Chapter 30 Qing Shui Town 02

  Zhang Zhixin finished speaking, and Qin Fei fell into silence.

  Qin Fei didn't say a word, while Zhang Zhixin seemed to have fallen into that painful memory of the past and also didn't speak again. The two finished this late lunch in silence, which had already passed the usual time for lunch.

  As soon as they left the restaurant, Zhang Zhixin wanted to drag Qin Fei to the train station. Qin Fei was dragged for a while, calling out several times to stop, and finally used force to pull Zhang Zhixin back, forcing him to stop in his tracks.

  "Third Uncle, I'm not going to the train station, I want to stay in H City," Qin Fei said, looking at Zhang Zhixin.

  Zhang Zhi Xin glared at him, his eyes looking like he was staring at a unreasonable and mischievous child, "I've already told you it's dangerous for you to stay here, why don't you understand?"

  "I understand that staying here may put me in danger of being cursed by someone, but I won't run away with my tail between my legs just because I might be in danger. The person who cast the curse on me has malicious intentions, and you said the curse serves as a marker, which means they won't let me off that easily. So I have to figure out who this person is and why they're after me. If possible, I'd like to put an end to whatever grudge we have between us, even though I'm not sure what kind of grievance I have with them."

  "Are you crazy?" Zhang Zhixin shouted, but didn't know how to persuade Qin Fei, and could only anxiously scratch his already thinning hair.

  "This time, I managed to escape, perhaps I really dodged this danger. But what about next time?" Qin Fei looked down at Zhang Zhixin, "What should I do when I encounter him again? What if he hurts the people around me, what can I do then?"

  Qin Fei usually has an apathetic attitude towards his own affairs, but when it comes to people he cares about deeply, he always has a kind of fear that seeps into his soul.

  He has a family that he cares about, friends that he treasures, and people that he values. If next time he encounters this person, the people around him are attacked by him, how will he react? Rather than passively waiting for an unbearable regret and resentment that may come at any time, it's better to take advantage of now, when the people around him have not been hurt and he can still do something about it, try to solve things.

  Zhang Zhi Xin fell silent, he had to admit that Qin Fei was right, taking the initiative to attack was much more advantageous than passively waiting for an attack. The regret and pain of losing someone important, he had already tasted it before, he knew that kind of suffering very well.

  Zhang Zhixin's eyes flickered slightly, the corner of his mouth twitched, and then he put on a condescending expression. "Your words make sense, but with your small stature, what do you think you can do?"

  Qin Fei smiled, he knew Zhang Zhi Xin's attitude was agreeing to let him stay.

  Zhang Zhixin looked at Qin Fei's smile, muttered to himself for a while, then said: "Don't do anything rash on your own, when something happens you should discuss it with me, got it?"

  Qin Fei: "I understand, Third Uncle."

  Zhang Zhixin had a direction for his trip to H city, he wanted to go to Qing Shui Town in H city first to find the friend who passed on the message to him. If he didn't want to investigate the person who made him feel uneasy, he would have arrived at Qing Shui Town by now.

  Qin Fei's departure has been decided, but Zhang Zhi Xin can't easily find a clue that might be related to the murderer of his grandson. He naturally cannot give up. The suspicious person he followed before is still in this area, and he can't just leave it alone, nor can he take Qin Fei with him to follow that person.

  Zhang Zhi Xin couldn't possibly follow Qin Fei, so he let Qin Fei go first and take the lead to Qing Shui Town to find that friend of his. He would continue investigating that suspicious person.

  From the city center to the Third Hospital, you can hail a taxi, but from the Third Hospital to Qing Shui Town, it's impossible to get one. Qing Shui Town is too remote and has some bad rumors, so taxis don't go there, and even private cars are unwilling to make the trip. Qin Fei asked several private car drivers, and as soon as he mentioned going to Qing Shui Town, they shook their heads like a rattle drum.

  Qin Fei couldn't help but feel some curiosity about the rumors surrounding Qing Shui Town, which made everyone unwilling to go there. However, when Qin Fei asked about it, each and every one of them had a mysterious expression, hesitating and refusing to say anything.

  Finally, Qin Fei had no choice but to go to the bus station and wait for a bus.

  There is only one bus from the Third Hospital to Qing Shui Town, and it runs once an hour. By the time Qin Fei arrived in Qing Shui Town by bus, the sky had already darkened.

  After the sky darkened, the temperature also dropped. Even though Qin Fei was wearing a lot of clothes, he couldn't help but shiver all over when the cold wind blew at the crossroads.

  Qin Fei found a small eatery and casually ate something for dinner. Then, after inquiring about the location of the inn from the people in the store, Qin Fei ran over there at a steady pace.

  The hotel is not far from the bus station. After running for about ten minutes, Qin Fei saw a small hotel at the corner of the intersection in front of him.

  Qin Fei walked to the entrance of the inn, pushed open the door and went in. The inn looked a bit old-fashioned, with outdated decorations inside, and although the lights were on, they were still somewhat dim. Behind the registration desk sat a woman who should be the owner of the inn, looking around thirty or forty years old, but her skin seemed to have a darker complexion due to the lighting.

