Zhuge Dayu stood frozen in the crowd, and did not come back to his senses until he took a step back, but he looked around blankly, as if he didn't know where he was at all. He looked at the communicator in his hand, hesitated for a moment, or dialed a number, only to hear "the support you dialed has been turned off", just after listening to this sentence, the communicator was instantly crushed by him.

Man, something happened......

Previously, Zhuge Dayu asked his comrades-in-arms and friends to investigate the relationship between the "Grandma Restaurant" and the "Imperial Family of the Former Dynasty", as well as the root cause of the contradiction between the "Zhou Family" and the "Grandma Restaurant", but there has been no news. Until just now, he only had time to say the word "made", and then he didn't say the second word. How could he, as an "insider", not know what this meant?

Although Zhuge Dayu knew the danger of intelligence work early on, and was mentally prepared to deal with any situation early, he has always been accustomed to seeing life and death parting, and he thinks that he can face everything calmly. But when death and sacrifice really fell on his head, he found that he couldn't calm down, couldn't calm down at all—and this was not the first time.

At this time, a very sensible and rational Zhuge Dayu even regretted it, he was thinking, if he hadn't let him investigate that information before, maybe something would have happened to him?

Now, his last brother has also died. And because of the peculiarity of intelligence work, his sacrifice and all the contributions he made to this country cannot be known to others, because he is a person who does not exist in this world, everything about him has long been destroyed, and the secrecy regulations also imprison him, and he cannot leave any written content, until one day he dies, and no one in this world knows that he once existed.

Looking at the bustling pedestrians in front and back, shuttling around, watching them rejoice because they have eaten delicious food, smiling and planting in peace, Zhuge Dayu suddenly felt a sadness welling up in his heart - these people will probably never know what kind of effort some people have paid for them to be able to eat and laugh happily like this, and at what cost.

Even now, there are many "emotional workers" like him, plainclothes and special services, roaming in this huge venue, maintaining order in the venue, looking for lawlessness, and strangling all dangers in the cradle.

Zhuge Dayu's whole person's spirit, qi, and spirit seemed to dissipate in an instant, his face looked very bad, and his spirit was depressed, he simply walked to the side of the road, sat down on a resting bench, bent his back, and supported his elbows on his knees, looking at the people in front of him, dumbfounded, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is lost and depressed.

I don't know how long it took, but the sunlight on the ground gradually turned red, and the figures became more and more elongated, and it was already sunset, and twilight was divided. Zhuge Dayu came back to his senses a little, and at first glance, he saw a pair of big bright eyes in front of him, black paint, bright and bright, but it was a little boy who didn't know when he appeared, five or six years old, with a tilted little head.

Zhuge Dayu looked at him and squeezed out a smile, "Little friend, what are you looking at me for?" What about your mom and dad? ”

The little boy said, "Mom and Dad are going to buy something delicious." Uncle, are you unhappy? If you're not happy, please eat candy. Sugar is sweet, and you will be happy when you eat it. Here you go! As he spoke, he really took out a piece of pop candy from a bag and handed it to Zhuge Dayu.

“…… Thank you, little friend, uncle doesn't eat sugar, you can eat it. ”

"Eat it, eat it, eat it and laugh happily." The little boy directly stuffed the populated candy into Zhuge Dayu's mouth.

Zhuge Dayu could only hold the sugar in his hand. The little boy's parents came over, and then the little boy showed off to his parents that he was unhappy and asked him to eat candy. His mother pinched his round face and praised him for being so well-behaved. Zhuge Dayu wanted to return the lollipop, but the little boy's father smiled and said that there was no reason to return the things that were sent, and if he didn't dislike it, he would accept it.

Zhuge Dayu naturally didn't want to say anything.

"Goodbye, uncle, be happy, hehe!" The little boy waved goodbye to Zhuge Dayu, and then held hands with his parents and quickly disappeared into the crowd with the sunset on his back - even in the evening, the number of people in the venue still did not decrease, on the contrary, there was even more and more trend, it seemed that for many people, dark night is far more suitable for enjoying food than day.

Zhuge Dayu looked at the colorful lollipop in his hand, smiled dumbly, and then opened the plastic film on it, took a small sip, it was indeed very sweet, and he couldn't help but think of the little boy's smile before, his originally sad and depressed mood suddenly improved a lot, and suddenly he seemed to understand it - what are we who don't tolerate the light working hard and blood all over our hands, isn't it just for those children and those families to be able to feel at ease under the sun? For this, all the sacrifices are worth it.

As soon as he thought of it, Zhuge Dayu stood up, licked the lollipop deliciously, and walked forward. Soon, he came to the stall of "Grandma's Restaurant". At this time, there was no longer a guest here, only Mu Tang was cleaning up the stall alone. It turned out that Mu Tang had hung up the sign of "closing".

Zhuge Dayu said: "I knew that according to your temperament, you would definitely not open a night market." ”

In addition to stipulating the time of "opening the door" and "closing the door", the "Kitchen Organizing Committee" has no other restrictions on the business hours, and during the 20 days of this preliminary competition, when it will open and when it will close, even if it is open 24 hours a day, there is no problem.

Others don't know that Mu Tang won't fight so hard anyway, and he wants him to stay up late to open a store, and he won't do it to death.

When Mu Tang saw Zhuge Dayu, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Zhu Dayu, the lollipop is quite happy." I just realized that you are a mouthful. Not bad, not bad, childlike. ”

Zhuge Dayu smiled slightly and said, "It was given by a child, and it tastes pretty good." Wait, if it's okay, I'll give you a drink or two? Mu Tang's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "You invite me?" Drink? Hey, I heard you right, right? The sun is coming out in the west today? ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "You just say whether to go or not." ”

"Go! Of course go! The sky is red, you Zhuge Dayu please drink, how can you not drink? As he spoke, he threw away the rag in his hand and jumped out of the stall, "Walking, walking." ”

"There's no hurry. You clean up first. ”

Mu Tang waved his hand: "Clean up a fart and let Zhao Tianjiao clean up." Let's go for a drink. First of all, I like to drink spirits, the stronger the wine, the better, and nothing else. ”

"Hehe, that's a coincidence. We have similar tastes, and I like to drink spirits. ”

"Man, drink the strongest wine!"

