Chapter 1 Life Express
"These are the 13th District of Industrial Road, these Nancheng Streets, and this, tomorrow's Express, the one in Block C of the New Town, you know."
Li Shou sorted out the different parcels and put them in the trunk of the car - it sounds very high-end, but it is actually a medium-sized plastic organizer on the seat frame of the bicycle. Buckling the lid, he picked up a few document bag-sized couriers from the ground, patted the dust, and handed them to the young man sitting on the bicycle with one foot on the ground: "Old place." β
Well.
The young man nodded, took the thing, looked through it roughly, then stuffed it into the nylon backpack, zipped it up, and carried it.
Li Shou looked at the time and patted him on the shoulder: "It's almost 7 o'clock, hurry up." β
"Okay."
The young man still nodded briefly in agreement, but he still said before pedaling: "Thank you, Brother Shou." β
Shh
Li Shou smiled, pushed the box forward, and sent it forward: "you!" β
Waving his hand back, the young man stood up and stepped on it twice vigorously. The modified road bike accelerated instantly, and the wind rushed out of the warehouse gate.
Li Shou turned around, suddenly remembered something, and stretched out his hand: "Hey, Rin, wait......" Turning around, the bicycle had already run away, he said, "I'll go", put his two hands together into a horn, and shouted: "Come back for supper after sending it back, there is!" Affair! Follow! You! Speak! β
There was a quiet outside.
Yes.
Again, there was a brief response. Li Shougan glared, muttered a 'stinky boy', and then yelled back: "What do you see, don't you have to do it?" β
A few workers grinned and continued to work.
In the huge warehouse, the packages are piled up, and it is not known when they will be distributed. Li Shou had a headache when he looked at it, and hummed a bitter minor key in an out-of-tune voice.
"I work in Niban, walk through the streets, straighten the head and tie the stomach, and make a little less until the end of the month to make ......"
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"I am a working boy in Niban, a slave for coins all his life, all kinds of hard work and depravity to tell the scared ghosts (death and despicability), the so-called ...... of rice and hair"
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The songs of the 70s of the last century, judging by the ears of modern people, are really not good. Besides, Rin doesn't really like Cantonese songs very much. However, after understanding the general meaning of the lyrics, you can understand why this not very good song has been sung for forty or fifty years.
On the streets, cars come and go, neon street lights, and the river is endless.
Tiny bicycles, sliding out of the shade of trees, past bike lanes, around sidewalks, through alleys, and soaring out of the bustle at the other end. A sitting billboard is in front of you. The bike squeaked to the brakes, turned a corner and stopped. Rin looked at the beautifully designed picture, turned his head and shouted, "Boss, receive the express!" β
"Oh, good."
It was a small shop selling computer accessories, and the owner was a young man in his thirties, and like most people who play computers, he was thin and wore glasses. When he came out, he was still holding a bowl, and when he saw Rin, he smiled kindly: "Rin! It's a little late today, have you eaten? β
Ahh
Still cherishing the words like gold, Rin didn't get out of the car, twisted his waist and skillfully opened the whole box in the back seat, flipped it over, took out a square bag of cardboard boxes, skillfully ripped off the courier list on it, and handed the things over, and the ballpoint pen in his hand was also delivered to the shopkeeper.
"This is it...... the shopkeeper looked like an old customer, signed quite quickly, and returned the pen: "Ah, okay, give." β
"Thank you!"
"Gone? Be careful! β
After watching the other party leave, the shopkeeper looked at the package, put it on the counter casually, and muttered 'deserve to send a lifetime of express delivery' at the back end of the bowl and continued to eat.
Legendary?
Calculating the quickest route, Rin's mind flashed through the fragment of information he had just seen on the billboard. This is not the time when there are many people, and the bicycle passes smoothly by the side of the road, and squeaks and turns again. In front of him was another billboard, which occupied almost half of the entire exterior wall of Great Xia.
Legendγ
Waiting for the red light, Rin raised her head and looked at the serpentine line of English logos.
A burning ancient city, a black dragon boss besieged by tens of millions of people. The painting style designed against the background of ancient China is quite dazzling with Western magic.
Wow, the red light turned green. Rin stepped on his foot and rushed out.
In the next hour, before the nightlife officially started and the flow of people increased, Rin successfully delivered most of the packages. After almost half the city circle, he went around half a circle, originally planning to deliver the remaining few items along the way, but he hit a wall halfway through.
"Hey, is that Mr. Li? I'm a courier ......"
"What? Express delivery? β
"Yes, you can ...... it"
"You're insane, send a courier ...... at night"
"I'm sorry ......"
Doodoo ......
With the phone in her ear for a moment, Rin put it away, picked up her backpack, and rode away.
Although most of the guests will be friendly, such things will happen occasionally, and it is not worth being angry about. Of course, it is true that because he violated the law first, he has no right to be angry. In this case...... I stopped at the entrance of the alley, and after doing the math, there was only one last item left.
Rin held the front of the car with one hand, slowing down. Look at the phone time, it's almost ten o'clock. Hesitantly, he dialed a familiar number on his phone.
"Time slows down, don't let you get old......"
The classic singing was repeated twice, and no one answered. Rin was about to hang up, but the other end of the phone was connected.
Lalala......
The voice on the other end was a bit noisy, as if it was playing a stereo. Then, the volume was lowered, presumably down, and then a slightly soft girl's voice sounded lazily.
