Chapter 16: Noisy Penguin Logistics
Chapter 16: Noisy Penguin Logistics
"Are you full?" Reinette glanced at Red beside her.
Shortly after Reinette put away the report, the waiter brought
up the hotpot base and dishes on a cart.
To be honest, the food in this restaurant tastes pretty good.
The spicy hotpot base is just the right amount of numbing and spiciness.
However, the bone soup is a little bland, and I don't know if it's because the
employees are old.
It is also worth mentioning that Reinette discovered that Red
seemed to have a cat's tongue. At least at the beginning, Red seemed to be
severely burned when eating the tumor meat roll.
Ah, although it seems to be partly due to the fact that she
did not remind her at the beginning, it is also included in it, but the look of
Red's eyes full of tears due to the burns is also quite cute, that's it.
"Mom, are we going back?" Red, whose eyes were red
from the burns, pulled Reinette's clothes.
"Are you full? If so, let's go." After JianRed
nodded, Reinette asked the waiter to settle the bill and stood up to leave.
Just as Reinette was about to step out of the store, she
looked back with a slight feeling, but when she looked back, she saw that there
were still groups of three or five diners sitting together and chatting.
"What's wrong, Mom?"
"…Nothing, Red, probably just a friend."
Hot pot restaurant box
"Boss, don't you have anything spicier here?" A
royal sister with dragon horns, white hair, wearing a white embroidered
cheongsam, and with particularly exaggerated large flowered arms on her arms,
was eating hot pot alone.
"Boss, please add some more peppercorns! Your hot pot
base is not comfortable at all.
"Really, there's no more, sir. The one you have is
already the hottest one."
"Okay, okay, what a pity." The royal sister waved
her hand to let the waiter go down and started eating hot pot alone.
After the waiter left the box, he slowly said, "This is
really strange. Why is a sea god here?"
"Forget it. My new movie will be released tomorrow. It
will definitely be sold out, right?"
On the street.
Reinette spent ten Longmen coins to buy a book titled
"Longmen's Top 100 Folk Food Guide" at a roadside stall.
"Mom, aren't we going back?"
"My lovely Red, the nightlife has just begun, and it's
easy to get hungry after eating hot pot. Let's go to the night market."
Reinette opened the book with one hand and began to flip
through the contents, skipping the recommendations on staple foods and going
straight to look at the snacks.
"Let me see, barbecue looks good, but I've already had
hotpot, something so oily, so it's not a good idea to have barbecue afterward,
right?"
Red on the side was watching Reinette who was flipping through
a book. He found that his mother seemed very interested today.
"Red, do you want any snacks?"
"Red, I don't know. Red will listen to mother." Red
hugged Reinette's arm and rubbed it.
Reinette stroked Red's head with her free hand while
continuing to flip through the guide in her hand.
"Fish ball? Could it be the one from Ursus guy? The plot
seems to have mentioned it a little bit, it's delicious, I've decided, the
journey is not too far, just right for digestion."
"Come on, Red, let's go eat some fish balls."
...Longmen...
A truck with a round capsule-like shape and a simple penguin
drawing was speeding on it. Behind the vehicle, three black Hummers were
chasing it.
"What's going on with the gangs these days? Why are they
always targeting us at Penguin Logistics?"
"Exusiai, shut up. What on earth did I take to bring you
here on a stealth mission? And didn't I tell you to wait in the car?"
Texas, who was driving, looked unhappy.
(T/n: sankta is basically a walking lamp. They can't turn off the
light. So yeah exusiai can't sleep without eyemask)
"You promised me this yourself, just to make amends for
last time. It took me three days to wash off your marker!"
"If you're in the mood to talk nonsense here, why don't
you just give me your gun and fight back!"
"I don't have any money to buy rubber bullets. Otherwise,
why do you think I asked you to bring me here to take orders?"
(T/n: exusiai has lot of her real bullet confiscated by LGD/Lungmen
Guard Department)
Texas' mouth twitched, she remembered that the reason why this
impossible angel pestered her and asked her to take her with her to participate
in this mission was because of this girl. This month's salary had been almost
completely deducted, leaving only a little money for meals.
"You are an useless angel. What use do I have for you?
No, I remember you asked Is for a large batch of bullets last time."
