Following the company address in the mobile phone navigation, I arrived at the warehouse of Datong Trading Company where I worked. A girl with two braids and a somewhat rustic dress walked towards me and greeted Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke didn't react for a moment and blurted out, "Who are you?"
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong with you? You don't even know me. I'm Xiao Yao in your office." She said, "You took a week off before, and everyone was spreading rumors, thinking something had happened to you.
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"Ah? I asked for leave for a week?" Zhang Ke still had a confused expression, which made the other party feel abnormal. He stood on tiptoes and looked at his face carefully, looking particularly seriously. After a moment, he said:
"That's right, you are Zhang Ke. Why can't you remember what you have done? Brother Zhang, are you under too much pressure recently?" Xiao Yao asked with some worry, "After all, it was because of
Liang Dayuan’s family members have been coming to work to make trouble, so you had no choice but to take leave to hide..."
"Yeah... right." Zhang Ke could only reluctantly nod, otherwise, he suspected that the enthusiastic girl in front of him would directly lift him up and drag him into the hospital.
"By the way, are Liang Dayuan's family members still coming to make trouble these days?" Since Xiao Yao took the initiative to bring it up, Zhang Ke followed her tone and continued asking, "After all, I haven't shown up for a week, so they should give up."
"Not at all! And let me tell you, Brother Zhang, they are getting more and more violent every time." Xiao Yao frowned, with a hint of timidity and fear on his face, "One day last week, they gathered a large group of relatives from the countryside to make trouble.
They thought we hid you on purpose and had to turn the entire warehouse upside down. At that time, Uncle Huang wanted to stop them, but he was pushed and fell and hurt his leg..."
"Uncle Huang is..."
"He's the security guard at Warehouse No. 1. Brother Zhang, are you okay? I always feel like you've become a different person."
"No, I'm just...a little tired these days." Zhang Ke pointed at the dust stains on his body that were stained in the ruins of the bar just now, "Look, I accidentally fell into a pit when I went out.
Well, my shirt is all dirty."
"Oh, you are also unlucky. You took the blame for everyone..." Xiao Yao sighed and said, "Obviously you didn't mean to push him, but in the end, who knew you would fall directly into a vegetative state. We all feel that
I'm so sorry for you."
"Huh? I'm sorry?" Zhang Ke's eyes lit up, and Xiao Yao seemed to have something in his words.
The version I learned from Yuan Mengmeng before was that a few months ago, she suddenly went crazy and got into a fight with a colleague named Liang Dayuan. In the end, a piece of cargo hit his head and smashed him into pieces.
He was in a vegetative state and his consciousness never recovered, so most of his wages during these hours were compensated for his family's medical expenses.
When he first heard about this from Yuan Mengmeng, Zhang Ke's first reaction was disbelief, just like he couldn't believe that he really killed Xu Xiaoli.
It's just that he has a record of being suspected of murder. Even if Zhang Ke doesn't think he is such a violent person in his heart, Yuan Mengmeng will not deliberately deceive him or remember the details wrongly. In addition, combined with Xu Xiaoli, it is possible
The speculation that he was killed by himself made Zhang Ke collapse for a time.
Could it be that I am really the kind of impulsive and violent maniac who does things without considering the consequences? I smashed my colleagues into a vegetative state and killed a woman in the same room.
But Xiao Yao's words made him feel relieved. It seemed that he was not just causing trouble and seriously injuring people.
Zhang Ke was about to ask in detail when he heard a commotion outside the door. He was about to open the door to take a look, but saw Xiao Yao's face suddenly changed. He grabbed his hand and said nervously: "Don't open the door, it's them.
!”
"Who?" As soon as the word Zhang Ke popped out of his throat, he heard someone starting to curse outside the door:
"Get out of here, the murderer Zhang Ke! Pay for my brother's life!"
"Hand over the murderer! Is it okay to hide him? He must give an explanation in person!"
"My poor son! You were harmed like this when you were in your prime. You want me to send someone with white hair to someone with black hair..."
There were shouts of curses, cries, and one wave of condemnation after another outside the door, and some people tried to knock the door open.
It turned out that it was Liang Dayuan's family members who were making trouble again. According to Xiao Yao's previous statement, this was almost a daily routine. No wonder she was so panicked just now.
Listening to the knocking on the door one after another, Zhang Ke finally couldn't bear it anymore. He walked to the door to check the situation, but saw Xiao Yao blocking the door first and shouting outside: "Zhang Ke."
I still asked for leave today and didn't come to work at all. Please come back."
"Don't do this! We already asked when we came in. Some people said they saw Zhang Ke coming to the warehouse today and haven't gone out yet. Little girl, don't tell lies!" A very strong-sounding voice outside the door.
Yelled and cursed.
"Don't get excited. If these people have made enough noise, they can be sent away." Xiao Yao lowered his voice very softly, using decibels as thin as a mosquito, and gently warned Zhang Ke, "If you let them know that you
If you're really here, then the whole afternoon's work will be wasted."
Zhang Ke nodded slightly to express his understanding, but he still couldn't help but clenched his fists.
"Open the door, open the door. Since you said he's not here, why don't you dare to open the door!"
Along with the shouting and cursing, the sound of banging on the door was louder and louder every time. Little Yao Mingming had already pressed his whole body against the door, but he was still hit by the constant impact, and almost flew away after being hit.
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"You go to the office in the inner room first and hide under the table - I'll open the door and send them away." Xiao Yao said softly. Zhang Ke responded with some gratitude, then turned back and walked into the office, half-closing the door.
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The furnishings in the office were very ordinary, with nothing noteworthy. Zhang Ke could hardly tell which desk belonged to him.
It wasn't until he opened the drawer and saw his printed business card inside that he was roughly sure that this should be his usual seat.
In addition to business cards and some paper documents, there was only a can of chewable enhanced chewing gum, a very delicate-looking lighter, but there was no pack of cigarettes next to it, and an ID card.
"Is this my access card?" Zhang Ke picked up the card, turned to the back and looked at it, and another unexpected name caught his eye.