Chapter 33: Evening
We never stopped, just made repeated detours from the city.
Luckily, the driver's skills were good, and we deliberately avoided a lot of main roads, but we didn't get stuck in traffic.
People who do this god-like chattering industry will always have a bit of a quirk.
Qin Yiheng has been in contact with Bai Kai for a long time, but I don't think they are different.
But I haven't dealt much with anyone else, and when I look closely, I'm all weirdos.
Take the trench coat man next to me as an example, I accidentally caught a glimpse of his trench coat, sewing many small pockets, each of which seemed to be filled with something. It's hard to walk without grinding your thighs. This requires anyone who is a normal person to buy a bag and end it. And the Cantonese guy, I also found it in the car, he also wore a gold silk vest in his coat, my so-called gold wire is really sewn with gold, this thing is worth a fortune, there are many rich people in the world, but I have never seen such a willful.
I don't know where these people's quirks come from, I used to think that people like them were there to maintain a sense of mystery and make you feel a sense of awe, and to put it bluntly, they need to cheat money.
Later, I gradually mixed up in the industry for a long time, and realized that in fact, many quirks are a means to save my life.
This is probably also the essence of the so-called metaphysics, many things even a master like Qin Yiheng can't tell the reason, but if you solve it in the way passed down from your ancestors, it will work. Therefore, I think that metaphysics is a warning that the predecessors exchanged for their lives and blood, which is similar to Shennong tasting a hundred herbs. Tell you what kind of disease this grass can cure, but why it can cure that disease, no one can say. In the same way, exorcism and ghost hunting, avoiding evil and attracting good fortune are all the same truth.
A large part of the reason why I suddenly became so philosophical was because I was hungry.
The car had never been scheduled to stop, and it seemed that no one had any intention of going to dinner.
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I asked Cantonese, we can't spend so much in the car late at night, right? Don't have any preparations?
Cantonese snorted and said Eye-catching, we keep running to get rid of the smell on you, otherwise Mr. Qin's side will be easy to goof.
I had to hold my stomach and sit down steadily, but now I can only sacrifice my small stomach and take care of the overall situation.
Seeing the restaurants passing by outside the window, I wish time had passed faster.
However, after staying up, I felt that half a century had passed, and it was only an hour to look at my watch.
Luckily, I was a little sleepy and took a few naps. By the time Bai Kai woke me up, it was finally past ten o'clock in the evening.
The car has stopped.
Through the car window, I saw a small four-story building. Very inconspicuous, the façade is very old. Probably the last century building.
Because I fell asleep before, I don't know exactly where I am now. The place seemed to be relatively desolate, and there was no traffic coming and going for a while.
Looking at it from afar, I could see the shadows of a few buildings, and I guess we didn't leave Tianjin.
The Cantonese guy opened the car door for me, carrying a bunch of keys in his hand.
When I looked up, the whole small building was pitch black, and there was no anger at all.
If it's really a company, why will there be a security guard on duty? This is not afraid of theft?
I paid attention to it, and I didn't even look at the camera. This place is more like a ghost building.
I asked, how do we get in? The key in your hand can't open the door, right?
Cantonese nodded with a smile, businessmen, things that can be solved with money generally don't make efforts. These keys are worth a lot of money.
As he spoke, the Cantonese had already walked up the stairs, squatted down and tinkered, and really opened the big lock that was originally locked on the door of the building.
He pushed the door open and made a gesture of please. A few of us got into it.
It looks dark on the outside, but it looks even darker on the inside.
Fortunately, there were many people, and the man in the trench coat lit a flashlight, and the place where the flashlight swept was mottled white walls. The dampness in this building seems to be very heavy, and the wall skin has fallen off a lot, making the whole building even more dilapidated.
I said, what are you going to do now? Are we going our separate ways or not?
There's no need to split up, just this one staircase. Bai Kai looked left and right, damn that he was wearing less, why is this place so cold?
I also suddenly felt that the temperature inside the building was several degrees lower than outside. I couldn't help but tighten my collar.
Let's explore the way first. The man in the trench coat took the flashlight and leaned towards the corridor to the side. I followed him closely, the ground floor looked very old, but the layout was designed according to the office building. In turn, there are many small offices in the hallway, and there are name tags such as the Human Resources Department on the doors. Unfortunately, the doors were all locked, and the Cantonese key was not included here, and we didn't dare to make too much noise, so we had to move towards the second floor.
I couldn't help but be a little nervous when I first came in, but when I went up to the second floor, people also got used to the low temperature here. The man was completely relaxed.
