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Chapter 5 Midtown

The gunshots outside the car made the passengers in the cabin even more nervous. The bearded officer seemed to have not heard it. He reminded Charles, who was a little distracted, "Sir, your purpose of going to the Central City?"

Charles, who withdrew his gaze from outside the car window, had some incredible shock in his eyes. Without investigation, he was investigated and filed for evidence and finally tried, just... killed him?

Just because he didn't bring his identity card, what a crazy world is this?

Years of journalism have given Charles a strong inner and good mood manager. He even smiled, "I went to the city library in Zhongcheng District to check some information..." He touched the camera hanging on his chest, "I am a reporter, I need some information."

The bearded officer nodded without comment. He turned his head and looked at the monitor on the arm of the soldier beside him, revealing some astonishment expressions, "Are you a college student?"

Although he didn't understand why the officer was so surprised by this identity, he admitted it, "Yes, sir, I am a college student from the Department of Literature of Aepeda City College."

The officer repeatedly compared the monochrome photos of Charles and the monitor, and then returned the card to him, "You shouldn't live in the Lower Town, you have the qualification to apply for a residence in the Midtown Town."

I don’t know if the memory of this body is merging with his consciousness, or if he found something from the dusty "cabinet", and explained, “I have a sister…”

The bearded officer showed a clear look. He returned the identity card to Shire, nodded and left.

If Charles applied for the qualification to live in Zhongcheng District, he could only leave here alone, and after three years of stable life in Zhongcheng District, and after no criminal acts, he could spend money to purchase the qualification to "immigrate" to Zhongcheng District.

In other words, during this period, his sister could only live alone in the Lower City area, which seemed a bit cruel to single girls.

Of course, there are other ways to move in addition to this. This society is sometimes very harsh and sometimes very tolerant.

The eyes of the people around him looking at Charles also changed. If before the bearded officer pointed out his identity, everyone looked at each other like looking at passers-by walking on the roadside, then now the passerby, Shire, has risen to the level of a public figure with a meager popularity.

He put away the cards and sat quietly in the carriage. Looking at the scenery outside the window, his heart was not so calm.

Soon, the spot check was over, and the bearded officer took his soldiers out of the carriage. The atmosphere in the carriage immediately became eased, and some smiles appeared on people's serious faces. Some people were even thanking the heavens, thanking the earth, thanking fate...

With a slight shaking, the steam charging of the bus ended, passing by the checkpoint smoothly, heading towards the Central City.

A river separates two worlds!

This is what Charles feels. Outside the river, downtown, the dark and gloomy air is a constant daily life, and people live in a world of grey despair like the end of the world.

The numbness on the faces of passers-by can turn the vulnerable into a madman, which is a gray, depressing world.

But once you cross the bridge and enter the central city, the whole city seemed to be alive.

The buildings in the city have become unique in shape, no longer a monotonous whole like a mountain, spire, tower, dome, and various architectural styles make Charles feel that this is a normal place for people to live.

Various colorful artistic signs and neon lights and colorful flags intertwined on both sides. Countless bright colors make each one look so vivid and bright.

People walking on the clean streets on both sides of the road were covered with reserved pride and confidence. They seemed to deliberately maintain a certain charm like an opera or a play when every step they took.

This is the Zhongcheng District, the Zhongcheng District of Aipeda City, where the middle class and celebrities live.

After entering Zhongcheng District, the car stopped after passing an intersection. The buses in Xiacheng District are not suitable for running on roads in Zhongcheng District. Not beautiful enough is just one of the reasons. The more reason is that it is a means of transportation for those understaffed people in Xiacheng District. People in Zhongcheng District are unwilling to dirty their soles, even if the inside is really clean.

Charles took a deep breath. There was no smell of inexhaustible combustion of engine oil in the air, no strange smell produced by various industrial sewage discharges, and no such... depressing smell.

Here, there seems to be an element called "freedom" hidden!

The clean air was sucked into the body and brought unparalleled enjoyment to people. Charles rubbed his itchy nose with his fingers, looked at the license plate at the station for a while, and took the bus to the city library.

The buses in the middle city are smaller than those in the lower city, and are decorated more luxuriously. The carriage is actually covered with floors and tiles are pasted under the waistline. On the waistline, there are soft leather bags.

The seats in the car are not the same as those in messy, and the car is divided into three parts.

The first part is ordinary seats, clean and tidy. Each seat is separated by a certain distance, and there are wooden boards about one foot long under the armrests of these seats.

Pull it up and fix it with bolts and it can be turned into a small table.

The second part of the carriage was better, and ordinary seats were cancelled and replaced with exquisite soft chairs. Each few chairs surrounded a round table, with a vase containing flowers and a fruit basket on it.

The fruit baskets are filled with free fruits and are cleaned, with some water droplets remaining on them. Just by looking at them, you can imagine the pleasure of chewing them in your mouth.

As for the last part..., it is a separate room, and the furnishings inside cannot be seen.

Shire can only ride in the first part of the carriage, and the class treatment he gave him on his identity card cannot meet the further conditions. Only after he can complete the corresponding tax standards for a certain period of time every year, his social level will rise a little, and he can enjoy more complete public facilities and services.

There is a famous saying in this world - "How much you give to this society, the society will let you enjoy the life."

But before that, he could only look.

At this time, countless emotions were churning in Charles' heart. This was a special world, and life was both expensive and cheap.

Expensive life enjoys countless things that people can only enjoy in dreams, while cheap life may become a thing of the past by the river just because of some small things.

People are used to all this. They glance at those who are inferior to them with their eyes high above, then turn around and bend down to flatter and show a humble smile to the superior.

A strange world, a terrible world, and a real world.

As I thought about it, the bus body shook slightly, and a gentle reminder from the flight attendant came from my ears.
Chapter completed!
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