Chapter 3: The Heavenly and Earthly Inn

I found a small hotel with the lowest low and shabby bottom, and spent fifty yuan to open a so-called 'standard room' in the corner, the hotel proprietor, an obese middle-aged woman, led Luo Yang to the door of a room in the innermost room on the third floor with a large set of keys, turned around and looked at Luo Yang with a look full of disdain, and said bluntly: "This is it!" ”

The fat woman said secretly in her heart: She looks like a Korean male star, dressed in a high-end and high-grade dress, thinking that she is rich and handsome! I didn't expect that I couldn't even afford to live in one hundred and twenty-one 'single rooms', and I was really blind to this handsome face!

Luo Yang smiled helplessly and nodded.

The proprietress looked down for the key corresponding to the room, and at that moment, the door suddenly opened from the inside......

Inside the room was a tower-like man, bald head, small eyes, thick lips, and a face full of meat! He wears a yellow sleeveless oversized shirt with tattoos on his two thick arms.

At this moment, he was rubbing and painting circles on his bald head with the big slap of a pu fan, the fierce light flashed in his small eyes, and when he saw the proprietress and Luo Yang outside the room, he opened his mouth and smiled, but the ferocity in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"This is a three-person room, let's squeeze it......" The proprietress said angrily, turning away without looking back, muttering 'In these years, fifty yuan is not enough ......to open an hourly room'.

The dimly lit room was filled with smoke, with three small beds sitting side by side in a small space of less than eight square meters, no windows, a dilapidated table against the east wall, and a 16-inch black-and-white television set that should have been obsolete a long time ago, playing Hong Kong police movies from the 80s, and the sound of fierce gunfights was heard from time to time.

The tattooed man who opened the door before was lying on the bed closest to the door, and in addition to him, there was another tenant in the room, who was lying on the innermost bed, staring intently at the TV, ignoring the arrival of Luo Yang's new 'roommate'.

The man watching TV looked like he was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with a short figure of five and no excess fat. With a clean head, tights and leggings, and a pair of white sneakers, the whole person looks very gloomy......

The two occupied the two beds inside and outside, and the middle bed was empty, Luo Yang smiled, sat on the bed, and watched TV.

There was no conversation between the two people in the room, and they didn't even have a look in their eyes, but Luo Yang knew that these two people not only knew each other, but they were definitely in the same group.

The seemingly vicious big man is just the 'little brother', and the gloomy man with five short statures is the big brother.

Luo Yang could smell the blood on the short man's body - this was definitely an outlaw, and he must have more than one life on his back!

Luo Yang stood up and walked to the door, drank all his alcohol in the bar, his stomach was empty, and fired a shuttle of 'essence bullets' in the alley, and he was already hungry at this time.

Seeing Luoyang walking towards the door of the room, the big man lying by the door sat up suddenly, his tower-like body gave people an infinite sense of oppression, if it was someone else, he would have been overwhelmed by his momentum, his calves and stomach trembled, and he couldn't stand......

Luo Yang was fine, walked to the door and opened the door, turned his head to look at the fierce two, and said with a slight smile: "Don't worry, I'm not leaving, I'll come back after a supper...... Remember to open the door for me! ”

Before the two of them could react, Luo Yang had already walked out of the room and closed the door with his backhand.

It was late at night, the streets were empty, the stray wild cats were rummaging for something next to the garbage cans, Luo Yang was dressed as rich and handsome, carrying the only remaining thirty-five yuan, and walked for a long time, before finally finding an open-air night stall barbecue stall under the overpass.

Looking at the dark red charcoal fire in the iron trough, Luo Yang felt quite novel. In Luo Yang's memory, there are only sausages and meat skewers that are fried in gutter oil in a dark black oil pot, and Luo Yang's favorite thing to eat is the meat skewers called 'tenderloin', which are five cents a string, very fragrant, and the meat is very tender, and I don't know if it is dead cat meat or rat meat. Only on the days when the income from picking up rags exceeds ten yuan a day, Luo Yang will spend five cents to eat a bunch of cravings.

