From then on,
"Sea monster" became synonymous with Li Zhen in Lu Ran's heart. The sea monster is approaching. The sea monster licked his face.
The sea monster wrapped its arms and legs around its own. The sea monster went to sleep. The sea monster's sister looked at Lu Ran with a smirk on her face, her face flushed and she was sweating profusely.
There was an inexplicable, happy smile on his face. Lingzhen knocked on the table, making three rhythmic "dong-dong-dong" sounds.
"Okay, don't giggle. A beauty like her treats all men the same way. Your eyes are beautiful, your muscles are very secure, and your money makes me tremble." The girl was sitting on the dining chair, swinging her two ridiculously slender legs.
"Beautiful thing?" Lu Ran turned around.
"Isn't that how it's described in stories? Compared to prostitutes and sluts, this should be a good word, right?"
"You..." Lu Ran was speechless for a moment. Lingzhen blinked,
"What are you doing? You are still looking in. Everyone is asleep. If you have nothing to do, just help me with my work." Lu Ran nodded.
"I'll eat first."... Throughout the afternoon, Lu Ran didn't go anywhere, nor did he think about it. Instead, he spent some time and roughly pieced together the situation of this world from Lingzhen's mouth.
Although this coastal city is not big and has a small population, it is very special. The special thing is that it is actually a
"Concession". Country A through some means
I "rented" this place and ruled it, but the people living here came from another country, Country B, which Lingzhen once mentioned.
"Northerners". There are northerners, and naturally there are northerners. Country A is rich and technologically advanced. The North Country was once a big country, but it is now in a weak state.
And what Huizhen said
"The most important and chaotic year in a century" is because the lease between the two countries will expire in one year.
This should be a good thing, but the people living here have been away from their home country for too long. In addition, the people in Country A spent a lot of effort to make things difficult before withdrawing, which makes the people here feel... of suspicion and fear.
It's like a ship that suddenly says it wants to turn around and return to its original place halfway through the voyage. It's hard not to feel confused.
Of course, these issues about the history of family and country cannot be within the scope of the little girl Lingzhen. They are just conjectures made by Lu Ran based on what she said.
In short, the current situation in Gunport City is extremely unstable. The rich are preparing to flee, while the poor are living in dire straits.
And what Lu Ran just saw downstairs
"Profit means money" was not born from this background, but was a way of making money that was personally designed and promoted by foreign rulers twenty years ago.
Regarding the complexity of this matter, it is also difficult to summarize and clarify based on the little information from Lingzhen's mouth and Lu Ran's opinions. Lu Ran only made clear two important pieces of information: First, Quan Gun Port of
Although there are tens of thousands of "True Detectives" who are constantly searching people every day like the owner of a fish market, the manpower is far from enough, so they work with the local police.
"Society"
"Secret door" cooperation, these
"Society" is engaged in the dirtiest business and exploits the poor people who come from the same miserable background as them. They are the real evil force in this city.
Secondly, the city is divided into four major classes based on human identity: the armored people, the true detectives, the secret doors, and the civilians. These four major classes are interconnected, forming an extremely strong and cruel society where the big fish eats the small fish. , in such a society, the life of common people is miserable. The three sisters of the Li family in front of them are the best portrayal of it. However, foreign rulers like Ren A are just greedy for money because they know that they will leave sooner or later. The worst is They are True Detective and Secret Door. They collude with each other and do all kinds of bad things. They are the two biggest pests and cancers in this city, and they are also two mountains that are difficult to shake.
By the way, there is a third piece of information that is very important to Lu Ran, that is, there are no immortals in this world.
There are some Taoist priests who pretend to be gods, but as Lingzhen said,
The "Sword Immortal of Shushan" only exists in the story. Lu Ran felt a little relieved at first, but after careful consideration, he realized that something was wrong. Since this was already said by an unstoppable master,
"A world without immortals", but why are some people still bullied? After thinking about it, I feel that this matter is too grand and complicated and beyond my imagination. Moreover, I have not yet determined whether this world is true or false. It would be more practical to mind my own business less and find a way back.
However, Lu Ran wanted to think about it, but throughout the afternoon, Lu Ran couldn't get rid of the three sisters as the protagonists. He thought of Li Zhen as a dancer and being bullied by a few fat-minded people in the dark, and Hui. Zhen was walking on the street and was pushed into a dark alley by a few secret disciples whistling. Thinking of Ling Zhen going to the market to buy vegetables, he said with deep helplessness on his face, it's because we don't have money... Lu Ran, Staring at the plastic flower in my hand, I remembered that day again, on the Wanhuan Tower where destruction and explosions were everywhere.
In this world, this flower is called a sunflower or a moonflower. The small flame of nameless anger was like a seed, quietly planted in the deepest part of Lu Ran's body.
... Huizhen was very punctual. Lingzhen looked at a clock and said she would be home within a minute, so she opened the iron door.
Seeing her coming back, Lu Ran greeted her friendly. Although she still had a cold face, her attitude was slightly different from yesterday. Interestingly, she didn't dare to look into Lu Ran's eyes.
Is it really because I have such beautiful eyes? Lu Ran couldn't tell what was going on, his heart was beating wildly, and then he remembered the terrifying scene last night.
Huizhen got up early and must have discovered her own problem, so now she feels a little embarrassed.
Lingzhen also greeted Huizhen, took out the money given by Lizhen from her breast pocket, and said proudly: "Fourth sister, you don't need to eat fried rice tonight. Let's go eat 'Long Kee' tonight!" Huizhen said "Hello" , put down the schoolbag, poured himself a glass of water, spread out the textbook, and wrote two pages of homework first.
Li Zhen heard the noise and had already stood up. She was still boldly wearing only a small shirt and a towel tied around her waist. Her feet were bare and she wanted to take a shower first.
"Huizhen, stop writing and go change into nice-looking clothes. After dinner, I will take you to buy some new clothes." Passing by Huizhen's desk, she paused, her smile melting into the sunset.
"Okay! Let's buy two pieces for this mainland boy!" Lingzhen jumped up and down with joy.
"Oh." Huizhen didn't look back and kept writing. A gust of wind blew from nowhere and slightly ruffled her hair.
Night in the south always comes early and slowly. Lu Ran found it hard to believe that the scene in front of him could be an illusion.
For a moment, he even felt that this was what he wanted, a comfortable, peaceful life with a small sense of happiness.
