Fabericotte waited for the flat-nosed woman to put the food on the table and turn around to leave. He then immediately lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I took two chef's knives. Didn't you see it?" Zhang Heng slowly ate the canned food.
"I know you are stealing the knives. The question is, why did you steal them?" Fabericotte looked nervous, secretly glancing at the man and woman with dull eyes. He then said to Zhang Heng, "Hey, I think … you'd better put the knives back before they find out. I don't want to cause trouble. I just want to spend the night peacefully and leave this damn place as soon as possible."
"Really?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think you can spend the night peacefully?"
Fabericotte immediately became vigilant when he heard this. "Do you know anything?"
"What do you know?" Zhang Heng asked rhetorically.
"…"
"How about this? Let's exchange what we know."
"I don't know anything," Fabericotte said almost reflexively. He then added, "I'm just a traveler passing by."
"Whatever. Don't say I didn't warn you. Something is going to happen here tonight. You'd better prepare yourself."
"Prepare for what?"
"Do you know how to use a knife?"
"No, I don't want to sneak into the kitchen like you."
"It doesn't matter. We can help you find something else."
"Huh?"
Zhang Heng had already finished the canned food, but he did not intend to continue to explain. Instead, he asked Fabericotte, "How much longer do you want to eat?"
Fabericotte looked at the vegetable soup and canned food that he had barely touched. He then gritted his teeth and swallowed them. After that, he grabbed the biscuits and said, "Let's go."
He did not want to stay here any longer. First, the ugly man and woman made him feel uneasy. Second, he did not know when Zhang Heng would find out that he had stolen the knife. It was like a bomb that could explode at any time, making him very nervous.
So the two left the restaurant and returned to the street.
Fabericotte took two deep breaths, but unfortunately, the lingering fishy smell in the air did not make him feel better.
After taking a few steps, Fabericotte suddenly asked suspiciously, "Do you feel like … you are being watched?"
"Don't doubt it. Someone is watching us. Or rather, the townspeople have been watching us," Zhang Heng said lightly.
Fabericotte turned his head, but he didn't see anyone stalking them. While they were eating, there were fewer people on the street. The people who were busy preparing for the celebration had disappeared in the blink of an eye, like employees who had just gotten off work.
However, in those impenetrable buildings, in the darkness behind the doors and curtains, Fabericotte instinctively sensed that something was spying on them. At this time, the last ray of afterglow had disappeared, and the incandescent lights on the roadside lit up.
The light was, but it was very weak, and could only illuminate a spot that was not far away. to. Fabericotte nosed.
"I think we'd better go back to the hostel," Fabericotte suggested. "When I was in Newburyport, I heard people say that it's not safe here at night. Strangers often disappear here, and there are some strange noises at night. They advised me not to go out after dark."
"Don't worry. Our friends don't plan to do anything for the time being," Zhang Heng said. He then took the lead and walked to the grocery store. Fabericotte could only follow him helplessly. At the same time, he could not help but complain.
"What's there to see here? It's already closed."
Zhang Heng did not comment. He leaned against the glass of the door and glanced inside. After confirming that no one was inside, he pulled out a chef's knife from under his clothes, easily smashed the glass with the handle, then reached in and twisted the door handle.
"You, you, you!!!" Fabericotte's eyes widened. He thought that stealing the chef's knife was bad enough. He did not expect Zhang Heng to rob the grocery store.
He could pretend that he did not see the former, but the latter had obviously crossed his bottom line. He did not want to become someone's criminal accomplice. So when Zhang Heng opened the door and motioned for him to go in, not only did he not go in, but he also took a few steps back.
"You are crazy!"
"I don't think so," Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "I know very well what I'm doing now. You, on the other hand, look like you're out of your wits since I met you. You are afraid of what you hear or see, but you refuse to believe it."
"If you hear what I heard, you will be the same as me." Fabericotte immediately realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. It was tantamount to admitting that he did hear something. Hence, he quickly said, "That's it. It's time for us to separate. I think it's better for us to go our separate ways. Whether you want to steal the knife or rob the grocery store, it's all your business. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."
After he finished speaking, he turned his head and took two steps before stopping again. "If you are caught by the townspeople, you have to tell them that it has nothing to do with me."
Zhang Heng blinked when he heard this. "The townspeople have been watching us secretly, but no one has come out until now. Do you think they will care about this kind of thing?"
Fabericotte was startled when he heard this. "I don't know. After all, this is just what we feel. I don't want to get into any trouble."
"Your wish can be fulfilled on the premise that you are not in any trouble."
"I don't know what you are talking about. I'm going back. I suggest you don't stay outside for too long." Fabericotte obviously did not want to argue with Zhang Heng anymore. With this sentence, he ended the conversation between the two, turned his head, and hurried to the hostel.
Zhang Heng watched him walk into the hostel's gate, stood under the street lamp for another half a minute, then turned around and walked into the grocery store.
Zhang Heng "looted" the grocery store not just to find weapons for Fabericotte. In fact, Zhang Heng had his own needs. Although he had stolen two chef's knives from the restaurant, two knives were obviously not enough to deal with all the possible situations that might arise tonight.
Zhang Heng found flashlights, candles, ropes, fishing lines, whiskey … Other than that, the biggest surprise was a rifle, two revolvers, and a number of bullets. Zhang Heng found a large backpack and stuffed everything that he thought was useful into it.
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