"What are we doing here?"
Old Ma stood in front of the warm and fragrant nightclub. He was grinning from ear to ear. His hands kept waving at the gorgeously dressed girls in front of him, and then he asked Lu Chen in a low voice.
"Don't play dumb!" Lu Chen scolded.
Old Ma tried to explain. He put his hand on his chest and said seriously, "In fact, I haven't been to such a place for a long time."
"Huh?" Lu Chen was surprised. He looked at the fat man and frowned, "You've been here before?"
Old Ma sighed and said, "When I was young, I was frivolous and bored. I would occasionally come to the nightclub. Well, I mainly wanted to find someone to talk to and relieve my troubles."
Lu Chen looked at him more and more disdainfully and said, "You were a frequent visitor to such places when you were young."
Old Ma choked for a moment and suddenly became angry out of shame. He glared at Lu Chen indignantly and said, "Aren't you the same? You come to the nightclub with a familiar look. Do you think I can't see it? Not to mention that you dragged me here tonight! "
Lu Chen sneered and waved his hand, "What do you know? I did come to such places in the past, but because I was on the enemy's side, I had to feign civility. Even in such a place, I kept my mind clear and was careful for the big things."
Old Ma snorted and looked like he didn't believe it. He just said, "Cut the crap. Why did you drag me here tonight?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "To do something. The thing that the higher-ups want us to find …"
Old Ma was shocked and his face suddenly became serious. He whispered, "What, Ye is here? How do you know? "
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know. It's not that easy to find. What I mean is, we can't find what the damn baldy wants us to find in a hurry. We can only explore bit by bit. But if Ye is in … those people's hands, maybe what we need to do is to find them first. "
Old Ma pondered for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "You mean, through these nightclubs?"
Lu Chen said indifferently, "As time has passed, many of their communication methods must have changed. I don't have much confidence in finding them. However, there are always some things that won't change. For example, after they go into hiding, they will need to do something in the open to make a living. There will probably be people who want to do things that they are familiar with to save energy. "
Old Ma nodded and said, "That makes sense. Shall we go in and give it a try?"
"Okay." Lu Chen walked forward with his hands behind his back. At the same time, he said, "By the way, I don't have any money with me."
Old Ma was startled and suddenly became nervous. He was about to speak when he suddenly saw Lu Chen turn his head and smile. He whispered, "Look at the expenses here tonight. Tomorrow, we will go to Xue Ying's place and try to get more money to spend!"
Old Ma chuckled and his worries turned into joy. He nodded as if he had suddenly realized something. "Of course!"
…
She sang and danced gracefully. Her smile was like a blossoming flower, and the fragrance of makeup and powder permeated the air.
In a trance, there was a sudden feeling of emptiness. Lu Chen hugged the smiling woman beside him and smiled as he drank the wine in his glass. The wine was mellow with a trace of bitterness as it burned down his throat.
He looked ahead and saw that Old Ma was just like him. He was all smiles and seemed to be in high spirits. He was hugging two young girls, eating fruits and drinking wine.
Drinking wine in the land of warmth and gentleness was like being drunk several times in life.
Lu Chen raised his head and looked out the window. The moonlight was just right. The bright moon hung in the sky. It was the best time of the night.
He smiled and stood up. His eyes were a little intoxicated. He first whispered to the woman beside him and then reached out to touch her cheek.
The girl actually blushed and looked a little shy. She did not stop him.
Then, Lu Chen walked out. His steps were a little weak. At the same time, he smiled at Old Ma and said, "You have fun. I'm going to relieve myself. I'll be back in a moment."
Old Ma laughed but did not seem to have time to answer him. He went back to the land of warmth and gentleness.
The girls beside him covered their mouths and chuckled. They opened the door for Lu Chen and pointed him in the direction.
Lu Chen staggered. He seemed to be drunk. His face was a little red. He walked down the stairs. Under the red lantern, his figure looked a little hazy, but also a little lonely.
It was already late at night. Even though the nightclub was still in the middle of a party, the courtyard downstairs was still surrounded by darkness and silence.
Lu Chen quietly turned around from the darkness. As the darkness swallowed his figure, his eyes suddenly became clear and bright. His eyes also became sharp as he coldly looked around.
He examined the quiet courtyard. There were rockery, ponds, trees, and bushes of flowers. There were sounds of laughter coming from the pavilion in the distance. If he listened carefully, he would probably be able to tell that one or two of the voices belonged to that damned fatty.
Lu Chen moved his body in the darkness. Like a shadow passing by, he came to the side of a few trees in the courtyard. He quickly but carefully examined them. He even touched the roots of several trees with his hand. But after a moment, he stood up and seemed to have found nothing.
Lu Chen took a few steps forward. This time, he came to the side of the pond in the courtyard. There was a stone railing here. Lu Chen bent down and put his hand directly into the water. He pressed a few times under the water.
A few ripples spread out. Lu Chen didn't know what he sensed in the water, but he quickly jumped up and returned to his original position. He looked like a guest standing by the side of a pond looking at the scenery in the water.
The moon in the sky was originally reflected in the water. But at this moment, there were some ripples. It was a little messy and began to shake. In the courtyard ahead, there were two figures talking and laughing. They stopped about ten feet in front of him. With the moonlight, it seemed that they were two girls.
"Mister, why are you standing here?" a young girl asked Lu Chen with a surprised look on her face when she saw him.
Lu Chen put his hand on his forehead and shook his head. "I drank too much. I came out for a walk."
The two girls looked at each other and then said at the same time, "Then let us help you back."
"Okay."
…
After an hour, the two men walked out of this gentle place and walked to their home in the distance under the cover of the night.
"Hey, why are you so strange?" When there was no one else around and only the two of them were on the long and dark street, Old Ma said to Lu Chen angrily, "People who go to the nightclub to play at this time, why would they leave and go home?"
Lu Chen said with a smile, "I'm worried about Atsu. I'd better go back and have a look."
Old Ma snorted and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Tell me the truth."
Lu Chen said, "This is not the place we are looking for. Let's go."
Old Ma was startled. The drunkenness on his face seemed to have sobered up a little. He said, "Are you sure?"
Lu Chen said, "Yeah, more or less."
Old Ma looked at him and suddenly said, "You seem to have changed a lot since you came back."
Lu Chen looked at him and said, "What do you mean?"
Old Ma did not answer him. He only walked forward in silence for a while. Then he suddenly said, "When you were in Qingshuitang Village, did you go to see Dingdang?"
"Yes, I did."
"Yeah, how was it …"
"There was grass growing on the grave. I pulled it out for her and tidied it up. I also talked to her for a while."
Old Ma looked at him. He wanted to say something but stopped. Then he sighed and walked forward. "Let's go home."
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