Chapter 429 Are you investigating me?
"Lieutenant Colonel T Peng En, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you really need to make a trip in person to meet this little pirate?" Zhang Da also recognized this old acquaintance from afar.
"Long time no see, Mr. Tatsuya. I just happened to be patrolling nearby." T. Peng said seriously, "And this is my duty. How can I let my subordinates do it for me?"
Zhang Da also said: "You are still the same. I wish that Major Kuro had half of your enthusiasm."
T. Peng said, "Please don't say that. Kuro is now a lieutenant colonel and was transferred to the West Sea a few months ago."
Zhang Da was also surprised and said, "Really? He got promoted? What a pity that I didn't even have the chance to congratulate him."
"This is also thanks to Mr. Tatsuya and you. Kuro even said before he left, thank you so much." T Peng En knew that Zhang Tatsuya and his men had captured too many pirates during that period, and Kuro was only responsible for exchanging the bounty. By accumulating some credit, he would slowly accumulate enough conditions for promotion.
Zhang Da also smiled embarrassedly and said, "Major Kuro...ah no, Lieutenant Colonel Kuro is really too polite. We are just trying to earn some bounty."
T. Peng's adjutant had a stern face. He always felt that Colonel Kuro didn't mean that when he said that, but he had no evidence.
Jackie Chan's voice came from behind Zhang Daye: "Stop making trouble, it's too rude of you to do this."
I saw the lolis lined up in a row behind Uncle Long. The reason was that Perona thought T. Pengen's face was too scary, so she hid behind Uncle Long and stuck her head out to observe.
Then Wendy also thought T. Penn's face was scary, so she hid behind Perona and looked out to observe.
Then Vivi hid behind Wendy, and Kalu hid behind Vivi. Tom probably thought it was fun, so he also hid behind Kalu and stuck his head out to observe.
This selfie-like queue is even arranged according to height.
Zhang Da also knocked on Perona's head: "Lieutenant Colonel T Peng En is a very good person, come out and apologize."
You didn't seem scared when you were playing with Brooke. What are you doing now?
Five cute creatures came out, stood in a row, and bowed together:
"I'm sorry!" *3
"Quack~"
Only Tom remained silent, but his sincerity was evident, and he bowed so deeply that it seemed as if he were folding himself up.
"Don't worry about it." T. Peng En didn't care about this little thing. Instead, he felt guilty for scaring others. "We are supposed to protect the people, but the children are afraid of us. This is my dereliction of duty. I haven't achieved my goal of 'doing a hundred good deeds every day' well enough! Starting tomorrow, I will work harder. Please supervise me!"
"Lieutenant Colonel T. Peng En!" The Marines were so moved that they burst into tears.
Zhang Da also said awkwardly: "It's really not your fault, it's our child who is ignorant..."
"How can I put the blame on the citizens for my mistakes?" T. Pengen's tone became more serious, making his face look even more terrifying, but his words couldn't be more upright. "Thank you Mr. Tatsuya for your comfort. We have to fulfill our duties and won't bother you any more."
T Peng En and his subordinates took the pirates away, leaving everyone with a tall and straight back.
"What a good man." Uncle Long sighed, then frowned and taught him a lesson, "Appearances can sometimes be misleading, so we shouldn't judge people by their appearance. We should pay more attention to others' hearts and character. Remember?"
"I've got it." Wendy and Vivi's voices were clear and powerful. Only Perona looked listless. Uncle Long was here again, and he had to give such a long lecture on a trivial matter.
Tom nodded, not quite understanding, and looked at Xia Lulu. Shouldn't he judge a cat by its appearance? But Xia Lulu was really not as cute as a cat when she turned into a human.
While waiting for T. Peng to lead the team to leave, Goodman asked, "Are you going to leave next, little brother?"
"We should stay here for a while before leaving." Zhang Da also said, "Uncle, you can continue with your work. We will go back to the tavern to clean up first and come to your house to bother you later."
Goodman said, "Well, Molly will be happy to know you're back."
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"Next I want to stay in the tavern for a while. Do you want to stay in the tavern or continue to stay on the Amber ?" Zhang Da also asked for everyone's opinions.
"We want to live on the island!" The lolis answered in unison. This is an island with bubbles floating everywhere, just like in a fairy tale. Of course they want to give it a try.
