Chapter 20: Zhai Da, handsome guy

Lu Benqing smacked the cigarette in his hand, inhaling the butt along with the filter, looking sideways at the newcomers.

Three Japanese people.

Several local guides or translators were spinning around them, their mouths babbling bird language non-stop.

He couldn't understand it, but his brain automatically translated it into "Your Highness! They're right inside~"

Lu Benqing was very familiar with the dealer here, or rather, he had lost a lot of money here. Today he had also been tipped off that some foreigners were coming.

The meaning of telling them in advance was very clear: this was a setup to slaughter fat sheep. If the foreigners were interested in other card tables, don't refuse; everyone would slaughter them together.

Lu Benqing had thought they were foreign devils, but he didn't expect them to be little Japanese...

Seeing their bowing and scraping, it really made people unhappy...

However, he was just a gambler who had lost all his savings, borrowed from all his relatives, and still had to squeeze blood bags from his daughter. So he had no national hatred, he just wanted to see if he could win a little from the little Japanese.

As for whether they could slaughter the little Japanese here, and whether they had slaughtered him before, to be honest, a gambler wouldn't think about this question.

They didn't lose to the dealer, but to the addiction in their own hearts and the fantasy of winning it back.

"Old Lu, in this broken place, are there really foreigners coming to play?"

Lu Benqing stepped on the cigarette butt: "Unfamiliar with the place, hands itching, so they were brought here, right? When people are hungry, they can even eat shit."

The person who asked shrank his neck, thinking to himself that that was you, we aren't that ruthless...

Several Japanese people were brought into the house. It was clearly a separate game. A long-term gambler like Lu Benqing, who brought a few hundred yuan, was, to put it bluntly, just atmosphere in this den.

It was the same principle as a hostess in a nightclub.

"Don't worry about the others, deal the cards! My luck is booming today!"

This smoky, foul-smelling place returned to its daily scene.

A group of people inside were like lost souls, unable to walk out.

Until the light of the righteous path, holding the stick of the righteous path, broke in.

"Don't move! Hands on your heads and squat down!"

"Squat down, squat down!"

The police quickly controlled the situation. Several who wanted to run were directly knocked down with a kick.

The three Japanese people were so panicked they almost pissed themselves, Japanese babbling out of their mouths, but they were directly pressed to the ground.

Actually, Zhai Da still underestimated the governance efforts of the fragmented province in 2008.

Admittedly, it wasn't 2024, and he always felt the atmosphere wasn't that good yet.

But if there was no cause in 2008, where would the result in 2024 come from?

At least in the fragmented province, some things were already being seriously governed.

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Zhai Da waited for another ten minutes before seeing a string of people being escorted out.

He took out his knock-off phone and took a blurry photo from afar for the record. All the tasks for today were completed.

The reason he wanted to see the result with his own eyes was to guard against the "tipping off" and "collusion between black and white" seen in TV dramas. If it was peaceful here tonight, or if a bunch of police came but didn't catch anyone, he would never let Wu Yue go to the police station to collect the reward.

Wu Yue's life was also a life.

Lu Wei also identified her father Lu Benqing from the crowd, and she didn't know what she was thinking with her large, emotionless eyes.

When everything was calm and the street returned to silence, Zhai Da and Lu Wei walked out of the darkness.

Zhai Da clapped his hands: "Mission accomplished. Next is waiting for the reward. I'll handle it myself, and I'll find a way to get your share to you later."

Lu Wei still insisted on her decision, shaking her head: "I don't want the money, give it all to you."

"No, you have to take it."

If Lu Wei didn't take the money, he wouldn't be at ease.

After all, he had sent her dad in.

If you eat Tang Monk meat, it's best to eat it at the same table as Sun Wukong.

The tall, thin girl didn't speak anymore, but it didn't seem like she intended to accept it obediently either.

Zhai Da looked left and right. There wasn't a car in this godforsaken place for ten minutes. If he wanted to take a taxi, he had to walk a bit, so he took Lu Wei toward the side gate of San Mao.

The two walked one after the other, one fast and one slow.

