Chapter 55

Xiao Yuncheng looked around. It was really eerie here. The dark green flames and the red decorations throughout the temple made the red and green look so weird.

Xiao Yuncheng looked at the masks on their faces and couldn't help but feel a little creepy, so he didn't want to look anymore. Ah Quan lit three incense sticks in front of the statue in front of him and bowed three times very piously. The Taoist priest gently helped Xiao Yuncheng up and spoke slowly: "Young man, it's okay, come with me."

Xiao Yuncheng didn't care and followed the Taoist priest. There were still too many people around and it was obviously not a good time to take action. Xiao Yuncheng planned to wait and see.

Although the Taoist priest had a smile on his face, it was a creepy smile. He spoke in a friendly manner, but he did not give people a friendly feeling at all. Xiao Yuncheng felt uncomfortable all over when he saw him and turned his head away.

The air here was filled with a smell of hypocrisy, and the strong smell of smoke rushed into Xiao Yuncheng's nostrils. No matter how hard Xiao Yuncheng held his breath, he couldn't resist being choked. The Taoist led him to the statue without saying another word to Xiao Yuncheng.

Seeing the Taoist priest behind him about to leave, Xiao Yuncheng thought his chance had come. He heard rustling sounds behind him, followed by the door being slammed shut. The Taoist priest just turned around, and Xiao Yuncheng was already holding a wooden stick pointed at his head. Xiao Yuncheng smiled evilly: "Don't move."

The Taoist priest did not move, but looking at his expression, he did not seem to be afraid. Xiao Yuncheng had a strange feeling in his heart, but he did not think too much about it. His most urgent task now was to go out and contact Wu Tong first.

He put the stick against the Taoist's forehead and threatened: "Take me out, or you will die. You can try it."

The Taoist priest didn't say anything and moved his legs, as if he wanted to go out. Xiao Yuncheng warned him to behave himself before following him step by step to the gate. The Taoist priest put his hands on the gate, but it didn't open. Xiao Yuncheng frowned and hit the back of the Taoist priest's head with a wooden stick, but he still didn't move.

Xiao Yuncheng walked forward cautiously, reached out and pushed the door, then locked it.

Xiao Yuncheng was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses and began to look at the layout of the temple. The reason why the smell of fireworks could not dissipate from this temple was because there were not many windows, and the only three windows were covered with wooden windows. Xiao Yuncheng looked around several times but could not find a suitable way to escape.

He turned around and asked the Taoist priest in front of him: "How can I get out?"

The Taoist priest remained silent, and Xiao Yuncheng no longer relied on him.

After being hit by a stick, the Taoist priest fainted. Xiao Yuncheng ignored him and went to look at the windows. There were wooden partitions. Xiao Yuncheng pushed them, but they didn't budge. He even wanted to break the windows violently, but it was night and the surroundings were too quiet. If he smashed the windows rashly, it would definitely attract attention.

Nothing worked, Xiao Yuncheng was getting a little impatient.

Calculating the time, the police station has at least dispatched officers or checked the surveillance. With Wu Tong's presence, the pace might be a little faster, but Xiao Yuncheng did not relax his vigilance because he heard the sound of a bell outside the door. It wasn't just one, but many bells ringing, very loudly. Xiao Yuncheng stared at the direction of the gate.

Snap!

The door was opened.

"Master? Master, what's wrong with you?!"

The group of people looked up, but still could not see Xiao Yuncheng. The temple suddenly became much busier, and it was so noisy that they didn't even know when Xiao Yuncheng slipped out.

Xiao Yuncheng took advantage of their noise to slip out. These people were really not that smart. There was no one outside the temple. What a good opportunity!

Xiao Yuncheng relied on his memory to find the direction of the gate of Quling Street and began to escape.

When he saw the gate, he thought he could really escape, but when two tall men walked out of the security booth, Xiao Yuncheng had his wishful thinking.

