It was three days later when I returned to Xin County. Seeing that the time on my phone was six o'clock, I knew Senior Brother should have gotten up. I immediately called him.
Senior Brother's old phone was no longer in use. He was using another number now, perhaps to prevent tracking.
"Junior Brother? You've been having quite a time! Where have you disappeared to these past few days? I couldn't even get through to you. I nearly went to the underworld to look for you!" Senior Brother Hai asked, sounding displeased.
Of course, I knew he had been following me. But after seeing me descend into the underworld, he had been too afraid to continue. So I said, "Senior Brother, I'm still in Xin County. You didn't wait here for me the whole time, did you? I still have things to take care of."
"Tsk, who was waiting for you? I was just asking. By the way, I've returned to Dalong County. Where are you now?" Senior Brother Hai asked hurriedly.
"Nowhere in particular. This is... oh, somewhere near the train station. It seems a little remote. I still need to pick up my car. Are you going to Dalong County? Call me if anything comes up." I spoke while looking at the deserted street.
Senior Brother thought for a moment, reminded me of a few more things, and then hung up. I felt that he was already thinking about how to track me.
I did not expose him. Instead, I went to where I had parked the off-road vehicle earlier, preparing to retrieve it.
When I got there, I saw that among the row of cars, mine alone had been burned black. My heart sank, and my face darkened.
The Audi off-road vehicle Zhao Qian had given me