"Miss Nan, where are we going now?"
Xu Shen asked: "Should I find you a place to live?"
“Can we report to the City State Guard Station first?” Nan Ning said hurriedly, “I’m a little late. I’m afraid I’ll miss the reporting time…”
As he spoke, there was a hint of embarrassment on his face.
No one will make things difficult for you even if you are late... Xu Shen nodded and said, "Then let's go to the City State Guard Station first. Which district should we go to?"
"Headquarters." Nan Ning said.
"Um……"
Xu Shen immediately searched the map of Termite City in his mind, quickly found the location of the city-state guard post, and drove there immediately.
At this time, Xu Shen saw the reflection of the tuxedo butler who had been following the girl before, and Maeve who was standing next to him and was only as tall as her shoulders, in the rearview mirror of the car.
At this moment, as the vehicle started, the old man and the young man followed the vehicle quickly.
The difference is that Maeve's body seems to be floating in mid-air, and there seems to be some kind of pulling force between her and the vehicle. The vehicle drives her body forward, and she just sits gracefully behind the vehicle.
The old man in the tuxedo had a look of anger on his face and started running quickly.
...Could this be the Butler Hong you were talking about?
Xu Shen glanced at the girl beside him. The latter seemed unaware of anything and was looking out the car window at the street scenes on both sides of the road with curiosity.
"Your place looks very clean!" There was a hint of excitement in the girl's voice, like a bird released from a cage, chirping with joy.
"well enough."
This is all a face-saving project. After all, this is the place to receive people like you from the inner city...Xu Shen kept smiling.
"Red Maple Chamber of Commerce? Isn't this our inner city's chamber of commerce? It's actually here too!"
"Luo's Jewelry Store, I've been there too."
Nan stared at the shops on both sides of the road and became somewhat excited when he saw many familiar names.
Are they all extended from the inner city... Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that many businesses in the bottom city had the shadow of the inner city. No wonder some wealthy people looked at them, the Zhanxu personnel, with contempt. Perhaps those wealthy people had been to the inner city, or they were elites sent by the companies in the inner city.
Such people naturally have a natural sense of superiority when they come to the bottom city.
As the vehicle drove out of the area several kilometers near the Mona Hotel, Nan Ning saw fewer and fewer familiar brands, and the surrounding roads gradually became damaged and bumpy, and there was garbage discarded by unknown people on the roadside that had not been cleaned up yet.
As the vehicle continued to drive out, the surrounding roads were obviously inferior to those near the Mona Hotel, and some old buildings that looked a bit old could be seen around.
Nan Ning's voice gradually became quieter, but she kept her eyes wide open, still looking at him carefully.
Soon, the vehicle arrived at the city-state guardhouse.
The area around here looked much cleaner. The headquarters of the guardhouse was extremely majestic and magnificent, like an ancient castle. There were huge white stone pillars at the entrance and layers of steps, which made it look majestic and solemn.
The guards on both sides stood with their eyes as solid as rocks, giving people a feeling of strict law and order.
The vehicle stopped and Xu Shen taught Nan Ning to open the door.
Nan Ning was not arrogant. After learning it, she practiced it repeatedly with great interest, behaving like a little child.
After the car door was locked, Nan Ning looked up at the city-state guardhouse in front of him, with hope and light in his eyes: "Everyone says that the city is in chaos. My teacher once said that the law should be popularized to everyone and benefit everyone. The law is not a weapon for the rich, nor a shackle for the poor."
Xu Shen was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "Your teacher is right."
Hearing her teacher being praised, Nan Ning smiled and said, "My teacher is the best in the Inner City legal community. He once participated in the compilation of the 82nd edition of the Inner City Code."
"Awesome!" Xu Shen admired sincerely, and felt that Miss Nan's background was even more powerful.
"Miss Nan, are you here for an internship? There should be a city-state guardhouse in the inner city, right?" Xu Shen asked curiously.
"My goal is to make the law benefit everyone." Nan Ning's eyes flickered, revealing a very serious look, and his fingers clenched slightly: "Even the bottom city should enjoy this right!"
Why use the word "even if"... Xu Shen didn't hate the girl in front of him. He didn't see any scheming in her. Instead, it was that clean feeling that scared him away.
Perhaps because of this, he understood more deeply how the inner city viewed the bottom city.
"This is your ideal, right?" Xu Shen said.
"Um."
Nan Ning's gaze shifted from the statue holding the code in front of the City State Guardian to Xu Shen, with a slightly blushing expression, and said: "Maybe this goal is difficult to achieve, but I will work hard!"
Xu Shen nodded slightly. He actually knew it was difficult, which meant he was not naive enough to be an idiot.
"Let's go."
Nan Ning said with a smile. Coming here, she seemed to be at home. She walked in front and went up the layers of steps. As she walked, she asked, "Do you know who this statue is?"
"I don't know." Xu Shen followed behind and answered with his head down.
When going up the stairs, my waist will bend involuntarily.
"He is my idol, the first Human Emperor!" Nan Ning's eyes lit up as he said, "He is the one who wrote the first code a thousand years ago, and one of the greatest leaders of the human race!"