Since they all said so, Jackie Chan naturally wanted to go with them. He was also very interested in the "bubble culture" here.
Shark Chili said, "Let's stay in the pub. I miss this place a little bit."
Altria didn't say anything. She felt that Tatsuya understood. Tom was going to follow him back to the tavern, so of course she would too.
Rui Mengmeng said: "I'll go with everyone."
Ye Yan said: "Then I'll come along too. I'm curious about what the tavern is like."
"Okay, let's move the luggage."
Everyone went back to their rooms to pack up the necessities and carried them off the boat. Then, under the guidance of Zhang Daye, Tom, Altria, Rui Mengmeng and Shark Chili, the few people who had never been to Shampoo and Poached stuffed the things into the bubbles and curiously tied the "bubble bags" with ropes.
"This is so convenient. I can lift things that are even heavier than those of the black-hearted boss!" Perona showed off in surprise while holding Bubble's hand.
Zhang Da also clapped his hands perfunctorily: "You are really amazing, I might as well leave my luggage to you."
"You wish!" Perona suddenly remembered something and stopped Zhang Daye. "Did you say that if I can lift you with one hand, you will let me beat you up?"
"You don't want to use these bubbles, do you?" Zhang Da also said, "You can't cheat. Don't forget Uncle Long's teachings, 'The wise seek strength within, while the unwise seek it outside.' Do you want to be an unwise person?"
Jackie Chan suddenly felt a little touched that someone actually remembered what he said.
"Tsk, what about wise man or foolish man? You are trying to fool me with this kind of provocation you use to trick children." Having said that, Perona did not insist anymore, but turned around and continued walking.
Walking on the familiar streets again after more than half a year, Zhang Da actually had a feeling of returning to his hometown, even though he had not lived here for very long.
Shark Chili was introducing the local geography, climate, culture and other things to Jackie Chan and Ye Yan, while Rui Mengmeng was telling the little girls about the interesting places here, such as Shampoo Park.
Occasionally someone would interject and say that this used to be a dessert shop and that the restaurant over there made great cold dishes.
He would also meet some acquaintances on the road, and Zhang Da would greet them as he did before. Some people would react quickly and respond enthusiastically, while others would be obviously a little dazed.
"We're here. This is our tavern!" Zhang Da also stood in front of the door and introduced.
Everyone stopped to look at this inconspicuous little building. It didn't look as big as they had imagined, but fortunately it wasn't old either.
There was no sign at the door because the sign that read "Tatsuya's Tavern " was made by Goodman. Zhang Tatsuya took it as a souvenir when he went out to sea and hung it in the small bar of the Amber.
"Let's go in and take a look...well, wait a moment." Zhang Da rummaged around for a while before he found the key and opened the door of the tavern.
With the creaking of the door hinges, sunlight shone in through the door, and the shadow of the waist door fell on the ground. In the air illuminated by the sunlight, tiny dust particles could be vaguely seen flying up and down.
This thing seems to be called the Tyndall effect, right? Zhang Da also thought of something strange for no reason, and then quickly noticed the dust on the floor and the table: "It seems that I need to do a thorough cleaning first."
"Spring cleaning? Easy." Ye Yan threw out the eight-sided Huang Yao banners. The eight flag monsters posed handsomely, then realized their situation and immediately understood their mission.
Zhang Da also gave Ye Yan a thumbs up. This time, Tom didn't have to do the work of a group of people alone. "I suddenly remembered that our upstairs room is not big enough. Can we squeeze in today?"
There were originally only three bedrooms on the second floor of the pub. Later, when Shark Chili came, Zhang Da asked Goodman to expand the utility room a little and reduce the size of the master bedroom where he and Tom lived, so that a fourth bedroom could be created.
Now that everyone is moving in, there are suddenly not enough rooms.
Everyone has no objection to accommodation. When you go out to play, you can't always get a room to yourself in a hotel. Sometimes it can be quite interesting to share a room.
After everyone discussed it, finally Altria and Rui Mengmeng lived together in Altria's original room.
The three lolis and Xia Lulu live in one room in Rui Mengmeng's original room, and Kalu Duck's doghouse can also be placed on the ground.
Shark Chili and Jackie Chan live in a room, Zhang Da still lives in a room with Tom, and the remaining Ye Yan keeps watch at night so he can sleep at a different time.
