"What's wrong with you? Did you fall in love with my friend at first sight?"
Zhou Jinru shook his head: "I'm just a little cold, love at first sight? Stop joking."
He sat at the table next to him, eating slowly, looking at the ice cream being continuously delivered from the kitchen, and wondering how Shuangye could make ice cream here.
Jian Lei claims to be Shuang Ye's old friend. In fact, in the game files, due to the positions of both parties, Jian Lei was once Shuang Ye's enemy. Could it be that he has turned his enemy into a friend now?
Not long after, Jian Lei came out of the kitchen, holding two ice creams in her hand, but the other one was slightly different from the others, with light green ingredients.
Ms. Wolper's expression was a bit strange. She sat opposite Zhou Jinru, handed him the light green ice cream, and asked curiously: "Friend, did you know Shuangye before? She invited You eat this mustard flavored one..."
Not only do we know each other, I used to be her boss!
Zhou Jinru stuffed a piece of lamb meat into his mouth, chewed it slowly, and took the mustard ice cream with a constipated expression on his face. Jian Lei had a vague suspicion in his heart.
"I had a not-so-pleasant experience."
He wailed in his heart that he had brought it upon himself to do something wrong. If he had been willing to share the rain and dew at the beginning, he would have at least brought all the operators to the forefront and would not be in trouble now. He could only hold his nose and admit it. After all, he was at fault. First.
As a distant spell that is easy to obtain in the early stage, Frost Leaf's status is very awkward. There is Lapland above and Yue Jianye below. The speed reduction alone cannot support her status, so Zhou Jinru has always left her aside. , even worse than Shi Huaiya. At least Brain Ax can still rely on infrastructure skills to control the center to work, while Shuang Ye can only stay where it's cool.
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is not as simple as being unhappy, it is miserable.
Zhou Jinru was thinking about whether to change a store, while Jian Lei left his seat thoughtfully, quietly walked into the back kitchen, and saw Shuang Ye who was busy in front of the ice cream making machine.
The girl was wearing a chef's white attire, stirring the ingredients carefully. She glanced at Jian Lei who was standing at the door and said calmly: "This is the kitchen. Anyone who has no interest in it, please leave."
Jian Lei leaned against the door frame and asked with a smile: "Do you know that person?"
She thought about it for a while, but she didn't seem to know his name, so she had to use "that person" instead.
"do not know."
He only got a cold answer, but Jian Lei was not discouraged and analyzed: "I found that when he saw you coming to the Eagle's Nest, he was completely stupid, and then he looked restless all the time. He probably really didn't. Thinking that I would meet you here, I gave him the mustard ice cream just now, and he took it without any doubt. There must be a story between you two!"
"Ba Po."
Shuangye said angrily and simply ignored her.
Jian Lei continued: "I'm really curious. What was your relationship before, boyfriend and girlfriend? I think it's very possible. After all, he is so handsome, and it is not impossible to capture the fragile and young heart of a girl."
Shuangye's hands that were making ice cream stopped listening. She dipped her fingers into some ingredients and then wiped them on the rag. She turned around and stared at Jianlei: "My relationship with you is not good enough to ask for anything." To the point of sharing, right?”
"Hey, if you move slower, he will probably run away. He probably doesn't have the face to face you. The guilty man feels guilty in his heart. I didn't expect Sister Shuangye to have such an unknown past. "
Are you going to recall those embarrassing years again?
Although it was only half a year, Shuang Ye still felt embarrassed, but if Jian Lei was not dismissed now, she would always be pestering him.
A guard who was good at attacking put down his weapon and became heavily armed. Shuangye had already learned about Jianlei's past after she got drunk. Now it was considered an exchange of secrets.
That's not right. Secrets that can be exported are not real secrets.
"Do you still remember the time I lived with you in Rhode Island?"
It was a warm and uncomfortable day. Since joining Rhode Island, Shuangye has received excellent treatment, and her Originium disease has been controlled. She has her life in her hands again, all thanks to the unremitting efforts of the medical team. .
No longer a Colombian boy soldier, the underage girl left the battle. She was extremely uncomfortable. After a period of psychological treatment, she set foot on the battlefield again, and everything became strange.
