Chapter Ninety-Nine: for Tat (3)
As far as the eye can see, this small urban village sits quietly on the outskirts of Tinglin City. The wide roads lead in all directions, but in any way they do not give people a sense of atmosphere, but instead seem more and more desolate.
Perhaps because of the weather, there are few pedestrians on the road, and it is even more difficult to find people like Zhuo Xuan walking together. Most of the roadside restaurants are closed, except for the noise of nearby construction sites. It is said that this is an urban village waiting to be developed, but after several years, there is still no result.
Their counselor, Guo Ting, used to live in a certain community here.
"Here we are."
Gao Xueqin put away her phone and said without looking back.
At this time, Zhuo Xuan and the three of them had already walked into Guo Ting's community. Downstairs in the apartment, they stood still, but no one had the intention of stepping into it first.
Gao Xueqin turned her head, her gaze swept over Zhuo Xuan, and finally stopped on Zhao Meng's face, with a bit of seriousness in her tone: "I'll go in for a while, don't talk nonsense." ”
"That's that, it's all left to the tall squad leader to play." Zhao Meng glanced at Gao Xueqin, and her voice came out through the palm covering her mouth, muffled.
She was still worried about whether the dust would get into her mouth and nose.
Although Zhuo Xuan wanted to remind her that covering her mouth and nose like this had no effect, it would only make people think she was stupid, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but stop his mouth.
In the final analysis, the relationship between the two is just ordinary classmates, not even friends. The previous intimate behavior was already an exceptional behavior sent by his own ghosts, and if I want to take a step closer, I am afraid it will make people feel too abrupt.
"Mr. Guo's husband's name is Hu Wenjun, and he is the owner of a small company," Gao Xueqin said as she walked into the apartment building, and Zhuo Xuan and Zhao Meng hurriedly followed, "But listening to Mr. Guo's daily statement, her husband's company seems to have turnover problems and is in a hurry; Now that he has encountered this kind of thing again, he is probably deeply shocked. ”
So, why bother others at times like this?
It's just that when the words came to my mouth, I swallowed them raw. Zhuo Xuan's throat moved, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The hallways in the apartment building are narrow and dimly lit, and the doors of the one-staircase and two-family rooms are basically old-fashioned security doors, and there is no elevator. The three of them walked to the sixth floor as they spoke.
In the quiet aisle, the breathing of all three people became heavy. Gao Xueqin hesitated for a moment, and her fingers climbed to the doorbell. After a while, a faint sound of slow footsteps sounded.
As the sound of the lock opening echoed in the corridor, Zhuo Xuan and the three of them took a step back, and finally saw the face of the person who opened the door clearly.
It was a pale face with dark and heavy eye circles, revealing poor sleep. The man was not tall, but his face was very bad: "I made a mistake." ”
"No, no!" Gao Xueqin's face was full of smiles, and she felt that it seemed inappropriate to laugh at this time, so she hurriedly replied: "Hello Mr. Hu, we are Mr. Guo's students. We are very sorry for the death of Mr. Guo, so we came to visit you—"
"Bang!"
Before Gao Xueqin's words fell, the door panel of the security door slammed into the door frame, obviously the other party had run out of patience.
This sudden reaction made Gao Xueqin feel embarrassed, and his unrestrained smile froze on his face. Zhuo Xuan and Zhao Meng also knew that encountering such a thing would make people feel unhappy, so they tacitly did not say anything.
Gao Xueqin turned around and shook her head: "We have fulfilled our obligations, let's go back." ”
Let's just say, how can someone invite you to be a guest at such a time......
Zhuo Xuan complained silently in his heart.
Just as the three of them were about to turn to leave, the sound of the lock opening suddenly sounded behind them. It was still that pale face, but at this moment, there was a reluctant smile on the head that poked out: "Since you are her student, you can come in." ”
The three men who had already taken the steps were stunned for a moment, and it was not until the pale face returned to the cave like a snake, and the slightly swaying door panel was half-hidden, that they realized what had just happened.
"Otherwise, let's go......" Zhao Meng's face was also a little pale, she always felt that this scene was a little weird, but she couldn't tell what made her feel uncomfortable.
Is it because you haven't seen any other residents since you entered the community? Or is it because of Guo Ting's husband's weird performance?
It was as if a cold chill was crawling up the trouser legs of the three of them, making people feel inexplicably shivering. Gao Xueqin pursed her lips and took the lead in the door, which could be regarded as a silent reply to Zhao Meng's proposal.
"It's okay, there's a squad leader," Zhuo Xuan smiled reluctantly and walked in.
Seeing this, Zhao Meng knew that it was impossible for him to leave alone, so he reluctantly followed the footsteps of the two.
Despite the reluctance in his heart, Zhao Meng was helpless. After all, Zhao Meng is just an ordinary girl, and the most terrifying thing she can think of is Hu Wenjun's company's poor turnover, murder and insurance fraud.
Naturally, she wouldn't say this kind of unfounded speculation, not to mention that when she followed Zhuo Xuan and Gao Xueqin into Guo Ting's house, the atmosphere became more and more weird, making her involuntarily hold her breath.
"There's nothing to entertain you, there's a teacup on the table, pour your own water," Hu Wenjun's spirit was very poor, and his bloodless lips moved, "You are Guo Ting's students, I feel very happy to be able to come and visit me." ”
"Teacher Guo's matter, we are very sorry," Gao Xueqin did not move the teacup on the table, Zhuo Xuan and Zhao Meng exchanged glances, and they both looked at each other, "Is there any progress over there in the Metropolitan Police Department?" ”
"Metropolitan Police Department?" Hu Wenjun's face flashed with doubt, and he immediately seemed to understand the meaning of this word, and suddenly replied: "Yes, the murderer is still being tracked." ”
Hu Wenjun's words fell, and the atmosphere seemed to fall into silence. Gao Xueqin was a little embarrassed, he didn't know how to take over the conversation, but he also knew that there was no reason to put the responsibility on the other two, so he had to sit on the ground, like a puppet.
No, there's something wrong.
Zhuo Xuan frowned slightly, he turned his head slightly, taking in the surrounding environment, but there was an inexplicable impulse in his heart.
It's too dark here.
From the moment he entered the door, Zhuo Xuan felt a little uncomfortable.
Accustomed to the light of his eyes, he fell into the abyss, and the light was so dim that he could barely see Hu Wenjun's face clearly. In the dark of the scene, Zhuo Xuan even thought that he had returned to the mental hospital on that rainy night.
Hu Wenjun, what do you want to hide?
Zhuo Xuan's gaze unconsciously glanced at the man who was behaving strangely, and the other party seemed to be not aware of anyone watching, his expression was stiff, and he responded silently.
"It's not easy for you to come here, I'll invite you to a cup of tea!" Hu Wenjun's face softened, revealing a stiff smile, "I'll make you tea." ”
Hu Wenjun said, picked up three teacups on the coffee table, put them on the tray, and walked in the direction of the kitchen by himself.
"Mr. Hu, we'll leave in a while, don't be so troublesome!" Gao Xueqin shouted.
As if he hadn't heard, Hu Wenjun's footsteps dragged and finally stopped in the kitchen.
Zhuo Xuan and the three of them looked at each other, and they were all a little difficult to adapt to this sudden enthusiasm.