Perhaps because it was still early, there were not many vehicles on the road. There were many cars parked in front of the surrounding houses. There should be a residential area nearby.
Many of the houses are made of wood, and although they appear to have different styles, most of them are single-family houses with garages and lawns. There are wooden fences to separate the houses, and the stars and stripes are flying on the roofs of several houses. Well, I must have come to the United States. Judging from the environment, it should not be a slum area, but it is definitely not a rich area. The rich areas would not allow homeless people like myself to set up tents and sleep outside.
There are no tall buildings or tall chimneys around. It should be far away from the industrial area, so it is basically judged that the nearby area should be a middle-class gathering area around the city.
As Yang Liansheng walked, he made some basic judgments based on the surrounding environment. For a completely new environment, especially one that was completely different from the one he had lived in for nearly 30 years, he was filled with insecurity. If he remembered correctly, the social security in the United States The environment is not very good. Guns are not allowed here. It would be too bad if someone shoots someone illegally. I had no such experience in the past 20 years.
The gas station is about 5,600 meters away from where he lives. It only takes a few minutes to walk. Looking around, the gas station is branded as Chevron, with four refueling positions in a double row. There are currently no cars filling up. , and no one is outside. There is a car repair shop and a convenience store inside the gas station. There is no toilet sign, so it should be inside the convenience store. There is an open sign on the door of the convenience store, so you should be able to borrow the restroom.
As Yang Liansheng walked, he familiarized himself with the language in a low voice. His English was fluent. Fortunately, his brain was quite quick in thinking. There was no need for his brain to translate from Chinese to English for the time being. As a scumbag who only had a high school degree before, if he still needed to learn again English, then this life is probably going to be a tragedy, and I may starve to death soon. In addition to English, I can also speak Chinese, but there is a problem with my intonation. It may take some practice to return to the level of my mother tongue in my previous life.
Yang Liansheng walked to the door of the convenience store, opened the door, and the sound of "ding bell" rang out. Standing at the cashier was a white uncle, looking up at the TV with a thick beard, many of which had turned white.
"Hey, can I borrow the bathroom?"
Yang Liansheng said hello, and the white man stretched out his hand to point to the corner behind him without taking his eyes off the TV. It should be a movie or TV series.
"Thanks."
Yang Liansheng walked into the bathroom, settled some personal matters, then washed his face and looked in the mirror. He saw a thin Chinese young man with messy short hair. He probably hadn't had a haircut in a month or two. His appearance was consistent with the one on his driver's license. , my identity was no problem, I opened my backpack and changed my clothes, and I looked a little more energetic.
After packing up his backpack and walking to the bathroom door, he suddenly stopped, slightly holding the door ajar and looking outside through a small gap.
A masked man was pointing a gun at the convenience store clerk, asking him to take out the money from the cash register. Well, it was so exciting. I saw a convenience store being robbed just after traveling through time. I had never seen this scene before.
The robber was a black man with messy pigtails and a black pistol. The model was unknown and he did not recognize him.
Yang Liansheng's legs were a little weak. It was the first time he had seen this scene. Fortunately, he was not noticed and he should be able to hide. This is not the time to be a hero, it's too dangerous.
The salesperson raised his left hand, opened the cash register with his right hand, and put the money on the cashier. The robber grabbed the money and stuffed it into his pocket. He pointed the gun at the salesperson, backed up and opened the door, ran to the motorcycle next to him, got on the motorcycle and stood up. And go.
"Are you okay? Do you need to call the police?" Seeing the robber leave, Yang Liansheng slowly opened the door and walked towards the salesperson.
"Damn! Of course it's not good. I was just robbed." The salesperson spat unluckily, grabbed the phone and dialed 911, "I want to call the police, my convenience store was just robbed... 1106 Fair Park Avenue , a convenience store in a gas station... It was a young black man, wearing a brown hoodie and jeans. He had a gun and fled north on a motorcycle. My side is safe now. Okay, I will wait for the police in the store come over."
After hanging up the phone, the salesperson looked at Yang Liansheng with an unkind expression, "Do you have anything else?"
"No! No! I'm leaving now. Thank you for letting me borrow the bathroom. Goodbye."
Yang Liansheng hurriedly opened the door and walked out. He would probably be in big trouble when the police came. He still didn't understand his life experience and past experiences, so he would definitely get into trouble if he was questioned by the police.
After leaving the gas station and walking for a while, he remembered that he had just been focused on escaping from possible trouble and had forgotten to look at the map and newspaper at the convenience store. He was still not sure where this place was.
"Pig brain, where else can we go to see this?" He looked around, surrounded by residential buildings. A few hundred meters to the north there was a building with a red cross hanging on it. It should be a hospital, which is the most special institution around. But what’s a little troublesome is that if you go to the hospital, you need to pass by the gas station just now. I don’t know if the police are coming. If you are unlucky and bump into the police directly, it will be a big trouble.
After much hesitation, Yang Liansheng decided to go to the hospital. There should be more people there and he could ask them about some things. It was so sudden. Not only did he forget to confirm the area and date, he also didn't buy water or food. He hadn't eaten anything since he woke up in the morning. If the police didn't come when he passed by the gas station, he would buy something.
He turned and walked toward the gas station, then heard sirens blaring and a police car drove past him and entered the gas station. Yang Liansheng took a look at the badge on the door of the police car. He was unfamiliar with the Pulaski County Police Department and had no impression of it. In theory, it should not be one of the 51 states in the United States. He would look at it later.
Yang Liansheng lowered his head slightly and walked outside the gas station toward the city center hospital. However, Murphy's law cannot always be avoided.
"Hey, stop, Pulaski County Sheriff."
"It's over." Yang Liansheng originally stopped and turned to look at the policeman who had just come out of the convenience store.
"Take off the hat." The policeman put his right hand on the holster of his gun and motioned with his left hand. Yang Liansheng took off the hood of his hoodie. His Chinese face made the policeman obviously relieved, and he released his right hand from the handle of the gun.
"Sorry, brother, I just made sure you were the robber just now. Did you see a black man riding a motorcycle? Wearing a brown hoodie."
"I didn't see it, I was just passing by. Is there anything else?"
"OK, it's okay." The policeman waved his hand, turned back to the police car, and used the radio to contact the headquarters to report the situation.
Yang Liansheng looked at the police and felt that nothing was wrong. He turned around and walked to the convenience store. Since everything was okay, there was no need to run far to the hospital. He could just look for it in the convenience store.
