your voice my world

Chapter 3 Preliminary Assessment
Lu Miao moved here that afternoon, and Qiao Ze went to help her move.

Her house has not been returned for the time being, and she has just paid one month's rent.

She knew that Qiao Ze had strict requirements, and she was not sure whether her performance could pass his assessment, and she was afraid that she would have to look for a house again if she failed.

Qiao Ze followed her and brought the suitcase for her, and she still lived in the second bedroom.

"You'll be living here for a while, get used to it first, the three days will start tomorrow." Putting things down, Qiao Ze looked at her and said, "You should study the case carefully first, if you have any ideas or need help place, keep in touch at any time.”

Lu Miao nodded, and began to think about the case after cleaning up.

Ancheng has a special geographical location and is one of the transshipment hubs for domestic and foreign drugs. A large number of drug transactions either enter through other cities, flow through Ancheng, and then transfer out of Ancheng;

Also because of this special geographical location, drugs and drug dealers have been rampant in Ancheng for many years.The entire drug chain is like a well-structured tree diagram, except for the big drug lords at the top, and the lower layers from transshipment to distribution.The Ah Can that Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng mentioned is just a "supplier" at the bottom, and like many other "suppliers" at the bottom of the black market, this kind of person is generally a drug dealer. Get the supply in your hand, keep some of it for yourself, and sell the other part to other drug addicts in the same circle.

This kind of same circle is basically based on the relationship of colleagues, relatives and friends, classmates or customers.

What Qiao Ze gave way to Lu Miaocha was just one of the bottom "suppliers".Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng’s confessions did not give a detailed description of this man named A Can. They only met this man once, and they knew that he was about 1.7 meters tall, with a normal build, neither fat nor thin, and wore a mask. The hat and sunglasses are well concealed, and the face cannot be seen clearly.In the subsequent transactions, they asked them to put the goods at the designated place, and his money had already been put aside.He never inspects the goods and doesn't worry about them taking the money and walking away.

In the words of the two, Ah Can is a weird person.

Attached to the confession materials is a photo of Ah Can, which was taken from a distance when he was picking up the goods. There is only a profile, and the facial features cannot be seen clearly, but the clothes can be clearly seen.

Lu Miao recognized the outfit, it was a trench coat from a top foreign luxury brand, paired with a black T-shirt and washed white ripped jeans.In the slight sideways movement, one can vaguely see the white corsage on his chest.His coat and hood were pulled over his head, covering his face, and small locks of chestnut hair fell behind his ears.

In his left hand, he held a pink cartoon thermos cup with a small logo on it.

Apart from these, there is no useful information.

There is no occupation, nor any identity background introduction.

This means that she has to pick him out of a crowd of more than 200 million people within three days based on these few lines of words and this photo.

What Joze gave her was a big problem.

The next day, Lu Miao asked Qiao Ze for a list of all registered drug addicts in Ancheng.

Qiao Ze took her to Xiao Zhan's place, and threw a stack of materials to her.

"This is a list of all registered drug addicts," Qiao Ze said, "but the actual number of drug addicts may be five times, or even ten times that number. He is not on this list, so you don't need to waste your time on it .”

Lu Miao heard him mean that he had already found someone.

"Have you got the answers?" she asked.

Qiao Ze didn't say clearly, "This is your exam question."

Deputy Liu was also there, and persuaded her with a smile: "Lu Miao, it's rare for Qiao Ze to give you this opportunity, you have to make good use of it, he never brings anyone along."

Lu Miao nodded in a daze. Although she still couldn't figure out what Qiao Ze did, Deputy Liu's guarantee would never be someone who committed crimes.

She went home in the afternoon, and Qiao Ze stayed in the bureau to investigate Zhang Quan's case.

When Lu Miao returned home, Lu Bao clung to her again.

The little guy was just taken out of the bone stuck in his esophagus the day before yesterday, and now he is alive and kicking again.

Lu Miao squatted down to play with it, teased it for a while, and suddenly asked it: "Lu Bao, let's go to the show, you are in charge of juggling, and I am in charge of making money, okay?"

Lu Bao groaned, not knowing whether to agree or refuse.

Lu Miao didn't care, changed his clothes, put on a clown makeup that he could hardly recognize himself, pretended to be a clown, and dragged it out.

She took it to the best elementary school in Ancheng—the opposite of Anzhong Attached Primary School.

Anzhong Primary School is located in the old town of Ancheng, close to residential areas and commercial street squares.

Lu Miao took Lu Bao and found a place to sit in the commercial street square opposite the school gate.

There are a lot of people setting up street stalls there, as well as a lot of old people and children, all of whom are nearby residents who come out for a walk after dinner and dance in the square.

When Lu Miao passed by, it was almost the time when school was over in the afternoon. She tried to direct Lu Bao to do a few small movements such as somersaulting, standing upright, and standing up, which gradually attracted many passers-by.

Monkey jugglers are rare in cities, let alone dog jugglers.

There were more and more people watching, and the elementary school students who had just finished school dragged their parents to watch, and many of them even tipped them money.

After one night, Lu Miao made a lot of money.

She took Lu Bao back, and met Qiao Ze as soon as she entered the house.

Joze almost didn't recognize her.

"What are you doing?" Qiao Ze asked, taking a wet towel and throwing it on her face, "Wipe off the makeup."

Lu Miao wiped his face, and his facial features gradually became clear.

"How's it going?" Joze asked.

Lu Miao: "No progress."

Qiao Ze glanced at the resentful Lu Bao at her feet: "Why did you take it?"

"Acrobatics." Lu Miao said as he took out a wad of money from his bag, took out half of it, and handed it to him, "This is earned by Lu Bao, your dog, half of it belongs to you."

Joze: "..."

Lu Miao also handed over the other half: "This is the rent."

Qiao Ze looked at her restrainedly: "I asked you to investigate the case, but you took my dog ​​to earn money?"

"You didn't stipulate how I should check." Lu Miao's voice weakened, "I've been busy all night, so all the money was confiscated."

Joze: "..."

Suddenly the doorbell rang outside the door.

Lu Bao howled towards the door, and fed back his perception of the sound to Qiao Ze.

Joze went to open the door.

"Brother, Mom asked me to bring you supplements and folk remedies again." The door just opened, and Qiao Shi's voice followed inside.

Lu Miao turned her head subconsciously, meeting Qiao Shi's eyes.

Qiao Shi was taken aback, his eyes met Qiao Ze's, and he moved his lips and asked, "Sister-in-law?"

After speaking, he received a slap on the head: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Qiao Ze took the things in her hands and introduced them to the two: "Qiao Shi, Lu Miao."

It was so simple that even Qiao Shi almost didn't know how to do it.

When Lu Miao heard about Qiao, she knew she was Shen Yu's wife, and the seniors in the team often mentioned her.

Ancheng is a modern city with strong clan culture, and has always retained the position of "patriarch". Shen Yu is the patriarch of this session and was also a policeman.A criminal policeman, he was transferred to the anti-narcotics team at his own request, and was later transferred to the special police team. He has made outstanding achievements.Later, due to some reasons, he resigned and became the patriarch of Ancheng's clan, but he has always maintained inextricable contact with the police force, and has always been a legend in the team.Deputy Liu and him were close friends, and he was often mentioned in front of newcomers like them.It's just that Lu Miao has never had a chance to meet her. Now when she suddenly saw Joe, she was surprised for a while: "I know you, you are the wife of the patriarch."

Qiao Shi's forehead twitched, she was a little uncomfortable with the word "patriarch".

Qiao Ze glanced at her and nodded: "Yes, she married a mascot."

Qiao Shi: "..."

Qiao Ze turned around and put the things down: "Since the things have been delivered, go back early."

Qiao Shi had long been used to his way of chasing customers, and Shen Yu was still waiting for her downstairs, so it was inconvenient to bring a child.

She said goodbye to Lu Miao, and Qiao Ze sent her downstairs.

As soon as the door was closed, Qiao Shi couldn't hold back anymore, looked at him and said word by word: "Brother, isn't that sister-in-law?"

Joze: "No."

Qiao Shi turned his head to look at him and smiled: "Brother, when I lived in Shen Yu's house, what did you say about me?"

"Are you stupid to live in someone's house like this without a name or distinction?" Following his original tone, Qiao Shi returned to him verbatim what he said at that time, and lightly poked his arm with his fingers, "How about your righteousness back then? Why didn't you lead by example when it came to yourself? What do you mean by letting a little girl live in your house like this, ah?"

After she finished speaking, she still didn't have much energy. She knew he could understand, but she couldn't hear him, so the pleasure of slapping her face was much less.

Qiao Ze's reaction was neither painful nor itchy, he just glanced at her lightly: "The nature is different. I need it for work, and he has other plans."

Qiao Shi: "It's the same lonely man and widow, why is the nature different?"

"You guys are affected by hormones. She and I don't have this kind of thing." Qiao Ze pressed the elevator door and entered first.

Qiao Shi followed in: "Yes, yes. There is a saying on the Internet that hormones determine love at first sight, dopamine determines eternal life, and adrenal glands determine whether to act or not."

"When your adrenal glands are functioning, your dopamine should act." Qiao Shi turned his head to look at him, "It is said that this brain endocrine is mainly responsible for..."

After a short pause, she smiled at him: "Brain lust."

As soon as the words fell to the forehead, he was hit again.

"It's all messed up stuff."

Qiao Shi rubbed his forehead that hurt from the slap, still obsessed with Lu Miao's existence.

"Brother, what does the little girl do?"

Joze: "A juggler."

Qiao Shi: "..."

"Does that overlap with your work?" she asked again.

Joze: "Look at the dog."

"..." Qiao Shi realized that she really couldn't get half a sentence out of Qiao Ze's mouth.

"Does she have a boyfriend?"

Qiao Shi continued to ask, and after asking, Qiao Ze gave her a rather strange look: "Shouldn't you ask her this kind of question?"

"You guys are under the same roof anyway." Qiao Shi tugged at his hand, and looked at him sideways, "Brother, the little girl is so cute and beautiful, and her personality looks soft. Don't think about doing it?"

"Not consider."

Qiao Shi was curious: "Why? She looks quite likable."

Qiao Ze was silent, he never thought of this possibility, the little girl was too dumb, she was a muscle.

Qiao Shi knew that he really couldn't get any words out of his mouth. His mouth was as tight as a frog, and he couldn't pry it open for a long time. After talking so much, her understanding of Lu Miao was that he was a juggler. The girl is watching the dog at his house...

Qiao Shi was going crazy. She knew that the sixth son, Shen Qiao, and Qiao Ze had gotten closer in the past six months, so she reckoned she would know something, so she asked Shen Qiao the next day.

Sure enough, Shen Qiao was well-informed: "She used to be a member of the police dog anti-drug team, and was kicked out by your brother, and now she can only be a dog performer in the square... Her life experience is quite rough."

"...Where do you sell your art?" She asked.

Shen Qiao: "It's right in front of the Anzhong Primary School. I passed by there after get off work yesterday, and I saw her."

Qiao Shi went there after dinner, and sure enough, he saw Lu Miao in the crowd, squatting on the ground directing a Labrador to spin the ball.

Qiao Shi recognized that dog, Qiao Ze's deaf guide dog, Lu Bao.

