Chapter 78: Escape Failed
"That's unfair, Captain Wang. I always eat a full meal before cooking. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the energy to cook for so many people. And I'm used to eating early so that I don't have too much weight in my stomach."
"They have worked with me for so many years, and the cafeteria knows my habits."
"Captain Wang, I can vouch for Chef Zhang. He always eats a full meal before cooking. Basically, we who work in the kitchen are all the same."
That's strange. The most likely scenario is that the chefs who tampered with the material denied that they had done it. Who else could it be?
Suddenly, an idea flashed in one of the sisters-in-law in the kitchen. "I remembered. This afternoon, when we were cooking, a girl came."
"She said she had no water in her kettle and wanted to come to our cafeteria to ask for a drink. I went to help her get some water from the kettle, and then I put it in the kitchen. I thought she was a girl and didn't think about going there at all. I don't know if she did anything after I left."
"Then do you know what that woman looks like? Describe to me the features on her face and what she was wearing today."
The kitchen lady thought for a moment and then said to Wang Dahai, "She has two pigtails, and judging by her accent, she doesn't sound like a northerner who came south."
"This girl is quite fair, and she has a small mole on the side of her lip."
Just when Wang Dahai was still wondering who had done it, someone came over to report, "Captain Wang, this woman must be Su Lanqiao."
"We rarely have people from the south here, and the people here work all year round, so their skin wouldn't be this white. Plus, she has a small mole next to her lip, so Su Lanqiao fits the bill perfectly."
"This afternoon while we were working, she did tell us that the kettle was empty and she needed to go to the cafeteria to get some water. It's very likely she did this."
When Wang Dahai heard this, he glanced around the cafeteria, but didn't see Su Lanqiao. "Where is she? Have you seen her?"
It was then that everyone noticed that Su Lanqiao was not in the huge cafeteria.
"She must have run away!"
When the women who had originally planned to escape with Su Lanqiao heard about this, they couldn't help but feel hatred in their hearts, thinking that it was most likely Su Lanqiao who did it.
"Captain Wang, she tried to instigate us to run away together back in the dormitory. I'm afraid she's the one who did this. She wants to take advantage of the chaos and escape alone. I remember she said she wanted to escape through the back door of the farm. Let's go after her now, or else if she really gets away, what will happen?"
Wang Dahai gritted his teeth and led some people who were in good health to chase after them towards the back door of the farm.
On the other side, Master Wang opened the door with the key. Su Lanqiao was about to leave in a hurry. At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind her. "Have you seen a woman? Anyone who sees a woman, stop her."
Su Lanqiao's face turned pale, she pushed Master Wang away and ran out.
By the time Master Wang realized what was happening, Wang Dahai had already arrived in front of him. "Master Wang, have you seen a woman?"
"Captain Wang, you're not talking about a girl with pigtails, are you?"
"That's her!"
Master Wang's eyes went dark. Oh no, he was actually fooled.
"She said someone in the cafeteria had a stomachache and that you told her to go find a doctor outside, so I let her out. But she didn't get far, so we can still catch up with her now."
At this moment, Wang Dahai's eyes were filled with rage. "Hurry up and chase her. I must catch this bitch. She dared to escape right under my nose and talk nonsense. If I catch her, I will make her know how powerful I am."
Su Lanqiao ran so hard that she felt she was running out of breath. Suddenly, she was tripped by a stone and fell to the ground. She knelt down directly on her knees. She was in so much pain that she dared not say a word.
He hurriedly got up from the ground, and before long, he heard someone talking behind him.
"Su Lanqiao, you were specially escorted here by the military district for labor reform. You dare to escape from here now. Have you ever thought about the consequences? When you get out, you won't have a legitimate reason and will be an illegal resident."
"Stop it now, or I'll make you pay."
Intermittently, she seemed to be able to hear Wang Dahai's words behind her, no...
She couldn't stop. If she stopped, she would definitely be caught and then she would never be able to escape.
Su Lanqiao continued to run forward, but she had just fallen and was limping. Not long after, Wang Dahai sent people to catch up with her. He brought all strong young men with him.
Wang Dahai was furious when he saw Su Lanqiao. He rushed over and threw her to the ground, grabbing her shoulders with both hands. "You bitch, I told you to stop but you kept running. Don't you take my words to heart?"
"Let me go... I don't want to go back. I haven't done anything wrong. Why did you put me here?"
"It's all Su Jinhui's fault, it's all her fault!"
Soon, the people brought by Wang Dahai captured her. No matter how she struggled, the fact that she was caught was already a fact.
"Let me tell you, if you really don't want to stay here anymore, there's another way."
"It means death!"
"If you want to die, I don't recommend telling your superiors that you're working yourself to death. Would you be willing to do that?"
It was dark that day, especially for Wang Dahai. They were holding electric lights and candles, and their sinister faces reflected on them, which was really scary.
Su Lanqiao was escorted to the farm and locked in an interrogation room.
"Tell me, someone saw you getting water from the cafeteria this afternoon. Did you use that as an excuse to put something in the food?"
"I didn't. You are clearly slandering me. You couldn't find the murderer, so you pinned this on me."
Even now, Su Lanqiao is still being stubborn.
"Okay, you won't say it, right? I'll lock her up here for three days and not give her any food or water."
"I'm also going to tell my superiors about your heinous crimes. If you don't confess honestly, you'll stay here for the rest of your life."
"By the way, no one has been in this interrogation room for a long time. There might be spiders, bugs, and even rats and snakes in there. If you get bitten to death by one of these, I can't save you."
Su Lanqiao's face turned pale in an instant and her body was shaking. She shuddered as she imagined the snake biting her body and the house full of rats.
"Captain Wang!"
"Why, are you going to talk about this?"
She swallowed. Whether she confessed or not, the ending would not be particularly good for her.
"I did it. I put laxatives in the food."
Wang Dahai couldn't help but sneer, "I knew it was you."
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