Communicating with Xu Peiwen was much more convenient than secretly monitoring him. Gu Chen knew that by going the opposite direction, he sometimes had to bear certain risks.
But if it's within the scope of one's normal responsibilities, it seems to make things easier.
First of all, Xu Peiwen came to Jiangnan City to participate in a food festival, and he also parked his car near the parking lot of the sports center and had a picnic here.
As a security officer, it is reasonable to come over to check and inquire about the specific situation.
Previously, because he found that Xu Peiwen was very defensive, Gu Chen did not want to contact him secretly.
This time, the fairness made Xu Peiwen feel more comfortable.
Especially Lu Weiwei, as a senior foodie, being able to communicate one-on-one with gourmets and praising each other's delicious food is tantamount to recognition of the other person.
Obviously, Lu Weiwei is very knowledgeable when it comes to food.
"Oh, boss, your boiled water feels different from other people's." Lu Weiwei just tasted it briefly, and she could feel the weight instantly.
When Xu Peiwen heard this, he quickly asked: "Oh? Which aspect are you talking about?"
"Taste." Lu Weiwei shook her finger at Xu Peiwen and said, "Your boiled taste is much more delicious. What is going on?"
"Haha, boiled in water, isn't that the case for everyone?" Seeing Lu Weiwei's questioning tone, Xu Peiwen also casually agreed.
At this time, Yuan Shasha couldn't help but say after taking a sip of the boiled water in Lu Weiwei's plastic bowl with a bamboo skewer:
"No, your boiled water tastes much better. Is it... seasoning? It's seasoning, right?"
"Haha." Seeing the two little policewomen, who seemed to be quite knowledgeable in food, Xu Peiwen nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "Yes, it's the seasoning."
"You have to know that the competition among gourmet snacks nowadays is so fierce. If you don't have your own characteristics, you won't be able to attract customers at all."
"So, my seasoning is also an exclusive secret recipe. It is the result of many years of research. The taste is definitely different from other people's."
"So, when the ingredients are similar to those of other merchants, you rely on secret seasonings to win, right?" Gu Chen said.
Xu Peiwen nodded silently: "Yes, otherwise how can I be unique? What I focus on is being different."
"When selling at the same price as others, hey, my boiled food can keep customers' stomachs."
"So, this is what makes me different from other businesses. What I fear most when making gourmet food is homogeneity."
"For example, if a certain pancake shop makes money, then many pancake stalls will suddenly pop up near that pancake stall."
"A certain duck neck shop is delicious, and then many duck neck merchants will pop up nearby. As a result, no one will make any money."
"So, after learning from my experience, I started to work on the seasonings to ensure that the boiled products I added would make customers want to come back after eating them once."
Having said this, Xu Peiwen was quite proud and couldn't help but say:
"So, only by being unique can you make money. Those who make boiled dishes, although they all make boiled dishes, the taste is definitely different."
"Customers are not stupid. As long as they eat my boiled food, they will definitely come back to buy it again. The more people buy, the more people will line up in front of my stall."
"When there are more people queuing up, hey, popularity will rise gradually. In this way, there may not be many people in front of other people's boiled water stalls, but there will definitely be a queue of customers in front of my boiled water stall.
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"Yo? Are you so confident?" The person who spoke was Officer Wang who was sitting in the car. At this moment, Officer Wang, who was also very smart, was sitting in the back of Xu Peiwen's van, pretending to take a rest.
And listening to Xu Peiwen's boastful talk, it was mainly to make himself appear more casual and relaxed.
Xu Peiwen glanced at Officer Wang, who was resting in the car, and said casually: "Isn't that true? Don't believe it. Wait until the day of the food festival and come back to see if what I said is true?"
"I have participated in food festivals in many cities, and the effect is the same every time. I believe it will conquer the stomachs of your customers in Jiangnan City, and that is not a big problem."
While talking, Xu Peiwen also wisely took out a plastic bowl, filled Officer Wang with a bowl of water, boiled it, took out a bamboo stick and put it in it, and then personally delivered it to Officer Wang.
Officer Wang politely took the boiled water and said with a smile: "I'll buy this boiled water from you."
