Prologue

Preface to the Seven Deadly Sins

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Three hundred kilometers to the left of the ninth district, in the unplanned area, on an unnamed street, a 23-year-old young man is walking briskly with his clothes pursed and his head lowered.

The streets are dilapidated and ugly, and the underground sewage system has been completely paralyzed for countless years. Simple outdoor toilets emit a foul odor and are connected to rows of storefronts. The lighting in the entire area is rare, and from time to time, a group of people can be seen standing together on the roadside, but most of them are women and fewer are men.

A young man named Wangxiao, who walks briskly without looking sideways, stands 1.82 meters tall and has a strong physique. He is unemployed today and is preparing to buy a formal resident status in the ninth district to complete the first step of his plan.

Wangxiao used to have beautiful eyebrows and square facial features, making him a sunny handsome guy. However, now he dresses up a bit disheveled, with an unshaven beard, slightly longer hair stuck together, and clothes covered in oil stains and dirt. In short, he is very inconspicuous in the crowd.

Walking briskly forward, Wangxiao looked up at the intersection and prepared to return to his residence from the left.

Little brother, little brother

A crisp shout rang out as a woman dressed in a slightly whitewashed dress, wrapped in a coat, lightly pulled Wangxiao on the roadside.

Wangxiao paused for a moment and turned to look back, "What are you doing

Thirty yuan, "the woman raised three slender fingers and looked back at the dilapidated storefront behind her, whispering," Let's go there

Hehe, I can't afford to play, "Wangxiao smiled.

Wait a minute. "The woman reached out and pulled Wangxiao again." Twenty five, is twenty-five okay

Wangxiao turned around and looked at the woman, then paused for a moment before shaking her head and saying, "I don't have any money

Didn't you see me? There's still someone in the room

I really don't have any money, "Wangxiao shook her arm and said," You let me go, I'm in a hurry to go home

The woman bit her red lip and tightly grasped Wangxiao with her little hand. After a long silence, she added softly, "Two bowls of rice are fine, but I have to use my bowl size

Wangxiao frowned and said, "Did I say that? Get lost

The woman still didn't let go and looked back eagerly at a group of seven or eight year old children next to the storefront, saying, "... I have three children, and if there's no business tonight, I can't keep them alive... Brother, you can do it, you can help me once, even a bowl of rice is fine, I'll kneel down for you

Wangxiao looked at the woman coldly and said, "How many years has the world been like this? In such an environment, without the ability to support oneself, what are you giving birth to

The woman was stunned.

Wangxiao vigorously shook off her arm, pursed her clothes and continued forward.

After standing still for a while, the woman quickly ran back to the gatehouse and said out of breath, "That person has it, he has it. When I pulled him, I saw something in his arms

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About half an hour later.

Wangxiao returned to a dilapidated six story building and followed the old and dusty steps to his home on the fifth floor.

This building is only inhabited by Wangxiao and his friend Xiaozhuang. Many of the outer walls have collapsed, making it a dangerous building on the brink of demolition. In this era, the meaning of home is limited to where you are, and has nothing to do with where you live. Wangxiao chose this place because it has no electric lights, no water source, and does not need to bear any expensive living expenses.

The room is very simple, with one bed, two broken cabinets, no entertainment facilities, and the only worn-out military fan magazine, which was published in 2019.

After entering the room, Wangxiao took off her dirty coat and pulled out a shiny canvas bag from her arms. She cautiously approached the bed, picked up a broken bowl, and began to pour tempting white rice from inside out. She opened her mouth and shouted, "Xiao Zhuang, is the rice ready

Not yet, I just came back, "someone in the inner room responded, and a young man of similar age to Wangxiao walked out, with dark skin and a resolute face.

Step by step

Just as Wangxiao was about to talk to Xiaozhuang, deafening footsteps suddenly came from downstairs. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately hid the bag and bowl in the cabinet, and stepped towards the door with only an old wooden door.

In less than ten seconds, seven or eight children under the age of ten, led by dozens of men and women, appeared in the stairwell.

The stairs were outdoors, with cracked cement and aged iron railings. So many people rushed up together, and their pace was so fast that the building seemed to shake in a moment.

Wangxiao immediately reached out and shouted, "Don't... don't climb so hard, d*mn it, the stairs are about to collapse

Uncle, I'm hungry

The children each took a small bowl and stood on the stairs, looking dirty at Wangxiao.

Uncle is also hungry. Did you have dinner at home? Didn't you eat with us? "Wangxiao replied with a playful smile.

