After unscrewing the screws and removing the top cover, Chao Yueming dismantled the rusty Stuttgart Contax lla camera step by step and quickly turned it into a pile of parts.
He lowered his head and checked silently. Naruse lay outside the counter and stared silently.
After a few more minutes, Chao Yueming put down the completely rusty worm gear in his hand and said:
"The machines produced in Germany after the war are already sixty or seventy years old. The fuselage is seriously aging and there are too many internal parts that need to be replaced. I can't repair them here."
Naruse didn't have much hope in the first place, and he directly sentenced this machine to death in his heart, but he still asked: "Can it be repaired elsewhere?"
Chao Yueming nodded, "There is a family over there in Nagano..."
"——Wait a minute, which Nagano? Nagano Prefecture?"
"Yeah."
"...Is it the only place where it can be repaired?"
"This is the only place that can repair this ancient model." He continued, "But the repair cost is very high. If you want to completely repair it, you can buy a good new camera for the cost...if you just need one camera." Naruse concluded: "It means it is better not to practice."
Chao Yueming nodded.
Professionals had already given their opinions. He took out his mobile phone and informed Doi, the owner of the camera, of the news.
The other party also responded quickly.
Buzz——
Doi: No more repairs.
Doi:How much can it be sold for?
Naruse looked at the second-hand shopkeeper at the counter, who had already started assembling the camera again, "So, does Mr. Shioyuki have any plans to take over this camera?"
Chao Yueming thought for a moment and nodded, "You can accept it."
"What price?"
"Twenty thousand yen."
"Can I only open up to 20,000 yen at most?"
The price given by Chao Yueming was much lower than Naruse expected - of course, he didn't know the business, this was just the price based on his intuition.
"This machine has been completely scrapped. I've also told you the cost of repairing it. It's only worth so much. I can keep it for 20,000 yen and collect it. If the price is higher than this, it won't be worthwhile." He paused and said, "Okay.
Buy one in better condition."
Naruse nodded to express understanding, and then conveyed his meaning to Doi.
As expected, Doi was a little disappointed, and tentatively asked who his transaction partner was and whether he could talk to him directly.
Naruse instantly understood what he was thinking, and without hiding it, gave him the address of Chaoyue Zhonggu Store.
After discovering that it was near the Central Station, Doi said that he would come over immediately.
"Let's assemble it first." He shook his head at Chao Yueming, who was looking at him, "The owner of the camera plans to come over in person to discuss the price."
"Don't you believe Song? If others come to talk, they can only give you fifteen thousand at most." Chao Yueming said.
Naruse smiled, "We're not friends, how can you trust me so easily."
Chao Yueming didn't say anything, but glanced towards the shelf.
His friend is over there.
Takigawa Hikari, who had been wandering alone for a long time, poked his head out at this time and said, "Harumi, there are so many weird things in this store."
Naruse responded, stood up and walked over.
He hasn't been here for a long time since years ago, and there are more things on the shelves that he has never seen before. They are probably collected by Chao Yueming at the end of the year.
"How is the camera?" Hikaru Takigawa asked.
Naruse shook his head, "It can't be repaired."
The two of them were walking around among the shelves. Hikaru Takigawa had already seen most of the slightly strange things, but he still followed him.
"Then we won't cultivate it?"
"Yes. The owner of the camera plans to sell it to Mr. Chaoyue, and is on his way over now."
As he spoke, Naruse stopped, carefully picked up a mechanical alarm clock at hand, and observed it carefully.
After looking around, he raised the alarm clock and saw a string of incomprehensible Russian characters on the base.
He looked at the label stuck underneath again.
"It was actually produced in the former Soviet Union..."
"Wow, it must have been hundreds of years, right?"
"...No, it's not that long."
Putting down the mechanical alarm clock, Naruse continued to walk forward, and Hikaru Takigawa quickly followed.
He suddenly thought of something, "Isn't there anyone going out to play with Guang today?"
