Chapter 245 Homeward Bound

Unlike some specific places where car bombs or suicide attacks are frequent occurrences, to the point that one's ears are calloused from hearing about them,

a sudden explosion in the country has a significant impact. Although no casualties were caused, all parties involved took it very seriously.

As a result, maintaining the scene for evidence collection took a bit longer, and the renovation and restoration of the bookstore were impossible in the short term.

Qu Mingming paid Zhou Ze a visit the next day, and seeing that Zhou Ze was not in good spirits, took his pulse and prescribed some formulas to replenish his qi and blood, and regulate his mind.

He was originally going to discuss the transfer of ownership, but Zhou Ze stopped him, saying that he was going on a long trip soon and would discuss it when he returned. Qu Mingming agreed.

Having finally obtained his boss's consent to move out and take a walk, Lawyer An immediately booked a flight. The destination was Tengchong, but because Tongcheng Airport and Tengchong's Tuofeng Airport are both small airports, there are no direct flights from Tongcheng to Tengchong, and a transfer in Kunming is required.

Lawyer An also discussed the personnel for this trip to Yunnan with Zhou Ze.

Last time they went to Shanghai, Lawyer An stayed behind to guard the bookstore. This time, he was in charge of the planning, so he definitely had to go.

Xu Qinglang also had to go; after all, he was the chef, and Boss Zhou didn't want to mistreat his stomach.

Yingying also had to follow. Zhou Ze's body had not yet recovered, and he needed someone to take care of him. At the same time, he also needed to sleep.

The little boy was arranged to stay in the bookstore because Gou Xin and the other two next door at the pharmacy were still being treated, and Hei Xiaoniu needed someone to watch over her.

With the little boy's strength, guarding the place was more than enough.

Lawyer An specifically instructed Yingying to bring some of his favorite coffee. He wouldn't be able to sleep for a while.

As for the little loli, Liu Chuyu, and Old Zhang, the ghost servants under Zhou Ze, none of them were brought this time. After all, this wasn't a group-building trip organized by the bookstore; quality over quantity was the key.

The old Daoist, holding the little monkey,

shouted that he wanted to go too.

In the end,

he was rejected without hesitation by both Zhou Ze and Lawyer An.

Lawyer An's idea was that the bookstore still needed someone trustworthy to watch over it. After the investigation there was over, the bookstore had to be reorganized and renovated. No one else was trustworthy enough to do it well; only the old Daoist could be relied upon.

The old Daoist heard this,

and was very happy,

thinking that the boss valued and trusted him.

Without further ado, the next day at noon, Lawyer An took two cars and sent everyone to Tongcheng Airport.

It wasn't that they didn't want to drive their own cars, but the two cars that the bookstore usually parked outside were written off in the explosion the day before.

Lawyer An and Xu Qinglang didn't care much.

Lawyer An was rich. The special fund for Yingying to buy coffee for him during this period was already in the "hundreds of thousands,"

making Yingying a "big client" in the eyes of the local Nestle distributor.

As for Xu Qinglang, although Tongcheng's housing prices had dropped a lot recently, Xu Qinglang's personal wealth had shrunk by nearly 20%, but after all, the base was there, and he was open-minded.

The three of them even got together to discuss what kind of new car to buy.

As for why it was three people,

because there was also Yingying.

Yingying had been thinking about buying a car for her boss for a long time.

Zhiye Ying (Businesswoman Ying) had been investing everywhere this year.

Although she had lost a lot in real estate due to the recent poor situation, she didn't buy houses to wait for appreciation and speculation; she simply wanted to surpass Xu Qinglang's 23 houses.

Anyway, she still had a lot of burial goods on her side. Taking one out to exchange for a luxury car was more than enough.

Now she knew why her burial goods were so rich. Madam Bai wasn't a young lady from a scholarly family, but a female general in the Taiping Rebellion, the Jade-Faced Rakshasa. It was only natural that she had a rich family fortune.

After such a noisy journey, they finally arrived at Tongcheng Airport.

Tongcheng Airport is very small and compact. Except for a few boarding gates where you can board directly, most flights require a shuttle bus to board.

Everyone wasn't in a hurry to go through security. After getting out of the car, they stood at the entrance and smoked, because it wouldn't be convenient to smoke after going inside.

Yingying stood on the side watching the luggage. Although Lawyer An said that this wasn't a trip for tourism, and Tengchong was the destination but not the end, Yingying still prepared a lot of luggage.

Anyway, she was strong and could easily carry seven or eight suitcases. Lawyer An didn't say anything; he also knew that this female zombie couldn't stand her boss suffering even the slightest bit in life.

Zhou Ze, Lawyer An, and Xu Qinglang squatted at the airport entrance, smoking together.

"This Tongcheng Airport is a bit too small. There aren't many large planes."

Lawyer An complained, because he only bought three first-class tickets, but there were four people, so he had to fly economy today. It wasn't that the tickets were too tight, but some small planes only had eight first-class seats.

Zhou Ze heard this and agreed. Although Tongcheng couldn't be considered Southern Jiangsu, according to the old rules, although it's now called Central Jiangsu, it could also be considered Northern Jiangsu.