The children have pure eyes and simple thinking, but the adults behind them have torn apart the most basic disguise of human beings. A muscular man with a bald head was the first to shout, "Take the grain, you can't go down without it

I don't have any food, "Wangxiao waved his hand and replied," I really don't. We are all hungry ghosts in this planning area, and it's not easy. If I really had it, I wouldn't have to protect you, at least I would have given it

Stop talking nonsense, I see you're carrying food, "the burly man continued," Hurry up, we'll leave after we finish. If you don't want much, just take half

No

Wangxiao shook her head.

Enter his room, "the strong man shouted in a deep voice.

Uncle, I want something to eat

The crowd rushed forward, and the stairs hanging outside the building shook again, as if they could collapse at any moment.

Wangxiao looked at the crowd of people, and her eyes turned red for a moment. She lifted her right leg and pulled out a dagger from her dirty pants with her right hand, pointing at the crowd and shouting, "D*mn it, bullying me is a lone wolf! Who's really afraid of death here? I have food, I'll give you the knife if I break it

The crowd was momentarily stunned, and the strong man coldly shouted, "The child is in front, you can stab them all to death first

"I his mother...!" Wangxiao was tongue tied for a moment.

Go inside, get some food, "the strong man waved his hand and shouted again.

As soon as the words fell, people crowded forward on the steps, and the children immediately gathered around, pulling Wangxiao and shouting, "Uncle, give me something to eat

Uncle, I haven't eaten for several days

Get out of here, everyone

Wangxiao held a dagger and helplessly shouted at the children, "Otherwise, I really stabbed, I stabbed

Inside the house, Xiaozhuang saw a conflict at the door and immediately stepped forward to stop Wangxiao, shouting to everyone, "Don't be impulsive, speak up if you have something to say

The children were extremely hungry and not afraid of anything, only pestering Wangxiao, while the adults behind had already squeezed up from the gap.

Wangxiao, with a strong figure, took a step sideways and got stuck at the door, glaring at his eyeballs and shouting, "I only live for myself, don't force me

The crowd rushed towards the door in a frenzy, ignoring Wangxiao's words.

Wangxiao has been being pulled towards the door by low stature children, but he cannot actually stab them, so he can only struggle to cope with the adults.

Uncle, just give me a bowl of rice

Get lost

A teenager was pulling Wangxiao hard, but Wangxiao shook his arm and prepared to break free. However, he didn't expect the child to collide with the rushing crowd, and then his footsteps became unsteady. He fell out of the gap in the iron fence on his back.

Ah.

A child's terrified scream echoed for a long time.

Bang

The sound of the body landing followed downstairs.

Wangxiao and Xiaozhuang were confused, panting and looking at the iron railing, feeling a bit at a loss for a moment.

The crowd is quiet, and the stairs are restored to stability.

Child, that child fell down, "Xiao Zhuang urgently shouted first.

Dozens of people turned their heads and glanced downstairs, their expressions blank, and remained silent for less than two seconds before collectively turning their heads back. And the mother of the child was stunned for a while before rushing downstairs with a loud cry.

Wangxiao was stunned.

Grain

The child has all fallen, and if we don't give him food, we won't let him go

Grab him

"...!"

The shouting was deafening and imposing, but not a single person turned around to look at the child who had fallen downstairs. Instead, they continued to squeeze together and charge inside.

Xiao Zhuang stood at the door, staring at the crowded crowd with his eyes wide open. He knew very well that if he didn't shed any blood today, he would definitely have to fight to the death. So he licked his lips and shouted, "Okay, you guys B, I admit it, I admit it... I'll get it for you

Wangxiao immediately grabbed Xiaozhuang's arm upon hearing the sound and commanded in a low voice, "I can't give it, not a single thing

Xiao Zhuang looked at the crowded crowd outside the door and responded with widened eyes, "The food has already been leaked. Without some sweetness, these people will definitely not be able to leave

It will be even more troublesome if you give me a sweet reward, "Wangxiao replied seriously." I would rather work hard than loosen my mouth

Nonsense! "Xiao Zhuang and Wang Xiao have different opinions. He insisted," You're the only one who makes a noise between us, but with so many people outside, are you sure you can control them? If you can't control them, then we'll definitely be robbed. They're already red eyed, can't you see that

Just listen to me, I'll go back and get the sound

Xiaoyu, didn't you see? The child fell and they didn't leave. These people have lost their sanity... "Xiaozhuang pulled Wangxiao's arm away and responded in a low voice," We've had enough to eat, and we've exchanged all the money we need. Giving them a bowl of rice won't be a big loss for us, so I don't want to risk my life. I have my share of the grain, and I have the right to decide how to use it

Wangxiao was speechless upon hearing these words.

Xiao Zhuang straightened his position and glared at the leading strong man, shouting, "The way to survive in the planned area also needs to be planned. Take the rice, don't make any more trouble, get out of here quickly

I won't starve, I'll definitely leave right away, "nodded the strong leader.

