Adventures of a middle-aged uncle

"We've probably already alerted the enemy. What we have to do now is to follow Zhou Jiaqi to see what his next move will be." He Hao dangled the keys of his car in his hand, looking leisurely and self-possessed.

"Okay." I took a deep breath in my heart, this arrogant woman should be just a paper tiger.

Zhou Jiaqi lives in Xiangyun Villa, the most famous high-end community in Ruixiang City, which is located in the northeast of Xiangyun Reservoir.

It is rumored that this is the place where the dragon vein of the entire Ruixiang City is located, and most of the people who live there are prominent figures who control the political and economic lifeline of Ruixiang City.

He Hao's car was parked in the shade of the trees downstairs of Zhou Jiaqi, and the magic police card once again played a role. The security guard at the gate saw the police card and let us go without saying a word.And out of his mouth Zhou Jiaqi would go out every night.

I couldn't help gossiping, and while I was waiting, I pretended to be casual and asked, "He Hao, your police ID card is still valid. You must be an undercover agent of the police station ambushing the crowd."

He Hao stared straight at Zhou Jiaqi's three-story villa outside the car window, and said with a slight arc on the corner of his mouth: "Old Li, you." Then the arc gradually disappeared, "This is my last thought, I didn’t expect it to come in handy, it was used as a talisman in the past.”

"Actually, it's good to open a small shop. You can eat and drink. He Hao, your business is so good, have you ever thought about opening a branch?" I couldn't bear to see He Hao fall into sadness, and quickly changed the topic abruptly.

"This Little Fly Restaurant, I can barely manage to come here by myself, and if I open another branch, I will be tired and fall apart." He Hao said

"Well, you can hire two people. One is dedicated to frying, and the other is responsible for the front desk service." I suggested.

"Then I really won't make any money, and I don't know who will work for whom. Now I think it's pretty good." He Hao picked up the cigarette case again, ready to smoke a cigarette.

"Smoking less, don't ruin your body at a young age." I watched He Hao's smoking posture, and I couldn't help persuading him.

"It's okay, I'm used to smoking." He Hao's face became more and more serious in the smoke.

"I think you might as well find a girlfriend who can take care of you and help you." I joked.

"Zhou Jiaqi is out, let's go." He Hao stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and the car started slowly.

Zhou Jiaqi changed into a black dress, carrying a small white bag in her hand, and hurriedly walked towards her garage. Where is she going? It's nine o'clock in the evening. Maybe she's going to meet her lover, but with her temper , the men who fell in love with her must be in love with her money.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel secretly happy, it seemed that my anger suddenly decreased a lot this afternoon.

It was the Xiangyun Reservoir again. Zhou Jiaqi was walking along the tree-lined path by the lake. In addition to the noisy frogs in the forest, there were also cicadas from time to time.

The footsteps that are neither deep nor shallow are like the accompaniment of night dance music.

I could only hear my own heartbeat and He Hao's breathing.We followed Zhou Jiaqi not far or near, she seemed to know that we were following him and deliberately took us around the road, but it didn't look like she seemed to be preoccupied and waiting for something.

Finally, Zhou Jiaqi came to the side of the lake, and with a stride, Zhou Jiaqi jumped down without the slightest hesitation.

The sound of "plopping" into the water was not loud, and the splashing water quickly disappeared.

He Hao and I were stunned by the lake. Should we call the police at this time? What did the police say, saying that we followed Zhou Jiali to come here, and then she jumped into the water by herself.

No, you can't say that.

Or, I was cruel, took a deep breath, and prepared to jump into the water. Although my water skills are average, I may not be able to save Zhou Jiaqi, and there is He Hao on the shore to take care of me.

"Are you crazy?" He Hao quickly hugged my waist with his eyes.

"Old He, if I don't go down, how will I know where Zhou Jiaqi has gone?" I think He Hao explained.

"Maybe it's just a trick. It's possible that Zhou Jiali didn't go out at all. Besides, if you jump down recklessly now, if Zhou Jiali is not human at all, you will be finished."

"But... I..." I realized my recklessness, and I wanted to defend myself a few words, but I didn't know how to say it.

"Okay, it seems that Zhou Jiaqi lured us here on purpose. You can see that she jumped down. If she couldn't swim, she would have started struggling."

"You look at the lake, there is no other movement except for a splash just now. There is still a splash, such a big living person. The splash is so small, and the water pattern disappears quickly. Look at the jump from her It has been 2 minutes since we went down, and the lung capacity of a normal person is only a minute or more, unless we have specially practiced. We should find a fishing net to see what just fell."

I swallowed and looked around.Everything was covered in the night, and there was a faintly visible sign of a public toilet not far away that was still glowing dimly. "I'll go to the public toilet to see if there is a net for fishing." I thought He Hao pointed in the direction of the toilet, and He Hao nodded.

