Chapter 297 Safe House
Get the address and hang up.
Jiang Huaique stared at his phone for a while, frowning.
"What the hell are you laughing at..."
During the conversation, Anonymous was smiling from the beginning, like a happy prisoner who had heard some wonderful news.
Looking at Xu Zhiyan slumped on the sofa, and glancing at the messy dining table, Jiang Huaique finally sighed, resigned himself to his fate and rolled up his sleeves.
When the tutor comes in the evening, the living room still needs to be cleaned up.
They worked until four o'clock and the entire living room was restored to its original state. As an all-round housework expert, Jiang Huaique not only cleaned up the house quickly, but also cooked a few dishes for Yu Xiu to eat.
He felt like a single dad raising two kids, one in school and the other in adolescence.
In contrast, Xu Zhiyan was already unconscious on the sofa. No one knew what he was dreaming about. He was shouting for gold and money from time to time, and seemed very busy.
"I'll take Xu Zhiyan home. Dinner is in the kitchen. Go eat if you're hungry. The fruit plate is in the refrigerator. Remember to take it when the teacher comes..."
Jiang Huaique changed into a camel-colored turtleneck sweater, found a black windbreaker, and talked to Yu Xiu while putting on the coat.
As a player, he is not afraid of the cold, but wearing short sleeves in the winter will inevitably attract attention.
Meeting Yu Xiu's worried eyes, he slowed down his voice.
"I'll go take a look, and if there's anything wrong I'll carry him back."
Although from Xu Zhiyan's words, it didn't sound like Anonymous had done anything to offend him, on the contrary, Anonymous seemed to have just confessed...
Well, but he is not a feudal patriarch. If Xu Zhiyan is really reluctant to go home, or does not want to see Anonymous, then he will go and help make things clear and then bring the person back.
Letting such a drunk cat go back alone is not a good option.
After taking care of his appearance, Jiang Huaique returned to the sofa with Xu Zhiyan's thick coat and wrapped him in it while cursing.
Seeing Yu Xiu still clinging to the door, he frowned.
"Anything else?"
"No, no, no... Jiang, Brother Jiang, how are you going to send it?" Yu Xiu shook his head and nodded frantically, and finally asked hesitantly with a worried look on his face.
"How? By car, of course."
Jiang Huai Que wrapped the person up with great effort and carried him on his shoulders like a sack.
"But Brother Jiang, if you drive under the influence..." Yu Xiu was about to say something but stopped talking. He was looking at the wine bottles in the living room. What if he got caught?
It would be fine if he didn't mention it, but he gets angry when he mentions Jiang Huai Que.
"... Damn it, don't worry about it, I didn't drink a single sip." He was peeling crayfish for Xu Zhiyan for the first hour and didn't even get a sip of wine to drink. For the next two hours, he was busy persuading him to drink, so he didn't even eat a few bites of the food, let alone drink.
"I fucking suspect that this guy came to me just to peel shrimps!"
After cursing, Jiang Huaique carried his disappointing teammate out of the door.
The days are short in winter, and the sun prepares to go down early, blurring the horizon boundary in advance.
By the time the car got on the highway, dusk had already arrived. As an elite social animal, Jiang Huai Que was an excellent driver. He stuck to the six o'clock mark and drove into the city smoothly.
The lights come on and people flow in.
The traffic conditions suddenly deteriorated during the evening rush hour, but Jiang Huai Que, who should have had a bad temper, unexpectedly did not point fingers at the novice drivers on the road.
He parked the car on the side of the road, got out and angrily opened the back door.
Xu Zhiyan didn't know when he woke up, but he wasn't completely awake. He was still holding the beer can and shaking his head.
"Fuck you, Xu Baopi, you're quite capable..." Jiang Huaique snatched the half-drunk glass of wine and threw it into the trash can on the side of the road.
He was almost laughing out of anger.
Xu Zhiyan didn't know how long he had been awake on the road. He just realized that the other party was still drinking in the back seat of the car.
"You bastard, you're afraid of choking. You know you should drink when the car stops at a red light, but not when the car is moving at a green light. Xiaoyi is not as smart as you..."
It’s a pity that Xu Zhiyan has no attack power now.
The young man, whose brain was paralyzed by alcohol because he drank too much, was now limp all over. Not only was he not angry about the wine being taken away, he reached into his clothes and took out a can, holding it up as if he were presenting a treasure.
"Jiang Jiang, burp!"
“…”
Jiang Huai Que was completely out of temper.
A few minutes later, he found six cans of beer on Xu Zhiyan who was in a semi-comatose state!
With a twitching mouth, he confiscated all the cans of wheat juice. He wanted to curse a few more times, but Xu Zhiyan hugged him and he heard the questioning in a tearful voice.
