"Hey, Xiao Wen, did you get your salary today? Why are you suddenly so generous to treat me to a drink?"
As soon as he entered my box, Bai Longfei didn't show any politeness. He picked up a bottle of beer, bit open the cap with his teeth, drank it and said to me with a smile.
I also opened a bottle and drank with him, saying, "What do you mean by salary? Didn't I treat you to a drink two weeks ago when I got my salary? I called you here today because I want to talk to you about something."
"Tell me, which girl have you taken a fancy to this time? I will definitely help you get her this time!"
There was one time when I was delivering a package and I met a girl. Although the girl was not particularly pretty, I liked her inexplicably. However, I didn’t dare to approach her and talk to her. So I wrote down the girl’s phone number on the delivery slip and told Bai Longfei about it.
After hearing this, Bai Longfei laughed and called me a vulgar person, while swearing that he would help me chase that girl. But who knew that when I met that girl again the next day, she slapped me on the spot and said that I had found someone to threaten her and asked her to be my girlfriend, and she also said that she would call the police to arrest me.
I knew it must have been Bai Longfei's doing. This was probably his way of pursuing girls. I quickly apologized, and after much persuasion the matter was over. But in the end, let alone my girlfriend, I haven't even seen that girl again since then.
Since then, I no longer dare to tell Bai Longfei that I have someone I like. Although I know he means well and really wants to help me, if he has to use this method, I will probably be a single dog for the rest of my life.
"Nonsense, even if I like the girl, she wouldn't look down on a poor guy like me. Brother Long, I really have something to talk to you about this time. A lot of strange things have happened around me recently, and I just want to talk to you and help me share some of my worries." As I said that, I told Bai Longfei everything that happened in the past two days without reservation. In front of Bai Longfei, I have always been very open-minded.
At first, Bai Longfei had a playful smile on his face, as if he was mocking me. But after listening to what I said, his expression turned ugly. He sat on the sofa and smoked silently for a long time before he looked up and asked, "Xiao Wen, is what you said true?"
"It's absolutely true. Why would I lie to you? I'm already in a state of panic. Since the murderers of these two murders chose me to deliver the packages, I will probably be murdered to silence me in the end! I originally wanted to find the murderer myself, but now there are limited clues. Although I have some ideas, I still don't know where to start. If this continues, I will probably have to resign and return home to escape."
It was obvious that Bai Longfei trusted me very much. He patted my shoulder and said, "Don't panic. Nothing has happened yet. I'll go back and talk to my father and ask him to urge the police to solve the case as soon as possible. I'll also arrange for someone to protect you. After all, you're in a very dangerous situation now."
I nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Long."
I don’t know much about Bai Longfei’s family background, but during the year I’ve known him, I have a vague feeling that his family background is not that simple, otherwise, with such an arrogant and domineering personality, Bai Longfei would not be able to live so peacefully in this city.
Bai Longfei smiled and said, "We are brothers, why should we be polite? However, you should also pay attention to the things happening in Jinhe Community. It is best to tell Officer Yang everything you know. As long as we find the woman pretending to be a ghost in Jinhe Community, I believe we can learn something from her. I think you should move to my house for the next few days. It will be better for the two of us to live together and take care of each other."
This is Bai Longfei's character. As long as his friends are in trouble, he will definitely help with all his strength and will never hold back. It is for this reason that he has become the person I trust the most.
I nodded and said, "That's the only way. I'll go back and pack my luggage now. Brother Long, you go back first."
Bai Longfei chuckled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? We came out here to drink. You're leaving after just a few bottles? It's not too late to leave after you're drunk. I'm not driving anyway."
Since Bai Longfei said so, I might as well obey him. When I arrived in Zhongwei City, I learned the traditional finger-guessing game at the Zhongwei wine table, drinking and singing. Soon it was past eleven o'clock in the evening, and we had both drunk almost enough. After paying the bill, I staggered into a taxi to go home to pack my luggage. Bai Longfei also went home to wait for me first.
Drinking is like this. No matter how much you drink in the bar, you won't feel drunk. But once you go out and are blown by the cold wind, the alcohol immediately takes over. When the taxi arrived downstairs of my house, I got out of the taxi and immediately felt dizzy. My legs went weak and I fell to the ground. I couldn't stand up for a long time.
The taxi driver saw me like this, got out of the car and helped me up and said, "Young man, are you okay? I'll help you up, which floor is your house on?"
