Not long after, Su Lun and Kai came to Norton Street on their motorcycles.
This place is completely different from when I came here before, with custom halls, gambling stalls, pubs, and special bathhouses... all kinds of gorgeous neon lights light up the entire block.
Su Lun and Kai felt that this scene was extremely familiar.
"Scarlet Bunker", "Elephant Tavern", "Imperial Baths", "Musketeers Inn"... all the familiar signs are no different from the once prosperous Green Street.
Kai looked at it and pursed his lips, feeling emotional at the scene. The leader of Green Street was deeply touched.
Su Lun looked indifferent. If he really had to start patrolling the streets at seven o'clock every night from now on, it wouldn't take much time. At worst, he would have to move here again. Moreover, with the arena open, he could come and harvest a wave of souls every night.
It's also a good thing.
........
Today is the street opening ceremony, and Norton Street is very lively.
The president of the Cross Society, "Arbiter" Chuck, and other officials also came.
All of them are in suits and ties, and are dressed very formally. Except for the murderous look between their eyebrows from time to time, you can't tell that they are a gang of murderous gangsters, but more like successful entrepreneurs.
Most of the major shareholders in the entertainment industry are wealthy people from the inner city. Today's street opening, many big shots from the inner city came to cut the ribbon, and all kinds of luxury cars were parked on the street and at the end of the alley. There were old gentlemen with fat heads and big ears, and ladies in gorgeous clothes.
The people, the graceful ladies... were like walking on a red carpet, and it also allowed people from the outer city like Su Lun to see what the rich people in the inner city look like.
Naturally, salty fish like Su Lun and Kai are not qualified to show their faces on stage.
The good-looking ones went to the infield to hold court. Those who wore leather jackets, had tattoos, had crooked faces, and had ferocious looks. They were afraid of scaring the nobles and ladies, so they all stood on the outside and were responsible for security.
Su Lun, with his smoky bald head, was naturally outside.
He also enjoys leisure time.
Kai and a group of cross captains were squatting aside chatting and chatting. At this time, a long, high-end white car with angel wings on its body suddenly drove up in front of the red carpet.
I don't know who screamed: "Look, there is... a beautiful woman!"
All the veterans' ears perked up when they heard the beauty, and they all stretched their necks and looked in the direction of the red carpet.
Then, I watched a cold and charming woman wearing a pure black dress that looked like quicksand get out of the car.
Su Lun took a glance and naturally recognized this person as Mrs. Philo, the patron of the Cross Society.
The level of the captains of the Cross Society is not high enough, and most of them do not know who the financial backers are. Even those who have heard of the name have never seen it.
Kai glanced at the side and his eyes immediately straightened. He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and explained calmly: "Don't make a fuss. If you disturb Mrs. Philo, the president will definitely kick the butts of you guys.
"
Someone said in surprise: "That is the legendary Mrs. Philo? Have you seen her before, Kai?"
Kai said: "Well, I did receive a personal interview from that lady before. Forget it, it's not worth mentioning..."
That tantalizing tone, coupled with that showy expression, is simply unworthy of beating.
"Cut~"
All the captains booed in unison, but it did not affect their enthusiasm to see the beauty.
"My dear, this damn thing is so damn beautiful..."
"Hey...another one got out of the car. Kai, do you think who is the little beauty next to Mrs. Philo?"
"I don't know him, but I think he is the daughter of some big family."
"It can't be Mrs. Philo's daughter, right?"
"Shit! Where did that lady get such a big daughter?"
"..."
The veterans started all kinds of brain-filling gossip.
The gossipy love stories of the great men in the inner city are the best topics to talk about after dinner in the outer city.
Suellen listened silently, because he had already recognized the person who was following Mrs. Philo.
Although her face was covered with black gauze, Su Lun could still recognize her from her beautiful black hair. Isn't it that girl Reina?
Why would a daughter of a top family come to such an occasion?
But seeing that Philo and Reina were able to go out of the city to cut the ribbon, I thought that the civil strife in the Reyes family had almost subsided.
He didn't think much about it.
.......
The protagonists are all present, and then comes the boring ribbon-cutting process.
A group of big bosses from the inner city jointly cut the ribbon and delivered speeches.
However, Mrs. Philo kept a low profile. Except for showing her face when getting off the car, no one was seen behind her.
Su Lun seemed a little bored. He was leaning on the street lamp post, playing with the skill of flipping coins with his fingers, from the palm to the back of the hand, and from the back of the hand to the palm...
Suddenly, he felt someone's eyes looking at him from behind, and the coin in his hand froze slightly.
But after hearing the familiar footsteps, he didn't take it to heart.
