The only tavern in the town was crowded with people, and the smell of cheap alcohol was overwhelming. The less hopeful people seemed to be, the more crowded taverns and cinemas were, because they wanted to numb themselves. Of course, the services provided had to be cheap.
Lu Ming sat at the table by the window. With the window open, he could tolerate the noise and pungent smell inside.
Han Annie and Yin Shabel were sitting opposite him. Lu Ming felt a little helpless. He originally wanted to invite Han Annie to the bar to sit and chat, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he suggested that everyone go to the bar for a drink. He didn't think a rich girl like Yin Shabel would come to such a dirty and messy bar, but unexpectedly, she followed him with great interest.
A bit clingy.
Lu Ming grumbled in his heart, but it was also funny. He felt that he was being a bit too Versailles. Even Christine didn't have the presence of mind to show off in front of his daughter.
Three attendants stood aside.
I ordered finished beer, the kind with a cap, and I also brought my own cups to avoid being played tricks by the people here. After all, the looks in their eyes showed that they were very opposed to us.
Because the true identities of the three gunmen were found out and reported, not only did Nelson personally lead a team to the town, but the Hausville Police Department also sent dozens of police officers to cooperate. In addition, the headquarters of the task force established at the place where the assassination took place also sent personnel to the town.
Suddenly, there were many strangers in this small town.
Lu Ming and his friends were now free, but the secret deployment of the idle team was still going on.
In fact, Yin Shabel's idea requires huge manpower support, and naturally there are people who secretly protect her to respond.
Lu Ming could feel that Yin Shabel's three personal swordsmen had probably undergone special training since childhood and had been tempered with a lot of skills. Their overall abilities might be similar to Heitou's. Although Bizhu was strong, Heitou was a latecomer after all.
Despite this, there must be a large group secretly following Yin Shabel, with at least dozens of people, and it should not exceed a range of more than a hundred miles.
After tasting the beer, Lu Ming nodded. It was not fake beer, but genuine Bull beer in a can.
This is also the most expensive wine in this pub, 10 cents a can.
"Sir, Miss, wouldn't you like some snacks to go with your wine? Our dried beef is delicious!" A small figure stood next to them. It was a little girl wearing overalls, about the same age as Biss, wearing a plaid cap, with a dirty face and dirty jeans. She was very agile in moving around in the crowd with the wine and snacks ordered by the guests. She was the daughter of the tavern owner and the only bartender.
Lu Ming couldn't understand her gibberish, so Han Annie translated for him.
Yin Shabel looked at the little girl with pity in her eyes, but didn't say much and looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was just about to order something. Although he wasn't going to eat anything, it was still considered as taking care of the business here.
But then a fat man at the next table started shouting something at this side, and the little girl's face changed, and she quickly turned around and got into the dancing crowd.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Don't you want her to pay attention to us?"
Han Annie didn't say anything. Yin Shabei stuck out her tongue and said, "That uncle shouted that we were bad people. Be careful that she, a child laborer, would also be arrested."
Lu Ming smiled, picked up the beer glass and took a sip, and said: "I feel that the possibility that the three gunmen are from the Holderman family is increasing." He lowered his voice. It was noisy here and the people at the next table could not hear it. What's more, the guests here were all local people from the town, and I'm afraid that none of them could understand Middle-Asia.
I originally wanted to talk to Han Anni about some difficult topics, so I started talking about eucalyptus.
All three of them spoke in the Middle-earth language and kept their voices low, so they were not afraid of being overheard by others.
Han Annie, who was speaking, suddenly stopped. It turned out that the little girl came over again and stood beside Lu Ming, holding two bouquets of flowers in her hands. She said something in a clear little voice and looked at Lu Ming with hope in her eyes.
Without translation, Lu Ming knew that the little girl came to sell her flowers. There were about seven or eight bright red flowers, simply tied into two bunches with cloth strips. It was obvious at a glance that they were probably flowers from the little girl's flowerbed in the backyard of the tavern.
Lu Ming sneered in his heart, this little girl is quite good at doing business.
He fished out his wallet from his pocket, took out a ten-dollar green note and handed it to the little girl, saying, "The rest is a tip, no need to give me the change!"
Although she didn't understand what Lu Ming said, the little girl was overjoyed to see that the flowers were really sold. She took the green banknotes and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, sir!"
Lu Ming could understand what was said, but he saw the little girl jumping towards the bar.
Lu Ming handed two bouquets of flowers to Han Annie and Yin Shabeier, and said with a smile: "Don't come here in vain. We are not bad people. If we are misunderstood and scolded, we will reward ourselves!"
"Thank you, teacher!" Yin Shabel accepted it happily.
Han Annie hesitated a little, and seeing that Yin Shabel was very focused and innocent, she also took the flowers and said, "Thank you!"
Over there, the little girl came back from the drunken dancing crowd, holding a pair of one-yuan and dimes in her hand. They were naturally the change that Lu Ming needed to buy flowers.
Lu Ming laughed and said, "You guys are running fast. I haven't even had time to translate for you guys yet!"
