blazing fire

The ID card was issued by Cheng Zhuo last year, and he didn't take it seriously, because having a ID card doesn't mean it's useful.

After getting out of the old elevator that faintly smelled of urine, he realized that he seemed to be only 17 years old, and the Internet cafe might not let him in yet.

... come all come.

Try your luck.

He was apprehensive in his heart, carrying his three big bags of daily necessities with a paralyzed face, staggered to the counter, took out an ID card from his pocket with difficulty and pushed it over: "Turn on the phone."

The young girl behind the counter picked it up and glanced at it, then swept over her scrutinizing eyes, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Underage?"

"Ah." Cheng Zhuo's heart sank, waiting for her to say no.

But no. "Then you have to open a box," the girl said, pointing to the wall behind, "it's more expensive."

Only then did Cheng Zhuo see the oil-polluted price list of blow-molded boards on the wall. The lobby is 2 yuan per hour, and there are 4, 6, and 8 private rooms.

It's also expensive.

Cheng Zhuo smiled, took out two 20 yuan tickets and handed them over: "Let's order an 8 yuan one."

"There is a discount for recharging the membership card, do you want to get one?" The girl motioned him to look at the membership card advertisement next to the price list. At the top was a line of eye-catching words "charge 50 and get 20 free".

"Let's not do it." Cheng Zhuo didn't plan to come for the second time at all.

Internet cafes in the city are strictly censored, and minors are not allowed to turn on the Internet, but he has followed Huang Menghui and the others to find someone, so he has seen it.Not to mention the equipment, at least the sanitary conditions are much better than here.

If he couldn't find something to do, he would probably go back now.

Unbelievably dirty.

How can there be a normal person peeing in the corner of the elevator, is the evolution complete?

Monkeys defecate anywhere.

"Just an extra ten bucks."

"That's out of the question."

The girl was a little dissatisfied that he didn't sell it, so she curled her lips and reluctantly opened a temporary card for him.

"The card number is the last 6 digits of the ID card, and the password is 6 0. The non-smoking box with 8 yuan is the innermost one, and the one with the blue door is the one." The girl said.

"Thanks." Cheng Zhuo took his ID card, pushed aside the dirty plastic curtain behind and entered.

As soon as he left, two people turned out of the stairwell and walked to the counter.

The young girl frowned when she saw these two people: "Why are you here again...I warn you, the boss is here today."

"Our brothers know the rules, so we definitely don't cause trouble in the store." One of the short men laughed "hehe" twice, and suppressed his voice, "Where did that little brother go in just now?"

"you--"

Another tall man gave a "tsk" sound: "Why don't you want it? It's better than we go in and find people one by one? Tell me, we really don't cause trouble in the store, but if you don't say it, you won't be sure." .If you have the ability, you beat our brothers out."

A person who looks like a dog's skin plaster, unhappy and helpless.

The young girl stared angrily at the two of them for a long time, and finally said reluctantly, "It's 8 yuan."

"Yo," the tall man was satisfied, "it really is fat. Thanks, let's go in and have a look, we won't make trouble."

The two entered the hall one after the other. The girl stared at their backs for a while, but she was so angry that she got up and went to the back to find the boss.

……

The hall was full of smoke, and Cheng Zhuo frowned as soon as he entered.

He can smoke, and all the classmates who play with him smoke, but he is not addicted.Smoking is such a thing that I don’t feel like I’m in the crowd of smokers. When I’m not smoking, just smelling the smell of second-hand smoke can make people sick, especially now that it’s cold in early spring, and the windows in the hall may not be open for ventilation, which is higher than outside. The temperature is mixed with the smell of smoke that has accumulated for many rounds, and the environment is suffocating.

That's why he opened the wallet box for 8 yuan after seeing the words "non-smoking box".

The blue door was easy to find, and after pushing that door open, he finally felt that he could breathe.

There are a total of two seats in this box, no one else is there, there is a window, open, facing a dusty alley outside.There is also a ventilation fan with a rope in the corner of the box. The rope has been stained with vape oil for many years, and the whole length is yellow and black.

But the chairs are still clean, Cheng Zhuo put the shopping bag on one of the chairs, and sat on the other chair to turn on the phone.

The keyboard in the Internet cafe in the small town is the cheapest Shuangfeiyan film, the mouse cannot identify the brand, it is very dirty and old, Cheng Zhuo has no obsession with cleanliness, but he decided to wash his hands well when he gets back.

When entering the password of the boot account, he found that the keyboard was not very easy to use. He did not know what was inserted into the Enter key, and it was a bit stuck. It took several times to type it smoothly.

