27.5 Camp Susan
In Africa, a small camp in a backward village, a group of men and women who are obviously from the modern city are building houses that are no different from the houses in the village, primitive huts made of wood branches, grass and rattan. Suddenly, a Caucasian girl in the group ran away from the crowd in pain, causing everyone to look up in unison. Susan stepped forward and smiled confidently and kindly.
Susan, "It's okay. I'll take a look. β
Susan soon caught up with the girl, who did not run far, but returned to the camp they had set up in tents, to her cot, and to crawl and weep bitterly. Susan walked over and put her arms around her.
Susan, "Messi, you're okay, are you?"
Messi cried, "I don't understand, why do we really have to live in that kind of primitive hut when we have our own tent?"
Susan, "Messi, what are we here for? We're here to help the villagers, but what's the biggest problem between us and them right now? is that they don't believe in us, trust us. In their minds, we are just tourists who come to play, and we will definitely have to leave after a while. The first step is that we choose to live in the same house as them, live the same life, and tell them that we are the same as them, that we are equal, and that we are really here to help them. So I think the tour leader's plan is a very good idea. Messi, what do you think?"
Messi, "We live in tents, and we can help them. β
Susan, "The kind of charity is the kind of almsgiving that is like a master, who gives them what he thinks they need, and then happily announces to everyone that we are successful and right." Messi, do you think it's really the right way?"
Messi, "Susan, I don't like that kind of black, small Aboriginal house, we have to have another way, right? It doesn't have to be that kind of Aboriginal hut." We'll have to find something else. β
Susan stroked Messi's hair, conveying her care and love.
Susan, "Messi, don't be afraid, I can tell the team leader, let's have one room, okay? Actually, there is nothing terrible about this kind of cabin, it's like the little tree house that my father built for us when I was a child, but it's on the ground." I'm sure it's going to be fun. What do you say?"
Macy, "Little Tree House?"
Susan, "I think it's a lot like that, what do you think?"
Messi, "It seems like there's a little. β
Susan, "Let's go back to work, okay? Tell them you're a strong girl." β
Messi, "Okay, I'll listen to you." β
Susan kissed Messi on the cheek, gave her encouragement, and then pulled her up from the bed.
Messi, "Susan." β
Susan, "What's wrong?"
Messi, "Thank you!"
Susan, "We're friends, aren't we?"
Messi, "Yes! β
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The tavern at the address provided by the suspect, although it was late at night, seemed to be doing good business. It's not a fancy tavern, it's a kind of casual food shop like a late-night cafeteria. The door was lit with a lantern indicating that it was open, and when you entered the room, the decoration of the room was also a little old. The store is small, with several wooden tables and benches in the center of the lobby forming a square, and clean wooden chopsticks and spices are simply placed on the table.
As soon as Shinsuke Miura and his partner Kaoru Kobayashi entered, they were greeted by a kimono proprietress who was busy in the middle of the table.
Hostess, "Guests, please come in!"
Kaoru Kobayashi wanted to tell the purpose of their visit, but was stopped by Shinsuke Miura.
Shinsuke Miura, "It's been a busy day, let's have a little meal first." It looks like business is doing well here, and it should be good. β
Hostess, "Is it the first time the guest has come?"
Shinsuke Miura, "Yes, is there anything we need to know?"
The hostess, "Yes. We are a very, very small pub, so we only serve three items here: cauldron dishes, beer, and sake. If the guest has a dish that they want to eat, if I can make it, there is no problem. Guest, no problem, right?"
Shinsuke Miura turned his head to look at Kaoru Kobayashi next to him, "What do you want to eat?"
Kaoru Kobayashi, "When my predecessor said this, I was still really hungry, the big pot dishes in this store look very delicious, I just want a big pot of dishes, and the wine is fine." β
Shinsuke Miura turned his head to look at the proprietress and said, "Two big pot dishes, no wine, two rice." β
The hostess, "Good guest, good right away!"
Shinsuke Miura and Kaoru Kobayashi sat on the side of the table, and soon the food they had ordered was delivered.
The hostess gave a friendly smile, "Guest, this is the food you ordered." β
Shinsuke Miura and Kaoru Kobayashi picked up their chopsticks and greedily sniffed the food on their plates.
Shinsuke Miura, "It smells so delicious!"
Kaoru Kobayashi, "Yes, reminds me of the smell of my mother's cooking at home." β
Shinsuke Miura, "We're going!"
Kaoru Kobayashi, "We're going to go." βοΌ
The proprietress waited until the two of them had finished their first bite of food and swallowed it before asking.
Hostess, "Are the guests still satisfied?"
