After all, he was also a dazed young man. He was scared to death, but thinking of Brother Wang's cooperation between the government and the people, he really mustered up the courage to control the strength of his hands and push the door open a little more.
But it was really only a little bit. Of course, he still couldn't see anything and couldn't get in. So, he pushed the door a little bit more, again and again, and after about a stick of incense, the door was finally closed. Push it open enough to allow a thin boy like him to just fit through it.
He put aside the shoes he had been holding in his hand, turned sideways, moved his steps, held his breath, and slowly passed through the crack in the door.
It was dark inside, but after entering, the sound of breathing was heard more clearly.
To Xiao Zhong's expectation, there was not just one person's breathing sound, but two breathing sounds. One person's breathing was slow and rough, and the other person's breathing was gentle, like a woman's breathing.
One man and one woman?
Xiao Zhong thought to himself, it is better to deal with male and female thieves.
He moved his steps, judging the approximate location of the breathing sound, trying to avoid those two people, hoping to find Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu first.
He was not familiar with this place, so he could only walk forward in the dark. In a daze, he heard a "step" sound, his feet were wet, and he felt sporadic water droplets splashing on the insteps.
His heart was about to jump into his throat, and cold sweat flowed directly from his forehead to his neck.
But fortunately, the two people's breathing was normal and they didn't seem to notice him.
He felt that his feet were very wet, and it seemed that the closer he was to the two people, the moister the ground became.
He didn't have time to think about this. At the moment, finding the Lu couple was the most important thing, but this at least gave him a hint. If he went where he was, he would be less likely to be discovered.
Finally, after groping for an unknown amount of time, he found the stairs.
After groping for a long time on the first floor, he found nothing except the breathing sounds of the two people. If the Lu couple were still alive, they might be upstairs.
Xiao Zhong thought so.
So, he gently raised his feet and slowly placed them on the stairs so that he would not make any sound. Then he lay down on the stairs and climbed up to the second floor almost in a climbing posture.
After climbing to the second floor, Xiao Zhong was already a little tired. After holding his breath for a long time, coupled with the suffocating psychological pressure, he was exhausted physically and mentally and desperately wanted to escape from here.
But at this moment, he smelled the aroma of meat and sniffed his nose greedily. It was the smell of xiaolongbao.
Xiao Zhong felt happy, could it be that the Lu couple were really still alive?
He found that the smell was coming from the room directly opposite the stairs. He stood up and walked slowly to the door. He heard a very slight voice inside. If he didn't listen close to the door, he would not notice it at all. Someone is talking.
"Old man, pass me the flour."
"Shh! Keep your voice down. My son has warned me not to let those downstairs hear the sound."
The old man's voice was low and he scolded the old lady.
"Okay, got it."
The old lady said impatiently.
When Xiao Zhong heard this, he was confused. Did the old couple recognize the two people downstairs?
However, when the two people's voices were heard, they were the old couple of the Lu family. Knowing that the two of them were safe and sound, Xiao Zhong finally felt relieved.
"Squeak!"
He gently opened the door and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mr. and Mrs. Lu making noodles.
"Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu."
He shouted softly, for fear of waking up the two people below.
Lu and his wife were very surprised when they saw him. They looked at each other and were surprised by Xiao Zhong's appearance.
Xiao Zhong waved to the two of them, motioning for them to come over.
The two were stunned, not knowing what he meant.
Xiao Zhong became more and more anxious, but he was still some distance away from them. He spoke too softly for fear that they would not hear him, and spoke too loudly for fear of disturbing the people downstairs.
He had to wave his hands and use gestures to tell them that there was danger, but the old man could not understand, and the two of them were still confused.
As a last resort, Xiao Zhong had no choice but to tiptoe, walk up to the two of them, point his finger down, and said
"Uncle and aunt, there are two murderers in your house, come with me..."
Halfway through his words, Xiao Zhong felt an icy chill rush into his heart.
He looked at Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu in front of him. Their cold eyes stared straight at him. He suddenly felt that the Lu couple in front of him were very strange.
His eyes were occupied by a giant rolling pin.
"Bang!" With a sound, the rolling pin hit his head. He was dizzy and fell to the feet of the two of them.
"Old man, what should I do now?"
"Wait until my son comes back."
When Chang Sheng woke up in a daze, she felt like she was flying in the sky. After a while, there was a bump, and she felt like she was sitting in the carriage again. Just like this, amidst the repeated unreal feelings, she felt that she had experienced a period of time. Not a long journey.
She wanted to open her eyes, but found that she was covered by a piece of black cloth and could not see anything.
"Squeak!"
She heard the door open and someone beside her speaking.
"Yeah! Someone has been here!"
Someone else spoke next to me
"Go and have a look."
There were chaotic footsteps, and she was being carried and shaken, making her dizzy.
"You put her aside and I'll go take a look."
After walking for a while, someone spoke again, and then there were footsteps getting farther and farther away, but this time, there was the sound of "treading" on the water.
Chang Sheng frowned, is there water?
