Chapter 2: The Mystery of the Miner's Disappearance
"I had just entered elementary school when the earthquake happened, and I didn't have much memory." Jiang Feng said to Gao Fei, "Looking back now, the two most sensational events that year were the earthquake and the Olympic Games."
"Although I am a local, to be honest, I didn't have much personal experience at the time. Firstly, I was young, and secondly, Mei County is quite far away from Wenchuan, so the feeling of the earthquake was not strong. I only found out after reading the news reports.
The disaster was so serious, with nearly 100,000 people dead and missing..." Gao Fei sighed, "I hope such natural disasters will not happen again in the future."
“Good idea”
Jiang Feng didn't want to say something that would offend the scenery, but he couldn't help it.
Gao Fei put away his cell phone and looked at the sky, "It's already dawn, and I'm already up anyway, so why not eat breakfast by the way."
"Okay! The noodle shop outside the community is open all night, let's go have a bowl of noodles!"
Jiang Feng held her boyfriend's hand and rushed into the noodle shop happily.
"Honey! Two bowls of tomato omelette noodles, no fried eggs!"
"Ah? This..." The noodle shop owner's wife was a little confused.
Instead of fried eggs, what kind of tomato omelette noodles are you eating?!
"It's not that I don't want it, I brought the eggs myself!"
Jiang Feng proudly took out a gourd-shaped container from his pocket, pressed the butt of the gourd, and the gourd split open. There was a thick layer of foam on the inside, and two eggs were placed in the middle.
"Yao Mei'er, I've seen people bring their own eggs. Your little egg box is really weird!" the landlady said curiously.
"I bought it on Pinxixi. It's specially used to hold eggs!" Jiang Feng was very proud. "For example, go to the breakfast stall to eat pancakes and fruit, fill egg pancakes, etc. Many people are used to bringing eggs from home and use this gourd box to store them.
If you buy it, you don’t have to worry about it getting broken! How much does it cost? It’s not expensive, it’s eighty-eight dollars with free shipping!”
Gao Fei listened beside him and couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, Jiang Feng first saw this kind of box on the Internet, and then came up with the idea of taking eggs to a breakfast shop.
Searching for such weird gadgets that are completely useless but slightly useful is the source of her happiness in online shopping.
I have to admit that sometimes a woman's happiness is just that simple.
After breakfast, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng returned to the community and found that there were few people in the yard. After asking around, they learned that there were no more aftershocks and the neighbors went back to their homes.
The two also returned home, made a pot of tea, sat side by side on the sofa, logged into the "Savior Simulator" through the astrolabe, and entered the long-lost "Port City Raiders" module.
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A magic crystal mine owned by shipping tycoon John Lucas II has recently run into trouble.
Miners disappeared one after another, and no trace could be found at the scene. After calling the police, no clues were found.
Little Lucas learned about the strength of the "City Hunter" detective agency from Police Chief James Gordon, so he sent his butler to the detective agency to find Roger and Martin, and offered them a large sum of money to investigate the truth about the missing miners.
It has been two months since I last helped Mr. Gordon rescue his kidnapped son, and the detective agency has not opened.
In the days when business was slow, Roger dated Louise every day, and the relationship between the two young people steadily heated up.
In comparison, Brother Martin seemed alone, having no choice but to spend time in the bar, seeking solace at the card table and the arms of the waitress to relieve his loneliness.
Liquor, women, and cards can easily empty a man's pocket.
After more than two months of debauchery, Martin has urgently felt the need to make money.
On the other hand, Roger didn't want to incur expenses every time he went on a date with Louise.
Louise, a rich girl, is happy to spend money for her sweetheart, but Roger does not want to be regarded as a soft-boiled man. A man's dignity in society is often directly linked to his ability to make money.
Under such circumstances, of course, the big patron introduced by the police chief could not be neglected. Brothers Roger and Martin quickly entertained the distinguished guest with good wine and cigarettes.
The housekeeper of the Lucas family is an old gentleman who perfectly fits the common people's imagination of upper class society.
Wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie, his white hair is meticulously combed, and his conversation is elegant yet rigorous.
After briefly introducing the circumstances of the missing miner's case, the old housekeeper took out a check and placed it on the desk calmly.
Martin took a peek and saw 1, 2, and 3 zeros, and couldn't help but look happy.
"Wow, 1,000 gold duga! Mr. Lucas is indeed as generous as the legend says!"
The butler held the pipe, glanced at Martin lightly, turned to Rogge, and said calmly: "This is the deposit. After the work is completed, there will be a reward of 5,000 gold duga."
"Oh... yes, this is just a deposit, my friend."
Rogge winked at Martin and ridiculed him for being so strange. In fact, he had just mistakenly regarded the 1,000 gold coins as the entire reward.
"Please tell Mr. Lucas that my friends and I will complete the commission as soon as possible and find out the truth about this disappearance case."
"Then I'll just wait for the good news."
The butler stood up, shook hands with Roger and Martin one by one, said goodbye and left.
Martin closed the door, turned around and complained to Rogge: "Look at that bad old man, he looks so dragging, even the nobles can't keep up with his style! To put it bluntly, isn't he just a slave who serves people?
Huh? Just because the master’s family is rich and powerful doesn’t mean he’s great. What’s a butler to show off? Really!”
At this time, the window upstairs suddenly opened, and the landlady Mrs. Miller poked her head out and asked fiercely: "You two lazy guys, who are you talking ill of behind your back?"
"I didn't say anything about you!" Martin snapped back angrily.
"I clearly heard something like 'servant slave' and 'just a housekeeper'... Little fat man, do you dare to swear in the name of the Lord that you didn't say bad things about me behind my back?"
"No, my dear landlady!" The little fat man said with a smile on his face, "I respect you so much and love you so much. My respect for you is no less than my own mother. How dare you talk about you behind your back?"
Where are the bad words?"
"That's right. I haven't pressed you to pay the rent recently. I feel like I'm as kind as a holy mother. You guys have no reason to blame me behind my back!"
Mrs. Miller said to herself, suddenly looking suspicious again.
"Little fat man, you are so sweet-talking, do you want to beg me to give you a break on the rent?"
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