Retreat

He Yu was a little worried. Once that emotion came up, he would become anxious and couldn't read the book anymore.

He came out of the study, took a carton of milk from the refrigerator, and planned to warm up a cup of milk and drink it before going to bed, but just as the microwave oven started to turn, it was raining heavily outside.

He Yu stood in front of the window, watching the torrential rain and waterfall under the light in the distance, and frowned.

At this time, the microwave oven made a "ding" sound, and He Yu was taken aback. He couldn't help but pick up his phone and call Qiao Mudong.

Qiao Mudong picked it up fairly quickly this time, and he asked He Yu: "What's wrong? Haven't you slept yet?"

He Yu said, "Has your car been repaired yet?"

Qiao Mudong said: "No, let's find someone to drag it tomorrow. We will spend the night at the gas station."

He Yu walked to the window, "Is it raining?"

Qiao Mudong obviously also heard the sound of rain, "It's a little bit here too, but it's not that big, don't worry."

He Yu asked again: "Where are you?"

Qiao Mudong said: "On the Chongnan Expressway, there is a gas station closest to Chongfeng. Don't worry, you might get a ride later. It will be convenient when you enter the city."

He Yu said, "Wait there, I'll take a taxi to pick you up."

Qiao Mudong was taken aback, and said, "Don't come!"

But He Yu had already hung up the phone.

He Yu changed his clothes, took his wallet keys, and took an umbrella when he went out.As soon as he walked into the elevator, Qiao Mudong's phone call came. Qiao Mudong insisted: "It's so late, don't come out."

He Yu only replied to him with one sentence: "Be good, don't make trouble."

Qiao Mudong said, "Oh, fuck me!"

He Yu had already hung up the phone.

He went downstairs to the entrance of the community and wanted to take a taxi. This residential complex was originally quite clean, and there were very few other vehicles passing by except the owners, so he had no choice but to walk outside with an umbrella.But it is still difficult to take a taxi, because of the sudden heavy rain, there are almost no empty cars driving by, and there are rarely two taxis that stop, and when they heard that He Yu wanted to go out of the city, they both refused.Although He Yu was alone, it was almost twelve o'clock, and the taxi driver was unwilling to take that risk just to make money.

He Yu had no choice but to call Li Tang in the end. He knew that Li Tang had a second-hand van that he seldom drove. It had been kept in the small vegetable market near Renxin Street. I want to ask Li Tang to borrow a car.

In fact, for a moment, He Yu thought of Fu Chenshan first, but he quickly vetoed this idea and called Li Tang.

"It's so late? Borrow a car?" Li Tang was a little strange.

"Well," He Yu explained, "Qiao Mudong's car broke down and he was stuck on the highway. I want to pick him up. If it's convenient to borrow, I'll take a taxi here."

"Is there any inconvenience," Li Tang said, "but you don't need to take a taxi here, just wait there, I'll come and pick you up."

He Yu was taken aback, and understood that Li Tang meant to go with him, and quickly said: "Don't bother, I can go alone, it's so late, Brother Li, you don't need to go with me."

"It's okay." Li Tang seemed to be already getting dressed, "You tell me the address, I'm going to drive now, Qiao Mudong is so big, you don't need to worry too much."

He Yu exhaled softly, "Thank you, Brother Li, for troubling you again."

Because it was already late at night and it was raining heavily, there were few cars on the street, so Li Tang came very quickly.

Even so, when He Yu got into the car, he was still covered in moisture, and the umbrella was dripping constantly. He didn't know what to do, and hesitated whether to find a plastic bag to cover the umbrella.

Li Tang stepped on the accelerator to drive the car out, and said: "It's okay, just throw it under your feet, it doesn't matter if the car is broken."

He Yu put the umbrella under his feet and said, "Thank you, Brother Li."

"That's enough," Li Tang said, "It's endless, I'm tired of listening to it."

The urban traffic in the middle of the night is extremely smooth, and the alternation of traffic lights has become faster. The only pity is that Li Tang's broken van can't drive too fast.

"If you drive too fast, you will feel unsteady, and you will feel floating," Li Tang said.

He Yu can drive by himself, so he nodded to express his understanding.

All the way out of the city and up to Chongnan Expressway, He Yu checked the time, it was only 12:30.Qiao Mudong was at the gas station closest to Chongfeng, it was less than half an hour's drive, but because it was going in the opposite direction, Li Tang had to drive to the exit in front of the toll booth, and then go around to the opposite side.

