When Zhou Ze and Lawyer An returned to the study, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Xu Qinglang started dinner only after seeing them return.
The dinner was quite simple, there weren't a lot of dishes, but nothing too exaggerated to fill up the entire table.
A pot of beef soup that had been cooking since morning was opened at this time, and there was a thick layer of fat on it.
Pick up the larger bowl.
Grab a handful of beef and put it in.
Use a spoon to skim off the top layer of oil, scoop in a large spoonful of broth, then use the spoon to press down the beef in the bowl and pour the soup back into the pot.
Fill the second spoon with soup, put it down, and grab a handful of chopped green onions to almost cover the bowl of noodles.
A bowl of beef soup and it's done.
Xu Qinglang also prepared some dough cakes and fried meatballs, which you can tear into pieces and soak in the broth to eat.
It feels similar to mutton soup with steamed buns. Although it is not as famous as mutton soup with steamed buns, the taste is not inferior at all. For those who like this taste, it is definitely an unforgettable obsession.
At the table,
Everyone at the table lowered their heads to drink the soup, feeling extremely satisfied.
Lawyer An was hungry and drank three bowls in a row.
In fact, no beef is added, but the soup is rich in nutrients. For people with an average appetite, a bowl of soup can be equivalent to a meal.
While everyone was drinking,
A glorious and majestic figure appeared at the door of the bookstore.
And it is always that classic greeting:
"Oh, what a coincidence! Everyone is eating right now!"
Zhang Yanfeng, dressed in uniform, walked in and took his seat without any formalities.
Xu Qinglang served him a bowl and handed him a plate of noodles. Lao Zhang gulped down the soup and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, this is how they do it in Luoyang, right? I remember going to Luoyang on a mission a few years ago and drinking this soup under the guidance of a local comrade. Wow, I'll never forget the taste."
Zhou Ze glanced at Lao Zhang.
He was too lazy to even say anything to this freeloader.
Those who know the situation think that the police and the public are like one family.
If you don’t know, you might think that this policeman runs to other people’s shops every morning, noon and evening to eat for free.
"Xiao Zhang, I thought you weren't coming today."
The old Taoist said as he tore the dough.
Today, because the boss and the lawyer came back late, the dinner was also late, but Lao Zhang was able to arrive just in time, which was too "coincidental";
If he didn't know that Lao Zhang was really busy with work, the Taoist priest would almost think that he parked his car outside to scout, and when he found out that the bookstore was open for dinner, he "happened" to come in.
"No, there was a rectification meeting in the bureau tonight, so I was late.
There is a police station chief down there whose daughter was made to stand in the corner by the teacher;
Instead, he had the teacher arrested and detained in the police station for seven hours.
Now things have gotten serious.
The director was dismissed and transferred.
These bastards, we have worked so hard and risked our lives to protect the lives and property of the people.
The reputation and image of the police are shaped bit by bit by the blood of us.
It was ruined by these bastards."
Lao Zhang really has the capital and qualifications to say such things.
In my previous life,
He died in a kindergarten hostage-taking incident. In order to save the kidnapped children and female teacher, he fought with the criminals and was burned to death together with them.
"The rectification meeting is great!"
At this time,
Lawyer An suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted,
The black girl who was drinking soup next to her was so scared that she choked.
Zhou Ze shook his head helplessly.
Others looked at Lawyer An in surprise for his overreaction.
"Old Zhang."
Lawyer An put his hand on Lao Zhang's shoulder and patted him vigorously. "You need to correct your thinking and attitude, and your personal sentiments must also be sublimated."
Lao Zhang was a little puzzled for a moment.
Did I do something wrong
Lawyer An had already finished eating, so he simply stood up and sat next to Lao Zhang, pointing at the large bowl in front of Lao Zhang, "You eat, you eat yours, I'll eat mine."
"Oh, okay."
Lao Zhang lowered his head and continued to drink his soup.
"Old Zhang, actually, one really needs to have a broader vision, don't you think?"
"Um."
"Then how can you see far? First, you have to stand high, right?"
"Um."
Zhou Ze was too lazy to listen to Lawyer An's rant.
Get up,
He walked to his favorite sofa seat and sat down.
I didn't lie down because I had just eaten.
Yingying came over and brought some newspapers to Zhou Ze.
Tea was not brewed because drinking tea right after a meal is bad for digestion, as written in "A Maid's Self-cultivation".
"Old Zhang, all beings are equal, don't you know that?"
"Uh, this is not Buddhist..."
"No, no, it should be in the Constitution. Everyone is equal, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
“The living people are the people, but the dead people, are they no longer the people?”
"Old An, what do you want to say?"
"Let me tell you, there is a great thing in front of you right now. I went through a lot of trouble to get it for you."
"You go first."
