Seeing these policemen in police uniforms, I suddenly had a cold war. My heart tightened and I suddenly became nervous.
I never liked to contact the police, and when I saw them, I couldn't help but think of the time when I was taken away by the police, so this was also an important reason why I didn't want to look for the police when I was desperate in Green city. I didn't want to contact them too much!
Why on earth did they come?
My mouth felt a little dry and my throat involuntarily squirmed.
At this moment, Old Gao took a step forward, and his action made me slightly relieved.
The police were looking at the people in our hotel, and at this time, except for Hu Zi, who didn't come, everyone came to the hall and looked at them as confused as I did.
"What can I do for you?" Old Gao asked.
"Which one of you is Zhao Xiaohu?" One of the older policemen asked.
Is he here for Hu Zi?
I couldn't help but frown. What did Hu Zi do?
Old Gao said, "He's not here."
"Do you have his contact information?" The policeman added, "One of you should call him."
I was a little anxious. What did Hu Zi do? He called the police.
"Let me call him." Old Gao took out his phone with a smile on his face and asked politely, "Police comrade, may I ask what he did?"
"Don't ask too much. Call him first. Tell him to come to the hotel first." The police said rudely.
"Oh, okay, I'll call right away."
Old Gao dialed the number and placed the phone next to his ear. He looked a little nervous. I was even more nervous. I was even more nervous. Would it be too hasty to call Hu Zi? As a friend, I subconsciously hoped that Hu Zi would not be taken away by the police, regardless of whether he had committed any crime or not.
It was very quiet in the hall. We were all silent. I didn't even dare to breathe. I looked at the police who came uninvited, and then at Old Gao who called. Time seemed to pass very slowly, as if the air had frozen. I had a particularly uncomfortable feeling!
"Police comrade, no one answered." Old Gao put down his phone and replied.
The old policeman looked at Old Gao in disbelief, then took out his cell phone and said to Old Gao, "Read me the number!"
Old Gao read the number to the police. I don't remember Hu Zi's number at all, so I don't know if Old Gao read Hu Zi's number.
Then the policeman looked at me again and said, "Do you have Zhao Xiaohu's cell phone number?"
"Yes."
"Read it again."
It seemed that the old policeman was afraid that Old Gao would lie and deliberately did not contact Hu Zi.
I took out my cell phone and noticed that my hands were shaking. I took a deep breath and prayed in my heart that nothing would happen to Hu Zi.
I flipped through Hu Zi's number and saw that it was the same number as Old Gao had just read. It seemed that he wasn't lying.
The old policeman put away his phone and then asked us about Hu Zi. He asked us when we met him, where he lived and his license plate number and so on. When he found out that Hu Zi and I were living together, the police asked for a detailed address and told me to contact them as soon as there was news of Hu Zi.
We still couldn't help but ask what Hu Zi had done. For some reason, the police just didn't say anything.
This makes my heart pull especially! It was as if something was doing evil inside!
Then the police left.
All of a sudden, the restaurant exploded, and my mind went blank. What happened to Hu Zi? Where is he? Why did the police look for him? I think Hu Zi must have done something, and it's probably not a misunderstanding. Otherwise, how could the police find the restaurant? How did they know about this?
Everyone was talking, and the group seemed to have no backbone at all. At this moment, Old Gao suddenly said to everyone, "Don't panic, everyone, don't panic!" Old Gao looked at me again and said, "Xing Yun, you call Hu Zi first. Keep calling until he answers."
I nodded quickly and dialed Hu Zi's number.
Then Old Gao looked at the others and said, "Do you know what might happen to Hu Zi?"
There was a constant "Beep" in the microphone. Everyone looked at Old Gao and nodded in unison. Old Gao asked again, "When did Hu Zi leave the restaurant yesterday? Have you seen him since he left?"
I looked at xiaoyi. They were a secret couple. I thought Xiaoyi might have seen Hu Zi after work, but she frowned and shook her head. Everyone shook their heads.
In other words, at this time, no one knew Hu Zi's whereabouts and whereabouts!
I couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable and guilty. After all, Hu Zi is living with me now. If I went back with him, I might know about him.
I couldn't get through, so I kept calling.
Everyone started talking again, and the noise came into my ears, making me feel the pain of tinnitus.
I couldn't help but wonder, where is Hu Zi? Did he know that the police were looking for him?
