300: Chapter 296: Company 300: Chapter 296: Company While the gift of a mobile phone for Chen Hai was meant to make their connections more convenient, Ye Qingqing’s intention had been simple.
Regrettably, the phone she gave Chen Hai, though compact and easy to carry, was only usable in big cities like the Capital City for the time being.
After all, the old mobile phones operated on an analog mobile communication network, but this phone used a digital mobile communication network called GSM.
Here in the Capital City, the GSM network had just been successfully laid out, and only Yuedong was slightly ahead in other cities.
In Chen Hai’s hometown, Liuyuan County, carrying back the phone was utterly useless.
In such a small eighteenth-tier county, it was conservatively estimated that it would take another year or two to see if this digital mobile communication network could be truly launched.
Although Ye Qingqing had already informed him about this minor flaw in the mobile network, Chen Hai did not take it to heart.
He really cherished the device.
Having returned to the living room couch, he still held the phone, turning it over and experimenting with its various features.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford an old bulky mobile phone; he simply didn’t like it, feeling that its signal was poor and it was inconvenient to carry, which is why he had never bought one.
Carrying a pager?
Whether it was him contacting others or others contacting him, it was still somewhat inconvenient.
Sometimes, his pager would go off, but he couldn’t find a place to return the call quickly.
However, the mobile phone had none of these drawbacks.
Perhaps, the only downside to using this device to make calls was the higher cost of phone bills.
But for Chen Hai, this was not a concern at all.
Currently, even if he wasn’t flush with cash, he wasn’t in such dire straits that he couldn’t afford his phone bills.
How much had his girlfriend spent on giving him this phone?
Chen Hai didn’t inquire further.
Between him and Ye Qingqing, they were already engaged, and discussing money could hurt feelings; there was no need to fuss over such matters.
“You go ahead and play; I’ve been in the Cultivation Room nearly all day, you must be hungry, I’ll go cook for you!”
Seeing how Chen Hai was so enamored with the phone, Ye Qingqing covered her mouth and chuckled, saying.
“Mm,” Chen Hai nodded.
It seemed he was concerned about Ye Qingqing laughing at him, so he put the phone away and tucked it into his pocket.
For him, whether or not he ate was quite trivial as he didn’t feel very hungry, but since Ye Qingqing offered to cook for him, it was a kind gesture.
Naturally, Chen Hai wouldn’t refuse.
Besides, enjoying a meal prepared by his fiancée at the same table was also a touch of lifestyle.
Ye Qingqing got up and headed towards the kitchen.
Chen Hai initially wanted to help, but due to his frail physical condition and weakness, Ye Qingqing used this as an excuse to send him back to the living room.
Taking the phone out of his pocket again, Chen Hai browsed through it briefly but didn’t continue playing with it and tucked it back into his pocket.
Feeling rather bored, he took out a few copper coins specifically for divination and began divining.
“That Murakami Taro, has he finally stopped hiding inside the embassy?”
“Does this Gua suggest he isn’t in the Capital City but has returned to Japan?”
“I wonder if he’ll come back to Yanhuang Country again; otherwise, killing this fellow would mean having to travel to Japan?”
Frowning slightly, Chen Hai murmured to himself.
Murakami Taro, hiring Japanese ninjas to assassinate him, even put Bai Xiaohang in dire danger…
A couple of days ago, he had already divined this man’s whereabouts!
Unfortunately, the guy kept hiding inside the embassy and didn’t come out.
Chen Hai did contemplate going to the embassy to kill Murakami Taro directly.
However, the thought had just arisen when he dismissed it.
After all, given his abilities, any slight mishap could potentially turn the Japanese embassy into an inferno.
Such action would be quite risky inside Yanhuang Country.
Considering some insurmountable obstacles, he merely entertained the thought.
Moreover, his current physical condition was pretty rough.
Since his body hadn’t recovered completely, he thought it best to keep a low profile and avoid trouble.
With his current control over fire, if someone shot at him from a few dozen meters away, it could easily end him.
He had no way to counter this kinetic force.
Modern firearms, especially powerful sniper rifles, have a lethal range of at least one to two thousand meters.
Not to mention his currently weakened state, even at his peak, he could be easily knocked down by modern weaponry.
Unless his physical body could withstand a nuclear bomb, in modern society, there were still far too many threats for him to be wary of.
Murakami Taro—Chen Hai wouldn’t rest easy until he was dead.
If that guy went back to Japan and didn’t return, Chen Hai would inevitably have to make a trip there.
However, not now; he would wait until his injuries fully recovered before contemplating this issue.
Holed up in the Liuhua Alley courtyard, days had unwittingly passed by.