At about nine o'clock at night, "Star Dream" should close its doors.

Gan Qing washed off the makeup on her face, took out her light-colored contact lenses, blinked hard twice, inserted her fingers into her long hair, and took off the waterfall-like wig, revealing a half-length but not short hair. The hair hangs down to around the chin, making the wig feel awkward.

Then she took off her stilettos and stuffed them under the counter. She took out a pair of plastic slippers and put her bare feet on them. She took off her long skirt and wore a basketball vest and a pair of large knee-length pants. .She stretched and felt that her body was liberated again.

From a mysterious gypsy-style "astrologer", she became a down-to-earth rural young woman.

The young woman picked up the teapot, poured the old tea into the flowerpot, took the pot of cold water, took a few sips at the spout, and called out to the "God's Will Crayfish" next door: "Uncle Meng, is there anything to eat?"

Meng Tianyi, the owner of "Tianyi Crayfish" responded: "What do you want to eat? Serve the rice yourself, and I will cook something for you?"

"I want to eat grilled chicken hearts!"

"Hey, can the skewers be eaten as a meal?"

"I just want to eat roasted chicken hearts," Gan Qing turned off the light and locked the door. "I've been thinking about it all afternoon. When the guests came, I lost all my words - give me two more pounds of sesame seeds."

At this moment, the tone of her speaking voice completely changed. It was neither erratic nor distant, and was lazy.

"I'm so greedy for you. If you don't eat serious meals, you only know how to eat snacks." Meng Tianyi sighed, "Okay, wait!"

There were not so many people on the street now. The hot night breeze wrapped up the fumes from the big wok and rolled her face. Gan Qing took a sip and felt very comfortable, and the corners of her mouth naturally showed. A little smile.

Except when she was acting weird, she was always smiling, smiling at others when there were people around, and just having fun with herself when no one was around.

A sudden breeze blew up on a sultry midsummer night, the thick grilled skewers were "sizzling" with oil, the stars were gradually rising in the dark sky, and the twisted little alleys... In her eyes, they all seemed to be extremely wonderful. The magnificent scenery of the world is worth stopping to appreciate.

The kebabs and mochi were quickly prepared. Boss Meng was afraid that she would get angry, so he mixed a plate of cold vegetables for her. Gan Qing found a table to sit down and spread the chili noodles by herself. She seemed a little clumsy and her hands were shaking. , there was too much chili, so she didn't care, she just shook it casually, breathing and chewing at the same time, with her mouth down as if she was eating three Michelin stars.

After Meng Tianyi greeted the last group of guests, he wiped his hands on his apron and came over with two bottles of cold beer.

Gan Qing took it, touched it with him, and drank directly from the bottle. She drank half of the bottle in one go. The hot sweat from the spicy food disappeared, and she let out a breath of enjoyment: "Well, there's a reply. Sweet and delicious."

Seeing her eating meat and drinking alcohol, Meng Tianyi's greed was aroused, and he couldn't help but take a big sip as well. However, when he tasted it carefully in his mouth, he still found the smell of horse urine of inferior beer, and it did not turn into fine liquor: " Zhuan'er, don't sell those broken necklaces tomorrow. You can use them as advertising for me. Just sit here and drink, and I can sell 30% more beer."

"You have the final say," Gan Qing bent his eyes and smiled at him, "anyway, it's your family's business."

Star Dream is actually a small shop opened by Meng Tianyi’s relatives, and the shop is owned by their family. The boss created a marketing account for an astrologer on the Internet, distributed some magical things, and sold amulets, luck beads, etc. on Taobao. Later, I found that online business was easier to do, so I concentrated on becoming an Internet celebrity. I didn’t have time to manage the small store, and the operation was so busy that I hired Gan Qing to look after the store.

Every one or two months, Gan Qing follows the instructions of his boss and goes to the small commodity wholesale market to purchase goods. He weighs a bag of small trinkets that cost dozens of yuan per pound. He then picks out the good-looking ones and puts them on the counter, highlighting them with lights, waiting for the victim to come.

purchase.