Xiaozhuang retreated upon hearing the sound and stepped back to the house to retrieve a large bowl of rice. With a loud bang, he placed it on the ground and said, "Get lost

Dozens of people looked at the rice on the ground, all with greedy expressions in their eyes, but none of them took the initiative to get it.

The leading strong man remained silent for a few seconds, reached out and pulled out the cloth bag tied around his waist, and poured Mi into it in one breath.

Get lost! "Xiaozhuang impatiently drove away.

The crowd stood still at the door, and the leading burly man looked at the two of them, sweating profusely as he tied the rice around his waist and didn't leave immediately.

I asked you to leave, don't you understand? "Xiaozhuang frowned and drove away again.

After a silence, no one in the crowd shouted: "his mother, he can give us a bowl of rice, at least a big bag of rice!"

Give me some more, there are too many people, and these are simply not enough to eat

Give it to Mi

Otherwise, if you go in and grab it, there's nothing to talk about

"...!"

Shouts and curses echoed through the six story building once again, and this time someone in the crowd secretly took out knives and weapons, looking at Xiao Zhuang with a gloomy expression and no gratitude at all

The leader of the strong man opened his palm and said in a low voice, "You see, these people are starving. I can't control them at all, otherwise you can take out the rice bag and we can split it in half

"You his mother...!" Xiaozhuang was worried and took out his knife from his arms.

Why do you want to put it together

Are you afraid of you? You're starving to death, are you still afraid of using knives and guns

"...!"

The crowd was not afraid of Xiaozhuang at all, and followed the strong man into the house.

Xiaozhuang was confused and stood there at a loss. At this moment, he wanted to take action, but he didn't have the confidence to deal with the crazy food snatchers in front of him; You don't need to take action, and it's obvious that you can't protect your belongings.

Ga bang, ga bang

At this moment, Wangxiao pulled out a large caliber handgun from the cabinet that was 20 centimeters long and had a three barrel rotating loading mechanism. He immediately turned the slide and loaded the bullet.

After seeing the gun, the crowd instinctively stopped in their tracks.

Wangxiao pulled out a whole big bag of grain from the cabinet expressionlessly and threw it on the floor, shouting, "All the grain is here. You can come up and get what you want

The crowd remained silent.

Who are you scaring? "The leading burly man exclaimed with red eyes and beads," If you don't have food to eat, you're dead. Are we still afraid you'll take a broken gun

Wangxiao tilted her neck and looked at the other person, pointing to the grain bag with her left hand and shouting, "The grain is here. You can take it with your long hands. Come up here

The strong leader hesitated for only half a second before turning around and shouting, "With so many of us, he only has one gun. I don't believe he can kill everyone

After speaking, the leading strong man stepped forward and reached out to grab the grain bag.

The gun rings and the gears rotate.

After the leading strong man flew half a meter away, blood spilled on the floor.

Wangxiao held a gun in his right hand and shouted with a calm expression, "Without food to eat, you may starve to death in a few days. But whoever reaches out to take it first now, I will shoot him first

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other and remained silent.

I still have two bullets, will you take them? "Wangxiao.

Everyone took two steps back upon hearing the sound.

Wangxiao stepped forward, bent down to untie the grain bag tied around the strong man's waist, and shouted softly, "Xiaozhuang, take your things and let's go

Xiaozhuang immediately returned to the house upon hearing the sound.

Wangxiao held a gun in his right hand and shouted, "Two rows, make way for me

The crowd did not move.

Wangxiao raised his hand and aimed the gun at the person closest to him, shouting, "Do you want to let it go

The person hesitated for half a second and immediately gave way, while the others followed suit and gave way to the path downstairs.

Five minutes later, Wangxiao walked downstairs and saw the mother holding the injured child and crying loudly.

Wangxiao remained silent for a few seconds, then reached out and threw the rice that had just been given to the strong man, saying, "They will come down soon. You can hide the food

Mother was taken aback for a moment and immediately took the food bag, saying, "Thank you, thank you. I'll kowtow to you. If you have food, you don't have to die

Wangxiao led Xiaozhuang and quickly disappeared into the dark night.

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At around 3am, in the endless Gobi Desert, Wangxiao divided the food and threw it to Xiaozhuang, saying, "Take your things, let's separate

Xiaozhuang was confused and asked in great confusion, "As for it? Isn't it just that we had a disagreement just now... I don't think I myself

Wangxiao waved his hand and interrupted, "Xiaozhuang, if people are not the same, don't gather together. This could easily harm you and me. I'm going to the ninth district... take care of yourself

After finishing speaking, Wangxiao turned around without any hesitation and ran towards her first stop in the new life, the ninth district.

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