20,000 yuan is not much, but for me and Brother Chao now, it is not a small amount of money.

But after thinking about it, Brother Chao and I decided not to take the money first.

Even if Lei Zi said that this money is meaningless and is a 'no responsibility red envelope', then I don't want to be favored for no reason.

Although Chen Zhonghai was displeased, he didn't force it, when Lei Zi sent me out with Brother Chao, we agreed that we would definitely give Chen Zhonghai a reply after three days at most.

When I left Chen Zhonghai's office, I sneaked back to see that Mr. Chen was sitting in place and looking down at the newspaper, without the slightest intention of sending us off, compared to the enthusiasm I had just entered the door.

This should mean that Chen Zhonghai is already dissatisfied with me and Brother Chao, right?

has been sending the two of us out of the main gate of the Jihai Nightclub, Lei Zi still politely asked Cai Liang to drive us away, Brother Chao and I directly said that we would not go home, and there was something to do nearby, so we didn't need to drive, and clearly rejected Lei Zi's kindness.

Cai Liang didn't insist this time, and after Brother Chao and I left Jihai on foot, we took a taxi directly in the direction of my community.

If it were normal, I would have already entered the ready-to-go mode even if I didn't sleep.

But after the scene just now, I was nervous and a little excited, and after discussing with Brother Chao in the car, he was not sleepy, so we decided to find a restaurant to chat for a while.

The wind at night is already quite cool, and it is a bit inappropriate to eat outside, but fortunately, the restaurant in Binhai City is open all night or open until the second half of the night, so you don't have to worry about having no place to eat.

I found a small restaurant and ordered some barbecue beer, relying on my youth, how to come if it is not healthy, the beer must be the coolest and coldest, the barbecue must be the spiciest and most oily, and when I go back to buy diarrhea medicine, I must choose the most effective medicine.

After the wine and food came up, the two of us chatted while eating, and Brother Chao told me what Chen Zhonghai had happened to him suddenly, that is, his opinion on this matter.

What Brother Chao means is that it doesn't matter if he doesn't take revenge on his own arm, he is almost recovering, and he thinks this matter will pass like this.

The reason why he wanted this matter to pass like this, Brother Chao said that another big reason was that he felt more and more that the car accident was not simple, and the possibility of being an 'accident' was very small.

The reason for this feeling is based on two points, one is that Chen Zhonghai attaches too much importance to this car accident, and has a posture of not giving up without investigating clearly, and even does not hesitate to do the kind of thing in the video we just saw in order to find out the truth; The second is about my community, now all kinds of clues point to my community, Chen Zhonghai also said that there are people in the community who have a 'relationship' with his predecessors.

This 'relationship' can be a friend, a relative, or an enemy, an enemy.

In other words, Brother Chao felt that the car accident was likely to be a conflict between their Jianghu people, and a 'warning terrorist attack' against Chen Zhonghai.

And he himself just happened to be implicated, and Chen Zhonghai also knew it, so he took the initiative to help Brother Chao pay for the medical expenses at the beginning.

So at this moment, Brother Chao and I, especially in the community, are a very hidden chess piece in Chen Zhonghai's hands.

Chess pieces can be used by him to kill enemies, and they may be abandoned by him at any time if necessary.

So if we agree to Chen Zhonghai's request, it will undoubtedly involve ourselves in the struggle between them, which is difficult for us to have a good end for people of our status, no matter what the outcome of Chen Zhonghai and his opponent will be.

But if you don't agree to Chen Zhonghai's proposal, first of all, Brother Chao has to take the initiative to refund his previous medical expenses to him, and the refund is very good-looking, Chen Zhonghai's status of a person, face is definitely more important than money.

Secondly, once we refuse, it is equivalent to not only cutting off the connection between us and the real 'coastal city leader', but also offending others.

Helping him is death, and not helping him is death.

