Midnight Bookstore

The old man’s suitcase was placed in the middle of the guest room. The old man was thoroughly cold.

Zhou Ze put his hands on his waist and bit his lips. Lawyer An was somewhat embarrassed and kept smoking.

The old man was seriously injured when he was caught and then stuffed into the suitcase for a whole day and night. The poor old man was unable to create a miracle of life nor was he able to stubbornly live on. He died. He did not leave in peace.

The original plan was to start the interrogation last night, but something unpredicted happened last night. Zhou Ze still could not blame Lawyer An and the Old Priest. He shared the fault too.

Zhang Yanfeng said that when he found Zhou Ze last night, the old man had attempted to escape, but he had been stopped. After returning to the hotel, Zhou Ze was busy showering and sleeping with Yingying. He had never thought of letting the old man out of the suitcase to let him breathe, or giving him some food and drink.

Although the old man was a bit of a criminal and deserved to die, dying this way was a little inhumane.

“The person is already dead. The soul did not sense it. It probably just dispersed. Speak. What should we do next?” Zhou Ze sat down by the bed and signaled for everyone to brainstorm. This was the leader’s way of shifting the blame.

The old man’s vitality had already been greatly damaged. His soul had also suffered a backlash following the destruction of the three puppets. When the physical body lost its vitality, the fragile soul that had lost the protection of the physical body would very likely dissipate immediately.

“There’s no way to find him.” Lawyer An was also clueless.

The old man was the one who had caused trouble in the mountains. Lin Ke had also disappeared into the mountains without a trace. He had originally wanted to dig out information about Lin Ke and clues about that faction from the old man.

Now, all of them were gone. No one was better at keeping secrets than a dead person.

“Ah! Red wine!” Yingying, who was standing beside Zhou Ze, suddenly shouted. Then, Yingying immediately ran to the place where the luggage was placed and took out a package.

Red wine?

Zhou Ze knew. Lawyer An bought a bottle of very expensive red wine at the hotel yesterday, but he didn’t finish it. Yingying packed his things and brought them with her. At that time, he felt very gratified. She was a good girl who was diligent and thrifty.

Yingying took out a small notebook and some other miscellaneous items and put them on the bed. “Boss, these are the old man’s things. He took them all. I don’t know if there are any clues.”

Lawyer An stood up in surprise and picked up the notebook first. Generally speaking, everyone seemed to like to record something important in the notebook. However, after opening the notebook, he found that only dates and names were recorded.

“Sun Juan, Hu Xiuya, Qu Lanlan, Liang Shuhua…” Lawyer An was somewhat puzzled. “What is all this?”

“Let me take a look.” Zhou Ze stretched out his hand.

Lawyer An threw the notebook at Zhou Ze. It dropped on the bed in front of Zhou Ze.

When Zhou Ze reached for the notebook, he found two black hairs on the bed. He didn’t care about that at first until he opened the notebook, flipped the pages. He found that there were more black hairs between some of the pages.

He noticed that each page only had the date and name written on it. Zhou Ze threw the notebook on the ground in disgust. He found it dirty.

“Boss, what did you find?” Zhang Yanfeng, who was standing next to Zhou Ze, picked up the notebook out of professional instinct and began to flip through it.

“Don’t look at it anymore. It’s just a diary.”

It was a genuine diary. Zhou Ze got up and went to the bathroom to wash his hands. When he came out, he found that Lawyer An had picked it up again. He started flipping through it again with great interest.

He understood what this notebook was used to record. Now, he could see the taste in it.

“Aren’t you disgusted?” Zhou Ze asked as he shook off the water droplets in his hand.

“Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.” Lawyer An shook his head. “It’s quite interesting. Seeing things reminds me of people. This old man had such a good time.”

“I’ve heard that there was a corrupt official who had many mistresses. Every mistress pulled a hair out. He even made a few writing brushes to put on his desk to play with when he had nothing to do.”

Zhang Yanfeng was searching the old man’s body. In this regard, Old Zhang was always diligent. Sometimes, he was very useful. Old Zhang took out a cell phone from the old man’s body. “Haven’t you searched him before?” Zhang Yanfeng held the cell phone and asked.

“No, we folded him and put him in the suitcase before we left the hotel. Then, we were drugged before we could interrogate him.” Lawyer An smiled and put the notebook aside. “What’s in the cell phone? Take a look.”

“It’s out of battery,” Zhang Yanfeng replied. “Besides, it probably ran out a long time ago.”

Yes. If the phone had battery power, perhaps the old man would have called his friends to save him. Everyone knew very well that there was a force behind the old man.

Even Feng Si’er from Hell had to help that force clean up their mess and do them a favor. It was enough to show how powerful that force was.

