Chapter 127: 121, your brother asked me to persuade you (please subscribe for monthly tickets)
Lu Lin dragged his suitcase and found his travel cabin according to the number. His seat was right by the window, allowing him to see the scenery outside.
Standing on the ground in front of the massive Starship, Humans seemed as insignificant as ants.
Lu Lin could see people waving goodbye to their loved ones, and his own parents among them.
However, he had searched the entire waiting hall and had not seen Guan Yue.
Lu Lin couldn’t help feeling a bit regretful. He’d been trying to act cool earlier and hadn’t said a single word to Guan Yue. Now, he couldn’t find her even if he wanted to. If only he’d known, he would have just spoken to her openly.
Having sent a message to his mom and dad, Lu Lin opened the dumplings and started eating.
In this world, one must not let down family and delicious food.
Perhaps it was because he had become a Star Core Warrior, but Lu Lin felt that his appetite had grown a lot.
These ten boxes of dumplings—if Lu Lin really wanted to eat them, it wouldn’t take more than two meals to finish them all.
However, when he opened the box, he found that the dumplings had stuck together in a solid clump. This isn’t what I imagined, Lu Lin thought.
He couldn’t bear to throw them away; these were dumplings his mom and dad had painstakingly made for him that noon.
He decided to eat them anyway.
But when he was about to eat, Lu Lin discovered another problem. He only had dumplings... no chopsticks or vinegar.
Lu Lin pressed the service button in his travel cabin, requesting a pair of chopsticks and some vinegar. However, customer service informed him that the restaurant was temporarily closed because the starship had not yet taken off. If Lu Lin needed something, it was best to wait until the restaurant opened to request it.
Seeing the delicious dumplings right in front of him, how could Lu Lin resist? He had even skipped dinner that evening just to come here.
After thinking it over, Lu Lin decided to go to the restaurant himself to see if he could get some vinegar, or at the very least, a pair of chopsticks.
Starship C0977 was a medium-sized civilian transport Starship with a capacity of 8,575 passengers. It had 16 dining areas. Lu Lin checked the map, locked his room door, and went to the restaurant to find chopsticks.
He had traveled on this type of transport Starship several times before, so the journey through its corridors no longer held the same shock and excitement it did when he first experienced it at twelve years old. Upon reaching the restaurant, he found Starship service personnel guarding its entrance.
Seeing Lu Lin approach, an attendant kindly asked what he needed.
After Lu Lin stated his requirements, the attendant readily gave him a portion of vinegar and a pair of chopsticks, before asking if he needed the dumplings reheated.
Lu Lin waved his hands a few times and bid farewell to the attendant, preparing to return to his cabin.
At this moment, seven or eight young men came from another direction, all dressed quite elegantly.
After entering the restaurant, they sat down with a swagger, though they didn’t make a commotion. One of them, wearing a purple T-shirt with a skull pattern, beckoned a waiter over, intending to order food.
The waiter explained that since the starship had not yet taken off, the restaurant was temporarily not open for business. It would open approximately one hour after the Starship took off smoothly.
SLAP!
The young man in the purple skull T-shirt slapped the waiter’s face without hesitation.
"If the restaurant isn’t open, what the hell are you standing here for?"
"Xiao Wu!"
"Mind your manners," one of the young men with him admonished.
Xiao Wu finally sat down, cursing under his breath, "Those bastards at the Governor’s Mansion have got issues. They insist on putting the Air Transport Center in a shabby place like Bei Qiu. I’m always pissed off whenever I take a Starship. Not even a dog would want to come to this remote and poor place."
SPIT!
As Xiao Wu spoke, he spat directly on the ground, expressing his contempt.
The young men around him seemed accustomed to Xiao Wu’s rude behavior and didn’t reprimand him further. Instead, they began to stand up one by one, preparing to return to their cabins.
"Guys, don’t leave! Let’s play some Landlord. I just bought a special deck of poker cards from Blue Star a few days ago," Xiao Wu said, pulling out a nicely packaged deck of poker cards from his pocket.
Lu Lin stood not far away, watching. He was somewhat curious about how the Starship command would handle these people who blatantly assaulted the cabin crew.
He didn’t have to wait long.
Just as Xiao Wu placed the poker cards on the table, several Starship staff members in uniform approached from the passageway.
"Li Na, who hit you?"
The assaulted waiter, Li Na, pointed at the young man in the purple T-shirt. "It was him."
