In this chaotic world, it is not easy to trust a person.

Especially Meteor is still Emperor Li's subordinate, the two of us used to fight to the death, and each regarded the other as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. Even when I later joined Emperor Li's side as a Fire Emissary, Meteor never had a good face for me, and even went against me everywhere.

That is, after the Zhao family fought and joined forces to deal with Zhao Yi and Zhao Chuan, the relationship between the two of us eased somewhat, and we were able to drink and talk together, but we were far from being friends.

Even when I came to Luocheng today, he stumbled me behind my back, telling Emperor Li that I had different intentions, which made Emperor Li start to doubt me. But the process is not important, the result is important, the result is a trip to Luocheng, so he can see through my identity, fortunately, he and Emperor Li also have a life-and-death enmity, so we finally stood on the same boat, shook hands and made peace, and hated the same enemy.

If Meteor is loyal to Emperor Li and has nothing else to think about, then I will definitely be finished. When I returned to the provincial capital, I would be greeted by Emperor Li's killing.

In short, although I escaped this time and unexpectedly gained an ally, it also sounded the alarm bell for me again, and I must not expose my identity casually, even in Luocheng. This time, I was fortunate to meet a meteor who also had a deep hatred with Emperor Li, what if I met someone else next time?

Good fortune doesn't always favor me.

In the dark alley, my hands and those of Meteor clasped tightly, and our fiery eyes met. I have read countless people, and I can see sincerity and firmness in the eyes of meteors. Sure enough, as Lao Jiang said, there are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends in this world.

A few months back, when Meteor and I were fighting to the death on stage, I am afraid that no one would have thought that we would still be where we are today.

I can't say how good and deep my relationship with Meteor is now; However, with Emperor Li as a common enemy, then our alliance will definitely be unbreakable until Emperor Li completely falls.

Then, of course, we talked a lot.

Since Meteor already knows that I am Wang Wei, then I don't need to say it, I also know that I went to the provincial capital to save my uncle. He was still very convinced of my uncle, and he was full of praise when he talked about my uncle's feat of invading the provincial capital and sweeping the eight major families. He said that he knew that my uncle was never sincere with Emperor Li, so he once tried to get close to my uncle and wanted to discuss with him a plan to deal with Emperor Li, but my uncle was too cold, and he always had an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, let alone cooperation, it was difficult to even say a word, so he had no way at all.

"It's normal." I said, "My uncle looks down on you and won't talk to you." ”

"......" Meteor looked speechless.

Meteor asked me again what I was going to do next, and I said I didn't know, and my uncle only told me that at the beginning of spring, there would be a battle to the death with Emperor Li, so I could prepare in advance; Until then, everything can be done according to Emperor Li's arrangement.

Since Meteor and I are already allies, there is no reason to hide it from him anymore.

"Is it the beginning of spring?" Meteor said suspiciously, "It won't be long!" ”

Now that the New Year has passed, after the first lunar month, after a while, the earth will thaw and everything will recover, and spring will come. It's just that now there is another incident of "Wang Wei's disappearance", which makes Emperor Li a little biased to Luocheng, I don't know if it will disrupt my uncle's plan?

Anyway, things have to go on.

Meteor asked me what to do next, since I am Wang Wei, then I will definitely not be able to find Wang Wei.

I said that I had no good way, so I could only tell Emperor Li that there was no news of Wang Wei after a few days of fooling around in Luocheng, and as for whether he was willing to let Wang Wei go, I don't know.

Meteor pondered for a moment and said, "Yesterday, Zhao Tieshou persuaded Emperor Li to focus on the unification of the provincial capital, and not to pay too much attention to the matter of 'Wang Wei's disappearance', which is quite effective." Frankly speaking, Zhao Tieshou's position in front of Emperor Li is very important, and Emperor Li also relies on him, he can say a word more effective than us say a hundred words, if you can let him help, it would be the best, and your problem can be solved. ”

I smiled wryly and said how is it possible?

