Nonsense, one is enough. "Where?"
The old man took the twenty yuan, "An extra five yuan, consider it a running fee."
Who said he forgot. The door is clear.
I can’t stand his sluggishness, Ye Tian hurried forward and turned his unicycle around.
"Hmm. In the toy store across from the police station. Looking at the child’s expression, it seems like something happened," the old man paused, then added, "Seeing you, it’s clear something indeed happened."
Ye Tian felt gloomy, do I have ’trouble’ written on my face?
Walking along, a fire was burning inside Ye Tian’s heart. That was anxiety.
After about three minutes, not a long time nor a far distance, just as he was about to reach the entrance of the police station, Ye Tian saw someone he knew. That person was Zheng Dazhi, who had personally arrested him only to be severely beaten by him. He was in plain clothes, also looking around in the crowd, occasionally bumping into people at the market, and looking around here and there, clearly searching for something.
What is he looking for?
Due to past incidents, Ye Tian had no good feelings towards the Zheng family, and even now wanted to rush up and beat him again. But given the current situation, he had neither the time nor the inclination to bother with these matters. However, Zheng Dazhi’s next move felt off to him; he was staring straight at a place, right across from the police station. Ye Tian followed his gaze, and other than the shops, there was nothing else.
"Kid, you’re in trouble now."
As soon as the old man spoke, Ye Tian instantly understood. Across from the police station, wasn’t that the toy store? This guy was also looking for He Ku!
"You go ahead, I’ll cover for you, if you can’t find anyone, then you can’t blame me."
The old man pushed his cart, moving into the crowd of people.
Although they didn’t say a word, He Ku could still feel the anger in Ye Tian’s heart, which was conveyed through the strength in his hand.
From his sudden appearance in the toy store, the fear swelling to the extreme in He Ku’s heart instantly vanished without a trace. He was young, not understanding what a pillar of support exactly meant, but from a child’s perspective, he knew with Ye Tian here, there might be a possibility of rescuing his father.
The two walked further, eventually arriving in a residential area. It was a mix of alleys and housing complexes, where ancient and modern coexisted, creating a visual impact and clash, yet the buffer zone in between was quite popular among people. It featured courtyard houses with simple exteriors but equipped with modern facilities like bathrooms and flush toilets inside, which truly represented ideal living accommodations. After all, modern people aren’t exactly keen on getting up to empty chamber pots on winter mornings.
Ye Tian pulled out a key and approached a yard, the gate was a black iron door, with a big lock hanging on it. To the west of the yard was a three-story building, with its dense doors, likely for renting out. To the east was another courtyard, probably also an old-fashioned courtyard house.
Unlocking the door, he pushed it open.
To Ye Tian’s surprise, it was much cleaner than he had imagined, certainly much cleaner than the big communal courtyard. There was no courtyard, only a main house facing south, looking through the windows, this main house seemed to contain four rooms. Enough for him to live in.
Ye Tian pulled He Ku inside, while looking back and seeing no one following, he locked the door, but then he felt unease. From the outside, he locked the door again and then climbed over the wall back in.
Ye Tian looked at the house on the west, the second floor clearly could see everything in this courtyard, and neighbors separated by only a wall could hear their talk, this place wasn’t safe. He Ku didn’t say anything, just obediently followed him into the house.
In the main room, there was an eight-immortal table, with two chairs placed on each side, made of wood, material unknown.
Ye Tian picked one, sat down, supporting himself with his right hand on the armrest, staring at He Ku standing by.
"Don’t run around anymore. People are also looking for you, but those are the people who want to harm your dad."
"Who wants to harm my dad?"
"It’s not clear yet, but I will investigate. Oh, right, I need to go out for a bit. Stay here, wait for the old man with the unicycle to come in. He is someone you can trust."
Ye Tian got up and left, leaving He Ku alone in the house.
He Ku’s trembling heart finally calmed down. If Ye Tian had harshly scolded him, he wouldn’t have spoken a word more. But Ye Tian just walked out, somehow made him feel uneasy, thinking for a long time before he finally realized, the only person he knew now was only Ye Tian. If Ye Tian left him, there wouldn’t be anyone familiar to rely on.
He had tasted the bitterness of being lonely and desolate, and didn’t want to taste it again.
In the corner, a small child curled up, hugging his knees.
Ye Tian climbed over the wall again, this time he was looking for someone in the big communal courtyard, needing to find someone to understand the details of He Biandan’s case, to discuss the truth and rumors. Whether it’s hearsay or official notifications, he had no version of the events at hand, completely in the dark, which couldn’t solve anything. Speaking of this time’s incident, Zheng Dazhi was involved, he was a policeman, that’s undeniable, but Ye Tian felt the situation was far from simple.
Between the two was personal enmity. If it had been Ye Tian, he would have taken personal revenge, kidding, only an idiot would handle things impartially.
With a nose and a mouth under it, although Erwanzi Street was not as famous as Tian’an Men Square, he could still ask around. About a twenty-minute walk and Ye Tian arrived. In the alley, few people were around, no one would specifically notice a man wearing a dog fur hat.
Once in the big communal courtyard, Ye Tian didn’t hesitate and directly walked into Old Liu’s house, this guy was still lazing in bed.
"Uncle Liu, you can’t keep lazing around in bed all day."
Old Liu, hearing someone calling him, rolled over, but after seeing it was Ye Tian, his eyes immediately rounded.
Ye Tian smiled, sitting at the edge of the kang, "No need to tell me, there must have been a lot of people looking for me, right? Look at how I am now, like a movie star, always having people looking for me."
Seeing his carefree demeanor, Old Liu probably guessed, this kid must be skillful, no trouble at all, so he reassured himself and laid back down.