Lu Miao in the crowd had clown makeup on her face, and she couldn't see her expression clearly. Qiao Shi didn't know what was going on with her, but she saw that she directed Lu Bao with ease, one person and one dog cooperated tacitly.

It was only after six o'clock, and the venue was full of people on the inner and outer three floors, mostly old people and children walking, and a few elementary school students. The little girl sitting in the innermost was especially conspicuous.

The little girl was about six or seven years old. She looked like a preschool student. She was wearing the school uniform of the Anzhong Attached Primary School, a white top and a black short skirt. She was cute and cute, and she stood out in the crowd.Her facial features are very pretty, but there is always a bit of loneliness in her expression, and there is longing for Lubao in her eyes. Every time Lubao approaches, she will reach out her hand to touch it.But Lu Bao didn't seem to be used to being touched by strangers. When the little girl's hand reached out to it again, it barked suddenly, which made the little girl take a few steps back and sat on the floor with her buttocks pressed down. When I got on it, I burst into tears.

Lu Miao walked towards her in a hurry, pulled her up, apologized repeatedly, took her hand, and saw the broken elbow at a glance.

Lu Miao was so guilty that she felt like she was about to cry: "Little friend, let me take you to the hospital to have a look, okay?"

The little girl shook her head timidly: "Thank you sister, I'm fine."

Lu Miao was still worried, and looked around: "Have your parents come to pick you up? Why don't your parents take you to have a look?"

The little girl shook her head lightly: "My father hasn't come yet, and my mother is gone."

Lu Miao was stunned, held her hand, and asked her softly: "Where does your family live? My sister will take you back, okay?"

The little girl pointed hesitantly at the neighborhood not far away, and nodded.

Lu Miao got up to collect her things, and took Lu Bao to send her across the road. The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, and some people were worried, probably worried that Lu Miao was a human trafficker, so they crossed the road with her.

Qiao Shi was in the crowd, watching Lu Miao walking away, wondering if he should talk to Qiao Ze, and vaguely felt that there was a shadow beside him.

She turned her head subconsciously, and when she saw Qiao Ze's familiar handsome face, she was almost not frightened: "Where did it come from?"

No one answered her.

Qiao Ze's attention was not on her either, he was staring at the direction where Lu Miao was leaving, looking thoughtful.

Qiao Shi was a little unsure of what he meant, but thinking of Lu Miao's life experience, she couldn't help but tugged at the corner of his clothes, and when his gaze slowly met her, she said softly, "Brother, take care of me!" Wouldn't you feel uneasy if the girl was treated like this by you?"

Qiao Ze glanced at her, then turned to Shen Yu, "With her intelligence, why did you fall in love with her?"

Shen Yu suppressed a smile: "Carrot and cabbage, there's nothing I can do about it."

Qiao Ze nodded sympathetically: "This cabbage is not easy to arch, thanks for your hard work."

Qiao Shi: "..."

Qiao Ze's palm fell on her shoulder, and he patted her comfortingly, his chin slightly moved towards Lu Miao: "The distance I walked is not as long as yours, but their brains are a hundred times better than yours."

"Lu Miao was just kicked out by me. If it were you, I'd just put him in the pit." With a faint sentence, Qiao Ze had already gone in Lu Miao's direction.

Lu Miao sent the little girl home all the way.

Her home is not too far from the school. It takes about half an hour to walk across two roads.The little girl's name is Zhou Minmin, and her father's name is Zhou Jun.

"Do you usually go home alone?" Lu Miao asked casually while observing the surrounding environment.

"Sometimes my dad comes to pick me up, and sometimes I go back by myself."

After walking for a short distance, she was completely defenseless against Lu Miao, and even trusted her completely. She even revealed her name and parents' information, and her small palm naturally held Lu Miao's hand. The soft touch in the palm Let Lu Miao's footsteps stagnate a little.

She tilted her head and glanced at Zhou Minmin: "What about your grandparents?"

Zhou Minmin shook his head: "I don't have grandparents."

Lu Miao stared at Zhou Minmin for a long time, and finally just patted her head and sent her home.

Zhou Minmin's house was on the sixth floor, and the little girl brought the key herself, but she was a little short, and had to stand on tiptoe when opening the door.

"Sister help you." Lu Miao opened the door for her.

As soon as the door was pushed open, there was a strong smell of smoke, which was very pungent, and Lu Miao unconsciously covered her mouth and sneezed.

Zhou Minmin seemed to be used to this smell for a long time, and he didn't feel any discomfort. He just twisted his body and pulled his schoolbag off, and shouted into the room, "Dad?"

She turned back to greet Lu Miao: "Sister, come in."

Lu Miao leads Lu Bao into the house.

The sound of footsteps came from the living room, with slippers clattering, which was especially clear in the dark and quiet room.

Lu Miao glanced in, and the switch rang with a snap, the lights in the room were turned on, and a tall man appeared at the entrance where the living room and the dining room meet.

The man looked about 1.8 meters tall. He was wearing a black long-sleeved T-shirt and black straight slacks. He had a thin body and a thin face, but his facial features were handsome. He looked like he had just woken up, and his eyes were a little blurred. , with shoulder-length hair messily falling on his head, one hand was rubbing between his eyebrows, and the other hand was still resting on the wall switch.

The room smelled of smoke, the sofa was in a mess, the clothes were thrown into a mess, the tea table was full of unwashed cups and bowls, there was a mess of scissors and a plastic human head, on the opposite wall of the TV cabinet A black and white photo frame was hung, and in the photo frame was a young girl with delicate features, with a smile on her lips and gentle eyes.

It was a posthumous photo.

The place where the man was standing was facing the TV wall. When he raised his eyes, he met the woman in the photo. He stopped rubbing the center of his eyebrows and stared blankly at the woman on the wall.

Lobo barked.

The dog barking pulled his gaze back to Lu Miao.

Zhou Minmin went over and took his hand: "Dad, it was my sister who sent me home, and you forgot to pick me up again."

Following Zhou Minmin's words, the man's eyes slowly fell on Lu Miao.

Lu Miao smiled at him uncomfortably: "Well... I'm sorry, just now my dog ​​accidentally scared your daughter and caused her to fall and hurt her. She didn't want to go to the doctor, so I sent her back by the way. I'm really sorry."

The clown makeup on her face has been wiped off, and she looks small, but now she is holding a dog, standing there awkwardly, looking very reserved and innocent.

The man's eyes stopped on her, and he turned to look at Zhou Minmin who was on the side: "Minmin, are you okay?"

Zhou Minmin shook his head: "I'm fine, it's just a little bit of skin." He raised his hand to show him as he spoke.

The man glanced at Lu Miao: "It's okay, little kid, I'm not careful, so you don't have to take it too seriously."

Lu Miao looked relieved, and smiled shyly at him: "Thank you."

It is rare for Zhou Minmin to have the opportunity to get in close contact with a dog. Now she has thrown off her father Zhou Jun's hand, ran to Lu Miao, looked at Lu Bao timidly, and asked, "Sister, why do dogs play with balls?" , can you play it again for me to see?"

As he said that, he wanted to touch Lubao again, but he was worried that it would stretch out his hand halfway and then secretly retracted it like before.

Lu Miao squatted down, pulled her into his arms, and took her hand to touch Lu Bao.The soft fur of the dog made her giggle, and she thought it was novelty and fun. She reached out to play with Lu Bao again and again, and she still didn't forget to turn her head and say to Zhou Jun: "Dad, my sister is really good at teasing dogs. She took the dog Performing acrobatics at the gate of our school, many people went to see it.”

Zhou Jun's eyes fell on Lu Miao: "Are you performing acrobatics?"

Lu Miao nodded embarrassingly: "Actually, it's not that much, it's just that I lost my job recently, so I need to do something else to earn some living expenses."

"What's your name?" Zhou Jun asked.

"My name is Xu Miao."

"Xu Miao." Zhou Jun read these two words carefully, "Good name." He asked her again, "Didn't you go to college? You should be in college at your age."

Lu Miao shook her head: "The family has no money, so I went out to work early."

"what for?"

"I just worked as a waiter in the restaurant, and then went to work as an apprentice in the hairdresser."

Zhou Jun seemed a little surprised: "Have you ever been an apprentice in a hair salon?"

Lu Miao showed a shy expression on his face: "It's just washing people's hair, and I did it for a while."

Zhou Minmin was still thinking about playing with the dog. Seeing that the two chatted endlessly, she secretly tugged Zhou Jun's hand: "Dad, I'm hungry."

Zhou Jun patted her head reassuringly, and after greeting Lu Miao, he went to the kitchen first.

Zhou Minmin's attention returned to Lu Bao, Lu Miao asked Lu Bao to play with her in the living room, or to play with the ball, she threw the ball, Lu Bao went to pick it up, and the ball rolled to the master bedroom after throwing it. Bao Pi Dian Pi Dian passed by, and Lu Miao hurriedly pulled Zhou Min Min to follow.

Lu Bao, who entered the master bedroom, suddenly became manic, pawing vigorously at the bedside table with his two front paws.

Lu Miao glanced at the bedside table, picked up the ball, dragged Lu Bao out quickly, Zhou Jun had already heard the movement and came over.

Lu Miao held up the ball: "Sorry, the ball ran into the house."

Zhou Jun glanced at Zhou Minmin, who was having fun with Lu Bao, and smiled: "It's okay. I heard a little noise in the room just now, so I thought something happened." He said, "You haven't eaten yet, stay together Let's eat."

"No need." Lu Miao pulled Lu Bao over, "I've already eaten, you guys eat first."

It was past eight o'clock when Lu Miao came out of Zhou Minmin's house, and it was completely dark.

Here is the old city, the streets are old, there are many alleys, intricate, dimly lit, and few people.

Lu Miao took Lu Bao, thinking about things in her heart, and didn't pay attention to the surroundings. Just passing by the alley of the community, an arm suddenly stretched out from the alley, her mouth was tightly covered, and she was quickly dragged Entering the alley, the whole process was fast and smooth, and Lu Miao didn't even have any chance to fight back.

After reacting, Lu Miao instinctively slammed her elbow into the weakness of the person behind her, and was firmly held by a palm halfway, the hand that was covering her mouth was also released, and landed on her shoulder instead. Lu Miao didn't even have time to see the person clearly, he only felt the pressure on his shoulders and arms suddenly lighten, and Qiao Ze's deep voice also sounded: "The vigilance is not ordinary. .”

Lu Miao breathed a sigh of relief, subconsciously looked up at him.

There is no light in the alley, and we only rely on the light coming in from the old street outside to see things. In the darkness, Qiao Ze's figure is tall and oppressive, especially tonight when he wears a white shirt and black trousers, with the sleeves rolled up casually He was half up, and the white shirt was put on his strong and straight body, especially in the dark.

He was standing half an arm away from her, with his arms folded habitually, looking down at her.

"Why are you here?" Lu Miao muttered softly, rubbing his elbow that was almost twisted by him.

Qiao Ze: "Look for a dog."

"..." Lu Miao lightly touched Lu Bao's leg, "Your father is looking for you."

She consciously took out the money and handed it to him: "Here, it's earned, confiscated."

Qiao Ze glanced at her. In this environment and posture, he looked like a gangster who was extorting money.

He took a step back a little later: "Tell me, what's the situation?"

Lu Miao took the money back: "Zhou Jun is Ah Can, did I find the wrong person?"

Qiao Ze raised his eyebrows: "Evidence."

