Chapter 285: Survival of the Fittest

A time swallowed by darkness.

Even if people want to be strong and calm, it is impossible.

In such an environment, any psychological construction will be destroyed and pulverized without exception.

It's just a matter of time.

Zhao Liren fell to the ground, her heart in a state of extreme tension and repetition.

Shout out those words when you break down.

When she didn't get a reply.

She actually regretted it a little bit.

Let her out, then what?

How would she answer their questions?

Admit that you are a reseller and then go to labor camp?

She couldn't even survive farming in the countryside, so going to a labor camp would undoubtedly be a way to seek death.

The days passed like years, and it was the first time I deeply felt the length of time.

She felt like she was trapped in a coffin.

I don’t know whether it is day or night outside.

I don't know how long I stayed in there.

There was a pile of excrement in the corner, and the stench of feces and urine mixed with the air.

She was in the middle of it.

Keep company with it.

She must have been here for a long time, a few days, or half a month, or even longer?

Zhao Liren felt that she was also excrement and was dirty all over.

His hair was greasy and tangled, his hands and face were dirty, and his clothes had been soaked with sewage and unknown liquids for an unknown period of time.

You don't even need to look in the mirror to know how sloppy and disgusting you are.

There is no way to clean up after excretion, feces and urine accumulate, and sewage overflows.

She didn't want to stay here anymore.

She wanted to get out, she wanted to leave like crazy.

But it took a long time for her to get a whole-grain steamed bun and a bowl of water, which she fed him so desperately that she had no energy left to struggle.

She didn't dare take out anything from the small refrigerator.

No matter how hungry she was, she didn't dare.

It felt like no matter how she answered the questions asked by the security department, she would be dead end.

She couldn't admit it.

But if she doesn't admit it or answer, how long will they keep her like this?

Thousands and hundreds of days and nights?

She's either crazy or dead.

But she wants to live...

I want to live freely.

The mental fatigue and physical sleepiness made her slowly close her eyes.

From one darkness into another.

…

In her dream, she returned to modern times, going to work and coming home, living a repetitive and dull life.

After get off work, invite one or two friends to visit the store and check in.

Or you can watch a food video and learn how to cook a meal to reward yourself for eating takeout every day.

She used to think life was boring and meaningless.

Now it is what she wants most.

She wanted to reach out and grab it, to keep it.

"Dang"

Zhao Liren woke up to the sound of metal colliding.

It turned out to be just a dream.

She hadn't seen the light for a long time, and as soon as she opened her eyes, the pain made her close them.

Her vision was blurry, but she knew...

She returned to the interrogation room.

Unable to contain her joy, she temporarily left that damn place.

As long as she doesn't go back, she can do anything.

The interrogator hid in the dark, looking at the many female prisoners in the stinking and dirty room, his expression did not change at all.

"Comrade Zhao, let me ask you again, where do you get the candies and sodas?"

Zhao Liren looked down at the dirt on her body and dared not remain silent any longer.

“…It was given to me by someone else.”

If she can't say it's herself, then it can only be someone else.

The interrogator pressed, "Who gave it to you? Tell me clearly, what's the name?"

“…Yes, it’s my second brother, Zhao Sheng.”

"Your second brother? Are you sure what you just said is the truth? You are responsible for every word you say." The interrogator knocked on the table twice and warned seriously.

Zhao Liren nodded hurriedly, "I'm sure it was him. Otherwise, how could a country person like me who has never even left Ze County come into contact with these things?"

In order to convince them, Zhao Liren added: "...My second brother is a freight dealer."

Once a lie is told.

The following words were spoken as if it were really true.

"I was introduced to the steel plant as a temporary worker by Zhao Sheng. Without an acquaintance to arrange it, how could I have found this job in the countryside?"

"On the surface... I was a temporary cleaner... but behind the scenes he was using me to sell the stolen goods."

The interrogators looked at each other and each had the answer in their minds.

"He assigned me to the transport team and asked me to pretend that I didn't know him, just to conceal my identity.

Now that things have come to this point, I dare not cover up for him anymore.

Even though he is my biological brother, I cannot bear this sin..."

In order to make her lie more realistic, Zhao Liren narrated the cause of the incident with tears and fear.

She plays the role of an innocent lesbian who was deceived by her brother and led astray into the path of trafficking.

The female prisoners were covered in feces and urine, and the smell was terrible.

Now she was crying and wailing like a mad woman, and the interrogator frowned in disgust, which was rare for her.

"Shut up, why are you howling? According to what you said, it was your second brother Zhao Sheng who asked you to sell soda in the cinema, and it was he who gave you the candy?"

"Yes, it's him."

"I'll ask you again, are you sure what you said is true?"

Zhao Liren nodded vigorously with her messy hair, "Sure, everything I said is true, I have made everything clear, when will you let me out?"

"You have to stay here until the case is fully investigated."

After the interrogator said that, he left the room directly with his colleague who was taking the statement.

This time, Zhao Liren was locked in the interrogation room.

A dim yellow chandelier accompanied her.

Ze County, evening.

After Zhao Sheng handed over the freight, he left the transport team on his bicycle.

But just as he reached the entrance of Lihua Alley, he was stopped by someone who had been waiting there.

Zhao Sheng knew who these people were and had some idea of ​​why they were there.

"Comrade Zhao, come with us."

"Let me go back and tell my family first so that they won't worry, and then I'll go with you." Home was less than twenty meters away. Zhao Sheng took a deep look and made a cold request.

Seeing that he cooperated, the leader nodded in agreement.

Zhao Sheng pushed his bicycle into the yard.

Seeing Lin Yiyi sitting in front of the window and smiling at him, he pursed his lips and smiled softly before walking into the house.

"You're back."

Lin Yiyi hugged the man's waist and began to act coquettishly and clingily, her soft voice revealing her joy and attachment.

"Yes, I'm back, but I have something else to do and I have to go out for a few days. I can't stay for long and I have to go out."

Zhao Sheng reached out and smoothed the hair on her cheek, then kissed her forehead with a smile.

"Ah? It's already dinner time. Can we eat before going out?"

Zhao Sheng shook his head and said in a gentle voice, "It's urgent and we can't delay. Take good care of yourself and don't eat too much meat, but don't skip meat either."

Lin Yiyi rubbed against the man's arms, sniffed the faint scent of tobacco on his body, and nodded with some regret.

"I can't massage your legs at night, so just be patient for a few days and I'll give you a massage when I come back. Don't run around at home and take care of yourself."

Zhao Sheng lowered his eyes to look at the delicate face of the woman in his arms, then bent his head and kissed her eyebrows again.

Knowing there was no time to waste, he took out his wallet from his inner pocket and put all the money in her hands.

"I'll be back soon."

The man turned and left, leaving behind a few words.

Lin Yiyi looked at the bunch of colorful things in her hand and her right eyelid twitched.

His wallet, which was always bulging, was now empty.

Nothing left for myself.

Lin Yiyi bit her lip and frowned, as if something had really happened.

She was worried about him, but there was nothing she could do.

The only thing I can do is take good care of myself and not make him worry.