Marriage in crisis

The two of us opened the door to the small courtyard. It was pitch dark inside. To be honest, I would be a little scared if I came in by myself.

Chi Xi took out the phone and turned on the flashlight, looking around. The bamboo shadows on the wall were dancing, the wisteria frame was silent, and the rocking chair was motionless in the shadows.

In the dead of night, it is even more desolate here.

I whispered to Chi Xi, go in and take a look.

She nodded, and I turned on the flashlight on my phone, which became even brighter.

But just as we were about to enter the small single-story building, we heard a "dong" sound from the backyard. Chi Xi immediately turned around and ran towards the moon door on the side, which was the passage to the backyard.

I followed him out. I guessed that someone jumped out of the window, and I suddenly felt creepy.

But the moment I turned around to follow them, two black figures quickly rushed out of the building. When I reacted and shone my flashlight on them, I only caught the glimpse of their backs.

I shouted, "Chi Xi!"

Chi Xi responded, "What's going on?"

"We were attacked in the east and west, and people ran away!" I was still in panic. "It seems that there is someone in the small courtyard."

Chi Xi chased outside. Wherever there was anyone, she ran back quickly, not daring to leave me here alone.

She was very angry, "Obviously that sound is the weight of a person jumping down."

"Just go and take a look at the back and you'll find out!" I was a little unwilling and pulled Chi Xi through the moon gate towards the backyard.

The space in the backyard is not small, about 60 square meters. It seems that it used to be a small vegetable garden in this yard. It is now abandoned, but it is not overgrown with weeds and is kept very clean.

There was no fallen object under the window, but two deep footprints were found. It seemed that someone had indeed jumped from the second floor just now.

I looked up upstairs, and sure enough, the corresponding window there was open.

Chi Xi and I looked at each other and said in unison, "Three people!"

This gave me a chill down my back. There were three people hidden here. It can be seen that these three people are definitely not our friends, otherwise they would not run away.

In the corner of the back wall, there was a pile of stones and tiles, which were probably used for repairs here. That height was just the right amount of strength to use, so Chi Xi immediately demonstrated it to me. She jumped onto the pile of debris, then flew over the wall and jumped down.

As soon as Chi Xi disappeared from my sight, to be honest, I suddenly felt that the backyard was eerie. He quickly exited the backyard and returned to the front hall.

Not long after, Chi Xi ran back again, "This place is connected in all directions. It's really a good place to hide. If something happens, it's easy to run away and disappear without a trace."

My hair stood on end, but I suddenly had the courage to say to Chi Xi, "Let's go in and have a look!"

Chi Xi and I really walked into the building this time. I found a switch by the outer door and pressed it, and the yard outside suddenly lit up.

Chi Xi vomited, "So there are lights in the yard? You should have told me earlier!"

"It was so sudden, I forgot about it!" I said embarrassedly.

The two of us went upstairs together along the narrow stairs. This small building has three floors, but the three floors are not large. Half of them are rooms and half of them are a small terrace. The second floor is mainly residential.

We checked each one one by one. It was obvious that this place had been lived in, and there were many cigarette butts on the ground. In fact, as soon as I went up to the second floor, I smelled a strong smell of smoke.

"Damn it! This place has become a temporary inn for these people! It was all in vain some time ago!" Chi Xi became angrier as he watched.

There are four rooms on the second floor, all of which show signs of being lived in. There is also a study room and a small living room.

The tea on the tea table in the living room is still warm.

I muttered softly, "It seems that safety on the ancient streets is crucial! These people come and leave whenever they want, and we have no precautions. This is a very scary thing!"

"It's better to figure out where these people are coming from!" Chi Xi said, "I'll quickly report to the boss. Since people are here, they must be doing something. They can't be idle people living here for no reason."

After she finished speaking, she called Wei Qingchuan and reported everything here in detail.

After she hung up the phone, I said to Chi Xi, "It looks like I'm going to find out the contact person on Tingnan's phone tomorrow!"