There was a drunk, red-faced fat man in the dancing crowd. When the little girl passed by him, he slapped her on the butt.
Lu Ming frowned slightly.
Although the little girl was a little angry and dodged to the side, she did not stay. Her mother at the bar also saw this scene. She just bit her lip and forced a smile. She started chatting with the guests who were drinking at the bar. I don't know what she said, but she made those guests laugh.
It's obvious that the mother and daughter are trying to make a living, and they run a bar, so they're probably used to this level of harassment.
"Sir, here's your change!" The little girl came to Lu Ming, bowed, and put a handful of money on the table.
It looked like the change was 9 one-yuan bills, some dimes and coins, and the flowers probably only cost a few cents.
Lu Ming nodded, and the little girl bowed again and ran towards the table of guests who were calling her.
Lu Ming looked at the money on the table and said with a smile, "Let's spend it all. I don't think the proprietress would spit in our food. I'll go see if there's any delicious local food." He stood up and said, "When I go back this time, I must learn Griffinni dialect well. Otherwise, I'll be at a loss when I come to the south and west!" He picked up the money on the table and walked towards the bar.
Yin Shabel looked at Han Annie and chuckled, "Annie, how about me being a teacher? Teach him to learn Griffinni."
Han Annie smiled and said, "That's great! But, this guy..." You want to say that this guy is not a good person, and you seem to be deceived by his appearance. But think about it, in order to resolve the misunderstanding between them, you have always said good things about that guy to this good friend. Now you say bad things about him, which doesn't seem good. So, you swallow your words back.
At this moment, there was suddenly chaos and screams over there.
One of the swordsmen was already running over there quickly, and the other two were protecting Yin Shabel.
The dancing crowd dispersed, exclaiming in surprise, and the conflict seemed to be resolved quickly.
There were four or five strong men lying on the ground. The swordsman who rushed over was standing beside Lu Ming with a rubber baton in his hand.
The little girl selling flowers hid timidly behind Lu Ming.
Lu Ming looked at the fat and strong man lying in front of him. He was the one who started pinching the little girl's butt. When the little girl turned around, he suddenly picked her up and kissed and nibbled her. He happened to walk to the side and almost subconsciously, he kicked the strong man down and took the little girl in his arms.
Several of the strong man's accomplices immediately came to beat him up. Fortunately, one of Yin Shabel's swordsmen arrived and knocked them down in no time.
Lu Ming took a look at the swordsman, this muscular female warrior was no joke. Although they were using batons, their fighting techniques were clearly those of long swords, which were clean and neat, and very powerful.
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There were already a few people left in the bar. Officer Zuo Fu had just rushed over and took away several strong men who had been beaten. The one who was kicked down by Lu Ming drank too much. After he stood up, he tried to chase and beat Lu Ming several times. He was taken away under torture.
After this commotion, the proprietress temporarily closed the business, and only Lu Ming and others stayed.
The proprietress was called Hetty. She brought some snacks, cleared a table, and asked Lu Ming and others to sit down, expressing her gratitude.
Her daughter, the flower-selling girl Lida, stood beside Lu Ming, and seemed reluctant to leave. It was probably the first time that someone came forward to protect her when she was being harassed by those smelly men.
"In fact, I might cause your store to go out of business!" Lu Ming said, with a female attendant translating beside him.
"Nothing!" Hetty sighed softly, "I was originally planning to graduate in the next two years, but I'm a little confused and don't know what to do in the future. But Lida is getting older and older. In the past, I could still treat them as loving Lida, hugging and kissing her occasionally, which was fine, but now it's not possible. So, no matter what, I still want to thank you, sir! I am very grateful that you helped me make up my mind."
Lu Ming nodded and said thoughtfully, "Just move away from here. They can both help you. It's not difficult to find a job in the city." Lu Ming pointed at Han Annie and Yin Shabeier, paused, and said, "Also, I have almost finished the negotiation for the hotel I acquired in the city. You can go there to work."
Hetty was stunned, and when she looked at Lu Ming, she began to look at him seriously.
In this town, Hedy should be considered as the town's beauty. She is a beautiful young woman with quite a bit of charm, and her light blue eyes are full of amorous feelings.
Lu Ming added: "I have some questions. You can answer them in a few days. We can arrange for someone to pick you and your daughter up in the city. You can answer them after you have settled down in work and life. If you want to go further away, I can also arrange for you to go to Donghai."
Hetty's expression changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.
Lu Ming knew that he had made the right decision to come here.
In fact, the purpose of coming to this bar was to get some information.
The person who is most well-informed in this town is naturally Hetty, the bar owner.
But I didn't expect that because of a conflict, things would turn out like this. Now I can strike while the iron is hot and no longer have to hide anything.
"You should have known about the Simmons and the other two. I have some questions for you about them." Lu Ming pondered and said, "Don't worry, as I said, you can answer these questions in a few days, when you have settled your life and are satisfied and away from here. Of course, if you are willing to trust us, it would be better to answer now, because some questions are time-sensitive."
Listening to Lu Ming's words translated by the female attendant, Hetty's face became gloomy and she was hesitant for a moment.