After resting in front of the window for a while, Zhou Yu stood up with a wooden crutch and walked step by step towards the vase in front of the counter.
Different from the simple decoration of the entire coffee shop, which is biased toward European style, the white bottle with vermilion flowers has an obvious Chinese style. The lower part of the round and smooth bottle belly is surrounded by a circle of blue and white decoration, which is a pattern of spring orchids in bloom and butterflies dancing.
Compared to the container, the flowers in the vase look very much like exotic species. It has a gorgeous flower shape like a rose, with densely overlapping petals. The standard heart-shaped petals are extremely thin, so delicate that it makes people feel that it is not a living plant, but a cleverly fake flower.
Looking at the delicate petals, he unconsciously stretched out his hand to take the flower out of the vase.
"Be careful, there are thorns."
Just when his fingers were about to touch the flower branches, "Tiger" who was leaning behind the counter and snoring suddenly spoke. Zhou Yu immediately retracted his fingers as if waking up from a dream.
"It's okay if you want to take a look at it. I just want you to be careful about stabbing it."
"Tiger" slowly sat up from the chair and put a cigarette to his mouth sleepily. He first lit the cigarette, then skillfully took out a bottle of beer from the freezer nearby and used the lighter base to pry open the bottle cap.
"Want some? You're welcome. The boss has left. This place belongs to both of us."
Naturally, the boss he was talking about did not refer to Motian, but Li Li who suddenly went out just now.
Even though he already knew his true position, Zhou Yu still felt very uncomfortable when he saw this two-meter-old man huddled behind the narrow counter drinking beer with his legs bent and his waist bent. That too life-like scene was completely different from the marionette when they first met.
In the end, he just shook his head and said: "I don't drink. Thank you for your help earlier, Mr. Ono."
After hearing his words, "Tiger" put down the half-empty wine bottle and looked at him slowly: "My surname is Xiao and my name is Ye Kudzu."
"...So the young gentleman is also a Chinese?"
"You might as well continue to call me tiger." Xiaoye Kudzu, whose surname is a perfect match, said, "My ancestral home is in Yunnan Province, and my nationality is in the west."
After introducing him in such a general way, he never mentioned anything about himself again. He just stood up unsteadily and went to the capsule coffee machine next to him to pour a large cup for Zhou Yu. He put the cup on the end of the counter and pushed it directly in front of Zhou Yu.
"Don't let her boss know that she has severe health obsessive-compulsive disorder." Kudzu said, "But she has always been strict with others. She stays up late, takes medicine, and eats randomly without any taboos."
"Did you say that in front of her?"
"Of course not, whoever is the boss has the final say."
Zhou Yu shook his head incomprehensibly. He didn't know what kind of relationship Li Li had with Xiaoye Kudzu, and what was the reason for Xiaoye Kudzu to obey a young man old enough to be his daughter. In any case, since Li Li did not avoid Kudzu in his morning narration, it is enough to show that there is considerable trust between the two, and there is no need for him, an uninformed outsider, to question it.
After taking a few sips of coffee, he asked Xiaoye Kudzu: "Tiger, how did you become Motian's subordinate in the first place?"
"It's very simple," Xiaoye Kudzu said. "A year and a half ago, the underground casino in Hongsen District recruited people and successfully obtained them. The lord of Hongsen District has four deputies, and Motian is one of them. Following the boss's request, I followed Ferris as much as possible until yesterday."
"You mean, there are three more people like Motian?"
"It's gone now." Xiaoye Kueda said nonchalantly. "As soon as the old lord died, the short fat man killed all the other three. He had been waiting for this day. Two men, one woman, and more than a dozen minions. Chop off all the limbs and throw them into the incinerator, and then—"
He gestured as if he were pulling the slider, shrugged and said, "In Humpty Dumpty's territory, this is the daily scenery. And if you show dissatisfaction, he will throw you in. Stay there for a month, You can definitely learn how to control your expression, sister-in-law...seriously, are you a girl or a boy?"
"...You can just call me Zhou Yu."
"Okay, Zhou Yu, no matter who you are, next time you face that short fat man, you have to remember one thing, that is, don't distance yourself from him. You can chop him with a sword and use your The glass eyes glared at him, but if you were far enough away from him, he was sure to blast your head with a bullet before you could do it."
"Yes, I have already remembered this. Next time I meet him, I will cut off his head directly."
Zhou Yu said while stroking the bandage on his abdomen. After last night's surgery, the bullet embedded in the body was successfully removed and the wound was sutured. However, unlike the hands and feet that were basically unconscious, the wound there was still hurting all the time.
However, when he mentioned Motian's gun, he remembered another thing: "Tiger, when you attacked Sang Lian earlier, was it a rocket launcher?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"How did you get such a military-grade weapon... No, compared to this, how did you bring it there? I don't remember you carrying such a large thing when we met."
"Because I didn't bring it with me, it appeared at my feet. If you deal with that short fat guy long enough, you will get used to this kind of thing. Sometimes it's a knife, sometimes it's a grenade, and there's a heavy machine gun - but a rocket launcher This is an unprecedented first time. I have never seen him change to such a big thing before."
"Are you saying that everything was conjured by Ferris?"
Seeing Zhou Yu's surprised expression, Xiaoye Kuzu laughed in a funny way.
"Yes, what's so surprising about this? You also saw him conjure a knife with his bare hands."
"I thought it was just a weapon that could become invisible."
Kudzu's smile became even brighter. Against his rough and dark skin, his two canine teeth were white enough to be used in a toothpaste commercial. They really reminded people of a grinning tiger. He slapped his thighs and said with a smile: "You can accept an invisible weapon, but you can't understand it moving objects out of thin air? I don't see the difference. Think about it, a dark Shadows attack us with sonic weapons; a young man suddenly transforms into a troll; and you, glaring around like a gorgon. Is there anything new in this city? Are you still surprised?"
Zhou Yu was speechless. At this moment, the blocking door behind him creaked, and the voice belonging to Li Li said: "Maintaining surprise is a precious quality, Xiaoye Kudzu. If a person is used to accepting phenomena, he will explore less Principle. Without the heart to explore, the fire of civilization will be extinguished."
"Sing a high note," Kudzu said lazily, "I don't care about the fire of civilization unless it burns my ass."
"Then I'm afraid it's close at hand."
"How close?"
"Tonight."
Li Li walked into the room, greeted Zhou Yu with his eyes, and then said: "I went underground to check the monitoring system. The situation on the west side is very bad. At least seven locations need to be reinstalled. For safety reasons, I Thought we should act together tonight.”
"How many people are we?"
"Three people in one car."
"Boss, I really don't like carrying injured people when I'm working."
"Apparently that's why I asked you to drive out. So that while you go to reinstall the camera, I'll be waiting in the car with Mr. Zhou Yu, and we might be able to play cards for a while."
Before Kudzu had time to object, Li Li waved his hand gently, indicating that the bargaining was over. Then, she turned her attention to Zhou Yu.
"I originally wanted to postpone mentioning this matter for two days, but things have changed, Mr. Zhou Yu." She said, "Tonight Xiaoye Kudzu and I have some emergencies to deal with. In addition, I also have something to show you. you."
