The Story of the Seventh World (47)
Holding the pass in his hand, Su Hang finally felt that a stone deep in his heart was half lowered. Ever since I saw the photo of the ruby necklace worn by John's second wife, Ms. Beverly, on the second floor of John's store, the gemstone necklace has drifted to the back of my mind in the dead of night.
There is always a voice in my heart telling myself that I must get that necklace, and the gemstone necklace is related to my future.
In order to solve the doubts in his heart, Su Hang asked Corporal Lynn about the ruby necklace several times, but only one answer was received, which was stored in the bank's vault.
For so long in the city of London, Su Hang often went to the bars around the hotel with Corporal Lynn for drinks at night. I've heard about the existence of the black market from the people chatting in the bar, and I've talked about it with Corporal Lynn.
The existence of the black market aroused Su Hang's curiosity, and at the same time, there was a feeling that the doubts that plagued him could be solved in the black market.
For the black market, Su Hang is not the first time to hear of it, and he has the memory of the black market in both consciousnesses. Aldrich once heard the people on the ship mention when he was a child that there was a black market in many parts of the country they visited, and they could buy a lot of goods that they could not normally buy, weapons and ammunition were goods that could be common on the black market, and the necessary firearms must be necessary for security on the ship.
In addition to the countries you frequent, you can find a way to buy weapons, more often you can only buy them through the local land snake entering the black market. Another great thing about the black market is that you can shop around just like you would normally shop, with no restrictions on what you can buy.
Memories from another world, too, have a record of the black market. The biggest difference between the black market in another world and here is that technology, the items sold in the black market are also unimaginable to people here, planet travel vehicles, star exploration ships, energy shock cannons......
Whether it's eating, drinking, lodging, traveling, exploring outside the territory, hiring killers, etc., you can find them in the black market. The black market is not known for being dirty, messy, and poor, on the contrary, it is extremely clean, and there are robots cleaning every hour of the day. This is very important in the future of another world, environmental protection, cleaning and maintenance, almost all walks of life, even the black market is no exception.
Before Su Hang became the heir, he also bought tool ships such as starry sky exploration ships on the black market many times to supplement his private exploration team and replace those damaged exploration equipment.
No matter which memory you have, you have learned about the black market, or even been to the black market, but the black market in different countries and even different times cannot be the same.
I hadn't been to London's black market, and it was only through the people in the bars who came to have fun that I learned about the tip of the iceberg, and the little bit of information that I learned was pieced together through people's small talk.
A glass of "charge", for nearly two hours, Suzhou and Hangzhou have always been drinking, not thirsty, poured into the stomach, and came to the bar to drink not to buy drunk, but to taste the cocktails made by different bartenders in different regions.
Putting the pass in his trouser pocket, he stood up, moved his body, and took one last look at the girl who was about to slip away, and turned to walk out of the bar.
There is a carriage at the entrance of the Bardoya bar, but you need to tip, it takes more than an hour to walk from the bar to Foyle's small square, and Suzhou and Hangzhou have no plans to walk the streets of London at night, and the streets of London at night are not peaceful at all.
Walking out of the bar, I saw a carriage parked outside the bar, and there were a few drunk drunks walking into the distance in a disorderly manner, and some people even hiccups while walking, Su Hang watched these drunks move forward with concealment, for fear that they would have close contact with the ground in the next second.
When I walked to the carriage, I saw the coachman a middle-aged man in a black bowler hat sitting on the seat in front of the carriage, yawning boredly.
"Excuse me, sir, to Foyle's little square?"
"Two pounds, plus a tip."
The middle-aged man didn't bother much, and directly quoted the price.
"Good!"
After Su Hang finished speaking, he took out a two-pound coin from his trouser pocket and handed it to the coachman.
"Sir, please get in the car."
The coachman took the coin, put it in his jacket pocket, looked at Su Hang next to the carriage and said.
"Okay."
The carriage in front of him is a very ordinary kind, a standard four-wheeled box-drawn carriage for two people, and the biggest difference from the public carriage on the street is that this carriage only serves the Bardoya bar, and the door of the carriage is engraved with a wine bottle that reads "Dream Night".
