The next day, the old woman returned and asked for sixty kilos again. And the other. And the other. He avoided conversations, refused any help, and looked over his shoulder before leaving the store, as if he feared being followed. Ovidiu decided to find out what was going on and one morning followed her at a distance.
Lidia loaded the packages into an old cart and headed towards the abandoned industrial buildings on the outskirts of the city. He crossed some rusty doors and disappeared inside. Almost an hour later he went out with the cart completely empty.
That same night, the butcher discovered it again, this time next to the recycling bins. The old woman collected cardboard, bottles and pieces of metal, carefully keeping the few coins she got. However, the next morning I made the same gigantic order for meat.