I picked up a barbecue skewer and pointed it at my throat and said, "It's come to this, Brother Chao, I'll just die!" Brother Chao said while eating the dishes: "Good idea, settle the account before you die." ”

I took the meat skewer away from my neck a little deflated, took a bite of a piece of barbecue meat on the skewer, and chewed it while performing what is called "bitter gourd face".

Brother Chao saw my distress and comforted me: "Okay, isn't it good that I still have you with you?" I said, "What's the use of having you?" Do you have an idea? Brother Chao glanced at me and said, "Look at your little bit of interest, this is wilting?" Don't you remember the saying 'we can't afford to hide'? ”

I asked, "Where to hide?" Leaving Marina City? Brother Chao thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, let's go and admit it in a dignified manner, and then you should hurry up and move, your community must be a place of right and wrong, and it is no good to stay any longer." ”

I asked a little bigly: "It's easy to say, let's not talk about anything else, do you think Chen Zhonghai can agree to let me move out?" ”

Brother Chao said: "You really think of yourself as a baby? Didn't I tell you? Chen Zhonghai is because you happen to be there, and it just so happens that I had an accident with his brother-in-law, so people just value this little friendship between us and him. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than valuing the two of us who are not nominally his subordinates, and some things will be easier to do. If you really want to move out, he will think that we are cowardly, afraid of things, and he will not look down on us in the future. ”

Brother Chao's words made me finally firm up the idea of moving, I had the idea of moving for various reasons before, but I never really made a decision.

The reason is very simple, the first is troublesome, the second is that it requires a lot of money, and the third is that I am still a year away from living in it early. Alas, but if you don't want to get involved in the incident of Chen Zhonghai's brother-in-law being hit, it seems that there is really no other way than to move away from right and wrong.

"If I move, don't say anything else, Chen Haobei and the Mei family sisters, who are rare to know, probably won't have much chance to deal with each other in the future." Thinking of Chen Haobei, who loves to invite me to dinner when he has nothing to do, and then thinking of the two beauties Mei Tianer and Mei Dier, I don't feel very much about moving.

Brother Chao comforted directly: "What's that?" You can still come and go often in the future, but you don't move too far, just leave the community, and you are here to avoid the limelight, maybe there will be a chance to move back in the future. ”

As soon as Brother Chao said this, I thought about it and felt that it was the same reason, so I continued to eat meat and drink wine with some disappointment.

At this moment, Brother Chao and I didn't expect that Brother Chao's guess about the relationship between the community and Chen Zhonghai was completely wrong, and I, since the day I moved in, it was impossible to move out of the community at all, unless...

After eating, I went home with Brother Chao in two ways, and I was still thinking about it before going to bed, so I discussed it with Brother Chao, and I won't talk to anyone about my move for the time being, and I won't talk about Chen Haobei and the Mei sisters.

Starting tomorrow, I will quietly look for a new house, and then think about the rent after I find it, and if it doesn't work, let Brother Chao help save the emergency first.

I slept very unsteadily that night, and I was even frightened and upset, and I woke up early the next morning.

When I woke up, it was dawn, and I couldn't sleep, so I got up and sorted out the goods for a while, until the sky was completely bright, I went out for breakfast, and after eating, I started looking for a house directly.

According to the housing prices in Marina City, there is a chance that the same rent will not be able to rent such a good house in the community, so I was also mentally prepared, so I decided to ask around first, and if there is indeed no house of the same price, I will go straight to the suburbs.

I didn't go to the previous agent, but walked a little farther until I saw a small house shop and walked in directly.