But he was not surprised and was ready to fight at any time. The two men were about the same size as Xiao Yuncheng, and each held a machete in his hand. Xiao Yuncheng didn't waste any words and fought in close combat. Xiao Yuncheng had never admitted defeat.

The three men soon started fighting at the door. Xiao Yuncheng dodged a knife by turning sideways and grabbed the man's wrist with his backhand. With a "click", he easily twisted the wrist. The machete fell and was caught steadily by Xiao Yuncheng. He turned around and blocked the attack from behind by another man.

clang——

After several rounds, the two men combined were no match for Xiao Yuncheng. Xiao Yuncheng fought effortlessly. He stood firm and thought that he could not waste time with them any longer. He swung a fierce knife at the man, but he was easily blocked. Xiao Yuncheng took advantage of the moment when he was exhausted and turned around and ran.

But he hadn't taken a few steps when a gunshot rang out, forcing him to stop. Ah Quan's voice rang out from behind Xiao Yuncheng: "Do you think you can get away?"

Xiao Yuncheng broke out in a cold sweat again.

Wu Tong tightly grasped the phone, closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down. Shi Qian came to help Wu Tong because his injuries were not serious. Lin Chen came along because he was worried. Wu Tong's hand was held by Shi Qian, who tried his best to comfort Wu Tong. Along the way, Shi Qian greeted the person in charge of the prison department hundreds of times, and he was so angry that he felt dizzy.

Seeing that he was so excited that he was coughing, Lin Chen handed him a bottle of water and then took out another one and handed it to Wu Tong. Wu Tong whispered thank you and took the bottle. Shi Qian drank it and continued to curse: "Is my brain filled with shit? I can't even see a person properly!"

Shi Qian really used all the swear words he had in his life on the person in charge.

Amidst his abuse, Wu Tong recalled Quling Street. He had heard of Quling Street and had been there twice. The first time was to look for Chen Hao's whereabouts, and the second time was when he went there with Xiao Yuncheng and the others. Wu Tong had heard some rumors about Quling Street, but now he couldn't remember anything at all. His brain short-circuited, and Wu Tong became even more anxious.

They had already found out that Xiao Yuncheng had been taken to Quling Street and were on their way there. However, Wu Tong's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and he was gradually experiencing hypoxia. Shi Qian was the first to notice Wu Tong's abnormality and reached out to support Wu Tong's elbow, saying, "Tongtong, you should stop forcing yourself, okay?"

But Wu Tong just shook his head, drank some water, and gave Shi Qian a forced smile: "I'm fine."

If I believe you, there will be trouble, Shi Qian thought.

But he also knew that Wu Tong had a stubborn temper and could not be persuaded, so he had no choice but to follow his lead and coax him while checking the location. Lin Chen looked at Shi Qian for a few times, then sighed and took the location device from Shi Qian's hand, saying to him, "You go and accompany Wu Tong, I'll take a look."

Shi Qian glanced at Lin Chen and nodded.

Wu Tong knew that Shi Qian was trying very hard to make him happy, but he really couldn't muster any energy and could only respond to Shi Qian with a few words without any strength. Shi Qian saw that Wu Tong's condition still didn't improve, and thought that maybe it would be better to give him some space to adjust himself, so he reached out and hugged Wu Tong and stopped talking.

The police car stopped at the gate of Quling Street, and the policemen got out of the car one after another. Shi Qian ordered to arrest everyone he could see. Wu Tong said that he remembered that ordinary residents were not allowed to go out at night on Quling Street.

The uncle in the security room was confused. His hands were handcuffed behind his back by the police. He was puzzled: "Comrade police, what are you doing here so late?"

The police didn't waste any more time talking to him. They took out Xiao Yuncheng's photo and shoved it in his face: "Have you seen this person?"

As expected, the uncle shook his head wildly without any hesitation.

"You're lying! Search me!"

The uncle watched in panic as a group of police rushed into Quling Street. He felt something was wrong and wanted to speak up to stop them: "No, comrade police, I really haven't seen this person before! Why on earth are you searching our street? You can't just search our streets randomly!"

