"Ah, what's wrong?"
The old Taoist saw Lawyer An sitting alone behind the bar in a daze, so he ran over and asked curiously.
Lawyer An was holding a Super Cup in his hand, drinking coffee to relieve his sorrow.
Coffee is bitter.
Expired coffee is more bitter.
Now it is adding insult to injury.
"It's okay. I might have to go on a long trip later."
"oh."
Seeing that Lawyer An was not in high spirits, the old Taoist did not plan to continue asking questions. Instead, he turned around and opened the door of the bookstore. The sunlight shone in, and a new day began!
He brought a small stool, sat down at the door and lit a cigarette.
The old Taoist found that he liked watching the sunrise more and more recently.
This is actually a very bad sign.
Just like some people claim that they want to stay healthy by not drinking beverages but drinking warm water.
In fact,
This is just a helpless compromise to the decline of one's physical condition as one enters middle age.
Then for those who still insist on drinking iced drinks,
While casting envious glances, I also said with contempt: You don’t know how to preserve your health.
But sometimes, it is really uncontrollable. For example, Lao Dao cannot control his love for Chaoyang. He always feels that as long as he opens the shop door early in the morning and sits here, he will feel warm in body and heart all day long.
The old Taoist turned his head and looked at the sofa where the boss had been sitting.
Maybe,
The boss has probably had this mentality for a long time.
After being busy and stressed out, I finally realized that true beauty is right beside me.
"Lawyer An, you haven't slept yet?"
The old Taoist turned around and asked curiously.
Lawyer An opened his red eyes and shook his head.
"oh."
The old Taoist stood up, picked up the broom and dustpan, and started to sweep the floor.
The entrance of the bookstore needs to be swept. On the left is my own vegetable garden, and on the right is my own pharmacy, so I just sweep it.
In fact, it is not tiring. Compared with being a pioneer and model in creating a healthy city, it is really nothing.
Moreover, the old Taoist was also quite satisfied, feeling like an old rich man who took time out every day to walk around his own fields.
He has no wealth in his life. Money comes easily and goes easily, but that doesn't mean he doesn't love money. The sense of security and satisfaction brought by wealth and property can still move him.
When the Taoist priest came back after cleaning, the kitchen was already bustling with activity. He held his forehead helplessly and thought, "Okay, it must be Empress Xu practicing with puppets again."
However,
Just as the Taoist priest put down his things and prepared to go out to buy breakfast,
But I saw Xu Qinglang, wearing an apron, coming out of the kitchen.
Lightly authentic:
"Set the table and have breakfast."
"Oh, okay!"
The table was quickly set.
soon,
The people who came to have breakfast also came.
There was a large circle of people, except Yingying, the little boy, and Deadpool who liked to play with photosynthesis.
Everyone sat down around the table.
After the boss finished showering and sat down at the first table,
Xu Qinglang brought out breakfast.
It's not some soy milk fried dough sticks, nor is it some rice noodle soup.
The first course was a main course, a large pot of turtle soup, followed by braised pork elbow, chicken stewed with mushrooms, pork bones cooked with sauerkraut, and then several hot dishes and a few cold dishes.
Everyone looked at each other.
Is this breakfast
Has the living standard of bookstores improved to this level
Even though Lao Zhang, who is famous for his love of free meals, is a little reluctant to pick up his chopsticks at this moment. Is it appropriate to eat such greasy food so early in the morning
Zhou Ze picked up the chopsticks.
First, pick up some chrysanthemums from the big pot of braised pork elbow and put them in your own bowl.
road:
"eat."
The boss has spoken.
Let’s eat.
After a while,
Xu Qinglang also brought up a bottle of Moutai and poured wine for everyone in turn.
Everyone was completely confused. What was going on
Zhou Ze picked up his glass and said to Lawyer An:
"cheers."
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lawyer An.
turn out to be,
Here lies the problem!
Lawyer An picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Zhou Ze, responded to everyone, and then drank it all in one gulp.
It feels like a warrior who has gone away and will never come back.
This meal,
He eats a lot.
It's a bit like the last meal before execution.
After a breakfast that couldn't be any greasy,
Zhou Ze walked to the sofa and lay down.
The others didn't rush to leave. They also found a seat nearby and sat down. Some read newspapers, and some read magazines.
After a while,
Lawyer An came out of the vegetable garden holding a baby and carrying a large bag on his back.
"Boss, I'm leaving."
