Chapter 27: Time is Abundant
Louis looked back and saw Elena standing on the stairs in front of her house with her pistol in hand, looking at her in amazement.
Snatching the young man's weapon away, Louis stood up and waved at Elena, "You think it's me who is pressed to the ground?"
Elena did think so, she didn't hide her thoughts, she quickened her pace and walked over, looked at the guy lying there pretending to be dead, and kicked the man lightly: "Get out!"
Such things are so common in this city that the officials don't bother to deal with them. Now there are no victims, no property damage, no injuries, and the normal procedure will not lead to anything but waste time and money.
Seeing the young man who was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead 'whoosh' and disappeared, Louis was ready to put away the pistol he had just snatched.
As a result, Elena reached out and asked: "It's not a good idea for a tourist to carry something like this. β
Louis did not refuse, he did not lack weapons, his bag was full of weapons, but this did not prevent him from talking nonsense with his eyes open: "I originally thought that having a weapon to defend myself can make me safer!"
"No, you don't need that, and that doesn't make you any safer. The only way to be safer is to get out of here quickly!" Louis was interrupted by Elena before he could finish his nonsense: "Forget it, I'll get you out of here." β
"I have to find a place to stay when I leave here, so I can't make things easier?
Elena looked at Louie speechlessly, wouldn't this young man still give up?, "I don't think you want to live in a slum! β
"It's okay, I'm not very picky about living in the environment. β
Elena expressed serious suspicions, the young man in front of her who didn't look like he had suffered hardships, she suddenly felt that it was not impossible to let this kid stay, and he would leave after a few days of hardship.
"Come with me!"
"My name is Louie Hunt!" Louie didn't have a chance to introduce himself before, but Louie first said his name, still using the identity given on the identity card (made up by himself): "What's your name?"
"You can call me Officer Neves," Elena led Louis to the door of a nearby house and knocked vigorously.
"I'm going to be a neighbor soon, and it's too rusty to shout like this. Of course, Louis knew Elena's name, but he had to ask about it in disguise, otherwise he would have confirmed the identity of the law (tail) and the government (line) and the first (idiot) Feng (Han).
Elena rolled her eyes unconsciously, the two of them had only met today, and then the kid followed her all the way to her door, and the two of them hadn't spoken a few words in total until now, and they didn't know each other before, they were strangers in the first place!
However, his name was soon known to the other party, and a crack opened in the door, and the people inside complained directly after seeing who was knocking on the door: "Elena, is something wrong? β
Elena, who revealed her name, could only comfort herself: Anyway, Louis can ask any neighbor to know, so don't care too much about this kind of thing!
Hearing that there was 'business' coming to the door, Ricardo inside the door immediately changed to a warm tone, and directly opened the door, revealing a smiling face: "Oh, it turned out to be to introduce me to the guests? Is that him?"
Looking up and down, it looks like a young man, I don't know what it is, but in this kind of place, no one cares what kind of identity you are, what is your past experience, as long as you are willing to pay, they don't care about anything!
Slums are settlements where all kinds of people occupy vacant land to build houses, and then turn these places into personal assets and eventually form settlements.
But with countless years of development, the slums have long since developed 'mature', and there is no spare space for latecomers to build new houses, so the slums are now no different from other places, and if you want to live in them, you have to buy a house or rent a house.
Some of the slums that have been opened as tourist attractions, and there are even hotels and inns that have been opened in those places, Elena will take Louis directly to the inn, and now she can only find acquaintances to rent empty houses.
Renting a house here is relatively simple, with Elena as an introducer, there are not so many complicated things, and after the negotiation is settled, Louis pays on the spot, and Louis gets the key to the next room.
"Tables, chairs, beds, and bedding are all available, so you can live in them directly! But the last time you cleaned was a week ago, you might have to clean it yourself. β
Take Louis to the house he was going to rent, right next door, opposite Elena's quarters. After leading him in and showing him around, explaining the location of the various switches and facilities, the landlord took the bill handed by Louis and left with a smile.
