Shi Xiu knew that he had good intentions, so he showed him the way and then led the old man and the child away.

The hotel that Shi Xiu introduced was not far from the restaurant, just two or three minutes' walk away.

There was a driver leading the way and the boss didn't ask for a random price. A triple room cost 7 yuan a night. Although it was 2 yuan more expensive than the previous place we stayed, we could take a free bath from 7 to 11 p.m., so it was still a good deal.

I was exhausted after a long day and had been moving goods for the whole afternoon. I was tired and dirty.

The three of them entered the room and sat for a while before going downstairs together to take a bath.

It was cold, and there were many people taking baths in the bathhouse. All four sides of the bath were filled with people.

Ling Chuan still had 3,000 yuan in payment for goods on him, but when he saw so many people in the bathhouse, he began to think about backing out.

"Brother, you guys go to the bar, I'm going back to my room to sleep first."

Ling Jiang was about to say something to persuade him, but then he caught a glimpse of the canvas bag on Ling Chuan and immediately understood.

There were many people and fog in the bathhouse, so it would be a big loss if thieves happened to steal your things.

Thinking about this, Ling Jiang lost the mood to take a bath. He turned to the driver and said, "Little brother, you take a bath first. Let's go upstairs to talk about something and come down later."

The driver didn't think much about it. He nodded and went to the clothes rack by the wall to start taking off his clothes.

The Lingchuan brothers returned to their room, washed their faces and feet with hot water in a basin, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

As they had just finished their meal, they were not sleepy for a while, so they chatted idly and talked about Shi Xiu.

Ling Jiang sighed, "It is said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult to deal with. I didn't expect that a woman as capable as Sister Shi would have to endure the wrath of her mother-in-law at home."

"I can only say that every family has its own problems."

Ling Chuan agreed with his words, but he was secretly glad in his heart that there was no problem between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in his family.

But then he thought again, his wife is so nice, if his mother were still alive, she would definitely not make things difficult for his wife.

After chatting for a few words, snoring sounds were heard from the bed next to me.

Ling Chuan got up, turned off the light, wrapped the canvas tightly with a sheet, put a pillow on it, and then lay down to sleep.

The night gradually deepened and it was 12 o'clock in the blink of an eye.

Ling Chuan was awakened by the rustling sound of someone getting dressed. Turning around, he saw his elder brother getting dressed.

Ling Chuan took out his luminous watch and looked at it, then sat up from the bed.

Hearing the noise, Ling Jiang turned around and looked at him in a low voice, "Chuanzi, did I wake you up?"

"Brother, it's not safe at night. I'll go with you."

Ling Jiang thought about it and didn't refuse.

It was freezing cold, with few people walking on the streets, but the stalls selling midnight snacks on the roadside were emitting steam.

Keeping watch takes a lot of energy, and the weather is cold. In order to avoid starving and freezing, which would easily catch a cold, Ling Chuan went to a roadside stall and bought three bowls of mutton soup, and asked the owner to add more pepper.

Pepper is spicy and mutton is nutritious. In this cold night, drinking a bowl of hot mutton soup can keep you warm and drive away the cold.

Because it was too cold, Deng Wenbin was running around the pickup truck. When he saw the Lingchuan brothers coming to take over, he was suddenly happy.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Chuan, you are here."

Ling Chuan handed a bag of mutton offal soup to the other party, "Drink the soup and then go back to the hotel to sleep."

"Yeah, sure."

After squatting on the roadside and eating mutton offal soup, Ling Chuan sent Deng Wenbin to the hotel, and then returned to keep watch with Ling Jiang.

When he arrived in front of the car, Ling Chuan looked at his watch. It was not yet 1 o'clock.

"Brother, there's still a long way to go before dawn. Let's take turns taking a nap. Do you want to go to bed first or should I?"

"Okay, call me if there's any movement."

After saying that, Ling Chuan closed the car door and sat in the passenger seat, leaning back and closing his eyes to take a rest.

Ling Jiang squatted on the side of the road and smoked a cigarette. After finishing it, he walked slowly around the pickup truck with his hands behind his back.

In the silent night, time seems to be particularly long.

Occasionally, a worker who was getting off the night shift would pass by on his bicycle, making a rustling sound as his tires rubbed against the road, but other than that, there was no other sound.

After smoking the third cigarette, Ling Jiang finally couldn't resist the sleepiness anymore, went to the car window and woke up Ling Chuan in the car.

"Chuanzi, come out and guard for a while. I'll take a nap."

"good."

Ling Chuan woke up while standing, then found a place to squat. Under the dim light of the street lamp above his head, he took out a book from his bag and slowly flipped through it to pass the time.

It was cold at night and Ling Chuan's hands and feet became stiff after reading for a while. He put the book back into his bag, stood up and walked around to keep warm, while memorizing the contents of the book he had just read.

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

Suddenly, there were faint sounds of footsteps coming from a distance.

Ling Chuan turned around and found a young man of medium height and thin build.

The other person was wearing a half-new jacket, with his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked slowly past him.

After watching the young man turn into another street, Ling Chuan felt something was wrong.

Although there were other passers-by passing by from time to time, in such a cold day, normal people would be rushing home.

In the middle of the night, this man was wandering around the street with nothing to do. I guess he had bad intentions.

Ling Chuan turned around, walked to the car window and knocked gently.

Ling Jiang opened his eyes, his sleepy face full of confusion, "Chuanzi, what's wrong?"

"I don't feel right, brother, you should not sleep yet."

Hearing this, Ling Jiang woke up immediately. He wiped his face, opened the car door and got out, looking around with a wary look.

"Chuanzi, what's wrong?"

"Someone just passed by here. I felt like he was a lookout."

As he spoke, Ling Chuan lifted the passenger seat. Under the seat was a toolbox filled with various car repair tools.

Ling Chuan picked up a small hammer and handed it to Ling Jiang, while he himself took a wrench as long as his forearm.

Ling Jiang looked at the tool in his hand and felt a little uneasy.

Of course he was used to using the hammer, but he used it for work in the past, but today he used it to prevent thieves.

"Brother, someone is coming over there."

Hearing Ling Chuan's reminder, Ling Jiang turned around quickly.

At the distant street corner, three young men were walking towards this side quickly, looking around as they walked. Their sneaky posture did not seem like they were up to no good.

Ling Chuan immediately became alert and walked to the front of the carriage with a wrench in hand.

Ling Jiang subconsciously clenched the hammer in his hand and followed closely beside Ling Chuan.

Ling Chuan is nearly 1.9 meters tall, and Ling Jiang is not short either, about 1.8 meters tall. Both of them are strong and have weapons in their hands. The three young men slowly stopped.

At a distance of about 20 meters, the two sides faced each other silently.

(End of this chapter)