After the temperature gradually warms up, the wind on the beach is no longer so cold and biting, the sun is getting brighter and brighter, and naturally there are more and more people on the beach.
Today, there are a lot of tourists in Beach City, and everyone is holding small colorful flags with various fish patterns printed on them.
Seaside City is also an early-developing city in the United States. Many of the buildings here are closer to the Western style. Fishing nets are hung on slightly old wooden supports. The fishing nets are decorated with colorful swimming rings. There is a dummy next to it. They were all wearing swimsuits, and long fishing rods poked out from the roof, shining like stars in the bright sunshine.
On the commercial street in the center of the seaside city, every shop entrance is crowded with tourists. Inflatable kayaks are the main target for tourists to buy. Of course, the sales of fishing rods, fishing baskets and fishing baits are also hot.
Today is the Coastal City's Leisure Fishing Festival, which can also be called the Fishing Festival. It is a festival set up by the Coastal City to develop tourism and reuse the fishery that has been depleted of resources.
During the half-month festival, more than 100 fishing competitions, large and small, will be held in the coastal city. Large competitions have high prizes, and small competitions have exquisite souvenirs. Whether they are highly skilled professional fishermen or fishing friends from nearby cities , will all come here admiringly.
Spring is a good season for fishing, especially in the seaside city where there are estuaries of river tributaries. As the water temperature warms up, the number of fish is abundant. Even if the fishing skills are average, you can always catch a dead mouse.
On the first day of the festival, the festive atmosphere was very strong. Until dusk, there were still many fishing boats floating on the offshore sea. Many fishermen who did not have a good harvest planned to take advantage of the fish movements in the evening to fish for the festival. Win back the city by yourself.
On the calm sea, buoys mark the places where fishing is allowed. Undercurrents surge under the clear water. One fishing boat after another on the water hangs colorful flags. The fishermen hold fishing rods and talk loudly about today. of harvest.
On the beach, three people carrying fishing rods were walking back. Hal and Lucifer's bodies were covered with water stains. They obviously drove the boat to the sea and got their clothes wet while fishing. Schiller's body was very dry. , but with his trousers rolled up, he looked like he was standing on the bank where the river flows into the sea, fishing, without touching the water at all.
All three of them were carrying their own buckets. If we were to take stock, Hal had the most fish, Lucifer and Schiller had about the same amount of fish, which was approximately equal to nothing.
Lucifer seemed a little gloomy. He said: "There must be too few fish here. Last time I went out to sea with the yacht and caught a lot of big fish."
"That's what offshore fishing is like. You can't expect to catch several fish in a day like offshore fishing. You may not catch a fish in a day here, but what we enjoy is the fun of the process." Hal turned around and said.
Schiller, who was walking at the front, looked back at Lucifer and said, "Have you decided? On which street is the bar opened?"
Hearing this, Hal also looked at Lucifer and said a little helplessly: "You are not satisfied with the storefronts I took you to see before, so where do you plan to open a bar?"
Lucifer walked on the beach with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He frowned deeply, and then said: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied, it's just that these locations have their own advantages, and I can't make a choice."
"How about I take you to a slightly more remote street tomorrow? The houses there are more spacious, the rent is relatively low, and the flow of people is okay. There are many choices, and you should know which one you want to choose."
Lucifer nodded and said nothing. The three of them returned to Hal's house before dark. When they opened the door, they found that the house was quiet and Hal's parents were not at home.
Hal simply wiped the water off his body, walked into the room, and found a note on the refrigerator. He turned back to Lucifer and Schiller and said: "My uncle runs a boat rental shop. The business is so booming. He is so busy."
But come here, my parents have gone to help him, and we can only solve the problem of dinner today by ourselves."
After saying that, he walked to the door and carried the two fish he caught into the backyard. Lucifer and Schiller, who had almost nothing to gain, could only watch. Schiller stepped forward and said, "Come on, let's make dinner together.
And a certain person, who hasn’t caught a fish and can’t cook a meal, should really be ashamed of himself.”
Lucifer rolled his eyes, sat down on the sofa, put his hands on the back of the sofa and said, "I have to think about my business. By this time next year, you will find that there is a new boom in Beach City."
It's a bar legend, and someone will never get a VIP ticket."
Hal laughed twice and said: "I have to remind you, the girls on the beach are beautiful and hot. If your bar is really prosperous, you have to let me take advantage of you."
Speaking of this, Lucifer became a little interested. While Hal was killing fish, he chatted with Lucifer about the beautiful legend of Seaside City.
These two people have a lot in common when it comes to hunting for girls. They are either picking up girls or on their way to pick up girls.
After a while, the meal was ready. A simple fish sandwich was heated for soup. The three of them sat down around the table. Just as they were about to prepare to eat, there was a knock on the door.
The sound of bang bang bang was very urgent, which made Hal frown. He walked to the door with some vigilance, looked out through the peephole, then opened the door, looked at the person outside and said: "
Arthur, why are you here? Come in quickly and dry yourself off."
