Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

The last remaining person was holding a dagger and looking at the scene in front of him with horror, his eyes full of disbelief and fear.

He stood there blankly, as if he was frightened silly, watching his companion die instantly from Xu Damao's punch, and an indescribable chill surged in his heart.

"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir!"

The man finally came to his senses, his face was pale and his legs were weak, he could barely stand.

He threw the dagger in his hand to the ground with trembling hands, knelt down with a thud, held his head with his hands, and begged for mercy.

However, Xu Damao's eyes were cold and ruthless, as if he had no mercy at all.

He said coldly: "It's too late to beg for mercy now!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked out a fierce whip kick with lightning speed. This kick was like a violent storm, with a sharp sound of wind, and it kicked the man's head fiercely.

"Crack!" A crisp sound of bones breaking was heard, and the man's neck was instantly twisted and deformed, and his head drooped weakly. His body fell limply to the ground, his eyes wide open, and he died with his eyes open.

Xu Damao did not dare to delay at all. He quickly put all three bodies into the space he carried with him.

Then he returned along the same route he had come, and put his own bike and the other two bikes that the robbers had ridden into the space.

Then he searched the surroundings carefully again, making sure that there were no clues left before returning to the road with peace of mind. Finally, he took out his bicycle from the space and rushed towards the black market. He wondered how Lou Xiao'e was doing. After so much time had passed, she must be trembling with fear in a corner of the ghost market.

When Xu Damao finally found Lou Xiao'e, he discovered that she was squatting in front of a stall, listening attentively to the "story" the stall owner was telling another customer.

Seeing her listening with great interest and without fear, Xu Damao couldn't help but laugh. He was worried that Lou Xiao'e would be scared alone in the ghost market, but he didn't expect her to be so calm and composed, and to listen to the stall owner's stories with great interest.

Xu Damao walked gently behind her, then reached out and patted her shoulder gently.

Lou Xiao'e was startled by the sudden movement and jumped up like a frightened rabbit. She turned around and when she saw that it was Xu Damao, she showed an expression of surprise and relief on her face and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Oh, you scared me to death! Why did you come back so soon? Did you run into those people?" Lou Xiao'e said as she gently stroked her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat.

Xu Damao smiled and consoled him, "Of course not. I've already walked two blocks and turned several corners. I wasn't riding fast, so I didn't run into those people at all. They probably forgot about us a long time ago."

Upon hearing the news, Lou Xiao'e showed a relieved smile on her face, and a big stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

"That's good. Can we go home now?" Lou Xiao'e asked cautiously.

Xu Damao nodded and motioned for Lou Xiao'e to get on the bike. He got on the bike and prepared to take Lou Xiao'e away from this place.

Lou Xiao'e sat on the back of the bicycle, holding the seat tightly with both hands, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.

Xu Damao pedaled the bike and it slowly moved forward. As the distance increased, Lou Xiaoe gradually relaxed.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the alley where Lou Xiao'e lived. Xu Damao stopped the car, and Lou Xiao'e got out of the car and said goodbye to Xu Damao.

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After Xu Damao returned home, he felt exhausted. He quickly took off his clothes, fell on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Xu Damao arrived a little late. Together with Brother Zhao, he put the movie projector and films into a basket and covered the basket with a waterproof tarpaulin.

"Da Mao, which village are we going to show the movie today?" asked a comrade from the security department.

Xu Damao replied: "Wangzhuang is far away from our factory!"

The comrade from the security department lifted the tarpaulin and carefully checked the contents of the basket. After confirming that everything was correct, he said to Xu Damao, "Then you have to hurry up and leave early."

Xu Damao complained about the long journey and handed the other person a cigarette. He said helplessly that he had to work hard all day, then waved goodbye.

Xu Damao rode his bicycle out of the gate of the steel mill. Although the journey was long, he was not in a hurry and pedaled slowly. After all, the journey was long, and he felt that there was no need to rush, and he could take a proper rest on the way.

It was almost noon when Xu Damao passed by a small town. At this moment, his stomach suddenly made a "gurgling" sound, reminding him that he was hungry. He came back too late last night and overslept this morning, and he didn't even have time to eat breakfast. So he decided to find a place to have lunch in this small town.

Xu Damao parked his bicycle in front of a small restaurant, walked in and ordered a meal. After he wolfed it down, he bought some braised food, paid for it and continued on his way to Wangzhuang.

Not only is the journey to Wangzhuang quite long, but the road conditions are also not very good. In addition, it snowed a little while ago, and the road was a bit slippery, so Xu Damao didn't dare to ride too fast.

Finally, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Damao arrived at the village.

Xu Damao explained to the village chief the purpose of his visit and showed him the letter of introduction.

After watching the film, the village chief said enthusiastically: "Welcome, projectionist! It's not easy for you to come here from the city. Come in and rest for a while first."

Then he took Xu Damao into a house to rest.

The village chief poured Xu Damao a glass of water and said with a smile: "Comrade projectionist, you have come a long way, so take a rest first. We are far from the city and the road is not easy to walk. You must have worked hard."

After saying that, the village chief took out another cigarette and handed it to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao took the cigarette and replied politely, "It's not hard, we are all serving the people! By the way, village chief, where should we screen the movie tonight?"

The village chief thought for a moment and replied, "Just go to the threshing ground at the west end of the village. It's spacious and can accommodate quite a few people."

Xu Damao nodded in agreement.

Then the village chief looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late. I have to go to the loudspeaker and let the villagers know that there will be a movie tonight. You take a rest first, and I'll come to see you later."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Okay, then you go ahead and get busy."

The village chief left the house and went to broadcast the news to inform the villagers that a movie would be shown tonight.

Xu Damao sat on the bed, lit a cigarette, and smoked while waiting for night to fall.