Chapter 59: The Extra Man

The phone rang stubbornly, An Feng slowly picked up the phone, and shouted into the phone milkily and pretending to be happy: "Hey, Argyle, don't you know that I will camp again?" The signal here is not good, what's the ......"

The phone hung up without warning, An Feng was stunned for a moment, and redialed the phone, the first time it rang several times and no one answered, and the second time it ...... There was only a constant busy tone left on the phone...... Something happened to Argyle.

Argyle's slurred speech is mainly due to the abnormal growth of tendons under his tongue, which makes his tongue less flexible and leads to slurred pronunciation. Over time, Argyle became less talkative, so he had few friends, almost no one called him, and he didn't like to be called and chatted.

After the plastic surgery, Argyle was stabbed in the tongue, and his speech became clearer, but he was already fifteen years old, and the habit he should have developed had already been formed.

Argyle's mobile phone was bought by An Feng for him, and the phone number is only known to a few people, usually he rarely takes the initiative to call An Feng, and occasionally makes a call, he doesn't open his mouth after the phone is connected, An Feng also understands that the other party is really lonely and lonely, and wants to hear other people's movements, that's all. So after An Feng answered the phone, he often had nothing to say, talking about his own situation, talking about the excitement on the street, talking about the recent sports news, and so on.

In such cases, even if Argyle did not say a word, he often muttered a few words to indicate that he was listening. The two kept talking in this way, and it was rare for Argyle to hang up the phone - for the first time.

Argyle knew that An Feng was going camping today......

With so many surprises combined, this phone call was a strange one.

An Feng had already guessed what was wrong, and he was worried that the gang that was chasing and killing lawyer Steven would track down Argyle, but he underestimated the enemy, he thought that the gang had a tacit understanding, never connected to family members, and never abused children. He thought that when the group saw the "Steven Foundation" and took care of a mentally handicapped child, they would stop there and never disturb the children's peace...... He didn't expect to meet a group of bottomless guys.

The most plausible inference is that Argyle's phone has been in possession by someone else, and they are dialing the numbers stored on the phone one by one to find out where Steven is. It's just that...... The process of getting their phones and not knowing whether it was peaceful or not.

Now, what should An Feng do?

Is it too late to rush back now?

It's definitely too late.

What's the best way to respond?

……

Scarlett is not a sensitive little girl, in the next hike, Scarlett did not notice An Feng's abnormality, Brother Kane's smile is still so perfect, he is still so meticulous and serious, he talks with people as usual. As usual, she took care of Scarlett and her girlfriend while climbing the ditch and crossed the mountains. As he crossed the swamp, he led the way. When he arrived at the campsite, he set up a fire with the boys to boil hot water as usual, and everything was done perfectly......

It was only after she became an adult that Scarlett gradually realized that whenever An Feng did his idle work finely and perfectly, it was often the moment when he had something on his mind and was busy thinking about reasoning.

Scarlett didn't notice that after this phone call, no matter what An Feng looked at, the focus of his eyes was over the object and farther away. Her eyes flickered, not dull, but definitely absent-minded.

An Feng couldn't rush back.

Not to mention that it is unrealistic to rush back halfway, let's just say that Argyle is really going to have an accident, and it is too late for him to go back now.

The most important thing is that Argyle is so flustered that he is so desperate to find it, and no one suspects that he knows something, so he is so panicked. In case the other party has this kind of thought, maybe the gangsters who originally had the intention of abiding by the "family innocence" rule will start to be interested in An Feng.

He's still a child, and when he encounters this kind of thing, he has to react reasonably like a child.

The only thing he can do is to call Argyll's cosmetic surgeon while people are not looking, ask the cosmetic surgeon to make a routine return visit to Argyle, and then wait for a reply from the doctor.

But the doctor never replied.

An Feng entered the camp numbly, anxiously waiting for the doctor's call while working.

There are large tents in the campsite, and the first and second grade children can go directly to the tent to rest, because they are too young to carry the full camping equipment, so the Scout organization takes special care of them. The older children have to set up their own tents, make their own fires, cook their own food, and the adults can watch but never participate in the whole process - there are instructors, doctors and support staff in the camp, and the little ones can ask for help. But the rule is: if you ask for help, you'll be disqualified.

