Chapter Thirty-Two: Nighttime Tracking
Huang Yanyan said, "You two have such a Zen-like attitude towards your relationship."
While other couples go to the movies, have dinner, and exchange gifts, we still just stroll around late at night every day.
I asked Chu Zhen, "How many episodes can you do before dawn? After all, the events that take place in that time period are quite limited."
Chu Zhen said, "If I could, I would like to continue doing this, just like the news program 'Xinwen Lianbo'."
Regarding work, I believe everything Chu Zhen says. He has his own ideas and his own principles, and I will continue to support him.
Ever since I met Chu Zhen's mother, I've felt a bit strange when I see Professor Huang in class. I've never been more attentive in class, afraid of missing any points. Maybe it's because I want to make a good impression on my future mother-in-law. Chu Zhen said, "Just be yourself. You're already very good."
"Chu Zhen, that person looks familiar!" As a car drove past us, we glanced at the person inside and had a feeling that we had seen him before.
“That garbage truck driver!” Chu Zhen said with certainty. Perhaps it was my journalistic instinct, but I also concluded that it was him.
The vehicle had been changed; it was no longer a small truck but a van. We noted down the license plate, but didn't follow it—two legs certainly couldn't keep up with four wheels.
“After I stopped following them for a while, they’ve started making moves again.”
"Chu Zhen, can we work together with the police?" My previous experience told me that they have a large number of people and are organized and have a plan.
“How can we let the police take them all down without solid evidence? Don’t worry, I have my own plans. But you can’t do what you did last time.” Chu Zhen turned around and patted my head. “You’ll throw me into a panic, so you must not act rashly.”
"I know!" Chu Zhen said he had never been in a relationship, but he had mastered the "head pat" gesture perfectly. Every time he patted my head, I was always very obedient.
In the days that followed, Chu Zhen was rarely in the office during the day, and he didn't ask me to come with him. He just told me to make plans for the evenings. Every day after work at noon, I would go to Chu Zhen's place and start learning to cook some simple dishes. Chu Zhen would always come back around six o'clock to have dinner with me. Sometimes we would watch the news, and sometimes we would take a nap on the sofa. Before going out late at night, Chu Zhen would make two cups of coffee and carry a thermos with him. Of course, that was for me to drink hot water. Chu Zhen said that hot water is said to cure all diseases.
"You stay home tonight. I have some personal business to attend to," Chu Zhen said during dinner.
I never pry into Chu Zhen's private affairs; there must be a reason why he didn't take me with him.
After dinner, Chu Zhen went out. I suddenly felt a little unaccustomed to not having Chu Zhen around, so I contacted Huang Yanyan. She was really worried about having nothing to do, so we decided to go see a movie.
"It's a waste to watch a movie like this with you!" Huang Yanyan complained.
"Neither of us has an ex, so it doesn't matter who we date. Do you have an ex hiding away?"
The internet is flooded with promotion for this movie. Some people immediately contacted their exes after watching it, while others cried while watching it. As for us, we actually laughed without a care in the world during certain scenes, which almost caused public outrage. Fortunately, Yan Yan reacted quickly and explained to everyone that it was a "bitter laugh, a heartbreaking laugh."
"Isn't that your Chen Weiqi's car?" It was almost 1 a.m. when we left the movie theater. We bought tickets at the last minute and could only get tickets for the late-night show.
"Oh right, what's he doing in the middle of the night?" We were originally planning to have a late-night snack before going home, but now Yan Yan has completely lost interest. Chen Weiqi is an extremely self-disciplined person, so it must be unusual for him to be out at this hour.
The car was parked on the side of the road, and there was no movement in sight. By the light of the streetlights, I could see that someone was sitting inside, and there was also someone in the passenger seat.
"Damn it, even with such a close watch, he still beat me to it!" Huang Yanyan said resentfully, decisively concluding that Chen Weiqi had become her "ex".
"Lin Dang, you keep an eye on things, I'll go get the car!"
At this time, there weren't many cars left in the underground parking lot, and Yan Yan drove up to me in no time. I had confidence in her driving skills; after all, she had been driving since her freshman year of college, and although she was a female driver, she was still considered an experienced one.
Chen Weiqi stopped for about half an hour before finally starting up. We followed him all the way, but his car ended up leaving the city.
"Why did we leave the city?" Huang Yanyan muttered.
"Won't something happen? I think we shouldn't follow them. There are fewer cars outside the city, and it'll be easy to be spotted."
"No, leaving the city at this time must mean something urgent." Huang Yanyan kept a safe distance from the car in front of her, while Chen Weiqi's car didn't make any unusual movements, so it seemed they hadn't noticed us.
"No, Yan Yan, I know this place well." After leaving the city, I realized that this road led to the "gutter oil" processing area.
"Where is this? This road is really difficult to drive on." Indeed, this kind of muddy, uneven road is not very friendly to sports cars.
"This is heading to the gutter oil processing plant. I suspect that Chu Zhen and Chen Weiqi are in the car ahead. No wonder Chu Zhen didn't take me with him today; he came by himself."
"Should we continue?" Yan Yan thought my suggestion made sense.
"Follow along, we're almost there. But let's park the car on the side of the road and go through the fields. I paid attention to the terrain when I escaped last time."
"Ma'am, I'm wearing high heels!"
"Then wait for me in the car!"
Sure enough, there was another car ahead. Chen Weiqi followed that car, but it seemed that the car in front was still waiting for them.
Yan Yan was still worried about me, so she broke her shoe heel. Her reason was that if anything happened to me, Chu Zhen would definitely not let her off the hook if he found out that she had brought me here. It was better to take the risk with me.
Chu Zhen's car drove directly into the yard, and the gate was immediately closed after he entered.
"Yan Yan, can you keep an eye out for anyone? I'm going to peek through the crack to see what's going on inside!"
Through the crack in the door, sure enough, Chu Zhen and Chen Weiqi were together; the two of them stood out too much among that group of people.
"Is this your process? Can you show me the finished oil?" Chu Zhen asked.
"That depends on what price you're looking for. We have several kinds here!" A man opened a bag, revealing several bottles and jars inside.
I was too far away to see clearly, but I knew that Chu Zhen took a few bottles and looked at them under the light.
“We need a large quantity, can you supply it in time?” Chu Zhen asked.
"As long as the money is in place, don't worry, the goods will be delivered to you on time." The man's voice was full of laughter, as if he had made a big deal this time.
Led by the man, Chu Zhen and his companion went into the factory again. After about half an hour, they got into the car and prepared to leave.
I immediately pulled Huang Yanyan to the other side of the alley, and only after watching Chu Zhen and the others drive away did we cross back through the field.
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