I thanked him gratefully, and was helped upstairs by the taxi driver. I tried hard to open the door and went in. I fell headfirst onto the bed and didn't want to move anymore. I thought it was too late now, so I would go find Bai Longfei after get off work tomorrow.
I drank beer today. Drinking too much beer will make your stomach bloated. My stomach was churning and I wanted to go to the toilet to vomit, but my body wouldn't listen to me. Finally, I fell asleep on the bed.
I don’t know how long it was, but I was suddenly awakened by a gentle knock on the door.
The knock on the door was very light, three knocks followed by a pause of a few seconds, and then three knocks again. It sounded like the person outside the door was a very polite person. But no matter how polite the other person was, I had no intention of opening the door at this moment. I reached out to touch the pillow next to me and pressed it on my head, wanting to continue sleeping.
But the incessant knocking on the door didn't seem to stop, which made me very upset and I couldn't sleep at all.
I tried to open my eyes and found that the room was pitch black. It should be dark before dawn. I had been drinking and was woken up. I was furious. I raised my head and shouted at the door: "Who the hell is this? There's no one in the room. Get out!"
This shout did not stop the knocking, but it woke me up completely. Hearing the incessant knocking, I was furious. I endured the headache and nausea and got up. I quickly walked to the door, ready to open it and see who was knocking.
But when I was about to touch the door handle, I immediately realized that it was the middle of the night, who was knocking on the door? If I really opened the door and it turned out to be a thief, I would be finished.
"Who is it?" I asked tentatively again, but there was still no answer from the person behind the door, only the regular knocking sound continued.
Now I finally felt a little nervous. Since the other party didn't answer, there must be something wrong! Thinking back to the strange things that happened in the past two days, the knock on the door in the middle of the night made me even more panicked.
Could it be Officer Yang? Even if he came in the middle of the night, he wouldn't just knock on the door without saying anything.
The more I didn't want to connect the person knocking on the door with the murders that happened in the past two days, the more bloody scenes appeared in my mind. For a moment, I even forgot to open the door. The alcohol in my body gradually evaporated with the sweat, but it did not make my brain clearer.
The knocking continued for a few minutes. Seeing that there was no sign of the knocking stopping, I decided to see what was outside. After all, the unknown is the most terrifying. If I had to stand facing the door in the middle of the night and imagine who was knocking, I would probably scare myself to death.
I took a deep breath, quietly approached the door, and looked outside through the peephole. It was pitch black outside the corridor, but there was faint moonlight shining in. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I finally saw the face of the person standing at my door in the dark.
I swear, when I saw her, I almost suffocated on the spot, not because the person outside the door was so scary, but because she was so beautiful that I couldn't believe it.
I saw a girl standing outside the door, she was probably a little younger than me, about 1.65 meters tall, a little thin but in great shape. She was wearing a white plaid shirt with a pair of super short jeans, which perfectly showed off her long legs. Her face was plain and pure under her long coffee-brown hair, with no makeup on. She was so beautiful that it made me feel unreal.
Everyone knows that Sichuan is a place full of beautiful women, but the beauty in front of me is more beautiful than any beauty I have ever seen. The only regret is that this beauty has a frosty face and seems to be a very cold person.
Seeing such a beautiful woman standing at my door in the middle of the night, no matter how suspicious I was before, it all disappeared. Without saying a word, I opened the door and let the beautiful woman in.
When the beautiful woman saw the door open, she didn't say anything and just walked in. She just stood in front of me and looked at me expressionlessly.
Being stared at by this beauty, I suddenly felt a little embarrassed. What's more, this beauty came to my house to find me in the middle of the night, which immediately made me feel as if the plot in some Japanese movies was about to happen to me.
"Hello, are you here to see me?"
I asked stutteringly, but the beauty didn't seem to be ready to answer. She stared at me for a long time without saying anything. This made me wonder, is this beauty a mute
It is said that no one is perfect, and it is not a big deal for such a beautiful girl to be mute. I was just about to take out paper and pen to communicate with her in writing, when this beauty finally spoke.
"Yes, I came to find you because I felt you were familiar."
Although her tone did not contain any emotion, her voice was so pleasant that my heart began to beat faster just by listening to it.
I suppressed all evil thoughts and continued to ask, "Very familiar? Do you know me, beautiful lady? By the way, what do you want to see me for?"
"I want you to help me find out who killed me."