Chapter 695: Old Acquaintance
After parking the car, Lin Fan got out.
He lit a cigarette, one hand in his pocket, and walked towards Fireworks Alley in the western part of the city.
Soon, he arrived outside the Fireworks Factory. Beyond the red brick wall, more than three meters high, was a cluster of two or three-storied residential buildings. However, the alley inside lacked streetlights, casting it in shadows. Lin Fan didn’t know what that woman wanted him to see here, but curiosity drove him on.
"Why should I listen to a madwoman’s words and play the good official... It’s quite ironic."
As he pondered, Lin Fan walked further into the pitch-black alley.
The fiery red glow of his cigarette butt was the only source of light. But after taking a few steps, he saw women in flamboyant clothes standing at the entrances of the buildings. Many held cigarettes and mobile phones in their hands, wearing dresses, lounging, or leaning casually as they stood. When Lin Fan looked at them, they met his gaze but remained unmoved.
"Is this what I came to see?"
From their fishnet stockings and high heels, along with their revealing outfits, Lin Fan could tell these were the so-called streetwalkers. Their ages varied; the oldest could be in their forties or fifties, their figures bulkier, but their attitudes somewhat friendlier, attempting to conjure a mechanical smile with each gaze, trying to please Lin Fan.
The younger ones were merely in their early twenties. Fashionably dressed, they carried the allure of youth and thus lacked the politeness, merely regarding Lin Fan with cool indifference, their non-smiles seemingly waiting for summons.