"Bzzzz—"
"Boom!"
In the garage, after half a month, the Nettuno fifth-generation Neptune engine roared to life once more, shaking the dust off the car body with high-frequency vibrations.
Bai Zhou sat in the driver's seat, studying the steering wheel and array of buttons with a faintly puzzled expression.
He was recalling the details of how Liu Zhen drove, along with the scenes of Fang Xiaoxia playing Horizon racing games these past few days, trying to find the knack for driving from them.
Crow was not sitting in the passenger seat.
She stood lightly atop the hood before Bai Zhou, bringing to mind the little golden figurine hood ornament of some luxury brand.
"So this is Liu Zhen's Safe House? It's... a little different from what I imagined."
"More or less." Bai Zhou nodded from inside the car.
It was Crow's first time visiting this garage. Under the dim lights, she looked around at her surroundings.
Bai Zhou saw only a pile of flashy clothes and watches, but Crow could tell that these clothes, down to their meticulously tailored lines, were all seasonal pieces from major brands, each one outrageously expensive.
There were even big gold chains hanging from the corresponding clothes hangers, genuine goods that gleamed brilliantly.
Beside a top-of-the-line computer tower fitted with split-loop water cooling was an ultrawide monitor, an upright e-ink display, and a standard LCD screen. Mechanical arms held the three screens in three directions, surrounding the ergonomic chair before the height-adjustable desk.
On a small side table stood a vinyl record player, its surface piled with secondhand records. Atop them, someone had casually set down two game controllers, one black and one white.
—Clearly, Liu Zhen had received no small amount of benefits from the Major. This luxury was proof enough. Whenever someone at