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Cumulonimbus clouds gradually gathered towards us, the sky soon became cloudier, and then it began to rain.

The wipers of the van vibrate very unevenly, and I always feel that they will be disconnected at any time. I am not a desperate person, so I have to slow down the speed a little. The rain is getting heavier and heavier. It is not like winter, but more like a summer rainstorm. The scene was shrouded in a vast expanse of white smoke.

In fact, for us, this rain should be regarded as a good thing.

Such a heavy rain will always make people want to stay in the house more, and the rain can better wash away the traces of people walking. In this way, it is easier for us to sneak into the old house of Xie's family than before.

The van drove slowly, and in about four to ten minutes, we arrived near the old house of Jiejia.

The real Xie family’s old house is in Changsha. That place can indeed be regarded as the mansion of a famous family. I have been there once, and it is certainly much more grand than our ancestral house.

The Xie family’s old house here in Beijing is compared to Xiaohua’s current residence in Beijing. As his status continues to rise, he has gradually become the target of more malicious people. Xiaohua has more than a dozen residences in Beijing, and Xie's house was where he lived with Xie's elders when he first arrived, so it was called the old house to distinguish it from other residences.

The current Xie family has almost moved the whole family to Beijing. This is also for the better development of the business. The daily operations of the Xie family are all completed in the old house in Beijing. It can be said that this old house is the core of the Xie family business.

On the surface, the old house is inconspicuous, because it does not build a courtyard, but constitutes a block.

Those who don't know it may think that the area is a group of courtyards connected by more than a dozen alleys, but in fact, those ten alleys cleverly circled a piece of land, and within the natural wall formed by the alleys, all They all belong to the Xie family, which is also a disguise made by the Xie family to deceive others.

Xie’s old house is located near the downtown area, only separated by a small street full of street trees. Xie’s family members will always patrol the four downtown street intersections adjacent to the old house area. If they see any suspicious cars or people, they will Report immediately.

The good news is that Xiaohua has brought me here several times, and he also told me the location of the sentry outside Xie's old house, as if he expected that sooner or later I would come to his house for him.

I parked the van on the side of the road two streets away: "We've got to get off here, and their guys will pay extra attention to us if we park around there."

"If they see you, will there be any problem?" Fatty asked, "After all, you and Ah Hua have such a good relationship, and Ah Hua disappears again, will they take the initiative to arrest you?"

"It's possible," I said. "I'll have to get some disguise."

It was a bit difficult at first, should I buy a mask to wear?Isn't that 300 taels of silver here? Then I thought it was a car with black glasses. He is also a part-time glasses seller. Since this car is used by him as a delivery truck, there must be two idle glasses in it. .

Thinking about it, I opened the storage compartment on the co-pilot's seat. As I expected, there were two glasses cases inside. When I opened it, one pair was sunglasses, and the other was dark red big round-frame glasses with a bit ugly shape. , the lens is still slightly yellowish, which is probably the trend at the end of the last century.

I feel a little uncomfortable holding two pairs of glasses. It looks a bit abnormal to wear sunglasses, but the pair of glasses with red frames and yellow lenses is really ugly to wear.

"Don't worry about your image." The fat man saw through my thoughts at a glance, "I'm a big man, and I still care about that kind of shit, and besides, no matter what you look like, my little brother will accept you, so why worry? "

I hurriedly glanced at Poker Finger, who ignored the fat man and ignored me. Anyway, I didn't expect him to give me any advice. After thinking about it, I still wore those red-rimmed glasses.

It was raining quite a lot at this time. I went to the convenience store next door and bought two umbrellas, one for the fat man and one for me and the oily bottle. I also bought bread and drinks. Of course there is a reason for this Yes, when eating bread, the face will be blocked to some extent, and it will not look strange if you lower your head, which also reduces the possibility of being recognized by Xie's family.

"Follow me a bit." I said, "As long as we can turn to the street where the old house is, the success rate will be higher. Be careful not to be discovered by Xie's family."

Poker-Face stood next to me and nodded, and the fat man let out a muffled "hum" from behind.

On the rainy street, there are obviously fewer people than usual. Fortunately, today is probably the weekend, and there are many scenic spots near this place. There are still people coming and going, so we won't be too conspicuous.

After walking for two streets, we walked onto the street outside Jiejia's old house.

"The roads in old Beijing are square and square like a grid, no matter where you go, you can basically reach your destination, and Xie's house can't be too obvious, so they all have many nearby hutongs that can lead to Xie's street. There is no way to block it, and it is impossible to send so many people to monitor every hutong entrance, which is our great advantage." As I spoke, I led them around a convenience store and arrived at the back alley of the convenience store.

There are very few people in this alley, sewage is flowing on the ground, and the drainage pipes of small restaurants, hotels and other buildings on Qianjie Street are led to this side, and there is a sour smell of swill in the air.However, this road is the most secret road to Xie's old house.

The few of us held our breath and walked along this alley to the end. There was a "road construction" sign in front of us, and the cordon was still pulled. I walked to the edge of the sign and carefully slipped under the cordon.

It looked like a wall in front of me, but when I walked over, I found a gap on the side of the wall. I slipped through the gap, put away my umbrella, and waved at the two of them. The oily bottle came over, and the fat man squeezed hard. come over.

We entered a cypress forest. The three rows of cypress trees are airtight, with damp rain, and we can smell a very strong smell of leaves. At first, this smell makes people feel fresh, but if you smell it too much, you will feel uncomfortable, the fat man thought. Walking along the outside of the woods, I was firmly stopped.

The three of us were walking in the middle of the woods. The branches and leaves of the cypress trees kept scratching our bodies and faces, and it was rare to feel stuffy in winter. After walking for 10 minutes, a wall finally appeared in front of me.

"Turn over," I said.

Poker-Face nodded. He jumped onto the almost two-meter-high wall, and then pulled the fat man and me up with his short body. We didn't dare to stay on the wall for a long time. Had to gritted his teeth and jumped down.

With a "plop", I fell into the cold water, and then I heard the sound of the fat man and the oil bottle falling into the water one after another. If it hadn't rained at this time, I'm afraid we have attracted the attention of many people.

I popped my head out of the water. The artificial pool of Xiejia introduced hot springs to avoid freezing, but the temperature was still not what humans can bear. My teeth were already chattering, and Poker Bottle and Fatty also poked their heads out. The three of us huddled tightly against the wall to keep each other warm.

I looked at the wall behind me. The wall was made of neat red bricks, and there was a small word "jie" engraved on the lower right corner of each brick.

I let out a long sigh of relief, no matter how embarrassing we were, we finally managed to sneak into the old house of Jiejia.