Because he didn't know when the drunkard was going to take action against the organization he was investigating, Lu Xin decided to come early to discuss countermeasures with her. That night, he asked Han Bing to help him book a ticket to Satellite City No. 4, and set off early the next morning.
The subway went higher and higher, and finally climbed to the elevated rails dozens of meters above the ground, passing over the city.
Boom!
When the high train drove out of the high wall of Satellite City No. 2, it felt like the sunlight outside suddenly poured in.
Lu Xin looked out of the window and saw a refreshing scene.
I saw that between the huge high walls, there were large areas of green vegetation, and the vegetation covered some dilapidated buildings.
The layout of Qinggang City is the most common form in the world after the Red Moon Incident.
Inside is the main city of Qinggang City with the best architecture and the most modern atmosphere.
Around the main city, there are five satellite cities, namely East, South, West, North, and Observatory, which are like a huge hand spread out on the ground. The distant main city, which seems to emit silver reflections, is the palm of the hand, and the satellite cities are fingers.
Between the satellite city and the main city, there are large tracts of farmland and orchards, pastures, greenhouses, and some lakes and rivers.
Going further out, there is a wilderness with no end in sight.
Between the six cities, there are elevated railway networks one after another. When there were still many crazy people in the wilderness, Qinggang City relied on these high trains that were nearly 100 meters above the ground to transport goods and prevent the attacks of crazy people. However, now that there are fewer and fewer crazy people, ground transportation has also flourished, and this elevated railway that spans between cities has become a feature.
Nowadays, people who travel between cities mainly choose this way of travel.
After all, because it is on the elevated road, leaving the high-walled city is not considered leaving the city.
On the ground, even if it is from one satellite city to another, the system will judge it as leaving the city.
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When the high train stopped at the station of the fourth satellite city, Lu Xin followed the crowd out of the carriage, and then went to the last section of the carriage to pick up his motorcycle. After carefully observing for a while, he saw that the motorcycle was not scratched by the rough staff, so he was relieved, and then rode it through the underground passage to the exit on the ground.
I had already called on the high train, and the drunkard should be waiting for me here at this time.
Lu Xin glanced a few times, and then his eyes were fixed, and he saw a little girl in school uniform waving at him.
"Hello..."
Lu Xin hurriedly pushed the car over and greeted with a smile.
When the words came to his lips, he paused slightly, not knowing how to call her: Mr. Drunkard? Ms.? Little sister?
"Haha, you are the soldier, right?"
Before Lu Xin could think of a suitable name, the drunkard with a ponytail looked at him kindly.
She smiled and stretched out her hand, saying, "We have met before, but it was too chaotic at that time, so we didn't have time to talk more..."
"Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to support my work."
"Originally, I wanted to find that Xie Le Hu Zi, but he said he had a stomachache..."
"..."
"Xi Le Hu Zi..."
Lu Xin reacted for a moment before he understood what she meant, and smiled and said, "Of course, I will do my best to cooperate."
The little girl in front of him looked pure and clean, and was at an age full of collagen and invincible youth, but this kind face really made Lu Xin feel a little strange. When talking to her, he subconsciously felt that he was half a head shorter...
... Mainly because of his generation.
"Haha, good, the young man is in good spirits..."
The drunkard raised a thumb, unscrewed the thermos and took a sip, and said: "Don't stand there, let's go, I'll take you to dinner."
"Oh, okay..."
Lu Xin smelled the wine in the thermos and was immediately in awe.
He was waiting here, and the drunkard soon drove her car over, and Lu Xin's eyes were a little straight.
It was a three-wheeled vehicle without a canopy, with a hood at the back, and many places were peeling paint and rusty... It was the kind used for farming. The drunkard wore a school uniform, sneakers, and a ponytail, and drove the three-wheeled vehicle, which attracted countless eyes.
She pulled the brake, smiled and patted the back pocket, saying: "Get in the car, young man, what are you waiting for?"
"Just throw your motorcycle on..."
"..."
"Uh...or I can follow behind..."
Lu Xin agreed, and finally couldn't help but said: "Is this your car?"
"Yes..."
The drunkard unscrewed the thermos cup and took a sip, saying: "This car is good, they don't check for drunk driving..."
"?"
Lu Xin suddenly felt that what she said made sense.
So, the drunkard rolled up his sleeves, revealing two white and tender arms, holding the handlebars, and drove steadily in front to lead the way.
Lu Xin rode his motorcycle and followed behind at a snail's pace. The tricycle didn't seem to have good fuel, and black smoke kept coming out. Halfway through, Lu Xin stopped to take a look and found that the silver bumper was blackened...
There was no choice but to follow her from a distance.
Anyway, the drunkard drove so steadily that he could keep up even if he was walking.
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The drunkard said he was going to eat. Lu Xin was not hungry at first, but after following him all the way, he was hungry.
I thought the drunkard would treat me to a meal. Even if they didn't go to a big restaurant, they should go to a small restaurant that serves meat rice. After all, they were on a business trip and could get reimbursed. Moreover, Han Bing had told me before that the drunkard was a very generous person.
But after following the drunkard all the way into a community in the city center, Lu Xin was a little surprised.
"This is..."
After stopping the car and looking at the rows of residential buildings around him, Lu Xin was a little confused.
"This is my home..."
"Let's go upstairs to eat, and then discuss the mission."
