Mystery Collection 2

Chapter 29

Gu Siqian sat in the car with a worried face, stared at Gu Tingxi with a cold face and asked, "Do you really want to move out?"

"Now I have to go to class and look at the bookstore. I'm too busy. It's more convenient to live in the bookstore." Gu Tingxi opened the door and got out of the car. Without waiting for the big head to help, he opened the trunk and moved the luggage out.

Gu Siqian got out of the car, walked around behind him and said, "These are all fake, the truth is that you are busy looking for Han Chen."

Gu Tingxi pursed his lips and smiled, and said lightly: "Isn't this a matter of course? Brother, you know my temper."

"Can I not know about your bullish temper? You should pay attention to your safety outside, and call me if you have anything." Gu Siqian is not only worried about him, but also reluctant to part with him. If you don't pay attention, you will leave him to be independent.

Gu Tingxi nodded hastily, and said solemnly: "Relax, your brother has a lot to trouble you for."

Gu Siqian was amused by him, and his heart was somewhat relieved. He followed Gu Tingxi into the bookstore. This was the first time he visited the bookstore. Although the store was opened by Nangong, it was almost all managed by Han Chen. , tidy and warm but without losing style, the bookshelf embedded in the wall is particularly conspicuous.

Gu Siqian put his hands in his trouser pockets, stared at the wall, and said to himself for a long time: "They really never get tired of playing this game."

He went up to the second floor and turned around again. He was not satisfied with the living environment, and his idea of ​​agreeing to Gu Tingxi's move out began to waver again: "How can people live in such a small place? I'll have someone buy the next door, and you will live in the bookstore for food." How to solve the problem? If this doesn’t work, let Aunt Liu live in and take care of you.”

"It's not enough to just bring Aunt Liu, or we can move our family here." Gu Tingxi patted Gu Siqian on the shoulder, "I can take care of myself, how hard can it be to wash clothes and buy food? Besides... Maybe Chen Brother will be back tomorrow..." He lowered his head, tugging at the zipper of his clothes in boredom.

Gu Siqian was so sad that he didn't know how to answer him, and sighed softly for a long while: "How about this, let Aunt Liu come over every day to clean up, and then cook you a meal, the food outside is unhygienic, even if Han Chen is not around, he will not I wish you could eat out every day."

Gu Tingxi touched the corners of his eyes and smiled: "Let's do it first, brother, don't worry too much. It's not that I won't go home. Let's go downstairs and clean up later."

"Well, how is the injury on the waist? Did you have any pain afterward?"

"No, everything is fine."

"Where's Xiaobai? Why didn't you see him?"

"Ghosts know him, he's haunted every day." Gu Tingxi couldn't help but frowned, "Brother, why is Bai Wangcheng so irritable? If there's a disagreement, he will do it."

Gu Siqian stopped, turned to face Gu Tingxi, and asked in a cold voice, "Did he hit you?"

"That's not true, but I think it's too soon. He seems to have eaten gunpowder these days." Gu Tingxi suddenly remembered that they used to be together a lot, so he asked, "Have you ever fought?"

"Occasionally, I didn't expect that Xiaobai's temper has not restrained at all for more than ten years, but Tingting, having a bad temper does not mean stupid. When getting along with him, you should use your brains and don't be head-to-head." Gu Siqian embraced Gu Tingxi's shoulders and went Walk down, "I have to go back to the company for a meeting, and I will have dinner with you in the evening."

Gu Tingxi didn't think Bai Wangcheng was stupid at all, but felt that he was very thoughtful. He beat him up when they met for the first time. There must be a reason for Bai Wangcheng's beating. It may not be that he is an eyesore.

Gu Siqian left after a short stay, Gu Tingxi escorted him to the door, and when he turned and walked back, he saw the little girl peeping her head.

Gu Tingxi laughed and said, "What are you looking at?"

The little girl covered her face and asked with a smile: "Is this your elder brother? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Gu Tingxi raised his eyebrows: "Isn't the boss also coming here often? What's so strange?"

"That's true. Where's the deputy store manager? Why did he come back to work? I haven't seen him for a while." The little girl's eyes followed Gu Siqian's disappearing figure all the way, and she didn't notice a slight change in Gu Tingxi's face.

"Will be back."

The little girl was trembling with laughter while resting her cheeks, her eyes still stayed on the empty doorway.

Gu Tingxi stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her: "My brother has already left."

The little girl coughed in embarrassment, and asked in a low voice, "Manager, does your elder brother have a girlfriend?"

Gu Tingxi was stunned, and asked hesitantly, "You like my brother?"

The little girl blushed and nodded excitedly.

Gu Tingxi was so funny, he sat on the counter and chatted with her: "Is there anything special about my elder brother? Doesn't he look like me?"

"Your elder brother seems to be the calm and dignified type, which is not the same as you, but..." The younger girl looked at Gu Tingxi's face and said slowly, "But I think you seem to have changed a little recently."

"What changed?" Gu Tingxi asked with a smile.

The little girl seemed to hesitate and said: "It seems to be a little more mature, but also seems to be unhappy."

Gu Tingxi smiled bitterly.

"By the way, you haven't told me yet, does your elder brother have a girlfriend?"