After the camping team entered the campsite, the team leader rushed to confirm the tent, and An Feng and Scarlett worked together to build a field stove, go to the river to fetch water, and set up a fire to make a stove. During this period, Xia Hongtao sneakily approached An Feng with his bags, and An Feng and he carried people behind his back to peel off the snakeskin, clean the internal organs, and then chop it into sections. An Feng is very skilled in this work, after the snake meat is skewered with a chisel, An Feng still barbecues it by hand, and Xia Hongtao is a foodie, and he can only point fingers.

No one notices that An Feng is always unsettled, he does everything perfectly, the snake meat is barbecued well, the aroma is tangy, all the ordinary people praise loudly when eating, and An Feng also shows appropriate humility with everyone's praise...... But his mind wasn't there.

Argyle's doctor never called, either because he was lost or because he didn't take it seriously.

But An Feng couldn't keep an eye on it.

So, for the rest of the time, An Feng waited anxiously for the call that should come, while pretending to be fully engaged in playing with his classmates...... It's a tiring job.

After nightfall, there was a bonfire party, where the children performed their specialties in the night, playing the guitar and singing the harmonica, and An Feng seemed to devote himself to the joy...... But the call never came.

Well, An Feng slept normally that night, continued to hike the next day, and in the afternoon the team rushed to the predetermined location, and the school bus that had been waiting there to pull up the children and return safely...... The call hasn't come yet.

Vera's mother greeted the returning child at home, and An Feng finally couldn't hold back after saying hello, so he made a backhand call to Argyle...... If the other person answered the phone, he was going to tell Argyle that he had returned from camping and had arrived home safely - this is normal, and the children who have a good relationship are concerned about each other, inform each other of their actions, ask about the aftermath by the way, and even show off, which is too childish.

Calls went unanswered.

At this point, An Feng has confirmed that Argyle has had an accident.

I called the plastic surgeon again, but there was no answer; When I called the other party's home phone, there was no response. An Feng endured it and began to call Argyle's home phone - the phone was busy.

An Feng couldn't sit still any longer, he directly told Vera's mother that he wanted to see Argyle, and after getting permission, he pushed his bicycle out of the house, at this time, the sky was hazy, it was dinner time, Scarlett was already very tired, and planned to eat dinner and take a shower before going to bed, and Vera's mother ...... She sighed in a low voice: "Boys are energetic." He then turned his attention to Scarlett.

Not far from the roadside, Dr. Zhou's old Mercedes-Benz was parked, and the residential community in the evening was filled with a quiet and serene atmosphere, and the fragrance of food wafted out of the windows of countless people's homes, as well as warmth, An Feng was stunned at the door for a minute, and immediately rode on the car and quickly ran towards Argyle's house.

Argyle's location is not far from the host family, and the original rental of this house was to let An Feng and Argyle have a free space, so they chose a location that is half an hour's walking distance, and riding a bicycle is about ten minutes away...... Of course, so the abnormality is not visible from the outside.

Find a hidden corner to hide the bicycle, An Feng has decided to visit the house in secret, he quietly touched into the courtyard wall of the villa, the night covered An Feng's actions, he pretended to squat on the side of the courtyard wall to tie the carry, rolled violently, through the gap reserved by the fence wall earlier, and quickly slipped into the courtyard.

There are two pots of flowers on both sides of the villa door, one pot hides the villa key, and the other pot hides a miniature self-defense pistol, An Feng's fingers flicked on the pot where the gun was hidden, and decided to give up - this body is too weak after all, the child took the gun, and it was difficult to turn the original small thing into a big thing.

When he found the entrance to the basement of the villa, An Feng looked up to the sky and sighed silently: When will he grow up. Now this small body, fighting with well-trained adults, is really a bit self-explanatory.

Entering through the small door in the basement, An Feng stood by the door and froze. A creepy feeling suddenly ran through his heart.

The basement is neat and everything is in its place. But...... If it wasn't An Feng, he might have been deceived by this neatness, the unforgettable An Feng has always been very careful about his rabbit nest, he remembers every detail in the house, and he always likes to place things in a specific place. Since the robbery of the golden car, he has paid more attention to these details.

