Occupational sacrifice

Chapter 10 Failed Stalking

He came to Zhang Buyi, bowed to Zhang Buyi and said: "Old Zhou Tai, you are disturbing this young master!"

Zhang Buyi came back to his senses, stood up and bowed to the old man, and said, "Treasurer Zhou, what's the matter?"

"My lord, I've finished eating. I'll ask someone to take it away." Zhou Tai smiled and added, "Of course, you can sit as long as you want, lord."

Zhang Buyi nodded and said, "Well, take it!"

"Okay!" The waiter following behind the shopkeeper heard the words, and immediately started to put away the tableware swiftly.

"Young master, do you want to talk?" The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and asked proactively.

Zhang Buyi took a look at the other party, he was in his fifties, but he didn't look old, he was a little rich, he wasn't very fat, and he was wearing a long gown that wasn't too gorgeous, but it was neatly organized.

"It's so good!" Zhang Buyi smiled and said, "I don't need to ask the shopkeeper to sit down?"

"Hehe, the young master's words are funny. Of course you don't need them!" While speaking, he sat opposite Zhang Buyi.

But after sitting down, the two fell into a moment of silence.

This kind of silence made Zhou Tai think that he was out of touch, and this guy didn't come to snoop on the news.

"The young master is also from Jingle City?" Zhou Tai, who was silent for a moment, took the initiative to break the silence without letting the atmosphere turn frosty.

Zhang Buyi nodded, and said calmly: "I live in the west of the city, and I am studying at Jingle Academy."

Zhou Tai's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said with a smile, "So he's a scholar!"

Zhang Buyi waved his hands with a smile and said, "I haven't tried it yet, and I may not necessarily go."

Without waiting for Zhou Tai to inquire, Zhang Buyi took the initiative to continue: "Today, my mentor found an errand for me to live in the patrol room opposite.

I just bury my head in reading on weekdays, and I don't know much about it.So taking advantage of half a day off to take a bath, I want to come and get acquainted with it in advance.After all, I will start work tomorrow, so I am a little nervous.

But I don't have any acquaintances in there, so I can only sit here with you, thinking about watching from a distance, so that I can feel more at ease tomorrow.Unexpectedly, these errands don't come out very often on weekdays? "

"Young Master is really capable." Zhou Tai's eyes became brighter when he heard this, and he praised, and replied: "Young Master actually came here by accident, I heard that some serious crime happened in the past few days.

There have been several murder cases in Xicheng and Beicheng, so the police officers have all gone out.Normally, during the meal time before, this old man would be "booked out" by some adults on patrol, so it was very lively. "

"Is that so?" Zhang Buyi suddenly said.

Just like that, one wanted to chat, and the other also wanted to chat, and the two just chatted with each other, and chatted with each other.

"By the way, how fast are the female police officers in the patrol room?" After a long time, Zhang Buyi suddenly asked.

Zhou Tai paused first, then he gave Zhang Buyi a meaningful look, and said: "My lord, if you want to ask something else, I may not know it, but if you ask this, I will know a lot about it."

Zhang Buyi's eyes brightened a lot, he changed from his previous indifference, and seemed to be interested, with a smile that men can understand, he said, "Really, let's talk about it."

"Let's go to the patrol room. There are only four female arresters in total, all of whom are detectives from the patrol room. After all, it was impossible for a woman to be a police officer before..."

······
The two chatted for a long time before Zhou Tai left. He didn't know whether the other party really didn't know much, or he was more serious.

Anyway, it looks like he said a lot, but in fact he didn't even disclose any information about his daily life, what he said was all hearsay and gossip.

Zhang Buyi didn't ask anything intentionally, after Zhou Tai left, he squatted and guarded for a long time.In the end, in the middle of the afternoon, near the evening, he saw the patrol inspectors come back with teams of police officers.

Zhang Buyi from the women's team A also saw it. They were dressed the same as ordinary police officers, and had the same team configuration.

There is no high-end biker, if Zhou Tai is not sure that the other party is a policeman, Zhang Buyi will really think that woman A is a policeman.

After that, there was no follow-up. After watching for half an afternoon, Zhang Buyi just stared at him without any contact or progress in the investigation. It was a waste of hard work.

As for following others after get off work?
He's out of his mind again!

Not to mention the question of whether the other party is a professional, just say that he is a rookie, going to follow a professional detective, or a female detective, is it possible not to be discovered?

In this day and age, if a woman can work in such a place, she must either have a strong background or a strong professional ability. After all, equal rights have not yet flourished.

In any case, no matter what the situation is, Zhang Buyi hastily followed up, it is a sign of water in the head.

"Forget it, when I start working tomorrow, I'll investigate slowly depending on the situation!" Zhang Buyi whispered inwardly, got up and left the shop, looked in the direction, and headed towards the west city.

Zhang Buyi didn't go home directly, but thought of Zhang Bucheng's tired appearance last night, touched the copper coins in his pocket, hesitated for a moment, and came to a living street not far from his home - Xinde Street.

