Under the coercion of the witch, I could only focus on the last relic.
Humans have three souls and six souls, so there should be nine corresponding relics transformed into them. I already have eight in my hand, but the one that is missing is the most important one.
I thought for a moment, and then called another clerk in the store, Lao Zheng, in.
"Shopkeeper, what are you calling me for?"
Lao Zheng has thick eyebrows and a big face, and he has a fierce look. Putting him in the store is enough to suppress most of the gangsters who dare to make trouble.
"Last time that lean man came in to sell things, I secretly asked you to follow him secretly. How about it? Did you write down his address?" I said.
Lao Zheng nodded and said: "Remember it, that guy lives on Ximen Street."
"Good job. Get ready. We'll go find him."
As soon as Lao Zheng heard that he could go out with me, he quickly said hello, and soon under his guidance, we quickly arrived at Ximen Street; this is a typical slum area, with filth and mess everywhere, surrounded by all kinds of things.
The dilapidated old house is inhabited by all kinds of people, including gamblers and drunkards. Even street girls dare to drag passing men into the alley in broad daylight.
"The shopkeeper, he lives in the innermost building. Last time I followed him here, I was almost dragged into the alley by a street girl." Old Zheng laughed.
I took a glance, and indeed, there was almost no house that caught my eye on Ximen Street. They were basically old houses with peeling paint. There were many scantily clad women standing in the narrow alleys, looking at the men walking by the roadside.
They winked at each other, and occasionally some of them were brave enough to run directly to the intersection and forcefully pull the men away.
However, the looks of these women are too off-putting. They are all fat-waisted and have big faces. Although they have applied plenty of makeup powder on their faces, you can still see the dense freckles on their faces...
I touched my nose and thought that this kind of filthy place was really not something ordinary people could live in.
Ten minutes later, we found the lean man's house in a dark alley on Ximen Street. It was a dilapidated iron house with dense ivy growing on the roof and a rusty iron door outside.
A door can be stained with a lot of rust if you reach out and knock on it.
Lao Zheng stepped forward and knocked on the door several times. Immediately, the iron door opened slightly and a small head poked out.
"Who are you looking for?"
A little girl stretched her neck, and her dirty little face was dotted with two large, clear and pure eyes, but there was clearly a look of fear in her eyes.
The little girl was only about six or seven years old. Her clothes were a little torn and she was obviously thinner than other children of the same age. It could be seen that she was suffering from malnutrition.
Seeing such a pitiful little person, I couldn't help but feel sad.
"Little sister, is your dad at home?" I knelt down and smiled.
The little girl blinked her big eyes, shook her head and said: "My father is not at home, uncle, my father has no money, please stop asking him for money, okay..."
"Oh? Your father owes a lot of people money?"
The little girl nodded seriously, counted to five with her fingers, and said: "There are many, many, many. They said that if my father doesn't pay back the money, they will arrest me. Uncle, will you be like them?"
I was stunned and couldn't help laughing. This little girl is really cute, but her tone was obviously frightened, which was pitiful for her young age.
"Don't worry, I won't arrest you. I'm here to give your father money. Please tell me where your father is."
"Really? Uncle, you won't lie to me, right?"
"Of course not."
"Okay, then I will take you to find dad..."
The little girl raised her head and smiled at me, and then her little body got out of the crack in the door. Her body was dirty and she probably hadn't changed her clothes for several days.
Seeing the little girl, I unconsciously thought of Yueyao. She had my child in her belly, and I don’t know what’s going on now...
I touched my nose and said to Lao Zheng next to me: "Is there a restaurant next to here?"
"There's a store in front of you. If you're hungry, shopkeeper, I'll buy it for you."
"No, I'll take her to have something to eat. You go look around and get me two sets of clean clothes."
I picked up the little girl and said, "Let's go, uncle will take you to eat first, and then go to your dad after eating."
As soon as she heard about eating, the little girl's eyes suddenly lit up...
A few minutes later, on a table near the window in the small restaurant, the little girl was eating noodles with her head almost buried in the big bowl. She didn't know how long she hadn't eaten, but the restaurant owner put it in her hands.
After the noodles were served, she never raised her head.
After a while, the little girl finally finished eating, and her mouth was full of oil and water. When I saw this, I wiped her mouth again, as if I was her father.
Lao Zheng rushed over, holding two sets of clean clothes in his hands. He said: "Shopkeeper, there is no children's clothing store nearby. I can only buy two sets of 70% to 80% new clothes from other people's families."
"Okay, as long as you can wear it."
The little girl was so happy to see the new clothes. After I put her in new clothes, I asked her to take me to find her father.
Although the little girl was young, she knew very well where her father was. After leading me through two dark alleys, she finally came to a wooden house with only a crack in the door exposed. I stood outside.
, one can see at a glance that it is full of smoke, crowded with people, and the sounds of gambling can be heard all the time.
I shook my head, thinking that the lean man was really incompetent as a father. He left his daughter alone and ran away to gamble. No wonder he hurriedly came to me to sell the relic that day. It was just for gambling...
The little girl pointed inside and said, "Uncle, my dad is inside. Don't tell him that I brought you here, or he will scold Xiao Ying."
"No, if your father dares to scold you, I will beat him!" I laughed.
The wooden house was in a mess. In the middle was a large round table two to three meters wide, surrounded by more than a dozen men. Among them, I saw a lean man at a glance. His face turned red and his hands
He was holding the few remaining banknotes in his hands and staring at the gambling board intently.
But soon, he couldn't help scolding his mother, and in the blink of an eye, all the money in his hand had been lost.
The lean man cursed again and again. He was at the end of his rope. He blushed as soon as he lost all the money. As a result, before he could take action, he was restrained by several thugs nearby. After receiving a few old punches, he was like a puddle.
It lay on the ground like mud.
I shook my head and walked up to him.
The lean man looked up and saw me. After being stunned for a moment, he said, "Why is it you?"
"I'm here to discuss a business deal with you." I said.
"What business?"
"Tell me the whereabouts of your companions!"
The lean man hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Then you have found the wrong person. I don't know where they are."
The lean man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up to leave.
At this moment, I suddenly said calmly: "Tell me the whereabouts. Not only can I help you win back the money you lost before, but I can also give you another sum of money to take your daughter to a good place to live..."