Chapter 198 Chapter 196
An unexpected encounter
Morgana lived in Shangcheng District. She only asked Zhuang Xuteng to send her nearby and did not tell her specific address. Zhuang Xuteng could completely understand such behavior. If they were replaced, he would also keep Morgana a secret. Two people
There was no other action except a nod when saying goodbye, but after the car started, Morgana stopped, turned around and took a few more glances, and then continued to leave until it completely disappeared from sight.
Zhuang Xuteng saw all this through the rearview mirror.
"If men and women work together, you won't be tired; if you act on your own, you won't be singled out... If Brother Dao were around, he would definitely say this again." Zhuang Xuteng drove through Peicheng and stopped to have a meal at Lucy Music Restaurant.
Dinner. Except for four tables of customers, there was not a single mercenary to be seen in the restaurant, and Lucy was not there either. Alas, it is possible that they had a big operation and did not call themselves, which was a loss.
"Hurry up and finish Morgana's business! In addition to the successful eradication of the Viper Gang and the destruction of the drug den that sells blue savages, considering the income alone, this job is currently at a loss. I feel happy when I do good deeds and earn money.
Money makes you feel secure. You should be secure first and then be happy..."
After taking a short rest while eating, Zhuang Xuteng set off immediately. He first filled up the white beast with water and coal powder, and then passed through the hub area and headed southwest out of the city. The location indicated by the coordinates should be near the Eighth Alliance Town, along the
Highway 8 is quickly accessible.
Although it is right next door to his hometown of the Seventh Alliance Town - Gray Worm City, Zhuang Xuteng knows very little about the situation in this Eighth Alliance Town. He heard from his parents that the main industry of the Eighth Alliance Town is textiles, responsible for everything from silk threads to various cloths.
In this step, the garment industry is located next door, which is the Ninth Alliance Town. Since it is only responsible for the upstream of the product line, the income of the Eighth Alliance Town is generally not high. I heard that the residents here are also quite xenophobic and have no good temper towards strangers.
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The target of the investigation is the blue crystal factory or transportation station, not the folk customs of the Eighth Alliance Town. If those people are really as bad-tempered as the rumors, Zhuang Xuteng can ignore them completely. It's not that he can't afford to offend, but he can afford to hide.
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According to the map, the best route to the coordinates is to take the fourth exit of Highway 8 and travel from the road on the north side of Tongmeng Town. Zhuang Xuteng never expected that the fourth exit would be demolished. Looking at the traces of construction, it was definitely not a recent event.
.Looks like his map is a bit old...
Stopping on the side of the road, Zhuang Xuteng climbed out of the skylight and looked around. About two kilometers ahead, a newly built parking and rest area caught his attention. The current situation is: either drive to the Eighth Alliance Town, and then drive to the Meridian Town.
Travel on a trail that is unfamiliar and may have changed, or go to a rest area to ask about the situation, or at least update the map - obviously it is better to ask about the situation.
"Why does it feel weird to have a rest area here..."
There is a large water and coal store in front of the highway entrance, and most long-distance vehicles will fill up there. You can see this rest area after driving 30 kilometers on the highway. On the surface, it seems that this distance is barely enough to set up a rest area, but
Another five kilometers away is the Eighth Alliance City. The facilities there will be more complete. Is it necessary to spend a lot of money just for this five kilometers distance?
The rest area in front of you is not small in size, and the facilities are quite complete. There are many signs on a long building with a big clock installed, indicating that it has a canteen, a supermarket, a toilet, a garage and a small clinic. It can provide ten people at the same time.
The station for adding water and coal to multiple vehicles is right next to the complex, and they sit on a large parking lot of almost 150 acres.
This parking lot is obviously too big. Who needs to park here? Thirty kilometers from the city is too close for those traveling long distances, and five kilometers from Eighth Alliance Town is not worth stopping for those who are going home.
Zhuang Xuteng took a closer look and found that the parking lot was only one-way. Only cars heading out of the city could enter. There was no corresponding building on the side heading into the city. He began to become wary.
Twelve container trucks were parked scattered in the parking lot, two of which were facing the garage. The fronts of the trucks were raised, presumably for maintenance. Two groups of people gathered together, each group containing about ten people, and
There was no warning or alienation between the two groups. Zhuang Xuteng only took one look and concluded that they might all know each other, or they might just be together. But they parked their vehicles separately, which was a bit unreasonable.
If it weren't for the investigation of the Lansavians and the need to screen out every doubt, Zhuang Xuteng would definitely not stop here. Since there was a doubt and it was near the coordinates to be investigated, Zhuang Xuteng immediately cheered up and got into the state. When leaving the highway, Zhuang Xuteng was completely
Without slowing down, he blew the whistle and rushed straight towards the bathroom. He stopped with a sudden brake, then quickly got out of the car and ran in quickly.
He looked like he was in a hurry to go to the toilet. The people gathered in two groups were first wary, then confused, and then laughed. They easily accepted the reason why Zhuang Xuteng came to the rest area: Yes, people have three urgent needs,
This cannot be tolerated.
"Go and see what kind of car it is and whether there is anyone else in it."
