Early the next morning, Li Cu woke up very early with something on his mind.
Subconsciously, I glanced to the side.
Sure enough, the bedding on the empty bunk bed was neatly stacked...
Apparently, the guy who was supposed to be sleeping next to him last night stayed up all night.
"..."
Li Cu's eyes were filled with deep envy. He sighed, got dressed, and was ready to go out to get hot water and wash up.
Today we will officially enter the desert.
Li Cu, who has had a desert experience, knows very well that once you enter the desert, water resources are extremely precious. Let alone washing your face, you have to be careful about drinking water.
Of course, Hu Ming's unconventional method of pulling out three farmer's punches out of thin air was not considered by Li Cu.
After all, Hu Ming also said that he would not be with Li Cu forever.
When he arrived in Gutongjing, Li Cu would probably have to rely on himself...
"Boss, where do you get hot water at home?"
"Boss? Are you there? Where have you gone? Haven't you gotten up yet?"
Li Cu walked around the house with a washbasin for a long time but couldn't find any hot water, so Fang Sheng shouted.
Several minutes passed and the boss still didn't respond.
Li Cu frowned, instinctively realizing something was wrong.
"Boss? Boss!!?"
"Hu Ming? Liang Wan!? Are you there?"
Li Cu panicked a little and kept calling the names of acquaintances.
"Why are you calling ghosts so early in the morning? They are all in the yard, come here yourself!"
Liang Wan's energetic voice sounded.
"What, what kind of tricks are you playing so early in the morning?"
Li Cu curled his lips and did not bother to wash up. He put down the washbasin and walked to the yard.
"You...fuck!!! What are you doing? Why did you tie up the boss?"
"It looks like you are going to lynch the boss? Isn't the boss just a little shady and made a lot of money out of him? Isn't that the case?"
Li Cu's remaining sleepiness was all driven away, and he stared at the scene in front of him in stunned silence.
The profiteer boss was tied to a wooden stake in the yard. Directly opposite the boss, Hu Ming was playing with his sword in his hand and looking at the boss with a playful smile.
Next to Hu Ming was Lan Ting, who was leaning against Hu Ming with a bit of laziness in the morning. He was a bit tired and yawned gracefully from time to time.
Obviously, she didn't sleep well last night.
For the first time, Li Cu felt a little disgusted that he knew too much.
Liang Wan, on the other hand, stood aside with a frown on his face, his confused eyes lingering on Hu Ming and his boss.
Judging from Liang Wan's messy hair and the residual eye droppings in the corners of her eyes, she must have just woken up and had no idea what was going on now.
"The hot water is right there. If you want to wash up, you can do it yourself. And... Liang Wan, you should go wash up too. The eye mucus in the corners of your eyes is too disturbing to the city's appearance..."
Hu Ming pointed to the kettle next to him and said calmly.
"Eye shit? How is that possible? Let me take a look..."
"Is now the time to talk about this? Why did you tie up the boss? Looking at you, do you still want to use a knife on him?"
"Isn't the boss just a little evil? He wants to bundle sales and charge a higher price? Isn't that the case for you?"
Liang Wan subconsciously touched the corners of his eyes, feeling nervous. Then he reacted instantly and looked at Hu Ming suspiciously.
She has known Hu Ming for ten years. Although she doesn't have frequent contact with him, at least she knows that Hu Ming is not the kind of villain who is used to bullying ordinary people with force.
Even if the boss cheated them last night, with Hu Ming's temper, he probably wouldn't have caused such a big fight.
"Hu...Hu Ming, you don't...don't want to kill him? That's not true..."
Having witnessed with his own eyes the scene where Hu Ming slaughtered Su Nan's men, Li Cu subconsciously covered his mouth in horror. The smell of blood from the past seemed to have filled the tip of his nose.
"...You know what the heck, forget about Liang Wan, a carefree nympho. Li Cu, after all, you have experienced a lot of things with me. Why, haven't you discovered anything?"
Hu Ming sighed and said rather helplessly.
Is Hu Ming the kind of person who wants to take action because he was cheated out of his money?
The total amount is only a little over 10,000, and he can make it back in minutes. Will Hu Ming care about this?
"Huh? What?"
The two of them were stunned and looked suspiciously at the boss who was tied up but looked calm and unresponsive. They were vaguely aware that this boss... was not simple!
"First of all, I don't know if you noticed it last night, but there was a faint musty smell in the hotel room. This is a sign that the room has not been used for a long time."
"Furthermore, judging from the environment here, this must have been a long time, at least more than a year. It was recently cleaned for a certain purpose."
"Secondly, during this season, there is very little fodder in the desert, and the sheep don't have enough food at all. It should be a lean season, but the sheep raised by the boss have soft fur, thick fat, and full of oil and water."
"Obviously, these are definitely not sheep that are free-range here, but were transported from other places not long ago."
"Finally, and most importantly... I entered the desert from here three years ago. The boss here is a middle-aged couple."
Lan Ting leaned on Hu Ming, played with the big waves combed to one side, and explained lightly.
"To sum up, it is no accident that this guy or the person behind him killed the owner of this store and pretended to be the owner in the near future."
"Actually, I know better. He is waiting for you, a key figure, Li Cu! He, or they, are quietly waiting for you to pass by here!"
Hu Ming sent Lan Ting an appreciative look and concluded softly.
"It's just a professional relationship. As a writer, it's essential to be meticulous... Well, according to you, don't sit down even if you're sitting there!"
Lan Ting rarely used a playful smile that was not in line with the character of a girl.
"Wait for me? Why? Aren't I just an ordinary high school student... Wait, could it be..."
"He is the enemy you often talk about, the group of people who covet Gu Tongjing?"
Li Cu, who had just gotten up, was a little confused for a moment. He rubbed his temples vigorously and suddenly realized what he was doing.
"Wait a minute, Hu Ming, you said they were waiting for this little brat Li Cu... shouldn't they be waiting for me?"
On the side, Liang Wan covered his shoulders and asked weakly.
She had heard Zhang Yueshan mention this enemy at some point, and it seemed to be closely related to the tattoo on her back.
But...
Why? What is so attractive about this little kid Li Cu?
Liang Wan looked at Li Cu with some resentment.
"...You think too highly of yourself, didn't Zhang Yueshan tell you? You have never entered their field of vision, and you are not as important as you think."
"You know the location of the room. Just sleep a little longer. You will have everything in your dreams. I will wake you up when we leave."
Hu Ming was silent, pointed to the room upstairs, and said expressionlessly.
Hu Ming had already made some guesses that the strange behavior behind Liang Wan had nothing to do with the Wang family, and Wang... didn't know Liang Wan's existence at all.