"Thank you, Xiao Li. How is the situation of the family below?" I asked.
He replied: "It's okay. Fortunately, the property management company turned off the main valve. They originally called you, but found that you had turned off the phone. So they notified me. Because the chairman told me before, in case something happens here
If anything happens, let me help you, so I left my phone number with the property management company. Just now, I was checking the wiring in your home, and I was worried that if something went wrong, it would be dangerous.
"
I thanked him again, feeling very sorry, and then asked him: "Has the examination been completed?"
He nodded, "Yeah. No problem."
I said: "That's great. I'll go downstairs and apologize tomorrow."
He said hurriedly: "No, I have already gone to apologize to them and compensate them five hundred yuan. Actually, there is nothing downstairs, except that the kitchen wall has become a little stained. It's okay."
Hearing what he said, I hurriedly took out five hundred yuan and handed it to him, "Thank you. I have to pay for this."
He refused: "No need..."
I took the money and put it in his pocket, "I can't ask you to help me pay for this. You must accept it."
He just said, "Dr. Feng, then, I'm leaving. From now on, you must be careful when you go out. Don't forget to turn off the faucet."
I nodded. I wanted to ask him if he heard those footsteps, but I endured it and didn't ask. This thing was too weird, and I didn't want him to laugh at me.
He immediately said goodbye and left, but at this moment, I suddenly remembered a strange thing: since he was inside, why didn't he turn on the light in the living room?
The more I thought about it, the weirder it became, so I hurriedly went to several rooms inside, but found nothing unusual. Maybe he was trying to save electricity? I analyzed it in my mind. Although I thought this reason was a bit far-fetched, I thought it was
This seems to be the only possibility.
I still slept on the sofa at night, because I felt that I had to find out the source of the sound to feel at ease. Maybe it was because I was too tired when I was with Wu Yaru, but I felt tired as soon as I lay down. Before going to bed
I took out my cell phone and looked at it, and found that it was indeed out of battery.
I slept very soundly that night, without even a dream. Of course, I didn't hear any unusual noises.
When I went downstairs in the morning, I still remembered what happened last night, and immediately knocked on the door of the house downstairs. A middle-aged man appeared in front of me. I apologized directly to him, "Hello, I am
Residents upstairs, I'm really sorry for what happened last night. I blamed myself for being too careless and forgot to turn off the faucet when I left home. I'm here to express my apology to you."
The man suddenly showed a friendly smile and said, "It's okay. The problem is not serious. Just pay attention to it in the future."
I apologized again and left. In fact, I didn't come here entirely to apologize. I mainly wanted to confirm what Xiao Li said. Because I still thought it was strange that he didn't turn on the light in my living room. But now I started to feel
Ashamed: Feng Xiao, are you too suspicious?
During the day, I stayed in the hospital. Mainly because I had nothing to do and was too bored. So I couldn't help but think: maybe those leaders who regard their work as their home are like me? They are not motivated by work passion but boredom.
Is that so?
However, I still did a lot of things on this day. First, I went to various departments, including the outpatient department, to check it out. At the same time, I also got a better understanding of the department layout of the hospital. Secondly, I also read through the books I had read before I came to this hospital.
A large number of documents and materials were collected, and then the ideas for future work were re-adjusted.
It was soon time to get off work, and the sky outside slowly began to darken. Winter nights always come so early.
But at this time, my heart began to become troubled again: Where are we going tonight?
Just when I was feeling so depressed, my phone suddenly rang, and I felt secretly happy.
The call was actually from Tong Yao. She said to me: "If you have no other arrangements tonight, come to the restaurant for dinner."
I instinctively wanted to reject her, but the words immediately came out of my mouth: "Okay."
Then I couldn't help but get angry with myself: Feng Xiao, you are so worthless! Why didn't you know how to reject her?
When she arrived at the restaurant, she was already sitting in a small private room, and the table was already filled with dishes.
I still felt angry in my heart. I was angry at myself. Then I sat down opposite her and said, "I thought you had something to do with me."
She smiled and said to me: "There is indeed something wrong. I went to see Teacher Kang again today, but he was not at home."
I was suddenly surprised, "How did you get there?"
She answered me: "I bought a motorcycle. It's very cheap, costing several thousand yuan. It's not bad."
I didn't say much, I just shook my head slightly and said, "Tong Yao, you must pay attention to your safety."
But she said disapprovingly: "Don't worry about my skills. It's okay. I just felt a little cold when I was on the mountain."
I didn’t want to talk about this matter with her anymore, because I had already expressed my sincerity to her about this matter, and she made me feel embarrassed at that time. I said: “It’s normal that you didn’t find him.
Yes. Didn't he say that? He is often not at home. But why are you looking for me? I don't know this person's other contact information. You know, he doesn't use a mobile phone."
She sighed: "Yeah, it's really troublesome. Then I'll have to go again tomorrow."
I was a little surprised, "You talked to him for so long yesterday, why didn't you finish asking all the questions you should ask?"
However, at this time, she was staring at me closely, "Feng Xiao, have you told anyone else about our trip to that place yesterday?"
My heart suddenly thumped, "What happened? I didn't tell anyone. Really."
She continued to ask me: "Where did you go last afternoon and evening?"
I was immediately displeased, "Tong Yao, why are you interrogating me like I'm interrogating a prisoner? What happened?"
Her face was serious and frosty, "You answer my question first. I'm not joking with you."
Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem, "I went to the stone house yesterday afternoon, drank at the village chief's house there in the evening, and then went home."
I had to hide the fact that Wu Yaru and I were together.
She looked at me with burning eyes, "Did you tell the village chief about our visit to Teacher Kang?"
I shook my head and said, "No, absolutely not."
Her face suddenly became much more cheerful, "Really not? What if you were drunk and couldn't remember?"
I became a little angry, "Tong Yao, why don't you always believe what I say? Am I that drunk? I drove the car home from there myself."
She was silent for a moment, and then murmured: "What is the problem?"
I was very panicked and a little scared at the same time, "Tong Yao, what happened?"
She shook her head and sighed: "He is dead. He hanged himself."
I was shocked, "How is that possible?"
She whispered, her voice sounding heavy, "I don't believe it either. The problem is that when I went there today, the local villagers had already discovered that he was dead, and told me that he committed suicide by hanging, and that the local fortune teller came to him.
Someone lowered him from the rope. But he was already dead when he was lowered. I checked his body and found that it was indeed a sign of suicide, because the marks on his neck were completely consistent with hanging himself. However,
I think this matter is too suspicious, because I didn't find any signs that he was going to commit suicide yesterday. Doesn't this make sense? So, I asked the local villagers to call the police. Now I am in embarrassment, and it is impossible for me to do it.
I went to the police myself. But Feng Xiao, you gave him something yesterday, and the cigarette is still there, so I guess the police may come to you to find out the situation. The main purpose of calling you here today is to ask for your help.
My only favor is that you must not tell the police that I went with you yesterday. Is that okay?"
I didn't understand her words very much, "Tong Yao, it's not easy to hide this kind of thing from the police, right? And you went there today, so someone will definitely tell the police about this matter. Can you hide it?"
She shook her head and said: "As far as I know, people who are unknown to the local people often go to Mr. Kang to tell fortunes, so it's not surprising that I appear there. It's just that I don't want to cause more trouble now.
."
I looked at her, and suddenly I became nervous, "Tong Yao, did you ask him a lot about the case yesterday? Do you suspect that his death was related to your visit to him yesterday? If it is true
In this case, your safety... No, Tong Yao, you must leave this place immediately!" (To be continued)