Loxin Amusement Park
Gao Wenwen pointed at the door and said, "Are you talking about the old lady in the promotional picture outside? It was because we saw her that we felt it was necessary to come and visit the store."
The clerk's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Are you bloggers here to explore the store?"
Although the store is already very well-known, everyone is very willing to do it as long as it can help the store's business.
Because the way this time-honored brand pays salaries is somewhat different from that of ordinary catering companies, even ordinary store clerks can participate in the business dividends to a certain extent.
In other words, the more sales the store makes, the more bonus you will receive at the end of the year.
With the temptation of money, everyone is naturally very enthusiastic about their work. New and old ideas are constantly colliding, and many new ideas are coming up, and the business in the store is booming.
"About the same. We run a public account and used to work on other topics. Only recently have we decided to switch to restaurant exploration. As our first restaurant, of course we want to find one that we can't go wrong with."
Ding Can flattered him, and the waiter's face naturally didn't look bad when he heard this: "Then you have chosen the right place. Why don't you take a seat first and let me introduce the dishes to you."
She took the menu and was about to lead the two of them into the store.
Ding Can paused and said, "Actually, we want to meet the founder of the store first and start recording the store's concept."
The waiter then stopped and said, "Ms. Lu... oh, the founder you mentioned. She's busy in the kitchen. Why don't I go ask if she's available? You can pick a seat you like and sit down."
"Of course, thank you."
Most of the good seats in the store have been occupied by customers. They didn’t come here to eat, so of course they don’t care about these things.
A few minutes later, just as the waiter brought the tea, an old lady with gray hair came over.
She looked even thinner than in the photos, and a little shorter, but her smiling eyes were curved, which made her look quite friendly.
He still had an inexplicable aura, and the two of them stood up to greet him involuntarily: "Hello, Teacher Lu."
"Let's sit down and talk." Teacher Lu's chef uniform had many signs of use, but at the same time it was very clean, and most of it was whitened by washing.
He still had to do some work to save face, so Ding Can casually chatted with her about some things related to the store.
She wanted to lay the groundwork in advance, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior. Gao Wenwen, on the other hand, was a little impatient. After meeting for a few minutes, before they got to the point, his eyes started wandering.
He wondered how long Ding Can would talk about things related to the hotel. Didn't they come here to find out some information?
Ding Can, who was sitting on the same side, didn't notice it, but Teacher Lu was the first to notice Gao Wenwen's condition.
With rich life experience, I can tell at a glance that the young man in front of me is planning something else.
After calmly responding to the current topic, Mr. Lu rested his hands comfortably on the table and said, "Although I'm old, I have many friends regardless of age difference. They understand the meaning of new media such as WeChat public accounts."
She still had a smile on her face. "I don't think you're suited to developing in this direction. It would be better to stick with the previous topic, or find a new direction."
Ding Can was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the other party meant. "If you have any questions, you can ask them."
"It just seems like you guys aren't really interested. Why don't you ask this young man what he thinks?"
Gao Wenwen was speechless for a moment, realizing that he had been distracted and that the elderly man had made him feel ignored. "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu. I'm just a little tired lately."
He wanted to find a random excuse to get away with it.
"Okay, just ask whatever you want to ask." Teacher Lu did not feel offended. Instead, he was a little curious about what they wanted to get from him in such a roundabout way.
Is this information related to cooking secrets? But it sounds like it has nothing to do with it.
The store has had a good reputation over the years, so of course there are people who want to come and get a piece of the pie, but the looks in those people's eyes are completely different from those of the two young men in front of them.
Ding Can thought quickly and didn't beat around the bush. He directly stated the name of the coffee shop. "To be honest, I was wondering if you've been doing business on this street for decades and you should know some of the old neighbors. I wanted to ask you about someone."
Who knew that after hearing this, Mr. Lu didn't even look back for a moment: "You've asked the right person. This is the shop my daughter opened."
It was a coincidence that Mr. Lu once wanted his daughter to inherit his business. Who knew that his daughter was indeed interested in the catering industry, but she didn't want to stew soup and preferred making coffee.
"Then why did she close the coffee shop?"
"It's not as easy as I thought, and I'm an investor," Mr. Lu thought of his daughter's youth and shook his head helplessly. "It has something to do with the bet we made back then."
At that time, the funds for the coffee shop were provided by Mr. Lu, and the two agreed that if the required turnover was not achieved within three years, he would have to return to the store to help.
At that time, the coffee industry had not yet invaded the lives of young people like it does now, so the business has always been lukewarm.
When the time came, her daughter of course could not hold on any longer and resigned herself to keeping the agreement.
Teacher Lu was a little puzzled: "But judging from the ages of the two of you, you shouldn't be the customers from that year."
