and crude, at least they are definitely better than shacks in terms of shelter from wind and rain.

As for the last, it can be regarded as the most "luxury" residence in this poor area, and it is a small building that can barely be called an "apartment". Each building is about three or four stories high, but each floor has no less than two people. number of households.

The walls and paint on the outside of the apartment have long since fallen off, and the ladder used to climb the stairs outside is full of rust, and creaks when people step on it, making Liao Ji very worried that it will collapse in the next moment drop.

Fortunately, Yilin's house is not high, just on the second floor. For some reason, seeing Yilin still digging out the key to open the door with the old-fashioned lock, Liao Ji even felt that a young girl lived too well.

It can only be said that the sense of happiness is a comparison, which is really true.

Click.

Accompanied by the sound of the key being unlocked, Yilin opened the door for Liao Ji with a face of reluctance. This was the first time she brought a man home from outside. Although it was forced by the situation, it still felt weird.

"excuse me."

On the other side, although the girl had said in advance that there was no one at home, Liao Ji still greeted her symbolically, and then stepped into the house.

In Liao Ji's imagination, the house of the scavengers should be the kind of house full of debris, dirty and messy, with no place to stand, and he was prepared for all kinds of strange smells in the room.

But the actual situation at hand cannot be said to be completely different, it can only be said to be completely opposite.

"That. Shall I change my slippers?" Liao Ji didn't dare to leave as soon as he entered the door. He looked at the clean and tidy floor and two pairs of slippers neatly arranged at the door.

Even though the slippers look very old, they are slippers!Liao Ji felt that in this poor area, just entering the house to change shoes was amazing enough, and it was out of place here.

"Whatever you want, anyway, my mother is not here." The girl passed it on without changing her shoes. Combined with Yilin's words, it is obvious that this good habit is obviously a rule set by Yilin's mother.

After changing the slippers, Liao Ji also took a preliminary look at the house. Yilin's house is estimated to be about [-] to [-] square meters, but regardless of the small size of the place, it gives people a feeling of complete internal organs.

The most intuitive manifestation is that there are two bedrooms and one living room on this small [-] to [-] square meters!This is obviously not the original design of the house. Many partitions were added later. It is not difficult to see that the owner of this house did not dislike this place, but thought about how to make this house more beautiful with careful design. it is good.

"The place is small, so you can stay in the living room. I'll go in and change, and see if I can find one for you."

After the girl greeted Liao Ji, she walked towards the inner room, but soon, Yilin poked her head out again.

"Don't do anything weird!"

Liao Ji spread his hands speechlessly: "Do you think I look like that kind of person?"

"picture!"

While the girl was starting to arrange the next clothes in the back room, Liao Ji, who had nothing to do, looked around the room.

Split sofas, worn-out tables and chairs, faded tablecloths, old light bulbs dangling above the head, intermittent water faucets in the kitchen, and many furniture can no longer be described as second-hand. In Liao Ji’s opinion, It belonged to the kind who would dislike even picking up junk on Blue Star. These are enough to show that Yilin's family situation is indeed worrying.

But on the other hand, from the slippers that entered the house to the old and dilapidated furniture that Liao Ji fingered now, there was not much dust, and the garbage bags that were neatly placed in front of the door and carefully tied with ropes, It is in stark contrast to the filth and chaos of this slum before, which is at least a manifestation of an optimistic attitude towards life.

Finally, Liao Ji's eyes moved to the wall in the corner of the living room.

There are many awards posted there.

[Learning Progress Award], [Black Cave Mathematics Competition No.3], [Moral Excellence Award], [Creation Star], [Excellent Reserve Nun], [Elementary Mechanical Examination Pass], [Civilization Model Award].
The owner of the award is naturally a certain girl oh no, corresponding to the time in the certificate, it should be Erin when she was a little girl.

This really impressed Liao Ji, and he changed his view of Yilin a lot. After all, you must know that this is not a time of peace, and the certificates with a lot of water like Blue Star are all real. From the point of view of the signing agency, there are The schools under the church also have training organizations from abroad.

It can be seen that Erin received a very good education when she was a child, but...
Liao Ji paid attention to the date of the last certificate, and compared it with the current calendar in the room. It has been a full six years. At that time, Yilin should have graduated from elementary school according to the calculation of Blue Star. There is a feeling of an abrupt end.

Behaviors such as posting awards on the wall can only be parents, and parents who are very proud of their children and have high expectations.

Liao Ji turned his gaze to the most eye-catching photo that caught his attention next to the wall of awards.

That is a family portrait?
In this precious photo, Liao Ji saw Yilin as a child, still a baby face, chubby, white and clean, with happy dimples on both sides of her mouth facing the camera, very cute.

A lady with long brown hair is holding the hand of the little girl in the photo from the right, obviously this is Irene's mother.

Women don't wear high-end clothes, and they don't see any beautiful accessories. The upper body is just an old-fashioned linen shirt. Even if it is so simple and simple, if you let Liao Ji say it, it will definitely blow up many women on Blue Star. star.

