Wu Weiwei held his breath and became uncontrollably nervous. He quickly stuffed the weasel back into his schoolbag and held it tightly in his arms.
Then he squatted down, with his head almost touching the ground, and looked out through the crack in the door.
On the floor that should have been empty, stood a pair of bare feet. The toenails were sharp and black inside, as if embedded with dark mud.
Wu Weiwei blinked, bent his body further, and suddenly found that the things outside had disappeared.
He rubbed his eyes, stared outside in disbelief for a few more times, and made sure that he was not seeing things. Then he stood up in confusion and found that Chen Ling had also fallen to the ground.
After the other party stood up, Wu Weiwei controlled his voice and asked, "Brother Chen, what on earth was that just now?"
The shape of the feet is more deformed and morbid than that of ordinary people. There are black whiskers on the instep, which are a bit similar to human hair, but more curved, and look disgusting.
Chen Ling got goose bumps when he thought of the strange shape of the feet. "I've never seen them before."
I held the door handle with both hands and pulled the door open. As soon as I stepped out, I was greeted by a smiling face.
Mrs. Tang rested her hands on her knees across a thin blanket, while a staff member was bending over and fiddling with something beside her wheelchair.
Chen Ling said calmly: "Why is Mrs. Tang here? Mr. Tang just told me that he would send someone to pick you up."
"I just arrived, and I want to go to this window to get some fresh air first." She smiled softly, and said helplessly, "Siping is really something, what is there to pick up? I'm here now."
Mrs. Tang changed into a pink long dress with floral patterns. Even though she was sitting in a wheelchair, her elegant temperament remained unchanged.
Chen Ling walked forward naturally and said, "I just heard from Mr. Tang that you also adopted a child."
"Yes." Mrs. Tang dressed up specially before going out. Her face was delicately made up and her long black hair was curled into elegant big waves.
When it comes to children, she obviously has no interest in talking more.
Chen Ling pretended not to know and continued in a chatty tone: "Mr. Tang said he suffered from soul separation syndrome and wanted me to help take a look after the incident."
"If Master Chen has time, we would naturally be willing to bring Tongtong to you. But he is in poor health and his mood swings are very big. I am really afraid that he will be stimulated..."
Mrs. Tang looked sad, and sighed heavily like a mother who was really worried about her child. Sadness rolled in her heart, and she couldn't say anything more, so she covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly.
"Sir, please stop asking about the young master's affairs." The staff member couldn't stand it anymore and stopped the topic from continuing.
He stood up and saw that the two young men were staring at his hands. He explained with a cold face, "Just now, the screws of my wife's wheelchair were loose. Fortunately, I found it in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Mrs. Tang adjusted her mood, looked up and said to the staff, "Since you are well, please push me forward a little bit. If I stop in the middle of the road, it will block the way."
"Okay." The staff carefully pushed Mrs. Tang to the window.
The weather tonight is good, and since it is close to Sifang Mountain, the natural environment is excellent, and the wind blowing on your face is cool and comfortable.
Chen Ling's eyelashes drooped, and his sight passed through the narrow gap between his eyelids and stopped at the lower half of the wheelchair.
Mrs. Tang's feet were covered by her skirt and the thin blanket, so no one could see them in their entirety. Because she was wearing shoes, no one knew whether they looked like the pair of feet she had seen before. But Chen Ling was certain that the person who had just been outside the door was Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang transformed into Xiaoyang's original form.
The excuse of getting some fresh air was too lame, and the timing of her appearance was coincidental enough. The most suspicious thing was that when two people suddenly jumped out of the emergency passage, she was not surprised at all, as if she had known that someone was hiding behind the door.
Chen Ling raised his elbow and gently nudged Wu Weiwei: "Let's go."
“But…” Wu Weiwei was worried that the staff might be killed, and was glared at by his brother Chen.
Then he felt his arm tighten and was dragged away.
When they were in a crowded and noisy place, Chen Ling said, "That person will be fine. It's been a year since Tang Siping moved the company to Sifang Mountain, and none of the employees in Sifang Mountain have been in trouble. This shows that Mrs. Tang is not going to expose herself. It also shows that Sifang Mountain, especially the Sifang Greening planting area, is very important to her. It might be a new base, a headquarters."
"Base camp?!" Wu Weiwei's heartbeat quickened, he was simply frightened. "You mean, she set up camp here?"
"I'm just guessing." Chen Ling said, "Otherwise, with so many fresh foods in front of her, why wouldn't she use them?"
Wu Weiwei shook his head stupidly, "I don't know."
Chen Ling pushed his head and said, "Think about it carefully."
Wu Weiwei racked his brains and hesitantly said the answer in his mind: "She wants to protect this place and doesn't want the greening of the four sides to attract the attention of the outside world and the police?"
"Yes." Chen Ling thought, "There must be something hidden under Tang Siping's planting area."
"In order to prevent more people from paying attention to Sifang Greening, Mrs. Tang will not touch any of the employees here." Wu Weiwei was afraid and curious, "But what could be in this land?"
Chen Ling: "Anyway, it's something very important to her."
"But the situation is different now. She already knows that we are suspecting her identity." Wu Weiwei clenched his fists, ready to roll up his sleeves and fight at any time. "Brother Chen, do you think she heard what we said just now? Will she find a chance to attack us in anger?"
