Chapter Fifty-Six: The Lone Star
"Knock knock
Tang Lu continued to knock on the door.
"Who the hell is knocking, what are you knocking on at five o'clock in the morning?" Qiu Jiaze's voice came from behind the door.
"Brother Earthworm...... It's me. Tang Yi said.
There was a "squeak" and the door opened.
Behind the door was Qiu Jiaze, who had a decadent face, and his eyes were red.
There are a lot of opinions about the clothes on his body - it doesn't look like he just changed after waking up, but it looks like he hasn't slept all night, so he hasn't taken off the clothes he wore yesterday.
"Are you...... You are the brother-in-law of the godson of Tang Lu's third uncle, and his name is Tang Lang?"
Although Qiu Jiaze looked depressed, he still accurately called out the fake identity that Tang Lu had fabricated before.
"That's right. Tang Yi nodded.
"What are you doing again?"
"I was kidnapped, I just escaped, and now I don't have a penny on me, even my mobile phone has been lost, and there is really nowhere to go ......" Tang Yi deliberately made up a very exaggerated reason.
"Kidnapping?" Qiu Jiaze's face was obviously suspicious.
"That's right, I came to Xincheng from my hometown this time, in addition to dealing with the aftermath for Tang Lu, I also want to stay here and see if I can find a job.
As a result, I met a group of people who said that if they love to fight, they will win, as long as they follow them, it is not a dream to earn a million a month, and then they took me to a community in the suburbs, locked me in a house with six other people, and took away everything on us, and asked us to do aerobics every day, and sang "Grateful Heart".
Then I realized that something was wrong, so every day after eating the takeaway delivered, I wrote a distress message on the takeaway order inside, mixed it in the garbage and let the people who guarded us throw it away. As a result, within two days, several aunts from the neighborhood committee came to the door to check, and we found a chance to sneak out. ”
"......" Qiu Jiaze was dumbfounded.
Of course, this was made up by Tang Xuan, but he knew that Qiu Jiaze would definitely believe it.
"I knew that those guys from the 'Northern Faction' would only be detained by force, and they had no technical content at all!" Qiu Jiaze really believed it, and because of his personal emotional factor, he was still very angry.
"I have no money and no mobile phone, I'm really desperate, why don't you take me in for a few days?" Tang Lu looked pitiful.
"......" Qiu Jiaze.
He carefully looked at the "Tang Wandering relative" in front of him, and then said:
"Forget it, just because I owe him in my last life!"
Qiu Jiaze opened the door.
............
It's still the same place, it's still a familiar taste.
Tang Lu and Qiu Jiaze sat on the sofa in the living room.
The coffee table in the living room was piled up with leftover beer cans, most of which were reduced to ashtrays.
Obviously, this is the reason why Qiu Jiaze stayed awake all night - drinking an all-night suffocation in the living room alone.
He was sad
Because Xiaolu is dead.
Xiaolu is the university class girl that Qiu Jiaze has never forgotten, that is, the assistant of Mr. Ke, an associate professor of the Department of History, who was stabbed by the murderer in the elevator room of the Nantang Binhu Hotel.
Since the police did not expose this extremely bad homicide case, Qiu Jiaze did not know the details.
But as one of the participants, Tang Tao is very clear.
And Xiao Lu's last words before his death still clearly echoed in Tang Lu's ears until now:
"Actually, in college, I once liked a boy...... His name is Qiu Jiaze......"
But seeing Qiu Jiaze's languishing appearance, Tang Yi decided not to tell him the truth for the time being.
Tang Lu's love for Xiaolu was only a throbbing of adolescence in his freshman year, but Qiu Jiaze has not completely let go of it until now.
Even if you want to tell Qiu Jiaze the truth, at least you have to wait for him to get through this period of sadness.
He was afraid that this college roommate would choose to be martyred......
............
"What am I, you say?"
Qiu Jiaze lit a cigarette, pulled out a can of beer, and suddenly asked.
"You...... It shouldn't be a thing, right?"
Tang Lu on the opposite side also lit a cigarette, pulled open a can of beer, and asked rhetorically.
Qiu Jiaze took a deep puff of cigarette:
"Why, why do the people around me always leave me one by one?
First of all, your relative, my college roommate Tang Lu, went to the men's hospital to see a doctor and was shot in the head. And then not long after, even the one I loved the most, passed away......
Why is that?"
Qiu Jiaze's voice was very sad and came to a conclusion:
"I think it's supposed to be my 'Heavenly Evil Lone Star'!"
"......" Tang Xuan.
This guy is still so badly beaten......