We discussed it for a while, and just took a flashlight and walked inside, which was actually not very hidden.
It's better to turn on the lights generously, and it's convenient to explore.
So Bai Kai stretched out his hand and pressed the light on the second-floor corridor, and everyone was taken aback.
The first thing that catches your eye is a lounge, a semi-enclosed structure made of glass partitions. There are a few sofas and coffee tables in it. It's pretty clean, and compared with the corridor outside, the contrast is quite big.
Of course, this is not what surprised us, what surprised us was that we saw it on the coffee table, and at this time there were four paper cups upright, which was very eye-catching.
Damn, the co-authors know that the four of us are coming? Bai Kai said in a low voice, the tea is all served, why don't you leave a pack of cigarettes?
When I heard this, my heart tightened, indeed, if someone else drank water here before, heard the movement and hid or called the police, it was not impossible. But how can it be so coincidental that there are four paper cups? Or is it really the same as Bai Kai said? Are we in the trap?
I saw that Bai Kai had already walked over, and hurriedly said don't move. I don't understand metaphysics, but the trap is something anyone can see. Maybe the water is poisonous.
Bai Kai waved his hand, this is not water, it is liquor! It seems to be a send-off wine, and people want our brothers to return to the West!
Cantonese immediately asked the man in the trench coat, is there anything you have learned related to this?
The trench coat man shook his head and said I could try it. He took out a small whistle from the inner pocket of his windbreaker, dipped it in the white wine in the cup, and put the whistle in his mouth again.
I look puzzled, that thing can test poison? Seeing that the man in the trench coat was leaning against the sofa, his head tilted, as if he had fainted.
I was just about to rush over, but the Cantonese guy stopped me, eye-catching boy, this is their way of returning the wishes, don't worry. He just fell asleep, and after a while the whistle blew and he would wake up.
I had to stare patiently at the face of the man in the trench coat. The heart said that this kung fu is really good, and I fell asleep in a second! After thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong, the mother's whistle was in someone's mouth, how could it sound for a while? Or does it mean that Cantonese will whistle? Damn, isn't this calling people like dogs?
I thought about it for a long time, but the man in the trench coat slept very peacefully. Motionless.
It took about two cigarettes before he sat up in a daze and patted his face.
Bai Kai hurriedly picked up the man in the trench coat, how is it? What did you dream about?
The man in the trench coat shook his head, very vaguely, only to see a beach, on which there were many small crabs running away. The rest is invisible.
I listened to the meaning of their words, and all the mysteries just now were in my dreams. Crabs and beaches? I said in my heart, is this a reminder that crabs are delicious with wine? I shook my head, I guess I'm hungry at night.
Cantonese is still very calm, smelling the wine. He said that we can't delay any longer, that we are going to explore the road today, and that we must finish the road before twelve o'clock. You are all masters, it won't be too much of a problem to take care of each other, there are still two layers above, we have to hurry.
After speaking, the Cantonese took the flashlight from the man in the trench coat, and went to the corridor on the second floor first. The layout of this floor is no different from the downstairs, but on the wall of the corridor, there are a lot of listing information, I took a cursory look, there are all over the world. This is not quite in line with the habits of intermediary companies. Because usually an intermediary company only serves a place or an area, it is convenient to take customers to see the house, and it is more targeted. What's more, this is the head office, and it is not a business outlet that directly connects with customers, so there is no need to post listing information here.
After analyzing it, I do understand. These must be murderous houses. I've seen a few of the listings above, but I didn't get them for a variety of reasons. It seems that this company has really expanded its business, and even our industry has competed like this, and I really want to cry without tears.
After turning around, there was nothing to be gained on the second floor. I think even if I go up further, I just see the offices of a few general managers or chairmen. There won't be anything to be found.
Sure enough, the first room on the third floor is the finance room, and next to it is the offices of the various managers. In the deepest part of the corridor on the third floor, is the general manager's office. The door was different from the other rooms, and I stood on tiptoe to look through the cracks, only to come across a nose of ash.
When I finally got to the top floor, I was excited to think that I would be able to eat for a while.
However, the four of us came up the stairs and had to stop before we could step onto the ground on the fourth floor.
Because the staircase on the fourth floor has been sealed by an iron fence made of steel pipes, and there is an iron chain with the thickness of a wrist hanging on the ground, and there is a large piece of red silk on it, and a big lock is bigger than a fist.
Bai Kai shook the door, and the small bell hanging on the door made a slight tinkling sound.
Xiao Que, do you think this thing looks familiar? Bai Kai turned back to me and said.