So I trot over.To be honest, I am getting older and my physical strength is not as good as when I was young, but it took me 10 minutes to walk to this public toilet, which is obviously very close.

I took a closer look.The open door of the public toilet is like a monster ready to devour, as if I will disappear completely if I walk in.

I cursed secretly in my heart, "Masters who are about to run to forty are still afraid of ghosts. I'm really going back, hurry up and find me." When I entered the public toilet, I was greeted by the toilet. big mirror.

On both sides of the mirror, the women's toilet is on the right and the men's toilet is on the left.Two clusters of dim light on the left and right hit the mirror.

I just glanced at the mirror, and immediately lowered my head, pretending not to see it, and hurriedly searched for a fishing net. Sure enough, among the pile of cleaning tools under the sink, I saw a net for fishing. Go get it.

"What are you doing?" came a shout from behind.

My heart was so frightened that I wanted to fly out of my body, "I... I dropped something into the lake. I want to use the net to see if I can pick it up." I didn't dare to look back, for fear of seeing something I shouldn't see again.

"Borrowing, you call it borrowing, and taking it without other people's permission is called stealing. Cough cough, cough cough." The man started to cough violently as soon as he finished speaking.

Listening to the voice is an old man, it seems that I have to apologize to others.I pretended to be calm, forced a shameful smile and turned around, but there was no one behind me.

The voice came from behind again, "Put your things down and go quickly."

This time I faced the big mirror again, and I was the only one on the mirror.

The "ghost" let out a cry in his heart, but he couldn't make a sound.And I couldn't move at all.My whole body is like a sieve, and I can't stop at all.The soles of the feet are more like nails.

"Who are you, don't pretend to be a ghost." I asked with all my strength.

"I told you to put the things back, hurry up and get out." The voice came again.

This time I finally saw in the mirror that there is a small door at the entrance of the public bathroom. I didn't notice it when I came in. It should be the cleaner's residence.

"I'm sorry, but I really need to borrow it, and I'll return it to you as soon as I'm done using it." I summoned up my courage and said.

After I finished speaking, no one responded to me for a long time, so I took it as my agreement. This time I finally regained my strength and turned around to leave.At this time, I saw He Hao walking in in a hurry and said, "Half an hour has passed, I thought something happened to you."

"What half an hour, such a long time." I was very surprised.

"This is fishing nets, let's go." He Hao turned and left after speaking.

This time, it only took me 5 minutes to leave from the public toilet to the place just now. Could it be that I just hit the wall with a ghost? Forget it, I have encountered too many strange things recently.One more thing is not too much.

Under the moonlight, He Hao concentrated on salvaging the place where Zhou Jiaqi dived. For the first time, he salvaged some bits and pieces of garbage.second what

nor.He Hao expanded the fishing range again.

This time, I finally fished out a different object, a three-inch long puppet with no face.A steel needle was pierced on the top of the head, and a talisman was drawn crookedly with unknown paint on the back.

He Hao and I looked at each other.He Hao's face was a little dignified, and he said, "Old Li, it seems that we have gained something today. I will take this thing, and tomorrow I will ask someone what kind of magic it is."

"Then let's go back first, I'll return the net to the old man." I stood up, took the net from He Hao, and walked towards the public toilet.

"Wait, let me go with you. You stayed for so long just now, and I'm afraid that nothing will happen to you." He Hao followed behind me, and this time I felt a lot more at ease.

I came to the public restroom again, because I was accompanied by He Hao, I didn't feel as scary as before.After entering the toilet and putting the fishing net back in place, I said "Thank you, sir." After saying that, He Hao and I planned to leave this place.As soon as he walked to the door, he heard the old voice come out again, "Go quickly, or you will die if you don't go."

Before I could speak, He Hao said, "What do you mean?"

From the small door on the left, a man with a hunched waist slowly walked out. With the dim light, I found that the face of the man in front of me seemed to be younger than 50 years old, but his voice was so dull. So……

The man didn't look at me directly, instead he looked at He Hao carefully, and at the same time He Hao was also looking at him.There was an undercurrent between the two, the air froze for a moment, the temperature dropped quietly, and my goosebumps rose up.

Fortunately, this stalemate did not last too long. He Hao took the initiative to say, "Thank you for your reminder." After that, He Hao glanced at me and motioned me to leave quickly.I didn't dare to ask more questions, and followed He Hao and left here.

On the way back, I asked He Hao, "Why did that man say that? Maybe he knows something. We really don't ask him to see if we can get any effective clues."

"What he means is, let's leave Xiangyun Reservoir quickly. It's not just that he has a problem, but the whole Xiangyun Reservoir is weird." He Hao frowned.

"Actually, when we were young, the Xiangyun Reservoir was old and dead. It would be much better to build it into a national wetland park in the past two years. I didn't expect such a place today to prove the rumor."

"What rumors?" He Hao asked immediately.

The author has something to say:

I don't really know what to say, but let's say something.Life has been tough lately, but I still haven't given up.