Special District 9 Chapter 149: Deep at Night, Two Homeless Children

Before Bucktooth left, he washed all of the dirty clothes at home, wiped the bedframe, windows, floor, and even the corners too. He carried great yearning for this place, and he was very thankful to Qin Yu for what he had done. However, he knew that there was nothing the current him could do to repay this debt. All he was capable of was doing this kind of menial chores…

Qin Yu felt horrible inside after reading the note. He realized that he had gone overboard with his words the day before, especially since he knew full well that the worst feeling anyone could have in the world was to live under the roof of a stranger, having to deal with the jitters of possibly being abandoned at any moment. Bucktooth might look like an unruly, easygoing lad on the surface, but such a child tended to have lower self-esteem. Bucktooth simply couldn’t stand the notion of Qin Yu kicking him out, so he chose to leave by himself.

Arriving at the ‘meat store’, Qin Yu called for Xiangxiang, and after grilling her thoroughly, he quickly left the area.

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When night descended, the streetlights scattered sparsely along the streets near the borders of Songjiang City would light up. It was about time for the soldiers on duty to change shifts.

There were many cargo trucks lined up before the border check, inching forward bit by bit as they prepared to leave the city.

A skinny Bucktooth was squatting by the road kerb, staring blankly at the glaring headlights around and the crowd walking to and fro the streets.

He had left Qin Yu’s house, but he had no idea where his next stop should be. Where was the place that he should be heading to?

Over the past three months, the time that Bucktooth and Qin Yu had together was rather limited—Qin Yu had ended up spending quite some time recuperating in Jiangzhou. However, the days that Bucktooth spent in Residence 88 made him feel that he had a home for the first time.

Squatting in the middle of this chilling weather, reminiscing everything that had happened all this while, he couldn’t help but feel as if

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