Chapter 10 Departure

What I hate most is betrayal, and what I fear most is betrayal. When you trust someone unconditionally, and that person stabs you in the back, I regard this pain as the greatest misfortune.

The only person close to me is Du Xiaosheng. If Old Man Ye hadn't lied, would he be the one who harmed me?

I remained silent. Old man Ye started to pack things, his movements were slow, as if giving me time to recover. I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was already past 2 o'clock in the morning.

After packing up his things, Old Man Ye glanced at me, got up and walked out. I didn't want to stay in this place anymore and hurriedly followed him.

As soon as he went out, Old Man Ye locked the iron door and said while locking it: "Don't feel too bad. If you can spend next year safely, there won't be any big ups and downs in your life, and things will go smoothly."

He finally said something pleasant. I comforted myself, since Old Man Ye could only be ranked second, he must have made mistakes. Moreover, since there is currently no distinction between friend and foe, I have no way of judging whether he is deliberately sowing discord, so his words can only be treated as after-dinner refreshments and do not need to be taken seriously.

By the time I reacted, I had followed Old Man Ye out of the inner room and stood on the floor of 302.

Du Xiaosheng looked me over and over, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that I was fine. He opened his mouth and hesitated to speak. I shook my head slightly, indicating that he would talk later if he had something to say.

Even though I told myself not to think about it, I still felt uncomfortable. If it wasn't Du Xiaosheng, who would it be?

The bald man helped Old Ye to rest on the chair. He raised his hand and pointed at the door, signaling for us to leave quickly.

We walked quietly to the door, and Du Xiaosheng pulled the door open. Just when the door was about to close, I suddenly heard Old Man Ye say a term that sounded very familiar. I subconsciously raised my hand to stop the closing door, trying to hear clearly what he was saying, but his words had already fallen.

Du Xiaosheng asked me what was wrong. I wanted to tell him, but thinking about Old Man Ye's reminder, I felt uncomfortable. I said: "This door closes too fast. It will probably make a loud sound when it closes later, so just block it."

Du Xiaosheng smiled when he heard this and stopped talking. I knew that I must have heard what Old Man Ye just said somewhere, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed this sentence alone, so I secretly wrote down the pronunciation of that noun.

The days that followed returned to normal. From that day on, no inexplicable things appeared at the door of the store. We all devoted ourselves to our own work. The construction of the tomb of the big family represented by Zhou Linli is about to start. Du Xiaosheng and I plan to go to the "site" first to survey the geology.

This kind of work is usually done by skilled workers, but Zhou Linli seemed to only trust me, and everything must be handled by me. I have no choice. The company's purpose is to provide customers with the best service. For one year's living expenses, I had to force myself to take a break from my stressful life and go into the wilderness.

A cell phone ringing woke me up. I opened my eyes drowsily and picked up my phone. It was Zhou Linli calling. It's only five o'clock now, two hours before I usually wake up. I didn't know if Zhou Linli was in an emergency, so I suppressed my anger and answered the phone.

As soon as I got through the phone, I was preempted by Zhou Linli before I could speak. He spoke non-stop like a machine gun: "Boss Chen, listen to me first. I'm at the door of Xiangrui Real Estate. When will you arrive? Are you already on the way? Didn't you tell me to go early? I In order not to delay this important event, I postponed all six wine shops yesterday. Don’t lie to me. By the way, you don’t know, I have a happy event to tell you. My aunt’s husband’s sister gave birth last night. , is still a boy. I went to see him yesterday. He looks so cute. How do you say it in the words of you young people? A person who is too cute will not pay for his life..."

I did tell him to go early to see the tomb, but the "early" meant that my work time was a little earlier, that is, around seven or eight o'clock. Who would have expected that Zhou Linli was so energetic that he rushed to the door of the store after five o'clock. I set my phone to silent mode, put it on the bed, and let Zhou Linli chat alone while I went to the bathroom to wash up.

About half an hour later I had breakfast. The phone is still on the phone with Zhou Linli. I feel a little sorry for Zhou Linli's phone. It's really tiring to meet such an owner. As soon as I picked up the phone, I heard Zhou Linli say: "It's scary, isn't it? I tell you, if it weren't for the Halloween discount, I wouldn't go there... Oh, by the way, where are you now?"

I replied calmly: "At home."

Before he could speak, I hung up the phone first.

