Chapter 7: Misfortunes never come singly (Thanks to the leader of Ye You Yue Guang)

In the silence, there is only the sound of rain falling.

Ji Jue stared at all this in a daze for a long time, then sat down on the doorstep.

Tired to death.

"What the hell is going on!"

He pried open his stiff fingers, threw the railing he was holding tightly to the ground, and looked around - the desolate courtyard was still quiet. Fortunately, Ji Jue's house was relatively remote, and the two nearby families had moved away long ago. Otherwise, who knows how much commotion would have been caused by now.

He held the phone in his hand and wanted to call the police several times, but the moment he dialed the number, he suddenly hung up.

Call the police?

How to report? What to say? An old man broke into my house, ate my white-cut chicken, smashed my front door and refrigerator door, and wanted to eat me? My body? Oh, it's burnt to ashes, in the mud. Look, I'm absolutely innocent, I was acting in self-defense.

Is it useful?
Over the past decade, the annual security budget of Yacheng has been decreasing, public security has been getting worse and worse, and the police have become more and more anthropomorphic. It is said that the new governor couldn't stand it and planned to outsource all police operations when he first took office.

Besides...it's all turned to gray.

Ash.

Ji Jue looked at the two tattered clothes and sighed helplessly.

What the hell are you trying to do?

It was bad enough that it hit me with its tricycle yesterday, but today it came over and bit me... and then it suddenly turned into ashes and disappeared!
Why!

Just to say to me, "Brother, you smell good?" And then leave a permanent psychological trauma on a poor kid?
are you crazy? !

No, that look could not be called sober. He was full of madness from beginning to end, and... that blood-colored spiritual essence that ordinary people definitely do not have, it seemed like a living thing, no, it was more like a parasite hidden in his body.

What the hell is that?

Just as he was confused and panicked, he felt his cell phone suddenly vibrate, and the cracked screen lit up, revealing a familiar name. He was stunned for a moment, but then he felt at ease.

Lu Feng!

Brother Feng served in Middle-earth for four years. He rolled around in the mud as a paratrooper and came back alive and well. Although he never talked about his past with anyone, judging from his dense tattoos and the medals he gave to his younger brothers and sisters as toys, he must have experience in this kind of thing.

"Hello? Brother Feng!"

Ji Jue picked up the phone and mustered up his courage: "Listen to me, I..."

"Xiao Ji, is it convenient for you now?"

Lu Feng's voice on the phone was hoarse: "Come to Keats Hospital."

He said, "Something happened to my mom."

Ji Jue shuddered.

Like being struck by lightning.

Half an hour later, without even taking time to clean up his hair and face, Ji Jue changed his clothes hastily and rode his eight-handed scooter, wading through the accumulated water and rushing to the hospital.

In the hospital that was almost packed with people, the corridors were filled with makeshift beds, and the air was filled with a stale smell. Although the musty smell was not obvious after repeated washing, it was still impossible to ignore.

Ordinary people who cannot afford to go to private hospitals and cannot pay a bill of thousands of dollars for a registration and consultation can only rely on the charity hospital sponsored by the Chongguang Church, except for a few public hospitals with waiting lists that last until the end of next year.

As the nurses and doctors were running around in a hurry, Ji Jue finally stumbled across Lu's mother in the corridor outside the clinic.

"Oh, it's nothing serious, just a bump, it's nothing serious. Puppy is a kid who likes to make a fuss out of nothing."

With her face still wrapped in bandages and more than half of her short hair shaved off, Mother Lu waved her hand and forced a nonchalant smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm fine."

I didn’t see the third and youngest children. They should be staying at home and doing their homework now.

Lu Feng kept silent, squatting at the door outside the corridor, smoking, holding the note and waiting for the test report.

"what happened?"

Ji Jue was stunned when he saw the bandage on her arm and the scars on her face. The second girl Lu Ling, who was accompanying her, had red eyes and kept blaming herself: "I should have accompanied my mother to watch the store last night. It's all my fault, all my fault."

Mother Lu slapped her on the back of the head and said, "You? You're the only one left. Are you going to deliver food to the robbers? The robbery might turn into rape!"

Last night, around midnight, a thief broke into the auto repair shop and rummaged through the drawers.

Lu Feng went out to drink with his comrades and didn't come back. The second daughter was studying at home and taking care of the two children. Only Lu's mother was in charge of the store. After being awakened, Lu's mother glared and roared, and picked up a wrench longer than Ji Jue's arm to fight the thief. As a result, two fists were no match for four hands. In the dark, she was hit on the back of the head and fainted. She was almost kidnapped.

If the thief had not been lucky, the thief might have encountered a late-night snack cart that was closing up shop when he was moving the person, and been recognized by the old lady pushing the cart, and the person might have been lost forever.

God knows where it will be sold to.

When he thought of the consequences, Ji Jue felt a chill down his spine and felt cold all over.

"Oh, it's okay, just a small problem."

Mother Lu patted her chest and raised her arm, which was thicker than Ji Jue's thigh, and shook it: "I'm in good health. Isn't I still alive and kicking?"

"It's okay if it's okay, it's okay if it's okay."

Ji Jue didn't know what to say. He slumped down next to Lu Ma, and wanted to say something but stopped himself several times. He felt even more scared and powerless than when he had narrowly escaped death himself.

It is hard to imagine how difficult it was for an orphan without a father or a mother to survive alone in Yacheng over the years. But if it weren't for Lu Ma's care and shelter, Ji Jue would have surely died by now.

