C7 Did You Call the Police

"Wipe them clean and set off in a decent fashion."

I heard Ba Cha coldly say this. The hand holding the towel had suddenly lost its strength and a buzzing sound could be heard in my head. I, who thought that I had escaped this calamity, was suddenly at a loss for what to do.

I finally snapped out of my daze, but I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what Ba Cha meant by that, nor did I know what I should do now.

Should I try my best to fight Ba Cha? At the very least, he might still have a chance. If he didn't try, he could only wait here for his death.

Then I thought, "Even if we fight, what can we do? I am already no match for Ba Cha. There are five people here who are eyeing us covetously, so no matter how I think about it, there is no chance of victory."

My mind quickly recalled the past, thinking of the days when I was a child with my parents, thinking of the bitter days I went through together with Uncle Qiao, thinking of the dark days in my class …

I now understand that it may be an instinctive reaction to despair, to give up the struggle and look back on the past.

I suddenly heard the five of them chattering. I could tell that Ba Cha was going to kill them if he attacked. They were all shouting that they didn't care about the lawsuit. If they really met him, they would stay far away.

After the five of them left, only Ba Cha and I remained under the boundless moonlight. I still can't forget how terrifying Ba Cha's face was under the reflection of the moonlight. It might be a memory that I will never be able to erase in my entire life.

"Hurry, scrape, scrape."

I was stunned for a moment. Ba Cha had an impatient look on his face and started to urge me. Ba Cha's way of doing things made me understand a little bit. Even though I felt that I was doomed to die, I still didn't dare to resist.

I slowly picked up the towel and wiped the blood off my face in the car's rearview mirror. The face in the mirror was so unfamiliar and familiar.

Sweat and blood streaked my face, and the gaping wounds were even more visible in the white moonlight. Snot and blood were congealing under my nostrils.

I have never seen myself in such a sorry state. Perhaps this is not a sorry state on the outside, but a sorry state on the inside. Because that time, I really gave up on myself.

I patiently wiped the stains on my face with a towel. I even took out some mineral water from the car and poured it on the towel. I wet the towel so that I could wipe off the blood that was about to coagulate.

While I was busy wiping my face, I didn't forget to take a bottle of water and pass it to Ba Cha. I don't know what I was thinking at that time, maybe I hoped that Ba Cha would be moved by such a small matter, or maybe it was just a habit.

"Alright."

I turned around and said two words to Ba Cha, who was actually leaning against the car, drinking the mineral water that I passed to him as if nothing had happened. He was about 1.5 meters tall, leaning against the car.

"Did you call the police?"

Ba Cha asked. I don't know what he meant, but maybe he wanted to be sure that the police wouldn't find out.

I realized that this might be an opportunity, but I also wondered if he'd take me somewhere else if I told him I'd called the police, and then maybe no one would ever find me again.

After some thought, I still tremblingly said that I had already called the police. I didn't know how Ba Cha would react, and I didn't know if he would save my life or kill me because of those words.

Unexpectedly, Ba Cha actually laughed after hearing what I said. My mind was full of questions. I called the police, why is he laughing? In his confusion, most of it was fear. He did not even put the police in his eyes.

What happened next confused me even more. Ba Cha directly made a phone call, roughly saying that I was in his hands, so they don't have to go out to police.

I was stunned on the spot. I couldn't figure out what Ba Cha was up to, so I didn't dare to ask him what he wanted to do. In that situation, even if it was someone else, they wouldn't dare to speak loudly to Ba Cha.

Now that I look at it, I wasn't scared to the point of wetting my pants.

However, I gradually found out that Ba Cha didn't have any malicious intent towards me. Based on my little understanding of Ba Cha at that time, this person is very decisive in his actions and never procrastinates.

If he wanted my life, I wouldn't have had time to wipe my face or even hear a word he said.

On second thought, he had already called the police, which meant that if anything happened to me, he would not be able to escape. At the thought of this, I suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Ba Cha opened the car door and brought out two bottles of wine. At the same time, he also brought out a bag of peanuts. I looked at him in confusion, not knowing what he was doing.

"Sit."

Ba Cha liked to keep things short. He would never say a word if he could say it clearly.

So Ba Cha and I sat next to each other, a bottle of wine and a bag of peanuts.

My emotions at that time couldn't be described with words. Fear, luck, and the desire for countless different kinds of situations existed in my heart at the same time. I didn't know what Ba Cha wanted to do.

However, what Ba Cha wants is not important. What's important is that I can't leave, I don't dare to leave.

Yesterday, when the wind blew, no one would be able to see him. Tonight was as clear as ever, and it was the fifteenth of the eighth month. Many people might have some different feelings on that day.

I feel that Ba Cha might also be like this. Should I use this round of the moon to confide something to a person I met by chance, I have already mentally prepared myself.

What topic did Ba Cha talk to me about? How should I answer it properly? How can I satisfy him? How can I avoid his sorrows? I thought a lot and waited for Ba Cha to speak to me.

But Ba Cha just sat there drinking wine, one cup after another, and drinking peanuts like that. I've been waiting, waiting for him to say something, waiting for him to drink another cup, but he didn't say anything at all.

After drinking the last cup of wine, he turned the bottle upside down. After confirming that there was not a single drop left, Ba Cha stood up, dusted his butt and left.

After Ba Cha left, I was the only one left on the ground covered by the moonlight. Occasionally, I could hear a few dogs barking in the distance.

I was confused by Ba Cha's actions and didn't know what to do. I didn't know what Ba Cha was actually doing.

After resting for a while, I realized that Ba Cha had actually saved me. If it wasn't for him, I might have been taken care of by those five people.

Thinking of this, my mouth curved into a smile.