Lizard City, like Crow City, does not allow wheeled vehicles to enter.
Chen Xing and others transferred to the suspended bus in the parking lot and entered the city. Compared with the commercial Crow City, Lizard City does not have many high-rise buildings, but more ancient Western Continent style buildings.
The culture of a city often depends on the origin of its lord. The owner of the Lizard City is a Caucasian from the Western Continent, so the buildings in the city are mainly made of stone. There are many tall towers and churches, and the houses also look simple and honest. Since it snows in the north, most of the houses are triangular in shape, with red or gray tiles and small chimneys on the sides, giving them a strong sense of life.
After some inquiries, they got off the car in the brownstone area at the foot of the mountain.
Since ancient times, brown has represented the poor. In ancient times, the clothes of the poor were made of thick hemp ropes. They would turn brown after being worn for a long time, and their skin would also turn brown after being exposed to the sun for a long time. Therefore, the poor were also known as "brown husbands".
When asking about things in the car, although the local residents were very polite, the alienation and arrogance they inadvertently revealed penetrated deep into their bones, as if their eyes were on the top of their heads and their necks were stiff.
Faced with such an attitude, Su Muchu, her daughter and the three wandering orioles all behaved very awkwardly and cautiously, for fear of being noticed and causing contempt and ridicule. Chen Xing, on the other hand, looked indifferent. On the one hand, he had never been a refugee and did not have their inferiority complex and sensitivity. On the other hand, he had been a thick-skinned person for three generations and did not care about other people's eyes.
"The rent is 30, the deposit is 100, and the water and electricity management fee is additional. The minimum term is one year. You pay first and then check the house. If you cancel the rent early, the deposit will be confiscated..."
In a four-story building with arched windows, a middle-aged woman with round-rimmed glasses and a slender face was taking photos of her account books and talking businesslikely.
The building looks very old, the gaps in the wooden floor are clearly visible, and the wallpaper is a little faded, but it is very well taken care of and everything is clean and tidy. The antique furniture was spotlessly polished, covered with plaid tablecloths, and there were ancient glass oil lamps, blue and white porcelain dishes, and some exquisite bottles and jars.
Turning around, I saw flowers growing outside the window, and green branches and leaves stretching out from the black iron fence, which gave it a unique charm.
"Yes, can it be cheaper?" Su Muchu asked nervously, holding her hand.
The small eyes behind the glasses flashed, staring at Su Muchu, then glanced at the others and said, "It's not cheap anymore, there are six of you..."
"Five, he doesn't count." Su Muchu interrupted quickly and pointed at Chen Xing.
"I'm just a guest." Chen Xing said.
"The monthly rent is twenty-eight gold. If that doesn't work, go elsewhere." The middle-aged woman picked up the account book with both hands and pretended to put it away.
"Okay, okay, as much as you say..." Su Muchu hurriedly grabbed a corner of the account book and said with a smile.
The middle-aged woman glanced sideways at Su Muzhu, put down the account book again, opened it to the blank space, and started to register.
"Name, age, occupation..."
When she heard "sex worker," the middle-aged woman stopped writing, raised her slender neck, and looked at the five women. That way, it seemed as if the account books would be closed at any moment and they would be kicked out.
Su Xuefei's face turned red, one hand firmly grasped the arm of the other, and she looked down at the floor, as if she wanted to find a crack to get in. Chen Xing saw this and couldn't help but frowned.
What happened to Liu Ying? Don’t steal or rob, don’t be greedy or cheat, it’s better than many professions in society, why should you discriminate against others!
Chen Xing slapped the reception desk with a slap, which frightened the middle-aged woman's hand and caused her pen to fall to the ground.
"Hurry up!" Chen Xing's eyes flashed fiercely, "You haven't had enough to eat!"
The middle-aged woman looked at Chen Xing blankly, seemingly shocked by the sudden curse.
"Are you still doing business? If not, we're leaving!" Chen Xing cursed, "What kind of service attitude do you have? Be careful, I'll find your boss!"
"Do it, do it..." The middle-aged woman was so scolded that she didn't notice that her glasses were crooked when she picked up the pen. He carefully registered the information, collected the money, and handed over the key with the house number.
The room was on the third floor. Chen Xing helped carry the gifts up, then stood at the door without going in.
Looking at the busy girl in the living room, his eyes seemed to have traveled through time and returned to the dilapidated small hotel...
"Xue Fei, I'm leaving."
After being silent for a long time, he spoke.
"Don't leave in a hurry, come in and have a cup of tea." Su Xuefei wiped the sweat from her forehead and walked over and said.
Chen Xing said nothing and looked at her watery eyes. He reached out his hand and gently fiddled with her long hair that was scattered on her shoulders.
Su Xuefei suddenly understood that this "leaving" was different from usual.
In an instant, she felt her eyes swelled, and her voice trembled involuntarily, "I, we..." Tears welled up uncontrollably and slid down her fair face, "Will we meet again?"
Chen Xing rolled up his sleeves, wiped away her tears, and comforted her softly, "I will."
"Really?"
Su Xuefei stared at him with wide eyes.
"Yes." Chen Xing patted Su Xuefei on the shoulder, "Go in, your mother is still waiting for your help."
Su Xuefei didn't move, just looked at him blankly. After being silent for a long time, Chen Xing felt relieved and turned towards the stairs.
He walked in a hurry and was downstairs in a blink of an eye. Because he was afraid of staying any longer, he was reluctant to leave.
