Chapter 43 Desperate Part 1

Chapter 43 Desperate Part 1


Arc 3 : Find The Peeping Tom

Jiang Huai crouched on the ground unable to get up.

Huang Dan noticed that the man was trembling constantly, his face was covered with sweat, and his condition was very bad.

It appears to be as if scared from something.

There was a car accident just now, which has already attracted passers-by to watch, and now there are more people watching.

The neon lights on the side of the road lit up, the night fell, and the air was hot and dry.

Sweat dripped from Jiang Huai’s forehead, soaking the dust on the ground. There is a storm in his world.

Huang Dan said, “Why don’t I sit beside you for a while and help you until your strength returns?”

He stretched out a hand, trying to pull the man on the ground, but was swung away vigorously.

Unprepared, Huang Dan’s half of his body was shifted a little by that force, and the elbow of that hand hit the lamppost of the street lamp, his painful nerves were suddenly pulled to the extreme, and he cried instantly.

Under the night, the sight was no longer clear, passers-by only saw the young man who was originally standing squatting down, but did not see the tears on his face.

There was a suppressed choking sound interspersed with the sound of the car’s engine, Jiang Huai raised his sweaty eyelids, and found that the young man was sobbing, his pale face showed a look of astonishment, what’s the matter?

Acting again?

Jiang Huai panted heavily, “Brat, on the main road, you are shameless, but I still have shame.”

Huang Dan took off his glasses, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably, “My elbow hit the light pole, it hurts.”

Jiang Huai’s face darkened when he heard the crying, he sneered, “Don’t tell me, It is me who hurt you.”

Huang Dan’s face turned pale from the pain, “You did it.”

There was a hint of sarcasm in Jiang Huai’s eyes, “Brat, you are not very old, but the way you lie is……”

The second half of his mouth came to an abrupt end.

Huang Dan raised his face full of tears, looked over with weeping eyes, and said with trembling lips, “I’m not lying, I’m just afraid of pain.”

Jiang Huai put his arm on his leg, “Ask the people on the street, is there anyone who is not afraid of pain?”

Huang Dan was in so much pain that he didn’t want to talk anymore.

Jiang Huai saw the young man’s shoulders tremble slightly, and his brows gradually furrowed, “You’re so fucking delicate.”

Huang Dan suddenly looked up.

Jiang Huai glanced coldly, “Why, have you become angry from embarrassment?”

Huang Dan stared at the man with a hoarse voice, “What did you say about me just now?”

Jiang Huai paused every word, “I said you are delicate.”

With a wave of his arm, he hit the light pole with such force that the light pole shook, “Just this level, and crying out of pain to this extent? Do you think you are a porcelain doll?”

After a while, Huang Dan lowered his eyes, “Porcelain dolls will break, I won’t, I just hurt.”

Jiang Huai clicked his tongue and said, “I don’t know where the young master’s life came from.”

Huang Dan raised his head again.

Jiang Huai didn’t like how the young man looked at him. That look in eyes was strange which couldn’t see through. His feelings are even more strange. “What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I’ll beat you up?”

Huang Dan said, “You won’t.”

Jiang Huai grabbed his collar and sneered, “Really?”

Huang Dan said yes, tears rolled down his cheeks, and the snot also showed signs of flowing out, he sniffled.

Jiang Huai was disgusted, and immediately withdrew his hand.

Cars passed by one after another from the left, and one by one came from the right. They met by chance, passed each other on the road, and gradually drifted away.

Unpleasant smell of car exhaust gas filled the air, and it didn’t stop for a while, trying to drive people to death.

The severe pain in Jiang Huai’s heart eased a little, his legs were still weak, and his irritability only increased. He stood up slowly while supporting the light pole, and walked towards the zebra crossing.

The rush hour of traffic has arrived.

Regardless of the million-dollar car or the world’s limited luxury car, they are now like ordinary people, turning into snails, moving slowly, and the impatience of the car owners is revealed in the sound of the horn.

Jiang Huai waited for the green light, he turned his head, the figure there was still squatting, showing no intention of getting up.

Huang Dan was enduring it, waiting for the pain to subside.

He was pulled up by the back collar suddenly, and a man’s voice was heard, “Still squatting and refusing to leave, are you going to spend the night by the side of the road? Why are you crying? Those who don’t know would think I beat you. “

With Jiang Huai’s roar, someone cast a vigilant look.

“……”

After Huang Dan was carried, he was led to the intersection. He wiped his face and put on his glasses, his voice was still crying, “If you hadn’t helped me, I would have been hit by a car.”

Jiang Huai didn’t respond, and wondered whether he heard it or not.

