Chapter 132 Are you the only one smart?
Going to the computer, Gu Lu counted up nearly twenty short stories he had written, totaling hundreds of thousands of words.
It spans three books: "The Human Chair", "The Bus Driver Who Wants to Become a God" and "Selected by Minato Sumikawa".
As a collection of short stories, it is not good to be too fragmented, so it is divided into two volumes, which are divided into two styles, Bus Driver and Zhu Chuan Minato.
Of course the collection of short stories should not just include published works, but must also come up with something new.
It happened that Gu Lu drew Zhu Chuan's works, and there were two unpublished works, "Huahua Rice" (Flower and Grass Bento) and "Owl Man".
They are very sincere. The former won the Naoki Award, the highest award for neon popular literature, and the latter won the ALL Reading Mystery Novel Newcomer Award. They are not general articles.
"Owl Man - a masterpiece of the Bianji school. If you don't know what the Bianji school is, you will basically understand it after reading it."
"But do I need to change the background?"
After thinking for a moment, Gu Lu thought it was not necessary. The first is about urban legends and the perversion of characters, which is more suitable for the neon background.
Secondly, he remembered that he had also opened a trap in the Akechi series.
"I'm not a bad person who digs holes but doesn't fill them. In that case-" Gu Lu included "Owl Man" in the wise series.
Don't get me wrong, it's not like changing a lot of the plot. After all, there is no detective role in "Owl Man" from beginning to end. It's just that when Owl Man is watching the news, the news about Kobayashi Yoshio flashes. information.
Just one more sentence.
Yoshio Kobayashi is Akechi's apprentice and the leader of the Boy Detective Team - yes, the Shinigami Elementary School Boy Detective Team is also modeled after Edogawa Rampo, not the Baker Street Wanderers.
After spending a whole day, Gu Lu drafted 13 articles, totaling about 120,000 words, and sent them to President Wang.
“It’s finally done!” Gu Lu stretched, feeling sore in his back.
Fortunately I am still young and have exercise.
During the break, Gu Lu was going to see if the heroine was stupid. He logged into Penguin on his computer and found that an unexpected person was looking for him.
Bibab Gum: [Gulu, are you a great writer now? ]
This veteran should be Chen Na, the junior high school monitor, right? Gu Lu clicked into the junior high school class group to check in, and then replied humbly.
Ju Chang: [Just started, just a small writer. ]
Those who dare to face their own dark history are warriors. Sister Nana has also made stupid mistakes. According to her original memory, when she first started school in the first grade of junior high school, Chen Na ate chewing gum and bubble gum together, and also deceived Zhao Juan said it tasted better this way, but both the chewing gum and bubble gum were ruined.
Bibab Gum: [Do you know many celebrities, 630 reporters or newspaper reporters? ]
Probably he saw the TV news, but this questioning made Gu Lu's face a little serious.
He asked straight to the point.
Ju Chang: [Is something wrong? ]
Bibab Gum: [It’s not my fault, it’s Juanzi who is in trouble. I called you to say that typing is too slow. ]
Gu Lu gave Chen Na his mobile phone number. At that time, it was popular in the class to write classmate records. Sister Nana was very immobile, so it was normal for her to have no contact information.
On the phone, Chen Na explained the matter clearly. When Zhao Juan heard the reporter interviewing Gu Lu outside the window, she suddenly felt that she could change, "If I help your mother-in-law and grandfather outside, , then next time my mother-in-law and grandfather encounter difficulties outside, isn’t it your turn to take action?”
It's really not a joke. Zhao Juan is not just a talker, but she really follows through, creating a group, and then when she has the opportunity, she will "give up her seat to the elderly" and "help the elderly who don't know how to insert coins in the light rail ticket vending machine to help operate it" when she has the opportunity.
Why does Chen Na know so well? Because she also joined under Juanzi's inspiration, many things can be done easily.
But just this Monday, Zhao Juan helped an old man and was blackmailed for money.
In another world, many people would be blown away by butterfly wings. Why do such disgusting people still exist?
It is still said that too many bad people have grown old, and many people have been blackmailed, but they have never been exposed.
"Were there no cameras at the time? If I remember correctly, Zhao Juan's father seems to be a policeman, right?"
"It's on Wenti Road, Gulu, you should know." Chen Na said, "It's not even a policeman." Yes, that bad old man said that Juanzi hit him, but we couldn’t find any witnesses.”
National surveillance cameras began to be widely popularized from 2006 to 2008, but Gu Lu also said that. , the infrastructure in Fog City is very poor, even for municipalities directly under the Central Government, it is below average. What's more, Dukou District is one of the poorest main urban areas in Fog City.
