Morbid Addiction

Today is the second time Chen Yuncheng saw that little girl at the intersection.

The little girl looked seven or eight years old, maybe more than that, because she was very thin, and the trousers on her legs looked very loose. Although the clothes were not dirty, they seemed to have been washed many times and had faded.

She appeared at intersections when there were the most people commuting to and from get off work, and crossed the road with a group of passers-by, looking for targets with big eyes.But her luck was very bad. Chen Yuncheng saw her go back and forth many times at the intersection yesterday but failed to find her hand. Today, when she just reached out her hand, a traffic policeman came to the intersection on a motorcycle to direct the traffic. She was startled and hurriedly held her hand He retracted, put his hands into the pockets of his jacket, and slowly left along the street.

Chen Yuncheng withdrew his gaze, the chair under him raised his legs, his body leaned back, his arms were behind his head, his two long legs were placed on the container, and he continued to watch the football game on the TV.

Until a regular customer came to buy cigarettes, Chen Yuncheng put his legs off the counter and opened the glass cabinet to get cigarettes for him.

The regular customer took the cigarette case with one hand, touched the lighter with the other, and said, "The temperature has dropped in the past two days."

Chen Yuncheng said: "Yes, it's time to find out the down jacket and put it on."

The regular customer nodded, touched the lighter on his body, lit a cigarette and walked out while smoking.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s too cold, but Chen Yuncheng’s canteen has almost lost its business in the past two days until eight or nine o’clock in the evening. He will pull down the shutter door halfway to let the light and sound of the store through the lower half door. Go out, so that regular customers who come to buy cigarettes will knock on the rolling door outside, and then drill their heads in from below.

And it won't be too cold for Chen Yuncheng to sit inside and watch TV. Putting a small heater by his feet is enough to warm the entire small shop.

A spy movie was playing on TV, and Chen Yuncheng watched it a little carelessly, until he suddenly heard someone knocking hard on the rolling shutter door outside, so he subconsciously sat up straight and shouted: "Just come in, the door is not closed yet."

A young woman, with a baby in her arms, struggled to get in from under the rolling door.

"Jiajia?" Chen Yuncheng was a little surprised, "Why are you?"

The woman's name is Gu Yaojia. In fact, Chen Yuncheng doesn't know her full name. She only knows that she is Zhou Yan's girlfriend. He usually hears Zhou Yan call her Jiajia, so he calls her Jiajia.

Gu Yaojia's hair was a little messed up, she straightened her hair first, and said unsteadily, "Brother Cheng, have you seen Zhou Yan today?"

Chen Yuncheng shook his head.

The child in Gu Yaojia's arms stretched her arms restlessly. She looked down at the child and said, "He hasn't come back, and I can't get through to him. I don't know where he went."

Chen Yuncheng said, "He didn't come to look for me."

Gu Yaojia asked: "Then can you help me find him?"

Chen Yuncheng picked up the phone, first dialed Zhou Yan's number, and found that the other party's phone was turned off, then looked at Gu Yaojia and asked, "Did he go to KTV?"

Gu Yaojia said: "He resigned."

"Resign?" Chen Yuncheng asked strangely, "Why did you resign?"

Gu Yaojia shook her head.

Chen Yuncheng hesitated for a moment, took out his mobile phone and dialed Zhang Wenyong, but the other party didn't answer after several rings, he hung up the phone, looked at Gu Yaojia's pitiful appearance holding the child, and said, "I'll go to the KTV to ask someone, you Do you want to go with me?"

Gu Yaojia said: "I won't go, the baby is not feeling well."

Chen Yuncheng nodded, "Then you go back first."

Gu Yaojia left first with the child in her arms.

Chen Yuncheng turned off the overhead light in the store, and when he got out from under the rolling shutter door, he saw Gu Yaojia's back.

Gu Yaojia looks very young, even after giving birth to a child, Chen Yuncheng suspects that she is still under 20 years old.She and Zhou Yan moved in together for about three months, then became pregnant and gave birth to a child. The two rented in an old community only a few minutes away from Chen Yuncheng's small shop, and they have not yet obtained a marriage certificate.

