It only took twenty minutes for Feng Bujue to arrive at the "Alfred Hotel" mentioned in the mission.
He didn't need to ask for directions, and he didn't need any means of transportation. He just followed those people who just got off the cruise ship and looked like tourists, walking in one direction, and he arrived there.
After all... the island is only this big. Although there is more than one place to stay on the island, this is the only place that can be called a "hotel".
After arriving at the entrance of the hotel, Feng Bujue was not in a hurry to go in; he stood on the street, looked into the lobby through the glass wall for a while, then turned and left.
As a very efficient person, Brother Jue naturally wouldn't go in to join in the fun during the peak hours of check-in. He had no luggage to store anyway, and it would be better to spend the time "queuing in the hotel lobby" elsewhere.
Thus, Feng Bujue's trip around the island began...
The weather on this day is very good, the temperature is not too high, and the humidity and strong wind that are unique to the seaside are not so obvious.
Feng Bujue found a small bicycle rental shop near the hotel. With his excellent eloquence and unique Chinese bargaining power, he managed to get it at a price that even the shop owner felt faintly wondering, "Am I being cheated?" a car.
Afterwards, he took a "travel guidebook" that he had handed over from his boss, and set off along the road around the island on a bicycle that was basically borrowed from an IOU.
...
Kochikoti Island is a typical tourist town. This kind of place often has some very subtle things in common: tourists like it very much, people who do business don’t comment on it, and most of the young people among the aborigines They all want to leave here, or have already left here, and the old people on the island all have the attitude of wanting to spend the rest of their lives here.
This is life on the island - one day is heaven, one month is earth, and one is life... well, almost no one stays here forever, even the elderly here, they don't stay on the island all their lives.
Leaving aside the bustling scene during the tourist season, during the rest of the year, this is just an island town with relatively backward economy and living standards.
Luxurious hotel rooms, first-class public facilities, all kinds of modern products... These are all prepared for tourists; the residents of the island cannot afford that kind of living expenses, and they live in very ordinary, second- and third-tier cities people's lives.
Aside from tourism, which is only profitable for a few months of the year, what really supports the economic and social stability of Kochikoti... is the tuna.
Or... "Herbert & Co."
Forty years ago, when old Herbert took to sea in his battered little fishing boat, he certainly could not have imagined that... one day he would become one of the most influential people on this island, and all of Wales.
Now, his photo has spread all over Europe and the world, of course... it is printed on various fish cans.
Seven years ago, Herbert Sr. died of illness and his eldest son, John Herbert, took over the company. Most of the residents who settled on Kochikoti Island today are working for John.
Fishing fleets, canning factories, logistics companies... Herbert provides jobs for almost all adult residents on the island. Although the "Alfred Hotel" was not run by the Herbert family, they also participated in the investment.
In addition, even the few policemen and civil servants on the island have to give Herbert some face when they are doing business; after all...their family members also work in other people's factories.
In short, the island is more "Herbert's Island" than "Kochiketi Island" to its regular inhabitants.
...
It took longer than Feng Bujue imagined to go around the island for a week. On the one hand, it was because his physical fitness in this script was worse than in reality, and on the other hand, it was because he often Will stop and talk to some passersby.
At dusk, Brother Jue went back to the starting point. When returning the car, the owner of the shop seemed to say, "If I were ten years younger, I would have cut you off."
Feng Bujue was also quite embarrassed, so he added some more money to others, and then walked away with the boss a bottle of drink and two packs of snacks...
He just walked and ate, and walked to the Alfred Hotel again.
Right now, the hotel lobby was much empty, so Feng Bujue came to the front desk unhurriedly and checked in. As he expected, a "guest who is single and doesn't have any special requirements for the room" like him will not worry about not having a room.
Since he had no luggage, he didn't need others to lead the way. He took the key card at the front desk and went upstairs.
The moment I got the key card, the system voice sounded at the right time: [Mission completed]
Feng Bujue took advantage of the opportunity to open the game menu and took a look, and found that the task of [Stay in the Alfred Hotel] had already been checked, and a new task was written below it: [Waiting for the case to happen].
"It's really straightforward..." When Brother Jue said this, he had already walked in front of the elevator.
Ding-
Just in time, the elevator came.
Behind the slowly opened elevator doors, a figure appeared.
He was a middle-aged man, who looked less than forty years old; his appearance was nothing special, at least in Western Europe, this kind of appearance full of Saxon national characteristics is common; he was wearing a dark suit, with hair on his head He was also wearing a new-looking Panama hat; the brim was pulled low, as if he didn't want his face to be seen clearly.
When Feng Bujue brushed past the middle-aged man, they didn't meet their eyes, let alone nodded in greeting. The two of them just staggered normally, and neither of them showed any abnormality.
However, in those two seconds, Feng Bujue understood in his heart that this person might be related to the upcoming case.
Because... just this one meeting, Brother Jue has already guessed his identity, and has already found some clues from him that may be clues.
"Hey! Wait!"
A few seconds later, when the elevator door was half closed, suddenly, a man's voice came from outside, accompanied by hurried footsteps.
Feng Bujue's thoughts were interrupted by the shout, but he still pressed the door button for the other party.
Soon, the elevator door opened again, and the person who shouted "Wait" just now appeared at the door.
"Ha... ha... thank you..." He gasped as he entered the elevator.
Feng Bujue sized up the young man in front of him: This young man's clothes looked ordinary at first glance, but if you know the goods, you will find that... He is wearing quite expensive famous brands, but the style is relatively low-key. ; Looking at his appearance, this young man is obviously still a student, probably less than twenty years old. His height is similar to that of Brother Jue, but his body is thinner; judging from his face and accent, this young man is probably Chinese, by the way By the way... he's pretty handsome.
If there is anything special about this young man, it is... the sports bag on his right shoulder is not zipped properly, and there is a cat poking its head out of the open zipper gap at this moment, Looking out.
I don't know why... The cat's eyes seemed to be staring at the middle-aged man who was fading away outside the elevator.
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