"Huh, who placed the order so early? I haven't gotten to work yet? Is it still a designated order?"

Zhao Xiaodong was also stunned for a moment, silently clicked on the system interface, and carefully checked it.

"It's 12 a.m., 12 scallion pancakes, and what is the address...... At the entrance of the morgue of the Sixth People's Hospital of Jiangnan City?"

When he saw the three big words "morgue", Zhao Xiaodong was stunned, his eyes widened, and half of him froze in place.

At this time, after Zhao's father was also busy for a while, he saw that the customers began to become scarce, and there were dozens of scallion pancakes stored in the pot, so he dropped his arm and walked to Zhao Xiaodong and sat down first.

"Eh, those policemen are gone?" Dad Zhao picked up the undrunk drink in the box and put it into his mouth.

It can be seen that his son still didn't move, and he suddenly felt curious, and couldn't help buttoning the table: "Xiaodong, what about asking you? Why are you stunned?"

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaodong reacted at this time, and hurriedly asked, "Dad, what did you say?"

"Let me ask you, are all the policemen gone?" said Zhao's father.

"Oh, yes. Zhao Xiaodong nodded hurriedly and said, "They are all gone, I want to treat them, they haven't agreed, and they have given as much money as they should have paid." ”

"It seems that these policemen are still polite, knowing that we are working hard, and they don't want to take advantage of it at all. Dad Zhao was very satisfied, picked up the drink again, and drank it gurgling.

But when he saw that his son was still in a daze, Zhao's father couldn't sit still, and hurriedly asked, "Xiaodong, what's the matter with you?

Originally, I watched my son talking to the four policemen just now, and he had a posture of calling him a brother.

You must know that the Zhao family is all outsiders, and they usually have to be respectful when they see the chengguan, and if they can know a few local policemen, they can also feel psychologically not being bullied.

But the son is good, as soon as the police left, the son instantly became a nerd, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit too much.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Zhao Xiaodong also sighed and said, "A customer placed an order in advance and ordered our scallion pancakes and asked me to send them over in the early morning." ”

"That's a good thing. Father Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "People didn't let you send it over now, and you didn't go to work, why are you sighing here?"

After a pause, Dad Zhao asked again, "How much?"

"Not for this reason. Zhao Xiaodong waved his hand and said, "The main thing is this address, it's scary, it's in the hospital's morgue, morgue, Dad, that's where the dead bodies are parked." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaodong shivered all over, and said tremblingly: "Dad, you also know, I am usually most afraid of dead people and the like, when I was a child, when I read a ghost story, I was so scared that I didn't dare to sleep, and asked me to send it to the morgue, or early in the morning." ”

Shrinking his neck, Zhao Xiaodong said, "Why don't you ...... You're not going, are you?"

"Do you still pick an order?" Zhao's father also said angrily: "Xiaodong, those riders who support their families, treat diseases, and build houses, those are all men, one order after another, save money, and there is always a rush in life, but you still pick orders, have you forgotten your original intention?"

"Dad, I ......"

"What are you?" Zhao's father was also a little angry and said: "You don't want to save money to marry a wife? Let's go to the county seat to buy a house and don't need money for a down payment and mortgage?"

Zhao Xiaodong didn't speak, and he didn't know how to answer this.

As a result, Zhao's father said again: "Like Xiaozhu, people have to support their families and children, and people in their forties are on night shift, he is the oldest in your site, right?"

Zhao Xiaodong nodded.

"So, a group of young men in their early twenties under the command of the people are not willing to stay up late, he takes care of them, come by himself, what reason do you young people have not to work hard, make more money and die?"

At this time, Zhao's mother also finished the work in hand, and after cleaning up the platform, she also sat next to Zhao's father, and said: "People Xiaozhu will not tell his family that every winter night is bitter and cold, and the cold wind cuts his face like a knife, he must insist on going to work, and he must take orders if he has them." ”

"Xiao Zhu is an optimist by nature, he doesn't feel bitter about anything, he pays 5,500 yuan a month, and he sends 5,000 yuan home. His father is sick and bedridden, his mother works in Rongcheng, and his younger brother is only in the third grade.

