He Mi couldn't find a topic to talk about now, and soon said goodbye to Ren Yurong. When the two of them came out of Professor Xu's office, He Mi looked at Zhou He as she walked, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you, why do I think you have been a little absent-minded since just now?"

"Nope. Zhou He flatly denied it. While cheering up.

He Mi didn't ask any more questions, and brought up other topics.

Last year's heavy snowfall severely affected traffic, but this year is pretty good. It's snowing all the time, but it's intermittent and it's not big.

New Year's Day is approaching soon, and many companies invite customers or cooperative companies to start the year-end party.

On such occasions, you can get to know some people, and a senior sister who has already started work gave Xu Yuanning an invitation, asking him to take this opportunity to meet acquaintances, and maybe he can negotiate one or two deals.

Their company has been in business for more than half a year, and they can barely make ends meet. Sooner or later, it will collapse. Senior Brother Qiu is in a hurry, but there is nothing he can do in a hurry. Naturally, he and Xu Yuanning would not miss this kind of opportunity, called Zhou He, and even asked her to bring the contract, in case they could negotiate a business.

Since I'm going to talk about business, I can't ride a motorcycle. Xu Yuanning drove the car. I was afraid that I would get drunk and make Zhou He troublesome, so I even found a substitute driver in advance. He'll come right away as soon as he calls.

Such a year-end party is indispensable for all kinds of speeches, and there will be a lottery. As the planner of the party, the senior sister arrived early. Take them into the corner and whisper to them about the guests who came over tonight, as well as those potential customers.

Xu Yuanning remembered them one by one, and when the speech was finished and the entertainment session was carried out, he took a glass of champagne and entered the venue.

With the principle of casting a wide net, he and Senior Brother Qiu acted separately this time. Send out your business card in a pleasantry.

Zhou He naturally wanted to participate, and the three of them went their own way, looking for the target person to greet each other. It's not that difficult to send business cards, as long as the attitude is low, most people will follow in such occasions.

After turning around, although she sent out a lot of business cards, others just took them casually. In the blink of an eye, it will be thrown into the trash.

Xu Yuanning's harvest was good, and the two CEOs clearly expressed their interest. found a place with fewer people to talk to Xu Yuanning in detail. Zhou He was also called over and took out the prepared materials.

As soon as they were halfway through the conversation, the boss who was talking to them stood up, said sorry, and said, "I'll go over there and say hello." ”

Zhou He raised his head and saw Cheng Wei standing in the crowd at a glance.

He was dressed in a formal suit, with a slight smile on his face, and was greeting people. She subconsciously looked at Xu Yuanning.

When negotiating business with customers, people have passed, and they naturally have to pass. Xu Yuanning was probably afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so he asked her to wait, saying that he would go over.

Zhou He naturally didn't drop the chain at this time, said it was okay, and followed Xu Yuanning.

The old man was always enthusiastic, and he shouted enthusiastically one by one. After a simple greeting, seeing Xu Yuanning coming over, he introduced Cheng Wei to Xu Yuanning and said, "Xiao Xu, this is Mr. Cheng." ”

Xu Yuanning called out to Mr. Cheng with a calm face and stretched out his hand.

Cheng Wei didn't reveal his identity, smiled slightly, called Mr. Xu fakely, stretched out his hand and shook Xu Yuanning.

His gaze swept over Zhou He, ignored it directly, and exchanged greetings with him.

Cheng Wei is quite leisurely, and the whole person is slow and logical. He didn't snub Xu Yuanning, and said in a measured manner. After talking for about ten minutes, someone came to look for him, and he left.

The boss obviously admired Cheng Wei very much, and still praised him after he left. Xu Yuanning occasionally echoed, and brought the topic back to business without a trace.

The boss was in a good mood, and after saying a few words, he asked Xu Yuanning to go to his company on Monday to discuss in detail. But this matter is not something he can call the test alone, and he has to pass the big boss.

In any case, just let the meeting have a chance. Xu Yuanning hurriedly thanked him.

This trip was a good harvest, and Xu Yuanning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He came in a hurry and didn't eat, so he came to ask her if she was hungry and what she wanted to eat.

Zhou He also breathed a sigh of relief, saying that he would take what he wanted to eat.

Xu Yuanning drank wine on an empty stomach, and seeing that his face was already slightly red, Zhou He asked, "Senior brother, do you want to eat something?"

Xu Yuanning stretched out his hand to stroke his forehead, answered the hello, and took Zhou He to the corner.

The two were only halfway through when they saw Cheng Wei standing in the crowd with a glass of wine, and his subordinates were standing beside him, talking in his ear.

