For three days in a row, Shen Chen was working and resting regularly.

On duty at the newspaper office, go home to eat and sleep, and then receive tenants who come down to see the house after work. Well, he also went to the patrol room to report as usual, and applied for a double-barreled shotgun.

Each patrol house has a shotgun, not to catch thieves, but to disperse the mad dogs in the street. Moreover, many people may not know that there were bulletproof vests in the patrol room at that time!

It is said that this bulletproof vest is made of a strong cloth attached to the outside of the wire mesh to protect against the shooting of pistol bullets.

The style is to put it off the head, put it on the shoulders, cover the front chest and back, and the length is just over the hips.

It is also said that a Spanish patrol officer once wore a bulletproof vest and exchanged fire with armed robbers, and later found that his bulletproof vest was embedded with two small-caliber pistol bullets.

The officer recalled the scene and said that when a bullet hit a bullet in a bulletproof vest, it felt like an electric shock.

When Shen Chen reported in the patrol room, he didn't mention the matter of being equipped with bulletproof vests at all, he felt that this thing didn't sound very reliable, and it was bulky, and it was very inconvenient to put it on.

The application for the shotgun was successfully approved, and the Spanish inspector James listened to Shen Chen's reasons and felt that it was very reasonable. On the one hand, a new issue of the newspaper is about to be launched, and the terrorist attack is likely to be repeated. On the other hand, he felt that although Shen Chen was wearing a pistol, his marksmanship would definitely not be flattering, and the shotgun was quite suitable.

In addition to approving Shen Chen to carry a shotgun, James also verbally praised Shen Chen, which was to help Inspector John catch the "robbers". According to his words, Shen Chen's enthusiasm for work is commendable.

In this regard, Shen Chen didn't care. But when he left with a shotgun, he saw Inspector Wang. Inspector Wang's smiling expression made him very uncomfortable, like the feeling of being stared at by a poisonous snake.

For Inspector Wang, Shen Chen did not attach so much importance to it. Although it can be regarded as a pit for yourself, but people are playing clearly, someone has to do this job, right?

If you want to talk about danger, don't you have one who patrols the streets? Shen Chen remembered that in the past few months when he became a patrolman, he had already participated in the funerals of the deceased patrolman twice.

Therefore, Shen Chen knew that Inspector Wang didn't want to see him, maybe it was because of his conflict with the fat man Jin, or maybe he gave less gifts, but that's all.

But if Inspector Wang plays yin with him, he will not be polite. Killing him is the easiest way to fight back!

With a shotgun, Shen Chen worked a day at the newspaper office, and his mental state and way of acting were obviously different from before. Even Yin Zhihong and Xie Yuelan saw this, and they were a little nervous.

When he got home from work, Shen Chen happened to meet John again on the road. This time, John called out his name, obviously inquired in the patrol room, and his attitude towards Shen Chen was also very enthusiastic.

"Learn Chinese with me?" Shen Chen was a little surprised when he heard John's request, but he was not particularly surprised.

In the patrol room, the West Hunt is highly paid and also has certain privileges.

For example, he is responsible for supervising the Chinese arrests, Indian arrests, and Russian arrests in the police force, of course, with the assistance of some Chinese arrest inspectors and inspectors. This means that they must know a little Chinese.

Moreover, in the police force, it is necessary to be promoted and even to keep a job.

But Chinese has always been known for its complexity, and if you want to learn it well, it is really overwhelming for many foreign devils. And that's something they had to overcome.

Even, they not only have to learn Chinese, but they are also required to learn as much as possible about the customs and habits of the Chinese.

"Yes." John scratched his face and emphasized, "It's not pidgin, it's standard Chinese." ”

Shen Chen smiled, his three fingers were raised, and he said, "You learned three thousand words in Chinese, and it was just enough to read the newspaper." Therefore, if you want to learn Mandarin, you have to work very hard. ”

"Yes, I must be assimilated." John assured, "Because, I love Shanghai." ”

Shen Chen blinked and looked at John again, nodded slightly, and said, "I may not have that much time, but I can find you a good teacher, if you want." ”

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When Shen Chen returned home, someone was waiting for him again, but he was not renting a house, but he came to apply for a maid.

"Your name is ......" Shen Chen stopped talking at the right time, although he knew this girl, it should not be him, but Chu Jiao.

"Nong's name is Da Mei." The maid lowered her head and said respectfully, "Nong has been a maid for more than three years, and she will do anything. ”

Shen Chen subconsciously moved his gaze to her hand again.

Ten knuckles are still swollen, so it must be a disability left over from working as a child in a small spinning factory, right?

The water vapor prevents the silk from breaking, and these poor girls are sold or abducted to such places, forced to smoke cocoons from hot pots of boiling water.

As if sensing Shen Chen's gaze and worried about not being hired, the skinny Da Mei shrank her hand tremblingly, her eyes blinking timidly, and she waited anxiously.

"Okay, let's stay for a few days." Shen Chen thought that there was still such an ugly phenomenon in the world, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and continued: "You clean up the miscellaneous house in the back and sleep there in the future." ”

"Thank you, sir." A hint of joy appeared on Da Mei's face, she hesitated for a moment, and asked timidly, "How to calculate the meal money?" ”

"I'll give you food money, and you can buy it at the market and cook meals for two people, yours and mine." Shen Chen paused and said, "Gongtian, if you pass the trial, it will be four yuan." ”

Da Mei nodded vigorously, indicating that she understood and was able to accept it. After asking again, knowing that Shen Chen had no other instructions, she picked up the things she was carrying and walked to the back with a little limp.

It was caused by the bomb dropped by the plane, Shen Chen lowered his eyelids, and said again: "Don't cook dinner, I've eaten outside." There are still some leftovers from yesterday's meal on the table in the living room, and if you are hungry, you can bring it to the kitchen to eat hot. By the way, the kettle of boiling water will be brought upstairs in a moment. ”

Da Mei stopped, seemed to hesitate, slowly turned around, and bowed to Shen Chen to thank him.

Shen Chen got up and went upstairs, leaning on the bed, his eyes half-closed, thinking about things wildly.

This Shikumen house has now been rented out to the left wing. The tenant is Professor Luo of Hujiang University, his wife, children, and a family of three.

Shen Chen is a second landlord, just to hide people's eyes, but he will not be like some second landlords who only want to make money, stacking beds and frame houses, and renting the house to others like a small inn.

Therefore, he has certain requirements for tenants. For example, the middle class, the population is small, the quality is higher, and so on.