Chapter 114
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Shadows of the city (1): Character
Translated by Jev Kaez
Edited by Jev Kaez
Speaking of which, before choosing this professional manager named Su Mingtong, Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize had contact with Su Mingtong several times.
With the addition of a professional manager, Cheng Huaiqian finally felt much more relaxed. He discussed with Xia Ruize and prepared to start a new project together.
The two planned to build a private research institute.
The massive research data obtained from the previous mission world couldn´t be used directly. Some formulas and theorems were consistent with the situation of Blue Star, but some may not be consistent, which required a lot of manpower and material resources to research.
Of course, the two did not plan to completely reproduce the civilization of other worlds on Blue Star. They chose one of the directions and set a small goal to open the Blue Star holographic simulation era.
Even if they had a lot of information in their hands, it was impossible to achieve this goal with only two people, so they planned to build a private research institute, gather talents from various fields, and jointly promote the research progress.
However, this new project was just a new fun the two of them had found for themselves, to enrich the retirement life they lived in advance. It was not urgent. They had time to prepare slowly.
Anyway, the Cheng family’s strong dancing collaterals had been suppressed, and the smart ones had gone abroad to settle down, they dare not stay in the country to make Cheng Huaiqian unhappy. Those who were unwilling to go abroad also remained silent, and dare not jump around again.
The professional manager became more and more familiar with the affairs of Cheng’s Group, and with the cooperation of a professional elite team, Cheng Huaiqian was finally separated from the heavy daily affairs of Cheng’s Group, and was only responsible for supervision and decision-making of major matters.
For Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, the most important thing was to enjoy real life. In addition, researching how to improve the probability of completing extended missions, hosting private research institutes, etc., were all adjustments to life.
Before the coming of the new month, the two of them entered the Endless World. The survival points gained from the last mission were not much, but their physical fitness improved too much, so the two of them purchased some scattered materials and stored them. In addition, the remaining survival points were all used to purchase the Lord God’s practice auxiliary function.
No way, if they didn’t spend the survival points to buy time and practice auxiliary functions, the improvement they got would be empty, there was no way to actually grasp it, and the strength they got would only be a number. Only with hard work and sweat and repeated practice, the physical fitness value could be transformed into real power.
In the real world, they also invited professional guidance, and they paid great attention to physical exercise every day.
When they received the mission reminder again, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were staying at Xia Ruize’s house in Jiu’an City. This time it was a mission in a modern world. The two put on specially prepared clothes that were inconspicuous but comfortable, locked the door, and waited quietly.
When he opened his eyes again, Xia Ruize found himself sitting in a classroom.
On the podium, a middle-aged blond man with a serious expression and deep lines1 on his forehead, swept over the twenty or so people in the classroom who were scattered and sternly dropped a sentence:
“Do yourselves a favor, behave well!!2”
After speaking in a cold voice, the middle-aged man left the classroom first.
As soon as he left, the “students” in the classroom were naturally unwilling to continue to sit stupidly. After a few leading ones scolded and left, the others also left one after another.
Xia Ruize didn’t act rashly, he turned his head casually, looked at Cheng Huaiqian who was sitting in the corner of the classroom, and continued to maintain his original posture of sitting with arms crossed, quietly observing the people around him, and he kept having a sense of violation.
For example, there were more than 20 people in the classroom with different ages. The older ones were in their 40s and 50s, and the younger ones may be less than 20 years old. The most important thing was that these people exude “I’m not a good person” dark breath.
The exaggerated tattooed arms, vulgar words, and sinister expressions, passersby on the streets would stay far away.
After the others were gone, Xia Ruize finally stood up. He did not leave immediately, but turned to the back of the classroom and picked up a sheet of paper with densely printed notes under the desk and chair in the corner.
As soon as he arrived in this mission world, Xia Ruize’s mental power swept through the classroom, and found that among the twenty or so students in the classroom, seven or eight people had this information in their hands. Some put it in the pocket, and some people threw it away after reading it.
What Xia Ruize picked up at this time was a discarded document, he was going to take a closer look at what was on it.
Cheng Huaiqian walked around the classroom to check. This initial scene gave him an indescribably strange feeling of incongruity.
Just as he browsed the content of the materials and fell into deep thought, Xia Ruize received a task prompt:
[This is the best era and the worst era, only money has infinite charm, this is an era that is boiling for money!
