Chapter 2, Would You Like to Be a Special Police Officer
Since I sold my house and had nowhere to live, my friend helped me out by cleaning up the storage room for me to stay in
"Special police? What is the monthly salary?" I asked him with a cold smile.
At first, I was startled. However, when I clearly saw the person sitting in the red Mercedes SLK, I secretly let out a sigh of relief
Your mother, *** , you ***
However, I truly reside on the rooftop of the Star Building
Thinking this in my heart, I still pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Why do you want to know my name? Sir, my name is Fang Shaoyun."
Of course, I cannot swagger like Stephen Chow in "Shaolin Soccer" and set up a shelter on the rooftop, but there happens to be a storage room next to the electrical room on the top floor terrace. Originally, it was used by my friends to store some cleaning tools and discarded items that are not used regularly, approximately seven to eight square meters in size
If it were any other day, I would definitely chat with this uncle to see what else he could come up with. However, I need to wake up early for a job interview tomorrow, and I still have to go back and organize my application materials, so I don't feel like chatting with him now
Let me think... As I said this, I slowly approached the entrance of the Starry Building.
As I lowered my head to check if there was any dirt on my shoes, a sudden roar of an engine echoed in my ears
It is likely that any man would aspire to be such a person
Indeed, high-end serviced apartments like the Starry Mansion typically feature excellent property management and security. Access is controlled by a gate system, and unless one is a property management staff member or a resident, entry through the main door is not permitted, let alone residing on the rooftop.
The uncle wearing gold-rimmed glasses was momentarily stunned
However, to ask someone who was just a small-time punk half an hour ago, and who during university military training shot only two targets out of five, scoring a mere twenty-one rings, and ranked second to last in the class in shooting performance, if they want to become a special police officer? Isn't that a bit too funny?
You must think that I am joking with you
I thought that this uncle would definitely recognize me, and if I shamelessly denied it, he would surely get angry. However, to my surprise, after hearing what I said, the older uncle seemed not at all upset; instead, he smiled at me and said, "It seems I really mistook the person."
After the Mercedes SLK came to a stop in front of me, an older gentleman immediately got out of the car. In one hand, he held a can of cola, while in the other, he grasped something resembling a stopwatch. As he spoke, he glanced at me while also keeping an eye on the stopwatch, appearing somewhat peculiar.
By the time he came to his senses, I had quickly taken out the card my friend from the property management gave me and swiped it to open the door of the Starry Building, running inside and making my escape.
A monthly salary of 20,000 yuan? A bonus of 500,000 yuan for completing a task?
* * *
I can freely enter and exit the Starry Building and stay on the rooftop terrace, because the head of the property management for the Starry Building happens to be a buddy I have known since we were toddlers.
However, just like certain things in life, they may be right in front of you, but when it comes to truly obtaining them, it may require numerous twists and turns
During this period, I recalled many things, and suddenly remembered the teacher who taught us traditional culture in university
At that time, the teacher told us that composing couplets is a profound art, often requiring the blending of emotions with the scene, so that feelings can arise from the scenery, allowing the couplets to resonate with the * images * and * texts *.
I immediately thought of the lower line of that couplet
The reason I recalled that teacher was not because he once assigned us a remarkable essay topic, "Is life poetic or mundane?" but because when I suddenly emerged from the dark alley, I thought of a couplet he had given, which no one in the class could match at the time: "When the nation thrives, the family thrives, and the country flourishes."
Does this uncle really think I am a child from Nanshan Kindergarten, or a person with an IQ of zero?
This Mercedes SLK cannot be the one I just saw, can it
Do you want to be a special police officer
Sitting inside is a refined middle-aged gentleman wearing gold-rimmed glasses. From my observation, if this gentleman were to engage in a physical confrontation with me, he would certainly not be my match
I spent more than half an hour just walking from the small alley outside the "Miracle" bar to the main road in front of the Star Building
I looked up and was taken aback; it was yet another red Mercedes-Benz SLK
Special police? A sharpshooter with perfect accuracy? Or like the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, casually snapping necks and killing without mercy? Or perhaps like 007, spending all day driving flashy cars and charming women, killing on the streets without facing imprisonment?
Is that so
Do you think you are Stephen Chow from Shaolin Soccer? Living on the rooftop of a tall building?
"Young man, what is your name?" Just as I was about to make a run for it, the older gentleman spoke again.
It is becoming increasingly plausible, but if you randomly stop someone on the street and say to them, "Come be a special police officer, I'll give you a monthly salary of 20,000, and a bonus of 500,000 for completing a task," do you think they would believe you
Indeed, sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else
The uncle wearing gold-rimmed glasses hesitated for a moment, then suddenly looked at me seriously and asked, "Fang Shaoyun, do you want to be a special police officer?"
While I was still lost in thought, a red Mercedes-Benz SLK suddenly came to a stop in front of me, blocking my way
I immediately recognized that the soda can he was holding was the one I had discarded outside the "Miracle" bar. It seems that this Mercedes SLK is indeed the one I saw there. However, only a fool would admit at this moment that the soda can was theirs. So, I put on a rather strange expression. "wwwhetushu.com.com, sir, are you calling me? A soda can? I never drink soda, how could I possibly have discarded a soda can?"
At that time, I felt quite unconvinced; however, I now believe that what the teacher said makes a lot of sense. This realization struck me when I suddenly emerged from a dark alley and accidentally stepped into a filthy puddle, at which point I was suddenly immersed in the situation.
* * *
"Are you asking for my name? Then are you going to call someone to beat me up or something? That cunning uncle with gold-rimmed glasses."
With such favorable conditions, why not let your wife, oh no, let your whole family become special police officers? Special police, MB!
Standing outside the "Miracle" bar in the small alley, looking at the Starry Tower, it appears to be not far away, seemingly just a short walk to reach it
With a loud crash, I nearly fell to the ground
Monthly salary? The uncle probably didn't expect me to ask this, and he was momentarily taken aback. However, after a brief pause, he looked at me again and said, "Our monthly salary is around 20,000 yuan, which is not too high, but if we complete a task, there will be a bonus of 500,000 yuan."
I would never be foolish enough to tell him that my real name is Jiang Yan; I simply gave a name from a novel I used to read frequently, that of the male protagonist.
Hello, young man, this can of cola must be yours, right