One or two hundred meters next to Wenti Road is the District Government Office. There are several cameras near the office, but there are none on Wenti Road.
"Can you go out now? Make an appointment to meet somewhere. If possible, call Zhao Juan." Gu Lu said that it is not too late at 7 o'clock in the evening, but many high school families with strict family education do not allow them to go out. It’s also normal, so ask in advance.
"I have no problem, so can Juanzi." Chen Na agreed, then asked, "Where exactly should we meet?"
"The fat boss's place." Gu Lu wanted to find someone that all three of them knew. The place is relatively hidden and not too far away. The first thing that comes to mind is the fat boss’s game room.
"I know, no problem." Chen Na hung up the phone.
Gu Lu will go out immediately. In fact, he didn't realize it himself. He was quite excited about this matter. A small part of it was because Zhao Juan was a junior high school classmate, and a large part of it was because Gu Lu was very disgusted with this kind of thing. It was because of these old Biden that people didn't even dare to do good things. Done!
A real example, in his previous life, if Gu Lu encountered something that did not require physical contact, he would help if he could, but if physical contact was required, he would never dare.
Seeing that Zhao Juan and Chen Na were getting closer, Gu Lu forgot that he had moved to the sandy area, which was still quite far away, so he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and went out to park a yellow "Ferrari".
About half an hour later, Gu Lu arrived at the fat boss’s game store.
The worn signboard says [Computer Repair], the sliding glass door behind the rolling door is dirty, and the latest game is written on the cardboard with a red marker. It has not changed at all, but for those who play games But the person is different. He is no longer a junior high school student like Gu Lu.
"Gulu!" "I didn't see you, I thought I was looking for the wrong person." Zhao Juan and Chen Na stood at the door and greeted Gu Lu after seeing him.
"Let's go in and talk." Gu Lu took the lead and walked into the game room.
The fat boss is still as fat as ever, with a greasy T-shirt, that’s how it feels.
“Long time no see, are you coming back to take care of my business?” the fat boss asked with a smile. After all, we hadn’t seen each other for four or five months, so it was impossible to forget him.
What's more, this junior high school student became a writer using his computer in his shop, which is very impressive.
“Of course I’m taking care of business and playing with the computer.” Gu Lu also greeted him naturally, “Besides, I’m having a discussion with my classmates, so I’ll close the door later.”
“No. The problem is, go and open it yourself, you are very familiar with this store," the fat boss said.
A group of three people walked into the room. Don't tell me, Gu Lu came in and had the illusion that he had just been here yesterday, because it was basically the same as his impression five months ago.
"Gulu, you often came here to play games when you were in junior high school?" Chen Na asked.
“I don’t have a computer at home, so I have to come here to submit articles to the magazine.” Gu Lu responded, and then said, “Okay, Zhao Juan, tell me what happened.”
"Okay." Zhao Juan told it more clearly than Chen Na, because the latter also heard about it. According to Zhao Juan's description, there were probably many people passing by on Cultural and Sports Road. Then Zhao Juan saw the old man's expression of pain, so she stepped forward to talk to him.
Hearing this, Gu Lu wanted to scold Zhao Juan. How many houses do you have at home? Dare to do this. If other people don’t try to be a good person when they pass by, why should you be a good person?
But there are no words to reprimand, because the expression on Zhao Juan's face is like a flower that is about to wither. It is obvious that the "kindness of arrogance" has been severely suppressed.
"He asked me to pay 8,000 yuan, otherwise it would make the matter worse and I would not be able to study." Zhao Juan was afraid and regretful.
A set of data that Gu Lugang looked at showed that the average salary in the main urban area of Fog City was only 3,400, while the salary of the low-level police officers was not even this amount.
It is not an exaggeration, because before Gu Lu traveled through time in 2023, there were still many jobs in the main urban area of Fog City with a monthly salary of two to three thousand...
Asking for eight thousand yuan is really a big deal.
“There were a lot of passers-by walking around at that time, right?” Gu Lu interrupted the explanation and asked directly.
“There are quite a few.” Zhao Juan nodded.
"Okay." Gu Lu took out his mobile phone and contacted the reporter of "Tiantian 630".
For the school anniversary interview, all reporters exchanged contact information with Gu Lu.
The phone rang seven or eight times and was answered by Gu Lu, "Uncle Ji, I'm Gu Lu from No. 8 Middle School. I'm sorry to disturb you at this time. I have a piece of news that is suitable to report."
"Yes, yes, it happened recently. Here's what happened..."
"Now? Okay, let's meet at Xiaohe Restaurant."
