Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 164 Reunion

Chapter 165 Reunion

The car in front drove along the main road for a while and then turned onto a side road.

Zhou Xin continued to follow from a distance, always maintaining a distance of more than 100 meters.

The car made several turns and entered a dilapidated street.

The walls were covered in graffiti, the ground was littered with trash, and sewage was flowing everywhere.

In the corners where the rain wouldn't reach, makeshift shacks or tents were erected, housing homeless people.

Some homeless people simply lay on the ground, letting the rain soak them.

Most of them had empty eyes, like walking corpses.

In a daze, Zhou Xin thought he had arrived at Kensington Street, Philadelphia's infamous street.

It seems this is a gathering place for drug addicts in Anchorage.

Zhou Xin saw Finn and his group's car stop in front of a dilapidated three-story house on the side of the street ahead.

The three of them got out of the car laughing and joking, climbed the stairs outside, and went inside.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Zhou Xin parked the car some distance away, tucked his pistol into his waistband, got out of the car, and slowly walked towards the house.

The air was thick with the smell of garbage mixed with excrement, urine, and drugs, which even the rain couldn't mask.

Zhou Xin walked along the eaves of the street, and every now and then, pairs of empty eyes would look at him.

A Black man wearing seven or eight layers of pants was bent over with his arms hanging down, his body forming an inverted U-shape.

His head was almost touching the ground, and his body swayed slightly from side to side rhythmically, making him look like a strange plant.

Several other people lay naked on the roadside, their eyes unfocused, their thighs covered in needle marks, accompanied by ulcers and pustules.

In a daze, he had the feeling of being surrounded by zombies.

These addicts, deeply mired in drugs, are no different from zombies.

Zhou Xin walked forward cautiously, his nerves on edge.

These guys have lost their humanity; they're capable of anything to satisfy their drug addiction.

As he was walking forward with focused concentration, his arm was suddenly grabbed. His hair stood on end, and he instinctively reached out and gripped the gun handle.

"Hey handsome, come in and have some fun, it's only $20, you can do whatever you want with me!"

The woman who grabbed him was heavily made up. As she spoke, she pulled open her clothes and twisted her body, making the ball sway a few times.

Zhou Xin quickly looked away and broke free from the woman's grasp: "Thank you, but I don't need it."

But the woman was not convinced, because she had just seen Zhou Xin get out of a car that looked expensive, and knew that he must be rich.

The woman grabbed his arm again, her voice alluring: "Ten dollars, ten dollars is fine, the rest is also okay."

This time, Zhou Xin frowned slightly because he felt the voice was somewhat familiar.

Looking up, what came into view was a face covered in thick makeup, devoid of any beauty, and somewhat terrifying.

Her eyes were sunken, and even the thickest makeup couldn't hide her dull, freckled skin and dark circles.

After careful examination, Zhou Xin was stunned.

At this moment, the heavily made-up woman in front of him also saw his face clearly and froze in place.

This prostitute, who was clearly addicted to drugs, turned out to be his ex-girlfriend, Casey, who dumped him for the playboy Slant!

Actually, Zhou Xin had a feeling that Casey might have become addicted to drugs when they were at Salcha Bear Bar.

Slant was a drug addict to begin with, so it's quite normal for Casey to have also become addicted to drugs after being with him.

But he never imagined that in just one year, she would go from being glamorous to looking like this.

Although he no longer had any feelings for Casey, seeing his former lover in this state still stirred something within him.

After recognizing Zhou Xin, Casey looked ashamed and embarrassed.

She had originally planned to turn around and crawl back into her tent, but her desire for money and medicine made her instantly throw her dignity to the wind.

She remembered that Zhou Xin used to be very sentimental.

"Xin, it's you! My God, is that your car? It looks very expensive."

Zhou Xin felt a little depressed, nodded, and planned to leave immediately.

Having finally secured her drug money, Casey wasn't about to let him off so easily. She grabbed his arm tightly and said with a seductive smile, "Long time no see! Let's chat for a bit. I think about you all the time!"

Zhou Xin frowned at her fawning manner and asked, "What happened to you?"

Casey paused for a moment, a hint of shame flashing in her eyes again, before quickly smiling and saying, "Isn't this good? Don't I still look as beautiful as before? Or—"

She said she used more force with her hands, trying to pull Zhou Xin into the tent.

Zhou Xin broke free from her grasp and said coldly, "You used to be quite beautiful, but look at yourself now, you look like a zombie!"

Casey's smile froze on her face; the mental defenses she had forcibly built up for drug money were instantly shattered by Zhou Xin.

"I—I had no choice. I thought it was just something to do with Slant, but I didn't expect it to be so addictive. You know, it's not cheap. I really couldn't help it, sob sob sob—"

At this point, Casey looked heartbroken and burst into tears.

But Zhou Xin could tell that although she was indeed somewhat taken aback by his words, it was mostly an act, an attempt to gain his sympathy.

She has completely become a puppet of drugs, throwing away all dignity and shame for the sake of drugs.

The thought of the once sunny and cheerful woman who loved outdoor sports turning into this inhuman creature filled Zhou Xin with such deep hatred for drugs for the first time.

He didn't want to stay there any longer, so he took out all the cash he had and stuffed the five $100 bills into Casey's hand.

"You'd better watch yourself!"

After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Casey held the money, staring blankly at Zhou Xin's departing figure. After a long while, she squatted down, buried her head in her body, as if she wanted to shrink her whole body into the ground.

The next moment, she began to sob softly.

Zhou Xin cleared his mind of distractions and stood focused on the stairs below the dilapidated building.

The doors on the first and second floors of the building were sealed off. To get in, one had to climb the steel staircase in front of them to the third floor. The situation inside the house from the third-floor entrance was unknown; there might be Finn's accomplices there as well.

No matter what, barging in directly would definitely be fraught with danger.

These people are all drug addicts, but they are clearly different from the drug addicts and homeless people outside; they are much more dangerous.

But when Zhou Xin thought of Zhang Jianing's injured forehead, he decided he had to teach these guys a lesson.

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Having survived several life-or-death battles, his current mindset, courage, and strength are vastly different from before.

This gold is something we've worked so hard to earn; we absolutely cannot let these poisonous insects steal it!

He resolutely walked up the stairs and arrived at the door on the third floor.

The door was ajar and not locked, and faint laughter could be heard coming from inside.