It was getting late at that time, and the man was wearing a peaked cap with his head lowered, seemingly intentionally covering his face, so I couldn't see clearly what he looked like. As for his speaking voice, it sounded like our local voice.
Maybe it’s because we’ve been in this business for a long time and we’re all more cautious. Suddenly a stranger came over and asked me to talk on the phone. To be honest, I must have been a little nervous.
Zhao Hu, who was next to him, asked him angrily: "Who are you? Who wants to talk to Jianjun? Can't you just call here?"
The little braid was probably afraid that this person had evil intentions, and if something happened suddenly while he was talking, he quickly grabbed me and pulled me back. The duck-voiced man and his brothers were quite interesting. , came over and made noises under the influence of alcohol, and asked us if we were in trouble.
The strange man then smiled and said: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person, it's just a friend of mine who wants to talk to him. I hope he can go there with me."
"Can't we talk here?" I asked.
"It's inconvenient here. You can only hear this call. I hope you can understand me. I'm really not a bad person. I don't have any weapons or anything like that." As he said this, the guy took out his trouser pocket. When he was done, he patted his clothes and trouser legs to indicate to me that he didn't have a murder weapon on him.
After he finished, he added: "No, you are so cowardly. There are so many of you, and I can't possibly mess with you. Let's go and have a chat."
Having said that, I had no choice but to tell Zhao Hu and the others not to be nervous. After that, I followed this person to the alley not far away. As I walked there, I heard Zhao Hu muttering behind him. : "It can't be Yang Dahai's person, right? There is no news about Yang Dahai until now, it can't be his person."
Xiao Zhuizi said: "Definitely not. He and his people must have died at sea. Besides, we didn't harm him or anything. Why should he ask Jianjun?"
When they mentioned Yang Dahai, I also thought:
It shouldn't be him, right?
When we were almost at the entrance of the alley, I asked, "Who wants to call me? Do I know this person?"
"You'll know when you get through the phone." As he said that, the other party took out his mobile phone and dialed the number. While waiting for the call to go through, I felt a little relieved. Anyway, looking at this guy's posture, he shouldn't Like he wants to harm me.
Soon, the call was connected, and the strange man said to the other end: "I found the person, and I asked him to talk to you."
The strange man handed me the phone. After I answered it, I said to the other end: "Hey, who is this?"
Then, a voice came from the other end that I knew all too well: "Jianjun, it's me."
My heart skipped a beat, and it turned out to be my brother's voice. I was so surprised and delighted that I was so stunned that I forgot to speak. When I realized what was happening, I immediately stuttered and asked, "Brother? Really?" You? Where are you now? "
"Well, it's me. Are you and our mother okay now?" he asked.
"Very good, very good. Where are you? When will you be back?" I asked anxiously.
My brother didn't answer my question or say where he was. He probably had some concerns. He just asked me: "I heard from others that Zhang Kang and Zhang Qingshan don't plan to ask me to compensate now. You have reached an agreement with them." Reconciled, is this a thing? If they don’t care about me anymore, there shouldn’t be any problem for me to return to my hometown now, right?”
In fact, it’s hard for me to answer my brother’s question. If nothing happens to Brother Dachuang, Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Kang really don’t dare to do anything to me or my brother. But now that Brother Dachuang has been arrested, Zhang Kang and Zhang Qingshan will naturally not give me face.
Especially now that Liu Xuanxuan and Zhang Kang have also fallen out. If they had not broken up, I could use my relationship with Liu Xuanxuan to say good things to Zhang Kang. Now this path will naturally follow. It doesn’t make sense.
And I have been murmuring in my heart these past few days, always feeling that these uncle and nephew may soon cause trouble for me. If my brother comes back at this moment and they know about it, they will definitely cause trouble for my brother.
Thinking of this, I told my brother: "I did settle the feud with them before, but it was just a superficial effort. Zhang Kang and Zhang Qingshan must still want to mess with me in their hearts, and I met the provincial government by chance at that time. Brother Cheng Da Chuang, they reconciled with me because they were afraid of Brother Da Chuang's power. Now that Brother Da Chuang has been in trouble, I'm afraid they will cause trouble for you when you come back."
"Okay, then I won't go back now. Just take good care of our mother. Remember to tell our mother that I am living a good life outside and let her not worry."
"Oh, I see."
I originally wanted to ask my brother where he was now, but I thought I had asked him twice and he didn't tell me. Since he didn't want to say, I didn't ask any more questions. I just asked him. The letter that the person sent me last time was not from him. He said it was indeed him.
"Then you were planning to go to the ancient city of Muta before. Halfway there, you left with others, right?"
When I asked this question, my brother seemed surprised. He asked me, "How do you know?"
I just said that we went to the ancient city of Muta and met his accomplice, that is, the scar man. The scar man told us some things about them.
"Did you go to the ancient city of Muta? Did you go there specifically to find me? Or..."
I knew what my brother wanted to ask, so I smiled and said, "We didn't come here specifically to find you. We just went to the ancient city of Muta to look for treasures, but we didn't find them, and many people died after escaping from the desert. At that time, it can be regarded as going through a lot of hardships.”
"You go there to find treasures? Then you won't start touching the halls now, right?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing I can do. After you ran away, Liu Xuanxuan and Zhang Kang forced my mother and I to pay compensation, and the lion asked for a lot of money. I had no choice but to go to the house with my brother, but in my heart, brother Don’t feel guilty or anything. Thanks to me entering this industry, I have met many good friends, and our family’s debt problem has also been solved. My mother now runs a dumpling restaurant in the county town, together with several aunts in the village. I’m doing a pretty good job running it.”
"I see what you mean, you guys are doing quite well, aren't you?"
"Yeah, not bad."
"So where have you been?"
Later, I told my brother about my experience of touching the boy. After listening to it, my brother found it incredible. He said that there is an old man in their team who is almost 60 years old. He touched the boy three times. For ten years, even a veteran like him may not be as evil as the ones we encountered.
I said that I was also quite puzzled. Anyway, I always encountered evil things.
My brother sighed and then reminded me: "Anyway, this line of work is not a long-term job. If you are caught, you will either go to jail or be shot. Moreover, you can easily encounter dangerous things during the prostitution. If you are not short of money now, Don't do this anymore. Did you hear me? You and our mother are the only ones left at home. I may not be able to go back. If I die outside one day, my mother will have to rely on me. You took care of me, but if something happens to you, what do you want our mother to do?"
I said that I couldn't help myself now and had to help a friend pay off his debt, so I had to continue doing this business.
"Then where are you going to work next?" my brother asked.
"There is one right in our hometown, under the Xishan gravel pit. We are currently thinking about it."
Because I wanted my brother to come back as soon as possible, I quickly said: "Why don't you come back? I'll go talk to Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Kang and see if I can give them a little more money so that they don't care about you. If If they agree, you can come back, otherwise it's not an option to wander around all over the world all the time."
