Chapter 041
Beeihae Shinnshiow
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Shinnshiow froze for a moment in front of their fence. He was so tense. Yesterday's experience still left a lingering trauma within him.
"Don't worry! No one seems to be watching us." Jenqyih patted Shinnshiow's shoulder gently. He seemed to notice the anxiety that plagued Shinnshiow.
"I hope you're right." Shinnshiow nodded doubtfully.
I hope this is just an exaggerated fear.
Jenqyih was carrying a medium-sized backpack. Shinnshiow brought nothing. The street in front of their house was empty. Quickly, Shinnshiow and Jenqyih walked to the left. The direction led to the highway in front of their housing complex.
Yihge is so great. In the slightest, he didn't seem nervous or panicked.
They had only walked a few steps when someone rebuked them from behind. "Good morning!"
Simultaneously, they both looked back. It turned out that behind them stood Horngshi Gauchyh, their neighbor who occupied the house to the right of their house. The man's face brightened.
"Good morning Mr. Horngshi." Shinnshiow smiled kindly. "Do you want to go somewhere too?"
"Absolutely not," Horngshi replied with an equally friendly smile. "I just want to walk around this housing complex."
That's not a strange thing. As Shinnshiow recalled, Horngshi Gauchyh walked around their housing complex almost every morning. The time was uncertain. Sometimes early in the morning. Sometimes around eight o'clock. In fact, not infrequently, Shinnshiow saw the person at ten or eleven in the morning.
Horngshi was a man who was roughly in his mid-sixties. Shinnshiow actually didn't know how old Horngshi Gauchyh was. He was only guessing based on the person's appearance.
The three of them then walked together.
"You are very diligent in exercising." Jenqyih opened his mouth.
"Not really," said Horngshi. "Sometimes, I'm too lazy to move. Just like most other people."
"But I always see you walking around this housing complex." Jenqyih turned to Horngshi. "Did you really like to walk every morning since you were young?"
"Not like that." Horngshi chuckled. "Back then, I was too lazy to get up in the morning. I started getting a bit of a routine in the morning recently. It was since about twelve or thirteen years ago."
"Yeah, that's been a long time too, Sir!" Shinnshiow laughed. Horngshi Gauchyh reminded himself of one of his father's cousins. From behind, the two of them were so similar.
Shinnshiow noticed the clothes that Horngshi was wearing. Because he saw the Horngshi walking almost every day, he almost memorized the clothes that person always wore. The man always wears the same clothes. Not that every day he always wears the same clothes. However, it seemed that the old man only had five or six sets of clothes. The coat he wore, also never changed. However, at that time, he looked different.
"I've never seen this coat. Did you just buy it?" The curious Shinnshiow finally let out the question.
Horngshi Gauchyh laughed. "No! Yesterday a friend gave me this coat as a gift. I almost never buy clothes myself. All my clothes are gifts from other people."
Shinnshiow and Jenqyih laughed. Shinnshiow thought of Shannchyuan. Their dahge also seldom bought clothes. As far as Shinnshiow knew, the clothes Shannchyuan had were gifts from his younger sisters.
"Your friend is very kind. Maybe because he knows that you rarely buy clothes, he buys them for you," said Shinnshiow.
"Not really. I've been friends with him for a long time, but this is the first time he's given me an outfit."
"Or maybe it's a birthday present?" Jenqyih asked.
"My birthday was a few months ago," Horngshi laughed heartily. "Usually, he never buys me a birthday present either."
Maybe Mr. Horngshi's friend wants to ask Mr. Horngshi for help. It's possible, a few days from now, he will come and ask Mr. Horngshi to do something for him!
A small child about five years old ran up to them. After getting close, the boy stopped in front of them.
"How are you today?" Horngshi smiled.
"Very good! Grandpa Horngshi, I can write my name, parents' names, and home address fluently!" The little boy handed a piece of paper to Horngshi.
