Chapter 95 Finding a Way Out

Su Pu has been away from the rented house for over a year and has not seen Zhang Da since.

Originally, aside from having to live under the same roof, they had completely different social circles and wouldn't have seen each other frequently.

In addition, Zhang Da had lost a lot of weight compared to before; his face was dark, and he was emaciated, making him look somewhat frightening.

Su Pu instinctively shrank back, resisting.

"Shh..."

Sensing his fear, Zhang Da put his index finger to his lips and used his eyes to remind Su Pu to be careful not to wake the others in the room.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, I'll get you out of here."

As Zhang Da spoke, he quickly untied the ropes binding Su Pu's hands and feet, and gently draped the untied ropes loosely over Su Pu's body.

"You should warm up your ankles first, otherwise it will be harder to run later..."

Zhang Da asked him, "Do you remember this place?"

The light from the streetlights outside the window shone through, barely illuminating the room's furnishings.

This place gave Su Pu a strange sense of familiarity.

Zhang Da explained, "This is my room; you used to live next door."

Su Pu blinked and looked around again.

No wonder it felt familiar; despite the constant smell of smoke and alcohol in the area, the old houses all had a similar old-fashioned feel.

Immediately afterward, through the thin curtain, Su Pu recognized the residential building across the street, and his eyes lit up instantly.

At this moment, the rustling voices disturbed the person sleeping inside. The person mumbled in their sleep, asking who was talking.

Zhang Da fell silent, and Su Pu held her breath in fright.

After a long while, the person's snoring resumed, blending into the symphony of sleep in the room—

Su Pu should take this opportunity to leave quickly!

Zhang Da helped him up, supporting him with his arms.

They walked slowly and deliberately opened the door.

The old door inevitably creaked. Zhang Da told Su Pu to go to the door first, and he observed the door for a while to make sure no one noticed before quietly closing it.

Walking alone through the corridor, I saw that all the other tenants had moved out one after another over the past year.

Everyone else started a new life, but he remained stuck in the same place.

When he reached the gate, he found it open, and the little mute boy was nowhere to be seen.

This time, Su Pu's departure was even more resolute than the one a year ago, so much so that even the motion-sensor lights in the stairwell couldn't detect it.

Zhang Da stood inside the door, looking at the dark stairwell, and chuckled to himself.

It turns out that Su Pu's departure was never announced.

Ha, that makes sense. He's the bastard who kidnapped him, the one who's going to be arrested and jailed. How could someone like him have the nerve to ask for a dignified farewell?

After a while, the door quietly closed.

Zhang Da walked inside, ready to face the storm that awaited him.

Consider it paying off a debt...

...

The temperature in Yuncheng dropped that night, marking the start of the countdown to winter.

The last time Su Pu heard the temperature drop forecast, she and Li Jichuan were snuggled up on the sofa, sharing a plate of cantaloupe.

Su Pu's feet are always the first to sense the drop in temperature; they become icy cold as soon as summer is over.

Li Jichuan lifted his pajamas and generously sacrificed his belly to warm Su Pu's feet; Su Pu looked embarrassed, but his body was enjoying it.

While watching TV, Li Jichuan playfully pinched his toes.

"Xiao Pu, let's work hard to earn money. We need to move to a bigger house before winter comes!"

Su Pu frowned, puzzled, not understanding how the temperature drop could be related to changing houses.

Through his cotton pajamas, Li Jichuan rubbed the back of his feet. "They're already this cold now. In winter, we'll need a closet with a fire to warm these two blocks of ice, won't we?"

Su Pu rubbed her toes against Li Jichuan's abs, indicating that she could use this too.

Li Jichuan's eyes darkened. "Are you sure my abs are only good for this?"

"Isn't that a bit of a waste..."

The man pressed down on her, and Su Pu couldn't stop laughing; her feet quickly warmed up...

Li Jichuan, Li Jichuan...

At this moment, Su Pu kept silently repeating this name in his heart, moving forward inch by inch.

