Inside the Zero Point Bar, candlelight flickered and music played softly.

Lu Zheng and Du Xiaohu sat by the window, asked for a martini, and drank it slowly.

Huzi was called by Lu Zheng, but in fact, he was in Lanjiang, and he really felt that he couldn't find out what to do, and Huzi was by his side.

"Brother, let me call the boss to come over and ask?" Huzi's patience gradually ran out in the music, and he felt that sitting down like this was not the way to go.

Lu Zheng shook his head and asked the boss directly, but he was afraid that he would not be able to inquire about anything, but he would startle the snake.

Looking at the box area not far away, Lu Zheng thought for a while, then snuffed out the cigarette butt and said, "Let's go, go and sit in the box." ”

Outside, there is a loose platform, through the beaded curtain like a blue crystal waterfall is the box area, and on both sides of the corridor, there are private rooms with wall lamps emitting a soft light.

On the sofa next to the corridor behind the bead curtain, there was a very delicate young man, who was flipping through the magazine, and when he saw Lu Zheng and Du Xiaohu coming in, he hurriedly greeted him, led Lu Zheng and Du Xiaohu into a private room, and said earnestly: "The two gentlemen have no female companions? Do you want me to invite two female guests to chat with you, there are many people, and it will be lively. ”

Lu Zheng nodded slightly, he knew that the so-called female guest was the waitress who accompanied the wine in the bar, but if you asked her, she must be here for fun, and it has nothing to do with the bar.

The young man went out for a short while, and the door of the box was knocked gently, and two girls came in.

The two girls asked for a bottle of "Kimberle", the price was eighty, Du Xiaohu frowned when he looked at the liquor license, and said, "What kind of wine is this?" Never drunk it before? Or beer? Eighty bucks? ”

Although Lu Zheng has never been into a bar in Lanjiang, he knows after a little pondering that this is tantamount to tipping in disguise, which is a game of rubbing the side, and the escort service has just started in China, and few entertainment venues dare to directly collect tips, and there are various charging methods.

So Kimberle should be an ordinary beer, with a purchase price of a few dollars or even a few cents, and a special tip for the escort girl, if you don't want a bottle, these two girls will definitely leave.

"Let's have two bottles." Lu Zheng said indifferently, the two girls immediately smiled, and became more and more enthusiastic about Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Come out to play, just have fun, right?" Do you come to Zero often? ”

Both girls shook their heads, saying that it was the first time they had come to the Zero Point Bar that they only learned today.

Lu Zheng began to think that the two of them were pretending to be pure, whether it was a bar girl or a lady, they would always say that they were new in front of the guests. But who knew that after chatting a few words, I found out that these two girls were really newcomers, and they hadn't even come to Lanjiang from the countryside for a few days.

Lu Zheng immediately lost interest and said, "You two accompany my Huzi brothers, and I'll go to the bathroom." After that, he got up and saw Huzi's sad face, Lu Zheng felt a sigh in his heart, if this is really a pastime in the bar, his boss is a little unusual.

At the end of the corridor is the bathroom, when Lu Zheng came in to wash his hands, it happened that the delicate foreman waiter was also there, Lu Zheng washed his hands, and was thinking about how to find an excuse to change people, when he suddenly heard a noise outside, the delicate young man hurriedly ran out, Lu Zheng then followed, but saw a box close to the bathroom, several men were pulling a girl, between the pulling, one of the tall and thin men with a very fierce face moved the real fire, and gave the girl a slap with his hand, scolding: "Stinky bitch, you don't want to give face"

The delicate young man had already walked over quickly to separate them, and smiled again and again: "Brothers, brothers, don't make trouble, don't make trouble, you have something to say." ”

"Xiao Wu, you came just in time, this stinky stole my money, what do you say? What's the matter, why don't I give Lao Yan a call? "The tall and thin man who slapped the girl seemed to be a regular customer, and he knew the owner of the bar, and he should be a person with a head and a face.

Xiao Wu asked the girl a few words in a low voice, the girl was beaten, but she didn't cry, it seemed that she was very stubborn, she just hated to stare at the master who beat people, and replied to Xiao Wu a few words.

Lu Zheng's ears were sharp, he could hear clearly, Xiao Wu asked her what was going on, the girl said that the guests wanted to invite her to supper, she didn't go, she said stiff as she talked, these people pretended to be crazy with wine, and deliberately looked for trouble.

Lu Zheng immediately caught a glimpse that Du Xiaohu also came out of the box, glanced over here, and walked over quickly, afraid that something would happen to him.

"Brother Sheng, why don't I have two drinks with you, let's go in and talk." Xiao Wu laughed with him and was very humble.

