Chapter 100: Dinner in the Store
I was drenched in sweat all over, sweat on my forehead dripping onto my nose clip, and with nervous gasps, sweat slid down the dry ground.
At the moment when he pulled the trigger, a strong desire to survive told me that my life could not end in the hands of such scumbags.
I hit him on the nose with the back of my head, and the sound of gunfire rang out in my ears, almost shattering my eardrums, and there was a buzzing sound between my ears.
I turned around quickly and kicked him in the crotch, he howled and bent down, I took advantage of the victory and pursued, picked up a punch and hit him on the chin, and with a snap, he bit the tip of his tongue, and the red blood flowed down the corner of his mouth to his chest, looking terrifying, like a ghost floating in the night.
I grabbed his wrist and slammed it hard, the pistol fell to the ground, and the flower shirt saw this, got out of the car, and tried to pick up the gun on the ground, but three policemen quickly ran over and pressed the flower shirt to the ground, not moving.
The middle-aged man, the flower shirt, and the Honda driver were all escorted into the police car, and Xue Xinyan and I were arranged in the last police car and needed to go to the public security bureau to make a record.
With a roar, the police car left the scene of the crime and roared away through the streets of Qingdao.
Through the car window, looking at Qingdao in the night, it is really spectacular and beautiful, solemn and prosperous, rows of street lamps illuminate the city blocks, and the distant buildings are lit up with sparkling lights, which is worthy of being an international port city, the economic center of Shandong Province, and a tourist resort for coastal vacation.
The police car drove for about half an hour and stopped in front of a building more than 20 stories high, I got out of the car, looked up at the high-rise building towering into the sky, and sighed in my heart, what a magnificent, I remember that the public security bureau in my hometown is only five stories high.
After making the record, I called Team Liu and told him that everything was fine, and he told me to be careful when I go out, and remember to call the police first when I encounter this kind of thing.
When Xue Xinyan and I walked out of the Public Security Bureau, it was almost six o'clock in the morning, she looked at the plaster arm on my arm and said with concern: "Is your hand okay, does it hurt?" β
"It's okay, I didn't touch it."
I took a long breath, thinking back on this thrilling encounter, I still broke out in a cold sweat, but looking at Xue Xinyan who was safe and sound, I felt more comforted in my heart.
She yawned and rubbed her eyes, she couldn't hold it anymore after a night of sleep.
"I'm sleepy, let's find a hotel to stay in first, I'm talking when I wake up."
I took out my mobile phone, found a hotel on my phone, not far from here, and after making a reservation, I took Xue Xinyan's hand and walked towards the hotel.
"We're both black and white upside down, hehe."
Xue Xinyan walked behind me, smiling playfully, with a deep tiredness on her fair cheeks, and she couldn't see the ruddy luster of the past.
The sun dawned in the east of the city, burning the clouds in the sky, the dazzling light illuminated everything on the earth, and there were more pedestrians on the roadside, some of them got up in the morning to exercise, there were also cleaning aunts cleaning the streets, and there were more taxis, they shuttled on the spacious road, and honked a few horns from time to time to attract the attention of pedestrians.
"Let's have some breakfast first, it's not comfortable to sleep hungry."
I pulled her to find a porridge shop nearby, walked into the store, and saw that there were already a few people sitting here, I ordered two pies, a bowl of oatmeal porridge, and Xue Xinyan ordered a fritter and a bowl of soy milk.
After breakfast, Xue Xinyan and I went back to the hotel and slept until six o'clock in the evening, sleeping for nearly twelve hours.
I sat on the edge of the bed, lit a cigarette, looked back at Xue Xinyan who was still asleep, and thought in my heart, next time I went out, I must look at the yellow calendar, and I must not let her be frightened.
I walked to the window, opened the curtains, there is a square not far from the hotel, some people are looking comfortable with their hands behind their backs, leisurely walking, some people lead a pet dog, running quickly in the square, the dog sticks out its tongue, tirelessly chasing the owner, and two waves of people are dancing the square dance in a high-spirited mood, the square is lit up with colorful lights, looking from afar, it is very lively.
The sky slowly darkens, but the whole city is beautifully lit, as if you are in a colorful world.
At this time, the phone rang, I hurriedly walked to the bed, picked up the phone, Xue Xinyan was woken up by the ringtone, she slowly turned over, looking at me sleepily.
It was Brother Scumbag calling, and I didn't know what happened, so I answered the phone.
"Hey, scumbag."
"Have you arrived?"
Brother Scumbag hiccuped, as if he was drinking beer.
"It's here, it's here in the early hours of this morning."
I walked to the window again and looked at the scenery outside, the fire clouds slowly faded, and the red marks on the horizon were wiped away by the night and gradually dimmed.
"What, the rains have been raining continuously in the past few days, and the warehouse in the flea market has been flooded, and a large number of goods have been blistered."
Brother Scumbag said unhurriedly, as if all this was under his control.
"What? What about my goods? β
I furrowed my brow nervously, my voice trembling.
Xue Xinyan sat up, rubbed her eyes, and walked into the bathroom, and after a while, she heard the sound of the toilet flushing.
"I don't have the key to your warehouse, but then the caretaker came, smashed open the iron door, and transferred all your goods out."
