"It's nine o'clock." The silver-haired man shook the bottle in front of him. He looked like a person who liked retro culture very much. He drank the most old-fashioned rice wine, wore antique clothes, and even smoked the most old-fashioned burning paper cigarettes that required a lighter to carry with him.
He was handsome, but his taste was unpredictable.
"Yeah." Another man sat next to the silver-haired man and snorted casually in response.
The man was dressed young and fashionable, looking forward expressionlessly, his eyes were dark and calm, reflecting the clearest lights at night.
"Boss Chen, if I want to listen to electronic music played by AI, I won't come to your place. There is a traffic jam here and the wine is hard to drink." The silver-haired man said unceremoniously.
"I'll go and take a look. You drink less." The man called Boss Chen said, and got up and walked to the side of the exit.
The name of this bar is "Bar". Obviously, Boss Chen didn't spend his mind on thinking of a name.
His bar is located in the oldest commercial building on Bar Street, equipped with old-fashioned fire escapes. As time goes by, these fire escapes become narrower and narrower because they are always used for storage.
Chen Li walked lightly around the ubiquitous wine boxes and walked deep into the fire escape.There are always some strange sounds in the old-fashioned fire escape.For example, the damp moss hanging on the ceiling occasionally drips a round and turbid drop of water, and some old and abandoned machines occasionally make a "clicking" gear sound.There are also smells. There is always a kind of gloomy moisture here, and the dust that has accumulated for a long time exudes a strange bitter taste. Just like the weather in the central city, he hasn't seen the sun for more than half a month, and he feels like a bitter plant.At this time, he heard a sound similar to the whimpering of a young animal. The sound was not loud and penetrated into his ears subtly. He quickened his pace and walked towards the direction of the sound."t?" Chen Li asked aloud. "Hmm..." A quick and weak response came from behind the dark brown wine box containing rum."It's time, you should go on stage." Chen Li said unkindly.What answered him was the rapid panting and the sound of cloth rubbing on the ground, "Boss Chen... I..."Chen Li hesitated for a moment, frowned slightly, and the expression on his face was between blame and worry.He walked around the big wine box and saw a familiar scene. He didn't know how many times he had seen T huddled behind the wine box like this. Not only was he pitiful, but he was also passive.T was his employee here. He sang well and could dance. There was always someone who would buy wine for him.In this era, the reason why living people are still needed to do entertainment work instead of all being replaced by simulation robots is that even with the development of technology today, it is still impossible to completely replicate all the surface characteristics of humans. Each batch of simulation products born must be at least 0.7 degrees Celsius lower than the normal body temperature of living people.Humans are extremely sensitive animals. A mere 0.7 degrees Celsius can make a huge difference in touch, not only in temperature, but also in the soft and hard texture derived from temperature, and the willingness and acceptance of human emotions.T leaned against the wall, sitting on the ground with his legs curled up. It was a dim wall, so it made his face look even paler. He was shaking violently, and cold sweat had soaked his hair and was still dripping down his chin.Chen Li's keen sense of smell smelled the smell on him, which was very faint and not enough to attract the attention of people other than him. But it was also troublesome. If it was not handled, it would cause a lot of trouble.——The estrus period of omega has already had an independent code to stipulate various details. It's a funny thing."How long has it been this time?" Chen Li held t's shaking arm, took the syringe from the boy's hand, and injected the boy with an inhibitor.Even though his hand was steady and the needle left the skin quickly, the inhibitor still made T frown, "Boss... I don't think I've seen him for a long time."