"Don't forget, no matter how prosperous the season is, there is also an off-season, now don't accumulate some old customers, and every time you order in the future, see how you cry!"

Riders are sometimes weak, and the customer's requirements must be met, and the slightest delay will be scolded by the customer.

But many riders don't consider themselves weakling......

Because many of them are in debt, have lost their business, and there are many people who owe three or four hundred thousand yuan.

It is inconvenient for colleagues to ask more questions, and they will admire them in private.

Therefore, it is also difficult for many young delivery guys to understand why some older riders work so hard.

There are always ups and downs in life, and when you fall to the bottom, you can shoulder the responsibility with your own legs, and you are still a man.

Zhao's father knew this very well, so when he saw his son Xiaodong struggling, he inevitably had to say a few words to him.

"Okay, I got it. Zhao Xiaodong also said angrily: "Can't I send it? ”

"That's just like the words. Seeing that his son had a correct attitude, Zhao's father didn't say anything more.

The sky is getting darker and darker, but the flow of people in Lujia Alley has not decreased.

Men and women talked and laughed and enjoyed a rare late-night snack.

Zhao Xiaodong also wants to find a girlfriend, and several good brothers who are also single also want to start a family.

But work still has to be done......

Around the wee hours of the morning, yellow and blue riders flowed through the streets and alleys, and the supper delivery began.

After Zhao Xiaodong packaged the customer's scallion pancakes, there was a "beep" sound, and the electric car was immediately engulfed by the sound of traffic.

He rode farther and farther into the night.

"The Sixth People's Hospital, is it so far away? This place seems to have never been before. ”

Zhao Xiaodong kept chattering, and soon found that not far away, on the lights on the top floor of the building, the photo of the First People's Hospital was impressive.

"Isn't it the Sixth People's Hospital?" Zhao Xiaodong stopped and thought for a while, only to find that due to the fact that some of the lights were turned off, the original "six" suddenly became "one".

Zhao Xiaodong smiled self-deprecatingly and rode to the door.

"May I ask, where is the hospital morgue going?" Zhao Xiaodong asked a nurse walking through.

"Go straight here, turn right, one basement. ”

"Okay, thanks. ”

Zhao Xiaodong shrunk his neck, followed the guidance of the nurse, and came to the periphery of the morgue.

The lights around are very dim, I don't know if it's the hospital to save electricity or what? The lights in the corridor are very spaced, and the surroundings are empty, and there seems to be no one around.

"Is this the place? It should be?" Zhao Xiaodong stood at the intersection and thought for a long time, then looked at the road sign on the wall again.

That's right, the sign of the morgue only wants to be at the end of the passage.

"Goo-dong!" Zhao Xiaodong swallowed his saliva and began to take steps to walk inside.

"Knock! knock!"

In the entire corridor, only Zhao Xiaodong's footsteps could be heard.

He was very panicked and cowardly, and looked down at his watch.

At this moment, the time is 11:55 p.m., which is a full 5 minutes left before the customer's request for early morning delivery.

And the morgue is in front of him at the moment, but Zhao Xiaodong's whole legs seem to weigh a thousand pounds, and every time he takes a step, he feels that his steps have added weight.

He knew it was the psychological effect of fear......

Came to the door of the morgue with difficulty, Zhao Xiaodong looked at the dim and hidden door, couldn't help but stop, and looked around left and right.

"On the big night, who will order food in the early morning? Or do you want to send it to this kind of place, with a group of corpses, and eat?"

After some ideological struggle, Zhao Xiaodong shouted "scallion pancake" to confirm the location of the hidden gate.

However, in the entire passage, except for his own echo, no second person was heard.

More often than not, the night amplifies fear.

An order with a delivery fee of 16 yuan departed from Lujia Alley and came to the door of the morgue of the Sixth Hospital according to the telephone guidance.

Zhao Xiaodong felt an eerie and terrifying atmosphere when he thought about it.

"Damn, was you pigeoned?" Zhao Xiaodong suddenly took out his mobile phone and called according to the phone.