"All of it was used for target practice."
At this moment, a red, cartoon-style anger symbol seemed to
appear above Texas' head.
"Ouch!!!"
Exusiai held the place where she had just been hit, while
Texas, standing next to him, slowly retracted her fist with a calm face.
Just then, a violent collision sounded, followed by a violent
friction sound.
Just now, behind her, a car in a plane drove over, drove to
the side, and rammed the Texas truck hard, knocking it to the side. The car and
the guardrail rubbed violently, making a sharp friction sound.
!
Texas slammed the steering wheel and collided with the
opponent, relying on the size advantage of the truck to squeeze out of the
opponent's encirclement.
The next moment, a crossbow arrow flew to the front of the
truck and exploded.
"Huh! What, explosive crossbows? How dare they use them
in Longmen..." Texas looked back with the help of the rearview mirror.
In a car of life, a man leaned out, holding a bow and arrow,
an arrow was on the string, and the arrow head was flashing red light.
"I see. An explosion-type Originium technique."
According to Longmen's laws, street fights and gang fights are
allowed, but the use of explosives and live ammunition is prohibited, and
things like arrows are even on the edge of the line.
However, Originium skills are not among them. The reason is
that it is difficult to control. Unless the person demonstrates it
specifically, no one can say whether the other party has the Originium skills
or not.
A staff? Just don't bring it. Even if you bring it, does the
Longmen Guard Bureau have the right to forcibly confiscate it? Obviously not.
Those infected with Oripathy due to Originium infection are
more difficult to supervise because they can themselves become magic wands.
Over time, it became an unspoken black rule that explosive
Originium skills were not under regulatory supervision. Of course, the premise
for this rule to take effect was that no harm was done to the civilians of
Longmen.
If you violate it, generally speaking you may be invited to
the Longmen Guard Bureau for tea, and you may be found dead the next day,
buried in the yellow sand.
"Texas!"
"I know, but this isn't a good place to fight. Down below
is the Longmen city area. You don't want to be scolded by Officer Chen when you
turn around."
"Uh...Texas, you're right." Angelic thought briefly
about Officer Chen, the scolding momentum that could have changed from six
o'clock in the morning to five-thirty in the morning.
Adding to the various troubles they had caused in the past
month, it seemed that if something happened again, Officer Chen would be able
to lock them up for a month, thus making a significant contribution to
Longmen's public security.
Of course, such a punishment is obviously absolutely
unacceptable to Exusiai, who is active by nature and loves lively activities.
"Bang!!!"
Another huge explosion sounded. This time the crossbow arrow
seemed to have directly pierced the carriage and then exploded, causing the
entire car to shift greatly.
"Ugh!" Texas slammed the steering wheel, trying to
keep the vehicle stable.
"It's so annoying!" Texas stepped on the accelerator
with such force that it seemed as if she wanted to push it directly into the
engine.
The engine of this truck, which was specially modified to
satisfy the desire of Texas drag racing, let out a low roar and rushed out like
an arrow from a bow.
...Longmen Central Park...
"Boss, two servings of fish balls, please." Reinette
said to the stall owner while holding Red's hand.
"Okay, 20 Longmen coins." The Ursus(bear) man with a
somewhat ferocious look nodded and skillfully took out two portions of fishballs
that had been hammered in advance.
'Brother Jaye, the real person is more vicious than the master
of the illustration, no wonder the plot has such a comment.'
The two tourists who arrived earlier than Reinette and the
others had already received their own fishballs.
"I really did buy the right book. The fish balls are
really delicious, chewy and better than the ones in restaurants."
"The ones in those restaurants are probably just made by
beating the scaled beasts into a paste. Not to mention the hammering, there
might even be fish bones in them. They are not cleaned up."
"That's true. However, the guide clearly says that the
owner of the Fishball is an old man. But no matter how you look at this boss,
he seems a bit..." The voice of one of the tourists gradually faded.
Another tourist traveling with him nodded frequently, but
after hearing his next words, he glanced at the boss cautiously and spoke in a
low voice.
"I think you're worrying too much. That guy is pretty
good, except that he looks a little fierce. But when you look at the way he
cooks Fishball, he looks like a successor or an apprentice, right?"
The Ursus ears moved slightly, obviously he heard it but he
just sighed and didn't say anything. It seemed like he was used to it.
