Chapter 83 Chapter 81 Old Habits

After a while, Buck groaned and woke up. He found that he was still lying on the floor with a rag under his head, and Zhuang Xuteng was sitting on a chair nearby, holding a water glass in his hand and looking out the window.

"My head hurts so much and I'm still feeling dizzy..." Buck squeezed his eyes and slowly turned his head to look around. There were only two of them in the store, and the guy who punched him before was nowhere to be found.

"Don't get up in a hurry. It would be better to sit on the counter for a while." Zhuang Xuteng drank some water and said, "I heard the sound of a motorcycle. It should be Kelly coming back. If you have any questions, let her talk to her."

Kelly parked the car outside the door and walked in. "No problem, the parts are all here... Buck, why are you sitting on the ground!"

"I was punched just now. Sister, it's not Nike, but a new person." Buck stood up with Kelly's help, and was helped to a chair by her. "That was a very strong old man, wearing a suit. I thought he was a guest, but I didn't expect him to be a gang collecting protection money."

"He may not be a gang member," Zhuang Xuteng said based on the knowledge he learned at PCPD: "He did not show gang tattoos or other iconic things. If he was a gang member, this behavior would be considered to be betraying the gang. Go ahead and treat him like a traitor."

"Is he a PCPD guy?"

"He doesn't look like the PCPD, and mercenaries don't charge protection fees, so I can't figure out where that guy came from." Zhuang Xuteng said: "He is gone temporarily, but he may come back. I don't know him. Is there someone behind you, so you have to be vigilant.”

"Can't you kill him?" Buck covered his head, feeling quite complaining.

"I'm not completely sure, and I'm worried about the consequences." Zhuang Xuteng didn't want to continue arguing with Buck, so he asked Kelly, "Don't you guys have gangs here?"

"We've had enough of the days when there were gangs. Now we take care of ourselves." Kelly shook her head slightly, confused: "Why didn't anyone in the town give a warning? That person..."

"He said his name was Doyle, and he must be at least fifty... I saw that he was very old, and I thought it was unlikely that he acted alone, so I didn't act rashly."

"You did the right thing." Kelly nodded, then glared at her brother: "Why are you not alert at all? If it weren't for Nike, our store would have been set on fire and you would have been unconscious. wonder if it is or not?"

"None of my business! He was very polite when he came in, and he didn't have the vicious look of a gang. At most, I thought he was a door-to-door salesman, a bit stupid, and chose our garbage dump. I..."

"This is not a garbage dump!" Kelly stamped her foot and shouted.

"You two don't need to argue. It's better to find some weapons to defend yourself. It's a pity that your location is relatively remote and there are no neighbors nearby. Otherwise, you can keep an eye on each other." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "I can stay here for a few days... …”

"Thank you, but I really won't bother you." Kelly said: "I don't mean to belittle you, but we don't welcome outsiders here, especially we don't accept protection from outsiders, whether they are gangs, mercenaries or PCPD. I will Report this to the elders and ask everyone to be careful about outsiders. This is a very sensitive time, so you’d better not stay here.”

Zhuang Xuteng nodded, he already understood. After the gangs in Hongxiu City were wiped out, the people here seized a rare opportunity to turn the town into a state of autonomy. They reject all external protection and only believe in their hometown and neighborly relations, and they are also on guard against someone playing a trick: one party creates conflict and anxiety, and the other party takes the opportunity to pretend to be a good guy, gain trust, and thereby control the town.

If he stayed to provide protection, people would have reason to suspect that Zhuang Xuteng was the "hypocritical red face". Zhuang Xuteng was not afraid of danger, but he just didn't want to share the pressure with Doyle.

"That man's fist is fast and heavy. He may have used a shadow slave implant. Be careful." Zhuang Xuteng said: "Carry a weapon with you and keep your ears open at all times. I think there should be a hotel or room in the town. Rent it? I’ll stay there for five days while I wait for my car to be built.”

Kelly nodded and said, "Thank you for understanding this matter. At the Sunset Hotel in this town, tell the boss that you are an important customer of Hong Xiaoguo, and he will take good care of you."

"Is it the actual good care, not the other meaning of good care?"

"He will cook you some delicious food and let you sleep on a comfortable bed. That's how he takes care of you." Kelly smiled and said: "Also, don't forget the armored tires. If you install the tires early, I won't have to worry too much." It’s hard to move the car.”

