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Sending off Zhuang Qiushui and Guo Qingshan, Qiao Zhi followed the kidnapper all the way to the south of the city. Fortunately, the kidnapper still has some acquaintances in the south of the city, and Jiao Da usually acts ostentatiously. The word hangs on the forehead, so it doesn't take much effort to find him.

I kept asking around, and within about 10 minutes, the news came back—someone saw Jiao Da and his group going to Panchang Road next to No. [-] Middle School, and they said they had entered Taoyuan snacks.The person who spread the news also said that he saw a boy who was not aware of what happened under Jiao Da's subordinates. The boy was downcast and looked as if he had been beaten.

The two hurried to Panchang Road again, and when they arrived at Taoyuan Snacks, Jiao Da and the others were indeed inside!A group of seven or eight people were all sitting in the hall, and they had already ordered food and drinks.While Qiu Kai was held behind his back by his arms and twisted behind his back, someone was squeezing his teeth and forcibly pouring him alcohol.

"Qiu Kai!" Qiao Zhi rushed into the store first, but was grabbed by the kidnapper who caught up later, and pulled him back.

"Hey! It's pretty fast!"

Among the seven or eight people, a man stood up slowly. He was strong and tall, with a cut cut. Under the cut was a rectangular face with a wide forehead and thick eyebrows. His eyes were inverted triangles. There are short clusters of stubble on the plump lips, and there is a black mole the size of a thumb on the left chin.

The person who spoke was Jiao Da.

Qiao Zhi felt very disgusted when he saw his face. On the way here, she heard from the kidnapper that although Jiao Da was only in the third year of junior high school, he was actually an adult. Taking advantage of his age and being more ruthless than ordinary gangsters Jiao Da is very well-established in a "concentration camp for gangsters" like No. [-] Middle School, and he can barely be regarded as a well-known boss.

It was really sad for Qiu Kai to be forced to drink with his hands twisted. Most of the beer was poured down his nasal cavity, choking him half to death. Not only that, the place where he was beaten was also very painful, and his ears were buzzing. My mind was in turmoil.Suddenly hearing Qiao Zhi's voice, he suspected that he was having auditory hallucinations, and he struggled to look at the door, tears streaming down his face.

"Qiao Zhi——" Qiu Kai yelled, shaking and struggling desperately, and immediately received a punch in the abdomen. This punch just hit the stomach, and the pain made him almost vomit, and his throat was full of acid water and beer.

Jiao Da laughed and walked out from behind the table, and affectionately brought a bottle of beer to the abductee, and said, "Brother abductee, you have been looking for me for a long time, and you haven't eaten yet, right? Drink a bottle of wine and rinse your mouth first?"

Although Jiao Da was tall, the kidnapper was half a head taller than him, Wen Yanmi glanced at him sideways, didn't say much, took the bottle and drank it all in one go.

"Okay!" Jiao Da slapped his hands vigorously, turned around and said to his younger brothers, "See, now that I am toasting Jiao Da, Brother Guai actually drank it?" He grinned, bent over and looked up outside the gate Glancing over, he intentionally put on a low-key look in front of the kidnapper, "Let me just say, the sun must have risen from the west today!"

"Now the sun has set." The kidnapper said coldly, "It's getting dark, so it's time to go back to each house and find each mother. Let the child go."

Jiao Da stood up straight, rubbed his hands together in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Brother Guai, I, Jiao Da, have no mother, you don't know, where should I go? Besides, that kid, he offended my brother, I just asked him to come over and have a drink with my brother, to apologize, and he himself is willing to come, but you see, his wine doesn't taste good, it's all wasted."

Kidnap sneered and looked at him, not wanting to talk nonsense with him, went to the table and opened another bottle of wine, the eyes of the two teenagers twisting Qiu Kai's arms flinched as soon as they met him, Jiao Da Gritting her teeth viciously from behind, she finally signaled them to let go.

The kidnapper handed the wine in front of him and said, "Don't be brave, kid, drink this bottle of wine obediently, admit your mistake to them, and I'll take you home."

Looking at the bottle of wine, Qiu Kai's stomach twitched, his heart was startled and angry, he looked at the kidnapper, his fist was hanging by his side and he was clenched tightly, his teeth were about to be crushed.

