"Look, can this watch still be repaired?"

Xia Ping'an handed the watch to the counter of the watch shop.

Behind the counter, an old man with fair and clean hair, meticulously combed, and well-dressed, took the watch in Xia Ping'an's hand, used his right eyelid to jam a magnifying view, turned over the case, looked at the label on the back of the case, and checked carefully. After a moment, he took off the magnifying glass on his eyelid and nodded, "Sir, this is an old Flying Eagle mechanical winding watch, which was sold in our shop. It has been around for ten years and can be repaired!"

"Great!" Xia Ping'an exhaled, "How much does it cost?"

This watch is the only thing left to him by the godly adoptive father who adopted him before. Although it is not a luxury, it is always a thought that can be kept as a souvenir. Therefore, Xia Ping'an came to the city, just in I found this old Orgney watch store on Sixth Avenue in Bolton to see if they could fix it.

"The sapphire mirror on the outside of this watch is broken and needs to be replaced. The strap also has marks that have been cut by hard objects. It is seriously damaged and needs to be replaced. There are too many friction marks on the case, and it is a little old. It needs to be re-polished, okay. The 6180 movement in this watch is still in good condition, just need to clean up the dust, these costs add up to 2 thalers and 13 dinnings, and you need to pay first..."

"When can I get it?"

"It will take two days, sir!"

"Okay!" Xia Ping'an took out 3 talers and handed it over, the man wrote a note to Xia Ping'an, and then retrieved 7 Ding Ning's money, "Sir, you can come to the store with the note the day after tomorrow. Get the watch!"

Xia Ping'an nodded, put away the notes and banknotes, turned around and walked out of the watch shop.

The street outside the watch shop is very lively. This is the lively business district of Slavin. There are all kinds of fashionable shops on the street. There are four-wheeled carriages speeding on the street. A gentleman wearing a black top hat and holding a cane And the ladies wearing wide petticoats and high heels holding umbrellas can be seen everywhere on the street, as well as those young people riding bicycles speeding down the street, causing the coachman driving the carriage to scold loudly.

Horse-drawn carriages are still the mainstream of travel for the rich in this era. Steam locomotives can only be used in the field of public transportation. Although there are also steam cars that can be used for private use, those steam cars are not only bulky, but also need to burn coal, which leads to black smoke when traveling. Rolling, one person needs to drive, one person needs to add coal to burn the boiler, the movement is loud and inconvenient, the ride is not comfortable, it is not elegant at all, and it is not fun to drive, so it is rare to see rich people carry it when they travel privately. With a dirty boilerman.

Xia Ping'an, with black hair and black eyes, is not considered an outlier on this street, because a person like him with a typical oriental temperament can see quite a few on this street, about one-tenth of them. The Republic of En is a multi-ethnic human country. People of all skin colors, races and beliefs can see it here. The Chinese are not marginal existences in Redron. On the contrary, the Chinese are in Redron. China's business and financial fields play an important role, and a quarter of the top 100 richest people and families in Red Ron are Chinese.

Most of the Chinese living in this city have an upper-middle standard of living. The Chinese are wealthy, united, and basically well-educated, but they are not easy to be offended. Xia Pingan, an orphan with no background, is considered to be the poorest among the Chinese in this city, but because of his Chinese identity, Slavin's Chinese Mutual Aid will guarantee him a formal job in a hotel, The owner of the hotel where Xia Pingan worked before is also a wealthy local Chinese businessman.

Although Xia Ping'an can't wait to combine dozens or hundreds of world beads to reach a higher realm and reach the peak, he also knows that some things can't be rushed. It can only be done step by step depending on the situation. What, even if he wanted to be a robber, he didn't know where to go to grab the Jiezhu, so he could only hold back.

The Bureau of Investigation is responsible for the control of prohibited materials such as Jiezhu and Shenjing. If he can't get these things in the Bureau of Investigation, and cannot obtain these important cultivation resources, then it will be more difficult to get these things elsewhere.

So, let's start with the Investigation Bureau first, and then talk about it after getting familiar with the situation.

Xia Pingan finished a hearty dinner at a Chinese restaurant on Sixth Avenue before returning to the small apartment he rented.

Xia Ping'an's small apartment is located in a civilian area of the city. The apartment is a bit old and suitable for young people who are single but not wealthy. The rent here is 1 taler and 15 dingning per month, and they live on one floor for seven or eight. Personally, there are four floors in total.