Meteor also sighed, and said yes, it's impossible, in terms of loyalty to Emperor Li, if Zhao Tieshou ranks second, then absolutely no one dares to rank first!

I said okay, I won't think about the future problems for now, and I'll talk about the past few days first.

At this time, "Xiao Cheng" happened to call and said that he had arrived at the agreed place and asked me why I hadn't come over yet?

I said I'll be there right away, and I'm a little unfamiliar with the road conditions.

After hanging up the phone, I told Meteor that I had a lot of things to do in the next few days. Meteor said that he would continue to follow me in secret, and would alert me in time if anything unexpected happened.

After separating from Meteor, I went out of the alley and took a taxi to meet Xiaocheng.

At the door of a certain hotel, I successfully met Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng is a young man in his twenties, not looking at his age, but he is a shrewd philistine, an old fritter who has been mixed in the market all year round. As soon as we met, I reprimanded him fiercely, and asked him how he did things in Luocheng, how could he lose a big living person?

also said: "If you can't find Wang Wei's clues this time, see how I clean you up!" ”

My fierce words and fierce expression shocked Xiao Cheng at once, and frightened him to defend himself again and again, saying that it was not him who was responsible for stalking Wang Wei. After giving him a horse, I asked him what he was responsible for, and whose responsibility was it to lose Wang Wei?

Naturally, this kid didn't dare to hide anything from me, and he generally told me all the beans poured from the bamboo tube, and even made a list for me, there were twenty or thirty people, and the functions and areas of responsibility of each person were all clearly marked for my reference.

Two-thirds of these people were natives of Luocheng, and even worked under Li Aiguo, so it is no wonder that they knew everything about our actions; The other third was transferred from the provincial capital by Emperor Li.

Damn, it's hard to guard against thieves day and night.

With this list in hand, I sternly asked Xiao Cheng: "Is there no one else?" ”

Maybe I was too fierce and my aura was too strong, Xiao Cheng was really scared by me, and said with a sad face: "Brother Feng, it's really gone, this is all the people." ”

I secretly rejoiced in my heart, this time I was able to wipe out Emperor Li's "eyes and ears", which can be regarded as an unexpected gain, and I feel more and more that my trip to Luocheng is worth it. Of course, I still had a fierce look on my face, and said: "I will investigate it carefully to see who is most responsible for Wang Wei's disappearance!" ”

Xiao Chenglian claimed to be.

Then, I asked Xiao Cheng about Luo Cheng's situation. Xiao Cheng told me that before Wang Wei was found missing, everything was normal in Luocheng, and Li Aiguo and the others performed their duties and did things in a proper manner. Only Lele went to the provincial capital after a quarrel with them, which they had already reported to Emperor Li.

I thought to myself, it turned out that Emperor Li had already known that Lele had gone to the provincial capital, and this guy pretended to see Lele for the first time at the martial arts competition, which was really cunning.

I continued to ask, "What about after Wang Wei disappeared?" ”

Xiao Cheng replied, saying that everything was still the same, and it felt as if they didn't know that Wang Wei had disappeared.

I nodded, and understood.

Because it was too late, I asked Xiao Cheng to go back to rest early and say that I would investigate tomorrow.

That night, I slept in the hotel room that Xiao Cheng arranged for me.

Being in Luocheng, this feeling of going home is so good, the corners of my mouth are curved when I close my eyes and sleep.

The next morning, Xiao Cheng came to me and asked me how I planned to investigate.

I first pretended to ask him about some of Wang Wei's friends and relatives, and then said: "Since Wang Wei's home is still in the town, let's start from Luocheng and secretly investigate Wang Wei's friends - do you know where they are?" ”

Xiao Cheng finally regained some self-confidence and said, "Of course, that's what we did in Luocheng. ”

I said okay, take me to meet them one by one.

Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, most people are on holiday, and the streets are lively, there are couples in pairs, there are also happy and happy families of three, and of course, there are also single dogs in a bunch. Of course, the busiest business is still the catering industry and the entertainment industry, Li Aiguo, Hua Shao, and Jackal are basically busy in their respective areas.

During the Chinese New Year, it is the busiest time for them.

When Xiao Cheng took me to Li Aiguo, he was busy calling people in the lobby of a certain club, and he sounded as if he was going to ask a leader to dinner. Now he has long dyed his hair back to its normal color, and he is also wearing a crisp black suit, like a successful person, and he no longer has the appearance of the non-mainstream in the countryside back then.

I sighed in my heart, time can really change a person.

As soon as I finished thinking about it, Li Aiguo had already finished calling and was ready to go to the appointment. He walked out the door, expertly stepped onto a 250 model tattered motorcycle, and played the music of "Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year to everyone", and abruptly walked away.

Me: "......"

As if seeing my doubts, Xiao Cheng explained seriously: "He is like this, although he can afford to drive a good car, but as long as the time is not too tight, he will definitely ride this motorcycle when he goes out." Someone asked him why, and he said he liked the feeling of being in the wind. ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, take me to the jackal." ”

To my surprise, the jackal was in a smoky billiard hall, and the person playing with him was actually a bear.

Tall and big, he was a sworn enemy with a jackal in junior high school.

It's really embarrassing that there are still people playing billiards in this era, and the two of them seem to have traveled through time.

With a "sudden" sound, Xiongzi slammed a black seven-point ball into the pocket.

"Pretty." The jackal who stood to the side continued.

Xiongzi pursed his lips, aimed for another red one-pointer, and hit it with the same shot, but this time it didn't hit the pocket.

"Pretty." The jackal said again.

"What's so beautiful about this?!" Xiongzi glared.

"I'm a girl, a pretty girl." The jackal grazed the club and hit the ball that the bear had just missed.

Xiong Zi pursed his lips again, obviously not surprised by the jackal's sudden recitation of the lyrics, and muttered, "You are not your eldest brother in Luocheng, why did you come to this small place to find me?" ”

The jackal said: "Xiongzi, I really wronged you to watch the scene in this place, can I go to Luocheng with me?" ”

"Let me give you my life, you can dream." The bear straightened his back, his tall figure almost reaching the ceiling.

"Okay, then let's make a bet, if you win this billiards, I will give you the position of the eldest brother, and I will give you my life; If I win, you will give me your life and follow me to Luocheng. Do you dare? The jackal said with a sneer.

In the end, it is still a jackal, and it knows what kind of way to communicate with the bear most directly.

When I persuaded Xiong Zi to help us fight Chen Feng together, we also used similar agitation methods.

"What don't you dare!" The bear roared.

A pool ball came down, and the bear lost.

Xiongzi stared blankly at the desk and stopped talking.

The jackal walked over, raised his hand and patted the bear on the shoulder, and said brother, come with me.

Xiongzi had no choice but to follow the jackal out of the door, resigned to fate, and got into the Land Rover off-road vehicle that the jackal specially prepared for him.

The boss ran out of the billiards hall: "You haven't given the money for billiards yet......"

But the car is gone.

Xiao Cheng next to me said: "I am in charge of keeping an eye on the jackal, he has come to look for Xiongzi eight times, and this time he finally got his wish." In addition, Wang Wei's disappearance must have nothing to do with him, and I can pack a ticket for this! ”

I nodded and said okay, now take me to find Hua Shao.

An hour later, I saw Hua Shao.

Hua Shao held a bouquet of red roses in his hand, standing under an ordinary residential building, with a lonely expression and a sad expression, it seemed that he had been standing for a long time, and his lips were white from the cold.

Xiao Cheng explained to me: "He is chasing a girl, and it is said that he has been chasing for many years, but he has never succeeded. ”

Then he muttered: "I'm also quite puzzled, this flower is both handsome and rich, what kind of girl can't find it, why do you have to hang yourself on this tree?" ”

I didn't speak, I knew that the girl was Liu Meng.

