Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 376 The Abandoned People

Ren Ziling was in the car, watching Ma Houde and Lin Feng walking back dejectedly... Grabbing a middle-aged man who looked like a street sleeper, she hurriedly got out of the car.

"Huh? So you caught such a person and came back?"

Ma Houde shook his head and said dejectedly: "Don't mention it, she left here before we came. I think, I'm afraid she felt that someone was watching her... Maybe she recognized you."

Ren Ziling remembered that she had indeed had contact with Zhao Ru.

"I've tried my best to be careful... This woman is really powerful." Ren Ziling couldn't help but exclaimed, and said helplessly, "What should I do?"

"I can't help it." Ma Houde shook his head and said, "We can only add some more manpower, and go to other settlements of street sleepers in this city to check."

Lin Feng said in a daze: "Ma Sir, Zhao Ru already knew that we found her in this kind of place, do you think she will mix into other homeless settlements?"

"Then if we thought she wasn't in this kind of place, we gave up the investigation, but she actually got involved in this kind of place?" Ma Houde rolled his eyes and said, "We can't let go of any possibility. As policemen, we are constantly Find even the slightest clue in what seems like futile work!"

Ren Ziling patted Lin Feng on the shoulder at this moment and said: "Your Ma Sir is stuffing money into your pocket, why don't you thank him, and then treat him to dinner? By the way, I know there is a good one nearby. It's better to choose another day." Hit the sun, just today!"

Lin Feng rolled his eyes, "Then invite you by the way, right? Auntie!"

"You're so smart!" Ren Ziling blinked and said, "Can you pack it? My Luo Qiu hasn't eaten yet!"

"..."

Lin Feng always felt that he might have to eat dirt this month... So he looked at Ma Houde sadly, but he didn't expect that Ma Houde actually made a phone call right now.

"Hello? Wife, I won't go home for dinner tonight. Um, Lin Feng invites you to dinner, right..."

Ma SIR, you can't do this! !

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Later.

When Ren Ziling got home, she took off her shoes, and she shouted at the door, "Boy? Luo Qiu? Boss Luo Qiu? Are you there? Have you cooked yet? I brought you something to eat."

Usually Ren Ziling would not get a response.She also took it for granted, so she walked directly into Luo Qiu's room.

I saw that Luo Qiu didn't turn on the light in the room, but just turned on a desk lamp, sat there, and looked at a photo album.

"What are you looking at?"

Luo Qiu closed the photo album, put it back in the drawer, and said calmly: "It's nothing, just some old graduation photos."

"Graduation photo..."

Ren Ziling was a little dazed, as if at her age, she would recall her youthful days.But it’s time to be dazed, “Shall I have something to eat? There’s sweet and sour pork ribs from ‘Meeting Jiangnan’! Your Uncle Ma’s subordinates are treating you to a feast!”

This is one of Boss Luo's favorite dishes. Luo Qiu took it and walked out of the room and asked, "Why did you go to that place?"

"Hey, don't mention it." Ren Ziling was a little frustrated. She talked about what happened during the day, and then said very emphatically: "I really stayed in the car honestly! If you don't believe me, you can ask the old horse!"

"Sleeper?" After hearing this, Luo Qiu lowered his head and murmured.

"What did you think of?" Ren Ziling asked with bright eyes.

"What would I think of?"

Ren Ziling shrugged her shoulders... Of course she didn't think that Luo Qiu would think of anything, then she sighed and sat down, propping her chin with her hands, and said rather sadly: "Pity my intelligence fees...the old horse is dead What a stingy guy, you actually said you didn't get caught! But you caught a car thief anyway? You didn't even give me 100 yuan! Is it a person?"

"I'm going to heat up the dishes and get some rice, you're not full." Luo Qiu said indifferently.

"How do you know?" Ren Ziling was taken aback.

Luo Qiu: "Do you want to eat?"

"hey-hey……"

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Ren smiled embarrassingly, squinted at the balcony, and said, "Ah, you didn't collect your clothes today, right! I'll do it!"

