Don't pick up the wild people on the roadside (XVIII)
Mu Changkong stood at the door of Jiang Yuan's house without moving, but he did not take the next step.
No knocking on the door, no ringing of the doorbell, no picking of the lock... nothing, just standing there.
This was not a solution. Because they were within the range where the system could connect, Jiang Yuanshi asked B33 to go back and inform Yun Qing and Z01. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, then opened them again and walked forward.
"Who are you? Why are you standing at my door?"
The tall man was still in his original attire, and large patches of blood had long since dried on his white shirt, forming a strange embellishment, like a madman coming out of a danger zone.
The man turned around and saw a tall, thin young man carrying a bag as big as a mountain. He frowned and looked at him warily. He was stunned and replied politely, "Hello, are you the owner of this house? I came to thank you for saving me before."
The young man said warily, "I don't know you."
The man answered gently, "I woke up in a clinic, and a robot doctor told me that someone had saved me, but didn't leave an address. I saw blood all over my clothes, and thought I could use my blood to find my benefactor. Then I walked and smelled all the way, and I smelled a lot of my blood in your house."
As he spoke, he pointed to the floor not far from his feet and said, "If I'm not mistaken, I should be at your doorstep."
The young man looked in the direction of the location, and his expression suddenly became ugly. When the man was puzzled, he said speechlessly: "So it's you, the one who died in front of my house?"
man:"……"
The young man, carrying his bag, said unhappily, "Why did you choose my house? Do you know that I was almost scared to death when I opened the door and saw a bloody man? If I hadn't noticed, people would have thought I killed him."
The man said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I lost my memory and I don't know why I ended up at your door. Maybe I lost too much blood and was exhausted so I found a place to stay. Anyway, thank you for saving me."
Young man: "How do you know that I saved you? Aren't you afraid that I might harm you?"
The man shook his head and replied, "The doctor said I was injured by a high-tech light blade. I don't think such advanced things exist in a barren place like the Lower Town."
The young man's face turned uglier with every word the man said. The young man said impatiently, "Yes, yes, our downtown area is naturally not worthy of the attention of a noble person like you."
"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."
"Whatever you mean, you said you came to repay a favor, then just return the money to me, and I won't ask for interest. I borrowed those star coins with great difficulty, and I have to pay them back."
"I'm sorry, I can't afford so much money right now, or I'm penniless now."
"No money? If you don't have money, then why are you here? If you don't have money, leave and don't stand at my door." The young man looked at the other person with dissatisfaction, and then showed an expression of disbelief, "You are not here to scam me, are you?"
Man: "No, I came here to ask if there is anything I can do for you, so I can repay you for saving my life."
The young man said bluntly: "I just want money, nothing else."
The man was puzzled: "But I heard that the downtown area is mainly for exchanging goods, and star coins are basically nowhere to be used."
The young man sneered, "Useless? Then tell me who cured your injury? Wasn't it the black-hearted doctor who wanted money? What else is useless? I borrowed money from others, useless? If I don't pay back the money, do you think I will become useless?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then said apologetically: "I'm sorry for my words again. In this case, I will try my best to find a way to make money to pay you back."
"Didn't you say you lost your memory? Star coins in the downtown area are basically picked up. You wouldn't have been picking them up for ten or eight years, right?"
"Since star coins are so rare, why would you lend money to save a stranger, even at the cost of incurring debt? To be honest, the reason you came here this time was because of the doctor. He said you still owed him a lot of star coins."
"He's here to collect debts." The young man snorted. "You haven't even been with him for a day, and you want eight thousand star coins from me? No way! Tell the doctor to wait, I'll go ask him for the money later!"
The man didn't respond, but just said: "You haven't answered my question yet, why did you save a stranger?"
Young man: "I saved you if I wanted to. Do you want to die? Do you know how many healthy people there are in the downtown area? How difficult it is for people with prosthetic limbs to survive? Why should I save you? I just don't want to see anyone die anymore, at least not in front of me."
The young man's tone was filled with anger, and his expression flashed with pain and sadness. The man said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to doubt you. I just don't believe that anyone would spend so much money to save someone. Don't worry, I think I should be from the upper city. I will find a way to go back and return the money to you."
"Oh, I hope you survive to get up there. There are too many bankrupt people in the Lower Town."