Especially the kind of mature charm as a wife, coupled with her good looks and good figure, Liao Ji felt that Yilin could have the foundation she is today, and this lady's excellent genetic inheritance is absolutely indispensable.

The only thing that makes Liao Ji unspeakable is that
So every wife and wife like to tie their hair into a one-sided ponytail and put it on one side of the shoulder?This does look more gentle and virtuous, but
Ma'am, your hairstyle is really dangerous!
Liao Ji felt that he might have found the reason why Yilin's mother was seriously ill.

At last.

I moved my gaze to the left side of the little girl. According to logic, this should be Erin's father, but the strange thing is. Starting from this side, the photo looks like a large piece was torn off by force. .

speak up.
Ever since he came into contact with the girl, Erin mentioned "mother" many times, but she never mentioned "father" as if she was in front of her. There were only two pairs of slippers at the entrance of the house.

so.
"He's dead." A girl's voice came from behind Liao Ji, and Yilin didn't know when she had changed her clothes and came out.

She glanced at the family photo on the wall that Liao Ji was looking at, and the girl said in a flat voice:
"The cause of death was the backlash from the turbidity in the body. On the second day of becoming an evil person, he ran away and lost control, and finally turned into an ugly monster and was shot to death by everyone."

"And this man, the night before, was still excited to outline a bright future for his wife and daughter who were worried about him, saying that he would soon be able to make a lot of money with the ability of the Evil Transformer, and then took them away from this chaotic gathering place to go to a place full of people. Hope to live in a big city.”

"Oh, it's ironic, isn't it? Just to pursue that poor power, he abandoned his wife, daughter, and his own life. He kept saying that he would protect us and give us everything, but he didn't know what we really wanted. What do you want?"

The girl looked away from the "family portrait", but it was obvious from her clenched fists that Yilin's heart was far less calm than she appeared on the surface.

".Sorry." Liao Ji seemed to be able to say only this.

He now understands why Erin had such a strong resistance to the word "Evil Transformer" when he was in the secret room, and he also understands why the little girl with excellent character and learning in the certificate of merit on the wall, In the end, he will go the way of the scavengers.

"So, the statue of the kobold at that time..." Liao Ji did not forget the reason that led to the extermination of the gang. According to the current world view, the dirty things should never be taken out by ordinary people.

Erin didn't hide much, nodded and said bluntly:
"That's right, it was a turbid item he found by accident in the black market. He absorbed the turbidity on it and became an Evil Transformer. It is also the only relic he left us. I have always brought that statue with me." With it by my side, I didn’t expect that one day, I would still use it.”

Shaking her head self-deprecatingly, Erin quickly changed the subject on her own initiative.

"Okay, old antique, these things happened six years ago. It's over for me, and I'm no longer a little girl who needs to be comforted. The reason why I still tell you this is because... Nuo, your clothes .”

Yilin held in her arms, which looked like she hadn't worn it for several years, was full of wrinkles and handed it to Liao Ji.

"I don't have a man in my family. The only clothes I can wear for you are my father's. If you feel unlucky, you can bear it."

Speaking of this.

In fact, Liao Ji just wanted to say it when he saw Yilin after changing clothes for the first time when he turned his head.

"You call this a dress-up?"

"Rotten coat, torn leather trousers, and soiled boots, except that they look freshly washed and cleaner than before, is there any difference from your previous attire? Isn't this also a way for people to recognize you at a glance? You're a scavenger! Also, at least you should put on some makeup, right?"

Liao Ji showed a worried and complaining expression.

As for Yilin, she was a little embarrassed by what she said. Fortunately, she thought she was dressing up for a long time in the back room, but it turned out that there was no difference in the mouth of the young man opposite!

With the little hand hidden in the cuff of the girl, she secretly tugged at the corner of the faded windbreaker that had been washed several times, feeling a little self-defeating and authentic:

"Then what can I do! I only have these scavengers' clothes at home! Nothing else, let alone cosmetics! Hmph, I'm so sorry to be poor!!"

Ignoring the girl's angry speech, Liao Ji pondered for a moment, and finally his eyes drifted to the purse pinned to Yilin's waist.

If I remember correctly, this is when the girl was searching for candles from the corpses of kobolds, and she also took them out of those gangsters.

Liao Ji could turn a blind eye to this supposedly large amount of wealth before, but now...
"Miss Yilin, do you want to experience what it's like to be a big lady?"

"I don't want to! I don't want to at all!" Yilin immediately saw Liao Ji's plan, and the girl desperately protected the wallet at her waist.

Unfortunately.

"No, you want to." Liao Ji used the contract to control Yi Lin's body, making the girl obediently put the money bag in his hand.

"What's more, I also want to dress decently to meet my aunt, so as to leave a good impression on my aunt. You should understand that the image of the first meeting is very important, so lead the way, Miss Yilin, let's go, um. "

"Just go to the most expensive and luxurious clothing store here."

(End of this chapter)