Chapter 11: Xiyi Inn
Yi Yu explained the reason for coming to Yishan, it turned out that she was a Chinese college student who came here to look for writing materials. She lost her umbrella, got lost again, and fainted from exhaustion.
Many people go to a place to find inspiration to write and record the bits and pieces that happen in that place.
This is not unusual.
Ah Ying brought the fish soup and asked Yi Cang to drink it.
Zhou Yingguang and A-Ying were both drenched in the rain, and Ji An boiled a thick ginger soup for them.
Yi Cang drank the fish soup and regained a little strength.
"You came here to look for materials, where is the inn where you live?" Zhou Yingguang asked.
"Yi'an Town."
"Yi'an Town?" Zhou Yingguang and A Ying exclaimed, Ji An twisted his eyebrows, only Jiang Zhou looked dazed.
There is a long distance from Yi'an Town to Yishan Village. Separated by two mountains, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on rainy days, you have to take a detour, and it takes at least two or three hours to drive.
"Well, I chartered a car and left at six in the morning." Yi Cang whispered, "When I arrived, the umbrella fell on the car, and by the time I found it, the car was gone. Later, I got lost, got drenched in the rain, and got into a shop in a daze. At the end, he added, "I'm glad I met you." ”
"Just you? Don't have any friends to come along? Zhou Yingguang asked.
"I'm coming alone," replied Yi Cang, "and I don't want to be disturbed." ”
"Then why did you suddenly come to Yishan?" A-Ying asked.
"I was going to come here, but when I booked the inn, I made the wrong booking. The boss said that he would not give it back, so I had to stay there at night and wander around during the day. ”
"Black shop." Jiang Zhou interjected.
"I see," Zhou Yingguang said, showing his most standard smile, "You stay here tonight, and we'll send you back tomorrow." ”
Yi Cang hesitated a little, her face was very delicate, with a thick bookish atmosphere, which was completely different from Jiang Zhou, and her temperament was more similar to Ah Ying, "Won't it be too troublesome for you...... I slept here, don't you have nowhere to sleep....."
"Don't worry, my family runs a homestay, and there are many rooms, so it's not bad for you to live." Zhou Yingguang patted his chest.
Yi Cang suddenly thought of something, "This dress ......"
"Don't worry, it's all A-Ying and Dr. Jiang who changed it for you." Zhou Yingguang said.
"It's not... I mean, I'll come and return the clothes. Yi Su said.
"Oh, that's okay." Zhou Yingguang said solemnly, suddenly a little shy.
"You don't have to return your pants." Jiang Zhou said.
"Huh?" Yi Cang wondered.
"Just throw it away." Jiang Zhou said.
Yi Cang was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry......"
"It's okay, she's like that." Zhou Yingguang played a round game, "Eh, doctor, she has a very serious cleanliness habit!" ”
A-Ying also continued, "Yes, yes, Jiang Zhou has a habit of cleanliness. ”
Jiang Zhou looked at Ah Ying and Zhou Yingguang, the two of them sang together, they were really kind.
Ji An stood aside and remained silent all the time.
"Thank you then." Yi Cang couldn't thank you enough.
Zhou Yingguang sent A-Ying home, and Ji An leaned against the door, smoking.
"It's the first time I've seen you smoke." Jiang Zhou walked down the stairs.
"Something?" Jiang Zhou asked.
"No, I'm addicted to smoking." Ji An replied lightly.
"Bring me one." Jiang Zhou said.
Ji An looked at her, and in front of her, he extinguished the cigarette, and the small flame was extinguished, only for a moment, and in the end, there was only a little white smoke left.
"If you don't give, you won't give."
Jiang Zhou looked outside, and through the light in the house, he could see the dripping raindrops, which gradually became smaller and became thin raindrops.
Jiang Zhou's mind suddenly sounded Du Liniang's mournful voice:
"Flying towards the twilight roll, the clouds and the cuixuan, the rain silk wind piece, the smoke wave painting boat, the Jinping people look at this Shaoguang cheap!"
……
The next day, Zhou Yingguang was about to leave to send Yicang back to Yi'an Town, and Ji An went to see the store, but he didn't expect the village chief to come.
"Yingguang, Xiao Ji, and Doctor Jiang, I have something to tell you......" The village chief saw Yi Cang standing in the living room and felt strange, "Huh? This girl is ......"
Zhou Yingguang told all the ins and outs of yesterday.
"Oh yes, Miss Yi, are you okay now?" The village chief said with concern.
"Much better, thank you for your concern. Just call me Yican. Yi Cang replied politely.
While Jiang Zhou was talking, he went back to the house and handed the written list to the village chief.
"Huh? Dr. Jiang, what is this? The village chief looked confused, opened the note, squinted his eyes, and couldn't see clearly.
"These are some of the important things I should not use during pregnancy and use with caution. I heard that the people of Yishan love to use traditional Chinese medicine...... Just in case. Jiang Zhou said.
"Well," the village chief took out his reading glasses from his pocket, squinted and looked carefully, and finally understood some of the content, "Oh, it's really hard Dr. Jiang!" For my son and daughter-in-law, thank you! ”
"It's okay, it's my duty."
"Village chief, you said you have something to say, what is it?" Zhou Yingguang asked.
"That's right, I heard that there was a burglary in Yi'an Town last night, let's not far from what they said, it's a county, we must strengthen our precautions, be careful." The village chief said.