The man didn't say anything, but just emphasized that he would pay back the money. The young man was annoyed and said, "Okay, okay, that's enough. Just go home, okay? You can go anywhere, but don't stay at my door! I won't let you go in and eat and stay for free!"
"I didn't expect you to think this way." The man smiled. "Don't worry, I will find a place to stay on my own and won't rely on you. So please allow me to ask one last question. May I ask your name? At least let me know the name of your savior."
"What a trouble. My name is Jiang Yuan, Jiang as in river, and Yuan as in source."
"What a good name. By the way, although I have lost my memory, I still have some impression of my name. There is a "Kong" in my name, which means "sky". In this case, please allow me to contact you as "Jiang Kong" in the future. Please remember this. Remember this."
After giving his name, the man left with a satisfied smile as Jiang Yuan shouted in disgust.
Jiang Yuan watched the man's back as he left until he completely disappeared.
He quickly took out the key, opened the door, and quickly closed it again.
He returned to the house and sighed. The house was dark. He took down the bag with great effort and said, "Everyone has left. Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light bulb lit up, the TV turned on, Slime and Furball came online, the tightly closed bedroom door opened, Yun Qing jumped over quickly and terrified, he circled around him: "Jiang Jiang, are you okay? Why are you sweating all over?"
"I have too many things and I am exhausted from carrying them for so long. I will go wash my face. You can check the bag to see if there is anything you want. After you take the rest, you can give the rest to the neighbors. There are still a few families that I haven't given anything to."
"Wow, there are so many things, all so new."
Jiang Yuanshi went to the bathroom to wash his face. He was about to lie down on the sofa tiredly when he suddenly remembered something. He looked over his shoulder and saw nothing. Where had it gone?
"Yunqing, do you see the candy box on my shoulder?"
"Huh? A candy box? Is there candy in it? What flavor?" Yun Qing only heard the second half of the sentence and rummaged through the package.
"It shouldn't be in the bag. He can't eat it. I..."
"Wow--!"
"Wow——a hooligan!"
Two screams came one after another. Jiang Yuanshi looked at Yun Qing, only to see Yun Qing looking at the ground in a daze, with a lid in his hand. On the ground with the lid opened was a candy box with limbs.
Candy Box yelled "hooligan" and rushed towards Yun Qing. Yun Qing stood up and ran away reflexively. The two chased each other, but the house was so small. Jiang Yuanshi looked at the two people performing the duo act and sighed tiredly. He didn't have the energy to explain later.
He collapsed on the sofa.
The slime on the square head spoke: "Host, we have confirmed that there are no strangers nearby, and Mu Changkong has left."
Jiang Yuanshi hummed and said thank you weakly.
"Host, ... do you want to keep this box?"
Jiang Yuanshi felt a little sleepy after being tired and nervous, but he still responded: "Didn't I ask B33 to send a message to you before? We all agreed to it, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him back."
“But the source of this is unknown.”
"But he's just a candy box with a dirty mouth, and whether he can stay or not depends on him. For now, it's a three-day temporary stay."
"...Okay, host."
Maybe Jiang Yuan was just too tired and had an illusion.
I actually felt that Z01's cold voice revealed some reluctance and unwillingness.
At this time, a cartoon voice interrupted: "Host? What is that? Isn't your name Jiang Yuan?"
Jiang Yuanshi turned his head and saw an uncovered candy box lying on the back of the sofa, staring at him blankly: "..."
"Where is Yunqing?"
"Are you talking about that gangster? Look, he's still spinning there. I'm tired of chasing him but he doesn't seem to notice me yet." Candy Box pointed and saw Yun Qing in the living room who was still spinning there. No matter how he called out, he didn't respond and was completely immersed in his own art of spinning.
Forget it, I’ll stop when I’m tired or dizzy.
"So what are hosts? Are they the home AIs you mentioned? You actually have two!"
"Yes, let me introduce you. The slime on the left is Z01, and the fur ball on the right is B33." Jiang Yuanshi lied without buffering, "You two, this is the candy box robot I picked up. I'll be living here for the time being."
Candy Box didn't get angry because of what Jiang Yuanshi said about picking up something, otherwise he would have shouted something like "Who did you pick up? It was obviously me who picked you up."
Jiang Yuanshi didn't know what the other person was thinking, so he simply brought him to the front of Fang's head. The candy box suddenly became like a child being led by his parents to meet a stranger. After greeting him awkwardly, it looked at Jiang Yuanshi eagerly. Jiang Yuanshi was confused and had to ask the reason.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Candy Box's tone was a little hopeful: "They all have their own names,... did you come up with them?"