Boss Luo shook his head and took out a few dishes.

There were so many boxes of food, not only did he know that Ren Ziling wasn't full, but maybe even Uncle Ma wasn't full either.

You can tell at a glance that this is a complete dish directly upside down.

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Working at sunrise and resting at sunset, they seem to be adhering to the oldest living time of mankind... the parts of the city clock.

Not many people pay attention to the scavengers who sleep here... No one notices, these small, lowly small parts of the city clock.

They don't even know each other's past.

The old man who lives next to Zhao Ru said: They are people abandoned by the city.

The old man didn't want to say his name, but said he could be called Uncle Mai.But when talking about his grandson, he proudly introduced: This is Mai Xiaojun, my grandson.

It's almost nine o'clock in the evening, isn't it?Uncle Mai took his grandson back from taking a shower in a nearby public toilet.

Mai Xiaojun is still in school, and it is said that he has received some social help.So when Uncle Mai came back, he brought back a bucket of water, especially for Mai Xiaojun to wash the school.

After Mai Xiaojun came back, he opened the small folding table and sat on a small plastic stool. Uncle Mai lit an oil lamp for him, and the child began to write his homework like this.

After a while, other street sleepers who lived nearby came over, and started chatting with Uncle Mai, who was washing clothes, about some irrelevant things.

Some of what they saw and heard in this city during the day.

At this time, Zhao Ru suddenly walked out of her cardboard box 'room', came to Uncle Mai's side and said, "Master, let me wash it for you."

"Ah? No need, girl, how could I let you wash it." Uncle Mai shook his head directly.

Zhao Ru smiled and said, "Master, didn't you invite me to eat buns just now? I can't just do nothing."

The few old men who gathered together laughed cheerfully at this time.Although they didn't know how such a young girl came to this kind of place, the girl's smile was so pretty and she was such a nice person.

Uncle Mai couldn't be stubborn, so he could only give up his position and let Zhao Ru start to do it.At the same time, he knew the name of this new girl: Xiaoru.

When it was a little later, Uncle Mai couldn't hold back, and asked quietly: "Xiao Ru...you are still young, why..."

While drying the clothes, Zhao Ru said calmly, "You always say that here are all abandoned people, don't you?"

Uncle Mai didn't ask any more questions.Everyone here has a past that they don't want others to know.

This evening, his grandson was much happier than usual, because Zhao Ru also helped him with his homework.The old man often blames himself for not being able to guide his grandson's homework, so that his grades have not been able to keep up.

Seeing his grandson happy, the old man slept a lot more peacefully all night.

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During the day, Uncle Mai woke up as usual.It doesn’t matter that many scavengers start their work later, but the old man has to send his grandson to school, so he gets up earlier.

After returning, Uncle Mai met two police officers.They walked towards him, took out a photo, and asked directly: "Have you seen this person?"

The girl in the photo doesn't smile, but she is young. She is Zhao Ru.

Uncle Mai didn't answer right away, but frowned and said, "Officer, what did this man do?"

The patrolling police officer was unwilling to say more, "This is a fugitive, very dangerous! We suspect she may be hiding nearby. Have you seen it?"

"never seen it."

Uncle Mai shook his head, the old man knew how to make himself look natural.

never seen it.

This is the old man's answer.

The police officer nodded and didn't pay attention, "Oh, that's good. But if you see this woman, please notify us as soon as possible. If she is caught, there will be a bonus!"

Uncle Mai just smiled, he didn't ask how much the bonus was.It was only after the two police officers left that he walked into the alley where he lived.

The old man returned to his 'house', packed up his things, and then looked at another 'house' next to him.

Looking at the curled up girl who hadn't woken up inside, Uncle Mai gently put down two packed buns in front of her door.He bought this on the way when he sent Mai Xiaojun back from school.

For Uncle Mai, there is no Zhao Ru here, just a little girl here.

She said she was also an outcast.

Here are all abandoned people, none of them have a past.

That's it.

(End of this chapter)