Looking at the price list, Luo Yang asked for ten skewers of crispy bones, a chicken wing, a skewer of grilled squid and a bottle of snowflake pure raw, estimating that the money in his pocket should be enough to pay the bill.

Crispy chicken wings baked until golden brown are placed on the table, and they are still bubbling with oil from time to time, and the aroma of cumin is really tempting.

In the past, there was a domestic guy in the 'group', a native of Kyoto, and he mentioned this kind of food in front of Luo Yang more than once, he said that this kind of thing is called 'grilled skewers' in the north, and in the summer, he eats skewers shirtless in the open air and drinks draft beer, which is called a cool!

It's a pity that this guy who likes to eat skewers shirtless on the side of the road burped during an assassination operation! Although he killed the target - a great dictator of an African tribe, it is a pity that he himself has become the soul of the gun of the other party's sniper, known as the 'African sniper god', that's marksmanship is really good, at that time Luo Yang really wanted to meet the so-called 'African sniper god', but unfortunately according to the rules of the organization, there are only goals and tasks, and there is no 'revenge', so if you die, you will die in vain. No one can guarantee that they will see the sun the next day.

Therefore, many people in the organization are like Luo Yang, who are drunk today and drunk today, and they spend a lot of money, and they are all 'daylight clans'.

After eating two skewers of crispy bones and half a roast chicken wing, Luo Yang lost his appetite anymore, but he was expected to 'skewer' sigh - the heavy smell of oil smoke and burnt, Luo Yang really couldn't stand it, after all, he had been away for so many years, and he had just returned to China, and many things still couldn't get used to, and he still needed to take more 'ground', Luo Yang sighed.

"Boss, three more beers!"

It was almost midnight, and there was only Luo Yanghe sitting on the side of the barbecue stall, with his back to Luo Yang, and at this time he turned his head to ask for wine, Luo Yang saw his appearance clearly, and the man also saw Luo Yang behind him at this time, his eyes met, and the two were stunned at the same time.

This man is almost the same age as Luo Yang, twenty-eight or nineteen, no more than thirty years old, with delicate eyebrows, thin cheeks, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, combing his hair with three or seven openings, with a bit of caution and promise, looking at others with uncertain gazes, as if he has an instinctive fear of strangers, which is a cowardly and unconfident character.

"Big brother?"

"Yoko?"

Luo Yang and the other party exclaimed in surprise almost at the same time.

This young man dressed and looked like Sven was named Zhou Qiang, nicknamed 'Big Brother', Luo Yang had known him since he was a child, and he was a companion for scavenging.

Luo Yang is an orphan, helpless to live alone, Zhou Qiang is stronger than Luo Yang, although his parents are dead, he has no relatives, but he still has a disabled grandfather, most of the time he stays in the temporary 'shack' in the unfinished building, and occasionally comes out to pick up the scraps when the weather is good, in general, Zhou Qiang is supporting him, not him taking care of Zhou Qiang. But no matter what, it always feels good to have loved ones, and what a blessing it is for an orphan like Luo Yang!

At that time, how much the young Luo Yang longed for an old man like Grandpa Zhou Qiang to be his grandfather and let himself take care of him! Even if you are tired and tired, you are willing to ...... Loved ones, what a strange word like a legend, gives warmth.

I remember that at that time, there were as many as seven or eight children scavenging together, and Zhou Qiang was the most introverted and cowardly one, and he was often bullied by other children. Time flies, time flies, so many years have passed, I didn't expect to meet here, in the dark, there is really providence!

Luo Yang and 'eldest brother' Zhou Qiang sat together, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, and they didn't know what to say for a while, so they sat stiff for a long time before they slowly regained some familiarity from 'reminiscing about childhood', drinking beer, and the atmosphere quickly became warm.

"Which school did you say you were the vice principal of? Gee...... Big brother, I haven't seen you for so many years, it's okay! Luo Yang quipped.