"Jiang Jiang, where's my money?"
"…Do I look like money to you?"
“No.”
Although he was drunk, he still answered questions fluently in the conversation related to money. Jiang Huaique felt that he really owed this guy in his previous life.
He wanted to push away his octopus-like teammate, but Xu Zhiyan seemed to have eaten super glue. In the end, Jiang Huaique took out a handful of coins from his wallet and barely exchanged for his freedom.
By the time the drunk cat was completely coaxed into letting go, the evening rush hour had already passed.
The Yunshan old house is built on the mountainside.
The car was parked some distance away from the old house.
For some reason, all the street lights on this winding mountain road were off, leaving only the street light in front of the old house still on.
Jiang Huai Partridge put out the fire.
The cars and people were all hidden in the darkness.
He looked at the man standing under the street light in the distance, his hands on the steering wheel, his expression slightly solemn.
As expected, the man standing at the door of the old house waiting was anonymous.
The man was very tall, estimated to be about 1.9 to 2 meters tall. He was only wearing a thin black shirt on this cold winter night. His well-cut trousers made his legs look even longer, and his shiny leather shoes reflected a faint halo under the street lights.
Although the distance was too far to see his face clearly, just by secretly looking at him, I could feel the invisible sense of oppression emanating from his every move.
Very dangerous.
Although the other party seemed to have restrained himself a lot, Jiang Huaique still felt dangerous instinctively.
He always felt that he seemed to have felt a similar threat somewhere, but he couldn't remember where he had encountered it for a while.
"……strangeness."
Jiang Huai Que was a little puzzled.
According to speculation, Anonymous should be someone at the top of the standings, at the very least he should be in the 20s or 30s, about the same as Sezier.
But he was now certain that the man standing under the streetlight was not any of the players on the list.
This sudden change made Jiang Huaique a little confused.
He turned to look at the dazed Xu Zhiyan, then looked back at the man who was still standing under the lamp.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he took out Xu Zhiyan's cell phone and called again.
As soon as the phone rang for the first time, the man raised his phone.
Jiang Huai Que hung up immediately.
OK, the identity has been confirmed, it looks like this is the end of the anonymity thing.
After observing for a while, he saw that the man was just looking down at his phone and was not unhappy because the phone only rang once. Jiang Huaiqie took out a small notebook from his side and wrote the four words "emotionally stable" on it.
After staying for half an hour, Jiang Huaique finally got out of the car and pulled his windbreaker together. Before leaving, he restarted the car and turned on the air conditioner for the sleeping Xu Zhiyan to prevent him from catching a cold.
Anonymous probably knew he was coming a long time ago.
But the other party acted quite harmless from beginning to end, and even let him look at him...
Never mind, we still have to chat about it.
The two men met formally in front of the Yunshan old house. Jiang Huaique extended his hand and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"Sophora japonica."
"White ember."
The two shook hands politely and immediately let go.
I don't know why, but just by exchanging names, a tense atmosphere suddenly filled the air.
The ghost looked in the direction of the car, then smiled and said, "Thank you very much for troubling you today. Please sit inside."
He was polite in his words, but his body did not move at all, and his meaning was very clear.
Jiang Huai Que didn't move either.
"I have to confirm whether he wants to come back or not."
Inside the safe house, the bloody and confusing courtyard was temporarily changed from a shady underworld courtyard to a gorgeous human courtyard.
The monsters were crowded behind the door of the hall, each with a nervous expression. Qu Ji was looking around, still training three little black otter monsters.
"When Brother Xu's teammates come, you guys should bring the tea over. Do you understand? Then you can bring the small plates back..."
"squeak--"
The otter monsters nodded in agreement, and the three pairs of bean eyes were filled with a sense of mission.
There's no way around it, the monsters in the safe house appear more frequently.
Before they were sure whether Xu Zhiyan was going to share the secret of the safe house with his teammates, they could only take out the blind box biotechnology system that was on rotation and use it as a tea server. These otter monsters should be the rare creatures that have never appeared in front of the players.
On the side, the system screamed.
[Ahhh, Master Ghost! This is the host's teammate, you should be gentler and stop smiling like that!]
[Well, it seems that your previous suggestions are of little use. ]
Asa was not surprised.
It actually didn't quite understand why the ghosts and gods believed the system's slander after knowing that Jiang Huai Que would come. Changing the courtyard was understandable, but personally receiving him was...
In its eyes, it could simply release its pressure to crush any human that entered its range. Well, of course, it didn't recommend doing so, as it would affect the relationship between its two masters. But now, the weird reception process did not make the situation any better.
[I think it is better to show some strength appropriately so that we can accomplish the task of "recapturing Mr. Xu" more quickly.]