The tall and thin man sneered: "You get out of the way for me, it's none of your business, do you want to be a peacemaker?" Not enough class" said and beckoned to the girl, "You come in, let's talk again"

The girl looked at him unyieldingly, bit her lip and said, "When did I steal your money?" Okay, you say I stole money, then let's report to the public security and call the public security to ......" Before the words fell, Xiao Wu had already shouted: "Xiaoqing, don't talk nonsense"

Lu Zheng could see that when Xiao Wu looked at this girl named Xiaoqing, his eyes were concerned.

The tall and thin man over there sneered: "Report to the public security, report to the public security" and said to a follower behind him: "Go, call Liu." ”

Xiao Wu hurriedly stopped and said with a smile: "Brother Sheng, don't, you see so many people watching, let's go in first." The child is not sensible, I asked her to give you daoqian. He glanced at Xiaoqing: "Come, come in." ”

Xiaoqing stood there, her chest rising and falling violently, obviously unwilling to bow her head.

Lu Zheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "How could she steal your money?" I look at her, she doesn't even have a bag, where is the money? Why don't you find a woman to search her? ”

Lu Zheng's voice was not loud, but the parties and the guests who watched the excitement could hear it clearly, and some people talked in a low voice, and it seemed that what Lu Zheng said made sense. The fierce eyes of the "biological brother" stared at Lu Zheng, and said, "She just went to the bathroom, can there be no one outside?" Besides, who are you? ”

Lu Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Even if you can say it, how much money did you lose?" ”

The words of the "two thousand" brother immediately made the crowd watching the excitement let out an exclamation, this is really not a small amount, this brother seems to be doing big business, there is no hundreds of thousands of net worth, who will bring this extra money to the bar to spend?

Brother Sheng's tone became higher and higher, and he said domineeringly: "If you want to crack down hard, stealing so much money is enough to shoot" He looked at Lu Zheng and his eyes became more and more unkind, and asked: "Are you Yu?" Come over and talk.

There was an attendant behind him who wanted to move forward with Lu Zheng, but was blocked by Du Xiaohu's tower-like body.

Lu Zheng pondered: "Even if you brought two thousand yuan, but now that it's gone, it doesn't necessarily mean that this girl stole it, right?" Well, you don't care who I am, aren't you out of 2,000 dollars? I'll make it up to you, forget it, make a friend. ”

When Lu Zheng's words came out, not only did the guests next to him gasp, but Brother Sheng was also stunned, and his eyes changed when he saw Lu Zheng.

"Huzi, count two thousand dollars for them." Just when some guests thought that Lu Zheng might be a madman, Lu Zheng had already asked Du Xiaohu to count the money.

Huzi is reluctance in his heart, and he will not go against Lu Zheng's meaning at this time, he opened Lu Zheng's handbag, counted twenty hundred-yuan bills, patted them on the chest of his brother's follower in front of him, and said: "Grandson, see clearly, two thousand yuan, then"

Brother Sheng's follower originally wanted to lean over and give Lu Zheng some color, but at this time, he was a little dizzy and a little stupid by the sudden change, and quickly caught the stack of banknotes that Huzi slapped on his chest, as if he should be called Du Xiaohu's "grandson".

Some of the guests around couldn't help laughing, but if you change yourself and encounter this kind of thing, I'm afraid that the performance will be even more unbearable.

"Brother Sheng, give face?" Lu Zheng looked at the tall and thin man with a smile.

Brother Sheng's face changed again and again, and immediately, he laughed and said, "Okay, then this matter is over, brother, let's go into the house and talk?" It's all about "chatting", but it's completely different from what it meant just now, after all, a character who can casually shoot two thousand yuan to a stranger must not be simple, and people give enough face, if we don't want this face, then this life will be considered a waste.

Lu Zheng smiled: "Another day." He turned to Xiaoqing and said, "Miss, may I invite you to have a drink?" I just don't know if it's an honor. ”

Brother Sheng then understood, it turned out that this young man also fell in love with Xiaoqing, so he stood up for her, and the daughter of the beauty smiled, but unfortunately he was blind, and he was really a loser when he saw a drinker.

Xiaoqing looked a little confused, but she also nodded as she said, followed Lu Zheng's side, and walked to Lu Zheng's box.

"Okay, it's okay, let's disperse." Xiao Wu arched his hand to the onlookers, glancing at the backs of Lu Zheng and Xiaoqing, a little sad, a little uneasy, and very complicated.

At the beginning, the two escort girls also went out to see the excitement, and when they entered the box again, Lu Zheng politely rejected them, and the two escort girls could also see it, such a big boss could not be maintained by himself, and now he didn't have to accompany him to drink and get a double tip, which is also considered lucky.

