Chapter 116 Daqing City

In the afternoon of that day, Chu Zhenshan took Jia Ren on the way to Daqing. Originally, Chuncheng Road to Daqing was only three or four hours away, but due to the disrepair of the road, it took a full six hours to get to the outside of Daqing. .

Looking at Daqing City from a distance, I saw that Daqing had also built a wall around the city, but the wall was not as tall as Chuncheng's, and the guards on it were not as strict as Chuncheng's. When they arrived at the city gate, they saw a few soldiers standing there lazily, collecting crystal cores from people passing by.

When Jia Ren saw it, he was a little confused: "How can these soldiers collect other people's crystal nuclei?"

"That's called city tax. If we have goods in the car, we'll have to pay extra!" Chu Zhenshan said.

"Oh? How did you know?"

"Those of us who are mercenaries, why don't we run away? Anyone who has been to Daqing City, of course, knows something about it."

"How much is the city tax?"

"Not much, just two crystal nuclei per person." Chu Zhenshan said.

"It's not much. If you were an ordinary person, you would probably only have one or two crystal nuclei left in addition to eating every day."

"So you see, there are almost no people at this city gate!"

Sure enough, under the huge city gate, there were less than ten people entering the city. It must be almost night and no one was leaving the city.

Chu Zhenshan drove the car and arrived at the gate of the city. A soldier came up and took a look into the car. Since it was an open-top military vehicle, it could be said that there was no one inside except two people. So the soldier said: "Six A crystal nucleus!"

"Six crystal nuclei? There are only two of us?" Jia Ren said in surprise.

"Nonsense, didn't I see there were two of you? Your car also has to be taxed. Who knows if your car is going to be smuggled and sold in the city!" the soldier said with his eyes widened.

Jia Ren understood the truth and didn't argue, so he quickly took out six crystal cores and handed them over. The soldier was also very happy. He took the money and never stopped the two of them. Chu Zhenshan stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the city.

Entering the city, I saw no light in the houses on both sides of the street. It was already past seven o'clock. Although it was dark late in the summer, the houses were still very dark in many places where the sun could not shine. The street is not very clean either. There is a lot of garbage piled up in the corners. It seems that no one has cleaned it for a while. There were no pedestrians on the street. Some children in ragged clothes secretly stretched their heads at the corner to look at Chu Zhenshan's car, their eyes full of curiosity.

When the car drove into the city center, I saw the lights. It was a completely different world from the city. Not only was it very lively, it was also a feasting place. From time to time, there were well-dressed people walking on the street, and there were many colorful people. The woman kept flirting with the passers-by.

Seeing this, Jia Ren asked curiously: "What do those women do? Why are they all dressed like fairies?"

"Ah? You don't know? They are for sale. As long as you have money, you can take it away at will. But most of the goods on the street are low-grade goods. The really good goods are all in those buildings." Chu Zhenshan With a pouted mouth, he gestured to some places marked with some kind of club or restaurant or KTV.

"Ah? This is actually here?!" Jia Ren really didn't expect that Daqing City would be like this.

"What's all the fuss about? To be honest, Spring City doesn't look like the apocalypse at all. This is what the apocalypse should be like here." Chu Zhenshan smiled evilly.

Jia Ren frowned and said nothing, then said: "Let's find a place to stay first, and we'll talk about the next step later."

"Okay!" Chu Zhenshan agreed, then the car drove forward and found a hotel.

This hotel is quite satisfactory. It doesn't have the neon lights and lights in the pictures, but it doesn't look gloomy either. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary place to stay. As soon as Chu Zhenshan drove the car to the door, a waiter came up to him: "Are you two staying in a hotel?"

"Yes!" Chu Zhenshan replied casually.

"Oh, those two gentlemen, you'd better not park the car and drive it to the yard. There will be someone there to look after the car for you." The boy said.

"How could this car be stolen while it was parked outside?" Chu Zhenshan was stunned. This would not happen in Spring City.

"Masters, please don't think that we are cheating you. It is common for things to be lost. As long as you dare to park your car, it will be gone within half an hour." The boy said.

"Isn't there anyone in charge?" Chu Zhenshan asked.

"Who cares? Here we are all looking after each other, and even killing people is normal. Then on the street outside, two people will die one day."

Jia Ren listened, his face obviously not very good, but he didn't say anything. Chu Zhenshan drove the car into the yard, parked it, got out of the car and helped Jia Ren out of the car. The two walked into the hotel lobby and saw that there were not many people in the lobby. It was estimated that many people were in the room or out at this time. There were only three or two people who came to check in.

Chu Zhenshan came to the front desk and said to the service staff: "Give me a standard room."

"Okay, how long do you plan to stay?"

"How long will we stay?" Chu Zhenshan turned around and asked Jia Ren.

"Let's stay for five days first! Then we'll talk." Jia Ren thought for a moment and said.

"Then let's reserve a room for five days first." Chu Zhenshan said to the waiter.

"One hundred crystal nuclei." The waiter said politely.

"Big boss, pay for it!" Chu Zhenshan stretched out his hand and said to Jia Ren.

Jia Ren had no choice but to take out the bag from his arms, opened it, took out a third-order crystal core and handed it to Chu Zhenshan, and then stuffed the bag into his arms again.

