Chapter 35: Slim

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"You-yes, yes, it's you, it's you, why are you stunned, come and move things. Flash." Lao Cai, the number one bodyguard of the Changning, waved his hand towards the figure standing by the door for a long time.

Ling Shucheng barely came back to his senses, turned around and bent down to pick up a cardboard box that was half a person high, and walked down the stairs with steady steps.

"Oh I forgot again, what's your name?" Lao Cai is actually not very old, about fifty years old, and he looks very capable, but his temples are gray.

Before going out, Han Yue once mentioned that Lao Cai retired from the army twenty years ago, and recuperated from his injuries for two years behind closed doors, and then began to run with merchant ships. At his age, when the army was in the throes, Ling Shucheng was probably just able to run, so it was impossible to recognize him anyway.

"Lin Cheng, the forest of the woods, honest Cheng." Ling Shucheng put the goods lightly on the ground and said lightly.

"Young people don't cheat and cheat, do more practical things." Lao Cai looked him up and down critically, "If it weren't for the chaos I heard about 'Zhuan', I wouldn't have asked for more temporary jobs like you." By the way, the introducer said that you are doing your first work, so what did you do before? ”

The thick layer of foundation on his face made Ling Shucheng feel uncomfortable, he subconsciously touched a handful of temporary shallow stubble, and continued to recite his lines: "Physical education teacher, security guard, and have also opened a shop and done a small business...... In short, I have gone through many ways, but they have not been very successful. ”

Lao Cai's eyes had a very shrewd look, he pursed his lips, and patted Ling Shucheng's shoulder again: "If you always keep a straight face, it's strange that you can get things done, who doesn't like to look at jubilant people." ”

Ling Shucheng almost blurted out the sentence "teachable", thought about his current personality, and replied a little more down-to-earth: "What you said is true." ”

It doesn't seem to be grounded anywhere. When Lao Cai heard this, he stared at him with his eyebrows twisted for a while, and finally reluctantly waved his hand, signaling him to follow the team first.

Negative 21 floors, the "port" at the bottom of the city. No matter what kind of crisis seems to frighten the businessmen who have heard the news, the crowd on the small connection platform is shoulder to shoulder. Ling Shucheng looked at himself through the reflection of the glass on the wall - a big back, a yellowish complexion, dark circles, and stubble, except for the calm eyes that were disguised and failed.

Ling Shucheng pressed the brim of the cap with "Changning" printed lower and walked at the end of the line.

His current dignity is the handiwork of Yuan Sui. Ling Shucheng remembered her wrinkled face after she was almost finished, and reluctantly suppressed the idea of wiping it on her face again.

"If you could shave your back and have a few more pounds of meat on your belly, it would be more like it." Yuan Sui squeezed out a large lump of foundation that was at least two shades darker than his skin tone, "But forget it, otherwise your sacrifice will be too great." ”

"Is that possible? I don't think there's a big difference. Han Yue touched his chin and tried to hide the twitching of the corners of his mouth.

"It's makeup, not a hair change." Yuan Sui reached out and wiped it on Ling Shucheng's face, who habitually dodged back, causing Yuan Sui to work hard while shaking his shoulders.

"Hahaha...... Don't hide, act like a little girl who has been molested by the prodigal son. Han Yue's smiling finally broke through.

Yuan Sui also smiled and his hands trembled, and the air was full of scented powder with the feeling of chemicals.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ How long will this last? Ling Shucheng forced the question with difficulty.

"It's not too long, so you have to unload it before going to bed and make up for it when you wake up." Yuan Sui in the mirror thought about it with a smile, and added, "I'll send you a detailed manual, and show your rigorous professional attitude to deal with this matter." ”

"For the sake of me giving you such an easy-to-remember name, remember to memorize the information of 'Lin Cheng'." Han Yue tried his best to create a bit of a serious atmosphere, "You must know that this time, because the bright road is not easy to walk, we can only use this way to secretly show you over." Not only do you not have any outside help, but you may also be disrupted by the people who travel with you, so you need to keep the strings on your mind at all times, keep your first mission objective in mind, and proceed carefully. ”

"I'm listening." Ling Shucheng was a little unaccustomed to his face in the mirror, "Don't we have any more information about 'half of the face'?" ”

"I don't know much about anything other than knowing that this is a 'faith' that has prevailed in the lower strata of the Zodiac for more than fifty years." Han Yue's posture in the mirror was probably secretly taking pictures of him, "The enemy is very cunning, so in five days, Yuan Sui and I will definitely find an excuse to go to Zhuan with great fanfare, and if you run into any trouble, come to us in time." Otherwise, you'll have to come back with the Changning in seven days." ”

"Play with your heart, boss." Yuan Sui stuffed him with a bag of cosmetics, "Devote yourself to the life of the person you play, it will naturally be like." ”

Thinking of this, Ling Shucheng subconsciously patted the bulging coat pocket and sighed softly.

All kinds of people talked loudly around him, and Ling Shucheng rarely walked in such a lively place.

"The recent depreciation of money here is the same as anything, you have to carry a sack when you go out to buy vegetables."

"That's not it, if only the control of our ship could be loosened and we were allowed to make some old rice to sell......

"You dare to fight this kind of crooked brain? Be careful to report it to the people below. ”

"That's all I have to say...... Besides, I'm also kind enough to benefit the people here. ”

"You don't come. It's good to share our little days, this trip is over, don't come here for the time being. Passers-by whispered to each other.

