Iren nodded slowly. The interesting question was indeed disturbing his mind. Before leaving the house earlier, Yihshyong did not mention it at all. They all assumed that the kidnappers were waiting for them where they were supposed to hand over the ransom. It was unimaginable that they would have to wait like that.
"Maybe until four or half-past five in the morning. If, after that, no one shows up, then we'll go home." Iren closed his eyes when he finished saying those words.
It was Iren's decision. The decision he made himself without asking for consideration from other friends. Iren guessed that at that exact moment, Yihshyong was also thinking about the same problem. It was likely that Yihshyong would also make a similar decision.
"All right, Uncle. Let's just wait patiently."
"Hmmm." Iren muttered in an indistinct voice.
"Eh! Is it normal that there are still traveling food vendors passing by at this hour?" Tsaehorng's tone sounded like a child asking his mother when the child witnessed something that astonished him.
Tsaehorng's words made Iren open his eyes. He looked at where Tsaehorng was pointing. The young man's finger pointed to the undercover policeman. From a distance, they saw a traveling food vendor approaching the policeman, who was pretending to be drunk. The food seller pushed a medium-sized cart. It was clear that he was peddling his wares.
Iren stepped forward to approach the food vendor. After getting a bit closer, then Iren could see clearly what food the person was selling.
Tsaehorng seemed interested, too. The young man walked after Iren. Like Iren, maybe the young man also wanted to know what food the merchant was selling. Of course, that's just Iren's guess. Tsaehorng wasn't a member of their group, who was always hungry all the time. It was not impossible that actually Tsaehorng was just being wary.
"Are you hungry?" Iren's voice volume was so low. Almost like a whisper. Iren himself was not sure that the young man could hear his whispers.
"What?" Tsaehorng's voice sounded a bit odd. Maybe Iren's guess was right that the young man couldn't hear his words clearly. Or perhaps there was another reason. It could be that the young man said that just to check that he had heard correctly.
"There is a goat's leg soup seller." Iren pointed towards the food seller. "Do you want to try or not?"
Tsaehorng looked at Iren with a strange facial expression. Iren knew that Tsaehorng probably thought it was just a joke. For people who didn't know Iren and his friends closely, such remarks might be a bit strange and out of context. Iren didn't know whether at that time Tsaehorng had realized their tendency to act or utter unusual words.
"Why do you want to eat goat's leg soup right now? Are you joking?"
"I'm not joking. I'm serious. We'll be here until four or half-past five. So at least we have something to do. Either to fill our stomachs or kill some time."
"Won't the people currently watching us be angry?" Tsaehorng whispered. The youth's eyes widened as he whispered those words. Maybe he was worried that his voice could be heard by someone other than Iren.
"This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the police will be angry or not. They are here because they are doing their job. We are here to do what we have to do. In the briefing earlier, the police did not say that we cannot eat while waiting for the bad guys to show up. Regarding the criminals. They also have no right to be angry. It was their own fault that they didn't show up right away. They shouldn't think that we will wait for them by just standing by, doing nothing."
Iren laughed inwardly. He knew Tsaehorng might not be able to understand what he had just said. Iren was imitating Shannchyuan. Their leader, when faced with a tense situation, sometimes took unexpected actions or uttered words that sound so odd. In addition to calming himself down, that would also confuse the other person who was stalking or looking for Shannchyuan's weaknesses.
"Sir! Please, come here, Sir! We want to buy!" Without waiting for an answer from Tsaehorng, Iren waved his hand, calling out to the traveling food vendor.
Iren nodded slowly. The interesting question was indeed disturbing his mind. Before leaving the house earlier, Yihshyong did not mention it at all. They all assumed that the kidnappers were waiting for them where they were supposed to hand over the ransom. It was unimaginable that they would have to wait like that.
"Maybe until four or half-past five in the morning. If, after that, no one shows up, then we'll go home." Iren closed his eyes when he finished saying those words.
It was Iren's decision. The decision he made himself without asking for consideration from other friends. Iren guessed that at that exact moment, Yihshyong was also thinking about the same problem. It was likely that Yihshyong would also make a similar decision.
"All right, Uncle. Let's just wait patiently."
"Hmmm." Iren muttered in an indistinct voice.
"Eh! Is it normal that there are still traveling food vendors passing by at this hour?" Tsaehorng's tone sounded like a child asking his mother when the child witnessed something that astonished him.
Tsaehorng's words made Iren open his eyes. He looked at where Tsaehorng was pointing. The young man's finger pointed to the undercover policeman. From a distance, they saw a traveling food vendor approaching the policeman, who was pretending to be drunk. The food seller pushed a medium-sized cart. It was clear that he was peddling his wares.
Iren stepped forward to approach the food vendor. After getting a bit closer, then Iren could see clearly what food the person was selling.
Tsaehorng seemed interested, too. The young man walked after Iren. Like Iren, maybe the young man also wanted to know what food the merchant was selling. Of course, that's just Iren's guess. Tsaehorng wasn't a member of their group, who was always hungry all the time. It was not impossible that actually Tsaehorng was just being wary.
"Are you hungry?" Iren's voice volume was so low. Almost like a whisper. Iren himself was not sure that the young man could hear his whispers.
"What?" Tsaehorng's voice sounded a bit odd. Maybe Iren's guess was right that the young man couldn't hear his words clearly. Or perhaps there was another reason. It could be that the young man said that just to check that he had heard correctly.
"There is a goat's leg soup seller." Iren pointed towards the food seller. "Do you want to try or not?"
Tsaehorng looked at Iren with a strange facial expression. Iren knew that Tsaehorng probably thought it was just a joke. For people who didn't know Iren and his friends closely, such remarks might be a bit strange and out of context. Iren didn't know whether at that time Tsaehorng had realized their tendency to act or utter unusual words.
"Why do you want to eat goat's leg soup right now? Are you joking?"
"I'm not joking. I'm serious. We'll be here until four or half-past five. So at least we have something to do. Either to fill our stomachs or kill some time."
"Won't the people currently watching us be angry?" Tsaehorng whispered. The youth's eyes widened as he whispered those words. Maybe he was worried that his voice could be heard by someone other than Iren.
"This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the police will be angry or not. They are here because they are doing their job. We are here to do what we have to do. In the briefing earlier, the police did not say that we cannot eat while waiting for the bad guys to show up. Regarding the criminals. They also have no right to be angry. It was their own fault that they didn't show up right away. They shouldn't think that we will wait for them by just standing by, doing nothing."
Iren laughed inwardly. He knew Tsaehorng might not be able to understand what he had just said. Iren was imitating Shannchyuan. Their leader, when faced with a tense situation, sometimes took unexpected actions or uttered words that sound so odd. In addition to calming himself down, that would also confuse the other person who was stalking or looking for Shannchyuan's weaknesses.
"Sir! Please, come here, Sir! We want to buy!" Without waiting for an answer from Tsaehorng, Iren waved his hand, calling out to the traveling food vendor.