The owner of this agency is also a middle-aged eldest sister, and she is also very enthusiastic when I enter the door and greets: "Hello, buy a house or rent a house?" I said, "Hehe, my eldest sister has good eyesight, and I can see at a glance that I am not here to sell or rent a house." ”

The eldest sister replied: "That is, if the people who rent the house are arrogant when they enter the door, and if the people who sell the house are basically sighing, you will know that you must have come to look for a house when you look at your calm posture." ”

I nodded approvingly and said, "Well, the eldest sister really has experience, and she can't afford to buy a house for the time being, I rent a house, can you help me see if there is a suitable one?" I live alone, it doesn't matter if the house is smaller, it's clean and hygienic. ”

After listening to me, the eldest sister of the intermediary said happily while flipping through her information book: "Yo, the young man lives alone?" You don't think you're young, right? Didn't live with the subject? I said, "Get rid of poverty first, then get rid of singles, make some money while you're young, and don't worry about the person you're talking to, hehe." ”

The eldest sister said politely: "Not bad, young people should work harder, the young man is really good, come, how about you take a look at this set?" ”

As she spoke, the eldest sister turned the information book to me, and at the same time opened the photo album on her mobile phone to find me photos of the house.

Looking at the information and photos, I deeply feel that the cost performance is not at all comparable to the house I live in now, and the eldest sister of the intermediary is experienced, and without saying a word, she re-found the information of two houses for me.

After seeing that I was not very satisfied, the eldest sister of the agent said directly: "That's it, young man, you leave me your specific requirements and rent budget, as well as your name and phone number, I will help you pay attention to it, and I will call you if there is a suitable house." ”

Listening to what the eldest sister of the intermediary said, I thought that there was no more suitable housing in her hands, so I said: "Okay, then trouble the eldest sister, anyway, it's just clean and cheaper, my surname is Zhao, my name is Zhao Qianqian, and the phone is..."

"What's your name?" The eldest sister of the agent was recording my information, but after hearing my name, she suddenly stopped the pen in her hand and looked up at me.

I said a little hesitantly, "Zhao... Zhao Yiqian, what's wrong eldest sister? The eldest sister of the intermediary simply put down the pen in her hand and asked me, "Did you bring your ID card?" Is it inconvenient for the eldest sister to take a look? I asked while taking out my ID card: "Is it so strict to find a house and ascend the throne now?" ”

After I handed my ID card to the agent's eldest sister, she just glanced at it and returned it to me, but she didn't keep a record, which made me a little confused.

Then the eldest sister of the intermediary said in a somewhat cold tone: "Oh, I'll pay attention to it for you, I'll call you if there is a suitable house." I said, "Sister, you haven't remembered my mobile phone number yet." ”

The eldest sister of the intermediary obviously didn't forget, she looked at me and shook her head a little helplessly, then picked up the pen and said, "Oh, you say, I'll remember it." ”

After I finished reporting my mobile phone number, the intermediary sister closed her notebook and played with her mobile phone after writing, without even looking at me again.

Although I was a little puzzled, I said goodbye to her and left her shop.

Then I looked for a few agencies nearby, and all of them were very enthusiastic when I first walked in, and when I gave my name, my attitude changed completely.

Some even directly said that they remembered wrongly, and there were no similar listings on hand recently, which made me give up the idea of looking for a house nearby.

While wondering, I took the bus directly to another district of Binhai City, which is a suburban area, where housing prices are generally lower, and of course, the standard of living is a little behind.

However, here, everything is still the same as in the city, and the agents have all become uninterested after hearing my self-introduction.

There was even a house that I was looking at, and the agent was ready to take me to see the house on the spot, but after I reported my name, he suddenly said that he had misremembered, and the house had been rented out.

The repeated blows made me very depressed, and in the afternoon, Brother Chao called to ask me about the progress of my house search, and I even vented and reported to him about today's day.

Brother Chao didn't understand what was going on after hearing this, but he agreed with me to have dinner together in the evening to relieve my boredom.

Because I was planning to go to the other two urban areas to look for it, I agreed to meet Brother Chao a little later than usual.

After more than three hours of useless work, just as I was sitting on the bus exhausted, ready to cross half of the coastal city to the last area planned today, Brother Chao sent me a WeChat: Don't look for it, nine times out of ten, you are on the blacklist of intermediaries.