Burning Heart[ABO]

Gas station.

Ji Rao filled up the car with the oil gun, and bought a few more barrels for spares, while Ye Huaining leaned against the car door to study the map.

This month, they went from the desert to the grassland, passed through several towns along the way, and walked slowly all the way. It is common for them to stop and play for a few days when they encounter a place with good scenery. Although it is often troublesome to take a bath, such Ye Huaining didn't feel bored with the journey, he still wanted to continue.

Ji Rao put the barreled oil he bought into the trunk, walked up to Ye Huaining and asked him, "Have you figured out where to go next?"

Ye Huaining pointed out: "Go east and pass this mountain. There is a small town here. There is a complex of ancient buildings with a history of more than 1000 years in the city. I want to see it."

Ji Rao glanced at the map, their original plan was not to go in this direction, it would take a long detour, but forget it, anyway, the plan is changing at any time, Ye Huaining is happy.

"It's up to you, just go if you want."

Ji Rao went to the shop inside to buy two more cones, tore off the wrapping paper and handed one to Ye Huaining, Ye Huaining took a sip, the taste was too sweet, he couldn't help frowning: "I don't want to eat it."

Ji Rao stopped him and didn't let him throw it directly into the trash can, took it back and ate it without changing his expression: "If you don't want to eat it, let me eat it, don't waste it."

Ye Huaining ignored him and got into the car first.

Ji Rao came back after eating two cones, climbed into the driver's seat, and said casually, "Didn't you like to eat ice cream before? I remember that I endorsed a brand of ice cream before, and you bought a bunch of them at home. This one is a bit sweeter, don’t you eat all of it.”

Ye Huaining gave him a sideways glance, but didn't want to speak.

Ji Rao thought about it and laughed first.

It was a manufacturer's event, buying a large box of autographed cards that were given to him randomly, Ye Huaining bought a refrigerator of ice cream in order to collect a complete set, in fact, he just asked the manufacturer for it, Ye Huaining said he wanted to collect it himself.

After laughing, he couldn't help feeling sour in his heart, how much Ye Huaining liked him, but he didn't cherish it.

After re-planning the route and switching the navigation, Ji Rao started the car.

It was already after noon when we arrived at the small town that Ye Huaining said, and the car drove into the city. Like many towns they passed by before, this small town was backward, poor, and chaotic. There were few tourists coming, but Ye Huaining was in high spirits and high spirits.

After driving around the city, they finally found a barely noticeable hotel. If it wasn't for a hot bath, they would rather camp in the wild.

After checking in, I ate lunch casually, and drove directly to see the ancient building complex that Ye Huaining mentioned.

When we got there, we were disappointed.

It is indeed a building with a long history, but it should have never been maintained and renovated. The stones are weathered, and there are slums around. The slightly valuable stones inside were demolished early in the morning, leaving only broken walls and ruins. No wonder. There is no other tourist except them.

But it was already here, Ye Huaining still went in and walked around, raised his phone and took a few photos.

Ji Rao was waiting outside, asking passers-by if there was anything interesting nearby.

Ye Huaining turned around and came out, planning to take another photo at the end.When adjusting the shooting angle, a black child of a few years old came over, approached him and grinned, Ye Huaining didn't react for a while, but also smiled at the other party, the child leaned over, said a few words and raised his hand, Ye Huaining was a little confused for a while. Confused, ask the other party what they want in English.

The child suddenly jumped up, quickly grabbed his cell phone, and ran away.

Just as Ji Rao finished talking to someone, when he turned his head to see this scene, his expression changed, and he quickly chased after him.

The phone is worthless, but it contains the photos and videos Ye Huaining took along the way, so it's a pity to lose it.

The kid ran as fast as a monkey, but it was not as fast as Ji Rao's tall, long-legged adult Alpha. When Ye Huaining chased him, Ji Rao had already grabbed him and berated him fiercely for handing over his phone.

Ye Huaining noticed the struggling child in Ji Rao's hands, his eyes fell on the back of his neck, he paused suddenly, walked forward with a frown, and motioned to Ji Rao: "Let him go first."

Ji Rao reluctantly let go of the hand holding the child's collar, and still clasped one of his wrists to prevent him from running away.

Ye Huaining signaled to others: "Give me back my mobile phone."

The child knew he couldn't escape, so he had to hand over the mobile phone hidden in the pocket of his underwear.

Ye Huaining pointed to the back of his neck, and asked him: "What's the matter with your neck?"

When he said this, Ji Rao also noticed the position of the glands at the back of the child's neck, where there was a hideous scar, and his expression became even more ugly.

The child couldn't understand what Ye Huaining was saying, but he understood what he meant, and reached out to ask him for money, Ye Huaining handed over a large bill, the child broke away from Ji Rao's hand, made a face at Ye Huaining, turned around and ran away again .

Ji Rao was so angry that he wanted to chase someone, but Ye Huaining stopped him: "Forget it, we can't communicate with him, and it's useless to catch him, just look around."

Afterwards, they got in the car and went around the slums. Ye Huaining carefully observed every passer-by. Sure enough, like the child just now, there were people with scars on the glands. The body trading point is thousands of kilometers away, there must be another stronghold of theirs here.

"Actually, some of these people should have voluntarily sold their glands." Ji Rao hesitated.

"I know." Ye Huaining said calmly.

