The only tavern in the town was full of people, and the smell of low-quality drinks was overwhelming. The longer people lived, the less hope they had for living. The more people there were in taverns and movie theaters, because they wanted to anesthetize themselves. Of course, the services provided must be cheap.
Lu Ming sat at the window table with the window open, so he could tolerate the noise and pungent smell inside.
Han Annie and Yin Sabel were sitting across from each other. Lu Ming was a little helpless. He originally wanted to invite Han Annie to the bar to sit and chat, but he couldn't explain it clearly, so he suggested that everyone go to the bar for a drink together. This kind of dirty bar I thought that a wealthy lady like Yin Sabel would not come, but unexpectedly, she followed with great interest.
A bit clingy.
Lu Ming groaned in his heart, but it was funny. He was a bit Versailles, and even Christine didn't have such a card in front of this daughter.
Three subordinates stood aside.
I want finished beer, the kind with a cap, and bring my own cup to avoid being misled by the people here. After all, the look in their eyes makes me resist a few of them.
Because the true identities of the three gunmen were found, after the report was reported, not only Nelson personally led a team to the town, but the Houseville Police Department also sent dozens of police officers to cooperate. Moreover, a special task force was established at the place where the assassination occurred. The headquarters also sent personnel.
Suddenly, there were many strangers in this town.
Lu Ming and others are now at leisure, but the secret deployment of the idle team is still in progress.
In fact, Yin Sabel's idea requires huge manpower support, and naturally there are people who secretly protect her.
Lu Ming could feel that Yin Sabel's three personal swordsmen were likely to have undergone special training since childhood. Their comprehensive abilities may be similar to those of Hei Tou. Although Bizhu was strong, Hei Tou had become a monk halfway.
Despite this, there will definitely be a large group secretly following Yin Sabel near, there will definitely be dozens of people, and it should not exceed the range of a hundred miles.
After tasting the beer, Lu Ming nodded. It was not fake wine, but genuine tin can Bull beer.
It is also the most expensive wine in this pub, costing 1 dime a bottle.
"Sir, Miss, don't you want some side dishes? The air-dried beef here is delicious!" Standing next to him was a small figure, a little girl wearing suspender jeans, who was about the same age as Bisi, wearing a Wearing a plaid front hat, a dirty face, and dirty jeans, she was very flexible in getting through the crowd with the wine and snacks requested by the customers. She was the daughter of the proprietress of this tavern and the only bartender.
Lu Ming couldn't understand her jabbering words, and Han Anni was interpreting.
Yin Sabel looked at the little girl with pity in her eyes, but she didn't say much and looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was about to say something important. Even though he wouldn't eat, he could still take care of the business here.
But then a fat man at the table next to him started chirping and yelling something. The little girl's face changed, and she hurriedly turned around and got into the dancing crowd.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Are we not going to let her talk to us?"
Han Anni didn't speak, and Yin Sabel stuck out her tongue, "The uncle shouted, saying that we are bad people, be careful that she, a little child laborer, will also be arrested."
Lu Ming smiled, picked up the beer glass, took a sip, and said, "I feel like it's more and more likely that the three gunmen are members of the Hodelman family." Lowering his voice, the place was noisy again, and the table next to him was also noisy. I can't hear it, not to mention that the guests here are all locals from the small town, and I'm afraid none of them understand Zhongzhou dialect.
The topic that I originally wanted to talk to Han Anni was not easy to bring up, so I started talking about eucalyptus.
The three of them all spoke in Chinese and lowered their voices, not afraid of others overhearing.
Han Anni who was talking suddenly stopped, but the little girl came over again and stood next to Lu Ming, holding two bouquets of flowers in her hands, saying something in a crisp little voice, and looking at Lu Ming hopefully.
Without a translator, Lu Ming also knew that the little girl was here to sell his own flowers. There were about seven or eight bright red flowers, simply tied into two bunches with strips of cloth. At a glance, he knew they were probably flowers from the garden in the backyard of the little girl's tavern. .
Lu Ming thought, this little girl is quite good at business.
He took out his wallet from his pocket, took a ten-yuan green note and handed it to the little girl, saying, "The rest is a tip, no need to change it!"
Although she didn't understand what Lu Ming said, the little girl was overjoyed when she saw that the flowers were actually sold. She took the green banknotes and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, sir!"
Lu Ming understood this, but saw that the little girl had already jumped to the bar.
Lu Ming handed two bouquets of flowers to Han Anni and Yin Sabel, and said with a smile: "Don't come in vain, we are not bad people, we are misunderstood and scolded, we reward ourselves!"
"Thank you, teacher!" Yin Sabel happily accepted it.
Han Anni was a little hesitant, but it could be seen that Yin Sabel was innocent and focused, so she also accepted the flowers, "Thank you!"
Over there, the little girl came back from the drunken dancing crowd. The colors of the banknotes in her hands were one-yuan bills and dimes. Naturally, they were the money Lu Ming needed to get back when he bought flowers.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "You run so fast, I haven't allowed you to be my translator yet!"
