Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 8 Chapter 7 So Kee Fish Ball Wonton
There is a bus stop at the entrance of the PCPD Torture Center. It costs 2 yuan per person to take Chengjiao Line No. 2 from here, and you can pass through a small half of Peicheng to the river embankment area in the north.

This used to be the busiest area in Peicheng. At that time, the water transportation with other cities through the Pei River was very convenient and profitable. Thousands of people supported the prosperity of this area.It's just that in the past 30 years, the rainwater from the sky has been full of inexplicable anger, and they will appear to extremes, causing the Peihe River to always be nervous and choppy.The unreasonable mad dog waves and the intermittent killer vortex killed many people and destroyed many ships, and the river was no longer favored.

The embankment area decayed.Now it is like a dying camel with its head on the ground, with only shriveled old skin and bones remaining under the huge shelf.Buzzing flies surrounded it, and greedy vultures shot their eyes unsparingly trying to share and eat.

It is still struggling to breathe: beside the river embankment, next to the original warehouse and loading and unloading yard, under the continuous steam lamps, there are hundreds of shops selling special and cheap snacks, and there are many "conditioning shops" without chefs who are responsible for taking care of appetite. demand.The whole area is desperately using a rich and irritating aroma to try to cover up the faint smell of corpses emanating from the depths, delaying the arrival of death.

Just about 2 steps away from the Hedi East Station of Suburb Line [-], the neon signboard of "Suoji Fish Ball Wonton" exudes a dim and unstable light.It was a four-wheeled stall that could no longer be moved. There were four steaming soup pots on a coal-fired tin stove, and there were fish balls and meat fillings, noodles, and seven or eight kinds of side dishes beside it.

There were twelve mazzas on three small, askew round tables, and four single-use bar chairs across from the stove—they seldom filled, and they were all empty now.As a result, there are no additional service staff, and only one person is needed for the entire stall, that fat middle-aged man who is in charge of cooking wontons.He has a chubby figure, a cute smile, and a clean-shaven beard and hair.Coupled with the baggy and somewhat dragging chef's robe, to some extent, he himself is like a live advertisement for fish ball wonton.

"It's here." Ge Gongdao sat down on the bar stool, patted the seat beside him for Zhuang Xuteng to sit on, and yelled at the boss: "Boss Suo, the same old way, but double."

"Do I know you? I don't know what you look like!" The wonton stall owner stared straight at Ge Gongdao. The scene was stiff and awkward for a while, until it was broken by two loud laughs.

Ge Gongdao and Boss Suo laughed together and punched together in the air. "It doesn't count if you can't eat enough for two servings. It's 26 euros in total. It's a small business, pay first and ask later, and there is no credit."

"Old customers can't pay on credit? I don't have enough money now."

"The old customers are the ones who can't pay on credit the most. I'm afraid that if I owe too much, my old friends will stop coming because of face." Boss Suo quickly wrapped wontons, threw them into the cooking pot like a string, and pressed Then start making the base soup in a bowl.During the whole process, he didn't even look down at all, but devoted most of his eyes to Zhuang Xuteng.

"This is my new friend, he bravely blocked the enemy for me!"

"Really? Then this kid is a bit stupid." Boss Suo moved his fat body, squeezed on the bar, approached Zhuang Xuteng and said, "Don't do that next time. That guy is the boxing champion in this area, don't bother The strength helps his opponents not to scramble for teeth."

"Are you a boxing champion?" Zhuang Xuteng asked in surprise.

"That's the champion of the toddler group. It's a 5-year-old thing. Can you not mention it? It's not something worth bragging about." Ge Gongdao stretched out his hand to the soup spoon, scooped up two bowls of hot noodle soup as if he was helping himself, and Put one of the bowls in front of Zhuang Xuteng. "Right now, boxing has become a prop competition, and it is better to compare who's shadow equipment. If I go to the adult group corresponding to the weight, I will be KO'd in the first round."

"Well, having shadows and disappearing shadows are completely different things." Boss Suo stirred the tumbling wontons with a spoon, and added a little cold water to the pot to control the temperature.He laughed and teased Ge Gong and said, "Brother Dao, didn't you always want shadow equipment, when can you get it?"

"Come on, come on, there is already a way." Ge Gongdao blinked, then tapped the countertop with his knuckles, and said, "Don't just talk about me, are you confused? What about the pills?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." Boss Suo took out a small bottle from his jacket pocket, poured out two white pills the size of rice grains, and handed it to the only current guest.

Zhuang Xuteng asked: "What is this for?"

"Promote digestion and add flavor." Boss Suo winked.

"Don't listen to him, this is the medicine to prevent diarrhea." Ge Gongdao said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Suo's craftsmanship is nothing to say, and you can drink delicious fish ball wontons in a while. But he is not a fish farmer. He has to use whatever is there, those fish...it’s hard to describe. In short, taking a pill is good for yourself.”

He tossed the pill into his mouth and washed it down with some soup.Zhuang Xuteng shrugged and did the same.

The wontons came up, steaming hot and full of aroma.Ge Gongdao sipped some soup from the bowl first, then scooped up wontons with a spoon, bit off half of them, and ate them while blowing.

