The narrow stone street is the traditional scenery that is not much left in the cloud city, on both sides are two rows of low façade buildings that can be left behind, most of the food stalls are opened, and the price is quite reasonable, so the stone street has become a famous snack street over time, and the flow of people is very large every day, and most of the outsiders who come to the provincial capital have to come here to see.

Liao Qing squatted on the steps and smoked a cigarette, the cigarette burned until his fingers were burned before he was irritated on the ground, with a bunch of worries in his head, looking at everyone around him was frowning and provoking, and some timid pedestrians involuntarily bypassed him far away.

"Liao Qing, the boss called you over, what are you doing here. ”

A bald young man next to him walked over menacingly, and shouted, Liao Qing stood up and walked to a narrow passage behind, and finally went down to an underground game hall, which covers an area of quite a small area, with air conditioning and ventilation fans, crowded with all kinds of people, a big screen hung on the wall, in which two cartoon characters are constantly fighting, the huge sound of games fills the entire underground space, people can't take their eyes off it, some people are desperately cheering, and some people are scolding.

From time to time, people in tight vests nodded to the two of them, and they stood guard around the underground field, vigilantly watching the crowd to prevent anyone from provoking a fight.

The sound insulation effect in the office is good, Lu Zhong put his legs on the desk, the boss chair turned left and right, did not turn on the air conditioner, but blew a big shaking head fan, a cigar in his left hand and a teacup in his right hand, which was very comfortable.

Lu Zhong, who had a meaty face, opened his eyes, lit his cigar in the direction of the wooden sofa, and Liao Qing sat down without saying a word.

"Qingzi, have you thought about it? To be honest, I was honestly reluctant to hear that you were leaving. ”

Lu Zhong put his legs down and threw over a cigar, Liao Qing caught it and lit it and took a deep breath.

"We have been beautiful and low over the years, and everyone almost went in together when it was the most dangerous, but anyway, in the eyes of outsiders, although we are stormy, we also know how we are doing, who is frozen, who is hungry? Even in this big place like this provincial capital, our brothers are buying houses one after another, right?"

"If you Qingzi didn't stuff the money into the bottomless pit of the hospital, the full amount would be useless, how could you make up the down payment?"

Liao Qing sighed: "Brother Zhong, let me tell you the truth, my grandfather's condition has deteriorated again, and I plan to do my filial piety one last time, if it still can't be cured, then I have no choice." ”

"Not bad!" Lu Zhong praised: "In our business, the most important thing is loyalty and filial piety, although I have advised you many times, since your grandfather's situation is no longer helpless, it is better to take him home, take good care of him for a few years, and let him eat well and dress warmly, but I still respect your ideas! I still have 200,000 here, you can use it first." ”

Lu Zhong took out a card and threw it to Liao Qing, Liao Qing took the card and didn't pick it up, and he was full of contradictions.

At night, the street lights in the old community are broken everywhere, and sometimes you will hit the tree without the light, and go up to the black unit building, listening to the husband and wife quarreling from time to time, the old man coughing, and the smell of inferior perfume in the aisle, Liao Qing feels more and more irritable.

"Alas! "Oh! " he sighed, and when he finally reached his floor, he took out the key and was about to open the door, when he suddenly felt shocked.

From the tail vertebrae to the top of his head, a chill instantly soared, he staggered around and took two steps back, pressed his back tightly against the edge of the door, and looked at the top of the stairs, only to see a figure standing there, if it weren't for the faint moonlight shining in through the window, Liao Qing was particularly familiar with the night light in front of his door, he wouldn't have been able to find him at all.

He quickly took out a folding fruit knife from his trouser pocket, and after a few heartbeats, he had regained his composure, and quickly thought about the enemy he had offended in his mind.

has followed Lu Zhong for so many years, and there have been many fights, but he is just an ordinary horse boy leader, and there are not many people who have offended, and if someone deliberately searches for his information and ambushes him because of this, it will be too frustrating.

"Liao Qing, where's your grandfather?"

A voice suddenly came, Liao Qing was slightly stunned, and recognized the owner of this voice from his memory, his mouth couldn't help opening slightly, and he put away the folding fruit knife in surprise: "Xiao Shi, are you Xiao Shi?"

His emotions seemed a little excited, he couldn't believe it, he thought that one day the two might see each other again, but he didn't expect it to be like this, on the stairs of his broken apartment building.

Bang, the dim living room light was turned on, this old residential suite is only more than fifty square meters, one bedroom and one living room plus a small cubicle, Xiao Shi glanced at it from a distance, the kitchen has traces of being often cleaned up, although the furniture is old and casual, but the room is generally tidy, and there is a thick carpet on the ground, which makes the room not so monotonous.

On the coffee table, Liao Qing hurriedly went downstairs to buy the braised cold dishes and beer, and took out a few cans of drinks from the refrigerator, a pack of more than 100 cigarettes that he was usually reluctant to smoke was also sealed and handed to Xiao Shi.

"Xiao Shi, where have you been in the past few years? I thought you would never go back to Yuncheng or the provincial capital!" Liao Qing said in a low voice, with an irrepressible excitement and ease.

No matter how bad a person is, he will have two or three friends, Xiao Shi's character was not bad before, but he didn't have great ambition and little ability, he still has friends, and Liao Qing is one of the best two.

Coincidentally, Xiao Shi's family had an accident on the front foot, Liao Qing's parents also had an accident in a public traffic accident, his company's company was difficult to support, and he had to be presided over by his grandfather to transfer the company's equity to cash, who knew that he was deceived again, his grandfather was hospitalized in anger, and Liao Qing also changed from a carefree rich second generation to a poor boy, and in general, the two experiences are too similar.

You must know that when he was beautiful in the past, he was said to be this kind of house, even if he saw this kind of old building on the street, he would frown, but now he lives comfortably, and he doesn't look decadent, and he supports himself by himself, which is the same as before.

"I have encountered some opportunities in the past few years, and I have come out now, so I came to see you as soon as possible, I just returned to Cloud City a while ago, and Luo Qing and Long Huaishan are dead. Xiao Shi said lightly.

Liao Qing's eyelids trembled when he heard this: "You killed them?" But then he felt that something was wrong, the news of the accident between these two people also spread to the provincial capital, and he had the impression that no one was held accountable for their deaths.

It's also that he is so distracted that he doesn't pay attention to these things.