Chapter 123

Chen He heard the heavy footsteps of Zhuangzhuang hurriedly running away on the other end of the phone.

A gleam of inspiration flashed in her eyes, and she said, "How about this, it's getting dark, don't rush back, it's time for you and Zhuangzhuang to catch up."

Song Zhou hesitated: "But you..."

"It's safe here," Chen He said. "Chang Ting and the others will stay in Lanzhou for a few more days. Qi'an has sent in a lot of police, and now this hotel is full of them.

"Xing Yao is dead. Even if the other murderer had the guts, he wouldn't dare to make a move at this moment. Don't worry. I can just stay in my room and paint for two days."

"Chase him quickly, don't let Zhuangzhuang run away!" Chen He encouraged him.

"Okay." On the other end of the phone, Song Zhou became more alert and quickened his pace.

Chen He hung up the phone, lay on the bed in the hotel room, holding the phone, and the corners of her lips slowly dropped into a deep purse.

The pillow under my face was already wet.

While talking on the phone, she couldn't help crying while smiling, but not a single sob came into the receiver.

For two years, the companionship that had been as close as air was suddenly gone, and she really couldn't adapt.

She knew very well that Song Zhou's escape was not because he was afraid of legal prosecution, but because he was afraid of her rejection.

She herself is the pressure on Song Zhou.

Of course, Song Zhou would come back without her saying anything.

But she didn't want Song Zhou to come back for her under pressure.

Song Zhou needs some time to find himself. You can't force him back just because you are impatient or dependent on him.

The kind and generous Zhuangzhuang might be a good person to help him through this period.

Give him some time.

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The night fell on the remote street, and Zhuangzhuang fled in panic with a bag of food in his hand.

Song Zhou put his hands in his pockets and followed slowly.

This situation is similar to that text.

A butcher was returning home late, his basket full of meat and only bones remaining. On his way, a wolf followed him for a long distance.

There is an auto repair shop ahead, and the investigation of the explosion site has not yet been completed.

The workshop was also surrounded by a cordon, with a tent with a police logo set up nearby.

Boss Niu suddenly stopped and turned around. The two men stood face to face.

Song Zhou looked at him: "Zhuangzhuang, don't you recognize me?"

Boss Niu stamped his feet, and as if determined, he strode up to him, grabbed his arm and dragged him away.

He lowered his voice and said hurriedly, "Hurry up, hurry up, there are police over there!"

Song Zhou: “…”

Boss Niu avoided the police tent, made a big circle, and pulled him to the other side of the scorched earth.

There was a scrapped minibus there, all its wheels gone, with the carriage sitting directly on the ground.

Boss Niu didn't care about anything and just stuffed Song Zhou into the car.

Song Zhou rushed in too fast and his head banged against the door.

"Go slowly, these glasses I just bought..."

"Shhhhhh!"

Boss Niu put his index finger in front of his mouth and stopped him seriously.

He glanced behind him, got into the car, closed the door, and leaned against the broken window to look around cautiously for a while. When he saw no police coming, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and stared at the person in front of him from head to toe, his eyes gradually reddening: "I pretended to be unconscious that day and heard what you and Xing Yao from Jinda said.

"When I realized you were Xiaosong, I was so surprised and happy that I almost couldn't pretend anymore! You're still alive, it's great, really great."

Song Zhou sighed: "Zhuangzhuang..."

Boss Niu suddenly raised his fist as big as a bowl and punched Song Zhou in the chest.

Song Zhou was almost suffocated by the noise.

Then he was hugged tightly by a pair of strong arms.

Song Zhou's face was pressed against Boss Niu's thick chest, and his choked sobs echoed above his head: "You little bastard, you didn't even send me a message while you were still alive! Do you know how miserable I was when I thought you were burned to death?"

Song Zhou struggled: "I'm holding it... I'm holding it to death..."

After Boss Niu calmed down a bit, the two of them sat on the worn seats in the car across the aisle in the middle of the car.

In Song Zhou's hand, he was holding a beef roll wrapped in a pancake that he had taken out of the plastic bag.

Boss Niu wiped away the tears of excitement that just came out: "Xiaosong, how dare you come here?!"

Song Zhou took a bite of the meat roll and asked, "Why am I afraid to come?"

"If you go to the police station, you'll be turning yourself in," Boss Niu said, pointing in the direction of the police tent. "If you get caught here, it'll be a serious offense. You could end up getting several more years in prison!"

Song Zhou lowered his eyelashes: "So... you also think that I harmed Curly Hair and committed a serious crime."

Boss Niu looked at him like a fool: "How is that possible? If you want to hurt people, you'd have to be a sow climbing a tree!"

Song Zhou: “…”

Boss Niu stepped back and looked at him from a distance: "It looks like it. But someone familiar with him can still tell them apart."

Suddenly he reached out and touched the top of Song Zhou's head, "It's this curly hair that looks the most like him!"

Song Zhou dodged in disdain: "Your hands are so calloused... you're almost bald!"

He lowered his eyes to look at the food in his hand and asked hesitantly, "I pretended to be Curly and took his identity. Do you think I'm... shameless?"

Boss Niu scratched his beard and said, "Are you saying you have no shame? When have you ever had any shame?"

Song Zhou: “…”

I was more speechless in this moment than I have ever been in my entire life.

Boss Niu sighed: "Actually, I can probably guess why you have curly hair."

Song Zhou didn't believe it. He stuffed the last bite of the meat roll into his mouth and said sullenly, "Then tell me."

Boss Niu said, "Curly asked you for help."

Song Zhou was stunned, his cheeks puffed up, he forgot to swallow, and stared blankly at Boss Niu.

Boss Niu grinned and said, "You let me guess, I knew it."

Then he said with a sad look, stroking his beard, "I am sure of your character. First of all, you will definitely not hurt Curly.

"Secondly, you're a man of integrity. It's impossible for you to replace him without his consent in such a serious matter as separation.

"So I guess the idea wasn't yours, it must have been Curly's."

Song Zhou opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be choked and no sound came out.

A gust of night wind blew in through the broken car window, carrying a burnt smell that engulfed him, as if suddenly carrying him back to the raging fire of the night ten years ago...

That day, just as the repair shop closed, I received a photo of a certificate sent by Curly on WeChat:

Song Zhou, the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award

He couldn't help but grin. With one hand he pulled down the clattering shutter door, and with the other he held up his phone and sent a voice message: "Reward, hot pot tonight."

The rolling door of the auto repair shop slammed shut.

Before Qiu Song went out to buy hot pot ingredients, he took off the peach-pit pig from his wrist, put it on the desk, and went to take a shower.

That was a gift Xiaoyue gave him when he was a child. The peach pit and the red rope were afraid of water, so they had to be taken off every time he took a bath.

I was so happy that day that I forgot to put it back on after taking a shower, and went out to the nearby convenience supermarket.

As he walked, he sent another voice message to Curly: "I'm going to buy some food. I'll be back soon. I left the door open for you."

Curly replied with a voice message, saying in a cheesy tone: "Okay, hehehehehe, I'll go take a shower first."

Qiu Song was only away for about half an hour.

When I was walking back with a big bag of vegetable and meat rolls, before I got close, I heard a loud earth-shaking noise, and the whole world shook.

In his astonished sight, the roof of the auto repair shop suddenly flew off and collapsed, and black smoke and flames rose into the air like a huge devil breaking through the earth.