Chapter 38 Borrowing Money

“Tsk, you saw someone pickpocketing this young lady and didn’t stop them? You’re such a coward.”

At this moment, a young man nearby deliberately spoke to belittle him, hoping to attract Lin Chuyu’s attention.

Su Ming didn’t get angry when he heard this; he calmly explained.

“The thief had a knife. There were so many people on the monorail. If I had directly intervened, it could easily have caused a commotion and led to injuries. The video has already been recorded, and I think it won’t be too difficult to catch him.”

“Alright, stop making excuses. To put it simply, you’re a coward. If I had seen it, I would have taken him down directly.”

The young man didn’t listen to Su Ming’s explanation at all.

At this point, Lin Chuyu ignored the talkative young man and said to Su Ming,

“Su Ming, I think what you did was right.”

The young man at the side, seeing that Lin Chuyu completely ignored him and even sided with Su Ming, could only leave dejectedly.

Then, the security personnel quickly spoke up.

“Apologies, miss, it was our security’s negligence. I’ll report it to the police right away to catch this thief. Please leave your contact information, and we’ll contact you as soon as he’s caught.”

“Okay.”

Lin Chuyu nodded slightly.

“Sir, please send us a copy of the video. Your handling of the situation was very correct; it prevented the situation from escalating. On behalf of the monorail operating company, I thank you.”

The security guard spoke very politely to Su Ming.

“Okay.”

Su Ming then transferred a copy of the video from his phone to the security guard.

After everything was done, the security guard led Su Ming and Lin Chuyu out of the station through the staff aisle.

Lin Chuyu also sincerely thanked Su Ming.

“Su Ming, thank you.”

“It’s nothing. I’m the one who should be thanking you. I haven’t thanked you yet for saving me last time.”

Su Ming replied calmly.

“That’s what I should do.”

Lin Chuyu shook her head and replied.

“Chu Yu, I have something to do, so I’ll be going now. Let’s chat another day!”

Su Ming simply bid farewell to Lin Chuyu and walked forward. His time was limited, and he needed to hurry to the club.

At this moment, Lin Chuyu hesitated for a moment, then chased after Su Ming.

Seeing Lin Chuyu catch up, Su Ming stopped and asked in confusion,

“Is there anything else?”

Lin Chuyu hesitated for a moment, but still gathered her courage and said,

“Su Ming, could you lend me some money?”

Su Ming immediately realized that Lin Chuyu’s phone and wallet had been stolen, and she had no money on her. She probably wanted to borrow money for a taxi home.

So he reached into his pocket and felt around, pulling out all the cash he had. It turned out to be only one hundred federal currency.

Although it wasn’t much, it was enough for a taxi, so he handed the one hundred federal currency to Lin Chuyu.

“Here.”

“One hundred isn’t enough. Can you lend me one thousand?”

Lin Chuyu looked at the one hundred federal currency Su Ming handed over, but she didn’t reach out to take it. Instead, she shook her head and said.

She didn’t want to miss today’s training, as every minute was extremely, extremely important to her right now.

Because she absolutely couldn’t fail this City Exam; she had to get into Imperial Court Military Academy.

When Su Ming heard that Lin Chuyu wanted to borrow one thousand, he also found it difficult. It wasn’t that he was afraid Lin Chuyu wouldn’t return it, as her character and family background were evident. To take a step back, she had also saved him, so he didn’t care about this amount of money. The problem was that he didn’t bring that much cash.

“Su Ming, I will definitely pay you back this money.”

Seeing Su Ming’s hesitation, Lin Chuyu quickly assured him.

“That’s not the problem. The main thing is that I only brought one hundred in cash. What do you need so much money for?”

“I need to go to the Heavy Strike Club to practice mech operation.”

“What a coincidence? I’m also going there to practice. How about this, we go together, and I’ll pay directly with my phone then.”

Su Ming then said to Lin Chuyu.

“Okay, thank you so much.”

Lin Chuyu thanked him politely.

“It’s a small matter, let’s go!”

Su Ming then walked with Lin Chuyu towards the Heavy Strike Club.

Guanggu District was the liveliest and most prosperous entertainment district in the Thirteenth District. Although night had not yet fallen, the shops and buildings along the way were already lit up with colorful neon lights.

The streets were bustling with crowds everywhere, and occasionally, one could see some street artists holding guitars, sitting on street corners, playing guitars and singing the latest popular music.

Lin Chuyu and Su Ming walked straight along the street, attracting the attention of many passersby along the way. Some even showed expressions of envy and jealousy, saying indignantly,

“What a blind eye, a fresh flower stuck in cow dung.”

Su Ming naturally noticed these unusual gazes and discussions, but he didn’t care in the slightest.

Ten minutes later, Su Ming and Lin Chuyu arrived at the gate of the Heavy Strike Club. The entire club was located in the center of the most prosperous street and occupied a single building. From this, one could see how strong the club’s financial power was.

Su Ming and Lin Chuyu walked into the club together and arrived at the spacious lobby. The entire lobby’s decoration was not luxurious, but it was full of violent aesthetics. The surrounding walls were embedded with various mechanical parts and mech models made of steel, and the floor was paved with mechanical square tiles.

“This way, the mech simulation training pods are on the second floor. The cost here is 100 federal currency per hour.”

Lin Chuyu was not here for the first time, so she directly led Su Ming towards the escalator.

“This price isn’t cheap, but it’s still within the normal range.”

Su Ming talked with Lin Chuyu while walking towards the escalator.

“It’s indeed not cheap. You should know that the average working class in the Thirteenth District earns around 1500 federal currency per month. But there’s no choice; this is the only club in the entire Thirteenth District with a license to operate mech simulation training pods.”

Lin Chuyu also felt it was quite expensive, but there was no other option now.

“Mm.”

Su Ming nodded slightly.

Soon, the two arrived on the second floor, which was super lively, with many young people gathered there. Many of them were wearing the uniforms of First Intermediate Academy · Haiheng and Second Intermediate Academy · Tianwei, and of course, there were also students from Su Ming’s school.

“So many people from Haiheng and Tianwei schools?”

Su Ming said with slight surprise.

“They also sealed their schools, so they all came here.”

Lin Chuyu then explained.

“Let’s go, quickly find a staff member to open a simulation pod, or there won’t be any spots left later.”

Seeing so many people, Su Ming immediately walked towards a staff member not far away.

Lin Chuyu followed closely behind Su Ming.

Soon, the two arrived in front of a slightly greasy male staff member wearing a Heavy Strike Club vest.

“Hello.”

Su Ming spoke politely.

“Hello, I’m Liu Zhi, a staff member here. How may I help you?”

Although Liu Zhi smiled at Su Ming, his gaze remained fixed on Lin Chuyu.

“Open two mech simulation training pods for us.”

Su Ming said simply.