Chapter 52: The Great King and the Little King
Lin Xiao and Jasmine walked out of the underground shooting range and prepared to walk to the bar not far away.
You may not find a restaurant in a survivor's settlement, but you will never find a bar.
After all, in the suddenness of the last days, many people need the solace of alcohol.
The slums were littered with garbage, and the excrement mixed with the rotting liquid of the garbage was all over the streets, but fortunately it was winter, and it didn't take long for the rancid liquid to freeze, making the disgusting smell a little less.
In addition to some used disposable needles and syringes on the garbage floor, Lin Xiao didn't have to think about it to know what they were used for, and he carefully bypassed which deadly needles stained with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and even HIV, for fear of accidentally stepping on them.
There are too many people in the settlement, there are already many people in Zhongjing, and the people in the surrounding urban areas are constantly rescued or come by themselves, and the continuous influx of people has made the city of Zhongjing unbearable.
In fact, in the beginning, the government originally implemented an equal distribution system, but due to the influx of people and protests from the original residents of Chukyo, this ordinance was abolished two weeks ago.
However, what the foolish people who protested did not expect was that it was no longer the civilized society it once was, and almost overnight after the equal distribution was abolished, murder, robbery, rape and all other low-level crimes driven by the most primitive instincts of human beings sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the riot police suppressed them all night, and finally formed the current pattern of segregation between the rich and the poor in Zhongjing, where those who have money and resources enter the inner ring of the power grid and enjoy protection, and those who have no money and resources can only endure the cold wind and hunger like those who live in tents.
Of course, the government is not denied opportunities to people in the slums β you can go out of the city and loot things, and you can take them for yourself after being examined, and of course, if you are willing to hand over a lot of resources, you may also have the opportunity to enter the inner ring, out of the outer ring of environmental evil.
In the first few days of the order, countless spontaneous teams also went out of the city, but only a few were able to return, and some of the people who came back were infected with fungi and were killed on the spot.
Those who were lucky enough to escape these two hurdles originally thought that they would be able to enter the inner ring, but before the dream was over, the criminal gangs in the outer ring swarmed and looted the supplies they brought back with their lives, and of course, killed these people by the way.
Since then, there have been no people leaving the city in the outer ring, and everyone is honestly waiting for the meagre supplies that the government regularly distributes.
Lin Xiao and Jasmine walked on the sewage-ridden street, although the two were not gorgeously dressed, but they could see at a glance that these two people were obviously different from the people in the slums.
This is not the first time Lin Xiao has entered the slum, but every time he comes over, he drives around, and this is the first time he has walked such a long way in the slum.
Lin Xiao clearly felt that there were a lot of not kind eyes on the street looking at him, although Lin Xiao knew that these people didn't have the courage to do anything, but this kind of gaze still made him a little uncomfortable.
"How far is it," Lin Xiao asked, twisting his shoulders a little uncomfortably.
"Isn't it a big girl, are you so afraid to look at it," Jasmine found Lin Xiao's discomfort and said with a smile.
"A little," Lin Xiao didn't hesitate, just pouted and said, "After all, I don't have a big revolver." β
"Don't worry," Jasmine waved her hand absently, "No one dares to make trouble with me." β
As he spoke, he walked for about five or six hundred meters, and Lin Xiao saw a dilapidated wooden sign with a wine bottle pattern poked on the ground, presumably this was a bar.
The two of them stepped inside.
After coming in, Lin Xiao found that there was a hole here, although it looked small and dilapidated on the outside, but in fact, this bar was more than 200 square meters, and the boss must not be an ordinary person to have such a big place in the crowded slums.
The lights in the bar were dim, except for the small red and yellow light bulbs that lit slightly.
Unlike your average bar, there is no deafening music or a rocking dance floor, only the cacophony of people and the sound of wine glasses clinking fills the bar.
It can be seen that although there is no singing and dancing, this does not affect the business here is very good, whether it is the hall or the booth, you can see the faintly swaying figure.
