After walking out of Jie's bar, Gu Ran followed Xi Yue on the sidewalk beside the road. The shops near the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info are not modern, it is more like a street market in the nineties of the last century, self-employed families are busy counting their goods, and children are running around beside the road, so that Gu Ran can't help but recall the scene of his childhood and a group of friends rolling iron circles on the street. The narrow road has only room for two cars running alongside, and although there are often fewer than one car for a few minutes, people here are more likely to pedal bicycles or motorcycles.

It was a sunny afternoon, and everyone here seemed happier than usual, the soft afternoon light shone warmly on everyone's cheeks, and the idle old people lay on the bamboo chairs to bask in the sun, squinting and watching the children running around serenely. There is no bustle and busyness of Chunshui Square just across the street, there is only warmth, and the happiness that appears on everyone's face. Gu Ran couldn't help but stop here, feeling the leisurely and peaceful nature of this place.

"Hey, let's go, newcomer. At this time, Xi Yue's voice sounded not far away, and Gu Ran turned his head to see that Xi Yue was standing at the mouth of an alley, looking back at him with his hands behind his back. He hurriedly followed, walking behind Xi Yue.

"Do you know why this place is called Kangjian Road?" Xi Yue said suddenly, without waiting for Gu Ran to answer, he explained to himself: "More than ten years ago, the whole country was engaged in urban construction, and the land in Jiangchang urban area increased tenfold, but the people in this neighborhood were unwilling to move out, so the developer carried out forced demolition, and as a result, the people who lived here fought with the developer for two years, during which several people died, and finally the armed police were dispatched to solve the problem." As a result, this place has become a taboo for the entire Jiangchang City leadership team, and it has never been considered for later development and construction. ”

Gu Ran nodded and did not speak.

The two walked for a while and came to an old building that looked like a dilapidated house.

"Where is this?" asked Gu Ran.

"Casino. Xi Yue's face did not change color, and his heart did not beat and said two words.

"Hey, you said you wouldn't take me to strange places!" Gu Ran couldn't help but say, he could probably understand why an old man in his thirties was so poor that he had nothing but a dilapidated house and a soon-to-be scrapped Santana.

"Don't do that, I was just joking. Xi Yue waved his hand and said as he prepared to walk in, "There are only four guys who are really poor enough to eat and a dog who gamble here. ”

Xi Yue, who walked forward, didn't knock on the door at all, so he pushed the door and entered, and Gu Ran, who was following behind, just wanted to say something, but found that the lock of this door was gone, leaving only a bare doorknob on it. Walking inside, he could probably understand why the owner of the house didn't lock it up - after all, there was nothing to steal here.

Looking at the living room on this floor, there are only two sofas and a chair, and the sofa is in tatters, revealing the sponge and frame inside. The skin of the wall is almost peeled, and only one wall is brushed with an extra layer of putty powder, and some other walls are exposed bricks, probably because the owner of this house can only afford so much putty powder. Reasonable, people who want to live here are either fugitives or vagabonds!

"Hey, Old Shi, Lao Lai, Xiao Ai and Fei Fei, oh yes, and snoring!" Xi Yue shouted upstairs with his neck strained.

"People are not dead yet, come up, Xiao Yueyue. "There was a sling sound from the second floor, which was similar to Xiyue.

After Gu Ran followed Xi Yue upstairs, he unexpectedly saw four people gathered together to play poker. A young man who looks very masculine and handsome but has a chicken nest head, a sturdy middle-aged uncle with a bald head, a wonderful royal sister, and a child who looks very naturally neurotic.

Not...... If I have to say it, I have to add a dog. If Gu Ran's eyes were not mistaken, this dog was actually participating in this game, picking up a card with his mouth and throwing it to the middle from time to time.

"Hey, Shi Ke, you must have cheated, right?" said the beautiful royal sister who glared at the handsome guy at the head of the chicken nest with dead fish eyes.

"How is it possible, Na Fei, you can tell me how I cheated?" replied with a chuckle from the handsome guy named Shi Ke.

"You've just played with Purr, right? The bald uncle touched his hairless head and said helplessly: "This is already a routine we have been playing for a long time." ”

"Tsk......" Shi Ke scratched the head of the chicken nest a little helplessly.

Xi Yue sat next to Shi Ke and said, "Have you forgotten the existence of my guest?"

"When did you treat yourself as a guest?" Fei complained, "Cheeky guy, what's the trouble with coming here?"

"It's nothing, it's just a new person to meet you. Xi Yue pointed at Gu Ran and said, "This kid is new, take care of him if there is anything in the future." ”

"Got it, so don't get in the way of us playing cards, okay?" said Shi Ke with a lazy wave of his hand.