I remembered a popular picture on the Internet called "When God created...". It is estimated that God poured all the chattering liquid into Zhou Lin immediately when he created it, and also added the function of self-direction, self-performance and self-entertainment. Otherwise, how could an adult talk to himself for more than half an hour, unless he has serious mental problems?

I expected to stay for a few days to visit the tomb this time. I packed up the clothes I could wear and bought some dry food in the small supermarket downstairs. Although it is quite close to Beijing, there are few people in that place. According to what I learned in advance, there are no shops there for several kilometers. Our work may not be big, but it cannot be delayed in minutes, and no one is free enough to drive several kilometers to buy food. It is best to prepare packed lunches or fast food in advance.

Taking advantage of a break from buying food in the supermarket, I called Du Xiaosheng and asked him to go to the basement of the store to pack some outdoor supplies and survey tools.

The reason why I asked Du Xiaosheng to pack things is that he originally lived in the store. I have to mention the Xiangrui Real Estate store here. From the outside, it looks like it is only as big as two rooms, but in fact there is a cave behind it. I opened a secret door in the inner room, which was connected to another room, which was used as Du Xiaosheng's bedroom. There is also a door inside that leads to the basement, which is filled with many tools needed for survey work. Anyone in the company who borrows any tools must be registered, which is also managed by Du Xiaosheng. First of all, he lives in the store, which makes it easier to manage. The staff occasionally needs a piece of equipment urgently at night, which saves the trouble of getting up in the middle of the night to pack the equipment.

Secondly, since he didn’t have much to do and the salary requirement was not high, I found him something to do, which not only saved him the cost of hiring another person, but also gave me peace of mind.

Du Xiaosheng and I have always been inseparable from weighing weights. This time when we went to visit the tomb, he naturally wanted to follow us. In addition to me, Zhou Linli, and Du Xiaosheng, we were accompanied by a technician from our company who was responsible for surveying topography and surveying. His name was Fang Yuze, who graduated from a postgraduate degree in civil construction engineering.

When he arrived at the store, Du Xiaosheng had already packed his things and packed two large boxes. After saying hello, I went to the desk to pick up the documents. Du Xiaosheng was probably upset by Zhou Linli, so he arranged for him to help move things. Zhou Linli actually agreed. You must know that this is a big fat man weighing more than 200 pounds who can't walk without breathing and is spoiled.

It was only when Zhou Linli started to take action that I realized that I had underestimated this fat man. It took him almost no effort to move a box, and he could put two boxes of equipment, totaling more than 100 kilograms, into the trunk in a few minutes.

After taking the documents, Du Xiaosheng was finished with his work. Du Xiaosheng drove the three of us towards our destination. Including the traffic jam, we were delayed for a whole morning, and finally arrived near the destination before 12 noon. It's not too far from the Sixth Ring Road, and there are several small restaurants around. Zhou Linli proposed treating us to farm dishes. It was just a home-cooked meal. For Zhou Linli, it was as small as losing a hair. It would be a bit pretentious for me to refuse, so I agreed.

We chose a relatively clean restaurant and ordered a few side dishes. Since we had to work in the afternoon, we didn't buy any wine.

The food here is quite tasty. Zhou Linli is well-informed. He said that almost all the vegetables here are grown by self-employed people. There are no pesticides and they are purely natural and healthy food. They are much greener than the gutter oil in big hotels and there are no added preservatives. The entire meal was spent in Zhou Linli's speech "On the Advantages and Prospects of Agricultural Development in the Suburbs of Beijing". Although Zhou Linli talks a lot, he is not vulgar at all, and sometimes he gives people the feeling of being very understanding.

We had a great meal. After the meal, Zhou Linli called the waiter to pay the bill, and Du Xiaosheng and I discussed the next journey. Fang Yuze, on the other hand, was holding Zhou Linli's tablet and playing games with a look of admiration on his face while playing. I felt a little sad for him. I give him a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, which is definitely more than enough to buy a tablet. But Fang Yuze came from a poor family and was a filial son. He left most of his monthly salary to his parents. He only had a few thousand pocket money left, which was naturally not enough to buy high-end electronic products.

We drove along the country road for a while, and gradually no one could be seen, leaving only a few empty houses and unfinished buildings without windows. Occasionally, cars whizzed by, mostly heading towards the city. Wherever the car passed, dust rose up and was blown away by the gentle wind.