Getting the best from Tarkov

At this time, Liao Fan was sitting alone quietly on the tatami in the room. Although he didn't know that the brother and sister downstairs were studying how to get on his good side, he also vaguely sensed that the other party was hiding some purpose from them.

However, since the other party didn't say anything, Liao Fan would not take the initiative to ask, after all, they were just a casual acquaintance.

Agreeing to come here as a guest this time was already a bit out of line. If Liao Fan hadn't been unable to stand the coquettishness of Okatani Aoi, the legal loli, in the car, he would never have agreed to it. For this, he had to endure Tang Yunong's contempt.

Just as Liao Fan was thinking about his plans for tomorrow, he heard Okatani Aoi's sweet and heartwarming voice coming from downstairs again: "Mr. Liao Fan! Come quickly, my brother invites everyone to taste the traditional food here~"

Traditional Japanese food? It should be something like sashimi. I don’t think I’ve ever tasted sashimi before.

Thinking of this, Liao Fan was rarely interested.

Sitting in Masao Okadani's Alpha again, Tang Yunong must have listened to Liao Fan's words. This time, she was not obsessed with admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window, nor did she look down at her mobile phone. Instead, she kept a certain safe distance from Aoi Okadani who was also sitting in the back row.

This time, Liao Fan took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, saying that the back was more comfortable and should be reserved for ladies.

The car drove slowly on the white snow, and gradually, a two-story building appeared at the end of the road.

"Liao Fanjun, this is our destination tonight. Don't be fooled by its unremarkable appearance. It is actually a century-old shop.

You won’t find a sashimi shop in the whole of Asahikawa that’s older than this one, although it does look a bit… ordinary.”

After listening to Masao Okatani's explanation, Liao Fan looked at the small restaurant in front of him and felt a heavy historical atmosphere coming towards him.

The old-fashioned solid wood building looks extremely simple, which makes Liao Fan, who is used to the jungle of steel and concrete, feel very novel.

When you walk into the store, what you see is a bright hall and small rooms separated by small wooden boards. It is spacious and bright without making people feel lacking in privacy.

It was not until this time that Liao Fan discovered that this store did not seem to have a regular "hall" but was composed entirely of private rooms.

Masao Okayani had obviously booked a room in advance. A girl wearing a pink kimono and a pair of wooden clogs walked in front, leading Liao Fan and his group.

Walking behind the waitress, watching her move forward in small steps because of the clogs she was wearing, Liao Fan gradually began to feel uneasy.

I have to say, these bastards... really can do it. No wonder the porn industry has such a strong base here. It can only be said that they are gifted.

Following the waiter in front, Liao Fan and his group walked into a private room in the corner.

Perhaps because Hokkaido's tourism industry has become increasingly developed in recent years, this store has also adapted to the times and made certain improvements to some of its traditional decoration styles.

What made Liao Fan most happy was that the room was no longer just a tatami mat with a small square table on it, but there was a hole underneath the small square table.

In this way, foreign tourists who are not used to kneeling can put their legs into the hole under the square table.

Seeing that Liao Fan and Tang Yunong were already seated, Okatani Masao asked his sister to kneel beside them and chat with them. After asking everyone about their dietary taboos, he walked directly to the maid and whispered something to her.

I guess they were arranging the dishes. After all, Liao Fan didn't even see the menu, so it must have been ordered in advance.

Sure enough, not long after the maid left, exquisite dishes were placed on the table.

Not only sashimi, but Masao Okatani obviously took into consideration that Liao Fan and Tang Yunong might not be used to eating sashimi, and specially ordered some cooked food and noodles to fill their stomachs.

Looking at the sashimi on the table and carefully distinguishing them, Liao Fan could only recognize three or four types.

"Okagaya-kun, what kind of fish are these? Can you introduce them to me? To be honest, this is actually my first time to come into contact with these foods."

"Liao Fanjun, is this your first time eating sashimi? Then try this first. This is salmon sashimi. Among all sashimi, salmon sashimi has a relatively mild texture and flavor, making it more suitable for first-time sashimi eaters."

As he spoke, Masao Okatani used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of pink meat with white stripes from the plate in front of him and put it on Liao Fan's plate.

Looking at the salmon slices on the plate, Liao Fan followed the other party's instructions and picked them up with chopsticks. Then, according to the other party's instructions, he dipped them in a dish of condiments and put them in his mouth.

As soon as the meat slice entered his mouth, Liao Fan felt a smooth feeling spreading from the tip of his tongue. It should have been a good experience, but suddenly Liao Fan remembered the scene when he first traveled to Tarkov and killed Reinhardt.

