"Oh, right..."
She frowned slightly.
"Wasn't my foot locked tightly by those iron chains before?"
The iron chain was as thick as a little finger, covered in rust, but very sturdy.
Even if reinforcements from the police arrive in time, without specialized tools, it probably wouldn't be so easy to break it.
If you force it open, her ankle will probably be seriously injured.
She looked down at her feet and saw that there were indeed several abrasions and some bruises on her ankles.
But it doesn't look serious; it looks more like the marks left from the struggle and collisions during the fight with Brother Long.
"I'm curious how they opened it?"
Seeing her wince in pain, Shen Huaichuan felt a pang of guilt. He quickly distracted her with a conversation, a slightly mysterious smile playing on his lips, and said:
"Why don't you take a guess? Let's see if our clever Qiqi can figure it out."
Zhou Qiqi's curiosity was indeed piqued, but she refused to admit it, pouting and letting out a soft snort:
"Hmph, I'm not curious! I won't guess, tell me if you want."
That's what she said, but out of the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but secretly glance at Shen Huaichuan's lips, afraid that he really wouldn't say anything.
Seeing that her attention had been successfully diverted, Shen Huaichuan breathed a sigh of relief and stopped keeping her in suspense.
As he tucked her in, he said:
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you, it was Xu Zao... She brought the key over not long after you fainted."
"Xu Zao?"
This answer was completely unexpected by Zhou Qiqi.
"Um,"
Shen Huaichuan's voice lowered slightly.
"When I saw her, her clothes were almost torn to shreds... and she had injuries on her face, clearly the result of those beasts' cruelty."
This girl is only eighteen years old and too simple-minded. She thinks she can use those thugs to get revenge on Zhou Qiqi.
Little did she know that she was playing with fire, and in the end, she only brought disaster upon herself.
By the time she realized what was happening, it was too late.
Even if she ultimately returns the keys and is considered to have done a good deed, her previous involvement in kidnapping and theft means she could likely spend over a decade in prison...
The best years of my life have been ruined.
Zhou Qiqi felt a surge of anger, mixed with a complex mix of emotions, and retorted angrily:
"Rude to women... needless to say, it must have been that bastard Skinny Monkey who did it!"
She suddenly remembered the crucial question and eagerly grabbed Shen Huaichuan's arm, asking:
"By the way, Huaichuan, what about Brother Long's gang? Did they catch them? Or did they get away? Also, did they take the 50,000 yuan we raised?"
Shen Huaichuan brought her a soft hat and put it on her head to keep her from catching a cold. Then he smiled and said:
"Don't worry! All 50,000 yuan, not a penny less, was recovered! I killed Brother Long on the spot. That skinny monkey you mentioned, and the rest of the lackeys and henchmen, none of them escaped, they were all captured!"
He went on to explain.
Captain Li's side was no pushover either; they had already found an old man who used to work in the mine and figured out all the open and hidden exits of the mine.
While Shen Huaichuan infiltrated alone, Captain Li secretly ordered his men to seal off all the exits.
The soldiers of the elite unit ostensibly withdrew, but in reality, according to Shen Huaichuan's prior arrangement, they broke up into smaller groups of two.
Silently, they gradually encircled the center from the outside, forming a dense, impenetrable net.
Just as the bandits got the money and were about to scatter and flee, they were caught in this huge net.
Those who tried to escape through the mine were caught red-handed by the police.
Those who tried to descend the mountain the same way were pinned to the ground by soldiers from the elite detachment.
This gang roamed several provinces, robbing and plundering, and had a long list of murders on their hands, harming countless families.
Shen Huaichuan sneered, his tone carrying a hint of coldness:
"So, when they were taken back to the police station, none of those twenty or thirty people looked any better. They were all bruised and swollen like pigs' heads. There was nothing we could do; they were the ones who were so desperately 'resisting.' Our comrades had no choice but to take action in order to completely subdue these desperados."
"That's good..."
Upon hearing the result, Zhou Qiqi finally felt relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.
While the two were talking, Shen Huaichuan carefully adjusted her collar, checked the temperature of her hands, and made sure she was alright before slowly pushing the hospital bed to the door of the ward.
He parked the hospital bed a little further back, stepped forward first, and grasped the doorknob.
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