Main mission: In seven days, get 300,000 new currency3.
Mission Completion: Reward 1,000 Survival Points
Mission Failure: Deduct 500 Survival Points
Special Note: The more money you get, the higher the reward. Private money that is held for more than 24 hours is included in the calculation]
The mission was a little unexpected. Xia Ruize pondered the mission prompt repeatedly. This was the first time he had encountered this type of mission, which made him find it very interesting.
Xia Ruize couldn’t help but glance at Cheng Huaiqian, who was standing on the podium in front of the classroom. The other party obviously received the same mission reminder, and his eyes flashed with interest and eagerness to try.
To find a way to get a seemingly not small amount of money within a limited time, the mission reminder also clearly reminded them that more was better, encouraging them to get more money.
He went through all the routines he could think of to make quick money in his mind. The method of making money quickly in a short time, lottery? stock? gambling?
“Do you have any idea?”
Xia Ruize asked his lover.
Cheng Huai also found a missing document on the podium, flicked it with his fingers, his eyes flashed with interest, and he returned in his heart: “The real way to make money quickly is written in the criminal law.”
Xia Ruize was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
He checked the mission reminder again. Yes, the mission reminder only encouraged the more the better, but it didn´t clearly stipulate whether the source of money must be formal. That was to say, the money obtained by various illegal and criminal means was also counted.
It had to be said that compared to the normal way of making money, the informal way seemed to be faster and more profitable.
“Then let’s rob the bank?”
After Xia Ruize changed his mind, the first thought that popped into his mind made his tone a little excited.
Cheng Huaiqian watched with satisfaction that his lover’s train of thought was so distorted by him, which sounded like a really good idea.
“We will discuss the specific plan, and now what we have to do is to report as soon as possible.”
Cheng Huaiqian flicked the information in his hand, and it was interesting that the mission world had arranged for them a more detailed identity background than before.
Xia Ruize nodded in agreement, folded the white paper in his hand into his pocket, and walked out of the classroom with Cheng Huaiqian.
When they walked out of the classroom, they found that the surrounding environment was special. The entrance of the stairs was surrounded by iron fences.
However, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were not surprised, because the identity and background arranged by the Lord God for them in this mission had already been informed to them through the two documents left in the classroom.
In Cheng Huaiqian’s view, this arrangement was purely to increase the difficulty of the mission.
Because they were criminals who were about to start community corrections.
As criminals sentenced to probation, fortunately they didn´t need to be imprisoned, but their movements were still strictly restricted, like where they were going or what they were going to do.
This identity background was a constraint, restricting the trialers and preventing them from acting too presumptuously in order to complete the mission.
But in Cheng Huaiqian’s view, wasn’t this a reminder? It seemed that by taking the unacceptable shortcut they could gain more.
However, after thinking about it in their minds, the most urgent thing for Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian to do now was to report to the community center they were assigned to.
If they hadn’t carefully found the information that was left behind and learned about their identity and background, it was very likely that today they were free to move, and tomorrow they would be arrested, disqualified for probation, and locked up, then the mission would be even more difficult.
Therefore, in order to obtain a certain degree of freedom in the future, they needed to obediently follow the instructions of the information.
The two walked out of the building and walked for more than 20 minutes according to the address on the document, and found the community center they were looking for. This was a five-story building on the side of the road. The first floor of the building was the foyer. A white-haired old man was sitting behind a desk reading a newspaper.
Cheng Huaiqian compared the house numbers and confirmed that it was the place they were looking for, so he walked into the entrance hall, walked to the old man, and handed over his ID card.
This ID card appeared directly in their pockets, and the design was really detailed.
The white-haired old man slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up Cheng Huaiqian’s ID, and after checking it carefully, he tapped and rummaged for a long time on the computer next to him.
Afterwards, he took Xia Ruize’s documents, knocked and rummaged for a long time again, and finally, through the top of his reading glasses, his blue eyes repeatedly confirmed that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were the same people as on the documents.
