Back to when the Great Demon King was a child

Giorgio lived in the Imperial Capital in his previous life, but he often traveled to City C on business, so he is very familiar with the road conditions in City C.

However, compared with the city C seven or eight years later, the current city C appears to be a lot of failure, and the towering buildings in Giorgano's impression have not been built.

Even playgrounds that haven't been remodeled are much older.

But these problems did not affect Qiao Jianuo's good mood. Without the trouble of being face-to-face with Jin Chu at home, he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort, as if the depressed emotions that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time were finally swept away.

The three of them spent four days in City C, and bought the train tickets back to Yingshi on the afternoon of the fifth day when they came.

It was the first time for Wu Yi and Lian Jinhua to come to City C. No matter what they saw, they found it strange, so they bought a bunch of gadgets at the scenic spot, planning to take them back and give them away.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao Jianuo saw that the time was almost up, so he and Wu Yilian Jinhua set off from KFC near the hotel, planning to take a half-hour bus to the train station.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to get on the bus, Giorgio suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd.

Wei Jie?

He should be right, that person is Wei Jie!

Giorgio was stunned for a moment, then a certain guess appeared in his mind, he turned around and got off the bus.

Wu Yi and Lian Jinhua, who were following behind, were dumbfounded when Qiao Jianuo saw this, and reflexively wanted to follow Qiao Jianuo to get off the car, but Qiao Jianuo stretched out his hand to stop them.

"You go to the train station and wait, I'll go later." Giorjano said quickly, "If I haven't gone when the time comes, you can go first and leave me alone."

Lian Jinhua asked, "Where are you going?"

Giorgio said, "I saw an acquaintance."

Wu Yi quickly looked around: "Where is it?!"

It's a pity that Giorgio didn't answer his words, because Giorgio ran away quickly after finishing speaking.

Lian Jinhua and Wu Yi looked at each other for two seconds, hesitating whether to chase after them, but finally they were urged by the bus driver a few times, so they had to get on the bus in despair.

Qiao Jianuo has good eyesight, so he easily found Wei Jie in the crowd.

Maybe it's because you don't have to worry too much in a strange city. Wei Jie didn't deliberately hide his intentions. Instead, he walked quite casually. Even Qiao Jianuo followed him for two streets without noticing.

About half an hour later, Wei Jie walked into a dilapidated alley that was not very bright. The alley was only two meters wide and there were almost no pedestrians passing by.

Qiao Jianuo was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, so he didn't dare to continue to follow, and could only watch Wei Jie continue to walk in with a big swagger.

After a while, Wei Jie's figure disappeared around the corner of the alley.

Giorgano found a relatively secluded place, hid himself, and waited wholeheartedly.

Time passed minute by minute.

It wasn't until 03:30 in the afternoon that Qiao Jianuo, who was about to fall asleep, saw Wei Jie coming out of the alley again.

But now Wei Jie is much more vigilant than before, first he looked around, after making sure there was no suspicious person, he flagged down a taxi and quickly got into the car.

Seeing Wei Jie close the car door, Qiao Jianuo was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously wanted to stop the car and chase after him.

But in the next second, he found out in despair——

He is out of money!

Since this trip did not go too far, and city C is a city that Giorgio is familiar with, he was worried that he would be targeted by thieves if he brought too much cash with him, so he only had 500 yuan on him.

Originally, he had more than 200 yuan left in his pocket at noon today, but Wu Yi fell in love with a new toy released by KFC, and wanted to buy it back and give it to his sister.

Wu Yi was embarrassed to ask Lian Jinhua to borrow money, so he quietly found Qiao Jianuo.

Qiao Jianuo thought that he would not spend money before going home, so he lent 150 yuan to Wu Yi.

Therefore, the sum of his money now is only 53.5 yuan.

In desperation, Qiao Jianuo had to give up the idea of ​​continuing to follow Wei Jie.

The train starts at four ten in the afternoon.

Giorgano stopped the car and went straight to the train station.

The journey was smooth, and it happened to be four o'clock when Giorgano arrived at the train station.

He gave 50 yuan to the taxi driver, and without waiting for the driver to give him the remaining [-] yuan, he opened the door and ran out. There was a distance between his place and the entrance, and he had to take his ID card to go to the taxi driver. Pick up tickets at the counter.

After a period of chaos, Giorjano finally ran to the pit gate.

At this time, he was exhausted and out of breath. Fortunately, there were only a few people queuing up to check tickets at the entrance.

Giorgio cheekily asked a young lady to switch places with him, panting heavily, and handed the train ticket to the conductor.

The ticket inspector took a look and frowned.

"The time has passed." The conductor returned the train ticket to Giorgano, "buy the ticket again."

Giorgio also glanced at the train ticket: "Isn't there still 4 minutes?"

The ticket inspector explained while checking other people's tickets: "All train stations will close 5 minutes in advance, come earlier next time, don't miss the time again."

Qiao Jianuo was stunned for a moment, before asking: "Is the ticket change also in front of the counter?"

"Change?" The ticket inspector was puzzled, "What change?"

Giorgano said: "It is to change my ticket to a ticket for the next bus for free."

The ticket inspector shook his head and said, "We can't change the ticket here. If you want to get on the next train, you can go to the counter and buy a new ticket."

Giorgio: "..."

He suddenly remembered that the rebooking system seemed to have only been implemented in 08, and now there is no such thing as rebooking at all.

But he didn't have the money to buy a new ticket!

Qiao Jianuo regretted taking a taxi, his guts were green with regret, if he had come by bus, he would still have the money to buy a new ticket.

