Lingao Qiming Chapter 396: Vestri's Wish
The taverns on the commercial street are run by cooperatives, but the commercial street itself is open. Under the slogan of "opening the door to find business opportunities", the commercial street has always been the most important business project of the Ministry of Colonization and Trade. ╔, The street door is open during the day: fishermen, businessmen, sailors, natives...all can go to the commercial street to shop and spend money. It is a place with complicated personal flow.
Xu Xu immediately called the company commander of the service company and asked him to conduct a detailed investigation of the interpersonal relationships around Zhang Qianniu, to investigate what strange behavior he had recently, what he had said, where he often went, and where he was. People interact closely. He took a few people to the commercial street by himself.
There are not many places to sell alcohol on the commercial street. There are only two small hotels, three or four tea and rice stalls and a shop run by a cooperative. Without much effort, Xuexian found out that Zhang Qianniu had been drinking in a small hotel that afternoon. During this period, I had several rounds of drinking buddies.
This small hotel is privately owned. The owner moved from Beigang and rented a shop from the Kaohsiung City government to open a hotel and sell food. The wine is rum and fruit wine purchased from the cooperative store here, mixed with water and sold to customers. Of course, the price is also very cheap, as for one-third of the price of the hotel opened by the cooperative.
In addition to being cheap, this small hotel also has an attractive feature, which is oyster omelette. The shop owner set up a stove at the entrance of the shop and cooked and sold the food every day. The business was very prosperous and attracted a large number of customers. Even every time a Dutch ship arrives in port, sailors from Southeast Asia and Europe come to eat this.
The wine is cheap and the food is delicious, so the hotel has a lot of customers. As soon as Xuancheng saw the crowded scene╠╠tables were placed all the way to the street╠╠he knew that this investigation would not be easy.
He showed his ID and quickly confirmed from the clerk that Zhang Qianniu had indeed been here: he was a regular visitor here. According to the clerk's recollection, this navy man liked to drink with people and would drink with anyone, no matter who he was. Are they immigrants from southern Fujian, native Taiwanese, or foreign sailors?
As for who his drinking buddies were, the guy couldn't remember. People come and go here in the commercial street, and ships come in and out every day. He couldn't possibly recognize everyone except the few who were here regularly.
Xu was slightly disappointed. He knew that at this stage of the case, the most laborious and boring "investigation" stage would begin. To put it simply, find out everyone who is related to Zhang Qianniu, and investigate their backgrounds and activities on the day of the crime one by one.
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Vestri and Dermott walked along the streets of the port with Cretia and Zhong Xiaoying. Although the commercial street is not prosperous, it has a much more commercial atmosphere than the city of Relanja. Zhong Xiaoying took Cretia to visit the Kaohsiung branch of the cooperative that women like.
The Kaohsiung branch was personally captured by Li Mei in order to attract small traders from the coastal areas of Fujian to trade in Kaohsiung. The Kaohsiung branch is also responsible for the import and export trade with the Dutch, so it is quite large: a two-story building with overhanging eaves and large glass windows. There is a dazzling array of "Australian products". The middle-aged waitresses wearing blue cloth Hanfu-style dresses raise their voices and attract customers with a southern and northern accent. Of course, there are also a few North Korean security forces holding big sticks and wearing big hats. Foreign sailors and natives often cause trouble on the ground due to drunkenness.
Zhong Xiaoying took Credia to the cooperative to choose some clothing materials as gifts. In one week, it will be the day when the Boncourt siblings will return to their senior posts.
Cretia did not choose silk. It can be bought in Dazhan. She chose high-thread-count cotton and linen blended clothing shipped from Lingao. This kind of high-end clothing materials spun by Lingao Textile Factory was originally only produced by veterans and some naturalized people, but now it has begun to be marketed on a small scale. The material is crisp, breathable and sweat-absorbent, making it very popular.
The cotton and linen knitted socks produced by the clothing factory also aroused her great interest. In fact, she wanted to buy many things in this store, but Boncourt worked in a company that was known to be stingy and merciless in its treatment of employees. Although he held a high position, his income was not high╠╠Of course, he also used his authority to get some smuggled goods. A little bit of money, but after all, it is something that is not on the table. as his daughter. She had very little money at her disposal. I had no choice but to pick one up, look at the price, think about it for a long time, and put it down reluctantly. Such repeated tossing. Zhong Xiaoying also followed enthusiastically to help as a consultant. The two women started watching from the first floor, and an hour had passed since they reached the second floor.
Westley was very interested in it at first, but it became boring after a long time. In order to avoid "the temptation of the world," Priest Dermot never wandered around in the store, so the two of them sat in the rest area along the street on the first floor. The rest area is next to the large glass display window, and you can clearly see the street scenery. Some rattan tables and chairs were arranged, and some green potted plants were placed. In addition to people taking a rest, they also sold some cold drinks and tea. But ordinary people paid little attention to it, and it was empty inside.
Priest Dermot is also a well-known figure in Kaohsiung╠╠In particular, he also painted several decorative oil paintings for the cooperative to maintain his "pure soul." He refused to be paid. The bathroom cooperative included him on the VIP list, and the waiter brought him two glasses of iced black tea as soon as he sat down.
Priest Dermot once struggled internally as to whether iced black tea was a "seductive indulgence." However, other priests had no hesitation about this, and he could not find any relevant papal bulls. Black tea was a unique product of Lingao in the world at that time, and the Pope had no way to express his opinion.
Whether you are in Lingao or Kaohsiung, sit down and drink a cold drink with a slightly sweet aftertaste and a bitter taste. It is indeed refreshing.
The two drank cold and slightly sweet black tea, and Westley began to talk excitedly about the various stories of how he and Dr. Zhong installed the big clock these days. The various appliances and parts on the big clock gave him endless reverie. .
"It's really unbelievable!" Westley drank a big gulp of black tea and kept talking about his feelings. The priest kept a humble smile and listened attentively. It wasn't until Westri came to an end that he warned young people in a persuasive tone not to be fooled by all kinds of novel things, but to serve God sincerely.
Just as they were talking about this religious sermon, Zhong Xiaoying and Cretia came over carrying several large and small straw bags with their faces red and sweating. Zhong Xiaoying asked her to send iced black tea. The woman talked even more when she arrived, and Credia excitedly showed off the various "Australian goods" purchased here.
Westri had little interest in these Australian products. During these days at the clock tower construction site, he became more and more admiring of Australian science. He felt like he had discovered a whole new world. When he and Huygens were chatting a few days ago, he discovered that Mr. Huygens also had this view. Mr. Huygens also wrote several poems to express his feelings.
"Sister, I feel a little regretful about leaving here," Westley said. "I really want to continue studying with Dr. Zhong here. I heard that he will go to the savage territory to inspect the territory soon..."
When Credia heard that he wanted to go to the "land of the savages" again, she couldn't help but think of the past when Westri slipped out of the city alone into the wilderness for "investigation" in Batavia and was almost eaten by a crocodile.
She quickly followed the temptation: "Haven't you been wanting to go to Japan for a long time? We will go to Japan as soon as we get to the main room."