I remember that before I left Luocheng, Hua Shao also told me that he had completely let go of Liu Meng and was ready to pursue other true loves. Now it seems that he has not let go, and is still in love with Liu Meng infatuatedly.

At this moment, the unit door in front of Hua Shao opened, and a beautiful and lovely girl walked out of it, it was Liu Meng.

Seeing Liu Meng, Hua Shao's eyes bloomed with a touch of spring, and the whole person became happy, as if it was worth waiting for a long time. Hua Shao immediately walked up to meet Liu Meng, but at this moment, another person walked out of the door and naturally held Liu Meng's hand.

It was a boy who wasn't handsome, but he was very sunny, I didn't know him, I guess it was Liu Meng's new boyfriend.

Seeing this scene, Hua Shao's smile immediately froze, and his footsteps stopped in place.

At the same time, Liu Meng also found Hua Shao and said in surprise: "Sister Hua, why are you here?" ”

The corners of Hua Shao's mouth twitched a few times, and he said with a smile: "I'm here to pick up my girlfriend, and she also lives in this community." ”

"Wow, you have a new girlfriend, you're such a fancy boy!" Liu Meng chuckled.

Hua Shao can only smile bitterly.

"I'll go first!" Liu Meng waved his hand.

"Goodbye." Smile less.

Liu Meng and her boyfriend went farther and farther away, and Hua Shao watched it for a long, long time.

If it weren't for Xiao Cheng still around, I really wanted to rush up and punch Hua Shao in the face.

"Brother Feng, he had an excellent relationship with Wang Wei before, and he can be said to be Wang Wei's most iron brother, maybe you can get a little clue from him!" Xiao Cheng seriously suggested to me.

I nodded, saying that I remembered him and would check him out when I got back.

Before leaving, I glanced at Hua Shao again, and his eyes were still staring at the direction where Liu Meng was gone. To be honest, this is my best brother, and it's fake to see him not feeling distressed like this. However, every man has his own life, and no one can stop him.

In the next two days, Xiao Cheng took me to meet Wang Wei's former friends, but still found nothing.

"It's time to go to Wang Wei's house." Xiao Cheng said seriously: "If others don't know, Wang Wei's mother must know!" ”

But he quickly said seriously: "But Emperor Li said that Wang Wei's mother has an extraordinary background, and she must not be rude." So, Brother Feng, you ......"

"I see." I said, "I will be polite to his mother, and I will ask if I can, and forget if I can." ”

On the evening of the third day, we arrived in a small town and came to the door of Wang Wei's house.

It was a very ordinary, even a little dilapidated, but it carried my memories for more than ten years, and if I hadn't endured it, tears would have fallen.

"Didn't expect that, did you?" Xiao Cheng next to him said with a smile: "The boss of the dignified Luo City, he actually lives in such a dilapidated house, to be honest, even I can't believe it." Wang Wei and his group of brothers seem to have a little problem, either going out to ride a broken motorcycle, or visiting eight times for a younger brother, and they also like a girl obsessively...... This Wang Wei is even more unique, with a net worth of at least tens of millions, just living in such a broken house! ”

"Wait a minute, I'll go in and visit his mother. Remember, you must not disturb us, just wait for me to come out. ”

"Okay." Xiao Cheng stood honestly.

I, on the other hand, slowly walked towards the dilapidated bungalow, and the more I walked, the faster my heart beat faster.

The so-called hometown timidity, that's it.

When I opened the courtyard door, everything in the courtyard had not changed, with firewood and coal piled up in the corners, unfinished snow on top, and ice picks slipping under the eaves.

Walk through the courtyard and open the door.

It was night, and there was a dim light in the room, and my mother sat quietly on the sofa, her eyes looking at me, her face as calm as water, as if she knew I was coming. I'm not surprised at all, my mom seems to have always been so powerful.