"Not yet." Lu Miao clapped his hands, "Give me another two days, and I will catch big fish for you."

Qiao Ze stared at her for a few seconds, then nodded: "Okay." He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "Go back first."

As he said that, he walked out of the alley, and Lu Miao also went out together. After walking a few steps, the phone rang. It was Xu Jiayan's phone call, asking her to have dinner.

He looked for her the next day after the incident in the small hotel. She was busy looking for a house and a job at that time, and excused that she was busy with work. After that, he called her every day, but she was really busy and had no time to go out with him. Have a meal.

When Xu Jiayan called again today, his anger was obviously suppressed: "Too busy today, no time to have a meal with me?"

Lu Miao was indeed free today, and he happened to have no meal, so he asked him softly, "Where are you eating?"

Xu Jiayan's tone finally eased: "Where are you now, I'll pick you up."

Lu Miao reported a landmark, hung up the phone and looked at Qiao Ze: "My brother is coming to pick me up for dinner, so I won't go back."

Qiao Ze glanced at his watch: "I invite you to dinner at this hour?"

Lu Miao nodded blankly: "I haven't eaten yet." Pointing to Lu Bao, "It hasn't eaten either."

Qiao Ze glanced at Lu Bao who was looking at him pitifully with his mouth open: "Its father didn't even eat it."

Lu Miao: "..."

Qiao Ze glanced at his watch: "When will he arrive?"

Lu Miao was also not sure: "I guess it will take more than ten minutes."

Qiao Ze nodded, but didn't leave. He just stood at the intersection with her and waited.

Lu Miao was surprised: "Don't you need to go back first?"

Qiao Ze: "I don't have the habit of throwing women on the side of the road at night."

After waiting with her for more than ten minutes, Xu Jiayan finally came over.

Qiao Ze watched the people approaching, and then turned to look at Lu Miao: "Be careful, don't delay the business."

He called Lu Bao, turned around and left.

Lu Miao was embarrassed to make him wait with her for so long, and stopped him: "Didn't you eat, why don't you eat with us?"

Qiao Ze glanced at her strangely, and then at Xu Jiayan, not knowing whether to praise her for her simplicity, or to say that she was confused.

Xu Jiayan had already approached, and took Lu Miao's words into his ears verbatim.

"Miao Miao." He called her, "If your friend needs to be busy, let him do it first, and we will treat him to dinner together some other day."

He turned to Qiao Ze again, and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, Miao Miao just graduated and is ignorant, so don't take it to heart."

The corner of Qiao Ze's mouth curled up as a response, and he called Lu Bao back, but Lu Bao snorted and refused to leave, and looked back at Lu Miao pitifully.Lu Miao went over to comfort him for a while, before he left with Qiao Ze with his head drooping.

Xu Jiayan watched one person and one dog gradually walk out of sight, and then looked back at Lu Miao: "Why are you still hanging out with him?"

Lu Miao was a little inexplicable: "What's wrong?"

Xu Jiayan frowned: "You still live with him?"

Lu Miao hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "He still has a vacant room there, and the rent is cheap. I thought it was convenient, so I rented it."

"Just you and him?"

"And the dog."

Xu Jiayan glanced at her restrainedly: "Miao Miao, you are a girl."

Lu Miao heard the displeasure in his tone, and gave him a surprised look: "He's a good man, he won't do anything to me. And I have a helper, his dog listens to me."

Xu Jiayan looked at her for a long time, then he didn't speak at all, and opened the car door: "Get in the car first."

He took her to a nearby barbecue restaurant.

"What's that man's name? What kind of job do you do? Why did you hang out with him?" Xu Jiayan said suddenly while eating.

"Just..." Lu Miao thought for a while, "I accidentally abducted his dog, and then we met."

Xu Jiayan: "What name? Work?"

"His name is Qiao Ze. I didn't ask about his job."

Xu Jiayan didn't ask any further, seeing that she was almost done eating, he asked her: "What are you going to do now?"

Lu Miao didn't react for a while: "What?"

"Didn't you get fired from the police force?" Xu Jiayan reminded her, "Why did you get fired suddenly?"

"I'm not capable enough." Lu Miao's voice lowered, and she couldn't help but glance at him again, "Brother, how did you know?"

"I didn't find you when I went to your unit. I heard what your colleague said." Xu Jiayan took out a tissue and handed it to her, "It's not a question of ability or incompetence, don't belittle yourself. It's a good thing to be fired, take care of yourself Girls, what kind of job is not good, you have to be a policeman."

Lu Miao pursed her lips and did not speak.

Xu Jiayan continued: "You can just go back to the company and go to work. What do you want to do, I will arrange a job for you."

Lu Miao shook her head: "I don't want to go."

Xu Jiayan roughly understood her knot.

"My parents have retired, and now I am in charge of the company." He said, "If you feel uncomfortable in other departments, you can come to my office and start with simple assistant work."

Lu Miao still just shook his head.

Xu Jiayan watched her silent for a while, and rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingers.

"Miaomiao." He finally said, "Are you unwilling to touch anything related to the Xu family?"

"No." Lu Miao pointed at him, "Aren't I eating with you right now?"

Xu Jiayan looked at her without saying a word.

Lu Miao felt a little guilty when he saw him, and avoided his sight.

"Forget it." Xu Jiayan suddenly became irritable, and grabbed the coat hanging on the chair with one hand, "Let's go back first."

He reached out for the waiter and paid the bill.

Xu Jiayan drove Lu Miao back. After driving for half an hour, Lu Miao realized that it was not the way back to Qiao Ze.

"Brother..." She called him and looked out the window, "Where are you going?"

"Take you to see the house." Xu Jiayan turned the steering wheel skillfully, "You are a girl living in a single man's house, so it's not good to spread the word."

Lu Miao: "..."

Xu Jiayan's car stopped in a high-end residential area 5 minutes later.

The house he showed her was on the fifth floor, a brand new two-bedroom.

"This house is usually empty and empty." Xu Jiayan opened the door and led her around, "You will move here tomorrow."

He bent over and took her hand, and stuffed a bunch of keys into her hand.

As if being scalded, Lu Miao immediately returned the key to him.

"I don't want to live in your house." This is not the first time she has expressed her attitude, she has a soft temper, and she can't speak hard, "Brother, I'm really doing well now, you really don't have to worry about me. "

Xu Jiayan was slightly angry, and pointed at the door: "You would rather accept a stranger than use mine or spend mine, right?"

Lu Miao had never seen him so angry before, and was a little stunned for a while.

Since we met again, Xu Jiayan has been gentle for more than ten years, and he will respect her opinion.

He knew her delicate emotions towards the Xu family, and he would never force her to accept or give up anything.But now he was not only angry, but also faintly strong, he took her hand without saying a word, and forced the key into her hand.

"Take it."

She didn't like this feeling of being forced, she pursed her lips and watched him not speak.

Xu Jiayan knows her well, he can tell what she thinks at a glance, as long as it is something she doesn't like to hear, or something she doesn't want, she will never argue with him, just keep silent and don't speak, people watch Delicate and soft, but more stubborn than anyone else.

In the end, he was the one who lost the battle first, and softened his tone: "Miao Miao, I just hope you have a better life."

As soon as his attitude softened, Lu Miao couldn't stand up anymore, and the key in his palm was a bit sticky.

"Brother, I really don't want it."

Xu Jiayan refused to let her return it.

"You take the key first, and you can move here when you want."

He tolerated her, but sometimes, there was still a hint of toughness in this tolerance.Lu Miao failed to return the key to him in the end.

He sent her back to Joze.

It was past one o'clock when Lu Miao arrived upstairs, she thought that Qiao Ze had already fallen asleep, but when she opened the door, there was a big living person sitting in the living room, so scared that the key in her hand almost fell to the ground.

Qiao Ze seemed to be busy, with two long legs crossed together, a small notebook was placed on his lap, one hand was sliding on the computer touchpad once and for all, and the other hand rested casually. On the back of the sofa, very lazy and casual posture.

He glanced at her sideways, sized her up from head to toe, and finally his eyes fell on her face.

"What are you panicking about?"

Lu Miao was a little embarrassed: "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Qiao Ze kicked the dog lying beside him: "There is one waiting for the door."

Lu Bao groaned, lazily lying on his stomach without moving, and seemed to have fallen asleep.

"..." Lu Miao pointed to Lu Bao, "It's asleep."

Qiao Ze kicked it, it barked, and woke up suddenly.

"Lu Bao." He tapped his chin lightly towards Lu Miao, and Lu Bao immediately ran towards Lu Miao, circling around her, as if he was sniffing.

Lu Miao was a little confused and looked at Qiao Ze.

Qiao Ze put down the notebook and stood up.

"Lu Miao, my principle of employing people is to be single-minded." He looked at her and said word by word, "Because the nature of the work is quite special, I hope that during the duration of the cooperation, you will focus on your work instead of being half-hearted. interfered by external factors."

"..." Lu Miao was confused, "Can you... explain clearly?"

Qiao Ze bent over and picked up an A4 paper on the table, and handed it to her: "Fill it out."

Lu Miao hesitated and reached out to take it. It was a personal background survey form, including name, ID number, family background, study background, work background, marital status, relationship status, etc.

The investigation of love status is very detailed——

Are you single?

Are there emotional entanglements with the opposite sex?
Romance is prohibited during the duration of the contract, do you accept it?
Lu Miao frowned: "What is emotional entanglement?"

"For example, you have a crush on him, and he has a crush on you." Qiao Ze gave an example, and said, "If you can pass the assessment, we will enter a short period of cooperation, which lasts from half a year to a year. I hope that during this period Here, you can stay sane and awake at all times, rather than being swayed by emotions."

Lu Miao nodded knowingly, took the pen, and quickly filled out the form.

Single, no, yes.

The three questions were filled out in one go without breaking the tip of the pen.

After filling it out, she handed the form to Joze.

Qiao Ze glanced at the last three questions, and looked up at her: "Are you sure?" He added, "Look at the last question carefully, don't force it."

Lu Miao took it back again, and glanced at it. During the duration of the contract, dating is prohibited. She never thought about this kind of problem.

She handed the form back to him: "OK."

The next afternoon, Lu Miao still took Lu Bao to the square opposite the Anzhong Attached Primary School.

Zhou Minmin squeezed into the crowd as soon as school was over, and stood aside to watch after calling her sister.

Her father also came to pick her up early today, held her hand, and accompanied her to watch Lu Bao's performance in the crowd.

In the coffee shop on the second floor of the shopping mall opposite, Xiao Zhan and Qiao Ze were sitting in a private room by the window. Xiao Zhan held a small telescope in his hand and looked at the crowd below.

"I can't tell, this little girl has two tricks." Holding the binoculars with one hand, Xiao Zhan looked back at Qiao Ze and said.

Qiao Ze was holding a cup of coffee, took a sip unhurriedly, and praised her in a rare way: "You are not vigilant, but your brain is still flexible."

Xiao Zhan: "My little girl just graduated, so don't be so strict."

"People who hold their lives in their hands can't have the slightest deviation." Qiao Ze put down the coffee cup, "Thanks to her harmless face, people can look dumbfounded and can scare people."

"She's a pleasant-looking person. Not long after I arrived, the single dogs under me rushed to her to help."

Qiao Ze looked at him and said, "Take care of the people under you. This is a life-threatening job. She's done enough. If she's distracted by love, can she still make things happen?"