Shinsuke Miura, "It's very good! It's not as delicate and delicious as some big hotels, but it has a very intimate feeling. When you eat it, your stomach feels very comfortable. β
Kaoru Kobayashi, "The seniors are really at stake! I just had to think about how I could describe how I felt very satisfied." The seniors actually expressed all of them. Yes, that's right. If you're going to invite someone to dinner, I'm probably going to choose a restaurant that serves delicious food, but if you're enjoying the food yourself, I'm sure I'll come here. β
Hostess, "Really?"
Shinsuke Miura, "Yes. β
Kaoru Kobayashi, "Not an exaggeration at all. β
The proprietress said excitedly, "Thank you so much! Thank you for the compliment, I will use it as motivation to continue to work hard." β
The proprietress was about to turn to other clients when Shinsuke Miura stopped her and put a photo and a police badge in front of her.
Shinsuke Miura, "I'm very sorry! But due to job responsibilities, we have to ask you, have you seen this person in the photo?"
"You're detectives?"
Shinsuke Miura, "Yes. β
The proprietress seemed to have just glanced at the photo and quickly gave Miura and Kaoru Kobayashi the answer.
The hostess, "I'm sorry, I don't know him! β
Shinsuke Miura, "But he said he was a regular visitor to your place!"
The hostess, "I'm sorry, I have a lot of regulars here." I don't know everybody. β
Shinsuke Miura said disbelievingly, "Is that really the case?"
Shinsuke Miura handed the photo to Kaoru Kobayashi next to him, who immediately stood up familiarly and went to the diner next to him to understand the situation, and soon one of the guests recognized the person in the photo.
"I know him, but he's a poor fellow who often comes in at 9 p.m. and can drink all night just by ordering a plate of food and a bottle of beer." β
Kaoru Kobayashi, "Do you really know him?"
Guest, "Of course, do you think I'm going to cheat the police?"
Kaoru Kobayashi looked at Shinsuke Miura, and Shinsuke Miura looked at the proprietress . At this time, the proprietress looked a little nervous.
The proprietress bowed, "I'm sorry, I really didn't recognize it." β
Shinsuke Miura, "It's okay, but if you really know and pretend not to know, we have the right to sue you!"
Kaoru Kobayashi cooperated, "The law stipulates that all citizens have the obligation to cooperate with the police and provide truthful information!"
The proprietress bowed nervously, "I'm so sorry!"
Shinsuke Miura put the photo in front of the proprietress again.
Shinsuke Miura, "Did you see him last night? β
The proprietress looked at the photo nervously, and time passed little by little, but she never gave Shinsuke Miura and Kaoru Kobayashi an answer.
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In an African village, in an open space outside the chapel, in one of several green tents, Susan was sitting in front of her laptop phone, smiling at an email from afar. Messi, who was still crying in the afternoon, came behind her.
Messi, "Susan, who are you looking at in the email? β
Susan, "My fiancΓ©." β
Messi was surprised, "Your fiancΓ©? I think you're only a junior, right?"
Susan, "I'm a senior as soon as school starts. β
Messi, "In modern society, is there anyone who gets married so early? You weren't engaged to you by your family, are you? The kind of marriage that is determined when both parties are children." β
Susan, "You think too much, Du and I are in free love. β
Messi, "Du? sounds like a foreigner. β
Susan, "Yes, he's a ball-goer. β
Messi, "Susan, you're really surprising me. How did you get engaged so early? Do you know about it?"
Susan, "They know, they're very supportive. β
Messi, "The Ball-Bearer?"
Susan, "Yes. β
Messi suddenly whispered, "Susan, do you know that there are actually several good lads in our team who like you very much." β
Susan smiled slightly, "It seems that it can only disappoint them." β
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Although Du Ping also has the ability to make food, for Du Ping, who is only one, he finally chooses to buy ready-made food on the street. Walking into a ramen restaurant, a waitress dressed in a black and white waitress costume quickly came to Du Fair's face and bowed cordially.
Waitress, "Very welcome! I wonder if there is anything you can do to help you?"
"I'm a little hungry. I came in when I saw that there was food being served, and I wonder what kind of food you can provide?"
Waitress, "Our most popular is of course the main beef ramen, but we also have other foods, do you need me to bring the menu for you?"
"Yes, doesn't it always mean that the menu is the fastest way to quickly get to know an unfamiliar store?"
Waitress, "Yes." I'll bring you the menu right away, there's a table for two, can you see it?"
Du Pingping, "Yes, in fact, I am alone." β
Waitress, "Please wait, then!"
Although the food on the menu at this restaurant looks very delicious, Du Ping only chose a beef ramen and a small side dish. Business in the small shop seemed to be very good, and soon after Du Ping sat down, all the tables in the shop were full. After a few more moments, the waitress came to Du Ping's table with a female guest.