They were probably just kids at that time.
"Since you're a relative of the coffee shop owner, it's okay to tell you. We're actually investigating a case from years ago. The person involved was in the coffee shop on the day of the incident, and we're hoping to find that record."
"Case?" Hearing this word, Teacher Lu frowned even more.
If it involves something very serious, it must be taken seriously.
The murder of Cheng Nuoxin will be revealed sooner or later, and the citizens will be able to learn the details of the case. Ding Can did not hide it and roughly recounted the whole story.
Teacher Lu's expression grew increasingly alarmed as she listened to her description. She couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment at the thought of someone being murdered so unnoticed for years, and never having their innocence redressed.
Although the two young men in front of her were complete strangers and the authenticity of this statement was questionable, she still inexplicably felt that it was not far from the truth.
"The store did have surveillance cameras installed back then, and my daughter has always had the habit of collecting old things. This thing should still be in my basement. How about this, she happens to be home on her day off today, so she can find it and bring it over."
You still need to maintain basic vigilance and not let strangers come to your door directly.
Ding Can reported the date of Cheng Nuoxin's accident on the phone.
In less than an hour, Teacher Lu's daughter appeared at the door of the store, even pulling a small suitcase.
Dressed like a lady, she looks like she lives a very leisurely and stress-free life.
"Are these all surveillance records?" Gao Wenwen glanced sideways.
"It wasn't divided into very detailed sections back then. A month's worth of footage is all here. Plus, these are old-fashioned tapes, so they only work with specific machines. So I brought the recorder along too. You can handle it yourselves."
Teacher Lu's daughter raised her arms and pushed the box over naturally.
After Gao Wenwen caught it, he raised his hand to lift it. It was indeed quite heavy. It had been a month and there was no date marked on it. He didn't know when he would be able to see it.
"We don't know if the video will be damaged during the inspection process, so we can pay you part of the fee first." Ding Can smiled gratefully.
"No, my mom said this is life-saving stuff. If it's useful to you, just take it. Anyway, I'm worried that the storage room is too full and hard to organize."
She waved her hand, not caring much. When she saw Teacher Lu coming out from the kitchen again, she walked over in high heels, not knowing what they were talking about.
After thanking them again solemnly, the two of them left the century-old store with their suitcases.
According to the location prompts on his mobile phone, Ding Can called an online taxi and prepared to go directly to his rental house.
It was the hottest time of the afternoon and the two of them stood under the shade of a tree. Fortunately, there was a breeze in the air, so it wasn't too unbearable.
Ding Can was looking at her phone when she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in the air, as if she was being stared at by someone. She looked around and saw a few children playing across the street.
She even made eye contact with one of the children, and they just smiled politely.
Maybe I was too suspicious, the online taxi also stopped in front of me at this time.
The car stopped at the gate of the community. Looking at the tall buildings, although the scene looked unfamiliar, it was a character mode matched by the system after all, so Ding Can found the apartment building with ease, followed it into the house, changed his shoes naturally, and sat down in front of the sofa.
The next period of time was to study how to use the video recorder and start preparing for a long search operation.
*
There were several knocks on the door.
Gao Wenwen was sitting cross-legged in front of the VCR. This old-fashioned machine didn't even have a remote control, so one had to manually press the buttons on the machine to fast forward.
The maximum speed is only three times, and even though you roughly know what time of day it is, it still takes a lot of time.
He raised his head suddenly when he heard the knock on the door, his face showing joy: "The takeaway has arrived!"
They had been running for almost the entire day and had little time to eat, so they ordered some fried chicken and checked the surveillance footage as if it were a TV series.
"That should be it. Go get it." Ding Can moved forward, his eyes never leaving the screen, continuing to focus on the entrance of the cafe, hoping that the next customer to come in would be Cheng Nuoxin.
Gao Wenwen stood up, stretched his muscles a few times, and walked towards the door: "Finally, I can eat."
At this time, Ding Can's phone rang. The phone displayed the number of the courier delivery. She pressed the answer button: "You are at the door, right? I'll go pick it up."
The guy on the other side said in a rather anxious voice: "No, your buildings are too close together and the numbers are not consecutive. I have walked around several times but still can't find it. I am now at the bottom of Building 37. How do I get to your side?"
Ding Can's eyes twitched twice, and he realized something. He saw Gao Wenwen standing at the door, his hand about to touch the door handle: "Wait a minute!"
But the reminder was too late, and the door was opened the next second.
Gao Wenwen's attention wasn't focused on what was happening in front of her because she was talking, so she didn't use much strength with her hands. Now, she was pushed by someone outside and staggered.
Fortunately, I leaned my back against the dining table behind me, so I didn't fall down.
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