After hearing what Ma Dad said, I was stunned for a moment, unable to realize what he meant. Ma Dad reminded me anxiously: "Cao Shi is missing!"
"Gone? Where did he go?"
"Are you going to scare me to death? If you knew where he was going, why would I be scared and hide outside waiting for you?" Then, Ma Dad explained the situation.
At most ten minutes after I went out with Mustache and the monk, Cao Shi's phone suddenly rang. Ma Dad was chatting with him at that time, so Cao Shi hesitated for a moment while looking at the number, then ran to another place to answer the phone.
The voice was so low that Ma Dad couldn't hear what he said. After answering the phone, Cao Shi seemed a little absent-minded, walking around the house anxiously and smoking continuously.
Ma Dad felt that something was wrong, but he was not me after all, so he couldn't ask directly. After a while, Cao Shi got into his room, not knowing what he was doing. After another ten minutes, he told Ma Dad that he wanted to go out.
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Ma Dad asked Cao Shi where he was going, but Cao Shi didn't say anything and never came back. We were careful to avoid people outside and went around a lot, so we wasted a lot of time. When Ma Dad saw us
He didn't even come back, he became less and less at ease, he didn't dare to stay at home anymore, he ran out and hid and waited for us.
I also feel something is wrong. After the incident in Jiangbei, Cao Shi did not dare to use his old phone number anymore and replaced it with a backup number. Very few people knew this number. Logically speaking, if there was any emergency and he had to come forward, he would at least follow me.
Say something. As I was thinking about calling him, I heard the sound of the phone being turned off.
"What is Cao Shi going to do!" I was anxious at that time. At this time, I disappeared and Cao Shi's head was covered by the door?
At the same time, several of us felt in our hearts that we would definitely not be able to go back to our original residence. No matter what the motive behind Cao Shi's disappearance was, it was very disturbing.
"The tree fell and the hozens scattered." The monk shook his head.
"No, Cao Shi is not such a person." I calmed down and immediately denied the monk's words. Anyone can leave Jiangbei at this time, hide to save his life, and completely draw a clear line with the old man. But Cao Shi will not do this, he
Maybe you really have something you need to do and don't have time to say hello to us.
"Young Master Wei, are you really stupid?" The monk sneered: "He doesn't have your phone number? No matter how urgent the matter is, don't you even have time to call and say something?"
This sentence confused me again, what should I think? The monk was right, even if Cao Shi had urgent matters, he could not leave without saying a word at the joint of the wave.
As a result, we didn't dare to go back to our residence, and there was no other place to stay. We had no choice but to find a dirty and shabby private hotel nearby, and took turns spying on the street from the window. This kind of thing brought me
Not only was it confusing, but there was also a heavy sense of pressure and crisis.
"Old Cao, how should I see you?" I looked at the deserted alley through the dirty glass window, and Cao Shi's figure was all in my mind.
"Young Master Wei, have you ever thought about it?" The monk came to me and sat in front of me and said: "Your father has been in Jiangbei for so many years and his roots have been so deep that he was destroyed overnight.
Is it possible if there is no mole?"
"Cao Shi is not a mole." I blurted out a sentence immediately. This sentence in defense of Cao Shi seemed to be said unconsciously, because for such a long time, I have absolute trust in Cao Shi, and I have never had the slightest trust.
Suspect.
But as soon as the words came out, my thinking began to slowly re-derive. There was always an invisible force deep in my heart, trying desperately to pull my thinking and prevent me from relying on the words Cao Shichao.
However, I really have no reason or evidence to completely clear Cao Shi. If I have to give a reason, it can only be that since I came to Jiangbei, I have been safe until now.
I thought so in my heart, but I refused to give in or agree with the monk's opinion.
"Maybe, I don't know the situation in Jiangbei, so I just made a casual guess." The monk smiled: "You have been familiar with him since you were a child. You should know better than me who he is."
"He might be in trouble, and he might be back in a while." I turned my head to the window again, staring at the path in the alley, hoping to see Cao Shi in the next moment.
But I was disappointed. After entering the small hotel, I waited until late at night and never saw Cao Shi come back. I refused to give up and kept calling. I kept hearing the reminder that the phone was turned off. This was the most anxious person.
It’s a phenomenon where I desperately try to contact someone, but I can’t get through. I walked around the room anxiously with my cell phone, feeling an indescribable anger in my heart, and wanted to smash the phone to pieces.
At about twelve o'clock, the unknown fire in my heart was gradually extinguished by the feeling of being trapped. Not only did I not sleep all night last night, I was also chased by people. At this time, I was sleepy to death. If it weren't for Cao Shi's
Suddenly disappeared, and I had fallen asleep in a mess. The same was true for Xiao Hu, Monk and Liang Zi, but they were in good health and spirit and could hold on.
