[Full-time Chusu] Dreaming of death

In the trunk of the car she was driving, there were even half a box of candles, three boxes of instant noodles, and two bags of flour.Su Mucheng arrived at the gate of the embassy early and waited - they made an appointment to go to Su Mucheng's residence in City B to solve Chu Yunxiu's living problem.

The destination is a gray two-story building. According to Su Mucheng, the landlady lives downstairs and she lives upstairs. There is also a small balcony on the second floor.After greetings at the door, Chu Yunxiu took advantage of the opportunity to ask the landlord's wife to rent a place, and the other party quickly agreed, which made them overjoyed, and immediately got up and moved the not too much luggage in the trunk into the house and began to tidy up.After everything was tidied up, Su Mucheng suggested to buy and store some food before the firefight started. Chu Yunxiu agreed, and the two set off to the black market in City B together.

Since January 1, the situation in City B has been deteriorating: water can only be distributed to half a plastic bucket per person per day, and almost all of it must be used for drinking; not washing has become the norm, and there is almost no place to stay in public toilets; food is rationed per head, and local currency Reduced to waste paper; black market transactions are gradually flourishing, and homeless people can be seen everywhere on the streets.Gunshots filled the silence of the day, and blood almost became the only color.

Country I’s currency has been devalued, it’s unbelievable, no matter what you do when you go out, you spend dollars—the green bills are probably the most they need now—the things on the black market are completely sky-high in terms of the currency of I country, but it’s worthless when you convert them into dollars So expensive.She dragged Su Mucheng around, cheerfully bought several expensive cameras and planned to take them back to China to update the equipment for the photography department.According to my own confession, this is called spending wisely. Neither her big boss nor Wang Jiexi will be angry if they find out.After speaking, he took Su Mucheng's arm with a smile, and asked bluntly, "Mumu, do you like anything? I'll give it to you."

"No need," Su Mucheng said as she rubbed the ash on her camera with her fingertips. Although the street was occupied by the revolutionary-conscious people in City B and had no chance to take pictures, she still brought it with her. I really like it and I’m used to it.”

Also a photojournalist, Chu Yunxiu naturally understood Su Mucheng's feelings - to them, the camera was not just a tool for work, but more of a partner in life.Together, they recorded the places they felt and the things they experienced, which have long been inseparable - so they didn't force it anymore.There are not many types of things on the black market, and you can buy whatever you want as a souvenir.Chu Yunxiu let go of Su Mucheng's arms and changed to shoulder to shoulder, "Let's buy some food and go back quickly."

Su Mucheng nodded in agreement, adjusted the strap of the camera on her neck, and then continued to look for someone selling food—but it was too late, and a figure jumped out of nowhere and rushed towards Su Mu. At Cheng's side, she yanked her camera off the strap and threw it to the ground, yelling something in Arabic at the same time.His words attracted almost all the attention from the surrounding people. They looked almost the same as that little boy—angry, hatred, and pain—but they dared not speak out, and could only stare at them, as if they were ready to give them something Check out the color.

Chu Yunxiu was confused about Ah Yu, and was even more stunned by this sudden change.He subconsciously pulled Su Mucheng behind him to prevent her from getting any physical harm.But when she took a closer look, it was only a half-grown boy, so emaciated that she couldn't even figure out how he pulled the camera down with such strength.Su Mucheng, who was blocked by her, hadn't recovered from the state of shock. She lowered her head and stared blankly at the wreckage of the camera on the ground. The little boy in front of her was still yelling at them fiercely.Although they were provoked but did not want to be involved in the incident, the civilians put away their goods and left. A soldier from country I with several famous watches on his arm walked over with a sullen face, "What happened here?"

The little boy who dropped Su Mucheng's camera turned around and yelled at him. Chu Yunxiu subconsciously felt that something was wrong—the soldier from country I looked at them with unfriendly eyes, but she couldn't figure out what happened. What's the matter? This made her hate her uselessness. If she had the opportunity in the future, she must learn the Arabic language—she had an idea in desperation. She took out a passport and a few green tickets from her pocket and waved them in front of the soldier. She was not sure. He said in English: "I'm a foreigner and I don't understand the language of country I. If I can get your help, then these pieces of paper will jump into your pocket."

The hostility in the country I soldier’s eyes disappeared immediately, and he grinned and pointed at the little boy and said, “This little guy said you want to take pictures on the street, you people who take pictures everywhere brought us war , he doesn’t allow you and your friends to continue destroying our lives—” He looked at Chu Yunxiu and Su Mucheng behind her with a half-smile, “Is what he said true?”