There is nothing wrong with his evaluation, Boss Suo's wonton taste is really good.The soup is clear, the wontons are oily, the toughness of the noodles and the freshness of the fish balls are fully reflected, the slightest bit of spiciness comes from the pepper, and the slightest fragrance is due to the synthetic MSG.

"It's real fish meat, not seasoned meat with synthetic protein." Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said with a thumbs up: "This kind of meat is not easy to handle nowadays, you can get rid of the smell of dust and kerosene, which is indeed very capable. "

"As long as you are satisfied." Boss Suo said with a smile while drying his hands on the apron.

On the other side, Ge Gongdao had already started to eat and drink, as if he was no longer afraid of being scalded.He quickly finished a whole bowl of wontons, leaving no soup left.Accompanied by the sound of "huha", he patted his stomach happily, then pointed to Zhuang Xuteng, and winked at Boss Suo:
"Do you have any news about the entrustment? Do you know who is short of people recently? What do you think of him?"

"What you need most now is to keep your feet on the ground! There are not many actions at present. Considering the chaos in the middle of the night last night, everyone needs to stop for a while. I will help you find out and give you news tomorrow morning. Don't worry."

Boss Suo took back the empty bowl and put it in the bucket to wash it.He looked at Zhuang Xuteng, and said: "As for this kid, he can hold his breath, not talk much, and listen carefully. I think it is a piece of material."

Zhuang Xuteng looked at Boss Suo and then at Ge Gongdao. "Brother Dao, what's the matter?"

"This fat man has been a mercenary and a middleman. It's just that he loves the chef industry more, so he left that circle and runs a wonton stall here. I trust his judgment. If he says you are not suitable to be a mercenary, I will I'll advise you to do something else."

Boss Suo shook his chubby fist and said, "I'm strong, not fat. You should be clear about it! But, boy, being a mercenary is not a good time, and you will encounter all kinds of bad things."

"Can you make money quickly?" Zhuang Xuteng asked, "Can you earn more than working in a factory?"

"If you don't pick and choose, you can make money every day; if you have the ability to make a living in this industry, you will definitely earn more than going to the factory." Boss Suo said with a smile: "Going to the company's factory is only It will slowly consume lifespan, while mercenaries are burning lifespan quickly, so the flames produced should of course be more dazzling."

"I need a job urgently now, or I will be kicked out if I can't pay the rent."

"Hehe, don't say such things in the future, it's easy to be manipulated by the middleman. You must always remember that the mercenaries and the middleman are not on the same side, it's more like the relationship between the debtors. And..." Boss Suo shook his head slightly , said: "I'm not an intermediary, and I won't issue entrusted tasks. I just have some friends, and I can often contact them."

"Yes, Fatty Suo has long since stopped working as a middleman." Ge Gongdao also said to Zhuang Xuteng: "In the future, I will talk to the middleman. Just don't open your mouth, just listen and protect my back at the same time."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said sorry.

"Being obedient and learning, this attitude will have a good future. But I still want to ask: Ge Heizi, are you planning to partner with him?"

"Yes! Isn't that obvious!"

"Then how do you divide the bill?" Fatty Suo asked with narrowed eyes.

"Half and half. How much I earn, he earns, and each bears the cost. I am Ge Gongdao, and I must be fair."

"Hmm... It's half split with a newcomer who hasn't entered the industry. Generally speaking, you are either planning to cheat him, or you are optimistic about him. Boy, you must have some specialties that I haven't discovered yet. Don't get me wrong, I don't ask about such things , It’s best that only you know your most powerful ability, and you can save your life at critical times.” Boss Suo thought for a while, and then said: “I can’t give you tasks, but it’s not like you have no way out. I have a side job in the river embankment area. Recycle some things. If you have anything that can be sold on your body, you can sell it to me. For Brother Dao's sake, I will give you a fair price."

"I have nothing to sell, just a handkerchief and a piece of synthetic sugar." Zhuang Xuteng sighed, and said, "Yes, there is also an old work uniform. It's not mine, PCPD forced it to me. It's worthless .”

"Work clothes? That's the one you carried along the way? If I'm not mistaken, it's the official work clothes of Scarlet Group's factory, right?" Boss Suo said, "Don't say it's worthless, the work clothes are heat-resistant and flame-retardant. , electricity insulation, can slow down the rate of corrosion, and can also emit fluorescence at night. Many people in the river embankment area need such clothes. If you don’t want it, bring it here and let me have a look.”

"Here, here you are. How much can I change?"

"You can't say that, you should say: Give me an estimate, I will be annoyed when I see it." Boss Suo took the clothes and said, "I know you don't understand, so I will tell you directly: I am annoyed when I see it. I'm not going to take this thing back and I won't ask about it again. If I say 'I quite like it', then there's more to it. It's probably just a mortgage. I hope I don't give it away for a while. Resell it."

"Understood, I remember."

"Come on, let me see how the clothes look." Boss Suo shook his hands, unfolded the clothes, and fumbled around.Soon he let out a "huh" and took out a few pieces of paper from the inside pocket of his overalls.

"There are almost 300 yuan left here! You are too careless. You must check the things you want to sell first, and you can't be so sloppy." He snorted, slapped the money on the table, and pushed it to Zhuang Xuteng: "Boy, If you are careless, you will die! You can't do this in the future!"

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