Chapter 52: The Exposure of the Past

In the autumn rain, umbrella sheds have been erected in the shops placed outside, which makes Yuxia's indoor restaurant occupy a greater advantage. In contrast, there are far fewer visitors outdoors than yesterday, and the activity building, which has had little traffic, has become the main place for tourists to visit.

"Alas......" Shui Yin sighed softly in the back kitchen, looking out the window at the continuous rain.

"Why is the lady sighing?" Yu Xia asked on the side.

Shui Yin glanced at him, which means: Who is your lady!

"Yesterday, more than half of the shops selling snacks were closed, and I haven't had time to visit them......" Shui Yin said sadly.

"When the rain stops, I'll go shopping with you." The oven bell rang, and Yu Xia walked over to hold out the baking tray and put it on the table.

Shui Yin also stood up, stretched, and yawned.

"It's a stuffy thing in the chest." Mizune decorates the cake base with a coating knife with cream.

"Do you need me to rub it for you?" Yu Xia asked her seriously.

"No, perverted landlord." When Shui Yin turned his head, he saw someone behind him.

"Xiao Wu?" Shui Yin saw Xiao Wu stop behind her, and her stunned expression must have heard the conversation between the two just now......

"I ...... I didn't mean to hear it! Xiao Wu looked at the gazes cast by the two and was at a loss.

Shui Yin glared at Yu Xia, who pretended not to see it and turned around and hurriedly worked.

"What's wrong?" Shui Yin asked her.

"Hua Guang and Xi Shou asked where you were at the ordering counter, and I said they were in the back kitchen, and I went to call them."

"Okay, I'll go now, I'll trouble you."

"Then I'll go back first!" Xiao Wu nodded, and gave Shui Yin the world of flirting and scolding.

- "Yo, Haxia! "Beckoning.

"Aren't you two really here to smash the scene when you two are dressed like this......" The two of them did not change at all except for the makeup on their faces, and Yu Xia even saw a few customers who came to turn around and retreat in fright......

"Hehe, isn't this a good business, it's too late to deal with it."

"What do you want to eat......?" asked Yu Xia.

"Isn't it random?" Nishimori asked rhetorically.

"Give you some privileges, and then you pack up and eat it." Yu Xia was joking.

"Then I'll order you two to do it." Cheng smiled slyly, this expression matched his outfit perfectly.

"Well, let's talk about it, you guys come in first......" Yu Xia hurriedly summoned them into the back kitchen, which was probably the best way to stop the diners who were about to leave with their buns......

- Mai Ou Si Ti East Coast.

Bai Yu was alone in the office of the president of the "Ian Business Alliance" - on the top floor of the building, in an unobstructed room of nearly two hundred square meters, no matter who it was, the heart would be bitten by the emptiness brought by this huge space, so the luxurious furniture and the flood of artwork had a reason to exist. Bai Yu sat behind a semi-surround desk—of course, she chose to place the only piece of furniture that was useful in the corner, and reluctantly flipped through a few plastic file books that had just been dug out of the combination lock drawer.

The thin blue booklet pressed at the bottom had a deep white crease on it, and when you gently broke it in reverse with your hand, the folded triangle would fall off. It is not difficult to guess that Bai Yu must have thrown them and other heavy objects into the drawer in the first place, and the archives were pressed at the bottom and never taken out.

The inconspicuous archives displayed on Bai Yu's table contained the detailed information of all the members of the Business Alliance, but this kind of high secrecy was only a part of the cold palace in front of her.

She uses a cup of hot cocoa to pour the long and tedious words into her stomach, trying to digest some "nutrients".

Thirty pages of dossier paired with a cup of hot cocoa, just the right amount of nutrition.

Closing the booklet, Bai Yu understood what "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was.

If it weren't for the two factions of the Shang Alliance, it would be strange that these people who can call the wind and rain on the East Coast, no, can call the wind and rain in Mai Ousti, would obey the management of her "layman".

- To the northwest of the east coast, there is a small inconspicuous area that was secretly designated as a Special Economic Protection Zone by the Parliament of Mai Gousti seven years ago, called the "Aurora Special Zone".

At that time, there were more than 100 members of the national and district councilors who participated in the planning of the enterprise, and the black and white words in their hands would make them believe that they were standing at the top of the state secret network, which was what the consul wanted.

In fact, under the false sign of the special economic zone, a little-known plan that could cause panic across the country has been quietly implemented, which lasted less than two years and ended in failure.

After the project was revealed, all materials and equipment related to the project evaporated in just half a day, and the person in charge of the project was transferred from the Special Administrative Region to the East Coast only a week later, where he has lived ever since.