"Is he not seeing you again?" Chen Li's tone was flat, and it was hard to tell that he was gossiping, but he was indeed gossiping."No!" T pursed his lips and defended his boyfriend, "He went on a long trip and hasn't come back yet... He will be back soon."Chen Li hesitated for a moment, but still said something extra, "You shouldn't be affectionate to such a person."Hearing his words, T grinned, and he smiled childishly, with curved eyes and a small dimple on his left cheek.He looks childish and energetic. In this era, there are not many people like him with relaxed facial features and no thick mist between his eyebrows."Hurry up and take a rest, you still have work to do." Chen Li urged."I know! Give me a hand, Boss Chen..." T was still a little weak, and his tone was like acting like a spoiled child.Chen Li didn't pull him, but picked up the two scattered inhibitors on the ground and put them in his pocket, "I'll keep this for you, don't take too much."
t curled his lips to show that he accepted the education.When Chen Li went back, the silver-haired man had already drunk two large bottles of rice wine. The stage projected colorful lights, reflecting the wine bottles, his slightly drunk face and casual posture. He was putting his legs on the table, playing a game console in his hand. This game console with a rough display and a small joystick was already outdated, but the silver-haired man was having fun, pushing the joystick and making a clicking sound."I'm not asking you to drink less." Chen Li picked up the bottle and threw it into the recycling bin."This is called wine. What you drink is electrolyte water mixed with chemical agents." The silver-haired man looked a little drunk and yelled nonsense."You were born in the wrong era."
"Hey, I'm the best in every era!" The silver-haired man put his arm around Chen Li's shoulders, "Where are you little guys here? Why don't you come out to sing?""I'm coming out."As soon as Chen Li finished speaking, the background display board of the stage was pulled open, and a boy who looked a little thin came out from it.The boy was wearing a loose white short-sleeved shirt and loose jeans, covering his thin figure. His dress is very common in the lower class, and warehouse workers often dress like this.People who work in bars like to wear tight, shiny clothes, revealing large areas of skin, with pigments that glow at night on their skin, and their hair is often dyed brightly.And this boy has pure black hair, which looks special because it is undecorated.The boy walked straight to the edge of the stage and sat down. He looked a little lazy and put the microphone to his lips. He said, "I see you are not drunk yet.""...People who are not drunk don't deserve to have the night." He continued. His voice was unexpectedly sexy, which did not match his appearance. It might be that he deliberately lowered his voice to disguise his voice, but it had to be said that it was quite suitable for such a place.In this era, electronic music and intracranial climax music are all the rage. There are few places where you can hear live people singing songs. The profession of singer is gradually being replaced by DJ.Only a few old-school bars will invite singers to sing songs from the past. T likes to sing foreign songs from the last century, and he also sings his own songs, but they are far less popular than imported songs. Chen Li asked him to sing less, but T always stubbornly kept one or two songs, and Chen Li could do nothing about him.Accompanied by the music, some guests in the bar began to dance on the dance floor, and some raised their glasses to celebrate. They enjoyed various physiological stimulations and indulged in them for a long time and refused to leave.Central City, this city is everyone's Garden of Eden. There are no taboos after nightfall. People are unruly and deformed in the dark city. Don't be surprised if you encounter any monsters."Because this is a paradise for monsters."
In such a noisy environment, Chen Li always maintained an incompatible calmness, as if all the noise was something from another dimension to him.He looked at the boy singing on the stage, and suddenly remembered something, and lowered his voice to ask the silver-haired man: "Has the eldest master of the Mei family not returned from the S2 continent yet?"The silver-haired man raised his eyelids, and there was some doubt in his voice, "It's been two weeks since I came back, it's rare that you care about these things."Chen Li shook his head, "I don't care.""Is the man of that little thing the young master Mei?" The silver-haired man asked directly."Don't use your logical ability to speculate on gossip.""Hey, why can't I gossip? Black Soul and I have nothing to do and we like to read entertainment news..." Before the silver-haired man finished speaking, he saw Chen Li sitting on the back of the sofa, and his head suddenly tilted to the side."Fuck, are you okay? Come again?" The silver-haired man reached out to touch Chen Li's forehead, and heard a long and even breathing sound that sounded incompatible in the noisy environment of the bar."Slept, really." The silver-haired man smiled helplessly, and continued to play games while watching Boss Chen who suddenly fell asleep.
