Xingnian Tea House

Chapter 33

"The soul flies away?"

Tao Jian and Liu Xiaojuan were startled, and after looking at each other, they fell silent.

After a long while, Tao Jian said again, "What's going on? Why did he lose his mind?"

When Tao Jian was talking, he glanced at himself, and Tao Hui couldn't help asking, "Dad, are you doubting me?"

Tao Jian's expression froze, and he said, "No, I didn't mean that."

Seeing this, Liu Xiaojuan said angrily: "Don't say that Xiaohui can't do this kind of thing, even if he did it, that little animal deserves to live! Tao Jian, I only saw you clearly today. It turns out that you are carrying on the family in your heart. It is much more important than our mother and child, even if you know that that little bastard killed Xiaohui, you still think in your heart whether you can protect him so that you can inherit the incense of your Tao family, you have no heart at all!"

Tao Hui's face was ugly when he was scolded, but when he wanted to get angry, he saw the disappointment in Tao Hui's eyes, and he said quickly: "I said I didn't mean that, don't mess around here!"

"I……"

"Mom, stop talking." Tao Hui interrupted the quarrel between the two, the disappointment in his eyes was obvious.

Liu Xiaojuan felt distressed seeing him for a while, and stepped forward to hug him, but Tao Hui hid him and said, "Mom, I'm a ghost, and I'm full of yin, you'd better stay away from me."

"Mom is not afraid. You are my son. Mom is not afraid of what you become."

"mom……"

Tao Hui felt uncomfortable. In the past, he always felt that Liu Xiaojuan was long-winded and cared too much about him, so it was better for Tao Jian to spoil and love him. Now he realized clearly that it was Liu Xiaojuan who loved him the most.

"It's all my mother's fault. I failed to protect you well and made you suffer so much."

"Mom, you've been living for me all your life. When I'm gone, you should live for yourself too. Do what you want to do, live how you want to live, don't wrong yourself anymore."

Although Tao Hui was brought up by himself, he had only been with Tao Jian since he was a child. Liu Xiaojuan didn't say anything, but he didn't like it in his heart. Now that Tao Hui said such words, Liu Xiaojuan immediately felt that her life was worth it.

Liu Xiaojuan choked up and said, "Okay, okay, Mom will listen to you. Xiaohui, when are you going to leave?"

"Mom, I don't plan to be reincarnated. I want to be a messenger so that I can come back to visit you whenever I have time." Tao Hui truthfully told his plan.

"Being an errand?" Liu Xiaojuan looked at Tao Hui blankly.

"Yin errands are similar to civil servants in the yang world, like black and white impermanence and bull's head and horse face."

Liu Xiaojuan nodded suddenly, and said, "It's good to be a errand, it's good to be a errand, you can come back to see me often in the future."

The two mother and son chatted for a while, Tao Hui turned to look at Tao Jian, and said, "Dad, the cause and effect of all this is because you cheated on my mother during her pregnancy. This is infidelity, and you are also at fault. And you The embezzlement of public funds led to the death of grandparents one after another. This is also your cause and effect. If you add up these crimes, if you die, you will go to hell in all likelihood. If you want to avoid this kind of thing from happening, you should do more good deeds from now on. This is the way to atone."

Tao Jian was startled, and wanted to quibble, but he couldn't speak, so he could only sigh, and said, "Okay, I understand. Xiaohui, I...you are my son, I have loved you since I was a child, and you How can I not be sad when I die..."

"Dad, stop talking, I understand."

Tao Hui turned to look at Qiao Xingnian and said, "Boss, where's the amulet you made?"

Qiao Xingnian took it out of his pocket, put it on the table beside him, and said, "This is the belongings you gave me earlier. I have engraved runes on it, which have the effect of exorcising ghosts and suppressing evil spirits. You guys Just take it with you.”

"Thank you master!" Liu Xiaojuan picked up the jade pendant and put it on her neck.

Tao Jian also picked up the bracelet, stroked the complicated incantations on it, and thanked him.

"Dad, Mom, I signed a contract with the boss, and promised him that after the matter is over, I will give him 50 yuan, and you will help me pay off this debt in the end."

Tao Jian nodded, took out a bank card from his pocket, and said, "We have already prepared it. Thank you Master for helping Xiaohui, and thank you Master for helping us make amulets."