The man happily accepted the paper. He read it aloud.
The way he reads is so funny.
"Nothing's wrong, right?" The little boy's face was so bright.
"Everything is correct! Smart boy!"
The little boy laughed. He raised his hand to Horngshi Gauchyh. "Now I want the prize!"
Apparently, Horngshi promised the boy a reward if he could write his name, home address, and the names of his parents. Shinnshiow nodded. He agreed that young children should know their parents' names and home addresses. So, if at any time they get lost, people who find them would easily contact the family.
Horngshi laughed out loud. The boy's style of speaking was indeed funny. The old man reached into the dark green coat he was wearing. From his coat pocket, he took some candy. After giving the sweets to the boy, Horngshi Gauchyh reached into his trouser pocket. He took out some banknotes. He also gave the money to the little boy.
"Wow! That's a lot!" The little boy was jumping for joy.
"Now you go home."
"Okay, Grandpa Horngshi." The little boy ran home right away.
Shinnshiow and Jenqyih laughed at the boy's antics.
It was great being a kid. Especially if around their house there are people who are like Mr. Horngshi!
Since Horngshi Gauchyh was walking with them, Shinnshiow and Jenqyih couldn't walk too fast. Unlike them, that person was walking at a reasonable pace. They are also reluctant to leave the old man. Shinnshiow and Jenqyih could only wait until the person left them.
"Okay! I'll go around the complex. You guys want to go to the station, right?"
"That's right, Sir!" Jenqyih's face turned even brighter.
"See you later!" Horngshi Gauchyh waved to them. He continued what he was doing, walking around their housing complex.
Finally, the old man left!
Jenqyih laughed. "Your prayers have been answered!"
Shinnshiow was surprised that Jenqyih once again seemed to be able to read his mind.
Because they could walk freely, they had arrived at the highway in an instant. The bus stop where Jenqyih and Shinnshiow had started their adventure yesterday was still standing tall. It's like Déjà vu. Shinnshiow felt restless again after getting there. He wanted to look in all directions, but for some reason, his neck felt so stiff. Shinnshiow's neck seemed to have a mind of its own. The neck resisted orders from Shinnshiow's brain.
"Don't worry. Things are still the same as before. No one is following us." Jenqyih put his ass at the stop.
"In that case, good!" Shinnshiow took a deep breath. Jenqyih's words somewhat relieved him.
Shinnshiow waited until the bus that would take Jenqyih arrived. While sitting at the bus stop, they were silent. Six other people at the stop were also waiting for the bus. The two of them were engaged in an exciting conversation.
"What do you think caused the fire?" One of the two turned to the other.
"I don't know. But according to the news I heard, last night there was a party at the house that was thought to be the source of the fire!" His friend answered in a tone that sounded absolutely certain. He was a man in his late thirties. He wore a white shirt. Looked in contrast in his light blue trousers.
"Where did you get the news?"
"My cousin work in a catering company. Yesterday, they delivered orders to that house," said the man in the white shirt.
"Which cousin?"
"Son of my father's younger sister."
"The one you invited to our friend's birthday party?"
"That's right! That younger cousin."
"What did he see there?"
"That's where the problem lies! My cousin didn't dare to say too much. He and the other people who deliver the food there had to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement."
"What kind of party is that? It's like a secret meeting!"
"Looked like it was a closed party. The people who came were all wearing masks. Even my younger cousin and other coworkers were required to wear masks."
"It looks very mysterious. Could it be some kind of meeting held by a secret society?"
Shinnshiow and Jenqyih looked at each other after overhearing the conversation. Shinnshiow was eager to hear the continuation of the man's story, but the bus that would take Jenqyih had arrived. Jenqyih promptly got on the bus. The two people who had been conversing next to them also boarded the bus.
After the bus passed, Shinnshiow walked at a quick pace towards Jongharng Subway Station. When he got there, he immediately headed to the platform to catch a train that went to the nearest station from the housing estate where Yinqyueh's relatives lived.
