Chapter 430: The Nobody
Chapter 430 The unknown person
The screen changes.
In the dark and dry office, the shaky ceiling lamp cast dim light, illuminating Paulkin Walker who was imprisoned in the isolation room.
There were blood stains on the man's body, but the blood stains did not come from him.
At this moment, he was squatting in the corner, his head hung low, like a male lion that had lost in a fight.
Outside the iron fence used for isolation stood Dalia with a worried look on her face.
Her voice trembled due to excessive nervousness:
"The police officer just said that you may face one year in prison... You injured your boss, a taxpayer who supports them."
Paulkin Walker looked up.
"What do they want?"
Dalia whispered:
"They want money, Paul."
Paulkin Walker stood up, came to the fence, and looked at his wife's face nervously:
"How much do they want..."
After his wife spoke the unaffordable figure in a trembling voice, Paulkin Walker whispered:
"This won't work, Dalia, we have no money. This money is almost two years of my salary! It's better to let me be imprisoned for one year than to pay so much money!"
Dalia reached into the fence, held her husband's wrist, and sobbed:
"I'm sorry, Paul, I have already given them the money, and the guarantee procedures are being processed. Once the procedures are completed, you can leave here..."
Her eyes were full of panic and confusion, and her tone revealed fear and confusion.
She had lived with Paulkin Walker for nearly ten years, and she didn't know how she would survive without him.
She could not live alone in the Lower City. In this lawless land, a widow living alone was like pork hanging from the sewer in the summer, covered by countless flies.
Dalia is very beautiful, but in Xiacheng District, beauty is not a word with a positive connotation. She has seen many tragic consequences of those who show off their beauty to others.
The pursuit of beauty is not allowed by unspoken rules. Once it is exceeded, you will have to pay a price that ordinary people cannot bear.
She knew she had to rescue her husband, even though her family's finances no longer allowed her to do so.
The door of the office opened and two police officers walked in. Paulkin Walker's roar had no effect. They beat him and threw him out of the street police station like a dead rat.
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The screen changes.
Paulkin Walker is unemployed. His name is on the blacklist jointly customized by most factories in the industrial area, and he can no longer receive compensation for his labor.
The compensation for the boss's ear drained the young couple's savings. They had to sell the old house where they had lived for three generations and move to a dilapidated corner building to rent a house.
The money in the family is getting less and less, just like the smile on Dalia's face is gradually diminishing.
The two meals a day of bitter juice were changed to one meal, and eggs and bacon were no longer included in the daily breakfast.
Paulkin Walker knew they were going bankrupt.
He interviewed everywhere and encountered obstacles everywhere. A painter with ten years of experience is not a very rare existence.
In Yanan City, there are a lot of people like this.
He had to pick up his old profession.
Bounty showdown - this is the only way Paulkin Walker thought he could make money.
When he was young, Paulkin Walker thought that risking one's life to make money was a very exciting thing. Until today, a few years later, he squatted in his own cabin, smelling his wife's ubiquitous breath, and spoke with the passion for work.
The calloused palm once again grasped the pistol grip, and in a daze, it seemed as if he had returned to the duel field many years ago.
He closed his eyes.
The cold touch of the gun in his hand brought him back to the duel field. His whole body was tense, knowing that two things might soon befall him - one was money, and the other was death.
The desire for money and the fear of death simultaneously stimulated the secretion of adrenaline. Paulkin Walker's body firmly remembered that feeling, so that even though several years had passed since the last duel, he still thought about it.
The scene at that time made the blood boil.
The spotlight and cheers brought the atmosphere to a climax, and the climax suddenly stopped when the two gunmen walked ten steps back to back——
All sounds disappeared, all dangers were far away from him, and all questions were answered at this moment.
Paulkin Walker and his opponent turned around at the same time, and the bullet fired by the gun in his hand hit the opponent's forehead at the next moment.
The opponent fell, the spotlight was all on him, and the cheers and screams brought him joy and enjoyment beyond all else, satisfying all his vanity...
He opened his eyes.
The body's recollection of the past comes to an abrupt end.
The bounty duel is not a good thing, it is just a joke played by young people when they are ignorant. It is irresponsible to the family to take life as a bet - the bounty gunner will always die, either now or in the future.
