Chapter 20: Good Risk
On top of that, the location is right in front of the deserted garden, which is quite condescending, and it is easy to observe the movement there.
Thinking of the night attack he encountered in the market yesterday, it is not difficult to see that the men in black have decided that the treasure in the black box is on him, and found out that he usually lives in a deserted garden, so he has come here to wait for the rabbit.
As long as he is close to the deserted garden, the fate is worrying. Chitose made it very clear last night that she didn't have much strength to help him settle the trouble now, not to mention that she was only a spirit during the day, and she was inferior to him.
So, what should he do now? The two of them are not a good idea, they are the fugitives from the murder, they must be extremely vigilant, and they have been hiding in the city for several days without being discovered by the city defenders, and they are also very good at throwing off others. If he dares to follow, he will be discovered in less than a quarter of an hour, right?
I heard that people who practice martial arts have extremely sensitive six senses.
But let the two of them go like this, and he was unwilling. Chitose wants to exchange the murderer's hiding place for something from the Governor Yin, and he finally finds them, not wanting to lose this clue easily.
What should I do?
Just thinking about it, he was in line, and the aroma of sugar-fried chestnuts wafted into his nose for a while. I heard that the family's fried chestnuts are the best in Yicheng, but he has never been able to eat them hot.
The old man who sold fried chestnuts with sugar asked, "How many chestnuts do you want?"
The boy smiled shyly, then pointed to the oiled paper bag on the case.
There are many children who dare not talk to strangers in the city, and the old man does not doubt it: "A pack?"
He nodded.
The old man was a talkative, and teased him while wrapping chestnuts: "Son, where did you come from? "This boy looks energetic, especially his eyes are bright, but unfortunately he is too thin, and his cheekbones are prominent.
Bad.
The boy lowered his head, took the chestnut and paid the three cents, turned his head and left, ignoring the old man.
He couldn't talk at all.
The ears of the two upstairs are good, separated by more than ten feet, but the movement across the street can be heard clearly, and the word "eye life" is really heard at this time. Looking down again, I saw the back of a boy.
Skinny and small, he doesn't look like he's over ten years old.
And he didn't squeak yet, just picked up the chestnut and hurried away.
"Suspicious. One of them whispered, "Do you want to follow?"
"Let's go. ”
They drank tea here for half the morning, and they also took a big risk. Yicheng strictly investigates strangers, and their two faces can't be exposed for too long.
The sooner you complete the task, the better.
The boy didn't dare to look back, but he could feel two eyes focused on him behind him, inquiring and ill-intentioned.
He can't say why, but he just knows that he is being targeted!
What should I do? His heart was pounding and pounding, and he resisted the urge to run away. At the moment, what he is getting into trouble is not such a trivial matter as robbing people's property, the two upstairs are wolves who eat people and don't spit out bones!
When I was anxious, I was suddenly patted on the shoulder!
This time it was like a slap directly on his heart. No matter how calm the little beggar usually is, he is so frightened that he almost jumps three feet high at this moment.
But for some reason, he held back, but his shoulders shook violently twice.
When I looked up, I saw a familiar face in front of me.
The man was grinning at him as he said, "Why did you get here?"
Liu Quan.
He couldn't believe his good fortune. The only person who knows his true identity has just come here!
Despite the stiffness of his face, the boy pulled a smile at him and raised the oiled paper bag in his hand.
The old man behind him who sold fried chestnuts with sugar smiled when he saw Liu Quan: "Da Liu, do you recognize this child?"
"Yes. Liu Quan replied happily, and still read the script he handed to his mother yesterday, "This is the child of the old Wang family in Zhaoxian County, he went out and asked me to take care of it for a few days." ”
The old man smiled and didn't care: "I said, look at the eyes, and don't answer the question." ”
"He hasn't been to Yicheng, so he's shy. Liu Quan stroked the boy's head with a smile, "Let's go, go home, I'm going to have lunch in a while." ”
The boy snuggled up to him, one older and one younger, and quickly walked away.
The two people in the restaurant were about to go downstairs, but when they saw this stubble, they looked at each other and sat down again.
What they are looking for is a little beggar, unaccompanied, not this kind of little ghost who has a family and elders in the local area.
......
The boy walked out with Liu Quan for more than ten zhang, turned a corner, and realized that the two shadowy eyes were gone.
He let out a long breath and realized that his back was soaked.
I was able to escape the catastrophe.
Liu Quan was asking him: "Where did you go last night, I have been looking for you for a long time, and my mother has asked many times." ”
The boy looked up, a little invisible guilt in his eyes.
He couldn't speak, he couldn't explain to the old woman, he couldn't write, he couldn't leave a note for Liu Quan.
So when he walked out the door, no one really knew where he went.
Liu Quan asked like this, and the kid couldn't give him an answer except nodding and shaking his head. "Let's go, go home and eat. ”
Family?
Hearing this, the boy was in a trance, but he turned around and looked at it, and his eyes immediately cleared.
The two were still in the restaurant, though they were no longer visible.
He came over today after calculating the time for the sugar fried chestnuts to come out of the stall. This house tastes good, there are always children in line, and he is not conspicuous in the queue. Besides, Aunt Zhang, who sells fried chestnuts with sugar, has never ignored people, so she must not be interested in him, and she won't say a word.
But he didn't expect that Aunt Zhang didn't come today, but her husband came to open a stall.
Just such a small mistake almost killed him.
The boy's eyes sank. In the future, he will have to be more careful.
He looked up and glanced at Liu Quan. If you get something from someone else, the other party will not give up. These people only came by order, as long as they did not leave Yicheng, the "victorious king" would send wave after wave of men until the wooden bell was retrieved.
Does a person like him deserve to have a home in Yicheng?
......
Liu's family has dinner.
Two large and one small, three people, two dishes.
A plate of shallots mixed with tofu, and a large pot of cabbage and fried potatoes.
Liu Quan was just a soldier in the city garrison, and his monthly salary was not much, and his family only had meat during the New Year's holidays.
But the boy struggled to pull the brown rice from the bowl and ate it deliciously.
The old woman snorted when she saw it: "It's not big, but the amount of food is not small." ”
Liu Quan was happy: "It's good that children can eat their bodies, and boys of this age can eat so much." ”
The dinner table was a place of homely chatting, and the old woman began to ask about the affairs of the office. She is old, she has little fun left, and she has no grandchildren to hold, and the little thing she hears from her son is the capital she shows off to her old sister.
Liu Quan is not shy about answering questions. Anyway, he doesn't have access to any secret secrets.
The boy bowed his head to eat, and listened to every word in his ears without delay.