Zhai Da was silently pondering the next things, while Lu Wei was observing the shadows under her feet.

Rows of street lamps cast light that wasn't wide, and the shadows beneath them were constantly chased by footsteps, then abandoned by footsteps.

Street lamps are like that; they can't dispel the night, they only prop up the interplay of light and shadow, making people have the illusion that they are not in the night.

It's just that there are night roads that stretch forever in this world, but there are no people who can walk the same road forever. At a certain intersection, Zhai Da stopped.

Waiting for a taxi to appear, to take Lu Wei away.

It was close to eleven o'clock, and letting her walk back was clearly unreasonable.

Seeing her off was impossible, Ms. Yu was waiting at home.

Lu Wei watched Zhai Da look left and right, seemingly anxiously looking for a taxi, and suddenly said: "How about we walk two more intersections."

Zhai Da shook his head: "Let's do it here, there are more cars."

Lu Wei didn't speak anymore.

She suddenly realized that after tonight, the strong connection with Zhai Da seemed to end here.

Just like two years ago...

And then what? Split the money? Say hello when meeting on the road?

Lu Wei's slender hands were behind her back, stroking the Snickers bar. In the time of one night, it was already covered in residual warmth...

Slightly melted.

"Screech~"

A taxi stopped in front of the two.

However, Zhai Da didn't let Lu Wei get in the car directly, but tried to haggle through the passenger window.

Taking a taxi in the middle of the night in a small place was a quote, not a meter. Also, Lu Wei was going back alone, so he had to look at the driver's face.

He had to find those middle-aged men with fleshy faces and serious expressions.

They were guaranteed to be henpecked husbands + cat-loving dads. If they were bald, he could add points, it would be safer.

In the end, the price was 20. After all, Zhai Da didn't have Ms. Yu's level and wasn't familiar enough with the road conditions. He paid the fare in advance, took a photo of the license plate, and told Lu Wei to get in the car quickly; he was in a hurry to go home.

Lu Wei was silent for a moment, lowered her head and said: "Thank you, I'll bring the fare to you next time."

Zhai Da waved his hand: "No need."

Lu Wei sat in the back row, closed the door, and then began to stare blankly.

The attempt to establish a little connection seemed to have failed...

Twice.

Until her window was knocked on.

Lowering the window, Zhai Da handed over an old phone, still wrapped with a charging cable.

"Almost forgot this. I've already saved my number in it. The SIM card is zero monthly fee, so the call fee will be a bit expensive. You can go to the business hall to change it when you have time."

Lu Wei blankly took the Nokia 3310.

Zhai Da made a gesture of making a phone call and said: "When you get home safely, remember to send me a message to report. If you have anything in the future, just contact me by phone."

At the end, he added: "Remember to eat well, you were all bones when I hugged you today!"

After speaking, without waiting for Lu Wei to reply, Zhai Da patted the car door and let the driver go.

The taxi was already impatient and started quickly, and the boy also ran in the opposite direction.

Any later, Ms. Yu would go crazy!

Lu Wei sat in the car, one hand holding the Snickers bar, the other holding the Nokia.

Tentatively opening the phone, opening the address book...

She hadn't never used a phone, she just... stopped using it for some reason.

In the address book, there was only one contact.

The saved name was:

Zhai Handsome Guy.

"Zhai Da... Zhai Handsome Guy..."

The corners of her exquisite mouth couldn't help but curl into a light arc.

This was probably the first time she had been amused by someone's humor. For a moment, the taxi was full of spring breeze.

The driver looked in the rearview mirror and thought to himself, what a beautiful girl...

It's a pity that someone can't see this face.

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Zhai Da returned home with an excited mood. Ms. Yu was already applying cucumber to her face, so it wasn't convenient to talk, and she didn't blame him much for coming back late.

After taking a shower and lying back on the bed, Zhai Da's phone rang.

A text message, the sender was: "Malnourished."

"I'm home."

"Received, rest early."

"Good night, Handsome Guy Da."

"Good night, little girl with good taste." ===== CHAPTER 21 =====