"All right." Xiao Zhan nodded, "You are right."

Then he gasped, Qiao Ze judged the strangeness from Xiao Zhan's expression: "What's wrong?" He asked, took the small binoculars on the table, and looked at the crowd.

"Is that Xu Jiayan?" Xiao Zhan asked, pointing to the man in a suit in the crowd.

Qiao Ze also saw Xu Jiayan who parked the car aside, he got out of the car and was walking towards Lu Miao in the crowd.

"This man has something bad to say." Qiao Ze put down the binoculars, turned and went downstairs.

Xu Jiayan heard as early as yesterday that Lu Miao was setting up a stall in the square to play with dogs. He didn't believe it at first, until he saw Lu Miao in the crowd, like a clown, teasing a dog, letting everyone laugh, reward.

There was a tightness in his chest.

She would rather make money in such a public way than accept him for nothing.

Xu Jiayan knew that she hadn't touched a dime of the living expenses he had called her all these years, and it was lying in the bank card exactly.

He could patiently wait for her to accept his favor, but he couldn't bear her humiliating himself like this.

He pushed aside the crowd, walked in front of her without saying a word, and knelt down in front of her.

He appeared so suddenly that Lu Miao froze for a moment, and Lu Bao turned around and barked at him.

The crowd became agitated all of a sudden, and they all watched all this with excitement.

Zhou Minmin pulled her father's hand nervously: "Dad..."

Zhou Jun patted her on the shoulder comfortingly, didn't speak, just looked at the two people in the crowd.

After reacting, Lu Miao looked at Xu Jiayan in surprise: "Brother?"

His hand stretched out to her: "Miao Miao, come back with me."

His tone was gentle, but his movements were firm, grabbing her arm and pulling her up.

Lu Bao jumped between him and Lu Miao in an instant, and grinned at him with the attitude of a protector.

Xu Jiayan felt a pang of anger in his heart, raised his leg and kicked Lu Bao.

"Brother!" Lu Miao yelled at him, and almost instinctively protected Lu Bao.

Xu Jiayan missed it, but Lu Miao's face darkened.

She is never angry, at least Xu Jiayan has never seen her angry, not even a black face.But now, she was biting her lip, pulling her face, and looking at him stubbornly and aggrievedly.

"Why do I have to go back when you tell me to go back?" She asked, looking a little aggressive, "Your family didn't want me back then, why do you still care about me now? What's wrong with my work here? It's also because of my ability to earn money." Money, why is it inferior to you?"

One question after another made Xu Jiayan pale.

Lu Miao's emotions became more and more agitated: "It was your family who rushed to adopt me at the beginning, I didn't go to your house begging for nothing, why did your family throw it away when you told me to throw it away after you had a daughter?" , and lie to me..."

Her voice choked up, and tears flowed out instantly, which made Qiao Ze, who was hidden in the crowd, unable to tell whether she was acting or a real accusation for a while.But these words successfully stopped Xu Jiayan. He had a pale face, looked at her with pale and complicated eyes, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down violently, but he didn't speak out to defend himself.

Lu Miao pursed her lips, reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes fiercely, turned around to pack up her things, and pulled Lu Bao over to leave.

Xu Jiayan stretched out his hand to pull her, but she threw her away fiercely. He wanted to pull again, but Zhou Jun pulled Lu Miao aside, blocking between him and Lu Miao.

"Sir, since she doesn't want to, don't make things difficult for her."

Xu Jiayan squinted at him: "Who are you?"

"Just a passerby." Zhou Jun said, looking back at Lu Miao.

Lu Miao was still sniffling, but she had already turned her back. Zhou Minmin was holding her hand, comforting her in a low voice, and even took out a tissue from his schoolbag and handed it to her.

Xu Jiayan took a deep breath, suppressed his temper, and looked at Lu Miao: "Miao Miao."

His tone was very gentle, even with a hint of begging.

Lu Miao's downcast eyes covered all her emotions, she pursed her lips and did not respond to him.

"I'm sorry." He suddenly apologized, then turned around without saying a word, pushed aside the crowd, and left.

Lu Miao looked at his back, a little dazed.

Qiao Ze glanced at her thoughtfully, she felt guilty.

Xiao Zhan also came over and patted him on the shoulder.

Qiao Ze turned his head and glanced at Xiao Zhan, without saying a word, still silently looking at Lu Miao not far away.

Zhou Jun turned around to look at Lu Miao, comforting her in a low voice.

She bowed her head in thanks.

Zhou Jun asked her to go back to his house to clean up first, Lu Miao nodded, and took Lu Bao back home with him.The crowd gradually dispersed, but Qiao Ze still stood where he was, looking thoughtfully at the direction Lu Miao left.

Xiao Zhan was also thoughtful: "This little girl knows how to use people's hearts, and she is handy in handling such emergencies."

Qiao Ze didn't comment, he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "I'll go and have a look."

Lu Miao went home with Zhou Jun. From Zhou Jun's point of view, her mood had gradually calmed down, but she didn't talk much. It was a little different from yesterday's liveliness. She looked a little depressed. He reckoned it was just a moment ago. Affected her, and comforted her a few words.

Lu Miao thanked in a low voice, sniffed, and was already sitting on the sofa.

Zhou Jun took some tissues and handed them to her, and asked her, "Don't you think about finding a more stable job?"

"I can't find it." Lu Miao wiped her nose, her voice was still hoarse after crying, "I want to learn hairdressing, and I found a few, but they all disliked my inflexibility and lack of experience, so I was fired after working for a few days So I want to save some money first and go to a specialized hairdressing school for a while.”

Zhou Jun nodded thoughtfully, bent over and took out a business card from the coffee table and handed it to her: "Well, there is a hair salon under my name that is still recruiting, and there are very experienced masters inside, you can follow them to have a good time. study."

After speaking, Lu Miao looked at him in surprise, took the business card in his hand, and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhou Jun smiled: "Thank you, I just happen to be short of people there, you can go and have a look first to get acquainted with the environment."

He took Lu Miao to his hairdresser half an hour later.

The storefront is at the intersection of Ancheng Industrial Zone, where factories are densely packed, forming a small commercial area of ​​its own, and all the young men and women who have entered the factory to work live nearby.

His shop is called Wenjun Beauty Salon. It is the best hairdressing shop in that area. It has a large facade and looks more upscale than others, but the price is cheaper than other shops. The masters inside are also very skilled, so it is very popular to work nearby. young men and women are welcome.

Zhou Jun showed her around the store, which has two floors, the first floor is dedicated to hairdressing, and the upper floor is dedicated to massage, acupuncture, facial care and other beauty treatments, with several private rooms inside.

"Girls now learn more about cosmetology." Zhou Jun took her on a tour and introduced, "You can learn some simple beauty care from them in the future."

Lu Miao nodded and greeted the people he introduced one by one.

In the end, Zhou Jun handed her over to a beauty director named Ding Li, and asked Ding Li to take care of her.

She will officially go to work tomorrow, and after showing her around, Zhou Jun asked her to go back first.

Lu Miao took the bus back.

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. At this point, there was no one on the bus from the industrial area to the urban area. There was only one person sitting in the bus. In the corner of the last row, the whole person was almost hidden in the darkness, only faintly discernible. It turns out that the figure is tall.

The carriage was dimly lit, and there were rows of seats separated. Lu Miao didn't take a closer look, and sat down at the rear near the window near the door. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Lu Bao who got on the car. run behind.

Lu Miao glanced back at it, but ignored it, took out the phone, stared at it for a while, and then dialed Xu Jiayan's number.

As soon as the phone was attached to her ear, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and pulled her phone away suddenly. Lu Miao turned her head instinctively in shock, but saw Qiao Ze.

He was sitting right behind her, holding her cell phone with his right hand, and cut off the call she just dialed.

"Do you know what professionalism is?" He tilted his head and looked at her. "The right time, the right place, the right way, the right words, and the right things."

Lu Miao: "..."

Qiao Ze threw the phone back to her: "If you really want to continue, take back those thoughts you shouldn't have."

"This business is like this, in addition to possible danger and death at any time, you have to bear the incomprehension or even misunderstanding of your relatives.

"Today's sudden situation will not be the last time. Don't you have to ask him to explain every time?"

Lu Miao squeezed the phone, lowered her head, and pursed her lips in silence.

Qiao Ze ignored her and sat back leaning on the backrest.

Lu Miao is not in a good mood, and today's complaint is just a way she came up with in a hurry to get rid of Xu Jiayan.

She knew that he felt guilty towards her, and the matter of abandoning her back then had always been a knot in his heart.

When she cried and grabbed his hand, begging him to take her back, as long as he was willing to say this, his parents would not really abandon her.

He knew his place in his parents' hearts, but he didn't do it then.

His later kindness to her may be based on this guilt, and he helped her with the psychology of atonement.

She didn't blame him, what can a ten-year-old child know, but because of his meticulous company and care all these years, she didn't have such a hard time.

For Xu Jiayan, she is grateful and even dependent, even if she didn't dare to spend a penny on him, she is dependent on him on the spiritual level.

Many times when she felt that she couldn't make it, she would always feel better when she thought that she still had an older brother who could support her anytime and anywhere.

But now, for her work, she stabbed him with the things he cared about the most.

Thinking of his "I'm sorry" and his back when he left, Lu Miao felt more and more uncomfortable.

She has only one brother.

The mobile phone she held in her hand was tight and loose, loose and tight, and finally she couldn't resist the guilt, so she dialed Xu Jiayan's number.

Joze was sitting behind her, watching her pick up the phone again and again, put it down again and again, and finally dialed.

He didn't snatch her phone anymore, but turned his head out of the window expressionlessly, with her low voice in his ears.

"elder brother?"

Xu Jiayan was socializing and drank a lot of wine. When he heard her voice, he was silent for a while without speaking.

"Brother, I'm sorry this afternoon." She apologized in a low voice, "I didn't mean to say that, but I lost control at the time."

"It's okay." Xu Jiayan finally responded, with a hoarse voice, "I should say I'm sorry."

Lu Miao was silent, not knowing how to answer him.

Xu Jiayan broke the silence first: "Have you eaten yet?"

Lu Miao nodded lightly: "I have eaten."

"It's good to eat, go back and rest early."

Lu Miao hummed, but didn't hang up the phone. Her apology still didn't reach him, and he still took her accusation seriously.

"Brother... I really didn't mean to blame you." Lu Miao explained in a low voice, "I just don't like other people interfering with me. I need that money very much. I feel a little embarrassed by your appearance like that, so I only went to assassinate you in a hurry." Yours, don't take it to heart."

She had no way to tell him the truth, so she could only choose a way to explain it in a way that would make him a little more comfortable.Xu Jiayan's mood on the other end of the phone did improve because of her words, but he felt even more sorry for her.

She could have grown up carefree and well-clothed like his own sister Xu Jiaqian.

If there had been no adoption from the beginning, she wouldn't have...

Slowly suppressing the swelling in his chest, Xu Jiayan smiled: "I know, I didn't take it to heart, don't think about it, I'll treat you to dinner another day, go to bed early, huh?"

The familiar gentleness in his tone made Lu Miao slightly relieved, and her chest no longer felt as uncomfortable as being pressed by a boulder.

She hung up the phone, holding the phone, not daring to look back at Qiao Ze.

