Late at night, Xu Qian finished her nightly livestream routine. After wishing her fans sweet dreams, she logged out of the room and yawned tiredly. She did not rush to get up. Instead, she went backstage to check on her income for the day.
Since the number of viewers in her livestream had been declining recently, the gifts she received were also decreasing. Naturally, her income was not ideal. Compared to when she was at the peak of her popularity, her income was less than half. But then Xu Qian saw a sweet text message from her boyfriend two hours ago. He asked her to rest early and said that he had a surprise for her tomorrow.
Xu Qian's mood improved a lot, and she began to think that it was not a bad idea to get married and quit the industry.
She walked out of the workshop, went straight to the refrigerator, and took out a bottle of beer. When she turned her head, she saw Zhang Heng playing with blocks on the sofa. "You are back. How did it go? Did you find anything?"
"Well, I just ruled out two people as suspects. They are both on your list, but …"
Xu Qian waved her hand and interrupted Zhang Heng. "I don't care why you ruled them out. You just have to do your job and give me the final result."
But when she took two sips of beer, the irritation in her heart seemed to be diluted a little. She then took the initiative to apologize, "Sorry, I just said a lot of things during the livestream. I really don't want to talk anymore."
"Understandable." Zhang Heng nodded, not taking it seriously.
After that, the two stopped talking. Xu Qian turned on the projector and watched the most popular TV series on the Internet for a while. She did not stay there for too long. After finishing the beer in her hand, she got up and went to the bathroom. After more than half an hour, the door of the bathroom became unlocked again.
Xu Qian walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. Her hair had just been dried, and she said to Zhang Heng, "I'm going to bed first. Don't sleep too late. I have to go out tomorrow morning to buy some clothes."
"Okay, see you tomorrow morning."
"See you tomorrow morning." Xu Qian then turned and walked into her room.
After Xu Qian left, Zhang Heng tried the sofa that the former mentioned. Sure enough, it was more comfortable than an ordinary bed. Although Zhang Heng did not have any requirements for the living environment, he certainly would not object if he could sleep more comfortably. He put the sword next to his hand and quickly fell asleep.
…
The next morning, Xu Qian ordered two takeout breakfasts, which were delivered by drones.
Zhang Heng also noticed that although there was a small kitchen in Xu Qian's apartment, it never seemed to be on the stove. In fact, in 2077, there were very few people who still cooked by themselves. That was because all kinds of restaurants had delivery services, and drones were extremely convenient and had strict hygiene and health standards. Coupled with the restaurant's scale effect, the price could be kept very low.
Most people would choose to eat three meals a day to save time for other things. Therefore, cooking had become a pure hobby.
Vegetables and meat would be supplied directly to the restaurant. Of course, they could also be bought separately from the supermarket, but the price would be a lot more expensive. Many people's homes no longer have a kitchen. However, the apartment Xu Qian rented still had one. The original owner was probably a cooking enthusiast, but now Xu Qian used it as a utility room.
Zhang Heng wanted to pay for his breakfast, but Xu Qian refused to do so.
"Although there is no part about food and accommodation in the agreement, I have to eat anyway. It's just a matter of ordering one more portion. It won't cost much."
Xu Qian said as she shared half of her meal with Zhang Heng.
Although there were various technological means to help people lose weight, it was still better to maintain one's figure. Fans nowadays were not stupid. Once the "technology to lose weight" was exposed, they would lose fans.
Zhang Heng did not insist when he heard that. He did not have many credits on him, and it was always good to save some.
The Lego bricks he had now were rented from Old Man Geng from the House of Old Things.
Yes, he rented them, not bought them.
Although Old Man Geng was willing to let him exchange his services for shellac records, Zhang Heng insisted on selling the Lego bricks at 800 credits. He would not sell any less than that. So, Zhang Heng asked Old Man Geng to rent the Lego bricks. Unlike the main quest, which required him to collect shellac records, the Lego bricks were only for his own use during the quest. Anyway, he could not bring them out after the quest was over. It was not impossible for him to return them to Old Man Geng after using them.
In the end, Zhang Heng obtained the right to rent the Lego bricks at the price of 10 credits per month. Both parties were quite satisfied with the deal. Zhang Heng paid half a year's rent in advance, which meant that he only used 60 credits to get the bricks he wanted.
…
After breakfast, Xu Qian called a taxi and went straight to the largest department store on the third level with Zhang Heng.
Across the street, they could see the dynamic advertisements on the outer wall of the shopping mall. A variety of goods were displayed on the advertisements, including clothes, cosmetics, various technological gadgets, and newly released games.
Xu Qian looked at the advertisement of sports headphones made by a young girl with a girl-next-door smile, and a touch of envy appeared on her face. "That is Qiu Wei, the top streamer in our company.
She is two years younger than me, and she has only joined the industry for a year and a half. However, her annual income has already reached eight figures. She is the company's cash cow. She now lives on the fourth level. For her birthday this year, she invited more than a hundred streamers from the company. I was there too. As soon as I entered the door, I received a limited-edition lipstick that cost about 6,000 to 7,000 credits. Other than that, there were also drinks and male prostitutes. It is said that the cost of that night exceeded a million credits. "
"Hmm." Zhang Heng sat in the passenger seat and echoed. However, most of his attention was on the surroundings. He did not forget his duty as a bodyguard.
This was probably the most prosperous place on the third level, and the entire street was filled with shopping shops. People and cars came and went, and Zhang Heng, who had been an assassin before, knew that this was the most likely place for something to happen. No matter who it was, as long as they hid in the crowd, it would be difficult to find them again.
Zhang Heng did not bring the Pestilence Bone Bow and the Shrouded Scabbard with him this time. He dressed up like a normal person to lure out the stalker.
Although Xu Qian did not care if she could find out who was stalking and monitoring her, she just wanted to have a good night's sleep. As long as her boyfriend came back, someone would protect her again. Maybe she could even use this matter to move to the fourth level and live the life of a hostess in advance.
However, Zhang Heng was still very concerned about his first job.
If he could catch the stalker directly, he could solve Xu Qian's problem once and for all. After all, this quest was called Bodyguard. Of course, Zhang Heng could skip two weeks to complete his task. However, his instinct told him that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
According to the information he had come into contact with so far, Xu Qian was indeed just a very ordinary streamer. She was good-looking, a little famous, a little vain, and sometimes bad-tempered. However, she would quickly admit her mistakes, and she was polite. All she could think about was marrying into a wealthy family and living a better life. That in itself was understandable. Besides, her interpersonal relationships were very simple. It was hard to imagine that she would get involved in something serious.
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