Chapter: 5939

At this moment, the police officer didn't know anything about Ye Cheng's situation; they only knew that their superior had informed them that a Malaysian national with multiple theft allegations was spotted at a restaurant in Yanren Street, so they rushed to catch the person and solve the case.

Several people brought Ye Cheng back to the immigration department, confiscated his Malaysian passport, an old phone worth nothing, and over 200 North Federation dollars in cash.

After examining the information on the passport, the immigration department confirmed Ye Cheng's identity as a Malaysian national without legal status.

Then, Ye Cheng was temporarily detained in the holding cell at the immigration department, waiting for further processing.

When Ye Cheng arrived at the holding cell, he found that it had already held at least 20 people, each with different skin tones, all looking very dejected and terrified.

These people turned their gaze to him as he entered, and then a shabby-featured Eurasian man with a thick accent asked in English: "Are you from Daibei nation?"

Ye Cheng shook his head: "I'm Malaysian, my parents are from Yanren."

Another Eurasian-faced man with a shaven head exclaimed excitedly: "Brother, I'm also from Yanren! We're almost like siblings!"

Ye Cheng nodded and asked him: "How did you get here?"

That shaven-headed man chuckled to himself, saying: "What can I do? Got caught while wandering around without an ID or income. The money I brought was stolen on the way, and when I arrived in North Federation, there's no place for me to settle down. Every day, I'm stuck at the park with a tent, which even got stolen by old black... I wanted to steal a bike to deliver food, but got caught by the police and sent here."

Another Eurasian-faced man with a shaven head exclaimed excitedly: "Brother, I'm also from Yanren! We're almost like siblings!"

Ye Cheng nodded and asked him: "How did you get here?"

That shaven-headed man chuckled to himself, saying: "What can I do? Got caught while wandering around without an ID or income. The money I brought was stolen on the way, and when I arrived in North Federation, there's no place for me to settle down. Every day, I'm stuck at the park with a tent, which even got stolen by old black... I wanted to steal a bike to deliver food, but got caught by the police and sent here."

The shaven-headed man patted his leg: "Brother, you also understand this? You're also someone who came from afar?"

Ye Cheng shook his head: "I took a boat."

The shaven-headed man looked disappointed, lamenting: "Oh well, it seems that those who took a boat are better off. From their hometown, they boarded the ship and floated around for two months before arriving here. Unlike us, who walked this route, which is just as bad as being flayed alive. Brother, don't exaggerate."

Just then, someone whispered in the crowd: "Taking a boat is good, but walking on foot is at least standing on solid ground. Taking a boat may need to rely on luck for the last kilometer. We had over 60 people on the ship, and half of them got left behind when we disembarked, with no idea where they went."

The shaven-headed man's ears drooped upon hearing this, lamenting: "Anyway, I'm really regretting it now. This place is not heaven for humans at all; it's more like a hell on earth. That scam artist who acted as an intermediary before I arrived told me that once I got here, I could earn around 7-8 thousand North Federation yuan by doing some laundry for a month. But when I actually got here, I found out that there were no jobs with high pay. We had to sleep on the streets for weeks, and we only managed to eat scraps."

He turned to Ye Cheng and said: "Brother, you asked me how I didn't go to Los Angeles, right? Actually, I originally went to Los Angeles. After crossing from Westside, our group rushed off to Los Angeles first. When we got there, we realized that the jobs were all just a scam created by intermediaries. We had to survive on scraps for weeks, eating only enough to fill three-quarters of my stomach. Then, some fellow countrymen said that the competition in Los Angeles is too fierce; they told me to try my luck here."

Ye Cheng curiously asked: "How did you guys get from Westside to Eastside? That's so far away."

The shaven-headed man chuckled: "We took a train, old buddy. It was really far, and we had to hitchhike with some homeless people who were also without a place to call home. They rode the trains all day and night, and we followed them along the way, our hands numb from holding onto the carriage doors for so long."

"After arriving in Los Angeles, I indeed felt that it was truly a city of great prosperity. Such a big city should have someplace for me to settle down, right? Then I thought about looking for work on Wanda Street. I found work, but it's delivering food for Flame Restaurant. However, I didn't have a car, so I couldn't deliver food on foot. I just decided to steal a bike, which eventually got me caught."

Ye Cheng smiled slightly and said, "So what are you planning to do now?"

The shaven-headed man spoke with a sorrowful tone: "I don't know, according to my understanding, this kind of thing isn't worth being put in prison. You don't know how crowded the Northern Federation's prisons are. Illegal immigrants like me, petty thieves and snatchers, probably will be released after a few days. Originally, I thought I could get sent back home, but now they're not bothering with it either. After I got out, I had to sleep on the streets... I swear if I knew the Northern Federation was this miserable, I wouldn't have come here."

Ye Cheng nodded and said, "If you can find an opportunity, maybe go back to your country." JrNovels.com