chasing the dark

Chapter 5 He Xiangu

Jiang Yu didn't move closer to Wang Ling, but just glanced at the corner of the wall intentionally or unintentionally, then retracted it and dropped it on the magazine in his hand again.

The contents of the few books in the prison cell are as old as rolled up pages, but the two magazines are relatively new, the legal system and society published in the second half of last year.

"This sleazy book is nothing to read." Qiuqiu rolled up the removed magazines and propped his chin, "It's not good to do something with this time."

"What is there to do here." Jiang Yu rubbed the back of his neck with his hands, moving his neck.

"Seriously, I opened a beauty salon. This time I was implicated because of an accident with the supplier. The goods that the girl sold to me were fake. She was caught and confessed to me. Tell me Really, if the police didn't come to the door, I wouldn't even know that batch of goods was fake." Qiuqiu threw the magazine in her hand aside, "You say how unlucky I am, spending real money to buy fake goods, and what? It was brought in."

"This time..." Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, "Did you come in before?"

"I used to be young and ignorant. At that time, I was too young, in my teens and not in my twenties. If you need background without background, education without education, the only way to get money quickly is..." Qiuqiu suddenly stopped talking, and said with wide eyes. , "Eh? That's not the point, okay? I'm innocent now, and I'm doing serious business."

Jiang Yu burst out laughing: "I didn't say you were dishonest."

Qiuqiu also laughed, and she waved her hand: "The past is like smoke, so I won't mention it. Let's just say that now, my matter is not a big deal, at most I can pay a little money, and I can go out soon."

Jiang Yu didn't say a word. Even if the parties in this type of case knew it was a fake, they wouldn't admit it.But it's useless for you to say you don't know, you have to look at the evidence.There is another key point, that is whether these fake products are used by customers, and if they are used, they will be suspected of selling fake products.

However, she will not say these words. Her current identity is a social novice who entered the detention center in a daze not long after she started working.

There was the sound of a car in the corridor, and the food delivery came.Everyone in the cell consciously lined up in order, except Wang Ling who was still leaning against the wall.

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At night, with the sound of footsteps and keys, the cell door opened, and a crooked figure squeezed in through the crack of the door.

When a newcomer arrives, the captain will ask about the situation as usual.But Sister Lan didn't get up, she just rested her head on her elbow and glanced at the people squatting beside the shop.

Dalin rubbed the plate with his big face, and suddenly smiled: "Yo! Who am I? Isn't this Aunt He Xiangu! Why, Daxian didn't tell you that you will be imprisoned today?"

It is a common thing in the detention center for someone to come in at night, and the people in the cell generally ignore it and continue to sleep on their own.But Dalin's words "He Xiangu" immediately attracted everyone's attention, and several of them turned their heads to look in the direction of the head shop. Jiang Yu also half-closed his eyes and looked at the squatting people on the ground.

It was a slightly fat old lady who looked about 60 years old.The skin is quite fair, and the two thin and curved eyebrows are obviously painted on.

The corners of the eyes drooped, making the small eyes look smaller, as if they couldn't open them.His gray hair was braided into two braids, and his appearance was really eye-catching.Look at the black fleece jacket she was wearing, it was still buttoned up.

At this time, He Xiangu had a smile on her face, raised her head and said: "Sister Dalin, you don't know about this. You must pass the hurdles that should be passed. If you force against the sky, your fate will be ruined, and you will..."

Dalin threw an old quilt over and interrupted her: "Well, don't talk nonsense to me, Ma Liu finds a place to sleep by himself."

He Xiangu responded, got up and walked in quickly, her familiarity was no less than her own home.

Jiang Yu was next to Qiuqiu on one side, and the end of the shop on the other side. The old lady didn't make a sound, just squeezed beside her, shook off the quilt and fell asleep.

"What's the smell, it's killing people!" Qiuqiu muttered dissatisfiedly, and turned over.

The smell on He Xiangu's body was very complex, including the smell of burnt paper, inferior perfume, smoke and alcohol.

Combined with He Xiangu's tuba size and what Da Lin said just now, Jiang Yu understood - this strangely dressed old lady is most likely a witch.

This conjecture was verified early the next morning.

At dawn, Jiang Yu heard the creaking of planks.When he opened his eyes in a daze, he saw a figure sitting cross-legged beside him, his head dangling from side to side.

She was startled, shrank back towards Qiuqiu, rubbed her eyes, and realized that the person was He Xiangu.

I saw her left hand standing in front of her chest, her right palm facing up, her thumb pointing irregularly on the other four fingers.His lips moved up and down, as if he was muttering something.

"Yo, you woke up early enough." He Xiangu bared her yellow teeth and said in a very low voice.

"It's not as early as you." Jiang Yu's lips twitched unconsciously.I thought, if you hadn't been a demon in the early morning, would I have woken up so early?
He Xiangu blinked her small eyes: "I get up early every day to offer incense to the fairy family at the entrance, and I'm used to it."

Hall?Fairy?
Although I don't believe in ghosts and gods, these two words are not unfamiliar.No wonder the old lady was dressed so differently, she turned out to be a great dancer.

Jiang Yu used to listen to Shen Tiao and thought it was quite amusing.Just ask: "Are you jumping out of the horse?"

Originally, I wanted to ask her if she was a great dancer, but felt that it was not polite, so I changed my words.

He Xiangu nodded solemnly: "Yes, I started at the age of 26. My surname is He, and everyone calls me He Xiangu. What do you call Xiao Huarong?"

Xiao Huarong?Jiang Yu only knew about Xiao Li Guanghuarong who was ranked ninth among Liangshan heroes, but he didn't know what this little Huarong meant.

Still, she said her name.

"Which two words are they?" He Xiangu asked.

After getting the answer, she said in a serious manner: "The word "fishing" is good, and good is on these three points of water. Without it, it becomes a fish, a caught thing. Adding three points of water, there will be no fish It’s the same, fisherman, catch. Everything can be harvested under one net. Simple two words, but it has a deep meaning.”

The name Jiang Yu really has a history.She had a brother above her who died when she was six years old, and it took two years for her to be born.Her elder brother's name was Jiang Feng, which was taken from "Jiang Feng Yuhuo vs. Mianmian", so she was called Jiang Yu naturally.

He Xiangu's explanation is quite novel, at first it sounds quite interesting, but after a little thought, isn't this just a witch's routine.

Jiang Yu smiled noncommittally: "You are quite knowledgeable."

He Xiangu only thought that she was praising herself, with a smug look on her face.

Both of them had kept their voices extremely low. Complacent, He Xiangu unconsciously raised her voice: "That's right, I've been on the horse for thirty years, and that's not for nothing. Let me tell you..."

(End of this chapter)