The next second, Su Lun felt his arms sinking into softness, and a warm body hugged his shoulders boldly. Before he saw anyone, he heard the familiar elder sister's tone, "Hey,
Su Lun boy, where have you been during this time? The casino didn't see you coming, and I even asked to make an appointment with a gambling partner, but you didn't show up."
When Su Lun heard the footsteps, he knew it was Qian Jiao. He smiled and said hello: "Sister Qian Jiao."
At a glance, Qianjou was dressed quite formally, probably because there was a ribbon-cutting today. She was wearing a well-fitting blue and white kimono, her hair was tied up high, and her flowery arms were not exposed. She was really kind-hearted.
Senjo asked again: "Where's Kai boy?"
Su Lun spread his hands and said, "I don't know, I think I went to watch the fun with the captains."
Qian Jiao patted Su Lun on the shoulder and said, "I already told the president that you and Kai will come to Norton Street from now on. You will be mine from now on!"
Su Lun thought it didn't matter: "Oh..."
Qian Jiao looked around the crowd but couldn't find Kai. The dog held Su Lun's shoulders and led him out, saying: "Let's go to the hot spring. I'll show you some people by the way."
"Ah? Today is the ribbon cutting. Sister Qianjo, don't you want to watch the show?"
Su Lun felt unreliable when he heard it.
The restaurant on Norton Street is now open. Do you want to go for a bath?
Qian Jiao looked troubled and said, "There are too many chores in the field today. Let the captains do it."
"..."
Su Lun thought it would be a good idea to let the boss go.
It’s because there are so many chores involved in opening a business that we need you to take care of things.
At this time, Kai came out of nowhere and said hello from a distance: "Sister Senjo!"
"It's right next to you."
Qian Jiao greeted Kai, "Let's go to Akun's soup room! Sister, please take a bath!"
Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Okay!"
Naturally, Qiantiao couldn't refuse the invitation. Although Su Lun wanted to go back to study the living corpses, he had no choice but to go along.
.......
After soaking in the soup, I feel refreshed.
Later in the night, Su Lun accompanied Qian Jiao to the newly opened arena.
The new place opened, and this young woman addicted to gambling was excited to try her luck.
Because it was the first day of opening, there were very powerful professional gladiators. The gladiatorial match was exciting, and Su Lun also gained a lot of good experience.
He stayed in Norton Street all night, originally intending to go back early the next morning.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out of the gambling stall early in the morning, Kai approached him and said that the cadres had arranged for them to escort a batch of goods to the inner city.
Later, when I heard about it, I found out that a new place was opening and the Cross Captains were very busy.
It seemed that they were the only two people on Green Street who had nothing to do. Seeing that they had nothing to do, the cadres arranged for them to be escorted.
It's not a special mission, it's just to follow the convoy and deliver a batch of valuable things to the inner city.
The Cross Society has its own hunting group, so the gang warehouse will also accumulate a lot of high-level cursed materials, relics and antiques collected from outside the city.
There is no use keeping these things in the outer city, and they cannot be sold at a good price. Therefore, they will be sent to the inner city every once in a while and handed over to the chamber of commerce under the sponsor for processing.
With the sponsor's pass, there is no need to enter the city to verify the identity. This is a rare opportunity for gangsters to enter the inner city.
Veterans of the Cross love this mission.
This is a rare opportunity to gain experience.
Kai also looked very excited.
........
In the afternoon, Su Lun and Kai came to the warehouse of the Hesse Building, the headquarters of the Cross.
Kai checked the things loaded on the car, signed the departure list, and was ready to set off.
Standard escort team, three vehicles.
One captain led nine people and two truck drivers.
It was exactly the same as the escort team of the Steam Party that Su Lun and I intercepted a few days ago.
Because they had just studied in detail how to rob the convoy before, Su Lun and Kai always felt strange in their hearts, so they did not sit in the lead and tail cars.
Kai drove the driver into the car, then drove the truck himself, walking with Su Lun in the middle of the transport team.
He was afraid that there would be some secret communication between the Cross Society and the inner city, which would lead to some inexplicable interceptions and killings. Before getting on the truck, Su Lun also deliberately observed that the truck loading this time was not a special explosion-proof truck, and the cargo was normal cargo.
After getting in the car, the two looked at each other and smiled.
But I thought it was too much to worry about. After all, there were escort missions several times a year, and they would be intercepted and killed by chance.
.......
They set off from the southern city and drove for half an hour before approaching the inner city wall, which was several times more spectacular than the outer city wall.
Su Lun peeled off some memories and had some vague impressions of the structure of the inner city.
Seeing the increasingly towering city wall in the distance, some scenes in my memory overlapped.
The general layout of the inner city is like a piece of cake, evenly divided into eight parts, namely urban areas 1 to 8. In the center of the inner city is a black tower with no top visible, like a candle inserted on the cake.
