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Chapter 655 In the Shadow of Tall Buildings (Da Zhang asks for a monthly pass)
"Is there a problem?"

He Ao stared at the woman standing outside the door.

"Ah, this, me,"

The woman's outstretched hand was a little at a loss, hanging in the air, and waved it. Finally, she touched the back of her head with her hand, and smiled awkwardly, "The weather is good today."

At the same time, she also recognized that the old man's voice was exactly the same as the voice she heard last night.

"Really good."

He Ao glanced at the direction of the burnt black window, the faint light from the window spilled into the house, which could clearly illuminate the dilapidated scene in the house.

The house that Carvey bought was not high, only twelve floors. It was difficult to enjoy the sunshine at this height in the city of San Jon where there are many tall buildings and the higher the house, the more expensive it is.

Now that the sun can shine through the gaps between the tall buildings in this room, it proves that today is indeed a good day.

The woman looked at the house that had been burned into ruins, and realized that it seemed a little inappropriate for her to say this now.

And at this time, a small head popped out from behind He Ao, she looked down at the monster on the ground, "Hey, it's so disgusting."

Then she immediately turned her head away and looked at the woman standing outside, "Sister, what's the matter with you?

"Well, my name is Ishia, I want to ask something,"

The woman took advantage of the situation and said, "Were you the ones who saved me last night?"

Although she seemed to be asking about Jia Qian, her gaze was always on He Ao.

"Yes,"

Jia Qian nodded her head. She looked up at He Ao and found that He Ao hadn't spoken, so she continued, "So sister, what's the matter with you?"

"what,"

Isia's tone paused again. She was at a loss for words when she was asked by Jia Qian's childlike and direct rhetorical question. She thought that she would have to make some twists and turns to get the other person's confirmation.

At this moment, she was actually sure that the old man in front of her was the one who saved her last night, even if she didn't say the same voice.

In San Jon City, it is estimated that there will not be another mysterious old man who can kill the pollution monster so easily, and she has no information at all.

After a short thought, she quickly organized her words, "May I treat you to a meal? And,"

She lowered her head, looked at the corpse of the monster on the ground, and then looked at He Ao, "Mr., you have come into contact with that Werther-mutated monster last night, and the aura of the monster has actually been contaminated on your body. I don't know that you have come into contact with this monster before." There are no such monsters, there are some things that need to be paid attention to, and you may need to understand it.”

This time, Jia Qian didn't answer directly, but looked up at He Ao.

He Ao stared at Isia's bright brown eyes that exuded some expectation, he put away the handkerchief in his hand, folded the bloody side, put it back in the inside pocket of the suit, then looked down at the ground, "You can wait a moment What? I still have some things to take care of."

"Of course!"

Ishia nodded immediately, and then she tentatively walked to the door, and said carefully, "Shall I help you?"

This time He Ao didn't answer her, at this moment He Ao had lowered his head and continued to search in the ruins.

Jia Qian, who was standing beside He Ao, looked at her reserved expression, and blinked at her quietly.

Seeing the little girl's blinking movements, Isia hesitated for a moment, then carefully crossed the door and walked into the room.

He Ao noticed this scene, but didn't say anything, but continued to search for the intact things in the ruins.

Ishia breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Jia Qian also turned around and started searching on the ground.

Ishia glanced at He Ao, then at Jia Qian, and walked carefully to Jia Qian's side. She followed Jia Qian to dig up the waste on the ground, and asked in a gentle tone,
"Little sister, what are we looking for?"

"Grandpa said, look for things that are intact and not burnt."

Jia Qian removed a piece of charcoal that was still burning, and picked up a black-stained stainless steel spoon from the ground.

She glanced at the spoon, and after a brief tangle, she took the spoon and walked to the corner of the room, where it was placed among a pile of soot-blackened metal pieces.

Ishia looked at the pile of metal parts, including bent metal brackets, blackened knives, forks and spoons, and some unburnt metal toys.

What can be preserved in the fire are basically metal parts, or some items that were lucky enough to be squeezed in some oxygen-free corners and escaped the flames.

These are very common household items, and there is nothing particularly precious.

But what surprised Isia was that Jiaxi's speed was very fast, reaching a level far beyond what a child of this age should have, and even surpassing some adults.

At the same time, she also saw clearly the firm muscles under Jia Qian's white and tender skin.

"Little sister, you are so fast."

she asked curiously.

"I have been exercising with my grandfather since I was a child!"

Jia Qian nodded her head excitedly, then she waved her small arms, "No one in school can beat me."

