By seven o'clock, Han Shanshan's light still hadn't come on. After I got up, I went across the hall and rang her doorbell. The result was that no one answered for quite a while.
It looked like staying up late last night had affected Han Shanshan badly. I'd better let her get some proper rest first.
I drove to a small shop that sold computers and bought some licensed cartoons, then had the owner burn them onto the new portable hard drive I'd bought. After that, I prepared a pile of candies the children liked, along with cheese for Misfortune Bear.
Of course, I hadn't forgotten the generator fuel for Madam Qi, either. I bought several empty iron drums, filled them with gasoline, and, figuring that should be enough for the next few days, headed for Four Little Immortals.
It was already noon. I thought Han Shanshan would be up by then, but when I called her, there was still only a busy tone. It seemed that lazybones was still sleeping.
I called Huo Dadong and chatted with him about the matter I'd previously asked him to help me with—finding Senior Brother Hai. I was preparing to visit him and thank him in person, but Huo Dadong had too much going on at the police station, so we agreed to have a meal together when we were free later.
However, I also learned from him that Han Shanshan's family was currently pressuring her to go on blind dates and get married. She had resigned from the police force and was spending most of her time in South City.
No wonder every time I called Han Shanshan, she sounded so melancholy, as if she wanted to speak but kept swallowing her words.
There were always countless knots in matters between men