Great Power Technology

Chapter 335 A comeback opponent

Srbija, Belgrade.

This is Lazirou’s third month in Srbija. She has gradually adapted to life here. The comfortable temperate continental climate, rich river system, and beautiful natural scenery have made her feel more and more like herself. Made a right choice.

You know, when she chose to come to Srbija as a foreign correspondent three months ago, both her family and superiors consciously or unconsciously advised her to consider carefully because of the geographical location and location of this place. The political environment is too special. In the current environment, no one knows how long its stability can be maintained.

But out of some special feelings, she decided to come here, not only to complete her work, but more importantly, she wanted to see the monument with her own eyes and see this land that was soaked in the blood of her predecessors. soil of.

Just today, after she finished all the work, the project at hand finally came to an end, so she finally took the time to go to the monument and lay a bouquet of flowers.

When her fingers brushed over the gilded words on the monument, she clearly felt an echo. That echo had nothing to do with time or place, but a feeling that transcended time and space and was buried in the hearts of foreign workers like her. .

This feeling once drove our predecessors to travel around the world in the most difficult times, to blaze new trails and establish their own influence for the nascent republic, and now, it drives me to come here.

La Zirou sighed incomprehensibly, stood up again, and asked his companions who were waiting aside:

"Yuanyuan, have you come here to lay flowers before? Are there many Chinese people coming here?"

The companion named Fu Yuan next to her heard her words and replied:

"There are so many people. When this was still an ordinary iron plaque, there were a lot of people, and the words on it were all blurred by touching it. It was only recently that it was replaced with the marble and gold-gilded monument you see now."

"But to be honest, there are relatively few Chinese people in Srbija recently, so naturally not many people come. It's not that everyone doesn't come - basically, most of the people who come to Belgrade will still come to see it. Just look at it.”

"And look at the flowers here, they are updated almost every day. In the whole of Belgrade, the only place you can find where people lay flowers every day, except Tito's tomb, is this Friendship Monument."

"I see, it's just the two of us. I thought everyone had forgotten."

"How could I forget! Don't worry, today is not the weekend and there are fewer people. You can still meet many Chinese people when you come here on the weekend. The first Chinese mutual aid group I joined here was the one in front of this monument. Big Brother dragged me in.”

"I made a lot of money in the group. Later, everyone returned to their home countries and was transferred, and the contact became less. However, the avatar of our group is still a group photo of us here."

While talking, Fu Yuan took out her mobile phone and opened WeChat, handed it to La Zirou and said:

"Well, that's it. How about it? Is it a good photo? I edited this picture myself. Hehe, I also specially made it look beautiful for myself."

La Zirou took the phone, looked at it for a few seconds, and replied with a smile:

"It's really good. You can fix one for me later."

"No problem! Okay, let's go have lunch. After lunch, I will take you to Ada Island. I have been working hard recently and there will be nothing much to do in the next two weeks. You have a good rest."

After saying that, Fu Yuan pulled La Zirou up, wiped her hands with a tissue first, and then continued:

"I'll take you to eat beef mixed with ajvar sauce later. It's delicious. I'll pair it with fresh wheat bread and moussaka. I'll make sure you won't forget it after eating it once."

"I don't want to eat moussaka. I ate it last time and it always smelled weird."

"That's because you haven't eaten authentic food. Come on, let's go. I'll take you to my favorite restaurant. I guarantee your satisfaction!"

With that said, Fu Yuan took La Zirou's hand and walked towards the opposite side of the street. The two walked along the European-style street for a while. After crossing the Seine River, they finally found a small cafe hidden in a hidden corner. Fu Yuan He greeted the boss familiarly and led La Zirou to a seat by the river to sit down.

"Grilled steak, mixed beef, moussaka, salad. What do you want to drink? Juice? Do you want to try their polenta?"

".Wait, why is this polenta so expensive?"

Halfway through her words, Fu Yuan's brows suddenly wrinkled.

On the menu in her hand, where the price of polenta was originally marked, there was a small label with a new handwritten price on it.

