Chapter 22 Clerk

"It's so disgusting..." Qiao Jiajin frowned and looked at the dirty things on the ground, "This pungent smell can't be excrement, right?"

Excrement?

Qi Xia suddenly turned to look at Qiao Jiajin.

This is an interesting point.

In other words, besides the nine of them and the animal masks, there are other people here.

Or... other "things".

This person or "thing" seems to have lived here for a long time, otherwise it would not be possible to leave excrement all over the floor.

Everyone rummaged around and couldn't find any needle, thread or gauze. There were no pharmacies or clinics outside the convenience store. If he went out blindly to look for them, Han Yimo might not be able to hold on for that long.

"What should we do..." Officer Li put his hands on his hips and looked helplessly at Dr. Zhao, as if seeking his opinion.

Before Dr. Zhao could say anything, there was a noise behind the cashier of the convenience store, and the door to the employee lounge slowly opened.

The nine people were shocked and immediately took a few steps back and looked at the door that slowly opened.

A thin figure flashed out from behind the door.

Taking a closer look, the person who went out was actually a girl who was too thin to be human-shaped, and her age could not be discerned at all.

Her cheeks were deeply sunken, and her eyes were bulging outward, as if all the flesh on her face was gone.

She pursed her chapped lips and looked at the people curiously.

After a brief daze, she seemed to have come to her senses. She quickly tidied up her dirty and worn-out clothes and said in a hoarse voice: "Welcome..."

welcome?

Officer Li carefully understood the meaning of this sentence and seemed to understand it.

"Are you... a store clerk?"

The girl nodded: "Yes."

No one spoke anymore, because this matter revealed an unreasonableness.

Not to mention why there are other humans here, even if she is really a "clerk", why does she work in a completely dilapidated convenience store?

When the clerk saw that everyone was motionless, he could only say tentatively: "Please feel free to choose."

Although that is said, there is no room for "choice" here?

There was almost no merchandise on the shelves, and what was left was rotten and covered in filth.

The clerk's eyes were dull, staring at the few people.

This look made several girls a little scared.

"Do you have any needlework?" Qi Xia asked the clerk without changing her expression.

"Needle...thread?" The clerk's dull eyes moved slightly, then he stretched out his hand, simulating the movement of threading a needle and thread, "You mean...this kind of needlework?"

Only then did everyone realize that her hands were covered in dried, dark blood, which was horrifying.

Qi Xia took another step forward and said, "It's this kind of needle and thread, do you sell it?"

"Liar, you..." Before Qiao Jiajin met Qi Xia, he felt that he was the most courageous person in the world, but now even he dared not talk to this woman, "This woman is not normal, can't you tell? ?"

"So what if we see it?" Qi Xia said calmly, "Our situation cannot get worse than it is now."

The female clerk thought blankly for a while, then suddenly opened the partition at the front desk and rushed out.

Only then did everyone see her full face.

She was wearing a dirty, baggy white shirt that looked as out of place as the clothes hanging on a hanger.

I don't know what was smeared on the shirt, it felt like oil and blood.

The shirt almost reached her knees, she didn't seem to be wearing any pants, and her thighs were covered in dried blood.

Qi Xia frowned slightly and wanted to take a step back, but the female clerk grabbed her wrist.

He felt as if his wrist was entangled in an old tree vine, dry and painful.

"I have it here!!" The female clerk opened her mouth, showing her yellowed teeth, "There is "needle and thread"! Come with me! "

Her hand kept pointing to the "employee lounge", as if she wanted Qi Xia to follow her in.

Everyone was really frightened by her. Judging from this woman's current behavior, it was really not a good idea to go in with her.

"Forget it...we won't buy it!" Qiao Jiajin walked up and tried to pull away the woman's hand, "Let go first."

But the female clerk didn't seem to hear it. She pulled Qi Xia to move while showing a happy smile.

"There is "needle and thread" in this house! come on! "

She is even stronger than the two grown men Qiao Jiajin and Qi Xia combined.

"Hey!! Come and help!" Qiao Jiajin turned around and shouted.

Officer Li and Dr. Zhao came to their senses and rushed forward.

The female clerk couldn't help but quicken her pace.

Qi Xia only felt a huge force dragging herself, unable to break free at all.

The two of them were not far from the staff lounge, and now they had entered the room in six or seven steps.

Doctor Zhao and Officer Li were pulling Qi Xia out, but unexpectedly the female clerk suddenly let go of her hand.

"ah!"

With a cry of surprise, several people almost fell down.

After everyone stood firm, they saw that the female clerk did not pay attention to the others. Instead, she turned around and rummaged through the boxes in the room to find something.

The four men also looked around the room in shock.

It's a little cleaner here than outside. There is a folding bed in the corner, and the bedding has turned yellow.

There was a large pool of blood on it, which looked relatively fresh.

In another corner, a rusty iron pot was placed on a simple stove, and something was cooking gurglingly inside.

The female clerk turned a blind eye to everything and was rummaging through an old box.

"Where is...the needle and thread..." She kept throwing things out of the box. There were cans, old magazines, and pots and pans.

Qiao Jiajin touched his nose and looked at the iron pot.

"Speaking of which, I'm really hungry." He whispered to Qi Xia, "It would be nice if she wasn't a crazy woman. I want to ask her if she can let me have a meal."

Qi Xia forgot to take a look at the iron pot, which was boiling something white.

He was also feeling a little hungry.

"You dare to eat the food from this place?" Officer Li asked, "Who knew how dirty the food is..."

"But it smells delicious."

Qiao Jiajin was right. Thanks to the iron pot, the smell in the room was actually fragrant, covering up the stench.

"What are you cooking?" Qiao Jiajin asked boldly. It seemed that he really wanted to take a bite.

"Little piggy," the female clerk replied.

"Piglet?"

Qiao Jiajin became interested and was about to go to the iron pot to take a look, but the female clerk exclaimed.

"Ah! Found it!"

I saw her turning around, holding something in both hands, and excitedly said to everyone: "Look! Needle and thread!"

Officer Li stepped forward and looked a little embarrassed.

This is not "needle and thread", but a rusty fishhook and a small bundle of messy fishing line.

He turned around to look at Dr. Zhao and signaled to him with his eyes.

Dr. Zhao thought for a moment, stared at the fishhook and fishing line and asked, "Girl, are there any other needles and threads?"

"No more." The female clerk shook her head, "This is the only one. Do you want to buy it?"