Chapter 10 Section 9

After opening his eyes, he faintly felt a burnt smell in the room. Tuoshi rubbed his eyes and sat up, and found that Shisheng who was sleeping in the kitchen with a blanket had disappeared.The curtains were wide open, and the strong sunlight shone onto the tatami. He glanced at the alarm clock that was five minutes away every day, and it was past eleven o'clock in the morning. He stuffed the stiff quilt back into the closet.Yesterday's injury still hurts.He walked to the sink and looked in the mirror with trepidation. His face seemed to be less swollen, but it was starting to turn blue.

The crust was much less, it should have been eaten raw.He opened the refrigerator with a sense of foreboding, and sure enough, the amount of tomato sauce plummeted.bastard!Didn't you tell him to save a little? He reached out to take the box of Aigu, and just about to take out one, he found that there was a ballpoint pen on the box: "Go out for a walk, borrow the key. Shisheng." what!Takumi hastened to feel for the pockets of the trousers that he took off and threw away casually.The key ring was still there, but the door key was gone.There were originally two keys on the ring, but now only the one from Chizuru's family remains.

"Bastard..." Tuoshi inserted his finger into the cigarette case, but it was empty, and he remembered that he had smoked out of it last night. "Damn it!" He smacked his lips and dropped the cigarette case. At this time, the lock of the door was opened.He thought it was Shisheng who came back, but it was Qianhe who started the conversation.She rarely comes in the morning. "Oh, good morning." "How's the injury?" "That's it, a little green." Qianhe looked straight at him from the front and said, "Well, it's not conspicuous, so it probably won't get in the way."

"What are you talking about, is it okay?" "Here you are." She handed over something that looked like a small advertisement.Tuoshi took it, looked at the words printed on it, and frowned.It was an advertisement for a guard. "Hey, you want me to be the guard in the building?" "Isn't that a serious job? It seems to be interviewing again today, go try it." "Are you kidding? What I want to do is use my job here." He pointed to his temple, "I don't want to be yelled at." "If you say that, you will be scolded by the guards all over the world. You need to make a quick decision. Your sloppy brain may not work. Anyway, go apply for a job first."

"What is a grass-headed melon?" "It's just a brain that has no brains and is stuffed with grass." "You say I'm a fool?" Tuo Shi threw away the small ad, "Because I'm not a fool, I think about the future. What I want to do is a job that can realize my dreams. Can being a security guard become a billionaire? A mansion with a swimming pool? Didn’t I always tell you, I’m going to do big things and make big money. If you want to help me find a job, find a job that inspires my dreams, please.” Qianzuru picked up the small advertisement and let out a long sigh. "Do big things and make big money." She sighed again. "Only a real fool would say that."

"What did you say?" "Please." Qianhe knelt down on both knees and bowed his head deeply, "Go and apply for the job. If possible, try your best to get hired." "Qianhe..." Tuo Shizheng didn't know what to say, the door opened suddenly, and Shi Sheng walked in with a paper bag. "Hey, Qianhe, why are you apologizing to him?" Chizuru didn't answer. Tuoshi showed Shisheng the small advertisement she brought. "Look what nonsense she's talking about! Told me to do this!" Shi Sheng looked at the small advertisement and nodded. "Oh, it's interesting to be a guard."

"By the way, it's just right for you to go, aren't you a vagrant?" "Brother Tuoshi," Qianhe raised his head, "Please think carefully." Facing her serious and aggressive gaze, Tuoshi couldn't resist it.He muttered softly: "It seems that I can't go." Qianhe bought this suit from somewhere. Although the color is a bit rustic, the size is suitable for Takumi. With a tie on, it barely looks like a serious office worker. "What else do guards wear ties?" "Aren't you going for an interview? First impressions are very important." Qianzuru straightened his tie for him.

"It fits well." Shi Sheng smiled strangely.He spread out the newspaper on the tatami and read it from cover to cover.The paper bag he brought was full of newspapers picked up from the station, as if he wanted to know what was going on in the world.Takumi thought, no, this guy is too obedient. "I don't have money for the tram." "Didn't you snatch mine yesterday?" Shi Sheng asked. "What is four hundred and fifty yuan enough for?" Qianhe sighed, and took out two thousand-yen bills from his wallet. "Lend it to you just in case, don't waste it."

"Thanks, I'm sorry." Two banknotes entered Takumi's pocket in the blink of an eye. Watched by Chizuru and Tokio, Takumi left the apartment listlessly. The company that recruits guards is in Kanda.In the place marked on the map of the small advertisement, there is a building that seems to have been built for 30 years, and the company seems to be on the third floor. The interview starts at 3:00 pm.Looking at the watch he borrowed from Qianzuru, there were still about twenty minutes left, Takumi looked around, and his eyes finally stopped on the signboard of the billiard room.

Let's play a round of transfer.He staggered towards it. However, when he emerged from the shop twenty minutes later, he was in a worse mood.I was lucky in the first half of the game, but from a certain point on, none of the marbles went into the hole, and the marbles in my hand disappeared like an ebb tide.Fifteen hundred yuan wasted. What a pity!Takumi spat on the ground. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon when I took the elevator in the building and arrived at the company.When I opened the door, there seemed to be a white-haired old man in a navy blue uniform sitting at the reception desk.

