Jiang Qiao explained embarrassedly, "I was just too lazy to cook, so I came to Chef Hou's for a meal. Why are you in such a hurry? After eating, you should avoid strenuous exercise. Even exercising isn't like this, right, Chef Hou?"
Hou Diankui nodded with a smile, "That's right. If you want to make something of yourself, you need to be in good health."
Chunming plopped down in a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and finally caught his breath.
"You wouldn't believe it, our neighbors are arguing again. If I don't slip away quickly, they might come over and try to break it up."
Jiang Qiao frowned deeply. "Why did they quarrel again? They seemed fine during the day. My grandma even accompanied her granddaughter-in-law to the hospital to see the doctor. Why did they suddenly become strange at night?"
Chunming gave a wry smile. "Sigh, I think the Jiang family's ancestral graves must have been placed in the wrong place. Ever since they moved here, there hasn't been a single day of peace."
Hou Diankui, standing to the side, asked, "What are they after this time?"
"Why else? It's all because of Jiang He. I heard he found a girlfriend, but judging from the argument next door, there's something wrong with his girlfriend. I didn't listen carefully and quickly ran out."
Jiang Mei also went home to get involved. Who knows what's going on in their family? It's already shameful enough to have a daughter with such questionable morals, but now they have another good-for-nothing. How are they supposed to live like this?
Jiang Qiao pursed her lips. "I think Niu Dahua is pretty arrogant now. Today I saw her walk out with her head held high, acting all high and mighty. I thought something good had happened in their family."
Chunming snorted, "Hearing that Jiang Mei is getting a job transfer, he's so smug, isn't he?"
I heard that the guy she was flirting with never intended to marry her, and she was so embarrassed that she probably couldn't stay at her job anymore. That's why she went to the city to find your aunt.
Jiang Qiao looked at Chunming in surprise, "Looking for my aunt? My grandma can let that happen?"
"When your grandma found out about this last night, she started arguing. I don't know what tricks Jiang Mei used, but your aunt agreed. Oh my, their family is like a stage play all day long."
Jiang Qiao gave a bitter smile after hearing this and didn't say anything more. Then, she thought of another question: Could it be that the man who was asking about her was her aunt's man?
But then she thought again, probably not. First, she didn't have any feelings for that aunt. Second, even if the other party wanted to know about her, she could have come over and asked directly. Why would she need to ask in such a roundabout way at the dinner table?
Hou Zhankui sighed, "Girl, don't take it to heart."
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I've never taken this to heart. What's past is past."
Chunming asked, looking rather naive, "What are you talking about?"
Hou Zhankui patted his young apprentice on the shoulder and said, "I'll tell you later."
Chunming wanted to study with her master, so Jiang Qiao didn't want to take up any more of their time. She got up to say goodbye, and Chunming even wanted to take her home.
"No need, no need. It's only a short distance. I'll be home in no time. Besides, what am I afraid of? I'm an upright person. I'm just worried that no one will bother me. Heaven has eyes. When the time comes, it would be good to catch a few bad guys and rid the people of harm. Master Hou, you're busy. I'll be going now."
Hou Diankui knew Jiang Qiao's abilities; ordinary people couldn't handle this little girl.
"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."
Jiang Qiao got on his bike and started pedaling back. By now, most families had finished dinner and had nothing to do, so no one was out for a stroll. In this freezing weather, who would want to endure the cold?
Go to bed early to avoid wasting electricity. Once you're asleep, at least you won't feel hungry after drinking a lot of porridge.
The streets were quiet. Jiang Qiao felt as if she was the only person left in the world except for the moonlight. It was too quiet, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Halfway there, for no apparent reason, she suddenly felt a chill down her back, and she could sense a strong murderous intent.
Jiang Qiao was riding her bike peacefully when she sensed the intense killing intent. She jumped off the bike immediately, ignoring it, and rolled to the side. At that moment, gunshots rang out, aimed at the spot where she had just been. Upon hearing the gunshots, Jiang Qiao quickly got up and hid behind a tree by the roadside. The attackers had no intention of letting her go, and gunshots rang out again.
Jiang Qiao's hands moved faster than her brain. She couldn't even see the other person's position. She just followed her instincts and fired back at the other person. She couldn't even judge whether it was the right position or not. She was just following her instincts.
"Ah—" It was clearly a man's voice, and he looked like he had been shot.
Jiang Qiao retaliated again, but the other party seemed to have made no move.
After hearing the noise, the locals all rushed out to see what was going on. Jiang Qiao carefully put away the two bullet casings at her feet, and when she saw people coming out, she quickly greeted them.
"Comrades, please, I need you to go to the Public Security Bureau and tell them that enemy agents are plotting an assassination. Hurry up, I'm going to arrest them."
Some people ran out to report the news, while others followed Jiang Qiao to look for people. Although no one said it, they all felt that Jiang Qiao was also a suspicious person and they had to keep a close eye on him.
Jiang Qiao led her people to search around, but apart from a few drops of blood on the ground, they couldn't find anyone else. However, she did find two bullet casings under the eaves of a nearby house.
"Little girl, where is she?"
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "I don't know where they went either. You guys send some people to keep watch here, and the rest of you come with me to look for them."
Jiang Qiao righted his bicycle, the handlebars of which were bent from the fall, and then led the search party out.
In her mind, since this person was injured, he couldn't have run far.
As everyone walked and looked around, a bicycle suddenly appeared in the alley ahead.
"Hey, there's someone over there! Stop! Stop!"
When the person behind shouted, the people in front, not knowing what was happening, ran even faster. Jiang Qiao started chasing on his bicycle, and the others followed behind.
But the people in front of her were really strange. Their stamina was so good that Jiang Qiao admired them. The key thing was, why did she feel that the direction was a little wrong?
This is clearly heading towards the police station. Has this person lost their mind? Or is this guy just a complete idiot?
"Stop! If you don't stop, I'll shoot!"
Jiang Qiao had never seen anything like this before, so she didn't hold back. The person in front stopped immediately upon hearing this. He didn't dare to gamble; if the person behind him really fired, he would lose his life. He hadn't even gotten married or had children yet; his life had just begun. There was no need for him to risk his life for a bicycle.
"No, no, I won't run anymore—"
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