Xia Yuqing walked along the dilapidated street, her eyes searching for the house numbers of the townhouses.
This type of townhouse apartment has long been dilapidated. The gray-white walls are covered with shocking cracks, and it looks like it is in danger of collapsing at any time.
Finally, Xia Yuqing's eyes caught the dilapidated door number of Apartment No. 165.
After calming down, Xia Yuqing reached out and knocked on the iron door.
“Bang bang bang~~”
The rotten iron door made a dull sound, like the whimpering of a dying old woman.
For a long time, there was no response.
Xia Yuqing knocked on the door again and listened carefully to what was going on inside the house.
"who?!"
A vigilant female voice came out, her voice full of terror and uneasiness.
Xia Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief and replied:
"Excuse me, is this Mrs. Huo Dacheng? I am a friend of Mr. Huo Dacheng."
The people in the room were silent for a while: "I don't know this person, you must be looking in the wrong place."
Although the other party said he didn't know him, Xia Yuqing understood as soon as he heard it that the other party must know Huo Dacheng, but he didn't trust her, so there was that abnormal silence.
Because Mu Fan said that abnormal silence is when people are thinking and weighing the pros and cons.
"Mrs. Huo Dacheng, please believe me. If I were not a good friend of Mr. Huo Dacheng, how could he tell me that you are here?"
Xia Yuqing spoke sincerely, with the tone of an old friend.
This is also a trick Orr taught Xia Yuqing. Using rhetorical questions to guide the other person to think is actually a kind of inducement.
Sure enough, there was a sound of footsteps in the house.
There was some hesitation at first, but the last few steps showed a panic and eagerness.
"Click~"
A small rectangular opening appeared on the iron door, and an anxious eye was looking out from the opening.
The fine crow's feet at the corners of her eyes revealed her age, and the spiderweb-like bloodshot eyes on her eyes showed how frightened she was these days.
When Xia Yuqing saw this, her heart moved and she continued:
"Mrs. Huo Dacheng, open the door quickly and let me in. If I stand here for a long time, your position will be exposed!"
"Are you alone?" Mrs. Huo Dacheng asked, trying her best to look around Xia Yuqing.
"Yes, Mrs. Huo Dacheng, it's just me."
Xia Yuqing nodded, showing sincerity in her eyes.
Then, there was a sound of a hidden lock coming from behind the door.
"come on in!"
Xia Yuqing turned around and looked around, then ducked in and squeezed in.
At this moment, in front of Xia Yuqing was a middle-aged woman with a stout figure.
Although she was wearing a shabby gray cotton skirt and had unkempt hair, her skin was slightly fair and did not have the sallow complexion of lower-class women.
Moreover, she also wears a ruby ring on her finger.
"How is Huo Dacheng doing now?"
Mrs. Huo Dacheng asked eagerly: "Since moving to Yongle District, he has never contacted me once!"
When Xia Yuqing heard this, she secretly sighed in her heart: "Mr. Huo Dacheng is in deep danger. It is for your own good that he does not contact you!"
Mrs. Huo Dacheng nodded silently, as if thinking about something.
Xia Yuqing continued to follow the lines designed by Mu Fan and said:
"Madam, Mr. Huo Dacheng is under surveillance now and it is inconvenient for him to go out, so he asked me to come here to retrieve something very important from you."
"A very important thing?" Mrs. Huo Dacheng immediately became vigilant after hearing this.
"what?"
"As you can see, I am now impoverished. I don't have anything valuable... except this gemstone ring, I don't have anything valuable anymore!"
"It's not property, ma'am," Xia Yuqing carefully chose her words.
"But Mr. Huo Dacheng didn't tell me what it was specifically. He just said that you know what it is because he once told you to keep it well."
These are specious words, but they have a strong inducement effect. They were all rehearsed by Mu Fan and Xia Yuqing in advance.
Mrs. Huo Dacheng frowned: "Hmm! I know what it is. Before coming to Yongle District, Huo Dacheng gave it to me for safekeeping!"
With that said, she took out a gold coin from her arms and handed it to Xia Yuqing.
Xia Yuqing took it, her hands were warm and cool.
This gold coin is about half the size of a palm, with a "double-sided skull" logo highlighted in the center.
In the dim light, the skeleton seemed to be moving strangely.
Xia Yuqing's heart moved. Although she didn't know what the tag did, the purpose of coming here had obviously been achieved!
At this moment, there was a knock on the iron door.
“Bang bang bang~~”
Mrs. Huo Dacheng suddenly trembled, held her breath, and looked towards the door in panic.
Xia Yuqing also looked alert.
As usual, Mrs. Huo Dacheng didn't say anything. In fact, she didn't even dare to speak out.
There are too many knocks on the door today!
“Bang bang bang~~”
The dull voice sounded again.
Mrs. Huo Dacheng seemed to have made a lot of determination and slowly said:
"who?"
"Well, hello, dear madam!"
A dull male voice came from outside the house: "We are from the townhouse registration office, here to register the change of tenant information."
"Huh~"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo Dacheng breathed a deep sigh of relief, like a deflated balloon.
"OK, just a second."
Then, she held on to the sofa and walked tremblingly toward the door.
Xia Yuqing also relaxed and put the tag into the secret pocket at her waist, thinking that it was time for her to leave.
At this moment, the door opened, and a dazzling light shone in, lighting up the dark corridor.
Xia Yuqing stood up and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
At this moment, there was a bang, as if something heavy fell from a height!
Xia Yuqing suddenly looked up.
I saw Mrs. Huo Dacheng's body already lying on the floor!
Her hands were desperately covering her neck, and red blood was spurting out from between her fingers. Her frightened eyeballs suddenly popped up, and she was staring at Xia Yuqing.
Xia Yuqing's hair suddenly stood on end and her hands and feet were cold!
In the mixed light and shadow, a man wearing a black windbreaker appeared. He was wearing a top hat with the brim of the hat lowered, only revealing his cold thin lips.
At this moment, he was holding a bright silver scalpel in his right hand, and bright red blood dropped on the floor.
Although he couldn't see his face clearly, Xia Yuqing recognized the man's figure in the shadows at a glance.
He is the one who came to visit Huo Dacheng yesterday!