Lawyer An shouted to Zhou Ze.
This sound,
Like crying and complaining,
It's almost obvious.
Boss, please call me, call me!
But Zhou Ze didn't move. He flipped through the pages of the newspaper and nodded slightly.
Lawyer An looked around with deep affection.
It seems that he wants to memorize every plant and tree in the library in his mind.
Then,
He stared intently at the group of people in the library.
Fuck it,
I dare not glare at the boss.
What about you
Come quickly and catch me, catch me!
only,
Everyone suddenly felt that the publications in their hands were so beautiful and attractive. They all lowered their heads, read carefully, and were immersed in the ocean of knowledge.
first,
The learning atmosphere in the bookstore is so strong.
Lawyer An was desperate.
He looked at the little boy.
The little boy was holding a pudding and feeding the little girl without even looking at this place.
There are opposite sex but no brothers!
Turn around,
Walking out of the bookstore,
Got in the car,
Lawyer An sat in the driver's seat, feeling restless for a long time.
Geng Chen was placed in the co-pilot seat. He spread out his hands and said:
"Are you going to let me, with my weak arms and legs, drive?"
Lawyer An glanced at him.
Suddenly I envied him.
Because he may not know.
How much blame do I have to bear because of my boss
It is estimated that the law enforcement teams in the mortal world have already received the news. Those crazy people are swarming over and looking for the guy named Geng Chen.
but…
call…
Lawyer An was very sad.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. He was the one who instigated this matter, and we can't blame the boss for not understanding the beauty and plot of the fan circle.
You have to drink the bitter wine you brew yourself.
The car started.
Lawyer An carried the big pot beside him.
Exercised far away.
… …
The silence in the book room continues.
But no one dared to ask the boss what happened.
After a while,
The good learning atmosphere came to an end.
Everyone gradually dispersed.
Zhou Ze stretched, took the coffee from Yingying, took a sip, frowned, and said:
“Why did the taste change?”
"Where's the new coffee?" Yingying said.
"What's wrong?"
"Lawyer An has been drinking a lot of coffee recently, and the amount of money on my card for coffee purchases has been increasing every month. Then, I had too much money to spend, so I simply went through the channels of the coffee distributor and got you a higher-end coffee."
Zhou Ze nodded. So that's it.
Come,
Pick up the coffee cup,
Cheers to Lawyer An.
Just then,
Zhou Ze's waist began to vibrate.
It feels like the pager from 20 years ago.
When I took it out and looked at it, I found that it was the captain's token that was vibrating.
I tapped my finger.
"All nearby ghost detectives and detectives, gather quickly, and those who fail to meet the deadline will be punished!"
It's a very high-profile tone, and it fits the style of the law enforcement team.
Zhou Ze pinched the token with his fingers.
It wasn't long before Lawyer An left with the pot.
I have to attend this meeting.
Start hunting
At this time, the little loli who had just left also came back, each holding their own ghost messenger certificate in their hands. Obviously, they also received the message.
"The coordinates are in Yangzhou. By the way, Lao An was going to..."
Zhou Ze paused.
He suddenly thought of something.
That's Lao An, that idiot.
Did you really leave the city and get on the highway directly towards Yangzhou
Can the law enforcement team predict the future
Take out your phone.
Zhou Ze called Lawyer An.
The call was answered quickly.
Still choking with sobs,
"boss!"
Boss, you still can't bear to part with me!
"Where are you driving to?"
"I'm on the Yangzhou-Shanghai Expressway."
"Oh, drive carefully and don't drive while tired."
“… …” Lawyer An.
The phone was hung up.
Zhou Ze clapped his hands.
He said to the ghost messengers around him:
"The rest of you stay here to look after the house, ghost messenger, all of you leave!"
… … …
Yangzhou is not far from Tongcheng. It only takes an hour by high-speed train, and there are plenty of trains every day, so you basically don’t have to wait.
Therefore,
When Zhou Ze and the five ghost messengers from the bookstore walked out of the high-speed rail station, Lawyer An might still be driving on the highway. This, it has to be said, was a bit of black humor.
The gathering place was not a club, but a conference hall in a hotel.
Boss Zhou remembered that the last time he participated in the trial organized by the Judge, everyone gathered in a club in the suburbs of Shanghai.
Then the trial venue turned out to be the palace where Tie Hanhan used to live. However, later, having just walked out of hell, he was extremely hungry and swallowed all the ghost messengers as tonics.