"How can this be, Yishan has always been simple and simple." Zhou Yingguang said.
"Yes, but, alas, I used to sleep at night without closing the door, but now, ah, it is also developing, there are a lot of tourists, and there are a lot of troubles. These days, it's not as peaceful as before. ”
"Where exactly?" Ji An asked.
"I heard it's called ...... Hmm......" the village chief inhaled, "the old fool... I can't remember it all at once...... Oh! That's right! Xiyi Inn! ”
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"Did the call go through?" Ji An asked while driving.
"......No," Yi Cang held his phone and looked at the screen showing that he was dialing, "No one answered." ”
Xiyi Inn is the inn where Yi Cang lives.
Zhou Yingguang immediately decided to send Yi Cang to Yi'an immediately, and Ji An and Jiang Zhou naturally followed.
Because Zhou Yingguang was drenched in the rain yesterday, he had a little cold. So Ji An drove, and Jiang Zhou sat in the passenger seat first.
After last night, the rain had subsided, and the ground was not so wet, Ji An decided to take the mountain road.
The trail is winding, mostly lined with tall cedar trees, but there are also a few places where you can see steep cliffs when you look out of the car window.
The mountain road is difficult to walk, and it is easy to make people frightened, but Ji An drives steadily.
That's how he was, the same way he felt when he was on the main mountain. Jiang Zhou will unconsciously trust him.
Yi Su kept calling, but in the end, he only clenched his phone in frustration.
Ji An took a quick look in the rearview mirror.
"Is there anything valuable?"
"How many valuables were left?"
Jiang Zhou and Ji An spoke at the same time.
Yi Cang was surprised by the tacit understanding between the two and replied, "There is a little cash, as well as a notebook and some documents. ”
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In less than an hour and a half, the jeep stopped in front of the Xiyi Inn.
There were quite a few people gathered in front of the inn, as well as the police.
"Where's the boss?"
"You'll give me an explanation."
"Don't you have a minimum guarantee for the safety of your property?"
"I think I heard something strange last night."
"yes, it's good that we live on the second floor, but we stole the third floor."
"What do you mean? Living on the third floor means that we deserve to be unlucky? ”
"Anyway, it wasn't me who stole it, but who else would dare to live in these two inns."
The crowd was gossiping, some were indignant about defending their rights, some were not afraid of being lively when watching the play, and some were hanging high on their own business.
"What floor do you live on?"
"Third floor."
The hearts of all four of them sank.
went in to ask about the situation, and the front desk of the inn said that he couldn't contact the boss either, so he could let them in to check.
Yi Cang hurried upstairs and entered the house, where the suitcase had been opened, the wallet and notebook had been taken away, and only the clothes remained.
"What to do." Yi Cang collapsed on the ground, and Zhou Yingguang hurried to help.
Ji An and Jiang Zhou carefully inspected the house.
Bed sheets and cabinets show signs of being turned over.
"Can I see your chest?" Jiang Zhou asked.
"Yes. There's nothing left anyway. Yi Cang smiled sadly.
Jiang Zhou moved the clothes to the bed, and Ji An squatted down to observe the combination lock on the box, which had traces of being pried open.
When moving, a small blue velvet box fell out of the clothes, which was originally sandwiched in a pile of clothes.
"Ah, it's my necklace!" Yi Cang suddenly had a sense of energy, and took the box before walking quickly.
Open the box, and inside is a ruby necklace.
Ji An suddenly shook his head, he remembered that when he first saw Jiang Zhou, she also wore a necklace similar to a ruby around her neck, but he hadn't seen her wear it since.
"This was a birthday present from my grandfather when I was 12 years old. I wear it all the time, and when I come to travel, I think it's too ostentatious and easy to attract thieves, so I don't wear it. Yi Cang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, the necklace wasn't lost." ”
Jiang Zhou noticed that Ji An looked at the glittering gem, and his eyebrows were twisted.
She thinks the same way he does.
After the incident, Yi Cang had nowhere to go, so Zhou Yingguang invited her to stay at his house.
The rest is left to the police.
Before leaving, Jiang Zhou saw what Ji An and the little brother at the front desk of the inn said.
On the way back, there was silence all the way.
It was Ji An who broke the silence.
"Yi Cang, think about it carefully, have you messed with anyone along the way?" Ji An asked.
"What? How so? Yi Cang's face was inexplicable, he didn't know why Ji An asked this question.
"The thief broke through the empty door, stole cash and computers, and didn't notice the expensive gemstone necklace." Jiang Zhou continued, "This is unreasonable. ”
"That is, perhaps, his purpose is not money, but something else." Zhou Yingguang said.
"I... I don't know, there shouldn't be. I've only been in Yi'an for three days......" Yi Cang said at a loss.
"Still can't get through on the phone?" Zhou Yingguang asked.
"It's off." Yi Su replied.
Jiang Zhou sneered, "Why don't you run away when you encounter this kind of thing?" Do you want to stay there and beg grandpa to sue grandma? ”
"I heard from the front desk of the inn that the boss was newly changed a few days ago, and, in fact, the person you contacted was not the boss, at most a small manager. The real big boss behind it, I don't know the name, he has never appeared, he only knows the surname Duan. Ji An said.
"Do you know anyone with the surname Duan?" Zhou Yingguang asked.
Yi Su shook his head, "I don't know. ”