It was the burly Arthur who appeared outside the door. He was covered in water and it looked like he had just swum over. He waved his hand carelessly and wiped the soles of his shoes on the doormat. He took the towel and wiped it carelessly.
Twice, he said in a low voice: "Oliver asked me to come. There was an accident over there. He was a little undecided and wanted me to ask you."
Hal immediately looked back at the two people in the room. Arthur raised his eyebrows. Hal nodded. Arthur immediately coughed twice and raised his voice and said, "I'm starving! What smells so good?"
"Come in, Schiller has made fish soup, which is just enough to get rid of the cold on your body. Come and have a bowl." Hal made room and Arthur walked into the room. Lucifer glanced at him and said
Continue to eat with your head down.
Arthur sat down next to Schiller and said, "Professor, are you okay? Oliver asked me to say hello to you for him. I heard that you were wrongfully imprisoned some time ago. Oliver and I are both worried about you."
"I'm fine, it was just a small misunderstanding." Schiller took a sip of water and said, "Fortunately, the FBI found out the truth of the matter. I owe them a favor, so I may have to go to work there in a few days.
"
Hal paused while cutting his fork, looked at Schiller with some surprise and said, "You actually agreed to work for the FBI? What are you doing there?"
"The FBI will always encounter some difficult criminals. They need my professional knowledge. The FBI training school needs advanced criminal psychology course instructors..."
Cough cough cough... Both Arthur and Hal coughed violently, causing Lucifer to lean back in disgust. Hal looked at Schiller with wide eyes and said: "You go to teach at the FBI?? They
Are you crazy? They are not afraid, I mean...well, they don't know you..."
Schiller curled his lips and said: "Criminal psychology is a systematic subject. It has professional textbooks and teaching methods. It does not involve any debate on values, and the lesson plans are provided by them. I am only responsible for following the script and analyzing cases. They have
What’s so scary?”
"Moreover, you think that the spy agencies in this world are too closed. As far as I know, in order to lurk in the other country, they will learn each other's ideology and theories. CIA agents will learn knowledge related to communism, and the KGB will also be enough
Understand capitalism, otherwise how can you deceive the person on the other side when you are lurking?"
Hal opened his mouth. He felt that what Schiller said made sense. Schiller then took a sip of soup and said, "It's not like you haven't read Marxism. Have you firmly embarked on this path?"
"In this world, there is no doctrine that can convince everyone, and there is no doctrine that will turn you into a fanatical believer as soon as you understand it. What can achieve this kind of brainwashing effect is not ideas and thoughts, but magic."
"Books on this subject are not banned. You can buy them in bookstores. Even if you don't buy the books, as long as that country exists, you will learn about it by reading the news."
"Those who can be persuaded have already been convinced. If they still don't agree despite being exposed to it every day, it means that it is contrary to their world view and is not the path they want to take. No matter how hard they learn, it is useless."
Arthur nodded and said: "Yes, Oliver is a staunch Marxist, but sometimes, I don't agree with everything he says to me. I am willing to work hard for the weak who are bullied, but I don't have to be firm.
ism.”
Hal nodded in agreement and said: "I am not the kind of person who needs theories to support actions. What drives me to act is more my kindness and compassion. Written theories are not important. I only do what I can do.
."
After eating, Lucifer could clearly feel that Arthur seemed to have something to say to Hal, but he didn't seem to want to say it in front of him and Schiller, so Lucifer said to Schiller: "I think I want to talk to Hal here."
To open a popular bar, you still have to go to a local bar first. The time is right now, how about we go for a tour?"
Schiller glanced at Hal who was washing dishes in the kitchen and nodded, so Lucifer and Schiller left Hal's house and walked out along the path of the fishing ground.
"Why are they guarding against you?" Lucifer asked with some confusion. He clicked his tongue and said, "Aren't you always involved in things in Mexico? Is it because your routes are different?"
"It's not that complicated." Schiller shook his head and said, "It's just that the fact that I was investigated by the FBI before reached Oliver's ears. This time I was imprisoned and rehabilitated. Oliver felt that it was the FBI who was looking for me.
My trouble."
"Oliver thought that anyway, I was just a weak scholar who was still in the United States. If I continued to be deeply involved in remote guidance, something might happen one day. Since then, he has hardly talked to me.
Contacted."
"Oliver must have told Hal and Arthur to hide it from me. Not to mention any trouble there, he was probably afraid that the FBI would target me again."
"He is quite righteous." Lucifer sighed.
Soon, the two came to a bar in the center of the coastal city. This was the bar that Hal said was only for locals. Although the number of tourists in the coastal city increased greatly due to the festival, the place was still deserted.
But it's not surprising. Compared with various nightclubs with flashing neon signs and cool decoration styles, this pub looks a bit old.
The shop name was written in white paint on the sign, which was somewhat rotten by the sea breeze, and a string of small dim light bulbs hung on it.
The two walked in, ordered two glasses of wine, and sat down in front of the wooden bar.