The leader of the group acknowledged this, then turned to Xiao Wu and his companions. "Mister, you have violated the passenger management regulations of Starship C0977. Please come with us to address this matter."
"Why should I!" Xiao Wu retorted. "I came here to eat, and she wouldn’t let me. Why should I put up with her? I’m only giving face to your airline. Otherwise, I’d have killed her today. Damn it, she even dared to snitch on me!"
SPIT!
Xiao Wu cursed, showing no respect for the manager before him.
The manager who was speaking sidestepped to avoid Xiao Wu’s saliva, then suddenly barked, "Mister, you are suspected of attacking a member of the Starship Detective Department, which is considered a crime. Please come with us, or we will be forced to take action."
"According to the Federal Starship Transport Regulations, Starship passengers must not deliberately insult, attack, or otherwise degrade the image of the Federal Starship Transport industry. Violators will be fined 3,000 yuan. Those with severe behaviors will be reported to the Detective Department of the Starship’s location, fined 10,000 yuan, and face 7 days of administrative discipline..."
"Discipline my ass!" Xiao Wu roared. "Do you fucking know who I am!" He shot up from his seat, glaring at the Starship manager.
At this moment, a hand reached out to stop him. A young man, about 1.85 meters tall, handsome with sharp, knife-like eyebrows, stood up and smiled at the Starship manager.
"Sorry, my friend here is a bit impulsive," he said. "I apologize on his behalf to this staff member and to you. I hope you and this lady can forgive us and let this matter go."
The Starship manager’s expression softened somewhat, but he still said with a stern face, "Forgiveness is possible, but this gentleman must undergo a session of criticism and education. Please have him come with us. Also, this gentleman assaulted our Starship staff. He should provide appropriate compensation."
"That’s no problem; we’ll follow the regulations..." the handsome young man began.
"Compensation my ass!" Xiao Wu bellowed, kicking the manager. His companion tried but failed to restrain him. After landing the kick, Xiao Wu relentlessly pummeled the manager with fists and feet.
"Damn it, I was giving you face, wasn’t I?" Xiao Wu snarled. "Working on a Starship, think you’re so great, huh? If you fucking want to die, just say it, and I’ll oblige you! I’ll kill you later! Motherfucker!"
The young man who had spoken up earlier now stood motionless, as if he hadn’t seen Xiao Wu assaulting the manager at all. He even glanced with interest towards the other side of the restaurant, where Lu Lin stood holding chopsticks, watching the spectacle.
Interesting. Most people might inch closer for an argument, but they’d steer clear of a physical fight. Yet this Lu Lin has been standing there, watching with keen interest for quite a while. Isn’t he afraid?
The saber-browed young man turned and walked towards Lu Lin.
As he approached, he noticed that although Lu Lin wore ordinary sportswear and his shoes weren’t any famous brand, his bearing alone seemed to outclass many of his peers.
He walked up to Lu Lin, extended his hand, and smiled. "Hello, I’m Feng Yuanyu. May I have your name, please?"
"Uh..." Lu Lin was momentarily speechless. Your companion is over there beating someone up, and you’re not going to intervene? Instead, you casually stroll over here to make friends? Seriously? "I’m just enjoying the show; my name isn’t necessary, is it?" he said, then added, "All right, my last name is Lu. You can call me Lu Renjia."
"So it’s Brother Lu." Feng Yuanyu shook hands with Lu Lin, feeling that something was a bit off, though he couldn’t quite pinpoint what.
"You’re too kind, Mr. Feng," Lu Lin replied. Then he asked, "Aren’t you going to stop your friend from beating up the manager? I think he’s got quite a bit of strength; it’d be bad if he seriously injured someone. Would you like me to stop him?"
"Oh, it’s rare for Brother Lu to show such... peculiar interest," Feng Yuanyu said. "The Talent Xiao Wu awakened is quite good; most people genuinely wouldn’t be able to restrain him. Brother Lu, if you’re interested, please go ahead."
"All right," Lu Lin agreed. He transferred the chopsticks from his right hand to his left and strode towards Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu," Lu Lin called out. "Your buddy asked me to stop you."
With that said, before anyone could react, Lu Lin swung a punch.
Xiao Wu fell to the ground with a thud.
The whole process was so fast that even the other young men nearest to the action hadn’t seen how Lu Lin had thrown the punch. Xiao Wu just collapsed.
Behind him, Feng Yuanyu’s eyes narrowed, a hint of coldness flashing within them.