Chapter 112
The sun was shining, but snowflakes were falling from the sky again.
Returning to the real world from the system world and looking at the bustling crowd on the street, Pei Zhao suddenly remembered that it was already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.
The next day is New Year's Day, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which becomes the busiest time for supermarkets.
Pei Zhao will not go home this year. He plans to take everyone to a restaurant outside with Zhou Yuli to avoid the peak period and celebrate the New Year in advance.
For convenience, he chose a high-end restaurant with good taste near Huada University. The dining area was on the top-floor platform, surrounded by transparent glass. Two windows were opened, and sporadic snowflakes floated in from the window and fell on Pei Zhao's hair.
"Please close the window." Zhou Yuli said to the waiter, holding Pei Zhao's hand in his palm to warm it. "Does it hurt?"
On the day they were teleported back, everyone went back to their rooms and slept soundly. As a result, Pei Zhao caught a cold after waking up.
I felt dizzy and cold all over.
Pei Zhao sniffed, the fever made his eyes sore, he huddled into his collar, sniffed and shook his head, "Not uncomfortable, just a little hot."
"Are you sweating?" Zhou Yuli rolled up his sleeves, revealing half of his arms.
Pei Zhao nodded and tugged at his collar: "I'm sweating, it's hot."
Zhou Yuli meant that they should have dinner in the private room today, which is warm and private.
But Pei Zhao insisted on coming here, besides the fact that it was the closest high-end restaurant to the school, there was another reason.
"Look outside the window, that's the city's landmark tower. During the Chinese New Year, many people choose to take photos and check in here," said Pei Zhao.
A group of people followed Pei Zhao's gaze and looked over there. The brightly lit tower looked both exquisite and old-fashioned.
But they still said, “It looks good.”
This was also the first time Pei Zhao saw it. Before, he had also seen it on the Internet.
Standing quietly in the photos shared by people on the Internet.
The waiter closed the window. The sound of wind in his ears turned into the quiet sound of snow hitting the glass building, like a girl stepping on a quilt, one foot light, one heavy.
Pei Zhao raised his glass, which contained the Wangzai milk that Zhou Yuli had insisted on bringing.
Pei Zhao shook the cup and said, "Welcome to this world. I hope you have fun. Happy New Year. Cheers."
Even though they have been to so many worlds, some of which have more advanced technology than this one, some of which are crueler, or maybe they have only seen a corner of those worlds, after going around in circles, they still feel that this world is the best.
Although it’s not too good, there are many bad-hearted people and life is hard.
"But, it is a place to live." Zhou Yuli said, looking at Pei Zhao with a moved expression.
Pei Zhao even felt as if in Zhou Yuli's eyes, there was only love and himself.
All of them held their cups together, and Wangzai Cowboy shook in the glass before being drunk in one gulp.
The waiter didn't understand why a group of college students who were still drinking Kids Cowboys came up with so many sentiments. He just followed the procedure and refilled their drinks before quietly retreating to the corner.
There aren't many college students here, but there are some.
Occasionally, boys bring their girlfriends here, and they always talk about the complicated work in school halfway through their sitting. He originally thought that these people were also talking about it, but when he overheard something while the meal was being served, he was surprised at what they were talking about.
"Yu will give help, but I'm afraid it won't be much because he can't show up," said Sudi.
"There's something I've wanted to ask for a long time." Pei Zhao's mind wasn't very clear because of a cold. He poked the dish in front of him with chopsticks and said weakly and slowly, "Who is Yu? I've never seen anyone use the concept of the universe so fluently. Even Mr. Hawking can't do it."
In addition to Pei Zhao, Zhou Yuli also had the same question.
Their worlds are quite similar, without as many supernatural concepts as Bai Zhou and Lan Ji, but more of a materialistic and scientific existence.
Sudi's world should be similar to this, but the Yu that Sudi mentioned always made Pei Zhao feel that the information in the other party's hands was superior to theirs.
"Is he a hacker?" Zhou Yuli asked directly.
Sudi just pursed his lips, a trace of confusion appeared on his face, as if he was considering how to tell everyone.
Everyone waited patiently until Sudi had worded himself well and spoke again: "Come to think of it, he really isn't a hacker." Sudi waved to the waiter and asked for a glass of wine. After confirming his age, the waiter poured him a glass of light blue, which was almost invisible against the backdrop of the snow.
"Originally, he was just a friend I was about to forget. After I became a puppeteer, I received a message from him when I just returned to my original world." Sudi took a sip of wine, his expression seemed to be reminiscing. "At first, it was just a simple courtesy. I can't remember clearly what happened before, but he said so much, the school and classmates all matched, so he should be one of my classmates."
Pei Zhao frowned: "You said that, do you have doubts too?"
"After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I'm not good at contacting old friends, not to mention that he can't even be considered an old friend of mine. He's just a classmate at best." Sudi took another sip. "Then one day, he suddenly asked me if I needed help."
The memory seems to go back to that time.
Because of a tricky puppet, he went back and forth between two worlds. Finally, when he dragged his tired body and fell asleep on the workbench, a sudden message brought him hope.
