Eighty-three, Acquaintance

  This is a small alley with few people.

  Bai Yu looked up at the sky and found that it was already noon. He hesitated for a moment, but his heart was still uncertain about where to go next.

  Go find Lin Zhengying? It seems there's no other way.

  No choice, he has only two acquaintances here, one is Lin Zhengying, and the other is Ma Ma, but it's unknown how they are doing now.

  He shook his head and White Feather unknowingly arrived at an inn. However, he discovered that this was the same inn where he had stayed last time.

  Just as he was about to enter, a loud noise came from the street. Bai Yu couldn't help but feel curious and looked over to see three people riding bicycles at high speed. The pedestrians on the street were dodging left and right.

  Some of those who were frightened suddenly muttered curses and swore under their breath.

  At this time, the three bicycles had almost reached Bai Yu's front. Bai Yu noticed their appearance and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  These three people were actually Ah Hao, Ah Qiang and Zhuzhu.

  Looking at the three people who were about to arrive in front of him, Bai Yu hehe smiled and stood there without moving, waiting for them to come.

  Three bicycles were still very fast, and in a short while they arrived at Bai Yu's front. The three people were in the midst of excitement when they suddenly found that there was someone in front of them, and their hearts were shocked. They wanted to bypass him, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly pointed at them.

  Suddenly they found that the bicycle under their seat was out of control and even circled around the man.

  At this time, Bai Yu laughed and said: "What are you guys doing?"

  A Hao and A Qiang suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the voice, so they fixed their eyes on the face that didn't belong to anyone.

  "It's Bai Dao Chang."

  "It turned out to be Bai Daozhang."

  However, a few people took a closer look at Bai Yu and were surprised to find that he was not wearing his usual clothes, but a Western-style suit they had never seen before!

  Zhuzhu had never seen Baiyu before, and was full of doubt, sizing him up from head to toe, seemingly very curious as to how Baiyu had such great abilities, actually being able to control their bicycles.

  Bai Yu saw them and recognized himself, hehe smiled, then waved his hand and lifted the spell.

  A Hao and others got off the car and came to Bai Yu's side. A Hao smiled and said, "Bai Daozhang, where are you going?"

  Bai Yu didn't answer him but instead chuckled and said: "Why aren't you with your masters?"

  "Ha ha, Bai Daozhang, let me tell you, we've already quit our old business. Now we're preparing to go abroad and try our luck at gold prospecting."

  "Oh?" Bai Yu was taken aback and asked, "Then what about your masters, Master and Master's brother?"

  A Qiang smiled and said: "My master was taken away by Master Shu, Master Shu said he is useless, with his current ability, he can't even work alone."

  Bai Yu listened and couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head and changing the subject: "So you're not doing it now either?"

  "Right, let's go with Bai Daozhang now to where we live and have a good chat."

  Bai Yu smiled and nodded: "Alright, let's go to your place and catch up on old times."

  So Bai Yu and the three of them arrived in front of a large courtyard, on the gate of which there was still a plaque with "Ren's residence" written on it. Seeing this, Bai Yu couldn't help but smile, they didn't expect that these two guys would actually live in Ren's residence, it seemed that all of this was arranged by Zhen Zhen, but these three people wouldn't be involved in a love triangle again, would they?

  Then Bai Yu and several others entered the courtyard and came to a side room.

  A Hao thought and asked Bai Yu Xiang: "Bai Dao Chang, I don't know where you're planning to go now. Are you taking on a corpse delivery business?"

  Bai Yu shook his head and said, "It's not that, I also want to go abroad for a trip, there are some things I need to take care of."

  A Hao and others heard this and were all surprised, saying: "Old Dao, you're really something! I didn't expect that your business would actually reach foreign countries!"

  Bai Yu smiled and shook his head: "Nothing, just some private matters."

  "Ah, this Taoist priest," Pearl suddenly laughed and said, "if you want to leave the country, it's not that easy, but I can help you."

  "Oh?" Bai Yu was taken aback at first, but then he reflected on it and thought that Zhu Zhu had spent a lot of time abroad, so she might have some connections. He smiled unnecessarily at Zhu Zhu and said: "Since you have a way, then I'll trouble you."

  A Qiang asked at this time: "Which country is Bai Daozhang going to? Maybe we'll be on the same road."

  Bai Yu thought for a moment and said: "I'm going to France to find something."

  Upon hearing this, several people couldn't help but feel a little curious. Ah Hao asked: "Bai Daozhang, what is it that you're looking for? Tell us about it, maybe we'll know something."

