Thesentencefadedintothectterofthekit.Junfrowned,didn''''tcatchtherest.Hisphonesturnedonandthenoff,asanuneasyfeeliuphisspine.
Itwasn''''tReyawhhtoutthenoodlesandmilktea,buttherestaurantownerhimself.Asthekitdoorswungopenandclosed,JuncaughtaglimpseofReya''''sslenderfigureatthesink,scrubbingdisheswithquick,tensemovements.
Hefounditstrange.Luwasalreadyaseniorofficer—acaptaininthecriminaliigationunit.Hissarywasravagant,buthelivedsimply,withnodepesotherthanReya.WhenReyahadtakenthatamusementparkjob,ithadn''''tbeenoutoffinaneed;she''''djustgraduatedhighschool,hadnopnsforcollege,andnothingtodoathome.Wtherehadbeenmorelikepassingtime—abitofharmlessfun.
Therewasnoreasonforhertobewherselftoexhaustioniaurantlikethis.
"Youngman,isonebowlofnoodleenoughforyou?"theownerasked,hisbulkyframeblogJun''''slineofsighttowardthekit."We''''vegoteseBBQpttertoo—wantone?"
"Uh,"Junmurmured,caughtoffguard.Beforehecouldrespondproperly,theowurnedbadshoutedtowardthekit,"OneBBQptter!"
Jundidn''''tbuing.Moneywasn''''ttheissue.HewasmorecuriousaboutReya''''scurrentsituation.
Amiddle-agedesewomafromthekit,carryingseveraltakeoutbagstotheter.Shewipedherhandsonheraproeppedbehindthedispycaselihroastsugpig,charsiu,andredsausage.Pigupaheavycleaver,shebeganchoppingonawoodenboardalreadydenteddeepfromyearsofuse,eachstrikendingwithadull,rhythmicthud.
Junatehisnoodlesslowly,takingoccasionalsipsoftheoverlysweetmilkteaandpigattheslicesofcharsiufromtimetotime.
Thereweren''''tmanydine-iners—probablybecausethepcelookeddated,withworn-outdedcrampedseating—buttakeoutseemedpopur.Thesamemixed-racedeliveryguycameawicebeforeJunfinallyfinishedhismeal.
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