I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

"Have you had breakfast?"

Only one street away from the house, Sebastian took Char and sat on the chairs placed outside a restaurant, two chairs and a table.

An exquisite glass vase is placed on the table. The flowers in the vase look freshly picked and exude a pleasant fragrance.

This is an intersection of a large street, and there is a relatively large open space at the corner where tables and chairs can be placed.

It is said to be a restaurant, but it is actually not very big. It can only accommodate a kitchen, and there is not enough room for tables and chairs inside. It is for this reason that the tables and chairs are placed outside.

The kitchen is open, and even if you sit outside, you can still see the chef in chef's uniform skewering the sausages and baking them on the oven on one side.

This is very new in this era, and perhaps because of this, business here is pretty good.

"But it doesn't matter if you've already eaten it. You must try the sausage here, the kind grilled by the boss himself." Sebastian said enthusiastically.

The waiter with a smile on his face had already walked over and handed Char and Sebastian a menu respectively.

"Please take a look, please, and tell me what you need."

Sebastian was obviously very familiar with it, he didn't even take the menu, but said directly.

"Bring me a set meal."

"Okay, do you want tea?" the waiter asked.

Sebastian thought for a moment, "Give me a cup of black tea."

The waiter took a pen and wrote on the writing board, and then looked at Xia Ya.

"Same as him." Xia Ya said.

"Okay, since we are baking it freshly, please wait ten minutes."

The waiter bowed and walked to the table on one side. .

"Which one do you want to take away?" Xia Ya asked curiously.

A slight smile appeared on Sebastian's lips, "What do you think?"

Xia Ya looked around, "At least I haven't seen anyone with a death look on their face in these four weeks."

"It's not here yet."

Sebastian said, he looked towards the end of this big street, and Char followed his gaze.

There, a group of people in uniforms were walking out of a clothing store. Different from the costumes of the secret police, the costumes of the secret police were dark blue, almost black, and very dark.

The clothes of this group of people were dark green. Although they looked like military uniforms, they had no hats. The middle-aged man at the head was a little fat, but he was fair. People in the surrounding stores seemed to be in awe of this group of people and did not dare to speak directly. I can only glance at it from the corner of my eye.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the breakfast shop and glanced around the shop with careful eyes.

At the same time, a man in his thirties wearing a chef's uniform walked out of the kitchen with a smile on his face and a hunched waist.

"Director Rick, why are you here in person?"

The man in the chef's uniform is the owner of the restaurant, Hart Valentine.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to take a look."

The fat man named Rick had a very warm smile on his face, and he seemed to be a very people-friendly official.

"This commercial street is of great importance to the mayor, and as the director of the Queens Business Administration, I naturally have to take responsibility."

"Yes, yes, you are right." Hart agreed with a smile.

Rick seemed very satisfied with this attitude. He continued to ask kindly, "How is business lately?"

"Thanks to you, it's okay," Hart said.

Rick nodded, but then, a uniformed person walked across the aisle,

"Boss, you can't leave the swill bucket outside the door, do you understand?"

Rick narrowed his eyes slightly.

Hart was also stunned, and then he said in a panic, "I'll handle it right away, I'll handle it right away!"

"Two pounds of silver as per the latest street management penalties," said the uniformed man.

"What? Two pounds of silver!?" Hart looked at Rick anxiously, "Director, I'm just putting it here temporarily. There is no place to put it in the kitchen. If you don't come, I will collapse soon!"

Rick seemed troubled. He hesitated, then sighed.

"Hart, these are the rules. You have to abide by the rules. If I exempt you this time, what will others do? It's not fair, you know?"

Hart's face looked a little ugly, but even so, he managed a smile and said, "Yes, I understand."

The waiter just came over and poured black tea for Char and Sebastian, but obviously, his mind was not here.

Instead, he looked at those people not far away.

Xia Ya could clearly hear his resentful mutterings.

"A bunch of vampires."

"What's your name?"

The sudden sound from one side startled the waiter and raised his hand subconsciously. The spout of the kettle knocked the water cup over, and the tea spilled all over the table, but fortunately it did not splash on Xia Ya.

