Chapter 314 Chapter 311 The Remains of Ruins

As Lucy and Palovich completed their meeting, the "buzz" of the music restaurant dissipated. The "Closed for One Day" sign in front of the door was replaced by "Opening", and Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao were also preparing to go home and take a rest. Since neither Lucy nor Palovic came to them again to talk about the assassination of the Nine-Headed Elder of the Cemetery Gang, the two estimated that there may be some details that have not yet been discussed, or the plan of how to carry out this task has not yet been determined. In short, if the task is not handed down, there will be no task. Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao can arrange their time freely.

"I'll go back and report to Prince that she's safe. By the way, you asked her for advice on covert operations." Ge Gongdao said to Zhuang Xuteng: "At this time, you should contact Doyle to see how he is doing. Also Our laundry room is in ruins.”

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "Leave it to me! But first I have to go back to feed the meat buns and change the equipment - all the white mice I brought are dead."

In addition to the time when he was undergoing surgery in the tattoo and plastic surgery hospital, Zhuang Xuteng had not seen the meat bun for a long time. When he saw it again, he always felt that it had become fatter. The snow leopard was very enthusiastic. It pounced on him and pushed its head into his arms, and kept pulling on his shoulders with its two claws. Zhuang Xuteng was staggered, but with the help of the suit implant, he regained his balance, and then pressed the meat bag under his body.

"Liu Xingguang gave you food and couldn't take you for a walk, so you became fat, right? Really?" Zhuang Xuteng rubbed the meat bun for a while, and then said while touching its belly: "I should be able to I’m back to play with you! By the way, there’s no need to wait any longer, just go upstairs.”

Zhuang Xuteng cleaned up the mice and picked out all the weak, dying and dead ones as snacks for meat buns, and then took them to the rooftop. He threw mice everywhere and let the meat buns pick up and eat. Although this kind of activity could hardly be regarded as weight loss for the snow leopard, it was enough to make it happy.

Since the previous cell phone had been used to detonate the bomb, he used the spare cell phone at home to call Doyle. Looking at his mobile phone, Zhuang Xuteng remembered that he could not afford this kind of product. Even for work, he only dared to use the cheapest package and the cheapest model. Now, he keeps at least four at home, ready to use at any time.

"Naike? You have contacted me. Are you and Ge Gongdao okay?" Doyle finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news that they were both safe, and then said: "Everyone in our store is okay, just Our neighbor next door was severely damaged. I'm in the shop right now, cleaning up the debris. By the way, your car was really strong, and the main body is still intact. Do you want to come over and take a look?"

The white beast wasn't blown to pieces? Zhuang Xuteng was overjoyed and said that he would definitely pass. At the same time, he also asked Doyle to send a message to the employees in the store, saying that wages would still be paid during this period and that they would work hard to rebuild the store.

In fact, from an economic perspective, rebuilding is not as good as moving. Cleaning up the ruins costs a lot of money, and rebuilding requires not only money but also time, and time is equal to wages. Doyle suggested on the phone that they open another store in a new location and that the employees could be retained as a whole. And Doyle is right about one thing: this time the escape routes and other protective measures have been exposed, and for the sake of safety, it is time to find a new shelter.

"I'm going to see the damage, and I want to ask Brother Dao for his opinion... Let's talk in person first!" Zhuang Xuteng made an appointment with Doyle for a later time. He had other things to do.

Use your new mobile phone to call important people around you, tell them about your number change, and ask everyone how they are doing. Since he was able to memorize text information correctly, Zhuang Xuteng imprinted all the few phone numbers in his mind and used them as he thought. This was relatively safer.

There are a lot of trivial things around her. For example, Zhuang Feifei is going to film a movie with Bai Moji, and she is extremely excited; Morgana is stalking the stalker and feels bored all the time; her parents complain that the protein bug has contracted the disease again and has to be busy all day long... Life is made up of trivial matters. Yes, I am not afraid of trivial matters, only afraid of disasters. Zhuang Xuteng told them to be careful and pay more attention to their health. He will take time to go back and take a look in the next two days...

After chatting about trivial matters, it’s time to get busy with the work at hand. Zhuang Xuteng knocked on the neighbor's door. He vaguely heard a humming sound inside. It took a while before he saw Ge Gongdao come out and open the door. Brother Dao only wore a sheet over his naked body, so you didn't need to guess what he was doing before.