Joze also didn't speak from the beginning to the end.

When the bus stopped at the gate of the community, he got off the bus without saying a word, Lu Bao followed up erratically, and the last bus that Lu Miao got off followed behind him not too far or too close.

When he returned to the door, Lu Miao apologized to him in a low voice while he opened the door.

"You don't need to apologize to me." Qiao Ze opened the door, bent over and picked up the personal background investigation information form on the coffee table, and handed it to her, "You don't have to go to Wenjun to work tomorrow, don't waste your time."

"..." Lu Miao looked at him uncertainly.

"The project is replaced." Qiao Ze said calmly, "Zhou Jun is Ah Can, your investigation direction is right, and I agree with your investigative ability. But, I don't need an emotional person."

Lu Miao hesitated and didn't reach out to pick it up.

"I just... just apologize? I didn't disclose any information related to the case!"

Qiao Ze: "I apologize today, what about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?"

Lu Miao was stunned and looked at him.

His expression was calm from beginning to end, and his tone was peaceful.

"Lu Miao, in our line of work, you only have one life and one opportunity.

"I have already reminded you before calling to be professional. Since you can't do it, we don't need to waste each other's time. The assessment ends here, you failed."

He stuffed the form into her hand, turned and went back to the room.

Lu Miao stood in the living room in a daze, without moving for a long time.

Lobo circled around her feet anxiously.

She didn't cry, and she didn't dare to beg him. She thought it was just an assessment, not a mission.

These three days were given to her by him, and she thought that as long as she could achieve her goal smoothly... She just made a phone call.

Every time she felt that there was no problem with herself, he could always point out her problem to the point.

She thought maybe she was really wrong, unprofessional and not professional enough.

She sat on the sofa all night and reflected on it all night. She felt very uncomfortable and guilty. The self-blame of betraying his trust haunted her, but she didn't dare to disturb Qiao Ze.

In the middle of the night, she finally couldn't resist the guilt in her heart, found a piece of paper, wrote "I'm sorry", and stuffed it into his room through the crack of the door.

Qiao Ze woke up very early the next day, and saw the white paper on the floor before he reached the door.

He went to pick it up, and on the palm-sized piece of paper, there were only three words "Sorry", vigorous and graceful.

He knew her handwriting, and he didn't expect her to apologize in this way.

When he opened the door, he was not surprised to see her lying on the sofa, without a quilt on her body, curled up in a ball, in the corner of the sofa, like an abandoned animal, weak and helpless.

Joze stared at her for a while, not sure if he was being too harsh on her.She is just a little girl just out of school, as Xiao Zhan said, she doesn't even have any actual combat experience.

But this thought was only for a moment, he forced himself to harden his heart, this is a battlefield, not a workplace.There is no distinction between gender and experience in the battlefield, only victory or defeat, the enemy will not give you a little more mercy just because you are a fledgling.

Calmly withdrawing his gaze, he casually pulled the quilt over her body and went out without waking her up.

When Lu Miao woke up, she saw the quilt covering her body. She subconsciously looked into Qiao Ze's room. The door was wide open. He was no longer there, and the pieces of paper on the ground were no longer there.

She knew he saw it, but he didn't accept it.

Her mood was temporarily depressed because of this knowledge, but she recovered quickly. After washing up, she went to Wenjun Hairdressing to go to work. She didn't think she would have a chance, but the case was halfway through, and she wanted to finish it off.

Ding Li who took her was a young girl in her 20s who looked not much older than her and was in charge of the beauty department.

On the first day, Lu Miao was only familiar with the environment and work flow.

The store is full of young people in their 20s, probably because of their professional habits, they are very enthusiastic and take care of her as a newcomer, and it didn't take long for everyone to get along with each other.

There are not many staff in the store, only eight people in total, three hair stylists, and the other five are in charge of beauty treatment and hair washing.

There are five small boxes in the store, which are fully enclosed, and many people come for acupuncture and massage every day.

This surprised Lu Miao.The hair salon at the entrance of the factory is mostly young migrant workers with low wages and low awareness of beauty and health care. They are young and strong, but there are many people who come for massages every day. They are all young people, both men and women. have.

Lu Miao had just arrived here, and was only responsible for some simple hair washing and accounting work, and he didn't even have the opportunity to go upstairs.

Although Zhou Jun is the boss, he only came here for a short while, and he doesn't seem to care much about the business in the store.

"He's been like this since the boss's wife died." Said the female colleague sitting next to Lu Miao when she finished work and had dinner at night.

Lu Miao looked at her in surprise: "When did the proprietress die?"

"Not long, only a few months."

"Why did you die?"

"I heard that he slipped his footing and fell from his home, and fell to his death."

Lu Miao thought of the posthumous photos hanging on the wall of Zhou Jun's house.

"It's probably the so-called jealous beauty. The proprietress is very beautiful. This store was opened by the boss and the proprietress. They have been in business for almost ten years, and their relationship has always been very good. I didn't expect..."

"The boss will not come if he doesn't come to the store now, probably because he is afraid of seeing things and thinking about others."

"..."

Discussions followed one after another, accompanied by the sound of drinking and clinking glasses.I don't know who lit the cigarette first and started smoking.

A cigarette was handed to Lu Miao: "Smoking?"

Lu Miao looked up at the man, looked at the cigarette case hesitantly, and pulled out one.

"I've never smoked," she said, looking at the cigarette and sniffing it curiously under her nose.

The person who handed the cigarette smiled: "It's normal if you haven't smoked it before." He pressed the lighter with his hand and stretched it out, "Try it."

Lu Miao shook her head shyly: "I'd better not try it, I don't like the smell of smoke."

"It's okay, just take a few puffs." The man kept pushing, and lit the cigarette in her hand, and everyone laughed and booed, asking her to try it.

Lu Miao held the cigarette without moving, just smiled.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Lu Miao raised her head instinctively, and was stunned when she saw Qiao Ze who pushed the door and entered.

He was wearing a black mid-length trench coat today, the hem of the coat was blown by the wind, and he looked a little dusty.

He brushed his hair with the palm of his hand, and looked at the people eating in the room: "Can I still wash my hair now?"

"Yes." Lu Miao stubbed out the cigarette and stood up, "This way please."

The hairstyle director Zhou Qi stopped her.

He smiled at Qiao Ze apologetically: "Sorry, I'm off work, come back tomorrow."

Lu Miao thought that Qiao Ze would not be able to hear him, so he quickly took the words: "It's okay, anyway, I'm already full, I'll wash him up, didn't the boss say that there are guests coming and treat them well?"

Qiao Ze ignored Zhou Qi, and walked towards the shampoo room expressionlessly, with a somewhat arrogant attitude.Several men in the shop snorted lightly with disdain, but the customers had already entered, so they couldn't make a fuss, so they could only sigh at Lu Miao with hatred.

"Don't be aggressive in the future, you should get off work, and the boss won't give you a salary increase if you get off work overtime."

"When you meet such a customer again, you will directly say that you are leaving get off work. Otherwise, if you come one at a time and one at a time, will you still be off work?"

Lu Miao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, put his hand over his mouth and lowered his voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect that, I will pay attention next time, I will go first."

As if she was afraid that the guests would get impatient, she hastily pulled two dry towels and passed.

The shampoo room is in the room, and the door is covered with a thick blackout curtain.

Lu Miao opened the curtain and went in. Qiao Ze sat on the shampoo chair, crossed his hands around his chest, tilted his head, and watched her not moving.

Lu Miao felt a little guilty when he saw him, she pursed her lips, and didn't dare to say much, let alone meet his gaze, she lowered her head, like a pupil who made a mistake, stood still in front of him, and asked him softly : "Do you still want to wash your hair?"

Her pitiful little appearance choked the breath held in his chest in his throat.

With a straight face, he took off his coat expressionlessly, threw it on the chair next to him, and lay down: "Just wash it as you please, I'm in a hurry."

"Okay." Lu Miao responded crisply, turning the volume to a level that can be heard outside without intentionally, "What kind of shampoo do you want? We have 20 yuan, 30 yuan and 40 yuan. "

"It's in the middle."

Lu Miao said hello, and peeked outside the room by lowering her head to pour shampoo. Everyone was still eating and chatting, and no one paid attention to this side.

Lu Miao didn't know if there were any messy things like surveillance and wiretapping installed in this room, so he didn't dare to say much, but just dutifully scrubbed and washed his hair.

This is not the first time she has washed someone's hair, but it may be because she knows Qiao Ze but is not very familiar with him. When her fingers rubbed his scalp, the slightly hot skin-to-skin feeling always made her a little Uncomfortable, he pressed down a few times and silently withdrew his fingers.

Qiao Ze didn't react at all, his eyes were closed from beginning to end, his face was calm, as if he had fallen asleep.

Lu Miao relaxed a little in her heart, and slowly let go of the discomfort, and treated him as an ordinary customer, and quickly threw herself into the role of the hair-washing girl, carefully scrubbing him twice, and after wiping off the moisturizer After the hair was finished, the palm of his hand was still supporting the back of his head, and the other hand gently massaged his neck.

The shampoo here comes with shoulder and neck massage. Today, Ding Li taught her for a day, and Lu Miao has already been handy.

She didn't think much about it, as soon as he was treated as an ordinary guest, she felt no pressure in her heart, and just followed the procedure dutifully, pressing the back of the neck after the scalp, and the shoulder blades after the back of the neck, pressing the ground once and for a while, She estimated that it was almost done, then picked up the nozzle, held water in the palm of her hand, and wiped it back and forth on his shoulders and neck, scrubbing off the foam on it for him.

It's just that her technique is not skilled enough, and when she pressed it down, in order to prevent the foam from remaining, when she wiped him with water, she unconsciously lowered her palm a little, directly slid into his collar, and slid towards his neck. Vest.

He opened his eyes suddenly and clasped her wrist.

"Don't mess around," he said, his voice slightly hoarse.

"..." Lu Miao looked at him in surprise.

He had pulled her hand out of his collar, sat up, and wiped the dry towel on the shoulder with the palm of his hand. He threw his arm aside, and the other hand was gone. Naturally, she took the nozzle in her hand, leaned over and rinsed herself.

Lu Miao looked at him with some embarrassment: "Well... am I not skilled enough?"

technology?She touched his bare back with her soft palm, like a cat scratching, and asked him if she was not skilled enough?
Qiao Ze sullenly said, "Is this how you usually wash your customers' hair?"

"...This is the normal hair washing process."

"..." Qiao Ze raised his head and glanced at her with dripping hair, "Wash your hair, wash your hair, don't look for work for yourself in the future."

Lu Miao: "..."

Qiao Ze had put the nozzle back into her hand, took another dry towel in her hand, and wiped it on the wet hair carelessly, and he had lifted the curtain to go out.

Everyone else in the store had already finished their meal and left in twos and threes, leaving only director Zhou Qi alone.

He came over to give Qiao Ze a style in person.

Qiao Ze didn't have any requirements for styling, just blow dry, and he paid and left after a while.

Lu Miao was about to go back after cleaning up, but Zhou Qi stopped her.

"Where do you live, I'll take you back."

Man had picked up the key from the cash register, turned off the light, and went out with her.

Zhou Qi looks to be about the same age as Zhou Jun, and has a similar name, but he doesn't look like him.

Zhou Qi looks like a typical hair stylist, very similar to Zhou Jun in that they both wear very fashionable hairstyles.

