Ye Qingqing called Qian Manduo's dormitory. Her roommates said that Qian Manduo and An Hong had left an hour ago to go to work at the KFC where they both worked part-time.
Having found out the address of the KFC, Ye Qingqing checked the almanac and found the KFC's phone number. She called and found out that the two people who were never late were late today. They were supposed to start work twenty minutes ago, but they hadn't arrived yet.
Ye Qingqing's heart sank; she knew something must have happened.
She rushed to the Hu family home. Xu Yuetuan was sleeping in bed, and Hu Zhihong was not at home.
"Did your son go to see my classmate?" Ye Qingqing questioned.
Xu Yuetuan slowly opened her eyes, which were cloudy and lifeless, with the whites of her eyes completely turning yellow. Her condition was getting worse, but she still refused to go to the hospital. She was waiting for her son to bring the money back. The 20,000 yuan in the bank was her retirement money and could not be touched.
When Ye Qingqing saw her expression, she knew she hadn't guessed wrong. That bastard Hu Zhiwei really did go to find Qian Manduo and An Hong. That bastard is black-hearted and wicked. Who knows what he'll do when he sees that Qian Manduo and An Hong are pretty.
"If anything happens to my classmate, your whole family will suffer!"
She wasn't exaggerating. If Qian Manduo and An Hong got into trouble, she would make sure their whole family spent their lives in jail and never got out. In a way, Qian Manduo and An Hong were also implicated because of her.
If she hadn't gotten involved, perhaps Hu Zhiwei wouldn't have come knocking on her door. She knew that this thug had been holding a grudge and wanted to take revenge, but since she couldn't get anything out of him, she could only go and act arrogantly towards Qian Manduo and the others.
You bastard, she will never let you off easily.
Ye Qingqing rode her bike out. There was no one at home right now, and she couldn't even find anyone to help her. She had to go look for them herself. Qian Manduo and An Hong must have been blocked near KFC, because their roommates said they saw them get on the bus.
It takes two bus transfers to get from school to KFC, each costing 50 cents. However, the second bus is only a few stops long, so Qian Man often walks to save 50 cents. Hu Zhiwei and his friends certainly wouldn't dare to block people on the street, so the only place they could take action was the alley, and a quiet, deserted alley at that.
As Ye Qingqing pedaled, she analyzed the situation and quickly determined her destination. Behind KFC was a network of alleyways, like a spider web, with dozens of lanes of varying sizes. Anyone who hadn't been there before would definitely get lost. She had been there a few times before because a wonton shop in one of the alleyways was particularly delicious, and she would go there to eat whenever she had free time on weekends. It wasn't far from Fuai Road; it only took five or six minutes to get there by bike.
The reason An Hong and her friends wanted to rent the Hu family's house was because it would be convenient for them to go to work. They wouldn't have to take the bus, which would cost one yuan a day and thirty yuan a month. They could save that money to pay rent and get an extra hour of sleep.
Ye Qingqing followed the shortcut to KFC, weaving through the alleyways. She went through several but didn't see anyone. Her heart sank heavier and heavier. If Qian Manduo and the others really had an accident, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
"Let me go...don't touch me..."
A faint scream came from afar, coming from the alley ahead. Ye Qingqing's spirits lifted; it sounded like An Hong's voice. She rode faster, and the sound grew closer, mixed with a man's triumphant laughter. Finally, she found it in a secluded alley, and the scene before her eyes made her eyes blaze with fury.
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