As night fell, the scorching heat of the day subsided a little.
But it brought a more unfriendly news.
That means there is a power outage.
Because of the circuit malfunction repair,
The power outage in the South Street area started at 12 o'clock in the evening and lasted until 5 o'clock in the morning, so as to minimize the impact on normal business activities.
But for those whose store and home are here, it still seems a little hard to accept.
Many merchants and shop owners walked onto the street, smoking, playing with their mobile phones, or chatting with people who were enjoying the cool air next to them. There was no air conditioning or fans in the house, and it was as stuffy as a steamer, making it impossible to stay there.
The same went for Qu Mingming and Qu Zhenzhen, brother and sister. Each of them sat on a small stool outside. They did not go to other places with electricity nearby to get a room for the night, because the electricity came back on at five o'clock and the Internet cafe still had to be open as usual.
Qu Zhenzhen added ice cubes to the water and handed it to her brother.
Qu Mingming pointed to the bookstore opposite with some curiosity.
"Aren't they hot?"
Yes,
The door of the library is closed.
Even the windows on the second floor were closed.
How is this possible to bear
… …
In fact, the people in the bookstore could really bear it and were still very comfortable.
After a power outage,
The old Taoist priest and Xu Qinglang consciously held their mats and knocked on Bai Yingying's door. They smiled at each other when they met at the door.
Bai Yingying opened the door and glared at both of them.
Just now she was playing the game PUBG and was about to enter the finals. She was wearing a set of level 3 armor, level 3 helmet and AWM, but suddenly the power went out.
Yingying was so depressed that she almost smashed the computer.
But when I think about it, this computer is a high-configuration one that my boss spent tens of thousands of dollars on.
I just can't bear to let it go.
Because she knows,
For people like the boss,
Spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy yourself a game console.
What a great grace and concession this is.
The old Taoist and Lao Xu acted as if they didn't see Bai Yingying in front of them. They spread their mats against the wall and lay down on them in a familiar manner.
Xu Qinglang stretched. The injury on his shoulder had not yet healed, but compared to the sultry weather, the dull pain from the injury was nothing.
The old Taoist was waving a palm-leaf fan and humming a little tune, looking so relaxed and carefree.
The little monkey lay on the Taoist's belly, stretched out his paws and counted the number of his protruding ribs.
Bai Yingying pouted a little dissatisfiedly, but didn't say anything. She continued to sit on the bed, reading her book "A Maid's Self-cultivation" in the moonlight.
After a while,
The bedroom door was opened again.
Deadpool, who had changed his body, walked in carrying a plastic basin with sliced watermelon in it.
The old Taoist immediately stood up, took the plastic basin from Deadpool with a smile, took out a piece and handed it to Xu Qinglang who was lying next to him, then took out a piece for himself and ate it happily.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!”
The little monkey was shouting below, as if he was very unhappy that the Taoist priest had forgotten about him.
The old Taoist laughed twice, took out a half-split watermelon from the basin, placed it in front of the little monkey, and handed it a spoon.
The little monkey took the spoon,
I dug and ate the small watermelon myself.
Very happy,
He also knows to spit out the watermelon seeds and put them on a piece of tissue paper so as not to dirty the floor.
Deadpool doesn't eat the watermelon, even though he was the one who cut it. He just finds a chair and sits down. Occasionally, when a mosquito or fly passes by, he opens his mouth, sticks out his tongue, and sucks the fly directly into his stomach.
Smash your lips,
He showed an expression of enjoyment.
The old Taoist was eating watermelon.
No more pain from mosquito bites,
There is no smoke from mosquito coils,
There is no noise from the air conditioner.
But because of Bai Yingying, the room was kept at a moderate temperature, and it felt cool in this hot summer.
call…
I am so impressed!
Compare this to the neighbors who are enjoying the cool outside.
There is a contrast,
There is a sense of superiority,
I feel more comfortable now.
I hope the electricity will continue to be cut off tomorrow night!
Xu Qinglang fell asleep first. The old Taoist covered his stomach with a blanket. Just as he was about to rest, he saw Bai Yingying on the bed suddenly get off the bed, stand at the window and look down.
"What's up?"
The old Taoist asked.
Bai Yingying pointed through the window to the west of the street,
road:
"It seems like a guest is coming."
The old Taoist cursed secretly. There were actually customers coming to the restaurant during a power outage. Wasn’t it possible for people to have a rest
"The boss isn't home, and the little girl isn't here either, so let's just pretend we didn't see anything."
indeed,
Both ghost messengers are not here,
Even if guests come, I can’t send them to hell.
Isn't this just a waste of time
Bai Yingying shook her head and said, "It's already downstairs."
"What happened down there..."
Before the Taoist priest finished speaking, he heard the sound of a door opening from downstairs.
Oh my god,
I locked the door before I came up!
The old Taoist immediately stood up, looked at Bai Yingying, and asked:
"Isn't that a ghost?"
