Death knell

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In Beicheng, night fell, some fell asleep, and the other woke up.

A few drunken gangsters stood by the side of the road, walking staggeringly, bragging loudly to each other about how awesome they are.

Su Qi bypassed these gangsters and looked not far away. It was a well-known bar in the northern city.

This bar attracts many visitors with its outstanding pole dancing performances.The pole dance here is more like art than sex dance. It is a three-story building, and the second floor is dedicated to VIPs. The steel pipes extend from the second floor to the first floor. Ninety degrees perpendicular to the steel pipe, the legs make the appearance of walking, gradually reducing the angle between the steel pipe, stepping on the sexy music and falling slowly, just reaching the first floor of the stage when a layer of smoke rises.

The stage is surrounded by a bar counter, which is the nearest viewing position.

"A cup of tequila." Su Qi walked into the store and sat directly at the bar.

"The starting price of the bar is 1000." The bartender said "intimately", wiping the glass in his hand.

Su Qi revealed the bracelet on his wrist, and there was a pendant with the pattern of the other shore flower on it.

The bartender apologized repeatedly and went to prepare tequila.

There are already a lot of people in the store, and the bar and lobby are almost full.

Fifteen minutes later, the stage ended, and the crowd let out regretful sounds. One minute later, another woman appeared from the second floor. New music, new dances, new people, the same, was the booing of the crowd.

"Ouch, this is beautiful... Ouch, this one has big breasts..." A greasy man in his 40s sat next to Su Qi, staring at the stage and making critical comments, and ordered more than 1000 wine while watching.

Seeing that most of the seats at the bar were full, the woman blew kisses one by one while stepping on the beat of the drums.

After 5 minutes, the woman stepped off the stage.

"Little brother, where does the woman who stepped down just now live?" the greasy man asked the bartender.

"Sorry, I don't know." The bartender smiled politely and replied like a robot.

"A glass of margarita." The greasy man placed the order, and while the bartender was handing over the wine, the greasy man took out a black card and handed it to the bartender for the check, "There is no password. You know it well."

The bartender took the black card as if nothing had happened, and came back after a while to return the card, with a small ticket underneath.

The man glanced at the receipt and left satisfied.

Another woman was changed on the stage, and the crowd also changed a few times. Most of the people were just watching the excitement, and they left after drinking a few glasses. The tequila on Su Qi’s table didn’t move, so he looked at his watch. , leave the bar and go to the corner stairs.

Although there was no one standing at the stairs, when he approached, two people quickly stood up and stopped him.

The three said a few words, and one led Su Qi the way.

……

"Hey..." He Xiaoyi sighed subconsciously, woke up from sleep, felt something pressed on his chest, and couldn't breathe.

He reached out to touch his chest for smooth air, but his finger touched a fluffy thing!

He Xiaoyi yelled and immediately sat up straight!

Yes……

He Xiaoyi couldn't believe his eyes, rubbed them, and opened them again, the same scene was still in front of him.

The black cat lazily landed beside He Xiaoyi, as usual.

If it weren't for the appearance of small town homestays all around, He Xiaoyi almost thought he was hallucinating, but when Xiao Xinjie heard He Xiaoyi yelling, he was startled, ran over in a hurry, and was frightened a second time when he saw the black cat on the bed.

The town was already crossing the provincial border, far away and remote, how did this cat come to He Xiaoyi's side, the two looked at each other, but neither had an answer.

The two ordered a simple breakfast at the homestay, and sat at the gate of the yard to eat, while the black cat was left in the house by He Xiaoyi.

"Did anything strange happen yesterday?" He Xiaoyi asked.

"I don't have one." Xiao Xinjie said, taking a big mouthful of fresh soy milk.

This soy milk is really authentic. The traditional soy milk is not like the soy milk in the city. It tastes sweet when you sip it. The taste of old soy milk is not heavy, no sugar is added, and the taste is a bit astringent, but it is very comfortable when you sip it. After taking a bath for the stomach and intestines, after a while, there is still some sweetness in the throat.

"I dreamed about Su Qi again yesterday." He Xiaoyi said, "But there is no big clue."

"What do you mean no clues, let me tell you." Xiao Xinjie said, "Maybe your ability to open the sky is just dreaming?"

He Xiaoyi said with a speechless expression, "I dreamed that Su Qi had watched the sex dance for more than an hour."

"Oh, that's amazing. Is Su Qi a man? Can you just watch this thing for more than an hour?" Xiao Xinjie laughed.

"Maybe it's his hobby." He Xiaoyi said, "But I've been to that place too."

"During the investigation before?" Xiao Xinjie asked while eating.

He Xiaoyi nodded, stopped his chopsticks, and thought back to the past, "When Su Qi had an accident five months ago, I recognized that the bracelet on his hand was not his. After taking off the bracelet without authorization, the bracelet was custom-made. According to The whereabouts of the bracelet was found in a bar, which was also the bar that Su Qi went to in the dream last night. After I went there, I finally found out that it was run by a big boss, and that big boss was Nan. Arrived in the south. Going now, I’m afraid it’s not very meaningful, and I won’t find anything new.”

"You did the investigation well before?" Xiao Xinjie said.

He Xiaoyi shook his head, "It didn't go well at all. It's almost the same as now, like squeezing toothpaste, the clues are intermittent, half true and false. Sometimes I pretend to be a boyfriend who was cuckolded, and sometimes I pretend to be It's a private detective, you might laugh at me if you tell me, and I even got a work permit for a police assistant."

"Anyway, they got fake certificates, why don't they get a police work permit?" Xiao Xinjie saw that He Xiaoyi was determined to investigate Su Qi's affairs.

"I also got the police certificate, but it didn't work a few times. Do you think I look like a policeman?" He Xiaoyi had a bookish face, polite demeanor, and gentle eyes. Although he was 1.8 meters tall and his frame was not small, he looked the same no matter what. A person who is easy to bully, He Xiaoyi smiled self-deprecatingly, "The assistant police often assist in investigations. For ordinary people, if you say you are a policeman, everyone will be a little nervous and guess the case. When people's curiosity comes up , I asked a lot of questions here and there, and I was easily seen as a fake. But I said I was a co-op, and everyone didn't care, but there was a 'cop' after all, so as long as you find the right person, you will still Tell me what I need."

"The auxiliary police did not get enough respect, and this disadvantage has become an advantage of pretending." Xiao Xinjie said, "It's really a bit ironic."

"When I played the boyfriend who was cheated on, there were girls who asked me for my contact information." He Xiaoyi shrugged, "You said if I didn't pretend at the time, then should I give it or not?"

Xiao Xinjie shrugged and looked at Yuanshan, "Clean it up, let's take the cat back to the city."

After He Xiaoyi finished the last mouthful of noodles in clear soup, he slowly got up.

There is no way ahead, so how can we move forward?