Chapter 3182 Meet the Author

Chengzhong District is the oldest old city in Jiangnan City.

Although it lagged behind the surrounding high-rise new development zones in the latest round of city-building movement, it still attracts a lot of people because of its pleasant scenery and superior location.

In particular, there are several commercial pedestrian streets with their own characteristics. Every time when the lights come on, there are crowds of people, feasting and feasting, and they are very lively.

"Heyin Cuisine" is located in a prime location on a pedestrian street called "Pingyang Road". With a generous frontage and a man-made bamboo forest, it forcibly creates a quiet atmosphere in the downtown area, without the slightest intention of "hiding".

Opposite Heyin Cuisine is the No. 1 Department Store in Jiangnan City, which has a history of 30 to 40 years. It was once the tallest building in the city when it was built. However, it is more than enough to act as a commanding height with a control radius of three to five hundred meters.

Inside the men's restroom on the fifth floor of the First Department Store.

From here, you can overlook the entire Pingyang Road Pedestrian Street, and see passers-by and tourists coming from south to north clearly.

Six thirty in the evening.

Li Yao has been standing here for half an hour, using a telescope to carefully observe the nearby shops and the flow of people. He not only needs to meet the author of "Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation", but also has to determine whether the author lives nearby or far away. It is best to be able to Follow the clues and lock the author's lair.

As time passed, his vision became sharper and sharper, and he could instantly lock on the different characteristics of hundreds of passers-by, and analyze their movement trajectories clearly.

"Mr. Niu, are you here?"

After scanning the environment and passers-by, Li Yao sent out a message in the name of "Rabbit in the Star Sea".

"Here, just arrived, I'm wearing blue, and there's a 'Grandma's Fried Chicken' next to me, are you here too?"

Reply across.

Li Yao aimed his binoculars at a milk tea and fried chicken shop 20 to 30 meters away from Heyin Cuisine.

Except for a few middle school girls who were buying milk tea, there was a man as thin as a bamboo pole, wearing a crumpled blue suit.

"is it him?"

Li Yao observed carefully, this guy seemed to have a newly shaved head and face, but no amount of shaving could conceal the downcast look between his brows and eyes. Perhaps it was because of working at a desk all year round, his eyes were a little green, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his back was also darkened. Slightly arched, that cheap suit was also bought one size too large, and it was like wearing a plastic bag on his body, and a gust of wind could blow him away.

Of course, even if the suit fits well, it looks quite awkward. Today is the hottest day since the beginning of summer, with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees. Except for real estate agents and insurance sellers, who would wear such a serious suit?

When Li Yao was staring at this guy, this guy was using the full-length mirror of the nearby clothing store to organize his attire, spray some freshener into his mouth, and use the reflection of the mirror to sneak a look at the middle school girls who were drinking milk tea.

"There seems to be no one else around."

Li Yao scratched his head. Originally, he thought that he could write characters like Yanbei, Xiao Xuance, Jin Tuyi, Lu Zui, and Boss Bai. The author can be down, down, and sad, but there must always be a bit of a heroic temperament in him. Bar?

Now it seems, not at all.

After carefully scanning the surrounding area again, and confirming that no one was following the author, Li Yao sent a message of "coming soon" and got off the elevator.

Squeezing into the crowd again, but not rushing up to say hello, the female middle school students were still drinking milk tea, bursting into youthful laughter from time to time, and Zhang Daniu just kept dawdling beside him, his eyes constantly rolling.

Li Yao took out a "toothpick crossbow" from his arms, which is a toy that children often play with. With the cover of the crowd, he shot a toothpick towards Zhang Daniu.

The distance between the two sides was seven or eight meters, and when the toothpick shot past, it had no power. Zhang Daniu was unconscious, until the toothpick was stuck in the back, and then he screamed, turned around and rubbed, and didn't realize that something shot him.

"So, he doesn't have any 'superpowers', just an ordinary person with very slow perception?"

After confirming this, Li Yao threw the toothpick and crossbow into the trash can on the side of the road. Then he stepped forward, patted the other person on the shoulder, and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Niu, hello!"

Zhang Daniu turned his head suddenly, and found that it was a young man he had never seen before, his face turned into surprise with excitement: "You are..."

"I'm Rabbit's brother, I'm from Jiangnan Normal University. I'm so sorry. It's such an unfortunate coincidence that a thief broke into the girls' dormitory of our school last night, scaring the girls so badly that they screamed in the middle of the night. Today the school leader was furious, the dormitory has been strictly controlled, saying that girls should not come out and run around at night when they are fine!"

Li Yao grinned and said, "So, there is no way, I am the only male member of our Science Fiction Association, and the rabbits entrusted me to be their representative to express their most sincere apologies to Mr. Niu. The girls all said that the future will be bright, and in a few days Find a rest day every day, and come out during the day to chat with Teacher Niu about literature, science fiction, and life dreams, don't you mind?"

"ah"

Li Yao saw Zhang Daniu's freshly shaved face with a few incisions crumbling down, like a block of ice under the scorching sun, quickly losing its shape, "No, I don't mind, of course I don't mind, Hahahaha, girls should be careful when they come out at night, there are too many bad people in society now..."

