our secret base

Chapter 57 Going Down the Mountain
"in addition……"

She looked to the bushes beyond the school wall.

Yan Jingxing was a little confused.After waiting a moment, he heard a familiar howl from that direction.

He couldn't help asking in surprise:
"You brought the split-headed dog here? How?"

"No, I just gave it a command to let it run over with our car."

...sounds really tiring.

"Very good. In this way, our combat strength will be fully assembled. Even if an accident does happen, we can still deal with it."

*
After eating at noon, the students of Baiyue Town Experimental Middle School returned to the dormitory one after another.

Running in the morning is not too hard. The junior high school students soon discovered that the biggest problem right now is that there is no air conditioner in the dormitory.

There are six to eight people living in each dormitory. In addition, it is a summer afternoon, and the temperature is already very high. Just walking back from the classroom is already sweating, which makes the rest time suddenly difficult.

Yan Jing walked to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and splashed cold water on his face. The cold and moist feeling made him breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, he felt that someone was standing quietly behind him.

Yan Jingxing stopped his movements and felt for a while, and found that he had not moved for a long time, like a ghost.

He was startled, and quickly wiped off the drops of water on his face. When he turned around, he saw the curly-haired girl with her hands behind her back, looking up at him with a smile.

"...What do you want to do again?"

Yan Jingxing gave her an annoyed look.

"Come to play with you."

Ji Chunzao said.

Because there were other students in the bathroom at the moment, watching the conversation between the two of them with curious eyes, Yan Jingxing suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"us……"

Yan Jingxing originally wanted to talk about it after we went out, but the little girl in front of her seemed to have also noticed the subtlety of the surrounding atmosphere, and said in a low voice but hastily:
"I know Jing Xing, our words cannot be heard by others."

As she spoke, she leaned into his arms in an almost prone position, tiptoed and whispered in the boy's ear:

"Yuzhi is waiting for me outside. We are leaving."

After she finished speaking, she immediately put down her hands, turned around, and ran all the way out of the bathroom. Her petite figure disappeared from his sight, like a startled animal fleeing into the woods.

Yan Jingxing covered his ears and stood there in a daze, still a little unresponsive.

The eyes cast around him were scorching, but he didn't have the heart to pay attention to them.

The feeling of the moist and warm air blowing into the ears just now was impressive, and made Yan Jingxing tremble all over.

For the first time, he had a strange feeling.

His heart was pounding, his mouth was dry, and his mind was slightly blank.

Obviously there have been very close times in the past, but never had a similar feeling.

...Sure enough, there is something strange.

At some point, something had changed in their relationship, and he didn't know it.

*
Yan Jingxing walked through the quiet corridor while everyone was resting in the dormitory.

The sun hanging high in the sky is never stingy, and generously sprinkles its light and heat all over the earth.This mountain school seems to have turned into a big steam oven. From a distance, the light covering the asphalt road is slightly distorted.

Yan Jingxing soon saw a familiar figure from behind.

Miss Xie was holding a parasol, and stood quietly under the shade of the veranda eaves.

The warm summer wind blew in front of her face, blowing her smooth long black hair.Occasionally, the girl raised her hand, brushing up her blue hair that was blown by the wind, revealing her fair and pleasant cheeks.

This action is very suitable for her, and she is very suitable for Xia Tian - for no reason, a strange idea appeared in Yan Jingxing's mind.

"Today...it's so hot."

He walked to her side and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xie Yuzhi.It may be because of the sudden attack by Ji Chunzao before, after seeing Miss Xie, he felt inexplicably nervous, and the words he said were not nutritious.

"Yeah, it's hot."

Xie Yuzhi nodded, her gaze was staring into the distance, when she turned her head and saw Yan Jingxing's forehead was sweating, so she raised the parasol in her hand, trying to cover him from the sun, and the distance between the two became wider. Closer, shoulders moved closer together.

But because Yan Jingxing was taller than her, Xie Yuzhi's action was obviously a bit awkward.Yan Jingxing immediately took the umbrella from her hand and helped the two of them block the sun above their heads.

The two did not speak, and stood in the shadows waiting for the arrival of the last companion.

The boys and girls can feel the breath and breath of being close to each other, which is like a mist under the sunshine, but no one breaks it.

A few minutes later, there were hurried footsteps and rapid breathing from behind.

"No, sorry, it's a little late!"

"It's okay, don't worry."

Xie Yuzhi turned around and saw that the little girl was panting on her knees, as if she had run all the way, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

"What are you doing running so fast? It's still early."

"I was..."

She looked at Xie Yuzhi, then at Yan Jingxing, swallowed the words for some reason.

"Forget it, since everyone is here, can we go now?"

"Ah."

Yan Jingxing's eyes didn't meet Ji Chunzao's; in other words, he was subconsciously avoiding the little girl's eyes.

He still couldn't forget the momentary physical contact in the bathroom just now, the brief hug under the eyes of everyone, the soft touch seemed to still remain on the skin.

He couldn't pretend nothing happened.Although he hasn't been able to figure out what this weird surging emotion in his heart is for the time being, he can't lie to himself.

In contrast, Ji Chunzao's reaction was much more natural, she jumped under the umbrella with a smile, and squeezed between Yan Jingxing and Xie Yuzhi.

"Hey, don't stick it so tight."

"What's the matter? The weather is so hot and the sun is so hot, let me stay under the umbrella to enjoy the cool."

"It's because it's so hot, so I don't let you come close, it will get hotter when you get closer."

Xie Yuzhi angrily supported Ji Chunzao's forehead with his hands, not letting her approach.