Qiao Xingnian took the bank card and said with a smile: "This is what it should be, Mr. Tao and Auntie are welcome."

"Dad, Mom, it's getting late, and the boss has to go to work, so let's go first. See you later if there is a chance."

"Xiaohui, don't you want to stay a little longer?" Liu Xiaojuan's eyes were full of reluctance.

"No, when I do my errands, I will come back to see you when I have some time."

Hearing what Tao Hui said, Liu Xiaojuan had hope in her heart, and she lost her previous sadness, and said, "Okay, okay, then work harder, mom is waiting for you to come back and see me."

Looking at Tao Hui, Tao Jian opened his mouth and said, "Xiaohui, if you want something, just tell Dad, and someone will buy it and burn it for you."

"Thank you Dad, let's go first then."

Qiao Xingnian didn't say any more, took Tao Hui into the bell, and left the Tao's villa. Before leaving, Qiao Xingnian erased the memories of him and Tao Hui during this period.He did this to avoid causing social panic, and it is also an unwritten rule between the two circles.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, Qiao Xingnian was reading a book behind the counter, when the store door was suddenly pushed open, a gust of wind blew in, he looked up and saw Yan Huai walking in from the outside.

Yan Huai went straight to the counter and said, "Boss Qiao."

Qiao Xingnian suddenly remembered that it had been three days since he gave him a spell last time, and said, "Mr., what is your purpose this time?"

Yan Huai looked a little embarrassed, and said: "Boss Qiao, that charm has expired, I want to ask for another one."

"So, the old man failed to persuade Yan Feng to repent in three days?"

Yan Huai's expression became even more ugly, and he said, "Boss Qiao, maybe Yan Feng was wronged."

Qiao Xingnian smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, I can't help you, please go back."

"Boss Joe, I am willing to pay twice the price, so please help me this time."

Although Yan Feng didn't live up to it, he was his grandson after all. Under his begging and assurance, Yan Huai still softened his heart, and had no choice but to put down his face and come to beg Qiao Xingnian.

"Old man, I helped you before because I wanted to give Yan Feng a chance to correct himself. I gave him the chance, but it's a pity that he has no repentance, so I have no reason to intervene."

"Mr. Qiao, how can you be sure that he has done bad things? What if he is haunted by evil spirits and wronged? Do you just have the heart to see death without saving him?"

"Mr., I understand that you want to protect your grandson's feelings, but the cycle of karma is not good. If I help you, it will be tainted with karma. It's not worth the money."

Yan Huaihui was wrong, thinking that Qiao Xingnian felt that the money was short, and said: "As long as Boss Qiao can save Yan Feng, I will give you whatever you want."

"It's not about money." Qiao Xingnian looked directly at Yan Huai, and said, "If I don't care about good and evil, but only money, does the old man think that my ability is short of money?"

Yan Huai was speechless for a while, and stared at Qiao Xingnian in a daze.

Seeing this, Qiao Xingnian continued, "Old man, the one who can really save your grandson is not me, but himself. The old man is more than seventy years old, don't you understand this truth?"

Yan Huai was silent, watching Qiao Xingnian without saying a word for a long while.

"Besides, with Yan Feng's character, I don't believe that he was wronged, so I can't control this matter, old man, please go back."

After a long silence, Yan Huai said, "What if he recruits?"

"If he recruits, the old man can come to me again, and I will guarantee that he will not be haunted by the grieving ghost. Of course, I am not doing this for nothing, and the reward I want will not be less."

"Okay, I'll trouble Boss Qiao again." After Yan Huai finished speaking, he turned and left the teahouse.

Qiao Xingnian took a sip from the teacup, and found that the taste of the tea was bland, and when he looked at the tea soup, the color was also much lighter.He drank the tea in the teacup in one gulp, and brewed a pot again.

The store door was pushed open again, Qiao Xingnian looked up and saw Hu Jing running in in a panic.

When Hu Jing saw Qiao Xingnian, her eyes turned red immediately, and she cried, "Boss, help me!"

Qiao Xingnian frowned slightly, dialed Lin Nanyue without saying a word, and put the phone aside.

"What happened?"

"I……"

Before Hu Jing could speak, the store door was pushed open again, and a man walked in from the door.Qiao Xingnian had seen this man before. He was the man who pestered Hu Jing that day.

