Chapter 176 Subway
"Chen Ke!"
Chen Ke passed by a street restaurant and felt someone calling him.
The voice was that of a woman. It sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. He looked around, trying to find the other person in the crowd.
"This way, this way!" a female voice came from his left side.
Chen Ke looked to the left and found Diana, who was hanging by one arm, sitting at a small round table. There were three empty cups on it, which might have contained ice cream.
Hey! I actually met a young lady I knew from the sword hall here! Chen Ke scratched his head, why did this girl have a broken left arm? Could it be that she was beaten in the sword hall?
Diana waved to Chen Ke, and when the other person saw her, she left her seat and walked towards him.
"Diana? What a coincidence, you..." Chen Ke raised his head slightly and asked.
"It's just... a work-related injury," Diana said nonchalantly. It seemed that an injury of this degree was nothing to her.
"Work injury? It seems that your job is quite dangerous. You were fine when I met you at the bank yesterday." Chen Ke smiled.
"My job is both dangerous and exciting. Of course, it would be nice if it was just exciting. I accidentally injured my arm last night. It seems I won't be able to go to the sword gym for a while." Diana shrugged, forgetting about her shoulders again.
It had been dislocated, and I was wincing in pain.
Chen Ke smiled in agreement and did not ask about the other party's work. After all, the other party did not ask too much about his own affairs.
In the Western world, it is impolite to ask someone about their job, family and income. People who ask "How much is your salary?" when meeting someone look particularly rubbish.
"What have you been busy with these days?" Diana put her good right arm on her waist, frowning and smiling.
Chen Ke burst out laughing. These girls really love acting, they look like those cool supporting female characters in American dramas.
"I'm not busy with anything. I helped my friend move some things, and then I took the time to discuss a business deal. That's all. I happened to have some free time today, so I went to visit the clothing store here." Chen Ke said.
"It sounds like you are a business person. Look at you, like one of my colleagues, you always wear a neat suit." Diana smiled.
"That's right. I feel like you are into sports, an athlete? Or a fitness coach?" Chen Ke guessed, holding his chin.
"I just thought you were complimenting me on my good figure. By the way, after we met at the bank yesterday, there was a robbery there. You weren't there at the time, were you?" Diana asked.
"I...of course I'm not here. If you go forward, I will go out on the back. I just finished my work." Chen Ke blinked.
"You are so lucky. If you had been later, you would have been held hostage there, along with your little girlfriend," Diana said.
"Ah... that woman... yes, we are very lucky. You injured your arm last night and you went out shopping today?" Chen Ke asked in surprise.
"I just met a friend... I originally wanted to ask her to accompany me to the supermarket to buy some things, but she left beforehand. You see, my arms are not very convenient..." Diana smiled faintly and looked.
To Chen Ke.
Chen Ke took a deep breath and understood what Diana meant. He really shouldn't have said that he was a little idle just now.
"It's not about buying clothes..." Chen Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Of course not, I want to buy some caviar and eggs, and maybe some other things... Those things are not too heavy, but they are still a little inconvenient for me with only one arm..." Diana said.
She patted Chen Ke's shoulder with her right hand and showed a "you understand" expression.
Chen Ke took out his mobile phone and looked at the time. It was 12:30 noon, and there were still more than 9 hours and 40 minutes left in the life countdown.
"I swear, soon, I'm not the kind of girl who can't move around the clothing section." Diana promised as if she could see Chen Ke's concerns.
"Okay Diana, I hope the shopping mall you want to buy is not far from here." Chen Ke said.
Diana smiled with satisfaction, walked in front of Chen Ke, and the two of them walked into the nearby Walmart one after the other.
Chen Ke was responsible for pushing the shopping cart, while Diana was picking up the things she needed on the various shelves. Basically, they were some meat, vegetables and fruits, and of course the eggs and caviar mentioned before.
Soon, the shopping cart was filled with piles of food, and it felt a little heavy when pushed. Chen Ke tried the weight and estimated that the items in the cart added up to more than 30 kilograms. The main weight came from a large number of eggs.
While waiting in line to check out in the lobby on the first floor, Chen Ke saw the firearms counter from a distance. His ppq45 was melted by the Silent Witch, and the only thing that could be used was the Glock stored in his residence.
For him who does not have a gun license, it is not practical to buy a gun at Wal-Mart. For weapons, he still has to trouble Pihom.
"A total of 278 coupons," the cashier said.
Diana took out her credit card and swiped it.
At the other end, Chen Ke put the food into three large paper bags provided by the mall. In the United Federation, due to environmental protection considerations, supermarkets only provide free paper bags.
And unless it's Black Friday, there's usually not too much traffic in the mall, so I didn't have to wait long in line just now.
The two walked out of Walmart. Diana was holding a large paper bag in her right hand, while Chen Ke was holding two. They stood on the street waiting for the bus.
The whole shopping process took less than 20 minutes. Diana didn't break her promise, she really wasn't interested in those clothing counters.
"I'll take you to a taxi." Chen Ke said, extending his hand and giving a thumbs up.
"Taxi? Let's take the subway, if you want to be stuck in a taxi and watch the price list keep jumping up." Diana smiled.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ke slowly lowered his outstretched hand. It just so happened that he originally wanted to take the subway to the outskirts of the city. It would be much more convenient if Diana stopped by.
"So, which line do you take?" Chen Ke asked.
"Line 7, where I live is not very far from here. It's only 3 stops away. It's faster than taking a taxi. Sometimes I don't even drive for the sake of convenience." Diana answered.
"What a coincidence, I also want to take Line 7, um... let's go to the subway station." Chen Ke smiled and motioned for Diana to go first.
After all, he had never been to Opportunity City's subway station, and the entrances and exits were very unfamiliar. He didn't know how to buy tickets for foreign subways, so it would be better to let Diana take the lead and give a demonstration to avoid embarrassing situations.
Without thinking too much, Diana led Chen Ke across the street and followed the crowd toward the subway entrance.
Chen Ke didn't know much about Opportunity City. In about two weeks, the only places he visited were the Xijin Building, a six-shooter revolver shop, a suburban motel, a bunch of abandoned factories and the two busiest streets on Lafite Road.
kilometers of streets.
Even if it was just two weeks, Chen Ke didn't feel that Opportunity City was a suitable place to live. It was depressed, dilapidated, hopeless, and even a bit rotten. It was a city with little vitality.
Even though the bustling two-kilometer long street of Lafite Road gave him the feeling of the advanced Western world, Chen Ke didn't think it was a good place.
In his field of vision, the life countdown marked all the black box spaces within his sight range, and the twinkling light beams that shot up into the sky were like a silent reminder.
Chapter completed!