Skye is the Limit by Phenomenal Pen (detective books to read TXT) 📗

“Oh, it’s a kind of stew with pork and black beans, sometimes beef.”

<Mmm. Pork. I love pork. Go on,> Chul-Moo said, leaning forward from out of his egg seat.

“Yeah, there’s pork ribs, beef jerky, bacon…”

“BACON!” Chul-Moo cried in English. <Anything else?>

“Well, there’s smoked sausage, pork trimmings…”

“What do you mean ‘trimmings’? Ellie asked innocently.

“Well, you know…”

“No, I don’t. Please teach me.”

“Pig ears, feet, tail…”

Ellie’s eyes grew wide and Chul-Moo burst out laughing.

“You could always eat round those bits,” Lu defended.

<How does it taste?> Zacharie asked, his interest piqued. He had tried olla podrida in Burgos, Spain and wondered if the two dishes were related.  

“Strong. A bit salty.”

<Is it spicy? I like spicy foods,> Chul-Moo said.

“No, I’m afraid it’s not spicy. We usually eat it with white rice.”

<Sounds delicious,> Chul-Moo complimented.

“What about you, Chul-Moo? Why don’t you tell us something about yourself?” Lu suggested.

<Oh, hyung, please do not call me that. You sound like a cow and I told you I prefer pork to beef. You are breaking my heart.>

Now back on her seat, Ellie giggled.

Chul-Moo remained seated, which conveyed that he wasn’t going to introduce himself formally. <There is only one thing you need to know about me,> he began.

<Oh, yeah? What is that?> Zacharie sneered.

<My handle in the games is TriggerRipper. In my country, the second word is pronounced as “li-pah” and that is what people call me.>

“Ripper, huh?” Lu said.

<You got it, hyung!> Chul-Moo said, pointing a finger gun at Lu simultaneous with a wink.

<How about Rip-off?> Zacharie asked. <Anybody call you that?>  

Chul-Moo’s cheeriness evaporated.

<Try saying that one more time,> he said menacingly.

“Rip-off,” Zacharie repeated, enunciating the two syllables and smiling wickedly.

The barn door slid open.

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