Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

Chapter 269 You know the truth
South of the city.

Compared with Xicheng District where Jiang Cheng lives and Beicheng District where he had been before, this place is more prosperous.

There are many shops on both sides of the road, selling everything from clothes, cakes to daily necessities.

However, when night falls, the number of pedestrians on the road decreases significantly. Except for some restaurants and snack stalls that are still open, other shops are almost all closed.

Jiang Cheng walked on the street with his hands in his pockets, looking around.

If you want to know about the mission, you must ask someone.

The deputy captain of the law enforcement team is not accessible to ordinary people, so there is no way to get to know him.

Therefore, we can only learn about the situation from other people in the South City Law Enforcement Bureau.

It is impossible for a normal person to go directly to the law enforcement bureau to inquire, so Jiang Cheng plans to walk around and find a few people in uniform to ask.

Not long after he walked, he saw two law enforcement officers in a noodle restaurant.

When they walked in, they saw a big bowl of beef in front of the two of them. They were eating with great relish and didn't notice Jiang Cheng walked in.

The middle-aged man in the store didn't notice it either. He just stared at the big bowl of beef, feeling very distressed.

"Boss, give me a big bowl of beef noodles."

Jiang Cheng found a seat and sat down, speaking.

"okay."

The man responded and hurried to do it.

The two law enforcement officers nearby glanced at Jiang Cheng sideways, then lowered their heads and started eating with relish.

After a while, the big bowl of beef was finished.

"Hey, the beef is gone. Give me another bowl."

One of them shouted at the middle-aged man.

"Right away, right away."

The man responded quickly.

Even though I felt extremely painful inside, I didn't dare show it on my face.

Because if he makes the two people outside unhappy, it will be a problem whether he can continue to run his store.

Soon, he walked over with a large bowl of beef, nodded and bowed as he put the bowl down.

When passing by Jiang Cheng, he smiled and said, "Big brother, your noodles will be ready soon."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

At this moment, the one facing the door cursed, "Damn it, that guy surnamed Song is going too far! You can't take this, you can't take that. Do you really think we went to the law enforcement team to do good things?"

"okay."

The companion glanced at Jiang Cheng and said, "We'll talk about these things later."

Upon hearing this, the other party immediately stopped talking.

“Beef noodles are here!”

The middle-aged man brought a large bowl of steaming beef noodles and placed it in front of Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng took a look and had to say that the beef portion was quite good, with more than ten pieces, unlike those restaurants which only had a few slices.

Just like that, the store fell into an eerie silence.

I don’t know how long it was before the two people next to me burped with satisfaction.

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Finally finished eating.

However, the next words from one of them made his face instantly look extremely ugly.

"Is your beef good? If you have more, pack me a few pounds."

"I want a few pounds too."

Another person said.

"My lords."

The middle-aged man's smile is uglier than his cry.

"As a small business, we really can't afford it. How about this: from now on, you can come and eat as much beef and noodles as you want."

That bowl of beef cost him half a day's profit.

Two bowls, and I don’t make much money at the end of the day.

What's even more outrageous is that the two of them want to take a few kilograms back...

If this happens a few times a month, he will go bankrupt. "What do you mean?"

The two men's faces suddenly turned gloomy.

"We are eating at your place because we respect you. Don't be shameless."

"Stop talking nonsense. Each of us will pack three pounds of beef. Not even one pound less."

"Sir..."

The man looked pleading.

"Two kilograms, two kilograms per person, is that okay? I'm also a small business, and my whole family depends on me for their livelihood."

"Four pounds."

Unexpectedly, the man's pleading not only failed to win the other party's sympathy, but made the other party even more aggressive.

"If you say one more word, it will be five pounds. If you dare to say more, I will continue to add more."

"You can choose not to give it to me, but you may not be able to run this store smoothly in the future." The other person said with a forced smile.

They have plenty of ways to bring down a noodle shop.

"Okay, three pounds per person, I'll give it to you!"

The middle-aged man's eyes turned red as he spoke.

"Wrong, it's four pounds, four pounds per person."

The man was startled when he heard this, and then nodded obediently.

I felt regretful in my heart.

If I had known it would be like this, I shouldn’t have said those two extra words.

Another day's profit is gone.

Jiang Cheng was eating noodles silently, seemingly not noticing what was happening around him.

The two law enforcement officers also glanced at Jiang Cheng. There was no guilt in their eyes, and there was even some contempt.

In their minds, Jiang Cheng, who was eating noodles here, was not much different from the middle-aged man inside.

If they want to bully us, it's easy for them to do so.

After a while, a middle-aged man came over carrying two heavy bags.

Each bag contained a large piece of beef.

"My two sirs, your beef has been cut. Four pounds per piece, no more, no less." The man smiled ingratiatingly.

"You know the truth."

One of them nodded with satisfaction, patted the man on the shoulder, and walked out of the store with a swagger.

Watching the other person go away, the man wiped his eyes and sighed heavily.

I don’t know how long this kind of days will last.

"Boss, how much is it?"

Just then, a voice sounded in my ears.

"Hey, big brother, the large portion is twenty-eight yuan."

"Give."

Jiang Cheng took out a hundred-dollar bill and handed it over.

The latter subconsciously raised his hands and looked outside the door. After confirming that it was real, he quickly smiled and said, "Okay, big brother, I'll give you seventy-two. Please wait a moment. I'll give you the change."

"No thanks, the rest is just a tip for you."

Jiang Cheng finished speaking and strode out.

One of the two people mentioned the word Song.

Combined with what he said, this should be the goal of this mission.

If we catch up with them, we will definitely be able to get some valuable information from those two people.

As for the tip for the man, looking at his expression, it was really pitiful. To him now, let alone one hundred, even ten thousand would not be looked at in the eye. Just regard a small tip as a small help to the other party.

"Hey, big brother!"

The middle-aged man was about to say something when he realized that the figure was no longer in front of him.

He hurried outside. As night fell, he saw a few figures, but he didn't know if they were real people, and he didn't dare to stray too far from the store.

After a while, he looked at the hundred-yuan bill in his hand and his eyes turned red again.

(End of this chapter)