Elena looked at it a few more times: Louis used euros, and this young man came from Europe? It was similar to what she had guessed, and this young man named Louis was not short of money, because he paid the rent for a year directly.
"You have enough money to find a hotel with a better location and a more comfortable environment. And Elena couldn't figure out what Louie was going to do with a year's rent, and how long was he going to stay here?
"It's nice here!"
Louis looked around, the house is not very space, after entering the door is about fifteen square meters of space, beds, tables and even cooking areas are here, and there is a small cubicle next to it is a bathroom, which can barely be used as a bathroom.
The water and electricity supply is normal, and although the lights are dimmed, Louis is not prepared to stay up all night reading books and learning knowledge here, so it will not be a problem.
Because Louis gave him very good money, the landlord Ricardo also 'sold' some daily necessities such as toothbrushes, cups, toothpaste, towels, and soap to him. That's right, it's for sale, not for sending!
In order to save trouble, Louis bought them all, and this behavior made Elena even more suspicious of this guy - people who are really short of money will not be willing to suffer such a loss.
"Have a nice stay here. Elena turned to leave, and when she reached the door, she gave Louis some advice: "In a place like this, you'd better be wary, because no one can really be trusted." β
Louie, an outsider, suddenly moved in, and many people would inquire about him. He spent money so happily, and it will soon be known.
In the days to come, someone will surely come to Louis for trouble...... Elena suddenly felt as if she had found a problem for herself, so she might as well send this kid to the city!
"Rest assured, I grew up knowing how to protect myself. β
Elena barely managed to squeeze out a smile and left, helping Louie close the door. With the addition of the landlord Ricardo, who returned home after delivering daily necessities, Louie was the only one left in the room.
It was only at this time that Louie put down the backpack he was carrying, which he had been carrying on his back until now, because it was full of weapons, and the sound he made when he put it down might cause Elena to be alert.
Louie, who had put his things down, looked at the bedβbarely clean, but he decided to spend the night in his clothes and wash the sheets and bedding the morrow.
As for the dust on the tables and chairs, it was not a problem, and after cleaning it up, Louie sat in a daze on the slightly old chair.
The relationship with Elena is almost barely a little progressive, and then just keep an eye on Elena.
But you can't just stare and wait for the plot to start, right? I don't know how long it will take?
"Take advantage of this time to cultivate the Force?"
Thinking about it this way, Louie found that there were not a lot of things that he needed to spend time exercising and learning, not only the cultivation of the Force that took a lot of time, but also the various knowledge that Brian Mills taught him.
"If you look at it this way, it's a good thing for me to stay in this world longer!"
Whether it's Brian Mills' knowledge of agents, or Quigang King's teaching of the Force, it takes a lot of time to even get started.
"Originally, I didn't think I had enough free time, but now I solved this problem!" "The previous two times I entered the dense fog and then returned to Redwood Village were all short stays, and I didn't have time to carry out complicated long-term cultivation at all, but I didn't expect to solve this problem in the 'dungeon'.
Remembering that 'today' he had another chance to take a lesson, Louis once again activated Neeson's gracious teaching, and this time with good luck, he didn't summon any strange guys, but Brian Mills, who was most familiar to him.
Louis looked at the old acquaintance in front of him, and suddenly gave a general overview of his current situation, wanting to see what advice Brian could give?
"You have a new job, it sounds like this job is much more troublesome than the one in Paris!" Brian gave his advice after listening to Louis's general description: "If you are not in a hurry to complete this job, I suggest you put the task aside, your current strength is not enough to complete this kind of task." β
"That's what I'm going to do, I'm going to take advantage of this time to empty all the knowledge in your stomach. β
"That's not something that can be done in a short period of time!" Brian didn't say that he wouldn't teach Louis everything, but emphasized that it would take more time, and began today's lesson.
Compared with the previous things, which were only a general explanation, this time Brian talked about it in great detail, especially the content of tracking, intelligence gathering, etc., and it was obvious that the content of the story was aimed at Louie's current situation.
Louie listened attentively, and waited until Brian finished speaking in one breath before he raised his question, and then listened to Brian's answer.
The time of the class is over before you know it.