Chapter 48: Bob and His Five Friends
Island No. 58, similar to Island No. 59 where Zhang Daye is located, has many boatmen and coating workers living here.
If the buildings, industries and other things in 59GR are closer to towns, then 58GR is closer to the countryside. It's not that it is so poor, but that there are farms here.
Zhang Da no longer wanted to complain about growing other plants on tree roots . In short, looking at the open environment and leisurely atmosphere here, it seems to be a really good place to retire.
Old Bob's house is a simple-looking cabin with a small yard surrounded by a wooden fence. There is a flower bed in front of the cabin, pots of flowers and plants are placed inside the fence, and a sink is placed in the yard, which seems to be used for raising fish.
I have to say that the cottage matches the style of the island very well. I might suggest that he hang a birdcage at the door to raise a parrot.
No one answered when he knocked on the door. The door was closed. Zhang Da shouted a few times and finally called out the neighbor, telling him that old Bob had gone to the beach to fish.
"A small bay in the northeast direction. OK? We have to travel five or six kilometers early in the morning just to catch a fish?" Zhang Da had no idea what these retired elderly people were thinking, nor did he understand the charm of fishing.
Perhaps only Tom could understand it. He once caught Jerry as bait for fishing, and had to carefully avoid the guard dog of the fish pond. He went through all the hardships just to enjoy the pleasure of catching a big fish.
Sitting back on his own bubble car, this time the task of riding was given to Altria. Unlike Tom who was only concerned with speed when racing, Altria rode fast and steadily, and looked very calm.
Zhang Daya was sitting cross-legged in the back truck bed holding Tom. He could see the scene ahead over Altria's ahoge. In fact, he was a little worried along the way whether Altria would suddenly see a good food store and drift to the side to stop the car.
Fortunately, she still remembered the business, but Tom's eyes would go straight when he saw the fish shop, and his head would spin along with the shop that kept receding in his sight, turning 180 degrees and then turning back to look for a new target.
Zhang Da also patted Tom's head and said, "After we finish our business, let's come back here to take a look and buy some delicious food to take back."
Altria's ahoge fur moved in the wind, and then the car sped up a bit.
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Wearing sunglasses, a floral shirt, beach pants, flip-flops, a parasol, a small stool, and holding a fishing rod, old Bob looks as comfortable .
There were five other old men dressed similarly to him, each of them had a bucket, fishing gear and bait beside them. Not far away, there were six bubble cars parked in a row, all of which were the same model with a cargo box like Zhang Daye's.
The six people seemed to be very focused. Two of them not only held fishing rods in their hands, but also fixed another one with a bracket next to them. In any case, even to an outsider like Zhang Daye, it seemed very impressive.
Zhang Da also thought about it and felt that it was not polite to shout while others were fishing, so he walked closer and greeted: "Uncle Bob!"
Swish, swish, swish, the six old men turned their heads to look at him almost at the same time. The scene was inexplicably weird, and Tom was scared.
Fortunately, Bob spoke up and broke the awkward atmosphere: "It's Tatsuya-kun! Then these two must be the Pretty Knight and the Cat Pianist?"
Zhang Da also thought that Old Bob was an easy-going person, and reminded him not to add the modifier "galloping", and he really didn't add it. But when did the title of Beautiful Girl Knight appear?
And if he didn't mention it, someone else would. An old man who was closest to him said directly: "So this guy is 'Running Tatsuya'!"
Then others also suddenly realized:
"It's Tatsuya the Runaway! The unlucky guy who bought Old Bob's crappy tavern."
"Young man, you must have been ripped off by this old scoundrel!"
"Are you here to settle accounts with him?"
"Brother, feel free to do it. We will never help you! And we will definitely not call for help!"
Zhang Daye: ???
So Old Bob is willing to retire and not even open a pub, just to hang out with this bunch of bad friends?
Old Bob laughed and scolded, "Get lost! I may be stingy in business, but I never make money by doing it against my conscience, okay? Go and catch your fish!"
He was responded with five middle fingers.
"Don't mind these guys. They become more and more jerkish as they get older." Old Bob put down his fishing rod temporarily and spoke ill of his old friends without any hesitation. Then he asked, "Brother, is there something you don't understand this time? Or did you encounter any trouble?"
"Oh, I'm here to pay back the money." Zhang Da also took out two stacks of banknotes.
"Huh? You've saved enough so quickly?" Old Bob was a little surprised. Although he had gestured to Zhang Da that he could earn 'this amount' in a month when he sold the pub, but... making empty promises is a necessary skill for a businessman. He never thought that he could collect the debt so quickly.
"I'm just lucky (?), and I have some extra income." Zhang Daye actually didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.
"Then I'll accept it without hesitation. Such luck is really enviable." Bob glanced at Tom who was teasing the fish in his bucket. Apparently he misunderstood and thought that the money was earned by the cat pianist's performance.
In fact, it can be said that this money was earned by Tom. With Tom's strange fighting style, even if Altria did not take action, those people might lose their ability to move inexplicably.
"Haha." Zhang Da didn't explain anything, but went straight to the point, "Actually, I came here this time to ask you about someone."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Zhang Da also said, "A businessman named Bizinis said he was an old acquaintance of the tavern and wanted to discuss business with me. I came to find out what kind of person he is."
"Biznis?" Bob said in confusion, "I haven't heard of such a person?"
"Huh?" Zhang Da didn't expect to get such an answer. "Really?"
Bob thought for a moment and said, "I should be right. According to what you said, he has a great merchant ship, is capable of traveling freely in the first half of the Grand Route, and is well-educated and polite. How could such a person often visit my greasy tavern?"
"……"Well, there is no need to investigate this time. This Bizenis started telling lies as soon as he met him. It would be strange if he had nothing to hide.
But the clues end here. Old Bob doesn’t even know him. Where can we find this person?
"Oh!!! Come on, kitty!"
"Don't give up!"
There were voices of encouragement coming from the side. Tom was holding Bob's fishing rod, and with his left hand he skillfully used the fishing reel to rhythmically reel in and out the line. The fishing rod was bent exaggeratedly and almost broke in half.
The force of the fish pulled Tom so much that his heels plowed two shallow . Then he tried hard to retreat back to his original position without giving up. The five old naughty boys formed a circle around Tom and did not offer any help but just kept encouraging him.
Bob: Who am I? Where am I? Is my fishing rod really that good?
