No matter what the environment was like, life had to go on. The poor NHK toll collectors were an example. After a few days of peace, the people who escaped from Adachi District slowly returned. Although most of them were still in other districts, Adachi District was finally no longer an empty ghost district.
Even if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up. They were just ordinary people. Under the influence of society's big machine, they would starve to death if they didn't work for a few days.
Several shops on the old commercial street were also open for business. In fact, these few days could be said to be the best days in the Adachi district. There were 40,000 Dongjing City police officers stationed in the Adachi district. Petty thieves did not dare to act recklessly. Those who took advantage of the situation were also caught on that day.
What the public didn't know was that the underworld organizations in Adachi District were in a state of confusion and collapse these few days. The organizations under the umbrella of the Pine Leaf Society were uprooted, and other underworld organizations were also attacked by the government on that day.
No matter how many industries they were involved in, or how powerful their background was, they were all arrested!
Why did Bone Lady target the underworld organizations?
Why did Bone Lady attack first in Adachi District?
This group of people must have something that Bone Lady cared about.
Be it the leader, my brother, the casino owner, the loan shark, or the flesh business, I want them all!
Since Haibu Restaurant had been closed, Mizuno didn't get his salary for a few days.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have taken banknotes with serial numbers. He could have just casually taken some coins. Mizuno opened the shutter door of the shop. It was true that a penny stumped a hero. Demons also needed to eat.
Haibu Restaurant was going to open for business today!
"Mom, can I really do it?"
Haibu Sha looked at Erina with a lack of confidence in the backstage. "I-I don't cook well … and I'm slow."
Erina's head was still wrapped in gauze. It was a new gauze that was just changed at the hospital today. "Even if the restaurant is open these few days, there won't be many customers. You don't have to be too fast. Besides, don't you still have Mizuno-kun to help?"
Turning back to the restaurant, Mizuno showed a smile to Haibu Sha.
"Then, then I'll give it a try …" Haibu Sha held the knife timidly.
She was wearing a general's uniform, and Mizuno was standing next to her as a helper.
Haibu Restaurant opened for business again, but the difference was that Erina needed to rest, so she would only watch from the side for a while before going back to bed. As for cooking, Mizuno and Haibu Sha had to do it together.
In the past, Haibu Sha had only been an assistant and a waitress in the restaurant. This was the first time that she had personally become the head chef!
When she heard her mother's request, she was so scared that she almost hid under the table with her hands over her head. It was Mizuno who pulled her out.
"Welcome, welcome, welcome …" Haibu Sha clenched her fists and murmured with her head lowered. If it weren't for Mizuno-kun, she would have written the word "human" on her palm and swallowed it.
Just as Erina had said, the business had indeed slowed down. When it was almost seven, the first customer walked into the restaurant.
"Welcome … Mr. Police." When Haibu Sha saw who it was, she was so scared that her hair almost stood on end.
A pair of police officers walked into the restaurant with their caps between their arms. It was indeed reassuring to see the police on the street at night, but it was not right to see the police walking into one's own restaurant.
Our restaurant is operated legally, and our employees are all good citizens who abide by the law.
"Don't be nervous. We're just here for dinner." The taller police officer waved his hand. He was slightly surprised by how young Haibu Sha was.
"She's so young. Her culinary skills can't be reliable." The shorter police officer at the side whispered suspiciously.
Indeed, no matter who it was, when they walked into a restaurant and saw such a young general, they would be suspicious. Reality wasn't a gourmet manga, where one could meet a young gourmet who could cook glowing dishes at the corner of the street.
Moreover, in the Island nation, a society where seniority was very important, in most industries, being young and having poor skills were the same in the eyes of ordinary people.
Actually, the taller police officer was also suspicious when he walked into the restaurant. However, since he had already come in, he would embarrass the other party if he walked out now.
Most importantly, there were indeed some shops in the Adachi District that were open for business, but they would close early before the sky turned dark. Even the izakaya at night was the same. After all, they would still be afraid of the attack a few days ago.
He had searched for a long time before he found a restaurant that dared to open for business at night.
"It's quite clean. Let's eat."
After a few glances, the taller police officer found the advantages of this restaurant. "Finish your meal quickly. We still have to be on duty at night."
Taking the menu, the taller police officer quickly ordered, "Two cooked beef, two fried chicken pieces, and a salted anchovies. As for the liquor, I don't want it. We still have to be on duty at night. Two peach drinks, please."
It wasn't the first time that Haibu Sha had to remember the orders of the customers. However, it was a different experience when she stood at the front desk and listened to the orders. She shook her head and barely remembered the customers' orders.
"Beef, chicken pieces, beef, chicken pieces …"
Then, when she was about to eat, she suddenly raised her head and said in a flustered voice, "No, I'm sorry, there's no more beef … The supermarket is not open these days."
"If that's the case … Then I'll have the mustard octopus."
"Yes … Yes."
Looking at Haibu Sha's nervous expression, Mizuno smiled and fished out a small octopus from the water tank. It was the kind that was alive.
Big restaurants like that would slaughter the big octopus every day. The octopus sashimi was also chopped into pieces using tentacles. However, Haibu Restaurant did not have such conditions.
Mizuno could accept the sashimi of the deep-sea fish, but as for the octopus sashimi, especially the live one …
Looking at the little octopus jumping around on the chopping board, Mizuno Sora felt speechless.
After washing it repeatedly with salt water, and again with hot and cold water, the octopus's appearance had turned red.
At this time, although the appearance looked red, the meat inside was actually raw.
Among the people of the Island nation who went to the izakaya, some people with strange tastes liked to eat mustard octopus, the kind that was half-cooked and had a fishy smell. The mustard was added to remove the fishy smell.
There were also some ferocious people who were even more ferocious. They only ate the original flavor and were still alive and kicking.
Haibu Restaurant was just a small restaurant. There were no rare ingredients like wasabi. They only used the relatively cheap horseradish. After squeezing out a ball of horseradish sauce and drizzling it on the white octopus, Mizuno sent the octopus and fried chicken over.
The two police officers sat in their seats and wiped their hands with wet towels.
"Do you need a cup?"
"Do you?" The tall police officer looked at the short one.
"It's not a drink, just drink it."
After that, the two picked up the chopsticks and ate.
Although there was a smile on their faces, Mizuno couldn't accept the way the two picked up the horseradish and tentacles with chopsticks and sent them into their mouths.
After the police bit the octopus, the power of the horseradish exploded instantly. They wrinkled their noses with an ugly expression, and then showed a relieved expression. They ate a piece of fried chicken, then a bite of the octopus, and again, and again …
"The taste is okay."
"It's edible."
The taste was unexpectedly okay. Although it was not exaggerated delicious, it was considered normal in the izakaya.
As long as it was edible, it was fine. These unlucky police officers who were sent to the Adachi district had lowered the standard of the evening food to an extremely low level.