The fish balls were cooking in the pot, and from time to time,
one or two would float up. Apparently, the fish balls that had been pre-cooked
for a while did not need too long to cook.
At the same time, the boss held a plastic bowl and quickly
scooped up a little seasoning from each seasoning bowl with the spoon inside
and put it into the bowl. With skillful technique, he finally scooped up the fishball
with the spoon at the edge of the pot and mixed the seasoning with the soup.
Soon, the two fishballs were ready, and Jaye called the two to
come and take them away.
"Be careful about the heat. You can let it cool down for
a while before eating. The taste won't deteriorate so quickly." Jaye put
two bowls on the table and reminded casually.
"Thank you." Reinette used water to make a pair of
water gloves on her hands to prevent burns, and also made one for Red.
Compared to Red, who found out that she had a cat tongue and
wanted to wait until it cooled down before eating it, Reinette didn't care so
much. She just scooped up the fishball with a spoon and started eating.
At this moment, there was a sudden explosion above the park. Reinette,
who was eating the scale pill, was not careful and swallowed half of the scale
pill without chewing it.
"Hmm!" Reinette widened her eyes, and she quickly
made her throat semi-liquefied, allowing the half pill to fall into her
stomach.
"Ahem."
Several tourists nearby looked at the overpass above with
astonished expressions, and then another explosion was heard.
"It's really noisy." Several elderly people who were
exercising in the park didn't pay much attention to it. They just looked up
twice and then lowered their heads, continuing their own exercises.
Jaye did speak out to comfort a few tourists who were eating
at his place.
"Don't worry, it won't harm us."
Jaye looked at the tourists in front of him who were still a
little frightened, and reminded them again.
"Well, besides crowded places at night, it's best not to
go to some places. Longmen's Guard Bureau will protect your safety."
Jaye looked up and scratched his head: "Really? Can't we
just have a few days of peace and quiet every month? Requiem is almost
here."
Jaye,as an old resident of Longmen, do you have any idea who
caused the explosion at this moment?
40% is due to the fighting between gangs, and the other 60% is
the work of those noisy Penguin Logistics.
After confirming that there were no more explosions above his
head, Brother Jaye lowered his head and continued to watch the Fish Ball Shop.
Anyway, there were many such things, and as long as it didn't happen to him,
there would be no problem.
Moreover, the rule of Longmen is that civilians cannot be
harmed during a fight. If violated, there will be accountability afterwards.
"Mom?" Red looked at the overpass above worriedly.
Reinette patted Red's head to reassure her: "It's okay.
Look at the expressions of the people around. They are probably used to such
sudden explosions. It's really different from there."
"Okay, eat it quickly, or it will get cold later."
"Uh-huh."
After a while, the two who had finished eating the fish balls
continued to stroll on the street. Mainly because Reinette was still in high
spirits and was still reading the guide to Longmen's Hundred Folk Foods with
great interest.
Suddenly, a low engine sound came into Reinette's ears.
"Are there speeding gangs in Longmen too?" Reinette
looked up and saw a truck coming quickly from a distance, so fast that it
didn't look like a truck.
Reinette looked at the truck and saw the wall on the left side
of the car being lifted up: "It looks like the explosion just now was
caused by the four of them."
Reinette pulled Red to stand in the aisle at the side, while
the more experienced Longmen residents around them ran faster to the street and
stood there.
The truck did a tailspin and the entire vehicle almost flew
into the air on two wheels.
"Drifting, good technique." Just as Reinette was
complaining, a black shadow flew over from the truck.
"Hmm." Reinette frowned. In order to prevent the
black shadow from hitting anyone, Reinette raised her hand to summon a ball of
water to intercept it in mid-air.
"What is this? A box? Looking at the broken securing
straps, it looks like it should be their cargo."
After this commotion, Reinette completely lost interest in
shopping. As for the box, seeing that they were still being chased, she might
as well go there tomorrow.
Reinette didn't want to get involved in any trouble, so it
would be better to wait until tomorrow when everything was settled before
going.
As for who the box belonged to? Well, based on the fluorescent
tube that Reinette saw from the cab of the truck just now, which was speeding
past and leaving an afterimage, she could roughly guess who it belonged to.