Chen Yuncheng pulled down the shutter door, stepped on it with his foot, and locked it from the outside, then wrapped his down jacket tightly and walked towards the subway station.

I have bought this down jacket for almost three years. It was not expensive when I bought it. From time to time, a feather would come out of the fabric. Now Chen Yuncheng does not know if it is a psychological effect, but he always feels that it is getting thinner and thinner.

Should I buy a new one in a few days, Chen Yuncheng was thinking in his mind as he walked forward.

No matter how cold it is outside, the subway station is still warm, and the flow of people has not decreased too much after the off-duty rush hour. Chen Yuncheng squeezed into the subway car and there was still no seat. He stood in the corner, took out his phone and glanced, but did not see Zhang Wenyong called him back.In fact, he hadn't been in contact with Zhang Wenyong for a long time. If it wasn't for Zhou Yan's affairs, he would not be very willing to contact people like Zhang Wenyong.

The KTV Zhou Yan works for is called Guangcai World, a newly opened KTV located on a street full of bars and restaurants.Zhou Yan went to work with Zhang Wenyong about three months ago. He worked as a waiter in a KTV, and the thugs who came to make trouble were also Zhang Wenyong's thugs.

The KTV gate is two automatic glass doors. When people approach the door, it will open to both sides. The floor in the middle is covered with a red carpet, and there are big yellow characters written in vulgar yellow characters: Welcome.

When Chen Yuncheng entered, he passed by a man who was walking out. The distance was a little close, and both of them turned sideways.

That man was taller than Chen Yuncheng. Chen Yuncheng himself was 1.8 meters tall. He guessed that the other person was around 1.8 meters to 1.8 meters. He was wearing a long black coat and his leather shoes were dark and shiny.

The moment he passed by, Chen Yuncheng subconsciously raised his head and glanced at the man, just as the man also looked down at him, so Chen Yuncheng saw that handsome but slightly indifferent face.

Chen Yuncheng was stunned for a moment, he stopped, and the man had already raised his head and walked out, Chen Yuncheng looked back and only saw his straight back, and smelled a very light and cold perfume.

The glass door was slowly closed, Chen Yuncheng stood still, and saw the man walking towards a dark gray Land Rover parked on the side of the road, and the Land Rover flashed its lights as the man approached.

Through the glass door, Chen Yuncheng saw the man get into the car, and then he took a deep breath, turned around and walked inside.

A waiter came up to him and asked him if he was singing.

Chen Yuncheng shook his head, saw a familiar face at the service bar, walked over and asked, "Xiao Ou, is Brother Yong there?"

Xiao Ou, who was wearing a waiter's uniform at the bar, looked up and saw Chen Yuncheng's face. He was a little surprised for a moment, and said, "Brother Cheng, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Chen Yuncheng smiled, and asked again: "Brother Yong is not here today?"

Xiao Ou shook his head, "It's usually fine now, Brother Yong can't come here." After speaking, he tentatively said: "Brother Cheng, if you have anything to do, just call Brother Yong."

Chen Yuncheng didn't say that Zhang Wenyong didn't answer his phone, but asked, "Where's Zhou Yan? Have you seen him today?"

Xiao Ou said: "Zhou Yan has resigned for several days."

Chen Yuncheng remembered Zhou Yan's girlfriend's words. It turned out that Zhou Yan had really resigned. He asked, "Why did Zhou Yan resign?"

Xiao Ou shook his head, he lowered his head and mechanically sorted the receipts in his hand, then raised his head and said to Chen Yuncheng in a low voice: "A few days ago I heard that Zhou Yan seemed to have quarreled with Brother Yong, I don't know if it was because of This resignation."

Chen Yuncheng then asked: "What are they arguing about?"

Xiao Ou said in a low voice: "I don't know, but I heard that it seems that Zhou Yan wants to borrow money."

Chen Yuncheng nodded, and he said to Xiao Ou: "Thank you." Then he walked out from the KTV hall.

When going out, Chen Yuncheng took out his mobile phone and tried to dial Zhou Yan's number, but it still didn't turn on, so he didn't notice that the Land Rover that the man in the black coat got on just now was still parked by the side of the road, with the lights off. moved.