This basement has been carefully organized, neat and clean, unlike the basement of ordinary people, with all kinds of canned food, drinks, sausages, cheese and so on on the shelves against the wall. Because it is the residence of two small people, there are no car-related tools in the basement, but there are pipes for watering the garden, valves, and beware of diesel generators. On the right side of the door, on the only table, there is a pair of gardener's scissors, as if they had been placed casually after finishing their work...... The handle of the scissors was originally slightly to the left.

This kind of left-side deviation is deliberately made, and most people like to use their right hands, scissors placed casually, and the handle is habitually crooked to the right - such as the way it is now.

Someone has moved the scissors, although the person who moved the scissors deliberately put the scissors back in place...... But it was this that made An Feng feel creepy.

The gangsters have no scruples in doing things, they never remember to tidy things up after rummaging, and they put them in their place. People who have this habit have the smell of perennial training in spy agencies.

An Feng turned his gaze to the wall on the side, the brick wall in the basement was mottled, and one of the hidden bricks was made by An Feng, and sure enough, there were traces of touching on it - the bricks were wiped clean, and there was originally incense ash blown by An Feng on it.

Gently walking to the scissors, An Feng tilted his head to observe the nearby traces, and sure enough, the original dust marks under the scissors did not match the current position of the scissors.

An Feng exhaled lightly, he bent his waist and quietly walked around the shelves, sure enough, almost everything on the shelves had been moved, and someone had picked them up and checked the bottom of these canned cartons, for fear that there would be something pressed underneath, such as small pieces of paper and so on. Many of these cartons have been opened, and although they have cleverly concealed the traces of opening, they have not been resealed.

An Feng shook his original judgment slightly-was it the gangsters who did it? When will gangsters be able to afford to hire professionals?

Gently sliding up the basement steps, An Feng leaned to the basement door and listened to the movement above, and after stopping for a while, An Feng decisively pushed open the basement door and walked up the stairs with cat steps...... Oh my God, this is the normal, searched scene.

The furniture in the room was crooked, there were faint blood stains on the floor, there were traces of a fight at the scene, the sofa cushions had been cut, and the padding inside was spilled on the floor. As for the things on the table, it was even more a mess, with scraps of wood all over the floor, rotten furniture, and discarded scraps of paper, and books—mostly Argyle and An Feng's textbooks—were littered on the floor, each one being opened.

At this time, An Feng shook his original opinion slightly-the gang had indeed come and searched this room. But...... Who moved the basement? Are there two groups of people?

An Feng stood in place and looked around, remembering the scene in the house, he carefully walked around the debris on the floor, gently ascended the stairs, his concentration was highly concentrated, all the blood in his body was used on his ears and eyes, and carefully walked upstairs.

All the doors on the second floor were open, Argyle's bedroom was in disarray, the bed boards had been torn down, the bedding and pillows were thrown all over the floor, and they were all torn, judging from the traces of confusion on the floor, there were three people who searched Argyle's room - there were three ways to dispose of the clutter, one was very violent, and the things were torn to pieces; One person is impatient and things are littered; One person was very perfunctory, and the things he had checked were basically intact, and they were all thrown around him.

The second house belongs to An Feng, but An Feng's things have moved almost the same, and now he does not live here permanently, there is only a computer in the room, a set of tables, chairs and benches, and a set of bedding and bedding.

At this time, it was already dark, but An Feng didn't dare to turn on the lights. Standing in the dark, he stood by Argyle's bedroom door, took a soft breath, and moved his body to his bedroom. The dim street lamps on the street reflected in the house, and in the shadows, An Feng felt that there was something more in the house, he took a deep breath, calmed his heartbeat, and listened carefully.

There was the sound of breathing in the room.

The sound of breathing is very slight, if it weren't for the long-term training, An Feng would definitely ignore the past, but ...... Now what should he do? Scream like a child, or calmly turn on the lights like an adult and scream loudly?

Or maybe he didn't notice it at all, stopped at the door for a moment, and left now...... But is it possible?

"Turn on the lights," said the man in the darkness calmly, "I know you're aware of me, don't hesitate." ”

Okay, at this time, it's not appropriate to pretend to be innocent or naïve, An Feng bit his lower lip, made an innocent look, and turned on the door light angrily, and the room immediately became brighter......

ps: This is an update made up for yesterday.