Trafford’s Trading Club

The sky is not very blue, and even looks a little gloomy...just like his current mood.

Ding Dongsheng sighed and sat on the back stairs of the classroom, lost in thought. But he was not the only one here.

As a place that provides a good escape from teachers, there is never a shortage of visitors.

It is now class time at the No. 4 Middle School in the city. Two boys sneaked here quietly, smoked cigarettes, and chatted.

One of the boys obviously saw Ding Dongsheng sitting on the lower floor and was stunned.

"What, do you know this guy?" his companion asked curiously.

He shrugged and said, "You are the best in our class."

"Shouldn't the top students sit in the classroom and listen to the lectures at this time?" The companion said mockingly: "Where are the top students?"

"I guess I'm in a bad mood." He said casually: "Didn't a girl in our class jump off the building last month? I heard that Ding Dongsheng and her have a pretty good relationship."

"It turns out my wife is dead."

The companion suddenly said: "No wonder it's like this... But it seems that another one jumped off the building a few days ago, right? It said on TV that it seemed to be a man from the school next door. The pressure is so great now, top students are jumping off the building, we Isn’t it time to go back and reform this kind of thing?”

"Stop talking about this, it's disappointing! Let's think about it. Where can we go to play after school?" He quickly brushed off the topic.

So the two began to discuss it, and they didn't know when Ding Dongsheng left.

They didn't even know that Ding Dongsheng said to himself before leaving: Rongrong didn't commit suicide, someone must have forced her.

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Ding Dongsheng did not go back to the classroom immediately. He came to the back stairs just because he didn't want anyone to disturb him, so he chose to go to the back of the school library in a deserted place.

He came almost at a trot.

Ding Dongsheng stopped now.

In front of a green tree, he punched the tree trunk hard.

More than a month has passed. Although the summer vacation is not over yet, as high school students, they have already started classes.

But it has only been more than a month, but no one has mentioned that there was a girl in the class, her name was Qiao Rongrong.

Only he has always remembered this girl...her smile, her words, her appearance...everything about her.

"We clearly agreed that we would submit it to Jiao Tong University together, but why did you..."

Ding Dongsheng was helpless and leaned against the tree trunk, looking even darker, as if it was about to rain, "But why have you changed..."

He went to and from the library with her, stayed there after school to discuss exercises, went to art evenings together, and quarreled over performances, and they cared more about each other because of their quarrels.

Why has it changed...became cold and distant?

Is it because of the appearance of that man?

Ding Dongsheng had not only stayed quietly downstairs in her house more than once, quietly waiting for her to appear, but he had also seen her getting out of a man's car more than once.

"Leave me alone, our world is different. Just study hard... I don't want to go to Jiaotong University."

Remembering what Qiao Rongrong said to him for the last time not long after the summer vacation started, Ding Dongsheng seemed to have lost all his goals. He hid at home for a whole week without going out... But he didn't expect that after that meeting, It's really just like what Qiao Rongrong said.

They completely became people in two worlds. She became the third person to commit suicide.

Xu Zhao.

The name of the man who changed Qiao Rongrong has always been lingering on Ding Dongsheng since the news of her death... Although the police confirmed that Rongrong fell from the building by herself, Ding Dongsheng was not willing to believe it at all.

Rongrong's death must be related to Xu Zhao!

"Do you want to take revenge on this man?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Ding Dongsheng's ears, but it seemed more like he was remembering it in the bottom of his heart... that hoarse, unpleasant, sharp voice, like an old witch.

What he didn't know was that something darker was surging in his shadow, and it slowly changed into a blurry shadow and broke away.

That was the voice of Dark Soul Eighteen.

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"I also hide in the toilet every now and then? Why haven't I heard anything like this?"

Ren Ziling stared at the pears like a defeated dog... Could it be that this is the luck of new Europeans, just like people who have never played cards are often able to inexplicably succeed in the first round? ?

"Sister Ren, you look at me like this, I'm so stressed!"

Ren Ziling shrugged. This was a place to drink cold drinks near the cram school. The time was after the cram school.

Ren Ziling thought as she said: "According to what you said, this Xu Zhao is at most a scumbag who plays with female students. There are many such people in society... However, these two girls really mentioned those deceased people. Something?"