  The woman saw Qin Fei come in and walk to the front desk, then opened her mouth with not much enthusiasm, "There is still one large bed room left, 100 yuan per night, deposit 50."

  Qin Fei hadn't had time to respond when he felt a gust of cold wind blow in, and the inn's door was pushed open again from the outside. Qin Fei shivered and turned his head to see a familiar face before him.

  "Gu Yin?" Although he had heard Zhang Zhi Xin mention Gu Yin on the phone, he had guessed that Gu Yin was also in H City and was even the one who sent Zhang Zhi Xin to the hospital. However, running into him at such a small inn still felt somewhat unexpected to Qin Fei.

  "How did you end up here?" Gu Yin looked at Qin Fei with a furrowed brow, "I had someone call for you to bring that foolish old man surnamed Zhang back, not to wander around in this kind of place."

  "What kind of look is this from the master to his subordinate? Qin Fei's mouth twitched slightly before explaining, 'He has something to do...'"

  "What about you?" Gu Yin asked.

  "Uh, I have something too..."

  Gu Yin raised his eyes and looked at Qin Fei's expression, he could somewhat guess what the "something" in his mouth was. Qin Fei was doing something dangerous, looking at his nonchalant appearance, Gu Yin inexplicably felt a little angry. But thinking again, why should he be angry when Qin Fei was doing something dangerous?

  He found his emotions being inexplicably led by Qin Fei again, and Gu Yin's mood became even worse. He didn't continue to pay attention to Qin Fei, but instead walked to the registration desk, with a cold face, saying to the hotel owner: "Give me a single room."

  The woman took a glance at Gu Yin, but didn't show any special expression on her face. Her attitude was still as indifferent as before when she spoke to Qin Fei, "There's only one big bed room left today, 100 yuan per night, with a deposit of 50."

  "I'll take it," said Gu Yin.

  Huh? What does he mean by "he's gone"? Where did he go himself? Qin Fei suddenly had a bad feeling.

  "Wait! What did you just say?" Qin Fei asked.

  He cast a sidelong glance at him and said, "I mean I want to live in that room."

  Qin Fei: "What about me?"

  Gu Yin: "You? Go out and find another inn or just find a place to stay for the night."

  "......" As expected, the sentence "I'll take it" didn't take him into consideration at all. It's also true that someone with Gu Yin's personality wouldn't be so kind as to consider his accommodation problems. Qin Fei rubbed his brow and said weakly, "I came first."

  Gu Yin put the money on the registration desk and then sneered: "You came first, but did you pay?"

  Qin Fei: "......"

  "Except for our inn, the other one in Qing Shui Town is about an hour's walk from here." The landlady took the money and handed over the registration form and room key on the counter. "You two can stay in one room, after all you know each other and are both men."

  "I don't like anyone else on the bed I sleep in except for my wife," said Gu Yin, picking up his pen to start filling out the registration form.

  Qin Fei took a glance at the sky outside, which had already completely darkened. He didn't want to go out again at this time to find another hotel. Moreover, it was not easy to hail a taxi in this town. The hotel they were staying at was relatively close, but an hour's walk was really too far.

  Qin Fei took a glance at the registration form filled out by Gu Yin, and after the latter put down his pen and turned to walk towards the stairs with the keys in hand, Qin quickly picked up the pen used by Gu Yin and registered his own information below Gu's, then followed Gu upstairs.

  "What are you following me for?" Standing at the door of the room, Gu Yin looked at Gu Yin with a expressionless face.

  Qin Fei: "Just let me sleep for one night, tomorrow I guarantee I'll find a new hotel."

  Gu Yin's face was cold and he didn't speak.

  Qin Fei scratched his head: "I'm not even allowed to sleep on the floor?"

  Gu Yin let out a cold hum and opened the door with his key. As soon as he stepped inside, Qin Fei followed closely behind him. Gu Yin only gave him a glance but didn't say anything else. Qin Fei breathed a sigh of relief, taking it as Gu Yin's agreement to share a room together.

  After entering the room, on the right-hand side there is a small compartment which is a bathroom with shower facilities. In the room, in the central position there is a large bed with two sets of bedding and two sets of pajamas, and on both sides of the bed there are bedside tables. There is also a low cabinet placed opposite the bed, leaving a passageway between the bed and the foot of the bed. Above the low cabinet is a wall-mounted TV set.

  After entering the room, Gu Yin turned on the air conditioner and then grabbed a set of pajamas that were placed on the bed and went to take a bath. Qin Fei picked up a quilt and a pillow from the bed and started making his own nest on the floor.

  Qin Fei finished making his bed, sent a text message to Zhang Zhi Xin to report that he was safe and sound, then turned on the TV and sat in his own bed watching the news. After watching for about two news segments, Gu Yin came out wearing pajamas after finishing washing up. Qin Fei took the remaining set of pajamas, got out of his own bed, and went into the small compartment to take a bath.