"Have you heard of the fire incident in the elite housing complex?" A train passenger asked the person next to him. It seemed they were friends.
"Of course I have. My father has been making a lot of noise since this morning. He was worried that a customer might cancel an order because his house caught fire."
His friend answered with a serious face. "Your father has a lot of customers from there?"
"Not really! But there are some who live in the housing complex. They usually order enormous quantities of goods. If something like this happens, they will definitely focus on thinking about things related to their house, rather than ordering things which aren't really that urgent."
"That's strange, isn't it? There had been more than one fire in such a short time!"
The news on television didn't mention anything like that!
"More than once? What do you mean?"
"You don't know? Around one o'clock at midnight, there was a fire in one house there. However, the fire was quickly extinguished. Maybe in less than an hour, everything was done. All the fire engines had left the scene. Apparently, at around half-past five in the morning, a fire broke out in a location very close to the location of the first fire. This time, the fire quickly spread in all directions, so there was a big fire."
"I don't know about that. No news of the first fire."
"That's the oddity. Even when someone asked about the news, the police said they didn't know."
"Then how do you know?"
"One of my neighbors is a firefighter. Last night he was supposed to go home. But before he could go home, a fire broke out. He was one of the personnel assigned to extinguish the fire in the first fire. After returning to the fire department, he called his house and told his family about it. I don't know why his boss forbade him from coming home. Then there was a second fire. He had to go back to the housing complex."
"Did you hear this from his family?"
"That's right! They are indeed people who like to tell stories."
"It's strange that all the news on television only reported one fire." The friend shook his head.
I would love to hear such an interesting conversation. But, alas, I have to get off the train soon!
The journey does not take long because there is only one station between Jongharng station and Shinnshiow's destination station. As soon as he got off the carriage, he directly rose to the surface. Unlike Yinqyueh and Tsaehorng, who took the car, Shannchyuan and Yihshyong took the train like Shinnshiow had. So, it was very possible that Shannchyuan and Yihshyong had not yet arrived at their destination. Shinnshiow hoped that if he walked even faster, there was still hope that he would still be able to catch up with Shannchyuan and Yihshyong. But as he walked along the highway directly above the subway station, Shinnshiow saw neither Shannchyuan nor Yihshyong.
I forgot that both Dahge and Shyongge had a habit of walking at high speed.
After almost arriving at the intersection, he could see the pedestrian bridge located right at the intersection. Just at that moment, there was someone who stopped his steps.
"Excuse me, do you know this address?" The person asked Shinnshiow. He handed a paper to Shinnshiow. On that piece of paper, the complete address of a house was neatly written. Shinnshiow was dumbfounded to read the address. The house, coincidentally, was also within the housing complex that was Shinnshiow's destination.
"Ah, you just follow this path." Shinnshiow pointed to the road to the right of the intersection. "After about five hundred meters, you turn left. From there, you just go straight."
The person looked confused at Shinnshiow's explanation. Shinnshiow guessed that the man didn't understand what he was saying. Shinnshiow's accent was far different from that of most people in the city. However, during the one year, Shinnshiow lived in that gigantic city, there was never a person who didn't understand his words when Shinnshiow explained something.
"Could you take me there? That's if you have some free time!"
Shinnshiow hesitated for a moment. But then, he saw behind them was a sedan that had stopped. The man pointed to the car. Their destination is the same. By car, of course, Shinnshiow would get there faster. But Shinnshiow realized he had to be very careful. He didn't know the person. After all, Shinnshiow and company were in an unusual situation. They must always increase their vigilance. Shinnshiow must not fall into the trap of bad people.
The car door opened. Quickly, Shinnshiow turned his head. A child got out of the car. He was a boy about seven or eight years old.