"Hey."
"Is it Miss Yun?"
I was able to confirm that it was me, because the other party's voice was so recognizable that it was difficult to find someone else. However, out of professionalism, Rin still said again: "Uh, I'm a **courier, may I ask if it's convenient for you to ...... now" Before he finished speaking, he interrupted bluntly: "Come up." β
"Well, okay, thank you......"
Doodle......
Rin held the phone, paused for a few seconds, then put it away. The pedal turned around, reversed more than ten meters along the road it came from, and turned around from the edge of the park.
In the quiet of the night, the bicycle sped by.
Although there is a new word in the name, the Xincheng community has a history of nearly 20 years and belongs to a relatively early commercial building. The place is actually not big, and some old, but because of the good location, convenient transportation, close to the industrial area, the commercial area, and close to the government building, the security is good, so it has always been a sought-after second-hand real estate, whether it is a long-term residence or temporary residence by many middle-class and migrant workers.
I've been here many times, and Rin is familiar with entering through the side door.
"Uncle Qi."
"So late?" The mid-term security guard sitting in the security room looked at his watch and walked to the window with a cigarette in his mouth: "Block C again?" β
"Hmm."
"One piece?"
"Hmm."
"Well, then you don't need to register, let's go."
"Okay."
After saying 'thank you', Rin stepped into the car, and then heard the uncle's joke from behind, "Hey boy, be careful not to get hooked!" β
The bicycle whirred into the small garden.
"Bunny."
Uncle Qi scolded, twisted the cigarette butt that was about to burn in his hand, took a puff, snuffed it out in the ashtray on the table, and hummed the old-fashioned tune back inside.
The bicycle squeaked to a stop in front of a separate building.
Placing the car next to the tree, Rin locked it, took out the package, which was about a foot long, and the largest of the night, from the box, and examined it carefully. Hey? Suddenly, I found that the packaging on the package was with some familiar logo, the legend logo. After confirming that there was no damage, he trotted upstairs.
Because it is a five-story old building, there is no elevator, and you can only rely on two feet to climb the stairs. In this case, the general courier will call someone to come down and take it, but Rin is used to it, and it is not bad for that time.
Three-A-two, run to the fourth floor......
Rin didn't understand it at first, but later I learned that when I got up, I had a lot of scruples about the word 'four', and often changed the number of four to three A or something, and six A or something...... In short, it is necessary to run one more floor. Of course, this amount of exercise is nothing for him, who has been pedaling the bicycle for more than 2 hours, and he arrived at the door in less than a minute and rang the doorbell. Ding Dong, a crisp doorbell sounded faintly inside.
Click-
I thought I would have to wait for a while, but in just a few seconds, the wooden door inside opened. Because of some accidents, Rin was a little stiff and choked up.
The iron gate was opened. There was a girl standing inside.
Rin blinked.
Even if you look at it with a critical eye, the other party is also a Peugeot beauty. shoulder-length light curly hair, delicate forehead and eyebrows, and eyes that are extraordinarily watery; Slightly puffed on some powder, and up close, the skin looked very white; A light eyeshadow, youthful and slightly glamorous. Although it is not necessarily shockingly beautiful, crying ghosts and gods, after all, this is an era of makeup, a girl with a little appearance, as long as she knows how to dress up, she can be a beauty, but if you want to score, it is never an exaggeration to give her an eight. Moreover, most of the girls with such good looks are relatively thin, but she is an exception. has a figure of more than 1.6 meters, beautiful and straight, and a pale pink slightly low-cut sundress highlights the upper circumference of at least D-class.
This is a girl who will be the object of a man's pursuit no matter where she puts it. Rin tore off the courier order: "Your courier, please sign for it." β
"Pen."
"Ah, I'm sorry, give." Holding the pen clipped to his chest, Rin pointed to the bottom of the list, "Here, um, okay, 22 bucks." β
"Wait." After signing, the girl turned and entered the house.
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What a strange woman. Rin couldn't help but curse. It's not once or twice that the courier is sent to this house, in the past six months, he has to come every three or five days, and every time it's cash on delivery, but every time, she won't remember to bring the money, and every time, it's-
"Give."
Before he could finish his thoughts, a bright red bill was handed over.
- Whole hundred.
Rin grimaced slightly, and after saying 'Wait a minute', she rummaged through her pockets and pulled out a bunch of change. Running the express and preparing some change is a necessary preparation, but it is somewhat troublesome to find a bunch of change. One for fifty, two for ten, and one for five...... Picking out the money and counting it again in front of the girl, Rin took her hundred-dollar bill with one hand and handed her the money and package at the same time: "Please check." β
The girl still didn't take the package, picked up the small pile of money, counted it slowly, and after confirming that it was correct, she took the package.
"Thank you!"
Rin exhaled to herself, nodded in thanks, and closed the iron door before turning to leave. The girl leaned on the door bar and retreated behind the threshold.
Qiang.
When I went down to the second floor, I heard the sound of the door closing. Rin shook her head and ran and jumped down to the first floor. It's almost ten o'clock, and he has to rush back.
Soon, Rin stepped on her bicycle and pedaled towards the entrance of the compound. In a hurry, he didn't notice that in a window on the fourth floor, behind a faint curtain, a pair of eyes were watching him, watching him leave, even if he disappeared around the corner of the building, he still stared at him for a long time.