"And where is my goods now?"
I was very anxious, like sitting on acupuncture, those goods are my entrepreneurial capital, if it is flooded, I will definitely be unable to buy and retail.
"Don't worry, your goods are in my warehouse, and I'll subdivide them when I come back."
Hearing this, I put my mind at ease and hurriedly said, "Thank you, brother scumbag, if you don't estimate that all my goods will be flooded." β
After hanging up the phone, Xue Xinyan walked over.
"What's wrong? Is there something going on over there? β
She brushed her hair and looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"It's okay, whether you're hungry or not, let's go downstairs and eat something, I see a square in front, it's very lively, let's go shopping after eating."
"Well, I'll change my clothes."
I came to the bathroom, washed my face by the sink, looked at myself in the mirror, it was a little strange, the once immature face, there was a sense of vicissitudes of life and frost, I wiped my face with a towel, and then approached the mirror to take a closer look, since there were slight wrinkles in the corners of my eyes, I was shocked, how did I age so quickly.
"What are you doing, Xiaotao, go downstairs."
Xue Xinyan woke me up from my emotion, she was carrying a plaid bag, painted a light smoky makeup, and wore a decent white dress, at first glance, it looked like a wedding dress, with a faint smile on her delicate cheeks.
When I came downstairs, I felt a little cool, the temperature difference between morning and evening here is very large, and it is a coastal city, a cold wind blew, and I sneezed unconsciously.
I took Xue Xinyan's hand and looked carefully at Qingdao at night, where there are many Baroque, Rococo and Gothic castles.
After walking a few kilometers along the street, I saw a food court under the building in front of me, and all the shops had their doors open, and some of them had a stereo in front of the store, playing loud music to attract diners.
There are several shop signs that caught my eye, such as the Mouth Lingering Seafood Restaurant, the Boss Seafood Pot, the Diaoyu Island Grilled Squid and so on.
Xue Xinyan and I walked into a small shop with a rustic dΓ©cor, which was almost full of customers, speaking with different accents, and it seemed that they should be tourists from other places.
"Let's sit here."
An eighteen or nineteen-year-old waiter led us to a seat near the bar, handed each of us a menu, and looked at me with a smiling face with an orderer in his hand.
I sat down and flipped through the menu, and almost all of the dishes here were seafood specialties, such as stir-fried conch, spicy fried clams, grilled squid, etc., as well as Jiaoyu dumplings, sea vegetable jelly, roasted cabbage with prawns, Qingdao potstickers, fried leeks with pen tube fish, and so on.
I was so dazzled that I really didn't know what to eat.
I looked up at the waiter and asked, "Do you have any recommendations?" β
"Do you two eat spicy?"
After Xue Xinyan heard this, she said, "You can eat spicy." β
"Then I recommend you order a spicy temptation."
The waiter pursed her lips and looked at me with confidence.
"What's that?"
I asked her curiously.
"The ingredients include squid whiskers, shrimp, lotus root slices, cuttlefish balls, shallots, and stir-fried dishes with a special hot sauce, many people like this taste, so you might as well try it."
I glanced at Xue Xinyan, and she nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's have one."
I ordered another spicy stir-fried clam, Xue Xinyan ordered a sea vegetable jelly, and the waiter memorized them one by one, then turned around and left.
"It's doing really well."
Xue Xinyan looked left and right and said with emotion.
"This is a tourist city and an international port, and it will definitely make money to open a restaurant in this city."
I poured hot tea into the cup in front of her.
At this moment, there was a heated argument at the bar behind me, and I hurriedly looked back.
I saw a drunk man naked, his hair shaved and shiny, with two eye-catching scars on his shoulders, about thirty-five years old, about one meter seventy-five tall, he had a fierce face, stared at bean-sized eyes, and held a wallet in his hand, as if he was checking out.
"Why is it so expensive?"
He shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the other diners.
"Sir, this is your bill, we didn't charge you a penny more."
Inside the bar stood a tall waitress who patiently explained to the drunk man in front of her with a gentle attitude.
The drunk leaned on the bar with his hands on the bar, and his body shook slightly, as if he had drunk a lot.
At this time, a delicately dressed young woman came over, she came to the bar, and said contemptuously: "You are a black shop, see that we are outsiders and ask for a price, believe it or not, I will denounce you." β
She was even more brutal than the drunkard, and her outfit did not match the jealous and hateful face.
"This lady, our store is a cheap restaurant, and there is no sky-high asking price, pit customers, please don't talk nonsense."
The waiter still had a flat expression on his face, and his shallow smile made people look very comfortable.
"Then open an invoice for me, can I get a discount?"
The gorgeous young woman Nuno said that she knew that she was being watched by everyone, and the decibel of her speech was lowered a lot.
"Invoices can be issued, but they can't be discounted."
The waiter was not shocked and explained to her lightly.
"Then give me an invoice."
The drunken man showed a disgusted expression, pulled out five bills from his wallet, threw them over, and the red bills floated to the ground, he looked at the waiter viciously, pursed his lips, and made an expression of "what do you want to do".
At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the back kitchen of the restaurant, he looked at the drunk man, and shouted, "Pick it up for me." β