"It's great if you can understand. The rabbits are still worried that you will be angry and won't be a guest at our school. I told them, how could it be that Mr. Niu who could write "Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation" would Is it the kind of person who cares about every detail?"

Li Yao smiled happily, "Anyway, today, let's chat first, I also have something on my mind that I want to discuss with Teacher Niu, besides, I know the situation of the rabbits and the others, what do you want to know, just ask me wrong!"

"I, I don't want to know anything!"

Zhang Daniu said, "I mainly want to know about the development of your science fiction association, and care about contemporary college students' views on science fiction, dreams and the future. What else can I know?"

"Yes, that's what you said, then we'll mainly talk about this."

Li Yao slapped his head, "I almost forgot to introduce myself, you said it was a coincidence that my name is 'Li Yao', and I have the same name and surname as the hero in your book, I also really like to read "Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation". Yes, I even feel that I am Li Yao in the book, and Teacher Niu has a kind of... a feeling of spiritual connection, a bosom friend!"

"Uh-huh."

Zhang Daniu seemed to have lost the desire to chat, and dealt with each other one after another.

"Don't just stand there, it's so hot."

Li Yao pulled Zhang Daniu, "Let's eat first, shall we chat while eating?"

"……OK."

Zhang Daniu replied weakly, and then suddenly woke up again, "Where are you going?"

"Heyin Cuisine!"

Li Yao said, "The rabbit said that you asked her to cook in Heyin, didn't you?"

"...Ah, yes, that is to say, wait at the gate of Heyin Restaurant, it is easier to find here."

Zhang Daniu glanced at the low-key and luxurious Heyin Cuisine restaurant, his eyes twitched a few times, and said, "But I've been having a stomachache for the past two days, and it's not suitable for eating these raw and cold things, you know that there are parasites in those sashimi Well, or else Mr. Niu invites you to eat bone casserole, a century-old shop is nearby, and the bones are rotten, which is much better than these sashimi and sushi."

Said it was "nearby", and the two walked for more than ten minutes, left the pedestrian street, and came to an old-fashioned residential area full of human fireworks.

Li Yao didn't care what to eat, as long as he could be sure that Zhang Daniu lived nearby.

He observed carefully while walking, Zhang Daniu was holding his right hand, purposely dodging passers-by, and his right hand was slightly swollen, which indeed looked like he was injured.

Zhang Daniu seemed to have eaten a belly full of dust, his face was always gray and unattractive, but when the steaming, piled up big bones were served on the table, he seemed to have resigned himself to his fate, and the dry look appeared on his face again. smile.

"The thieves broke into the girls' dormitory. They must have scared the rabbits, right?"

Zhang Daniu laughed, "Rabbit... her boyfriend must be in a hurry too, right?"

"Rabbits don't have boyfriends."

Li Yao was slightly taken aback, and immediately replied, "My little junior sister is the kind of girl who pursues her soul and has her own aesthetic taste. She is independent, detached, and thinks about the universe, the future, civilization, etc. all day long. Ordinary people, how can I get into her eyes?"

"oh……"

There was light in Zhang Daniu's smile.

"and you?"

Li Yao took the opportunity to inquire about Zhang Daniu's situation, "Mr. Niu, you don't need to report to the teacher's wife when you come out to eat and chat?"

"No, I'm actually single too. I've been wandering alone for more than 30 years. Where can I get a 'teacher'?"

Zhang Daniu said with a smile, "Also, Li Yao, I would like to give you some advice. Everyone is a fan of science fiction, and they are people in the same way. Don't say 'Teacher Niu' is long, and 'Teacher Niu' is short. It sounds like you are a generation behind. , in fact, we are all about the same age, you are all in your twenties this year, I am also in my thirties, and I am very young at heart, everyone is the same age, don't call me 'Mr. Niu', just call me 'Brother Niu' !"

"...Brother Niu."

Li Yao took a deep breath, tried his best to control his expression, and looked at Zhang Daniu's right hand, "Brother Niu, drink some wine, keep your blood alive, and the injury will heal quickly!"

"Well, then drink a little!"

Zhang Daniu waved his hand, "That's right, don't treat me as a teacher, just treat me as a friend, what things can't be talked about between friends, what things can't be helped?"

"Yes, Brother Niu, after watching "Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation", I know that you must be a very bold and unrestrained person. Sure enough, being famous is not as good as meeting you. Come, let me toast you first!"

Li Yao deliberately got Zhang Daniu drunk so that he could ask some key news. Anyway, his body has been greatly strengthened, and ordinary alcohol is not enough to numb the nerves. One cup to the left, one cup to the right, three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, in his heart Under the design, Zhang Daniu was already drinking so much that his face was flushed, his legs were shaking, and he was talking with a bit of a tongue.

"Brother Niu, can you tell me in detail about your mental journey of creating "Forty Thousand Years of Cultivation"?"

Li Yao took the opportunity to say, "This can be regarded as the task entrusted to me by the rabbits. Everyone wants to know, how did you come up with the idea of ​​writing such a work in the first place?"