Chapter 170 I Live Here, You Live Upstairs
Shen Qingran was just about to enter the house.
Huo Tingxiao reached out and grabbed her arm, "Don't move."
With a stern look on his face, he protected her behind him and said in a low and serious voice, "There is no light on inside."
Shen Qingran swallowed his saliva. Indeed, if the criminal was still there, it would be very dangerous to rush in rashly.
"The light is on the right."
Shen Qingran felt his hand holding hers, the thickness and temperature of his palm carrying a hint of warmth.
As the lights turned on, the situation in the whole room was clear at a glance.
The table was a mess, with broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the floor.
Huo Tingxiao glanced around the room with sharp eyes, especially at the dark corner on the balcony.
"Don't move, I'll go in and take a look."
Huo Tingxiao looked at Zhao Muqiu's house.
The door is closed.
"You, wait a moment."
Shen Qingran rushed to the kitchen and nervously handed the knife to Huo Tingxiao.
"In case it's useful."
Huo Tingxiao looked at her and saw how she remained calm even though she was very nervous.
He reached out and patted her head.
"Don't be afraid."
Huo Tingxiao pushed open Zhao Muqiu's door.
A cold breeze blew through the hall.
It was so shocking that people shuddered.
Shen Qingran's hands on his back curled up unconsciously with tension, and he clasped his palms tightly.
By Huo Tingxiao's side, she saw Zhao Muqiu lying on the bed.
"Mu Qiu!"
Shen Qingran rushed over and looked at the unconscious Zhao Muqiu, "Huo Tingxiao, help me turn on the light."
The light came on in the room, and Shen Qingran quickly took Zhao Muqiu's pulse.
I saw that her pulse was steady and her clothes were intact.
He slumped down beside her bed.
His voice was a little tense, "He fainted."
Huo Tingxiao's eyes were fixed on a black mark on the window.
Someone has been here.
But he climbed out of the window.
Shen Qingran looked at his expression and the nervousness surged up again.
"What's wrong?"
"Someone walked away from here."
Shen Qingran stood behind Huo Tingxiao and followed his line of sight to see the black, muddy, incomplete footprint on the window.
In other words, someone just jumped from there.
Did they run away when they came?
Or was it left there a long time ago?
unknown.
Looking outside, it was pitch black with only the shadows of trees, and no human figures could be seen.
Shen Qingran looked back at Zhao Muqiu lying on the bed, wondering if she and Huo Tingxiao had not come back just now.
Then something extraordinary will happen.
Shen Qingran pinched her palm.
He reached out from his waist, pulled out the acupuncture bag, and stabbed Zhao Muqiu's philtrum.
Gently twist the needle tail.
Zhao Muqiu slowly opened his eyelids and felt a severe pain at the back of his neck.
I couldn't help but hissed, "Qingran..."
"What's going on?"
Shen Qingran's face was serious and he reached out and held her hand.
Zhao Muqiu sat up and shook his head.
He held her hand nervously, "Someone knocked on the door and said he wanted to see you. As soon as I opened the door, he rushed in."
"Did you see who it was?"
Zhao Muqiu frowned, "He moved too fast, I didn't see it clearly."
Shen Qingran was also depressed for a moment.
He considered and asked, "Should we report to the police?"
Zhao Muqiu held her hand nervously.
Shaked his head.
The previous pig intestine incident had already caused her controversy and a bad reputation. If she called the police, people would inevitably know that her home had been broken into by outsiders.
The previous romantic scandal has finally calmed down a lot.
If the police came today, everyone would know about it tomorrow.
Even if nothing is accomplished, who will care about you? The rumors and gossips can make her lose her place to live.
They will not sympathize with you or defend you. They will only say that you are indecent and that you take advantage of your face to pick up men from who knows where, so you deserve to be bullied.
Why would someone target you? Shouldn't you reflect on yourself?
In cases of rape and domestic violence, women are always in a weak position, or even isolated and helpless.
Shen Qingran looked at her nervous expression and said, "Okay, I won't call the police."
"Take a rest first, and don't move anything here."
Not calling the police doesn't mean there are no other options.
Shen Qingran pondered for a moment, "Wait for me."
Standing up and walking towards the living room, Shen Qingran saw Huo Tingxiao looking around.
He said, "Huo Tingxiao, can you ask Ji Qiubai to come over and help me? Mu Qiu doesn't want to call the police for the time being."
"But Ji Qiubai was a police officer before, maybe he can find out something."
Huo Tingxiao nodded, "Okay, but you and her can't live here for the time being. It's not safe."
Shen Qingran was stunned for a moment, "Then I will stay at the guesthouse with Mu Qiu tomorrow."
"The guesthouse is crowded with people coming and going, and it's not convenient to go there. You and Comrade Zhao Muqiu should move back to the compound in the next two days. I'll be staying here recently."
Shen Qingran:? ?
He was definitely worried about staying here, but he knew that if he asked Shen Qingran to go back with him, she would definitely not agree.
Shen Qingran still shook her head, "How about I ask Grandpa Qin to let me stay upstairs?"
Huo Tingxiao knew that she was a man of her word, so he no longer insisted.
"Then I'll live here, and you guys can live upstairs."
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