The morning light shines through the window and onto the floral fabric sofa in the room. Chen Xing yawned and slowly sat up. Looking at the small buildings with different decorations outside the window, I was in a daze for a while, then opened my sleeves and looked at the red watch on my wrist.
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Temporary identity id: 26130506#6513
Temporary social credit score: 100
Guarantee company: Laotuoma Commercial Transportation Co., Ltd., registered capital: 1,000 gold coins
Guarantee validity period: 29 days
Time was running out, and he had to finish the matter as soon as possible, and then go to the Lizard City to find a caravan to cross the border. Only when he arrived at Qianfan Port could he truly breathe a sigh of relief. He patted his face, put the package on his back, picked up his luggage, and went down the stairs to the foyer on the first floor.
There was no one at the front desk. Chen Xing was about to shout "check out" upstairs when a gust of fragrant wind suddenly drifted behind him.
"Hi~"
He turned his head, and the sunlight filtered in from the doorway, which was a bit dazzling. The girl stood in the morning light and smiled at him. Bright eyes, zirconium teeth, and radiant brows.
She was holding her schoolbag in both hands, wearing a blue-grey dress with a red belt on her collar, and was quiet and well-behaved. In an instant, Chen Xing's heart skipped a beat as he remembered the girl at the same table as he was reading aloud many years ago.
In terms of appearance alone, she is not as good as any other woman around Chen Xing. Aaliya's enchanting and colorful, Suna's pure and lovely, Ye Yang Bailiu's stunning beauty. In front of them, she can only be reduced to a green leaf and remain unknown.
But she has a unique temperament that deeply attracts Chen Xing. It was a familiar, sour, hazy, inexplicable feeling. Perhaps, this is what people call first love.
If he had fallen in love once in his first two lives, it was with the girl in front of him who was somewhat similar to his high school classmate.
When he was in high school, Chen Xing didn't know what he was doing. He only knew how to study hard, get into a decent university, and then find a decent job. It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son. He never expected too much, he was down-to-earth and did things in a down-to-earth manner.
But when he looked back at the past, he always felt that he had lost something.
Then he met her. At that time, he was still a little mercenary, running around with the Thunder Light Group. Their encounter was not so beautiful. In a small bar in a post town, the physically and mentally exhausted cannon fodder met the kind-hearted Liu Ying. In the bard's tale, they are ignored.
But she really gave him an unforgettable time. Perhaps it was the only light in those dark days. She would feel sorry for him like a big sister, and pester him like a little sister. She gave everything a woman could give. The only thing I can't give is the future. But neither of them can give the other a future. The ending of the cannon fodder and the wandering warbler is destined to be separation.
As she said back then, they may meet, but they will always be two parallel lines.
Staring at the girl in the sun, Chen Xing was about to speak, but the roar of the Hedong lion sounded above his head.
"Why don't you go to school quickly? Are you going to be late?" Su Muzhu walked down with her hands on her waist, cursing, "What a money loser, I don't worry about you for a day."
Su Xuefei nodded to Chen Xing and hurried out.
After watching Su Xuefei leave, Chen Xing took out nine gold coins from his wallet, slapped them on the front desk, and said, "This is one month's rent."
"Okay, okay," Su Muzhu said enthusiastically with a smile immediately on her face, and swept the gold coins into her pocket.
Chen Xing turned around and walked towards the door. Su Muzhu's voice came from behind, "Will you come back for dinner tonight? I will cook for you myself."
"No time." Chen Xing said this and went out without looking back.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Xing took a taxi and came to the nearest bank.
He was received by a young appraiser. After viewing the collection, an offer of 7,310 gold coins was made. Chen Xing agreed. Before coming here, he had thought over and over again. In order to save time and avoid too many procedures that could easily reveal his identity, he decided to lose some money and sell it directly to the bank.
"Sir, please show your identity." The young appraiser said politely.
Chen Xing looked confused and shook the red watch.
"Sorry, sir, we can't deal with non-citizens," the young appraiser said.
"Why?" Chen Xing asked with a frown.
"We have no way of knowing whether the source of the items you sell is legal." The young appraiser nodded and said, "So I'm sorry, we can't conduct the transaction."
"So, do you have any suggestions?" Chen Xing asked. The World Bank's rules cannot be changed, and we can only find another way. He couldn't help but lament that the mainstream world's discrimination against refugees is so ubiquitous. Without a black watch, even normal transactions are impossible.
"You can try your luck in the back alley. I heard there is a good third-party auction house there." The young appraiser said.
"Thank you." Chen Xing took his things and left the bank.
Stop a hover taxi on the street, get in it and point the driver to the location. Half an hour later, Chen Xing came to a dark alley. The alley was very crowded with people coming and going, rubbing shoulders.
After some inquiring, Chen Xing came to a small door with a black curtain, opened the curtain and walked in.
"What are you doing?"
A strong man came up to him, crossed his arms over his chest, showing his solid muscles, and asked in a rough voice.
"Selling goods." Chen Xing patted the backpack.
"Go down from there to the fourth floor." The strong man pointed to the old freight elevator in the corner and said.
Chen Xing walked over and pressed the button, and the elevator door slowly opened with a creaking sound. There was paint peeling off and rust everywhere in the elevator. In this modern city, it is very inconsistent.