"Hey, I'm here for an interview." Tuoshi said to the man. The white-haired old man stared up at him.The fluorescent light reflected clearly on his glasses. "The interview starts at three o'clock, don't you think it's late?" The old man frowned. "Oh, sorry." Annoying old man!Tuoshi murmured in his heart, isn't he late for a while? "Strict adherence to time is an absolute condition for the job of a security guard. Is it reasonable to be late since the interview? Do you really want to do it or not?" Tuoshi bowed his head and remained silent, anger began to spread in his chest, part of it was aimed at Qianhe——damn, why should I be taught a lesson by this old man? "Someone came thirty minutes earlier. It's common sense at this time, do you understand? Ah? Don't say a few words?" "I'm sorry." It was hard to make such a small sound.Takumi is on the verge of breaking out. The old man smacked his lips and stretched out his right hand. "Forget it, let you attend the interview. Bring your resume." He smacked his lips again as he spoke. This voice cut Takumi's last thread of patience binding his anger.He stopped his right hand, who was about to hand in his resume, and stared at him. "What kind of prestige are you playing? The old man, isn't he just a night watchman? I don't want to do it anymore!" After finishing speaking, he kicked the reception desk fiercely, and before the other party screamed, he turned and ran out of the room. Then he slammed the door again. He was still angry when he took the elevator down to the first floor.However, as he left the building and walked towards the station, a wave of annoyance hit him. screwed up! No matter how I think about it, I am always wrong. The problem lies in going to the billiard room before the interview.Even though it was a reluctant interview, how could he meet Chizuru if he didn't deal with it? He got on the national railway at Kanda and got off at Ueno, and he started his way home dejectedly.The thought of Qianhe waiting at home made his heart feel heavier.Unknowingly, his feet went in the other direction. When he came back to his senses, he found that he had arrived at Zhongjianshi Street.This street is very familiar.As soon as he hit the wall, he entered a coffee shop facing the back street.This store is newly opened, with large glass windows, you can see the pedestrians coming and going outside.There are many customers in the shop. Tuoshi sat down at the innermost table and ordered a cup of coffee.Just spending time here. The desktop also doubles as the screen for a video game, of course Space Invaders.This year, the game is a hit.Right now, almost all the customers in this store are immersed in playing, and there is no one talking over coffee.People all bowed their heads, staring at the screen, hands gripping the joysticks. Tuo Shi put his hands into his trouser pockets, since he had already been to the billiard room, there were only a few coins left in his pockets.After deducting the cost of coffee, he stacked the remaining hundred yuan coins on the table, and slowly put the top one into the game machine. After a while, he was completely immersed in the roar of the electronic stereo, operating the handle with his left hand and pressing the button with his right.He has been a fan of this game for a long time, and knows how to effectively annihilate the enemy and how to shoot down the flying saucer with the highest score. He killed a considerable amount of time on the first hundred-dollar coin alone, and the score was tallied, and it was the highest score on the table.To break the record, he threw in another hundred-dollar coin. Passing the first level easily, he raised his head and happened to see Qianhe through the glass window. She was looking around and was about to enter the shop. Takumi hid under the table without hesitation.If she found out here, wouldn't she be scolded to death? He hid for a while motionless, then raised his head in trepidation.Qianhe's figure disappeared, as if he hadn't noticed him.Really hanging!He restarted the game. When Tuoshi returned to his residence, Shisheng was still reading the newspaper.He almost sat on the open newspaper and said, "You're back." "Too focused, what interesting report?" "Well, there are quite a few. Mrs. Thatcher became the first female prime minister of a developed country not long ago." "Yes." Takumi took off his suit and hung it on the hanger, "Where's Chizuru?" "Oh, went out about an hour ago and didn't come back." Wasn't it time to show up at the coffee shop an hour ago?Where and what is she doing? "How was the interview?" "Ah, it's over." Tuo Shi changed into a sweatshirt and pants, and lay down. "Frozen? The competition is fierce?" "Well, it's a secret operation, and the people to be recruited have already been determined." "Isn't this cheating?" "That's right, to make people angry." He said nonsense, but he also felt uncomfortable in his heart. "If you talk nonsense, Qianhe will be discouraged." Shi Sheng said. "What did she say?" "It seems to have great expectations, saying that this time I must let you do a good job." "Hey, she keeps saying that." Takumi inserted his fingers into his hair and scratched vigorously. Shi Sheng folded up the newspaper and yawned. "Ah, I'm a little hungry." "Have some bread." "It's not okay to eat that all the time, let's go buy some food." "I have no money." "Ah?" Shi Sheng's eyes widened, "Didn't you take two thousand yuan from Qian He?" "That... I paid the interview fee." "What? Why do you need money for the interview?" "Who knows? They want to collect money, what can I do." "What about yesterday's four hundred and fifty yuan?" "It's also spent, the tram fare." "That's wrong. From here to Kanda, right? JR, no, although the national railway ② has raised its fare this month, the starting price is still 100 yuan, according to the newspaper." "What are you talking about! If it's gone, it's gone, what can I do!" "Then what are you going to do for dinner today?" "Well, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain. I said, how long do you want to stay here? I don't remember saying that I want to raise you. Where should you go, hurry up." Takumi turned over and turned his back to Shisheng. -------------------------------- Note: