The Mediterranean was stunned. But because even "exploding diamonds" came out,

The Mediterranean immediately woke up.

Pointing at the old Taoist, he said angrily:

"Old brother, you're being too unreliable."

"Oh, little brother, you're not confused yet."

The Mediterranean immediately reached out and scratched his head, forcibly supporting the central government from the local level;

Then he looked at the bald man who had been忽悠ing him, "hmph"ed,

and said:

"Check out."

The bald man glared fiercely at the old Taoist,

and the old Taoist immediately glared back, not showing any weakness.

Wandering the martial world (jianghu), you do need some smoothness and flexibility, but the uprightness in your heart cannot be lost, otherwise, what's the difference between you and a drifter?

Besides, where are we now? When it's time to be a coward and shut up, the old Taoist is more sensible than anyone, but this scene in front of him isn't that serious yet.

These past few years, he hasn't done anything else, just practiced his courage with vengeful ghosts and zombies!

"Okay, you just wait and see, I'll call you nosy…"

The Mediterranean had already paid the bill and walked out of the foot massage shop, but the bald man was still pointing at the old Taoist's face, making threats.

"Hey, you go out and ask around, who am I? Believe it or not, I'll go out and make a phone call, and you won't be able to leave Tong City today!"

The old Taoist pointed his finger at the ground,

striking a domineering pose as if his son was Li Gang.

The bald man was intimidated, his lips trembled, and he immediately lowered his head and ran out of the foot massage shop with his tail between his legs.

Tong City isn't Beijing. It's impossible for any old grandpa or grandma practicing Tai Chi in the park to have an amazing identity or background. But those who do guilty deeds will ultimately feel guilty.

"Tch, he's not a good thing. I could tell at a glance that he was a swindler."

The big sister who had just given the Mediterranean a foot massage picked up the foot basin and spat at the bald man's departing back.

She saw it, but she was a service worker after all, and it was impossible for her to interfere in this kind of thing. Of course, after people left, spitting a few times was no problem.

Immediately after,

this big sister with a chest as heavy as Sister Fangfang's in the pharmacy glanced at the old Taoist,

and said:

"Oh, I can't tell. Taoist Priest, you're quite the character."

The old Taoist was considered a regular here. It would be an exaggeration to say they knew each other inside and out, but after so many contacts, everyone could still tell how much each other was worth.

Faced with this kind of teasing, the old Taoist just smiled "hehe" and didn't take it seriously.

"You came today at the wrong time. We only have foot massages here. The second floor isn't open. How about I give you a set?"

"It's okay. You're leaving in a few days. I came to see you off." The old Taoist said very sincerely.

Although the world is big, living well isn't easy. The old Taoist has never looked down on these big sisters. In the end, they're still earning their money through hard work, which is much cleaner than those who cheat and swindle.

"Hey, I say, if you really know someone, can you help me say hello? It would save us from having to move."

"This poor Taoist does know the city's criminal police captain."

"Oh, that's quite the character. Then can you…"

"If I said something, he'd arrest me first and charge me with prostitution."

Not to mention that with Lao Zhang's temperament, it was impossible for him to do this kind of thing, even if Lao Zhang was willing, the old Taoist wouldn't want to do it.

"Oh, judging from the sound of it, that criminal police captain is your son, right?"

"…" The old Taoist.

"Here she comes."

At this time, a woman in her forties came down the stairs with a suitcase.

The woman was wearing a red short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, an ordinary outfit and an ordinary appearance. You really couldn't tell that she was making a living here.

"Yeah, here."

The old Taoist greeted his 相好(xiang hao) big sister. He came today to see her off.

"Okay, I just finished packing. I just changed my ticket to the first half of the night's train. Let's go eat a meal. Let's get this straight, it's my treat."

"Oh, what are you eating? This place isn't convenient. You can go to the Home Inn across the street and rent a short-time room."

"Sister Fangfang" teased from the side.

The big sister in the red shirt ignored her and walked out of the foot massage shop one after the other with the old Taoist.

They didn't go far, just stopped at a "Huaibei Beef Soup" shop across the road. After entering, the big sister ordered a bowl of beef vermicelli, and the old Taoist ordered two nang breads.

It would be a lie to say that the two of them had a deep relationship.

But compared to passersby, the two of them communicated much more deeply and frequently. Therefore, on the occasion of parting, there was also a bit of sadness.

The nang bread didn't have much taste. The old Taoist ate it one bite at a time, purely to give his mouth something to do.

The big sister ate the vermicelli slowly and sipped the soup in small sips.

After a while,

she put down her chopsticks, took out a tissue from the table, wiped her mouth, and said:

"Maybe I'll be back in a while. When that time comes, I'll contact you."

The old Taoist nodded.

The woman got up, paid the bill. It wasn't much money. It was agreed that it was her treat, so the old Taoist didn't fight over it.

After paying the bill, the woman called to the old Taoist:

"Come with me to the landlord's place to get my deposit back. I'm afraid the landlord will see that I'm from out of town and deliberately withhold my deposit."

The old Taoist nodded when he heard this.

The woman's rented house wasn't far from here. This area used to be a demolition area, but it was suspended for various reasons, so several rows of bungalows were preserved.

The woman walked to the door of a house and reached out to knock. After a while, an old woman opened the door.

"Auntie, I've cleaned up the house and swept it. I'm leaving tonight. According to what we said before, there are still half a month left in this month that I won't be living here, but you have to return my deposit to me."

Hearing that she had to return the deposit, the old woman suddenly frowned and was about to close the door.

The old Taoist took the lead and blocked the door, directly yelling inside in the Tong City dialect:

"Return her deposit, or you'll be sorry!"

Having been in Tong City for several years, no matter how difficult it was to learn the Tong City dialect, the old Taoist was familiar with it.

The old woman shrieked:

"What are you doing, what are you doing? Are you trying to make me call the police!

Old man, old man, you get up and take a look, don't sleep, this person is going to break down the door!"

"Call the police, you call the police. My son is in the police station. You call the police and see who's in the wrong!"

The old Taoist had experience dealing with this kind of person, one who bullies the weak and fears the strong. You want to reason with her, okay, but the premise is that you have to make her afraid of you.

The old woman was stunned when she heard this, then her eyes turned red, as if she was about to cry, and she choked:

"Old man, ah, you spineless coward, just watch me get bullied!!!

I was really blind. How could I have married you in the first place? What's the difference between me marrying you and being a widow? A widow lives a more comfortable life than me!"

As she spoke, the old woman slapped the old man again.

"You useless thing, what use are you, all you know is to sleep, sleep, sleep!"

The old woman slapped down again.

This time,

her hand was grabbed by the old man's hand,

a hand as thin as firewood.

The old man also opened his eyes,

his left eye was sunken, his right eye was red, his mouth was slightly open, and many tentacles protruded from inside.

The old woman wasn't frightened at all. She was still cursing and said:

"What's wrong, you're willing to wake up now?"

The old man's stomach suddenly bulged,

like an inflated balloon,

and then deflated again,

but soon it bulged again.

Black smoke kept rising from the position of his navel and was sucked back in. A strong, rotten smell began to fill the air.

The old woman wiped her tears and showed a little concern, saying:

"Hungry?"

The old man nodded, showing a look of grievance and pleading.

The old woman pulled out her hand, stood up, walked to the door of the bedroom, and looked out through the crack in the curtains in the living room.

She clapped her hands,

and said resentfully:

"What a coincidence, that old thing who was showing off in front of me hasn't left yet."