Conan’s Corpse Picker

Just as he was talking, a man with rough skin walked over with a smile. Seeing the customers in front of him, he sighed: "The store hasn't been so lively for a long time."

As he spoke, he walked to the center of the yard. There was a machine covered with gray cloth. The old farmer grabbed the cloth and opened it, revealing a machine underneath that was full of the atmosphere of the times.

——This is one of the features here, the popcorn machine.

Jiang Xia looked at this machine that seemed to have not been used for a long time: "You seem to have very few guests here."

The old farmer laughed: "After all, the store is in the mountains, and only hard-working customers are willing to come. But isn't this better? A few of them booked the place directly."

Just as he was talking, the short-haired woman, the shop owner's wife, came over carrying a tray. She put down several cups of tea: "Please use it, everyone. This is our special camellia tea, which goes well with popcorn."

Several high school students finished sharing the tea, but the shop owner's wife did not leave.

She obviously heard what the guests just said, and defended: "It's a bit deserted now, but not long ago, my store was very busy, you see."

She took the remote control with some pride and turned on the TV nearby.

A screen recording began to play on the TV. It looked like an interview scene. The female host took the microphone and gestured to the audience to the middle-aged man next to her: "The next person I want to introduce to you is Mr. Genichi Takehara! "

Mao Lilan recognized it: "It's the shopkeeper just now!"

Female host: "After Mr. Takehara resigned, he opened a specialty cafe and set up many mountain village activities in the cafe, which added a lot of vitality to the local area. Mr. Takehara, can you tell us why you opened the shop in the mountains? ?”

The middle-aged shop owner took over the conversation with a slightly stiff smile: "The quiet and beautiful mountain village has the magical power to cleanse people's hearts. In order to let more people feel this beauty, I started to build this project - in this In a space surrounded by nature, guests can experience a completely different life. ”

"Sounds really good." Lingmu Yuanzi murmured to Jiang Xia, "But I always feel that his smile is a bit strange."

Jiang Xia looked at the people on the TV and then at the mountains in the distance: "Maybe he's nervous."

Conan didn't think much about it. After taking the stage, there were many people who were so nervous that they couldn't speak. He was not interested in boring interviews on TV, so he put down his tea cup and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

…

I was washing my hands after going to the toilet. Suddenly, a voice floated in from the unclosed window: "Didn't I tell you not to come here if you're fine?"

Conan was startled and quickly recognized the owner of the voice - the speaker seemed to be the male owner of this cafe.

The fake primary school student turned off the tap and subconsciously raised his ears.

Soon, another voice also rang, apologizing to the shop owner: "I'm really sorry, but when I went back to check the contract, I found that a signature was missing - look."

There was the sound of pages turning outside.

Conan: "..." Contract?

What kind of contract is it that needs to be signed in such a sneaky way?

His curiosity suddenly overflowed. Without much hesitation, Conan pushed open the door and walked out. He looked at his store manager's wife beyond doubts and ran all the way to the back door.

…

The toilet is not far from the back door. When we arrived, the two people outside were still discussing.

The social worker sitting in the car obviously noticed something strange. He couldn't help but ask the middle-aged store manager: "Have you not told the other people in the store that you are selling the store?"

The middle-aged store manager signed on the hood of the car and sighed: "Only my wife has heard the news. There is no need to tell others - they are too serious about this store. If they know that I want to sell it, , I’m afraid you can’t spare me.”

"Okay." After he signed, he stood up and looked through the contract, then gathered the stack of papers and handed it to the driver in the car, "That's it."

The driver nodded, checked the signature, and left.

The sound of the vehicle's engine starting attracted the attention of others.

The old farmer who had just finished tinkering with the popcorn machine heard the noise and came over. He looked at the passing vehicles in confusion: "I thought another guest was coming, but it turned out not to be the case."

The middle-aged store manager laughed: "The man was just lost. When he saw a road here, he drove over and asked me."

"That's it." The situation in the mountains was complicated, and the old farmer didn't think much about it. The two of them quickly went to the guest again while chatting.

"Husband!" When she saw the middle-aged store manager entering the room, the short-haired woman who was busy in front of the stove raised her head. She gestured to the guests and said to her husband, "There are many people coming today, you go and start it." Come back, wild boar."

"Pfft! Ahem..." Suzuki Sonoko choked, "What are you shooting for? Wild boar? Are there wild boars around here?!"

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"Of course, the peony pot here is excellent." The short-haired woman was amused by her reaction, "My husband's hunting skills are also excellent, you can just wait and feast!"

The middle-aged store manager thought of the tender and delicious taste of the peony pot, and he felt a little moved: running away from the store with everyone behind his back, he just felt guilty - now instead of staying in the store, it would be good to go out for a stroll, anyway, the store is full of food. The things have been taken care of long ago, so there is no need to worry about being discovered.

With this in mind, he turned around and went upstairs to get the shotgun: "Then I'll go and try. I hope I can successfully hunt the wild boar."

Looking at his back going upstairs, Yuanshan and Ye were a little envious: "You and your wife have a really good relationship."

The short-haired woman smiled shyly: "When my husband resigned, he invited me to run this coffee shop with him, so I also resigned from the club and followed him here - you see, all the wood carvings in this shop are It was carved by my own hands.”

She looked at the large and small wooden carvings all over the house and said happily: "Every bit of it here is a precious memory of our journey."

Just as he was talking, the middle-aged shop owner put on his coat, picked up his shotgun, and walked downstairs.

The short-haired woman helped him adjust his collar and said warmly, "Have a nice trip."

A group of high school students watched the middle-aged man walk further and further away, as if they were seeing a pot of delicious wild boar hot pot.

Jiang Xia suddenly moved the tip of his nose slightly and sniffed the air. After a moment, he turned to look at his ghosts: "Did you smell...a smell like beef jerky and teething sticks?"

…

In the nearby mountains.

An off-road vehicle rolled over the rugged mountain road and swayed forward.

Vodka grabbed the handrail above his head to steady his body and looked at the increasingly deviated route. He couldn't help turning his head to look at Calvados who was driving: "Where are you going? You're not going to Takehara Gumin Coffee Shop." ”