I remember when I left, she sat on the couch like this, and now that I'm back, she's still sitting like this, as if nothing has changed, I just took a nap and woke up from my dream.

After I closed the door, I could no longer suppress the pent-up emotions in my body, and I knelt on the ground with a "plop", and tears flowed out on the spot.

"Mom......"

I choked up and cried out: "Unfilial Wang Wei, come to greet you for the New Year!" ”

As I spoke, I tore off the human skin mask from my face, tears already wetting my entire face......

My mom stood up, walked slowly towards me, and then grabbed me by the shoulders and lifted me up.

"Child, you're suffering...... my mom's voice trembled.

I looked up and saw that my mom's face was also full of tears.

"Let's eat."

My mom didn't ask me why I came, she led me to the table, and there was a lot of food on it, all of which I loved.

"Yes, I can still spend the New Year with my mother, and thank Emperor Li when I go back." My mom smiled softly and helped me prepare the dishes and chopsticks.

I wiped my tears and said Mom, how do you know everything?

My mother still smiled: "Of course, I'm also your mother." Alright, let's eat. ”

The meal was warm and pleasant, and it also made me feel very relaxed, and I was not worried about being seen because Tiannu would take care of everything. While eating, I told my mother some interesting stories about the provincial capital, as for those dangers, difficulties, life and death moments, of course, I didn't mention a word to my mother, and my mother smiled softly from beginning to end.

After eating, I took out the list of all the eyes and ears of Emperor Li in the Luocheng boundary and handed it to my mother.

My mother looked at it seriously and said, "What are you going to do with these people?" ”

I also said seriously: "Don't deal with any of them, what should you do, avoid startling the snake, and let Li Aiguo have a bottom in his heart." ”

"Understood." My mom carefully put the list away.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.

I told my mom that it was time for me to go.

My mother asked me what I planned to do next, and I said that I planned to go to see Sister Jing again, and then fool around for a few more days, and then go to Emperor Li on an errand.

My mother said, "You have to look at Xiaojing, don't be so troublesome." ”

Then, my mother turned around and shouted at a certain bedroom, "Xiaojing, come out." ”

I looked up in surprise and saw a gentle and elegant girl walking out of it, it was Sun Jingyi.

The moment I saw Sun Jingyi, I was so excited that I almost fainted, and the whole person jumped up, rushed over in three steps and two steps, and hugged Sun Jingyi in my arms fiercely, shouting excitedly: "Sister Jing, why are you here!" ”

Sun Jingyi gently patted my back and said with a smile: "Fool, as for being so excited? Aunt Yang said that you would come back today, so she asked me to come here and wait! ”

I looked back at my mother and complained, "Sister Jing is here, why didn't you call her out earlier?" ”

My mother made a straight face: "Aren't you afraid that you will forget your mother if you have a daughter-in-law?" Wait for you to accompany me first, and then go to accompany your daughter-in-law, is there anything wrong? ”

Well, there's nothing wrong with it, my mom is just domineering.

I was ready to leave, but now that I saw Sun Jingyi, I sat down again, took her hand and kept talking. Sun Jingyi is very cold to outsiders, but she is very gentle to me, no matter how long it has passed, she is also a confidant sister in front of me, asking me if I am bitter or tired outside, and let me take care of myself.

After lingering for more than half an hour, I put on my human skin mask again, said goodbye to my mother and Sun Jingyi, and reluctantly left the house.

At this point, nearly two hours have passed.

Xiao Cheng has frozen into a dog outside.

But he didn't dare to complain at all, and after snorting hard, he said, "Brother Feng, do you have any clues?" ”

I sighed and said no, Wang Wei is so difficult to deal with, he doesn't leak anything, he just doesn't know what he says.

Xiao Cheng snorted again: "Yes, in the end, it is from the Great Family of the Imperial City, and it is not something that ordinary people can deal with." Even Emperor Li and his old man are close to him, and it is estimated that there is no way to take her. Brother Feng, let's go, and then go to other places to find clues. ”