Xingnian Tea House

The next morning, Qiao Xingnian woke up from his sleep. Because he didn't have a mobile phone and there was no clock on the wall, he didn't know the current time, so he could only judge the approximate time based on the sky outside the window.

Qiao Xingnian was stunned on the bed for a while, then got up and got out of bed. He was naked when he came.

If you want to go out, you have to borrow clothes from Lin Nanyue. Fortunately, they are about the same size, so the clothes won't make people feel strange.

Qiao Xingnian walked out of the guest room, came to Lin Nanyue's door and knocked on the door, but after waiting for a while, Lin Nanyue did not open the door, so he simply turned the handle and opened the door.

"Huh, what about people?"

The bedding in the room was neatly folded, and Lin Nanyue was nowhere to be seen.He hesitated for a moment, went to the closet and picked out a set of clothes that were not so rigid to change into, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

There was a set of unopened toiletries on the sink. Qiao Xingnian smiled, opened it, scalded it with hot water, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and shaved.When he finished washing and walked out of the bathroom, it happened that Lin Nanyue came back from the outside.

Looking at Lin Nanyue covered in sweat, Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "Team Lin went for a morning run?"

Lin Nanyue nodded, put the breakfast in his hand into the kitchen, and said, "Eat first, I'll take a shower."

Qiao Xingnian then said: "No wonder Team Lin maintains such a good figure."

Hearing what he said, Lin Nanyue suddenly remembered the picture he saw when he woke up yesterday, and said, "Aren't you working out?"

"Occasionally." Qiao Xingnian took out the bowls and chopsticks from the cupboard and poured breakfast into them.

"Then how do you maintain your figure?" Lin Nanyue was very curious.

"I am a spirit crosser. I meditate every day to convert the energy that cannot be absorbed in the body into spiritual power and expel impurities from the body. With the support of spiritual power, the power of casting spells will be greater."

"Spiritual power? Can ordinary people practice it?"

"Ordinary people can't do it. The spirit crossing people have improved special physiques."

Lin Nanyue nodded in disappointment, turned and walked to the bedroom, took a set of clothes from the closet, and went straight to the bathroom.

Qiao Xingnian brought breakfast to the dining table, and he was not polite, so he sat down and ate.

After 15 minutes, Lin Nanyue came out of the bathroom.

Qiao Xingnian said with a smile: "Team Lin, I found that your clothes, in addition to trousers and shirts, are trousers and shirts. The rare two sportswear should also be worn for morning jogging. Don't you think it's too monotonous? "

Only then did Lin Nanyue realize that Qiao Xingnian was wearing his own clothes, and said, "My mother bought these clothes, I don't really care about them."

Seeing Lin Nanyue looking at him, Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "First borrow Team Lin's clothes to wear, and return them after washing."

"The clothes fit you well, so just keep them. I don't usually wear them anyway."

Lin Nanyue said as he walked to the dining table and sat down.

"The clothes don't even have a brand. They should be custom-made. No matter how you say it, a set costs 10,000+. Team Lin is really generous."

Although Qiao Xingnian doesn't like the style very much, I have to say that the material and workmanship of the clothes are really impeccable.

"If it wasn't for you, there's no telling what would have happened last night, let alone a set of clothes, I'd be willing to pay no matter how much I paid."

Lin Nanyue's words were absolutely true. When he thought of being plotted by Zhang Qing, or even had a relationship with her, Lin Nanyue could not express his disgust. The little affection he had for her was consumed by this incident. do.

"What Team Lin said is true. If it weren't for me, maybe you are being forced to take responsibility right now. But Team Lin probably won't be responsible, and should spend money on it. It's equivalent to filling a bottomless pit. It’s not something that can be spent in the hundreds of thousands, or even millions.”

"I can take legal channels to solve it."

"You said to go for a drug test?" Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "It's okay. But I don't think Zhang Qing will let you go easily. Even if you go and take a drug test, in terms of your dual status, It’s also a problem. Many people have a hatred of the rich. If Zhang Qing sells it badly and says that you gave her the drink originally, but she has a heart and changed your wine glass. Compared with this version, do you think the public will believe it? which one?"

"If this is the case, then she can't tell the outside world that she had a relationship with me."

"This is just a bad idea. Most rich people value their reputation very much, and they will choose to spend money to eliminate disasters. Not to mention these things, anyway, what happened last night didn't come true anyway, and Team Lin doesn't have to worry about it."