Gu Lu told the details After finding out, reporter Ji from the news channel immediately expressed his position to seize the time to meet.
We only have a temporary appointment at a good restaurant nearby, so we can’t let reporters come to the fat boss’s place.
"Let's go to Xiaohe Restaurant." Gu Lu stood up, "Since there are many people passing by, we can look for witnesses on the news. If we can find the testimony of two or three passers-by, we have a high chance of winning. .”
So useful! Chen Na just had no choice but to ask for help from her former classmate. She saw it on the news and never thought that the other person could call the TV reporter with just a few words.
Chen Na happily held the hand of little sister Zhao Juan, happy for her good friend. The latter also took several deep breaths and tried hard not to cry.
Because of herself, the family may have to pay 8,000 yuan of pressure, and she has to face these grievances even though she is doing good things with good intentions... Zhao Juan is just a sixteen-year-old high school student.
Seeing this expression, Gu Lu wanted to ask, "Are you going to be nosy in the future?"
But it's not necessary, because he found that when people can't punish the bad guys, they will turn the blame on the good guys.
"It's only been half an hour, and we are all old acquaintances. In half an hour, you can just give us a piece." The fat boss said.
I believe many students who graduated from No. 37 Middle School have forgotten that Fat Boss charges 2.5 yuan for an hour to play computer games, or 1 yuan for half an hour, which is definitely a discount.
"Save the remaining time for me. I will play next time." Gu Lu said.
"No problem, then you must come." The fat boss accepted the money with a smile, "I have been ordering "Story Club", but why is your novel missing in the latest issue? Is it online? Are you busy with studies after high school? ”
"Because I changed the magazine recently." Gu Lu said, "I will bring you a copy the next time I come here." The boss guards the game store and doesn't even have regular meal times. How can he watch the news?
"Okay, it's settled, I'll wait!"
The three of them walked out of the game room and walked towards the Xiaohe Restaurant.
Gu Lu has never eaten in this restaurant, not even in person. I only occasionally smelled the delicious smell of Sichuan peppercorns and chili shells when I was walking around after school at noon.
They arrived in a few minutes, and Gu Lu wanted to enter the store and order food.
"What do you want to eat? I still remember Zhao Juan treated me to snacks." Gu Lu said, "I will treat you to dinner today."
"Snacks?" There was such a time thing? Zhao Juan was confused. She had the impression that she had bought a bottle of drink.
"You may not remember it. When you were in the first year of junior high school, it seemed to be your birthday or something. Your classmates said happy birthday to you, and you each responded with a pack of beef tendons. It was so delicious." Gu Lu said, "So you can order whatever you want to eat today."
"I didn't go out until after dinner." Zhao Juan left out half of the sentence, and besides, she didn't have much appetite after such a thing happened.
Chen Na also said, "I've eaten too."
Hearing this, Gu Lu casually ordered a few dishes, but didn't order too much, because the food would be wasted if he couldn't finish it.
A moment later, Reporter Ji sent a message saying that he was at the door.
Journalist Ji is different from Wang Ji from the Young Pioneer News. The latter often goes out, so his skin is a healthy wheat color, but the former is the stereotyped image of a reporter. He has a square face and looks upright, while Speak loudly and energetically.
The dishes were all served, and Gu Lu gave a brief introduction to both sides in the middle.
They are both neat and tidy people, so they did not exchange pleasantries and directly brought up business.
“I very much believe what Gu Lu and this classmate said, but our news cannot preset a position.” Reporter Ji said, “In other words, if there is no surveillance video, just look for passers-by to see it. It is not in line with the purpose of our news channel for classmate Zhao Juan to help this old man.”
Isn’t it allowed? Zhao Juan's face immediately turned pale, and Chen Na also became nervous and squeezed the little sister's hand.
Gu Lu’s expression remained as usual. Because if it's completely impossible, there is no need for Reporter Ji to make a special trip.
As expected, there is room for maneuver. I saw Reporter Ji calling up an article on his mobile phone.
Very familiar, it was "The Days Leaving Lei Feng" written by Gu Lu when he participated in the Bingxin Cup preliminary round.
"Classmate Gu Lu, your writing is really prophetic. After finishing this essay, I actually encountered something similar in my life." Reporter Ji said, "Qiao Anshan's gang was wrongly accused."
“We can use this article as an entry point, and then discuss, will similar things really happen in our foggy city?” Reporter Ji changed the subject and gradually became serious, “This is how we can find out Witness, but there is only one question..."
"Uncle Ji, please speak." Gu Lu answered.
"In this way, our news program is neutral, but as the author of this article, Mr. Gu Lu, you have a clear stance." Reporter Ji said.
(End of this chapter)