The style of Queen's Road is different from that of King's Road. The latter is home to dignitaries and majestic column buildings, while the former is home to world-famous musical theatres, luxury restaurants and high-end coffee shops. It is filled with a luxurious and decadent atmosphere.
It is said that the ticket price of the world-famous musical "Phantom Cards" on Queen's Road is equivalent to about half a year's income of a downtown family. The entrance to the theater is decorated with a black silk curtain and a red carpet, and men and women in formal dresses open the A-class shuttle car together. He walked out of the car door, raised his hand and pressed the key. The shuttle car dissipated into blue light particles, which flew into the man's hand and formed a card.
This trick is much smarter than throwing the car keys to the doorman. Although the two processes of "embodiment" and "dissolution" will consume a lot of energy, people without fire need to insert expensive "source energy" into the shuttle. This can only be done with a credit card, but this amount of money is not worth it to a family that can afford to drive a Class A shuttle.
There was a constant flow of people on the cross street corners, huge billboards projected three-dimensional virtual images, neon lights illuminated a puddle of water on the ground, people were walking in a hurry, and the night rumbled - it was about to rain.
The man was wearing a suit, a straight tie, and pigtails. He was holding two sword-like black umbrellas and stood on the street corner looking left and right.
With his eyes fixed on a certain place, Chu Yun did not speak rashly and silently observed the young man in front of him.
The young man has short black hair, a brown stand-up collar windbreaker, a suit vest, trousers and leather shoes. He is obviously very familiar with the dress code of the "interview" part. He leaned slightly next to the fire hydrant on the corner of the street, raised his face and looked up at the advertisement , turned his head boredly, his eyes fell here, recognition flickering slightly.
"Chu..."
"Don't call me that nickname." Chu Yun threw an umbrella to Lin Xiao, "The investigation team is not here, follow me."
Lin Xiao was wearing the standard brown leather gloves distributed by the Card Master Association, and took the thrown black umbrella with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
Hmm... This kind of black umbrella that looks like a sword fits Lin Xiao's aesthetic very well.
With Chu Yun leading the way, the two of them made twists and turns on the complicated road and entered an old alley.
Lin Xiao glanced at the wires in the air in the old alley, then looked back at the huge neon billboard and said:
"Is this because the demolition price has not been negotiated?"
"The price has reached a critical value, and the project has naturally been delayed, and there will be no more reconstruction plans in the future." Chu Yun said lightly, "Party A, Party B and ordinary citizens, a three-lose situation, you will often see in Star Map City see."
"So, the investigation team is set up in a place like this?" Lin Xiao asked.
"Before the rise of Queen's Avenue, the area here was under the jurisdiction of the investigation team." Chu Yun glanced at the gray alley wall, "Now, we just haven't kept up with the times... let's go."
Passing through this narrow alley, the view suddenly becomes wider. There is actually an office building hidden in this urban village-like area, and there is also a coffee shop downstairs.
"There is more than one alley leading here. You will gradually become familiar with it in the future..."
Chu Yun stood behind Lin Xiao, took a big puff of cigarette roughly, crushed the remaining half of the cigarette with his leather shoe, and said in a deep voice:
"I have to confirm again, have you really thought it through?"
Before Lin Xiao could answer, he raised his eyes, looked at the coffee shop in front of him, and read:
"The name of "Pastoral Coffee Shop" comes from Beethoven's Sixth Symphony... Everyone longs for a pastoral life, but what blocks your way is the damn "fate"."
"Have you really considered joining here?" Chu Yun said one word at a time, "Do you want to become a "hero" who challenges fate and saves the world?"
"Brother Chu Yun." Lin Xiao said seriously, "I haven't had dinner yet."
The man in the suit twitched at the corner of his eye.
"I don't want to be a "hero", nor do I want to challenge "destiny". I just want to earn star coins and origin dust."
Lin Xiao's tone became deeper and deeper: "Besides, you just said on the light screen that you would treat me to dinner - right?"
'This kind of profit-driven investigation team members are actually smarter and live longer...'
Chu Yun stopped Lin Xiao who was trying to open the light curtain record and covered his face with his hands: "Let's go, I'll treat you to ramen."
"I won't eat if it's not Yile." Lin Xiao said.
