Chapter 42: The Mist (2)
"It's raining outside. Someone objected, "It's so easy to stop a car." β
Someone stood up in front of him, it was the bespectacled male classmate who had just spoken, and he discussed with the thin monkey, "Hello, can you drive down the luggage compartment? I won't wait for the car." β
"Classmate, sit down first, I've already contacted the car, and I'll be there in a while." β
In the next half hour, three cars passed behind, all of which were full, and the male classmate with glasses couldn't wait any longer, so he got up, "Big brother, I've walked this road several times, and I can remember the road when I walk with my eyes closed, please open the luggage compartment for me, can I take the luggage?"
The thin monkey wrinkled his eyebrows, very worried.
The man with glasses looked a little anxious, and he spoke again, "Big brother, I have an urgent matter at home, can you be accommodating?"
"I went with him. The glasses male classmate turned around and saw a man in the penultimate row, slowly standing up.
Dressed in black, his skin is very white, and his facial features are outstanding.
"Okay. The thin monkey turned his head to look, irritably grabbed the long umbrella hanging on the back of the chair, got out of the car, took the key to open the luggage compartment, stepped back, opened the umbrella and stood in the rain and lit a cigarette.
The noise in the car made him very upset, and there were two that didn't make people worry, the male classmate bent down to find the luggage, and Xu Fang took the handle.
The thin monkey behind him said: "Let me tell you first, what happens to you on the next road, but it has nothing to do with me." β
"That's nature. Xu Fang put on his hat tightly and opened his umbrella.
The man with glasses dragged a big suitcase, and the small wheel of the suitcase would fall into the muddy water for a while, and then the man with glasses would pull it out.
"Thank you, if you hadn't come down with me, the man in the car wouldn't have let me go. The man with glasses said to Xu Fang: "By the way, my name is Xue Qi." β
Xu Fang nodded, "Xu Fang." β
Follow Xue Qi to get out of the car, one is to help him, the other is to help himself, he is in a hurry to go to the address given by the mysterious person, and Xue Qi knows the way, which is convenient for him to take a ride.
The two of them got into the car smoothly, and the place where Xue Qi was going was called Gaohe Store.
Xu Fang, "Box Street." β
Driver, "Ngai Ci Street?"
"Boxes. Xu Fang repeated.
Driver: "I've been driving here for years, and I've never heard of such a street." β
Xu pinched his eyebrows, and Xue Qi leaned over, "I haven't heard it either, the pronunciation of these two is so confused, are you mistaken?"
"How to write it?"
"Huh?" Xue Qi was puzzled for a second, then came to his senses and said, "Xiabu, kind and kind." β
Xu Fang was silent, if you want to say that the pronunciation is easy to confuse, forget it, but the words are too far apart.
"If you don't get out of the car with me later, I'll help you ask my master. β
The old man is old, and he has lived in the town for a long time, so he must know more.
Xu Fang felt reasonable, "Thank you." β
"Thank you, you're welcome. β
Xue Qi also told Xu Fang that he was in a hurry to come back because he was worried about his grandfather, the old man's legs and feet were inconvenient on rainy days, and his grandfather lived alone, afraid that he would fall and bump into him.
Anyway, it's only a few steps away, so why wait for the bus.
During the conversation, Xu Fang learned that Xue Qi was studying in Shanghai University, and he had planned to stay in Shanghai to work during this vacation.
Gao He store fronted the street, the signboard was red and white, the faΓ§ade was a little old, and some ash fell on the gray cement steps, Xue Qi stepped on it, dragged the suitcase into the door, and shouted, "Master, I'm back." β
There were two rapid coughs in the room, followed by a slight movement, and in the middle of the night, an old man in his seventies lifted the curtain and walked out.
"Master, do you know the box street?" Xue Qi turned around and asked Xu Fang in a low voice, "Which box is from?"
"The box of the black box. β
The old man didn't look at Xu Fang first, and raised his head when he heard the words, his eyes were cloudy and gloomy.
"It was renamed twenty years ago, and now it's not called a box, it's called Mingguang. The old man's voice was hoarse, "Young man, what are you going to do there?"
"Find someone. β
The corners of the old man's mouth squirmed, and he didn't say anything, but when Xu Fang left, a pair of cloudy eyes looked at the backs of Xu Fang and his little grandson Xue Qi fixedly.
Xue Qi sent Xu Fang into the taxi, and looking through the rearview mirror, he could see Xue Qi holding a black umbrella and stretching his arms in the haze day, his face was full of enthusiasm.
Xu Fang retracted his gaze, opened his phone, and flipped out the photo album.
He took a picture of the note with the address written on it, and the detailed address was No. 32, Box Street, Fengling Town.
Now the box street is renamed Mingguang Street, then it is No. 32 Mingguang Street, Fengling Town.
The driver of the taxi was not very familiar with the route, and he spoke not very standard Mandarin, and asked, "Dude, do you know the road? I just did this business, and it is a coincidence that this piece of road is being built, and I don't know much about the people who go around and around." β
"Just navigate. Xu Fang's words were concise and to the point.
The driver laughed twice, "Hey, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find the way for a while, which will make you think that I am trying to cheat you." β
Ming Kwong Street is twenty minutes away from Gao He Store by taxi, as for the target address of No. 32......
As soon as the taxi stopped, Xu Fang looked out the window and couldn't help but squint.
On the four-story building, the golden signboard with a few corners is missing, and the outline can be vaguely seen.
"Actually, I just wanted to ask, are you a developer?" the driver asked as he gave Xu Fang change, the window closed, and a cigarette in his mouth that had not been lit at all.
"What do you say?" Xu Fang raised his eyes.
The driver laughed, "Mingguang is an old area, and in the first two years, there was a lot of noise about this demolition, saying that a new residential building would be built, and a commercial building would be built, and most of the people living in this area would sign the contract, but you know, where there is demolition, there will be nail households, but nail households are still nailed to the main road to be built in the future, I think you come here to look like an investigation." β
People are like this, one side of the edge, always want to guess something according to the person's temperament, if you guess correctly, the heart of the refreshing is like winning the lotto, back to show off with others, you see, my vision world, how extraordinary.
Xu Fang said with a smile: "The developer called a taxi to investigate?"
The driver threw him a look that you don't know better than me, "As soon as the luxury car came in before, I got the news three or four kilometers away from it, you know, a small place, whoever has a car is like a mirror in his heart." β
The driver looks like I know everything, don't explain.
Xu Fang shook his head with a smile and said, "I see that you are quite familiar with this place." β
The driver's face suddenly stiffened, and his face was incredibly red, "No, no, no, I've heard about it on TV, we look at this piece of demolition, and we don't watch it less on the local news on weekdays." β
After saying that, I didn't forget to push the box containing the money into it hard.