Jasmine was also polite, took the few red tickets that Lin Xiao gave her before, walked to the bar, took out one and pushed it to the waiter at the bar: "Is there a private room?"
The waiter saw the red ticket pushed by Jasmine at a glance, and nodded with a smile in his eyes: "If someone else comes, the designation is gone, but if you don't come, we have to have it." β
As he spoke, he greeted the person next to him and walked out of the bar, respectfully raising one arm and making a 'please' gesture: "Come here." β
The two followed the waiter to the private roomβit was said to be a private room, but in fact it was just a wraparound booth with thin wooden boards painted red on the edge, just barely forming a closed enveloping structure.
Seeing the two of them seated, the waiter took out a small notebook from his chest and held up a pen and asked, "What do you two want?"
"An 18-year-old Chivas Whisky," Jasmine said, chewing on bubble gum, "and look at the rest." β
As he spoke, he took out three red tickets from his pocket and handed them to the waiter: "Take a big front door, and the rest will be used as a tip." β
It stands to reason that if you can afford to drink Chivas Regal, you shouldn't smoke a cigarette like the front door, and you can take one cigarette.
But when the waiter heard this, he was not puzzled, but showed a clear expression on his face, and saw him nod deeply: "Do I serve wine or smoke first?"
"Let's go together," Jasmine waved her hand.
"Well," the waiter replied and trotted out.
Although these are what Lin Xiao should pay to Jasmine, it is still a little painful to see Jasmine squandering Lin Xiao like this at this moment.
You must know that every time Lin Xiao goes to shoot arrows, there is a loss fee, those carbon arrows can't withstand Lin Xiao's bow force of more than 100 pounds at all, basically every arrow is broken when it hits the target, plus if you ask the wrong thing today, there is also a compensation fee for the target in the money, in fact, it is not a small amount.
And this money was actually squandered by Jasmine in a few words.
"Hey, what kind of expression do you have," Jasmine also saw Lin Xiao's painful appearance, and was a little dissatisfied: "That's my money, okay." β
"It's your money," Lin Xiao nodded: "But I still feel pain." β
"You're too straight," Jasmine was a little helpless: "When you go out with a girl, you can only feel sorry for money in your heart, and you can't show it on your face, not to mention that I haven't spent your money yet." β
"By the way, you just give him money without asking the price, aren't you afraid that he will use some messy things against you?" Lin Xiao asked.
Jasmine looked at Lin Xiao like a fool: "Don't be afraid." β
"Half of that money is enough for him to buy a lot of food," Lin Xiao leaned forward and reminded Jasmine in a low voice.
Don't look at Lin Xiao's family with money, but in fact, Lin Xiao has never been to a bar, he is so big at best, he goes to KTV, so he doesn't know much about these unspoken rules.
Hearing Lin Xiao say this, Jasmine couldn't help but laugh: "Big brother, people have rules, tips are drawn proportionally, and that waiter looks like an old fritter, so he won't want to die for money." β
"Oh," Lin Xiao nodded suddenly, and then asked again: "Eh, by the way, why did the waiter have that expression when you just said you wanted cigarettes, is there any meaning about this cigarette at the front door?"
Jasmine smiled mysteriously, and said with a teachable look: "Guessed right." β
"Interesting?"
"Interesting. β
"What do you mean?"
"Prepare the money to mean. β
Lin Xiao nodded as if he didn't understand, he wasn't a fool, and he knew in his heart that it seemed that Jasmine didn't come here just to drink today.
After waiting for about five minutes, only to hear the doorbell ring, Jasmine said, "Come in." β
As Jasmine's voice fell, the waiter walked in with a cart, placed a snack fruit plate on the table, and then brought out an ice bucket from under the trolley with a whiskey diagonally inserted in it.
The waiter poured wine for Jasmine and Lin Xiao, took out another cup and put it on the table, and looked at Jasmine with inquiring eyes.
I saw Jasmine nodded.
After receiving approval, the waiter poured wine into the cup and said, "Have fun." β
With that, he turned around and pushed the small cart out of the private room.
Two people, three glasses of wine.
