Wu Yong said, "Don't think too far ahead. Just think about whether you've lost any fights since you left that villa?"
Fang Zhenjiang recalled for a moment and shook his head.
Wu Yong said, "The people living in the villa are rich. What would they want with you there?"
Fang Zhenjiang said, "It looks like that family just moved in. We transported two truckloads of white marble inside, saying they wanted to carve a screen with the 12 zodiac animals in the garden. After that, we helped arrange the furniture for half a day. We were given an extra 200 yuan per person that day, as extra payment for transportation."
Lin Chong asked, "What is the surname of that family's owner?"
Fang Zhenjiang said, "I don't know."
Xiang Yu suddenly stood up—and immediately bumped his head. Rubbing his forehead, he said, "There's no time to lose. Why don't we go and scout it out tonight?" He asked Fang Zhenjiang, "Brother, where is that place?"
Fang Zhenjiang waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Don't ask me anymore. I tend to drink a little when I'm working, and I don't remember anything. If you want to ask me, I'll find someone for you."
Everyone asked in unison, "Who is it?"
Fang Zhenjiang laughed and said, "You should ask Lao Wang about this. He's our boss. He keeps a little notebook about where he goes and how much work he does every day, and he's the one who calculates our wages."
Bao Jin snorted and said, "Looks like this guy is fair." Old Wang is the laborer who jokingly said he was Fang La and got slapped by him. Because of this, Fang Zhenjiang and Bao Jin had a fight and are still at odds.
Someone asked, "How do I find Old Wang?"
Fang Zhenjiang said, "It will have to wait until tomorrow; his home is far away."
The heroes looked at each other in bewilderment. Suddenly, Xiang Yu said to Bao Jin, "You wouldn't secretly send a message to Pang Wanchun, would you?" This was exactly what the heroes were worried about, and now Xiang Yu had directly asked them this question.
Bao Jin's face turned bright red: "You underestimate me too much. I said I wouldn't take sides, and I always keep my word. If you don't believe me, just kill me now."
Everyone knew Bao Jin was a straightforward man, so a few smooth-talking types like Wu Yong and Dai Zong laughed and said, "Hehe, just kidding, how could that be..."
Everyone fell silent for a moment, then they heard the soft whispers of lovers coming from behind the car. Turning around, they saw Hua Rong and Xiu Xiu talking as if no one else was around.
Xiuxiu didn't seem too surprised after learning about Hua Rong and the heroes, probably because she had spent half a year caring for a man in a vegetative state and then suddenly saw her lively lover again. A woman's power to give her all her love is terrifying; I think this might be the legendary love that transcends the physical—perhaps Baozi and I are a little like that too, since I accepted her face, didn't I?
Xiuxiu seemed completely unaware that besides me, Baojin, Fang Zhenjiang, and the others, the car was actually full of dead people—thinking about this sent chills down my spine.
After this battle, Hua Rong finally succumbed to Xiu Xiu's tenderness, and the two became inseparable, unwilling to part for even a moment.
Looking at Hua Rong, who was blissfully unaware of his intimacy, Zhang Qing said indignantly, "Doesn't this guy have a wife? Wouldn't that be considered cheating by today's standards?"
Dong Ping said, "It's only considered cheating if you catch your wife in the act; if you don't, it's just being a womanizer—Hua Rong is so lucky, you'll never catch him."
Bao Jin suddenly felt a pang of emotion and sighed, "I should find a girlfriend too."
I asked, "What about your ex-girlfriend?"
Bao Jin asked in bewilderment, "What do I have?"
"Didn't you say you had a boyfriend back in school?"
Bao Jin blushed and said, "Unrequited love..."
...
Nothing more was said that night. The next day, Xiang Yu and I went to the school again, where the heroes had already assembled. Bao Jin was among them. Yesterday, to avoid suspicion, he insisted on sleeping with Lin Chong to show he wouldn't inform Pang Wanchun and the others, but Lin Chong flatly refused. Later, he tried to sleep with whoever he could find, until Lu Junyi intervened, expressing complete trust in Bao Jin, which finally stopped him, because at that moment Bao Jin was about to reach Hu Sanniang…
Fang Zhenjiang has already gone out to find Lao Wang. Lao Wang and his team have been taking over all the physical labor at Yucai School lately, showing up on time every day like they're going to work. Although it's physically demanding work, at least they don't have to fight with others for jobs, so they're actually enjoying it.
A moment later, Fang Zhenjiang entered the room first, and behind him, Old Wang's voice said, "Zhenjiang, what are you doing, all mysterious..." He was startled to see everyone staring at him, and he hesitated, slowing his pace. "What...what's going on?"
Fang Zhenjiang said, "Old Wang, don't be afraid, they just want to ask you some questions."
I pulled Old Wang in, offered him a cigarette, and said, "Brother Wang, have a seat."
Old Wang took the cigarette and tapped it on the table, saying carefully, "Just call me Old Wang."
I plopped down on the table opposite him and said, "You two months ago, you were doing business in a villa in Chun Kong Mountain? What was the owner's surname?"
Old Wang said, "I don't know the owner's surname, but I do know that the villa was sold. We work for the new buyer."
"Did anything happen to you there?"
Old Wang asked in astonishment, "What do you mean?"
I thought for a moment and said, "How long did you stay there? Did you eat?"
Old Wang said, "It's only been a few hours, and we haven't eaten. You know how rich people are. Even if we work long hours, they'll at most order us a few takeout meals. They won't let people like us touch their stuff."
Zhang Qing said, "You're not mistaken, are you? Don't you need to take out your notebook to check?"
Old Wang laughed and said, "It's not like it's pi, why bother memorizing it? Besides, of all the years I've worked here, this is the one that left the deepest impression on me—they're really rich! The living room is as big and tall as a movie theater, and, well, as tall as a movie theater too!" At the end, Old Wang suddenly asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking all this? You're not up to any shady business, are you? Brothers, we don't do that."
Fang Zhenjiang said, "Don't you trust me? Hey Lao Wang, I was drunk that day and can't remember clearly. I'm asking you, did I really not even drink a sip of water while I was working there?"
Old Wang said, "Why are you asking this?"
I interjected, "They've been poisoned."
Old Wang looked at Fang Zhenjiang in shock and asked, "Really?"
Fang Zhenjiang smiled and said, "Pretty much. Haven't you noticed that I haven't lost a fight since that day?"
Old Wang looked at us blankly, then finally chuckled and said, "You called me here so early just to play a joke like this?"
Fang Zhenjiang said seriously, "This is not a joke, it's true—"
I said in a serious tone, "We suspect that there is an illegal organization hiding there, specializing in researching a drug that can stimulate the human body's potential, but this will severely damage the secretion of adrenal glands. In the end, although the person will be invincible, they will become neither male nor female—yes, just like Dongfang Bubai." I said, "Just tell us whether Zhenjiang has drunk the water from that place."