Soul Patch

Chapter 94 ANN Wakes Up

Wenjie exited the subway station and, passing a mobile phone store, stepped inside without hesitation.

He took out the phone he had snatched from the pretty girl, looked at it again and again, and then put it back in his pocket.

He handed his iPhone to the phone repair stall in the corner.

Do you buy old cell phones?

Behind the square table, a young man who had been diligently disassembling a mobile phone suddenly looked up and began to speak fluently:

"Buy it! The price I'm offering is definitely the highest on this street. If you sell it at a loss, feel free to come back and negotiate the difference."

Wenjie merely raised his eyelids slightly and sized up the young boss.

The young man repairing the phone looked to be in his early twenties at most, with sword-like eyebrows, small eyes, and thin lips; he looked every bit the shrewd businessman.

Wen Jieyao smiled and looked at her phone.

I've only used this phone for six months, and I saved up a year's worth of part-time tutoring fees.

When his internship was being assigned, he learned that he had been assigned to the General Administration of Customs and felt that it would be very inconvenient to work without a mobile phone.

There are also poor students who want to work in big cities, and their pride prevents them from being looked down upon.

Regardless of his purpose, he jogged all the way to the mobile phone store, beaming with joy.

After much deliberation, I chose this phone.

He believes this product offers good value for money.

If it weren't a matter of life and death, and the phone was always ready to explode if he kept it by his side, he wouldn't be willing to sell it.

The young man repairing the phone also turned his gaze to the phone, his eyes lighting up for a moment.

It's like finding a treasure.

He picked up the phone, weighed it in his hand, unlocked it, and played with it back and forth.

He wanted to try out every function, and after fiddling around for a while, he said with a smile, "This model was obsolete last year, and Apple has already released a new model. Brother... seeing that you are an honest person, I will sincerely offer a price: 300 yuan."

"Hmph!" Wenjie snorted coldly.

300? Is this some kind of beggar's money? Wenjie picked up his phone and left.

"Brother, what about 500? That's the highest you can offer."

"800. The shop next door just gave me 800. I'll go there instead."

"800 is more like the new model, how about 600?"

Wenjie walked out the door, counting in his mind: 1, 2, 3...

"Alright, 800 it is."

Wenjie turned back to the counter, saw the shopkeeper's somewhat displeased expression, and simply accepted the money without any emotion.

He spent 800 yuan to buy a no-name brand mobile phone and replaced the SIM card in it.

All the data and photos from my old phone have been uploaded to my email; I'll organize them when I have time.

Watching the young boss skillfully copy documents, his hands flying across the keyboard one minute, then disassembling his phone to examine it the next…

"Look at your skills..." Wenjie pointed to the phone, which was now mostly disassembled, "Your technique is pretty good!"

"That's right, I can solve any problem, no matter how difficult. There are several mobile phone stores and repair shops on this street, and the young men there are all my apprentices." The shop owner wiped the sweat from his forehead and grinned at Wenjie.

"I forgot my phone password. Is there any way to turn it on?" Wenjie casually tapped the table with his fingers and said, "I mean, besides flashing the ROM."

"Is there something important on your phone?" The shopkeeper glanced sideways at Wenjie.

"Well... do you have a solution?" Wenjie leaned closer and asked.

Yes, 1000 yuan.

Looking at the young boss's goofy grin, Wenjie thought to himself: Damn it.

He ignored the shop owner and waited until he finished fiddling with his phone before giving him a cold glance, turning and leaving.

As he stepped out of the store, his hand reached into his pocket.

Having resolved the issue of being followed, he planned to smoke a cigarette first, and then... go to the "Harmony Hospital," which wasn't far from here, to get his hand injury bandaged.

To my surprise, while rummaging through my pockets, I found a cigarette case, a lighter, and one other thing.

He casually pulled it out and held the little thing up to his eyes.

It's a ring.

It has no brand, and there is no precious metal content on the inside of the ring.

It's not exactly in excellent condition either.

Where did this thing come from?

Wenjie tried to recall carefully, but couldn't remember anyone having had close contact with him along the way.

When I left Yang Shanshan's house, I put the key in my pocket, even though I didn't have it.

His only close contact with people was in that stairwell.

So……

Wenjie glanced into the shop and casually tossed the ring, which was commonplace at street stalls, at the shop entrance.

……

Inside the dilapidated house, two men gazed at each other in silence.

Sigh! Young men can't stay still; they keep checking their phones.

He swaggered his legs, and his whole body shook rhythmically as well.

"bang"

He had a leg cramp and his leg suddenly stopped.

Clutching his calf, the boy's face turned ashen, and he grimaced, "You..."

Just as he was about to explode, he glanced at the sofa and growled in a low voice, "Why did you kick me!"

The taxi driver who arrived tilted his head back and exhaled a smoke ring: "Who told you to shake your leg like that! It's annoying to watch."

"It's been so long, why hasn't Sister An woken up yet?" the young man asked worriedly.

"Who are you asking? How would I know what you did?" The driver stood up and kicked the cardboard box behind him.

With a thud, the cardboard box was kicked away and crashed into the wall.

As the cardboard box hit the ground, a soft, sweet female voice rang out:

"you two……"

Upon hearing the voice, the two exchanged a glance. A look of surprise instantly appeared on their faces, and they rushed to the sofa. "Sister An, you're awake?"

"Xiao An, you're finally awake!"

The pretty young woman, who had been unconscious on the sofa, sat up, propping herself up on the cushions. She rubbed her neck, stretched her arms, and looked up at the two large men beside her with surprise.

"I……"

She suddenly remembered that she had passed out after inhaling ether.

"Chao, come here!"

The young man, having been summoned by Sister An, happily leaned his face closer.

The pretty girl, Xiao An, raised her hand and tapped the young man's head a few times, "smack, smack, smack..."

"Ouch! Sis, my dear sister!" Ah Chao honestly took the two blows and jumped away.

"Sis, I care about you so much, why did you hit me?!"

He looked completely innocent, his eyes filled with grievance.

"I told you to pretend to be a Meituan delivery rider, and you could have just pretended, but you actually carried around all that soup and broth. And this ether... you've ruined it all!"

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and reached out a hand to the "driver" standing beside her.

The middle-aged man looked at the slender, jade-like hand swaying back and forth in front of him and suddenly realized what was going on.

He slapped his thigh and turned to Ah Chao: "Hurry up, track them down!"

Ah Chao casually sat down on a cardboard box in the corner, tilted his head to light a cigarette, and looked like a scoundrel.

ANN smelled the soup on her gym clothes again, and her anger flared up. She glared at Ah Chao with her beautiful eyes and urged him on:

"Locate them quickly! How are we going to explain to Boss Jia if we lose them!"

(End of this chapter)