Although Lawyer An was still smiling, his face was a little unsightly. This matter was handled with full authority. However, in the end, such a big mistake had been made. If the old man had called for reinforcements when he and the Old Priest were both unconscious last night, the old man would have directly sent them to their deaths. He, who had always prided himself on being cautious, had almost caused a disaster due to his negligence.

“Next time, leave such matters to me.” Zhang Yanfeng said. Lawyer An nodded and smiled. “Old Zhang, I finally understand why you’ve been a criminal police captain for your entire life.” Old Zhang left the room and went to the front desk to ask for a phone charger.

Lawyer An took out another cigarette awkwardly and lit it up. At the same time, he explained himself, “If it weren’t for the trouble yesterday, all of this could have been avoided.”

Lawyer An was confident that he could use his methods to get the information he wanted from the living old man, so he did not pay attention to anything else.

“Yeah, it’s fine. We’re not blaming you.” Zhou Ze pointed at the red wine and said, “Find a few glasses. Let’s drink.”

“Okay, boss.” When Yingying came back with the quilt, Zhang Yanfeng had also come back. He was holding a phone charger in his hand. It was plugged into the old man’s cell phone.

“Found it.” As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Yanfeng shouted.

No one was in a hurry to drink, so they all gathered together. Even the tanned girl, who was sitting on the bed with inconvenient legs, also came over to take a look. No one knew what she wanted.

“This map app has a mark.” Zhang Yanfeng opened the app and pointed at the screen. “This is the map of the mountain area. There are two red dots here.”

“This is the abduction village,” the Old Priest confirmed. “It can’t be wrong. This is the location.” He was driving when they entered the mountain, so he was more familiar with the terrain.

“Then what is the location marked by the other red dot?” Zhou Ze asked.

“I’m not sure. I can’t find any village or town,” Zhang Yanfeng replied.

“Alright then. Pack your things. Regardless of whether Lin Ke is at that location or not, we have to go take a look.” As he said that, Zhou Ze glanced at the tanned girl lying on the bed. He turned to the Old Priest, “Old Priest, take her back to the bookstore first and keep an eye on her.”

Her legs were inconvenient and she was injured. Bringing her into the mountain would inevitably be a burden.

The Old Priest was overjoyed and immediately patted his chest. “Boss, this penniless priest promises to complete the mission.” The danger of entering the mountain the last time was still vivid in his mind.

“I say, aren’t you afraid that I’ll control this old fellow halfway and use him to threaten you?”

“…” the Old Priest.

“Squeak. Squeak!” Monkey cried out in dissatisfaction.

“It’s fine. Even if you kill him, I won’t be threatened by you to help you detoxify the poison. Also, there are two people left in the bookstore. You can kill them or use them to threaten me. You can do whatever you want. Do you think I’ll be threatened?”

“…” the Old Priest.

“Alright, then you have to be careful. Don’t die. If you die, I’ll be finished too.”

“Can you say something auspicious?”

“In the past, when I watched a TV series with my mother-in-law, the plot was usually divided between men and women. If the woman cried and shouted at the man that you had to come back safely, that man would die.

“That’s why I don’t want to give you my blessings.”

“Mmm, not bad. You’re very outstanding.”

After Zhou Ze finished speaking, he walked in front of the tanned girl. He bent down and smiled. “You’ve seen the person who poisoned you. You know whether others or yourself can cure this poison.”

“I know.” The tanned girl said seriously.

“Alright, everyone pack your things. Try to catch the high-speed train in the afternoon.”

The Old Priest had also packed his things after everyone left and brought the monkey over. “Daughter, let me carry you down.” The Old Priest had always been kind to young children. This was not a lie. Even if he went out to play, he would not like to look for young girls like those smelly men. He felt guilty, so he looked for older girls.

The swarthy girl did not object. She let the Old Priest carry her out of the room. When they got down the elevator, the Old Priest said, “Oh right, there’s a wheelchair in the bookstore. When you reach the bookstore, I’ll let you use it. I’m telling you, it’s very useful. You’ll like it.”

“Thank you.” The swarthy girl hesitated for a moment and said, “Among this group of people, you seem to be the only good person. I hope that good people will have good karma.”

“Hehe, you’re welcome. That’s right, this penniless priest is kind and benevolent. I’ve been doing good deeds all my life, so this penniless priest’s luck has always been good. Wherever I go, I thrive. Whichever company I work for will be lucky. For example, this penniless priest was in Chengdu the year before last… Uh… Whoever is with this penniless priest in the past will also have good luck. For example, the family of Wang Mazi, who owns a dog meat shop in Xuzhou… Uh… In short, you go back with me, daughter. I guarantee you will have a smooth journey. Don’t panic!”