After listening to Liu Debao's introduction, Han Ming thought that Da Bao's team was quite capable, with a complete staff.
However, seeing is believing, so we'll have to see it for ourselves to know for sure.
They then asked where Liu Debao's team members were settled. Liu Debao was a little embarrassed and said that the whole team was currently in an urban village not far from the computer mall.
I rent a three-bedroom apartment; I live, eat, and work all in it.
Han Ming did the math in his head; with more than a dozen people crammed into such a small room, the space was quite cramped.
It seems this college classmate wasn't lying to me; they really are doing quite miserably now.
Dong Xiaolu arrived shortly after.
The group divided up the tasks. Han Ming and Zhuang Yan naturally went to see Liu Debao's team, while Dong Xiaolu said she wanted to take Zhao Lihua to the park, as staying in the hotel was too boring.
Han Ming had no objection; this was to warn Dong Xiaolu to be careful. Dong Xiaolu had originally wanted Han Ming and the others to ride in the van, and she would give them a ride.
But Han Ming thought that the two of them were going in different directions, so he said no need, they could just take a taxi at the door.
They agreed to meet again at noon, and then each group headed towards their respective destinations.
When Han Ming and his group arrived at the urban village behind the computer mall, they were truly amazed by what they saw.
Han Ming had previously visited the computer mall located in the western part of Dongning City for work.
Because there's only one computer mall in the whole city, this place is quite lively.
In addition, Dongning is the provincial capital and a wholesale distribution center for digital electronic products in the province, so it is crowded with people every day.
After several renovations and expansions, the computer mall is now quite impressive, with promotional events for games and related products frequently held in the large square in front of it.
Every now and then, promotional girls dressed in short skirts would appear and dance, attracting a large number of male otaku to watch.
What Han Ming didn't expect was that behind this bustling computer mall, there was such a dilapidated urban village.
After getting out of the taxi, I walked just over ten meters and came to a huge garbage dump.
Household waste and construction waste were mixed together and piled up to almost half a person's height, making it a veritable garbage mountain.
A pungent, sour smell wafted from inside, almost making Han Ming vomit his breakfast. Zhuang Yan next to him was in a similar state, frowning and pinching his nose.
As for Liu Debao, he seems to have gotten used to this smell, looking completely unaffected.
The three continued walking into the village, where debris was still everywhere and black sewage was overflowing in several places.
Han Ming shook his head, truly unable to understand how such a dirty and chaotic place could exist in a modern city, and wondering how Liu Debao and the others managed to stay there.
Liu Debao looked calm; he was used to it.
Smiling, he solemnly explained to Han Ming that this urban village was originally located in a peri-urban area, but the surrounding land was developed due to the advancement of urbanization.
When the land was being acquired for demolition, there were many private houses belonging to the residents on the land, and the compensation for the demolition was insufficient, so the land was left vacant for the time being.
Unexpectedly, after a few years of development, the prices of surrounding land plots have skyrocketed, making this area a hot spot.
But precisely because this urban village is relatively small and the housing is concentrated, no developers have taken a liking to it.
The few developers who wanted to transform the urban villages into modern commercial and residential communities came to take a look and did some research, but they all backed out.
The development costs were simply too high, so this place has remained undeveloped, becoming increasingly dirty and chaotic the more prosperous the surrounding area becomes.
Migrant workers who can't afford to rent mid- to high-end apartments in the surrounding area turn their attention here, so despite how dirty and chaotic it is, many people still live here.
These people were originally attracted by the relatively low rent here, not to mention they wouldn't be willing to pay property management fees out of their own pockets.
So the current situation is that all the landlords have moved out, and tenants are flocking in, resulting in not only poor hygiene but also a chaotic security situation.
Upon hearing Liu Debao's words, Han Ming felt deeply that his decision to firmly disagree with his girlfriend coming here was wise.
In a place like this, you might even find wild pheasants and ducks.
He secretly made a decision: if Liu Debao's team, whom he was about to meet, turned out to be decent, he would get them to move out of there as soon as possible.
Led by Liu Debao, the group walked through several alleys and arrived at an old apartment building, where they climbed to the fifth floor.
Liu Debao knocked on the door, and a super beautiful girl's voice came from inside. Han Ming, standing outside, was certain that the girl speaking must be a great beauty.
If someone has such a pleasant voice, how could they be ugly? Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Han Ming waited confidently to see the beautiful woman, thinking to himself that Liu Debao was keeping a mistress hidden away, no wonder!
But when the door was opened and Han Ming saw the girl, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart, and his facial expression froze.
After going inside and looking around, and seeing several members of Liu Debao's team, Han Ming could only exclaim, "A crippled supergroup?!"
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