Carpe Diem

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A place that is lifeless during the day, wakes up like a ghost at night.

The small neon lights on both sides of the street are shining with low-quality light, and there are straightforward advertising slogans written on the signs to attract business. Dirty snack bars, and a few small clinics that are still open.

She ventured to the depths, where there was a decent-sized dance hall where "pornography, gambling and drugs" gathered.Near the two buildings, there is also a decent-looking hypermarket, where students can buy stationery, and if they don’t mind the musty smell, they can also find popular second-hand books.

The concept of "trading" is also applicable here. People maintain the basic civilization, Lele thought.No wonder Kurolo said that this place is a hundred times stronger than Meteor Street.

But most of the children here drop out of junior high school. They don’t want to delay making money. Girls as old as her are a sought-after resource here. It is easy to find part-time jobs. They firmly grasp themselves, which is their only Capital, they are afraid of slipping into a deeper abyss... hoping to get out of here one day, but the boyfriends they date, their girlfriends, may one day take them to understand the colorful "society" and disrupt their original intentions. Have a plan to instill stimulating values ​​in them.

Lele observed for a while, and she found that the very quiet girl had never bought stationery again. She asked the proprietress of the stationery store who was busy breastfeeding, "Runned with a man." Without even raising her eyelids, here, a little If you are not careful, you will fall to the lower level of society. In barren places, people pin their hopes on illusions and yearn for salvation.

Later, Lele saw her again. The quiet girl from before passed by. The teenagers looked at her with shyness and ignorance in their eyes, but when the girl who was abandoned by men appeared on the street again Sometimes, her clothes revealed more of her body, and the teenagers around her hugged her and blatantly touched her breasts. Girls who gave up on themselves have become accustomed to it.

Even so, there are still many women on the street who envy her because she can be favored by young men, which is a shortcut to a better life.

Is it wrong to expect a better life?

"Fallen is what you call it, but for us, it's just survival."

Although the girl in the custom shop who is not young is jealous of that girl, it seems that they understand each other better. Lele replied that she is not a big lady, but the conversation still failed. She is not regarded as the same kind here.

The air here is mixed with a kind of peaceful despair. The police and criminals often appear together in the street wine stalls full of fireworks. It is a kind of "balance" that everyone has found for a long time.

The most decent job here... Lele thought about it, and in all fairness, she thinks the most decent job here is selling marijuana, um, sincerely.

In fact, Lele doesn't know what that strange white powder is, but people's reaction after taking it is very similar to some kind of psychotropic drug, which is too expensive, and these people can't afford it. much cheaper.

She feels more and more that selling marijuana is very respectable. These people grow and refine at home. The small workshop where they "work" is the place that looks most like a "factory" here. People come and go, full of vitality, and cooperate and help each other. , the people inside are also the most sensible, and they dress the most like "elites".

Their boss, Lele, saw him once from a distance. He was dignified and calm. He felt like Kuroro, who was full of ambition and was about to lead everyone out of Meteor Street. Everyone gathered around him to take orders, as if he was the only one A man with his own opinions and thoughts——no, Lele thought, that man seems to be the only "person" here who meets the secular standards.

Lele can't get out of here, she has tried, in fact, every day, people take a bus from here to work in the city a few hours away, filling the hard jobs that no one in the city wants to do, but she can't get out, she has to pass by before getting on the bus A sluice gate, those gangsters who collect protection fees for a living always come forward to question people they "dislike". Lele witnessed them dragging a female student into the security room, and soon there were cries. .

It is dangerous to walk away from here, Lele dare not even think about it, those homeless people, scavengers, seem to have degenerated into beasts, they once dragged away the single woman, and they took turns for two days, although Hearsay is not enough to believe, but it is still daunting.

Thinking of this, Lele seems to understand why Kuroro left her here - she can't go anywhere.

When returning home, the outside of the building was cordoned off. A policeman was chatting with the people around him. His colleague moved a dead body out of the building and took a man by the head. Lele don't know them.

In the end, the police judged that it was an accidental death and closed the case easily. It seems that this is a pair of brothers. Because the younger brother made a joke, the older brother suddenly got angry and stabbed the younger brother a few times with a knife on the table. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but he didn’t. After a while, the younger brother died due to excessive blood loss. The older brother who was angry didn't even know that the younger brother was dead. After a few days, the body of the younger brother who was lying on the ground "playing his temper on purpose" stinks... They are brothers, The parents have long been missing, and the younger brother is the only relative of the elder brother in the world. The elder brother has been explaining to the police that he will never kill the younger brother. He cried sadly. That is the most excited human being that Lele has seen in this period of time mood.

The house where the corpse was just moved out was diagonally below Lele's room. Thinking about it, she seemed to smell the smell faintly when she passed by the house upstairs, but the back of the house is a shady side. Dirty water poured down from the windows, together with excrement, causing a foul smell there all year round, mixed with the smell of corpses, and people couldn't tell the difference.

The landlord asked someone to do a simple cleaning the next day, and soon someone else moved in. The rent was not even a dollar cheaper, and it was still so much money.

The apartment Lele lived in was relatively good, with running water... but the water that came out had to be emptied before it could turn out a transparent color, and it tasted like chemistry. Lele remembered her tough chemistry teacher saying: " As long as the rag is boiled in boiling water, I can use it to wipe my face." Water is the source of life, and she thinks it tastes a little bit, but it shouldn't kill her if it is boiled. If Kuroro comes, she will prepare it Take out the bottled water for him.

"Wait a minute!" Lele opened the door for Kuroro, guarded the door and asked about Kuroro's recent situation, and spoke very loudly, until the people who probed their heads retracted their ears, she let the door open and let the man in. It was the doorway she found out recently, "Let you in directly, they will treat me as a prostitute." The girl said it very naturally, without any hint of complaint.

She has gradually integrated into this place. She observes with her eyes, records those unwritten rules of the world with her heart, and lives carefully.

Picking up customers, a prostitute, a good girl who keeps herself clean, now she has to think about how not to be regarded as a prostitute, and have something to do with these dirty words... Who caused this?

Ku Luoluo watched Lele busy in the room because of his arrival. The girl's mental health made him feel a little disappointed. He knew that she couldn't die for a girl with strong adaptability, but was she... Live a little too well?

She mastered the rules of survival here all at once, and she also learned how to behave and relax. She saw the structure of the food chain clearly in a short period of time. She didn't think it through carefully, but she knew who she should fight well with intuitively. Make friends, keep a respectful distance from anyone, and hide yourself well.

Kuroro thought he would get bored soon, but in fact, this kind of life has lasted for two full months. He was still thinking about it on the way here, and felt more and more that Lele was a burden. I don't like it, the people are lowly and ignorant, the buildings are dilapidated, the sewer system is X, and the foul-smelling sewage after the rain makes people feel uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that he doesn't want to come at all.The man got into the door with a gloomy expression, walked up the stairs, and came to the door. He was in a hurry and wanted to take a look and leave, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Belly feels tight.

Kuroro has an outstanding appearance and has a calmness beyond the hardships of life, but he does not give people a feeling that he is out of place with this place like a girl. On the contrary, no one looks at his appearance. Men belong here .

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