"It's bad! Why are you so polite? Just let it go." Xu Peiwen seemed to want to build a good relationship with the local security police, so he was extremely polite to Gu Chen's team.
In addition, Gu Chen's team patrolled this area, so Xu Peiwen also knew that this area was under the management of Gu Chen's team.
If Gu Chen's team does not allow them to stay and cook here, then they may need to stay in a hotel.
Therefore, as a businessman, Xu Peiwen still has a very clear mind. He is especially unclear about the law enforcement standards of the police here, so he still adopts a cautious attitude.
I was afraid that Gu Chen's team would tell me later that accommodation and meals were not allowed here.
Therefore, Xu Peiwen felt that he needed to strike first and quickly brought a few bowls of water to boil.
If you think about eating other people's mouths, you will never embarrass yourself.
Of course, these are not matters under Gu Chen's management. In the parking lot square near the sports center, there are often some tourists staying here at night and even setting up tents.
As long as it doesn't affect other people's parking, people here basically turn a blind eye.
Therefore, Gu Chen also saw Xu Peiwen's anxiety, but Gu Chen did not want to embarrass him.
The reason why I got out of the car to communicate with Xu Peiwen was so that I could easily install the monitoring equipment in the car.
Watching Officer Wang holding the boiled water and enjoying the taste, he winked at himself.
Gu Chen felt relieved when he knew that Officer Wang had successfully installed the monitoring equipment in Xu Peiwen's car.
Then Gu Chen glanced at Xu Peiwen, took a bowl of water from Xu Peiwen and boiled it. While tasting it, he communicated with Xu Peiwen and said:
"Boss, according to your thinking, you should have made a lot of money in many cities, right?"
"Haha, it's not bad." Xu Peiwen nodded silently and said with a smile: "I just make a little money."
"This is not small money. I heard that many people in the boiling business have made a lot of money."
"Especially as you said, you often participate in food festivals in some cities. Moreover, you also said that the taste of your boiled food is unique and has many repeat customers."
"Then according to this statement, you should have made a lot of money, but why are you still living in the car? How uncomfortable is it to sleep in the car?"
"Oh, it's not uncomfortable, it's not uncomfortable." Seeing Gu Chen say this, Xu Peiwen quickly waved his hand and said:
"I'm an old man, I'm used to sleeping."
"How about this." Gu Chen pretended to think for a few seconds, then suggested:
"There are several cheap hotels near the sports center. Although they are smaller, the prices are relatively affordable and they also have hot water for bathing."
"I see you live in this van all day long, and you almost consider this van your home."
"Plus your car is full of daily necessities and there are so many ingredients, it must not taste good, right?"
"Haha, that's a bit." Faced with Gu Chen's question, Xu Peiwen nodded silently.
Gu Chen also smiled slightly and continued: "So, you can go to those hotels and take a hot bath and have a good sleep, right?"
"Haha, no need." Seeing that Gu Chen was thinking about himself, Xu Peiwen still politely refused:
"After traveling all over the country for so many years, I really got used to living in my car."
"You want me to stay in a hotel. I'm really not used to it, so there's no need for us to spend that wasted money."
Glancing at the public toilet not far away, Xu Peiwen also said with admiration: "Especially the public toilet in Jiangnan City. I have to say that it is really clean."
"I've been to so many cities and it's hard to comment on public restrooms, but the public restrooms in Jiangnan City are really like this."
At the end, Xu Peiwen couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said:
"So, I go here to take a shower at night. It's very convenient. I have toiletries in my car, which is very convenient. It's also convenient to use water."
At the end of the sentence, Xu Peiwen also scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Seeing that Xu Peiwen insisted on staying in the car, Gu Chen felt that he didn't need to force anything?
Anyway, my concern has been brought and I have established a certain relationship of trust with Xu Peiwen.
Moreover, Officer Wang has also installed the monitoring equipment, achieving the expected results of this operation.
So Gu Chen glanced at Lu Weiwei next to him, and Lu Weiwei understood and quickly understood Gu Chen's inner OS, so she quickly said:
"Yes, it's good for people to do small business and make a lot of money. It's good to be frugal. Wealth is accumulated."
"Making a lot of money doesn't mean you have to be extravagant and wasteful. Think about it, if you stay in a hotel for one night, how much boiled water do you have to sell to make back the money?"
