The room behind the iron door was very small, like a dungeon used to imprison prisoners. There was only a hard iron bed and two rotten wooden barrels. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Sakaki Makoto looked around and his brows gradually furrowed.
What's going on?
Why is the old man the only one here?
Where are Miss Miyano and the others?
The middle-aged man also noticed something was wrong. His face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. He looked at the old man in the room and asked in a deep voice:
"What about the others?"
"They've already left."
The old man replied indifferently.
"Do you know what will happen if you betray the Boss..."
The middle-aged man pointed his gun at the old man's head, a vein on his forehead throbbing, and he was already furious:
"What benefits did they promise you that would make you disregard your life?!"
“I just couldn’t bear to watch it anymore.”
With his hands behind his back, the old man spoke calmly, having already put life and death aside:
"You have imprisoned that mother and son for twenty years. Don't you feel guilty?"
"Conscience? Are you worthy of mentioning the word conscience?!"
The middle-aged man roared:
"Compared to us, you are the most heinous person. You deserve to be cut into pieces! What qualifications do you have to talk to us about conscience? Huh? Could it be that after getting older, the murderer who brutally killed more than a dozen women has also learned to repent and pray?!"
"A change of heart? Bah! It's too late!"
"you're right."
The old man said expressionlessly:
"I really have no right to talk about conscience. If there really is a God, then I should be the second person to be punished. The first is Boss."
"You are so outrageous!!!"
Bang!
A ball of blood bloomed on the old man's shoulder. The middle-aged man was furious and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Don't forget, it was the Boss who saved you from the police! He was so kind to you, and you actually want to betray him?!"
Blood was pouring out of his shoulder, but the old man said nothing, as if he could not feel the pain:
"Boss saved me, but I also worked for him for 40 years. He and I have long since settled all responsibilities and owe each other nothing. As your former teacher, I hope you can let this go. It will be better for everyone."
"I was taught to obey orders absolutely and to be absolutely loyal to the boss."
The middle-aged man said coldly:
"Tell me where they escaped to, and I will let you leave without pain."
The old man suddenly sighed, and his right hand behind his back moved imperceptibly. Noticing this, Sakaki Makoto's heart skipped a beat, a chill ran down his feet, and he quickly stepped back, leaving the room as quickly as possible.
Just as he left the room, the old man pressed the switch, and the gunpowder buried in the wall bricks exploded!
The shock wave generated by the explosion slammed Sakaki Makoto against the wall, and debris flew everywhere. The accident happened too suddenly, beyond everyone's expectations. The middle-aged man and others who were at the center of the explosion had no time to react. They didn't expect that the old man was going to destroy himself along with him!
"Damn! I miscalculated!"
Sakaki Makoto wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and walked into the room that was about to collapse with a dark face. He was shocked to find that in the explosion just now, the door of the secret passage hidden in the wall behind the old man collapsed, revealing a dark hole.
The middle-aged man and the old man were covered with rocks. The room was in a mess. A huge rock above their heads had visible cracks, as if it would collapse at any time.
Pushing away the stone that was pressing on the old man, Sakaki Cheng leaned over and helped the old man up. Seeing that he was still breathing weakly, he quickly woke him up:
"Hey, explain yourself clearly before you die!"
The old man opened his eyes a little and saw Sakaki Makoto's face clearly. His eyes suddenly widened, as if he had regained his consciousness. Strength surged out of his body, and he pushed Sakaki Makoto away, shouting in panic:
"It's not me! It's not me! Don't come looking for me! It wasn't me!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Sakaki Makoto originally thought that he had symptoms of a concussion and was unconscious, but then he thought, if the old man had worked for the Boss for 40 years, then he must know his father!
It just so happens that Sakaki Makoto looks 70% similar to his father when he was young. Of course, this is normal. If they were not similar at all, that would be a big problem!
After a while of panic, the old man gradually calmed down. He realized that Sakaki Makoto was not that person anymore, and he breathed a sigh of relief and laughed:
"It turns out to be you. You've come back after all. What a twist of fate..."
Sakaki Makoto didn't have the time to play dumb with him. He glanced at the old man's bloodstained body and said:
"Tell me, where is the Boss?"
"I have no idea."
The old man shook his head, the sound was like a broken bellows, he gasped for air, his pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip, a revolving lantern appeared in front of his eyes, and his remaining consciousness could not hold out for much longer:
"You can't find him. The person who knows where the Boss is won't appear in the world. If that person can't do it, you can't do it either..."
Gala...
In the rubble, the middle-aged man pushed away the younger brother who was pressing on him, and with red eyes, he pointed the pistol at Sakaki Makoto's back.
He knew there was something wrong with Suz!
He actually dared to inquire about the whereabouts of the Boss. This unstable factor must be eliminated!
Bang!
Hearing the noise behind him, Sakaki Makoto fired a shot without even turning his head, not giving the middle-aged man a chance to shoot.
There should be a limit to acting according to the situation.
Now he just wanted to find out the whereabouts of the boss, and didn't want to pretend to play house with the middle-aged man anymore.
"You've worked for the Boss for 40 years, you must know something!"
After dealing with the middle-aged man, Sakaki Makoto quickly asked:
"tell me!"
"hehe..."
Blood blocked his throat, and the old man's breathing was blocked. He opened his eyes wide, and his withered hands like eagle claws tightly grasped Sakaki Makoto's arm. He squeezed out a few words with all his strength:
"Gunma... Elementary school teacher... Training center... Follow the crows... Go!"
The old man pushed Sakaki Makoto into the cave entrance. The huge rock hanging above his head came down with a loud bang, blocking the entrance to the cave. The moment before the light disappeared, Sakaki Makoto saw the light in the old man's eyes disappear, and he died completely.
Gunma Elementary School Teacher Training Institute?
Follow the crow?
Sakaki Makoto scratched his hair angrily, not understanding why everyone liked to make a riddle before dying.
Isn't it better to just say what you want to say?
However, what the old man gave him was obviously an address. If he could go to the address of the elementary school teacher training center, he might be able to find something.
This should be the greatest help the old man can give him.
Go find Miss Miyano and the others first, and then study the clues left by the old man.
Turning on the flashlight, Sakaki Makoto looked back at the dark and cold tunnel, thinking that since the middle-aged man and others had chased them here, it meant that the old man had asked Miss Miyano and others to hide here, and he stayed behind to cover their retreat.
As long as we follow this tunnel, we will most likely find traces of Miss Miyano and others.
Thinking of this, Sakaki Makoto stood up and walked deeper into the tunnel.
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