Chapter 33: The Calm Before the Storm

Probably because Typhoon "Haipa" was so strong that even Guangzhou was affected, and lightning flashed from time to time in the distant sky, as if to tear apart the dark night sky.

At the same time as opening the software, I opened another bottle of beer, lit a cigarette by the way, and started searching for a high-speed rail ticket to City D. Sure enough, all the cars after 9 o'clock have stopped selling, and it is now half past seven, and there is still the last train at 8:15. I thought about it for a while, clicked on the words "confirm payment" with my finger, booked my ticket, and then went to the closet to hurriedly pack a few clothes and put them in my backpack, put on my shoes and went out.

Downstairs, it was already raining lightly, and I looked up at the dark and invisible sky, perhaps, a storm was coming...... Time is running out for me, and I have to get to the high-speed rail station as soon as possible.

At this time, Yang Fan, who had just come back from work, was carrying a bag and a shopping bag in his hand, greeted me and walked over with a smile, and said, "Cheng Ting, such a coincidence, did you just come back from work?"

"I have something to go out, and I'm not sure how long it will take, so I'm in a hurry and I'll go first. I tapped him on the shoulder and prepared to turn away.

"No, where are you going, this is about to be a typhoon, although we are not here, but there must be strong winds and rains. Yang Fan took my hand and said in an anxious tone.

After pondering for a while, I told Yang Fan in a long story short: "Su Jing hasn't been in touch for a week, and you know how big this typhoon is...... So, I had to go to City D to find her. ”

Yang Fan's expression also became extremely serious, he thought about it, looked at me with his eyes and said, "You wait for me here for a while, I'll clean up immediately, and I'll go with you." ”

I hurriedly refused: "No, this typhoon is a head-on landfall in D City, we all know how dangerous it will be, I can't bother you, besides, you just got a job and went to work for a few days, and I will at least wait for the typhoon to disperse before I can come back, so you can't go with me." ”

"When is this gone, you can find it again when the job is gone, but some things are really gone when they are gone..... You wait for me, I'll put my backpack back and book a ticket to go with you right away. ”

He was about to turn around and go upstairs, but this time it was my turn to stop him: "Yang Fan, you listen to me, really, buddy knows that you are for my good, but you can't go with me." ”

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the dense raindrops wet our clothes, Yang Fan wiped the rain off his face and said fiercely: "Then you go first, and when the typhoon passes, I will go to you immediately, and you must keep in touch with me during this period..... Also, you have to give Lao Tzu a good treat, bring Su Jing back with you, do you hear that!"

"Well, definitely!"

There was no need to say anything more at the moment, so I didn't stop for a moment, and walked out of the road to stop a taxi to the high-speed rail station.

On the way, I first sent a message to Xu Mengjun, telling her that I had bought a high-speed rail ticket to City D and was now on my way to the high-speed rail station. She told me to stay safe and contact her when it was time to do so. Immediately after, I sent another message to Han Fairy, saying that I was going to take three days off. Han Fairy asked me where I was going, but I didn't say, but she called me directly.

"Cheng Ting, affected by the typhoon in the past few days, there will be a heavy rainstorm here in Guangzhou, where do you want to take leave?" As soon as the phone was connected, Han Fairy went straight to the point and asked me.

"I ......" I hesitated for a while, but finally gritted my teeth and confessed: "I have an urgent need to go to City D, so I have to ask for leave." ”

Fairy Han quickly denied my words, and said in a somewhat excited tone, "D City, go back at this time...... You can't go back at this time, it's too dangerous, can't you wait for the typhoon to pass?!"

"I can't reach my girlfriend and she may ...... It's missing, and it's just when a typhoon comes, but I can't care so much, I have to go back to her. ”

"No, I'm your boss, if you dare to ......"

I hung up on Han Fairy for the first time, because I had already decided, and it was useless to say more, and the worst consequence was to resign.

......

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, I finally returned to the city of D, which I had once known, but it didn't seem to welcome me very much at this time. Outside the high-speed rail station, it only took a short time for the storm to wet my clothes, and the umbrella didn't work, but luckily I stopped a taxi, but the price was much higher than before.

In the past, I would have been unable to tolerate such a driver's behavior, but now the bad weather conditions and the fact that I am in a hurry, I have not shown any dissatisfaction.

On the way back to school, the former prosperity of the streets has long since faded from this storm, and every house has closed its doors and windows to prepare for the super typhoon.

Not long after, the car finally dropped me off at the school, and I saw a petite figure standing in the security booth at the school entrance in the distance. I got out of the car, opened my umbrella and ran to her.

"Are you stupid, I didn't let you come and wait. ”

"What are you talking about?,It's too windy, I can't hear it!" Xu Mengjun handed me a raincoat as she spoke, "You put this on, the umbrella is useless." ”

I nodded, "Okay, let's go in quickly." Then he put on his raincoat and entered the school with Xu Mengjun.

Finally we stopped in the school cafeteria, because this is the only place to talk. I took off my raincoat and asked, "How is it, is there any news of Su Jing?"

Xu Mengjun raised the back of her hand to wipe off the rain on her bangs, and replied in a lost tone: "No...... What do you say......." Her voice gradually became choked, and she sat down in her chair a little weakly.

"Have you seen the school's surveillance?"

"No, the typhoon days have already been closed, and now the students who live in the dormitory are at school...... In fact, it doesn't make much sense to watch the school's surveillance, because we don't know where Jing'er ended up after watching it. However, I've already posted messages on the school's post bar and many groups, and if anyone sees it, they will contact me. ”

I rubbed my eyebrows and took out a pack of cigarettes from my pocket, but the cigarettes in the box were all wet, which made me even more irritable, and an inexplicable anger rose from my heart, and I threw the cigarette case far away, and then took out a new pack of cigarettes from the bag. Luckily, I had two packs of cigarettes before I came.

After taking a few puffs of cigarettes, my mood slowly stabilized, and I also faced the reality that had happened, and said in a deep voice: "As soon as tonight passes, if there is still no news, then we will call the police, as soon as the typhoon passes, a 'missing person notice' will be issued, no matter what happens, I will find her." ”

Xu Mengjun nodded, she raised her head and sniffed, trying to keep her tears from falling, but I still saw her raise her hand to wipe her tears uncompromisingly. Although I feel very sad, anxious, and uneasy, I also know that I must be calm and stabilize my emotions now.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, I lit another cigarette and asked silently in my heart, "Su Jing, where are you......?"

......

The night, getting deeper and deeper, and the wind and rain becoming more frantic, are raging relentlessly through the city. It was impossible for me to go out and find a hotel to stay in this night, so I ended up going to a junior brother's dormitory to make do with the night.

At this time, there were only three people in the dormitory, including me, and it is estimated that everyone else had already gone home early. The other two juniors also smoked, and the three of them were in the house, with a little window open, and they were spitting clouds and fog in the house.

"Senior brother, I read the missing person notice on our school's post bar today, is Senior Sister Su Jing really unreachable?" a junior brother wearing glasses suddenly asked me.

It seems that Xu Mengjun's mobilization of network resources in the school still has some effect, as for the question that this junior brother is asking me now, although I don't want to admit that it is the truth, I still nodded, and then continued to smoke a cigarette.

"I remember meeting my girlfriend when I went out with her the other day, but strangely enough, no matter how much I called her, she didn't want to talk to me...... Oh yes, I remember that she was with another man at the time, in Huaxing Road, L District, there is a big shopping mall over there, and it should be out of the mall to go out to buy something together. ”

I turned my head abruptly and stared at him, "What did you say?!"