"My new mobile phone number." The only person in Zhuang Xuteng's address book who must greet him in person is Brother Dao. "Okay, I'll go see Doyle and arrange things. They are all fine, don't worry. Also, go back and continue working hard!"

"Oh, you've already started working, and I'm still here..." Ge Gongdao scratched his face, feeling a little embarrassed. "Thank you for your hard work. I will go back and try to convince Prince. Just wait for the good news!"

"Don't be in a hurry to close the door. Lend me your car." Zhuang Xuteng asked for the key to the commercial car and said, "Your body is still in the recovery period and the sutures haven't been removed yet. Please take it easy! "

"I know! Prince called me, please leave quickly! Don't knock on the door, leave quickly!" Ge Gongdao pushed Zhuang Xuteng out and quickly closed the door.

As for being so impatient? Isn't it just a matter of men and women? Zhuang Xuteng rolled his eyes, turned the car keys with his fingers, and took the elevator down.

Elevators that don't require anyone to pay to use them are fast, and other people's cars are fuel-efficient to drive. As Zhuang Xuteng drove through the city, roadside advertisements were using bright lights to promote to him the 44th Great Expo that would be held in Peicheng in three months. Peicheng has spent considerable energy and cost to win this famous business exhibition, which is said to enhance Peicheng's overall competitiveness. Zhuang Xuteng did not ask for Peicheng to be very developed. He only hoped that the city government could spend more money to deal with the gangs, or that the group company could tighten the reins and control these vicious dogs in their family.

Arriving near the laundry room, most of the buildings on the street were cordoned off. These are not PCPD no-travel warnings, but "construction hazards, beware of falling objects" set by the city government. Most of the sidewalk was occupied by police cordons, and passers-by were all passing by without caution, looking above their heads in fear, fearing that windows or billboards would fall.

Two car bombs left the entire neighborhood in ruins, with shocking cracks visible on the facades of many houses. It is difficult to renovate a house like this. If you are pursuing safety, it is best to demolish it and rebuild it. But who will pay for it? Viper is dead, and the Blood Bat Gang will not admit it, and neither the PCPD nor the Constitution City Government can take money out of the Blood Bat Gang's pockets. This place will probably become a confusing and unlucky place. There is a high probability that the entire block will gradually become dilapidated and eventually become a real ruin.

From this point of view, it is correct to choose a new store. Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao have money and can definitely repair a two-story laundry room, but they certainly can't repair the entire block. The so-called dilapidation is not a problem of a single building, but of the entire environment. When the surrounding area gradually declines, can the laundry room and game console shop alone be able to operate well? Don't forget, their laundry room is the center of the explosion, and people who come to wash clothes will have psychological shadow.

Arriving at the old site of the laundry room, Zhuang Xuteng had completely given up the idea of ​​rebuilding without Doyle's persuasion. The original appearance of the two-story building could no longer be seen before his eyes. Only the east wall miraculously remained intact and still stood in its original position, allowing people to imagine what it looked like before. According to Doyle, the wall probably won't last long and could fall down on the neighbor's head at any time.

"No one came to demolish it?" Zhuang Xuteng asked puzzledly: "What did the municipal government, fire department and PCPD say?"

"Count on them? Forget it, it's useless. Even the media is not interested in coming here now, let alone those other guys." Doyle shook his head slowly, his old face looking slightly tired. He said: "I plan to hook a rope to the wall in the next two days and pull it down towards us to prevent it from hurting the neighbors."

"No problem, you did the right thing." Zhuang Xuteng sighed and said: "It's really impossible not to see the situation on the spot. I now know that there is basically no point in rebuilding here. Let me tell everyone, we have to change the place to operate, but no It must be the laundry room and the amusement arcade, maybe something else. Doyle, what's the hottest business in the market?"

"Blue Savage." Doyle gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Now those drug dealers are becoming more and more blatant. They seem to have noticed that the PCPD is too lazy to take care of things, and they have secretly opened many Blue Savage retail stores. I heard from the news that, Now they don’t dare to put up a brand publicly, and they use other businesses to cover it. It may not be possible in the future, or this business will be legal.”

"Legal? Can something that harms people be legal?"

Doyle nodded and said, "That's right! This world is getting more and more confusing! By the way, do you still remember Kelly?"