"The first Human Emperor..." Xu Shen glanced at the statue. He was holding a code, with kind eyes, but there was a hint of majesty between his brows.
Nan Ning smiled , then thought of something and asked as they walked, "By the way, you are familiar with Dicheng. Do you know what is the most difficult thing for people here to seek help from the law?"
She looked curious and wanted to know.
Xu Shen looked up at her, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we should take this flight of stairs."
Nan Ning was slightly startled and looked down at her feet.
She suddenly stopped where she was.
The steps are very high, there are hundreds of them.
Although it is not connected in one go, there are three or four relatively spacious transition platforms in the middle of the stairs, and you can take a slow rest every ten or so steps.
The steps extended from the side of the street, and at the end in front was the majestic city-state guardhouse. Standing tall, where everyone looked up, it looked as majestic as a temple.
Nan Ning raised her head slightly, looking at the towering statue of the Human Emperor on the steps, and muttered to herself, "There shouldn't be so many steps of the Law."
"It's okay. I'm strong and healthy, so crawling is easy." Xu Shen smiled.
Nan Ning felt that Xu Shen's smile was a little dazzling in the sunlight. She was silent for a moment, turned around and continued walking upwards, but the smile on her face was not as much as before.
Soon, the two arrived at the stairs.
The two of them looked back at the same time. Nan Ning was looking at the steps under their feet, and Xu Shen was looking at two figures, one old and one young, on the steps.
Soon, Nan Ning withdrew her gaze, took out a document from her backpack, glanced at the majestic hall, and walked straight in.
Xu Shen immediately followed behind him.
Inside the main hall is a magnificent hall, very bright, solemn but not extravagant. On a huge high wall, there is a densely packed model of a code engraved like an open book, seven or eight meters high, with pages extending about 12 meters, which is very spectacular.
Below the code is the counter window in the hall, where office staff sit waiting to handle cases.
Xu Shen took a quick look and found the place quite quiet and deserted. There were only three people there, asking something in front of different windows. They were all dressed neatly and elegantly. Even their suits were high-end and of excellent quality, and they fitted them very well.
Xu Shen has been going in and out of the city for a long time, and his eyesight has gradually improved. Although he can't tell what brand they are, he can tell the good from the bad.
Nan Ning looked around, found the office staff, and said, "Hello, I am the lawyer who came to take office, and this is my document."
She opened her backpack and found a document inside, but she pulled another one out from a compartment inside.
Xu Shen saw this from the side and was a little confused, as the two portions seemed to be almost the same.
"A new lawyer?" The indifferent attitude on the office staff's face suddenly changed when she heard Nan Ning's words. She quickly took the document with both hands. When she saw the cover on the surface of the document, she knew it was right. She said, "Please wait a moment. Oh no, please follow me."
Nan Ning followed immediately.
Xu Shen also followed calmly.
The office worker glanced at Xu Shen and asked, "Who is this?"
"My bodyguard." Nan Ning smiled.
Xu Shen nodded.
The office staff's eyes changed slightly, becoming more respectful. A lawyer who could bring a bodyguard with him, and who was so young, obviously came from a prominent family.
Soon, they were taken to a lounge to wait.
"That's right."
While no one was around, Nan Ning suddenly moved closer to Xu Shen and whispered, "Mr. Xu, don't call me Miss Nan anymore. From now on, I'm changing my name. Just call me Bai Yue."
Bai Yue? Xu Shen was stunned and asked in confusion: "This is..."
Nan Ning looked around again and said in a low voice like a thief: "I want to experience the truest appearance of the city with my own ability, so that I can know where the disease lies! I don't want my family to arrange for me in advance, so I secretly made another household registration identity. Now they will just treat me as an ordinary person."
An ordinary person from the inner city? Xu Shen's mouth twitched slightly, and he glanced at the old man in the tuxedo standing behind the girl. Hearing the girl's secretly proud words, the old man's mouth almost opened...
Well...it seems the girl's wish is not going to come true.
Xu Shen secretly shook his head in his heart, feeling a little envious. Is this the legendary situation where you can't even keep a low profile?
"Okay, Miss Bai."
Xu Shen looked calm, and I turned a blind eye to what he was doing, just to cooperate with him.
"Thank you, Mr. Xu." Nan Ning smiled immediately.
"Don't call me Mr. Xu anymore, just call me Xu Shen." Xu Shen said.
"Okay, Mr. Xu Shen." Nan Ning smiled.
Xu Shen couldn't help but smile.
Soon, a middle-aged man came over. He was wearing a soft robe and a priest-like hat. He looked very majestic.
When he saw Nan Ning, his expression suddenly changed, but he remained serious and said, "Are you the Bai...Bai Yue who is here to take up the position?"
“Yeah. ” Nan Ning stood up quickly, looking like she was making a mistake, and said, “Well, I was delayed on the way, so I reported in a little late…”
"Late? Not late, we usually come at this time. If you come earlier, it will be a waste of time." The middle-aged man reacted and immediately said with a smile.
Xu Shen saw the old man in tuxedo next to him smile with satisfaction.