Zhou Jun had shoulder-length chestnut hair, and casually tied the two strands of hair behind his temples with rubber bands.

Zhou Qi's hair on both sides of the ears and the back of his head are cut into square inches. The hair on the top of his head and bangs are very long. After curling, he dyed a fashionable maroon color. He wears a black dress hat, a white shirt, and black shorts. The suit, the whole shape has the taste of a magician.

Lu Miao had a good impression of him. He looked calm, didn't talk much, and took good care of her. When everyone was talking about Zhou Jun and his wife at dinner, he kept silent. When everyone made her smoke, he just stood aside. Watching, not saying a word.

He rode an electric bike over and parked at the door of the store.

He drove the car around and stopped in front of Lu Miao: "Where do you live, I'll take you off."

Lu Miao glanced at him hesitantly, and nodded: "Please trouble the director. Just stop at the bus stop ahead, I live a little far away."

The bus station is just 5 minutes away by car.

When Zhou Qi drove her to the bus stop, the bus hadn't arrived yet, so he waited with her there.

"How do you know the boss?" Zhou Qi looked at her and asked while waiting for the car, chatting casually.

"We met at the gate of the school." Lu Miao briefly explained how he met Zhou Minmin.

Zhou Qi nodded knowingly: "He has a weird temper and is very defensive. He usually doesn't recruit people in person. Everyone sees you as someone he brought here in person, so they don't treat you as an outsider. Don't take it to heart. In the future It's good when it's ripe."

Lu Miao knew that he was talking about coaxing her to smoke.

"They all smoke?" Lu Miao asked.

"Just a few big men smoke, girls don't smoke." Zhou Qi said, "They are just teasing you, so they really want you to smoke."

An embarrassed smile appeared on the corner of Lu Miao's mouth: "I said, I was shocked."

Seeing the bus approaching, she waved to him and got on the bus.

As soon as the person sat down, the phone rang.

Lu Miao glanced at it and picked it up.

"Get off at the next stop." It was Qiao Ze's voice.

Lu Miao glanced out the car window, but she didn't see any cars or people, but she still nodded: "Okay."

The bus soon stopped at the next stop.

Less than a minute after Lu Miao got out of the car, a black Audi squeaked to a stop in front of her, and the window slowly fell down. Qiao Ze turned his head and glanced at her: "Get in the car."

Lu Miao opened the passenger side door and got into the car, looking at him in surprise: "Why did you drive out?"

"I have normal vision and reaction ability, more than ten years of driving experience and many years of experience in drifting and escaping, but my hearing is damaged, so it's not even unsafe to drive a car." Qiao Ze turned his head and glanced at her, " What did I say last night?"

Lu Miao pursed her lips: "I want to have a beginning and an end."

Joze didn't answer.

Lu Miao glanced at him secretly, and changed the subject: "Why did you go there again? The old man is haunted."

"If it wasn't for my elusive presence, you would still be sitting here safely?" Qiao Ze glanced over, "What happened to that cigarette?"

"I suspect that there is Magu mixed in it." Magu, known as rape drug, is a new type of drug.

Joze freed one hand and stretched out his palm towards her.

"..." Lu Miao stared at the palm, somewhat inexplicably, "Why?"

"Didn't you steal half of someone's cigarette?"

"..." Lu Miao was embarrassed, "I didn't pick half of it, I just picked a little bit with my nails secretly."

Her hand fumbled in the pocket of her coat for a while, and carefully pulled out a small wad of tissue, which was stained with fine tobacco and powder.

It was something she picked out when she cut off the cigarette, and it bounced on the tissue in her pocket before washing Qiao Ze's hair. She thought she had done it without anyone noticing it, but it was still seen by Qiao Ze.

Qiao Ze took the things over, glanced at them, and pulled out a vacuum evidence bag from the car trunk, asking her to put the things in.

"I just heard from them that Zhou Jun's wife fell to her death half a year ago. Is it really just an accident?"

"Suicide."

Lu Miao looked at him in surprise: "Why? Didn't it mean that she and Zhou Jun have a good relationship? Besides, she has such a smart and beautiful daughter with a happy family and no worries about food and clothing. Why would she want to commit suicide?"

"That's the problem." Qiao Ze's car stopped following the red signal light ahead, "It's all right, why did she commit suicide?"

Lu Miao didn't think about it for a while.

Joze didn't ask any further questions.

"Tell me, how did you find him? Why did you sneak into Wenjun's hair?"

Lu Miao's heart thumped, and she looked at him carefully: "You mean, let me continue to investigate?"

Joze: "Did I tell you?"

"Then you still ask." Lu Miao muttered and leaned back in the chair, and did not speak again.

Qiao Ze glanced at her: "You can say what you want, it's okay if you don't want to, anyway, your assessment was over last night."

Lu Miao pursed her lips and did not look at him. When she returned to the door, she showed weakness first, and quietly tugged on his sleeve: "How about I tell you my deduction, if you think it is feasible, let me Continue to finish the investigation?"

As if afraid of his rejection, she said anxiously again: "I promise I won't act emotionally again."

Qiao Ze withdrew his sleeve: "There is no room for negotiation."

He unscrewed the door with one hand, and Lu Bao walked towards him. Qiao Ze kicked its paw habitually, but just before he lifted his toes, Lu Miao suddenly called out to Lu Bao, and it twisted His butt jumped towards Lu Miao, and Qiao Ze's feet fell into the air.

Lu Miao squatted down and hugged Lu Bao, looked up at him: "Look, your dog only listens to me."

Qiao Ze looked at her without moving his eyebrows: "And then?"

"You want to test me, don't you just want me to communicate with you without barriers? Don't you keep Lubao for your convenience? If I abduct your dog, who else can you rely on? "Lu Miao stood up, "I will give you a microphone for free now. I can protect myself with civil and military skills, and I won't drag you down. Isn't it better than a dog?"

Qiao Ze: "Dogs can be obedient, can you?"

Lu Miao pointed to Lu Bao: "It didn't listen to you just now."

Joze: "..."

Lu Miao: "You can't even command a dog, but I'm at least willing to be at your command, with a dog attached. Isn't this a good deal?"

Qiao Ze smiled at her: "You have not cleared your suspicions, so you come to negotiate a deal with me?" After speaking, he turned and went to the room.

Lu Miao hurriedly followed: "What suspicion do I have?"

Qiao Ze was taking pajamas from the closet, and pointed to his right ear with his right index finger, without turning his head, the meaning was already obvious, it was strange that he could hear her voice.

Lu Miao was a little speechless: "You choked on your meal, don't you blame the meal?"

Qiao Ze looked back at her: "You won't stay tonight?"

Lu Miao: "..."

He put the pajamas back into the closet: "I'll give you 5 minutes." The man had already sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Lu Miao also took Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng's statement and photos and sat down on the side sofa.

She picked up the photo, pressed her fingertips on the coffee table, and pointed to the man in the photo: "Although he is wearing a hood, there is still a small piece of hair exposed here. Judging from the position, it should be below the ears and above the shoulders." Generally, men with long hair are concentrated in two types of people, one is the entertainment industry, such as singers, actors, hair stylists and artists;

"Then you look at his attire, the luxury brand coat is paired with whitewashed ripped jeans, and the branded goods are paired with street stalls. Either it is intentional, or the family conditions are mediocre since childhood, and personal taste cannot keep up with material life. But you can see that his knuckles are relatively thick, obviously he has not been rich and well-off since he was a child, so I guess he should belong to the latter category.

"This type of person usually has a difficult life since childhood, and later achieved some results through his own hard work, and began to pay attention to the cultivation of his children, so if he has children, he will definitely find a way to give her the best educational resources. And Anzhong Affiliated Primary School is the best elementary school in Ancheng.”

Qiao Ze looked up at her: "How do you know he has a child?"

"Water cup." Lu Miao pointed to the pink cartoon thermos cup held in his left hand, "This kind of cup is usually used by little girls. After I checked this sign, I found that it is a corner of the school badge of Anzhong Attached Primary School."

Lu Miao took the magnifying glass, pointed at the upper right corner of the water glass, pointed to the purple arc and the half angle of the five-pointed star, took the phone and opened the Baidu picture, and compared the two: "Here, is this angle exactly the same?"

Qiao Ze glanced at it, but didn't respond.

Lu Miao went on to say: "With this school badge and his identity inferred, I guess he should have a daughter studying in the primary school attached to Anzhong. This water cup should be a prize for parent-child activities or other activities. It is very important for him and the children. It is commemorative, so he will take it with him. However, it is unreasonable for him to take a water bottle to pick up the goods. Later, I re-read the confessions of Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng, and found that every time they traded It was set at 04 o'clock in the afternoon, and Anzhong Attached Primary School usually leaves school at around 30:[-] in the afternoon, which happened to be the time when he arrived at the school from the pick-up point, so I guess he might pick up the goods on the way to pick up the children, after all, most people No one will doubt a father who takes his children to and from school."

"The most important thing is, look here." Lu Miao pointed to the white dots on the black bottoming T-shirt exposed in his sideways movement, "This is a white corsage, which is something worn by relatives after death. You Seeing his slovenly clothes, he was sloppy, and he picked up and dropped off the child himself, so I suspect that the person who died may be his wife. In this photo, his back is faintly showing a sense of grief.

"A man who is immersed in the pain of losing his wife and addicted to drugs at the same time will find it difficult to take care of the children. He may not even be able to pick up and drop off the children in time, so I want to pick out the little girls who are alone and investigate. Okay, but the school is so big, with so many students, and I only have three days. It is obviously unrealistic to wait on the sidelines, and even if I do, they may not be willing to take me home, so I want Lu Bao to try. A child like her who has just lost her mother and been forgotten by her father is the most lonely and hesitant. Without adult guidance, she may have an inexplicable sense of dependence on small animals, and her eyes and other children will also be different. Same. So on the first night, when she was standing in the crowd watching, other children were being picked up by their parents one after another, and when she was the only one left, I had an intuition that my target was her. The next day I made way Bao went to tease her, and the little girl was young and unprepared, so she took me back to her house naturally.

"At Zhou Minmin's house, I saw her father. Although the face was not clear in the photo, Zhou Jun's body shape and hair characteristics were the same as the person in the photo. I can basically confirm that it is Ah Can himself. In order to confirm my guess, I Deliberately throwing the ball into his room, let Lobo look for the ball, but Lobo suddenly growled at the bedside table. What can make Lobo suddenly go crazy is either a dead body, a bomb, or drugs. From the smell of the room and the bedside table Judging from the size of the body, it is obviously not a corpse. In my own home, bombs are even less likely, so only drugs are left.

"The batch of goods that Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng were found to have was quite a lot, and their supply cycle was not long. Obviously, such a large demand will not only satisfy Zhou Jun alone, he must have a batch of them under him." Addicts, but who are these people and how are they connected together? Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng have been arrested for so long, where did his supply come from? At that time, I thought, maybe we can follow his path One line finds another line, so I told you to catch a big fish.

"I have observed his living room, the coffee table is full of all kinds of scissors and a plastic human head, we can basically conclude that he is a hair designer, but from the environment of his home, his attire, and his casual attitude towards Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng's deliveries. Look, he can't be a part-time worker. A part-time worker doesn't have so much money, so he should be the owner of a hairdressing shop. These coincide with the conclusions I deduced from the photos. If I want to search further, I can only go deep into his circle , so when he asked about my job, I deliberately mentioned to him that I used to work in a hairdressing salon, so that he could have a memory first. Unexpectedly, my brother accidentally helped me the next day, and his Appearing gave Zhou Jun a chance to help me, allowing me to enter his life circle very logically.

