Chapter 297: Money
I'm afraid ordinary people can't imagine that in the center of a country's capital is actually a steep hill,
At the top of the hill is the legendary Parthenon, and at night, the 2,500-year-old structure still has a great charm, with warm yellow lights shining on the ivory stone pillars, and looking up from the bottom like Optimus Primes reaching into the sky.
At the top of it is the vast starry sky that accompanies it for the same time.
At its feet, there are blue-roofed greenhouses, which are crowded with people, singing and dancing, and restaurants playing with each other, creating a relaxed atmosphere.
Of course, the crane restaurant, which fascinates the world's check-in enthusiasts, is also here, and the whole table of people is hoisted into the air to eat, not to mention how the dish tastes, but the bird's-eye view is indeed a good experience.
After Lin Dingqiang got out of the car, he shuttled through the crowd with his handbag, and he traveled lightly, thinking that he would buy a suit to wear when he got to a place, and he didn't have to wash clothes, let alone drag heavy suitcases.
At this time, Zhao Lei called, and it was almost 5 o'clock in the morning in the capital.
"Hey. β
"Boss, have you arrived?" Zhao Lei seemed to have just gotten up and called to determine Lin Dingqiang's whereabouts.
"Just arrived. Lin Dingqiang responded: "Why are you getting up so early?"
"There is a car material in Zhonghong that has been detained, and the construction party asked me to take a look. Zhao Lei explained: "Boss, don't worry. We're watching over here!"
"Okay, thank you guys. Lin Dingqiang thanked him: "When I go back, I will bring you a letter." β
"Thank you, Boss. β
After hanging up the phone, Lin Dingqiang chose a restaurant with a large family and walked in.
The restaurant is not big, only seven or eight tables can be placed, and most of them are foreigners with high noses and deep eyes.
Lin Dingqiang chose a window seat to sit down, and the waiter also walked over with the menu at this time.
"Huaxiaren?" the waiter looked at Lin Dingqiang and asked enthusiastically, "Is that right?"
Lin Dingqiang listened to the accent a little uneasy, Mandarin mixed with a hint of Northeast flavor, and then looked at the appearance, it was a blonde European girl, and smiled: "Yes." β
"Oh! It's amazing!" the waiter handed the menu to Lin Dingqiang, and while taking out a small book, he said, "I studied in Huaxia, it's very beautiful." β
"Yes. My homeland is beautiful. β
Lin Dingqiang glanced at the menu and found that the menu was written in Chinese, English and Hiera, and the dishes sold were local specialties, "Help me with a barbecue, a pickle and a beer." β
"Okay. The waiter made a note of the dishes that Lin Ding insisted on and took back the menu, "I'll be right away." β
Taking advantage of the serving, Lin Dingqiang opened Xin Qing's ins again, it turned out that she went to Pompeii today, judging from the photos, in addition to some landscape photos, there is also a photo of her and the cat in the sunset.
The distance between the two is not far, only about two hours by plane, only a distance of the Mediterranean.
Lin Dingqiang shrugged his shoulders, put his phone away, and looked at the drunken passers-by outside the store, all of them with happy smiles on their faces, maybe this is the purpose of travel.
The dishes were quickly served, and the consumption in Athens was not too expensive, a plate of barbecue that could not be eaten by one person was more than 20 euros, a glass of good beer was 2 euros, and a pickled side dish was 0.5 euros, which was not much different from eating a roast duck in the capital.
The food culture of the people of Hila is indeed relatively simple, with no complicated cooking process, only the simplest way of baking, frying or stewing, and no excessive seasoning, just the local olive oil and garlic with lemon or salt.
Lin Dingqiang took a sip of beer first, the malt flavor was very strong, similar to the IPA of Jing A, and then he took a bite of barbecue, which was still charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
Thinking that the first meal had a good experience, it seems that Zhao Lei's homework was not done in vain.
Eating slowly and drinking slowly, Lin Dingqiang felt the charm of the city at night, and people finally relaxed a lot.
"Friend, where did you get from?" Just as Lin Dingqiang was immersed in eating meat, there was a unique warmth in Northeast dialect behind him, "Is it okay?"
Lin Dingqiang turned around and saw a man in his early forties, with a round head and a very strong body.
"I'm the boss. Before Lin Dingqiang could answer, the man sat down and said with a smile: "If you can meet compatriots here, you have to take two mouthfuls of high and low!"
