by Guohan LIN, 2025-08-17 14:06:16

Amandine and his two companions stayed in the cave for four days. His legs gradually got better, so they prepared to go down the mountain. He and Uwa packed their luggage and Beyondbear rode the wild dog. After coming down the mountain, the two planned to find a job first, but they were rejected by several companies. The main reason was that their combination was too strange, two adults with a child and a dog. When they were about to despair, the manager of a warehouse wanted them, but the salary was only 100 shillings per month, and they had to work at night. The manager did not arrange accommodation for them, so the two could only find a piece of open space in the corner of the warehouse to set up a simple tent, which was considered a house.
"They are sending beggars away!" Amandine said dissatisfiedly. "Brother, it's good to find a job. As long as we can be together, I'm happy."
"Your requirements are really not high. It seems that we have to stay in this hellhole for a while."
The working hours are from 7 pm to 7 am the next day, a total of twelve hours. Amandine guards the door of the warehouse alone, leaving Uwa at home to take care of the child, which can be regarded as earning two salaries. It was fine in the first few days, but on the fourth day, the supervisor passed by here after drinking. He saw that only Amandine was guarding the gate, and asked, "Why are you alone? Where is your wife? Didn't she come?"
"She went to the toilet and will be back soon." Amandine lied.
The supervisor didn't believe it, so he stood there waiting. After more than ten minutes, he saw that Uwa still didn't come, and said angrily, "I won't wait any longer. I will deduct half a month's salary from her."
"You damn stinky guy, we only make 100 shillings a month and you deduct 50 at once." Amandine was also angry.
"If you don't want to do it, get out!" The supervisor finally issued an ultimatum.
Amandine was deflated when he heard it. He had finally found this job. Although the salary was a little lower, at least he had a place to live. If he was single, he would definitely beat up the supervisor, but unfortunately now he has a family to support, and he can't do anything that makes him angry. This is also a kind of helplessness! During the next working hours, he didn't dare to let Uwa stay at home. The two of them were afraid that Beyondbear would run around at night, so they tied a rope around his waist and tied the other end to a large iron box. He was worried and let wild dogs watch Beyondbear. Amandine was not so bored now that Uwa was guarding the gate together. The two of them talked and laughed, and their feelings were heating up quickly. On the twelfth day of guarding the gate together, their mouths finally touched each other. When they were about to go deeper, the supervisor suddenly appeared in front of them, "I have been watching you for several days. You are having a relationship at work. I will deduct all your wages for this month." This completely angered Amandine. He rushed out with a roar and punched the other person in the face. The supervisor blocked it with his hand and shouted, "Come on! Someone is committing a crime here." As soon as he finished speaking, four strong men ran out. One of them said, "Boss, we have been waiting impatiently for a long time. Why are you calling now?" When the supervisor heard the man talking, he glared at him fiercely. Amandine finally understood that these people had no intention of giving them money, and now he finally found an excuse. He wanted to take out his gun and teach this group of people a lesson, but he couldn't find it after searching for a long time. Uwa ran to him and asked fearfully, "Brother, what should we do? There are so many of them."
"Where's my gun? Have you seen it?" Amandine asked anxiously.
"I left it at home when I helped you wash clothes yesterday." Uwa said.
"Then go find it quickly, I'll hold it for a while."
"Okay!" Uwa was afraid that something would happen to him, so she turned around and ran into the warehouse. Beyondbear had already fallen asleep, and the wild dog saw her wagging its tail desperately, thinking there was something delicious. She first entered the tent and found yesterday's clothes, but she didn't find them. She searched in another pile of washed clothes, but still couldn't find them. She was so anxious that she kept shouting, "Brother, you must hold on."
Beyondbear was awakened by her voice and got up. Uwa glanced at him, but found that the gun was where he slept, and it was just pressed down by Beyondbear's body. She picked it up and ran out of the door again in a hurry. Amandine had been knocked to the ground by several people, his face was covered with blood, and he looked very scary. The supervisor saw her coming out, walked towards her with a smile, and said, "It's rare that a man likes you, an ugly woman. Do you want to stay with me?" Uwa saw Amandine motionless and thought that he was beaten to death. She was extremely desperate and raised her gun to shoot at the supervisor. There was a "bang"! The supervisor's head was hit. He fell down with his eyes wide open. He didn't understand until his death that the other party dared to shoot. The gunshot scared off the other people. They stopped attacking and saw the boss fell to the ground after being shot. Several people ran away. Uwa walked to Amandine, squatted down and picked up his "corpse". Back to the tent, she laid Amandine flat on the ground and covered the "corpse" with a piece of cloth. She sat in the warehouse blankly, not knowing how to go next. About an hour later, a police car stopped at the door of the warehouse. Three policemen got out of the car. They walked towards Uwa, pointed at her and asked, "Did you just shoot someone to death?" Uwa nodded, "Then come with us!" said a policeman. "Please wait a moment. I have a baby. Can I take him away? Otherwise, he will starve to death." The policeman thought for a moment and said, "Okay!" Uwa untied Beyondbear and then picked him up. When she walked past where Amandine was lying, she said with tears in her eyes, "Brother, I'm leaving. Thank you for taking care of me. This period of time is the happiest time for me. Unfortunately, it will never come again." She carried Beyondbear into the police car. The wild dog also wanted to get in, but was kicked away by a policeman. Amid a rumbling sound, the car started, and the wild dog chased after it desperately. Uwa waved to it and said, "Go back quickly! Go back to accompany my brother, don't let his body be eaten by wolves." The wild dog seemed to understand what she said and stopped. It barked twice and turned back to the warehouse. The next day, when the warehouse workers came to move the goods, they saw Amandine lying on the ground, "Why is there a dead person here?" The wild dog saw the people coming and barked at them. "Get out!" A worker saw it and raised the stick in his hand to hit it. The wild dog was hit on the leg and screamed. A worker asked, "Boss,what should we do with this body?"
"Of course, carry it out and throw it away. Do you want to cook it and eat it?" The workers thought, "The foreman is so perverted that he actually has the terrible idea of eating people." The foreman pointed at two of them and said, "You two, carry him to the back mountain and throw him away. Walk away and don't let the stench drift here." The two thought they were unlucky to have to carry the body so early in the morning, but there was nothing they could do but listen to the foreman. The two looked at each other and discussed finding a piece of wood.
 
 

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