A Place to Stay

Seeing Yun Yao leave the room, Qi Xia looked at Chu Tianqiu again.

"Can my teammates be released now?"

"But the 'Ultimate Path' in your team..."

"I will handle it."

Chu Tianqiu nodded: "I was originally preparing a 'welcome party', but now it seems to be temporarily postponed."

He walked to the classroom door, opened it, and Zhang Shan was standing not far from the door.

"Are you done talking?" Zhang Shan said, then was taken aback, staring at Chu Tianqiu's face, "Damn it, how did you get hurt?"

"It's nothing serious." Chu Tianqiu waved his hand, "Zhang Shan, it was all a misunderstanding just now, let go of Qi Xia's teammates."

...

Qi Xia followed Zhang Shan to the second floor of the school and found his teammates in the equipment room at the end of the corridor.

Chu Tianqiu was also cautious in doing things. He didn't lock up the group, just prepared some canned food and bottled water, and arranged for an aunt to chat with everyone.

The aunt wore a Buddhist amulet and a cross around her neck, which looked quite complex in faith.

She was talking to Officer Li at this time, telling him examples of how the gods in the village helped the police with cases.

"Qi Xia, are you here?" Officer Li saw Qi Xia and stood up first as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

"Are you okay?" Qi Xia asked.

"What could happen to us?" Officer Li looked puzzled at Qi Xia, "But you, why did you come now?"

"I went to see Chu Tianqiu." Qi Xia looked around and asked, "Isn't Qiao Jia Jin here?"

"Isn't that gangster with you?" Officer Li asked.

Zhang Shan, standing behind the two, shook his head helplessly: "That mad dog is in another room. I told him long ago that if he didn't fight, I would give him food and drink, but he wouldn't listen."

Under his leadership, Qi Xia found Qiao Jia Jin again.

He looked fine, just very angry.

"Hey! Liar!" Although Qiao Jia Jin was tied up, his momentum was still very strong, "Hurry up and untie me, today I will beat this big guy to tears!"

Zhang Shan was also a bit annoyed: "Do you really think I'm a paper tiger with your flower arm? If I don't use real kung fu, do you really think you can knock me down?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" Qiao Jia Jin snorted coldly, "Liar, why did you stand on the 'enemy's side'? Were you coerced and lured by the other party?"

"No, it's not that." Qi Xia shook his head, "Qiao Jia Jin, these people were originally going to let you go, but you are very agitated, and they don't know what to do for a while."

"Agitated?! You say I'm agitated?!" Qiao Jia Jin shouted, "They tied me up, and they don't allow me to be agitated?!"

"Qiao Jia Jin, you also hit people." Qi Xia said, "Why don't you apologize to them, and you won't have to be tied up so hard."

Zhang Shan found it hard to understand after hearing it. Qiao Jia Jin even had a hard time with 'normal communication', how could he 'apologize'?

"I'm sorry." Qiao Jia Jin suddenly bowed his head and said, "I sincerely apologize to everyone, please untie me."

"Hey?!" Zhang Shan was taken aback, pointing a finger at Qiao Jia Jin, "I thought you were a guy with principles! How could you apologize in an instant?"

"I heard that if I apologize, I can be untied, and I suddenly felt that everything before was my fault." Qiao Jia Jin chuckled, "I am such a person, always able to be flexible."

After Qiao Jia Jin also returned to the team, everyone followed Zhang Shan's guidance and came to the room on the north side of the first floor.

Chu Tianqiu assigned a classroom to the nine people.

Many daily necessities had been placed in the classroom in advance.

There were a few old but relatively clean quilts, a small amount of bottled water and canned food, as well as two lighters and a flashlight.

This floor seemed to be inhabited by many people, each living in classrooms in teams.

At this time, as night was about to fall, many people sat in the classroom chatting.

Life here was a world of difference compared to Qi Xia's last 'wilderness survival' life.

They came to the classroom, first laid out the beds, and Qiao Jia Jin lit a bonfire in the center of the classroom with an old iron basin.

Officer Li brought several cans and opened them for everyone, heating them next to the iron basin.

The nine people sat together, waiting quietly, and the atmosphere was a bit silent.

Qi Xia looked up and looked at the men around him, Qiao Jia Jin, Han Yimo, Officer Li, Dr. Zhao, and was also calculating something in his heart.

"Are you used to it?" Zhang Shan walked in from outside the door and looked at the nine people in the room, "Our space is also limited, and we can only let you nine people stay together and make do."

"Brother Shan, thank you." Xiao Ran stood up and kept smiling at Zhang Shan.

Officer Li stood up and nodded at Zhang Shan in a friendly manner, saying, "Man, it's very well arranged, you've worked hard... Do you have a cigarette?"

"Cigarette...?" After hearing this, Zhang Shan was silent for a while, took out a little more than half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and looked a little reluctant, "I only have these..."

"It's okay." Officer Li naturally took the small half-pack of cigarettes, "I don't mind the quantity, thank you."

Seeing his 'spiritual food' being taken away, Zhang Shan suddenly panicked: "No... brother, you should at least leave me one!"

"I've been holding back for too long." Officer Li took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

"Okay then." Zhang Shan shook his head, "You guys have a good rest tonight, and you should go to the game tomorrow."

After bidding farewell to Zhang Shan, Xiao Ran glanced coldly at Officer Li.

"What's the matter?" Officer Li asked in confusion.

"Can you not smoke here?" Xiao Ran said.

"Oh, okay, I'll go out right away." Officer Li nodded.

He turned his head and looked at Qi Xia, asking, "Do you want a cigarette?"

Qi Xia thought for a moment and took a cigarette.

He had clearly told Officer Li that he hadn't smoked for a long time.

"Han Yimo, do you smoke?" Officer Li looked at Han Yimo.

"Ah?" Han Yimo didn't understand what Officer Li meant and smiled, "I don't smoke..."

"I'll teach you." Officer Li stuffed a cigarette directly into Han Yimo's mouth, "It's not difficult, you'll learn it instantly."

After saying that, he looked at the remaining few people and said, "It's really not appropriate for the three of us to smoke here, after all, there are non-smokers, come with me."

At this moment, Qi Xia understood the meaning of Officer Li, so he put his arm on Han Yimo's shoulder and followed Officer Li to the corridor.

The three of them didn't say a word, staring at the surroundings and walking forward cautiously.

The matter they were going to discuss next was too sensitive, and in order to guard against 'walls have ears', they must find a safe place.

But where in this huge school is the absolutely safe place?

"Qi Xia, would it be safer to go to the rooftop?" Officer Li asked, "Or the basement?"

"No." Qi Xia shook his head, "The center of the playground is the safest."