Walking out of the inner city, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The market is still lively, with people coming and going, but every few steps you can see people like Huo's patrol inspecting the crowd.

At the slightest sign of trouble, they held their weapons at their waists.

Walking in the market, you can clearly feel the glares like needles, which are warnings not to cause trouble here.

Zhou Jia didn't stay too long, he just asked about the price of recent food, then lowered his head and headed towards his tree house.

'The price of japonica rice has doubled again.'

'According to earth economics, if the price of an ordinary thing doubles, half of the people who could originally afford it will be unable to afford it.'

'And if the price of food doubles, half of the people will not be able to afford it, or even...'

'starve!'

'It seems that the number of outsiders entering Huojiapu this time is so large that the food output here is far from being able to provide it.'

'No wonder the people in the market are so nervous. Without food, people will be driven to a dead end.'

'Plus some people are secretly adding fuel to the flames, no wonder it's so chaotic!'

"Click..."

The strange sound under his feet made Zhou Jia stop. He raised his feet and plucked the leaves on the ground. Two broken bones came into view, as well as the dirty blood that could not be washed away.

Frowning slightly, he casually turned over the fallen leaves nearby.

Bones, blood, flesh residue...

Under the thick fallen leaves, there were all these things. The smell of blood had not completely dissipated, and it was vaguely evident how brutal the fighting had been.

This is the main road!

In the inner city, I just heard that the outer city has been very chaotic recently.

In order to suppress the chaos, the Huo Mansion mobilized experts from various major families and forces, and they worked hard for more than half a month before things improved.

But the specific details of how to disrupt the law are just rumors, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. There are occasional chaos in the inner city, but it doesn't take long for it to calm down.

The traces in front of you can explain a thing or two.

Judging from the situation, as many as a hundred people had been fighting on this main road, and the nearby ground was almost stained with blood.

Other places, one can imagine.

Returning to the tree house, as expected, the place had been turned upside down, even the inner room was not spared, but fortunately it was not occupied.

Putting the package on the bed, Zhou Jia sighed softly.

The familiar room didn't bring him much sense of security. Just looking at the traces in the room, he could tell how many waves of people had come during this period.

The trap outside the door still needs to be arranged.

Um……

To strengthen!

"Brother Zhou."

A hoarse voice sounded from outside the door:

"You're back."

"Brother Angji." Zhou Jia stood up and looked at his neighbor Angji, who was lame, had rotten teeth and smelled bad, but often showed enthusiasm:

"How are you doing these days?"

"Hey!" Angji smiled bitterly:

"Surviving depends entirely on your fate. It's better for you to hide in the inner city."

"You can do it too." Zhou Jia shrugged.

"I think so." Angji sighed:

"But when I go to the city, the entry fee for the ancestors I want to bring is more expensive than mine. How can I have so much money in my pocket?"

In this regard, Zhou Jia said he was helpless.

The other party was originally rich, but they all ended up in the bottomless pit of the casino.

"But I can count it as a blessing in disguise." After sighing, Angji said with a smile on his face.

"During this period, we couldn't even pull out the dead people in the outer city. With a few animals, we picked up a lot of things and became rich."

"I feel that now is the time when my luck is at its best!"

Zhou Jia knew what the other party was going to say.

as expected.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to Liuren Hall to kill everyone. Do you want Brother Zhou to come with me?"

"No."

Zhou Jia shook his head:

"I can't play with those things."

"What a pity!" Angji looked regretful, as if Zhou Jia had missed the most wonderful thing in the world.

"By the way, someone came looking for you two days ago. It seems to be someone from the mine. The person who came is very anxious and wants you to go to the mine quickly."

"Really?" Zhou Jia nodded:

"I see."

…………

The mine was as usual, as if it had not been affected by the chaos during this period, but the people in charge of patrols all looked nervous.

Zhou Jia's arrival made Andrew stunned and subconsciously said:

"You're not dead?"

"What?" Zhou Jia's face darkened:

"I don't look like a living person."

"No." Andrew shook his head first, then seemed to think of something, anger suddenly appeared on his face, and he asked loudly:

"Since you are still alive, why don't you come to the mine during this time?"

"do you know……"

"Snapped!"

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped away by a sudden slap.

Zhou Jia looked displeased and flicked his arm:

"You seem to have forgotten who is the deputy director here. Do you want me to remind you again?"

"you……"

The side of Andrew's face was red and swollen. When he saw Zhou Jia approaching, his voice couldn't help but get stuck in his throat. He opened his mouth and shrank back.

"What's going on?" Zhou Jia hummed and glanced at the audience:

"What's going on here?"

"Go back to the deputy director." A patrol officer said:

"Some miners discovered a secret passage below, which is suspected to be the passage used by Director Cao to smuggle ore."

"Oh!" Zhou Jia's eyes moved slightly.

No wonder!

"Is everyone here?"

At this moment, Samuel, dressed in a smart outfit, hurried over. When he saw Zhou Jia, he was stunned like Andrew:

"You're not dead?"

Before Zhou Jia could speak, she looked at Andrew again and frowned:

"What happened to your face?"

"never mind!"

Neither Zhou Jia nor Andrew was the target of her concern. She asked casually and waved without waiting for an answer:

"Quick, go down and take a look!"

Things have been going wrong for her recently.

In particular, his plan to attract a wealthy husband was repeatedly thwarted, which made him dislike everyone, and he frequently beat and scolded his subordinates.

In Samuel's mind, everyone in the mine is her tool to marry into a wealthy family. There is not much difference between Zhou Jia and Andrew.

As long as she is honest and obedient, she is not in the mood to care at this time.
To be continued...