novelhk Chapter 71 The Alcoholics Clown
Chapter 71 The Alcoholics Clown
The library of Kassel College is located forty meters underground.
A man sitting in a swivel chair looks at the girl standing in front of him through a holographic projection.
She was translucent, emitting a soft glow, with long black hair hanging straight down to her feet, as she handed the other person a holographic chocolate.
The man took it, and looking at the holographic girl in front of him, his eyes were filled with love.
If Lu Mingfei were standing here, he would definitely say, "Bro, do you think you're Ryan Gosling?"
Of course, Blade Runner 2049 hasn't been filmed yet this year.
"EVA".
The man extended his hand, and the girl referred to as EVA looked at him and smiled.
"Why are you acting like a pig's head?"
Yes, the man's head was bruised and swollen.
He opened the door to get a tub of cold water to cool himself down.
As a result, he was overwhelmed by girls who were much more attractive than him.
The good thing is that, although it looks terrible, it's actually just superficial injuries.
After all, students at Kassel College generally take physical education classes.
Of course, it has nothing to do with that. The physical training class teaches real killing moves. It's just that the girl leading the class has liked watching WWE since she was a child.
After arriving in Kassel, it was like a dragon entering the sea and a phoenix soaring into the sky; his methods were incredibly sophisticated.
In short, he was beaten up like this.
The man simply sighed and shook his head.
"Lu Mingfei tricked me..."
"But didn't you steal the Valentine's Day chocolates he received?"
The man looked up in surprise.
"You even know this?! Well... what else don't you know?"
"Did you come here today because there's something you want to do? Or do you want a beer? I remember you like beer."
EVA looked down at the man, but it was just a holographic projection. Even when she turned her back, she was still watching him. Her cameras were everywhere.
But the man liked her doing that, and he treated her like a human being.
"No, I quit drinking. I thought that all these years of missing you... nothing could make me quit drinking, but I was wrong."
The man recalled the way Lu Mingfei drank.
Some people drink to savor the taste of alcohol, some drink to drown their sorrows, and a few drink to imitate adults, thinking that smoking and drinking will make them appear more mature.
It's like a child envying an office worker who opens their laptop in public.
But only office workers know that if he opens his laptop in public, it can only mean that something really upsetting has happened.
But Lu Mingfei is neither of those.
If it's about appreciating wine, then the drinking is far too unrestrained; if it's about drowning sorrows in alcohol, then just how sorrowful must one be?
Getting drunk is a form of escapism; it doesn't make you feel euphoric or comfortable.
Even alcohol tastes bad and is unhealthy, leaving you feeling unwell the next day.
But it allows people to temporarily escape from the mess of daily life, and that's enough. Compared to that, all the side effects are acceptable.
Men have always believed that people drink alcohol for only a few reasons.
But what about Lu Mingfei? He really just drank.
Because he's the same no matter how much he drinks—
Extremely clear-headed, exceptionally calm, and always carrying an abstract sense of humor and nonsensical remarks.
Honestly, men really think Lu Mingfei might be some kind of alcohol-fueled machine.
But sometimes, he could see that sense of detachment in Lu Mingfei when he was drinking.
It's like an ancient person being forcibly thrown into the modern world, as if they've lost everything, perhaps in pain, or perhaps in so much pain that they've forgotten what pain is.
So he quit drinking.
It was very ordinary, nothing unforgettable, nothing special, nothing special.
One day he realized he hadn't drunk any alcohol for a month, and then he remembered, oh, I've quit drinking.
It's like a child one day not watching the children's channel anymore.
Then, a few years later, he unexpectedly saw SpongeBob SquarePants on a children's channel on some TV, and he realized, oh, I've grown up.
But he would never specifically remember the day he remembered; he only knew in his heart that he was no longer the person he used to be.
Life is such an unpredictable thing.
The man looked at EVA.
"Is there anything I can do to help him with?"
"It's not that convenient. After all, this isn't a novel where all sorts of things happen as soon as the protagonist arrives at a new place."
Not to mention that Lu Mingfei's hometown is China, do you really think it's a place with chaotic public security like America?
In fact, unless dragons awaken.
Unrest caused by mixed-race individuals is usually dealt with by issuing warrants for arrests and resulting in their deaths.
Even the China branch is known as one of the most relaxed branches.
"However, an incident did happen, and it was quite unusual."
How special is it?
The man looked up.
"The school has taken note of the problem and is preparing to send an executive officer there."
EVA continues to open.
"Of course, we can also send Lu Mingfei."
"Then let's send Lu Mingfei. As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility."
Lu Mingfei frowned inexplicably as he and Chu Zihang got off at the airport.
"I have a bad feeling."
"How so?"
Lu Mingfei frowned, then spoke.
"What worries me is that I don't know what I'm worried about."
"Oh, right."
Chu Zihang's words were concise, and Lu Mingfei did not continue speaking but looked at him.
"I just received a message from Norma."
Chu Zihang opened his phone, read the message, and spoke in a tone more human than artificial intelligence.
"We found your old address, but unfortunately, the site has been demolished."
He put his phone away and saw Lu Mingfei's bitter face.
"So I finally got to come back and now I have to stay in a hotel again? I should have just stayed at school for a couple of days."
Lu Mingfei turned to look at Chu Zihang.
"It seems we really have to adopt your plan, senior."
It's pretty good to live in the same neighborhood as Senior Brother Chu.
However, he definitely can't afford to live in such a luxurious house as your senior brother Chu.
Unless he goes to Caesar and then kneels down and says something like, "I've wandered half my life without ever meeting a wise ruler."
He has a lot of money in his pocket now, but it's mostly credit lines rather than savings. His credit lines are basically unlimited, and as for savings... his savings are about two million yuan in cash.
The money and scholarships obtained through enforcement totaled two million.
In the bank's eyes, it's about the same as 500,000.
Yes, in the eyes of banks, if your savings don't reach five million, then even if you have four million in cash, you're still in the same social class as someone with five hundred thousand in cash.
The number of wealthy people they hosted was beyond imagination, and this was ultimately revealed by big data.
The person above is Chu Zihang's father, and the person below is Lu Mingfei himself.
As for Caesar... well, let's put it this way: in terms of strength, it's Chu's father > Zhao Menghua's family > Lu Mingfei.
It's like the game of Animal Chess, with elephants, lions, and tigers.
Caesar is an aircraft carrier. Once he puts it in, even if there's a blue whale in front of an elephant, it will be classified as an animal, no different from a rat.
But for Lu Mingfei... there are actually quite a lot.
If you want to just lie down and relax, that's fine, but if you want to start a business, you'll probably be gone in a month.
He wasn't very interested in starting his own business, so he could basically just give up.
You can even rent a villa and relax there.
"I never imagined that just by taking one step forward, I could go from living as a dependent to living in a neighborhood of this caliber. I must have been living a wasted life before."
Lu Mingfei got into Chu Zihang's car.
He sat in the back seat with his senior classmate, and when the car arrived at the residential area where his senior classmate lived, Lu Mingfei uttered this remark.