"Seeing that you are so happy, you have a lot of money in your account today, right?"

"I don't know, I'm too lazy to count. Isn't there a business ranking at 10 p.m.? I'll know when the time comes. ”

"Hey, how confident are you......

The two talked and left, and gradually drifted apart.

After a while, Zhao Tianjiao scolded and walked back, "His grandmother's, her voice is hoarse......" When he saw the empty "Grandma Restaurant" stall inside and out, as well as the "closed" sign, Zhao Tianjiao's scolding stopped abruptly, and he was stunned for a long time before two words popped out of his mouth: "I fuck ......"

Mu Tang followed Zhuge Dayu to the parking lot, drove away from the venue, and went straight to the place where he was drinking.

"I saw you walking around today, how about it, did you find someone suspected of being a 'five-color cult'?"

After listening to Mu Tang's question, Zhuge Dayu shook his head, "If we can find someone so easily, why do we need to go through all our efforts?" Hundreds of thousands of groups and individuals participate in the 'Cooking Tournament', and the probability of finding them out in the preliminary round is lower than buying a lottery ticket. ”

Mu Tang said: "You can start with 'Judelong'?" ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "I'm afraid that 'Judelong' is just a cover, or a bait, investigate it, what if the grass startles the snake?" Now we can basically confirm that the 'snakes' do exist, and until we find them, we should not 'beat the grass' indiscriminately. ”

"Tsk, I'm cautious enough, worthy of being an elite spy. By the way, why did you suddenly think of inviting me for a drink today? Let me guess, if you don't have anything to offer, you're either a traitor or a thief, and you don't have any more work to throw to me, right? ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "Your first task now is to advance to the top fifty of the 'Kitchen Dao Conference' and find out the 'Five-color Cult' disciples. Other people are responsible for other things. ”

Mu Tang smiled: "I'm relieved to hear you say that." ”

The car went all the way, through the streets and alleys, it took more than an hour, and finally stopped at the mouth of a remote alley, both sides are still blue bricks and tiles, all of which look at some years of buildings, rich in ancient charm. This kind of place is remote, but it is not shabby at all. On the contrary, if it is valuation, it may be several times more expensive than the high-rise buildings in the bustling downtown area, or even more than ten times.

Mu Tang followed Zhuge Dayu into the dark alley, turned left and right, and finally came to the door of a courtyard house, with a sign hanging on the door, which read: "Cripple Bar"!

Mu Tang couldn't help but say, "You can find this place." ”

Zhuge foolishly said: "The fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. ”

The two entered the "lame bar", but Mu Tang found that there was almost no decoration here, it looked like an ordinary person's home, with a few tables and chairs, it became a bar, and at the same time, it was also very deserted, except for a middle-aged man sitting next to a simple counter, grunting and smoking hookah, and no second person could be seen.

Mu Tang had a keen eye, and at a glance he found that his left foot was a little deformed, thinking of the name of this bar, he was the owner here.

"Whew!" The lame middle-aged man exhaled a long puff of smoke, his beard was unshaven, his face was vicissitudes, he looked at Zhuge Dayu, and said in a hoarse voice: "Here you go again?" ”

Zhuge Dayu nodded and said, "Here we ...... again."

"The same old way?"

"The same old way."

The lame middle-aged man put down the hookah, stood up, and then looked at Mu Tang: "Yo Huo, there is a new face." What to drink? ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "Like me, 'General Lie'." ”

Mu Tang smiled: "'General Lie'? That's a good name, I like it. ”

The lame middle-aged man laughed, "I hope you can still say this after drinking." So saying, he limped to get the wine with one hand on his left knee.

Zhuge Dayu walked to a position in the corner and sat down, and Mu Tang sat opposite him, "It seems that you come often." ”

"I don't come often," Zhuge Dayu shook his head, "but this is the last time." ”

Mu Tang said: "The last time? ”

Zhuge Dayu smiled, he naturally wouldn't say that every brother sacrificed, he would come here to drink a jar of "General Lie". Now that the last brother has died, it is natural that he will not come back in the future.

After a while, the lame middle-aged man brought up two jars of wine, as well as sealing mud, which were covered with mud, and it seemed that he had just dug up from the soil.

"Drink slowly, don't drink too quickly." After speaking, the lame middle-aged man returned to his original place and smoked hookah.

Mu Tang lifted the mud, and immediately choked on a strong smell of wine into his nose, so strong that he could barely open his eyes, "Tsk, it's strong enough!" ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "Take a bite? ”

"Let's take a bite!"

The two touched the wine jar, and the liquor was in the mouth, and Mu Tang suddenly felt as if he had swallowed a thousand knives, and he was extremely excited in one bite, and suddenly exclaimed: "Good wine!" Drunk and lying on the battlefield, fighting for the general's spirit, I like this wine. ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "It's good if you like it." ”

Drinking and talking, Zhuge Dayu suddenly asked: "Mu Tang, if you are asked to dedicate your life to this country, are you willing?" ”

"Needless to say. Of course not. ”

"Why?"

"Do you need to ask? I'm afraid of death! ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid of death too......"

But somebody has to do what needs to be done, even if it's at the cost of their lives, isn't it?

In the sky, a bright moon fell in the west, and the first day of the "Kitchen Conference" passed like this......