When the blood from the sledgehammer splashed into his mouth, it felt similarly slippery.

Thinking of this, Liao Fan almost vomited.

Fortunately, after so many years of life and death trials, Liao Fan is no longer the rookie who vomits at the sight of blood. He was just caught off guard by the sudden reminder of bad memories.

He pursed his lips tightly, suppressed the nausea in his heart, and began to chew bit by bit.

Fortunately, as Liao Fan chewed it, the unique flavor of the salmon sashimi slowly bloomed in his mouth, gradually suppressing the initial discomfort.

As Masao Okayani said, this salmon sashimi does not have any fishy smell or strange taste. Although it is not as delicious as initially imagined, it is indeed suitable for beginners to try.

After swallowing the soft salmon meat he was chewing in his mouth, Liao Fan once again picked up another type of sashimi.

"This is sea bream sashimi. You can try it. The texture and taste are very different from salmon."

Seeing Liao Fan pick up a new piece of fish fillet again, Aoi Okatani took the initiative to explain to Liao Fan on behalf of his brother.

After swallowing the sea bream sashimi, Liao Fan once again tried other types of sashimi. It must be said that the variety was indeed very rich. In addition to the common tuna, golden pomfret, grouper, and cod, there were also many shellfish such as Arctic scallops, snails, oysters, and even raw oysters, lobsters, and sea urchins.

As Liao Fan ate mouthful after mouthful of sashimi, he slowly got used to the taste of the sashimi and gradually tasted its unique flavor.

Now Liao Fan no longer pretended to be reserved. He just watched people outside the door carrying in stacks of various sashimi or hand-rolled snacks one after another, and he completely let himself go.

As Liao Fan started eating, he poured plates of sashimi and rice balls into his mouth like a whale, which really stunned the brother and sister beside him.

Not only them, but even Tang Yunong was caught off guard by Liao Fan's move. But before she could say anything to stop him, she found that more than half of the dishes on the table had been eaten up by Liao Fan.

This also includes about 10 nigiri and a small bowl of ramen.

Looking at Liao Fan's terrifying scene, Tang Yunong urgently needed a crack in the ground to hide herself.

Damn this eye-popping bastard! Can't he just relax a little? Do you think this is your home? You look like a starving ghost.

At this time, Aoi Okatani began to pay attention to how much food Liao Fan had consumed as if she had discovered a new continent.

Fortunately, the thick skin and high emotional intelligence he had acquired in the business world over the years saved Masao Okatani from being embarrassed like his sister.

"It seems like my little sister has caused Liao Fanjun a lot of trouble along the way, waiter!"

"What do you need, sir?"

"Do you have any hot tea? Bring some up for this gentleman."

"Ok sir."

Slowly, just after Liao Fan finished the last half plate of sashimi, he realized what he had just done, and his cheeks immediately began to turn red as if they were on fire.

Masao Okatani couldn't let Liao Fan really embarrass himself on the spot, so he quickly picked up a piece of snow-white meat from an inconspicuous small plate on the table with his serving chopsticks and placed it on Liao Fan's plate: "Mr. Liao Fan, try this. Don't touch the sauce."

Looking at the new piece of sashimi that he had never seen before on the plate, Liao Fan picked it up and put it in his mouth without any suspicion.

This time, as the piece of meat entered his mouth, a taste far more delicious than any other sashimi slowly melted in Liao Fan's mouth.

Without saying anything, Liao Fan hurriedly chewed a few bites, fully savoring this new sashimi, and then hurriedly asked, "Okagami-kun, what is this? Why is it so delicious?"

Seeing Liao Fan swallow the piece of meat, Okatani Masao smiled and said, "Oh, it's nothing, that's just puffer fish meat."

After hearing what Masao Okatani said, Liao Fan didn't understand what was going on yet, but he heard the sound of chopsticks falling on the table and hitting the plate beside him.

Turning around, he saw Tang Yunong looking at his mouth with horror.

Seeing that the joke was a bit too much, Okatani Masao hurriedly explained: "Oh, Miss Tang, don't worry, don't worry! Liao Fanjun just ate farmed puffer fish meat, it's not poisonous."

Seeing that the other party was still a little confused, Masao Okayani hurriedly explained the difference in detail.

It turns out that "pufferfish sashimi," once considered an absolute delicacy only available to brave warriors in Japan, is no longer dangerous.

The reason is that China now has mastered the technology of breeding pufferfish.

The blood of artificially cultivated pufferfish is non-toxic, which is different from that of wild pufferfish.

Now in Japan, except for a very small number of restaurants that still eat wild pufferfish, the pufferfish eaten by everyone from hotels to roadside stalls are all farmed pufferfish imported from China.