In Su Hang's view, this is the exclusive logo of Badoya Bar.
"Sir, please wait a minute!"
Opening the carriage door, when Su Hang was about to step into the carriage, a delicate and gentle voice behind him called out to him.
Su Hang turned around and saw a woman dressed in a silver printed top and a silver skirt, wearing gloves with matching colors, and a hat that matched her temperament, holding a handbag to match the outfit. She was very beautiful, with curly brown hair, big blue eyes, and a light body walking towards Su Hang.
She is like a fairy dancing under the dark curtain, and with a dress that highlights her temperament, her elegant and noble temperament is more and more set off.
"This lady, is there anything you can do?"
Su Hang looked at the woman who walked quickly in front of him and asked.
"Hello sir! I'm sorry to bother you. ”
"Can we ride in the same carriage?"
"Do you know where I'm going, lady?"
Su Hang did not answer the woman's words, but asked the other party rhetorically.
The woman didn't speak, took out a card from the handbag she was carrying, and through the moonlight scattered under the mist, Su Hang saw that the so-called card was a black market pass.
Looking at the pass in the woman's hand, Su Hang's deep thought in his heart was that this is really a good way! Go straight to the finish line!
On this big night, not to mention that a woman alone goes in and out of the bar, she has to go to the black market, either her brain is confused, or she is relying on it, looking at the other party's appearance, it is obviously not a brain slurry! That is, the latter itself is not afraid of everything.
Su Hang didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to himself.
The thoughts in his heart were fleeting, and Su Hang was about to open his mouth to refuse, but at this time, the woman took the lead and said: "Sir, looking at your heroic appearance, you must have a kind heart, you should not refuse my request!" ”
Su Hang, this guy eats soft or hard, if you come hard, you have to force yourself to get into the carriage, you will definitely be driven down, regardless of men and women. But I'm afraid of this soft talk, as soon as you say this, if you still refuse, it will be a loss of grace!
In addition, in this place of England, men pay the most attention to gentlemanly demeanor, if you don't even have this demeanor, people will look down on you.
No, the coachman poked his head and listened!
It's hard to refuse this time!
Not to mention, there is only one carriage outside the bar, and you can't throw a lady on the street at midnight!
"Alright! This lady, get in the car! ”
"Thank you, sir."
After thanking the woman, she asked the coachman for the price, paid the fare, and entered the carriage with Su Hang's support, and Su Hang sat in after him.
"Sir, my name is Selena. Edgar, thank you again for letting me in this carriage. ”
"Lady Selena, at this point in time, how could I possibly have such a beautiful lady as you still on the street!"
Against your will! This is really against my heart, and I feel that I am saying something against my heart.
"Sir, I don't know yet, what's your name?"
"Madam, you can call me Su Hang, or Chu."
"Chu, are you from the East?"
"My mother is from the East, and I take my mother's surname."
……
Selina and Su Hang turned on the small talk mode while on the way.
The carriage drove slowly through the dimly lit streets, its voice lonely and monotonous, and the hooves of two tall horses, sturdy and muscular, clucked and clucked against the road, stirring the midnight mist.
Foyle's Square, near the nearest dock to the River Thames, is surrounded by small stockpiles that sell goods and temporarily park goods from the docks.
Goods shipped by sea may be slightly damaged due to various reasons, but they cannot be sold in regular stores because they do not affect their use. At this time, the stock shop appeared, at first it was just a warehouse, and later some merchants thought that the sale of damaged goods would affect the reputation and image of their stores, so it was better to change the warehouse into a small shop to not only park the goods but also sell the goods.
Sell those goods that are not very seriously damaged and can still be used at a low price to those people at the bottom who usually can't afford them, so that they can not only save their capital but also sell these goods, so as not to be pressed into their own hands and wait for depreciation.
In the middle of Foyle's small square is a fountain surrounded by many flowers and trees, forming a circle. The fountain is a double-layer disc fountain, with layers of discs, receiving and contributing at the same time, and the torrent is endless and stands calmly.
The final destination on the pass is Foyle Square.