The landlord of the apartment, Matthew, lives on the first floor of the apartment. He is a greasy and stingy old man with a pair of gray eyes. He guards the door of the apartment every day. He wears several large gold rings on his fingers and a pair of tiny eyes. He glanced at everyone who came in and out of the apartment. When he met those beautiful single female tenants, Matthew would become a warm and considerate uncle. The female tenant's door is repairing the broken clothes hanger. When encountering a young man like Xia Ping'an who works hard, Matthew's most common sentence is...

"406, in a few days, I will be ready to pay next month's rent. Don't think about Matthew Lai's account. As long as I say hello, the police will come to the door with a move-out order..."

It was dark, and Xia Ping'an had just returned to the apartment when he met Matthew, the landlord who was waiting for the rabbit downstairs. For a male single tenant like Xia Ping'an, Matthew would rarely call him by his name, but by his room number. It's very frustrating but helpless, as the renter is just a string of numbers.

"My rent has been paid at the end of this month. I will move out before the end of the month, and I won't renew the lease..." Xia Ping'an said to Matthew, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he walked upstairs. After staying in this city for too long, he will go to Andesburg to report in a few days. Andesburg is in Koland, which is more than 500 kilometers away from Slavin. It takes six or seven hours by train. There is an investigation. The bureau's important base in Brandy Province is well-known. Compared with Slavin, Koland is the provincial capital and economic center of Brandy Province. It is also close to the border and has developed commerce and trade, which is much more prosperous than Slavin.

The Bureau of Investigation also has a stronghold and related personnel in Slavin, but it's just that a newly awakened God Blessed Person like Xia Ping'an has not undergone induction training and will not be assigned to specific places to perform specific tasks.

Xia Ping'an also wanted to go to Keland, because a prosperous city means more resources, and his chances of getting the Jiezhu have greatly increased.

"406, have you found a girlfriend yet?" Matthew leaned over, his small gray eyes flashed wretchedly, and he licked his lips, "There is a bigger apartment on the third floor, if you two live together , I can count you cheaper, I can give you 2 Ding Ning every month, by the way, what's your girlfriend's name, she's pretty?"

"What?" Xia Ping'an was stunned for a while, he didn't have any girlfriends.

Matthew raised his eyebrows, stretched his neck like a shedding rooster and glanced up the stairs, hehe smiled, "That girl has been waiting for you for a long time?"

Under Matthew's gossip and obscene eyes, Xia Ping'an went upstairs with some doubts, came to the fourth floor, turned from the aisle at the entrance of the stairs, walked a few steps, and saw a woman standing at 406. front of the room.

The girl waiting at the door was really beautiful, about 20 years old, over 170 years old, wearing a head of algae-like light red hair, a very upturned nose, hot lips, a curvaceous figure, wearing a corset. A long green dress, a white shawl, and an umbrella hanging on her arm, because of that woman, the aisle was filled with a seductive scent of perfume.

The woman was a little embarrassed waiting here.

Hearing the footsteps, the woman turned her head and saw Xia Ping'an, her eyes flashed, and she suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"Angela..." Xia Ping'an was also stunned. This woman was the girl who worked in the hotel. He helped this woman out before, and only then caused a series of incidents.

"Are you all right?" Angela took a step forward, and the sweet breath on her body suddenly rushed to her face~www.mtlnovel.com~ She looked at Xia Ping'an with concern, "I heard that you had an accident and resigned from the hotel. , I asked someone to inquire, and then I found out that you live here..."

"Uh, I'm fine!" Xia Pingan shook his head.

Angela laughed, "Well, I think you're fine. I've been waiting for you here for more than half an hour, and I'll be here after work. Don't you invite me to sit inside?"

Xia Ping'an hesitated for a while, but still took out the key and opened the door of the apartment, "Please come in, I live here alone, it's a bit messy..."

Xia Ping'an opened the door, and Angela came in. The moment he closed the door, Xia Ping'an saw the landlord, Ma Xiu, poking his head around the corner, looking at it, alas, this old guy, fortunately there is no such thing in this world. Pinhole cameras, if there are any, Xia Ping'an suspects that the old guy will install one in every room and toilet in this apartment.

Light the fire in the room, and the room lights up.

The apartment is not big, just over 40 square meters. It has a bedroom, a small living room, a kitchen with a fireplace, and a bathroom. The furniture in the apartment is a little old, but it is not messy at all. Clean and tidy, no smell

There were two apples on the table in the living room, but because they had been left for too long, they were already wilted. The surface of the apple skin became dry and wrinkled, and the whole living room was filled with a faint scent of apples.

Xia Ping'an poured Angela a glass of water from the glass jug, but found that the water in the kettle was cold, so he could only put the glass down, and smiled apologetically at Angela, "I'm sorry, this is the place to go. I live alone and have nothing to entertain!"