The sky was shining, and the drizzle gradually stopped when the fish turned white in the east.

Behind the closed curtains, the dim room was filled with the smell of disinfectant. The outline moved, highlighting the figure lying on the bed. I opened my eyes weakly, and the pain in my chest ribs was still surging, stimulating my nerves.

Suddenly, the lights lit up.

Xia Yi narrowed her eyes and saw a woman in a long skirt standing by the door, pressing her hand on the switch.

"Are you awake? Go for a while, you're hurt very much."

"It's you... how did you find me."

"When you get off night shift, you encounter... and the wounds on your chest and ribs are not ordinary wounds."

Xia Yi's eyelids twitched for a moment, and he struggled to get out of bed. A new bandage was wrapped around his chest. The wound inside could feel that he had been sewn and his clothes had been changed.

This technique is very professional.

Walking out of the bedroom, Xia Yi saw the woman cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Through the gap in the curtains in the living room, you could see the balcony of the room he rented on the opposite side. On the street below, two or three people walked by in groups, and there were people holding newspapers or eating slowly at nearby snack stalls.

They are all strange faces.

"No need to watch it, you are already wanted outside." The woman brought a bowl of porridge, put it on the coffee table, and turned on the TV. It was the morning news broadcast of Jiaohe TV Station.

"Early this morning, the residence of Li Fangming, a rich man in the county, was invaded. He was killed in the street. The suspect Xia is also on the run. The police hereby wanted by Zhang Shi..."

Xia Yi put down the curtains, retracted her gaze from outside, sat on the sofa, and took the bowl of porridge clean without hesitation. In addition to his injuries, he was mainly because he used his superpower frequently last night and was chased by people from the commuter bureau, which led to overdrawing of his physical strength. If it weren't for this, it would be impossible for him to break out of the city.

After rubbing the rice grains at the corner of his mouth, he looked at the woman next to him.

“…So, why did you save me?”

Zheng Wanxia put away the bowls and chopsticks and took them to the kitchen. When she came out, she took some potions she had made herself, squatted beside Xia Yi, and applied some small wounds on his arms and shoulders.

"You also know that I was beaten by my husband many times... People are weak and dare not resist. If you hadn't attacked on the balcony twice, I would not have the courage to resist now... How bad could a person who was unfair to fight? And Li Fangming, on the surface, I know that Li Fangming secretly opened a casino... My husband just likes to go there to be gambling, otherwise how could he lose every time he bet and vent his anger."

The TV light shone on the woman's concentrated side face. She took a breath, turned her face and smiled and said, "No more, when you sat on this street, I knew you. I had met you several times on the street. Xiaoyu from that grocery store was still interesting to you, and that fat man, who walked around the streets... The lives of you young people are really enviable."

Xia Yi lowered her cuffs, pursed her lips, and was silent for a while: "What's the use of envy... It's gone now."

Since I touched the ruby, my original negative emotions increased to an uncontrollable level, and sometimes I didn't notice it at all, changing his view on being a person and doing things. For example, the previous knife that slashed Xiaoyu's father was actually to warn him, at most a blow, but the extreme temperament suddenly occupied the original method, and it was just a knife, and even felt that this was right.

Killing Wang Ju, taking 500,000, killing Changwu, and killing Li Fangming are actually behaviors that are manifested under extreme emotions, but he remembers all these and is very clear about them.

At that time, I had only one idea: if they wanted to kill me, I would kill them, and not kill these people. In the future, Xiaoyu and the fat man might be implicated by him. Instead of doing that, it would be better to kill to the end and eliminate the roots.

The wanted news was still being pushed on TV, and the woman who put down the medicine sighed: "You can see that you are not just unfair to do these things, but just become a wanted criminal. How can you live in the future... Xiaoyu can't see it, and you won't take her away... Have you ever regretted it?"

"I'll never regret it after doing it..." Xia Yi looked at his photo on TV and murmured softly.

Soon, many footsteps came from the corridor, knocking from door to door. Zheng Wanxia shushed and walked gently to the security door. She glanced through the cat's eyes and quickly made a gesture behind her back to let Xia Yi hide in the house before she opened the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

Several policemen stood at the door and handed over a wanted list, "A vicious murder occurred in the city. This is a wanted list. If you see the person above, you should inform me immediately and not hide the criminal..."

