Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 178 - 174 The Big Black Mole updated on the 25th

Chapter 178: 174 The Big Black Mole updated on the 25th

Qin Zhen had never ice skated before and was extremely excited. Each person had to pay a deposit of one yuan and then they received a pair of shoes that fit. Li Xianglu looked down on the ice skates with a bit of disdain; they were quite an eyesore, likely having been worn by many people.

Seeing this, Qin Xi pointed to a few pairs of new skates and asked, "What about those new ones?"

The attendant’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. These new ice skates were acquired through his connections. He had noticed that many people who came here were from well-off families and were reluctant to wear shoes others had worn, particularly the girls. Moreover, they had money and were willing to buy a new pair for themselves. So, he secretly brought in some to sell at a markup. The four of them managing this place all knew the score—Old Wang even sold tea eggs—so no one made any fuss about it.

So, when he heard someone inquire about new skates, the attendant was in high spirits. His triangular eyes squeezed into a smile as he said, "Those are new, no tickets needed, sixteen yuan a pair."

Qin Xi nodded; the price was reasonable. He pointed to the white ones and said, "I want a pair in size thirty-six of the white ones."

The attendant quickly brought out a box from below and rummaged through it, handing over a pair of white skates. Li Xianglu took them and, despite their somewhat coarse craftsmanship, they were new. Their school also had an ice rink, so buying a pair wasn’t really a loss. At worst, she’d just go skating a few more times.

After paying and changing their shoes, everyone began to carefully make their way inside.

At this time, Qin Zhen had already taken several heavy falls. His classmate, a tall and robust boy, laughed out loud beside him.

Qin Zhen was infuriated and struggled desperately to get up, but ice skating required finesse—exerting force would only make things worse. The sound of ’thud’, ’thud’ crashes could be heard continuously.

Qin Xi wasn’t sure if this girl could skate. After cautiously helping her to stand by the handrail, he skated a few strokes and then helped his floundering brother up. Just as he was about to turn around, he saw Li Xianglu gliding along the handrail with a few easy moves, her posture quite graceful. Meanwhile, Qin Zhen was so mad his eyes nearly popped out.

After trying a few times, Li Xianglu began to skate, her movements airy. She got on track and soon was gliding around, able to turn and skate backwards for a bit before pivoting. She didn’t skate in large circles but started gliding in a smaller area.

Seeing this, Qin Xi just smiled. Qin Zhen on the other hand was close to bursting with frustration, wondering why he was learning so slowly while others got it right away.

His classmate then told him that surely she must have skated before—it couldn’t just be her first time. This got Qin Zhen riled up, accusing his brother Qi Xi and Li Xianglu of deceiving him by saying they hadn’t been here before. At that moment, the two were skating hand in hand along both sides of the handrail, each gliding more beautifully than the other.

After getting tired from skating, the four went to the snack shop to buy soda. Having taken quite a beating, Qin Zhen insisted on drinking two bottles.

His classmate, Yu Wei, was from the capital and had been admitted to a school in Shanghai. He and Qin Zhen were classmates and also roommates, sharing a good rapport. Both had easy-going personalities, so they hit it off well.

Yu Wei had long heard that Qin Zhen had an incredibly impressive older brother. Upon meeting him, he found Qin Xi to be modest and didn’t quite believe the stories, though he still showed respect. Just as everyone was preparing to go back into the arena, someone called for Yu Wei. Hearing this, Yu Wei mentioned it to Qin Zhen, whose eyes lit up with excitement to tag along. Qin Xi thought Yu Wei seemed like a decent guy, so he let the two of them go without objection.

So then it was just Qin Xi and Li Xianglu left together, skating around the rink. Being young and with graceful skating postures, they attracted quite a few onlookers.

Half an hour later, Li Xianglu was tired and also wanted to use the restroom.

After changing shoes, Qin Xi was waiting inside, while Li Xianglu crossed the skating rink towards the restroom by the wall.

When Li Xianglu was about to reach the restroom, she heard noises of quarreling and Qin Zhen’s angry rebukes, so she immediately stopped and headed towards the side wall.

The noises grew more intense, and Li Xianglu felt something was wrong. She looked around, and at the very west of the wall she spotted a low barrier that she could climb over when necessary, so she ran towards it. Thankfully it was only one meter high, so she climbed over with effort and ran towards the source of the sounds, from a distance she could see people scattering, and only Qin Zhen standing there, and on the ground, there was also someone lying there.

Li Xianglu quickly ran over, only to see Qin Zhen holding a knife, hands covered in blood, staring in panic at the ground.

Li Xianglu glanced at the person on the ground, a large blood-hole in his chest was bleeding profusely; ignoring her shock, she immediately took out a handkerchief to plug the chest of the victim, and shouted loudly, "Qin Zhen, what are you doing? Go call your brother now!"

Qin Zhen seemed to find his focus at once, and in his disarray said, "Right, find my brother, my brother."

Li Xianglu saw that the person was out of it, so she quickly got up, grabbed him, "Here, give me the knife, wipe your hands and hurry up, just say I’m waiting at the base of the wall."

Qin Zhen wiped his hands and his frantic emotions calmed slightly, then he ran off.

Li Xianglu looked around, no one else was there, good. She hastily took out Dian Nan Bai Medicine from her Storage Ring.

First she opened the clothing to reveal the wound, then poured a large amount of medicinal powder on it, and then used a towel to firmly press down on the chest, arranged the clothes, fearing that the towel might come loose, she simply found a rope to tie around the victim’s chest. Just at that moment, Li Xianglu heard running footsteps coming from the direction of the wall, two people, probably Qin Xi and Qin Zhen, so she squatted there feeling relieved, waiting.

The person lying on the ground was Yu Wei, unsure what had just happened, he had been fine moments ago, how did he become so injured, and Qin Zhen had been holding a bloodied dagger just now, what on earth was going on, the two of them were classmates, even if a conflict arose they shouldn’t resort to using knives.

Just as Li Xianglu’s thoughts were going haywire, Qin Xi arrived. Seeing that the injured had already been bandaged, he took a deep breath of relief, but dared not delay, he had two people carry him on their backs and they bolted out of the front door.

Li Xianglu also ran, praying non-stop in her heart, hoping that if they were lucky enough to encounter a taxi, things would be good. Now there were taxis, but few in number, mostly used through phone calls by foreign friends, it was rare to see a free one on the streets.

Li Xianglu’s prayers did not seem helpful, as they ran onto the street they were mostly greeted by bicycles, and the tram station was still far away.

Moreover, how could they take the tram in this situation, just when the three thought there was no hope, a black sedan stopped in front of them.

Li Xianglu sent out blessings to all Gods and Jesus, anyone arriving at this time was an angel.

But the person who appeared was an angel with a large black mole.

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