Lizi nodded: "It seems that they have done something together. And from the conversation between these two girls, I'm afraid there are far more than just these people, maybe more... what could it be?"

"Hmm..." Ren Ziling thought for a while, then nodded and said: "It's good to know about this matter! Lizi, you really helped me a lot this time. I have to inform Ma Houde immediately. I always feel that This matter is getting more and more complicated, and my intuition tells me that there will be danger... Let's leave it to the police, and let's just look for clues."

Li Zi was stunned and said: "Hey, Sister Ren, with your character, shouldn't you go deep into the tiger's den? What's going on?"

Ren Ziling blew a puff of smoke and said: "Maybe a few years ago, but it's different now. Although our duty is to report the truth, we should not cross the line when we can't. Like this time, it is still within the scope of undercover investigation. , but if you go any further, it’s already the job of the police.”

Lizi... Lizi doesn't believe Zi Ling's nonsense.

She blinked her eyes, smiled and said, "Is it because of Luo Qiu?"

Ren Ziling said matter-of-factly: "Isn't it what a family member should do to not make the family worry too much?"

Although Luo Qiu said that day that she could relax and do something she liked, how could Ren Ziling really have no scruples?

When you get home, having someone say 'welcome back' to you is more important than anything else.

Therefore, although it is no longer the charging trap like it used to be, it can still carry out some investigations. Even if it is doing a second-line job, it can still help a lot without losing its original intention... That's it. Very satisfied.

"Family..." Lizi dug out a piece of ice cream and stuffed it into her mouth, slowly feeling the coldness melt... Family, what would be family?

She didn't know.

She had never had the experience of having a family since she was conscious.

"Hey, is that Xu Zhao?" Ren Ziling tilted her head and looked behind Li Zi.

Lizi turned around and took a look.

I saw Xu Zhao walking out of this drinking bar with a woman in his arms. If I read it correctly, the woman being hugged seemed to be one of the employees working at the cram school.

Ren Ziling couldn't help but said disdainfully: "Is this scumbag really suitable for all tastes? A student... young woman, I remember this woman seems to be married."

"You said you're a scumbag." Lizi responded.

But at this moment, the two people who were discussing opened their lips slightly because, at this moment, a man wearing a hat and a mask suddenly rushed towards Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao did not react and was knocked to the ground.

"Do you have eyes?" Xu Zhao said angrily... but his expression suddenly changed drastically!

Because the guy who hit him actually had a utility knife in his hand! And the utility knife, which had already pushed out the blade, was now pressed against his cheek.

"Yes... if you have something to say, please tell me, brother, I haven't offended you, have I?" Xu Zhao's hands trembled, what anger is there?

The woman he was taking also screamed immediately!

There were many customers sitting in the open-air area outside the drinking bar at this time. At this time, they all stood up in panic. Some were busy taking pictures, some thought it was staged and planned to watch a show, and some planned to call the police... But No one came forward to help.

"Scum!" The masked man shouted in a deep voice: "Why did you want to kill Rongrong?"

"Rong Rong? What Ron Rong?" Xu Zhao said in a trembling voice: "Brother, I don't know who you are talking about. Did you admit the wrong person? We have something to discuss. Can you put the knife away first?"

"Qiao Rongrong! Have you forgotten?" The masked man's voice was even more depressed... more like a roar. Even though his voice was so low.

"Qiao Rongrong... Qiao Rongrong... I remembered." Xu Zhao was shocked and broke into a cold sweat when the knife was pressed against him. "I didn't kill her! She committed suicide and jumped off the building... the police have proven it!"

"You still said no!!" The masked man seemed to become excited all of a sudden: "Some time ago, you took her with you every day... and so soon, you found another woman, you scumbag!!"

"Don't, don't get excited!" Xu Zhao panicked: "Her death really has nothing to do with me. I, I didn't do anything to her at all...it was all of her own free will."

"What on earth did you do to her?!" The masked man suddenly pulled out the utility knife in his hand, as if he wanted to stab her with the knife.

"Wait! I'll tell you!" Xu Zhao suddenly shouted at this moment.

The masked man was startled and his hands stiffened and stopped. But at this moment, Xu Zhao quickly grabbed the masked man's hand holding the utility knife, and at the same time, he quickly punched the masked man in the face.