"Qiu Kai!" Qiao Zhi looked at him anxiously, signaling him to be patient for now.

There was no other way, Qiu Kai could only take a few deep breaths, forcing himself to take the bottle and pour it into his mouth.He frowned so tightly that he had only drank half a bottle, and his stomach was so uncomfortable that he was about to vomit it out.

In the end, the remaining half of the bottle was forcibly downed by the kidnapper, and he rushed to the side and vomited as soon as he finished.

The kidnapper was too late to withdraw, his hand was stained with the filth spit out by Qiu Kai. It happened that there was an undershirt on the stool next to his leg. The kidnapper picked it up and wiped his hands two or three times. My clothes—" The kidnapper gave him a cold stare, and the voice was automatically muted.

The kidnapper stepped in front of Jiao Da and asked, "Can you let him go now?"

Jiao Da sneered: "He only drank, and he hasn't apologized yet!"

The kidnapper turned around and walked back a few steps, picked up Qiu Kai who was in the corner and stood up straight.

"Speak!" he whispered.

Qiu Kai coughed half to death, his face was full of color, and he was so embarrassed that he stammered out "I'm sorry".

After apologizing, the kidnapper was about to leave, but was stopped by Jiao Da: "Hey, we—"

"I advise you not to go too far." The kidnapper interrupted him in a cold voice, and suddenly smiled, "In the past, Boss Huo didn't extend his hand to the north of the city when he was carrying a machete. Do you know why?"

Jiao Day stared at him sullenly, without saying a word.

The kidnapper suddenly became interested, and threw Qiu Kai to Qiao Zhi. He took a cigarette out of the cigarette case and put it in his mouth. He was about to take it back, but stopped, and then shook out a cigarette and handed it to Jiao Da.

Jiao Da stared at him with dim eyes, and took the cigarette.

Kidnap lit the fire, took a deep breath, squinted his eyes in satisfaction, and continued with the words just now: "Because he didn't dare."

"The north of the city is Luo Hai's territory. If you want to mess around, go back and ask your elder brother if he agrees. Oh, yes, Boss Huo is the most taboo of people who disturb the public. It is a coincidence that the boy you tied up today happened to be his father. People from the public family, the only seedling has been beaten like this, I advise you to go back and find your elder brother, and let him find a way for you."

After the kidnapper finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and patted Jiao Da's chest, and smiled lightly: "Let's go."

When the three of them came out of the Taoyuan snack bar, they couldn't help shivering when they were blown by the night wind.

The kidnapper wrapped his leather jacket tightly and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, why are you suddenly cold?"

Qiu Kai was covered in dirty sweat mixed with alcohol, and the smell was extremely unpleasant. His face was broken in several places, and his bones seemed to be falling apart. If it wasn't for Qiao Zhi's support, he couldn't walk at all.

After the kidnapper finished smoking a cigarette, he took him from Qiao Zhi's hand, and immediately picked him up.Qiu Kai suddenly flew into the air, struggled twice in shock, and was reprimanded by the kidnapper: "Don't move!"

The kidnapper had broad shoulders and a thick back, and it was very comfortable for Qiu Kai to lean on. He said with some embarrassment, "Brother, thank you for coming to rescue me today."

Kidnap smiled and said slowly, "You are a student, not a punk. If you meet people like Jiao Da and the others in the future, the best strategy is to run 36 times. If you can't escape, just bow your head and give in." It’s soft, and a piece of your meat is indispensable.”

Although Qiu Kai was angry and wronged in his heart, he also knew that he was telling the truth, and he didn't know which muscle was wrong for a moment, so he blurted out: "Brother, take me as your younger brother!"

Kidnap laughed as soon as he heard it: "You? What can you do? You look like a tall and strong guy, but he is so resistant to beating, I take you to warm the bed?"

"Pfft—" Qiao Zhi smiled shamelessly as she walked beside her.

Qiu Kai's face turned red, and he didn't dare to say anything.

***

It was almost nine o'clock when we got back to the courtyard.

Just as Qiao Zhi walked past the corner of the stairs on the second floor, she was suddenly frightened by the black shadow in front of her. She staggered and took two steps backwards. He pulled her back in time.