[You know nothing! Mother Jiang is different in the eyes of the host!] The system was heartbroken.
[How can a son-in-law show off to his mother-in-law when he meets her for the first time? Doesn’t he want to get married?]
Asa was a little stuck.
It didn't expect that the system could seamlessly connect the content without hearing the ghost's confession.
The ghosts and gods will not release the eagle unless they see the rabbit.
In the end, it was the Otter Monster who saved the day.
Three little guys with shiny fur carried trays, teacups and teapots, and jumped across the yard to the door.
"squeak--"
The courtyard gate opened wide, and with an order given, one of the otter monsters carried a tray on its head, the one holding the teacup put the cup on the tray, the other one hurriedly refilled the tea, and finally the otter monster carrying the tray served the food.
The one responsible for holding the teacup was not idle either.
After the teacup was handed over, there was nothing in its paws. Instead, it rubbed its white belly fur twice and took out a small piece of paper.
【Please have some tea! 】
A cute performance breaks the ice.
The ghost's Adam's apple moved slightly, but he didn't say anything, just moved sideways to make way for the door.
Jiang Huaique was stared at by three pairs of black eyes. He was stunned for a long while and didn't know which question to ask first.
What the hell!
The origin of this anonymous person is getting more and more mysterious. Who the hell can raise monsters in the world? This is illegal!
However, the expectant eyes of these three little monsters were really hard to resist. Jiang Huai Que seemed to be controlled by someone. He bent down and took the teacup, and touched the head of each otter monster by the way.
"Come in and sit down."
When the ghost invited him in again, Jiang Huaique decisively refused.
"No, I just came to take a look. Let's go and ask him if he wants to go back." As he said that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. The hot tea eased the atmosphere very well.
If Xu Zhiyan himself didn't want to go back, he would never hand the person over like that.
The ghost nodded, and the two of them walked away one after the other.
In the car, Xu Zhiyan was still confused.
The cold wind that blew in when the car door opened made the young man shiver uncontrollably, and he curled up in his clothes like a ball.
Jiang Huai Que ignored the ghost and strode in. He patted the drunken face of the young man and said in a cold voice, "Hey, we're at your house."
"Um?"
Yawning with tearful eyes, Xu Zhiyan had an obvious reaction when he heard the word "home".
Seeing that the other party was a little more sober, Jiang Huaique closed the car door and asked in a low voice.
"Want to go back? With Anonymous... No, Bai Jin."
Seeing Xu Zhiyan didn't respond, Jiang Huai asked again: "How does Bai Jin treat you? Does he bully you or do anything bad to you?"
Anonymous was outside the car, and he wanted to ask the other person in person.
Even though the man might be very powerful in the game, this is the real world after all. Jiang Huaique doesn't think anyone would do anything out of line in this situation.
This question finally made the semi-conscious Xu Zhiyan perk up a little.
He collapsed there, looking old, and lamented.
"Alas, Bai Jin, you also have a miserable life..."
"Stop! Can you review the questions first?"
Jiang Huaique hurriedly called a halt. He didn't want to hear any anonymous gossip about the past. He just wanted to know what his teammates were thinking.
"Do you like Bai Jin?"
Compared with ghosts and gods, he has even less worries.
Xu Zhiyan shook his head in confusion.
"I never, never, never liked anything before, and I don't know."
Jiang Huaique felt inexplicably frightened. He always felt a chill on his back and around him. Something was wrong. He had clearly turned the air conditioner to the maximum. Never mind, it wasn't a big deal.
"Let me change the question."
He opened his wallet, pulled out a dozen bills, and waved them in front of Xu Zhiyan.
"Bai Jin and this, which one do you choose?"
There are at least seven or eight thousand yuan in this stack. You have to know that the coins he used to exchange for his freedom just now were all one yuan and fifty cents.
Xu Zhiyan stared at the money, and his confused mind began to calculate the formula.
Money, good, he likes it very much.
But Bai Jin equals a safe house, and a safe house means more money, so of course you would choose more money!
"I choose Bai Jin."
His tone was very certain.
Jiang Huai Que was stunned.
He put the money back into his wallet, reached out and rubbed Xu Zhiyan's head hard, opened the car door and got out, his tone full of disgust.
"Take the person away and get out with my blessing."
The one who can make Xu Zhiyan give up a dozen banknotes to choose...
The temperature of the night wind rises.
The wind is so soft that it doesn’t feel like a cold winter wind.
The young man, still looking confused, subconsciously reached out to grab the money that Jiang Huaiqie had taken away.
He caught nothing.
The falling hand was caught by another large hand with distinct joints and held carefully in the palm.
"Let's go home."
The ghost's low and gentle voice came from above.
"good."
Xu Zhiyan answered hesitantly.
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