Chapter 4: Enemies Meet for the First Time
The name Nanguan Beijiang is not for nothing, there are bathing places everywhere in Jiangzhou. Tan Xuan did not deliberately drive to look for one. After turning a few streets and leaving this "urban-rural fringe", he brought Qian Bo to a large bathing place.
The two stayed in the bath center for one night and had breakfast in the restaurant the next day before leaving. Qian Bo spent a lot of money on bathing and massage last night. In return, Tan Xuan sent Qian Bo back to the community for free. Although there is no comparison between the two in terms of expenses, it is not easy for Tan Xuan, after all, driving a ride is not free.
After a night's rest, Qian Bo has not completely calmed down from the excitement of last night, and he is now looking forward to continuing to kill everyone in the evening. When getting off the car, he did not forget to remind Tan Xuan not to forget to pick him up early in the evening and not to waste time, and promised that he would take Tan Xuan to a better place at home to have fun tonight.
Tan Xuan agreed and drove away. He didn't say anything more about Qian Bo's matter. After all, he was in a good mood, and throwing cold water on him would only backfire. Now he could only take things one step at a time. As for where to go to have fun at night, Tan Xuan really had no interest. No matter how high-end the bathhouse was, it was still a bathhouse. He had already scrubbed it clean last night. If he scrubbed it again at night, it would not only make the mud fall off, but also make the skin and flesh fall off. Tan Xuan really stayed away from other services recommended by Qian Bo. He was afraid of getting himself dirty, but he couldn't scrub it clean no matter how much he scrubbed. Last night, when Qian Bo was enjoying special services, he insisted on choosing a foot massage. It seemed that the technician who served him was resentful because he took less commission, so the technician not only massaged attentively but also pressed harder, causing Tan Xuan to feel a little swollen and painful on the soles of his feet when he stepped on the accelerator.
Night soon fell again, Qian Bo could not wait to contact Tan Xuan to pick him up, and urged him more anxiously than yesterday. Qian Bo was in good spirits today, his face was rosy, and a day did not calm him down, but he looked more excited than yesterday. Today Qian Bo did not carry the briefcase he carried yesterday, but a backpack that was not much smaller than a suitcase. He looked so confident that Tan Xuan felt that he was not going to gamble, but to withdraw money, and it was a large transaction, and he just needed to hire two bodyguards or ask the police to provide him with escort services.
With yesterday's lesson, Tan Xuan didn't drive too fast today. No matter how Qian Bo urged him, he drove slowly until nearly nine o'clock when he sent Qian Bo to the street he had been to last night. After Qian Bo got off the car, Tan Xuan didn't wait for him like he did yesterday, but drove to the station to pick up someone and sent him somewhere else. That was what he had promised to another neighbor during the day, and the time didn't conflict anyway.
It was already late when Tan Xuan returned to the street. All the spaces on the street were occupied by other cars. He had no choice but to park farther away and a little more to the side, but he had to make sure he could see the entrance of the apartment so that he would not miss Qian Bo coming out or being carried out.
After parking the car, Tan Xuan felt the urge to urinate. He looked around and found no public toilets nearby. It was dark outside and there were no passers-by. Tan Xuan remembered what his master often said, "If you don't look up, there are thatched houses everywhere." So he got out of the car, walked around to the back of the car, unbuckled his belt, and urinated on the spot.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
Just as Tan Xuan was unbuttoning his pants, a light suddenly appeared beside him, followed by a burst of delicate scolding.
Tan Xuan didn't expect that there was someone else in the car behind him. He was so frightened that he almost lost control of his bladder. He quickly fastened his pants, put his hands up to block the glaring light, and smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I thought there was no one here."
"Who said there was no one? Who are you calling a non-human? I've been here for quite some time."
"No, no, that's not what I meant. It's just that people have urgent needs..." It was dark and there were no street lights. The car looked quite shabby. No one would doubt that it was abandoned here. Who would have thought that there was someone hiding inside. But now he was in the wrong, so Tan Xuan could only explain humbly.
Before Tan Xuan could finish explaining, the car door was pushed open and a woman got out of the car. She pointed her phone at Tan Xuan's face and said angrily, "You're in a hurry so you can just do it anywhere? It's really disgusting. It splashed on my car. Will my car be covered with dog urine moss?"
"This... I haven't peed yet..." Tan Xuan was speechless for a while. He put down his hand and looked at the other person. The other person was half a head shorter than him, and wore a hat that covered most of his face. He couldn't see clearly against the light, but although he couldn't see her specific face clearly, she was tall and had a good figure. She was obviously a young woman, and probably not too ugly. He just didn't expect that she spoke in such a rude manner.
The woman took out something in a short stick from the car and asked in an unhappy tone, "What do you do?"
Seeing that the woman was very defensive, Tan Xuan pointed to his car and said, "I'm a ride-hailing driver."
"Then why are you running here instead of driving properly?" The woman looked at Tan Xuan from the side with a stern tone.
