"These people are so clean." Although she was mentally prepared, Du Jiujiu couldn't help but feel a little angry.

An Cheng didn't pay much attention, "This is normal. Behind these shops is a quite large community. This little thing is not enough for so many people."

"Then let's leave here and seize the time to catch some prey." Du Jiujiu said and planned to go back.

Seeing this, An Cheng grabbed her and pointed to an inconspicuous small plaque not far in front, "Let's not go in vain. Look, there is a hardware store there. There is probably a lot of metal, which is just right.

Collect some alloys with high hardness to make a new weapon for you."

"Yeah, that's fine!" After hearing about forging weapons, Du Jiujiu became a little more interested, and walked towards the small store with An Cheng.

Taking a closer look, Du Jiujiu discovered that the rolling shutter door of this store was still very intact, looking a little out of place among a row of smashed doors.

Du Jiujiu was about to break the door open, but was suddenly stopped by An Cheng.

"That would be too loud and could easily attract strange animals, so I'll do it."

An Cheng seemed to be the nemesis of all kinds of doors. She stretched out a palm and gently pressed it on the rolling shutter door. The metal rolling shutter door extended to both sides according to her wishes. After a while, the small door inside was completely revealed to her.

In front of both of them.

After An Cheng melted the lock on the door, the two of them pushed the door open and walked in.

This shop looked the same as before from the outside, very small and messy. Since there were no windows on the walls, sunlight could only shine in through the one-person-wide doorway, making the room look very dark.

Since awakening his metal power, An Cheng has developed a strange connection with various metals. He can clearly understand its type and characteristics by just touching it with his fingertips.

Although this shop is small, there are many types of metal products in it. It would take An Cheng a lot of time to search for them one by one.

Du Jiujiu looked bored, turned around and walked inside, thinking that maybe she could find something useful inside.

At the corner of the room, there was an old wooden door. Du Jiujiu pushed it gently. The door only made a "squeak" sound, but was not pushed open, as if it was blocked by something inside.

Du Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, then increased the strength of his hand and slapped it hard. The wooden door fell down, and dust flew everywhere for a while.

Under the illumination of a little dim light, Du Jiujiu discovered that this seemed to be a utility room filled with messy cardboard boxes. At a glance, he knew that the goods inside were the same as those outside.

Just when Du Jiujiu was disappointed and was about to leave to find An Cheng, she suddenly found a piece of clothes hanging out from behind the box.

"There is someone here!" Du Jiujiu secretly became nervous. She clenched the long knife in her hand and walked slowly inside.

When she walked over and saw the person hiding behind the cardboard box, she was shocked.

A skinny little boy with a pale face was huddled there, staring at her in horror with a pair of big black and white eyes.

The child looked to be only about seven or eight years old. It was hard for Du Jiujiu to imagine how such a young child could survive in such an apocalyptic world.

Seeing his fearful expression, Du Jiujiu reacted quickly, put down the long knife in her hand, and comforted him softly.

"Don't be afraid, little brother, sister is not a bad person and will not hurt you."

After hearing Du Jiujiu's words, the child not only did not relax his vigilance, but actually trembled even more.

"What's wrong with Jiujiu? Who are you talking to?" Hearing Du Jiujiu's voice, An Cheng walked over quickly.

After seeing the little boy, An Cheng also had a look of shock on his face, "How...how could there be a child here?!"

"Little brother, where are your parents? Why are you alone here?" Du Jiujiu raised her head and exchanged a look with An Cheng, then slowly came closer and asked softly.

The little boy didn't speak, and the frightened look in his eyes had not faded away. He just shook his head and shrank his body towards the corner.

"Aren't your parents here?" Du Jiujiu saw him shaking his head and asked again.

This time, the little boy stared at her closely for a while and nodded slowly.

"Why doesn't this child say anything? Is he scared out of his mind? Jiujiu, I think we should go. If his parents know that he is here, they will definitely find a way to come back to find him." An Cheng saw that he refused to speak.

, couldn't help but become a little impatient, and didn't even bother to look for the metal anymore. He pulled Du Jiujiu and wanted to go out.

"I have no parents." At this time, the little boy actually spoke. His voice was a little weak, but it was extremely cold. "They have died long ago."

Du Jiujiu looked at his cold eyes and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in her heart. What on earth had this child gone through to have such an expression at such an innocent age?

"An Cheng, I...I want to take him away." An impulse suddenly surged into her heart, and Du Jiujiu felt that she could not let go of this child.

"Take him away?!" An Cheng originally wanted to leave quickly, but after hearing Du Jiujiu's words, his face was full of disbelief.

"Jiujiu, you have to think clearly. Taking him with you is not just an extra mouth to eat. Now we can't even guarantee our own safety, let alone have to take care of a child!"

"I know all this, but... he is so young, if he is left here alone, what is the difference between that and killing him? I... really can't do it." Du Jiujiu bit her lip, even if she told her rationally.

It was very unwise for her to do this, but she still couldn't bring herself to do it.

An Cheng looked at the little boy again. Apart from the fear that had just faded, there was no other emotion in his eyes.

"Jiujiu, you have to think carefully. Although I don't want to have anything to do with him, if you insist on taking him with you, I... will still respect your choice."

"An Cheng... thank you!" Du Jiujiu looked at An Cheng, so moved that she didn't know what to say. Then she looked down at the boy in the corner.

"Will you come with us?"

The little boy had heard their conversation just now. At this time, he looked at the two of them with complicated expressions. After a while, he nodded gently.

"good."

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