end of ten days.

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

excrement?

Qi Xia suddenly turned to look at Qiao Jiajin.

This is an interesting point of view.

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, but couldn't find needles, threads and gauze at all.And there was no pharmacy or clinic outside the convenience store, so Han Yimo might not be able to hold on for so long if he went out blindly to look for it.

"What can I do..." Police Officer Li put his hands on his hips and looked at Dr. Zhao helplessly, as if asking for his opinion.

Before Dr. Zhao could speak, there was a sound behind the cash register of the convenience store, and the door of the staff lounge opened slowly.

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

A thin figure flashed out from behind the door.

Taking a closer look, the person who went out was a girl who was so skinny that she couldn't tell her age at all.

Her cheeks were deeply sunken, and her eyes protruded outward, as if the flesh on her entire face had disappeared.

She pursed her chapped lips and looked at them curiously.

After a brief moment of daze, she seemed to have come to her senses, hurriedly sorted out her dirty and shabby clothes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Welcome..."

welcome?

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

"Are you... a clerk?"

The girl nodded: "Yes."

Everyone didn't speak anymore, because this matter revealed an unreasonable feeling.

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

The clerk saw that everyone did not move, so he could only tentatively say: "Please choose whatever you want."

Although that is the case, how can there be room for "choice" here?

There was little merchandise on the shelves, and what was there was rotting and filthy.

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

This gaze made the girls a little scared.

"Is there any needlework?" Qi Xia asked the clerk without changing his face.

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

Only then did everyone realize that her hands were covered with dry black blood, which was very frightening.

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

"Liar, you..." Before Qiao Jiajin met Qi Xia, he thought he was the most courageous person in the world, but now even he dare not talk to this woman, "This woman is abnormal, can't you see it?" ?”

"So what if you see it?" Qi Xia said calmly, "Our situation can't be worse than it is now."

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

Only then did everyone see her whole picture clearly.

She was wearing a dirty and bulky white shirt, which was as incongruous as clothes hanging on a hanger.

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

The shirt came up almost to her knees, and she didn't appear to be wearing pants, and her thighs were covered in dried blood.

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

He felt like his wrist was entangled by an old tree vine, dry and painful.

"I have it here!!" The female clerk opened her mouth, showing her yellow teeth, "There are needles and threads!Come with me! "

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

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

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

But the female shop assistant didn't seem to hear it, and while pulling Qi Xia to move her steps, she showed a happy smile.

"There is a "needle and thread" in this room!come on! "

Her strength is even stronger than the two big men Qiao Jiajin and Qi Xia combined.

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

Officer Li and Dr. Zhao came back to their senses and rushed up too.

The saleswoman involuntarily quickened her pace.

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

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

Dr. Zhao and Police Officer Li were pulling Qi Xia out, but they didn't expect the female clerk to let go of her hand suddenly.

"what!"

With an exclamation, several people almost fell down.

After each stood their ground, they saw that the female shop assistant didn't care about the few people. Instead, she turned around and rummaged through the room to find things.

The four men also looked around the room in shock.

This place is a little cleaner than the outside. There is a folding bed in the corner, and the bedding has turned yellow.

There is still a large pool of blood on it, which looks relatively fresh.

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

And the saleswoman, oblivious to everything, was rummaging through an old box.

"Where is it... needlework..." She kept throwing out the contents of the box, which contained 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 Qixia, "It would be great 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, there was something white cooking in it.

He also felt a little hungry.

"Do you dare to eat food from this place?" Officer Li asked, "Who knows how dirty that food is..."

"But it smells delicious."

What Qiao Jiajin said was right, thanks to the iron pot, the smell in the room was actually very fragrant, covering up the stench.

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

"Piggy," replied the clerk.

"Little piggy?"

Qiao Jiajin became interested, and was about to go to the iron pot to have a look, but the female shop assistant exclaimed.

"Ah! Found it!"

She turned around, held something in both hands, and said excitedly to everyone: "Look! Needlework!"

Officer Li stepped forward to take a look, his face was a bit embarrassed.

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

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

Dr. Zhao thought for a while, staring at the hook and fishing line and asked, "Miss, do you have any other needles and threads?"

"No more." The saleswoman shook her head, "Only this, do you want to buy it?"