The look on Cheng Wei's face remained unchanged, and he couldn't see anything. But he quickly said to the people around him that he was not accompanied, and quickly walked outside with a wine glass.

This is just an episode, and no one pays much attention to it. At the end of the dinner, halfway through the drive, there was a sudden jam in front of me.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, which was obviously abnormal. Xu Yuanning's brows furrowed and said, "What's the matter?"

The car in front of me was already stuck in traffic for a long time, and there was no end in sight, and I didn't know what was going on at night.

The driver in front of him unbuckled his seat belt and said, "I'll go ahead and ask." ”

The car should have been stuck in traffic for a while, and the driver had already gotten out of the car and looked ahead.

The driver smoked a cigarette for the driver in front of him and came back quickly, saying with a bitter face: "I'm afraid I can't go for the time being, there is a fight on Hehuan Street, and I heard that several nearby streets are blocked." ”

There are cars coming up from behind, and even if you want to, you can't go back. It's going to take a while here.

Xu Yuanning's brows furrowed even tighter. Before he could speak, the driver in front of him said in embarrassment: "Handsome guy, look at this block, I'm afraid I'm going to waste my time here this night......"

It's not just that his time is wasted here, but if he continues to delay like this, it must be early in the morning when he returns. Xu Yuanning quickly made a decision, took out his wallet, handed the money to the driver in front, and said, "In this way, let's get out of the car first, and you can drive the car back tonight." I'll say hello to the security guards in the community, and you can just give them the keys. ”

He was generous, and the driver was naturally willing, and he responded again and again, and said: "You three can go first, this will definitely have to be blocked for several hours." The last time there was a brawl on Hehuan Street, it was dredged up by the traffic police the next day. ”

Xu Yuanning sighed and asked the driver to slow down, and then opened the door and got out of the car.

This car is vast, and you have to reverse it to get in the car. The three of them then walked back. I couldn't eat anything on this occasion, so I walked to the sidewalk on the other side and saw the food stalls in the alley, Senior Brother Qiu simply stopped leaving, and said, "Are you hungry? I feel a little sick in my stomach, can I eat something and go back?"

Xu Yuanning hesitated slightly, and nodded in response. Senior Brother Qiu immediately whistled and walked towards the food stall.

Although there are still several streets away from Hop Huan Street, there are almost no customers in the store due to the influence of that side. No one wants to work on this stall.

Xu Yuanning also planned to leave as soon as possible, ignoring Senior Brother Qiu's requests like and that, and only asked the proprietress to cook three bowls of noodles.

Before the powder was cooked, a police motorcycle was seen whistling by with an alarm.

The boss who cooked the noodles sighed and said, "This is probably just for show, if it had been managed a few years ago, how could it be as chaotic and lawless as it is now." Now, even if you want to manage it, you have more scruples. ”

He shook his head as he spoke.

The proprietress was probably afraid of getting into trouble, so she looked around, glared at him, and scolded: "If you don't speak, you'll die! ”

The boss was so sneering that he didn't dare to speak anymore.

Zhou He has been in the local area for so many years, but Senior Brother Qiu is curious, and said, "No one dares to care about it over there?"

What kind of society is this now, where can such a lawless place exist?

This is a question for Zhou He.

She shook her head and said, "I don't know, but over the years, it's been a gray area. ”

The police motorcycles drove by one after another, Zhou He looked up, his eyes fell on the three-wheeled motorcycle that had just passed, and he stood up all of a sudden.

At this time, Xu Yuanning and Senior Brother Qiu's eyes fell on her, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou He retracted his gaze, sat down again, and said nothing.

But she couldn't sit still, and as soon as the fan came up, she said, "Senior Brother Qiu, Senior Brother Xu, you eat slowly, I have to leave beforehand." ”

She stood up and hurried away.

After only a few steps, Xu Yuanning chased after her, reached out and grabbed her clothes, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou He originally wanted to say that it was nothing, but he knew that he would be worried about leaving them like this at this time, so he had to say, "I seem to have seen my little uncle just now." I'll go take a look. ”

Hehuan Street is chaotic, and Li Peiyuan is a newcomer. If there is really any conflict, it will definitely suffer a loss. I don't know if anyone will remind him. She knew she couldn't help in the past, but she couldn't rest assured if she didn't.

Those motorcycles have already passed, and there are not many people who have passed. Xu Yuanning immediately said, "I'll go over with you." ”

Zhou He hurriedly said no, and said, "No, senior brother, you and Senior Brother Qiu should go back early." I'll just go over and take a look, I'll take care of safety, don't worry. ”

Where would Xu Yuanning listen to her, let her wait for a while, and when she saw that Senior Brother Qiu had already come, she asked him to finish eating and go back early. Then he told Zhou He to go.