After tossing around for a few minutes, he found that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian had been waiting patiently without urging impatiently, and the old man was a little more satisfied.Jev Kaez's notes:
1 It says originally “deep 川 lines” 2 "好自为之" a Chinese idiom, conduct oneself well; to fend for oneself; to behave; to do one's best; you're on your own. 3 For the rest of the arc, I´ll use NC for new currency
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Shadows of the city (1): Character
Translated by Jev Kaez
Edited by Jev Kaez
Speaking of which, before choosing this professional manager named Su Mingtong, Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize had contact with Su Mingtong several times.
With the addition of a professional manager, Cheng Huaiqian finally felt much more relaxed. He discussed with Xia Ruize and prepared to start a new project together.
The two planned to build a private research institute.
The massive research data obtained from the previous mission world couldn´t be used directly. Some formulas and theorems were consistent with the situation of Blue Star, but some may not be consistent, which required a lot of manpower and material resources to research.
Of course, the two did not plan to completely reproduce the civilization of other worlds on Blue Star. They chose one of the directions and set a small goal to open the Blue Star holographic simulation era.
Even if they had a lot of information in their hands, it was impossible to achieve this goal with only two people, so they planned to build a private research institute, gather talents from various fields, and jointly promote the research progress.
However, this new project was just a new fun the two of them had found for themselves, to enrich the retirement life they lived in advance. It was not urgent. They had time to prepare slowly.
Anyway, the Cheng family’s strong dancing collaterals had been suppressed, and the smart ones had gone abroad to settle down, they dare not stay in the country to make Cheng Huaiqian unhappy. Those who were unwilling to go abroad also remained silent, and dare not jump around again.
The professional manager became more and more familiar with the affairs of Cheng’s Group, and with the cooperation of a professional elite team, Cheng Huaiqian was finally separated from the heavy daily affairs of Cheng’s Group, and was only responsible for supervision and decision-making of major matters.
For Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, the most important thing was to enjoy real life. In addition, researching how to improve the probability of completing extended missions, hosting private research institutes, etc., were all adjustments to life.
Before the coming of the new month, the two of them entered the Endless World. The survival points gained from the last mission were not much, but their physical fitness improved too much, so the two of them purchased some scattered materials and stored them. In addition, the remaining survival points were all used to purchase the Lord God’s practice auxiliary function.
No way, if they didn’t spend the survival points to buy time and practice auxiliary functions, the improvement they got would be empty, there was no way to actually grasp it, and the strength they got would only be a number. Only with hard work and sweat and repeated practice, the physical fitness value could be transformed into real power.
In the real world, they also invited professional guidance, and they paid great attention to physical exercise every day.
When they received the mission reminder again, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were staying at Xia Ruize’s house in Jiu’an City. This time it was a mission in a modern world. The two put on specially prepared clothes that were inconspicuous but comfortable, locked the door, and waited quietly.
When he opened his eyes again, Xia Ruize found himself sitting in a classroom.
On the podium, a middle-aged blond man with a serious expression and deep lines1 on his forehead, swept over the twenty or so people in the classroom who were scattered and sternly dropped a sentence:
“Do yourselves a favor, behave well!!2”
After speaking in a cold voice, the middle-aged man left the classroom first.
As soon as he left, the “students” in the classroom were naturally unwilling to continue to sit stupidly. After a few leading ones scolded and left, the others also left one after another.
Xia Ruize didn’t act rashly, he turned his head casually, looked at Cheng Huaiqian who was sitting in the corner of the classroom, and continued to maintain his original posture of sitting with arms crossed, quietly observing the people around him, and he kept having a sense of violation.
For example, there were more than 20 people in the classroom with different ages. The older ones were in their 40s and 50s, and the younger ones may be less than 20 years old. The most important thing was that these people exude “I’m not a good person” dark breath.
The exaggerated tattooed arms, vulgar words, and sinister expressions, passersby on the streets would stay far away.
After the others were gone, Xia Ruize finally stood up. He did not leave immediately, but turned to the back of the classroom and picked up a sheet of paper with densely printed notes under the desk and chair in the corner.
As soon as he arrived in this mission world, Xia Ruize’s mental power swept through the classroom, and found that among the twenty or so students in the classroom, seven or eight people had this information in their hands. Some put it in the pocket, and some people threw it away after reading it.
What Xia Ruize picked up at this time was a discarded document, he was going to take a closer look at what was on it.
Cheng Huaiqian walked around the classroom to check. This initial scene gave him an indescribably strange feeling of incongruity.