"awesome,"

Isia smiled and gave Jia Qian a thumbs-up, and then helped Jia Qian to rummage on the ground, "Actually, I just wanted to ask, aren't you afraid when you see the monster just now?"

"not afraid,"

Jia Qian shook her head while searching for various wreckage on the ground, "Grandpa is here, but it's a bit disgusting."

"It's amazing,"

Ishia sighed, "The first time I saw this monster, I was so scared to death."

"Everyone is different,"

Jia Qian dug out a metal frog toy from the ruins, "There are many children in the school who are not afraid of bugs, and there are also many children who are afraid of bugs."

Hearing this sentence, Isia paused for a moment,
She realized that in Jia Qian's worldview, the monster just now was actually no different from the bug that suddenly appeared on the roadside, only bigger, more ferocious, and more disgusting.

Fear often comes from powerlessness, and Jiaqian's first impression of bugs was that they were easily torn apart by 'grandpa'.

For this little girl, there is actually no difference between a big bug and a small bug.

Of course, maybe this is also related to talent, some people are naturally less afraid of monsters than others.

Ishia chatted with Jiaxi without saying a word.

The sunlight outside the window rises little by little, and dims a little bit,
The sun has moved away from this direction, and the clock is heading towards one noon.

The three basically searched the entire house.

This is a small apartment with two bedrooms and one living room. It is not big, but it is a little troublesome to dig through the finely burnt residue.

In the end, all the people found were small metal objects and old electronic products that were completely destroyed, nothing particularly important.

In the process, Isia was once again surprised to find that the petite Jia Qian didn't seem to feel tired during the whole search process. Feeling tired.

I don't even know if it's an illusion, but Isia felt that Jia Qian was moving faster than when she first saw Jia Qian.

And the old man who looks very old seems to move a little faster. Although the old man didn't show the agility when he just shredded the monster, he seems to be faster than when he first rummaged through the ruins up.

Isia felt that this might not be an illusion, but if it wasn't an illusion, the strength of these two people not only did not decrease after working for a while, but increased instead, which was somewhat outrageous.

At the moment, the three of them are in the final cleaning place, which is the master bedroom of this house.

While Isiah was thinking wildly, He Ao found a photo embedded in a metal frame from the foot of the burnt double bed, leaving only the metal frame.

The metal frame, which was originally covered with pure white paint, has been completely blackened, and the transparent glass has also been stained brown.

But fortunately, I don't know if it's because the photo frame is all metal, or because the photo frame fell in the corner.

The photo in the photo frame was fortunately preserved, only the four sides were slightly carbonized, but the portraits in the photo were still intact.

In this photo frame, an elegant and simple-looking young man wearing square glasses is holding the hand of his wife who is wearing a white wedding dress beside him. He is looking at the camera, while his wife is looking at him with his arms around him. All with happy smiles.

This is my son's wedding photo.

This photo was not so beautiful, because the photography studio I went to was not a high-end studio.

But the photographer captured the happiest moment of the two people very well and left this image.

My son has always liked this photo, so he bought an expensive alloy photo frame to frame it and put it on the bedside.

He Ao put away the photo frame and glanced at the empty room again.

Then he got up slowly and picked up the suitcase leaning against the door.

"Mister, are you done?"

Isia, who was standing near the door, raised her head and looked at him.

"Um,"

He Ao nodded slightly, he looked at Isia, "Can I choose the restaurant?"

"Of course!"

Ishia nodded quickly.

When they were about to leave, the three did some aftermath work.

He Ao took Jiaqian and piled up the things picked up from the ruins in the corner, only taking away the photo frame.

But Ishia made a phone call after seeking He Ao's consent, and contacted her 'colleague' to deal with the monster's corpse in the living room.

— half an hour later —

Jumeiduo fast food chain

Isia looked at the old windows in front of her, the oil-stained desktop, and the dull floor.

"A little surprised?"

Ho looked at her and smiled.

"Well," Isia didn't hide her emotions, "I thought that a strong man like you, old man, would choose a high-end restaurant or a high-end hotel restaurant."

"This store has been open for many years,"

He Ao looked up at the decoration of the store. Although it was close to two o'clock in the afternoon, there were still quite a few customers in the store. Most of the customers ordered the fried chicken and hamburger set that could serve a large plate.

He looked back and continued, "My mother worked in this store when I was young. At that time, it was still a new store and did not belong to this fast food chain company. Of course, it still sold food at that time. It's this fried chicken burger."

"Three, you can choose what you want,"

At this time, a waiter came over with an electronic menu, placed it in front of the three of them, and then left.

"Mister, little sister, what do you want?"