Zhou He couldn't resist him, so he had to follow him.

Xu Yuanning is not familiar with it here, but Zhou He is familiar with it. She took Xu Yuanning into the alley.

Knowing the Hehuan Street brawl, several streets are empty. In addition to the occasional passing traffic, there are only the occasional passers-by.

When we got closer to Acacia Street, the streets became chaotic. There were scantily clad women or frightened drunken men all around.

This is obviously not a joke, Xu Yuanning's face became solemn, pulled Zhou He to hide in a corner, and said: "It's still so messy now, it shouldn't be over yet, you just wait for me here, I'll go over and take a look." ”

These people are jumping around, which means that there is danger over there.

Zhou He immediately shook his head and said, "No, you're not familiar with this side." She only remembered to call at this moment, and immediately dialed Li Peiyuan's phone.

Li Peiyuan's mobile phone didn't know what was wrong, and the prompt couldn't be connected for the time being.

He obviously couldn't do anything with those little people here, and Zhou Yiyi couldn't help but get anxious.

Xu Yuanning was much calmer than her, and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao Li must have a plan when he comes over." ”

In fact, he didn't have a score in his heart, Li Pei came here far away, and he was parachuted in. Even if he has a background, he can't overpower the head snake. From today's thankless work, it can be seen that he should have been ostracized. Otherwise, even if this kind of thing were to come, it would not only bring so many people.

Zhou He nodded. She was worried that something would happen to Xu Yuanning, so she groaned slightly and said, "Senior brother, don't go with me, I'm familiar with this side, and nothing will happen." You're here, and if there's something really going on with your little uncle, you can still find a way to take it. ”

She was just an excuse.

Xu Yuanning didn't tear her down, and said in a low voice: "I'm with you, and I have a little to take care of." You go yours, leave me alone, I'll follow. ”

His voice was low and deep.

As soon as the words fell, a wooden barn sound piercing the eardrum rang out.

This indicates that Li Peiyuan's people may have already fought with the people here. Zhou He's face changed, he couldn't care about anything, and began to rush to Hehuan Street with his head down.

Because of the sound of the wooden barn, the screams and cries around him became chaotic.

There are many alleys here, and Zhou Ji doesn't know where Li Peiyuan will be. rushed towards the location where the sound of the wooden warehouse sounded. The people inside stumbled out, almost knocking her down. The man didn't even look at her, and then he fled.

Xu Yuanning stretched out his hand to help her and asked her in a low voice if she was okay.

At this time, Zhou He couldn't care about the pain, and immediately shook his head and said that it was okay.

I don't know what the situation is on this side of Hehuan Street, the crowd has almost dispersed, and the further you go, the fewer people there are. Compared to the chaos outside, the silence here was eerie. There were big men dressed in black patrolling the area with sticks.

This was different from what Zhou He thought, and she immediately looked at Xu Yuanning.

Xu Yuanning pulled her into the shadow of the wall next to her, frowned and whispered, "It should be over." ”

Zhou He didn't quite understand and asked, "Then what are these people doing?"

Xu Yuanning knew where he would, and shook his head to say that he didn't know. After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to go over, let's take a look first." ”

I don't know where Li Peiyuan is, so I can only take a look first.

There was no sound around, Xu Yuanning looked around, and pulled Zhou He to hide in a low wall. Motioning for him to squat, he looked outside.

It can be seen that the head in Hehuan Street seems to be under martial law. After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was suddenly chaos inside. At this time, several big men guarding this side hurriedly ran to the end of the street with wooden sticks.

Zhou He was worried about Li Peiyuan, and immediately wanted to follow. was dragged by Xu Yuanning.

He motioned for her to crouch down and take a look.

Xu Yuanning's intuition was correct, those people had just left, and four or five big men walked out with one person in their arms. Although it was far away, Zhou He still recognized at a glance that the person who was being hugged was Cheng Wei.

He seemed to be injured, and his hands were on his arms. At this time, someone had already driven the car from outside and stopped in front of Cheng Wei.

He didn't know if he noticed something, and his eyes swept this way. Zhou He squatted motionlessly.

He quickly withdrew his gaze and got into the car, which quickly drove away silently from the alley opposite.

The expression on Xu Yuanning's face was calm, as if he knew that he would meet Cheng Wei.

Cheng Wei was injured just now, he quickly looked at Zhou He, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go over and have a look?"

Cheng Wei drove away, where could they keep up. It's just that Zhou He hasn't spoken yet, and he said in a low voice: "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave easily." ”

He said that while there was no one in front of him, he dragged Zhou He over the low fence and felt to the alley opposite.