It is already evening, and those who get off work early have already started to get off work. Therefore, the whole street is full of fireworks, vendors are hawking, and aunties are 'fighting' to add one or two wild vegetables. There is an endless stream.

Such a scene was really hard to see in the previous life.

Walking on the street, Zhang Buyi feels both familiarity and strangeness, the familiarity comes from his predecessor, and the strangeness comes from himself.

"Uncle Huang, how do you sell this meat today?" Zhang Buyi came to a stall and asked while poking a piece of pork belly with his finger.

"Hey, it's the second child of the Zhang family. What's the matter? It's not the New Year's day or the festival today. Why are you willing to see Hun Xing?" Looking at Zhang Buyi, the old butcher in his fifties said familiarly. "Variety, this is the best fat meat, and it's not greasy."

Seeing the old man's proud and unflattering expression, Zhang Buyi was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that in this era, meat is rare, and fat meat should be more expensive than lean meat.

"Then what about the ribs?" Zhang Buyi asked in his thoughts.

"Siwen!"

Zhang Buyi nodded and said, "Okay, give me two catties of ribs!"

"Hey, it seems that you are really rich for making your kid spend so much money!" The other party said with a smile while fiddling with the ribs.

Zhang Buyi smiled and said nothing, because the family is right next door, from childhood to adulthood, these people are old acquaintances, who doesn't know him?
Therefore, he maintains his original personality, talks less but not indifferently, except for a warm greeting, the rest is only a word or two when necessary.

"Seventh Aunt, how do you sell these potatoes?" Zhang Buyi asked after he paid for the meat and came to the booth next to him.

"One penny and two catties." The potato seller replied enthusiastically.

"Sure, give me two catties. You have to pick a bigger one, fresher one!" Zhang Buyi urged.

There is no such optional market as in later generations, at least when you buy vegetables, they will get them for you, and you can stare at them and say a few words at most.

"Don't worry, your Seventh Aunt, I can still make you suffer, wouldn't that embarrass my old face!"

Zhang Buyi showed a warm smile, and didn't answer the conversation again, with a kindness and literati air.

Immediately, Zhang Buyi bought another penny of garlic and ginger, and got up to leave.

"Oh, these two boys of the Zhang family are really suffering."

"That's right, if Doctor Zhang was still there back then, he would be the second young master!"

"Who says it's not, especially the second child, who is said to be the number one in Jingle Academy now!"

"Hey, it's just that the boss is a little out of tune, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. Look at this second son, who is quiet and quiet. He looks like a scholar."

"Hey, it's not easy being the boss. He went to the wharf to move goods at the age of eighteen or nineteen. He was raised by a young master before."

"That's because of his own crimes a few years ago. If the second child hadn't been sensible early, he probably would have died long ago."

"..."

Zhang Buyi came to the street, bought six catties of rice at a rice shop, and spent another nine Wen.

Today, he spent a full twenty Wen, which is almost Zhang Bucheng's wages for three days, and he had to do all the work for three days.

Looking in his pocket, there were 36 texts left, Zhang Buyi was really speechless.

As a modern person in Huaguo, the awareness of saving money is engraved in his genes, and he feels flustered when he doesn't have any savings in his hand.

He really doesn't understand what kind of life he needs to live like he is now. It's almost a day of work and a day of food, but it's difficult if he doesn't go to work for a few days, or something happens, such as getting sick.

The family of the two brothers, let alone their savings, a little accident can completely bankrupt the family, to the point of selling the last real estate!

······
While thinking, Zhang Buyi returned home and went to the kitchen.Skillfully burn the fire, wash the meat, and handle the potatoes.

Although all the tools depend on a knife, since he came from the countryside, he doesn't feel that he can't get it, it's just a little troublesome.

After finishing the ingredients, Zhang Buyi looked at the seasoning jar.Fortunately, there is a small piece of brown sugar.

Then make two dishes, the more delicate the more delicate it is!

Humming an unknown ditty, taking the time to start cooking slowly.Potato roasted pork ribs with barely caramelized sweet and sour pork ribs took nearly an hour to make.

I looked at the sky, it was already dark outside, and I should be back soon.

"Squeak..."

As soon as an idea came up, the old courtyard door was pushed open, and Zhang Bucheng entered the courtyard with his tired body supported.

In an instant, the tangy fragrance hit his nostrils, and he was taken aback for a moment.

"Now that you're back, wash your hands and eat!" Zhang Buyi put away the complacency on his face, replaced it with a blank expression, and said in a voice that didn't contain any emotional fluctuations while serving the dishes.

Zhang Bucheng still didn't recover from the daze, he looked at the two dishes served by Zhang Buyi in the living room, and his walking figure, dazed in a daze.

Zhang Buyi brought out a basin of hot water at this moment, and said coldly, "Wash your hands!"

Only then did Zhang Bucheng come back to his senses, with an inexplicable expression on his face, and began to wash his hands.

There were obviously dark stains on his hands, and his short hexagrams were also stained, and even his exposed arms were rubbed a little.

(End of this chapter)