Seeing the man coming in, Hu Jing hurriedly hid behind the counter, clutching Qiao Xingnian's clothes nervously.

The man came over, looked at Hu Jing, his eyes fell on Qiao Xingnian, and said, "Boss, I'm sorry, I had an argument with my girlfriend, and she ran out in a fit of anger, so I'll take her back. I won't bother you."

Qiao Xingnian turned to look at Hu Jing and asked, "Is he your boyfriend?"

Hu Jing shook her head quickly and said, "No, I'm not his girlfriend, he's talking nonsense!"

The phone was connected just now, Lin Nanyue listened to the conversation between the three, and when he sensed something was wrong, he immediately got up and left the office.

"She said you're not her boyfriend." Qiao Xingnian turned to look at the man and said, "If you don't want to get into trouble, I advise you to leave now."

The man looked at Qiao Xingnian and said, "She is not only my girlfriend, but also my fiancee. We will get married in a few days. Who are you, and what position do you have to take care of our affairs?"

Qiao Xingnian looked at him seriously, and said: "I am her boss, this is in my shop, I have an obligation to ensure her safety, she said you are not her boyfriend, I believe her, please leave immediately, otherwise At your own peril!"

"She said no? You were cheated by her! In order to marry her, I spent 30 dowry gifts, 30 real money. Why am I not her boyfriend?"

The man said it swearingly, and he didn't look away from Qiao Xingnian in the slightest.

Qiao Xingnian turned to look at Hu Jing and said, "Is what he said true?"

Hu Jing nodded hesitantly, and quickly explained: "I didn't know what he said before. It was my mother who took his money without telling me. This is a marriage transaction, which is illegal. I don't admit it. !"

The man's face immediately darkened when he heard it, and he said with a strong attitude: "You won't admit it if you say you won't admit it? I've spent all my money. You must pay back the money today or come with me."

"I said that I will pay back the money. From now on, I will pay you back [-] every month. It only takes ten years, and I can pay it off in ten years. The extra [-] will be regarded as interest."

The man sneered and said: "Joke! Did I spend 30 yuan just to let you pay me back in monthly installments? Today, you can either pay me 30 yuan in one lump sum, or follow me!"

"I don't, I didn't take the money, whoever takes it, you can pay it back! I will never go with you, not even if I die!"

Hu Jing stared at the man with wide eyes, as if Qiao Xingnian beside her gave her great courage.

"Want to renege? There is no door!"

The man reached out his hand angrily, trying to grab Hu Jing, but Qiao Xingnian grabbed his wrist.

"She's right. Buying and selling marriages is against the law. If you cause trouble here, I can sue you. You'd better leave now!"

"What are you, why do you care about our affairs? Her mother took my money, and she is mine! You have the ability to pay her back the money, and I will leave now after taking the money."

As the man said, he wanted to break free from Qiao Xingnian's restraint, but found that the hands on his wrist were like iron clamps, biting his wrist tightly, and he couldn't break free at all.

"Your grievances really have nothing to do with me, but this is in my store, she is my employee, and I have the responsibility to ensure her safety. I will say it one last time, please leave immediately!"

"Let go!" The man stared at Qiao Xingnian and said threateningly: "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Qiao Xingnian let go of the man's hand. The man thought Qiao Xingnian was afraid, so he smiled contemptuously.Unexpectedly, Qiao Xingnian stretched out his palm and jumped out of the counter neatly. His movements were smooth and smooth, which startled the man.

Qiao Xingnian approached the man and said coldly, "Since you are told to go, if you don't go, then don't go!"

Frightened by Qiao Xingnian's aura, the man took a step back and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Literally, I have already called the police. Since I let you go, if you don't go, just wait for the police to deal with it."

When he heard that Qiao Xingnian had called the police, the man panicked and said, "Even if you call the police, what can you do to me? I'm a victim now."

"Since you are the victim, stay here."

"Why do you say to stay, I will stay, who do you think you are." The man looked at Hu Jing and said, "Hu Jing, you ran away from the monk, you can't run away from the temple, just wait for me!"

After the man finished speaking, he wanted to leave. Qiao Xingnian took a step forward, grabbed his wrist, and then subdued him.

"I said, let you go, if you don't go, then don't go."

"Let go! Why do you grab me, let go!"

The man kept struggling, but he couldn't break free.