Just as he browsed the content of the materials and fell into deep thought, Xia Ruize received a task prompt:
[This is the best era and the worst era, only money has infinite charm, this is an era that is boiling for money!
Main mission: In seven days, get 300,000 new currency3.
Mission Completion: Reward 1,000 Survival Points
Mission Failure: Deduct 500 Survival Points
Special Note: The more money you get, the higher the reward. Private money that is held for more than 24 hours is included in the calculation]
The mission was a little unexpected. Xia Ruize pondered the mission prompt repeatedly. This was the first time he had encountered this type of mission, which made him find it very interesting.
Xia Ruize couldn’t help but glance at Cheng Huaiqian, who was standing on the podium in front of the classroom. The other party obviously received the same mission reminder, and his eyes flashed with interest and eagerness to try.
To find a way to get a seemingly not small amount of money within a limited time, the mission reminder also clearly reminded them that more was better, encouraging them to get more money.
He went through all the routines he could think of to make quick money in his mind. The method of making money quickly in a short time, lottery? stock? gambling?
“Do you have any idea?”
Xia Ruize asked his lover.
Cheng Huai also found a missing document on the podium, flicked it with his fingers, his eyes flashed with interest, and he returned in his heart: “The real way to make money quickly is written in the criminal law.”
Xia Ruize was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
He checked the mission reminder again. Yes, the mission reminder only encouraged the more the better, but it didn´t clearly stipulate whether the source of money must be formal. That was to say, the money obtained by various illegal and criminal means was also counted.
It had to be said that compared to the normal way of making money, the informal way seemed to be faster and more profitable.
“Then let’s rob the bank?”
After Xia Ruize changed his mind, the first thought that popped into his mind made his tone a little excited.
Cheng Huaiqian watched with satisfaction that his lover’s train of thought was so distorted by him, which sounded like a really good idea.
“We will discuss the specific plan, and now what we have to do is to report as soon as possible.”
Cheng Huaiqian flicked the information in his hand, and it was interesting that the mission world had arranged for them a more detailed identity background than before.
Xia Ruize nodded in agreement, folded the white paper in his hand into his pocket, and walked out of the classroom with Cheng Huaiqian.
When they walked out of the classroom, they found that the surrounding environment was special. The entrance of the stairs was surrounded by iron fences.
However, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were not surprised, because the identity and background arranged by the Lord God for them in this mission had already been informed to them through the two documents left in the classroom.
In Cheng Huaiqian’s view, this arrangement was purely to increase the difficulty of the mission.
Because they were criminals who were about to start community corrections.
As criminals sentenced to probation, fortunately they didn´t need to be imprisoned, but their movements were still strictly restricted, like where they were going or what they were going to do.
This identity background was a constraint, restricting the trialers and preventing them from acting too presumptuously in order to complete the mission.
But in Cheng Huaiqian’s view, wasn’t this a reminder? It seemed that by taking the unacceptable shortcut they could gain more.
However, after thinking about it in their minds, the most urgent thing for Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian to do now was to report to the community center they were assigned to.
If they hadn’t carefully found the information that was left behind and learned about their identity and background, it was very likely that today they were free to move, and tomorrow they would be arrested, disqualified for probation, and locked up, then the mission would be even more difficult.
Therefore, in order to obtain a certain degree of freedom in the future, they needed to obediently follow the instructions of the information.
The two walked out of the building and walked for more than 20 minutes according to the address on the document, and found the community center they were looking for. This was a five-story building on the side of the road. The first floor of the building was the foyer. A white-haired old man was sitting behind a desk reading a newspaper.
Cheng Huaiqian compared the house numbers and confirmed that it was the place they were looking for, so he walked into the entrance hall, walked to the old man, and handed over his ID card.
This ID card appeared directly in their pockets, and the design was really detailed.
The white-haired old man slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up Cheng Huaiqian’s ID, and after checking it carefully, he tapped and rummaged for a long time on the computer next to him.
Afterwards, he took Xia Ruize’s documents, knocked and rummaged for a long time again, and finally, through the top of his reading glasses, his blue eyes repeatedly confirmed that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were the same people as on the documents.
