Chapter 629: Tone

The next day.

Tao Lu accompanied Jiang Yuan and the others to have breakfast in the temporary office.

After the long conference table was filled with food, it was unexpectedly convenient. Tofu pudding, soy milk, fried dough sticks, fried pancakes, zongzi, rice noodles, and noodles—some were bought, and some were made by the chef brought from Shannan.

Besides these, the most popular was the braised beef. Unlike yesterday's boiled beef, the braised beef had a dark color and a slight aroma of spices. The layering of the complex flavors when chewed was very rich, and the satisfaction of eating it alone was very strong. If paired with noodles or rice noodles, it was invincible.

Especially in a place like a unit, any kind of noodle or rice noodle, topped with a layer of braised beef, immediately elevates the grade by three levels. Not only does it feel like the quality of life has improved, but it also makes one feel like they are living like a human being.

Tao Lu chose a bowl of beef noodle soup, too lazy to speak. Topped with a thick layer of beef, he ate it first as a sign of respect.

The so-called beef noodle soup is just noodles boiled and put into the soup used to boil the beef yesterday. The soup is steaming hot, and with a handful of noodles and a little salt and pepper, it becomes fragrant.

Because it was breakfast, the amount of noodles wasn't much. Tao Lu finished it with a slurping sound, leaving a full bowl of soup. He drank a few mouthfuls, felt unsatisfied, and ordered a meat sandwich (roujiamo).

Today's meat sandwich was a steamed bun with braised beef.

The steamed buns were also freshly steamed, covered with a cloth in the cafeteria, and delivered by running.

Taking braised beef that is slightly fatty, with a bit of fat and gelatinous texture, the cool meat is sandwiched into the steaming hot bun. The hot bun gently melts the little bit of fat on the meat. Taking another bite, the faint salty taste of the braised beef itself, the faint wheat aroma of the bun, and the faint oily taste of the fat mix together, making one involuntarily smile and chew hard.

When this mouthful of bun is about to be swallowed, take another sip of the slightly salty beef soup, and the sense of happiness explodes directly.

There are also those who know how to eat; finally, pair it with a mouthful of slightly sweet soy milk, and you've gathered carbohydrates, sugar, salt, and fat—the taste buds instantly take off!

Tao Lu was so moved he almost shed tears, and couldn't help but say, "Your food is too good!"

Don't look at him as a detachment leader, with his white shirt as clean as if it were newly bought. Don't look at the fact that the meal money for Jiang Yuan and the others is all signed and approved by him. But Tao Lu's wife also works, so unless his daughter comes home to stay for a few days, he has no breakfast. Of course, there is no lunch either, and whether he can freeload dinner depends on whether the criminals cooperate.

If he could eat steaming hot food at the unit—the unit does have a cafeteria, but after eating in the cafeteria too much, it doesn't feel like food anymore. Sometimes when he thinks about it, he even feels like steaming hot shit would smell better.

"Too comfortable." Tao Lu sighed again, patting his stomach, looking at the table, still wanting more.

"Want another tofu pudding or hot and sour soup?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"In Jingcheng, we mix hot and sour soup into the tofu pudding," Tao Lu said, waving his hand. "I dare not eat anymore; I won't be able to walk in a while."

Jiang Yuan smiled and didn't persuade him, eating the meat wrapped in a pancake, paired with the hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup also had a beef base. Since Comrade Jiangfuzhen bought the ranch, he had been very focused on collecting recipes for beef dishes and hiring chefs.

"That is the person I miss day and night and love deeply..."

Tao Lu's phone rang.

The group of people who were eating and drinking all stopped unconsciously.

Jiang Yuan also placed the second pancake roll on the plate as a sign of respect.

"Hello, it's me... Hmm, hmm, okay, okay!" Tao Lu quickly ended the call, put down his phone, looked at Jiang Yuan and the others, his expression serious, then smiled and said, "The on-site identification went very smoothly. The suspect accurately pointed out the location and the direction of entry and exit. Now we are going back to verify the surveillance video." ===== CHAPTER 630 =====