The flag monsters worked very efficiently and soon cleaned the first floor. When they were about to go to the second floor to clean, Sui Feng Er suddenly stopped them;
"Reporting to the master and the boss, I found signs of someone breaking into the tavern, and more than once. Some of the signs appear to have been from a few months ago, and some were just recently! I request to investigate your rooms before cleaning."
"Maybe some petty thieves came in. After all, there is a legend in Shampoo Land that we have a golden folding stool. It is normal for them to sneak in and take a look while we are not here." Zhang Da also said, "You can investigate if you want."
Sui Feng Er ran upstairs happily, while the other seven flag monsters were indignant: "Sui Feng Er, that bastard, has found another excuse to be lazy!"
"And I can also satisfy my little hobby at the same time."
"Why don't we just linger a little longer and wait for him to come back and do it together."
Ye Yan kicked the flag demon who was trying to encourage everyone to be lazy and said, "Hurry up and get to work!"
Tom was taking the loli team on a tour of the tavern . They ran around the kitchen, the underground wine cellar, and the small courtyard outside .
Zhang Da was also walking around the hall, thinking about whether to convert the first floor into accommodation and living area.
After hearing about his plan, Weiwei said, "It seems a shame to turn everything into dormitories. I thought we were going to open a pub for a while."
"It doesn't matter if we don't open it, right? It will be very noisy." Perona disagreed with Weiwei and whispered in Weiwei's ear, "Besides, if we open the store, we have to work. Then we won't have time to go out and play."
Weiwei had an embarrassment on her little face. It felt fun to open a pub, but it was rare to come to such an interesting island, and she wanted to go out and see more.
"Why not do it like on the Amber, with one part as a room and the other as a small bar, so we can use it for rest and do business." Jackie Chan suggested, "If we are going to stay here for a while, we should find something to do."
"That's possible, but we'd better make enough money from running the pub to barely make ends meet." Zhang Da also talked about his own experience. He didn't realize that he didn't make much money in the past because the business hours were too short. The rest of the time he was either exercising or playing around.
So it was decided that we would keep part of the tavern and let everyone play on the island for a few days. We would decide whether to open a shop later depending on our mood.
"There's a conclusion!" Sui Feng'er ran down from upstairs with a magnifying glass in his hand. He timed it very precisely, just after the other flag monsters had finished cleaning up.
The other seven flag monsters gnashed their teeth and were determined to find an opportunity to beat him up.
Zhang Da also said, "Tell me about it."
Sui Feng Er said, "There are roughly three types of people who sneak in here. The first type is the unprofessional thieves who come here just to steal things. The traces they leave behind are very obvious, and they even rigidly follow the principle of 'a thief never leaves empty-handed'. They insist on taking something away even though there's nothing to steal, and they'll be caught sooner or later."
Zhang Da also nodded. These people were most likely here to try their luck. Before they set out to sea, these people would not have the courage to come.
Sui Feng Er continued, "The second type is the more professional thief . They don't leave many traces. If they can't find anything valuable, they will just sneak away. They should be considered the more difficult type. However, this type of person is skilled and bold. If they hear that we are back, they might come again."
Zhang Da has also encountered this kind of people. To deal with them, you probably need a mousetrap or a rake. If Tom is asked to set the trap, the more skilled the person, the greater the probability of being caught.
"The third type is a bit troublesome. I smell the same kind of scent. I'm not saying it's evil, but that they might be professional intelligence workers like me. They don't come here to steal things, but to investigate." Sui Feng Er asked curiously, "Boss, have you committed any crime before, or have you offended anyone?"
"That's a bit much." Zhang Da used to catch bounty criminals, beat up hooligans, and secretly rescue slaves. He must have offended many people. He also did things that made things difficult for the World Government, such as blowing up the human auction house.
"But I feel like they're not here for this." Zhang Da also said, "Didn't they invite us to become Shichibukai some time ago? Maybe they're testing the waters before inviting us."
Anyway, they can't find out anything. All the traces of Zhang Da left in this world started from May last year. Go ahead and investigate if you want.
But since the people from the World Government are so enthusiastic and like to investigate, why not do something for them to investigate?
Zhang Da was also secretly thinking about how to make things difficult for them.