"Hu Jing, you bitch, let's see what I do to you afterwards, just wait!" Seeing that he couldn't make sense with Qiao Xingnian, the man began to threaten Hu Jing.

Hu Jing looked flustered and said, "Boss, why don't you let him go, I..."

Seeing that Qiao Xingnian didn't respond, Hu Jing remembered the fact that he was deaf. She hurried around the counter, walked up to Qiao Xingnian, and said, "Boss, let him go."

Qiao Xingnian looked at Hu Jing silently for a while and said, "I gave it a chance."

Hu Jing was startled, and murmured: "Boss..."

While Qiao Xingnian was talking to Hu Jing, the man took out a knife from nowhere and slashed at Qiao Xingnian's wrist.

Qiao Xingnian instinctively let go, covered his injured wrist, and blocked Hu Jing's gaze.

The man broke free from Qiao Xingnian's hand, moved his right hand, pointed at Qiao Xingnian with a knife, and said, "I'm not as knowledgeable as you, but you're still kicking your nose and face. If I want to leave, you don't want to stop me!" Hold me."

Qiao Xingnian looked at him indifferently, and said, "I told you, no one wants to leave today."

The man seemed to be angered by Qiao Xingnian, his face became ferocious, and he rushed towards Qiao Xingnian with a knife.

Qiao Xingnian turned sideways, grabbed the man's wrist with his right hand, and broke it hard. The man was in pain. With a sound of "Ouch", the knife in his hand fell to the ground, and he was subdued after only one encounter.

At this moment, the store door was pushed open suddenly, and with a "bang", a vase fell to the ground and shattered, and Hu Jing fell to the ground.

The debris on the ground caught Qiao Xingnian's attention. He looked back, Lin Nanyue was standing at the door, and Hu Jing was sitting down on the ground, his face full of fear.

Qiao Xingnian glanced at Hu Jing, his eyes were extremely calm, and said, "I gave you a chance."

Hu Jing looked at Qiao Xingnian's unstoppable tears and said, "Why? I have loved you for so many years and worked hard in the store. Why don't you help me?"

"You work in the store, and your salary is much higher than that of other tea houses. Shouldn't you be diligent? You like me, but your likes are mixed with too many things, and I am not blessed to enjoy it.

Two days ago, you said that your brother had a car accident and wanted to withdraw a year's salary. I gave you [-] yuan, didn't you help me?

Now you are colluding with other people to plot against me, I can see it at a glance, even so, I still give you a chance, as long as he leaves, I will let it go, but what about you? "

Qiao Xingnian was very calm when he spoke, without any fluctuations in his tone, but he said that Hu Jing dared not look directly at him.

"I still remember that when you first came to the store to apply for a job, you were innocent, kind, shy and timid. I didn't expect you to become like this in just a few years." Qiao Xingnian's calm eyes were full of disappointment.

Seeing this, Hu Jing completely collapsed, covering her face and crying loudly.

"Team Lin, what happened?"

A few policemen walked in from the door, looked at the mess on the ground, and asked aloud.

Lin Nanyue looked at Qiao Xingnian and handed over the initiative to him.

"This man is committing murder with a knife, and the one on the ground is the murder weapon." Qiao Xingnian let go of his hand, pushed the man to the ground, looked at Hu Jing who was on the ground, and said, "She intends to deceive, and she is in the same league as this man."

Hu Jing looked at Qiao Xingnian with teary eyes, complex emotions flashed in her eyes.

Lin Nanyue said aloud: "Take them away, there is surveillance here, and I am also a witness. I will go to the police station with him to record statements later."

The two policemen responded and took the man and Hu Jing away, as well as the knife on the ground.

Lin Nanyue looked at Qiao Xingnian and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you injured?"

He and Qiao Xingnian were on the phone all the time, and after hearing what happened at the scene from beginning to end, he could roughly guess the picture at that time, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Qiao Xingnian looked at his cut wrist and found that the wound had healed, and said, "I'm fine, I'm going to trouble Team Lin again today."

"What happened? Why did your salesperson join forces with that man to plot against you?"

"It probably has something to do with her family. Team Lin, please help me look around the store. I'll go upstairs to change clothes and download the surveillance video."

"Okay, you go."

Qiao Xingnian turned and went upstairs. Lin Nanyue took out his mobile phone and took a few photos at the scene. Then he found a bag and put the broken vase in it. This is evidence, and he had to take it with him when he went to the police station.