The drunkard got off the car, stopped the tricycle, and walked upstairs with his hands behind his back.
"You actually came to my house for dinner?"
Lu Xin was a little surprised, but when he saw that the drunkard had already entered the building, he quickly locked the car, looked at it carefully, and quickly followed.
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"Is Wu Gege back?"
This neighborhood looks grand and clean, and the corridor is more lively than other places. It is the weekend and it is time for dinner. There are many people coming and going. While waiting for the elevator, I saw their neighbors greeting each other cordially. There was an old man with a kind face, smiling at the drunkard, and secretly glanced at Lu Xin and smiled, "Is this young man your friend?"
"He is my colleague, Grandma Wang, have you bought delicious food again?"
When the drunkard answered, his voice was clear and crisp, like a curious and cute girl.
This answer and performance were in line with her status, but Lu Xin clearly felt that she was pretending to be young...
"Oh, you are so picky that you bought some small yellow flowers..."
The kind old man opened the basket and showed it to the drunkard, then smiled and said, "I'll send some to your house when I fry them!"
"I want some too..."
A couple holding hands next to him also joked, and the man raised his hand and said, "My wife loves to eat the small yellow flowers made by Grandma Wang."
"You know I like it, but why don't you buy it for me?"
The girl next to him gave him a reproachful look, then smiled and took out a box of cherry beads from the convenient bag, stuffed it into the old man, and smiled and said, "I've eaten the delicious food made by Grandma Wang so many times before, I'm embarrassed, take this little fruit back for your grandson..."
"Oh, no, this is expensive..."
"What's expensive or not? It's not as delicious as the small yellow flowers made..."
"..."
During the shoving, the elevator door opened, and a slightly plump woman pushed an old man in a wheelchair down. With a friendly and polite smile on her face, she greeted the neighbors: "Auntie Wang, Xiao Sun, and Gege, are you all back?"
All the neighbors stepped aside: "Sister Liu pushed her father-in-law down for a walk again?"
After entering the elevator, everyone was still discussing: "Sister Liu is really good. Her husband died while working as a transporter, and her father-in-law broke his leg. In the end, she not only did not drive her father-in-law back, but also took care of him. There are not many good people like this in this world now..."
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Lu Xin stood among them, listening quietly, and felt that these neighbors of the drunkard were actually quite good.
It's good to have such neighbors to take care of you in daily life.
It's a pity that there are few people living in the old building of his family.
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"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
The house where the drunkard lives is also quite spacious, it looks to be about 140 to 150 square meters.
The decoration is classical and heavy, filled with exquisite small potted plants and books, very knowledgeable.
As soon as I entered the door, a middle-aged man and woman came to greet me.
They are both about 40 years old, the man wears glasses, and the woman wears a blue home-style cheongsam, which looks very good. From the photos placed in their living room, you can see the group photos with students. Are they all teachers?
"Oh, come and sit down..."
The drunkard's parents looked at Lu Xin who came in with her, their faces were a little surprised, and they looked at Lu Xin with special enthusiasm.
"Gege finally made a friend?"
"..."
"This is my colleague, you stay with him first, I'll go cook."
The drunkard greeted Lu Xin: "Young man, don't be polite, peel an apple and eat it."
While speaking, he took an apron and went into the kitchen.
"Okay, okay..."
Faced with the enthusiasm of this family, Lu Xin had to sit down on the sofa. On the left and right, sat the drunkard's parents. They looked at Lu Xin and seemed particularly happy. They secretly exchanged glances, and it can be seen that they seemed to feel relieved.
"The young man is really good..."
The drunkard's mother looked at Lu Xin with concern: "What's your name, how old are you?"
"Uh, I'm 23, called..."
Lu Xin hesitated, not knowing whether he should tell his real name. According to their rules, they should communicate with code names.
In fact, he didn't know the drunkard's real name.
Besides, logically, he shouldn't have contact with the drunkard's family...
...The drunkard brought him home for dinner, which was not in line with the habits of the capable.
"Twenty-three, very good, very good..."
The drunkard's father didn't make it difficult for Lu Xin, and nodded with a smile: "My Gege is also eighteen years old. Don't look at her temper, but she is actually a good person. We originally planned to let her take the college entrance examination after she graduated from high school, but she herself was not very interested, so we just let her go. Now we are more concerned about her big things. You two...where are you now?"
"Puff"
Lu Xin almost spit out the tea, and suddenly felt something was wrong. Did the drunkard's parents misunderstand something?
"What are you thinking about?"
At this time, the drunkard stuck his head out of the kitchen, frowned, and said: "This is my colleague, Xiaobing, who came to help me with work. This is the second time we met... I say, you two, at such a young age, can you be more conscious?"
"Don't think about these things every day. Isn't it better to focus more on your career?"
"..."
"This..."
The drunkard's parents suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
After a while, the drunkard's mother pushed the fruit to Lu Xin and said awkwardly: "You eat, I'll go to help her cook..."
Lu Xin and the drunkard's father sat in the living room, staring at each other.
Soon the drunkard's helpless voice came from the kitchen: "Xiao Wang... Oh, no, Mom..."
"You are so old, but you are still clumsy. Can you scrape the scales of the fish like this?"
"You have to use the knife horizontally... What's wrong?"
"You are unhappy when I say a few words to you. I really don't know what you young people are thinking."
"You are a university professor. How can you teach those children like this?"