"Think about it this way, what is being wasted is the boss's physical strength and food. In my opinion, living in the car is quite good, so just leave it alone."
"Okay." After Gu Chen heard what Lu Weiwei said, he immediately said to Xu Peiwen:
"I'm just afraid that you won't be used to sleeping in the car. Since you have no problem with it, then let's do it."
Looking around, Gu Chen added: "Pay attention to electrical safety, especially in your car. There are too many things piled up, so don't cause a fire."
"Yes, I know." Knowing that the police are responsible.
Especially these days, which are also the days when the food festival is about to open, the security measures in this area definitely need to be strengthened.
Therefore, it seemed reasonable and reasonable for Gu Chen and others to appear here, and Xu Peiwen was not very curious.
Afterwards, everyone chatted about daily life and finished boiling the water in the bowl and enjoying it.
Officer Wang quickly took out his mobile phone, scanned the QR code on Xu Peiwen's folding table to pay, and said, "This is the QR code, right?"
"Yes." Xu Peiwen responded like a reflex, but after reacting, he quickly refused:
"Hey, comrade police, you don't need to pay me. I'm treating you to this boiled water. How can I charge you for it? I absolutely cannot do it."
Officer Wang pushed Xu Peiwen's hand away, paid the 50 yuan meal fee based on the approximate portion, and said:
"I transferred 50 to you. It's not easy to do business. Just put it away. We still have to go on patrol, so we won't disturb your rest."
After the words fell, Officer Wang and Gu Chen winked. Everyone understood and immediately threw the plastic bowl into a nearby trash can. Then they said hello to Xu Peiwen and walked towards the police car.
Afterwards, everyone started their vehicles and left slowly.
Xu Peiwen also watched the police car disappear around the corner, and then turned back.
In the car, Gu Chen quickly asked Officer Wang: "Brother Wang, is the equipment installed in place?"
"Don't worry, it's installed in a secret location and it's hard to find." Officer Wang said confidently.
Lu Weiwei also breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good. It's a pity that a gourmet boss turned out to be a murderer. Alas! If only he was really a gourmet?"
"The boiled food that seemed so delicious suddenly became less fragrant. It's a pity, it's such a pity."
"Lu Weiwei, why don't you just eat? You can't sympathize with this kind of person just because he is doing normal business now."
"But what about the victims who died at his hands back then? Sympathy requires choosing the right person." Officer Wang also said jokingly.
Lu Weiwei grinned and couldn't help but said: "I'll just say it casually, it's just a pity that a gourmet will be arrested, and it feels like a pity that there will be one less boiled gourmet in this market.
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"In other words, even if he passes on these secret recipes to outsiders, we can still eat them in the market. Wouldn't that be better?"
"A fantasy." Officer Wang glanced at Lu Weiwei with a look of disgust.
While everyone was teasing each other in the car, Gu Chen also drove to the Sports Center Police Station from another road.
After parking the car, Gu Chen came to the office.
At this moment, Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong also happened to be there.
Seeing Gu Chen and others coming in, Huang Zunlong immediately asked, "How are you doing, Gu Chen? Have you done it yet?"
"It's almost done." Gu Chen came to the office, immediately turned on the computer, started to log in to the page, and started to connect the monitoring equipment.
Not long after, on the sound wave page, a steady stream of sound wave data was quickly transmitted.
Gu Chen put on his headphones and began to listen quietly.
Lu Weiwei quickly approached Gu Chen and asked in a low voice: "Junior Brother Gu, how are you? Can you hear me?"
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded slightly.
"Is that clear?" Yuan Shasha on the side also quickly asked.
Gu Chen continued to nod: "It's pretty clear. I heard the movement of some tableware. It should be Xu Peiwen clearing away the tableware."
"So clear?" Upon hearing this, Officer Wang quickly took off the monitoring headset from Gu Chen's head, put it on his own head, and began to listen carefully.
After a while, Officer Wang raised the corners of his mouth and said excitedly: "This equipment is really good. You can hear very clearly and the noise is very small. Basically, it feels like you are standing next to this Xu Peiwen."
"It seems that now that we have Shunfeng Er, we will be able to deal with Xu Peiwen easily."
