Chapter 134 - Chapter 134: The Internet Swindler in the Rotisserie! (2/2)
“Come on, let’s eat and stop thinking about this stuff,” Su Xuan suggested. “1 hope that when we go to the airport tomorrow, we can catch another wave of criminals. Today’s events were just too coincidental.”
He continued, “Not to mention those guys on the road; even the ones we caught at the airport, you should also thank yourself for that.”
Zhang Chenglong genuinely thanked Su Xuan. Without the criminal Su Xuan helped him apprehend, he wouldn’t be in the mood for barbecue right now.
Su Xuan waved off the thanks. “What’s there to thank? We’re partners, aren’t we? I just hope we can catch all the thieves in the world!”
“Indeed, that would be great!” Zhang Chenglong said as he stood up. “You keep eating; I’ll go grab more meat. By the time I’m back, it should be about ready.”
Watching Zhang Chenglong go to get more meat, Su Xuan promptly removed the cooked barbecue from the grill and replaced it with fresh cuts. He then glanced at the dipping sauce in his bowl and felt like it was running low.
Setting down his chopsticks, he headed over to the condiment counter. Standing at the condiment counter was a young man dressed in all black with light-colored pants, appearing quite clean and ordinary to anyone who looked at him, and Su Xuan shared the same impression.
That was until he approached, and his system alerted him.
[Ding! Criminal detected, please apprehend immediately!]
[Name: Zhou Zibo, Age: 25, Crime: Online fraud…]
As he drew near, the system’s voice sounded in his ears. Su Xuan had initially been about to walk past the man but instinctively turned to look him over.
The man quickly sensed his gaze and turned to face him. Su Xuan, however, didn’t flinch and even smiled at him.
“Excuse me, could you move aside? I’d like to get some cilantro,” he said.
Hearing this, the man hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head, only to discover that he had blocked the cilantro bowl in front of him.
His face turned a bit embarrassed. He wondered why he suddenly felt someone’s eyes on him while preparing his dipping sauce. It turned out someone had indeed been watching him because he was in the way of cilantro.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” he stammered. “Please, go ahead.”
“I’m finished here.”
Even though he hadn’t finished preparing his sauce, the situation had become too awkward. The man quickly moved aside, allowing Su Xuan to access the cilantro.
Su Xuan, with the corner of his eye still on the man, proceeded without missing a beat. He walked over, added cilantro to his dipping sauce, followed by a few drops of sesame sauce, and finished it off with a generous spoonful of chili sauce.
Seeing his actions, the man couldn’t help but grit his teeth.
That was too spicy!
“Buddy, I didn’t expect…”
“You can handle spice so well!”
Perhaps because he had already embarrassed himself in front of Su Xuan, the man didn’t feel awkward about talking to him at all. He had initially thought about stepping aside.
But he considered that if he moved away now, he’d have to come back to finish seasoning his food, which seemed troublesome.
So, he just stood to the side and waited for Su Xuan to finish his own sauce. When he saw Su Xuan’s actions and heard his words, he couldn’t help but react.
In response, Su Xuan looked at him curiously, and his gaze shifted to the man’s sauce dish, which appeared completely mild. He couldn’t help but chuckle.
“To be honest, mine isn’t that spicy either,” he said. “I just added fermented bean curd sauce to make it look red!”
The man:…
Did he think he was so blind to miss his big scoop of chili just now?