Chapter 30: The Secret Meeting
The moon is as cool as water, and the summer solstice is bathed in the moonlight, breathing the cool air, and stretching with satisfaction.
At the corner of the terrace, someone poked his head out, looked around and confirmed that there was no one else except the summer solstice, and then touched it, and whispered, [Summer solstice. 】
During this time, I was frightened a lot, and Xia Zhi's heart has been much stronger, and I can already deal with this sudden greeting. Looking at the sound, it was Luo Ying who was thinking in his heart.
Since the first day he met Luo Ying, he has always dressed up in black, and today is no exception, dressed in simple black, his hair is neatly combed, and his delicate face is even paler against the black background.
[Luo Ying, why are you here? Is it another mission to assassinate Yan Fang? The summer solstice pulled Luo Ying to the shade of the green plants, and he didn't worry about the two of them squatting together, as long as he didn't pay attention, he wouldn't notice their existence.
Luo Ying squatted down obediently, the distance between the two was sharply reduced because they were crowded together, and they were just about to retreat a little and were pulled by Xia Zhi, [Don't move, Yan Fang is in the middle of the room, and it will be troublesome if he is discovered. 】
[Yan Fang's task has been canceled, as if the employer suddenly changed his mind. Luo Ying dispelled her doubts.
[Ah, that's it.] By the way, how are your injuries? How can you be in Huanqin Restaurant? Isn't the government still looking for you, you have to be more careful. The summer solstice poured beans like a question.
[It's almost okay, it's out of the way.] I wanted to go to Tongxiangin to find you, but I happened to see you go out and followed. When you get a new assignment, you may have to go to a remote place for a few months or more than half a year, so I come to say goodbye to you. Luo Ying said.
[Oh, then you take care. The summer solstice conditioned reflex, and I felt too cold when I said it.
【You ......】
【I ......】
The two spoke at the same time, and Xia Zhi motioned for him to speak first.
Luo Ying deliberately staggered his gaze, [What I want to ask is, are you okay in Tongxiang Courtyard? If there's anything you need my help with, be sure to ask......]
Redemption? Xia Solstice probably understood what he meant. Luo Ying, who was delicate and sensitive, had to take into account that her thoughts were not straightforward, so she could only stop mentioning it again. Of course, the redemption is to be redeemed, but these can't be grafted onto Luo Ying, the friendship between the two is not enough for her to speak, not to mention that he still has a task to do, so he pretended to be relaxed and replied, [It's good, there is food, drink and new clothes to wear haha. 】
【…… Well, that's good. Luo Ying replied sullenly. The atmosphere became a little stagnant, and Xia Zhi changed the topic, [The thing you said was lost in Tongxiangyuan last time, was it the porcelain bottle?] 】
Luo Ying was stunned for a moment and snorted.
[Oh, Yan Fang picked it up, and for some reason he thought that I knew you, and proposed to exchange a thousand taels of silver for the name of the employer behind the scenes......] Xia Zhi glanced at Luo Ying, who couldn't help but be a little ashamed when he heard that a thousand taels didn't move. These people are not bad for money, is she the only one who is interested in the silver taels of Baihuahua?
Luo Ying said, [I just received the task of assassinating Yan Fang, and I didn't directly hand over to the gold master, so I didn't know who the other party was. 】
[Do you still want to get that porcelain vase back?] Actually, I bought it casually on the street, which is quite common. If you want, I'll get you a dozen. 】
[The meaning is different. Do you remember the first time we met? I'm not afraid of your jokes, but at that time, I was bent on death, knowing that the pill you gave me was not poison, and I went to the three-day appointment. At that time, I desperately needed a reason to live, so I took it as a wishful thinking to stick to it. Luo Ying said with rare honesty, [But now that I have accepted the reality, and I am about to leave, there will be no more complications. I don't know when the next meeting will be, you also take care that I will go first. 】
Luo Ying stood up and was about to leave, Xia Zhi grabbed his sleeve, [Wait for me on the bridge in Chenghu in an hour, I'll break the wicker for you, remember!] 】
Huanniang Li's son, Xiao He, has a dirty rag doll, and when he was a child, he was always seen holding it, according to Sister-in-law Li, he still has to hold it when he sleeps to sleep peacefully. It was a rag doll that had accompanied him since he was a child, and when Sister-in-law Li was busy and returned late, only the rag doll could accompany him all the time, so even a lifeless little friend had a deep feeling. The porcelain vase is probably the role of the rag doll for Luo Ying.
Xia Zhi grew up lonely since he was a child, both externally and internally, so he didn't have such sustenance, and he couldn't really deeply experience such emotions. But now she has a very firm idea, that is, she must find the small porcelain vase with special meaning for Luo Ying.
Luo Ying left first after agreeing, and Xia Zhi called Xiao Er of Huanqin Restaurant to bring a message to Yan Fang and asked him to meet on the terrace. Soon, Yan Fang came up with a fan. The summer solstice in the moonlight seemed to be a little apprehensive, one hand propped on the railing, and the other hand unconsciously ravaged the green leaves of the vines within reach, and the leaves under his feet were already shattered.
Yan Fang felt funny, and coughed to remind him of his arrival, [Summer Solstice girl, how much hatred and resentment is this, and the good vines have been tossed into this miserable state? 】
Xia Zhi realized what she had done, and there was a lot of stains on the leaf dress, so she hurriedly patted it clean, [I think this vine is too casual and has no shape, just help fix it. 】
[Okay.] Yan Fang easily accepted this reason, anyway, he didn't come here to pursue this, [The summer solstice girl secretly asked me to come here, what are you going to do? I have a silver ticket of 1,000 taels ready at any time. 】
[Then keep it, he doesn't know who wants to take you...... , but I heard that the mission has been canceled, which means that you are safe. The summer solstice transmitted this message, and Yan Fang was useless, as if he had known it for a long time. [You called me here just to tell me this? 】
[Also, can you give me back that little porcelain vase?] The summer solstice is no longer beating around the bush.
[That's the evidence that the killer dropped at the scene, how can I say that it was returned to you?] Is this an admission that you are colluding with the killer? Yan Fang didn't intend to hand it over easily, but when he said this, he lit up the small porcelain vase.
[There is no inner and outer combination! Otherwise, you'd have hung up! Xia Zhi denied it, [If it's really evidence, why don't you hand it over to the official and keep it privately. Anyway, it's useless for you to keep it......]
[Then what's the use of you coming, isn't there a mystery here?] Yan Fang approached step by step.
Xia Zhi slowly retreated, and finally leaned against the railing, [It's an ordinary porcelain bottle, and you have also checked the small pills inside. It's just that it has a special meaning to me. 】
[Oh, this is familiar, I said it before, that pendant also has a special meaning for me, isn't it fed to Pixiu? It's okay to give it back to you, but what do you want to exchange it for? 】
It turns out that I'm still thinking about the drop of jade, so it's simple. Xia Zhi returned the original water drop jade that Qiao Duohao snatched, [I let Pixiu spit out your fan pendant, exchange it with you!] 】
[Hmm......] Yan Fang didn't plan to reach out to pick it up, but instead paced two steps left and right, and said slowly, [Now that I have the initiative, I suddenly changed my mind, in addition to this, you have to promise me another condition to give you the porcelain bottle. 】
Xia Zhi rolled his eyes, he had long felt that Yan Fang was a person who was not easy to provoke, but he had no choice but to temporarily wronged himself in order to retrieve the small porcelain bottle, [What conditions? 】
[You stay with me for one night. Yan Fang lightly proposed additional trading conditions, while playing with the porcelain vase in his hand and waiting for Xia Zhi's response.
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