Tang Yi struggled to control himself, shook the can in his hand, and took a big sip of beer.
"The act of your beer reminds me of a person - your relative. Qiu Jiaze was suddenly alert, and stared at Tang Lu with red eyes.
"Yes, in my hometown of Tangjiatun, young people should drink in the same way. Tang Lu said casually.
"No, shake the can before you drink!"
Qiu Jiaze's voice was firm:
"When I was in college, there were no ashtrays in my dorm room, so I got into the habit of throwing cigarette butts into leftover cans.
So once, Tang Lu drank a cigarette butt from his half can of Coke. At that time, he thought it was a winning ticket hidden in Coke, and he jumped for joy.
Therefore, from then on, as long as he drinks canned drinks, Tang Lu will definitely shake it first!"
"......" Tang Xuan.
The past is unbearable.
The urge to hit people was rekindled.
Forget it - this guy is immersed in the grief of the death of his crush, and his current identity is Tang Lang, a relative of Tang Xi.
But Qiu Jiaze continues to analyze:
"Last time in 'Nibbling Chicken', you actually knew that my parents were surnamed Qiu, and I was very shocked at that time.
But then I thought about it, even if I questioned you about this matter, you would push it on Tang Xuan. After all, even the nickname 'Brother Earthworm' he told you, and of course he may also tell you that my parents are surnamed Qiu.
However, how do you explain the action of shaking the can you just now, this habit that is exclusive to Tang Xuan?"
"......" Tang Xuan.
Fortunately, he is still very sure of crushing Qiu Jiaze's IQ.
"I do have such a bad habit, but I don't know that Tang Lu actually has this habit.
This bad habit of mine comes from the fact that I usually like to drink drinks rich in fruit pieces, so it is natural to get used to it, no matter what I drink, I will shake it before drinking.
It takes at least 66 days to break a bad habit, but I drink a fruit-rich drink every 3 days on average.
So this bad habit should be very difficult to break. ”
Tang Lu said seriously.
"If you're drinking carbonated drinks or beer, shake it too?" asked Qiu Jiaze.
"yes, didn't you just see that?"
"What happens if you shake carbonated drinks and beer?"
"Shoot you in the face. ”
"Isn't that enough to help you break this bad habit?"
"So I opened the can first and then shook it. ”
“......”
“......”
Talk about this, talk about death.
Fortunately, the embarrassment did not last long, Qiu Jiaze had already stood up from the sofa and said:
"It's almost six o'clock, and I'm on a business trip. The company is going to receive a free middle-aged and elderly tour group in Wucheng today, and I am responsible for accompanying the whole process, and it will take three or four days to come back at the earliest. So you can stay with me for the next few days, and if you want to leave, just close the door. ”
Qiu Jiaze obviously trusts the young man in front of him who calls himself "Tang Lang", because the other party is a relative of his college roommate Tang Yan, and this is the third time the two sides have met.
What's more, the other party had just escaped from the clutches of the "Northern Faction", and Qiu Jiaze felt that he should help him.
Tang Lu was very moved.
He almost wanted to tell Qiu Jiaze the truth about his "borrowing corpse to return his soul".
But it's better to think about it.
He knows very well what Qiu Jiaze's so-called "reception of middle-aged and elderly tourist groups" is, which is the consistent routine of their "southern faction":
It is to use free tourism as a bait to take tourists to a place isolated from the outside world, such as the mountains, such as the island, and then the most basic food and accommodation are free, but the cost of all entertainment expenses is at least ten times that of the outside, a bottle of mineral water, a can of Coke can be sold for 30 yuan.
At the same time, Qiu Jiaze's company will also arrange more than 10 "brainwashing sales" every day to sell all kinds of health care products to these middle-aged and elderly people, and if they do not sell well, they will not be allowed to eat and sleep. Therefore, it is not difficult for the entire tour group to receive and squeeze tens of thousands of yuan from each tourist.
In the past, Tang Lu always wanted to persuade Qiu Jiaze to change his serious job. But he's a recent graduate himself and knows how difficult it can be to find a decent job.
Now, Tang Wei has become Yang Wei - his identity is a person from the gangster gang "Dragon Gate".
Although the understanding of the dragon gate is only the tip of the iceberg at present, it is shocking enough.
Compared with the killing he had just experienced, Tang Lu suddenly felt that compared with his current job, Qiu Jiaze's job was simply "famous and decent", at least his life would not be in danger.
So don't tell him the truth, let him go to work with peace of mind......
So Qiu Jiaze simply freshened up, put on his satchel and left, leaving Tang Lu alone in the house.