Lin Nanyue took a bite of the steamed bun, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Why do you show up every time we get close?"

Qiao Xingnian was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "I want to know too. How embarrassing it would be if I would be summoned every time Team Lin made out with someone else."

"Then do you know the preconditions under which such a thing will happen?"

Qiao Xingnian thought for a while and said, "Generally speaking, if you want to summon a ghost, you have to go through a special summoning ceremony, just like the summoning of the soul in the movie. Of course, the steps are definitely different. You are just an ordinary person, and we have to fight it again. No, I can't figure out how there is such a connection."

Lin Nanyue nodded, lowered his head and continued eating breakfast.

After the meal, Qiao Xingnian asked Lin Nanyue to take him home first to get his cell phone, and then sent him to the tea house. When they arrived, Lin Nanzhou was already waiting at the door of the tea house, just like yesterday.

Lin Nanzhou greeted him quickly, looked Qiao Xingnian's clothes up and down, and said, "Brother, Brother Xingnian, why did you come together? Brother Xingnian should be wearing my brother's clothes."

"Last night, I had something to ask your brother, and my clothes got dirty by accident, so I borrowed your brother's clothes." Qiao Xingnian explained with a natural expression, and said, "You know your brother very well, even if it's his clothes. Know."

"Oh, I accompanied my mother to buy all my brother's clothes. This one is quite special. It was my brother's birthday present on his 29th birthday."

"So that's the case." Qiao Xingnian nodded and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"have eaten."

"Come on, go open the door."

Qiao Xingnian opened the store door, turned to look at Lin Nanzhou, and said, "Your brother and I are going out to do some errands today, so you can watch the store for me."

"Me? But I don't know how to make tea, and I don't know the types and prices of tea."

"Today we only sell tea, not make tea. You can explain to the customer that I'm going to buy some. I'll find a helper for you later. She knows the types and prices of tea that are often sold."

"Helper? Who is it, is it Dr. Jiang?"

"No, it's a girl. I'll call her, you clean up here first."

Qiao Xingnian went upstairs while Lin Nanyue and Lin Nanzhou were cleaning up the individual guest area below.

Qiao Xingnian came to the lounge and let Liu Man out. Although Liu Man didn't appear in front of people these days, he was always there. Qiao Xingnian just asked her to watch and memorize the types and prices of tea.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, today is your first day on duty."

Qiao Xingnian recited the incantation silently, took out a pen and paper from the Soul Requiem Bell, drew two talismans, handed them to Liu Man and said, "One of these two talismans is a manifestation talisman, which can make you into reality; the other is The Suppressing Evil Talisman can cover the resentment on your body, allowing you to walk in the daytime without losing your soul power. You must take it well and don't lose it."

Liu Man took the talisman, carefully put it away, and said, "Boss, many of the guests these two days are students from Hu University. Are you afraid of meeting someone who knows me?"

"come here."

Liu Man walked up to Qiao Xingnian.

"Close your eyes."

Liu Man closed her eyes meekly.

Qiao Xingnian recited the spell silently, tapped her face a few times, and said, "Okay, go and look in the mirror."

Liu Man came to the mirror curiously, and found that not only was her image in the mirror, she had also changed her face, which was wrong, it was still the same face, but she couldn't recognize the original appearance at all, there was a feeling of indescribability. a feeling of.

"Boss, how did you do it?" Liu Man's eyes were full of curiosity.

"It's just a simple cover-up." Qiao Xingnian pointed to the closet next to him, and said, "There are overalls and jewelry in here, you pick a set and change into it, then put your hair up, and then come down to work."

"Okay." Liu Man responded and walked towards the closet.

Qiao Xingnian went straight downstairs, looked at Lin Nanzhou, and said, "Nanzhou, there are not enough bags in the store. You can go to the store next door to get some, and go south to the fifth store."

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Qiao Xingnian dismissed Lin Nanzhou to find a reasonable excuse for Liu Man's sudden appearance.

Lin Nanyue watched Lin Nanzhou go out, came to Qiao Xingnian, and asked, "What are your plans today?"

"I'm going to Hu Jiaxu's house to see if Luo Yao is still alive."

Lin Nanyue frowned slightly, and said, "Didn't you say leave it to me?"