Originally, when He Yu and Qiao Mudong were on the phone, they couldn't hear the sound of the rain here, but now it fell a lot harder. The rain kept washing the window glass, was scraped to both sides by the wiper, and slid down along the edge.

The field of view is not very good, the condition of the car is not good, and it can be said to be lucky, probably because Li Tang's driving skills are not bad.

When he was approaching the gas station, He Yu called Qiao Mudong.

Qiao Mudong said: "Fuck! You don't listen to what you say, why are you really here!"

He Yu said: "It's almost here, I'm driving Li Ge's white van, you can come out later."

When he hung up the phone, He Yu also saw Qiao Mudong's car parked on the side of the road, only about 100 meters away from the gas station.

Cao Xia was also trapped in the 24-hour supermarket at the gas station with Qiao Mudong. The two of them were not exposed to any rain, and they were still dry when they got in the car.When Cao Xia saw He Yu, he kept saying, "Brother Yu, I'm really sorry for your trouble, you've been so kind to us, Brother Dong."

Qiao Mudong and Cao Xia were sitting in the middle row of seats. As soon as Qiao Mudong got into the car, he frowned and said, "Why is there a fishy smell?"

Li Tang said: "After carrying the fish, the smell will not be clean."

"Brother Li," Qiao Mudong greeted him, "Why bother you again, I told He Yu not to come, he just wanted to find trouble."

"Okay," Li Tang smiled, "He won't be able to sleep if you don't go back, so you're welcome."

When Li Tang came out of the gas station, He Yu turned around from the front row and asked Qiao Mudong, "Where did you go? Why did you come back so late?"

Qiao Mudong said: "I went to Nanzhu to do something, but I was delayed on the way and came back late."

Qiao Mudong actually followed the recommendations on the Internet and magazines, and went to Nanzhu's famous small restaurant next to several counties. First, he wanted to learn about the business method, and second, he wanted to find out if there was any suitable cook.He told Li Tang that Shi Youwei doesn't count as a deal, but a different way to let him invest. Now that Li Tang is not free, he will start the business again according to his own ideas, and wait for Li Tang to come back. There are side matters, and you can come back to take over at any time.

For this matter, he is really serious, even more serious than Ling Yun's investment in building a new building.

He didn't say much in detail, so He Yu didn't ask any more questions. The way he and Qiao Mudong got along has always been like this. Compared with him, Qiao Mudong would watch his whereabouts more closely.

Cao Xia saw that Qiao Mudong didn't want to say more, so he became smart at this moment, took out a cigarette from his pocket and smoked it, first he would flatter Brother Yu, then Brother Li, and finally his own Brother Dong.

Li Tang took the cigarette, and He Yu reached out to help him light the fire. Driving at night was a bit tired, and smoking could refresh him.

He took a sip of the cigarette between his fingers, glanced at the rearview mirror on the left, and suddenly found a car approaching them from behind.

The license plate of that car was blocked, maybe after getting on the highway at night, he wanted to avoid surveillance.

However, Li Tang's many years of experience still made him feel tense instantly, almost as a conditioned reflex, he stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel to the right at the same time.

The car was so fast that it bumped into the left rear of Li Tang's van. The momentum was strong, and the van was bumped to the right and hit the guardrail next to it.

But fortunately, because Li Tang slowed down earlier, the car had already stopped at this time.

He Yu was wearing a seat belt. At that moment, he felt his body jump forward, and then he was pulled back by the seat belt and hit the back of the seat.His first reaction was to turn his head to look at the back seat, and exclaimed, "Qiao Mudong!"

"It's okay." Qiao Mudong said, "Are you okay?"

The van had three rows of seats, and the rear compartment was dented a lot, but luckily the second row was fine; after Li Tang was hit, the steering wheel was turned to the left, and the front of the car on the right side brushed the guardrail. It didn't hit too hard, and no one was injured.

However, He Yu was still in shock. He raised his head and saw that the car that hit him had already driven ahead, but stopped on the expressway.

Qiao Mudong said in a deep voice, "Be careful."

Li Tang stretched out a hand to press He Yu's head, "Get down."

Qiao Mudong also hurriedly said: "Unfasten the seat belt and squat under the seat!"

However, the expected attack did not happen, the right door of the car in front opened, and a young man got out, regardless of the heavy rain, his clothes were wet, and he walked towards Li Tang's van.

Li Tang pressed the hand on He Yu's back with some strength, and He Yu obediently lowered his body.

That person walked to Li Tang's side of the car door and knocked on the window.

Li Tang rolled down the car window and looked at him calmly.