However, no matter what he said up to now, it was useless. After staying at the train station for an hour, Giorgio could only leave.

The only good thing is that when he left home, Chen Yue told him to bring the old mobile phone he used before, and now he can still call Chen Yue for help.

The beep sounded, and Chen Yue quickly connected the phone.

I don't know where Chen Yue is, the background sound on her side sounds a bit noisy.

Qiao Jianuo briefly explained his situation, and asked Chen Yue to pick him up in City C tomorrow morning.

Chen Yue became anxious when she heard this, and immediately made a decision: "I'll go pick you up now."

"Don't come," Giorgano said, "there is no train."

Just now he deliberately went to the big screen to take a few glances. No matter whether he was returning from City C to Yingshi or coming to City C from Yingshi, there were no more shifts, so he could only wait for tomorrow.

Chen Yue asked anxiously, "Then what are you going to do tonight?"

Qiao Jianuo comforted her: "I still have dozens of dollars on me, I will find a hotel for the night later, don't worry, I will be active near the train station, there will be no problems."

"Then you must be careful, don't follow strangers casually, and don't eat food given by strangers." Chen Yuexu gave a bunch of instructions, and then complained, "You too, and so do Xiao Chu, one by one I don't want to stay at home, I just want to worry about your father and me."

Hearing Jin Chu's name suddenly, Qiao Jianuo was stunned for two seconds, and then asked with a smile, "What's wrong with Jin Chu?"

Chen Yue said: "I don't know where he went today, and he hasn't come back yet."

Giorgio said, "Call him."

Chen Yue said angrily: "He doesn't have a mobile phone, how can I call him?"

"Eh?" Giorgio was a little confused, "Didn't you buy him a mobile phone?"

Chen Yue asked back: "When did we buy him a mobile phone?"

"..."

Giorgio reacted instantly.

During the summer vacation, he accidentally ran into Jin Chu and Wei Jie on the phone, thinking that Chen Yue and Qiao Dong bought Jin Chu a mobile phone when he went to the summer camp, but Chen Yue didn't know about it.

That is to say...

Did Jin Chu buy that phone himself?

Qiao Jianuo remembered that this mobile phone was the main model of Nokia this year, and the price was not cheap. Even if Jin Chu had accumulated a lot of pocket money and lucky money over the years, it might not be enough to buy the mobile phone that cost more than 4000 yuan.

What's more, Jin Chu's expenses have never been smaller than his, and the gifts he bought for his family during the holidays alone are not a small amount.

The more Qiao Jianuo thought about it, the more strange he felt, and the more certain that Jin Chu and Wei Jie were doing something behind his back.

After nightfall, the bustling train station still didn't quiet down, instead it tended to be more lively than during the day. Many monsters and monsters came out, selling unnamed things.

Just after Giorjano blew the cold wind for 5 minutes, four or five men with mischievous eyebrows asked him if he wanted to buy something.

Giorgano secretly compared the difference in body size between himself and the opponent, and left the train station resolutely.

At eight o'clock in the evening, when the lights come on, the whole city is shrouded in twilight.

The night view of City C is very beautiful, with feasting lights and colorful lights.

Giorgano walked aimlessly for a long way, until he came to a seemingly remote place, where he slowly stopped.

The lights here are not as bright as in the downtown area. Looking around, there are dilapidated low buildings all around, with dusty signboards hanging in front of the windows of the buildings. This scene is incompatible with the bustling City C.

Giorgano looked around as he walked, and found a small black hotel in a short while.

He raised his foot and walked in, only to see a bald middle-aged man leaning on the recliner drowsy.

"Boss." Giorgio went to the counter, bent his fingers and tapped twice on the counter, "I forgot to bring my ID card when I came out today, can I check in?"

The boss was woken up by the sudden sound, sat up suddenly, and looked at Qiao Jianuo. After looking around, he took out the notebook and pen from the drawer and threw them in front of Qiao Jianuo: "Name and ID number, please register. .”

Qiao Jianuo played dumb: "I don't remember."

The boss was suspicious: "Who doesn't remember their ID number? Are you underage? You ran away from home?"

"I'm an adult, and I haven't run away from home." Giorjano said confidently without any guilt, "Boss, don't worry, I'll only stay for one night, and I'll leave tomorrow morning."

After some hesitation, the boss compromised: "Forget it, just register your name. I don't have many vacant rooms here. There are only one 108 and one 88 left. Which one do you want to live in?"

Hearing this, Giorgio stopped writing his name, raised his head, smiled flatteringly and said, "Boss, I have something to discuss with you."

The owner has been running the hotel for many years and has met all kinds of people. When he saw Giorgano's expression and heard Giorgano's tone, he made an instant guess. He immediately pulled his face, and even his tone became sharp: "No money, right?"

Qiao Jianuo hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't have money, it's that I don't have enough money with me. My dad will pick me up tomorrow morning, and he will give you the accommodation fee at that time. Can you accommodate me first?"

"Who knows if you'll pat your ass and leave tomorrow? I've seen a lot of your tricks." The boss took back the notebook and pen, and waved at Qiao Jianuo impatiently, "You still said you didn't leave You ran away from home, let's go, go back and admit your mistake to your parents and apologize, there is no need for your father to pick you up tomorrow morning, and let you go home tonight."

Qiao Jianuo also wanted to explain: "Boss, I really didn't run away from home, I'm from the screen market, and I'm here for a trip..."

The boss didn't believe his words, and didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, so he lay back on the chair, closed his eyes and continued to rest.