Jiang Yuanshi was stunned and shook his head.
The candy box said "Oh" and felt a little disappointed.
Jiang Yuanshi lazily sat down on the ground and said, "There's nothing I can do. Only those who stay long term have names. Aren't you only staying for three days?"
Candy Box was furious: "You're kidding me again! Who said I want to live here?"
"Oh, you don't have to live here."
"You!" Candy Box jumped up and kicked his knee angrily.
"What do you want to be called?" Jiang Yuanshi asked abruptly.
"What?! I don't have a name! No one gave me a name! I don't want to give myself a name!"
Jiang Yuanshi was knocked to the ground. Candy Box was furious. He thought the other party was trying to scam him. How could he fall to the ground after being kicked in the knee? He was so angry that he wanted to poke the hand that touched the garbage into the guy's mouth!
The moment the candy box rushed over, I heard the other person talking to himself.
"How about calling me Tangtang? Guoguo? Box? Forget about Box. It sounds like an insult..."
Candy Box opened his eyes wide and stopped his hand in mid-air: "Are you giving me a name?"
Jiang Yuanshi yawned and said weakly, "Yes, you asked me to come up with it, but I don't have a talent for naming. They are all reduplicated words. How about you pick one? Or draw lots?"
The candy box rolled its eyes and stamped its feet subconsciously.
Yun Qing, who finally stopped, walked over weakly, fell to the ground and said, "How about you name it? I think it should be called Violent Box or Exploding Candy, which is very impactful."
"That's fine. You're much better at naming than I am."
Z01, B33: "..."
"No, then I want you to start!" Candy Box pulled Jiang Yuanshi's little finger, "I don't want to choose, I don't want to draw lots, you start! You are my servant, you have to listen to me!"
"Okay, okay, my master, I want to do it right away." Jiang Yuanshi's little finger was itching, and he lay on the ground to relax. When everyone thought he was asleep, Jiang Yuanshi said, "How about I call you Jiang Tang, Tang in candy, and your nickname is Tangtang."
Yun Qing at the side was amused: "Is it so perfect? It has both a big and small name, just like a person."
I don't know what touched the candy box, he said: "Okay! Then my name is Jiang Tang."
After happily deciding on the name, Jiang Yuanshi wanted to get up, but he was so tired that he felt like a mouse on a mousetrap, unable to move and too lazy to move.
Jiang Tang said in shock: "So what is the host? Is it your name? Or do you like to eat vegetarian food?"
Jiang Yuanshi: “…” Why hasn’t this issue been resolved yet?
And why can't your box read?
He turned over and lay on his side, his arm supporting his head: "Nickname."
"You have so many names. This human calls you Jiang Jiang, that fur ball calls you Jiang Suzhu, and that slime calls you Suzhu. How many names do you have?"
"It's not a name, everyone just calls it differently."
Jiang Tang sat on top of Jiang Yuanshi's head and said, "Oh - I see, it's a question of closeness! So I can only call you Jiang Jiang if we have a good relationship, right?"
"Why do you say that?" Yun Qing interrupted.
Jiang Tang said as a matter of course: "Because his real name contains Jiang, and mine also has Jiang, so only those who are close to him can call him that, right?"
Yun Qing lay down and clapped: "Genius-level understanding."
Jiang Yuanshi also clapped weakly along with the seal: "Genius."
Jiang Tang became more confident after being praised, and then whispered to Jiang Yuanshi in a voice that everyone could hear: "Then... is the slime who calls you Suzhu the one you have the worst relationship with? Did he also come later?"
Jiang Yuanshi’s first system’s Slime Z01: “…”
B33: "Ah this"
Yun Qing: “Oh wow.”
Jiang Yuanshi looked up at the silent slime on the left side of the screen, smiled and replied, "Yeah, I hate me."
"Ah? Then why do you keep him at your house?" Jiang Tang bravely volunteered, "Then it would be better if I came! We have the same last name!"
"Oh? What can you do?"
“I can do so much more!”
The parties involved at the scene, Jiang Yuanshi and Jiang Tang, were joking around, B33 and Yun Qing were eating melons, and Z01 remained silent.
On the left side of the screen where no one was paying attention, a translucent slime began to melt.
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