As a few calls were heard, there was no ringing in the hallway or morgue.

Zhao Xiaodong became more and more panicked, and just as he was about to hang up the phone, the other end of the phone was connected.

"Hey, you...... Your order has been delivered, I ...... I'm now, right now at the morgue door of Hospital No. 6, you'...... Where are you?"

Zhao Xiaodong began to stutter when he spoke......

"Send it in. "Asked on the other end of the phone.

"I ...... I don't quite dare. Zhao Xiaodong was stunned for a long time, not daring to take a step.

"Then you can wait here for me for a minute. The other end of the phone said.

"That'...... Hurry up, then. Zhao Xiaodong's legs began to tremble.

Looking around, the dimly lit aisles are eerie.

Zhao Xiaodong was afraid that someone would suddenly come out behind him and pat himself on the shoulder, so Zhao Xiaodong leaned himself against the wall to ensure that no one would slap him from behind.

A minute passed......

In the aisle, there was a sudden sound of "tap-tap" footsteps, and it was getting closer and closer.

"Gollum. Zhao Xiaodong couldn't help swallowing his saliva and silently looked at the passage in front of him.

The lights overhead flickered on and off, giving him a very incongruous atmosphere.

At this moment, a thin voice in a white lab coat was walking through the side passage.

Zhao Xiaodong's eyes were fixed on the front, and he didn't dare to blink for a moment.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

"I'm sorry, I just went to the bathroom, so I wasn't here. A woman in white said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhao Xiaodong's face became even more ugly.

"You...... You're not, you're not that, that's it. Patting his head hard, Zhao Xiaodong gasped and said, "Aren't you the woman who placed an order to chat with me one day......?"

Looking at the woman's dress and appearance from top to bottom, Zhao Xiaodong confirmed: "No...... That's right, you're the woman who said she wanted to jump into the river that day, eh, aren't you, aren't you working in an Internet company......? Why are you dressed like this?"

Zhao Xiaodong once again saw the woman who was chatting with him a while ago, but this time, the other party was wearing a white coat, which made Zhao Xiaodong directly stunned.

"I'm sorry. The woman lifted her hood and said, "Actually, I don't work in an Internet company, my real identity is actually an undertaker." ”

"Into the ...... Undertaker?" Zhao Xiaodong struggled to breathe, looked up at the three big words "morgue" on the top of his head, and then looked at the woman in front of him, and suddenly realized.

Is it any wonder that this woman said that she wanted to find someone to talk to her, was it because of this profession? Or something else?

Zhao Xiaodong felt that he had been deeply deceived.

"Hehe, you're really funny, this big night, you are alone in the morgue? and you choose to let me deliver food here in the early morning, do you want to scare me to death and then inherit my Huabei?"

Zhao Xiaodong's whole person is not good......

The woman smiled: "I'm sorry, it's really a lot of work, tonight's task has not been completed, and I have to work overtime, and the other takeaway guys don't dare to come, so I think of you." ”

"Me?" Zhao Xiaodong doubted.

"That's right. The woman nodded and continued: "You chatted with me that day, which made me feel no longer depressed, and even feel that life is still colorful. ”

"You made me feel that you are different from other people, so I was afraid that you would not come, so I used another number, registered an account, and asked you to bring it for me according to the address of the scallion pancake you told me last time. ”

"I thought you might not be very punctual, so I went to the toilet first, but I didn't expect you to arrive early. ”

"Huh. Zhao Xiaodong couldn't help laughing twice.

He couldn't be nervous at the moment, he didn't want the woman to know that his legs at this moment, if he hadn't suppressed them with all his might, would have been shaking.

He didn't look like he was embarrassed in front of the woman, so he hurriedly handed over the dinner and said, "You want a supper." ”

"Why don't you come in and sit down?" the woman asked after taking Zhao Xiaodong's supper.

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaodong was also stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Li...... Are there all corpses in there?"

The woman suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled: "Your question is very interesting, is there anything else in the morgue?"

"Oooh. Zhao Xiaodong nodded hurriedly, and said with a forced smile: "I...... I have other orders, nothing is wrong, I ...... I'll go first. ”

"Why don't you really come in and sit down?" the woman seemed to want to hold on.