The release time of the pass is different, when night falls, the black market has been opened, and people will come to the black market at different times, and there will never be a traffic jam in the surrounding area due to the opening of the black market, which will affect the nightlife of the city of London.
Su Hang: Through the glass on the door of the carriage, they saw a carriage moving with them, and occasionally saw a car passing by. It's not unusual if it's daytime, but it's midnight now, and there are so many cars at this time, and they're all traveling in the same direction, and it's clear that everyone has the same purpose.
The cool breeze at night is still very refreshing, Suzhou and Hangzhou opened the window, and the night breeze blowing in gradually took away a little stuffy in the carriage.
The carriage traveled for an hour or so, through the streets, and slowly approached the nearest street to the little square of Foyle.
"Sir, ma'am, there's a little Foyle square ahead."
The coachman's voice came in from outside at this time, informing Su Hang that their destination was about to arrive.
Along with the coachman's voice, there was also a lot of talking nearby, and similar words kept ringing at this time.
The carriage moved forward for another five minutes and came to a slow stop.
"What happened?"
Selina asked the coachman outside the carriage.
"Ma'am, you're going to have to get off here!"
The coachman's voice came through the carriage.
"Why?"
"It's not even at Foyle's little square!"
Selena asked the coachman through the open window.
"Ma'am, you'd better get out of the car and take a look."
"That way your doubts will be answered."
Selena listened to the coachman's words, opened the door of the carriage and walked out, and Su Hang followed closely and got out of the carriage.
After getting out of the carriage, Su Hang and Selena saw a neat long queue, two men in black suits were checking the pass at the corner of the street, and there were spacious streets around the two, but no one dared to force their way through, everyone waited step by step, which shows that the rules of the black market are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"It's the first time I've ever stood in line."
"It's unique to the black market, so it's good to come often."
"Selena, you've been to the black market?"
"A friend recommended it, he has been to the black market, and he has talked about it."
When the two were talking, the queue in front of them was moving rapidly, not to mention the length of the queue, there were many people; However, the two inspectors in front of him who were in charge of checking the pass were very fast, and seven or eight people passed in just a few minutes, so it seemed that there was no need to wait too long.
Sure enough, Su Hang was not disappointed, and it was the turn of the two of them in less than ten minutes.
"Sir, ma'am, please show your passes."
Two men in black suits, one standing straight waiting for the "tourists" to come forward, and the other holding an open notebook to record everyone who came and went.
Su Hang and Selina each took out their passes and handed them to the man in the suit in front of them. took the pass handed by Su Hang and the two, flipped Su Hang's one to the back, touched the corner of the pass with his hand for a while, handed it back to Su Hang, and said the number "111" to the other man in a suit next to him.
Selena's one is "126".
Su Hang found that every time the man in the suit said a number, the other man in the suit recorded it.
"Sir, ma'am, please come in!"
After the man in the suit returned the pass in his hand to Su and Hangzhou, he signaled that the two could enter the Foyle small square.
When Su Hang and Selena walked towards the small square of Foyle, Su Hang touched the back of the pass in his hand like a man in a suit, and found that a number could be felt in one of the corners, and it could be felt that it was the number "111".
Feeling the number, Su Hang immediately turned the pass over, and looked at the back of the pass again by the street lamp that was not very bright next to him, but there was no number at all, only the map, according to the location he felt, and touched it again, and there were indeed numbers.
"What are you doing?"
Selena had noticed Su Hang's strangeness just now, and had been fiddling with the pass, sometimes frowning, sometimes soothing her eyebrows, as if she had discovered something.
"Did your friend tell you about the pass?"
Su Hang did not answer Selena directly, but asked her questions to prove his thoughts.
"Pass?"
Selena hesitated for a moment and said.
"The role of the pass is the map!"
"Ahh By the way, the previous pass is said to have a number in the lower right corner of the front, which is difficult to spot without looking closely. ”
Selina suddenly remembered the conversation with her friend and told Su Hang beside her what she thought of.
I see, it seems that there was also a number registration in the past, but this time there must have been a change in the black market, and a commemorative pass was issued to "hide" the number.
"Selena, touch the back of your pass, you'll find out."