There was a lot of traffic, and night fell quietly.
Qianye took off his glasses, put down the comic book in his hand, and rubbed his sore eyes vigorously.
The comic book was placed on the table.
He was lying flat on the small wooden bed.
"Why is the printing quality of this comic book so poor? If it's a pirated copy, it's not like the pictures and text are all blurry like this."
He complained to himself.
The comic book placed on the table, except for the clear cover, the content inside was so blurry that it was almost squeezed into a ball.
Rao is based on his extreme love for comics.
It can't stop the contents inside from being mixed into a paste.
"What the hell, take it to your boss to deal with it!"
"No matter what, you have to give me another one..."
Qianye got up from the bed, glanced at the dim street reflected by the street lights outside, put on the shoes beside the bed, and stuffed the comic book into his arms.
By the table.
When he picked up the comic book, he noticed the big green bag on the other side, but he didn't think much about it. He just thought that maybe his mother had thrown the unused bag into his room.
He doesn't like cleaning.
There is no obsessive-compulsive disorder about hygiene.
Since it is placed in his room.
Then let it go...
After the mother took the little girl out, she has not come back until now.
Xixi was still squatting on the sofa, watching boring love dramas on the TV with her cousin.
The two chatted from time to time.
For example, praise the second male lead who has a certain look in the drama that is a bit unbelievable in the real world at this time.
Dad is not at home.
Qianye heard from Xixi that she seemed to have gone to the next building to play cards with her neighbor.
When both parents are absent.
Just what he wanted.
Now you don't have to rack your brains to make up an excuse to go out.
"I'm going out for a trip. If mom comes back, tell her that I went to the library to read."
Qianye walked to the door and said to Xixi.
Xixi glanced at her brother with a very strange expression.
"No?"
Qianye asked.
"Brother, do you think your excuse is true...and the library is closed now, where are you going to read?"
Xixi replied helplessly.
Qianye paused for a moment, and it seemed that was indeed the case.
The excuse was a bit hasty.
"Then just say I'm playing in the entertainment area downstairs."
He added this.
Before Xixi could say anything else, Qianye opened the door and walked out.
Mom may come back at any time.
As long as he is fast and lucky, his mother may not be here when he comes back.
Not far from the left hand side of the downstairs of this community is an entertainment area with some simple massage and fitness equipment, which was originally used for leisure exercise for the elderly.
But because the construction is too crude.
And for old men and women, those things are not as reliable as a chess table or a few small stone benches to sit and chat...
People in this community who want to exercise will choose to meet up with everyone and run around the green belt. Apart from those curious and active children, few people play with them.
That's it, over time.
Most of the equipment was rusty or even broken and no one was there to repair it.
Only a few iron poles used to push back were left standing there...
October night breeze.
Feeling quite cold, Qianye wrapped her coat tightly, walked through the entertainment area shivering, and walked quickly towards the canteen selling comic books not far from the school.
The horns of vehicles were honking one after another.
There were quite a few cars jammed on the not-so-wide road, as if they were lined up in a long queue, and you couldn't see the end from the end.
Walking through a store with speakers playing pop songs from recent years.
It took nearly fifteen minutes for Qianye to finally reach the canteen.
"boss?"
The canteen door is still open.
Because this store was converted from a family's house into a small store, after passing the store door is their room.
So even if it’s the National Day holiday.
This little shop will never close...
Qianye walked into the store with comics in his pocket and shouted to the boss at the top of his lungs.
Not long after.
The boss opened the curtain behind the door and walked out with a bowl of rice.
"What are you here to buy?"
He looked at Qianye and asked.
"Boss, take a look at the comic book you sold me a few days ago. Is the quality a little bad? I can't see the things on it clearly. Please give me a replacement!"
Chino often helps his classmates copy homework and earns money to buy comic books in this store, so he is somewhat familiar with the boss.
As he spoke, he handed over the book in his arms and let the other party take a look at it.
"Can't see clearly?"
The boss was a little confused.
He put the dishes and chopsticks in his hands on the table, picked up the comic book and flipped through two pages.
"It's not bad, I can see clearly."
"Isn't that what Yinzi's stuff is all about?"
The boss did not shy away from the fact that what he was selling was pirated.
He also knew that Qianye knew that this was a pirated copy.
Nowadays, the charges for authentic products are getting higher and higher. As a small store opened in a school that sells things exclusively to students, the boss knows that the truly authentic products cannot be sold by himself.
On the other hand, look at this printing thing.
Except that the texture and picture are not as good as the original version, the important content is exactly the same as the original version.
Students don't have much money.
Most of them are pocket money given by parents, which is more in line with piracy consumption.
"This is so different from before. Has it been purchased from a different manufacturer?"
Qianye looked at the comic book opened in his boss's hand.
It was really hard for him to accept the blurry patterns in his field of vision.
It feels like it's completely different from the one I bought before.
"It hasn't changed. It's always been from the same family."
The boss closed the comic book and felt that he really didn't see any difference.
"Why don't you give me another copy? I really can't see clearly, as long as it's from this volume." Qianye said.
"Okay, just wait a moment."
The boss put the comic book on the cabinet and rummaged through it, preparing to get others for Qianye...
This thing has no packaging.
It doesn't matter if it has been read.
As long as they are not torn or exposed to water, the boss will replace half of them.
Anyway, it’s only a few dollars a copy.
but.
While Qianye was waiting to exchange books, a man in a suit walked in towards the door of the store.
Qianye heard the footsteps behind him and looked back subconsciously.
It's better not to look at it.
This sight made him take a step back in fright...
I saw that the man in the suit had blood all over his body, and a lot of it on his lips. He took the money and put it on the table with his right hand, which was soaked in blood, and said towards the store.