Chapter 128: The Interesting Cloaked Person
Making money here was fast, but spending it was even faster.
Everyone wished they were rich, so they could squander money in the high-end establishments of the wealthy district and enjoy the wonderful experience of having a woman on each arm. This was the portrayal of most of the citizens living in Diya City. In this world of debauchery, everyone hoped to be one of the lucky ones, to stand out from the crowd and enjoy the admiring gazes of countless people. This was the reason and goal for many who were obsessed with this place.
But successful people were, after all, a minority.
As a successful person, the current Chen Ran did not stand out like a crane among a flock of chickens in this crowd. On the contrary, he was very inconspicuous. Even if he shed his passerby-A disguise, even if he were a little more high-profile, he would not be conspicuous. The non-mainstream people on the road were enough to shock your teeth out.
The people here did not have an outwardly domineering aura. The standard for distinguishing people was very practical, mainly depending on whether your attire was good or not. But if you really had that kind of attire, you would definitely have a lot of trouble on the road.
Integrating into this crowd often made one think of their own value. In the crowd, people of all shapes and sizes passed by, with all sorts of moods. Perhaps there were also many people similar to him among them.
Looking at those pairs of eyes of all shapes and sizes, he always felt that no matter what earth-shattering things he had done, walking on this road, he was still just an ordinary person, with tears and laughter, and his own mood.
People always inadvertently return to the past and see familiar shadows.
Looking at the groups of friends on the street, some of whom were even wearing the same Diya Academy uniforms, Chen Ran would always think of the scene of going out shopping with his roommates back in school, joking and laughing, and looking at the eye-catching beautiful women on the street, while bragging about their future dreams and staring at the temptation of the girls’ black stockings.
Although it didn’t seem like much now, he still couldn’t help but savor the feeling of that time.
But after that, the final fate was that the eldest became an electromechanical maintenance worker, the third became a hot pot restaurant owner, the fourth became a warehouse manager, and he became a professional gamer, until now, a seemingly promising transmigrated man.
Unknowingly, so many years had passed.
That feeling, he estimated, would never come back.
Just then, he felt a figure at his side suddenly stumble and fall toward him. Chen Ran instinctively caught her and saw a petite figure fall into his arms. At the same time, Chen Ran smelled a pungent smell of alcohol.
It was a girl, a relatively plain-looking girl, but she was dressed very revealingly.
She wore a pair of black leather shorts and a black, midriff-baring tank top. Her small breasts were squeezed by the tight leather, creating a tempting cleavage. At this moment, because of her falling posture, that pile of soft flesh was pressed tightly against Chen Ran’s chest.
“Um, sorry, I’m a little drunk…”
The woman drunkenly tried to stand up, but her legs were weak, and she couldn’t get her balance after several attempts. So, she just continued to lean on Chen Ran.
“Handsome, I can’t walk anymore. Can you take me to a place to rest? Of course, you can do whatever you want with me then.”
Her tone was direct, without a trace of concealment, not even a bit of shyness. She looked at Chen Ran, a mere passerby, with eyes full of seductive charm. This was the characteristic of Diya City.
Chen Ran glanced around and found that this girl had just come out of a nightclub. She had probably had too much fun and drunk too much.
Girls like this would always come out in twos and threes. Some were very drunk, and there would always be strange men who would come up to talk to them, then hug and lead away the not-so-sober girls. As for what they would do, there was naturally no need to say.
In the Demon Capital, Diya, the atmosphere was very open. You didn’t need to specifically look for women in special professions. Often, you could just go to some nightclub or dance hall and pick up a girl of average looks. Even if you waited outside, like Chen Ran was now, there would always be some drunk girls who would come out. In a more popular saying, it was called “picking up corpses.” If you picked up a woman you liked, you would take her to a nearby small hotel and play with her all night. The next day, only the girl would wake up alone. But the women also tacitly accepted the wild night.
Chen Ran had no interest in these girls who did not love themselves. In fact, he found it somewhat repulsive. But this was one of the characteristics of Diya City, a tradition that had been passed down. He couldn’t say much about it. He just picked her up, carried her to a public bench, and then left on his own.
And not long after he left, a strange man walked to the seat and carried the woman away again.
After a night of stopping and going, he occasionally bought some interesting little trinkets from the small stalls on the roadside. This kind of life was indeed quite interesting. If it weren’t for the many things he had to do, Chen Ran would really want to take some time out to walk around more in the future and broaden his horizons. He would occasionally listen to the stories told by the old people on the roadside, occasionally observe the works of some performance artists, and occasionally watch the collective dance battles spontaneously organized by the trendsetters.
Unknowingly, he had been wandering for several hours. Chen Ran found that he was a little hungry. He happened to find a place like a food stall. Thinking that he hadn’t had such a good time at night for a long time, and having been used to eating delicacies these past few days, he was suddenly in the mood and wanted to have a good meal.
When he came to the food stall, Chen Ran found a special figure, a person completely wrapped in a black cloak.
The figure stood straight, their head tilted as they looked at the fragrant roasted meat that the food stall owner was cooking more than ten meters away. Although he couldn’t see the gaze under the hood, Chen Ran could feel the sorrow in the person’s eyes.
“What, are you hungry?” Perhaps finding it interesting, Chen Ran went up and greeted them friendly.
When he got closer, Chen Ran found that this person not only covered their head with a hood, but also had a veil covering their face, so their appearance could not be seen clearly. They were like a secret agent, very mysterious.
Noticing Chen Ran’s words, the cloaked person did not answer. They turned their head, withdrew their gaze, and walked straight ahead.
“Grrr~~”
An untimely sound, obviously from someone’s stomach. The cloaked person also realized their embarrassment, and their footsteps couldn’t help but quicken a little.
“If you’re really hungry, it’s my treat,” Chen Ran found it funny and couldn’t help but call out, “It’s just a meal. Even heroes have their downfalls. Don’t go against your own stomach. I don’t want anything from you.”
Then, Chen Ran said to the owner of the open-air barbecue stall, “Boss, two plates of roasted meat, with extra spice, and a few bottles of draft beer. Be quick.”
“Alright…”
With business coming, the boss’s movements became a little faster.
It seemed that the cloaked person was really hungry. They actually turned their head, looked at the barbecue stall owner placing two plates of fragrant roasted meat on the table, and after only a moment’s hesitation, they turned and walked over. Then, they unceremoniously sat down in front of the plate of roasted meat.