Qiao Zhi was helpless: "Qiu Shui, let's discuss something, can we try to stand in a place with light in the future? You keep scaring me like this, I should have a heart attack."

Qiu Shui was sitting there and dozing off, but she was suddenly startled and stood up reflexively. She touched Qiao Zhi's hand carefully in the dark, and seeing that she didn't refuse, she said, "I'm sorry, sister. , I accidentally fell asleep while sitting here."

Qiao Zhi pulled her upstairs and asked, "Why don't you go home and sleep and sit here?" Suddenly she realized that her footsteps stopped abruptly, "It can't be your father—"

"No, no." Qiu Shui quickly shook his head, "I told my aunt last time when I went back to my aunt's house. My father hasn't seen him for a long time, and he won't be like that again."

Qiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death, I thought your dad... no, then why don't you go home and sit there to sleep? Wait for me?"

Zhuang Qiushui nodded and gave a light "hmm", and added: "I've counted to almost two thousand."

"That's because you counted too fast!" Qiao Zhi rubbed the top of her head dumbfounded, but suddenly became confused.She squatted down in front of Qiushui, looked into her clear eyes by the moonlight, and asked, "Qiu Shui, do you like staying with me?"

Qiu Shui naturally said he liked it.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this answer, Qiao Zhi suddenly looked depressed, looked at her with a slight smile and said, "That's what they all said, and they all left in the end."

Zhuang Qiushui didn't know who the "they" Qiao Zhi was referring to?But she understood the sadness in her heart.

From time to time, a thin wind blows through the quiet corridor. On the balcony next to it, someone built a boxy vegetable pot with bricks. It is full of green peppers and shallots. Qiu Shui suddenly remembered the first time she saw Qiao Zhi here...

"Sister, do you know which day is my favorite among the 360 ​​and five days in a year?" Zhuang Qiushui asked suddenly.

Qiao Zhi thought for a while and said, "New Year's Eve?"

Qiu Shui shook his head: "It's Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Our hometown believes in the moon mother. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people in the village set up an offering table to respect the moon. That is the only day when my mother will never beat and scold me. If she is in a good mood, she will make moon cakes for me. Eat. My mother-in-law always likes to ask Grandma Moon for her wish, but it is a pity that she is not satisfied until she dies. Sister—”

Under her dazed gaze, Zhuang Qiushui slowly raised his right hand, folded his thumb and little finger together, looked devoutly at the hazy moon in the sky, and said seriously: "I, Zhuang Qiushui, swear to Grandma Moon , in this life, I will never betray you, I will always be with you, always like you, and always... guard you."

……

"Qiu Shui..." Qiao Zhi was completely stunned.

Zhuang Qiushui withdrew his hand, looked at her, and asked softly, "Sister, do you believe me?"

"I..." Qiao Zhi's throat was blocked, and she opened her eyes wide to see that her thoughts seemed to have suddenly stopped, and an unspeakable emotion broke out of her heart and ran amok in her body. She desperately tried to find a complete sentence, But the whole person seemed to be unable to return to God, completely messed up.

Why……

Qiu Shui snuggled into her arms, sighed contentedly in his heart, and then whispered firmly in her ear: "Sister, you have to trust me, I will definitely do it."

***

Time went back an hour, inside the Taoyuan snack bar.

Angrily, Jiao Da threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it with his foot. Still not satisfied, he kicked the stool next to him out, swearing a series of unsavory words.

"Boss, what should we do now?" A boy timidly approached him and hesitated, "That kid was bullied by us so much. After he goes back, his family will definitely not let us go. The kidnapper said their family is Public servants, let’s go, let’s—”

"Afraid to ask!"

Jiao Da walked back and forth in the shop with his hips akimbo, for a long while, then suddenly stopped and asked, "Have you seen the girl who has been following the kidnapper tonight?"

The boy who just spoke immediately said: "I met the boss! She knew you just last time at the stadium, and she knew Luo Hai when you were beaten last time!"

"what is her name?"

"I heard the boy call her George, like that."

The author has something to say: Flash——

Discuss, do you all go out on National Day?Do you have time to read the text?Two options:

1. If you don’t have time to read it, I’ll update it every other day, take your time, don’t rush.

2. Either I will give you daily updates on the National Day, anyway... these days I still rush to save some drafts, but there are not many...

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