"Kelly from the Tomato Family Car Repair Shop? I can't forget it. What happened to her?"

"She is also engaged in this business now, ostensibly running a vehicle maintenance shop, but actually running the Blue Savage business. I heard that her scale is not small, and her position is also very high. She is basically a middle-level cadre of the gang. Come on..."

"This is nothing in the world..." Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said, "Thank you for telling me, otherwise I might let down my guard if I see her again. Doyle, besides Lan Yeren, are there any other good businesses?"

"Let me ask you! We also have some employees in the laundry. I asked them to go outside and check. You and Ge Gongdao still need an operational base with an escape route, right? It turns out that the passage under the laundry can only be retreated , It’s not really that bad. I’ll give you a staff officer according to military standards, you won’t refuse, right?”

"Reject? I'm crazy to refuse!" Zhuang Xuteng nodded with a smile and said: "Doyle, please take care of everyone. Ge Gongdao and I will not treat you badly! Whether it is running errands or making suggestions, we must unite Get up and focus on one thing. This difficulty is nothing. By the way, if you have a good place to stay, you can also look at other houses in the neighborhood that need help and have good character. We are also short of manpower, so we can definitely consider recruiting them.”

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Doyle nodded, then pointed to an open space at the end of the street and said: "Currently everyone's job is to find some usable things from the ruins. Your car is over there. Then The armored vehicle is really strong. When it was dug out from the fire scene, it was still intact. "

"Let's go! Let's go over and take a look."

The white beast was hit by a car bomb on the front. Fortunately, it was an armored vehicle, and if it had been another model, it would have been destroyed along with it. But even for an armored vehicle, its situation was not good. The armor plate on the front of the vehicle absorbed the impact of the explosion. Even if it was protected by a bulletproof grille, the vehicle glass was shattered. The entire laundry room then became a sea of ​​flames, with flames seeping through the glass and igniting seats and other contents.

Fortunately, a collapse occurred later, and the two floors above ground collapsed, completely covering the basement and even blocking the escape route, thus extinguishing most of the flames. The white beast was burned internally, but it was not completely burned, and it did not spread to the mechanical control part, and its outer shell was fireproof. The main mechanical parts of the white beast have been completely preserved, and currently only the frame and interior are broken.

Of course, after the fire, it was completely black, and the top was flattened, making it appear smaller than before.

"Hey, it is the best-preserved thing after the explosion. The old ones from the army are stronger, and the others are worse." Doyle rubbed his chin and said: "This car should still be repairable, but it itself is Those that are put together, maybe replace the ones that are more damaged and put them back together again.”

"Our store needs a new one, but the staff took it over and handled the car as usual. Its power system and control system..." Zhuang Xuteng suddenly thought of the origin of this car, especially the gasoline engine inside. It was a Baiqi grocery store. Boss Qian "transformed" it directly for him. He scratched his head and said, "It's not easy to repair. Most people shouldn't be able to repair it."

"Kelly built this car for you, right? I heard her skills are pretty good, but she's not the only one in the world, right?"

"Later, the power system of this car was modified, but it's a pity that the master who modified the car is gone." Zhuang Xuteng sighed and said: "Pull it back first, I have to find a skilled master for it, so there is no need to be particularly anxious. . Let’s buy another car first...Doyle, do you know the gasoline car from Bentu Motors? Is that car difficult to buy now?”

"Bentu... Bentu... I really want to hear someone mention it, let me think about it." Doyle stroked the white hair on his head, as if this could dig up memories. "The company that stole the technology and was shut down seems to have this name. I'm not sure. You'd better ask someone else. To be honest, I'm not very good at vehicles. I always feel that all the cars on the market look the same. : Fragile and weak, not as good as a military vehicle.”

"Military vehicles are good, but the armor is better..." Zhuang Xuteng said perfunctorily, but in his heart he was thinking about the Bentu Automobile Manufacturing Plant. Was it seized? Is it a reason to use technology or steal it? It sounds like it may have something to do with Zhuang Teng's death. Whoever benefits the most from stealing the gasoline engine car technology will be the most suspected of killing Zhuang Teng.

For Viper, he and Ge Gongdao acted together, but they were not able to know the news at the first time. It’s not too late to know now, and it’s never too late to take revenge. Zhuang Xuteng remained calm on the surface and kept this matter in his heart.