He Caiwei led them to the small study. This time, there were four of them, including Lu Qingzhu, and they were all familiar faces.
Wang Dahu and Chen Yuanchao were standing by the door when Meng Dong took out two photos and a notebook from his backpack. One of the photos showed a man and a woman, and judging from their faces and eyes, they were clearly not from their side.
With those single eyelids and that haggard face, he looked like a Japanese pirate at first glance. The other woman didn't look like a Japanese pirate, but He Caiwei felt something was off about her face. It was like... the face her father used to disguise himself with. His facial expression didn't look very natural.
“This woman has something on her face, so she doesn’t look like herself normally. She’s doing it in a more natural way, but you can still tell from her expression that something is different. Are these three people your targets this time?” After carefully examining the two photos, He Caiwei returned them.
"Yes, Weiwei, look at the words on the back. None of us, missing arms and legs, are fluent in this language. We've been trying to understand it for ages." Meng Dong was really worried. He held the two photos, and while the words on the back seemed to recognize him, he didn't recognize them.
He Caiwei took a piece of paper and a pen from her desk and translated the Japanese writing on the back of the two photos.
Lu Qingzhu was almost stunned by her younger sister's skills. She was truly omnipotent. How could this girl speak so many languages? Are they so easy to learn? How come none of them could learn them?
"Alright, take a look for yourselves. There's not much to write on the back of this photo, mainly just the names of these three people. There's not much personal information, but there's one crucial piece of information: 'sweet alley.' Or do you know something called Sweetwater Alley? Is it a name or something else?" In Japanese, this would be "sweet alley," and in Japanese, it would be translated as "Sweetwater Alley."
"The man's name is Noda Jiro, and the woman's name is Noda Eiko. In the Japanese pirates' area, after a wife marries her husband, she will cross out her original surname and change it to her husband's surname. They came here 10 years ago. This photo was taken 10 years ago. They said it was a photo taken before they left. Their place of residence is this alley with dessert shops."
“This single woman, Nakamura Kiyuko, is from a time two years later than the previous one. She also came to this dessert alley. You should be able to find her once you find this place.” He Caiwei felt that they probably didn’t just want him to translate the words on the paper.
Sure enough, as soon as He Caiwei finished translating the two photos and explaining them to them, Meng Dong handed her the notebook he was holding.
“We found this notebook during the chase. Although we can understand many of the words, the pieces are pieced together awkwardly. Could you take a look? Don’t worry, there are only 15 pages in it. We just want to know if it can help us with our mission.” Meng Dong was afraid she would refuse to help, so he didn’t dare tell her about someone else.
"Page 15, this will take a while, it might take a bit longer." He Caiwei glanced at the thickness of the notebook, pulled out another notebook from the side, and began to translate it carefully.
It took He Caiwei two and a half hours to translate these 15 pages of notes.
By the time she had sorted through everything from beginning to end, it was already past midnight, and she finally knew where Sweetwater Lane was.
She was both amused and exasperated by the truth. These people's comprehension was truly unacceptable. There was a sweet soup shop at the entrance of the alley, and it was called Sweet Soup Alley. If there were a coffin shop, should it be called Coffin Alley?
I glanced at my watch and realized it was already so late. It meant that my plan to take Grandpa out to eat was ruined. I had just promised him that I would get him a mandarin fish. What should I do now?
Meng Dong and the others had all fallen asleep while working. Lu Qingzhu had disappeared somewhere. Only Meng Dong was left opposite her. Even the two gatekeepers were gone. She had been so engrossed in translating that she hadn't noticed where everyone had gone.
"Old Meng, I've finished translating and organizing it. Would you like to take a look first? If you don't understand it later, I'll explain it to you." He Caiwei handed him her translated manuscript and asked him to take a look.
She was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back; she had to find something to eat, otherwise she definitely wouldn't be able to sleep.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Weiwei..." Meng Dong took the notebook and began to flip through it page by page. He looked very carefully, afraid that there might be some information he didn't know hidden inside, and he didn't want to miss a single thing.
After leaving the small study, He Caiwei went straight to the kitchen, where she smelled the aroma of egg noodles as soon as she arrived.
When he entered the kitchen, he saw that his father and brother were making noodles, and his second brother was tending the fire.
"Honey, are you hungry? Wait a minute, the noodles are freshly kneaded. After you put them in the pot, you need to let them roll around for a bit. Honey, would you like to cook here for a while or go back to the study? When the noodles are ready, I'll have Xiaozhu bring them to you." Lu Zhiheng already knew it was his daughter the moment she stepped into the kitchen, and quickly and efficiently put the noodles in the pot to cook.
This little girl has been busy ever since she came back from eating out, and the snacks at home are almost gone, with no time to replenish them.
"No need, Dad, I'll eat here. You guys scoop some out and give some to the brothers. Do you still have the beef brisket you stewed before? If so, we can use it to pour over the noodles; it'll definitely taste even better." I just had beef brisket noodles tonight, and now I want beef brisket noodles again.
He Caiwei's father has learned the local flavors of Shenzhen over the years, and he cooks them very authentically. He stewed these beef briskets until they were very tender, originally intending to make them for the old man to eat with rice.
Of course, with the benefits and perks of their transport team, what couldn't they get? Even now, in these difficult times, their transport team members can still frequently bring back some things from outside.
Lu Zhiheng rarely goes out personally anymore. If he needs to do something himself, he will buy some local specialties and send them back.
He wanted to show his daughter that he was capable of supporting the family so she wouldn't have to worry.
He hopes to raise his daughter with care and pampering. When she marries his nephew, they will still live in the same courtyard. He has no intention of raising his daughter to be a tomboy, even though he himself has such traits. As a father, he still hopes to protect his little darling from the wind and rain, just hoping that she won't let in any drafts.
“Daughter, we need to be gentler. After all, we’re getting married. If you’re always so fierce, no one will want you…” Lu Zhiheng was truly helpless looking at his fierce appearance.
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