Gu Tingxi said: "It's fine if you talk to me about these things, don't go to the boss to ask, in case he misunderstands that you want to pry into his corner, it will be bad."

The little girl looked at him dully, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, and she laughed awkwardly: "I just saw dust on the bookshelf, I'll wipe it off."

Gu Tingxi looked at her lively back with a smile on his face. At this moment, Datou answered the phone and hurried towards him, whispering in his ear: "Boss Mao has found it, and it is hidden in a dilapidated old house." , his wife and children are also there."

"Get out of the car, and I'll go see him now."

The two immediately set off for Boss Mao's residence. He lived not far away, and hid in a residential area to be demolished on the edge of the city. Most of the people living there were migrant workers, and cars couldn't get in at the intersection. The whole alley was blocked by hawkers selling vegetables and fruits, the drain was blocked by greasy material stains, and the dirty water spilled directly on the road.

"I called someone to bring Boss Mao out."

"No need." Gu Tingxi pushed the door and got out of the car, walked through the crowded alleys, walked around the community, and found Boss Mao's residence accompanied by Datou.

Datou knocked on the door, and as soon as Gu Tingxi walked in, he saw Boss Mao tied up on a chair with a bruised nose and a swollen face, and his wife curled up on the sofa holding the child crying.

Several tall men in black clothes glared fiercely at Boss Mao's family of three.

Gu Tingxi was speechless: "I told you to find someone, why did you beat him?"

The big head didn't say a word, but the man standing beside him replied in a calm manner: "This kind of person is slick, if you don't beat him to be dishonest, you have to give him some color!"

The big head slapped him on the back of the head: "Speak politely to the young master!"

"Hey, young master, don't be angry, I just talk like this." The man smiled awkwardly and took a step back.

Gu Tingxi sighed weakly, walked up to Boss Mao and took the cloth strip from his mouth.

Boss Mao moaned and began to cry: "Second Young Master Gu, I was wrong, I was really wrong, no, I didn't do anything, why are you arresting me?"

Gu Tingxi stood in front of him, looked down at him: "I ask you, what are you doing in hiding?"

"I don't know that. After we met in the supermarket that day, I was going to have dinner. I was arrested by a few people as soon as I went out of the staff passage. They gave me a sum of money and told me to be careful. I hid from you, and didn't let me go back to the town, and brought my wife and children here in a few days."

"Do you know who the other party is?"

"How would I know, I don't know anyone here." Boss Mao twisted his body, "Second Young Master Gu, can you let go, it's scaring my child."

Gu Tingxi winked at him to let him go.

Boss Mao grinned and touched the wound on his face, "You guys are too ruthless."

Gu Tingxi glared at him: "Don't say it's useless, what's going on with Zhou Chengen?"

"Didn't I tell you all last time?" Boss Mao patted his head, "Look at my memory, what did I say last time?"

"You said that what we saw in the puppet villa was a fake Zhou Chengen, and his ashes were sent back after he died outside."

"Oh, that's right, that's it." Mao boss muttered, "The young man who brought the ashes back mentioned something to someone. He said that Zhou Chengen told him before he died that someone gave him a large sum of money. Money, let him not come back for a lifetime, now he is going to die, and his life is over, so before he dies, he entrusts a friend to send his ashes back, but I also heard this from others. Ouch, I really don’t know anything , you can trust me, can you?"

Gu Tingxi was silent, if what Boss Mao said was true, it would prove that someone planned the murder behind the scenes, and the real target was not the people in the Puppet Villa, but Gu Tingxi!

Boss Mao was taken away after meeting him, and there were only four people who knew about it that day, he, Han Chen, Xu Jianyang and the little mute.

He suddenly remembered what Nangong said, there are many eyes and ears around them, so don't communicate with each other, don't help each other, no matter how difficult it is, you have to complete your task alone, fortify each other but trust each other.

Gu Tingxi licked his lips, pondered for a moment and said, "Boss Mao, I have to leave beforehand. I'll have someone take you to the hospital."

Boss Mao smiled weakly: "You're welcome."

Gu Tingxi and Datou left first, got in the car and said to Datou: "Take a sum of money to see a doctor for Boss Mao, and then help him find a decent job."

"Oh, I see."

Gu Tingxi returned to the bookstore with a heavy heart, it was almost closing time, the little girl packed up and was ready to go back to get off work.

Bai Wangcheng also came back from school, and was standing at the door smoking a cigarette, when he saw him enter the door, he gave him a provocative glance.

Gu Tingxi ignored him, let the big head go back first, and then sat down on the sofa with a tired face.

Bai Wangcheng wringed out the cigarette butt, turned around and entered the bookstore, went straight upstairs, turned back down after a while, with a pair of slippers in his hand, walked up to Gu Tingxi, sighed and squatted down.

Gu Tingxi looked at him blankly.

Bai Wangcheng supported his calf, took off the muddy white sneakers on his feet, and put on slippers, "Don't step on the floor and dirty it."

Gu Tingxi looked at him with complicated emotions, but for some reason, he replied: "I wear these slippers in the room."

"Why do you have so many things? My brother will buy them for you, one hundred pairs for you to throw around."

Gu Tingxi's nose was sore, and the depression in the past few days almost defeated him, "You will do what you say."