Chapter 9 What counts as hand-pulled noodles?(1/2)
Once Li Lin announces this will and gets the shares of Lotus Technology, he will put himself in the spotlight.
If there was someone else behind Xia Lian's death, the other party would probably take action against Li Lin, which would be considered to be playing into Li Lin's favour.
However, it may also scare the other party away.
In that case, the gains outweigh the losses.
There was really no clue until the end, and Li Lin was not prepared to do this.
After drinking the wine in one gulp, he placed the glass on the table, and the holographic images in the void quickly dissipated.
Li Lin lay on the sofa and closed his eyes.
On the first day of work, I encountered so many things. It was so frustrating.
Thinking about what happened today, I can't believe it's just my first day at work.
I asked Lao Wu for a day off tomorrow to deal with some personal matters, and I didn't even have time to meet my old friends when I got back to Zhongcheng.
Sleep, sleep.
The next day, Li Lin slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up, sent a message to Wu Dalong to say hello, and went out to get on the bus.
There were not many people on the bus, and the fully automatic and driverless silent carriage seemed particularly comfortable.
Li Lin sat by the car window and looked at the towering skyscrapers outside, as well as the delivery drones and various functional drones flying constantly in the low sky, trying to suppress his inner self and lie on the spot.
The urge to fall down and find cover adapts to the current environment.
It’s better to go here in Zhongzhou, where drones are for daily use.
When in a war zone, once you can see the enemy's drone with your naked eyes, you are basically close to death.
Of course, Li Lin's coalition government forces use countless drones. Sometimes when carrying out clearing operations and combat missions, various combat drones are like swarms of locusts, blocking out the sky.
Moreover, this thing is highly intelligent and can quickly identify enemy and friendly targets and carry out effective hunting.
Midtown is indeed known as the Cyber City. Most of the drones flying in the sky are food delivery robots. When it’s time to eat, the aroma of various dishes wafts around.
The pedestrians on the road are also colorful, and the proportion of people who have had their limbs and organs modified is much higher than in other places.
Although most people only have small modifications such as organs, eyeballs, and fingers, you can still see people who have major modifications to their arms and legs from time to time.
There are also a large proportion of elderly people here, and most of them have medical insurance smart devices with annual inspection barcodes on them.
Due to the rapid development of civilian cyber technology, human life span has been greatly extended again, with an average of just over a hundred years old, and it is estimated that it will be even higher.
At the same time, some stand-in omnics can be seen on the street from time to time, either acting alone or following their masters.
These stand-in intelligent machines are equivalent to a clone of ordinary people, directly connected to the brain and computer for thought control, which is much more convenient.
Due to its high price, the existence of stand-in omnics is equivalent to the luxury cars many years ago, and is a tool for the rich to show off and have fun.
Just as Li Lin was thinking about it, a strong aroma of pepper and sesame hit his nostrils, and the bus stopped quietly.
Fuzhou Road has arrived.
Different from the technological sense of the new district, Fuzhou Road is an area of old alleys. The old buildings that are more than one or two hundred years old maintain their original cultural atmosphere. Many of the buildings are cultural relics protection units.
He got out of the car and looked towards the source of the fragrance. Among the old houses, he saw a very eye-catching wooden sign saying "Fuwang Chongqing Noodles are purely handmade".
The oil-stained twists on the sign have turned dark due to the smoke and fire. There is still an hour before the meal, but it is already full of people. There is even a group of tourists who are enjoying the meal under the leadership of the omnic tour guide.
Li Lin said to himself:
"Coming to Zhongcheng to eat Chongqing noodles...it's really interesting..."
Then he strode into the store, looked at the boss who was sitting behind the counter cashing out, and said with a smile:
"Boss, why do you have a manual cashier here? How old is this? Bring me a bowl of Ban Mian."
The boss, who was looking down at the holographic image, raised his head as he spoke:
"Our store specializes in artificial vintage, and the manual cashier is also a special feature. The fault on the ah board is...Linzi!?"
In the voice of surprise, the stern boss jumped out from behind the counter, punched Li Lin on the shoulder, and laughed and cursed:
"Are you still fucking alive?"