"Judging from Zhou Chao and Zhou Sheng's confessions, they only provided Zhou Jun with heroin, but if the cigarette they gave me tonight was really mixed with a new type of drug called Magu—a product Zhou Chao and they didn't have, Does it prove from the side that Zhou Jun does have other purchase channels that we don't know about?"

Qiao Ze seemed to smile: "Not bad. But what if Zhou Minmin doesn't show up as you expected?"

"She will definitely show up." Lu Miao looked at him seriously, "I know the psychology of abandoned girls very well."

"Don't you attribute my grades to luck every time?" Her voice lowered, "My luck has never been good." But soon she regained her previous expression, with a hint of confusion, "I just can't figure it out. Zhou Jun's wife has been gone for half a year. Why does he still wear a small white flower? I thought she just left. And why did his wife commit suicide? Is it because Zhou Jun took drugs? But he He has been a drug addict for at least three years. She couldn’t have discovered it recently. Even if she found out recently, why didn’t she persuade him to quit drugs but committed suicide? She also has a six-year-old daughter who left the child to her husband who is an addict , committing suicide by herself, this does not fit the characteristics of a mother, and she started a business with Zhou Jun, and is also engaged in the service industry, her character should not be too weak."

Qiao Ze picked up the water glass and took a sip slowly: "You need to investigate it yourself."

Lu Miao's eyes lit up, and she looked at him carefully: "You mean, my assessment is not over yet?"

"Last chance." Qiao Ze stood up, "Let me find out that you are acting out of emotion, and it will be useless for Lu Bao to help you."

Lu Miao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, his bright eyes were full of joy.

The change in her mood made Qiao Ze look at her a few more times, not only surprised by her quick thinking, but also surprised by her persistence and enthusiasm.

In the next few days, Lu Miao felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. He was the first to arrive at the store every day and the last to leave, rushing to do work.

Everyone loves a hardworking person, let alone a cute and beautiful girl. After a few days, Lu Miao has become very popular among colleagues. Everyone loves to chat with her when they have something to do, but they never meet again During dinner, no one made her smoke like he did that night.

Qiao Ze didn't tell her the test results of the cigarette until the third afternoon.

"There is indeed a Magu element." He said, and he called her personally, "You should be careful alone, don't be dumb."

Lu Miao sighed, not surprised by the result.When skaters can't afford the money for drugs, they often turn to drug trafficking. Whether it's coaxing or cheating, they will always use some means to lure the people around them to smoke together.Drugs are a thing, once you try it once or twice, you will become addicted, and you can't quit.

She was brought in by Zhou Jun himself, a stranger in the same circle, other people don't care if she is infected or not, as many people sink, multiple offline, there are multiple ways to solve the drug money.

When Qiao Ze called her, she was at the door of the store. In the afternoon, it was the most leisure time in the store, and no one cared whether she called or who she called.

Lu Miao didn't hide it, and when others asked with a smile if she was on the phone with her boyfriend, she just smiled shyly.

Zhou Jun came before she hung up the phone.

He doesn't come often, only once every other day.

Seeing that Lu Miao was on the phone, he only cast a faint glance before turning his eyes away.

Probably because of his wife's death, he was always somewhat depressed.

Lu Miao was a little embarrassed, showing a bit of discomfort on his face when he was caught fishing for work, and when he passed by him, he covered the microphone and greeted him shyly: "Good afternoon, boss."

Zhou Jun nodded slightly: "What about calling your boyfriend?"

Lu Miao's cheeks were slightly red, and she looked a little embarrassed: "It's not..."

She said softly to the other end of the phone in a little embarrassment: "I'm busy first, I'll call you later." Then she hung up the phone.

Zhou Jun seemed to smile: "I still say no."

But she didn't say anything, just looked around the room and asked her: "Are you still used to doing it here?"

Lu Miao nodded heavily: "Well, everyone treats me very well."

"Just get used to it, and do it well." After being appeased, the person entered the room, looked at the hall for a while, and went upstairs alone.

He stayed upstairs for two hours, and Lu Miao took a brief look. During the two hours he was there, everyone in the store went upstairs, but they all stayed for a while and then came down.

Lu Miao guessed that he was here to deliver drugs.Judging from the fact that they booed her to smoke that night, everyone here may be an addict. In order to attract business, they would provide drugs to the guests, which formed a small market virtually, and also provided drug dealers with " Business".The volume of goods traded by Zhou Jun has become a stable source of goods for this small market.

Zhou Jun left with a young woman named Sister Ni at four o'clock in the afternoon.Lu Miao met her twice. She was very young, not tall, gaudy and arrogant. She came here for facial treatments every day, and Ding Li did it for her every time.

She seemed to be here specially waiting for Zhou Jun today, and then left with him.

Lu Miao stared at the backs of the two leaving for a long time, and secretly asked Ding Li: "Is that the new lady boss?"

Just after asking, Ding Li slapped her forehead: "Don't talk nonsense."

Ding Li didn't say anything more.

Lu Miao didn't ask any further questions, and went to work alone.At six o'clock, the doorbell rang, and she followed the sound, but it was Zhou Minmin who pushed the door.

Although it was her own shop, the little girl looked a little timid. She pursed her lips and puffed her eyes, and carefully peeked in. When she saw Lu Miao, her eyes lit up, and she walked towards her lightly.

"Sister." She gently took Lu Miao's hand, looked up at her, "Are you really here?"

The little girl is very beautiful, she looks a bit like her mother Chen Yiwen, with a typical oval face, sharp chin, black and bright eyes, shoulder-length hair with natural curls at the end, the whole person looks beautiful and cute , temper is also soft.Lu Miao couldn't figure out what made Chen Yiwen leave this child alone and had to commit suicide.

While in a trance, her fingers were gently tugged.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Lu Miao half bent down and looked at her, "Why are you here? Didn't your father pick you up again?"

Zhou Minmin shook his head: "It's gone again. I came here by myself."

She tugged Lu Miao's hand: "Sister, can you accompany me home to play? I don't like being alone at home."

Lu Miao scratched her head in embarrassment, then turned to look at Zhou Qi, "Director..."

Zhou Qi also heard the conversation between the two, and looked back at the store: "It's okay, there are no customers tonight, you can send her back first."

Ding Li just came over after washing the hair of the customer, and said with a smile: "You are quite attractive to little girls."

She bent over to pinch Minmin's nose, but she slapped her hand away in disgust.

Ding Li's smile froze at the corner of her mouth, but she quickly retracted it, and told Lu Miao: "It's cold outside, and Minmin has asthma. When you send her back, remember to put some clothes on her, so that she doesn't catch a cold."

Lu Miao looked at Zhou Minmin in surprise, she didn't know that Zhou Minmin had asthma, and suddenly she understood why Zhou Jun had to carry a kettle with him.

She nodded, pulled Zhou Minmin's clothes, and then sent her home.

Zhou Minmin was just six years old and was in preschool.

"I don't like that sister, she's so dirty." Zhou Minmin said suddenly after leaving the door.

Lu Miao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at her in surprise: "Minmin, you can't say that about my sister. What's wrong with my sister?"

Zhou Minmin pursed his mouth and did not speak, and did not speak again along the way.

When returning home, Lu Miao glanced at Chen Yiwen on the wall, and asked Zhou Minmin: "Minmin, is that your mother?"

Zhou Minmin glanced at the photo, bit his lower lip, nodded, and didn't speak.

Lu Miao carefully observed her face, she looked a little sad, she was about to cry or not, but also faintly repelled, her face looked very complicated.

Lu Miao couldn't understand this complexity.

Zhou Minmin had let go of her hand at this moment: "Sister, I'll cook the noodles first."

The person has turned and ran to the kitchen.

Lu Miao followed and watched her tiptoe, struggling to take a small soup pot off the gas stove.

Lu Miao went to help.

"Minmin, do you usually cook?"

"Mom used to do it, but now when dad is at home, dad does it. When dad is not at home, I cook noodles by myself." Zhou Minmin said in a low voice, put the pot on the gas stove, turned on the gas skillfully, and moved I bought a small low stool, stood on the stool, watched the water in the pot boil slowly, and then went down.

Lu Miao looked at her with distress, walked over to pull her away, and helped her cook the noodles.

When the noodles were almost ready, Zhou Jun finally came back. When he saw Lu Miao in the kitchen, he frowned and walked over.

"Let me do it."

Lu Miao didn't argue with him, she pursed her lips, and still couldn't help persuading him: "Boss, Minmin is still so young, it's dangerous for you to let her work alone in the kitchen."

"I know." Zhou Jun took the time to glance at her, "I will pay attention. You should go back and do your work first."

Lu Miao nodded, and went back to the store first. The others were still off work, probably because Zhou Minmin called Ding Li "dirty", and Lu Miao always felt a little subtle when seeing her again.

Ding Liren is very beautiful, very thin, about 1.6 meters, with a very fashionable bob hair, very young, good-natured, and takes good care of her.

She doesn't look like someone who has an affair with Zhou Jun, and she is Zhou Qi's girlfriend.

Lu Miao didn't know this until two days later. Saturday is the day of salary payment, and everyone made an appointment in the afternoon to sing K together in the evening to celebrate.

Saturday is the best time for hairdressing business. Everyone was busy until after [-] o'clock in the evening before finishing work. After finishing work, they went to the KTV near the industrial area.

Before leaving, Lu Miao secretly sent a message to Qiao Ze: "I won't go back tonight, go to Royal KTV."

After sending the message, Lu Miao saw Ding Li holding Zhou Qi's arm intimately, and called him in a whiny voice: "Zhou Qi..."

Zhou Qi pulled his arm out of her and put it in the pocket of his trousers, looking a little indifferent.

"The director and Sister Li are a couple." The female colleague who walked with Lu Miao whispered in her ear, "They have been together for several years, you can't tell, can you?"

Lu Miao was a little surprised, she really didn't see that the female colleague next to her was still whispering: "Sister Li has been with the supervisor since she was in junior high school, and she even performed several abortions for him, but she is determined."

Lu Miao unconsciously glanced at the two of them, and Ding Li, who had been thrown away, was wrapped around Zhou Qi's arm again, looking a bit aggressive, Zhou Qi didn't push her away this time, until she entered the KTV box. Did not get rid of her.

Lu Miao originally thought that tonight was just a gathering of Wenjun's colleagues, but unexpectedly another group of people came, all of them were about the same age, and they also worked in a nearby hairdressing shop. Three men and three women seemed to be very familiar with everyone, especially It was one of the young girls with dyed yellow hair. When she saw Zhou Qi, she smiled and called out "Ah Qi", and she came up to her.

Zhou Qi withdrew the hand held by Ding Li, smiled at her, and sat down on the sofa alone, and the girl with yellow hair sat down next to him.

Ding Li's face darkened all of a sudden, and she pointed at the girl: "Zhou Qi, are you still hanging out with this stinky and shameless person?"

The bald man sitting next to the yellow-haired girl glanced at Ding Li with a smile, then turned his head to look at Zhou Qi: "Zhou Qi, have you been ridden on the head by your girlfriend? Are you still a man?"

