Chapter 2: Warmth and Crisis
An angry killing machine was brewing in the black off-road vehicle in the distance, but on the other end, Zhou Li was in doubt.
He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out - how could an uncle, who was just a doctor in a small clinic, get in touch with an international security company?
Patient or friend? It's hard to imagine that my uncle would have anything to do with such a person.
But the most important thing at the moment is not to care about this, but to find out some little girl who is hiding.
He was really worried about her condition, the news of her parents' death was too heavy for a fifteen-year-old girl.
Sighing and putting away his business card, he refilled a few more sticks of incense in front of his aunt's spiritual table, forcing himself into the hall with a harmless smile.
In those unkind eyes, he asked in a tone as gentle as possible, "Has anyone ever seen weak water?" ā
The middle-aged woman sitting on the sofa snorting melon seeds suddenly sneered, and the inferior makeup kept dropping powder under the light, squeezing out a mocking smile:
"Yo, what a call, who are you?"
A burst of malice rushed to his face.
Zhou Li's tail finger twitched, resisted the urge to frown, and asked softly, "Auntie, have you seen where Lu Qianshui is?" ā
Even so, he couldn't help but accentuate his voice on the word 'Lu'.
"Don't, I can't afford to call Auntie." The middle-aged woman knocked on the melon seeds and said with disgust: "Your surname is Zhou, my surname is Lu, and I can't go together." ā
As she finished speaking, the whole family around her laughed mockingly.
Zhou Li looked at them silently, although his heart was angry, but he still slowly turned around and left the hall.
It seems that nothing can be asked from them, and there is no need to humiliate themselves.
The one who spoke just now was a certain cousin of my uncle, and there were also Mr. 'cousin', 'cousin', and 'second uncle' who had come from all over the world after hearing that my uncle had died...... Wait for the relatives who can be found by eight poles.
At the end of the day, it's just about the money.
Although the uncle and aunt were small doctors and nurses, they did not leave much money to their daughter after their deaths, except for tens of thousands of yuan in the bank, but they still had this ancestral mansion.
Located in the suburbs of Shangyang City, but not out of the second ring road, three in and three out of the pattern, in the current urban jungle is becoming more and more rare, with the soaring housing prices, the value of the house is becoming more and more expensive.
After the death of his uncle and aunt, only his fifteen-year-old daughter was left in the immediate family, and he was not related to his uncle, so for some people, the ownership of this house has the possibility of becoming their own.
The wealth is moving, and a house worth millions is enough for flies to smell fishy smells, fly in from all directions, and start buzzing.
These days, these guys don't know how much chaos they have added to themselves, which makes Zhou Li's heart more and more angry, but it is not easy to attack.
After all, they are the last relatives of the weak water.
Thinking of that stubborn little girl, Zhou Li's mood was gloomy again, where did she hide?
If you can't find it in the front yard or in the hall, look elsewhere.
It was not found in the bedroom of the uncle and aunt, nor in her room.
In her deserted room, the childish futon was messily rolled up, and even the dolls that she usually valued the most were thrown into the corner.
Under the glass plate of the desk, those smiling photos are covered by messy books, and the original family can no longer be seen.
Looking at the unclosed wardrobe door, Zhou Li sighed, folded the blanket that was originally covering him, and put it back in its place seriously.
Finally, he noticed a pendant on the messy desk.
Strung with black string, the carved wooden pendant that looked like a character was discarded by its owner on the table, piled alongside a messy book
Gently lifting the pendant, Zhou Li said to himself: "Have you even picked this off?" ā
Lu Qiaoshui's thirteenth birthday gift, a handicraft brought back from Russia by his uncle Lu Feitie, the character on it is said to represent fertility and growth.
Gently lifting the pendant, Zhou Li whispered: "May you grow up healthily......"
Originally, she had been carrying it with her, but now that she took it off, she didn't want to touch the injury, right?
Suddenly thinking of something, he walked to the window and looked down, and finally saw the slender shadow next to the nursery in the backyard.
As if noticing his gaze, the girl curled up in the chair raised her eyes to look at him, then lowered her head again.
"You're really good at hiding."
Zhou Li said to himself helplessly, grabbed the pendant and threw it into his pocket, planning to persuade her to put it back on later.
After thinking for a moment, he picked another scarf from the hanger.
Before leaving, Zhou Li carefully closed the door for her, he didn't want to let the group of 'flies' run in casually.
From here to the backyard, she had to go around the front yard, and it seemed that she had run there after covering herself with a blanket.
The distance was not long, but when Zhou Li ran to the backyard, a thin layer of snow powder had been spread on his shoulders, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier.
Noticing his footsteps, the girl curled up in the chair turned her head to look at him, then silently withdrew her gaze.
Crunching on the thick snow, Zhou Li walked to her side: "Why did you run here?" ā
Without looking back at him, the girl with her back to him made a slightly hoarse voice: "It's a little annoying, be quiet in the back." ā
Ha Bai Qi, Zhou Li looked around, and found that this place was not ordinary cold, if it wasn't for the shed overhead, maybe he wouldn't be able to find this little girl who had been covered with snow.
