The doctor Jiang Yu introduced to Zheng Qing was a Ph.D. who was doing private research outside the school and lived on the pedestrian street of Beta Town. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the long stay by the lake, it was almost noon when the two arrived at the pedestrian street.

The sun still took refuge behind heavy clouds.

Compared with the cold campus, the pedestrian street is more popular at this time.

Young people strolling in pairs add warmth to the somewhat cold weather.

The two didn't stay on the street too much.

Jiang Yu quickly led Zheng Qing away from the surging crowd and turned into a narrow alley adjacent to the pedestrian street.

The alley is narrow and deep, with tall brick walls on one side and dilapidated three-story buildings stacked on the other.

The dark alleyways zigzagged and surged deeper into the depths, seemingly endless.

The damp corners of the walls were covered with moss, and several rat women hurriedly crawled over them with their short tentacles. In the cracks of the bluestone pavement underfoot, there is an occasional sound of weaving and long-term sound.

The hustle and bustle of the pedestrian street seems to be swallowed up at the mouth of the alley, appearing distant and ethereal.

Zheng Qing felt as if he had come to another world in an instant.

"Ahem. He couldn't help but cough lightly, trying to find a topic with Jiang Yu to tell her not to indulge in sadness: "This alley looks like it's been around for some years. ”

Jiang Yu glanced back at him.

Zheng Qing swallowed his saliva quietly.

The quiet environment makes the atmosphere in the alley a little oppressive.

Perhaps Zheng Qing succeeded in diverting the attention of the female squad leader, and after a moment of silence, Jiang Yu began to explain to him the general situation of this residential area:

"The town of Beta was built around Fort Alpha and the layout was relatively simple. It is artificially divided into four administrative districts by the central axis of the castle's four gates. ”

"The North End is home to the largest group of magicians in the wizarding world, and is also known as the Dumb Zone because they are largely unable to use spells, and very few students or regular wizards enter the Silent Realm unless they are forced to do so. ”

"The Southern End, located next to the River of Silence, has several docks and is an area where small traders and low-level wizards make a living. According to some aristocratic wizards, the wizards there are too vulgar and philistine, and it is simply a disgrace to regular wizards. But I don't think so—because the Southside is the only place in the wizarding world that officially hires a trickster. ”

"There are wizard towers for several great wizards outside the school in the West End, embassies and consulates of some alien races, and the private residences of some of the school's professors are located there. There are not many residents, and the environment is clean, but it is difficult for ordinary people to move around at will. ”

"The gate of the castle corresponding to the eastern district is open all year round, there are many students coming and going, and the pedestrian street is also here, so the headquarters of many wizarding merchants are located here, and it is relatively much more lively. ”

"These four districts are simply summarized by the students of the school as 'rich in the east, expensive in the west, poor in the south, and cheap in the north'"

"The neighbourhood in front of us is part of the eastern district of Beta, and is one of the oldest settlements in Beta, where many of the school's old workers have set up their businesses. ”

"There are also some down-and-out aristocrats here, who have found a little shelter here with the few connections they have left at First University. They couldn't enter the western district, and they despised the southern and northern districts, so they had to find a little psychological solace in the eastern district. ”

"On the whole, this old area is inhabited by some people who are not high and low. ”

After saying this, Jiang Yu's mood no longer seemed so dull.

While talking, the two of them had come to an iron gate in the depths of the alley.

The blue-black walls on the left and right of the iron gate were full of creepers, and from time to time one or two grass sperms lifted the wide leaves of the creepers, stared at the small black eyes, and quietly looked at the guests who had not been seen for a long time.

The iron gate is a little dilapidated. Perhaps because no one has wiped it down for a long time, there are rust stains on the door, and there are many stains of unknown status.

The version of the door rune hanging to the left and right of the door frame was empty, and the god that was supposed to reside in it was long gone, leaving only two blank planks that had been weathered by the wind and rain, and a bunch of small holes that had been eaten by insects.

The only thing that had some color in the doorway was a slender white number hanging from the door frame.

The sign reads 'Institute of Abnormal Life' in eight gilded letters.

It's just that because of the lack of maintenance, the gold leaf on the big characters is mutilated a lot, and it looks like a patient with vitiligo.

"There are fewer people here. Jiang Yu smiled at Zheng Qing with some apologies, and could see that she was also a little embarrassed: "Dr. Duzem is very talented, but he is a little raunchy on weekdays. ”

Zheng Qing nodded again and again, indicating that it didn't matter.

But it was clear that he had lost a lot of faith in the strange doctor.

Not surprisingly, the bell on the iron door has become an ornament.

Zheng Qing just tugged lightly, and the door rope that couldn't see the color was pulled off the bell by him, and a pile of dust fell by the way.

"Are there really people living here?" Zheng Qing avoided the dust, and finally couldn't help but complain: "If you say that there is a vampire who has lived here for eight hundred years and has not gone out, then I can still understand." ”

Two red clouds quietly floated on Jiang Yu's cheeks.

It can be seen that she is very embarrassed.

"I've never been here either. She bit her lip, "I've just heard my family mention this doctor and say that he is very accomplished in abnormal life. ”

"No, no, no, I don't blame you in the slightest. Zheng Qing waved his hand again and again, and at the same time slammed his fist on the iron door, and shouted loudly while smashing: "I'm just curious, inside, face, have, no, have, people?"

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The sound of heavy knocking echoed through the alley.

The weaving that sang a little song under the bluestone slab closed his mouth at the same time, and the sneaky grass sperm under the creeper quickly hid deeper into the grass vine.

The iron door, which seemed to collapse at the push of a button, was stronger than expected.

Although it was a little shaky, it was firmly closed.

"Yes, people, are you?" Zheng Qing shouted again, waving his fist and preparing to slam the door again.

"Is there something wrong?" the iron door opened silently, revealing an old face with gray hair and wrinkles.

The two young men at the door were startled and fixed there at the same time.

"Is there something wrong?" the old man who opened the door shook his arm impatiently and looked at the two guests critically.

Zheng Qing quickly put away his raised fist and glanced back at Jiang Yu.

The female squad leader seemed to have just reacted, and hurriedly took out a post from the Kun bag hanging in the crook of her arm, cleared her throat, and handed the post to the old man:

"Zhongshan Chiang, come to visit Dr. Duzem. ”

The old man at the door widened his eyes, took the post, and looked at it carefully.

"Wait a minute. ”

With that, the old man closed the iron door again and disappeared from the sight of the two guests.

Zheng Qing blinked and looked at Jiang Yu suspiciously.

Jiang Yu's face was wrinkled, and he was also confused.