"Master Tian, if you can't stand it anymore, just squint for a while. I'm watching over here." Ma Dad asked us to rest. He moved a stool and sat in front of the window: "When I was young, I was called Eagle Eye, and a fly flew in front of my eyes.
You can tell the male from the female."
I really couldn't hold it any longer, so before going to bed I still didn't give up and called again, hoping to miraculously get through, but I still got the same result.
I fell asleep quickly, but it was not a deep sleep because I had something on my mind. I had a very confusing dream. I dreamed that I was being arrested. I also dreamed of a very tall building with the top of the building.
There was a wheelchair parked on the edge of the rooftop. The wheelchair was empty and the old man was missing.
In this very uncomfortable sleep, I don’t know how long I slept for, but I was suddenly awakened by a burst of movement. My brain could not adapt to the short alternation process from sleep to wakefulness. When I recalled it carefully, it seemed that
It was the phone in my hand that made the movement. The screen of the phone was bright. When I raised it, I saw that I had just received a text message less than a minute ago.
The text message only had four words: Pay attention to everything, and the number suffixed was Cao Shi's.
I sat up in excitement as if I'd been electrocuted. I didn't bother to reply to the text message and dialed directly. However, Cao Shi's phone was turned off again. Maybe it was because I was woken up and the phone couldn't be connected, so I became angry again.
When I came up, I wondered what the hell he was up to. When I turned around, I saw Ma Daddy lying on the window sill as wide as my hand, sleeping like a dead pig. The old guy was really uneasy and there was no hope for him at all.
I suddenly realized that Cao Shi did not have any accidents. He sent an inexplicable text message in the middle of the night, indicating that he was completely free to move. After sending the text message, he immediately turned off his phone, obviously not wanting to answer the phone. This happened in
Cao Shi defies common sense. On the surface, it seems that he is very unreasonable and leaves us without any clue. But when I think about it seriously, I feel that he must be forced to do it for some reason.
Avoid me, and this is what I least want to face. It can also be said that I don't want to think about Cao Shichao in complicated ways.
In my mind, Cao Shi has always been a kind and kind person. Although he had to change himself after being soaked in this big dye vat for a long time, generally speaking, his loyalty is beyond doubt and I have never doubted it.
, for such a buddy or friend, even if he conceals something or does something wrong, I believe it is not his intention.
But this time it was a little outrageous, and I had to think about it in a complicated way.
I was still very sleepy, and after thinking for a while, I fell asleep again without realizing it. When I woke up again, it was already daylight. It was Madi who woke me up. I thought I didn’t know anything, so I took credit for it and said that I
I stayed up all night yesterday without daring to close my eyes, but I didn't see Cao Shi come back.
Now Jiangbei has undoubtedly become a place of right and wrong. Especially for me, the old man is gone and Cao Shi is gone. There is no point in staying here. I don’t know where to find them, and Cao Shi’s
His actions indicate that he may really be avoiding me, and even if I look hard for him, I can't find him.
I'm very depressed. Although I know that the old man may have escaped and is protected by the gang "6" with a vague background, but as a result, I can't predict what will happen in the future. Jiangbei, beside the old man, is the last pure land where I can stay.
Now I no longer have this place to stand, and my wandering life will be extended indefinitely.
There is nothing good or bad about this kind of life, but as long as people are pretentious, they will always feel blocked and unreliable. It is like hanging a grenade around their necks and playing colorfully every night, and the proportion of material life and spiritual life is out of harmony.
Mustache and the others all got up and crowded into the dirty and small bathroom to wash up. Ma Dad didn't even bother brushing his teeth. He wanted to think of a way to go out and buy breakfast for us to eat back home. I stopped him and said, "Don't buy it. We'll withdraw immediately."
"Withdraw? No more looking for Mr. Ba?"
I sighed helplessly and didn't say that much to Ma Dad. It was really hard for him to get up after not seeing him for a hundred years, but he didn't even have a chance to show off.
My heart suddenly became empty, nothing left, including the target that I had been pursuing so hard, disappeared in an instant, and there was no trace of the old man. Maybe I no longer need to try every means to find the truth about Wei Mian and the Zhaotong murder case, but this
This feeling was a little indescribable, as if a soldier had gathered all his strength to prepare to fight on the battlefield, but suddenly received an order from the top that there was no need to fight anymore, and all the preparations and efforts made in the past were in vain.
This is really a deep sense of loss.
Just as I was thinking about it, my phone beeped and I received a text message. I immediately grabbed it and saw that it was from Cao Shi again.
The text message still contained only a few words: Bedroom, nine o'clock direction, read it yourself, do not spread it to others.