Not to mention the car repair skills he taught me… Tianmen University is the leading university in Haizhou and one of the five federal schools. It is so difficult to get in and change your fate that almost every student feels suffocated. If it weren't for Lu Ma's unremitting support, would Ji Jue be a promising Tianmen student now?

Dream your mother sweet dreams!

Go to the South Station and the dock to cut bags, kid!

Now that he saw that Lu Ma was fine, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, when he leaned next to Lu Ma, a horrifying reminder once again appeared in front of him. [Abnormal spiritual essence detected, do you want to absorb it? ]

Ji Jue's smile froze on his face.

He turned around with difficulty, looked at Mother Lu, whose face was pale but still forcing a smile, and swallowed.

On Lu Ma's body... At this moment, when his spiritual essence activated the watch, he could vaguely see the scarlet light under the bandage, like mold.

"Mother Lu, there seems to be some dust on the bandage." Ji Jue raised his hand and gently touched the bandage, "I'll pick it up for you."

The patterns like a metal matrix reappeared from the palm of his hand. With a moment of contact and a passing glance, all the scarlet disappeared, and then the matrix disappeared.

"Oh, kid, you are so clumsy..."

Mother Lu cried out in pain, but soon she smiled and said, "Hey, don't mention it. I feel much better now, and my chest isn't stuffy anymore. Just now when the puppy was applying medicine, he was like he wanted to kill his own mother. I think he needs to practice more. What are they taught in the army..."

"Mom." The second girl pushed Lu's mother, signaling her to stop talking.

Lu Feng came back after getting the test report, with a slight smile on his gloomy face.

"It's okay, Mom. The wound is just a little infected. Two shots of anti-inflammatory medicine and tetanus will be fine." He handed over the report: "But there is a slight concussion on the head. The doctor said you need to rest. You should rest well at home these few days. Xiao Ji and I will take care of the store."

Of course Mrs. Lu refused. She was still thinking about going back to clean up the auto repair shop. Lu Feng and Lu Ling could only persuade her for a while. Ji Jue also tried to persuade her for a long time, but she finally gave up the idea.

In fact, including Lu Feng, the four brothers and sisters are not Aunt Lu’s biological children.

Lu's mother was seriously ill a few years ago, and the excessive hormones damaged her body, so she never got married.

Including Lu Feng, the four children in the store were all picked up from the street by Lu's mother. Over the years, she raised them with great difficulty, and the family relationship is even better than that of biological children.

Unfortunately, except for the second child who just got admitted to university, no one is good at studying...

No wonder Lu's mother dotes on Ji Jue who comes to work here so much. Since he came, she no longer has high blood pressure because of her youngest son's math and foreign language studies.

After so many years, she has long regarded them as a family and has never been shy about it.

Now that Lu's mother agreed to take a few days off, Ji Jue also breathed a sigh of relief.

After persuading her, Lu Ling took the prescription and went to get the medicine. Lu Feng winked at Ji Jue, and the two of them went outside again under the excuse of smoking, and stood under the eaves watching the rain pouring down.

Ji Jue doesn't smoke or drink, but Lu Feng is a heavy smoker, a bad habit he brought back from the army.

"Thank you for the trip." Lu Feng thanked him: "I was flustered this morning and have been busy without any purpose until now. My mind is blank."

"How polite are you?" Ji Jue glanced at him and said nothing, but just asked: "Does the police have any clues?"

"No."

Lu Feng shook his head. "Relying on that gang of troublemakers, hey... let us go home and wait. The license plate number is also fake. White cargo vans are everywhere in Beishan District, and we can't find them at all."

“Is there any surveillance?”

"There was one in the store, but it didn't capture my face. The surveillance camera outside... has been just a decoration for years and is almost broken."

"..."

In silence, Ji Jue looked at his watch for a long time, and suddenly said, "I'll go back to the store and see, maybe I can find some clues."

"Pack up some things at the same time, otherwise mom will definitely be restless again. If something is broken, fix it if you can. If it can't be repaired, don't tell her and throw it away quietly, otherwise she will feel bad." Lu Feng patted his shoulder and hugged him tightly: "Thank you for your hard work. I will buy you a new computer later."

Ji Jue rolled his eyes and didn't want to eat this cake at all: "You just want to change the computer to play games?"

"Hahaha, you got it right."

Lu Feng grinned, threw away the cigarette butt, and threw the car keys to the second girl: "Drive mom back later, the family depends on you for the next two days."

"Ah?" Lu Ling was stunned and stared: "What about you?"

Lu Feng lowered his head and just waved his hand, "I'm going out to ask a few friends to see if there is any problem. I won't be back tonight."

“…Xiao Feng!”

Seeing him turning to leave, Mother Lu suddenly raised her voice and wanted to say something, but when she saw him turning around, her lips opened and closed, but she didn't know what to say.

But this time, he was not called by his nickname.

Lu Feng smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll just ask."

He turned and left, disappearing in the rain.

Half an hour later, Ji Jue raised his hand and opened the rolling door of the auto repair shop.

Seeing the mess.

From the counters to the shelves, everything was overturned.

It was not as simple as Lu Ma said. It was a life-and-death struggle with all her might!

Ji Jue pulled down the shutter and walked towards the counter.

A harmful old man, a strange blood color, and inexplicable attacks.

There are too many things I don’t understand.

At least some clues should be left.

(End of this chapter)