Almost no one would know where he came from, and he didn't even have to change his name or fear his life, because he held too many secrets in his hands. He was notoriously able to get the position of head of the East Coast Cyberspace Regulatory Bureau, and the legislature's pleas to him made him even more unscrupulous. However, he is very good at mastering the scale, and he knows in his heart that as long as he firmly grasps that balance point, he can do whatever he wants, and no one can hurt a single hair of his hair.

Sitting in his office, he lit a cigarette and looked aimlessly and disdainfully at the people who came and went along the road—all kinds of people were no different in his eyes, everyone was so dark and ugly. Although he had never met before, he was convinced of it, and if he wanted to, he could even find out the details of anyone...... In front of him, all the secrets are just documents locked in a drawer, and every day countless people will take the initiative to deposit their share here, and he only needs to hold the only key.

In front of him was a bound volume of less than ten pages, and in the corner of the sand-colored cover, only a red steel stamp was clearly visible, with only two words printed on it—"edge."

Obscure flicked the snuffed cigarette into the ashtray, grabbed the file and threw it down on the boss's chair, then twisted the corner of the file with a harsh rubbing sound......

……

Haxia brought two small stools for Nari and Nishimori to sit next to the counter in the back kitchen, which had not yet been cleaned and was full of flour and yeast. However, this did not affect the appetites of the two, and Mizune served Nishimori a bowl of assorted fried rice with meatballs and mashed potatoes, and Cheng enjoyed a bowl of eel fried rice covered with three layers of eel.

"Stuffy melon, seeing that your business is so good, you have made a lot of money in the past two days, right?" Cheng is well versed in Yu Xia's ability to absorb gold, and when Yu Xia first talked to him about the shop of the cultural festival, Cheng Cheng expected that Yu Xia would show some real skills.

Yu Xia lowered her head and stirred the batter, and replied casually, "It's okay." Listening to Yu Xia's tone, it seems to be an unsatisfactory level.

"So, how are you going to arrange these profits?"

"Arrange for the sound of the water." Yu Xia replied almost subconsciously.

"Yo! ~"Naruwa Nishimori's outfit is incompatible with this gossip expression.

"If you get the top three votes, how are you going to celebrate?" Yu Xia asked rhetorically.

"I haven't really thought about it...... By the way, how many votes do we have? "Cheng asked Nishimori.

"It was one hundred and ninety-three before we came out." Nishimori licked the remnants of mashed potatoes on the back of the spoon.

"One Hundred ...... Ninety-three? Shui Yin's tone was a little disappointed, and she vaguely remembered that there were only a few scattered white ballots in the transparent box next to the restaurant's cash register.

"It's normal for restaurants to have lower votes." Although Cheng was helping Yu Xia play a round, he still gave Yu Xia a blank look. Since Yuxia has a way to make money at cultural festivals, why don't you spend more time trying to get votes.

"One hundred and ninety-three should be able to win a second or third, what's the prize?" Yu Xia saw Cheng's eyes and subconsciously changed the topic.

"It's not clear yet, but the team members who finish first can enjoy a five-day sea carnival during the winter break." The carnival that Nishimori is talking about is the one that was reclaimed and developed in the south of Hailing Town, which was completed at the beginning of last month, and it is said that the developer spent nearly 10 million yuan on reclamation alone, so the ticket price can be imagined.

"It's not much fun." Yu Xia took the initiative to pour cold water on a rare occasion, although it was a small mutter, but it was enough for the four people present to hear.

"Don't listen to this guy's nonsense, he has a psychological shadow to say this!" Cheng smiled and poked at the two girls. "Really?" Cheng handed Yu Xia a look, which means "Are you recruiting yourself or will I announce the world"?

Yu Xia ignored him, turned around and put the dough that Shui Yin had just kneaded into the baking tray.

"What shade? What shade? Mizune was intrigued, and Nishimori also left an empty plate, raising his head to listen to what he had to say.

"During the summer vacation when I was in junior high school, Sister Kiri took me and Yuxia to a carnival, and we were both ecstatic before we went in, right?" Cheng deliberately twisted his head to Yu Xia's back when he said this, and Yu Xia's movements paused, but quickly returned to normal.

"Everything was fine for the first three hours, but ......"

……

Nearly ten more cigarette butts unknowingly appeared in the ashtray.

Obscure grabbed the lighter in the corner of the table and lit it to the corner of the file. That little bit of spark hit the paper, and it was immediately painted with a gradient color that changed from red to yellow. The flames gnawed away at the wilting sand until it engulfed the only two words—"edge."

When the heat cleared, only a few ashes and charred cigarette butts remained in the ashtray.

"Peach Emperor's Wing." A tooth with a slight smoke spot was exposed.

"He's such a storyteller."