Chapter 48 Huaihua Machinery Factory 6
There was no light in the room. The only light was the moonlight shining through the curtains, barely illuminating the surroundings. The only sound in the room was the splashing of water, and no other movement.
Xingjian covered his face with a towel. Suddenly, in the darkness, he felt a hot and naked gaze that was very obvious. It was like a sharp knife piercing straight into his body. He suddenly pulled the towel off his face.
The water droplets on the towel dripped down his cheeks into his eyes. The surrounding things were particularly blurry in Xingjian's vision. His eyes stopped at the tightly closed curtains.
The originally drawn curtains seemed to be wrapped with something, bulging and fluctuating abnormally. Xingjian remembered clearly that he had closed the curtains before taking a shower, leaving no gap at all. Not caring that he was not wearing any clothes, Xingjian rubbed his eyes hard, trying to see more clearly.
But when he rubbed his eyes and looked at the window again, the strange thing had disappeared completely.
The uncomfortable gaze just now disappeared. Xing Jian calmly put on his clothes, walked forward, opened the curtains and windows. Apart from a few people washing clothes downstairs, there was nothing strange.
Except for the frighteningly thick locust tree in the yard, whose leaves rustled in the breeze, Xingjian's eyes never left the locust tree until the rustling sound of the leaves disappeared. Only then did Xingjian turn around and bring the basin of water he had just used downstairs.
The moment Xingjian closed the door, the locust tree, which had been silent, suddenly seemed to be blown by a strong wind, and its leaves were shaking wildly. On the thickest branch, the cracked bark lines actually pieced together a distorted human face, and the empty eye sockets were staring intently out the window of Xingjian's dormitory.
After pouring the water and returning to the dormitory, Xingjian did not turn on the light. He buried his head in the pillow and forced himself to close his eyes and fall asleep, while the rustling sound of leaves echoed throughout the night.
Xingjian was awakened by the morning light and heard the sounds of people getting up outside the building. Xingjian sat up suddenly in bed. The enamel pot hanging on the head of the bed reflected a haggard face - two big dark circles under his eyes.
Rubbing his messy hair, Xingjian got up resignedly, ran downstairs and splashed cold water on his face. Only then did Xingjian feel a little more energetic.
The iron door of the warehouse creaked in the morning breeze. Xingjian leaned against the door frame and yawned, with physiological tears still on his eyelashes.
"Xiaoxing, are you okay yesterday?" Feng Dajun looked at Xingjian's figure, ran two steps to catch up and patted his shoulder. When he saw the two big dark circles under Xingjian's eyes, he took a breath and said, "Wow, how did this happen? I was so scared that I couldn't sleep all night last night."
"Brother Dajun, the wind was so loud yesterday that I didn't sleep well." Xingjian lowered his head and his voice was a little tired.
Feng Dajun scratched his head in confusion after hearing Xing Jian's words. "There was no wind at all last night. Didn't the wind only start blowing this morning?"
No wind? Then what was that sound he heard last night? Xing Jian didn't argue with Feng Dajun, but smiled foolishly and said he had misheard.
Seeing Xingjian's embarrassed look, Feng Dajun subconsciously thought that the child in front of him was embarrassed to say that he was too scared to fall asleep. In order to protect the other party's self-esteem, he did not ask too many questions.
"Good morning, Brother Ma." Xing Jian greeted Ma Xiangqian enthusiastically from a distance after not seeing him for a day. Ma Xiangqian had initially looked at Xing Jian with a somewhat evasive look and an unnatural expression, but upon hearing the greeting, he quickly put away that hint of abnormality and replied with a smile, "Xiao Xing, good morning."
After saying hello, Xingjian was busy working while thinking about another opportunity to go to the basement. The basement was at the innermost part of the warehouse and no one usually went in. If he deliberately went in now, he would definitely attract other people's attention.
But this time, Xingjian didn't have the chance to get close to the basement again until after get off work.
Because Xingjian was not feeling well yesterday, the group planned to play basketball to keep the kid company. However, before they even reached the basketball court, they saw Xingjian suddenly frantically groping in his pockets.
"Brother Dajun, I seem to have forgotten my key in the warehouse. I'll go get it first. You guys can play first and don't have to wait for me." Xingjian said as he ran towards the warehouse.
Seeing Xing Jian's hasty appearance, Feng Dajun shouted from behind, "Slow down. If you can't, just stay in my dormitory tonight."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh." Suddenly a gust of wind carried the sand on the ground and rushed into Feng Dajun's mouth. Feng Dajun spat for a long time before he and the rest of the people put their shoulders together and walked towards the basketball court.
Xing Jian ran towards the warehouse and stopped at the door. The security guard looked at Xing Jian running towards him with some confusion: "Kid, why are you back again? The warehouse is locked."
"Brother, I left my dormitory key inside. My roommate has taken leave to go home these days, and I want to go in and get the key." Xing Jian was sweating profusely. He looked at the security guard with pleading eyes, sweat dripping down his chin.
"Why are you still losing things, kid? Go in and get them." The security guard muttered as he took out a bunch of keys from his waist and opened the door for Xingjian.
After entering the warehouse, Xing Jian went straight to the point. He looked back a few times to make sure that the security guard couldn't see his movements, then walked towards the basement.
At the same time, outside the warehouse, Ma Xiangqian had just come out from the factory director's secretary Li Weiguo because of the report matter. After taking a walk, he suddenly had an idea for some reason and walked towards the warehouse. Seeing the security guard standing at the warehouse door with a key in his hand, he became suspicious.
"Big idiot, what are you doing standing at the door? Why isn't the door locked yet?" Ma Xiangqian walked over and patted the security guard on the shoulder. The security guard was startled by the sudden pat, but when he saw that it was Ma Xiangqian, he smiled and explained, "It's Xiaoxing from your warehouse. He forgot his dormitory key and just went in to look for it."
When Ma Xiangqian heard Xingjian's name, his face instantly darkened. Without saying a word, he walked quickly into the warehouse and headed straight for the basement.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind him, "Brother Ma, why are you here?" It was Xing Jian's voice that sounded from behind Ma Xiangqian. Turning around, the gloom on Ma Xiangqian's face disappeared, replaced by a closed smile: "Xiao Xing, did you find the key?"
Xingjian nodded, took out a key tied with a red rope from his trouser pocket, and waved it in front of Ma Xiangqian.
Ma Xiangqian stepped forward, patted Xingjian on the shoulder, and walked out with him.
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