On both sides of the intersection, there are hawkers selling clothes on poles, hanging signs and marking prices, almost all of which are 20 or 30. The business is good. There are also fruits such as candied haws, kebabs, pineapples and watermelons around.

Those who cross the road, those who buy things, and those who don’t do anything else, just stroll, all these men, women, old and young are mixed together, making it very noisy.

Huang Dan’s voice was caught inside, “Thank you for what happened just now.”

When the green light was on, Jiang Huai continued walking, “A word of thanks is enough to pay for saving lives?”

Huang Dan passed several pedestrians, followed and said, “It’s okay to treat to a meal, but I didn’t bring extra money with me when I left home.”

Jiang Huai didn’t even look back.

“……” Huang Dan grabbed his arm, “Wait a minute.”

Not long after, the two sat in a nearby noodle shop.

The shop assistant came over with a tray and put two bowls of Yangchun noodles on the table.

Huang Dan pushed one of the noodle bowls in front of the man, “Eat noodles on birthday.”

Jiang Huai didn’t raise his eyes, “What birthday?”

Huang Dan said, “Today is your birthday.”

Jiang Huai’s tone was firm, “Ah Yu told you?”

Huang Dan said, “Yes.”

Jiang Huai snorted which didn’t make any sense, “I never celebrate my birthday.”

Huang Dan asked, “Why?”

Jiang Huai took out the cigarette case and remembered that it was a noodle shop, so he put the case back in his pocket, “It’s boring.”

Huang Dan didn’t ask any more questions, he took off his glasses and put them aside, lowered his head, scooped up chopstick noodles and blew on them, and put them in his mouth.

There was no conversation on the table, only the sound of sucking noodles.

This is Huang Dan’s third trip. Whether it is a village, a small town, or a bustling city, he has a habit that has never changed, that is, he chews slowly when eating.

Jiang Huai on the opposite side is very fast, and clattering and scooping.

Huang Dan finished eating a small portion, and there was only a little noodle soup and a few chopped green onions left in Jiang Huai’s bowl of noodles. He wiped his mouth with a napkin, squinted at the sidewalk and vehicles outside, wondering what he was thinking.

When Jiang Huai came back after a stroll, the young man on the opposite side was still eating, “Is your bowl a bottomless pit?”

Huang Dan said, “I eat a little slowly.”

Jiang Huai flicked his phone on the table, “I don’t have time to sit here with you, you can eat slowly.”

Huang Dan sat on the chair and finished eating the remaining noodles at his original speed before leaving.

There is wind tonight, like the soft lips of a lover, brushing the cheeks of passers-by forcefully, not only does not make everyone feel the slightest coolness, but it makes them hotter. People who are hot feel a fire in their hearts and feel uncomfortable all over.

When Huang Dan came out of the air-conditioned noodle shop, he was caught off guard by the huge temperature difference. The sweltering air on his face blocked his pores, and a layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his body.

He didn’t go in the direction of the community, but went to another place.

Jiang Huai put his hand to his lips, bent over to press the lighter, and after a click, a cluster of flames sprang up and went out after completing his mission.

“Why are you here, didn’t you go back?”

A voice suddenly sounded from behind, Jiang Huai was startled, he turned his head, his face livid, “Fuck, is it fun to be scary?”

Huang Dan said, “Such a coward.”

Jiang Huai lowered his head and approached, “What did you say?”

Huang Dan raised the pink bag in his hand, “It’s for you.”

When Jiang Huai saw the contents in the bag, his facial expression changed immediately.

Huang Dan didn’t notice it. He bought it at a cake shop, and spent the last bit of money in his pocket for a small piece, “For Birthday.”

Jiang Huai’s voice was low and cold, “Why did you buy cakes?”

Huang Dan noticed something strange about the man, this cake might remind him of someone or something, “You saved me.”

Jiang Huai smiled strangely, “Since it was given to me, then I can do whatever I want.”

Huang Dan has a bad feeling.

The next moment, his premonition was confirmed, the man snatched the bag away and threw it directly into the trash can next to it.

Huang Dan ran to the trash can, he took out the bag, took the small cake from it, and when he turned his head to look, the man was no longer there.

“Mr. System, what was Jiang Huai’s childhood like?”

System, “I checked it for you below, this information requires 100 points to redeem.”

Huang Dan said, “Okay, you can deduct it directly.”

After a while, some fragments appeared in his mind.

Huang Dan saw Jiang Huai’s childhood from those clips, from his crumpled little face sleeping in a red floral cotton quilt, to his facial features slowly opening up, first crying, laughing and making trouble, can turn over, sit, crawl, and walk……

Every segment is very clear, as if the little boy is in front of Huang Dan, alive and kicking, smiling with crooked eyebrows.