"Another person?" Lin Xiao asked, looking at the wine glass next to him.
"Big front door. Jasmine took a sip of her glass.
After that, I heard the small bell at the door ring again, and a rickety figure opened the dark red flannel curtain and walked in, slowly walked to the wine table and sat down.
The man was wearing a stained plush gray sweatshirt with a hood buttoned up on his head, the lights in it weren't bright in the first place, and the man was wearing a hat that made it impossible to see his appearance at all.
Jasmine saw him walk in, picked up the wine glass in front of the man, then took out a whole stack of red tickets from his pocket and pressed them under the wine glass, and then leaned back on the couch and waited for the man to speak.
It was obviously beyond his expectation that so many tickets were pressed under the wine glass, and he was obviously stunned when he saw the rickety figure in the sweatshirt, then turned his head and stared at Jasmine from the shadow of the hood for half a minute, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and by the way, he also put the stack of tickets in his pocket.
"I'd like to know what's going on up there. Jasmine saw that the man had finished drinking, and then opened her mouth to speak.
When Lin Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but shake his body, and suddenly realized in his heart - this person was actually an intelligence dealer, and Jasmine was here to buy information.
To his surprise, he was not only that, but even more shocked by Jasmine's offer.
Obviously, the 'above' in Jasmine's mouth refers to the core of national power - the High Court.
Lin Xiao was secretly frightened.
What is this jasmine sacred?
Why did she want to know about the situation at the top?
Lin Xiao couldn't help but furrow his brows.
I saw that the gray sweater spoke, and his voice was very hoarse, and he didn't sound like a young man.
"The deputy's K of spades remade a proposal some time ago, and on the second day of his proposal, the old K who was the original main post died, and a special bureau was formed for this purpose, and the old K of the deputy became the main post"
After speaking, the gray sweater looked at Jasmine.
Jasmine shook her head.
Seeing that Jasmine was not satisfied with her information, the gray sweater continued:
"At the conference two days ago, the king and Xiao Wang unified their opinions and rejected the proposal, but behind the scenes, Xiao Wang has been checking the details of the king, and the surname of the king and the surname of the proposer are the same door. β
Jasmine still shook her head.
"At the end of this month, there will be a United Nations General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, and then the king will be out of the house. β
This news finally caught Jasmine's attention, and she raised her eyes to look at the gray sweater: "Where's Xiao Wang?"
"Xiao Wang's bottom. β
"Will Xiao Wang make a move?"
Hearing this, the gray sweater shook his head: "I only look at the cards, not the cards." β
After that, the gray sweater added: "But Xiao Wang is holding it in his hand." β
The words of the two sounded a little clueless, but the more Lin Xiao listened, the more frightened he became, and goosebumps rose on his body.
Although he was included in the Yellow Bird, he always followed the Yellow Bird in and out, and he also had a certain understanding of the people in the political situation.
The several types of cards in the mouth of the gray sweater obviously correspond to different people.
The first is the King of Spades.
Needless to ask, the K of spades is obviously referring to Sun Li, the leader of the Central and North District of the National Special Operations Group, and the deputy K is the yellow bird, and what shocked him was that the gray sweater actually said that the old K was dead.
That means that Sun Li is dead.
Lin Xiao knew that Huang Que had become the leader of the action team, but he didn't know that Huang Que's superior was to replace the dead Sun Li, and listening to the meaning of the gray sweater, Sun Li's death seemed to have something to do with Huang Que.
Then there is the king.
The king must be Zhengguo Wei Lao, Lin Xiao gasped in his heart, it turned out that Wei Ningyu and Wei Lao were still related.
Finally, and most crucially, Xiao Wang.
No need to ask, the king is the old Wei of the Zhengguo, and the little king is the deputy Ouyang.
Five days later, Wei Lao will go to Switzerland, and Ouyang will act as the government agent.
Xiao Wang pinched and fried it in his hand. β
Lin Xiao seemed to have a flash of thunder in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel creepy-during the time that Wei Lao was out, Ouyang was very likely to launch a mutiny and seek power and usurp the country!