"If you don't go out to pick up work like you, you'll starve to death sooner or later, okay?

Immediately, he patted Shi Ke's chicken nest with his hand and introduced to Gu Ran: "This group of guys is also the demon hunters of this city, but they dare to do other things besides ordinary demon hunting, such as taking money to work in the dark or something." ”

"Tsk, it's a bunch of bounty hunters who have been in a state of not being able to eat. The bald uncle stretched out his hand: "Lai Chuanke, just call me Lai." ”

Gu Ran also stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.

"Shi Ke, and Fiya. The head of the chicken nest and the royal sister also stretched out their hands, and even the dog ran over with its tail wagging, but the natural-looking child was still playing with the cards.

After sitting here for a while, Gu Ran finally understood that these four people and one dog formed a small group together, and the identity of the face (if this is also the identity of the face) is to live by being a bounty hunter, mainly to help the police arrest the fugitive prisoners to get a reward, and sometimes they will also serve as bodyguards for some big bosses or something. But I don't know why, such a group of guys with excellent professional level and superb martial arts have always been in a state of not being able to eat, inhabiting the house that was attempted to be demolished back then, which really makes people wonder if there is a kind of inhibition in the dark that forces them to never get rich.

After some exchanges, Gu Ran learned that Shi Ke, the head of the chicken nest, and Sister Fei Ya are thugs, Lai Chuanke has worked as a police officer before, and the silly boy Xiao Ai is a genius hacker, and it is said that he has just had a face-to-face relationship with the hacker organization FOX that invaded the Pentagon, and the dog named Snorr has a higher IQ than ordinary people.

Only Shi Ke and Fiya are demon hunters, but the others also know about demon slayers and demons...... Well, including purring, except for Xiao Ai.

After sitting here for a while, the two of them left.

After walking out of the door, Gu Ran glanced back at the dilapidated and dilapidated house, and sighed at Xi Yue: "I thought you were already the worst guy in the Demon Slayer organization, but I didn't expect to meet even worse ...... Could it be that the hidden criterion for the organization to select talents is to only look for poor ghosts?"

"Actually, it doesn't count, it's just that they happen to be one of the few guys here who are poorer than me...... Ahem, I mean, it's providence that they're poor, and I'm poor just that I've always adhered to the ascetic creed of the Demon Slayer Organization. Xi Yue coughed dryly and said: "Actually, the boss of Tellhow Group in Jiangchang City is also a demon hunter, but he is busy, I will take you to meet him another day." ”

When it was almost time for dinner, Xi Yue said that he wanted to invite Gu Ran to dinner, so the two left the neighborhood and came to Chunshui Square. Chunshui Square is one of the most prosperous commercial centers in Jiangchang City, and its daily flow of people is second only to Bayi Square.

At this time, it is already the beginning of the lanterns, and the Chunshui Square is full of traffic and people, and compared with the anti-construction road, it is another scene. Although they are in the same city, Gu Ran, who lives on the outskirts of the city, has rarely been to such places. It had been a long time since he had felt the hustle and bustle of people and the bright lights of day.

Xi Yue led Gu Ran to the most luxurious Shaxian snack near the square. After the two found a place to sit down, the generous Xi Yue said that Gu Ran didn't have to care about the price, just ordered. After that, Gu Ran, who was grateful, almost pasted the soy sauce condiments on the table on his face......

The location of this Shaxian snack is not good, but the business is not deserted, and the restaurants are bustling and bustling. The clerk brought two bowls of Yangzhou fried rice and a basket of steamed dumplings with willow leaves and put them on the table for the two. Gu Randa hadn't eaten since last night, and he hadn't noticed it before, but now that the food was in front of him, he immediately felt hungry and began to gobble it up.

Speaking of which, it has only been less than two days since Xi Yue first visited him, and his life has undergone earth-shaking changes, which is really emotional. Whether his previous mediocre and uneventful life was more suitable for him, or whether the interesting but dangerous life of the present was more suitable for him, he himself could not figure out. But since fate has made him destined to become a demon hunter, then even if it is just to survive, he has to go all out!

He looked at the lanterns on King Teng's Pavilion in the distance and thought.

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After many years, Gu Ran still remembers the day he first entered the industry. That night, Xi Yue did the most impossible thing to do with a treat—he didn't bring any money!

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(To be continued)

(PS: This chapter is too much water, my pot...... The grades are so bad, I can't stand for a long time, and I don't have much thought to write. I'll try to adjust my mentality. ）