Car

"Is this car expensive?" Li Huowang ran his hand over the red leather trim beside him and asked Qing Wanglai in the driver's seat.

The car sped along, the engine's hum sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched. Though he did not know much about cars, just from the sound and the shape of the front end, he could tell this was the kind his family could never afford.

Just then, Yang Na stared in surprise at the price she had looked up on her phone. Then she leaned over, pressed her lips to Li Huowang's ear, and quietly told him the number.

After hearing the price his girlfriend quoted, Li Huowang slowly withdrew his hand from the leather.

Seeing how pitifully broke this guy had looked while eating at the school cafeteria before, he really had not expected him to be this rich.

"What does it matter whether it's expensive or cheap? It's all just a projection anyway. What I really want to know is, what exactly is this car a projection of?"

Seeing Qing Wanglai start in on his worldview again, Li Huowang changed the subject. "Where are we going now? What's the exact location?"

"Orange Isle." Qing Wanglai tapped rapidly on the screen with his fingers, and a soothing piano piece slowly began to play inside the car.

"Orange Isle? Why are we going there?" Compared to Li Huowang, who had been hospitalized for so long, Yang Na clearly knew more details. "I heard the River View Apartments there were left unfinished because of unpaid debts. At night, there won't be a single person there."

"That's exactly what we need. Too many people means too many mouths. Oh, turn off all your phones, too, so no one can track us. I'm still not sure what our electronic devices are projections