Killer Nights

Chapter 66: Looking for the Black Spots at Night

A-Jiao and Jiang Zhengkai finished eating their meal.  As always, A-Jiao inconspicuously left a cash payment for her meal underneath her bowl.  She wasn’t actually serious when she told Uncle Cai she expected free noodles from now on.  After all, it wasn’t easy for an elderly person to come all the way to the city to open up a noodle shop.

“Ziyuan, are you sure you want to go to the alley?” asked Jiang Zhengkai once the two of them had stepped out of Uncle Cai’s noodle shop.  “Let me take you home instead.  I promise I’ll be back before midnight,” he said as he stood firmly in front of her.

“No!  I want to go with you,” responded A-Jiao.  Her demeanor was very calm when she spoke.  It looked like this time, she had truly mentally prepared herself to face her past.  Ever since she’d gone with Jiang Zhengkai to the sub-bureau after her last hospital check-up, her heart had been feeling quite conflicted.  Her decision to visit the alley today was the result of much careful consideration.  Ultimately, the person who had compelled...