After he finished packing, Qiao Xingnian also went downstairs, and the two drove to the nearest police station.

The police took them into the reception room and recorded their statements.

"What exactly happened at that time?"

"I was looking at the store at night, and Hu Jing ran in in a panic, and she asked me to save her. I found something was wrong, so I called Team Lin..."

Qiao Xingnian told the truth about what happened at that time.

After he finished speaking, Lin Nanyue said aloud: "I recorded the call at that time, please listen to it."

Lin Nanyue recorded the phone call at that time and played it to the two policemen.

After listening, Lin Nanyue added: "When I arrived at the door of the teahouse, I saw Hu Jing pick up the vase and smash it at the back of Qiao Xingnian's head, then I hit Hu Jing with the glass door, and the vase fell to the ground , so there is a live scene.”

"So Hu Jing wanted to hit Qiao Xingnian with a vase, right?"

"Yes, we have downloaded the surveillance video."

Qiao Xingnian released the downloaded video.

There are both audio files and video files, the evidence is sufficient, and there is no need to ask more questions.

"Comrade policeman, I want to know why Hu Jing did this."

The policeman looked at Lin Nanyue and said, "The interrogation is still in progress. We will notify you when the matter is clarified."

Qiao Xingnian nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

The police pushed the confession to Qiao Xingnian's side and said, "Look at it, if you have no doubts, just sign it."

Qiao Xingnian looked at it and signed it.

"Okay, you can go back."

Lin Nanyue stood up, shook hands with the police, and left the police station with Qiao Xingnian.

The two got into the car, Lin Nanyue turned to look at Qiao Xingnian, and said, "Are you okay?"

Qiao Xingnian sighed, and said, "Aren't you curious, why I can tell at a glance that Hu Jing and that man are in the same group?"

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "Curiosity."

"A few days ago, Hu Jing had an entanglement with that man outside the store, and then she confessed to me with red eyes, and I immediately rejected her. When she got off work today, she looked very preoccupied and confessed to me again , I still rejected her, the way she looked at me at that time, I still remember it vividly, what is hidden under the sadness and disappointment is resentment."

Lin Nanyue didn't speak, but just looked at Qiao Xingnian quietly.

"When she ran in the door in a panic, although she described it as a bit embarrassed, the fear in her eyes was disguised. I have been a spirit walker for so many years, and the emotion I see most is fear. I know a person's fear and fear too well. state at the time."

"You...don't like her?" Lin Nanyue was silent for a while before asking such a question.

"I don't like it. Although she is very beautiful and has a gentle personality, it's just that I have never been tempted by her for so many years. Maybe it's because I have been a spirit crosser for a long time, and I have seen too many human relationships, and my heart has become cold." It's thin." Qiao Xingnian sighed for a long time.

"Emotional things can't be forced. If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. You reject her directly instead of playing with her feelings. This is to be responsible to her. You haven't done anything wrong, so you don't have to blame yourself at all."

Qiao Xingnian smiled and said, "I don't think I did anything wrong. Team Lin thought too much. It's just that I feel a little emotional when I see that pure and kind girl at the beginning has become like this."

"Hu Shengli said on the phone that he bought Hu Jing for 30 yuan. Is this true or false?"

"The situation in Hu Jing's family is very complicated. It should be that her family owes money to others. Sell her to others to pay off the debt. As for the amount, I think it should be less than 30. The reason why the person agreed to Hu Jing to come and act in this play is probably because Because of the temptation of the price difference.”

"Then Hu Jing is sure that you will advance her money."

"She overestimated my fatherly heart and underestimated my IQ. I would help her before because she had to pay her one year's salary. She signed a five-year contract with me and another year It’s too late, I think this year is within the contract period, so I asked her to write a document and paid her [-] yuan. Maybe it’s because of this behavior that she misunderstood.”

"Then what are you going to do?"

"If she hadn't done anything to me then, maybe I would have left this matter alone, but it's a pity..." Qiao Xingnian smiled wryly, and said, "Then let's deal with it according to the law."

Lin Nanyue nodded and said, "At that time, if the vase fell, an ordinary person would have been seriously injured. In addition, the man had a knife on his body. Their behavior is already a criminal offense. It is right to act according to the law."

"Team Lin, please take me home."