"What do you mean?" The policeman turned around and looked at him. The uncle explained, "We believe in ghosts and gods here. We are exorcising evil spirits right now. We shouldn't have any random people wandering around the streets."

“…” The police looked at him as if he were a fool. The uncle was still explaining: “Our Taoist priest team is exorcising evil spirits now. Don’t go in!”

"Then where does your Taoist priest exorcise evil spirits?" Wu Tong spoke at this time. He stepped out of the car, followed by Shi Qian and Lin Chen. There was no extra expression on his tired face. He looked very cold and difficult to approach.

The uncle was startled by Wu Tong's appearance, and explained to Wu Tong in a panic: "We have to exorcise evil spirits here at night, and it is originally stipulated that residents of the street cannot go out at night..."

"I asked you where you are." Wu Tong calmly interrupted the uncle. Seeing Wu Tong's firm attitude, the uncle knew he couldn't outlast him, so he said angrily, "In the central temple."

"······" Wu Tong gave the uncle an ambiguous look and walked past him.

"Everyone, go to the central temple!"

The uncle was also taken away and dragged to the back of the team. No one noticed that a sinister smile appeared on the uncle's face.

They walked towards the center and indeed saw a large temple there. However, to say that it was for exorcising evil spirits, the construction of this temple was a bit too gloomy. Wu Tong walked in front of the team. He glanced around the temple suspiciously. It was very clean, so clean that it was eerie.

Shi Qian grabbed Wu Tong's arm and whispered, "Why don't we force them to open the door?"

Wu Tong nodded in agreement. Shi Qian waved to the back and several tall and burly special police officers came forward. They looked at each other, then raised their legs at the same time and kicked the temple gate hard!

Boom!

The door was kicked open, and the Taoist priests who were performing a ritual in the temple were startled. They all looked towards the door, but no one moved. This situation was a bit weird. Shi Qian took a look and shuddered. Lin Chen grabbed his hand and pulled him behind him.

Wu Tong walked in expressionlessly, and the Taoists stared at him straight in the eyes. From the door to the statue, no one took their eyes off him. Shi Qian frowned and quickly stepped forward to stand behind Wu Tong. Lin Chen followed him up, and the three of them walked up to the leading Taoist.

Shi Qian took out Xiao Yuncheng's photo and asked the Taoist priest, "Have you seen this person?"

I thought he would say he hadn't seen him, but surprisingly, the Taoist said he had. Just over ten minutes ago, Shi Qian's eyes widened and he immediately asked, "Where did you see him? Where did he go later? Did he encounter any danger?"

The Taoist priest listened quietly to Shi Qian's questions, one by one, without answering. He glanced at the younger Taoist priests beside him and nodded to them. They then left. Wu Tong watched them retreat to the door. When the last one reached the threshold, he said, "Don't close the door, thank you."

The Taoist priest who was about to close the door was stunned. After hearing Wu Tong's words, he did not close the door. Shi Qian waited for the Taoist priest's answer, but he seemed to have suddenly lost his hearing and ignored all of Shi Qian's questions. Shi Qian's patience ran out at the end: "Sir, please cooperate with our police investigation. Now this gentleman is missing. This is a life, and he may be in danger. If you are willing to provide us with clues, we will definitely thank you in the future."

After saying a lot, the Taoist just glanced at Shi Qian quietly, then looked away without answering. This made Shi Qian furious. If Lin Chen hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed up to fight with the other person.

Wu Tong paused and said, "Taoist?"

Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest turned his head to look at him, said "hmm", and Shi Qian stopped talking.

"Do you know what happened to this person?" Wu Tong's voice was a little hoarse, but the tone of his voice was flat. The Taoist turned to face Wu Tong and smiled. "What do you want to hear?"

No, it comes with privileges, right?

Shi Qian looked at Wu Tong in confusion.