As a result, Zhao Xiaodong left with his legs.

Well, it's not like running with your legs, because Zhao Xiaodong can't run, and his legs and feet are already unstable.

I was invited into the morgue by a female customer at night?

Back on the surface, the crowds in the hospital gradually receded.

Zhao Xiaodong, who was so scared just now, became clear at this moment.

Not far away is a McDonald's, which is usually a base for the delivery boys to rest their night shifts.

And this is also a McDonald's that does not close for almost 8,640 hours a year.

After midnight......

Self-study students, whispering couples, late-night diners gradually leaving, homeless people sleeping on chairs, only takeaway boys and clerks are active all night.

After connecting to the Seremban night shift delivery service, the early morning business here was deserted, with an average of 60 takeaway orders issued every night.

Takeaway guys can wait for orders here, deliver, return, and wait for orders......

Zhao Xiaodong breathed a long sigh of relief, remembering the difficulties of distribution, he took out his mobile phone and sent a circle of friends:

[In the dead of night, there are so many people running for life on the road, this is Jiangnan City, a place that you love and hate. 】

Soon, a colleague of the takeaway brother who also worked in the takeaway company replied below Zhao Xiaodong's circle of friends:

[Have you ever been dazzled by water droplets splashed by a cart on the way through water in the middle of the night?]

It didn't take long for another rider to leave a message below:

[I hope that all hard-working people will be treated well.] 】

Zhao Xiaodong was stunned, and he smiled.

So everyone is waiting for the order?

......

......

Early the next morning.

8 a.m.

The Office of the Third Criminal Investigation Group of the Seremban Branch.

Lu Weiwei is reminiscing about last night's scallion pancakes.

She sat on her office desk, clutched the sticky notes into a ball, and smashed them at He Junchao in the form of a parabola.

"He Junchao, the scallion pancake you recommended last time, our group went to eat it last night. ”

"Oh?" He Junchao also picked up the waste paper ball thrown by Lu Weiwei, threw it into the garbage basket and said, "How does it taste?

"It's so consistent. Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "If you encounter this kind of delicacy in the future, remember to notify me as soon as possible." ”

"Of course, Senior Sister Lu likes food, I remember. He Junchao saw that Lu Weiwei was in a good mood, and he was also quite satisfied: "Then when will you call me too?"

"It depends. Lu Weiwei also waved her hand and continued: "Tomorrow is Friday, Senior Brother Gu is the first place in the selfie popularity ranking of Extraordinary Catering today, I feel that everyone else is a foil, and I can't find any decent opponents, I thought the other party would operate or something, but I didn't even have a fart." ”

"That is to say, at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, if Gu Chen is still the first on the popularity list, then it may be the champion, right?" Officer Ding was also worried about the 80,000 yuan dinner expenses.

Lu Weiwei nodded: "That's pretty much it, Senior Brother Gu's current total popularity is the first place together, as long as it continues to be maintained, in the future, the three of us will have a dinner, and everyone will have a share." ”

"Great!"

As soon as Lu Weiwei said it, many new and old comrades in the three groups felt like they had won the lottery, and they were happy not to want it.

Yuan Shasha, who rarely spoke, saw that everyone was cheering, as if Gu Chen was the champion, which was obviously a sure thing, but she still said weakly:

"Senior Sister Lu, after all, it's not tomorrow yet, what will happen tomorrow, no one can say for sure this kind of thing, maybe the other party will swipe the ticket?

Lu Weiwei smiled, immediately walked up to Yuan Shasha's side, patted her on the shoulder and said, "So this can show the difference of Senior Brother Gu? Those who dare to compete with Senior Brother Gu for popularity are probably not born yet." ”

"Haha, Senior Sister Lu is really funny. Seeing that Lu Weiwei looked determined to win, Yuan Shasha couldn't say anything more.

But just when everyone was excited about the 80,000 yuan dinner fund, the landline phone in the three groups of offices suddenly rang.

Lu Weiwei: "I'll pick it up." ”

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