  Bai Yu smiled and shook his head: "You may not know what this thing is, it's a hormone used by some foreign scientists for experiments, I want to buy some."

  Upon hearing this, several people were momentarily perplexed, and they did not understand what Bai Yu wanted to use this thing for.

  Bai Yu didn't make any explanations, but in his heart, he was secretly thinking that France is very far from here, and his time is limited. If he were to go abroad, the time would definitely not be enough, let alone finding a way to obtain the hormone. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head.

  Suddenly he had an epiphany, right, he didn't have to go abroad, and at this time there might not be fewer foreigners in China either. Generally speaking, the foreigners who come here are people with some status, so he could try to find these foreigners to see if they knew of any place where he could get his hands on this thing. He thought that as long as the price was reasonable, it should definitely be obtainable.

  He then asked the three people in front of him: "Do you know if there are any foreigners living around here? If so, I might not have to go abroad."

  Several people were stunned. Ah Hao said: "Foreigners? Now there are many foreigners here, you can easily find a few."

  Bai Yu listened and suddenly felt a joy in his heart, saying: "That's good, give me the addresses of a few of them, I'll go visit them."

  At this point, Bai Yu found out where a few foreigners were staying under the circumstances that Ah Hao and others were at a loss.

  And one of them actually lives very close by, right here in this town.

  After learning about this, Bai Yu immediately bid farewell to Ah Hao and the others and headed in that direction. Bai Yu walked hastily, while Ah Hao and the others were left staring after him in shock.

  In fact, Renjia Town is a very characteristic tourist area, which can attract some foreign tourists to visit. The address given by Ahao and others is a foreigner with a tourist identity, but it's not clear which country he is from.

  Bai Yu left Ren's residence and headed towards a hotel, which was only a few streets away from Ren's place. After walking for about 10-15 minutes, Bai Yu arrived at the destination.

  He had just walked into the inn when a waiter came up to greet him.

  The fellow came up to Bai Yu with a bow and asked: "Sir, are you here for dinner or lodging?"

  Bai Yu smiled at this group of people and said: "I'm looking for someone."

  Looking for someone? The fellow felt a sense of disappointment, but didn't dare show it. After all, the person in front of him was wearing Western clothes, and in this era, people who wore such clothes were usually either wealthy or scholars. So he continued to smile and asked: "Who is the gentleman looking for?"

  Bai Yu looked around and said, "Find a foreigner who is staying at your hotel. He's my friend." But in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly laugh. A friend? Maybe they'll become friends after meeting.

  The fellow laughed and said: "Sir, you wait here for a moment while I go and speak for you."

  Bai Yu smiled and nodded at this account, saying: "Alright then, you go, just say I'm here to make a fortune with him."

  "Alright, alright," said the fellow with a smile.

  The fellow then went upstairs by himself, presumably to deliver a message to the foreigner's room.

  Bai Yu saw him going upstairs and found a place on his own, sat down and waited.

  Before long, the shop assistant came down and went over to him, saying: "Sir, the gentleman upstairs is asking for you."

  "Alright, lead the way."

  Then Bai Yu followed his companion upstairs and came to a room. The companion said to the inside, "Sir, he's here."

  Then a hoarse voice in Chinese came from inside the room, "Oh, let him come in."

  As he entered the room, his companion withdrew, and a tall figure appeared in the window frame, looming before White Feather's eyes.

  The foreigner with his back to them laughed and said, "Does this gentleman have some plan for making a fortune that I can cooperate with? We don't know each other, do we?" Then he turned around and revealed a face with blue eyes and a high nose, smiling as he said, "My name is John, what's the gentleman's name?"

  Bai Yu was quite straightforward, he found a place to sit down and smiled at John: "My surname is Bai, my name is Yu, I came here to discuss something with Mr. John."

  "Oh?" John said with a smile: "I don't know what you want to discuss with me, sir?"

  "I want to acquire something, but there's no way to get it, so I came to ask Mr. John for help."

  John suddenly had some curiosity and looked at Bai Yu: "I wonder what Mr. Bai is going to buy?"

  Bai Yu smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of a hormone that can promote biological metabolism and cause secondary evolution?" Bai Yu actually didn't expect the person in front of him to know, he was just casually mentioning it, letting him know about the properties of this hormone was just for better business negotiations.

  Ugh... I don't know what's wrong with me today, but I've come down with a bad cold and can only manage to write this much. My head is killing me. Oh right, and there's that Penguin Book Club thing I haven't figured out yet - does anyone have any tips?