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, slowly turned his head and looked 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 there... Buck, why are you sitting on the ground!"

"I was punched just now. Sister, it's not Nike, but a new guy." Buck stood up with Kelly's help, and was helped to a chair by her. "That's 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.

If you do, you will be treated as 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 more 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 have gangs here?"

"We've had enough of the days when there were gangs, and 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, so he must be at least fifty... I saw that he was very old, and I thought it was unlikely that he was acting 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 Nike hadn't been there, our store would have been set on fire, and you would have been unconscious as well.

I don’t know, right?”

"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 who was a bit stupid and chose our junkyard. 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. Unfortunately, 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 look down on 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 matter to the elders and ask everyone to be careful to guard against 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 destroyed, the people here seized the rare opportunity to turn the town into a state of autonomy. They rejected all external protection and only believed in the local land and neighborly relations, and they

They are also on guard against someone playing the trick of being a white-faced, red-faced person: 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-faced person." Zhuang Xuteng was not afraid of danger, but just didn't want to share the pressure with Doyle.

"That man's fist is fast and heavy. He may have used a shadow 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.

Rental? 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 actual good care, not other meanings of good care?"

"He will cook you something delicious 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 took a lot of effort 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 told him his location so that if there was any entrustment, he could be found quickly. Then he

Call Ge Gongdao and ask 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.

, did not give up until Zhuang Xuteng begged for mercy. "I have returned home, and the wheels are here with me. You want four? Then you have to give me the price of one wheel, because we have a 50-50 split between the two of us, right?"

Zhuang Xuteng thinks this is not a problem at all, and he actually gets the benefit of the doubt. 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. "Yes."

Why don't you keep the wheels first and use them as spare wheels?"

"If that kind of wheel can be broken, the damage will be extraordinary. You should first think of changing the car, or give us a new body. If you want the tire, don't come here. I will send it to you, and then return the car.

That little girlfriend of yours..."

"Her name is Kelly."

"Your little girlfriend Kelly, she is really good at repairing cars. If I didn't know the true condition of the car, I would not want to return it to the car rental company. You are at the Sunset Hotel in town, I will set off right away.

See you soon."

"Wait a minute, keep a low profile when you come, I met a strange guy here..."

Zhuang Xuteng told what he had seen and heard. Unexpectedly, Ge Gongdao yelled on the other end of the phone: "You said that man's name was Doyle? Is that really his name? He was a very strong old man with a

Round scar? Ho ho ho, this is so awesome, I’ll go find you right now, it’s great, great!”

"Do you know him? What does he do? Hello?! Why are you hanging up? You are using the radio, pick up..." Zhuang Xuteng dialed again, but there was only a beep from no one on the other side. He sighed and put down the phone.

, and began to settle the call charges 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. On the plate were sliced ​​tomatoes sprinkled with sugar, and he was eating them with a toothpick. From the side

Judging by the open door, 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 directly in the town. People here don't like outsiders, including gangs, mercenaries and PCPD. You are not afraid of them looking for you.

trouble?"

"This town is my home and my business." Doyle came over, held out his plate and said, "Come and try some of the local specialty tomatoes, they taste great."

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and picked up a piece of tomato with his fingers. Before he could eat it, he felt that the tomato frosting looked a little weird, and its crystallization form was different from the natural sugar or synthetic sugar he was familiar with. "

What’s sprinkled on this?”

"The crystallized sugar of honey is very delicious and makes people feel very happy. I remember when I was a child, I was practicing boxing with my uncle. I knocked him to the ground with an uppercut, and everyone around me laughed happily.

.Ha ha ha ha……"

"Is there something wrong with you?"

Something was wrong with Doyle. He covered his chest with his right hand and kept laughing happily. He laughed while recalling the past, pointing at the lamp, smiling at the tomatoes, and was still laughing when he sat down against the wall. Zhuang Xuteng was a little nervous, so he

He quickly put down the piece of tomato in his hand and looked at the innkeeper with doubtful eyes.

"Hongxiu City will take care of its customers and its enemies. If I were you, I wouldn't eat what's in my hand." The shop owner handed over the ashtray, and Zhuang Xuteng quickly threw away the tomatoes in his hand.

"You poisoned me?"

"That's right. A small amount of that stuff will make people very happy, but if you eat too much, it will make you too happy. He won't die, but he will definitely feel uncomfortable. We will take good care of him, don't worry."

"Don't feed me this kind of food. I'm here to spend money to buy things, not to cause trouble."

After Zhuang Xuteng finished speaking, he was about to return to the room when he saw Doyle wiping his mouth and slowly standing up from the ground. He stretched, adjusted his clothes a little, and completely returned to his previous state. "Wow...it smells so good.

, but it’s really good stuff, I’ve come 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 could you be okay?" The hotel owner was shocked and reached under the counter with his hands.

"Don't take out the gun, it will make the situation ugly." Doyle opened his hands, looking confident, and said with a smile: "As for why I'm okay? Because I grew up eating this food.

I’ve long been used to it.”

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