Now I think about it, I still feel sick.
But at that time, there was only one thought in my mind:
It smells really good.
When we arrived at the hotel, there were quite a few people sitting in the lobby. Everyone in the bookstore was experienced and could tell who were ordinary people and who were ghost messengers.
Similarly, the ghost officers were also looking at everyone who came in and out. After all, they were not professional plainclothes police officers, and their acting skills and disguises were not very good.
Fortunately, there haven’t been any major security incidents in Yangzhou recently, otherwise given the sneaky looks of this group of people, the hotel front desk might have called the police.
"You guys rest here first, I'll go up and take a look."
Obviously,
Since he, the chief constable, has also received the "summons" from the law enforcement team, he should not be the only chief constable. These ghost officials sitting in the lobby are most likely subordinates brought by other chief constables.
Boss Zhou took the elevator up.
The little girl chewed bubble gum and said:
"The master has gone upstairs, so we servants should just sit here."
Liu Chuyu, Yueya and Zheng Qiang met some acquaintances here and went to say hello. They were originally ghost messengers from other places. Although they were recruited by Zhou Ze, they had been "working" in Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou before.
Little Loli and Lao Zhang sat alone in the tea table, looking a little lonely.
Lao Zhang has no circle of friends.
Little Loli used to have her own circle,
At first, we were doing the task together.
Then I went to Chengdu...
"What would you like to drink?" asked the little girl.
"Chrysanthemum tea, please." Lao Zhang replied.
"Ok." The little girl snapped her fingers and said to the hotel waiter beside her: "Two bottles of iced Coke."
… …
Open the door.
Walking into the conference room,
Then,
Zhou Ze stopped at the door.
Inside,
There were about a dozen men and women sitting there.
Standard suit shoes.
As soon as I walked in here in casual clothes, I felt a little out of place.
Oh,
Is it necessary to be so solemn
Zhou Ze pulled out a chair, sat down, put his phone on the conference table, and ignored everyone else, just lowered his head and played with his phone.
Is it because the real owner hasn’t arrived yet
The law enforcement team hasn't arrived yet
I don't think those guys from the law enforcement team would come here wearing suits on purpose.
Zhou Ze still remembered the tempers of the three law enforcement team members he had just killed. Their crotches and the things in their crotches were gone, but they still did their own thing. They should not engage in such formalism.
By the way,
Boss Zhou secretly gave these fellow detectives a middle finger.
It's also a bit sad,
It's not easy for grassroots staff. No matter what role the person above you plays, you have to lick the boss's boots.
But it’s no wonder they do that.
Just like what I discussed with Lawyer An that time, why is the atmosphere in the underworld so bad, that people like Old Zhang and Geng Chen are rare, and instead, everywhere you look, there are people of varying degrees of evil who are not worth mentioning.
Lawyer An’s answer at that time was very interesting. He said, “Boss, you are different from us. You have a backer and you pulled yourself up, but we have climbed up step by step from the living to the dead.”
From the moment I entered the door till now,
Countless thoughts flashed through Boss Zhou's mind.
He rarely socializes.
There were few before, and even fewer now.
It seemed that he didn't know any of the captains of the same rank. No matter how far away they were, they had little communication and no greetings during the holidays.
It's really a special feeling to have such a sudden gathering.
Oh,
Why are you all silent
Zhou Ze raised his head.
Look around.
I found that everyone was looking at me.
"You guys keep going, aren't they here yet? I'm from Tongcheng."
Zhou Ze introduced himself.
Then,
I found that everyone was still looking at me.
what
Is the Tongcheng Ghost Messenger circle so famous
At this time,
Zhou Ze glanced at the wall.
Yo,
There is even a PPT.
Could it be possible to put up a slogan that said “Welcome the leaders of the law enforcement team to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to inspect our work”
As a result, I looked closely.
The discovery was "New Era Real Estate Company's housing sales plan for the next quarter..."
this,
The house in the world of the living can no longer be speculated.
Are you going to enter the underworld market
Then,
Boss Zhou suddenly realized something.
He stood up.
Pick up your phone.
Like when I came,
Come naturally,
And left naturally,
After closing the door of the conference room,
Zhou Ze let out a long sigh.
I felt my face getting a little hot.
Silently smoke a cigarette,
ignite,
Blow out a smoke ring,
Cursed:
"grass,
Wrong conference room."