She opens the business at ten o'clock every morning, puts on a wig, false eyes, and "work clothes" to start the day's performance. After dark, she closes the business depending on her mood, and Meng Tianyi takes care of her. She is very satisfied with this job, because Uncle Meng

The craftsmanship is good and they even let you order.

Meng Tianyi said: "I looked at your account book yesterday. Business was good this month. You should ask your boss to give you a bonus."

"It's easy to sell in the summer, but not so much in the winter." Gan Qing pinched the crayfish's tiny claws and bowed to Boss Meng, "You said you would give bonuses, but I took it seriously. I'm short of money. I heard recently that the rent is going to go up. I

I’ve been on tenterhooks for half a month.”

Meng Tianyi asked: "You still rent a house, how much does it cost?"

"Six hundred a month." Gan Qing's technique of peeling crayfish was very knowledgeable. She pinched it twice and pulled it, and the whole shrimp meat came out of the shell. She pinched the trembling shrimp meat.

, add it to the spicy soup on the plate, it is spicy and fragrant, two kilograms of crayfish are just beer, and it will be all gone in a while, which shows that he is a seasoned foodie.

Meng Tianyi: "One house?"

Gan Qing laughed: "It's so cheap, just a bed."

"You are so easy to do," Meng Tianyi grinned, and then added, "Uncle, let me tell you something - I have a second aunt who is seventy-three years old and has been a widow for more than 40 years. I used to be with my eldest brother.

But now my brother is gone, my sister-in-law has taken care of her children and remarried, and the old lady is alone."

Gan Qing paused and said, "My condolences."

"What happened last year, birth, old age, illness and death, it doesn't matter." Meng Tianyi continued, "The guys originally discussed taking her out, but she was unwilling. She said she had a family and would not go to other people's homes. Although the old lady is still tough,

After all, she is so old. Her family is a small two-bedroom house. She lives in a house by herself, and the other house is currently vacant. I just want to find someone reliable to accompany her. The old lady can take care of herself and does not have to worry about housework.

Do whatever you need to do during the day, and just go home and keep her company at night. If you have to change light bulbs or go up stairs, you can help hold the handle. If there is an emergency at night, call 120 for her and notify your relatives and friends.

.The rent is what you want, it’s what you pay now, and it won’t increase in the future.”

When Gan Qing heard that there was such a good thing, he said, "I'm sure it's fine. Where does the old lady live?"

"Rongxian Hutong," Meng Tianyi said, "Yard No. 110."

Gan Qing said "Oh" at first, and after a few seconds, he remembered something. He lost control of his hand and broke off the crayfish's tail: "Is it...that woolen alley?"

"You don't understand, things are different there. Especially in the past two years, housing prices have risen rapidly. Many people have sold their houses at high prices. There are not many old people left there," Boss Meng quickly lowered his voice.

Said, "Besides, even the old man doesn't know who you are... Why, you still can't trust you, Uncle Meng?"

"How can you?" Gan Qing came back to his senses, avoided Boss Meng's eyes, lowered his head and smiled, "It's just... it's not convenient, I know you mean well. Besides, I heard that there is now a school district housing, rent one.

A second bedroom costs 3,000 yuan, which is too much of an advantage for you."

"Hey, what are these words?"

Gan Qing took the last crayfish into his mouth, quickly put away the tableware, and wiped the table: "If there is anything you need me over there, old lady, just let me know and I will be here when you call. Anyway, it’s nothing, just move in. I just paid half a year’s rent here, and they won’t refund me, so it’s a big loss to move now. I’ll leave after get off work if nothing happens!”

Boss Meng: "Gang'er..."

"I'm sorry." At this moment, a man's voice suddenly interrupted, "Madam, are you from this store?"

Gan Qing and Meng Tianyi turned around together, and saw a policeman walking to the door of Star Dream. He had a round head, a pair of smiling eyes, a fair face, and a cheerful face. The uniform was not intimidating. He belonged to the out-of-town people and wanted to ask questions at the first sight.

The kind of policeman on the road.