Fragments of sunlight filter through the branches and leaves and fall on the ancient arched windows. Behind the black iron bars, a pair of eyes were staring at the retreating figure. Gradually, it disappeared around the corner. But after a long time, that gaze still didn't leave...
Three days later, Chen Xing appeared at the large dock in the north of the city.
This place is located on the other side of the mountain, with a wide river in front of it. The shore is filled with boats of all sizes, and the end is as far as the eye can see.
The porters, wearing vests and yellow safety helmets, were busy beside the ship, carrying boxes on their shoulders, driving forklifts, or walking up and down the wooden bridge.
"bump!"
Chen Xing was not paying attention, and his calf hit the corner of the box on the roadside, which hurt so much that he almost cursed.
He didn't know why, but he always felt restless these days, as if something bad was going to happen, but there were no signs, which made him feel very irritable.
He attributed all this to a sense of powerlessness that he could not control his own destiny. As a man, he couldn't even protect the woman he liked, which really made him feel resentful but powerless.
Since leaving Su Xuefei that day, his condition has become very bad. At night, I always dream about the scene between the two of them in a small hotel in their previous life, as if adding salt to the opened scars.
In order to divert his attention and forget his troubles, he sent a message to Ye Yang Bailiu, thinking of getting the tender comfort from the 38F great therapist. As a result, the attentive female graduate student immediately sensed the unusual meaning and said that he was "like an abandoned little boy", which scared him so much that he ignored him and did not dare to say anything more.
Under this situation, he couldn't help but miss Suna. Perhaps now only that innocent little girl can soothe his soul and heal his wounds. Maybe her IQ may not be able to understand his words, and maybe her emotional intelligence may not allow her to feel his mood, but her 32E will definitely heal all the pain and make him forget his three thousand worries in happiness.
I don’t know how she is doing now, or whether she listened to his words and moved towards the Black Death Forest.
When he thought of Suna, he subconsciously bought a bag of candies. Holding it in your mouth, it feels sweet, just like her taste.
A few minutes later, at the appointed time, he arrived at the appointed place.
When he entered the city, he made an appointment with the merchant who sent them into the city, met at Warehouse No. 209 of the Grand Wharf, and boarded the boat to Sanchahe City.
But as soon as he entered the warehouse, the iron sliding door behind him was closed with a bang.
Chen Xing was suddenly shocked. It was already too late to go out. Four strong men holding iron pipes stood behind, their eyes fierce and vicious. I have been in a daze these past few days, and even my sense of danger has weakened. The danger so close at hand was not even noticed!
"Mr. Chen, you're fine." "Hehehe..."
There was a strange sound in the darkness, followed by a scoff, and then the lights were turned on.
The warehouse was filled with heavily armed soldiers, assault rifles pointed at him. There was a long table in the middle, with two people sitting behind it. One on the left and one on the right, with both feet on the table, with a playful expression on their faces.
The moment he saw the two of them, Chen Xing's pupils shrank violently.
"Sun Yong, Wu Hao!"
The two people in front of him were his colleagues in Orchid Town.
Sun Yong is the captain of the second team of Lanhua Town. In order to snatch the benefits of the water station, he had a fierce conflict with him. After losing the bet, the other party deliberately destroyed the red berry trees planted by Xianradish, and hired brothers Bowatt and Bona to assassinate him. In the end, he accidentally attacked and killed his cousin who was an adjutant. From then on, I didn't dare to go against him again.
Wu Hao is the nephew of deputy mayor Wu Chengqian and a lieutenant of the Orchid Town garrison. Because she coveted Ye Yang Bailiu's beauty and relied on her uncle's power, she went against him several times, but he fought back every time, so she always held a grudge against him.
The two people appearing here at the same time can already explain the current situation. In all likelihood, it was the businessman who sold him. But how he was exposed, he didn't think about it, and now was not the time to think about it.
Seeing Chen Xing, the two stood up at the same time. Their body movements were full of caution, but they pretended to be calm, and their lips were relaxed and mocking.
"It turns out they are two brothers." Chen Xing said with a smile. He cupped his hands and held his fists, as if meeting old friends.
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers holding guns showed doubtful expressions. They are all from Orchid Town, and most of them know Chen Xing. For a moment, it was hard to tell the difference between friend and foe.
When Wu Hao saw this, his face suddenly turned livid, and he shouted, "Chen Xing!"
"You committed a heinous crime by killing the eldest son of the Yang family in Gray Point City!"
Sun Yong followed and shouted, "We were ordered to come and arrest him, and we won't do anything to arrest him!"
Chen Xing narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people.
"Disarm immediately, or we will shoot!" Sun Yong threatened loudly with a sinister look on his face.
"Haha..." Chen Xing suddenly laughed, then his face turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "It's just you two grandsons!"
"Eat everything!" He yelled, then lengthened his voice and his tone became meaningful, "If the mayor knew..."
In an instant, everyone's expressions changed suddenly. The legend of the deep sea is so powerful that it is not something that snakes, insects, rats and ants like them can offend.
"Don't, don't listen to him!" Seeing Chen Xing shaking the morale of the army, Wu Hao clenched his fists and shouted loudly, "This is the law of the kingdom and cannot be controlled by a strong man!"
"Yes, that paper tiger is nothing, it just ran away with its tail between its legs!" Sun Yong shouted.
Chen Xing tensed his body. Within the spiritual sea, runes flashed and huge waves surged into the sky, entering a state of full arousal.
If he were to surrender, he would rather die here!
