Chapter 13: Another One?
There are strangers invading the territory, and the old cat is grinning. Zhou He meowed twice, wanting to step forward and hug it. The old cat saw that he could not frighten her, and ignored her, but put away his paws, and went back to the nest lazily.
Zhou He touched his nose and didn't go over again.
The apartment is simply decorated and predominantly grey and white. Probably someone often cleans it, and it's not messy. Deserted. Aside from the coat on the couch and a few cigarette butts in the ashtray, there was no permanent residence.
Zhou Ji didn't delay, put on gloves, and began to clean. The ground is not big, and it didn't take long to clean it. One of the rooms was locked, and Zhou He couldn't open it, so he hesitated for a while and finally didn't clean it.
Cheng Wei's salary was not a lot, and she originally planned to get him some food casually, but when she opened the refrigerator, she found that there was nothing in it except water and beer.
He must have never turned on the fire, and the kitchen didn't even have basic oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and rice.
Zhou He had to give up now, and after looking around, he changed the cat litter for the cat and put the cat food again, and then left.
It was overcast outside, and I don't know when the drizzle started. Zhou He didn't go back to school, but went back to Aunt Qi.
Knowing that she would come back, Aunt Qi stewed chicken soup in the kitchen early. When he entered the courtyard, he smelled the tempting fragrance, and Zhou He couldn't help but take a deep breath.
There was a small charcoal stove in the room, and as soon as I opened the door, the hot smell came to my face. Qi Yun was in the kitchen, and when she heard the sound of the door opening, she said gently: "Ah He is back, bake it first and warm it up, and you can eat in a while." ”
Zhou He smiled, changed his shoes and didn't sit down, and went to the kitchen. Aunt Qi was frying pumpkin pie, the golden gold was very attractive, and Zhou He was not afraid of being hot, so she reached out and took a small one.
Aunt Qi said angrily: "I didn't wash my hands." ”
Zhou He laughed, took a bite and praised the real fragrance, and said, "If you don't eat it, you won't get sick." ”
Aunt Qi was about to knock her, but she quickly dodged away and went to wash her hands with a smile.
Aunt Qi loves to be clean, and the house is tidy up at any time. Zhou He washed his hands and came out, and was just about to go into the kitchen to help Aunt Qi with her errands, when the phone rang in the living room. Aunt Qi was in the kitchen and asked her to answer the phone.
Zhou He responded with a good sentence, walked over quickly and picked up the phone. It's already dark, and I don't know who it is. As soon as she fed her, the person on the other end of the phone said as if relieved: "Fortunately, you are here, Qi Jingran is in trouble." ”
It's Shu Hua, who lives in an alley next door, and works in a clubhouse. Qi Jingran was best friends before the six relatives didn't recognize him.
She knew Aunt Qi's body, and she would never call her home if it was a trivial matter.
Zhou He's hand holding the phone tightened, restrained himself from panicking first, and said, "I'll come over immediately." ”
Probably afraid that Aunt Qi was beside her, Shu Hua said that she was waiting for her at the door of the club and hung up the phone.
Zhou He tried his best not to show anything unusual, and as soon as he turned around, Aunt Qi walked out with a plate of pumpkin pie and asked, "Who called?"
Zhou He squeezed out a smile and said, "Over at school." After a slight hesitation, she said apologetically: "I'm afraid I can't have dinner with you, and the tutor has something to ask me to go back quickly." ”
I heard that there was something going on at school, so Aunt Qi didn't ask much, so she immediately took a lunch box and packed the pumpkin pie and said, "Take this with you and eat it on the road." ”
Although Zhou He was in a hurry, he still responded. waited for Aunt Qi to install it, and let her go out cold, then opened the door and went out.
As soon as she stepped out of the yard, the smile on her face fell. walked out of the alley quickly, and stopped a black motorcycle at the entrance of the alley and went straight to the club where Shu Hua went to work.
When she arrived, Shu Hua had already been waiting, she was wearing burgundy overalls, she didn't know if it was cold or scared, and her teeth were shaking uncontrollably.
Seeing Zhou He stepping forward quickly, he whispered as if he was about to cry: "I don't know when she came over, when the manager asked me to go upstairs to the private room to clean up, I saw her being dragged upstairs by the two of them by the hair." I went to the manager, you know, the manager's side...... I didn't know what trouble she had gotten into. ”
More is better than less, who would want to get into trouble?
Zhou He wanted to squeeze out a smile to comfort Shu Hua, but in the end he couldn't squeeze it out, so he only asked in a low voice, "Where are you now?"
Shu Hua hurriedly replied: "On the third floor." I've been here and haven't seen anyone come out. ”
Still upstairs proves that there is no fear of life for the time being. Zhou He breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and touched the little money on his body, and asked with some difficulty: "Sister Shuhua, do you have any money?"
This matter can't be solved by money, even if money can solve it, what they can make up is probably just a drop in the bucket. But in any case, there is always a little bit of preparation.
Shu Hua nodded and said, "Yes, not much." Follow me. ”
Zhou He thanked him in a low voice and promised, "I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible." ”
Shu Hua still has to do things, and Zhou He went upstairs alone. The upstairs was covered with a heavy carpet, and the footsteps fell silently. On both sides of the corridor are oil paintings of various sizes, which at first glance tell that they are made by famous artists. The lining is even more embarrassing and shabby.
It's not just ordinary VIP guests who can come up, almost no one. The silence in the dim yellow light was almost suffocating.
Zhou He stopped in front of the heavy carved wooden door, reached out and knocked on the door.
There was no reaction inside, she raised her hand, and was about to knock again when the door suddenly opened. Before she could react, a big palm grabbed her neck and pushed her against the door inside, and a gloomy voice rang out, saying, "Another one?"
The big palm that fell on Zhou He's neck was strangled mercilessly, and Zhou He's face turned red in an instant. The light in the private room was dimmer than the light outside, and it took Zhou He a long time to see clearly that the person who strangled her neck was Cheng Wei.
Cheng Wei's face was cold, and the hand that was holding her neck tightened little by little.
The little bit of happiness that Zhou He had not yet given birth was strangled before it sprouted.
Yes, she almost forgot who Cheng Wei was.