After that, she never went to the battlefield again, which was a good thing, but for Shuang Yelai, who had grown up in a mercenary group since she was a child, she left the only field she knew well and began an endless journey. s holiday.
She was learning cultural knowledge every day, because she had not studied systematically, and she did not know much about literacy before entering Rhode Island. She lived her life like this, and suddenly one day, she saw two operators who had returned from fighting. There is a vague desire in my heart to be promoted.
She also wants to be promoted.
However, in addition to the necessary accumulation of knowledge, promotion requires sufficient combat experience. Her previous combat experience cannot be recorded in Rhode Island's review standards. Now when scheduling, not only is there no place for her to play, but she also has to work overtime. None are required to participate.
Am I an idler from Rhode Island?
Suddenly realizing the problem, Shuangye panicked. She went to the control center to find the man, hoping to get a chance to prove herself. Since Rhode Island had given her everything, she had to fulfill her obligations.
"Shuangye, I understand your mood, I can understand it completely, but the battle outside is very fierce now, and I am worried about your safety."
That man behaves like this.
She was on the deck of the Rhode Island Land Cruiser, watching one team after another of combat operators going out, with almost no rest time, taking turns to fight. One operator was so tired that he could hardly hold a weapon, and he had to continue fighting. .
That's vanguard operator Anko.
Even if the shield value is defeated, after taking a short rest, you must return to the battlefield. But where can such a fierce battle be worth it for Rhode Island to move box after box of previously accumulated supplies out of the warehouse?
It wasn't until a woman named Skadi stepped onto the deck of Rhode Island carrying a sword taller than her that Shuangye realized that everything was for this senior operator.
Even though there was no fierce battle, she still had no chance to fight. Later, the man suddenly disappeared, and the Rhode Island operators also went their separate ways.
Shuangye left a saved salary and left alone. She believed that the money was enough to pay off the medical expenses she owed.
After returning to Colombia, she lived in a community of infected people for a period of time. With the cooking skills she learned from Gumi, she saved a little money and came to San Martin to study and work to support herself. Her unique Originium skills allowed her to make The cold drinks he made were even more delicious, and he was even invited to work in the Rose District.
Jian Lei couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this: "Are you the man outside, and he is your former boss?"
"Um."
"He's also a Ph.D. from Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals?"
"yes."
Jian Lei looked like she had seen a ghost. She pointed outside and asked suspiciously: "Did you add a lot of exaggeration to his description?"
Shuang Ye stared at him and said dissatisfied: "We just met once and you are already facing him?"
Jianlei shook her head and recounted what happened inside and outside the Eagle's Nest Bar. She repeatedly checked whether Shuangye had recognized the wrong person. After getting a positive answer, she came to her own conclusion. She said seriously: "I think you should go and see it." Look at him, maybe something happened in the more than a year since he left. What he looks like now is completely different from what you described. If he was a greedy person, then he would not refuse my request to pay for him at all. .”
"I can't understand what's so good about him that someone like you would want to spend money on him."
Jianlei smiled bitterly and said: "How do I know? Anyway, the first impression he gave me was very good, and he also behaved very politely, humorously and restrainedly afterwards. If I didn't know you well, I would think you were slandering him."
Shuang Ye keenly discovered a very obscure word. She took off her gloves, her eyes flashing with danger: "Do you understand me?"
"Calm down Shuangye, you are not my opponent now. You know this very well, right? There is a saying in the distant Yan country that only by understanding the opponent can you defeat the opponent. I understand you because we were once enemies, but now we are friends. , a friend who talks about everything.”
Jian Lei comforted Shuang Ye skillfully. She knew the temperament of this Sister Wolper very well. Sometimes she needed to touch her fur, otherwise she would bite her.
"Maybe you should meet him?"
…
Zhou Jinru ate two portions of food to fill his stomach. He felt more comfortable living alone in St. Martin. Unlike in Rhode Island, there was always a doctor on duty who cared about his nutritional intake, even to the point of minor knocks. , that was a kind of pathological protectiveness, which he could totally understand, because it wasn't like they were losing him again.
