Volume I: The Investigator Chapter 33: Charles's Tavern
Leaving the Shelton Chamber of Commerce, the time has come to 15:33, the streets of Wall Block are wide, and the warm afternoon sun shines on the streets to look particularly bright.
It has to be said that the weight is still a bit heavy, Leon adjusted the position of his backpack and walked in the direction of "Happy Charles" in the Wall neighborhood.
The "Happy Charles" of Wall Block is located in the east of Wall Block, located at 16 Mingpunk Road in the block, Leon does not plan to go to the one in Sonswo Neighborhood, he still has a huge amount of money on him, and it would not be a good thing if he was accidentally targeted by thieves in Sonswo Neighborhood.
Walking through the downtown area, the streets are lined with shops, carefully arranged shop windows are displayed like picturesque, and ropes are hung between each store, which are full of colorful lights, even if they are not turned on, they are like pearl-covered ribbons, and the difference in quality of life between the two blocks is more obvious than the clutter of the Sonswo neighborhood.
After a while, Leon arrived at his destination, and he pushed open the door of "Happy Charles", and the crisp sound of the bell reminded the store that there were customers.
In the spacious tavern, the combination of Gothic and red and black punk style decoration is eye-catching, the sofa seats on both sides are neatly arranged, the center of the end is a red curtain, the curtain is pulled together, through the gap can vaguely see a stage, in front of the stage is a red and black column, the red and black cylinder is inlaid with a wall lamp decorated with gears, the wall lamp is connected to the black pipe, the pipe extends downward around the column, forming an asymmetrical look.
At the middle of the cylinder is a cube that runs down from the center of the cube, and the four sides of the outer side are written with Seine characters, which seem to be an order table.
With the cylinder as the center is a hollow ring table, the table and chairs are neatly placed next to the ring table, the gold, silver, and glassware on the table are shining, obviously carefully cleaned, a handsome man wearing a bow tie and a black vest, and a white shirt is sitting, flipping through today's publications, the man's blonde hair is long and scattered, if it is not for the obvious Adam's apple, this blonde hair with a handsome and delicate face, it is really easy to be mistaken for a woman.
Maybe it's not until the night when the tavern is open, and there are only three or two pairs scattered in the shop, who whisper to the sound of elegant music, and from time to time there is a soft laughter.
Leon came to the round table and politely called: "Hello, bring me two portions of runny yellow bread and take them away, thank you." ”
The man who had come to read the publication heard the sound, and only then did he react to the guest, and it seemed that the previous bell did not attract his attention.
The typical of the legendary work fishing?
The man stuffed the publications under the table, tied up his long hair and hurriedly got up, and put a professional smile on his handsome face: "Welcome, sir, do you want two runny yellow bread?" ”
Leon thought for a moment and continued, "Add me another small cake. ”
"Okay, a total of 5 Shafan coins." The man took the 5 Shafan coins that Leon had already handed over, and said, "Thank you, sir, wait a moment, the yellow envelopes and small cakes are freshly made, you can sit down casually, do you need to pour you a glass of water?" ”
Leon waved his hand, found a random place to sit down, and replied in a low voice, "No need, thank you." ”
"Okay." With that, the man pushed open a baffle between the round tables, walked to a small door by the red curtain that was not easily discovered, and pushed the door in.
Good guys, make a dessert cake, and the front desk is empty?
What if this is a visitor? The operation model of this store is really unreasonable, what is the boss thinking?
Leon looked at the store without service staff and complained.
Idle and bored, Leon began to look around at the environment, and suddenly, his eyes were fixed on the ordering table in the middle of the column, which he had not looked closely at when he had come in before, and this time he stayed where he was.
Although the order table was written in Seine characters, he was very familiar with every drink
Vodka lime! Metropolis! Sea breeze! Tequila sunrise! Margaret!
In addition to the above familiar names, there are many revised!
Liberty Seine!
Isn't looking at the allocation order a free Cuba?
Blue Apolla!
Isn't it Blue Hawaii?
Holy Island Iced Tea!
Ya, Long Island Iced Tea is proper.
There are also many common cocktail names that pop up here!
Looking at these familiar names, Leon couldn't help but pinch his thighs violently, and the pain told him that this was not a dream, who came up with the names of these wines?
Could it be that the owner of this tavern is a time-traveler like me?
Leon held back his agitation, he couldn't act rashly until he figured out what was really going on, he didn't want to be treated as a psychopath, and if he was considered a madman, he might be treated like a mentally polluted monster.
Half an hour later, the only waiter in the store, the handsome man, walked out, with two more boxes in his hand.
For half an hour, Leon could be said to be restless, he was too eager to find out what the owner of this tavern was, but he knew that the method must not be too obvious, so as to reveal his identity as a traverser.
If he is really a traverser like him, the other party may lend a helping hand because he is a fellow countryman, but there is no guarantee that the other party will be friendly to the same traverser.
If the other party is not a traverser, and knowledge happens to have these names, then it is really possible that the other party thinks that he is a madman, as he thought before.
All unknowns are dangerous!
You have to be careful and can't be reckless!
Just as he was thinking, the handsome man had already turned over the partition to Leon's table, put two boxes in front of Leon, and said politely: "Sir, you have been waiting for a long time, this is the small cake you wanted, two runny yellow breads." ”
"Okay, thanks." Leon exhaled deeply, thought for a moment and asked, "Dude, I haven't heard of the name of the liquor in your store, haha, I usually don't like to drink, but there is an alcoholic father at home, and he hasn't mentioned these drinks." ”
"Haha, the guest is not the first to ask, these wine names are all our names, and there is nothing special about them." The handsome man glanced back at the menu and said with a smile.
Just a name?
Am I overthinking it?
Leon could see that the other party didn't know anything more, after all, the other party was just a waiter, not the owner of the shop, and he had the opportunity to meet their boss.
But it's not convenient to ask someone else's boss about it at the moment.
After thinking about it, Leon smiled politely: "Haha, they are all interesting names, I will try them when I have the chance, by the way, what do you call you?" When the time comes, I will come directly to you to recommend, after all, I don't know much about alcohol. ”
The man nodded and replied heartily: "Stephen, just call me Stephen!" ”