under the vortex

Chapter 147 Layout Two

On the day the police withdrew from Ludao Community, in a very unremarkable old residential building, there was no security guard or access control, and the dark mottled concrete stairs led directly to the basement. Next to the only small window in the basement room, a cat was Watching the sparrow outside the window vigilantly in the dark.

The window sill was flush with the ground, and the sparrows couldn't even notice that the pair of green eyes in the dark were staring greedily at them. There was a burst of smoke, and the cat was already outside the house, and the sparrow was already in the cat's mouth.

Brother Qian stretched out his hand, hooked his cat back, grabbed some rice and sprinkled it on the ground outside the window.

Although it is only a few blocks away from the Ludao community, it is an urban village. The dilapidated buildings inside are in stark contrast to the bright and beautiful community by the sea.

These days, Brother Qian is hiding in the basement of this urban village, watching cats and birds catching birds to pass the time.Because he had been avoiding the police, he couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep, he looked haggard, and he no longer had the glamorous and domineering feeling before, but he added a bit of gloom and cruelty.

Brother Qian picked up the bird feathers around the cat's mouth, sat back on the chair with a calm expression, and slowly stroked the cat's back.

This place is absolutely safe, the Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit, this is one of Brother Qian's footholds.

Although the windows in the basement are low and flat, they are only one-third of the usual windows.But this small, square basement has windows in two directions, each of which can lead to a different alley.

If the police really came, Brother Qian would not only be able to detect it immediately, but also choose an escape route according to the situation.

He never told anyone about this life-saving place, even Ji Ge and Anna who had been together for so many years.So he wasn't worried that the police would come.

The phone rang, and he waited for three rings before answering.

"Brother Qian, those seedlings below are rushing for delivery, or we can do it this afternoon."

Brother Qian pondered for a few seconds: "Let them be hungry first."

There was a pause at the other end: "Then do we want to pick up the goods today?"

"Wait for my news."

After hanging up the phone, Brother Qian put the phone in his old trouser pocket. It was still early. He faced the mirror and glued the beard on the table to his chin. Then he put on a pair of cracked glasses and put the Turned on the radio and hummed a little tune. He looked like a retired man. Even if Anna and the others saw him in this attire, they might not recognize him.

The Peking Opera on the radio was singing "The Case of the Beauty", and Brother Qian also hummed along, walked out of the gate in a leisurely way, and walked all the way to Ludao Community.

At the gate of Ludao Community, Chen Hao dragged his suitcase and just got off a taxi.

After his mother got off the boat safely, she kept saying that she missed him. Chen Hao was busy with work, and he had to make a schedule after taking leave, so he would be able to come back to see the situation.

As soon as he walked into the gate of the community, the cell phone in Chen Hao's pocket rang.

He took out his mobile phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar landline number. He didn't want to answer it at first, but he was afraid that some patient wanted to ask about his condition, so he simply picked it up.

"Hello."

"Brother Chen, long time no see."

A strange and familiar man's voice sounded over there.

Chen Hao frowned: "Who are you?"

"Don't know each other so soon?" The man said in no hurry: "Get in my car, take my money, and forget about it when you turn around?"

There was a buzzing in Chen Hao's mind, thinking of the scene that made him have nightmares for several days, and the voice on the other end of the phone began to make his hair go numb.

Last time the other party insisted on asking for his business card. He thought that the yacht incident was over and the other party would not look for him again, but he did not expect to find him again so soon.

"You are Brother Qian." Chen Hao's voice was a little stiff.

"Remember? That's the best, otherwise I have to find a way to remind you."

Chen Hao stopped in his tracks with a serious expression: "What do you need from me?"

"Why are you so nervous, we are old acquaintances, just chatting."

Chen Hao wanted to stay away from these people, so he could only evade: "Sorry, I don't have time, I have a meeting later."

"You have a meeting at the gate of your community? With whom?"

Chen Hao paused, and almost dropped his phone, but the other party saw him.

"I, I'm leaving in a while." He bit the bullet and rounded up the lie.

"Really? Okay, then I'll talk to you next time. This time I'll talk to your mother first. If I remember correctly, your mother lives in 801, [-]th Floor, Unit [-], Building [-], right?"

"You, don't look for her." Chen Hao panicked: "What are you going to do?"

The other end sneered: "Nothing, I want to chat with you."

Chen Hao believed it was his fault. He knew that this kind of person had no morals or bottom line at all, so he simply tore his face: "I warn you, you are a wanted criminal now, don't force me to call the police."

Brother Qian seemed to have heard some joke: "Call the police? That's ok, report it. Don't forget, you took money from me. Those are money for selling drugs. If you take the money, you are an accomplice. If you don't want to I want your job and reputation, if you want to go to prison with me, you can report at any time."

Chen Hao was so angry that his whole body trembled, he went all out and said, "What evidence do you have to prove that I took your money?"

"Do you want to listen to the recording in the car? Play this with me, you're still young."

"You!" Chen Hao's blood rushed upwards. His current position and status were all earned through hard work in the first half of his life. He couldn't let these people ruin his life just like that.

He gritted his teeth: "What on earth are you looking for me for?"

"Tomorrow at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the scrap yard at the east gate of your community is waiting for me. Help me move some things. If you dare to call the police, not only will you die, but your mother will also be buried with you. You can weigh yourself." Brother Qian hung up the phone after speaking.

Chen Hao only felt that his energy was taken away from him. He looked blankly at the passing traffic and crowds on the side of the road, not knowing where the other party was hiding.Thinking that his every move was being watched, he lowered his head and hurried towards home.

At 5:[-] p.m. the next day, Chen Hao stood next to the scrap yard on time.

At the door of the waste station, a middle-aged man was struggling to tie up those corrugated packages, and then neatly stacked them into the rear trailer of the "Huolala" transport truck next to them.The trash cans in Ludao Community were all piled up next to the middle-aged man, and the black dog guarding the door was staring at Chen Hao vigilantly, making Chen Hao very uncomfortable.

Chen Hao observed the middle-aged man carefully and confirmed that he was not Brother Qian.He glanced at his watch again. Three minutes had passed, but no one came.

"Receive the goods! Receive the goods! The goods have arrived!" A shout came from behind Chen Hao.

The voice was very close, Chen Hao subconsciously turned his head, and a person wearing "huo la la" courier overalls appeared behind him. The trailer he was dragging was full of white plastic foam boxes, and he went to Chen Hao without lifting his head. Hao leaned beside him, Chen Hao didn't realize who this person was, and dodged subconsciously, but he didn't know where he was going, so he pulled the plastic foam wherever he went.Until Chen Hao was forced to be caught between the truck compartment and the plastic foam.

(End of this chapter)