"Fragrant pork rib rice noodle soup—"
The roasted goose legs, with their crispy and fragrant skin, were hanging in front of the food stall. The rich soup was boiling constantly in the pot. The aroma was really tempting. Most of the food on this snack street was wontons and yuanxiao. It was rare to see such delicious food.
"Miss, would you like a bowl of hot goose leg rice noodle soup?" The stall owner greeted her warmly.
"How much is it per bowl?"
"Fifty cents per bowl."
The price was not cheap. In Ningcheng, a bowl of noodles with pork ribs only cost thirty - five cents.
However, as the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Li Chuchu ordered three bowls. Shen Yanshan paid the money quite naturally. The stall owner quickly chopped the crispy roasted goose legs into pieces. Then he washed two pieces of green vegetables and threw them into the boiling water along with the rice noodles.
The aroma was truly mouth - watering.
The thick and white rice noodles were served in the shiny soup base, with chopped green vegetables and a plump goose leg on top.
Xiao Liu was about to decline, but Li Chuchu interrupted him. "The money has already been paid, and the boss has already made it. It would be a waste not to eat it." After saying that, she picked up one of the bowls, took out the chopsticks, and picked up a large piece of goose leg. The skin of the goose leg was as crispy as it looked, shiny with oil, and full of flavor when eaten.
Since Li Chuchu had said so, Xiao Liu felt embarrassed to be polite anymore. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Compared with this bowl of rice noodle soup, what they had eaten at the police station today was like eating chaff!
He was extremely touched. There were still many good people in this world. After he got back, he must praise Comrade Li more in front of Director Wen.
However, if he had known the price of eating this bowl of goose leg rice noodle soup, he probably wouldn't have opened his mouth no matter what.
...
After they had eaten their fill,
Li Chuchu gave Shen Yanshan a look, and Shen Yanshan immediately understood. He got up, walked over to the stall owner, and handed him a cigarette. "Boss, your business seems to be booming?"
The stall owner took the cigarette with a smile. "It's okay. I've been running this stall for more than a decade and have accumulated a lot of regular customers. Although I don't earn much, it's enough to support my family."
Shen Yanshan chatted with him for a while and then got to the point. "We're here in Dongguan for the first time. Is there any interesting place you can recommend for us to have some fun?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't sound like a decent person.
The stall owner looked curiously behind Shen Yanshan. "Is that your wife?"
Shen Yanshan replied calmly, "My younger sister."
Hearing this,
a knowing look flashed in the stall owner's eyes.
A mistress?
Many foremen and coal mine bosses also liked to hug their mistresses and call them younger sisters or daughters.
They were all men. There was nothing they didn't understand.
"Ooh, I see, haha..."
He laughed twice and then introduced several shops on the street not far away to Shen Yanshan. "There's a club called White Crane Cabaret on that street. The atmosphere there is the most comfortable. There's also a club called Sunset Cabaret. There are a few good singers there."
Shen Yanshan remained calm. "Are there any new girls recently?"
The stall owner gave Shen Yanshan a meaningful look. He didn't expect this young man to be so good at having fun.
Well, after all, he wasn't satisfied even with such a beautiful mistress.
So he said, "You've come to the right person. There's also an entertainment city called Dongtai here. The girls there are the freshest. There are new girls almost every week. There are all kinds of song and dance performances, as well as performances of musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting every night. The experience is quite good, but the price is also high. The entrance fee is twenty yuan."
"Where do these new girls come from?"
The boss frowned slightly. "I don't know about that. It seems they come from all over the country, and there are also some local girls."
Shen Yanshan had basically got all the information he wanted.
Then he called the other two and they left.
After walking some distance away from the stall, Li Chuchu asked, "How about it?"
Shen Yanshan repeated what the stall owner had said.
Li Chuchu made a decision. "Then let's go to Dongtai."
Shen Yanshan nodded. He had the same idea as his wife.
But how could they draw the target out?
Li Chuchu thought for a while. Suddenly, Xiao Liu spoke up. "What are we going there for? Do I have to go too?"
Xiao Liu looked so small, helpless, and pitiful.
Shen Yanshan and Li Chuchu both turned to look at him at the same time. Their looks made Xiao Liu feel nervous, but Li Chuchu's mood suddenly brightened. "Yes, it's a famous scenic spot in Dongguan. Of course, you have to go with us."
Xiao Liu was confused and looked innocent. "But it's so late. Don't we go back to sleep? We still have to go to the police station to assist in the investigation tomorrow."
Li Chuchu said firmly, "Going to sleep right after a meal would make you feel stuffed. Let's go find a place to digest our food. Let's go!"
Since he had eaten their food, Xiao Liu felt embarrassed to refuse. He had no choice but to follow them.
...
When they arrived at the entrance of Dongtai Entertainment City, Li Chuchu was surprised to see such a magnificent building in this otherwise ordinary area. The building was six stories high and was the most eye - catching one on this street.
The hostesses at the entrance were extremely beautiful. They were wearing well - tailored cheongsams with a relatively high degree of skin exposure, looking just like the stars on TV.
Xiao Liu blushed as soon as he stood at the entrance and refused to go in no matter what. "No, no. I'm a public servant. I can't enter such a place! I'll be suspended from my job!"
"You're on a mission now. You're just like an undercover policeman, here to investigate Jiang Wen's whereabouts. We're all going in. Do you want to be a deserter? And if we really find Jiang Wen later, won't it be a great achievement for you? Don't you think Director Wen will promote you for your hard work?"
After Li Chuchu's coercion and inducement, she finally managed to get him in half - coaxed and half - forced.
Xiao Liu now deeply realized that there was no free lunch in the world. The free lunch was actually a well - dug trap.
...
Although Li Chuchu, as a woman, also had to pay twenty yuan for the entrance ticket, judging from the attitude of the hostesses at the entrance, this place didn't seem very friendly to women. They looked at her as if she was a plaything beside a big shot.
Li Chuchu thought to herself: This is the first time I've played the role of a plaything beside a tycoon. I'm so nervous.
The champagne - colored lights in the entertainment city gave the whole club a sense of debauchery. There were fine wines, colorful fruit platters, and all kinds of beautiful women walking around the banquet hall, pouring wine for the guests.
Xiao Liu stood there, feeling at a loss. He was so nervous that he almost couldn't speak. "Li... Li Mei... I feel like someone is touching my butt."
Li Chuchu calmly pulled his nervous hand off her arm. "It's an illusion. They probably touched the wrong person."
Xiao Liu: No, he was even more nervous.
Shen Yanshan stood there, looking just like a playboy who frequented entertainment venues. As expected of a villain, he had all those dangerous and alluring qualities such as being a dissolute gentleman, a hypocrite...
Many girls threw themselves at him, but they were all blocked back by Shen Yanshan's cold face. Some areas were even filled with thick smoke, which was very choking. Shen Yanshan protected Li Chuchu in his arms. The place was full of all kinds of people, and he didn't dare to let her out of his sight.
Xiao Liu asked carefully, "What's my mission here?"
Shen Yanshan said coldly, "Find Jiang Wen."
Xiao Liu: "Huh?"
Do you mean me?
Shen Yanshan whispered, "There are six floors in total. The higher the floor, the higher the level. Since Jiang Wen is new here, she'll most likely be on the first floor. You've seen Jiang Wen's photo. Your task now is to find her here."