Nan Fei, the mother, was a diligent person. In Tian Yang's memory, when he was a child, every time he woke up in the middle of the night, he would see his mother making some handicrafts under the light. Those things were the source of income for their family for the next one or two days.
When she wasn't working or taking a break, the mother would keep the shed in good order. She had strict requirements for hygiene and had trained Tianyang to be aware of this since he was a child.
This was also the reason why Katie asked her to work as a cleaner in the bar, although the bigger reason was that the retired veteran liked Nan Fei.
If my mother had been at home these days, there would definitely not be such dust on the door. Tianyang took out the key and opened the door. The light in the shed was dim and the air was a bit stuffy, as if it had not been ventilated for several days.
Tianyang turned on the light, and when it came on, he saw the table and chairs turned over on the ground, and the doors of both bedrooms were open. Everything was normal in his bedroom, but his mother Nanfei's bedroom looked like it had been looted, with many sundries thrown on the ground.
A blanket was hanging on the edge of the bed, and Tianyang could almost imagine the scene of his mother being pulled off the bed while she was sleeping!
what happened
The boy couldn't find any clues in the room, so he had no idea where his mother was. But then an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he rushed out of the shed without even locking the door.
Jumping on the electromagnetic locomotive, Tianyang headed straight for East Street.
Dongmen Street in the lower class area is a place where good and bad people mix together. The chaos is even worse than Tianyang's home and the street where the Volcano Bar is located.
When Tianyang drove the electromagnetic locomotive into East Street, all eyes from behind doors and windows, in the shadows of the alleys, and from other places fell on his electromagnetic locomotive.
This is a good thing, and those eyes immediately surged with greed. But when they saw Tianyang's black Night Walker uniform and the assault rifle hanging on his waist, those eyes restrainedly retracted.
Those who live in the lower class, especially those in East Street, are not good people. But they are not stupid enough to provoke the night walkers who often go in and out of the world. They know very well that these guys in black clothes are the real dangerous people!
The motorcycle finally stopped in front of an unremarkable store, which was ostensibly a grocery store, but in fact, there was a medical room in the back.
No one remembers the real name of the grocery store owner, but because he has a lame left leg, people who know him simply call him "the Cripple."
It is said that the cripple used to be a high-ranking official, working as a surgeon in the fortress's medical center, but later he offended a big shot. Not only was his status as a high-ranking official revoked, but his legs were also broken and he was thrown into the lower city.
The lame man runs a grocery store here, and he uses various medical instruments picked up from the recycling station to set up a medical room.
The lame man's medical skills are also quite good. After all, this is the capital that enables him to take root in East Street.
The homeless man said that Katie was being treated at the Cripple's place, so Tianyang came here.
Snap Snap—
Tianyang knocked on the door of the grocery store. A ball of yellow light came on from the door, and then a figure limped over: "Come here, stop knocking. Damn it, if you keep knocking on my door, I won't treat you if you get sick!"
The door opened with a click, and a short middle-aged man appeared behind him. He was bald, wore glasses, had a big nose, and was wearing a yellowed shirt. He smelled like disinfectant.
When he saw Tianyang clearly, he exclaimed, "Sir Night Walker, why did you come to a small shop like mine? Boy, are these clothes stolen?"
Tianyang grabbed his collar in annoyance: "Where's Kadi? Is Kadi here?"
"What are you doing? Let go, I don't know any Katie!" the cripple shouted, "If you don't let go, I'll call for help!"
As a doctor in the lower city, he saved many lives, and many people were waiting for him to save them. So here in East Street, the cripple still had some influence. As long as he called out, there would be many desperate people who would stand up for him.
At this moment, Kady's voice rang out from deep inside the grocery store: "Tianyang? Is that you?"
"Kadi, you are here!" Tianyang pushed the lame man away and rushed in. In a room full of instruments, the boy found Katie.
Kaidi was lying on the hospital bed, receiving an IV drip, and wrapped in bandages. There was also a blood-stained gauze on his chest, which looked extremely miserable.
Tian Yang didn't expect him to be so badly injured, and he gasped: "Kaidie, what are you doing..."
Kaidi struggled to get up, even though this action made the blood on his chest thicker.
"Don't worry about me for now, Tianyang. Hurry to the black mine. Nanfei, Nanfei has been captured!"
"What!"
Tian Yang cried out in shock: "How could this happen?"
The black mine is located outside the fortress, 30 kilometers away from the fortress. The black metal produced there can be refined into black steel. Black steel is the main material for train tracks in the reverse world, so in the past few decades, the mine has had an increasing demand for workers.
At first, the workers in the mine were basically residents of the lower city. Since they had to work outside the fortress, the compensation offered by the mine was quite considerable.
Later, in order to reduce costs and increase output value, Fortress began to send prisoners to mines. Prisoners had no human rights in the mines, and the supervisors in the mines never treated prisoners as human beings. They only gave prisoners the most basic survival guarantees. As a result, many prisoners died of exhaustion or were beaten to death by supervisors in the mines.
Judging from the situation at home, if my mother was taken to the black mine, she was definitely not taken as a worker, but as a prisoner!
This is what Tianyang can’t understand.
After getting the news from Kadina, Tianyang rushed out of the grocery store and drove the electromagnetic locomotive towards the exit of the fortress.
My mother had been taken to the mine for many days. In that kind of place, not to mention women, even a strong man like Kaidi couldn't survive for long.
Thinking of this, the boy wished he could have wings on his back and fly directly to the mine.
Now he could only hope that he could make it in time.
Originally, proof was required to leave the city, but Tianyang was wearing a Night Walker uniform, and the information on his ID card also indicated his identity as an Ascendant.
So the two Iron Wall soldiers on duty at the exit saluted him and opened the door to let him pass.
The night was dark, the stars were hanging upside down, Tianyang increased the speed of the locomotive to the limit and looked towards the direction of the black mine.
Half an hour later, a mine appeared below the road. It was already night, but the mine was still brightly lit, and a number of heavy vehicles could be seen moving around in the mine from afar.
A moment later, Tianyang arrived at the gate of the mine. Two searchlights shone at him from the gate, and then the guard's voice rang out: "Who are you? What are you doing in the mine so late at night!"
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