Zhuang Xuteng nodded, asked Buck to put ice on his head, and then went to the town to find a place to stay. He used the phone at the front desk to contact Lucy and tell him his location so that if there was any entrustment, he could be found quickly. Then he called Ge Gongdao's phone and asked him about the tires.

"So, you didn't spend the night at your little girlfriend's place? That's not good, brother! Did you ask her if she had a boyfriend?" Ge Gongdao knew that Zhuang Xuteng paid for the call, so he happily chatted about gossip , and did not stop until Zhuang Xuteng begged for mercy. "I've come back, and the wheels are here with me. You want four? Then you have to pay me for one wheel, because we have a 50-50 split, right?"

Zhuang Xuteng thought there was no problem at all, and he was actually lucky. There is a big difference between two tires and six tires. After all, some models of cars have six wheels, but no bicycle needs this level of armored tires. "How about keeping the wheel first and using it as a spare wheel?"

"If that kind of wheel breaks, the damage is not ordinary. You should first think of changing the car, or changing our body. If you want tires, don't come over. I'll send them to you, and then return the car. Your girlfriend..."

"Her name is Kelly."

"Your girlfriend Kelly is really good at repairing cars. If I didn't know the real condition of the car, I would not want to return it to the rental company. You are at the Sunset Hotel in town. I'll leave now and see you later. "

"Wait a minute, be low-key when you come, I met a strange guy here..."

Zhuang Xuteng told his experience, but he didn't expect that Ge Gongdao shouted on the other end of the phone: "You said that man's name is Doyle? Is that really his name? He's a very strong old man with a round scar under his eye? Roar, this is amazing, I'll go find you right away, so good, so good!"

"Do you know him? What does he do? Hello? ! Why did you hang up the phone? You're using a radio, pick it up..." Zhuang Xuteng dialed again, but there was only a beep on the other end. He sighed, put down the phone, and began to settle the call fee with the hotel owner.

"Hey, you live here too?"

Zhuang Xuteng turned his head and saw Doyle. He was standing in the corridor of the hotel, holding a small plate in his hand, with sliced ​​tomatoes sprinkled with white sugar on the plate, and he was eating with a toothpick. Judging from the open door next to him, he should have just come out of the room. But when did the door open, why was there no sound at all?

"You haven't left yet?" Zhuang Xuteng shook his head and said, "You are quite brave. You live in the town directly. People here don't like outsiders, including gangs, mercenaries and PCPD. Aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble for you?"

"The town is my home and my career." Doyle came over, held out the plate and said, "Come and try it. The local specialty tomatoes taste great."

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and picked up a piece of tomato with his fingers. Before he ate it, he felt that the icing on the tomato looked a little weird. Its crystal form was different from the natural sugar or synthetic sugar he was familiar with. "What is sprinkled on it?"

"Crystallized honey sugar, delicious, makes people feel very happy. I remember when I was a child, I practiced boxing with my uncle. I knocked him to the ground with an uppercut, and everyone around laughed happily. Haha, haha..."

"Are you a little bit wrong?"

Doyle was a little bit wrong. He covered his chest with his right hand and laughed happily. He smiled as he recalled the past, pointed at the lamp, smiled at the tomatoes, and was still smiling when he sat down against the wall. Zhuang Xuteng was a little nervous, so he quickly put down the slice of tomato in his hand and looked at the innkeeper with a puzzled look.

"Hongxiu City will take care of its guests and its enemies. If I were you, I would not eat the food in my hand." The innkeeper handed over the ashtray, and Zhuang Xuteng quickly threw away the tomato in his hand.

"You poisoned it?"

"I guess so. A small amount of that thing will make people very happy, but if you eat too much, you will be too happy. He won't die, but he will definitely feel uncomfortable. We will take good care of him, don't worry."

"Don't give me this kind of food. I come here to spend money to buy things, not to make trouble."

After Zhuang Xuteng finished speaking, he was about to return to the room when he saw Doyle wipe his mouth and slowly stand up from the ground. He stretched his body, tidied his clothes a little, and completely recovered his previous state. "Huh... What a strong smell, but it's really good stuff. I came to the right place. In fact, I'm not here to cause trouble. I really want the business here to continue to develop. And now, I have more confidence." "How are you okay?" The hotel owner was shocked and reached under the counter with both hands. "Don't take out the gun, it will make the situation very ugly." Doyle opened his hands, looking fearless, and smiled and said: "As for why I'm okay? Because I grew up eating this thing here, I've been used to it." PS: Double update at 12:00 and 18:00 every day, and extra update from time to time to give back to all book friends. Everyone collect and recommend, thank you!