Old Gao added, "Don't panic, everyone. We don't know anything now. Let's not scare ourselves. Maybe nothing happened."
Old Gao's words did not help much. After all, it would probably not be a good thing for the police to come to the door! This is well known. Are they here to thank Hu Zi for his bravery? We all know that this possibility is very small.
"Well, what should we do? The restaurant is open as usual. Xing Yun and I will go out to find Hu Zi and see if we can find him. I will tell you in time if we can find him. You guys have to be busy. Don't worry. Don't panic. Nothing will happen." Old Gao consoled everyone, then looked at me and asked, "Still can't get through?"
I shook my head and Hu Zi gritted his teeth, "Keep hitting, keep hitting! Don't let the police contact Hu Zi first."
"Okay!"
I continued to dial Hu Zi's number and turned on the speakerphone directly. The beeping sound was piercing under the loudspeaker, making it even more difficult for me to calm down.
After we left the restaurant, Old Gao said, "Let's go to your room first and see if Hu Zi is home."
I nodded, thinking that Hu Zi might be at home.
The two of us called a cab, and I kept calling Hu Zi's number all the way, but no matter how much I tried, Hu Zi just didn't pick it up, which made me especially uneasy. Where was Hu Zi? Why didn't you answer the phone?
Grass!
I couldn't help cursing in my heart. This state of not knowing anything was too aggrieved!
Those cops are real. They can just tell us what Hu Zi did. There's nothing to keep secret.
The streets were bustling with activity, as if everyone was running around the city, working hard, eating, drinking, and having fun... Shops flew by one after another, countless cars quickly disappeared from sight, such an ordinary day, countless ordinary people, every day in Pucheng.
This kind of prosperous and beautiful, ordinary and repetitive scene made me feel particularly flustered. I was always afraid that something would happen to Hu Zi. I was always afraid that he would be caught by the police, and then stay in prison and never see the thriving Pucheng again.
My cousin, cao xiaolong, is still in prison, and I have experienced the life of detaining without freedom. Every second is like a year!
I gritted my teeth, but couldn't help thinking about the worst.
Bah!
Really, I don't know anything yet, so I think the worst, and I'm convinced of myself.
The taxi was not slow, but in today's anxious situation, I always felt that the distance to the rental room had become incredibly long.
After getting out of the car at the entrance of the community, Old Gao and I began to walk quickly towards the rented house. We walked much faster than before, and the two of us couldn't care less to talk. All that accompanied us was the sound of hurried footsteps and the mechanical repeating of the microphone.
When I got upstairs, I took the key and opened the door. When I entered, I shouted, "Hu Zi, Hu Zi."
I looked around the house again, trying to find evidence that Hu Zi was at home last night, but no one answered. I quickly walked to Hu Zi's bedroom, but there was no one at all!
Hu Zi wasn't home, so where did he go?
I frowned deeply. Normally, Hu Zi's life was about two o' clock and one o' clock in the hotel. These two places occupied most of his life. Of course, he would also go to the food market, the tobacco hotel and other places. Today, Hu Zi had not returned to the hotel, so he definitely wouldn't go to these places.
"If he's not at home, where will he go?" Old Gao asked with a frown.
"I don't know either?" I suddenly thought, does xiaoyi know anything?
Although Old Gao asked everyone if they had seen Hu Zi after work and Xiaoyi shook his head, they were a couple. Would xiaoyi know something we didn't know?
Thinking of this, I quickly said to Old Gao, "Use your phone to call Hu Zi first. I'll make a call."
As I spoke, I flipped through my contacts, found Xiaoyi's number, dialed it out and walked over to the sun terrace.
Soon, Xiaoyi answered.
I asked directly, "Did you really not see Hu Zi after work last night?"
"No, Xiaolian and I went home together after work yesterday. I didn't see him at all." Xiaoyi's voice was also filled with deep worry.
"Do you know why the police are looking for Hu Zi?"
"I don't know."
"You and Hu Zi, do you have anything that we don't know about? What do you think Hu Zi might be looking for?" I hope to get some clues from xiaoyi.
"I really don't know Xing Yun. If I do, I'll tell you!" Xiaoyi said anxiously, "I still want to ask you. Do you know why? What exactly did Hu Zi do?"
"Hey!" I sighed. It seemed that Xiaoyi really didn't know anything. I replied feebly, "I don't know anything either. That's it. You don't have to worry. I'll call you when I get in touch with him."