Huang Dan watched one by one, Jiang Huai’s childhood was very happy, which he couldn’t envy.

For the first time, he knew what a home looked like.

The housekeeper never described these to Huang Dan.

Huang Dan didn’t focus on his feelings for too long, he recovered and continued to watch the clip.

Happiness and beauty were broken when Jiang Huai was six years old. He wore overalls and went out with his parents. He stood in the street in panic and helpless, crying for his parents.

It was Jiang Huai’s birthday that day, and the part where his parents said they would take him to buy a cake was also the last scene.

Ah Yu’s guess is correct, Jiang Huai got separated from his parents.

Huang Dan recalled the scene when he was almost hit by a car, the man’s legs were so frightened, he lowered his eyes, thoughtful.

A few junior high school students ran past with their school bags on their backs. They didn’t look at the road, and they were reckless, exuding youthful air.

He took off his glasses and pressed his eyebrows, “Mr. System, what does Jiang Huai do?”

System, “I did not find this information.”

Huang Dan frowned, it seemed that his task was involved.

“Mr. System, there is something that I haven’t talked to you about.”

Huang Dan paused for a few moments, “Every time I travel to a world, is there someone like this? Is he with me?”

System said, “Sorry, I don’t have permission, so I can’t answer.”

This reply was expected by Huang Dan, so he still asked, “Since Mr. System has no authority, I have no choice but to find the answer myself.”

System said, “Mr. Huang, as your guardian, I have to remind you, don’t lose too much because of small things.”

Huang Dan was stunned, what did the little digit refer to, and what did the big digit refer to?

He dislikes this distinction, and dislikes it awfully.

Huang Dan returned to the community and smelled a faint smell of smoke in the corridor. He climbed up the stairs one by one and saw the man on the sixth floor.

Jiang Huai sat on the steps with his legs crossed, the cigarette beside his mouth had burned to its butts.

Huang Dan stopped to catch his breath.

In summer, you can sweat all over after climbing the sixth floor.

The tip of Jiang Huai’s tongue brushed the cigarette butt wet with saliva, he raised his lower eyelids, pulled the cigarette butt out from between his lips and teeth, and flicked it out with fingers.

The cigarette butt drew a not-so-elegant arc in mid-air, fell down the steps, turned somersaults repeatedly, and lay down on the ground, waiting for tomorrow’s cleaning lady to come and take it away.

Huang Dan looked away from the cigarette butt, and took the key to open the door.

There was no one in the shared room, everyone went out to play.

Jiang Huai did not bring the key.

Huang Dan opened the door and said to the man behind, “Come and sit in my room first.”

The person didn’t say a word, but the footsteps had already stepped in.

Huang Dan cleans the room every day, tidies it up carefully, and has already put away unnecessary things and furniture, which is still incomparable to the second bedroom.

Jiang Huai is tall and strong. When he stood inside, the room seemed even smaller.

Huang Dan took off his shoes and threw them on the balcony to blow the air, and threw the smelly socks into the basin. He put on flip flops, “Do you like to eat cucumbers?”

Jiang Huai stood where he was, “Cucumber?”

Huang Dan said, “Well, cucumber.”

Jiang Huai rubbed open the cigarette case with his thumb and found that it was empty, he crushed the cigarette case angrily, “I don’t like it!”

Huang Dan said, “Then I just wash for myself.”

Ten seconds later, Jiang Huai said, “Give me one.”

Just as Huang Dan closed the refrigerator door, he looked at the man in the room, “Don’t you dislike it?”

Jiang Huai said, “Dry mouth.”

In summer people are crazy about it, everyone likes it.

Even if you put a glass of water in the refrigerator and take it out to drink after a while, it feels delicious, let alone melons and fruits.

Jiang Huai washed two green cucumbers, bought in the morning, with yellow flowers on one end, he removed the rowan and rinsed it under the faucet several times.

Cucumbers are crispy, rough to the touch, and have many small bumps. Huang Dan scraped the skin off with a planer.

Jiang Huai gnawed on the cucumber with bitterness and hatred on his face. He walked back and forth in the room, obviously panicking, so he asked a topic, “Why is the color of your cucumber different from mine?”

Huang Dan gnawed and said, “Mine root is tender.”

Jiang Huai frowned and swallowed the cucumber, “Really?”

Huang Dan said, “Well, yours is older and thicker.”

Jiang Huai compared and looked at it. After the comparison, he realized his childish behavior, and his expression changed immediately.

The room fell silent.

When Huang Dan saw the man throwing the unfinished cucumbers into the garbage basket, he couldn’t stop him, “If you don’t want to eat it, let me eat it. A cucumber costs 70 or 80 cents.”