After tossing around for a few minutes, he found that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian had been waiting patiently without urging impatiently, and the old man was a little more satisfied.Jev Kaez's notes:
1 It says originally “deep 川 lines” 2 "好自为之" a Chinese idiom, conduct oneself well; to fend for oneself; to behave; to do one's best; you're on your own. 3 For the rest of the arc, I´ll use NC for new currency
Shadows of the city 1: CharacterTranslated by Jev KaezEdited by Jev KaezSpeaking of which, before choosing this professional manager named Su Mingtong, Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize had contact with Su Mingtong several times.With the addition of a professional manager, Cheng Huaiqian finally felt much more relaxed. He discussed with Xia Ruize and prepared to start a new project together.The two planned to build a private research institute.The massive research data obtained from the previous mission world couldnt be used directly. Some formulas and theorems were consistent with the situation of Blue Star, but some may not be consistent, which required a lot of manpower and material resources to research.Of course, the two did not plan to completely reproduce the civilization of other worlds on Blue Star. They chose one of the directions and set a small goal to open the Blue Star holographic simulation era.Even if they had a lot of information in their hands, it was impossible to achieve this goal with only two people, so they planned to build a private research institute, gather talents from various fields, and jointly promote the research progress.However, this new project was just a new fun the two of them had found for themselves, to enrich the retirement life they lived in advance. It was not urgent. They had time to prepare slowly.Anyway, the Cheng family's strong dancing collaterals had been suppressed, and the smart ones had gone abroad to settle down, they dare not stay in the country to make Cheng Huaiqian unhappy. Those who were unwilling to go abroad also remained silent, and dare not jump around again.The professional manager became more and more familiar with the affairs of Cheng's Group, and with the cooperation of a professional elite team, Cheng Huaiqian was finally separated from the heavy daily affairs of Cheng's Group, and was only responsible for supervision and decision-making of major matters.For Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, the most important thing was to enjoy real life. In addition, researching how to improve the probability of completing extended missions, hosting private research institutes, etc., were all adjustments to life.Before the coming of the new month, the two of them entered the Endless World. The survival points gained from the last mission were not much, but their physical fitness improved too much, so the two of them purchased some scattered materials and stored them. In addition, the remaining survival points were all used to purchase the Lord God's practice auxiliary function.No way, if they didn't spend the survival points to buy time and practice auxiliary functions, the improvement they got would be empty, there was no way to actually grasp it, and the strength they got would only be a number. Only with hard work and sweat and repeated practice, the physical fitness value could be transformed into real power.In the real world, they also invited professional guidance, and they paid great attention to physical exercise every day.When they received the mission reminder again, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were staying at Xia Ruize's house in Jiu'an City. This time it was a mission in a modern world. The two put on specially prepared clothes that were inconspicuous but comfortable, locked the door, and waited quietly.When he opened his eyes again, Xia Ruize found himself sitting in a classroom.On the podium, a middle-aged blond man with a serious expression and deep lines1on his forehead, swept over the twenty or so people in the classroom who were scattered and sternly dropped a sentence:Do yourselves a favor, behave well!!2After speaking in a cold voice, the middle-aged man left the classroom first.As soon as he left, the students in the classroom were naturally unwilling to continue to sit stupidly. After a few leading ones scolded and left, the others also left one after another.Xia Ruize didn't act rashly, he turned his head casually, looked at Cheng Huaiqian who was sitting in the corner of the classroom, and continued to maintain his original posture of sitting with arms crossed, quietly observing the people around him, and he kept having a sense of violation.For example, there were more than 20 people in the classroom with different ages. The older ones were in their 40s and 50s, and the younger ones may be less than 20 years old. The most important thing was that these people exude I'm not a good person dark breath.The exaggerated tattooed arms, vulgar words, and sinister expressions, passersby on the streets would stay far away.After the others were gone, Xia Ruize finally stood up. He did not leave immediately, but turned to the back of the classroom and picked up a sheet of paper with densely printed notes under the desk and chair in the corner.As soon as he arrived in this mission world, Xia Ruize's mental power swept through the classroom, and found that among the twenty or so students in the classroom, seven or eight people had this information in their hands. Some put it in the pocket, and some people threw it away after reading it.What Xia Ruize picked up at this time was a discarded document, he was going to take a closer look at what was on it.Cheng Huaiqian walked around the classroom to check. This initial scene gave him an indescribably strange feeling of incongruity.Just as he browsed