Chapter 8

Because it was not on the way, Yan Yan got off the bus first, and Lu Chong also transferred to the computer city.

As for the thief, Lu Chong didn't even give him a second thought.

Since it was still early, the computer city had just opened, and there were very few people inside.

Going up to the third floor, Lu Chong headed straight for a familiar store.

This store was run by Xiao Ming, the brother of his best friend Xiao Fei. Lu Chong had come here a few times with Xiao Fei and was quite familiar with Xiao Ming. At this moment,

Xiao Ming was idly playing a game of Landlord on a computer.

"Brother Ming, hello!" Looking at Xiao Ming across from him, Lu Chong greeted him with a smile, took off his laptop bag, and handed it over: "My computer is broken. Please, Brother Ming, help me take a look..."

"Hehe, it's Little Chong. Your final exam results should be pretty good, right!" Smiling slightly, Xiao Ming reached out to take the laptop bag from Lu Chong.

"Don't mention it. My results this time were terrible. But Xiao Fei did very well." Lu Chong grinned, not taking the final exam results seriously. Now that his soul had recovered, Lu Chong was confident he could do well in future exams.

Mentioning Xiao Fei, a smile of joy appeared on Xiao Ming's face. Xiao Fei's admission to the city's top high school and his success in the key class made the whole family proud and excited. This time, Xiao Fei scored 588 points, which was very good. And with four months left until the college entrance exam, there was still a lot of room for improvement.

The two chatted for a while, and then Xiao Ming opened Lu Chong's laptop and carefully examined it for a moment before saying, "Little Chong, the power connector and several chips on your computer's motherboard are burned out. It's a hassle to fix, so let's replace the motherboard."

"The motherboard is burned out? That will cost a lot of money!" Lu Chong frowned and said, "Brother Ming, can you get me a cheap used motherboard? I'll make do with it."

"I happen to have a motherboard that matches your computer, it's about 80% new. You can have it for 50 yuan. It's a used part, so I got it for a low price." Xiao Ming smiled.

50?

"Brother Ming, is the price so low? Don't lose money on this." Lu Chong shook his head slightly. He didn't know the market price of computer parts, but he was sure that in other stores, even 300 yuan might not get you a matching motherboard. A new one would probably cost 700 to 800 yuan.

Xiao Ming suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Little Chong, don't fuss. This used part isn't worth much. I'm not losing money by charging you 50 yuan, so just relax. Used parts are often overpriced when sold..."

Seeing Xiao Ming's attitude, Lu Chong understood a bit and didn't refuse, "Alright. Thanks, Brother Ming."

"Don't be so formal with me." Xiao Ming rolled his eyes at Lu Chong and said, "Sit down and play a few rounds of Landlord with me. I'll call you when your computer is ready."

"Sure!" Lu Chong agreed readily.

About twenty minutes later, Xiao Ming easily fixed Lu Chong's computer.

After paying, Lu Chong exchanged a few polite words with Xiao Ming and left the computer city.

There were several bus stops for the No. 1 bus near the computer city. However, the Liberation Road area was very busy, and it was hard to get on the bus. Lu Chong, with his laptop bag, headed for the bus stop near Pioneer Pier.

"Brother Three, that kid has left the computer city. Looks like he's heading home. He's walking from Pioneer Road to Xiangjiang South Road and will probably get on the bus at the stop near Pioneer Pier..." Lu Chong didn't know that a teenager, about 17 or 18 years old, was following him from a distance. This teenager had a grim look on his face and was talking on the phone with someone.

"Understood..." A somewhat cold voice came from the phone.

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Although not many people were getting on the bus at this stop, the No. 1 bus was coming from the high-speed rail station. It was also close to the New Year, so the bus was packed. Although Lu Chong managed to get on the bus, he didn't get a seat.

The bus was so crowded that Lu Chong felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. He stood near the door, holding onto a handrail.

People kept getting on and off the bus, and it slowly moved through a few stops.

"At this speed, it will take about 40 minutes to reach the Nuclear Institute stop. Then, after transferring to the No. 8 bus, it will take another few dozen minutes." Lu Chong frowned. The New Year was approaching, and taking the bus was really a painful experience.

"Whatever, I'll just browse through Lü Yue's memories to pass the time." Leaning against the stainless steel pole, Lu Chong closed his eyes slightly and let his mind sink into the vast sea of memories left by Lü Yue.

"Thief, he's a thief! I saw him steal your wallet." An angry voice suddenly rang out next to Lu Chong.

For a moment, everyone in the bus turned their attention to Lu Chong.

The volume of the voice was so loud that Lu Chong was immediately startled awake. He then noticed a young man of about his age, with a look of righteous indignation, pointing at him.

This young man was wearing a black leather jacket and had a face full of acne.

Beside this acne-faced young man, four or five others were looking at Lu Chong with ill intent.

"It's him, he's really a thief. He stole your wallet." The acne-faced young man shouted loudly, feigning righteous indignation.

"Hand it over, give me my wallet back!" A woman in her twenties grabbed Lu Chong's arm and started making a scene.

"Call the police! Call the police, everyone! This despicable thief must not be allowed to escape. Let's catch him and take him to the police station..." A burly man also squeezed over to where Lu Chong was and shouted with a sense of righteousness.

"Am I a thief?" Lu Chong was instantly angry, his face turning cold.

These people were clearly framing him!

Lu Chong immediately realized that these people were likely sent by the eye man he had confronted in the morning!

What a setup!

And they want to take me to the police station?

What a "turning the tables"!

Lu Chong was furious!

He also noticed that the acne-faced young man pointing at him and calling him a thief was someone he recognized from the No. 8 bus in the morning. At that time, Lu Chong had used his透视eye to help Yan Yan find her wallet and had scanned everyone on the bus.

With Lu Chong's current memory, he wouldn't forget that this person was on the bus!

It seems these people were indeed sent by the eye man to take revenge on him!

Lu Chong's gaze turned cold as he scanned the group. He then forcefully shook off the woman who was grabbing his arm. She felt a powerful force and let go, falling into the burly man beside her.

"The damn thief, so arrogant. He actually dared to hit a woman after stealing. Are you all men? Come on, let's get him..." The burly man, after helping the woman up, roared and swung a punch at Lu Chong.