26 dinars a bowl!

This price has increased four times compared to two weeks ago, which is equivalent to nearly 15 yuan in soft sister coins.

Maybe this price is not expensive in restaurants in first-tier cities in China, but Srbija is a traditional food production and exporter in Europe. The most indispensable food in the country is corn and wheat. Similarly, the prices of related foods are also extremely low.

Polenta is the most common food for Belgrade residents. Although the method is slightly different, there is basically not much difference in cost. Even in this cafe with an extremely superior environment and location, selling it for 26 dinars is a bit exaggerated. .

Fu Yuan continued to look at the menu, and then she discovered something that surprised her even more.

The bread that was originally provided for free with the steak was actually charged separately.

The price of a piece of bread is 6 dinars. Although it is not expensive, it seems extremely out of place when it appears here.

Looking at Fu Yuan's confused expression, La Zirou asked:

"Yuanyuan, what's wrong? Is the price wrong?"

Fu Yuan shook her head gently and replied:

"This price is not just wrong, it's simply outrageous. Gajic! Come here!"

When the waiter in the distance heard Fu Yuan's call, he quickly put down the coffee pot in his hand and walked over. Then he said with a gentle smile:

"At your service, the ever-beautiful Yuan."

Fu Yuan frowned and did not respond to the compliment, but asked directly:

"Gajic, what's going on with your menu? Why has the price of polenta increased so much? Why is there a charge for bread?"

Hearing her question, Gajic sighed and replied:

"Yuan, you don't know that the prices of flour and cornmeal on the market have increased significantly recently. The price of cornmeal we purchased yesterday morning has more than tripled, and the price of flour has also more than tripled."

"I heard it's because of the rise in international food prices. There's nothing we can do about it."

"It can't be that the cost of food has gone up and the price of the food we provide remains the same, right?"

Fu Yuan nodded slightly and looked at each other with La Zirou. Both of them had worried looks in their eyes.

In fact, as journalists, they had heard the news about the rise in international food prices. However, as they were not at the core of decision-making, they did not have a clear judgment on the scope of the price increase. Think of it as a fluctuation within the normal range but with a larger amplitude.

But now, things have clearly changed.

Grain prices in Srbija, one of Europe's largest granaries, have also begun to rise.

This is a terrible signal. If the previous rise in food prices was only due to the imbalance of food supply among various regions, the rise in prices in major grain-producing areas means that the world has entered a situation of insufficient food supply. .

After a moment of silence, Fu Yuan waved her hand and asked Gajic to go down and wait first, and then said to La Zirou:

"I feel something is not good. The price increase is a bit exaggerated, and to be honest, we didn't feel any signs before."

"Logically speaking, with Srbija's grain reserves, even if prices are to rise, it should be a slow process and there is no chance of a jump like now."

"You see, our representative office also purchased a large amount of reserve food last month. At that time, the price was almost unchanged from last year - do you remember this? At that time, you seemed to have gone to the market with the purchaser as a supervisor. On."

La Zirou nodded slightly and replied:

"I remember. The price of flour at that time seemed to be less than two dinars per kilogram. What is the price now?"

"I don't know. We have to go to the market right away to take a look. This is a new situation and we need to report it to the embassy immediately."

Hearing her words, La Zirou immediately grabbed the backpack placed aside and was about to leave. Fu Yuan quickly stopped her and said:

"Don't be so anxious, let's eat first! Just take a bite and we won't miss the time!"

La Zirou hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down again.

There was a deep worry in her heart, which made her almost restless.

She recalled the information she had read, subconsciously compared it with the situation she had discovered so far, and then came up with a preliminary guess in her mind:

Food prices will never rise in this way, especially in areas with abundant supply.

And now, such an abnormal situation has indeed occurred in Belgrade.

Then there is only one answer.

Some forces are secretly manipulating the price of food in this country.

That rival who once did evil is back again?

The plot of the alliance leader's vest has begun~

If you reward the leader, I will arrange a special role in the plot hahaha. If you have rewarded before, you can tell me what you want~

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