"Clang clang clang"
After a metallic collision, the elevator went down to the fourth floor. As soon as the door opened, noisy voices immediately poured in.
There were so many people outside, surrounding the boxing ring that had been converted into an auction stage, shouting excitedly. For a moment, Chen Xing couldn't tell whether this was an auction house or an underground fighting ring.
The auction scene is very refreshing, and all cash is used. If you like it, you can throw it at it as hard as you can. After getting out of the elevator, Chen Xing walked around the wall and came to the receiving area of the auction house. An old appraiser who was over ninety years old received him. He had gray hair and was leaning on a cane. He was trembling, which made people doubt his judgment.
"Young man, put everything on the table." The old appraiser tapped the wooden table with his cane and said.
After a while, the old appraiser gave a price of 7,260 gold, which was slightly lower than the World Bank's price.
"Okay." Chen Xing sighed. As low as possible, at least it can still be traded.
"Young man, do you want cash or payment?" the old appraiser asked.
"Cash." Chen Xing said.
"That's it," the old appraiser said thoughtfully, stroking his beard. "If you want cash," his glasses flashed, "there's a five percent handling fee."
"What?" Chen Xing was completely angry. A slash here and a slash there, it was like he was slaughtering a pig.
"Young man, don't get excited. This is a business rule and there is nothing you can do about it," the old appraiser said with a smile.
"What bullshit rules?" Chen Xing yelled.
As soon as "Didi" finished speaking, the red watch sounded a beep. Looking down, I saw two lines of red text scrolling on the screen.
It is detected that you are using vulgar and offensive language. Temporary social credit score is 2. Please use civilized language.
It is detected that the target of your verbal attack is a ninety-six-year-old man. The punishment will be increased and the temporary social credit will be 3. Please use civilized language, respect the elderly and love the young.
"Whole" Chen Xing was halfway through cursing and swallowed the second word abruptly. He finally understood why the underground auction house hired such an old antique to do the work. It was simply too poisonous.
"Okay, I admit defeat." Chen Xing nodded and said, then his eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth and said, "Seven thousand gold coins, I won't sell even one penny less."
"Easy to say, easy to say," the old appraiser said with a smile.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Xing walked out of the underground auction house carrying a large bag of gold coins. Including the previous ones, there is a total of more than 8,000 gold coins in cash. Then, he went to a nearby restaurant, ordered a table of delicious food, opened a bottle of You can't use the black watch, it's just too disgusting. He knew that it was difficult for refugees before, but he didn't know that it was so difficult. He was like a dwarf in everything and had to be restricted in everything. It was simply terrible.
At eight o'clock in the evening, he came to the Banyan Tree Hotel as scheduled.
Cassie, Aqiaomu, and Danny have sold all the goods, with a total of more than 3,700 gold coins, and each of them can get more than 900. Chen Xing originally thought it would be more than 10,000 gold coins, but he didn't expect it was only more than 9,000. This is also the result of being exploited everywhere.
"Boss, how about I give you a thousand gold coins?" Cassie made a flattering look.
"What do you mean?" Chen Xing asked.
"That, that" Cassie stuttered, "cricket, cricket, armed cricket"
Chen Xing frowned, it turned out that the other party was planning this. The second-hand Armed Cricket cost two thousand gold coins. Cassie wanted to buy it for just one thousand gold coins. It was simply out of the blue. Chen Xing was about to refuse, but then he thought about it. Vehicles are always external objects, and unlike firearms and accessories, the Armed Cricket is equipped with an on-board computer, which can be easily recognized by interested parties.
As far as he knew, there were more than two hundred people in the Black Vulture Group, and they were operating in the Crow City area, so they might run into them one day.
"Boss, the black guy and the sports car are a pair. Just give it to me. I will treat her well, just like I treat my old mother." Cassie begged, looking pitiful.
Chen Xing originally wanted to add two hundred more, but after all, the two of them had fought side by side, and the words came to his lips, and he couldn't say it out. In the end, he threw the car keys over and only accepted Cassie's one thousand gold coins. In this way, he had more than 10,000 gold coins.
"Then, let's break up now," Chen Xing said in a questioning tone. After these days of getting along, they developed a preliminary friendship. Although it is as light as water, friendship is friendship, even if it is only a little bit.
"Danny and I want to follow the old packhorse. He is a good man and quite stable." A Qiaomu said.
"Yeah." Danny nodded in agreement.
"I'm going to play here for a while and stay in this hotel. If you have anything to do, you can come to me. If you have nothing to do, you can come to me." Cassie said, and then walked out excitedly, "I'm going to go racing."
"I wish you a safe journey." Chen Xing stretched out his hand to A Qiaomu, the two shook hands, then shook hands with Danny, and then left.
After leaving the Big Banyan Tree Hotel, Chen Xing went directly to the pharmacy in the center of the city, bought more than 6,000 gold coins worth of medicine in one go, put it in a sealed box, and returned to Nuanxin Building.
A safe environment is required when injecting medications. Although Su Muchu is a bit snobbish and harsh in speech, she is actually a kind woman at heart. Resting here, the safety factor is still very high.