"Of course not!" Su Mucheng raised her head from behind Chu Yunxiu and screamed in Arabic, "I'm not stupid enough to seek death! I don't expect you to understand my feelings, but I never expected to meet someone like this It seems that you are the only victims! Where is this place! I thought I was still in a civilized society!" Su Mucheng stepped out from behind Chu Yunxiu with a fierce expression, and her tone of voice was also cold It made people tremble, and no one could ignore the deep-seated hatred that squeezed out from between her teeth. Her gaze was firmly fixed on the young culprit, and she wished she could swallow him alive, "Damn you——"

The boy was startled by Su Mucheng's distorted appearance, he stood there blankly and looked at her, his only guts were no longer able to keep him angry - no matter what, feelings are more important than survival, Su Mucheng His appearance made him have no doubt that he might die here today—the boy's eyes were filled with fear, as if she could really pull out a gun to kill herself at any time.He took a few steps back and stumbled away.The soldier from country I who was watching seemed a little frightened, but he was attracted by the banknote that Chu Yunxiu held between his fingers, so he dared not to move at the same spot.Chu Yunxiu noticed his expression, raised her hand and stuffed the tickets into the pocket of his military uniform, "If you can keep this matter secret, I would be very grateful."

"Of course." He nodded hastily, "As a soldier, I can't embarrass an innocent lady."

But Chu Yunxiu didn't have the energy to deal with him anymore—Su Mucheng maintained the posture just now, motionless, as if she had lost all perception of everything around her, and then a line of tears suddenly slid down from the corner of her eyes.Chu Yunxiu was startled and asked her what was wrong, but Su Mucheng just shook her head without saying a word.Seeing this, she didn't know what to say, so she stood silently by the side.After a while, Su Mucheng recovered from the stiff state, gently tugged on Chu Yunxiu's clothes, "Let's go."

Chu Yunxiu immediately asked, "Are you okay?"

"Well," Su Mucheng nodded, "It should be fine, let's go."

But Chu Yunxiu instinctively determined that Su Mucheng's violent reaction could not be due to the simple reason that the camera was smashed, "What's going on?"

"Actually, it's nothing." Su Mucheng took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, lowered her head to look at the wreckage that could no longer be repaired, "This is another camera of my brother, all his other things were blown up together. , just leave this for me—let's go."

After she finished speaking, she walked away first, without even turning her head once.Chu Yunxiu anxiously followed her back to her new residence—the latter's reaction just now was too strong, causing her to have many unpleasant associations involuntarily, and she became more concerned about Su Mucheng's mental state.But after that, everything was normal for the other party, no matter how worried she was, she could only force herself to calm down.It’s just that this worry will not disappear completely because of the calmness on the surface. At least Chu Yunxiu still faces the door when she falls asleep at night—she doesn’t sleep on the same bed as Su Mucheng, but they are only separated by a road. It's just a hallway.

The next day was January 1 as stipulated in the ultimatum.Chu Yunxiu, who thought she would be sleepless all night, woke up naturally after she fell asleep. After going downstairs, she found that Su Mucheng had already woken up. She was preparing breakfast with the landlady in the kitchen with a smile on her face. Everything seemed normal. When Chu Yunxiu went downstairs, she turned around and said hello: "Good morning Yunxiu, you can wait for breakfast."

Chu Yunxiu felt relieved when she heard her words, "Okay, I'll trouble you all, and thank her for me."

Su Mucheng responded with a smile, turned around and continued to chat with the landlady's wife in babbling Arabic.Chu Yunxiu looked around, found a cloth to wipe his face casually, and then unscrewed the rather old radio on the table. The English radio station in country I was affected by the blockade, the broadcast signal was extremely poor, the sound was intermittent, and the content was also lacklustre.But she dared not listen. After all, today is the 15th, and no one can guarantee when the radio station will suddenly broadcast new news, or simply one party will directly attack—Chu Yunxiu put on a straight face, and raised her hand to turn the volume up. The biggest, English with the accent of country I flowed out surrounded by the sound of electricity: "...It is reported that the multinational forces are very likely to use chemical weapons. I hope that the residents in the city will prepare as soon as possible and build anti-virus rooms at home to avoid..."

"Antivirus room?" The landlady asked after hearing the radio coming out of the kitchen, after stumbling and repeating: "What is an antivirus room?"

"Uh...the anti-virus room..." Chu Yunxiu racked his brains, "It is a room that can prevent viruses. It was just said on the radio that multinational forces may use chemical weapons, which are things like poison gas..."

"Those ones