"I don't know either." Chen Ling's eyes darkened a little, "But she just transformed into her original form, she must have wanted to kill us. Go inform Li Hongyu and tell them to be careful."
"Okay, I'll go tell them right away." Wu Weiwei, holding his backpack, disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
Today's farewell party was very lively, and Tang Siping did a very good job on the surface.
He walked onto the stage as if nothing had happened, holding the speech he had prepared in the afternoon. After an impassioned reading, he cast his eyes downward, to a certain position in the crowd.
"My wife will now host the lucky draw for everyone."
Mrs. Tang smiled gently, nodded to the nearby employees, and was pushed onto the small podium by the previous staff member.
The light shone on the woman's face, her dark brown pupils glowed. She took the microphone down with one hand while holding her husband's hand.
"Many of you present here have been my husband's loyal followers since the beginning of his business. I am very sorry that you are leaving. We have been through ups and downs together. Even if we can no longer be together in the future, we are still friends..."
Chen Ling stood at the round table in the audience and whispered to Jiang Yu, "What a great eloquence! Is Xiao Yang's learning ability so strong?"
"She should have obtained Mrs. Tang's memory from somewhere else." Jiang Yu glanced at the young man's rosy lips. Because he had just drunk juice, his lips were moist and shiny.
He lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then continued, "Besides, before officially attacking Madam Tang, Xiao Yang should have observed her for a long time."
"No wonder." Chen Ling suddenly realized, "No wonder Mr. Tang said that when he was still in the next city, he always felt that someone was peeking at him!"
Xiao Yang's target is not actually Tang Siping, but Mrs. Tang. He peeks at Tang Siping just to learn more about their relationship as a couple by observing him.
On the stage, Mrs. Tang finished her speech.
The employees lined up one by one to go on stage to draw the lottery. After the drawing, they sat back in their seats in order and excitedly unfolded the square little pieces of paper.
There were various numbers written on the notes. As long as the numbers in their hands matched the lucky numbers in Mrs. Tang's hand, they could successfully take the prize home.
The farewell party went on in an orderly manner. The employees ate happily. Some had prizes in their hands, some got nothing, and those who decided to resign had an envelope containing severance pay in their pockets.
Around ten o'clock in the evening, the farewell party came to an end.
Chen Ling and others did not stay to finish the work with Tang Siping. Led by the chairman's assistant, they entered the greening office building.
The staff dormitories are on the fifth and sixth floors. The corridors are clean and tidy. On both sides of the corridor are rooms with doors facing each other. There is a number plate on each door.
"Boss Tang has already informed us to clean the place in advance. The bedding, sheets, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels... are all new." The assistant said in a businesslike manner, neither humble nor arrogant.
Chen Ling nodded: "Thank you."
Assistant: "You're welcome. This is what we should do."
He raised his hand and pointed to the room on the right at the end of the corridor. "The security captain and deputy captain live in that room." Then he pointed to the room on the left. "The dormitory manager lives in that room. If you have any questions, you can contact them. Or you can call me directly."
The assistant had to hurry back to the staff cafeteria, so he left quickly without saying a word.
Wu Weiwei walked past the fat and thin brothers, pointed at the closed security dormitory, turned his head and asked: "Brother Chen, should we go and question the person involved?"
"Well, let's go." Chen Ling looked at Li Hongyu, "Are you going?"
Li Hongyu nodded, "Together."
Remembering that there was still someone who hadn't been settled, Chen Ling took back his legs and whispered to the man beside him: "Are you going? If you don't want to go, you can go inside and rest first."
Jiang Yu originally felt a little dissatisfied about being ignored, but after the young man asked him in such a gentle voice, all emotions disappeared.
He held the young man's shoulders and turned him around. "Go ahead. Call me if you need anything."
Chen Ling responded vaguely. Feeling the gazes of Wu Weiwei and Li Hongyu, he felt inexplicably hot and ran away without looking back.
The door of the security dormitory was not closed tightly, leaving a gap, and the sound of the TV came from inside.
Wu Weiwei was stunned and raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Here it comes." A rough male voice came from inside, followed by the sound of slippers sliding across the ground.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man with a beard. He was strong and imposing. He was probably just out of a shower, and his whole body was steaming.
"Who are you looking for?" The security guard slapped his forehead and said, "I remember now. You are Mr. Tang's guests. Sorry, sorry. I drank a little tonight and my head is a little confused."
Chen Ling smiled and said it was okay, "We live in the three dormitories at the end."
"Okay, I got it." The security guard was a smart guy. He knew that the three people coming to see him was definitely not just a simple greeting between neighbors.
He asked, "Do you guys have anything else to say? Why don't we go in and talk?"
The security guard was generous and enthusiastic. He invited everyone in. He poured a glass of water for each of the three people in a paper cup and turned around to sit beside the bed.
Chen Ling spoke first: "You should know why Mr. Tang asked us to come here."
"How could I not know? I saw it with my own eyes that night." The security guard crossed his fingers and rubbed his palms together. The open-mindedness he had just shown disappeared, replaced by fear on his face.
The content relayed by Tang Siping must not be as detailed as his own narration. Chen Ling wanted to dig out more clues to find Xiao Yang's weakness. "Security brother, can you recall the scene that night carefully again?"