The policeman stopped and sniffed his nose: "Why is it so big that the medicine smells like this?"

"That's the smell of medicine, I'm adjusting it myself." Zheng Wanxia pulled her long, messy hair away, revealing the bruises on her face, "Do you think?"

"How did you get hurt?"

"My husband...is domestic violence..."

At this time, the old lady from the neighbor opposite the door also took the wanted list and pointed at Zheng Wanxia and said, "Isn't that true? Comrade police, his bad gambling man, beat her if he has nothing to do. In the early morning, he fought another fight. I heard it through the corridor. It's such a sin! You should help her more and teach that man a lesson."

"Yes." The policeman nodded, no longer suspicious, and said to the woman at the door: "Don't be silent when encountering domestic violence. Go to the community for mediation. If it still doesn't work, call us."

After seeing off the police, Zheng Wanxia said thank you to the old lady before closing the door and entering.

Xia Yi also came out at this time.

"The crime of hiding a wanted criminal is quite serious, so I'd better leave."

The woman put the list on the coffee table and shook her head: "I know, but I have to repay this love... at least you have to wait until dark."

The sky outside became brighter and brighter. It shone through the gaps in the curtains and shone into the quiet living room. Only the clock hanging on the wall was ticking around. After a while, Xia Yi found a pen and paper again, sat on the sofa and started writing.

Outside the residential building.

The man with bandaged heads came back with a vegetable basket. When he saw the policeman going downstairs, hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't speak, so he continued to go upstairs and return home.

"I saw the police just now, is it okay?"

After the man entered the room, he asked Zheng Wanxia, ​​who took the vegetable basket from him and went to the kitchen, ignoring him.

"Brother, you are so awesome...you are catching you everywhere now." The man ran to the side of the coffee table, looked at the figure in the kitchen, and asked in a low voice: "You are really not my wife's lover?"

Xia Yi raised her head and looked at him coldly.

The man waved his hand quickly and licked his face and leaned over: "There is no other meaning, brother, don't mind... Even if it is, it's okay, but remember to give the money you promised before."

"Help me deliver this letter to Fatty, he will give you money."

After taking the paper with handwriting, the man hurried out. He knew that the fat man who collected rags had been in an alley behind Luoxiang Street in less than half an hour, pushing open the small door against the door god, which was filled with various garbage such as waste cardboard, wire, iron pipes, and so on.

After receiving the paper, Zhao Dezhu went to the house and took out a stack of money and handed it to the other party. He sat back on the stool and looked at the contents on it silently.

"… Deju, you have seen the news, don't worry, I'm very safe and lively. I'm really sorry to kick you that night. I just don't want you to get involved. You still have a little flower to raise. If she returns to China in the future, remember to send me an invitation when you get married... If you can't find it, write your name and burn it to me..."

"You... Damn..." The fat man covered his mouth and nose, and tears fell down one by one.

....

In the morning light, the wet pudding was squatting under the open roller shutter door, waving her tail, and the golden light shone from the clouds, pouring down the body of the young girl, with red and swollen eyes and tears hanging. She turned on the radio and sat on the stool beside the counter as usual.

Bathed in the sun, waiting for the familiar footsteps to appear.

...

"............ The remaining money for Xiaoyu to treat his eyes is a small business, and you can live a good life, and stop collecting waste, otherwise the daughter who has returned from studying abroad will not like you... Also, in a few days, if Xiaoyu asks me, she will say that I have gone a long way. If I can come back in the future, I will ask you for a drink."

The fat man crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the garbage dump. He stood in the sun for a long time before he wiped his tears and took out the phone.

"Hey, Lao Liu, help me collect some firecrackers, buy as much as I have. The south of the city is not enough, so I go to the west of the city and the east of the city. I, Fat Tiger, don't have enough money. Today, I asked all the brothers who collected the scraps to help me, and I would also pay extra hard work."

He took a breath and aggravated the sound.
Chapter completed!