Among the dancing crowd was a fat man who was drunk and flushed. When the little girl passed by, he slapped her butt.
Lu Ming frowned slightly.
Although the little girl hid to the side angrily, she did not stop. Over at the bar, her mother also saw this scene. She just bit her lip, forced a smile, and chatted with the guests sitting in front of the bar drinking. I know what I said, which made the guests laugh.
It can be seen that the mother and daughter are making a living and running a bar, so this level of harassment is probably normal.
"Sir, I'm looking for your money!" The little girl came to Lu Ming's side and bowed, placing a handful of money on the table.
It looked like nine 1-yuan bills were found, as well as some dimes and steel pennies. Those flowers probably only cost a few cents.
Lu Ming nodded, and the little girl bowed again and ran towards the table of guests who were calling her.
Lu Ming looked at the banknotes on the table and said with a smile: "It's all spent. I don't think the landlady will spit in our food or anything like that. I'll go see what local food is delicious." He stood up and spoke again. He said: "When I go back this time, I must learn the Griffin language well, otherwise, I will be really blind when I come to the south and west!" He picked up the handful of bills on the table and walked to the bar.
Yin Sabel looked at Annie Han and chuckled: "Annie, how about my teacher? Teach him the Greifenian language."
Han Anni smiled and said: "That's great! But, this guy..." If you want to say that this guy is not a good person, you seem to be deceived by his appearance now, but think about it, in order to resolve the misunderstanding between the two of them, you have been working hard I always said good things about that guy to this good friend, but now I said bad things about him. It didn't seem very good, so I swallowed my words again.
At this moment, there was sudden chaos and screams over there.
One of the swordsmen in the retinue was already running towards that side quickly, and the other two were protecting Yin Sabel.
The dancing crowd dispersed, exclamations arose, and the conflict seemed to subside quickly.
There were four or five strong men lying on the ground. The swordsman who rushed over was standing beside Lu Ming, with a rubber baton in his hand.
The little flower seller timidly hid behind Lu Ming.
Lu Ming looked at the fat, strong man lying in front of him. He was the one who started to pinch the little girl's butt. The little girl turned around, and he suddenly picked her up and kissed and nibbled her. He just happened to walk to the side. , almost subconsciously, he went up and kicked the strong man down and took over the little girl.
Several of the brawny man's accomplices immediately came to beat him. Fortunately, a swordsman from Yin Sabel's retinue arrived and knocked them down with three strikes.
Lu Ming glanced at the retinue of swordsmen. This muscular female man was not a fool, and although they were using batons, they were clearly using long sword fighting skills, which were clean and powerful.
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There were already a few people in the bar. Officer Zuo Fu hurried over just now and took away the few strong men who were beaten. The one who was kicked down by Lu Ming had drunk too much. After standing up, he tried to chase Lu several times. Ming was taken away by hand.
After such a commotion, the proprietress temporarily closed her business, leaving only Lu Ming and others.
The landlady's name was Hetty, she brought some snacks, cleared a table and invited Lu Ming and others to sit down, saying thanks.
Her daughter, the little flower girl Lida, stood beside Lu Ming, looking reluctant to leave. This was probably the first time someone came to protect her when she was harassed by those smelly men.
"Actually, I might stop your store from opening!" Lu Ming said, with a female attendant translating.
"It's nothing!" Hetty sighed softly, "Originally, I was planning to graduate in the next two years, but I was a little confused and didn't know what I could do in the future. But Lida is getting older, and I could still think of them as... It's okay to love Leda and give her a hug and a kiss occasionally, but I can't do that now, so no matter what, I still want to thank you, sir! I'm very grateful to you for helping me make up my mind."
Lu Ming nodded and thought about it: "Just move away from here. Both of them can help you. It's not difficult to find a job in the city." Lu Ming pointed at Han Anni and Yin Sabel. After a pause, he added: "Also, the hotel I bought in the city has been negotiated, and you can work there."
Hetty was stunned, and then looked at Lu Ming seriously.
Hetty should be regarded as the town beauty in this town. The beautiful young woman still has some charm, and her light blue eyes imply amorous feelings.
Lu Ming added: "I have some questions. You can answer them in a few days. We can arrange for someone to take your mother and daughter to the city in a while. We will answer them after you have settled your work and life. If you want to leave further, go to Donghai." I can also arrange it."
Hetty's face changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.
Lu Ming knew that he was right to come here.
In fact, I came to this bar with the intention of seeking information.
The most well-informed person in this town is naturally Hetty, the bar owner.
But I didn't expect that because of a conflict, it turned into what it is now, so I can strike while the iron is hot and don't have to be secretive.
"You should already know about the three Simmons. I have some questions to ask you about the three of them." Lu Ming thought about it and then said: "Don't worry, as I said, you can answer these questions in a few days." , wait until your life is settled, you feel satisfied, and you are far away from the disputes here before answering. Of course, if you are willing to believe us, it is better to answer now, because some questions are time-sensitive."
Listening to Lu Ming's words translated by the female attendant, Hetty's face was uncertain and he hesitated for a moment.