Ji Rao didn't say anything, and drove the car back to the hotel.

They stayed in this small town and wandered around the city every morning and evening. Although this place is not big, it was not easy to inquire about things because of the language barrier. After two days of wandering around, there was still no gain, no clues at all. turn up.

On the evening of the third day, they went to the most lively and crowded night market here.

The market was full of messy stalls selling everything, Ye Huaining was wandering around absent-mindedly, Ji Rao suddenly stopped him and motioned him, "Look at that man over there."

Ye Huaining looked in the direction he was pointing at. It was a stall selling hand-knitted fabrics. The stall owner was a middle-aged man, who was sitting at the back of the stall facing them and smoking a cigarette. As expected, there was a hideous scar on the back of his bare neck.

Ye Huaining stepped forward, took a woven straw hat, and asked in English, "How much is this?"

The other party glanced at him and quoted a price at will, also speaking in English.

This is the first time they have met someone who can communicate in language in the three days they have been here.

Ye Huaining pouted in the direction of the back of his neck, and asked directly: "What about that? How much?"

The face of the other party changed slightly, and he looked at him squarely.

In fact, it’s not just some people who voluntarily sell their glands. There are not a few poor people here who are willing to exchange their glands for money, and there are also some who act as middlemen to matchmaking to earn introduction fees. People do have access.

In order to dispel the suspicion of the other party, Ye Huaining said bluntly: "My glands were accidentally damaged, and I want to replace them with new ones. I heard that they are sold here. Come and have a look. Can you help me connect? If I can choose a satisfactory one, no problem. It will reduce your benefit fee."

The man took a deep breath, hesitated and said, "Give me a call, and I'll contact you at this time tomorrow."

Ye Huaining left his temporary mobile phone card number here.

Sitting in the car, Ji Rao asked Ye Huaining: "Are you really planning to contact them?"

Ye Huaining nodded: "Why not?"

During this period of time, he has not given up letting people investigate this matter. It is almost certain that the person behind the gland trading agency here is Ye Huaian, but there is no substantive evidence. Ye Huai'an is very cautious, and it is impossible to catch him easily. , now that he finally has another clue, no matter what, he will not give up.

"What about after the contact? What are you going to do? Pretend to be a customer and buy glands from them? Even if they don't suspect, you can get some relevant information about them, what will you do after that? Call the police? They dare to take the business here Doing so rampantly, there must be collusion with the local authorities, not to mention that it is close to the war-torn zone, it is a three-way zone, you are not familiar with the place here, what is the use of calling the police? Moreover, you can’t prove that the institutions and organizations here Ye Huai'an is related, so it won't affect him at all." Ji Rao reminded him.

Ye Huaining turned cold: "If you dare not go, don't follow, I will go alone."

Ji Rao was very helpless: "Huai Ning, you are talking angry again."

He shook his head, started the car, didn't bother Ye Huaining any more, let him calm down.

into the night.

Ji Rao came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. Ye Huaining was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette. There was already a cigarette butt in the ashtray, and this was the second cigarette in his hand.

Ji Rao went over to take his cigarette and crushed it in the ashtray: "Stop smoking."

Ye Huaining frowned: "Don't worry about it."

Ji Rao squatted down and looked him in the eye: "In a bad mood?"

Ye Huaining's eyes were slightly cold: "Do you think I should be in a good mood?"

"Do you have to go?"

Ye Huaining's expression was full of impatience: "You don't need to tell me the truth, I don't know what you said, but let me tell you, as long as there is a little clue, I will not give up."

Ji Rao wanted to persuade: "Huai Ning, you..."

"Enough, stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

Ye Huaining got up to leave, but was stopped by Ji Rao.

Ye Huaining's face darkened: "Are you annoying? I said, you don't have to go if you don't want to go, you can get out now."

"Do you have to go?" Ji Rao said the same thing.

Ye Huaining shook off his hand vigorously: "Yes! I must go! At the beginning, I didn't even know where my glands were removed. After so long, I finally had the opportunity to get in touch with them. Why did I give up?! Is there anything else I can do besides this? Tell me? What else can I do?!"

Ye Huaining was emotional, only in front of Ji Rao, he would lose control and lose his temper again and again, and only this person had the ability to make him unable to suppress his anger with a few words.

Ji Rao pulled him back with his backhand, and pressed him tightly into his arms.

"Don't be angry, Huaining, I'm just worried that something will happen to you. I know you're feeling uncomfortable and eager to deal with Ye Huai'an, but you must be cautious about this matter. If we contact them rashly, we might startle the snake. We Discuss it carefully and make thorough preparations, okay?"

Ji Rao's voice was next to his ears, stroking his back one by one, Ye Huaining gradually calmed down, being hugged by Ji Rao, he closed his eyes and did not move again.

"Be obedient, okay?"

After a moment of silence, Ji Rao heard the person in his arms sneer: "You treat me like a child? Let go."

Ji Rao breathed a sigh of relief, then hugged him hard to let him go.

"Don't dare, Mr. Ye is decisive, how dare I treat you like a child."

The smile on Ji Rao's face was as annoying as ever, but Ye Huaining found that he couldn't get angry anymore, and didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he sat back on the sofa again: "I'll think about it again."

Ji Rao went to hold his hand, smiled and said: "Let's go, let's go to dinner first, and think about it when we come back."