Qiao Xingnian sighed and said, "I'm worried about my brother."

"You mean that Dr. Jiang will personally come to confirm Luo Yao's situation?"

Qiao Xingnian said with a wry smile: "My brother liked Luo Yao when he was in college. Even after Luo Yao got married, he still couldn't forget it. He has never been in love so far. It can be seen that he has a deep affection for Luo Yao. If it were Lin Team, knowing that your loved one is in danger, will you do nothing and wait for others to save you?"

Lin Nanyue was silent for a while, and finally shook his head.

"Yeah, I can't do it if it's me, so I have to go there myself." Qiao Xingnian paused and said, "How should the Lin team arrange it, and how should it be arranged? There is no hindrance between us."

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll make a phone call."

After a while, Liu Man finished packing and went downstairs. Seeing her swaying down the stairs, Qiao Xingnian nodded in satisfaction and said, "As expected, I read that right. As long as you don't speak, this face and this whole body The temperament matches the layout of the teahouse very well."

Liu Man was amused for a while, and said, "Boss, why do I hear that you are scolding me? What do you mean by not talking? How can you be a salesperson and greet customers if you don't talk?"

"When you speak, the domineering tone instantly destroys the beauty of this skin."

"Be gentle, who can't, don't worry, I promise to restrain my temper and entertain guests with 12 points of patience."

The two were talking, when Lin Nanyue walked in with a packing bag, Qiao Xingnian hurriedly opened the door and took the things in his hand.

Lin Nanzhou saw Liu Man at a glance, and asked curiously: "Brother Xingnian, is this the friend you said to help?"

"Well, you can call her Sister Man."

Lin Nanzhou called obediently: "Hello, Sister Man, my name is Lin Nanzhou."

Seeing this, Liu Man felt itchy and wanted to pinch Lin Nanzhou's face, but because Qiao Xingnian was standing beside him, he held back and said with a smile, "Hi Xiaozhouzhou."

Hearing Liu Man's name, Qiao Xingnian couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said, "Restrain me, Nanzhou is here to help, not to tease you."

Seeing Lin Nanzhou blushing, Qiao Xingnian continued, "Nanzhou, don't talk to her, she just wants to tease you because she sees you are cute."

Lin Nanzhou nodded embarrassedly, and said, "Sister Man, you should call me Nanzhou."

Lin Nanzhou is someone Liu Meng likes, and Liu Man won't take it too far, so he decides that enough is enough, and said, "I'll call you Xiao Lin, this name is more convenient."

Seeing Lin Nanyue walking in, Qiao Xingnian asked aloud, "How are you doing? Have you made the arrangements?"

"arranged."

"The store will be handed over to you. If there is no accident, I will be back in the afternoon."

"With Xiaolin and I here, the boss can rest assured."

"Remember, today I only sell tea, not make tea, don't smash the signboard for me."

"Remember, remember! You're not very old, why are you so fond of nagging, hurry up and do your work."

Qiao Xingnian didn't say any more, and left the tea house with Lin Nanyue.

In the car, Qiao Xingnian recovered his spirit state and said, "What is Team Lin going to do?"

"Recently, the census is happening, and the police from the police station should not arouse suspicion."

"It doesn't matter whether you have doubts or not. Anyway, Team Lin has already looked for him before. He will definitely have the vigilance he should have." Qiao Xingnian paused, and then said: "Team Lin can just put me at the gate of the community. go up."

"No, I'll go up with you."

"Didn't Team Lin ask Hu Jiaxu before? He should know you."

"It wasn't me who was in charge of the interview before, and Hu Jiaxu has never met me."

"So Team Lin is going to dress up as a policeman from the police station and go up with me?"

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "Well, he is the biggest suspect right now. Of course, I have to go up there myself to be at ease."

"It's okay. One of us is in the open and the other is in the dark. It can be said that we are the best partners. If this Hu Jiaxu is really a murderer, he will be unable to escape."

Lin Nanyue raised the corner of his mouth and said, "The best partner."

Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the gate of Jiangyuan Community where Hu Jiaxu lived. At this time, a police car was parked on the side of the road. Seeing this, Lin Nanyue drove over, parked the car behind the police car, and got out of the car. He opened the back door of the police car and got in.

Lin Nanyue changed into a policeman's uniform, and entered Jiangyuan Community together with another policewoman named Hu Tian.

