I saw the man helping the woman to stand under the overpass, then raising his hand to take down the huge backpack hanging in front of him. Only then did I see that there was a wooden sign hanging in front of him, with four red words written on it.
In big words, "Give me back my son!"
The man reached out and took out a dirty beverage bottle from his backpack. The water in the bottle had reached the bottom. He shook the beverage bottle, brought it close to the woman's mouth, fed the woman the last sip of water, and then withdrew his hand.
The woman reached out and grabbed the bottle and refused to let go. The man came closer to the woman and said something. He lifted the woman and brushed the messy hair from her forehead. He sighed and put the empty bottle back into his backpack.
"Dongzi, stop the car!" Seeing this, I hurriedly called out to Dongzi.
"What's wrong?" Dongzi looked at me while parking the car.
"Wait for me for a while, I'll be back soon!" I grabbed the two bottles of mineral water that Gu Xiwen gave me and Dongzi before going out, opened the car door, jumped out of the car, and ran towards the middle-aged couple.
Neither Dongzi nor I had time to open the two bottles of mineral water.
When he saw me running toward them, the man looked at me suspiciously, with obvious wariness in his eyes.
I didn't say anything and handed the two bottles of mineral water in my hand to the man.
The man didn't reach out to take it, but looked me up and down.
"I'm not a bad person. It's hard to buy water around here when it rains heavily."
I knew that my behavior was a bit abrupt, so I explained it in words.
That's true. Because the area here is relatively remote, there are no supermarkets or convenience stores on both sides of the road.
"Are you Xiao Lei's classmate?"
After hesitating for a moment, the man took the mineral water I handed over, shook the bottle mouth downward, and squeezed the bottle slightly. After seeing that the mineral water had indeed not been tampered with, he asked me.
"I don't know the Xiao Lei you're talking about, I just happened to see you finish drinking the water while passing by." I shook my head and said.
"Thank you!" The man thanked me, opened a bottle of mineral water and handed it to the woman next to him: "This is my wife!"
The woman took the mineral water and drank it in big gulps.
When my eyes swept over the faces of this middle-aged couple, I saw that the children's palace under their eyes was dark and dark, with deep depressions.
Then my eyes fell on the wooden sign hanging in front of the man. The red writing was a little black, and it was obviously written with blood.
"Your children-" I pointed to the wooden sign hanging in front of the man and asked.
"Hu Ling, it's eight-fifty!" Before the man could answer, Dongzi stuck her head out of the car and called me.
"Sorry, I still have some things to do, see you later!" I said to the man apologetically, turned around and ran back to the car.
The time Xiao Han agreed on for us is nine o'clock, and now is not the time to be curious.
"What's wrong?" Dongzi asked me while restarting the engine after fastening her seat belt.
"A pair of poor parents, something must have happened to their son." I answered casually.
"What happened?" Dongzi asked me again.
"I don't know. You called me back before I could finish asking. If you come back and they are still there, ask again." I said.
"Your destination has arrived!" Dongzi opened his mouth and was about to speak when the navigation prompt interrupted him.
The showers were falling across my back, but within a few minutes, the heavy raindrops had actually stopped. Of course, it was also possible that it wasn't raining in this area.
On the left side of the wide road, a row of tall courtyard walls appeared. In the center of the wall was the gate of Jiangyang Middle School. The gatehouse was lit with lights. There were two cars parked at the gate, one of which was Feng Li's car.
Another car parked some distance away from Feng Li's car. Standing beside the car was a tall man wearing a black windbreaker, holding a cigarette between the fingertips of his right hand. The red firelight flashed in the dark night.
This man should be the one Xiao Han told us to lead us into the school dormitory.
"Hu Ling, I have an intuition that those two people are related to the school!" Dongzi said something incomprehensible as he pulled over the car.
"Are you talking about the murder at school?" I asked Dongzi in a daze.
"Well, didn't Uncle Xiao say that a student died in the school? Those parents must be the parents of that student." Dongzi nodded, her eyes bright, and she instantly felt like she was possessed by Sherlock Holmes.
"Where did you see it?" I thought of the wooden sign hanging in front of the man, and felt that what Dongzi said made sense.
"Guess! Didn't you just say something happened to their son?" Dongzi asked me, and the answer was matter-of-fact.
I rolled my eyes speechlessly, glanced at him and said, "Get down quickly, I guess you will be so scared that you will pee your pants after a while!"
"Hu Ling, look at what you said, who are you looking down on? How could a smart and brave person like me be so scared that I wet my pants after helping someone find a soul!" Dongzi said dissatisfied.
As soon as Dongzi and I got out of the car, Feng Li jumped out of the car and walked towards us.
"Mr. Hu, you are finally here, how do we get in now?" Feng Li said.
"Don't worry, wait for me here!" I waved to him, passed him and walked towards the tall man wearing a black trench coat.
"Hello, I'm Hu Ling!" I walked up to him, extended my hand and introduced myself.
"Hello, my name is Gu Mo!" The man also stretched out his hand towards me, stared at my face, raised his eyebrows and said, "Xiao Zun's daughter?"
I nodded and said, "Gu Mo, I'm sorry to bother you!"
Gu Mo looks about the same age as Lu Xiaohong. His hair is shaved very short and his facial features are not very handsome. He gives off a very masculine, sharp and gangster look. If you don't know his identity, look at his face.
The appearance and temperament must not be approached casually.
It feels very similar to the pheasant in the Hong Kong movie "Young and Dangerous" that we watched when we were children.
"It's easy to talk about." Gu Mo nodded with a smile, "You guys go in, you're all here!"
"The three of us are already here, but you have to wait a little longer. Let me explain a few things first," I said.
"Okay, go ahead. I'll go to the concierge to say hello first, and I'll wait for you there!" Gu Mo said, taking out the key from his pocket, locking the car door, and striding towards the concierge at the school gate.
I turned around and walked to Feng Li. He was talking to Dongzi. When they saw me coming, they both looked at me.
"Hu Ling, is that the person who took us in just now?" Dongzi asked me, looking at Gu Mo's back.
I nodded, looked at Feng Li and asked, "Feng Jing should be asleep now, right?"
This is what I told him on the phone this afternoon.
Feng Li nodded repeatedly and said nervously: "Well, my wife just called and said that the child has fallen asleep, and my wife has been watching over him."
"Then let's go in. Don't be too nervous. It's very simple. When we get to your house, you call your wife and ask her to call back Feng Jing's soul according to what I told you.