Mei Qian didn't expect to meet Xiao Ning's comrades when traveling. All I can say is that it was such a coincidence.
Although he knew that all this was unlikely to be caused intentionally by the other party, he still secretly cheered up.
I don’t know whether he sensed his alertness or whether he really had something to do. Li Heng, who was introducing himself just now, raised his hand to look at his watch and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I should go back." He drank the beer in the glass in one gulp.
After drinking, he stood up and said, "It's a bit late today. I'll treat you to a few drinks next time we meet."
"It's my turn to treat. Next time, call Xiao Ning and let's have a good time together." Mei Qian, who stood up to say goodbye, responded with a smile, but his eyes were on the other person's wrist, because the watch on it was
It was exactly the same as Ning Chi's, and I couldn't help but stare slightly.
Probably sensing his gaze, Li Heng deliberately shook his wrist, then took out his notebook from his pocket, tore off a piece of paper and wrote a line of information on it, saying: "I will stay in Hengcheng for a few days, little one."
Ning is not here. If you need a guide or encounter any trouble, you can contact me."
After saying that, he straightened up, nodded to Mei Qian, and strode around the surrounding tables, chairs, and guests.
Mei Qian watched him go away, then sat down again and looked at the note on the table. In addition to a string of mobile phone numbers, there was also an address on it, which turned out to be a nearby sanitation center.
At this time, the things he ordered had been brought to him. He put the note into his pocket, and while watching the short video on his phone, he picked up the fish meal and ate it.
The person he met just now was just a chance encounter and had no impact on him...
When you go out, no matter how good your living environment is, after a long time, you will feel the same, far less comfortable than at home.
The same was true for Mei Qian. After staying in Hengcheng for one night, he started to miss home.
So, while eating the breakfast provided by the hotel, he dialed Maomao's phone number.
It was really a holiday, and Miss Maomao, who was most likely catching up on her sleep, ignored him at all.
Zhang Yu is probably still on a business trip, and his phone has been turned off during the past few days.
He sighed and had no choice but to talk to Ning Chi.
This time someone answered quickly: "Brother Qian..."
"Li Heng, do you know him?"
"I know him. Have you met him?" Ning Chi asked in surprise.
"I happened to have dinner at the same table last night and had some drinks." Mei Qian replied with a smile: "He said he is a comrade with you?"
"Well, we have been together for more than two years and have been in contact before. Did he go to Hengcheng?" Ning Chi explained and asked.
Mei Qian listened carefully, not noticing anything strange in the other person's tone. After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but sigh softly, changed the topic, and asked how Xiao Ning's vacation life was and whether he had found a girlfriend.
And shared some experiences of this trip in detail.
And this meaningless conversation lasted until he returned to the room and Maomao's call came in.
The call with Maomao was much simpler. He paid attention to the renovation progress of the villa and the recent receipts of several published novels. In Mei Qian's opinion, there was nothing to talk about if he ignored the girl's resentful tone on the phone.
He put away the phone and lay on the bed tiredly, but the next moment he sat up suddenly, took out a half-palm-sized porcelain bottle from the warehouse, opened the stopper, and counted the remaining pills inside.
"A dozen pills should be enough." After muttering to himself, he took back the porcelain bottle and dialed a new number: "Hello, is this Mr. Li Hengli? I'm Mei Qian, we met last night
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"Teacher Mei?" A voice of uncertainty and surprise came from the phone.
"That's it. I'm going to Hengshan to collect scenery. I may need to stay in the wild for two days. It's too boring to be alone. Xiao Ning is not here either. Do you have time to be a guide?" Mei Qian said the purpose directly.
"This..." The voice on the other side hesitated: "Teacher Mei, I have lived in Xiadu since I was a child. I am not very familiar with Hengshan or even Hengcheng. What if..." Before he could finish his words, the last two words
Enough to express his concerns.
"It doesn't matter, I won't go in depth, I will just feel the camping atmosphere from the outside and find inspiration for writing." Mei Qian explained with a chuckle.
"Okay, I just have a few days off, so I might as well go up the mountain and have some fun," Li Heng agreed after a moment of silence, and the two agreed to buy equipment in the morning and meet at the hotel after lunch...
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"Team 2 reported that the target and his companions turned into a small road. Do you want to continue following?"
"Just follow the position given to you from a distance, and pay attention to your own safety."
In a B&B at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, Lu Dafei put down the phone and looked at Ma Cheng, who was sitting in front of the computer next to him, and wondered: "You said Mei Qian, is it necessary to bring a stranger with him for his collection? They just met yesterday, right?"
"Who can figure him out?" Ma Cheng pointed at the LCD screen: "I think he went too far, which is very abnormal."
Lu Dafei followed his finger and glanced at the map and the flashing positioning marks on the screen. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't understand the writer's brain circuit. He only felt a headache and couldn't help but feel irritated: "The killer caught yesterday is not there yet in Yangcheng."
After the trial, this happened again today, this guy is definitely causing trouble!"
"I'm still afraid that he will be honest. I guess he is also fishing, or..." Ma Cheng touched his chin and asked in a low voice: "Testing?"
"Do you also think there is something wrong with that Li Heng?" Lu Dafei raised his eyebrows, and then shouted to another corner of the room: "Xiao Li, where is Li Heng's information? It's been almost a day, are there any results?"
"I was just about to report to you. I just received the news. I contacted Xiadu..." A young man ran over, looked around, and then muttered in a low voice for a while.
Ma Chenggong was on the side and could hear the conversation clearly. His eyes couldn't help but get brighter and brighter: "Can't find anything? This is really interesting."
Then, the chief and deputy team leaders present, plus Xiadu Li Chen, who had just joined the team today, looked at each other and went about their business in a tacit understanding...
In the evening, all the team members at the temporary station were gathering around a desk to eat. Lu Dafei, who was holding a piece of mutton in his mouth, inadvertently raised his eyes, suddenly froze, pointed at the computer screen not far away, and asked displeasedly.
: "Why is the positioning signal gone?"
Hearing this, the technicians in the team hurriedly threw down their chopsticks and sat back at the computer. After a while of operation, they turned to him helplessly: "Mainland, the signal is completely lost."
"The target has been moving before, right?" Ma Cheng also frowned: "What is the reason for the sudden disappearance? Is the phone destroyed or flooded?"
"Maybe it's just because of the terrain. Although there is a signal tower on the top of the mountain where they are, it is getting dark now. If you are camping, you need to find a shelter from the wind. There is a high probability that the surrounding mountains will block the signal." The technician explained.
Ma Cheng turned to Lu Dafei and suggested: "Don't the field team bring satellite phones? Let them take a look from a distance?"
The latter could only put aside his worries temporarily and nodded.
After that, everyone in the suite quickly put away the half-eaten dinner. The entire task force still seemed orderly, but the atmosphere seemed particularly gloomy.
Until, an hour later, Lu Dafei received feedback, and the room became lively again, but it was a big discussion involving everyone, and the theme was "What on earth is Mei Qian going to do?"
The source that prompted all this to happen was the feedback from the field team.
Mei Qian and his companion named Li Heng were not found at the place where they disappeared, and there was no sign of anyone camping, because there was a creek here surrounded by rocks. Now, even the traces of their passing could not be found...