"When do we arrive?" The boy looked at the man who was conversing with Shinnshiow. His gaze was hopeful. But that wasn't what caught Shinnshiow's attention. The child's accent was unfamiliar. Shinnshiow had never heard of such an accent. Maybe the child was from a place so far away.
"Wait a minute, Young Master! I'm asking this gentleman!"
"All right! I'll take you there." Shinnshiow nodded.
There's a kid in this guy's car. So, it is unlikely that they are members of a gang of criminals.
"Thank you, sir." The man nodded respectfully.
Without further ado, Shinnshiow got into the person's car.
Car running. Because the vehicle had stopped earlier, they were in the far left lane. From there, the car couldn't go straight, let alone turn right. At the intersection, they had to turn left first. After a few hundred meters, the vehicle could only turn around after finding a U-turn.
Shinnshiow sat in the front seat next to the driver. The person who had spoken to Shinnshiow earlier was sitting in the back with the child who had gotten out of the car. The driver looked so careful. He ran the car at a low speed. Several times they were honked by the vehicles behind them because they were going too slow.
The place to turn around was not only a few hundred meters but almost a kilometer from the intersection. When he finally saw the U-turn, Shinnshiow was very relieved. When the car turned around, it turned out that the flow of vehicles passing through the highway was so abundant. It made the car was forced to wait for the opportunity to turn around. By that time, the car was already halfway around. The position of the car was stuck on the U-turn.
After about thirty seconds, there was a gap. Enough for the car to go forward. Shinnshiow could see an SUV traveling at high speed from the left. But the car was still quite far from them. Just as the car started to continue to make a U-turn, which had previously been stopped, the SUV suddenly picked up speed. The driver of the car that Shinnshiow was riding in seemed hesitant. Maybe he thought that if he stepped on the gas, the SUV would most likely hit the sedan's back door. It happened so fast. The SUV continued to drive at high speed. Inevitably, the vehicle hit the front door of the car Shinnshiow was riding in. Pounding right at the door beside Shinnshiow's seat.
Kaaabooom...
The SUV hit the car Shinnshiow was traveling in.
Even though Shinnshiow was wearing a seat belt, his body was hit hard against the car door. Shinnshiow was still conscious. Although his body and head ached badly, he could still move his arms and legs. He looked to the left. The SUV that had just hit them was still running. The car retreated about two meters. Rapidly, Shinnshiow turned his head to the right. The driver was unconscious. It looked like his head had hit a hard part of the car's dashboard. In the back seat, the situation was the same. The boy and the person who had asked Shinnshiow earlier seemed to have bumped into each other. The two of them were still conscious, but it seemed they couldn't immediately move their body parts freely.
Several people got out of the SUV. Several other cars also stopped. Two people, out of nowhere, tried to open the vehicle's front door. Shinnshiow didn't know if they were trying to help him or not. One of them then broke the car window. He stuck his hand in. The man's hand opened the car door from the inside. Shinnshiow was too weak to resist. After the door opened, the other person untied the seat belt Shinnshiow was wearing. They then got Shinnshiow out of the car. Apart from the two, another person arrived, who quickly led Shinnshiow away from the vehicle.
Behind the SUV that had crashed, there was another SUV. The three people brought Shinnshiow into the car. After that, the car speedily walked away from the place. The entire chain of events, from the collision to the men taking Shinnshiow away from the scene, was so quick, less than two minutes.
Inside the car, Shinnshiow groaned. One man who brought Shinnshiow there began to cover Shinnshiow's mouth and nose with a wet white cloth. The liquid stuck to the fabric was inhaled by Shinnshiow in a flash. It is fragrant and slightly sweet. Similar to the smell of acetone liquid. Shinnshiow felt the scent was only almost identical because it didn't smell exactly like the smell of acetone. It was more like a mixture of acetone and hospital disinfectant. Shinnshiow was still conscious at that time. But a few seconds after smelling the liquid, he drooped. Shinnshiow was unconscious.
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