Lin Dingqiang laughed, watched the boss pour two cups of big burnt iron plates by himself, and responded: "It's from the capital." β
"That's not far!" The boss handed the wine glass to Lin Dingqiang, "They all call me Zhou Laohua, and I've been here in Athens for four or five years!
After speaking, Zhou Laohua drank it all, and Lin Dingqiang thought that he could meet his compatriots in the distance, so he also took a sip.
"How many days to play?" Zhou Laohua asked.
"It's not decided yet, it depends on the situation!" Lin Dingqiang responded.
Zhou Laohua poured another glass, "There is nothing interesting in this Athens, just look at the sea, look at the stones, and then go out to sea." It's boring!
Lin Dingqiang pushed the wine glass to the side, after all, he was in a foreign country, and he didn't feel safe when he was drunk, and said with a smile: "I just arrived, and I haven't recovered yet." I'll just have some beer. β
Zhou Laohua didn't persuade him to drink, and said with a smile: "Okay." If you need to remember to call me! Everyone is Chinese, so you should take care of it when you go out!"
"Okay, thank you. β
"By the way, what's your last name?"
Lin Dingqiang thought for a while and replied, "Lin Hua." β
"Okay, Brother Lin. Eat slowly, it's not enough!" Zhou Laohua waved his hand, "I'll go get busy first." β
After Zhou Laohua left, Lin Dingqiang ate dinner alone, and after a small glass of white wine was in his stomach, his body did warm up. He sighed that it was good luck to be able to meet his compatriots in such an unfamiliar place.
The singing and dancing gradually dissipated, and it was time for the night market to close.
Lin Dingqiang, who was full of food and drink, stood up and prepared to settle the bill.
Zhou Laohua was also ready to close the stall, "Have you eaten?"
"Well, it's delicious. Lin Dingqiang took out the money from his wallet, "Come on." β
"Okay!" Zhou Laohua accepted the money, "If you don't understand anything here, come to the store and ask me." I usually open my shop at noon. β
"Good. β
"Do I need to call you a taxi?" Zhou Laohua continued: "It's not too early. β
"No, I stayed at a nearby hotel, about a 15 minute walk. β
"Okay, go slowly. β
Lin Dingqiang nodded, walked out of the restaurant, turned on the mobile phone navigation, and prepared to go to the hotel.
The air was filled with the smell of malt, and the city, which had been soaked in beer and laughter all night, finally quieted down, and the city that had just been buzzing with people seemed to be gone for a moment, and the streets were empty, except for three or five drunken drunks sleeping on the side of the road.
Lin Dingqiang followed the navigation to find the way, and the destination was in front of him, which also made him speed up his pace.
βDon't move!β
Suddenly, two foreigners wearing masks appeared in front of Lin Dingqiang, because the alley was dark, Lin Dingqiang could tell from the silhouette that it should be a baseball bat or something.
βmoneyγ β
At this time, a voice also came from behind him, and when he looked back, he could clearly distinguish this time that they were two people with knives.
At the moment, the other party's requirements are very clear, it is impossible for Lin Dingqiang to run, and he will definitely not be able to beat him.
βOKγ Lin Dingqiang felt that it was more important to save his life, he took out his wallet from his trouser pocket and shook it in his hand, "here." β
The robber motioned for Lin Dingqiang to throw his wallet over, and after Lin Dingqiang did so, he thought he could get out, but the gangster saw that there was only about 1,000 euros in the wallet, and combined with Lin Dingqiang's dress, he concluded that this person still had money on him.
βvaliseγ One of the gangsters locked his eyes on the handbag that Lin Dingqiang was carrying, waving the stick in his hand.
In addition to all of Lin Dingqiang's documents and bank cards, there are also the badges of the Qingjing Club and Xin Qing's diamond ring.
Lin Dingqiang looked down, and his hand became tighter and tighter.
Seeing that Lin Dingqiang was unwilling to hand over his handbag, the gangsters in the rear didn't say a word, and went up and gave Lin Dingqiang a knife. And another gangster also rushed up when he saw the opportunity and gave another knife.
Lin Dingqiang never thought that these people would be so fierce, and it was not a routine at all in China, he just wanted to turn around and escape, but the gangsters in front rushed up with a baseball bat and hit Lin Dingqiang on the head with a stick.
Thump!
Lin Dingqiang fell to the ground, and when the four gangsters saw him, they broke the hand that was holding the handbag, snatched the handbag, wallet and mobile phone, and disappeared into the Athenian night.