Jiang Huai gave him a dime, “There’s no need to look for it.”

Huang Dan put it into the piggy bank.

There was a sound of opening the door outside, and someone came back, it was Zhang Jie.

Huang Dan stopped the man who was about to go out, “Zhang Jie has the key to our room?”

Jiang Huai scratched his sweaty hair a few times, “Nonsense, the landlord directly handed over the house to the sub-landlord, and the sub-landlord will be responsible for any renovations. They must have the key.”

Huang Dan said, “Isn’t that very wrong?”

Jiang Huai didn’t care, “What’s wrong, if there’s nothing wrong, who would open the door and peek in?”

Huang Dan said, “What if?”

Jiang Huai snorted coldly, “I’m not sure about others, but you and I can be sure that someone who likes to peep like you cannot be a landlord.”

Huang Dan turned his head, too lazy to talk to the man.

Jiang Huai said, “Didn’t you see that the locks of several rooms have been changed?”

Huang Dan didn’t find out.

Jiang Huai looked at him like an idiot, “Except for you and me, everyone else had changed the locks after they moved in.”

Huang Dan frowned.

Why didn’t the original owner change? He asked the man why.

“Troublesome, and there is nothing of value.”

Jiang Huai went to say hello to Zhang Jie, and took the key to open the door of his room.

Huang Dan put the cake into a bag and hung it on the man’s door lock. When he came out to use the toilet, the door lock was empty.

After nine o’clock, except for Ah Yu who was at work, other people came back one after another.

Huang Dan was going to take a shower and go to bed, and only after he took his pajamas did he realize that he still had something important to do.

There is a gap between the closet and the wall. Huang Dan put a cockroach trap in it three days ago. Now there are dozens of cockroaches in it. There are also half-dead and half-alive.

Huang Dan was surprised.

He expected at most ten, but he didn’t expect to have such a big harvest for the first time. He was happy and shocked at the same time.

There is a cockroach kingdom in this shared house.

Huang Dan can be sure that cockroaches will visit the trap. Among the cockroaches caught in his house, some may belong to Chen Qingqing’s family, as well as Ah Yu and Zhao Fuxiang’s family.

Master bedroom and second bedroom to be determined.

Huang Dan stuffed the cockroach trap into the garbage basket outside the door.

Chen Qingqing leaned over curiously. After seeing those cockroaches, she was surprised, “Lin Yi, did you buy this thing online?”

Huang Dan tied the mouth of the garbage bag tightly, “Yes.”

Chen Qingqing said with a smile, “Do you still have it? Give me one to use. If the effect is good, I will also buy a few online.”

Huang Dan went back to the house and took out one for her.

Chen Qingqing thanked him, and soon asked Wang Hai to send Huang Dan half a watermelon.

This is the gratitude of the cockroach trap.

There is another meaning, which means that it is not me who takes advantage, but you. A cockroach trap is exchanged for half a watermelon, and you make a lot of money.

This is also a form of vanity.

Chen Qingqing has her own way of dealing with the world. She used to work in a beauty parlor and had a lot of beauty and skin care products in her hands.

If her friend didn’t give her something, Chen Qingqing would be upset, but she didn’t make it clear, she just talked about it in front of Wang Hai.

When Chen Qingqing chanted for a long time, Wang Hai would get annoyed and they would quarrel.

He still has to go through it next time.

Huang Dan didn’t understand Chen Qingqing’s deep meaning. He sat in front of the computer and watched “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf”, and ate half of the watermelon.

Monday is the worst day of the week.

Office workers have not yet come out of their weekend laziness, their states are not right, their lives are difficult, and those with fragile hearts will feel sad for spring and autumn, and will also ponder and doubt what the meaning of life is.

Why are there so many things? Can’t finish it all the time, so desperate.

When Huang Dan drew the set of “Ocean blue light wave outfit” 60-level fighter equipment, it was that mentality.

Colleagues did not send sympathy. They all have similar experiences and know that at such times, no words of comfort from others will work.

Once or twice was abused, and after more times, got used to it.

Humans have to go through a process of being abused. Only when they have been abused enough can they have the opportunity to abuse others.

Tragically, they have been abused all life.

Huang Dan was so exhausted that he fell asleep when he came back, and got up the next day with a frowning face and went to work in a daze.

A person’s energy is limited, and Huang Dan is annoyed by the art director’s changes. He doesn’t have the energy left to wait for Ah Yu to come back in the middle of the night like before, and he doesn’t have the energy to get up at four or five in the morning to observe and eavesdrop. The clues are stagnant now.

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