He who has the ability to "cheat" is no exception.
He was once superstitious about his extraordinary abilities. He believed that his abilities would make him a famous gunman and bring him countless money.
It wasn't until he met Dalia that he suddenly understood that his abilities were not created for money or fame, but existed to protect her.
This incredible transformation surprised even him.
His incredible thoughts gradually deepened as he interacted with women. Friends around him scolded him for losing his fighting spirit because of women, but he knew in his heart that he just chose the path he wanted to choose and became what he wanted to be.
people.
Just like some people like to eat eggs and some people like to eat bread.
For him, his love for Dalia is more than the gun in his hand.
He doesn't care what others say, the only one who can judge him is himself...and Dalia.
Now that he has a family, he not only has to protect his wife's safety in Xiacheng District, where security is extremely poor, but also pave the way for the upcoming child.
They don't have a child yet, and they may never have a child. Dalia's health has never been good. They have tried many times and tried many methods, but they have never been able to get her to conceive a child.
They went to the doctor and were told that if they wanted to have children, they would have to spend a fortune to nurse Darya's body.
Their financial situation is not good. Since Paulkin Walker lost his job, they have been living on their past savings. Saving such things will cost less, so they must be careful with their budgets.
Perhaps because of the blessing of the Holy Light, they happened to meet an Asian doctor with a good reputation. Although the Asian doctor was a member of the Asian gang Tai Shenghe, he was not as violent and crazy as ordinary gangsters -
He is just an ordinary doctor, a doctor with the ancient medical skills of Tianshen State.
Asian doctors did not prescribe pills, but gave people bitter juice made from roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. Paulkin Walker had already heard that many people had been cured by Asian doctors.
The most important thing is that the prices offered by Asian doctors are affordable for them.
From then on, Dalia started drinking bitter juice, and her body experienced many changes, such as her body odor began to worsen, and she suffered from constant colds and fevers.
After a fever that was severe enough to cause her to coma, Paulkin Walker thought that an Asian doctor was trying to harm her, and was ready to kill him.
But when he endured his anger and took care of Dalia until her fever subsided, he found that her body miraculously improved a lot - her body became lighter, and he saw the brightness in her eyes and her smile.
——He had not seen such a smile on her face for several months since she lost her job.
Dalia is getting better, and the depression in his heart is almost gone!
Amid his wife's laughter, Paulkin Walker began to plan their future:
Their savings have been almost spent, and they must make money as soon as possible, but doing odd jobs is not the answer, nor is entering the black market outside the industrial zone. The only way to make quick money is to pick up the gun again and walk into the life-and-death Shura field.
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He lied to his wife that he had found a job as a trainee clerk. Although the daily salary was only 5 pence, the job was stable and relatively safe.
Daria was very happy and gave him a happy night.
He hadn't had a night like this for a long time.
Early the next morning, he walked into the bounty duel arena.
He became more cautious than before, using his extraordinary ability to accurately hit the opponent's head every time before he could shoot.
He was very careful. In order not to make the audience suspicious, he controlled his shooting time and hit position in every duel.
He won every victory and made a lot of money. Dalia's body gradually improved under the conditioning of the bitter juice. Their savings were increasing. The price of food on the market was decreasing, but the quality was much better than before.
Everything is slowly getting better and the future is bright.
Until later.
I don’t know since when, the economic situation has not been so good. Many people have lost their jobs. The downtown area has begun to become chaotic. The idlers form gangs. At night, there are no pedestrians on the streets - the people are no longer there.
Dare to walk in a neighborhood like this at night.
The number of spectators in the bounty showdown has gradually dwindled, and the few remaining professional gamblers cannot afford the big bet - people can't even afford to eat, so how can they have spare money to play such a "recreational" game?
For several days in a row, Paulkin Walker was told that there was no one available today and the market could not be opened.
His inner sense of crisis continued to rise. Even though he had made some money, it was not enough for the next expenses - Dalia had reached a critical course of treatment, her bitter juice had a new formula, and the price soared.
Paulkin Walker made up his mind to earn back the money from the bitter juice no matter what method he used.
Chapter completed!