The community security should have received the notice and did not stop them. The two entered the community smoothly and walked straight to the unit building where Hu Jiaxu was located.

The two got on the elevator, and Qiao Xingnian followed him in.

Hu Tian looked at Lin Nanyue, smiled and said, "Captain Lin, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to handle the case with you."

Lin Nanyue frowned slightly, and said, "Pay attention to the address, don't arouse the suspect's alertness."

The smile on Hu Tian's face froze, and she whispered, "I'm sorry, I must pay attention."

Qiao Xingnian looked at the two and smiled, but didn't make a sound.He could see that Hu Tian was interested in Lin Nanyue, but Lin Nanyue didn't notice it at all, so it was not without reason that he was still single.

The elevator stopped on the 15th floor, the elevator door opened, Lin Nanyue and Hu Tian walked out one after another, looked up at the house number, and stopped in front of the door of 1503.

Hu Tian turned to look at Lin Nanyue, raised her hand and knocked on the door, but there was no answer after knocking for a while.Hu Tian whispered, "It seems that I'm not at home."

"Captain Lin, look over there." Qiao Xingnian reminded suddenly.

Lin Nanyue followed Qiao Xingnian's gaze and found a surveillance probe installed above the corridor.

Lin Nanyue thought for a while and said, "There's no one here, so let's go to the next one."

Hu Tian was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the two walked towards 1502.

Hu Tian knocked on the door as usual, and soon heard the answer, "Who is it?"

Hu Tian responded: "From the police station, please open the door."

The door was quickly opened, and a man in pajamas appeared at the door, looked at Hu Tian and Lin Nanyue, and said, "Comrade police, who are you looking for?"

Hu Tian asked out loud, "You are the owner of 1502, right?"

"Yes, what's the matter, what happened?"

"Nothing happened. Isn't this the official census? Let's implement it."

When the man heard this, his expression immediately relaxed, and he said, "So that's what happened. I was shocked. I was still thinking that I hadn't done anything illegal. How could the police come to the door. Please come in, please come in." .”

"Thank you." Hu Tian and Lin Nanyue entered the door.

Seeing this, Qiao Xingnian went straight through the door and entered Hu Jiaxu's house.

The room is clean and tidy, the decoration is in warm colors, the style is relatively simple, and the furnishings in the home are very girlish.

Especially the ornaments, most of which are cute cats and dogs, and even the pillows on the sofa are printed with two dogs.

There was no one in the living room, and the room was very clean, without any resentment.After being dazed for a while, Qiao Xingnian was relieved again. With Yan Feng as a shield, those resentful ghosts would look for Yan Feng if they wanted to, and they couldn't find him at all.

Qiao Xingnian walked into the room closest to the door, and upon entering, he found that it was a children's room. The room was decorated in a very childlike way, with countless transparent bubbles and colorful conch shells on the sea blue wallpaper.

The children's bed has two layers, with pink sheets and quilt covers on the bottom, and cute cartoon characters printed on it.The upper layer is a sky blue bed sheet and quilt, printed with cute cartoon characters, the difference is that little girls and little boys like it differently.

There are two wardrobes in the room, the same difference between blue and pink, the pink wardrobe is for girls' clothes, and the blue wardrobe is for boys' clothes.There was a red jar in both wardrobes. Qiao Xingnian carefully opened the jar, and inside was a smaller jar, and then opened the smaller jar, and inside was gray-white powder.

Qiao Xingnian got down on the ground and looked carefully, then smelled it, and probably guessed what was inside.

Qiao Xingnian covered the jar, put everything back in place, and finally closed the closet.

Qiao Xingnian got up and walked out of the room, a man's face suddenly appeared in front of him, Qiao Xingnian quickly leaned back, widening the distance between them.

Qiao Xingnian walked through the man's body and came behind the man, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, he was really startled just now.

Hu Jiaxu wears a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. He has ordinary facial features and no memory points. He maintains a good figure. He is wearing a white T-shirt on his upper body, a pair of blue slacks on his lower body, and a pair of gray plastic slippers on his feet.

Hu Jiaxu stood in front of the door of the children's room, with his ear pressed against the door, as if he was listening to something.

Qiao Xingnian was taken aback. Could it be that when he opened the jar just now, he accidentally made a sound that alarmed Hu Jiaxu?

