In this world where the bourgeoisie is the master, the working class is just the object of being deprived of surplus value.
Because public security is very poor, the Public Security Department has recruited temporary security guards in this area. Temporary security guards wearing brown and yellow shabby uniforms patrol almost every street.
Wearing a black windbreaker as he walked through the narrow, closed streets, he immediately attracted the attention of many people, and occasionally he could feel their malicious looks.
Feeling like a prey being watched, Mu Zhi's left hand in the pocket of his windbreaker touched the pistol at his waist, and then he felt a little more at ease.
This vigilant mentality is probably most people's impression of the South District, which is dangerous, dirty, full of violence and crime...
After walking through several streets, Mo Zhi finally found the sign for "No. 839 Shidong Lane".
This is an old-fashioned red brick house with a small stone yard in front and a lot of vegetables planted there. It is already a pretty good living condition in this low-rise southern district building.
Next to the house, there is a row of typical simple tin houses. What is different is that each small tin house has a red lantern inside. Even in the daytime, you can still see the red light coming from the tin houses.
, and a group of disheveled women wearing heavy makeup.
Seeing Mozhi stop, the women in the tin house gathered around, vying to negotiate the price as if they were robbing food:
"50 copper yuan, do you want..."
"40 copper yuan, quality guaranteed."
"Play whatever you want, 60 copper dollars."
"Here I am, there is free tea... 45 copper dollars."
...This kind of human history, no, the oldest business in the history of the Ironborn, also exists in the Federation, especially in the Southern District where the poor gather.
In this regard, Mu Zhi is a bit of a mystique... He used to often regard himself as a "literary" who was a street writer. Since he is a "literary", he cannot lose his basic moral integrity.
What I can't understand is that most of these women are young, and it's not difficult to find a job to make a living in a place like the Southern District with dense handicraft workshops, so why would they choose to do this...
"I'm looking for someone..." Mo Zhi waved his hand and walked towards the red brick house.
The women behind them rarely get a customer like Mo Zhi, so they naturally gathered around and refused to leave. However, they did not continue to pester them, and crowded outside the red brick house to wait...
Knocking on the door, a woman's voice came from inside: "Here we come."
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of footsteps, and Mo Bo heard the bolt of the wooden door being pulled from the inside, and the door opened.
A Tang Dynasty woman wearing a coarse floral jacket, not pretty, but very clean.
"Who are you?" The woman looked at him cautiously.
"Are you Zheng Anbai's ex-wife Wang Cui?" Mo Zhi reached out and took out his work ID card from the Supervision Office: "I want to find out some information from you."
"Police officer..." After looking at the work permit in Mo Zhi's hand, Wang Cui felt a little relieved. She couldn't tell the difference between the Supervision Bureau and the Public Security Bureau.
Just because she lived in a place like the South District, Wang Cui was wary of everyone. After checking that there was no one else behind Mo Cai, she hesitated and said:
"Officer, come in and sit down."
Following the woman into the house, it was a small brick house with two rooms, a living room and a bedroom. Although the furniture was not new, it was very complete and the whole room was neatly tidied.
There is also a small black and white photo hanging on the wall. It is Zheng Anbai and Wang Cui leaning against each other, but they are much younger.
"I want to know something about Zheng Anbai." Mo Zhi asked.
"Brother An?" Wang Cui originally thought this was a routine inspection by the Public Security Department, but she didn't expect that the other party came to ask about her ex-husband, and a trace of anxiety suddenly appeared on her face:
"What happened to Brother An? Did something happen to Brother An?"
Mobi was surprised by this. He looked at the anxiety in the woman's pupils and asked, "You divorced him, are you still worried about him?"
"Of course..." Wang Cui's face turned red: "One day is a blessing for a couple... Moreover, Brother An and I grew up together."
"Did something happen to Brother An?" After saying that, she quickly asked again.
Seeing that the anxiety on the woman's face was genuine, Mo Zhi paused and did not mention the fact that Zheng Anbai had been killed: "I was just conducting a routine investigation on him."
The woman felt relieved and said to Mo Zhi, "I'll get you a glass of water."
Just when Mo Zhi was about to say no, Wang Cui had already stood up, took out a white porcelain cup from the kitchen, checked that it was not dirty, and poured a glass of plain water.
"What do you want to know?" Wang Cui pushed the quilt to the unpredictable table.
"Tell us about Zheng Anbai...why did you get divorced?" Mo Zhi suddenly became interested in this issue.
Although he only spoke a few words to Wang Cui in front of him, Mo Zhi could tell from the environment at home that she should be a qualified wife...
At least, in his own opinion.
When asked about this, Wang Cui's eyes turned red, and he sat up straight, seeming to be caught in some kind of memory:
"I'm afraid I have to start from the beginning..."
"Brother An and I are from the countryside of Hot Spring City and grew up together..."
"When I was a child, he always took me everywhere to play... Brother An has been smart since he was a child. He ranked first in every exam in public schools. When he was in middle school, he told me that he would marry me as his mother-in-law when he grew up..."