Then I don't know why.

Cheng Zhuo stared blankly at the desktop for a while, clicked on the game collection, looked over one by one, and saw a few games that were popular many years ago that he thought no one would play anymore, as well as new games that are currently in operation, but he didn’t think about it. Playing; after thinking for a long time, I clicked on the software collection and found the penguin.

The most "great" design of the computer version of WeChat is that it requires a mobile phone to log in. He still doesn't understand why people need to log in to WeChat on a computer if they have a mobile phone.

The only ones who can get on are penguins.

But he soon discovered that he couldn't even log in with the penguin, because the system judged it to be unsafe to log in from a different place and machine, and he needed to use his mobile phone to verify.

If he had a cell phone.

Why is he sitting here?

His mobile phone number was registered very early, and it was his fucking ID card number. He couldn't report the loss and reissue it. He couldn't log in to Penguin, and he lost even the last hope of contacting his classmates.

The dirty windows of the dirty Internet cafes, the dusty streets outside the windows, and the old computers in front of them.

He didn't know why he was sitting here, but he didn't know where he could go if he left here.

Actually.

In fact, he could use the money in his pocket to go to the train station to buy a return ticket, but that would be like giving in to the couple. The dignity of a young man is too high, and he doesn't want to.

But staying here, he really didn't know what to do.His life and Yang Huaizhen's life were completely parallel lines, and the moment they intersected even made him doubt his own worldview.

...In short, let's spend the afternoon according to the original idea.

He clicked on the game collection, flipped through it for a long time, and clicked on World of Warcraft, which he hadn't logged in for 1 years.

Many people eat and drink in Internet cafes, and this Internet cafe can also provide simple meals. After looking at the price list that even a fried rice cake costs 30 yuan, I think that Internet cafes are robbing those who are unwilling to move. Netizens money.

Money is a trivial matter, but he doesn't want to waste money on food that is likely to be unsatisfactory. Fortunately, he just bought a few boxes of muffins in the supermarket, and he took them out for lunch.

Just playing like this until the balance was exhausted, Cheng Zhuo watched the computer automatically return to the login window, and looked up at the sky outside.

It was past 4 o'clock, and the sunlight became soft like yesterday, Cheng Zhuo closed his eyes forcefully, stood up and stretched.

I don't know if the people here are really poor. This afternoon, no one sat in the seat next to him.

And this, if he read it correctly when he came in, should be the only box with a blue door in the entire Internet cafe.

The gaps that exist here and there clearly remind him where he is at this very moment.

It's time for him to go back.

Picking up three big shopping bags, Cheng Zhuo walked out of the box, and there was that suffocating smell of cigarettes again.

He frowned and walked out hurriedly with his head down, suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to find where his aunt's house was today.

...Forget it, I've already bought the basin, I'll wash my feet tonight and I'll put it down, I'll find a way to find it tomorrow.

He left the smoggy hall, glanced at the elevator, recalled the unpleasant smell in his nostrils, and decided to take the stairs down.

After all, this is only the second floor.

However, to his surprise, there was also a faint smell of urine in the stairwell.

Cheng Zhuo: "..."

So all the people here are monkeys? ? ?

What kind of broken place is this!

He is not in the mood to get familiar with the surrounding environment anymore. The game hall, billiard room or disco here, with the level of this Internet cafe as a reference, is absolutely impossible to satisfy him.

Cheng Zhuo stepped out of the stairwell and stood on the curb, his only thought was to go back.

He waited for the taxi to pass by.

at this time.

Suddenly, a strong force came from behind, and Cheng Zhuo felt hit from behind.He was unsteady and threw himself forward, almost having a "close contact" with the two cars whistling by, summoning the god of death.

He felt his waist being touched vigorously, and then someone yelled "Run", and the two ran out from beside him one after the other, bringing a gust of cold wind.

He stood still and touched his pocket.

Good guy, robbery.

The only way to survive is to pick a time when there is a car passing by. He almost went to the sky to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun just now.

WTF.

He was not so wronged when he was expelled from school, and he was not so wronged when he got 1382 yuan5. He was not so wronged when he entered an Internet cafe with a terrible environment. Wronged.

But now, he felt very wronged, followed by uncontrollable anger.

This feeling can only be compared to when Cheng Guangzong announced at the dinner table that he was going to bring back a son to his family.

The whole person is fucking blown up.

"No matter how miserable I am, how can I let you cubs ride on my head?!"

Cheng Zhuo threw three big bags of things on the ground, and ran wildly in the direction the two were fleeing, shouting, "Stop the fuck! Someone robbed—"