"Didn't you see me running here?" Tan Xuan replied with a wry smile.
Hearing Tan Xuan's words, the woman's face reflected on the phone screen suddenly became ugly. Thinking that if she hadn't stopped him in time, she would have stained her eyes, she shouted angrily: "Rogue, don't smile so frivolously, don't mention your low-class things, I ask you, why did you come here... to do that?"
Tan Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when asked, "There is no toilet on the nearby street, and this place is secluded. If I don't solve it here, do you want me to find a crowded place?"
"You..." The woman thought about it and realized that it made sense. She didn't continue to blame him. "Get out of here, leave now."
Seeing that the woman's momentum was weakening, Tan Xuan began to ask back: "You have been asking me for a long time, what do you do? What are you doing hiding here in the middle of the night? Are you going to do anything illegal?"
The woman raised her head, revealing a face that matched her figure in the night. She said impatiently, "You don't need to know what I do. Don't get in the way here. Get out of here and don't delay the police's action."
Tan Xuan was startled and asked in surprise, "Police action! What action?"
The woman glared at Tan Xuan and said, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Hurry up and leave, or I'll ask you to go to the detention center for convenience later."
"Okay, okay, I'm going. I'll go wherever I want because I'm afraid I might be late." Tan Xuan didn't ask any more questions. After getting in the car, he really left immediately. It was not advisable to stay here for a long time, and he didn't even say goodbye.
When he came to an intersection, he turned out, and then Tan Xuan called Qian Bo. He didn't need the woman to tell him, he could guess what the police were doing with his butt. He knew that the only people who were doing illegal things nearby were Qian Bo's group. He didn't expect the police to be so alert and find out so quickly. He also sighed that Qian Bo's idea was so unlucky. He was finished on the second day after he came.
Tan Xuan didn't know what was going on in the apartment, so he didn't dare tell the truth when he called. After all, if the people inside noticed it, they would be much more ruthless than the police. He just told Qian Bo that his father had an accident and was in the hospital, and asked him to go there quickly. Qian Bo was smart, his father had died for more than a year, and when he heard Tan Xuan's words, he knew that he was reminding him that there was an emergency, so he immediately agreed to go there without saying anything.
Qian Bo came out very quickly. He came out of the apartment within a minute after hanging up his phone. As soon as he got outside, he called to ask about Tan Xuan's location. You can't just run away by foot. If you have a car, you have to take it.
When they met, Tan Xuan was a little dumbfounded, because not only Qian Bo came out by himself, but even his "good friend" Lao Sun who he "hit right away" also came out. What surprised Tan Xuan was that the person on Lao Sun's shoulder did not follow this time.
As soon as he got in the car, Qian Bo asked, "Tan Zi, what happened that made you call us out?"
"What do you mean by calling you out? I called you, not him?" Tan Xuan complained. But the person had already come out, and he couldn't push him back. He should leave this place first, otherwise it would be difficult to leave when the police really came.
After driving off that street and onto a bright and busy avenue, and blending into the somewhat crowded traffic, Tan Xuan officially spoke, "The place you just went to has been targeted by the police. If you had been slower to get out, I would have gone to your house to inform my sister-in-law to send you some clothes..."
"ah!"
After listening to Tan Xuan's simple description, Qian Bo was scared. He knew that Tan Xuan would not joke with him. If he was really caught, his career would be greatly affected. After all, the competition is very fierce now, and this is likely to be used by other competitors to make a big fuss. Then he was relieved because he escaped without any danger. Qian Bo looked at the friend behind him, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he felt a sense of emotion in his heart: "It turns out that God has arranged a lucky star for me."
Qian Bo let out a sigh, and waved his hand while sitting on the passenger seat, "Let's go to Shuidu. I'll treat you and Lao Sun to a big bath."
"Still taking a shower?" Tan Xuan's brows were knitted together. He was still frightened by the thought of taking a shower. He turned his head to look at Qian Bo and asked, "Did you win a lot again tonight?"
"Bullshit." Qian Bo snorted heavily. Thinking of Lao Sun still sitting behind him, he held back the curses from behind, but still sighed and told Tan Xuan about his experience today. "At the beginning, I won some, but then I don't know what evil came over me. I kept losing, not winning a single game. If you hadn't called me out, I might have lost more than what I won yesterday."
Qian Bo turned around and asked Old Sun, "Don't you agree? It's too evil today."
"Yes, it's very evil today." Old Sun nodded in agreement.
"Evil nature?" Tan Xuan snorted and laughed, glanced at the old man through the rearview mirror, and sneered: "Evil or not, just know it in your heart."
Qian Bo patted Tan Xuan and said, "Stop making sarcastic remarks. I won't treat you unfairly today. Let's go and wash off the bad luck on your body."
If you want to take a shower, just take a shower. Anyway, you really want to relax. You can find a lot of excuses. Qian Bo wants to show off, so how can he ruin the show? The host didn't refuse, so what can a guest like him say?