"I'm having a hard time." Zhou Li stood next to her, looked at Lu Qianshui's immature side face and the tip of his red nose, and said in a low voice, "It's cold here, let's go back." ā
Lu Wanshui stubbornly lowered his head, not letting Zhou Li look at the way he cried: "I'll go back in a while." ā
Zhou Li shook his head: "Let's go back now, it's a little cold outside......"
"Can you not be so annoying?!"
The girl with her head down suddenly made an irritable sound, raised her head and glared at him angrily, obviously the hoarse voice she had just cried was so loud that even she herself was startled.
Zhou Li just looked at her silently, not angry or refuting, which made her eyes red again.
Silently lowering her head, she made a choked voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't want to yell at you, I'm sorry...... Just leave me alone. ā
"I'm not angry."
Zhou Li sighed and stretched out his hand to rub her hair, but his palm stopped in mid-air, but he didn't know how to comfort her.
"IāI don't want to yell at you......" she curled up in her chair, buried her face in her knees, and choked in a low voice, "I don't want you to worry about it." ā
"I know, Lu Qiaoshui is a good girl." Zhou Li rubbed her hair: "So I'm not angry." ā
sat beside her in silence, and it wasn't until she calmed down that Zhou Li asked, "I'm going to buy something, what do you want to eat?" ā
From yesterday to now, Zhou Li hasn't eaten yet, and she is the same.
"I'm not hungry." Lu weakly sniffled and whispered. "Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself."
Zhou Li sighed quietly: "That's why I'm worried about you." ā
With a wry smile, he put the scarf in his hand around her neck, wrapped it carefully, rubbed her pale cheeks with a somewhat cold palm, and whispered, "I'll be back soon and bring you supper." ā
Her shoulders trembled, she raised her head slightly, and made a voice that was still a little trembling: "I don't want instant noodles." ā
After being stunned for a moment, Zhou Li laughed: "Okay, fast food." ā
He took out his big glove from his pocket and put it on, pushed out the snow-covered bicycle in the corner of the yard, then turned to the girl who was staring at him blankly and said, "I'll be back at once, don't be afraid." ā
The little face was wrapped in a scarf, and Lu Xiaoshui nodded gently: "Hmm." ā
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The tires of the bicycle made a strange sound when the snow was crushed, as if the snow powder was shattering one after another.
Riding a bicycle in snowy weather can be a worrying act, and if you are not careful, you will slip and tumble one to ten meters away, depending on the position and angle of the slip......
So, you have to be careful.
The feeling of the dry and cold wind burrowing into the arms from the neckline was really terrible, as if someone was constantly pouring cold water into the arms, making the diaphragm and internal organs spasm under this cold stimulation.
After coming to this city for three years, it was the first time that Zhou Li had encountered such a cold winter, but compared with the legend that the heavy snow collapsed the roof, it was really mild.
My uncle's house was already low in the suburbs, and it was not very far from the city, and the 24-hour 'Colonel Ken' could be reached in five or six minutes by car - but Zhou Li was afraid that it would take a little longer considering the old 'flying pigeon' bicycle under his butt.
In the dead of night, heavy snow will always absorb those noisy sound waves, making the whole world as if you are asleep, especially convenient for people to think about something.
For example, Dr. Lu, the owner of Kangguang Pharmacy, was in a car accident on the way back from a medical trip, and both husband and wife died.
Zhou Li heard from the police that the car stalled at high speed, broke through the railing, and tumbled down the winding mountain road -- a height difference of several tens of meters, enough to crush a person with bad luck.
Zhou Li went to see the scene of the accident, but he didn't dare to take Lu Wanshui, but he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to accept it.
It's just that my uncle, as a good old man with a warm temper and never lost his temper, is said to drive at a speed of never more than 70 kilometers per hour, so how could that kind of accident happen?
He really couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it.
Ever since he came to the city three years ago to go to university, he has been staying at his uncle's house, and both his uncle and aunt see him as part of the family, gentle and selfless.
Whether it is in terms of character, medical ethics or dealing with the world, he has always been admired by Zhou Li.
Even if they are not related by blood, he treats them as relatives.
It's just that I didn't expect that at the beginning of my winter vacation, they would die so suddenly......
In the midst of his contemplation, he suddenly heard a shrill voice, and a dazzling light came from behind him, illuminating his pale expression after turning his head hastily.
In the darkness of the night, the heavy wagon sped like a mad beast, and the two headlights emitted a pupil-inducing light.
Zhou Li's pupils trembled, and he looked through the car window and saw the sleepy driver with dark circles under his eyes, as well as his hurried expression.
The tires were clenched by the brakes and the strange grinding sound spread, and the terrifying wind pressure carried by the truck lifted the snow powder falling from the sky and spread suddenly.
The raging beast could no longer be restrained by the chains, and under the inertia of high speed, it flicked by a distance of just a few meters.
And then......
Boom!