Chu Zhenshan handed the crystal core to the waiter, and then took the room key from the waiter. At this time, the waiter instructed: "Guests must close the door in the room, and do not leave valuables in the room to prevent them from being lost."

"Okay, I know, the most valuable thing I have here is him. As long as he doesn't lose it, that's fine." Chu Zhenshan pointed at Jia Ren and joked.

Jia Ren suddenly asked: "Do you provide meals here?"

"We don't provide it here. If you want to eat, go across a street. There are several restaurants on that street. If you want to eat cheaper, you can only eat two streets away to the east. They are all for common people. A place to cook." The waiter introduced kindly.

"Okay, thank you!" Jia Ren thanked him and walked upstairs with the support of Chu Zhenshan. At this time, a drunk man came down from upstairs. When he reached the stairs, he accidentally stepped on the air and hit him directly. Jia Ren almost knocked him down, but fortunately Chu Zhenshan caught Jia Ren in time.

"What's wrong with you? You can't even walk steadily, and you still come out to wander around!" Chu Zhenshan supported Jia Ren and warned the drunk man.

After the drunk man hit Jia Ren, he froze on the spot for a moment. Hearing Chu Zhenshan's instructions, he burped, and then apologized: "I'm sorry, I was a little drunk and I didn't walk properly!" After that, Then he walked out crookedly.

At this time, Jia Ren watched the drunkard walk out of the hall meaningfully, and then went upstairs with the help of Chu Zhenshan.

"What did you see the drunk man doing just now?" Chu Zhenshan asked Jia Rendao.

"I think that man looks familiar, but I don't know where I've seen him before. And he's a gentleman." Jia Renren lowered his voice in the last sentence.

"Ah? How did you know?" Chu Zhenshan asked in surprise.

"He wanted to steal my wallet, but he failed." Jia Ren said proudly.

"Damn it, aren't you trying to kill us? If you lose the money, how can we survive! No, I have to chase that guy back and teach him a lesson."

"Okay, the other party didn't succeed. Besides, we may still be able to use this person in the future." Jia Ren said.

"You are the boss and you have the final say!" Chu Zhenshan said with an indifferent expression again.

Soon the two entered the room. It was an ordinary hotel room with a bathroom and shower room, two single beds, and the bedding was relatively clean. The window faced the main street. From the window, you could see the feasting and feasting outside, and from time to time. A joking voice came from the door of the KTV diagonally opposite.

Chu Zhenshan said meaningfully: "This is a treasure land of Feng Shui. There may be many free programs to watch here. I don't have to keep a grown man like you lonely tonight!"

"I advise you to have a good rest. Maybe trouble will come to your door in two days and you won't have time to rest!" Jia Ren said sternly.

"As long as you don't cause trouble, trouble won't come to me!" Chu Zhenshan said disdainfully. However, Chu Zhenshan still honestly closed the curtains to block out the noise outside.

"By the way, what are you going to do next?"

"First check the roads here and ask someone to find out who is in charge of the business here. If I want to sell the wine, I have to find local snakes. If we do it rashly, we will be looking for trouble."

"I didn't expect you to do business. By the way, who are you going to find?"

"That's the thief today."

"What? You're not mistaken, he stole from you, and you still want to ask him for help?" Chu Zhenshan looked at Jia Ren in surprise.

"Haha, the thief may be the person who knows this city best. The reason why he stole from me is because he knew that I was a foreigner, and my bag of crystal cores was definitely not a small amount. For those who dare to take money out of the bag casually, The person must be a rich person, so he doesn’t feel burdened if he steals from me." Jia Ren analyzed.

"I really underestimate you. You even know how to be a thief."

"Haha, you don't know what my wife used to do. If you knew, you wouldn't be so surprised."

"Ah? What did your wife do before?" Chu Zhenshan's gossip spirit was aroused.

"Keep it secret!" As a result, Jia Ren rejected the topic without any expression.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Jia Ren and Chu Zhenshan slept until almost noon before getting up. To be honest, Jia Ren and Chu Zhenshan didn't have a good rest in the past two days. They stayed in a hotel before they got up. It was a complete rest, especially for Jia Ren. His weak body was almost falling apart after these two days of torment. Yesterday's big meal, plus the twenty packed beef flatbreads, were enough for him. With that little physical strength, I could only stand for a while longer.

The two slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up, and then simply washed up. Jia Ren then asked Chu Zhenshan to walk with him, and sat down at a seemingly good restaurant opposite.

It was still early for lunch, so there were relatively few customers. The two chose to sit at a table near the window, and then the waiter brought the menu. Jia Ren looked through it leisurely, but from the corner of his eye from time to time , scanning the street.

In the end, Jia Ren ordered eight dishes, which was larger than yesterday. Chu Zhenshan was a little surprised and said: "I even doubt whether you are the reincarnation of the second senior brother!"

"There's delicious food to keep your mouth shut! We'll have guests soon, so we need to order more."

"Guest? When did you invite the guest?" Chu Zhenshan asked doubtfully.

"We're going to treat you soon!" Jia Ren looked at the door with a smile. At this time, the door of the restaurant was opened, and a middle-aged man walked in. It was the drunk man from yesterday.