After all, compared to the so-called gimmicks, safety is more important. Most customers can't tell the difference anyway, so the details will depend on the store's own bragging.

After figuring out the whole story, Liao Fan and Tang Yunong both breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Yunong was really scared just now, but it also happened to cover up Liao Fan's embarrassment.

She didn't completely trust the two siblings to begin with, and after learning that Liao Fan had eaten puffer fish sashimi without knowing why, her first reaction was that the two siblings did it on purpose and wanted to harm Liao Fan.

In fact, the person involved was not as scared as he appeared on the surface. After all, there was an antidote needle in the needle bag in his safe space.

Compare the incredible level described in Tarkov with the actual performance of the yellow needle in reality.

Not to mention that Liao Fan just ate a piece of meat, even if he was asked to drink a mouthful of wild puffer fish's blood, it is estimated that as long as he was given an antidote injection before he was poisoned to death, he could be pulled back from the hands of the King of Hell.

At least Liao Fan wouldn't actually die from tetrodotoxin... At least he couldn't be poisoned to death.

Slowly, as the other three put down their chopsticks one by one, Liao Fan reluctantly withdrew his outstretched hand.

After all, he still had to have some dignity. Although it was very embarrassing just now, he couldn't let the other three wait for him.

Seeing that everyone had stopped eating, Masao Okayani stood up to pay the bill. After that, he took the initiative to act as a tour guide and began to take the other three people around the small town covered in snow.

After walking around a few times, seeing that Liao Fan and the others were not very interested in visiting these buildings, Okatani Masao turned his attention and said, "Mr. Liao Fan, I heard from my sister that you want to experience the hot springs in Hokkaido? Is that true?"

"Is it okay? I heard from Aoi-chan that you know a lot about this."

“Hahaha, I can’t say I know much about it, but at least I grew up here, so I know a little bit.

How about this, since you all think the weather is too cold, how about I buy some and go to the hot springs?"

After listening to what Masao Okatani said, Liao Fan was about to say something when Tang Yunong said, "I'm not going. I'm going back to rest first. You guys go ahead."

Seeing the other woman's companion say this, Liao Fan did not refute, and Okatani Masao became hesitant again.

What is the relationship between these two people?

Speaking of ordinary friends, which ordinary friend would go to Japan to accompany you to attend your childhood friend's wedding?

But if it was that kind of relationship, they seemed a little distant along the way. Did they have a fight?

As a Japanese, although Masao Okayani is an expert on China, he can still see the differences in some aspects. For example, he cannot see how awkward the relationship between the two people in front of him is.

Watching Tang Yunong get out of the car and follow Okatani Aoi into the house, Okatani Masao said, "Let's go!"

"Okadani-kun, Aoi-chan isn't coming with us?"

"Oh, she's not going either. She's a little tired from this trip."

......

After parking the car, Liao Fan was a little surprised when he looked at the hot spring club in front of him.

This wasn't what he'd initially imagined. This place seemed a little... unremarkable.

"Liao Fanjun, don't worry. This is one of the few private membership hot spring clubs in Asahikawa. Only people of status or wealth can come here to soak in the hot springs. Because of this, they will not directly receive strangers.

But you don't have to worry, I'm a senior member here, I can take you in."

After listening to what Masao Okatani said, Liao Fan couldn't help but feel a little excited. Isn't this just like those private clubs in China?

So, does that mean...

Seeing the expectation in Liao Fan's eyes out of the corner of his eye, Masao Okatani smiled knowingly, but did not explain further.

Soon, the two changed their clothes in the locker room.

As it was getting late, although it was the peak tourist season, there were not many tourists in Asahikawa. In addition, it was very cold outside, so there were actually not many people in the outdoor hot spring at this time.

Following Masao Okatani's footsteps, Liao Fan walked out of the locker room. When he lay down in a small pool, he immediately moaned in comfort.

As expected, winter and hot springs are the best match. Any experts who say that taking a hot spring bath in winter is bad for your health, go away.

Lying quietly on the edge of the hot spring pool and immersing his whole body in the water, Liao Fan felt as if he was back in his mother's arms.

Feeling the softness of someone hugging me... No!!! Someone is really hugging me!

Feeling something strange coming from his body, Liao Fan quickly opened his eyes, and saw a naked young woman gently hugging his arms.

As the woman's forearm tightened slightly, her arm immediately fell into softness.

Damn, what the hell is going on!

Before Liao Fan could push the woman away, Okatani Masao's voice came from behind him: "Liao Fanjun, don't worry, lie down and relax. This is the specialty of this hot spring. I wish you a good time, hahahaha."