The man looked in the car window, he didn't seem to expect there would be so many people, he was a little surprised, but soon he smiled, "Li Tang, isn't it?"

Li Tang said: "I am, what can I do?"

The young man put one hand on the car door, and said with a smirk: "Mr. Hong asked me to warn you, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't do what you shouldn't do, otherwise next time, it won't be the same." It's as simple as a little car accident."

Li Tang asked calmly: "Which Mr. Hong?"

The young man slammed on the car door, "Stop pretending! Don't you know which Mr. Hong you messed with?"

Li Tang said: "Oh, I remembered which Mr. Hong it was. Then, did Mr. Hong tell you—" He deliberately dragged out the ending.

The young man listened attentively to what he had to say.

As a result, in the next second, Li Tang slammed the car door and raised his leg to knock the door open. The man was too close, and his body was suddenly knocked back again and again.

Li Tang stepped out, grabbed his arm and slammed his body against the rear door, and said with a sneer, "Did he tell you, you have to be smart when you go out!"

All of a sudden, two or three people got out of the car in front, all holding bright long knives in their hands, shouting restlessly: "Stop! Let him go!"

Not only did Li Tang not backhand, but he grabbed the man's hair with one hand and pulled his head back forcefully. Then, in the posture of clasping his arm, he raised his leg and bumped against his waist, grabbing him towards Those people went.

Li Tang didn't get too close, and he didn't mean to provoke those people, he just said: "Tell Hong Xiangjun brothers, you can play as you want, and find a few bastards to scare me away, right?" use."

At this time, Qiao Mudong forcefully opened the rear door and stepped into the rain.

Qiao Mudong was tall, and there were no street lights on the highway, so he could vaguely see a silhouette through the headlights, which could also give people a strong sense of oppression.

Li Tang let go of the person in his hand.

The man took a few steps back quickly, turned around, and looked at Li Tang nervously while clutching his arms.

Li Tang said: "What? You still have to work hard? After the matter is over, I will go back to your boss Hong to get the money, and help me convey what I just said."

Someone waved his arm and said, "Go!"

Those people all returned to the car, started the car quickly, and disappeared on the highway.

Li Tang returned to the car and asked, "Are you all right?"

Qiao Mudong said, "It's okay."

Both of them were wet, Li Tang walked around to the back to see how the car was hit, Qiao Mudong asked him: "Can you still drive?"

"Yes," Li Tang said, "Get in the car first."

Back in the car, Li Tang said while fastening his seat belt: "I'm sorry, those people came after me and hurt you."

Qiao Mudong snorted, "Brother Hong Xiangjun have been messing around all their lives, but they still only know how to play hooligans."

Li Tang smiled, "The two of them are not well-known, so the godfather didn't like them back then."

Qiao Mudong walked around his arm from the back seat and patted He Yu's head, "Are you all right?"

He Yu shook his head, "It's okay." He quietly covered his right wrist. When the car crashed just now, he wiped a deep wound on the edge of the car door.He didn't notice it at first, but later it was still in hot pain, and he wiped it with his hand to find that it was bleeding.But it wasn't a serious injury, and the bleeding gradually stopped. Looking at the empty highway, he decided to go back to the city.

The author has something to say: Next is Li Tang’s episode (ps: I didn’t say Li Tang was a shou, nor did I say he was a gong):

Hong Minhang's cat was sick, and he was weak for several days, and he didn't eat much.He took the cat to the pet clinic, but others refused to show him because he didn't have enough money.

Hong Xiangfeng seldom cared about Hong Minhang, and naturally he didn't have much pocket money. He felt that it was enough for him to eat, live, and study.

Hong Minhang plucked up the courage to ask Hong Xiangfeng for money, Hong Xiangfeng said with a sullen face, "What do you want money for?"

Hong Minhang said, "Take care of the cat."

Hong Xiangfeng slapped him on the face and almost sent him flying, "A cat, if it dies, it dies! What's wrong with it!"

Hong Minhang didn't dare to look for Hong Xiangfeng anymore. He pestered Uncle Wang for a long time and found out where Li Tang lived.

Li Tang didn't live on Xiangzhu Street, but lived alone in a small apartment outside, and only came here once in a while.The small apartment was built in the 80s, and the corridor was low and dark. Hong Minhang climbed up to the fifth floor and knocked on the door panting.

After a while, there was a gap in the door, Li Tang watched vigilantly through the gap, and then opened the door, "Min Hang, why are you here?"

After the door was opened, Hong Minhang realized that Li Tang was wearing a pair of trousers, but his upper body was naked. He was suffocated and froze.

——to be continued