Whenever he felt fear, his legs felt as heavy as if they weighed a ton, a stress response that had plagued him for the first twenty years of his life.

But tonight, he has to run!

He has to overcome it, he has to survive!

He knew that at this very moment, somewhere in this city, the person who loved him deeply must be frantically worried because of his disappearance.

He didn't want Li Jichuan to shed tears because of him anymore...

Walk, run, move around!

Su Pu gritted his teeth, inching forward while forcefully pounding his legs, trying to wake them up.

Make them move faster, even faster.

He ran wildly toward the person he loved.

Su Pu still didn't understand why Zhang Da wanted to help him, but he was certain that if those people found out he had run away, Zhang Da alone would definitely not be able to stop them.

If they find it and take it back... there will be no more chances.

However, it was already late at night, and the old town was even more desolate. Even the night taxis that were active in the city were unwilling to come here.

Su Pu was the only person on the entire road. He had nowhere to turn for help and could not even call for help. He could only drag his legs and move forward with all his might.

Li Jichuan, Li Jichuan...

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. In fact, he was sweating profusely, his vision shifted between extreme blur and extreme clarity, and his ears were ringing.

Overcoming instinct is a process in which willpower simultaneously declares war on the body and the brain.

His body rebelled with a series of abnormal reactions; his brain, on the other hand, kept conjuring up the darkest and most terrifying ideas, urging him to give up hope and give in as soon as possible.

Li Jichuan, Li Jichuan...

Supu is still striving forward.

Perhaps his body was dehydrated, because after walking down a street, he found that the sweat on his skin had dried up.

When the wind blows, my cheeks wrinkle and itch.

His body began to feel warm from the extreme cold, his feet began to feel lighter, and he walked faster and faster.

The little mute boy was delirious; perhaps he was already on the verge of death, or perhaps he had already been captured by that group and was now only experiencing the delusions of his extreme despair...

Li Jichuan, Li Jichuan...

No matter what, he had to keep going and keep striving forward.

Her husband is still waiting for her; they still have so many things to do, and so many wishes he hasn't fulfilled yet.

In this world, Li Jichuan only has him, and he only has Li Jichuan. They cannot be separated!

No one can separate them...

Li Jichuan, Li Jichuan...

Su Pu bit her lip, when suddenly she was blinded by several bright lights.

The beam of light shone on him for a moment, then instantly softened, sweeping low over his calves.

A car sped up and stopped in front of him.

The next second, a person got out of the car. At first, you could hear a cane tapping on the ground, but then it was thrown aside.

The man strode over, hugged him tightly, and let out a few sobbing sighs.

"Xiao Pu, Xiao Pu..."

"I'm sorry I'm late. I'm sorry I made you wait for me by the roadside..."

"I'm sorry, I hurt you again..."

Li Jichuan's embrace was so warm that Su Pu slowly felt exhausted and slumped down.

Su Pu's eyes welled up with tears again, their tears mingling and merging into this incredibly long night.

The little mute boy tilted his head back, looked at the dark night sky, and blinked hard—

Did he see it wrong?

Thousands of white ice crystals are falling softly.

It's snowing.

The first snow.

...

Although they are temporarily out of danger, they cannot relax their vigilance.

This kidnapping was meticulously planned; Su Hui clearly came prepared. Letting him go now would lead to endless trouble.

Half an hour later, the door of the old rental house was kicked open, and a group of people ran out cursing.

"Damn it, Zhang Da, that bastard, dared to mess with me..."

"I shouldn't have trusted him in the first place, ugh, what a load of rubbish! But what are we going to do now, bro? He's been gone for so long, where are we even supposed to find him?"

"Hey, wait a minute, who is this?"

"Hehe, I gave you a chance but you couldn't escape, you just passed out here!"

"Then don't blame us, you're the one who refused to run away..."

They helped the person lying on the ground up and turned them around, only to find a completely unfamiliar face.

He's a foreigner.

John curled his thin lips into a wicked smile, "Caught ya!"