Chapter 212 – 212. Garden 6
When I first opened it by about two shovels… That time when I thought it wasn’t right.
I should have gone back then.
This is not it. I don’t know what I’m doing.
Since there is no one to detect, there is no need to shovel quietly.
But it seems like shit. Frozen ground is really hard to dig up.
Plus stones… That damn stone. Why do stones keep getting caught when I put a shovel in?
We’ve already dug halfway, so there’s no turning back. You have to dig until the end.
I barely dug the ground while sweating profusely in this cold weather.
At this level, I can probably get over it. If you can’t get over it… I would rather go on a diet than dig more ground.
First, I ripped up the dry vines and grass around me.
I have to cover it after I pass.
I threw my backpack and shovel over the fence, took off my outerwear, bundled it up well, and threw it.
As the sweat-soaked body is hit by the cold wind, it quickly cools down. Under… I think I’m finally going to buy something.
After gathering the vines, they were placed next to the hole and passed through the hole.
Fuck… Do I have to do this every time I go back and forth? Going crazy. Should I just kill everyone who came in and be done with it?
Ugh. Let’s stop talking nonsense. There is no time for this here.
The hole was well covered with vines, and this side was also covered by gathering enough vines from around the area.
Hmm… If it’s like this, it won’t get caught. As long as I don’t forget the location, there won’t be a problem.
I put on my backpack and immediately used invisibility.
Hide the shovel appropriately and search for it. No one has been caught yet.
If you go down this mountain, you will immediately come across a greenhouse and a container, so if you don’t stop at this section, they will never know that someone has broken in.
Let’s go. I guess the guy with the detection turned on isn’t just lucky.
I feel like waiting until three or four in the morning, but… For that reason, it’s dangerous to even stand here.
It’s better to quickly move towards where there are people.
I silently walked towards the container.
The signs are felt one by one. The number is increasing.
And… There are so many fucks. There are so many people. How many people are there in total?
Buildings that look like moon bases with multiple containers attached together.
Some places are raised to the second or third floor. If I stay here, I won’t be detected even if I die.
A delicious smell wafts in the air, perhaps because it is dinner time.
As I followed the smell, I came across a building instead of a container.
This is a restaurant. Ugh. Look at the people. There are so many.
Numerous people are standing in line holding trays.
The facial expressions… Not very bright. However, it doesn’t look like it’s suffering or like it’s about to die.
Just lifeless expressions. They look like they have no goals or hope.
I felt bitter while looking at them.
Are they really happy? Although I am escaping the danger of death and preserving my life… Is that good?
People leaving after finishing their meal.
Perhaps because it was cold, they fastened their collars and dispersed.
Are we going to our respective accommodations? Maybe so?
Quite poor environment. They probably didn’t come here thinking about this.
I don’t know. Which one would be happier?
I am a person who thinks that life is better even if I end up in a dog poop… This is a bit like that.
If it were me, I wouldn’t be trapped in a place like this even if I were to die. What is this?
A pervasive sense of defeat and a tired face.
I don’t think it’s fatigue from labor… It just seems like chronic fatigue. A life without pleasure. The fatigue that comes from there.
For some reason, I don’t feel like I want to stay here.
I feel helpless too.
After the sun sets, everyone seems relaxed, perhaps because it is free time.
The atmosphere here is like a prison.
I haven’t been to a prison, but it feels very similar to the prisons I see in dramas and movies.
The good thing about this place is that there are no bars, and you feel free?
And that there is a man and a woman together?
Moreover, the overall age group was mostly in their 30s and 40s.
What information can I get from here? I don’t know if I’m gaining anything.
So I spent two days among their group.
There isn’t much I found out.
They trade everything with food tickets, and ten cigarettes are worth one food ticket.
They use food stamps like money to trade for anything.
The most traded items are cigarettes and alcohol. And sex.
Women get food stamps and have sex. Also… Prostitution is everywhere.
Their lives are quite monotonous.
He gambles with cigarettes or saves food stamps to have sex with women.
In my free time, I would lie still and laze around aimlessly or exercise, and sometimes I would spar in a ring-like place.
Still, it doesn’t look as barbaric or uncivilized as you might think, perhaps because there are game consoles.
Just a dull life. Being safe, not skipping meals, and spending enough time… That kind of life.
I don’t know. How do they live happily here?
That was the part I didn’t understand the most. Why are you satisfied with this life?
There is another thing that is most absurd.
It was said that here in the garden, one could voluntarily leave the prison.
I don’t know if they are really letting them go, but it seems like someone actually left.
It is said that such people are working outside in this garden to obtain necessary items and exchange them for food.
I don’t know. I really don’t know.
I just gave up on understanding.
They think this is good. I decided to just move on. Because everyone thinks differently. It has nothing to do with me.
I couldn’t sleep any longer, so I decided to go outside.
Is it because I received treatment for my illness from Mina? Does it seem like her insomnia has weakened a bit?
Okay. Whatever it is, just get treatment. To be honest, if it can be cured, I want to be cured.
Obviously, since the world has become like this, insomnia is not necessarily a bad thing… However, I don’t want to continue living with this.