The busy days made Chen Li fall asleep accidentally. When he woke up, the silver-haired man next to him was still playing games. There were no people in the dance floor, but there were still many people in the booths, but they were all drunk. They looked more like piles of rags than people."Anything?" Chen Li asked the silver-haired man."No, except that you look scary when you sleep," the silver-haired man teased with a smile, "It's almost time for me to leave. What time will the store close today?"Chen Li looked at the watch, it was 3:10 in the morning, "Now."Leaving someone to clean up the place, Chen Li and the silver-haired man went out together. He looked very tired. The silver-haired man looked at him with some concern, "How many days have you not slept?""Less than a week." Chen Li rubbed his eyebrows."Someone will take your place today. Have a good rest. You may be busier in a while."
"Yes.""Then I'll go back first. Are you okay alone? Did you drive?""No, let's go."The silver-haired man seemed to have long been accustomed to his frugality. The two walked to the street together. The silver-haired man's car was parked on the side of the road, and an electronic ticket was printed on the glass window.The silver-haired man turned a blind eye to this. Chen Li patted his shoulder and said, "You've been drinking. Don't drive in manual mode.""My car's manual mode has been broken for several years.""...Actually, the boss locked it for you.""I have a dirty word and I don't know if I should say it or not."After sending the silver-haired man away, Chen Li took out the e-cigarette from his pocket and took a puff. The blue light at the filter tip flashed a few times, reminding him to charge the e-cigarette.Chen Li doesn't usually smoke. He has been so busy these days that he has relied on this little thing to refresh himself. This is the first time in history that he has run out of power.He walked to the multifunctional charging station on the roadside, put in a metal coin, and charged the e-cigarette.
This charging station is very old and looks like it has been in use for at least 20 years. There are cracks on the red shell, but the charging efficiency is very fast.Three o'clock in the morning is the end of the city's nightlife, and the streets are still noisy. Vehicle manufacturers have reduced the noise of the engine to a minimum in the long-term market competition, but the sound of the air being torn by the high-speed moving iron blocks is still so harsh. I don't know when it will be solved.Chen Li doesn't like the sound of the car. He walked a few steps to the side of the building and tried to stay away from the lane. Although this distance didn't help, he held the charging cable and looked up at the dark sky with a blank face.The e-cigarette was quickly fully charged and made a brisk ending sound. Chen Li took it off and took a sip. A sweet and greasy cocoa flavor almost sent him away.He frowned and replaced the inner liner particles.The slightly cold air and the large amount of mint-flavored calming particles in the cigarette core calmed his slightly irritable mood due to fatigue.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of metal friction and spring contraction, which quickly and massively occupied his hearing.He looked back and saw a flashing red dot two blocks away rushing towards him——"G" patrollers, hunting robots made of the latest materials and technology, are used by many departments.What caused this number of patrollers to go out?Chen Li's heart moved, perhaps there was some important information waiting for him to "harvest". He touched his lower back. He only brought a wakizashi today, and there was a strip of energy bomb in his boot tube.These patrollers passed by him and ran forward in an orderly manner.Chen Li watched the patrollers go away, his eyes quickly captured information, and soon he located the patrollers' pursuit target, but the figure had gone far away, and the physical characteristics could not be seen clearly. It was not the familiar people on the list.The figure circled around and suddenly disappeared from the ground.
Chen Li recognized the place where the man disappeared, "Gate 33, North City District"."Gate 33, North City District" is not a surface building or transportation link in the central city, but a place that the residents of the central city will never go to and should not go to - the interface between the underground city and the city surface.The underground city is a special area that has existed in this country for a hundred years. Only the super-giant city of the central city has an underground city in the country.It is the dark side of the city, a completely different world from the prosperous city.Citizens are deprived of their identities for crimes and other reasons, and are locked up in the underground city without sunlight for life. There is no normal food, water, or sunlight supply. They can only eat the garbage and residues of the city and survive day after day.He has seen many people climb out of the underground city, but this is the first time he has seen someone drill into the underground city.Is he tired of living? Chen Li thought.His sleepy head was aching. Originally, the patrolman's pursuit had nothing to do with him, but now, this suicidal guy had rushed into his jurisdiction.
Chen Li sighed irritably, walked to the closer door 34, and opened the door of the dungeon with a bolt-like electronic key.A strong stench rolled out. It was hard to imagine that such a smell existed in human society. It instantly made people's noses sore and their eyes tingled.Chen Li jumped down expressionlessly.