Zhou Qiang, who looked like a scholar, waved his hand a little shyly and said, "Yangzi, don't laugh at me...... I work at 'Tianshui Middle School' and am in charge of housekeeping! ”

"In charge of housekeeping? Isn't that the 'housekeeping'? Luo Yang joked: "How can I drink alone in the middle of the night...... Broken out of love? ”

"There's nothing like that, I'm still single" Zhou Qiang hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's that the school has had some troubles recently, and it happened suddenly, and I couldn't think of a good way for a while, so I couldn't do anything, so I could only use alcohol to kill my sorrows!" ”

"Trouble? Can you tell me about it? Luo Yang asked.

Zhou Qiang looked bitter: "There is an English teacher in the second year of high school who had a conflict with a student during class, and was seriously injured by this student, and he had to stay in the hospital for half a year...... There is no English teacher in the school who is willing to fill it, the time is in a hurry, I can't find a substitute teacher for a while, and the principal is pressing, I am not distressed! ”

"The current students are so arrogant!" Luo Yang couldn't help but secretly speak.

"It's just a few black sheep, relying on the wealth, power and background of the family, to do mischief...... Most of the students are still fine! Zhou Qiang explained with a bitter face: "Don't talk about me, by the way, where have you been for so many years?" Why did you disappear all of a sudden, I looked for you for a long time, and everyone said at that time that you were abducted by human traffickers...... Where the hell have you been and what happened? ”

Luo Yang secretly thought, if he sued Zhou Qiang, he was taken away by an eccentric old man, received devilish training, and has been fighting wars and killing people all over the world all these years, I don't know how Zhou Qiang would react? To believe or not to believe? Or just take me for a lunatic?

"One day I picked up the rags, I met a strange old man, he took me abroad, I have been working abroad all these years, and I have also been pottery gold in Africa, I have done hard work, and I have only recently saved enough money to return to China......," Luo Yang lied.

Zhou Qiangxin thought it was true, and asked with concern: "Yangzi, where do you live, have you found a job?" What's the plan? ”

Zhou Qiang asked questions like a cannonball, Luo Yang felt very kind and warm-this kid is still the same!

"I haven't found a place to live, let alone a job...... Let's take one step at a time! Luo Yang took a sip of beer and said indifferently.

Zhou Qiang thought for a while and said, "You have been abroad for so many years, your English should be great, right?" ”

"So-so is okay...... Speaking is my forte! Luo Yang said casually, Fa Ke Oil, Mei Krawu...... I used to talk about it all day long, as if it was slipping away.

"Oops, that's great! Isn't there a shortage of substitute English teachers in our school, you are good at English, and now you have just returned to China and have no suitable job, why don't you come to the school to be an English teacher...... Just do me a favor! Zhou Qiang said sincerely.

"Me? English teacher? This ......" Luo Yang was taken aback by him, being a teacher and teaching students? Teaching them how to kill people is a familiar way!

"Yoko, you can do it, I believe in you!" Zhou Qiang said: "The tigress of the principal, I can't find an English substitute teacher tomorrow, so I have to eat it...... Yoko, you should do me a favor, okay? ”

Luo Yang knows very well that Zhou Qiang said that he wanted Luo Yang to help him, but in fact, he really wanted to help Luo Yang, but he was very enthusiastic, and he really had nothing to do...... Only promised!

"Come to the school tomorrow morning to find me, meet the principal, and handle the ......," Zhou Qiang said, pushing the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

The two immediately left each other's mobile phone numbers, Luo Yang stood up and patted his buttocks, and said honestly and politely: "Big brother, I'm leaving, you settle the bill!" ”

"Okay...... By the way, where do you live? Zhou Qiang asked.

"Oh...... I live in the Heavenly and Earthly Hotel," Luo Yang said.

Heaven and earth? Hotel? Zhou Qiang was a little confused...... Haven't you heard of such a hotel nearby?

"Why don't you live with me, I live alone, and there are two empty rooms," Zhou Qiang said admittedly.

Luo Yang waved his hand and said, "No need...... There are two 'friends' waiting for me in the hotel, see you tomorrow! ”

Zhou Qiang was stunned again - aren't you an orphan? Didn't you just return home? Where's the friend?

Immediately relieved...... Yoko, this guy, has been eccentric since he was a child, and people can't figure it out.