Locke used the cheapest bread crumbs mixed with mashed potatoes to make fried hash browns, barely enough for a quick lunch.
If he had time, Locke could make homemade noodles from flour, but unfortunately he was in a hurry to find a job, and both he and Hannah were pressed for time.
Hannah brought the washed clothes back to the apartment, hung them up in front of the window, and said with praise,
"The windows have new patterns, which is really a good idea."
Locke knew that she was talking about his practice of covering the windows with old newspapers, and he shook his head helplessly, "After all, it was an unwise choice to find Uncle Martin."
"I have told him many times not to let Kai do this kind of thing. They will get into trouble sooner or later."
Hannah sighed and sat down at the simple dining table.
The siblings had a simple lunch of fried hash browns and plain water, then said goodbye to each other and continued their journey to find a job.
Locke was walking on Pater Street, surrounded by dense red lines, like an ocean of life. They had one thing in common, none of them were more than 30 years old, and the shortest was only a week.
When passing by Uncle Martin, who was still looking for work on the street, he noticed that the life bar on Kai's head had changed from 432,768 hours to 48 hours, which meant that in two days, the freckled boy might die because of his attack. He broke the windows of a certain house and was brutally beaten to death.
Martin's life has also changed from 262,800 hours to 8,731 hours, which means that after Kai's death, Uncle Martin will die in less than one year.
Thinking of this, Locke couldn't help but feel a bit sad. After being a neighbor for three years, Uncle Martin was actually a pretty good man. He was not his biological son, but just an orphan he picked up. Kai did such an irrational thing in order to repay Uncle Martin. the behavior of.
"Locke, I'm looking for a job again."
Uncle Martin smiled and greeted Locke.
Locke patted his cheek, tried his best to make a fierce expression, and grabbed the freckle boy Kai who was snickering next to him.
Uncle Martin watched in surprise as Locke, who was usually very talkative, suddenly turned into a violent vigilante and beat Kai violently without any explanation.
This act of beating a child in front of his parents attracted the attention of passers-by.
They were all poor people from this neighborhood, whistling and watching the fun without hesitation.
"Haha, who was beaten?"
"It's Kai."
"You deserve it, you must have smashed Locke's window again."
They mocked, but no one came to stop the fight.
"Wow - I was wrong, I was wrong, brother Locke, please spare me, dad save me."
Kai cried loudly.
Locke showed no mercy this time. The neighbors beat Kai countless times, but they didn't make him remember it because it didn't hurt enough.
If Locke wanted the Martins to have a long memory, he couldn't hold back, and he couldn't just pick the fatter butts to spank.
Seeing that Locke was serious, Uncle Martin thought that Locke's sister had recently lost her job, and the siblings were not doing well. If something like this happened again, he would inevitably get emotional, so he took out his little money,
"This is 20 grams. I made these two orders today. Locke, stop playing. I will pay you compensation."
Uncle Martin stretched out his hand to grab Locke, but Locke threw him away. The 20-meter coin also fell to the ground. Immediately, a homeless man was waiting for an opportunity to come over and grab it, but Locke kicked him away.
Although Locke is on the thin side, in order to avoid getting sick and save money, he insists on exercising every day. It is no problem to beat one or two homeless homeless people who are already hungry and skinny.
Locke picked up the money on the ground and put it in his pocket. The 20 grams was considered a reward for doing good deeds.
Even though I knew it was not easy for Uncle Martin, without these 20 grams, he might not even be able to buy lunch today, and the father and son would be hungry for the whole day.
But if you stop without taking the money, it will give people the impression of being a joke and encourage Kai's arrogance.
The most important thing is that when Kai saw that he had smashed someone else's window and not only failed to get his father's business back, but also made his father lose all the money he had worked hard for all morning, he would form a correct psychological understanding and know how to smash the window. Windows behavior is undesirable.
Sure enough, when Kai saw Uncle Martin paying for the trouble, he cried even harder.
"Wow - Dad, I was wrong, Brother Locke, I was wrong, don't take dad's money -"
Locke ignored his apology and said to Uncle Martin,
"Don't ever do it again, I will really kill him."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Uncle Martin swallowed, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes. This was the first time he had seen a gentle young man show such a ferocious side.
Locke's cold eyes made Uncle Martin determined to take Kai away from this neighborhood in the future, at least no longer lingering near Old Tom's apartment, for fear that Kai would be beaten by Locke again.
The surrounding neighbors and homeless people were also shocked by the young man's cruelty. They lowered their heads silently, stopped discussing the matter, and left the label "Don't mess with Locke" in their hearts.
Even children are beaten so hard, let alone adults.
The homeless man who was kicked to the ground and wanted to fight back shrank his neck after Locke said he wanted to kill Kai and retreated to the shadow of the alley.
The dirty children on the streets hid as if they had seen a ghost.
Although he knows that his reputation may be affected in the future, Locke feels that it is worth it.
Because the lifeline above their heads has begun to lengthen.
Uncle Martin recovered to 262,798 hours, while Kai's became 432,766 hours.
It seems that after this incident, Kai will no longer smash windows and cause trouble, and Uncle Martin will not die within a year because of sadness.
At the same time, Locke also received feedback from the system.
【Life Spying: 2/1000】
By changing the fate of 1,000 people, you can upgrade [Life Detection] to [Life Control], which is still too difficult for Locke now.
And he found that when he just started to fight Kai, there seemed to be a beast awakening in his heart.
Even though he knew he was doing something good, his emotions were obviously aroused by an inexplicable force, as if his anger had been magnified countless times.
what on earth is it?
Is it because of seeing these dense lines of life?
This image is indeed suffocating and disturbing.
The longer Locke looked, the more his head ached.
For this reason, he had to give up the idea of continuing to wander around looking for a job and returned to Old Tom's apartment early.
The 20 grams I earned from beating children today can barely buy two pieces of black bread, so it’s not completely without gain.
Locke comforted himself in this way, and a black shadow suddenly emerged from the dim stairwell in front of his eyes, startling Locke.
I thought I was experiencing something supernatural, but it turned out to be a black cat.
Locke breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the black cat's back and muttered, "Where did the wild cat come from?"
The black cat proudly dragged its tail and disappeared deep into the alley.
Locke returned to the rental house, took the damaged vest to Mrs. Amore's house next door, and paid 2 grams to take care of Mrs. Amore's business. Mrs. Amore's two daughters hid in the room full of water vapor, quietly He looked at Locke.
Because of Locke's appearance, girls of the right age nearby like to peek at him secretly.
Mrs. Armor's eldest daughter and youngest daughter are 16 and 13 years old. They are both at the beginning of their love life. They always blush unconsciously when they see Locke.
Although they both live in Old Tom's apartment, they have spoken less than 10 sentences in total. They are very shy girls.
After getting the promise that he would get the vest tomorrow afternoon, Locke left Mrs. Armor's house, but he always had the feeling that there was a pair of eyes watching him from behind. When he turned back, he found nothing.
It would have been understandable if two girls were peeking at him at Mrs. Armor's house before, but he still felt this way after he returned home. Locke couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.
"Could he be targeted by a witch?"
