"Can I help you?" Gu Chen came to the blond foreigner and asked him.

When the man saw that Gu Chen was a policeman, he immediately showed a long-lost smile and quickly said in fluent English: "I don't know Chinese very well, but... I need to sell my own photos to support my future journey."

Perhaps out of his trust in Gu Chen's police uniform, he pointed to the dazzling works in front of him, then picked up one of the photos of the Grand Canyon, stood up and handed it to Gu Chen, and continued: "The price of the photo is determined by

It's up to you to decide how much you want to pay."

"Are you sure?" Gu Chen also asked in English.

"Yes, I'm very sure." The man nodded and said with certainty: "These are all photos I took myself. The price is whatever I want. I need to sell my photos to complete my future journey, but I don't speak Chinese."

Very good, or...I can't speak Chinese well at all, so I...I don't know how to communicate."

Gu Chen probably understood the blond man's current predicament...

An artist, or a travel photographer, wants to use his photos to make photo albums and sell them to passers-by to support his next trip.

I have to say, this foreigner is quite interesting. He dares to go out without bringing enough money. Does he really regard art as a living?

"First of all, you need a signboard, and it's in Chinese." After thinking about it, Gu Chen said again, "By the way, do you have the QR code for payment?"

"QR code? WeChat and Alipay, right?" the blond man asked.

"Yes, if you want to do business here, you need fast mobile payment, coupled with Chinese instructions, I think it will bring you some help." Gu Chen also gave corresponding suggestions.

The man smiled and said, "In our country, we are all accustomed to using banknotes. To be honest, when I came to Jiangnan City, I was really not used to this kind of advanced mobile payment."

"You'll get used to it over time. In our place, do as the Romans do." Gu Chen said.

"Then...what should I do specifically?" The man looked at Gu Chen with pleading eyes.

It was obvious that he was frustrated and didn't make much money.

Gu Chen looked around, and his eyes quickly stopped at the signboard of a graphic store, then turned around and said, "Follow me."

Although the blond man was confused, he still followed Gu Chen into the store.

In a foreign country, only the police can bring him a sense of security...

For Gu Chen, helping foreign friends solve problems is also a way to show the image of the police force.

Solving and communicating are the most interesting parts.

When I came to the graphic store, a female owner in her early thirties was using software to compose pictures for advertisements.

A male customer came up with a stack of printed A4 paper and asked: "Boss, how much does it cost?"

"Yours is 20 pieces, 20 yuan."

"It's too expensive, can it be less?"

"This is a small business, so we don't negotiate prices." The proprietress continued to operate the mouse and keyboard in her hands without looking back.

Seeing that there was no hope of bargaining, the man had no choice but to take out a 20 yuan note and hand it to the boss, then turned and left.

"Boss, use your computer to type a document." Gu Chen came over and said.

The proprietress of the graphic store still didn't look back. She pointed to another computer with her left hand and said, "The computer is there, use it yourself."

Gu Chen stepped forward and started editing the text...

After a while of operation, finally click print.

Soon, two A4 paper documents with payment QR codes appeared from under the printer.

The text is simple:

"Give more support to friends who love art."

"I sell my own photos to support my future journey. You set the price of the photos. You can pay as much as you want."

David.

Gu Chen handed two pieces of A4 paper to the man named David: "Take this and stick it on both sides of your photo. Passersby will know the meaning when they see it. It is much easier than communicating one by one."

The man named David suddenly said excitedly: "Thank you, police officer, thank you very much."

Gu Chen waved his hand, turned around and asked the proprietress of the graphic store: "How much does it cost?"

"How many?"

"Two."

"Five yuan." The landlady said simply, without even bothering to look back.

Wei Junzhi on the side became anxious after hearing this: "Old... boss lady, you just charged 20 yuan for that person's 20 tickets, but you charge 5 yuan for our two tickets? Isn't it too expensive?"

"There are many people, so I print at the lowest price of 5 yuan." The proprietress had her own explanation.

"It doesn't matter." Gu Chen paid out of his own pocket, and there happened to be 5 yuan in change in his pocket, so he handed it to the landlady's hand: "Here."

The landlady took the money and was about to stuff it into the drawer. When she turned around and saw Gu Chen next to her, she was suddenly startled.

"Your name is Gu Chen?"

"That's right." Gu Chen said.

"That Gu Chen from Furong Police Station?" the landlady asked again.

Gu Chen nodded again.

"Then I can't accept this money. You can take it back." The lady boss returned the five yuan in her hand.

Gu Chen on the side was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "What are you..."

The female boss smiled: "Who doesn't know your name as Gu Chen from Furong Police Station? Last time my mother fainted on the roadside, no one dared to help her. You were the only one who carried her to the hospital without saying a word.

do not you remember?"

Gu Chen thought about it for a while.

I had carried the old lady to the hospital on my back more than once. I didn’t know which time the female boss was talking about, so I could only nod my head and said, "It was a few times."

The landlady slapped her thigh: "So... I can accept other people's money, but your money... I will definitely not accept it."

Patting her chest, the landlady continued: "If you need anything else, just tell me."

Gu Chen was very embarrassed: "How embarrassing."

"Officer Gu, don't be polite to me. Who in our community doesn't know your name Gu Chen? You have done a lot for our community and everyone wants to thank you. It's just two dollars and two pieces of paper. It's no big deal.

, take it and use it, come back if you don’t have enough.”

"But you just said 5 fast." Wei Junzhi, a police academy cadet on the side, said.

The landlady glanced at him unhappily and quickly grinned: "Comrade, you must have heard wrong. It's only two yuan, so don't worry about it."

Gu Chen wanted to give him money, but the proprietress of the picture shop refused to give her money. After a lot of back and forth, Gu Chen had no choice but to accept the offer first.

After going out, Wei Junzhi's eyes changed when he looked at Gu Chen, and he was filled with admiration.

"Senior brother, you are so powerful. I can brush your face to your level. That's what a police officer should be like."

Gu Chen smiled and said nothing.

This situation is so common that Gu Chen has long been used to it.

Whenever you patrol a familiar street and recognize yourself as a small merchant or hawker, you will inevitably come out and stuff something for yourself.

Some give you bananas, and some treat you to popsicles.

The most exaggerated thing is that there is a fat lady selling braised vegetables, who just shoves a big pig's hoof in and grabs a lot of oil.

So wherever I went in the end, I was silently followed by a group of stray dogs.

But Gu Chen didn't want any of these things...

As long as you know one thing and serve the people wholeheartedly, you will gain more than just a simple "thank you"!

"The heartfelt thanks from David and the heartfelt thanks from foreign friends are the greatest compliments to a people's policeman."

"Reward item: a bottle of energy drink."

Just as Gu Chen was thinking, another bottle of energy drink came to his mind.

Gu Chen turned around and looked at David. He had already opened the door.

A person who looked like a middle school student took away a landscape photo frame from him and gave him 50 yuan.

Immediately afterwards, a few more people came over, and a few more people came over.

It didn’t take long before a lot of people gathered around David’s stall…

Everyone was quickly attracted by this new concept.

Many young people also began to shoot short videos at the scene to introduce this strange foreigner.

Gu Chen and Wei Junzhi continued to patrol along West Street to East Street.

…

…

In the evening, Gu Chen's patrol range had moved from West Street to the meeting point of East Street.
To be continued...