In this tunnel that was so dark that even the concept of time was almost blurred, Zhang Ke gradually lost track of how long he had been walking. Just when he felt irritated, Xu Xiaoli in front of him said again: "Okay, we're here.
Half of it.”
Zhang Ke stopped in a hurry. He saw the flashlight in Xu Xiaoli's hand pointing at a huge manhole cover that was two times larger than the ordinary manhole cover. A thought came to his mind: "Could it be that... we have to go down from here?
"
"Otherwise? Come on, this is your job." Xu Xiaoli smiled and said: "You see, a weak girl like me cannot lift this heavy manhole cover alone."
"You are a weakling. Obviously last time on the street, you punched out all the gangsters who made trouble for me." Zhang Ke complained, but Xu Xiaoli tilted her head and asked strangely: "What, I did something?"
Have you ever experienced something like this? Why don’t I remember it myself?”
Zhang Ke didn't talk to her anymore, so he stepped forward and used all his strength to pry open the copper manhole cover. As expected, a stench rushed towards him, almost knocking him out. But behind him, Xu Xiaoli jumped down without a frown.
, warned: "Remember to close the manhole cover."
"Others got on a mud boat, but I got on a smelly boat." Zhang Ke complained silently in his heart, but now he had no choice but to jump into the drainage channel and take the
Manhole cover overhead.
He covered his nostrils and mouth with his elbows and quickened his pace to follow Xu Xiaoli. The darkness, the strange soft feeling under his feet, and the squeaking of mice coming from unknown corners made Zhang Ke feel that he might be the next one.
In seconds, he will have a complete mental breakdown and collapse, becoming a new source of stench in the sewer.
When he thought about young girls like Ritsuko and Xu Xiaoli having to often walk through the smelly ditch, it seemed that the Shanghai Flower group had worked really hard to hide themselves, and Zhang Ke couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.
Fortunately, although it felt like a long time passed, in reality the two of them did not walk for too long. Xu Xiaoli said angrily: "We are finally here, but be careful and keep your center of gravity flat to avoid being swept down."
"Ah? Rushed down? What made you rush down?"
Although Zhang Ke didn't understand what Xu Xiaoli said, he couldn't help but laugh out loud when he thought that this usually delicate woman was just like him, hiding her nose in this smelly waterway, and there might be rat droppings on those expensive high-end clothes.
.
But this simple happiness did not last long. The next moment, Zhang Ke felt as if his left arm was hit directly by some cold giant fist, causing him to fall straight to the right. Fortunately, he was still alive
Before he could fall, a cold giant punch came out from his right side, hitting his right arm covering his nose in time, allowing him to try hard to maintain a barely balanced balance during the confrontation.
However, Zhang Ke quickly calmed down from the shock, and then realized that the so-called "giant fist" was actually just two high-pressure water flows. But he could not speak loudly, and asked Xu Xiaoli what was going on, because that
The water that washed over his stinking body would jump into his mouth with a powerful splash.
However, there are benefits to such a setting. Although the method is very violent, Zhang Ke did get rid of the annoying odor very quickly. Even when the last stream of water sprayed out, it still contained a strong fragrance of flowers, lavender, and thyme.
The mixture of carnations and several other aromas that he had never smelled made him feel refreshed after passing through all the water tests.
After finally standing on the platform without water flow, Zhang Ke, who was used to the dark environment, suddenly felt his eyes light up, and he was almost blinded. And that dazzling light came from the iron door opened by Xu Xiaoli
The corridor behind.
With this light, Zhang Ke saw Xu Xiaoli stroking the water from her hair first, then turning her head to him, and said with a bright smile: "Welcome, this is our final stronghold at this stage, and our leader also
Waiting for your arrival."
Zhang Ke naturally didn't want to go back and drill into the smelly ditch at this time, not to mention that he did have many things to ask in his heart, so he nodded silently and followed Xu Xiaoli without saying a word, crossing the 10-meter-long ditch.
corridor.
At the end of the corridor, there were already three people waiting. In addition to the familiar Ritsuko and Troy, the middle-aged man standing in the middle unexpectedly made Zhang Ke feel familiar.
"This is our leader, codenamed BigG. I was ordered by him to bring you back." Seeing Zhang Ke staring blankly at BigG, Xu Xiaoli thought it was due to the shyness caused by unfamiliarity, so she introduced him.
"I remember it was only a few years after you graduated. What, classmate, don't you remember me anymore?" BigG opened his mouth, and Zhang Kecai dared to confirm his guess: "You are, no, you are... the one who applied the film
Laoji?"
That was when Zhang Ke was in school. In the electronics market near his school, there was a mobile phone film shop with a century-old store sign. It sold all kinds of mobile phone cases and weird and colorful films. The boss was particularly fond of talking about it.
He made up a lot of past martial arts stories to cheat himself out of beer and bean curds.
This is the Lao Ji in Zhang Ke's impression. He is a timid and honest person who never dares to cause trouble. He never discusses his family affairs with others. When he hears others chatting with him about gossip, he just says a few words and never says anything about his own.
idea.
But at this moment, although the Lao Ji in front of him still had a gentle smile, Zhang Ke could feel that every word uttered from his mouth had the power to decide someone else's life or death. The two people had the same appearance, but completely different temperaments.
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"It's great that you still know me." Lao Ji stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "I also remember you, classmate, your name is Zhang Ke, right?"
"Could it be that... you have been targeting me from the beginning?" Zhang Ke's words made Lao Ji and Xu Xiaoli look at each other and smile. Lao Ji joked: "How do I remember that you were not so conceited before?
The one I love."
"Okay, I'm confused to begin with, and you're still teasing him." Seeing Zhang Ke's confused look, Xu Xiaoli couldn't help but find it a little funny, but she couldn't bear to see him continue to be confused, so she took the initiative and said: "I
Let me introduce to you, the Lao Ji in front of me, this is my father."
"Ah." Zhang Ke finally reacted.
"At that time, firstly, in order to secretly protect my daughter, secondly, in order to avoid pursuit, and thirdly, in order to gain time to accumulate funds in the case, I concealed my name and lived with you as Lao Ji." Lao Ji, no.
, BigG said: "Don't just stand there stupidly at the entrance of the corridor, please come in."
Under their leadership, Zhang Ke entered this underground palace-like base. Zhang Ke was led to a room that seemed to have no signs of use. Ritsuko worked diligently to help turn on the lights and boil the water.
BigG said to the confused Zhang Ke: "This room is prepared for you, but we do not intend to force you to become one of us, nor do we even intend to let you just live in our base. As long as you are willing,
Chapter completed!