The waiter hurriedly took out a piece of cloth and wiped the water stains on the table.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir, I didn't mean it."

As he spoke, he straightened the tea cup and filled it with tea again.

"It's okay." Xia Ya reassured, "You haven't answered my question yet."

The waiter responded, "Just call me Heike."

Xia Ya nodded. He looked at the uniformed personnel not far away and asked curiously, "Did you just call them vampires?"

Heike opened his eyes slightly, and then began to feel a little at a loss.

"Mr.I.I."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Xia Ya smiled, "I'm just curious, do these people come here often?"

Heike was silent for a moment, and then he sighed.

"It would be okay if we only come here often. Every time they come, they use various reasons to make us pay."

It seemed that Xia Ya's gentle words made him temporarily let down his guard, and he began to pour out his bitterness to the two of them.

“We just paid the security management fee the day before yesterday, and we were asked to pay the city appearance management fee yesterday. We have had these tables outside for so many years, and not long ago we were suddenly asked to pay for the rental of public land.

Do you know how much you just fined? Two pounds of silver! That's all my two weeks' salary. "

Xia Ya nodded, "It's indeed too many."

Heike sighed and said, "Now we can only wait slowly. In two years, the current mayor will retire, and maybe the situation will be different. If it doesn't work, we can only move. "

"Will Director Rick go down when the mayor retires?" Xiaya asked as he picked up the black tea cup on the side.

"You don't know." Heike lowered his voice and said, "The current mayor is his uncle, otherwise he would not dare to be so arrogant.

There used to be a clothing store owner nearby who never paid the fine. Just last year, his people smashed up the clothing store and confiscated all the clothes. "

He turned his head and looked around, confirming that the group of people had gone away before continuing.

"The boss always wanted to complain to His Majesty the Emperor and kept guard outside the palace every day, but just a few months ago, three members of his family died in his own home. It was said that they died of poisoning due to burning charcoal for heating.

But everyone here knows that this must have something to do with Rick.

The evil things he has done over the years are not just that. He has taken several lives in his hands, and he has harmed many young girls.

I heard that many people wrote anonymous reports and sent them to the palace, but his uncle suppressed them all. "

Xia Ya nodded. He was not surprised by this. Human society is a relationship society.

He was not surprised that such an official would appear. No matter how clean the room was, there was still the possibility of filth hiding in places that could not be seen by the naked eye.

What surprised him was that this happened in the imperial capital.

In the words of the ancients, this is the foot of the emperor.

I couldn't even see the dirt under my eyes, and it was hard to imagine what the rest of the place would be like.

The degree of decay in this empire may be beyond his imagination.

These things have nothing to do with Char for the time being, but if the future war really comes to a time when he needs to decide the fate.

What he sees and hears will determine where the fate of this country will ultimately lead.

Xia Ya didn't say anything. She just raised the tea cup in front of her, blew away the hot air floating on it, and took a sip of black tea.

The waiter seemed to want to say something else, so the owner of the store started calling Heike's name and asked him to clean up the swill bucket.

Heike responded and walked towards Hart. He whispered something to the boss, and then left with the swill bucket.

The boss glanced at Xia Ya, and then walked into the store. A few minutes later, he came over with two plates filled with a lot of food and placed them on Xia Ya's table.

On the plate is probably the "A" set meal they ordered, which includes sausages, poached eggs, and some grilled mushrooms drizzled with sauce.

The most tempting thing is the meat sausage inside, which is large and plump. The casings are shiny in the early morning light and exude an alluring aroma.

"I have already heard what our waiter said about what just happened. I'm sorry, sir. He is a little young and is easily distracted. I will teach him a lesson later."

"No need." Xia Ya smiled, "It didn't fall on me anyway, right?"

"Thank you very much for your generosity." Hart leaned forward and said, and then he looked at the empty seat opposite Chara with some confusion, "I remember, isn't there a friend next to you?"

"Oh, he has some work matters that need to be dealt with." Xia Ya said.