At the foot of the city wall, a super chimney hundreds of meters high is always emitting white smoke. It is a super steam boiler that runs the entire city.
The inner city wall is about two hundred meters long, but the buildings inside are even taller.
As the convoy gets closer to the inner city, the city wall becomes more and more real in the field of vision.
There is white spray paint on the wall in front of them with a huge number "5" marked on it.
Under the city wall is the fifth city gate, and behind it corresponds to the fifth city area of the inner city.
Kai looked excited. He pointed at the super high-rise buildings that were taller than the city walls. He seemed to be introducing them, but also exclaimed: "Hey, brother, look, that's the famous 'Sky Garden' in the inner city! See that in the sky
Have you got that colorful ribbon? Hehe...that's the legendary rainbow, a strange sight you can't see anywhere else."
"Um."
Su Lun had very good eyesight, so he had actually seen it a long time ago.
The lights in the inner city are like sunshine, giving people a very bright feeling.
It's like adding a light filter to those buildings, which is clean and transparent.
From far away, you can see the green upper floors of the inner city buildings, and white waterfalls flowing down from the tops of those buildings, and rainbows hanging between the buildings...
In the rooftop garden with green plants of yellow and orange fruits, you can also see a lady in white leaning on the railing to look at the scenery, the wind blowing her skirt...
High-altitude swimming pool, lush green roof plants, building glass as blue as the sea... You can see some blurry figures walking on the glass corridor, talking and laughing in twos and threes...
The buildings in the inner city are beautiful and full of technology; the outer city is like a post-apocalyptic wasteland, full of darkness and filth.
Separated by a wall, it seems like there are two worlds.
After Kai got excited, his tone suddenly became sad, "Hey, brother. To tell you the truth, I have never been to the inner city in my whole life..."
Su Lun smiled: "I haven't been there either."
"Haha, we can go and gain some experience this time."
As he spoke, Kai's clear eyes reflected the shadow of the huge city, and also revealed his longing for beauty.
Being able to visit the inner city is already an out-of-reach dream for many people from outer cities.
Kai suddenly felt sad, "I am an orphan who came out of Tongzilou. I have no father or mother. I know nothing except fighting and killing. I heard that the children in the inner city will learn musical instruments and business from an early age, and will go to the academy.
Learn knowledge... When you grow up, you can be a lawyer, a dentist, a teacher..."
Having said this, Kai chuckled as if he was self-deprecating, "Haha..."
Thinking about it, he slowly said: "Brother, you know... I have imagined before that the best life I can get for myself is that I can be lucky enough to advance to the second level in the future, and then give someone in the inner city
The big boss becomes a bodyguard...haha, isn't it very promising?"
Su Lun listened and glanced at him.
The gang leader, who could still be called a boy at this age, suddenly had a light in his eyes, sparkling.
"Everyone in the gang said that I am brave and that I will be very successful in the future..."
There was a smile on Kai's face, but he couldn't laugh anymore as he said it, "Actually, I'm not afraid of your laughter. Sometimes I'm also timid. Countless nights, I would wake up from nightmares of fighting and killing.
I was sweating all over my body. I touched my heart that was still beating, and it took me a long time to realize that I was still alive..."
Su Lun listened quietly, becoming a silent audience for a time.
His gaze gradually deepened as he looked at the city.
.......
The journey was uneventful.
Su Lun and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
The truck drove to the foot of the city wall, like a mouse under the elephant.
Because they had special passes, they did not undergo inspection and drove into the huge steel city gate smoothly.
At this time, there was no trace of sadness on Kai's face, and his heartless smile returned to his face.
Approaching the destination, Kai suddenly thought of something and said to Su Lun: "I will tell you a secret quietly. You must not tell anyone else."
Su Lun raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Kai said mysteriously: "Before departure, the smoker boss told me that he would introduce me to a big shot in the inner city this time. Maybe I would have a chance to enter the inner city in advance."
"Smoking Boss?"
When Su Lun heard this, some thoughts flashed through his mind, and his brows suddenly wrinkled.
"Yes! Boss Smoker said that when I enter the city, the big shot will send someone to contact me."
Kai nodded and said with a bright smile: "Let me tell you, if I become rich, I will protect you! Hahahaha..."
Su Lun looked slightly startled, feeling that something was wrong, and asked: "You mean... the smoker boss asked you to keep it a secret?"
"yes."
Kai said: "He originally asked me not to tell anyone, but I think we are brothers and you will definitely keep the secret for me."
Why is confidentiality needed?
Introducing the sponsor is not a shameful thing.
Out of instinctive alertness, Su Lun asked again: "How does that person contact you?"
Kai didn't realize there was any problem and replied: "I don't know either. But the smoker boss said that the person will contact me if he has a way..."
