Starting from Hong Kong in 1988!

Kowloon Walled City, Lung Chun Road, Provisional Committee Office.

"Boss, what brings you here?"

The clerk, who was eating a steamed bun, was taken aback when he saw who came in through the door.

"Is this what we're having for dinner?" the woman asked, pointing to the steamed buns.

"People can come to register and pay at any time." The registrar put down the steamed bun and hurriedly stood up.

The woman nodded and walked behind the table on her own. "Go over there."

"Oh, oh, oh."

The registrar quickly went around to the side of the table.

The woman sat down on the stool, crossing her two plump legs: "How many people registered today? Was there anyone named Xu Guangkun?"

"We registered 133 people today, Xu Guangkun..." The registrar hesitated for a moment, "There shouldn't be any."

"Should?" The woman looked at the registrar with a half-smile. "You say 'should'?"

The woman was beautiful and had a pleasant voice. Her half-smile didn't seem intimidating, but the registrar's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The last time the woman glanced at another registrar, that registrar went to the sea and stayed there for three days.

The registrar pursed her lips, a strange bitterness welling up inside. She frantically searched her memory, but couldn't recall anything. Finally, steeling herself, she said, "No, definitely not!"

"You'd better really not have it." The woman glanced at him. "Let me see the roster."

The roster arrived quickly by express delivery.

The woman flipped through the roster with her delicate white fingers, and with each rustling of the pages, the registrar's heart leaped into his throat.

Fortunately, his worst fears did not come true until he turned to the last page.

"You pass."

The woman put down the roster, but before the registrar could even say anything, she said, "You earned 655 today, right? That's quite a lot."

The registrar was startled and repeatedly denied it, "No, no."

"Now that I know you've made money, don't be stubborn." The woman didn't even glance at the registrar, just pointed to the roster. "You're making money, I have no problem with that, that's your skill. But you have to get things done properly. You need to know exactly how many people are registered each day, their names, and what they do. And..."

The woman stood up, her voice turning colder.

"If you do what the last one did, and dare to omit a few names to embezzle my money..."

.....

The deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Pan were extremely tragic.

Of course, Xu Guangkun was also in bad shape; his clothes were completely torn, and he had several new wounds on his body.

Ignoring his wounds, he ripped off his tattered clothes, sat back down at the table where he had started, and began to chew the leftover food on the table.

After finishing his meal, he finally had the strength to casually peel off a dead man's clothes and put them over himself.

"Let's register first."

Xu Guangkun pulled open the roller shutter door, turned back and took one last look at the five corpses inside, his gaze lingering especially on Lao Pan.

"Fellow villager, who has a choice?"

After saying that, he slammed the door shut.

.....

The location of the provisional committee was not hard to find.

This is a street-facing shop with a large banner hanging at the entrance. Everything inside has been cleared out, leaving only a table and a stool.

There are two people, a man and a woman.

Xu Guangkun went inside and subtly observed the two people inside.

The woman had just gotten up from the stool, as if she wanted to leave, but sat back down when she saw him.

With her long, wavy hair, long legs, wasp waist, and high, full breasts, she has captivating almond-shaped eyes, an unconsciously upturned mouth, and dimples on her face. To be honest, she has a very mature and sophisticated vibe.

The man huddled beside the table, looking embarrassed. Xu Guangkun was very familiar with that embarrassed expression; he had the same expression when he made a mistake at work and was criticized by his boss.

This woman is in charge.

Xu Guangkun realized this in an instant.

"Here to register?" The woman beckoned to Xu Guangkun and said lazily, "Come on over."

"Everyone here should register, right?" Xu Guangkun said casually, then asked, "What's the registration process?"

"There has to be an opening."

The woman smiled, revealing a set of pearly white teeth.

"The process is simple: register your name, how long you've been in the village, your current occupation and address, and then pay the fee."

"Won't the committee find these things anytime they're registered?" Xu Guangkun astutely noticed the key point. "Is it okay to just register the names? And how much does it cost?"

"100, if the accommodation isn't registered..." The woman glanced at his short hair, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said, "No way."

"no?"

Xu Guangkun asked again.

"no."

The woman gave the same answer, decisive and firm.

"If the committee wants to harm me, or helps someone find me, wouldn't they be able to find me without any problem?"

The woman didn't answer, but instead took out a stack of white paper money. "Take a look, and you'll understand."

"Rights and obligations?"

Xu Guangkun muttered to himself about the white cover, flipped through it casually, and then put it back.

"You don't care about anything else, you only care about dead people. Do you think such a simple and crude approach can dispel my concerns?"

"Isn't this good?" The woman patted the white paper in her hand. "It only gives you security, without restricting your freedom. Isn't that good? Who in this stronghold doesn't get involved with something?"

"Alright."

Xu Guangkun didn't say anything more, but instead said, "Let's register."

"What's your name?"

"Feng Weiwei".

"Feng Weiwei, your name is quite strange..." The woman paused halfway through writing, then asked, "How long ago did you enter the walled city?"

"today."

"Today?" The woman looked up at Xu Guangkun, smiled inexplicably, and said, "You probably haven't found a job yet, have you found a place to stay?"

"without."

"Okay, our committee will provide you with accommodation for three days." The woman said, looking at the registrar who was standing silently to the side: "Give him the key to that temporary accommodation."

The registrar was stunned and didn't react.

I told him to give him the key.

The woman repeated it, emphasizing it.

The registrar then realized what was happening. She hurriedly pulled out her apartment key from her pocket and handed it to Xu Guangkun, smiling as she said, "Longjin Building, it's just next door, 9th floor, number 13."

Xu Guangkun glanced at the woman, then at the man, and took the keys: "Thanks."

The woman put down her pen: "You can leave after paying the money. Come back in three days to register your new address. Oh, and to prevent you from damaging the furniture in your temporary place, please pay a deposit, which you can collect when you return the keys in three days."

"OK."

Xu Guangkun nodded, got up and left.

Before he had gone far, the woman, watching his retreating figure, suddenly called out, "Xu Guangkun."

Xu Guangkun paused for a moment, then continued forward as if nothing had happened.

Until the woman called out again, "Xu Guangkun."

Xu Guangkun stopped and turned around with a puzzled look on his face: "Who is Xu Guangkun? Are you calling me?"

"Excuse me, don't mind me." The woman walked up to Xu Guangkun and extended her hand to him gracefully: "We've been chatting for so long and I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Jiang Lanxin. Let's get to know each other."

Xu Guangkun grasped her fingertips. "Miss Jiang must have quite a few friends."

"Believe it or not, I've never met anyone like this before, except you." Jiang Lanxin withdrew her hand. "I'm quite interested in you."

Xu Guangkun couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. "Then I'll take it seriously. Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."

"If you run into trouble in the walled city, you can come to me." Jiang Lanxin let go of his hand and added, "I believe we'll see each other again soon."

"Three days from now." Xu Guangkun tossed the keys in his hand up and down. "I'm leaving now. I'll treat you to dinner next time."

"I should be the one treating you."

"Okay, see you next time then."

.....