Outsiders have heard of the saying that Southern Jiangsu is rich and Northern Jiangsu is poor. It's true and it's not. Northern Jiangsu's economy is indeed not as good as Southern Jiangsu's, but it depends on who you're comparing it to. You should know that in Jiangsu Province, in terms of GDP, the provincial capital Nanjing can only rank behind Suzhou and Wuxi.

And any "poor" city in Northern Jiangsu, placed in other provinces, is also at the middle or upper level. For example, Tongcheng's GDP ranking is higher than Xi'an's, but the airport is small and the high-speed train only opened a few years ago. As for the subway, it's just being built.

"The weather's not good today."

Xu Qinglang said helplessly,

"Let's hope it's a sunny day in Yunnan."

During this period, smog swept through, and the sky above Tongcheng was still gray.

"Damn it, no, this smog isn't that choking, is it?"

Lawyer An waved his hand; he was really choked.

Looking up,

sure enough,

it wasn't smog.

People who are used to living in the city have long developed resistance to smog. Breathing smog is like breathing oxygen, just treat it as eating whole grains for more comprehensive nutrition.

The reason why it was so choking,

was because on the opposite side of the road,

there were a few people burning paper money.

Three women, and four children beside them, took an iron pot and burned the paper money in handfuls.

Several airport security guards were watching beside them. Although they were urging them to leave quickly, they didn't stop them from burning paper.

"What are they doing?" Lawyer An was speechless. "Burning paper at the airport?"

"Brother, can I borrow a light?"

A man walked up to Zhou Ze and said.

Zhou Ze's eyes narrowed as he glanced at the person next to him, but he still handed him the lighter.

Borrowing a lighter at the airport entrance is common for smokers; after all, lighters in your pocket must be discarded when entering and exiting the airport.

Lawyer An glanced at him, saw that he was wearing work clothes, smiled, and said:

"Working over there?"

Lawyer An pointed in the direction of the opposite side of the airport, where the new Tongcheng Airport was being built. Further away, the airport overpass was already completed.

"Yeah."

The middle-aged man nodded,

took a hard puff of his cigarette,

and exhaled heavily.

"After getting off work, you should go back quickly. What are you wandering around outside for?"

Lawyer An asked.

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "It's not that I don't know the rules, it's that I wanted to go back. I went back once yesterday and found that something had happened there too. It was a mess, so I didn't go in and went back to wandering around the construction site."

"Don't wander around, be careful something happens," Lawyer An said.

"Hey, I know, I know. It's also that there are a few good workmates here, so I thought I'd spend more time with them."

Lawyer An didn't say anything, just looked at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze looked at the women and children who were burning paper money,

several airport security guards were already urging people to leave.

After all, this was an airport, and there wasn't much they could tolerate. Allowing them to come in and burn paper was already breaking the rules.

Several men came to the women's side, seemingly trying to persuade them not to be sad.

Zhou Ze pursed his lips,

while Xu Qinglang opened his mouth and said:

"Reminds me of those five migrant worker brothers I met when I opened a shop in Wuzhou International."

Zhou Ze nodded; he thought of them too just now.

Those five migrant workers came to his shop back then, sitting on the floor and reading novels for a long time.

Zhou Ze had also squatted with them at the entrance of the shop to smoke, listening to them talk about their wives and children, and about their fields.

It was only later that he learned from the newspaper that they were heroes who sacrificed themselves when they entered a burning residential building to save people.

"Do you have any wishes?"

Zhou Ze asked.

The man who borrowed the lighter nodded and said, "I'm not married, and my parents left early. The money I've earned working these past few years is all stored in a card, which I've hidden in a place.

It's all my hard-earned money. I'm used to being frugal and can't bear to spend it. I'm asking you for a favor. I'll tell you the card and password, and ask you to take the money out and donate it."

Zhou Ze nodded,

"I agree."

"That's great, thank you."

At this time, the women and children were still being driven away by the airport security guards. There were no red faces or physical altercations, and both sides were polite.

Several men who were originally comforting the women and children over there walked over and greeted the person who borrowed the lighter from Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze clapped his hands, looked at the middle-aged man who had just spoken, and asked, "Do you know the place?"

"I know, I've been there."

"Take your workmates with you, I have something to go out for. Someone will be there to receive you. Tell the old Daoist there about the favor."

"Got it."

Throwing away his cigarette butt,

the man called his workmates to leave together. There were a total of four people, their figures gradually moving away, gradually blurring.

Zhou Ze then instructed Yingying:

"Send a message to the little loli and tell her to go to the bookstore and entertain these people, and send them off properly."

After speaking,

Zhou Ze also threw away his cigarette butt,

stood up,

stretched,

and said:

"It's getting late, let's go through security."

………………

This chapter is actually a bit of filler, Long knows.

A few days ago, Long just returned to "Tongcheng." His father picked him up at the airport. Long looked at the airport under construction and sighed that a large airport was finally going to be built. He was really fed up with this small airport.

His father said that four construction workers had died here a few days ago because the scaffolding collapsed. Long listened and felt a little heavy.

Life is not easy in this world. Long sincerely hopes that everyone can be healthy and safe.
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