Then, Chang Sheng felt someone put her on a chair. After running for a long time, her clothes were a little messy. The man even straightened Chang Sheng's clothes thoughtfully.
"Lord City Lord, please rest for a while."
It was Wang Huan's voice.
Chang Sheng sneered
"It's already this time, why should Mr. Wang be so pretentious?"
I just heard Wang Huan sigh.
"Lord City Lord..."
He paused for a long time, perhaps not knowing how to answer Chang Sheng, so he sighed again.
Chang Sheng only heard Wang Huan's footsteps getting farther and farther, and then she heard the "stomp" sound again.
She put her feet gently on the ground and found water on the ground.
Although those people covered her eyes with black cloth, they did not tie her hands and feet. She stretched out her hands, trying to peel off the black cloth and see where she was.
But the next moment, a heavy and powerful hand knife quickly knocked her unconscious.
"I'm sorry, Lord City Lord, it's not time to let you know the truth yet."
At night, on Handicraft Street, Lao Zhong walked into a rice paper shop.
"Mr. Zhong?"
Su Qinqin looked at this rare visitor in surprise. Although they were not far away, Lao Zhong rarely interacted with them.
"Can you see where Xiao Zhong went?"
Lao Zhong asked.
Su Qinqin exhaled like a orchid
"Xiao Zhong is missing again?"
Lao Zhong nodded.
Su Qinqin closed the book in her hand and suddenly smelled a strange smell coming towards her. She frowned slightly.
"I'm afraid he ran to the city lord's mansion again."
old clock road
"When you see him, tell him to go home early."
"Okay, old man."
This was the last shop Lao Zhong found on Handicraft Street. He had also visited all the shops owned by Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wu in front of them, but he had not seen Xiao Zhong.
Lao Zhong is now sixty-one this year, and his normal mental state is not that of a sixty-year-old man. But at this moment, he is swaying when he walks, which is very different from usual.
I walked back to the shop lonely, the shop was brightly lit, and three men were sitting in the shop.
"how?"
The man sitting in the middle, dressed in brocade clothes, raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Lao Zhong lightly.
Lao Zhong shook his head
"That's it, that's what fate is."
The man chuckled lightly, and the person next to him chimed in.
"We gave you time. In this case, it's time to come with us."
Lao Zhong looked at the three of them with a pleading look.
"There is still one last order of business in the shop..."
"Old! Bell!"
The man in the middle raised his voice and scolded Lao Zhong in a threatening tone.
The people on the side are quite gentle
"You know, we must invite you back today."
Lao Zhong finally lowered his head and closed his eyes silently, seeming to accept his fate.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
The man in the middle smiled
"Then let's go."
With that said, the three of them stood up and led Lao Zhong out of the fireworks shop.
In the distance, Su Qinqin, Wu Qinghui and other ladies were hiding in a place, watching the backs of Lao Zhong and the three men leaving.
"Qinqin, this old clock..."
Lady Liu looked at the four of them doubtfully and asked.
Su Qinqin's eyes were like clear river water, saying
"I don't know, but I seem to understand something."
"What do you know?"
Wu Qinghui asked.
Su Qinqin said
"Those people are gorgeously dressed and look like wealthy people. Why would wealthy people in the capital come to the fireworks shop? Even if they want to buy fireworks, they just need to send servants here."
"What does that mean?"
"It's very unusual for Lao Zhong to go out with someone this late at night. Think about it again and see if there was something different when he went to your shop before."
The ladies looked at each other and shook their heads. Wu Qinghui asked
"What's the difference."
Su Qin Qindao
"It smells different."
"Smells different?"
"Smells like alcohol!"
Su Qinqin's eyes suddenly lit up. She finally remembered what the unpleasant smell she just smelled was. Looking at Lao Zhong's swaying body, she was sure that Lao Zhong had drank.
Wu Qing Huidao
"Has Lao Zhong been drinking? Why can't I smell it?"
Lady Liu joked
"Your winery is full of wine, you can smell anything."
Su Qinqin said again
"And I have a feeling that Old Zhong looks a bit like..."
"It's about explaining the funeral arrangements."
Several people took a breath, Wu Qinghui asked
"No way, Mr. Zhong doesn't look like he's about to die."
"Oh, can't you see? This old Zhong is afraid that he won't be able to come back after knowing that he left with those people."
Su Qinqin's words reached this point, and the thoughtful Lady Liu naturally heard it.
"Then let's chase after him!"
Wu Qinghui said hurriedly, and as she said that, she wanted to catch up, but was held back by Lady Liu.
"Even if we catch up, can we save Lao Zhong with just a few of us?"
Su Qinqin poured a basin of cold water on her.
"Then what should we do, just watch?"
Wu Qinghui is an impatient person.
Su Qinqin thought for a while
"Since those people took away Lao Zhong, naturally Lao Zhong will not be in danger for the time being. Now I am more concerned about another thing."
She looked at Wu Qinghui. Wu Qinghui looked at Su Qinqin blankly, but she heard Su Qinqin say
"Your wine."
"My wine?"
"Yes, your stolen cart of wine."