Even though it’s annoying, I want to sleep on time every day. By one’s own power.
Maybe because I tried it once, it wasn’t that difficult to get out.
What I learned after being there for two days is that the people who are part of the executive branch or something don’t even show their noses in this place.
That’s a good thing. Because it’s less troublesome.
When you go to the flower garden, one person is detected.
“Who?”
“Huh? You came?”
Yunseo appeared. She is wearing clothes that look quite comfortable.
A light t-shirt and sweatpants.
When she senses that I am looking at her outfit, she blushes a little embarrassed.
“No… Clothes aren’t that important, right?”
“I didn’t say anything. What about the journal?”
“Ah… Here.”
Yunseo handed over the journal.
There is nothing specifically written down. The only thing is that a black sedan entered again at 4 o’clock yesterday and this afternoon.
A log that says he went in at 4 and came out around 9.
“What is this car coming and going for?”
“I’m also good at that…”
“Ah. I was just talking to myself. Then, go through the trouble.”
“Where are we going again?”
“Go to sleep.”
“No way… You left then and still haven’t slept?”
“Uh.”
“Oh my god. Let’s go quickly. Or do you want to sleep here? There’s a room inside the flower garden.”
There is a bit of conflict in Yoon-seo’s words. But she soon quit. Because I don’t trust these women that much yet.
“It’s okay. Good luck then.”
“Okay, okay.”
I went outside the flower garden.
I feel like I’m going to fall asleep, but the cold air makes me lose sleep a little.
If I lie down like this, can I just fall asleep? Insomnia This bastard makes people sleepy like this and never allows it to the end.
That’s what it affects. I’m sleepy but can’t sleep.
Damn you bastard. You damn bastard.
A motel with other women.
She didn’t go there.
I go into another motel that I saw on the way here. She doesn’t need to sleep there.
A typical ordinary motel. I went inside the counter on the gloomy first floor, took out the room key, and found the master key.
I don’t even have the strength to climb high. I just opened the door to any room on the nearby second floor and went in.
Musty smell. It smells a bit bad here.
However, it is not a big problem. Anyway, I’m just going to take a nap and leave.
I put down my luggage and washed my body with hot water.
It is very attractive to be able to freely use hot water anywhere.
If we literally went back to before civilization, where we couldn’t use electricity and water as much as we wanted… It must have been truly terrible.
I lie down in bed and look at the ceiling.
Will I really be able to sleep like this? Will I sleep?
My body, which had been overworked by the cold for two days, melted to some extent in the hot water and became tired.
Wouldn’t it be possible to just fall asleep now? Wouldn’t it be okay to do it once?
But… This guy’s insomnia doesn’t allow him to sleep easily.
The brain screams to turn off the power quickly, but this damn thing doesn’t turn off easily.
It’s so damned.
In the end, I have to force myself to turn it off.
I really don’t like it now that I have to rely on just one lock to fall asleep…
Still, since this was the territory of the garden, it would be safe.
With that thought in mind, I bet myself sleep.
I hope you can wake up tomorrow morning too.
I opened my eyes.
I can see the ceiling and my arms and legs can move safely.
“Ah.”
The words come out well. Fortunately, nothing happened while I was asleep.
I ran a search and confirmed that no sign was detected.
Good. It’s my favorite morning. This is how I earned a life.
I looked at the clock and twelve hours had passed.
No wonder. I was starving.
I took out an MRE from my backpack and ate it roughly.
I slept well, and my stomach was full.
I’ll be able to move around for another two days without any problems.
I carried my backpack and went back to the flower garden.
The presence of one person being detected.
I opened the garden door and went in and said the same thing as yesterday.
“Who is it?”
“Huh? Where did you go!”
Jeong Hyeon makes his appearance? He looks at me and looks worried.
“Why? What’s going on?”
“No… Yesterday, Yunseo said the captain had gone to a motel… But I was worried when he didn’t come.”
“Ah. Sorry. I was so sleepy that I couldn’t go there and just slept somewhere. I made you worry for no reason.”
“Still, I’m glad. We thought we might have collapsed in some strange place and froze to death in our sleep…”
“No matter what, I’m not that stupid.”
“I don’t know. People as smart as the captain are always full of strange loopholes.”
“Thank you for your concern. There were no other problems besides me, right?”
“Ah… Well, there was one.”
“Huh?”
“A car came to the reception area this morning. A van.”
“Van? So?”
“One person got off and went in carrying a lot of something. Then he came out again carrying a lot of something.”
“Ah…”
“Do you know anything?”
“Uh. I’ll tell you about that later. Also?”
“Nothing else than that.”
“Really? I understand. Then tell everyone. I’m alive and well.”
“I understand. Are you going in again?”
“Uh. I’ll have to keep checking.”
“I understand. Take care.”
“Yes. Be careful, too. Tell everyone to be careful.”
“Yes.”
Leave the flower garden and head back to the hole.
I don’t know how long I have to repeat this… For now, I have to continue.
I don’t think I’m being too cautious, but… You must be careful to fully take over personal property.
Because I don’t want an ending where you have to be killed for accidentally touching someone.