"There is an opportunity right now that will allow you to obtain an official position in hell. It will be much more comfortable and pleasant than being a little ghost in the world of the living. Do you want to go?"
"In no mood."
"Yes, you definitely want to..."
Lawyer An took a deep breath.
"How could you not want to go?"
Old Zhang subconsciously looked at Zhou Ze who was sitting in the distance.
"Don't look at him. You will learn to be useless from him."
“… …” Zhou Ze.
"To hell?"
"yes."
"Can't we stay in the world of the living?"
"There is a chance. I can come up and take a look in three to five years."
"I don't want to go. I think I'm fine now."
"How can it be good?"
"Going to work, handling cases, and catching criminals, my life is quite fulfilling."
"Is this fulfilling? Lao Zhang, my expectations of you have always been very high.
I often tell my boss,
In the whole book room,
I think the one with the most potential is actually you!"
"Ah, uh, is that so?"
"Yes, it must be. Lao Zhang, hell needs you now."
"But I don't have any skills..."
Lawyer An stretched out his little finger.
Poked Lao Zhang's chest.
“… …” Lao Zhang.
"Having this conscience is enough, it doesn't matter whether you have other things or not.
You will have everything you deserve, but conscience is the only thing that no one else can give you.”
"I… "
"What do you mean by 'I'? Old Zhang, listen to me. Do you know how bad the atmosphere in Hell is right now?"
“How bad?”
"Small cases depend on relationships.
The impact of the case is seen in the
Look at politics in major cases!
Tell me, is this not serious? "
"Oh, it seems so."
"Look at me again. I'm already like this. How can it not be serious?"
"You are..."
Lao Zhang hesitated for a moment and didn't say the two words "you deserve it".
No matter which regime it is, when faced with rebels, they will certainly strike back mercilessly.
“I was involved in something so serious, but I’m still alive. I can still sit here and drink broth and talk to you about my life experience.
Isn’t this scary?”
“Uh…” Lao Zhang.
You said so,
Suddenly I felt it made a lot of sense.
"So hell needs you to go, and this opportunity in front of you is also worth your grasp..."
Boss Zhou put down the newspaper, couldn't bear to listen anymore, stood up, opened the door and walked out.
Yingying followed and put a coat on Zhou Ze.
In fact, Zhou Ze knew clearly that no matter how eloquent Lawyer An was, he could not persuade Lao Zhang.
Lao Zhang is "very stupid". What he believed in during his previous twenty years in the police force, including his later decision to sacrifice himself to save a child, probably made him look like a "fool" in the eyes of many people.
But this "fool" is not the same as "Alzheimer's disease".
Unless I speak up myself and use the friendship we have before to talk to Lao Zhang in person, Lao Zhang will not agree.
But Boss Zhou was unwilling to bring it up.
As the boss, I continued to stay up there, reading newspapers, basking in the sun and drinking coffee.
Send you to hell to fight in a new workplace
This thing really can't be done.
Under the streetlight,
Zhou Ze walked in front.
Yingying walked behind.
Two shadows,
Stretched together.
In fact, I didn’t walk very far. I just turned back from the street corner in front and found myself back there without realizing it.
"Hey, taking a walk?"
At this time, classmate Qu Mingming was sitting on a chair by the road with headphones in his ears. When he saw Zhou Ze coming, he politely took off his headphones.
Zhou Ze also nodded politely.
"Brother, there is something that has been on my mind for several days, and I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Qu Mingming stood up and said with some embarrassment.
"Then let's not talk about it."
“… …” Qu Mingming.
"I… … "
"Yingying, I feel a little dizzy. It's too windy outside. Let's go back."
“Uh…” Qu Mingming.
When Zhou Ze crossed the road,
Qu Mingming gritted his teeth and chased after him.
Zhou Ze shrugged helplessly.
"I want to ask you for a favor."
"I've been very busy lately."
"I live across the street from you."
Meaning is,
I can see you sitting by the window of your house every day.
What are you busy with every day
"Just tell me, I may not help." Zhou Ze said.
"It's next to you." Qu Mingming pointed to the place on the right side of the study.
Lawyer An contracted the business to plant red spider lilies for the black girl.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Ze asked.
"Recently, the poisonous insects I raised have become restless. I don't know why. Later, I released a few of them and found that they were all crawling towards the place next to you."
"oh."
Zhou Ze nodded and instructed Yingying:
"Yingying, buy some more insecticide, fly paper, etc. tomorrow and put more next door."
"Okay, boss!"
"Boss Qu, thank you for your reminder. Don't worry, we will be careful and won't let ourselves be bitten by bugs. Boss Qu, you are really kind."
immediately,
Zhou Ze seemed to have thought of something and ordered:
"No, insecticide is too expensive. Let Deadpool guard the store door tomorrow and eat every bug that comes. It will be his extra meal."
"Okay, boss!"
“… …” Qu Mingming.