After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

The sale of gold went very smoothly.

The three ornaments weighed a total of 612 grams. The shopkeeper inspected the goods and confirmed that the purity was high enough. He bought them at the market price, deducted some handling fees, and transferred a total of 278,000 yuan.

The moment the money arrived in his account, Lin Ze looked at the numbers on his mobile banking app and felt much more at ease.

With the addition of my previous savings of 100,000, I now have nearly 400,000.

There's more than enough money for renting a place, and even if you really want to buy, you can scrape together enough for a down payment.

After leaving the jewelry store, he took a taxi directly to the real estate agency owned by his old classmate Zhang Lei.

The two were high school classmates and have known each other for almost ten years; they know each other inside and out.

Zhang Lei started working as a real estate agent after graduation. After years of hard work, he has accumulated a large number of properties and is known for his reliability.

The store is located at a road intersection on the outskirts of the city. It's small, with just two desks.

Zhang Lei was playing games on the table when he saw him come in, so he quickly threw down the mouse and stood up.

"Damn, what a rare guest! Lin Ze! Aren't you working like a slave at an e-commerce company? What brings you here to see me?"

"I quit." Lin Ze pulled up a chair and sat down, casually picking up a bottle of mineral water from the table and turning it on.

"I'm quitting. I'm taking a break."

"Not bad, bro, you've come to your senses?" Zhang Lei clicked his tongue twice.

"Yeah, you should have quit that lousy job a long time ago. You're pulling all-nighters every day, you're practically killing yourself. So, what do you want?"

"Find a place to live." Lin Ze didn't beat around the bush.

"I want a detached house with a yard. It doesn't matter if it's a bit out of the way, as long as it's quiet. It would be best if it were far from the city center, with fewer people."

"Rent or buy?"

"I originally wanted to rent it."

Lin Ze paused for a moment, then said, "If there's a suitable one at a reasonable price, I'm willing to buy it."

He originally only planned to rent it, but now that he has nearly 400,000 yuan in hand, his mind has become a bit more flexible.

Renting a house means it belongs to someone else, so it's better to buy one yourself. You can renovate it however you want, and it's convenient for body training and medicinal baths. You also don't have to worry about being kicked out by the landlord.

"A detached house with a yard..." Zhang Lei frowned as he flipped through the property listings.

"Your request is a bit off."

In the city, old, dilapidated apartments with yards are either expensive or run-down. In the suburbs, however, there's a villa that fits your requirements.

"Where?"

"In the western suburbs, near Qingzhuyuan."

It's a two-story detached house with a front and back yard totaling almost an acre, plus a swimming pool. Everything is already furnished and ready to move in.

Zhang Lei opened his phone's photo album to show him, "The environment is absolutely quiet, there are only a few houses around, and it's very private."

The house in the photo is indeed nice.

The courtyard is a traditional Chinese style, with high walls, a spacious yard paved with bluestone slabs, and trees planted in the corners.

The house has two floors and floor-to-ceiling windows, making it look bright and spacious.

There's a small swimming pool in the backyard, with lounge chairs around it; it's very peaceful.

"How much?"

"If you're selling, the asking price is four million six hundred thousand." Zhang Lei shrugged.

The homeowner is not short of money and has been listing the property for more than half a year without being in a hurry to sell.

"As for renting... they didn't say they wanted to rent it out. It was originally for an elderly person, but they moved in with their son, so the house has been vacant and has been listed for sale ever since."

Four million six hundred thousand.

Lin Ze made a mental calculation.

Paying in full is definitely not enough. If he takes out a loan, the down payment would be over a million, which is far from what he currently has.

"Could you ask the landlord for me?"

Lin Ze thought for a moment, "Can we rent it? Long-term rental, at least three years, the price is negotiable."

I just want some peace and quiet, so I can live here peacefully and not ruin the house.

"Okay, I'll ask for you." Zhang Lei picked up his phone and scrolled through the contacts for a while.

"The landlord's surname is Su, she's a woman, quite young, a big business owner with many properties. I'll call and ask first."

He took his phone, walked to the side to make a call, and hung up after saying only a few words.

"What a coincidence," Zhang Lei said as he walked back, looking surprised.

"President Su said she was picking something up at Qingzhuyuan and asked us to go there directly to talk in person."

She added that if the tenant was reliable, renting it to them wouldn't be a bad idea, but she hadn't considered it before.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Lin Ze stood up and followed Zhang Lei outside.

With nothing to do on the way, he scrolled through some short videos.

While scrolling through the homepage, a video suddenly popped up, and the cover looked familiar.

When I clicked on it, it was the same segment about the rescue at the intersection that morning.

The camera is shaky; it was taken by a passerby.

The truck rushed towards them, then a shadow darted past, grabbed the child, and brought him back. The whole process took only two or three seconds, so fast that it was almost a blur.

The comment section already has thousands of posts, and the argument is raging.

"Special effects are a given; staged scenes are really cheap these days."

"Staged photos my ass! This happened in our city this morning, it's going viral in group chats! Truck drivers are terrified!"

"This speed...even professional athletes aren't this fast, are they?"

"I bet five cents that he practices traditional martial arts, and he's really good at internal martial arts."

"Come on, traditional martial arts are all a lie, this must be a script."

"Can anyone find out who this guy is? He's so cool! He helped someone in need and didn't even ask for money. What a hero!"

Lin Ze swiped twice, didn't think much of it, and swiped away.

This level of popularity won't last three days.

In a couple of days, something new will happen, and who will remember this little thing?

He had no intention of becoming famous.

What's so good about being famous? With so many people watching, it's actually harder to cultivate.

Being a quiet person behind the scenes is better than anything else.

Twenty minutes later, the car arrived at Qingzhuyuan.

The residential area is located at the foot of the mountain, with a high green coverage rate. There are indeed few people, and it is very quiet. You can even hear the birds chirping.

The detached villas are spaced far apart, offering good privacy.

Zhang Lei led him to the innermost courtyard, where the gate was open.

"President Su? We've arrived," Zhang Lei called out.

Footsteps could be heard in the courtyard.

Lin Ze looked up and was stunned.

The woman who walked over was wearing a light-colored casual outfit, her hair was tied up, and her face was bare. She was Su Ziqing, whom I had just seen that morning.

She was accompanied by a little girl named Duoduo, who was squatting in the yard playing with pebbles.

Duoduo heard the sound and looked up.

I spotted Lin Ze at a glance.

The little girl's eyes lit up immediately, and she ran over with a shout, her short legs moving incredibly fast.

"Uncle Lin Ze!!"

She rushed to Lin Ze's side, tilted her little face up, and smiled like a flower.

"It really is you! Mom, look! It's this martial arts master uncle!"

Su Ziqing was also stunned.

She clearly hadn't expected that the tenant the agent brought would be the young man who had saved her daughter that morning.

Several people stood in the courtyard, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Zhang Lei looked at this person, then at that person, completely bewildered. "You...know each other?"