Chapter 72: Don’t worry about being a doormat (72)
"It should be possible!" Mo Jianshe moved his hands and said, "It's not a big problem." He rubbed his legs and frowned in pain, "I can stand up."
With the combined efforts of Shen Jianye and Mo Hongying, he was lifted up.
"Can I leave?" Mo Hongying asked, looking down at Mo Jianshe's legs.
"Yes!" Mo Jianshe said bravely, but it was difficult to walk and his limp became worse.
"I'll take you back!" Shen Jianye saw this and had no choice but to say, "You don't know when you will get home."
"Send us off and then go back. This will delay you too much." Mo Hongying said sheepishly, and then added, "I'll just help my brother go back."
"He's a big man, how can you help him? Let me do it!" Shen Jianye said, putting Mo Jianshe's arm on his shoulders, "You take care of yourself, let's go."
"Okay!" Shen Jianye looked at Mo Jianye with concern and said.
"I can still use one leg." Mo Jianshe looked at Shen Jianye gratefully and said, "Thank you!"
Mo Jianshe was carried by Shen Jianye and walked home with one leg off.
I didn't dare to speak along the way, for fear of falling again if I got distracted.
The street lamp flickered with sparks and broke with a loud bang.
Mo Hongying and the three of them were so frightened that they shrank their necks, fearing that they would be affected.
"This is a short circuit caused by the heavy snow." Shen Jianye looked up at the street lamp not far away and said.
"It really came to join in the fun." Mo Hongying said with a displeased face. She took out the flashlight from her pocket, turned it on, and shined it on the path under Mo Jianshe's feet.
Mo Hongying suddenly stopped and looked at Mo Jianshe and others in front of them and said, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?" Shen Jianye stopped and looked back at her.
"Don't you think there's something wrong with the snow marks in this alley?" The flashlight in Mo Hongying's hand shone at her feet and then into the dark alley.
"Something's wrong, what's wrong?" Mo Jianshe looked at his feet and said.
"Ordinarily they should be footprints." Mo Hongying looked back at the way she came and looked at the clear footprints.
"But this doesn't seem to lead to the alley. The snow is too low." Mo Hongying squatted on the ground and used her feet to check the height.
"It looks like traces of dragging something." Shen Jianye stared at Xuehen with his dark eyes.
"Maybe I can't lift the heavy objects, so I'm just dragging the sacks! What's the fuss about this?" Mo Jianshe said casually, "Don't worry."
"Comrade Shen Jianye just said that a woman is missing, but no one has been found until now." Mo Hongying looked at Shen Jianye with her dark eyes.
"Yes! The police have offered a reward for citizens to provide clues." After hearing this, Shen Jianye hurriedly looked at the two of them and said, "Comrade Mo Hongying, you don't doubt that this matter is dragging traces of pedestrians!"
"It's impossible in public! This is the city center." Mo Jianshe looked at her in disbelief and said.
"It's so hidden in the city. How can it be so public? Look, is there anyone on the street?" Mo Hongying pointed to the middle of the street and the sidewalks on both sides. "There are no footprints."
Mo Jianshe looked around independently, "Except for those of you who go to night school, there are so many people scattered into the city at night, and there are no one around, and they all go together." Then he added, "Such a big place Snow, who will come out! Look, there is another layer of snow falling above."
"If it snows until tomorrow morning, if it looks like this, there won't be any traces left." Mo Hongying looked at him with her deep, ink-like eyes and said resolutely, "I'm not worried, I insist on going to take a look. ."
"I agree with Comrade Mo Hongying. If nothing happens, just take a few more steps." Shen Jianye nodded fiercely and said, "If something happens, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
"Okay! Okay! It's up to you." Mo Jianshe had no choice but to say, "Two to one, I will obey the majority."
"Let's go!" Mo Jianshe looked at Shen Jianye and stretched out his arm.
"Brother, just wait here. If anything happens, you can call for help." Mo Hongying lowered her eyes and looked at him standing on one leg and said, "You have trouble with your legs, so don't run away."
"Okay! I'll wait here. If anything happens, you can shout at the top of your lungs!" Mo Jianshe thought for a while and said, if he follows him now, he will be a hindrance.
"Brother, give me the flashlight. Use it if you need anything." Mo Hongying handed the flashlight to Mo Jianshe and said.
"What can I do at the entrance of the alley?" Mo Jianshe chuckled.
"Take it! What if it happens? Insurance." Mo Hongying put the flashlight into Mo Jianshe's hand and said.
"I took it, what do you do?" Mo Jianshe said, holding a hand lamp, "It's so dark in this alley, you can't see anything."
"I have it!" Shen Jianye took out the hand lamp from his green canvas bag and turned it on.
"Close it, close it." Mo Hongying said quickly when she saw this.
"Why are you closing it? I can't see clearly." Mo Jianshe asked in confusion.
"If you leave the light on, we will be exposed." Shen Jianye reminded him and turned off the light with a snap.
"Closing it won't affect your vision, because it's snowing and it reflects light." Mo Hongying blinked, still not used to the sudden darkness.
After a while, after adapting to the darkness, Mo Hongying called Shen Jianye and said, "Let's go."
The two of them stepped on the snow crunchingly, following the dragging traces amidst the sound of the snow falling.
The alley seemed endless. The courtyards on both sides of the alley were dark and almost silent, which was eerie.
"I've never walked through this alley. Is it so long?" Mo Hongying asked in a low voice, almost silently.
"I don't know either." Shen Jianye said as quietly as a mosquito.
"Where is this family area?" Mo Hongying asked in a low voice.
"It turned out to be the family home of the cotton spinning mill. The cotton spinning mill has been very profitable in recent years. It has built units and provided central heating." Shen Jianye stopped and turned to look at the black figure behind him. "All the workers' families have moved away. This house Got rented out.”
Mo Hongying nodded in understanding. Nowadays, cloth stamps are no longer needed to buy cloth. With the opening up, the textile industry has developed rapidly.
"That means there are all kinds of people." Mo Hongying looked at him with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "This is difficult to manage."
"You're right." Shen Jianye's face turned pale, and his heart was raised. There are so many people and it's easy for things to happen!
"Let's go!" Shen Jianye swallowed.
"Why are you scared?" Mo Hongying whispered after hearing the movement.
"It's a bit." Shen Jianye pursed his lips and said, "I hope I'm overthinking."
"I hope so!" Mo Hongying said almost silently.
The two of them continued to walk forward, following the drag marks, taking many twists and turns.
"What kind of smell is this!" Mo Hongying pinched her nose and groaned, "You can't hide it even in the middle of winter."
(End of chapter)