"You're right, the stall owner is a Naruto fan, so he changed his name to 'Yile'." Chu Yun put on a paralyzed face.
"Real or false?" Lin Xiao sounded surprised.
"I lied to you...are you a child?" Chu Yun glanced sideways.
"I think your idea of 'saving the world' is more childish - that's not really your fire idea, is it? Hey, walk slower."
Rumble!
The heavy rain came suddenly, and the rain streaked through the dark night and the huge billboard, drenching the pedestrians on Queen's Boulevard. Even with the development of such cross-era technology as the 'virtual cabin', human beings are still helpless in the face of nature, and still use umbrellas from centuries ago.
, the strong wind blew the umbrella ribs apart, causing pedestrians to scream, a shuttle car sprayed wake and flew above people's heads, and the air waves splashed a lot of water.
"I've been waiting for a long time, your tonkotsu BBQ pork ramen!"
The enthusiastic store manager wore a headband and brought two bowls of hot dashi ramen with his tattooed arms, placing them in front of Chu Yun and Lin Xiao with a soft "thump".
There was the sound of rain behind me, and the heavy rain splashed into the wooden floor. The office worker at the next table was wiping his glasses, and the red lantern and blue cloth were shaking.
"It's just one bowl of ramen. I can only give you more after I get home." Lin Xiao looked at the palm of his hand.
‘Oh…’ Dafu’s pitiful source of energy came from the fire.
"The boss is from Fuying, and his craftsmanship is very authentic." Chu Yun took a sip of noodles, looked at the salt shaker on the table, and said, "My former team would come here to have a celebration banquet after completing the commission."
Lin Xiao: "Suck, suck, suck..."
Chu Yun: "Hey, are you listening?"
Lin Xiao glanced at Chu Yun with gloomy eyes: "You have to pay attention when eating, because this is one of the few times when office workers can stop talking about work and let their thoughts go."
Chu Yun was startled, then nodded reluctantly, blowing away the hot air from the noodles, and then scooped up the soup spoon. The strong ramen noodles and delicious soup stock were filling his taste buds, but the sound of heavy rain and the screams of his teammates echoed in his ears.
'With this kind of heavy rain, there will be deep divers landing in the port city again...'
Chu Yun looked at Lin Xiao, who was concentrating next to him, and sighed in his heart, thinking: 'How far can you go after you join the investigation team?'
Enjoy a bowl of delicious tonkotsu char siu ramen.
"Welcome to visit next time!" The shop owner waved the towel.
Lin Xiao and Chu Yun held black umbrellas and walked into the coffee shop called "Tian Yuan" together in the night.
It was already after get off work hours, and there was no one in the store, but the lights were still on, the chairs were turned upside down on the table, and the floor looked like it had just been mopped and was bright.
"Who should we look for first?" Lin Xiao put away her wet umbrella and asked.
"Meet with the team leader first, and then conduct a simple test on your strength. Based on your card suitability, you will be assigned to a team." Chu Yun answered.
"Team leader?"
"Well, the investigation team responsible for coordinating Star Map City is a Caucasian woman named 'Margaret'. You can just call her 'Team Leader'."
Lin Xiao glanced at the menu in the coffee shop and inspected the wine cabinet behind the bartender. He always felt a strong sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen it in some TV series, and he muttered:
"The team leader you're talking about...is she a bitch?"
Chu Yun:?
There was a soft click, and a secret door next to the bar was pushed open, revealing a fair-skinned beauty with chestnut hair and red eyes, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, a high ponytail tied with a thin-rimmed bow, and holding documents in her hands.
plate.
"Is this the newcomer?" Sigrid's voice was a little reserved.
Secretly taking a look at the young man next to Chu Yun, Sigrid was slightly surprised. He was even more handsome in person than in the surveillance footage.
She had no doubt that with this young man's conditions, dressing up carefully and applying for a job at the Queen Street Music Theater would make some ladies scream and fall in love with him.
Lin Xiao raised a polite smile, but Sigrid hugged the document board tightly, and the alertness in her beautiful red eyes became more intense.
"This is a new person I recruited using my authority. Just call him 'Lin'."
Chu Yun nodded slightly: "Sigrid, you came just in time, come with us to meet the team leader."