Killer Nights

Chapter 41: A Meeting at the Noodle Shop

When Jiang Zhengkai arrived at the noodle shop, A-Jiao was already there waiting.  Of course, she wasn’t just going to wait there in boredom.  She put in her usual order of a bowl of hand-cut noodles, a saucer of paste, and half a serving of khapse.  The only difference today was that she ate incredibly slowly because she believed the person she was waiting for would eventually appear.

As soon as he walked in the door, Jiang Zhengkai saw A-Jiao sitting at a table eating her noodles.  “You’re here, too, Miss Ren?” Jiang Zhengkai asked with feigned surprise.

“That’s right, Officer Jiang… I mean, Brother Jiang!  You’re a regular here, too?  How come I’ve never seen you here before?” A-Jiao smiled at Jiang Zhengkai as those shallow dimples once again emerged on her face.

“I normally come here late at night,” Jiang Zhengkai answered truthfully.  He then pointed at the chair across the table from A-Jiao.  A-Jiao naturally nodded in approval,...