He slowly took out a small package from his pocket, wrapped it in white paper, and threw it on the table: "If you dare to teach her a lesson, this thing will belong to you."

Zhou Qi looked at him sideways, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

The yellow-haired girl also threw something similar in size on the table, wrapped her arms around Zhou Qi, and whispered into his ear: "Archie, if you dare to slap her twice, this thing is yours too, and I……"

Zhou Qi glanced at her, stood up suddenly, slapped Ding Li twice on the spot, and slapped Ding Li hard and hard.Ding Li was thrown off balance and hit the coffee table with a bang.

Everyone applauded and laughed.

Lu Miao stood up suddenly: "Director, how can you..."

When the words reached her lips, she swallowed vigorously, she pursed her lips, and walked over Zhou Qi to help Ding Li up.

"Sister Li, are you alright?" Her voice trembled slightly.

Both sides of Ding Li's face were swollen. Zhou Qi beat her so hard that her teeth hit her lower lip, and blood came out from her bite.

She raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth fiercely: "I'm fine."

She raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Qi and the yellow-haired girl beside him with hatred.

The yellow-haired girl smiled coquettishly and lay on Zhou Qi's chest, looking up at Zhou Qi: "Ah Qi, she is staring at me."

Seeing that Zhou Qi didn't respond, the girl with yellow hair pouted: "You don't even feel sorry for him."

The yellow-haired girl stepped forward and was about to slap Ding Li again. Lu Miao instinctively wanted to block her. She stretched her hand halfway, remembering her identity, and abruptly diverted her hand. She hugged Ding Li and turned her back, blocking Ding Li. In front of her, the yellow-haired girl's palm brushed against her forehead, and her nails drew a light bloodstain on her forehead.

Ding Li looked at her with complicated eyes.

"I'll accompany you to the bathroom to tidy up." Lu Miao whispered to Ding Li.

Ding Li nodded hesitantly.

Lu Miao helped Ding Li go to the bathroom, and asked the front desk for some ice cubes.

Zhou Qi's two slaps were extremely severe, and Ding Li's face was swollen so badly that Lu Miao felt sad for her.

Lu Miao carefully applied ice cubes to Ding Li, feeling distressed.

"How can the director do this? Who are those people?"

"He's been like this lately."

Ding Li's voice was very low, the ice irritated the wound, she shrank instinctively, Lu Miao paused and looked at her worriedly: "Why don't I accompany you to see a doctor, the ice probably won't work .”

Ding Li shook her head and took the ice cubes in her hand: "I'll do it myself."

Lu Miao didn't argue with her, but just looked at her like this, always a little sad.

"Sister Li." Lu Miao always called Ding Li that way in the store. She has more seniority than her and is the one who takes care of her.

"The director treats you like this, why do you still..." She didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was there.

Ding Li understood what she meant, turned her head and smiled sadly at her: "Are you still following him?"

Lu Miao pursed her lips and remained silent, looking a little aggrieved for her.

Ding Li has been in this circle for a long time, and it has been a long time since no one has stood up for her and defended her injustice like Lu Miao.In her eyes, Lu Miao is just a little girl who has just entered the society, and she is so stupid that she doesn't understand anything, so when talking to her, she unconsciously brings a bit of emotion from someone who has experienced it.

"Miao Miao, keep your eyes open when looking for a man in the future, you know?" She said, "I have been with him since I was 16 years old, and I have been with him for ten years."

Zhou Qi was four years older than her. He dropped out of junior high school and worked as an apprentice in a hairdressing salon. The hairdressing salon was right in front of Ding Li's school. The 20-year-old Zhou Qi is handsome, humorous, and a bit of a hooligan.He himself is indeed a gangster. He is well-known as a little brother in the streets in that area. He can speak well, can bully people, and can also help people settle things.This kind of man mixed with bad boy and heroic temperament has a fatal attraction to young girls who are in love. Ding Li belongs to the kind of people who are attracted by his hooliganism.

She was falteringly confessed by other boys, but Zhou Qi suddenly appeared and dragged her behind, telling the boy not to disturb her. The 16-year-old was easily conquered.

He carefully hairdos her, and personally sends her home after self-study every night. She can easily fall into this domineering tenderness, and only thinks of him in her heart.

She fell in love with him early and couldn't stand his temptation to live with him secretly.Her grades dropped from the top [-] of her grade, but she was still admitted to a college in the provincial capital during the college entrance examination.He became manic, worried that she would look down on him after college, and forced her to choose between him and college.

She chose him. When she was young, she felt that this man was her whole world, and she was willing to give up everything for this man.

But the young girl never imagined that when a man threatens to break up to prevent his woman from becoming better, the man's heart itself is problematic.

A mature and responsible man, even if he can't give her a good life for the time being, at least he is willing to grow and progress with her for her, instead of dragging her to sink together.

She gave up college and followed Zhou Qi to work in a hair salon.

Zhou Qi himself is a gangster, and he is surrounded by cronies. In Ancheng, a city where drugs are rampant, brothers are called brothers, and gangs form cliques, Zhou Qi quickly became addicted to drugs under the temptation of his brothers.Ding Li only found out two years later. She was reluctant to leave him, unable to persuade him to quit, and in a fit of anger, she smoked it.

"They all said that these goods were peeled off layer by layer by drug dealers, and they didn't know how much flour was mixed in, so how could they be so addictive." Ding Li said, "I thought at the time, since I can't persuade you, you Suck it, then I will smoke it too, both of you will smoke it, let's see if you dare to continue to waste like this."

She said with a smile: "At first he was afraid that I would really touch it, so he stopped me several times, but he refused to quit. Yes, looking for powder tremblingly, I refused to give it to him, he pinched my neck and forced me to give it to him, he really wanted to strangle me to death. I suddenly felt very desperate at that time, I was a little bit self-defeating, I gave the thing He, I also touched it, and I just want to know what kind of magic power that thing has, which will make him..."

Ding Li choked up and sniffed: "It will be like that after that... He can't quit, and I can't quit either."

She turned her head and glanced at Lu Miao: "You haven't touched that thing, have you?"

Lu Miao nodded: "I dare not touch it. I have a younger brother who is crippled because of this infection, but he didn't do it voluntarily."

Ding Li said: "It's a good thing not to touch it. Don't try it, not even once."

Lu Miao pursed her lips, nodded, and looked at her hesitantly: "The rest of them, don't they also... suck?"

Ding Li smiled: "Can the people the boss recruits be clean? He still expects us to solicit business for him." She frowned again in surprise, "I remember you were also brought in by him, and you actually Didn't touch it, does he know?"

Lu Miao shook his head blankly: "He didn't ask me, he just asked me if I was interested in working in his shop, and then brought me here. He... also smokes?"

"That's no nonsense." Ding Li's mouth curled into a mocking smile, "He and Zhou Qi are cousins, and they belong together. It's hard to say who will take the other. If they hadn't touched this thing, sister Wen would have died. ?”

"Boss lady..." Lu Miao looked at her hesitantly, "Did the boss die because of taking drugs?"

"No." Ding Li switched the ice bag to the other side, "You know that the bald man and that bitch made Zhou Qi beat me up, why is Zhou Qi so happy?"

Lu Miao's heart beat hard, and she held her breath to look at her.

"I slept with him. I smoked too much. I couldn't tell who was who, so I just slept like that. Then he clung to me, but I refused, so he always wanted to teach me. A man with Zhou Qi's temperament, I He wants to break up with me after studying in college, how could he bear me cuckolding him, not to mention the matter of Sister Wen..." Ding Li paused, her eyes turned to the misty mirror, "He hates me,别人撩他一下，他就得揍我一顿，撩他一下，他就揍我一顿。那女的喜欢他，就爱看他揍我呢。”

Ding Li smiled at her as she spoke: "Look, when he beat me up, the others didn't do anything, didn't they? Everyone is used to it, and they don't want to cause trouble, and they still count on him for the goods. Our group is like this, It's useless...don't come in in a daze anymore, find a chance and leave this shop quickly."

She was persuading Lu Miao, but in her words and demeanor, she was obviously numb to all this.

Lu Miao didn't expect Ding Li to tell her these things, she looked at Ding Li in a daze for a moment.

Ding Li saw her dazed look in the mirror, shook her head and smiled: "It's not good for me if you get involved, I don't sell drugs, my life is ruined, what do you do with that little money, continue to let Zhou Chi beat it?"

She looked down at the ice bag that had melted into water in her hand, then turned around and threw it into the trash can: "Go back."

As soon as the door was pushed open, Zhou Qi looked over with a cold face.

"Why did it take so long?"

In front of Lu Miao just now, Ding Li still had the vicissitudes of life, but in front of Zhou Qi, her momentum weakened, and she was unwilling to reconcile, she pursed her lips and kept silent.

The bald man and the yellow-haired girl were flirting again. Zhou Qi didn't do anything this time. He just bent over and picked up a bottle of wine from the table, took two sips, put it down heavily, and turned his head to glance at the two: "It's rare for everyone to come out to get together today. You must see blood?"

The two of them became quiet immediately, and the bald man smiled compensatingly: "Where is it, it's rare to come out and hey, how can you spoil the fun."

He picked up a bottle of wine, lifted the cap, and took a big gulp. When he put down the bottle, he glanced at Lu Miao intentionally or unintentionally: "This little girl has a pretty face."

"A newcomer in the store, someone brought here by A Jun himself." While speaking, Zhou Qi had bent over and picked up a bottle of peach-colored cocktail, and handed it to Lu Miao, "Miao Miao, come, this is Brother Guang, here we are The area is a big name."

Ding Li snatched half of the cocktail.

She held up the wine bottle and looked at the bald man with a smile: "Old Guang, I used to be ignorant, so don't take it to heart when you offend me."

She leaned over to touch his wine bottle, raised her head and drank it down.

The bald man looked at her with a smile: "Hey, who is this little girl to you? Just now you even gave up your life for you, now you are protecting her too?"

"Of course, my apprentice, if you don't protect her, who will you protect?" Ding Li put the exhausted wine bottle on the table heavily, "Besides, she was brought in by A Jun himself. A Jun's daughter likes it, you Don't move your mind."

Ding Li turned her head to Lu Miao again and said, "Didn't Minmin ask you to go to accompany her just now, you should go back first."

Zhou Qi frowned: "Minmin called her?"

"That's not true." Ding Li turned to look at him, "It's not like you don't know that Ah Jun is not at home tonight."

Lu Miao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Ding Li.

Ding Li continued: "Now Minmin is alone at home, how scared she is." She turned to look at Lu Miao again, "Hurry up and go back, don't make Minmin wait."

Lu Miao nodded obediently: "Okay, don't play too late, pay attention to rest."

After saying goodbye to everyone, she went out first.

As soon as she arrived on the road, she picked up her mobile phone and called Qiao Ze: "You can ask Team Xiao to send a few people over, 308 on the third floor of the Royal KTV, we've got it all done."

"You come here first." Qiao Ze said, "On the left, go 100 meters ahead, the sidewalk crosses the road, and the alley is on the right."

Lu Miao walked over as she said, and when she got to the entrance of the alley, the car horn beeped. She followed the sound and saw a black car parked at the entrance of the alley, and walked over.

Qiao Ze opened the passenger door.

Lu Miao bent over the car and looked at him in surprise: "Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)