As Xu Yuanning said, Cheng Wei really couldn't leave. There was the sound of a wooden barn, but it soon fell silent. The two of them hid behind and looked at the road over there, the car just now had a flat tire and stopped on the side of the road, and Cheng Wei and those people were gone.

There was a faint voice coming from behind, Xu Yuanning grabbed Zhou He's hand and pulled him to hide in the store next to him.

The entire alley had almost fled, and there could be no one in the store. As soon as he hid in, Xu Yuanning sensed that something was wrong.

He raised his head, and two big men stopped him and Zhou He. And Cheng Wei, who was hanging his arms, was sitting and smoking a cigarette at the bar inside, he was still idle at this time, and he couldn't see that he was being chased at all.

The door was quickly and silently closed, and Xu Yuanning's body tightened, protecting Zhou He behind him.

He thought Cheng Wei would say something, but he didn't say anything. Just a gesture of dragging it down. He and Zhou He were soon tied hand and foot, gagged, and thrown into the corner.

Cheng Wei was acting just now, misleading the other party, and making the other party mistakenly think that he had gone out of the street. There were footsteps running outside, but no one came in.

He didn't know what he was planning, and from time to time someone lowered his voice and said something to him, and then left in a hurry.

Zhou He and Xu Yuanning were locked in the hut behind the bar, unable to hear the voices outside, and knew nothing about the outside world. At first, Xu Yuanning still struggled with the rope in his hand, but later he knew that he couldn't break free and stopped struggling.

His mouth was gagged and he couldn't speak, and in the darkness he slowly moved to the wall next to Zhou He, handed his shoulder to Zhou He, and silently motioned for her to rest on his shoulder, don't be afraid.

No one knows what Cheng Wei wants to do, and the waiting time is difficult. I didn't know the situation at all and followed, Xu Yuanning was a little annoyed by his recklessness. Quietly leaning against the wall, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, conserving his strength.

The door was opened when it was dark outside, and Zhou He, who had not closed his eyes all night, opened his eyes immediately when he heard footsteps approaching outside.

The door was opened, and the two big men came in and untied the ropes on her and Xu Yuanning without saying a word.

The body had already been tied, but Zhou He still stood up against the wall as soon as the rope was untied.

The big man threw the rope aside and said please, expressionless.

The two limped over, and Cheng Wei had already sat down on the sofa from the bar. His hand was already bandaged, he chuckled lightly, and said, "I have wronged Xu Gongzi." As he spoke, he took out a cigarette, and a subordinate next to him lit it for him with great eyes. He took a sip, moved his gaze to Zhou He and Xu Yuanning, and asked slowly, "I don't know what happened to Xu Gongzi here?"

He raised an eyebrow as he spoke.

Xu Yuanning was expressionless, and said lightly: "It seems that there are no rules here, you can't come, right?"

Cheng Wei spat out a puff of smoke, and his face was smiling. After a pause, he said, "There is no rule here. But yesterday, the situation was exceptional. Xu Gongzi's thin skin and tender meat, it's not good if there is some accident here. ”

Although he had a smile on his face, he said it coldly.

He didn't know what he wanted to do. Xu Yuanning was silent for a moment and asked, "What does Mr. Cheng want?"

Cheng Wei dusted off the cigarette ash in his hand and didn't speak for a while. When Xu Yuanning was about to lose his patience, he scolded the people around him in a low voice, "Have you been eaten by dogs? ”

After he finished speaking, he paused slightly, still smiling but not smiling, and said: "Xu Gongzi is a distinguished guest, it is so dangerous here, since I met him, of course I must send Xu Gongzi back safely." ”

His tone was very polite. But in fact, the behavior is not polite at all.

Xu Yuanning naturally knew the truth that people had to bow their heads under the eaves, his face stiffened slightly, and he said politely: "Then thank you Mr. Cheng." ”

Cheng Wei waved his hand, and Hang Erlang said: "Xu Gongzi is polite, shouldn't this be." ”

He said that he wanted to send them out, but he didn't mean to send them at all. He picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the tea slowly.

There was a sudden silence all around.

In the end, it was Xu Yuanning who spoke first and asked, "I don't know when Mr. Cheng can let us go?"

Cheng Wei exhaled smoke and said slowly: "Xu Gongzi rarely came over, and he was trapped in the middle of the night. Anyway, I have to have a breakfast to make amends. There's no hurry, is there?"

He didn't know what he was selling.

Xu Yuanning's face remained unchanged, and he said, "Then it will disturb Mr. Cheng." ”

"Xu Gongzi is polite. Cheng Wei said lazily, looked sideways at the people around him, and said, "Don't you go to urge, don't you see that Xu Gongzi can't wait?"