Chapter 444 Beggar's Nest

Chen Ke followed Jacob through the streets, avoiding the curfew patrols that were about to close their shifts, and headed towards Big Ben.

Big Ben was built in 1858 and is a landmark building in London, England in Chen Ke's world. It is 95 meters high and rings every 15 minutes. In 2012, it was renamed Elizabeth Tower.

But in Langdon, whether this clock tower was built in 1858 is still under discussion, and it seems that this clock tower does not ring every 15 minutes, but on the hour, which plays a role in telling time to the whole city.

Since the invention of pocket watches, people in Langdon have been keeping track of time in minutes. They take out their pocket watches whenever they have nothing to do, just like the 21st century mobile phone users. It's a pity that pocket watches can't play Snake or QQ.

"Do you like children?" Jacob asked suddenly.

"Why are you asking this?" Chen Ke was stunned.

"My place is full of street wandering children." Jacob smiled.

"Why don't you send them to an orphanage? Can you raise so many children by yourself?" Chen Ke asked.

"Orphanages are not a good place for them, otherwise there wouldn't be so many children running away from orphanages among my children." Jacob shook his head.

"How many children do you have?" Chen Ke asked again.

"Forty-two, the youngest is 5 years old, and the oldest is 12 years old." Jacob said.

"It's not easy to raise them... I don't think you have a high-income job... Well, sorry." Chen Ke said.

"It's nothing, Chen Ke. They can take care of themselves. That's how I grew up." Jacob smiled.

The two crossed the street and disappeared into another alley. Looking up, the sky was squeezed into a line by the buildings on both sides.

"That must be very difficult." Chen Ke continued.

He is not an orphan, but he has no brothers and sisters. As the only child in the 21st century, his family is not rich, but not poor. He has a middle-income. Even if he doesn't pay for the mortgage, his parents who are retired from state-owned enterprises can hold it all.

Chen Ke has never enjoyed the wealth and honor of the world, and has definitely never tasted all kinds of sufferings in the world. He is an ordinary social animal in the 21st century.

He never thought in his life that one day he would be able to sleep with a Latin beauty, deal with the chairman of the consortium, the agent of the management bureau, and the agent of the foundation.

He never thought that he could jump in different time, witness the destruction of a world, travel to great moments to reproduce history, and now he is in the center of the wave of the industrial revolution.

This unreal feeling once confused Chen Ke. His choices, his ideas, and his thinking about things were full of immaturity, but as an ordinary person, facing this crazy situation, Chen Ke felt that he had done well enough.

After all, what can a middle-income social animal in the 21st century do after traveling to another world? Create the world and become the master of the world?

It is not easy for Chen Ke to survive until now after traveling.

"It is indeed not easy." Jacob nodded. He turned around, looked at Chen Ke, and said, "This great city has no place for orphans."

"You can't change this situation." Chen Ke shook his head.

"You said that last time. But I don't understand what you said about the times. As long as I'm alive, I will continue to do this, and the children will find a way out themselves." Jacob said.

"So... what do you rely on to make a living?" Chen Ke spread his hands.

"Our wealth is in other people's pockets. We just take it back when we need it." Jacob smiled.

"I should have guessed it earlier... But I won't blame you. This fucking social system, the rich are legally robbing everyone." Chen Ke said.

"I'm glad you agree that there is nothing absolute in this world, so there is nothing that can't be done. This is my creed." Jacob nodded.

"Everything is false, everything is allowed, right?" Chen Ke said.

"Yes, it's a good summary." Jacob smiled.

During the conversation, the two walked to the foot of Big Ben. On the street opposite the clock tower, there was an unfinished five-story building. The Thames River slowly flowed through one side of the house, and a bridge spanned the other side.

"Do you live here?" Chen Ke asked.

"Yes, this was originally going to be a workers' dormitory, but it was abandoned halfway through the construction. I don't know why no one took over the land, so I and the children temporarily moved in." Jacob said.

Chen Ke looked into the window on the first floor. It was pitch black inside. With a spiritual vision, a group of children gathered in a corner of the fifth floor.

"You can't live down there. If you are seen, you will be driven out. So... Chen Ke, can you climb the wall?" Jacob asked.

"No, can't we take the stairs?" Chen Ke looked at Jacob.

"There are no stairs to take. In order to prevent homeless people from living here, the security team has removed all the stairs." Jacob spread his hands.

"What should I do then?" Chen Ke had no idea either.

Jacob shrugged, put two fingers in his mouth and blew, making a sound similar to the chirping of birds. After a while, Chen Ke saw a few children on the fifth floor running to the window and lowering a rope.

"Let's see who is faster, Chen Ke?" Jacob laughed.

Chen Ke and Jacob looked at each other and then ran away. Jacob jumped lightly and climbed up various concave and convex places on the wall of the building. His ten fingers were like hooks, pulling his body upwards. He used his hands and feet to jump on the wall and window sills. Chen Ke pulled the rope, stepped on the wall with both feet, and climbed up with all his strength, but was left behind by Jacob.

"Hoohoo..."

Watching Jacob flash into the window on the fifth floor, Chen Ke finally climbed to the fifth floor after a long time. As soon as his head popped out of the window, he saw more than a dozen children holding small daggers and slingshots pointing at him.

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"Don't get excited, children..." Jacob said behind the children, and walked forward and stretched out his hand to pull Chen Ke in.

He jumped off the bed and looked inside. Because it was still an unfinished building, there were no partitions or anything like that. The space on the first floor was unobstructed, with only a few load-bearing pillars.

More than 40 children were lying in the corners with thin blankets, and the older ones slept on the outside, surrounding the younger ones.

Most of the children slept on the floor, and the few folding beds were occupied by girls and younger children.

"Jacob... who is he?" The child holding the slingshot asked vigilantly. He looked only a little over 6 years old, very tired, and had a burn mark on his left arm.

"He is a guest, big Jacob, don't be so nervous, go to bed." Jacob squatted in front of the children and clapped his hands gently. After hearing what Jacob said, the children put down their weapons and slowly dispersed.

Chen Ke looked around and walked towards the stairs, but was stopped by Jacob.

"Over there... is the toilet." Jacob said embarrassedly.