Zhuang Xuteng came out of the bathroom shaking the water in his hand and saw three people poking their heads next to the white beast. He immediately pretended to be nervous and shouted: "What are you doing? Go away, go away!"
"Your car is nice! Did you modify it yourself?" A thin monkey with sparse hair greeted Zhuang Xuteng, casually took out a pack of crumpled cigarettes, flicked his wrist, and flicked half of one out. "Here, let's take a sip?"
"Thank you, I only smoke pipes and cigars." Zhuang Xuteng quickly calmed down his nervous expression and shook his head with a smile. "You are really discerning and can spot a good car. When I bought it, it was almost a pile of scrap metal. I
I asked someone to tidy it up, and that’s how it looks today. Can you see the color scheme? Bai Moji’s white! How about it, isn’t it interesting?”
"Interesting, interesting." Thin Monkey smiled and nodded, stopped three meters away from Zhuang Xuteng, and said, "How fast can your car go? I think it's quite heavy. Are they all armor plates?"
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"Yes, a serious armor plate. After all, I am running outside alone, and I feel more at ease with the protection of armor plates. Aren't you guys gathering together to ensure safety?" Zhuang Xuteng pointed with his finger and said, "You just stopped here when you left the city.
Did you come down because the car broke down? It’s really unlucky, it must have delayed things?”
"Oh, yes, we are so unlucky. We were delayed here and felt bored, so we came over to say hello to you. But we won't delay your schedule anymore, let's go, let's go!"
The thin monkey waved his hand and was about to send Zhuang Xuteng away. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Xuteng didn't get in the car and leave. "You guys are together, can you give me a copy of the map? My map seems a bit old, and it still has the number 8-04 on it.
As for the mouth, the results are gone. I paid for it at five times the price of the new map."
"If you don't want to sell it, you can leave."
"Then I'll go to the store and have a look."
As soon as Zhuang Xuteng took a step towards the store, Skinny Monkey took a step sideways and tried to block him. Zhuang Xuteng frowned, looked around, lifted up his clothes and put his hand on the electric shock baton, while slowly retreating. This group of people is very weird, this
The place is also very weird.
"Yes, let's go! If you want to buy something, you can go to Bacheng." Thin Monkey waved his hand, took out a cigarette and lit it, then took a deep breath and puffed out the smoke.
This time it was a reconnaissance mission. It was enough to find suspicious points and record them. There was no need to alert the snake. Zhuang Xuteng opened the car door with his backhand and was about to get in the car to leave when he heard a sound of jingling and clanging. Follow the sound and see the truck that was lifted up by the front of the car.
A panicked person ran out. She was chasing the screws scattered on the ground and rolling around, without looking up in the direction of Zhuang Xuteng.
But Zhuang Xuteng still recognized it. It was Kelly from the Tomato Family Car Repair Shop.
He could pretend not to see it, get in the car and leave immediately. If he followed the requirements of the investigation target's commission, he should leave immediately, but that was Kelly... Zhuang Xuteng immediately found a reason to convince himself: the white beast was too conspicuous, even if he couldn't see it
Clear the license plate, this car model, this color, this modification method, Kelly can recognize it just by looking at it.
"Kelly?!" Zhuang Xuteng immediately shouted from the air.
Kelly raised her head with a very complicated expression. There were surprises, doubts, and anxiety, but not much joy. She was a little at a loss, as if her body still wanted to chase the escaping screws, but her mind and spirit were all pinned in place by Zhuang Xuteng.
"Haha, what a coincidence!" Zhuang Xuteng had reason to suspect that Kelly might have appeared here involuntarily, so he walked straight towards her. If Shouhou'er and others blocked her, or took action immediately, then this kind of suspicion would
It can be confirmed. Unfortunately, Shouhou'er and others were stunned for a moment, then got out of the way, and asked: "Do you know each other?"
"We know each other, my car was modified by Kaili." Zhuang Xuteng smiled and passed by the thin monkey, activated and maintained the super calculation and three-flash posture. Since he only accelerated his reaction speed, his body movements did not show any
There are signs of acceleration, so it still looks consistent with a normal walking posture.
"Kelly modified it? So it was saved from a junkyard? I thought it was a good car, but it turns out the paint just looks good."
What Shouhouer said to his companion revealed a lot of information: he and Kelly not only knew each other, but were probably very familiar with each other. He knew that Kelly’s car repair shop was next to a scrap car yard, and he also knew that Kelly could use the scrap car’s equipment.
Assembling a car with old parts. But he didn't know how far Kelly could renovate the car, which meant that he was not a customer in this area.
"It's been a while, Kelly, you look good." Zhuang Xuteng walked over with a smile and looked around. Most of the truck drivers were a little nervous, but they didn't act. A few of them unconsciously
He turned his attention to a middle-aged man leaning against the car door, wearing a black leather jacket, silver reflective goggles, and a mohawk. That was probably their leader.
"Naike? Why are you here?" Kelly wiped her face with the back of her hand, leaving a black oil stain on her face immediately.
"There's a bit of chaos in the city. I came out to get some air, but I got a little diarrhea so I came here." Zhuang Xuteng took out his handkerchief and leaned over and said, "You're not staying at the car repair shop. Are you here to develop business?"
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