A room apart, no matter how bad the sound insulation is, it shouldn't be transmitted that far in a noisy environment in broad daylight.Is there monitoring equipment in the room?

Qiao Xingnian went back into the room and searched carefully. After searching for a while, he finally found the pinhole probe on the brown bear on the bed, right in the bear's eye.

While Qiao Xingnian was looking for the probe, Hu Jiaxu never came in. Qiao Xingnian came out through the wall again and found that Hu Jiaxu was still in the same posture as before.

A unique smell came into his nose, Qiao Xingnian was slightly taken aback, it was a bit greasy and sweet, and under the sweet smell...the smell of death.

Without further hesitation, Qiao Xingnian walked directly into the master bedroom, and a strong sweet fragrance came over his face, causing Qiao Xingnian to frown. What came into view was a big red bed with big red sheets. Red quilt, big red pillow.

Even though the room was drawn with heavy curtains, even if the light was dim, the warm color like blood was still so eye-catching.

There is a computer on the desk, and because of the screen saver pattern, it emits a faint blue light, making this dim room even more eerie.

With the lessons learned from the last room, the first thing Qiao Xingnian looked for was the surveillance probe. After searching around, he finally found the pinhole camera on the wedding photo above the bed.

But at this moment, a sudden gust of wind blew, and Qiao Xingnian, who was standing on the bed, turned his head abruptly, only to see that Hu Jiaxu was standing at the door right now, looking directly in his direction.Qiao Xingnian's heart tightened, and he instinctively held his breath. He didn't recover until Hu Jiaxu looked away.

The ghostly behavior of this ordinary-looking Hu Jiaxu actually gave Qiao Xingnian such a strong sense of oppression, which surprised him very much and made him even more vigilant towards Hu Jiaxu.

Hu Jiaxu went to the computer and sat down, entered the password to open the surveillance video, and checked the surveillance video of the children's room just now.

The closet was opened, then the red jar in the closet, and then the small jar inside. What Qiao Xingnian did just now was photographed, but there was no image of anyone.

Hu Jiaxu watched over and over again, silent, like a motionless puppet.

Suddenly, he turned his head to look in the direction of the door, and then called up the surveillance video at the door.Only then did Qiao Xingnian realize that it was Lin Nanyue and Hu Tian who were knocking on his door again.

Hu Jiaxu hesitated for a moment, got up and walked out of the bedroom.

After the door was closed, Qiao Xingnian chanted a spell silently, did a trick, and then sat in front of the computer and sent all the surveillance videos stored on it to his mailbox.It's just that the transmission time is a bit long, and it takes more than 30 minutes.

For an ordinary census, Lin Nanyue had no excuse to stay here for 10 minutes, so he had to inform Lin Nanyue to delay the time as much as possible.

Qiao Xingnian walked out of the bedroom and looked at Lin Nanyue who came in, Lin Nanyue also saw him at a glance.

Hu Tian took out the form, handed it to Hu Jiaxu, and said, "Fill out this form."

Hu Jiaxu took the form, looked it over carefully, and said, "Comrade policeman, why are there only two of us on this form?"

Lin Nanyue explained: "Our comrades came here once yesterday, but they knocked on the door for a long time, but no one opened your house, so they came here again today."

"Oh, I was on duty at the hospital yesterday, and there was no one at home. I'm sorry to trouble you both to make another trip."

At this time, Hu Jiaxu had a smile on his face and a gentle tone, completely different from the gloomy indifference just now.

Hu Tian asked casually, "How many people are in your family?"

"Two, my wife and I, but she has gone back to her mother's house these two days and is not at home."

Hu Tian then asked: "Then when will your lover come back, we still need her signature."

"I really didn't ask about this, but it should only be these two days. When she comes back, I will accompany her to the police station, so I won't bother the police comrades to go back and forth."

"Alright, but it must be before the 25th. If you haven't registered after the deadline, it will be very troublesome."

"Okay, I'll take it down."

Hu Jiaxu agreed while filling out the information.

"Team Lin, I have a new discovery." Qiao Xingnian said aloud, "I just need you to hold him back for half an hour."

Lin Nanyue frowned slightly. If it was just a census, it would be impossible to delay it for half an hour.But for a while, he couldn't find a good excuse, so after Hu Jiaxu finished filling in the information, he said, "Mr. Hu, I'm sorry, can I borrow the bathroom?"