The puppet is tricky because its whereabouts are elusive, and his mission is to bring him back.
The information content is very simple, it is a string of coordinates.
Sudi carefully checked the sender to make sure it was the classmate he seldom contacted, and then found the world map for comparison.
At the same time, the second message arrived.
【puppet. 】
Just two words nailed Sudi to the spot.
Without asking why, Sudi immediately contacted the system, teleported to the other world, and located the coordinates.
I actually found the puppet there.
"So, this is why I believe him." Sudi finished the wine in his glass. The waiter came over and asked him if he needed more wine. Sudi waved his hand and refused. "Thank you, but if I drink any more, I'm afraid I'll get drunk."
The waiter tactfully left.
Pei Zhao frowned: "Do you believe him because he helped you?"
Sudi shook his head. “He never asked me what I was doing or if I needed help, but he stepped in when I really couldn’t do it, so he probably doesn’t want others to ask him.”
"I never asked him where he came from. Since he said he was my classmate, then let him be my classmate."
Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli looked at each other. Indeed, if the other party does not want to reveal his identity but is willing to help, it would be nice to achieve such a balance.
"Yeah. We understand." Zhou Yuli said.
"If Yu can help, we can work together from inside and outside." Pei Zhao analyzed, "Logically speaking, since it is a system, the most feared thing should be a bug.
"I agree with you." Sudi said, "As for whether Yu can help, I will ask him, but I can't guarantee it. Because at least in this assessment, he said he couldn't break through the 'wall' they set up."
"Even he can't do it." Pei Zhao sighed softly, "It seems that we have to move faster. The progress of the system center is faster than we expected."
"What a headache," Sudi said, pressing his solar plexus, "Has your system informed you of the next assessment time?"
"Not yet." Pei Zhao shook his head, "Have you been notified?"
"No, I was injured too badly last time." When Sudi mentioned this, he said, "Those people are really sick. They actually killed each other."
God knows how it feels to be chopped in half by a friend in front of him while he was smiling at someone the previous second.
Sudi still clearly remembers the texture of blood and flesh.
"So, it's important to reshuffle the cards." Pei Zhao looked towards the hall where most people had left. Bai Zhou, Lan Ji and Miu Yi were watching the snow by the window. The food on the table was cold. The waiter came over and asked if they wanted more drinks. Pei Zhao raised his hand to refuse, "Pay."
Zhou Yuli was the one who paid the bill. Pei Zhao called Bai Zhou, Lan Jimiuyi, and walked out of the restaurant side by side with Sudi.
"It's snowing so heavily. In my memory, it doesn't often snow this heavily in this world," said Sudi.
"Have you been here for a long time?" Pei Zhao suddenly realized that this was the first time he cared about Sudi's past. "Why don't you want to go back to your original world?"
"The original world..." Sudi's sight suddenly drifted away, and a voice as light as a sigh came into his ears, "It was too cruel. After being a puppeteer, I couldn't accept my original career anymore. More and more customers came to me, so I had to run here to take refuge."
Knowing that it was an excuse, Pei Zhao did not expose Sudi.
"Well, seeking refuge across the world is a good way to escape." Pei Zhao followed his words and made a joke casually. Zhou Yuli happened to walk out of the restaurant, and when he saw him, he warmed his hands first. Pei Zhao said to Sudi, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If you don't mind, come to our store to celebrate the New Year together." Fearing that Sudi would refuse, Pei Zhao quickly added, "Let's talk about the plan by the way."
"Why is it so cold?" Zhou Yuli put his hand into his pocket and used his warm palm to warm it. He said, "I called two cars, one to go back to the store and one to go to the hotel. They will be here soon."
"Yeah." Sudi understood and nodded to Pei Zhao, "See you tomorrow then."
After saying goodbye to Sudi, the second car slowly drove over.
The extended body can just accommodate five people in the back seat.
Miu Yi squeezed between Bai Zhou and Lan Ji, with an expression that said "I want to turn into a bat and hang myself up" written all over my face.
Bai Zhou threatened in his ear: "If you dare to change in front of the driver, your brother will definitely beat you up when he gets home!"
Miu Yi pouted and looked at the back of Pei Zhao's hat-covered head, his face full of grievance.
Pei Zhao leaned back in his chair. The swaying of the car made him feel dizzy.
So the experience of pure electric cars is really bad. Next time I will tell Zhou Yuli to choose a gasoline car when taking a taxi.
While I was daydreaming, someone stuffed something cold into my hand.
Pei Zhao opened his eyes in some surprise, and when he looked down, he saw a slice of tangerine.
It is something that every household in this world prepares during the Chinese New Year.
"The store owner gave me this when I came out just now. Take one. It will make you feel better when you're feeling carsick." Zhou Yuli looked at him. "I tried it. It's not sour."
Pei Zhao pinched the orange slice between his fingertips and slowly put the sweet taste into his mouth.
The sweetness, completely different from the sourness in my memory, flows along the tip of my tongue and reaches my heart.
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