Chapter 19 One Phone Call
I opened my eyes, exhausted.
In the messy classroom, Zhou Su's hand was still on my forehead. His face looked full of concern.
"Qin Song, did you catch a cold? Want me to get you medicine from the school clinic?"
Was it laughable? A second ago he had still been standing at the rooftop edge, watching me fall with cold eyes.
After Zhou Su took a call and came back, his face looked extremely dark.
I knew this timeline had started to change again.
Human nature was Schrodinger's cat. Until real danger arrived, you couldn't see it.
That night, Fei Kun, Ma Jiu and the others followed the address and pried open the gate of Xia Lin's detached villa.
Zhou Dafa, the Fake Police Officer, pulled off his uniform, tossed it aside, and gave orders.
"Fei Kun, you and Ma Jiu go get the cash. When we're done tonight we split up. From Guangxi to Vietnam, then meet in Myanmar."
Looking at the pretty Xia Lin and her mother on the photo wall, Fei Kun rubbed his hands and let out a creepy laugh.
"Hehehe, wait for me a bit."
"I figure you'll die over women this lifetime. Hurry up. I'll give you half an hour."
The words had barely landed when a group of fully armed police seized them in a flash.
Yes. Five hours earlier, after Zhou Su took that call.
I went downstairs to the public phone booth, calm. No one was around.
I got through to the police.
I lowered my voice, made it a little heavier, and spoke fast.
"Hello, I'm a senior-year homeroom teacher at Ningyu High School. I want to make a real-name report that my student Zhou Su's father broke out of prison and is going to kill. Yes, I overheard him calling my student, threatening him for money."
"The college entrance exam is about to start. I'm afraid this will affect Zhou Su's exam. He's a top student, a Tsinghua And Peking reserve. This affects the district's admission rate. Yes, our principal is..."
"Please make sure you go confirm..."
From countless wrong answers, this time I finally found the right choice.
With one yuan. One phone call.
I felt thoroughly satisfied.