Wang Cui pursed her temples and said softly:
"Later... he went to college and majored in becoming a doctor. He said he would marry me after college and asked me to wait in the village and not to be in a hurry to get married..."
"I just waited and waited. Those few years were really difficult... I counted the days and looked forward to it every day."
Mo Zhi felt uncomfortable, so he reached out to pick up the teacup and took a sip.
"Later, Brother An really came back. He was already a doctor at the Hot Spring City Hospital, and we were together..." Wang Cui's face was full of happiness in the memory:
"So, we moved here and lived together;"
"Brother An goes to the hospital to work every day. I know he is very tired and has to treat many people every day. I do some needlework at home and prepare meals for him every day..."
"Although the environment here is not good, we are much better than the workers outside who don't have enough to eat. After a few years, we bought this house. Although we are not rich, we live a comfortable life."
Mo Zhi wanted to wave his hand to interrupt her story and let her get to the point directly, but when he saw the happiness in Wang Cui's eyes, he couldn't bear it...
"It's a pity that we don't have children, and we never have any... Brother An is a doctor, and he said that we might not have a baby in this life."
"Brother An said he didn't care. I know he did, but he couldn't bear to tell me... for fear of making me uncomfortable!"
"It's okay to live like this... I originally thought we would live like this forever."
"Who knew that later, about half a year ago, Brother An suddenly changed..."
Wang Cui took a long breath and looked up at the black and white photos of the two on the wall.
Unpredictable realized that this time point was the approximate time when Zheng Anbai awakened his contract ability, and it had some connection with what he had learned.
After thinking for a moment, he asked:
"Did he become rich?"
"How do you know?" Wang Cui asked in surprise, but tears suddenly rolled down from the corners of his eyes:
"They say men become bad when they have money. I never thought this would happen to me."
Wang Cui wiped away her tears and said with a tearful voice:
"I don't know why he got so much money all of a sudden. Maybe it's because he met a person and hung out with that person every day. That person didn't look like a good person at first sight. I told Brother An many times,
I told him not to make friends with that kind of shady person, but Brother An didn’t listen and said what do I know about a woman..."
"Later, he didn't come back at night..."
"One day, I stayed outside his hospital all day, following him secretly, and saw him getting into that person's car after get off work and going to a nightclub together..."
"When he came home, I asked him why he didn't want me anymore. I asked him if there was someone outside and why he didn't live a good life..."
"He said yes, he said he fell in love with a showgirl."
Having said this, Wang Cui's eyes were red and swollen, feeling sad from the bottom of his heart:
"I said you can marry her back. I will treat him as a sister and will not let her feel like a concubine. I thought it was Brother An who wanted a child. Of course I would agree. I also want a child.
child…"
"He said we should divorce, he doesn't want me anymore..."
"Then he left and only came back once to ask me to sign some kind of agreement."
Mo Zhi heard a bizarre story, but couldn't put it into words.
Originally he was indifferent to Zheng Anbai's body. He originally speculated that Zheng Anbai should have been coerced by voodoo or Yuan Ming to commit crimes together, and he felt a little sympathy in his heart;
But at this time, it had disappeared.
"Then you're still here..." Mo Zhi pursed his lips and gestured to the photos on the wall with his eyes.
...He originally wanted to ask why you still miss him. When you asked about Zheng Anbai just now, you were obviously still worried about him.
Wang Cui wiped away tears again:
"I'll wait for him here!"
"Brother An will understand one day. He is so smart...he will know that he and I grew up together...we can't be separated!"
"I wait here every day, clean up the house, wait for him to understand, and wait for him to come home!"
"He left the house to me, which means he will come back sooner or later..."
There was a trace of determination and a trace of tragic tragedy in Wang Cui's eyes.
Unpredictable let out a long breath. He felt a little angry, a little sympathetic, but not pity...
He tried hard to keep his face calm and stood up slowly:
"That's all I want to know."
Wang Cui also stood up slowly with him, laughing with tears in her eyes:
"I'm sorry, officer, I can't help but cry when I talk about Brother An."
"It's okay..." Mozhi waved his hand.
Walking to the door, Mo Zhi asked again: "What's the name of the person he knows, the person you said doesn't look like a good person?"
"And that singer? Which nightclub is she from?"
"His friend's name is Ding Sanxi. He is from Tang Dynasty. The singer's name is Bai Mudan. He works in a nightclub called Xinglong." Wang Cui sent Mo Chou out and recalled it for a while.
After memorizing the name, Mu Zhi turned to look at Wang Cui, hesitated for a moment, and asked:
"What will you do if Zheng Anbai doesn't come back?"
Wang Cui smiled miserably and said nothing.
Sigh... Mo Zhi sighed heavily in his heart, walked out of the door, and heard the door bolt behind him being plugged in again.
he feels very uncomfortable
Some people already have the most sincere things in the world, but they don’t know how to cherish them...
I originally thought that Zheng Anbai's change was due to his contract ability;
However, at this moment, I suddenly felt that the original sin was not the ability to contract, nor money, but actually something in my heart.