Li Lin also punched him and cursed with a smile:
"Your fucking boss Zhou is not dead yet, so I don't dare to leave. How else will I cry to your grave?"
"You miss me so much. I joined the army and thought you died in a war zone. So I walked outside and said." The man had a slicked back comb, his upper body was a bit fat, and his lower body had two conspicuous mechanical legs. He had a round face, which was exactly what he said.
Li Lin's childhood friend Zhou Ye in the orphanage.
He found a seat outside and sat down. The two hadn't seen each other for many years and chatted about their respective situations. Li Lin couldn't help but sigh when he learned that Zhou Ye had married a wife and had children.
"Okay, Lao Zhou, I didn't expect your remaining leg to be so useful. Cyber Technology saved you and I'll tell you."
Zhou Ye laughed and scolded:
"Get out of here, uncle, you were so far away from me in the peeing competition in the orphanage! But you have a serious job, so you are not so easy to slip away. When we were playing together, I couldn't even imagine that you could do it.
police……"
"You said that the world is interesting now. People like me who are born with disabilities and those who are old, weak, sick and disabled are just that. Many normal people have replaced their good arms and legs with mechanical prostheses. Do you think there is something wrong with the brain?
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The shadow of Zhao Ji flashed in Li Lin's mind, and he nodded:
"Not very smart anyway."
Speaking of this, Zhou Ye's expression darkened and he said:
"You know about Xiaolian, right? If she hears that you are back, she will be very happy..."
Li Lin lit a cigarette, threw another one to Zhou Ye, and said:
"I know...did she contact you before the accident?"
Zhou Ye shook his head:
"She is a busy person, and you know how busy it is to run a company. The last gathering was a year ago, so she only sent messages occasionally... But Xiaolian has never forgotten the orphanage and set up a special one for our orphanage.
Fund... Well, if I had known better, I would have asked her to come over to my house to have a meal and relax..."
Li Lin nodded slightly.
Zhou Ye stood up and said:
"You haven't eaten yet, right? It's almost dinner time, I'll go make some noodles for you."
Li Lin said curiously:
"Are you really making noodles by hand? How many masters do you need to hire?"
Zhou Ye lowered his voice and said:
"Bullshit handicrafts. Nowadays, robots are much better than human hands. Who can eat it with their mouths? This store has to be unique... Besides, every time I finish making noodles, I go over and press the button of the noodle-making robot. It's considered handwork."
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Li Lin raised his thumbs up:
"It's still you who fucked me!"
Zhou Ye scratched the back of his head sheepishly:
"Praise me again."
The noodles were delicious and spicy. Li Lin slurped and slurped them until his forehead was sweating, and he was so happy.
While I was eating, I saw a few men with robotic arms, big shoulders, round waists, and dragon-painted tiger figures. They staggered into the store, found a seat near the door and sat down, ordered a few noodles, and took two bites.
The bearded leader suddenly threw the bowl and cursed:
"Why is there a cockroach in here!? Boss, pay for it! I want mental damages!"
Several other people immediately raised their robotic arms and smashed the table apart, shouting, and most of the customers who were dining ran away in an instant.
Zhou Ye, who was smoking nearby, quickly ran over and said with a smile:
"Brother, our store has a sterile kitchen, how can there be cockroaches?"
The bearded man sneered, picked up a cockroach from the soup, and said:
"Boss Zhou, what is this? I hope you will consider the conditions mentioned by our boss before and agree as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be cockroaches today and flies tomorrow, and you don't need to open this store... I heard that you borrowed
Loan sharking?"
Zhou Ye frowned and was about to speak when he heard Li Lin's lazy voice suddenly sounded:
"No, I said, what age have you been, why are you still playing the tricks of evil forces?"
Several big men twisted their eyebrows, and all stood up with a "whoosh". The next moment, they saw the man in front of them carelessly touched his wrist, and a golden police badge as big as a washbasin flashed in the void. The big men
He sat back with a huff, a smile on his face.
"Police officer, he is really not clean here. Can't we protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers?" the bearded leader said with a smile.
Li Lin ignored him and asked Zhou Ye:
To be continued...