"Look at you, you're covered in sweat."

"Is that right?"

Ji Chunzao's big black eyes rolled slightly, showing a sly smile, and she deliberately said in a suspicious tone:

"Then when I came over, why did you two get so close? Don't you think it's hot or sweaty?"

Miss Xie choked on her words.

The little girl's tone quickly turned into a fake cry.

"Hey, Yuzhi started to dislike me now. If I don't dislike others, I just feel that I have sweat on my body and don't want to touch it..."

"Alright, alright!"

Xie Yuzhi angrily took the umbrella and handed it to her.

"Here, you can support yourself if you want to. In the end, if you remember to bring more parasols, won't this matter?"

"Hey, don't you understand that? It's only comfortable to use other people's umbrellas, just like the food that other people treat to eat is always the most delicious."

"...You really have the nerve to say it."

The little girl raised her hand, trying to make the umbrella cover the three people.

Not to mention that the size of the umbrella is not enough to block the sun, even if three people try to squeeze together, there will always be shoulders exposed; the most important thing is that Ji Chunzao is smaller than Xie Yuzhi, so the current posture rather reluctantly.

"...Forget it, let me do it."

Yan Jingxing was a little speechless, grabbed the umbrella, walked to the middle, and let him support it.He took the lead.

The two girls looked at each other in blank dismay, and then followed from left to right.

In this way, the three of them finally set off towards the target location after laughing a lot.

*
"Where is the appointment?"

"It's on this mountain. I asked him to come here. If the location is further away, we have to ask the driver at home to drive over to pick us up."

The three of them went down the mountain road.

Because there is a lush forest next to it, so as long as you walk through the forest and stay away from the open road, the temperature will not be so hot. Just be careful not to trip over the roots protruding from the soil.

The shadows of the trees are whirling, and the golden sunlight is divided into pieces of gold by the luxuriant branches and leaves. The light spots flow on the clothes and pants of the boys and girls, dancing happily with their chatting and laughing.

After more than ten minutes, they walked down the slope all the way to the foot of the mountain, and finally came near the target location.

In the distance, you can see ridges and farmland covered by white greenhouses, and a khaki-colored path leading to the village; outside the entrance of the village, there are several restaurants and a small supermarket.

Two private cars and a motorcycle were parked at the entrance of the restaurant.There was no one on the road.The sunlight above the head is really vicious, if one is fine, one definitely doesn't want to come out and wander around at noon.

Yan Jingxing left the area covered by mountains and forests and walked onto the road.The road under our feet is scorching hot. If you put an egg on it, it will be cooked after a while. Even the thick rubber surface of the soles can't stop the high temperature transmission.

"Which restaurant?"

Yan Jingxing pointed to the signboard that said "Nongjiale" propped next to the restaurant not far away.

"Yes, the agreed place is there."

Xie Yuzhi nodded.

Ji Chunzao drank all the water in the plastic bottle, then shook the bottle, unwilling to confirm that there was no drop, his shoulders drooped dejectedly.

Miss Xie noticed her expression, so she said:
"There's a cold drink shop over there, let me buy you something to quench your thirst."

"Thanks. Shall we go in first then?"

"Well, you go and see if that person is there."

……

The three separated temporarily, Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao parted the curtain and walked into the restaurant.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the restaurant was also deserted, the huge electric fan was blowing loudly, and the boxes stuffed with beer bottles were scribbled together at the door.

There was a figure shaking in the direction of the kitchen, as if packing things.Hearing a guest coming, the person standing in the back kitchen shouted loudly:

"What do you want to eat? We're not closed here yet, so I'll make it for you if you want to eat."

"Excuse me, can the boss give us two bowls of cold water first? Let's look at the menu and choose."

"okay."

After answering the question politely, Yan Jingxing looked around the restaurant, only to see one customer.So, his eyes quickly fell on the other party.

The man in the peaked cap was burying his head in eating the noodles. He was eating very happily, and he didn't raise his face at all, so he couldn't see his face.

...Since there is only one person, if the other party arrives first, then the detective might be him, right?

Yan Jingxing thought to himself, and began to carefully observe the other party's attire: he looked about 30 years old, wearing a somewhat dirty windbreaker and trousers, looking dusty, with a peaked cap on his head, which was in line with his imagination of a private detective Or the image of a reporter.

After exchanging glances with Ji Chunzao, he took the initiative to walk forward.

"Hello, is this Mr. He?"

"Ah, yes, I'm He Feng."

The man put down the bowl and chopsticks and replied enthusiastically.

"Are you the boss who sent the letter? You look a little young."

"...Leave me alone. You said you could help?"

"Yes, don't say help." The detective moved the hat on his head and straightened it, "Actually, I have information on hand, about a certain case that disappeared from the world in Baiyue Town in the past ten years, and it happened to be with It is related to Shigang Village, and I heard that the person concerned usually lives in seclusion in a cave near Shigang Village."

"Really?"

Yan Jingxing was taken aback for a moment.

"of course it's true……"

In the middle of the conversation, the detective stopped suddenly.

After Yan Jingxing waited for a long time, he couldn't hear what he said, which was a little strange.

"what do you want to say in the end--"

At this time, He Feng suddenly raised his face, and a weird smile appeared on that ordinary Chinese character face, as if he made a grimace at himself after wrinkling his eyebrows and nose hard.

It seemed like a funny smile, but winking at him for no reason like this, actually felt a sense of horror.

Yan Jingxing felt a chill rushing down his back, and activated his warrior instinct without hesitation.

"boom!"

He raised his swift kick and kicked over the man sitting on the chair in front of him.

(End of this chapter)