This punch suddenly hit the masked man so hard that stars appeared in his eyes and he became dizzy. Seeing the opportunity, Xu Zhao stopped the other party and pushed the masked man to the ground.

The situation is reversed.

"You have such a small body!" Xu Feng spat, suppressing the other person unable to move, lowering his head and saying fiercely: "Dare you touch me? You are dead! Xiaomei, call the police!"

Xu Zhao looked up at the woman he brought and gave instructions.

The masked man struggled excitedly at this time, but his size was far different from that of Xu Zhao, so he couldn't break free at all.

"Let me tell you, Qiao Rongrong's death has nothing to do with me!" Xu Zhao sneered and came close to the masked man's ear: "But I definitely know better than you what this girl smells like. You are her boyfriend. ? Or unrequited love? But you haven’t touched her, have you? Let me tell you, this woman is just a free-spirited, self-degenerate, money-minded bitch who can sleep with anyone!"

"Let me go!!!" The masked man flapped and moved his limbs like a wild beast, "It's you! It must be you! It's you who seduced her, it's you who made her change!! It's you!!!"

"The note is coming soon! I'm too lazy to tell you!" Xu Zhao snorted coldly: "But let me see who you are first! I will remember your appearance, don't think this matter is settled like this! Dare you take it? Threaten me with a knife?"

Seeing Xu Zhao pulling the mask of the masked man, and immediately seeing his true face, a cup flew from nowhere and hit Xu Zhao hard in the back.

He screamed in pain... This cup was like a stone, and it hurt like hell when it hit his back!

"That bastard attacked me!" Xu Zhao looked around angrily, but at this moment, the masked man broke away instead.

The masked man didn't look back and rushed out of the crowd.

Xu Zhao couldn't help but blushed with anger. It was unrealistic to chase the masked man at this moment, and it was even more unrealistic to find out who attacked him. There were too many people watching here!

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"Damn! My mask brother is so awesome!"

"You're awesome too, Sister Ren. Where did you learn this cup-throwing technique? It's so accurate!"

After Ren Ziling and Li Zi saw the masked man escaping, they quickly followed him. However, the masked man actually grabbed someone else's taxi on the road and left calmly.

"It seems we can't catch up...Sister Ren, your car?" Lizi said rather disappointedly.

"Forget about that broken car!" Ren Ziling shook her head, "I thought I could find out something from this mask guy... Qiao Rongrong, I remember it was one of the students who committed suicide. Who is this mask guy?"

The two women discussed it to no avail, so they could leave with doubts.

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Just a little bit... just a little bit...

Ding Dongsheng's mind was full of 'just a little bit'...if he hadn't hesitated for a moment at that time.

He had already gotten out of the taxi, took off his mask and hat, and threw them into a nearby trash can. Now, walking alone on the street.

He clenched his fists, and his knuckles were even a little white!

Xu Zhao's words kept coming to his mind, and every time they rang out, it made him feel a little uncomfortable. He instinctively didn't want to believe everything this man said!

What kind of self-destruction? Why are you so greedy for money? What kind of trickery?

It must be his temptation that made Rongrong become like this... It must be like this... It must be like this... It must be him who killed Rongrong... It was he who abandoned Rongrong and made Rongrong commit suicide... …must be…must be…

Xu Zhao! I won't let you go... I won't let it go like this!

"But what can you do? It's just a little bit close, but it's still a little bit close. You can't do anything."

That sharp old witch-like voice began to ring in Ding Dongsheng's heart. He subconsciously looked at the glass on the cabinet of the shop facing the street...looking at his reflection on the glass.

He saw his own reflection, looking at himself as if he were alive... looking at himself in the reflection, he was looking at himself with disdain and sneered.

"You are just a student, you can't do anything. Xu Zhao is a member of the society, everyone knows him, and you have no evidence, so it is impossible to avenge Rongrong... You are useless man."

"I'm not!!!"

Ding Dongsheng looked at his reflection and roared coldly, "I'm not! I'm not! I'm not!!"

He even frantically touched and beat the glass on the cabinet... himself in the glass.

"I'm not..."

"Want to protect? I know there is a place that can help you. However, I need you to pay a price..." (To be continued.)