the content of the materials and fell into deep thought, Xia Ruize received a task prompt:This is the best era and the worst era, only money has infinite charm, this is an era that is boiling for money!Main mission: In seven days, get 300,000 new currency3.Mission Completion: Reward 1,000 Survival PointsMission Failure: Deduct 500 Survival PointsSpecial Note: The more money you get, the higher the reward. Private money that is held for more than 24 hours is included in the calculationThe mission was a little unexpected. Xia Ruize pondered the mission prompt repeatedly. This was the first time he had encountered this type of mission, which made him find it very interesting.Xia Ruize couldn't help but glance at Cheng Huaiqian, who was standing on the podium in front of the classroom. The other party obviously received the same mission reminder, and his eyes flashed with interest and eagerness to try.To find a way to get a seemingly not small amount of money within a limited time, the mission reminder also clearly reminded them that more was better, encouraging them to get more money.He went through all the routines he could think of to make quick money in his mind. The method of making money quickly in a short time, lottery? stock? gambling?Do you have any idea?Xia Ruize asked his lover.Cheng Huai also found a missing document on the podium, flicked it with his fingers, his eyes flashed with interest, and he returned in his heart: The real way to make money quickly is written in the criminal law.Xia Ruize was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.He checked the mission reminder again. Yes, the mission reminder only encouraged the more the better, but it didnt clearly stipulate whether the source of money must be formal. That was to say, the money obtained by various illegal and criminal means was also counted.It had to be said that compared to the normal way of making money, the informal way seemed to be faster and more profitable.Then let's rob the bank?After Xia Ruize changed his mind, the first thought that popped into his mind made his tone a little excited.Cheng Huaiqian watched with satisfaction that his lover's train of thought was so distorted by him, which sounded like a really good idea.We will discuss the specific plan, and now what we have to do is to report as soon as possible.Cheng Huaiqian flicked the information in his hand, and it was interesting that the mission world had arranged for them a more detailed identity background than before.Xia Ruize nodded in agreement, folded the white paper in his hand into his pocket, and walked out of the classroom with Cheng Huaiqian.When they walked out of the classroom, they found that the surrounding environment was special. The entrance of the stairs was surrounded by iron fences.However, Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were not surprised, because the identity and background arranged by the Lord God for them in this mission had already been informed to them through the two documents left in the classroom.In Cheng Huaiqian's view, this arrangement was purely to increase the difficulty of the mission.Because they were criminals who were about to start community corrections.As criminals sentenced to probation, fortunately they didnt need to be imprisoned, but their movements were still strictly restricted, like where they were going or what they were going to do.This identity background was a constraint, restricting the trialers and preventing them from acting too presumptuously in order to complete the mission.But in Cheng Huaiqian's view, wasn't this a reminder? It seemed that by taking the unacceptable shortcut they could gain more.However, after thinking about it in their minds, the most urgent thing for Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian to do now was to report to the community center they were assigned to.If they hadn't carefully found the information that was left behind and learned about their identity and background, it was very likely that today they were free to move, and tomorrow they would be arrested, disqualified for probation, and locked up, then the mission would be even more difficult.Therefore, in order to obtain a certain degree of freedom in the future, they needed to obediently follow the instructions of the information.The two walked out of the building and walked for more than 20 minutes according to the address on the document, and found the community center they were looking for. This was a five-story building on the side of the road. The first floor of the building was the foyer. A white-haired old man was sitting behind a desk reading a newspaper.Cheng Huaiqian compared the house numbers and confirmed that it was the place they were looking for, so he walked into the entrance hall, walked to the old man, and handed over his ID card.This ID card appeared directly in their pockets, and the design was really detailed.The white-haired old man slowly put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up Cheng Huaiqian's ID, and after checking it carefully, he tapped and rummaged for a long time on the computer next to him.Afterwards, he took Xia Ruize's documents, knocked and rummaged for a long time again, and finally, through the top of his reading glasses, his blue eyes repeatedly confirmed that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian were the same people as on the documents.After tossing around for a few minutes, he found that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian had been waiting patiently without urging impatiently, and the old man was a little more satisfied.Jev Kaez's notes:1It says originally deep lines2"" a Chinese idiom, conduct oneself well; to fend for oneself; to behave; to do one's best; you're on your own.3For the rest of the arc, Ill use NC for new currency
