Happy Little Mayor

As the car moved quickly on the road, the deeper it got into the town of Tahiti, the more run-down it became.

Hani was sad and said, "How long haven't I been back? How do you feel it's been a century?"

Wang Bo patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's a matter of life and people, things are like this, life is like this, many times you suddenly turn around and find that the road behind you is so strange."

Charlie laughed: "Okay guys, don't pretend to be poets or philosophers here. Tahiti was put on the revocation list two years ago. Isn't its run-down normal?"

Hani sighed, "It's normal, but it's too different from my memory."

After entering the town, the difference was even greater.

Vines climbed on the walls of the small buildings on both sides of the road. Because of the season, the vines turned gray-green, the autumn wind blew, and a sense of depression spread.

Most of the houses were abandoned, with mottled walls, broken windows, and open spaces in some places. This was the reason the entire house was removed.

They made a round in the town along the main road, and then saw no pedestrians. The only stores still open are a convenience store and a restaurant.

Last time Wang Bo came here, he still visited Hani and persuaded him to go to the sunset town.

At that time, Tahiti town was a very good country town. It was peaceful, peaceful, and crowded with cafes, fast food restaurants, flower shops, supermarkets and cinemas.

Looking into the distance, he remembered that he could still see farms and ranches at that time, and when he approached, he would find many cows and sheep lying lazily on the grassland.

These stores are now closed and farms are closed.

The locust plague of some time ago also covered the town of Tahiti. The farms and pastures in the town became worse, and even the green grass was hard to see. It was either a dry weed or a plot of land exposed by locusts.

Inside the town, some old buildings are scattered. Under Hani's leadership, Wang Bo looked at each other.

Captain Bally's House, summer banquets, Easter celebrations and Labor Day markets, London Stables, Coopers, Belfast and Jury Grain, etc.

What surprised him was that these buildings were well protected compared to the surrounding houses. Some people cleaned them regularly. Although the glass was dirty, there was not much dust in it.

Wang Bo wanted to find the cleaner, and Hani shook his head: "You can't find it here. I'll tell you who is cleaning up these places later."

After walking around, they drove on the road. As he passed a small two-story building, Wang Bo motioned to Uncle Bing to stop.

This is the place where Hani rented out while working in the town. A group of people got out of the car, Wang Bo looked in the door, shook his head and said, "Lock the door."

Uncle Bing lay on the window and looked in, saying, "No one is living. The furniture and appliances have been removed. There are ant colonies and cockroaches on the floor and mouse holes in the corners of the wall."

Hani said: "Yes, Mrs. Finch moved away early. I should thank him. She could tolerate me even when my temper was the worst."

Wang Bo was still impressed with the landlord and asked, "Is this Mrs. Finch interesting to you?"

Hani smiled. "Maybe, but she liked women when she was young."

Wang Bo was surprised: "She is Lara? Then why do you call her wife?"

Hani nodded and said, "Yes, Mrs. Finch is a ridiculous title given to her by people. It has become a formal title after a long time."

After watching the meeting before and after the house, Hani directed them to the convenience store.

Inside the shop, the two old men were lying on the counter watching TV, and they did not turn around when they heard the door ringing. Only one old man said in a dry voice, "What you want to buy is for yourself."

Hani patted the counter and said, "Old Cavt, look, who's here?"

The old man turned his head in surprise when he heard his voice, and said after seeing the appearance of Hani, "Oh my god, how did you come back, the inspector? I didn't evade taxes, because the town has no tax points at all."

Wang Bo laughed. It seemed that Hani's selflessness left a deep impression on the local traders.

Hani took the bottle of beer and said, "Please buy me a bottle of wine. I don't know about it."

The other old man also turned around, with the same expression as Kaft, staring open his mouth.

"Inspector, am I seeing a ghost? Is this what you say?"

"You mean he's dead? I don't feel like it."

Hani laughed: "I will definitely live longer than you, rest assured, I live well now."

Kaft was surprised: "You can say such a thing? This is not an auditor I know."

Hani shrugged. "We all change. What we remember changes sooner or later."

Charlie touched Wang Bo with his elbow and whispered: "It seems that today really affects Hani, how did he become a philosopher?"

Wang Bo a little regretted, knowing that he had returned without Hani. Obviously, this guy is nostalgic and still has nostalgia for the town of Tahiti.

No wonder he is no longer married, he thought, maybe the old guy still can't forget his deceased wife.

He stood at the door looking at the run-down Tahiti town, and now understood why Mayor Robert had targeted him so five years ago.

The town of Tahiti relies too much on Highway 8. When the highway was rerouted, he knew the town would collapse.

After being the mayor, he was able to understand this mood, seeing his most precious thing step by step towards decline, just thinking about him felt unacceptable.

However, it is not surprising that the hardware of Tahiti Town itself is not strong enough. The town of Sunset has only developed for five or six years. Even now, when the eighth road is diverted, the townspeople can still survive there.

The two old men recognized him and said, "Chinese, with Hani, that must be Mr. Wang, the mayor of Sunset Town?"

Wang Bo smiled, "I know, do you want to hit me with a wine bottle now?"

"No, I chopped you with a kitchen knife!" Kaft said angrily.

The other old man was rational: "It has nothing to do with him, it is the decision of the country."

Wang Bo asked: "When did the town become like this?"

Kraft characterized the cigarette and slowly said, "When did it become like this? I can't remember it, step by step, like this. For the past three or four years, people moved away every week, and then In the end, that's it. "

"Then why don't you move out? Does it make any sense to stay here?"

Another old man laughed: "Where do we move? This is our home. We lived here for 70 years, we were born here, we grew up here, where do we move?"

"Anyway, we live on pensions. Where do we stay different? We are more familiar with everything here, and supported by Kaft's convenience stores. There is nothing missing here."

Kraft asked: "What are you doing here?"