Waitress, "Look, guest, can you share a table with this lady?" I'm sorry, all the tables in our shop are full. β
Du Ping felt that he should finish eating quickly, so he nodded in agreement with the waitress's request, and pulled his side dish back to his own half.
Waitress, "Thank you so much!"
Woman, "Excuse me! β
"It's okay, I think I'll finish it soon." β
Because he sat opposite Du Pingping, Du Pingping looked up, only to find that it was a young woman with good looks, good figure, and elegant manners, and then felt that he was not very polite to look at people like this, so he quickly apologized.
Du Pingping, "I'm very sorry!"
The female customer, "It's okay. β
The female guest said with a smile and handed a business card to Du Pingping.
The female customer, "I'm a custom woman in the neighborhood here, if you are interested, the gentleman can come here to find me." β
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Here in Susan, the bonfires prepared for them by the villagers have begun. Instead of the loud music and colorful lights of urban nightclubs, there are simple campfires and simple, quaint music. The crowd was gathered by the black priest of the local church, who led the local residents to warm the volunteers with indigenous dance and music.
In this kind of activity, many volunteers join in this simple and very happy indigenous dance after a day's work, and participate in the simple and simple happiness and enthusiasm of the people here. Susan pulled Messi to join in, and the young men from several volunteers happily joined in the dance at the same time as the locals.
It is an enthusiastic and unrestrained primitive dance, and in the middle of the dance, several pairs of local men and women have already run out of the crowd holding each other's hands. That kind of expression and attitude that is simply on the face of the face allows everyone to know what they are going to do.
In this situation, in this environment, Tom, a boy who has always been friendly to Susan in the volunteer team, Tom comes to Susan.
Tom, "Susan, you're so beautiful today!"
Is Susan beautiful today? The answer must be no, after a hard day's work, Susan is long gone, and when the party just assembles in New York City, the girls should be beautiful and moving. Without makeup, they can't fix their appearance, which they usually value. The lack of drinking water makes them not want to take a bath, but also to wash and share. In this case, there is only one meaning in saying that Susan is so beautiful, and that is to show love, or that kind of athletic love.
Messi smiled and left Susan's side, making their own space for the young man and woman.
Susan, "Thank you for the compliment, Tom! You're a good lad too." β
Tom, "Let's dance together!"
Tom must now praise Messi for her playful performance.
Susan, "I'm sorry, I have my own dance partner. β
Susan pointed to Messi, who was peeking here not far away, and looked at the handsome boy in front of her with a smile.
Tom, "Susan, I mean that. I liked you very much from the moment I saw you......"
Susan interrupted, "I have a fiancΓ©. β
Tom was stunned, "Do you have a fiancΓ©?"
Susan, "yes, what's wrong?"
Tom, "Nothing. β
After trying to digest Susan's message for a long time, Tom raised his head again and showed his warm, cheerful smile.
Tom, "We're in Africa right now, aren't we? Your boyfriend isn't here, is he?"
Susan's face immediately turned to production, "Tom, are you insulting me?
Tom, "I'm sorry if what I just said caused you to be offended. β
Susan, "Yes, what you just said has already disgusted me!"
After Tom left, Messi returned to Susan's side.
Messi worried, "I just saw you reject him." β
Susan, "Yes, I turned him down. To be honest, we were very unhappy with what we just said. β
Messi, "I just saw Tom's departing face, and he won't give up." β
Susan, "Messi, are you worried about me?"
Messi, "Yes, Tom has a good relationship with the team leader and a couple of boys, they are the biggest and most powerful team in our team this time. β
Susan took Messi's hand.
Susan, "Don't worry! this team isn't his Tom's, let alone the leader. Trust me, nothing will happen. β
Messi worried, "Really?"
Susan, "Really. β
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After eating, while wandering the streets at night, he once again met the woman at the same table at the ramen restaurant. The woman glanced at Du Pingping, and then looked sideways at the small building next to her.
The woman smiled kindly, "Do you want to go up?"
Only then did Du Fairness realize that he was now standing at the location where the address was indicated on the business card, and there was a colorful neon sign on the small building next to him. This made Du Ping slightly embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I was just passing through. β
Woman, "Just passing by?"
Du Fair, "Yes. Since I had just finished eating, I wanted to take a walk and digest the food I had just eaten. β
The woman didn't seem to believe Du Ping's words at all, but she still smiled and nodded.
Woman, "If that's the case, welcome to come and see me when you have time." β
Du fair, "Okay, see you next time." β
Woman, "See you next time." β