"Speaking of which, Xiaolin, your luck is indeed not very good." Lao Cai walked to Ling Shucheng's side, "If you had run this line two years earlier, maybe you would have been able to make a name for yourself." Unfortunately, now, no, I guess after this trip, you will have to look for a job again. ”

"Maybe...... Ling Shucheng cooperated very obediently, "In short, I will do a good job this time seriously, and I will think about it after I go back." ”

"The only special request you made earlier was that you would like to stay in a private room?"

"Hmm." Ling Shucheng naturally read out the words prepared by Yuan Sui, "It's the first time I've come with everyone, and I'm not familiar with each other, and others may not be comfortable living with me. ”

"That's not going to happen...... It's not that I'm sorry for that little bit of money, it's just that there's been a lot of chaos here lately, and it's safer for the two of them to live. ”

"You can deduct my personal extra expenses directly from my salary." Ling Shucheng paused, but still moved out of Han Yue's bad idea, "And I'm a ...... Well, I don't sleep well at night, I grind my teeth easily, and occasionally sleepwalk......"

Lao Cai glanced at him thoughtfully, but still nodded.

Ling Shucheng breathed a sigh of relief slightly, trying to maintain a relatively warm expression, and be a quiet listener to Old Cai Kan Dashan.

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If you want to say that Lao Cai is a person, he does have some real skills. Not to mention anything else, at least he can chatter from the afternoon to the evening after dinner to eat and play cards, among the people Ling Shucheng knows, only Han Yue can compete with him.

"Hey, I've been grinding hard every day, and finally got that stinky boy in my family to promise to bring his girlfriend back to me recently." Lao Cai kept talking while touching the cards, "He bragged to me every day that he had found a good-looking girl, but he never refused to let me see it." I also want to know what kind of cabbage my son has arched. ”

"Yo, I've met my parents, do you have to get married next?" The striped shirt of the colleague looks quite Sven, and it seems that he is the dog-headed military advisor in this group, "I'm waiting to receive the red envelope." ”

"Cheng, I'll give you half of what you send meβ€”let me collect money for dinner." Lao Cai seemed to catch a glimpse of Ling Shucheng, who was sitting at the end of the old god on the ground, and pouted again, "Xiaolin, you also come to play two, everyone will be familiar with playing two." ”

Ling Shucheng was suddenly named, so he had to implicitly refuse: "I'm not playing very well, so I still won't spoil your fun." ”

"What are you afraid of, it's hard that we will work together to rob you of your money." The striped shirt also chimed in.

Ling Shucheng glanced at the timeβ€”it was almost eleven o'clock. He rarely had time to listen dryly to a group of people chatting, but this time he had to.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "It's my first time here, and I really want to go out and see it, I don't know ......."

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Lao Cai responded very happily, "But when you go out, be careful." If you get into any trouble, you know a little bit about what is going on here, and I can't protect you. ”

"I'll be careful."

"Oh, don't say anything else, don't go down the next street." The striped shirt seems to be quite familiar with this area, "The women there are not simple characters. ”

Ling Shucheng was stunned, and after realizing the kind "reminder" of his companion, the room was already bursting with laughter.

"Hahaha, look at this honest." Lao Cai also joked, "You are also this age, it is time to earn more money and prepare to marry a daughter-in-law." Go, go, come back early. ”

Being pushed and sent to the door, Ling Shucheng came back to his senses, looked at a handful of melon seeds in his left hand and two small oranges in his right hand, and couldn't help but smile lightly.

The people living on the "Pangu", although it is not possible to say that everything is going well, but on the whole it is peaceful and happy.

Ling Shu was relieved, and relied on his memories to find the bar where Han Yue last connected.

It was a time when business was booming, but the bar was closed. Ling Shucheng frowned, but heard someone approaching behind him.

"In this shop, there was a murder a few days ago, and the bartender beat someone to death on the street." Although the person who came was dressed as a policeman, there was a ruffian in his eyes, "So- is there something wrong with you?" ”

"That's a shame." Ling Shucheng didn't show it on his face, and spoke cautiously, "My friend recommended this place to me a few times, but I didn't expect that I didn't have this fate." ”

"Yes." The policeman played with the baton in his hand up and down, and looked at him directly, "The murderer hasn't been caught yet...... We've been squatting hard these days, and we don't know when we're headed. ”

"I just came here this afternoon to do business." Ling Shucheng also looked at him calmly and took the initiative to clear up the involvement.

"Oh, you who run a business, rich man." The policeman, dressed loosely and seemingly without proper pre-job training, asked half-coercively, "Is there any smoke?" ”

"You're laughing." Ling Shucheng's muscles tensed slightly, "Tobacco is hard currency, and you look up to me too much." ”

"Where did you come from?"

"Pangu." Ling Shucheng spoke clearly.

"Yo, that's for the rich man, I can't afford to mess with it." The policeman in front of him straightened the crooked hat he was wearing, and pointed to the other end with a little disobedient smile, "Then please don't run around here, go that way, there are so many interesting things over there." ”

"Yes, thank you." Ling Shucheng turned around and returned the same way.

Until he walked around a corner, he could always feel the policeman's motionless gaze, like a thorn in his back.