"Huh?"
"It's been so long since we last met."
"Oh, I refused."
After understanding what he meant, Takigawa Hikaru shook his head.
"Today...well, I suddenly felt no interest, so I didn't go out with them. And there was also the matter of Yoko's confession...ah."
"It's okay, I don't know her."
"That's good."
She smiled and continued: "In short, I just planned to go home directly. Didn't I just meet Chunhai."
He looked ahead, "Haixing didn't look for you either?"
"Haixing? She came to me, I said something was wrong, and then she went home first."
Naruse nodded and said nothing more.
The two wandered among the shelves for a while, and the real owner finally arrived.
After receiving the news, Naruse walked out of the antique store and waved to Doi, who was looking around not far away.
"Naruse-san."
He walked over and looked at the shop next to him.
"There is actually a Chinese and antique shop here. This is the first time I noticed it...it's too small and inconspicuous."
It's really tasteless.
Naruse turned and walked into the store, "I think this size is just right."
The two came to the counter, and Chao Yueming had already reassembled the camera.
After a brief introduction to each other, Naruse didn't care how the two bargained next, and returned to the shelves to continue shopping.
Hikari Takigawa seemed to be in a daze, and she didn't realize it until he got closer. He put down what he was holding and asked, "Come here?"
"Well, I'm chatting with Mr. Chaoyue."
"I might know students from Class E..."
She put her arm around his shoulder and took a look, "Ah, it turns out to be Doi."
"You know him." Naruse was not surprised.
"Friends of friends of friends."
"You're talking about tongue twisters."
"Haha." Returning to the shelf, she put another arm on her.
A few minutes later, Doi came over and said, "Naruse-san..."
Naruse and Hikaru Takigawa, who was resting on his shoulders, both looked over.
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"..."
Doi was stunned for a moment.
"Is it settled?" Naruse asked.
"Ah... um."
Looking around the two of them, Doi came back to his senses, said hello to Takigawa Hikari, and then said: "Twenty thousand yen was sold to Mr. Shioyuki."
Naruse nodded and said nothing.
Doi left quickly, and the two stayed in the store for a while. Takigawa Hikaru asked him about his next plan.
"There's nothing wrong. Just wait for Shangzi to come find me after school."
"Then why not go to the coffee shop and wait? There is air conditioning there."
"Okay."
After saying hello to Shioyue Ming, Naruse and Takigawa Hikari left the second-hand store.
"Why did Mr. Shioyue call Harumi 'Song'?"
"Because he only remembers me as my mother's son. And then..."
When I arrived at Yuumino Cafe, I sent a message to Naoko. Naruse ordered a cup of coffee and a small piece of cake.
Hikaru Takigawa also has the same combination.
"Go upstairs."
"Yeah."
The two went upstairs and found a seat by the window to sit down.
"Well——"
Sitting in the warm cafe, she straightened her arms and legs, stretched her waist, and suddenly leaned forward.
Taking up most of the table, she was in a daze for a while.
"Chunhai..."
"Yeah."
"Isn't spring coming soon? I feel a little unmotivated."
Naruse glanced at her and said, "It's just because school has started."
"I'm not that resistant to going to school."
"There are still two or three months of spring."
Takigawa Hikaru sighed and continued to lie on the table, facing the window, until the clerk brought their coffee.
"Please use it slowly."
"Thank you."
Naruse picked up the coffee and took a sip, frowning in pain.
"Here comes the refresher."
"Wow...it's so painful."
Takigawa Hikaru put down the coffee, added a spoonful of sugar, and looked at him again, "Do you want it?"
Naruse shook his head, "There are also desserts."
After waiting for a while, the cakes ordered by the two of them were also delivered.
Coffee and dessert flowed alternately between his lips and teeth, and a smile appeared on Takigawa Hikari's face again, but it gradually faded.
"School starts today..."
Naruse took a spoonful of cake and said, "You really still don't want to go to school."