But Boss Meng stood up subconsciously, blocked Gan Qing with his chubby body intentionally or unintentionally, and asked with a smile: "This is my nephew's shop, he is not here now, what can you...do you want?"

We have a license, if you want to see it, I will get it for you."

The policeman's eyes skipped him and landed on Gan Qing.

Boss Meng said hurriedly: "Oh, this is the cashier hired by our family. A girl from out of town, she has only been in Yanning for a few months and is not familiar with anywhere. If you have any questions, just ask me."

Gan Qing said nothing and stood quietly in the corner as a decoration. The light bulb covered with oil on the roadside stall gave off a dim light and fell on her. Only half of her face could be seen, making her complexion look like it had aged.

White porcelain, low eyebrows to suit the eyes.

"Don't be nervous," the policeman smiled gently and handed out his ID with both hands, "I have just been transferred to our area. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Meng Tianyi didn't dare to answer. He smiled apologetically and quickly glanced at the ID. Oh, this policeman's name is Yu Yan.

"That's right, this evening, an attempted extortion occurred near here, and the victim was defrauded nearby," Yu Yan said to Gan Qing pleasantly, "The victim herself said that the sister in this store

I saw it and gave him a hand, but it's a pity that he didn't listen. Is that what happened? I have no other intention, I just want to find out something about the situation from you."

Gan Qing pursed his lips and smiled, but still didn't say anything. He turned his eyes to the side, as if he was a little shy when he saw a stranger.

But Yu Yan inexplicably felt a sense of disharmony, which he couldn't explain.

"Thanks to the enthusiastic people who reported the case in time, we were able to arrive in time," Yu Yan said. "I would like to take the liberty of asking, was it you who called the police?"

Boss Meng hurriedly said: "How is that possible..."

Gan Qing: "Yeah."

The two spoke almost in unison, and the fast-talking Boss Meng was choked into a stick.

Gan Qing glanced at him quickly and explained in a low voice: "No one uses public telephones now. People will know as soon as they check."

"Oh," Boss Meng looked at her awkwardly and then at the policeman, "I...this...there were too many customers this afternoon, so I didn't pay attention to the outside."

"It's not the first time those people have done this kind of thing. They usually trick people into the small blind alleys at the back, extort money and then run away. I've met them before, and I probably know where they do it." Gan Qing said softly.

He said, "I took a detour when I encountered him. I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I didn't tell anyone. This kid just left my store today, so I said a few words. We don't dare to get involved in people like them."

Yu Yan was stunned. This girl seemed to know what he wanted to ask, and she made it clear in a few words. He intuitively felt that if he continued to ask, he might not be able to ask anything.

Sure enough, Gan Qing started to ask questions and didn’t know anything——

"Have they been around here?"

"have no idea."

"When you run over the wall in the back alley, where do you usually run to?"

"not sure."

"What about the last victim? Do you remember any characteristics?"

"No impression left."

Yu Yan: "..."

Gan Qing glanced around. Although it was already very late, the people eating late-night snacks at the nearby stalls had not left yet. A uniformed policeman came to this station, attracting attention from all directions. She seemed to

Somewhat annoyed, he whispered: "I really don't know anything. If I knew that I could bring you in with just one phone call, I wouldn't have meddle in my own business."

Boss Meng said, "Yes, comrade police, we small traders can run away, but monks can't run away from the temple. These hooligans run away after doing bad things and can't be caught. If they know this and come to us often in the future, then who will?"

Can you bear it? Please let us go."

"The gangsters that Boss Meng is afraid of are not ordinary gangsters, right?" At this time, the door of the car parked at the intersection not far away rang, and Yu Lanchuan got out of the car calmly.

Because his shirt was torn, he simply took off a row of buttons, pulled half of the hem out of the waistband of his trousers, and hung loosely half way. As he moved, a line from his chest to his lower abdomen was looming. In order to match this wild look, he also

He took off his glasses, messed up his hair, put one hand in his pocket, and walked over with a cold face.

Yu Yan, an upright people's policeman, was very ashamed because he felt that his companion was like a nightclub headliner.
Chapter completed!