Evening.
It was a little cold outside.
After work, Zhang Ye went outside and bought a tray of buns. Afraid that he would be recognized, he brought them with him to eat in a taxi that he hailed. He alighted near his house in front of a shopping mall to buy a laptop. After finding the most expensive model, he settled the bill at the counter. He had long wanted to change the old, broken, and slow laptop that he owned. This new one cost him 27,000 (US$3900) and was the most expensive model available at the shop. It was an unknown brand to him, a brand that existed only in this world. In any case, the components listed seemed to be the most high end.
He headed home.
He tried out the laptop, installed some software, and changed some of the settings.
