Tender as wild

Chapter 24 Clean hands.

The sound of the luxurious tea house's guqin was still playing, and the woman playing the qin lowered her head, her delicate jade fingers jumping on the tight strings, drowning out all the noise.

The air carries the most expensive scent of incense.

The red-headed man doesn’t know how to taste incense, but he likes the feeling of burning money.

Seeing that it was almost done, he raised his hand, touched his belly that was stretched into two semicircles by the belt, and looked at Fang Ye apologetically:

"Ono? Otherwise, you should think about it again."

Fang Ye had blood at the corner of his mouth and stood leaning against the wall.

A pit of silence.

The red-headed brother wasn't angry either. No one knew this boy's integrity better than him. He said with a smile: "Don't worry! Then let's go to the lake together and take a look at the scenery. Think about it again. Think about it again. Maybe you will feel better after seeing the scenery. Everything is figured out.”

The windows of the black car were all covered with curtains, and ten security guards surrounded Fang Ye and got on the car. Pedestrians on the road couldn't see what was going on, and they thought some big shot was out on the street and didn't want to be seen.

The woman playing the guqin didn't dare to stop until the back of the car disappeared at the intersection, then she ended her song and closed the door of the tea house with a smile.

……

As soon as Bai Li walked out of the library, another Weibo notification popped up on her phone.

It was the same Lingjiang blogger I followed before. Perhaps due to the capture of big data, the blogger recommended a viewing spot.

It is a colorful stone stall at nearby Lingshui Lake.

It is said that if you stand on the colorful stone stall, you have a chance to see seagulls at sunset.

Bai Li was not interested. Just as he was about to take back his phone, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"This picture is so beautiful. There are also seagulls. Seagulls are my favorite. Is it near Lingshui Lake?"

Bai Li was startled and turned around. Chen Miao followed.

She smiled sheepishly, with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "My dad can't come, he's busy at the hospital."

Bai Li understood clearly and could smell her unhappy mood.

Turning on her phone again, she asked: "Chen Miao, do you like it here? Do you want to go and see it together?"

This year's summer wind blew slowly, softening the girl's heart.

There was a light in Chen Miao's eyes, but it quickly went out. She shook her head: "I won't go, my mother asked me to go home early. By the way, I have my birthday on Saturday, and you are the first person I have met from outside the city. Friends, shall we come together?”

Baili has never attended other people's birthdays.

Everyone knows what her situation is, and she basically has no freedom of her own, so they won't ask her at all.

Faced with this sudden invitation and the friend status mentioned by Chen Miao, Bai Li was at a loss what to do.

Under Chen Miao's eager eyes, Bai Li neither agreed nor refused, only saying that she would definitely go if she had time.

After Chen Miao left.

Baili looked at the picture in her hand. It was her friend's birthday, so she should prepare a gift, right?

Before it was too late, she went home to get her drawing board and colored pens, then asked the locals for directions, and successfully arrived at the colorful stone beach of Lingshui Lake.

Dusk came slowly this year, and it was still light at half past six.

Standing on the national highway, looking at the endless lake, the slightly rippling waves made a pleasant sound of hitting the shore.

Reach out and touch the cool lake breeze.

Bai Li bent her eyes, and the fatigue on her body seemed to be swallowed up by the vast lake view.

Walking alone on the colorful stone surface, I really encountered a group of seagulls with smooth feathers.

Can't wait, she found a corner with the best lighting, took out her drawing board and put it on her lap, trying to describe this scene on a white paper.

……

"Come on, Xiaoye, please get out of the car and take a look at the scenery, or you can go down and take a bath." The voice was pleasant, but full of intimidation.

He specially brought a hat to protect him from the wind blowing from the lake.

The lake breeze made people's cheeks feel cold, and Fang Ye opened his eyes.

Being taken to the lake and threatened, there was no fear on his face. The red-headed brother clapped his hand, with a hint of appreciation in his dirty eyes, "Xiaoye, think about it again, follow me, and you won't have to die."

Fang Ye didn't look at him, as if this threat was childish, and smiled.

……

Baili was disturbed by the wind blowing from the lake and raised her head slightly.

When dusk falls, the entire landscape is golden and yellow, and the circling seagulls are dazzlingly white.

Soft willow trees grow in the lake, and boats swing gently in the middle of the lake.

Bai Li was stunned and stopped writing unconsciously, trying to put this scene deeply into her mind.

I seemed to hear a few small conversations, but they disappeared again as soon as they reached my ears.

Follow the sound and look for it...

Her eyes stopped on the cliff nearby. Because of the cover of the trees, she couldn't see clearly who was standing on it. She could only see a few figures in black clothes.

The facial contours of people standing in the middle of the crowd cannot be clearly seen.

But she recognized it immediately.

It's Fang Ye.

Someone kicked a stone off the cliff and fell into the water.

There was a "boom" sound, and Bai Li was frozen for a moment. At that moment, she guessed countless possibilities.

In the end, it turned out that Fang Ye might have been bullied.

Because at first glance, the group of men in black were not Brother Chengzi's group.

Then, she picked up the sketchpad, entered the 110 number into her mobile phone, and ran towards the shore without hesitation.

……

The conversation on the cliff continued.

The red-headed brother's bodyguard kicked off the guardrail on the edge of the cliff, and there was another loud sound of falling water.

The red-headed brother smiled: "Are you really not afraid of death? You should remember who gave your grandma the money for medical treatment in the first place."

Fang Ye then spoke: "Brother Red Head, I'm grateful that you solved the problem for me, so I play this kind of game with you, but I don't need this opportunity. Maybe you can find someone else."

Appreciation flashed in the red-headed brother's eyes again. Those who succeed do not need timid people.

He knew that Fang Ye knew very well that this job was certainly not as simple as watching the scene.

If this method can threaten Fang Ye, although he will be happy, he will be disappointed and unable to threaten... Then he can use other methods.

only……

He didn't want to be fooled by Fang Ye, and of course he would have to suffer a bit if he rejected him, otherwise no one in Lingjiang would listen to him in the future.

Raising his hand, the group of bodyguards immediately came over.

The red-headed man looked at the height. He wouldn't die if he fell down. Maybe he would suffer a little if he rubbed against the rocks. As long as he didn't stop him, it wouldn't be impossible to climb up even if he was tired.

Is it possible for a person who climbed out of the mire to be attracted by him and still dream of getting rid of the mud and living a clean life?

Fang Ye didn't know either, but he understood that there were many people in this world who didn't take human life seriously. At first, he just hoped to have a bite of food and no longer have to kneel on the ground and grovel to others.

Now that he has a choice, he also wants to see what the sun looks like.

The dusk grew thicker.

The darkness was about to swallow up the light source in this world. Bai Li looked at the crowd getting closer and closer, and the smell of gunpowder filling the air.

Without saying a word, he pushed away the person next to Fang Ye.

She was not very strong, maybe because the bodyguard was unprepared, so she pushed him away several steps.

Taking advantage of this gap, Bai Li stood in front of Fang Ye, holding up the phone and resting her finger on the button for dialing 110.

The voice was crisp and tenacious: "What are you doing? I'm going to call the police."

(End of this chapter)