Pouring a glass of wine for Xiaoqing, Lu Zheng smiled: "Suppress the shock first." ”

Xiaoqing was stunned and held the wine glass, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "Do you know Brother Sheng?" ”

Lu Zheng said helplessly: "Do you think it looks like it?" Obviously, the girl in front of her has experienced a lot of things, and she always thinks about people in bad terms, and now she wonders if she has colluded with "Brother Sheng" to make a big dragon and phoenix, but in fact, she has other intentions.

Xiaoqing thought for a while, shook her head, and then looked at Lu Zheng again: "Then, then you are weishenme?" ”

Lu Zheng picked up the wine glass and gently clinked glasses with her, and said, "I love to be blind, just this temper, not so much." ”

Xiaoqing's face was full of suspicion, and then he smiled bitterly: "Forget it, no matter what it is, I have to be xiexie you, too, I have something to be deceived, and I take myself too seriously." ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Drink bar." ”

chatted a few words, and asked about Xiaoqing's hometown, relatives, and age, which were the three sets of guests, and Xiaoqing didn't know how to answer hundreds or thousands of times.

Lu Zheng didn't care if her answer was true or false, and asked her to take the dice, shake the dice and drink and chat, and gradually, they became familiar with each other, and there were more topics, chatting all over the world.

Xiaoqing doesn't ask much about Lu Zheng's life experience, work unit and other topics, many guests don't like to talk about these, they come to drink to relax, Xiaoqing understands this truth very well.

"Do you know Qin Xiaolong?" Lu Zheng asked suddenly.

When I came to the Zero Point Bar, I naturally wanted to find out what happened the night before, and then I decided to stop it.

From the conversation between Xiaoqing and Xiao Wu, it can be inferred that Xiaoqing should have been here for a long time, but she doesn't know what happened that night.

"Of course I know, he comes a lot, and we all know him in this bar, but he doesn't know us." Xiaoqing smiled playfully.

Lu Zheng said: "Has he come these days? ”

Xiaoqing said casually: "I came here the night before yesterday." How, do you know him, look for him? As he spoke, he smiled: "Brother Lu, you're not looking for revenge against him, are you?" ”

Lu Zheng smiled: "How come, it's too late for me to have a grudge against him, and I can still make do with him?"

Xiaoqing nodded and said, "That's right, that's to know him?" ”

Lu Zheng got off the donkey and said, "Yes, I want to talk to him about business, but he won't answer the phone, I want to talk to him in person." ”

Xiaoqing's expression became serious, and he said very seriously: "Brother Lu, it's good to get involved with him, it's not good, since he doesn't answer your calls, I think, don't look for him anymore, this person heard that he is moody, you always look for him, and it will be bad if he feels annoyed." And what do you want to inquire, I tell you everything I know, it's this money, Brother Lu, it's not worth it, I will hide out when he comes, he is too terrifying, we are all afraid of him, so I don't know about him, I listen to what others say. ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It's worthless, make a friend." "This girl has been rolling in the wind and dust for a long time, her eyes are very poisonous, and her seven tricks are exquisite, and she has roughly guessed her intentions.

Lu Zheng took a sip of wine and asked again, "You just said that he came the night before yesterday?" With whom? Hearing Xiaoqing's blunt words just now that Qin Xiaolong had come the night before, she knew that she shouldn't know what happened that day

Sure enough, Xiaoqing frowned and recalled for a while, and said: "I was accompanying the guests in the box next door, and they came with a large group of people, and then a few of them drank too much and walked away, I didn't know much about the people there, and they didn't look for a wine companion." ”

Lu Zheng was slightly disappointed, nodded, Xiaoqing suddenly said: "By the way, I remembered, among the people who came that day, there was a girl I knew, Hao Xiaoling, my junior high school classmate came, she didn't see me, I saw her, Brother Lu, do you want to know who was drinking with Qin Xiaolong that day, otherwise, I'll ask Hao Xiaoling to help you inquire, we have a New Year's party, I haven't seen her for many years, if it weren't for this party, I really wouldn't recognize her, it's much more beautiful than when I was in school, the eighteenth change in the female college, just me, is getting more and more ugly." ”

Hao Xiaoling? and Sun Linlin's wife, that is, Xiao Xie's ex-girlfriend with the same name, should be the same person, and she is also there?

Lu Zheng's mind was racing, his face was impassive, and he said with a smile: "Forget it, let's talk about it, a big room drinks together, what can the female companion inside know?" "I can't ask her to ask, even if Hao Xiaoling knows something, she will definitely not tell her, and besides, she will startle the snake.

Xiaoqing smiled: "Yes, Brother Lu, your money today is spent in vain." ”