Thriller Paradise Chapter 2: Herbert Company

Feng Bujue only took twenty minutes to arrive at the "Alfred Hotel" referred to by the mission.

No need to ask for directions, and no transportation, he just followed the people who just got off the cruise ship and looked like tourists in one direction, and walked there.

After all...This island is so big in total. Although there is more than one place to stay on the island, there is only one place that can be called a "hotel".

After arriving at the door of the hotel, Feng Bujue did not rush in; he stood on the street, looked into the lobby through the glass wall for a while, then turned and left.

As a very efficient person, Jue would naturally not go in during this peak check-in period to join in the fun. He doesn't have any luggage to store anyway. It is obviously better to spend the time "queuing in the hotel lobby" elsewhere.

So, Feng Bujue's round-the-island survey trip began...

The weather on this day is very good, the temperature is not too high, and the unique humidity and wind on the beach are not so obvious.

Feng Bujue found a small shop for renting bicycles near the hotel. With his excellent eloquence and the unique bargaining power of the Chinese, he succeeded in being a small shop owner who even faintly felt "Am I cheated?" The price got a car.

After that, he took a "travel guide" that was brought in from his boss, rode a bicycle that was basically a borrowed bike, and walked out along the road around the island.

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Kochikoti Island is a typical tourist town, this kind of place often has some very subtle things in common: tourists like it very much, business people do not comment on it, among the aborigines Most of the young people want to leave here, or have already left here, and the old people on the island have an attitude of wanting to spend the rest of their lives here.

This is life on the island-living for a day is paradise, living for a month is the world, living for a lifetime... Well, almost no one will stay here for a lifetime, even the old people here, they don’t stay for the rest of their lives. On the island.

Leave aside the prosperous scene during the tourist season, for the rest of the year, this is an island town with relatively backward economic and living standards.

Luxury hotel rooms, first-class public facilities, all kinds of modern products... These are all prepared for tourists; the residents of the island can't afford that kind of living expenses, they live just ordinary lives , The lives of the people in second and third tier cities.

In addition to the tourism industry, which is profitable for only a few months of the year, what really supports the economic and social stability of Kochikoti Island... is tuna.

Or...it's the "Herbert Company".

Forty years ago, when Old Herbert drove his tattered little fishing boat out to sea, he would not have thought...One day he would become one of the most influential people on this island and even in Wales. .

Now, his photos have spread throughout Europe and the whole world, of course... it is printed on various cans of fish.

Seven years ago, Old Herbert fell ill and died, and his eldest son John Herbert took over the company. The vast majority of residents now living on Kochikoti Island are working for John.

Fishing fleets, canning factories, logistics companies... The Herbert Company provides jobs for almost all adult residents on the island. Although the "Alfred Hotel" was not operated by the Herberts, they also participated in the investment.

In addition, even the few policemen and civil servants on the island have to give Herbert a bit of face when doing things; after all...their families also work in other people's factories.

In short, for the residents who often live here, this island is not so much "Kokiketi Island" as it is "Herbert Island".

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The time it takes to circle the island for a week is longer than Feng Bujue thought. On the one hand, his physical fitness in this script is worse than in reality, and on the other hand, because of his riding. Zhong often stops to talk to some passersby.

At dusk, Brother Jue went back to the place. When returning the car, the shop owner's expression seemed to say: "If I were ten years younger, I would have cut you."

Feng Bujue was also very embarrassed, so he added a little more money to others, and then went along with the boss a bottle of drinks and two packs of snacks...

He just walked and ate, and walked to the Alfred Hotel again.

At this moment, the lobby of the hotel is too vacant. Feng Bujue came to the front desk unhurriedly to check in. As he expected, "a guest who is single and does not have any special requirements for a room" like him does not have to worry about not having a room.

Because he had no luggage, he didn't need others to lead the way. He took the key card at the front desk and went upstairs.

The moment the door card was received, the system voice also sounded at the right time: [Mission completed]

Feng Bujue opened the game menu and took a look, and found that [Check in Alfred Hotel] has been checked next to this task, and a new task has been swiped under it: [Waiting for the case].

"Really straightforward..." When Ge Ge said this sentence, he was already in front of the elevator.

Ding——

It just so happened that the elevator came at this time.

Behind the slowly unfolding elevator door, a figure appeared.

It was a middle-aged man, he seemed to be under forty years old; his appearance was nothing special, at least in Western Europe, such a rich Saxon appearance was very common; he was wearing a dark suit He also wore a new-looking Panama hat on his head; the brim of the hat was pressed down~IndoMTL.com~ It seemed that he didn't want others to see his face clearly.

Feng Bujue and the middle-aged man passed by, there was no eye contact, and no nodding to say hello. The two were just in a very normal way, and no one showed any abnormality.

However, in those two seconds, Feng Bujue knew in his heart that this person might be related to the upcoming case.

Because...just this one encounter, Brother Jue has guessed his identity, and has found some clues that may be clues from him.

"Hey! Wait!"

A few seconds later, just when the elevator door was half closed, suddenly, a man's voice came from outside, accompanied by rapid footsteps.

Feng Bujue's thoughts were interrupted by the shout, but he still pressed the open button for the other person.

Soon, the elevator door opened again, and the person who had just shouted "wait" also appeared at the door.

"Ha...Ha...Thank you..." He panted as he entered the elevator.

Feng Bujue looked at the young man in front of him: at first glance, the young man’s clothes are ordinary, but if he knows the goods, he will see... he wears expensive brand names, but The style is relatively low-key; looking at the looks, this young man is obviously still a student, probably less than twenty years old. His height is similar to that of Brother Jue, but his body is relatively thin. Judging from his face and accent, this young man has ten ** yes Chinese, by the way... he is pretty handsome.

If there is something special about this young man, that is... the sports bag that he is carrying on his right shoulder, the zipper is not fully closed, and there is a cat who is pulling from the open zipper gap at this moment. He stuck his head out and looked out.

I don't know why... The cat's gaze seems to have been staring at the middle-aged man who is going away outside the elevator.