"Good times don't last long. When I got back, Furong and the others found that I had gained a little weight. It must have been all kinds of physical training again. Alas, it was too difficult for me."
He took out a tissue from the table and wiped his mouth. He took the mustard ice cream and walked out of the Eagle's Nest Bar. He couldn't rest here. There were Jian Lei and Frost Leaf here. It was estimated that neither of them would let him go easily, at least not yet. Not when in direct contact with them.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw a young man standing on the roadside. It was Gunter who had previously worked as a bartender at the Eagle's Nest Bar. He was a Sakaz man and also an infected person.
It is really not easy for infected people to live in the Rose District.
Thinking in his mind, he walked over and said hello: "Gaunt."
Gunter suddenly turned around and saw that it was the customer who was drinking milk at the bar. He smiled and nodded, and responded: "Hello, sir, did you enjoy your meal?"
"It's pretty good. The food is delicious and the milk is good."
Zhou Jinru noticed that the Sakaz young man was holding a box in his hand, which seemed to be sent somewhere.
"I want to find a place to rest now. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Gunter still had a smile on his face, but he kept murmuring in his heart. The Eagle's Nest Bar was clearly behind him and provided accommodation and other services. Why did this person choose to stay far away?
After thinking about it, he still introduced: "I know another place where the price of accommodation is reasonable, but it's a little far away and you need to take a bus."
"No problem, I just want to visit the Rose District. Do you know how many middle-ring districts like Rose District there are? Are they all similar?"
"Sir, is this your first time coming to this city? There are eleven middle-ring districts in total, eight of which are multi-racial and multi-national. There is one block for Yanguo people, one block for Ussians, and one block for Syracusans. neighborhood.”
Zhou Jinru nodded and took a bite of the mustard ice cream. His expression suddenly became stiff and he couldn't even speak.
"Yes..., I came here because of the reputation." He was like a mute who had swallowed Coptis chinensis, and it took him a while to catch his breath, "Hoo ho ho... Brave New World had previously distributed a lot of money to the infected community in Syracuse. posters, declaring that this city is a haven for the infected, free and fair, where everyone can find their dreams.”
He was reading according to the promotional slogan on the map that had just been thrown into the trash can in the bar. This sentence did not cause any reaction from Gunter.
"Yes sir, there is a place for everyone in St. Martin."
Gunter pointed to the oncoming bus and added: "We are going along the way, but we will get off at a different stop. I will remind you."
Zhou Jinru nodded, took out a Longmen coin from his pocket and stuffed it into Gunter's pocket. Under the surprised eyes of the other party, he explained: "In this city, if you pay, you will gain. You have been a commentator for ten minutes." , I pay for your impromptu performance, that’s only fair.”
"gentlemen!"
"It's time for us to get in the car."
The bus stopped smoothly in front of the two people. Zhou Jinru lifted his legs and got on the bus. Seeing that there were many empty seats on the bus, he found a seat to sit down and handed a coin to the conductor. When he turned around, he didn't see it. Gunter.
Just when he wanted to look out the window to look for the figure of the Sakaz youth, the other party's voice came from behind him.
"Sir, I'm here."
Zhou Jinru suddenly realized something. The smile on his face disappeared little by little. He turned his head and looked at Gunter, who was standing in the last carriage. They were five meters apart, three rows of empty seats apart, and two world.
Gunter stood alone in the back, holding the armrest. He had no place in this car.
Zhou Jinru opened his mouth and said nothing, but Gunter smiled and said: "This is your first time coming to this city, and you don't know enough about it. If you want to survive here, you have to adapt to it. Everything, everything reasonable and unreasonable.”
"Thanks."
The last time he was in the car with Silver Fox, he had no such experience at all, but now he had some different feelings. He thought that if the Rhode Island operators came to this city, would they as infected people also feel the same? How about being discriminated against like this?
There was no anger in Gunter's mood, not at all. He had adapted to the city, and as he said, everyone would find their place.
But with its hopeful words, it takes actions to distinguish infected people from normal people, and uses gentle methods to make infected people feel that this is a reasonable action.