Ishia looked up at He Ao and Jia Qian who were sitting opposite.

"I want a big chicken drumstick, a hamburger, and an ice cream cone."

Cathy immediately raised her hand.

"it is good."

Ishia chose what Jia Qian wanted to eat, and then handed the menu to He Ao, "Old man, what do you want to eat?"

"A basic fried chicken set will do."

He Ao took the menu, made a choice, and handed the menu back to Isia.

"Then I'll also have a basic hamburger set and a cup of coffee."

Isia also quickly made a choice, and then paid.

This kind of fast food chain is unmanned most of the time. After the payment is completed, the order will be sent to the backstage of the restaurant. When the meal is ready, a message will be sent to the electronic menu to remind customers to pick up the meal at the counter.

It will take a while to wait for the meal, and while waiting for the meal, Ishia's eyes fell on the menu price in front of her, "I just discovered that the huge burger here actually costs 6 federal currency."

The giant burger is the signature dish of Jumeiduo, a fast food chain brand. It is famous for its cheap price and large quantity.

However, due to the different prices and taxes in different places, the price of the huge burger will also fluctuate, and the price is probably between 4 and 7 federal currency.

In a sense, the price of a huge burger also reflects the local price level.

7 federal currency is only the price of very few scenic spots or remote areas. In ordinary restaurants in ordinary cities, 6 federal currency is already the highest price.

"Just came here?"

He Ao looked at Isia and asked with a smile.

"Well, I just transferred from Twilight,"

Ishia nodded, and then said with some emotion, "The price of the huge hamburger in Twilight City is only 4.8 federal currency. I thought that San Jon City, as a granary city, would be cheaper for this kind of food. "

"It will be cheaper,"

He Ao said slowly, "It was almost three or forty years ago. At that time, there were many grain companies in this city. Because there was no transportation cost for local sales, the prices of grain sold by these grain companies to local distributors were often higher. It was lower. At that time, the prices of synthetic flour and synthetic meat in San Jon City were very cheap.

"Like this kind of huge burger, the price at that time was about 4 federal currency, of course,"

He Ao smiled, "It wasn't the cheapest at that time. When it was nearly 20 years ago, all kinds of food prices were even cheaper. That may be the cheapest time in San Jon's history. , At that time, the price of such a huge burger could even be as low as 3.5 or even 3.3 federal dollars."

"so cheap?"

Isia was taken aback, "The price is already lower than the cost, right? How could it be so cheap?"

"At that time, the Kaijiete Group had just emerged and was expanding its sphere of influence on a large scale. They used many methods to try to quickly occupy the market in San Jon City, and low-price dumping was one of them. At that time, almost all grain companies in San Jon City Enterprises were all involved in that brutal war,"

He Ao turned his head, looked at the towering factory buildings outside the window, and the dim and hazy streets under the shadow of the buildings, "At that time, there were not so many tall buildings in this city."

The Tewei Group, which Xito worked for at the beginning, was one of the important participants in the entire food war.

"What then?"

Isia was a little fascinated, and she continued to ask.

This well-dressed old gentleman seems to know a lot of stories about this city. At this moment, she has a feeling of asking the history witnesses themselves.

"Later,"

He Ao withdrew his gaze and looked back at Isia, "Later, Kaijiete Group killed all the grain companies, bought their factories, and became the largest and only grain industry group in San Jon City."

He lowered his head and glanced at the menu on the table, "Then the huge burger will cost 6 federal currency."

So far, San Jon, a granary city where more than one-third of the city's population participates in food production, is still one of the cities with the highest food prices in the entire federation.

Isia was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the topic to return to her original question in such a form.

Her eyes glanced outside the old window.

Thin figures in a hurry walked on the dark street covered with shadows, their skins were all a little sickly white.

Towering factory buildings shaded everything, casting shadows on every road.

It is the hottest afternoon in the sun, but the people who live at the bottom of the city are not even qualified to enjoy the sun.

Jingle Bell--

Just then, an alarm sounded from the electronic menu.

Isia woke up from her thoughts, and she slowly got up from the menu, "The meal seems to be ready, I'll go get it."

"Let's go together."

Howo got up with her.

Jia Qian also got up and followed behind them.

They were sitting not far from the counter, and they quickly went to the counter to pick up their meals.

Jia Qian put her meal on the table and excitedly picked up the ice cream.

And Ho Ao asked Isia while opening the fried chicken box, "Let's talk about what I should know, such as the monster that attacked me just now,"

The movement of his hands stopped for a moment, and the steaming fried chicken was completely presented in front of him.
"Like the organization behind you?"

(End of this chapter)