Bai Yingying shook her head.
The ones who came were indeed not ghosts, but real people.
There were three people, all wearing hats, one holding pliers and another holding a flashlight. After successfully picking the lock and entering, the one who picked the lock continued to stay at the door, looking out and keeping watch.
The other two ran directly behind the bar and started searching.
These are three thieves.
Taking advantage of the power outage to steal things,
In fact, when the neighbors were enjoying the cool air outside, they had already noticed this place. At that time, they only remembered that the door of the bookstore was always locked and the windows were closed, so there should be no one inside.
There may have been people living here before, but at least they must have left when the power went out today.
The reason is simple. It’s so hot today, and people are still staying in the house. Isn’t that stupid
Unless they keep a zombie in their house to use as an air conditioner.
Therefore, in the second half of the night, when the neighbors all went back to rest and there were finally few people on the street, the three of them quickly took action.
The lookout shouted to his two companions over there, "Did you find the money?"
"No money, damn, why is this bookstore so poor!"
"I found it here! Here's some money, a whole wad of it!"
"Let me see."
The companion holding the flashlight shined it over there,
The two were stunned.
The one who was watching immediately urged, "Whatever you have, it's fine. Don't be picky. Just enough for us to take a bath and have a pat on the back."
"No, this..."
"What is this? Hey, there are so many of them. It's not a small amount. It's not a waste of time."
"No, this is ghost money, not RMB."
"What!"
"Damn it, the guy who runs this bookstore must be mentally ill. Not only does he not sell money in the store, he also sells ghost money. The owner of this store must be a poor man reincarnated!"
"Go up there and see if there's any money or valuables up there."
The lookout urged his two companions.
Now that you are here,
There is no reason to return empty-handed.
The two of them immediately threw the paper money on the ground and went upstairs.
Zhou Ze and Bai Yingying's bedroom was facing the stairs, and the two thieves simply pushed open the door of this room.
"Hey, why is there still air conditioning in this room? Wasn't there a power outage?"
One of them asked in surprise.
It was extremely hot outside, and even standing still the sweat was dripping out like a fountain, but in this room it was so cool and comfortable that it made people want to scream out.
"Let's find something first."
The man with the flashlight first came to the bed and searched in the bedside table. There was nothing in the drawer except a few books:
The Maid's Self-cultivation
How to Make a Man Fall in Love with You
The First Step to Becoming a Confident Woman
"The Domineering President: You Can't Escape from My Palm!"
《Damn it, be gentle!》
"Damn, who is this? He must be crazy reading such a stupid book."
The thief threw the book away.
When I stood up and took the flashlight to look for it again,
But he found that there was a shadow in front of him that disappeared in a flash.
"who!"
The thief immediately searched around with a flashlight.
"Fuck, why are you scaring me? There's no one here, it must be a ghost!"
My companion complained somewhat dissatisfiedly,
He was already feeling guilty, and the person next to him was even more frightened.
"No, I really..."
The man with the flashlight was speechless.
Because his flashlight was shining towards the corner,
There,
There stood a woman in a fluttering white dress.
The woman has fair skin,
The complexion is pink and tender,
Slender figure,
If it weren't for the two long fangs at the corners of his mouth,
He really doesn't mind adding one more point to his professional attribute.
From a thief to a rapist!
“This… this… this…”
Hand holding a flashlight,
Trembling slightly.
However, when he was about to shout,
The woman who was several meters away from him suddenly appeared in front of him.
His neck was grabbed by the other party.
then,
The other person grabbed his neck and lifted him up.
Lift your feet off the ground.
The severe pain in his neck and the feeling of suffocation made him suffer a lot.
certainly,
No physical pain could compare to the horror he felt in his heart at this moment!
From the corner of his eye, he noticed that his companion was still searching through boxes and cabinets for something.
He didn't notice what was happening behind him.
He wanted to remind his companions and the one who was watching below,
This bookstore,
There really is something fishy going on!
“Damn, this computer seems pretty good, the monitor is very high-end, and the configuration in the host should be very high too, it’s really luxurious, it must be a rich person.
If I want to play a game of PUBG, I have to go to an internet cafe. The computers in ordinary internet cafes are not good enough and I can’t use them. Internet cafes are so expensive that it hurts to play there. Damn it.
Hello,
I said,
Don’t take the rest, just take the console and monitor back. I estimate that this can be sold for more than 10,000 yuan, so it’s better to sell it at a low price.”
“How can I eat chicken if you sell it?”
"What kind of chicken are you eating? Let me take you to eat real chicken..."
The man just picked up the monitor.
The whole person froze.
Because he realized,
The person who just asked him a question,
Not his accomplice.
He turned his head away somewhat embarrassedly.
Behind myself,
There was a cold and gloomy face looking at him with a smile.
“You… you…”
"You just said that you don't allow me to eat chicken?"