trap
The bandage hung heavily, its edges already hardened, and the dark red blood in the middle was tinged with turbid yellow, pus slowly seeping out from the gauze fibers.
Chen Shu hadn't suffered such a serious injury for a long time.
The last time was three years ago, when she was scratched by her dying work during the creative process, causing her to leave behind biometric information that was enough for the investigation agency to locate her identity on her way out.
She tore the last bandage off her arm and threw it among the pile of blood-stained gauze in the corner.
In such cold weather, the wound that Zhou Min scratched her unfortunately became infected and inflamed, and the ribs that were broken by the kick in her chest were also causing unbearable pain.
However, Chen Shu still felt that she was blessed by fate. At least in such a desperate time, she was "taken in" by a kind family.
Moreover, she waited for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
With her uninjured arm resting on her side and her phone in her hand, she looked at the blurry photo and let out a low laugh.
He came here in person right after taking power, and he didn't bring anyone with him. He is so affectionate.
Chen Shu really underestimated the degree of dementia of these rich people, as they were willing to lower themselves to this extent for Zhou Min.
This was the information she got from an insider in the Investigation Bureau. She didn't completely believe in the reliability of the information, but the opportunity was too rare. In addition, she was in a bad physical condition at the moment. Even if she didn't do anything risky, she might be caught at any time.
However, Chen Shu knew that the insider would not dare to deceive her with false information. After all, she still held the insider's fatal handle - the evidence of the crime of this senior official of the Investigation Bureau.
She stored the evidence in a secure encrypted cloud drive. If she did not enter the secret key to refresh the countdown within 48 hours, the evidence would be automatically posted on a public website when the time was up, publicizing the dirty deeds done by this senior executive.
Therefore, Chen Shu was able to escape from prison. Even if that person hated Chen Shu so much, he still had to ensure that Chen Shu would not confess those things during the interrogation, and he had to ensure Chen Shu's life safety.
And the fact that he had helped her tamper with the orphanage fire investigation report was actually a small matter. After all, the federal insurance company was really easy to fool.
There are always people who pay money to tamper with accident investigation reports for high insurance money. This has become a common practice among those good-for-nothings in the investigation agency. They don't care whether the person who tampered with the report is the victim or the perpetrator, as long as the money is paid.
After reading the message sent by that person, she cleaned the turbid yellow pus oozing from the edge of the wound, poured hydrogen peroxide on it, washed it, dried it, and then re-bandaged it with a clean bandage.
After completing all this, she took out an injection from her pocket, tore off the needle cover with her mouth, inserted the needle tip into the skin of her arm, slowly pushed the piston, and stared intently at the cold medicine being pushed into the muscle bit by bit.
After a while, the unbearable pain was barely stopped. She threw away the syringe, took out a pack of cigarettes, and without asking the owner of the house for his opinion, she took out a cigarette and lit it in this enclosed space with closed doors and windows.
The owner of the house said nothing. He sat quietly at the dining table, holding the knife and fork in his stiff hands. On the plate in front of him was a bloody, cold heart.
Chen Shu looked at the bloody hole in the chest of the owner of the house. The irregular cut revealed imperfections everywhere, which made her feel a little regretful and deeply aware of the profound impact of the injury on her creation.
Misty white smoke drifted away from the burning sparks. Chen Shu put the cigarette butt to her lips, took a deep breath, and the cigarette butt burned a little, then slowly exhaled from her lungs. She did not take another puff, but just held the cigarette between her fingertips until it burned out.
Then she put out the cigarette once again in the palm of her left hand, just like three years ago, using the same burning pain to bring herself back to the uncontrollable excitement of that time.
Zhou Min, can you resist killing me this time?
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During the days that Zhou Min was away, Zhou Qiting was constantly restraining his urge to see her again.
I've been patient for three years, why can't I wait for just a few days?
Zhou Yiting picked up the coat hanging on the bedside. It was the one Zhou Min had put on her. Even though she had sent the coat to be cleaned, her uncontrollable longing still overwhelmed her rationality, and she couldn't help but lower her head and sniff it.
The original smell has been covered by the detergent, and the familiar and reassuring scent is gone.
She didn't want to wait any longer.
Zhou Qiting put the coat on his arm and walked straight out the door, ready to return the coat to Zhou Min.
After leaving the hotel, she took a taxi to the neighborhood where Zhou Min used to live, and the car stopped on the street where they had gotten in the car together.
As soon as he opened the car door, the biting cold of the night began to penetrate into his collar and cuffs, and seep into the gaps in the fabric of his clothes, wrapping Zhou Qiting in the biting night wind.
She did not walk towards Zhou Min's residence, but just stood under the street light at the alley entrance, letting the dim light pour down on her body, casting a lonely shadow on the ground.
She lowered her eyes and waited for the person she was waiting for tonight to appear.
Suddenly, in the shadows of the street behind him, some light footsteps were heard. Without deliberately making any noise, they approached slowly and steadily.
Ever since Chen Shu followed Zhou Qiting into this neighborhood, she sensed something was wrong. Although it was already night, the area was unusually quiet.
At this point, she naturally understood that she had fallen into a trap, but she didn't know at which step she had stepped into the trap.
However, since the other party has not yet closed the net, it means that the other party’s real purpose has not been achieved, and I should be the key.
Turning back and leaving now might still offer a chance of survival, but Chen Shu was really fed up with this life of hiding. Instead of running away, he might as well step onto the stage prepared for him by the other party.
It was not until the footsteps got closer that Zhou Qiting turned sideways towards the figure, but did not face Chen Shu head-on. She just glanced at her indifferently and did not retreat because of the other party's approach.
It was Chen Shu who spoke first. She glanced at the coat still hanging on Zhou Qiting's arm and sneered, "It's hard for Miss Zhou to put on this drama for me until now."
When Zhou Qiting heard this, undisguised disgust flashed in his eyes.
How could it be for Chen Shu? Zhou Qiting believed that he was not righteous enough to arrest the wanted criminal on behalf of the Investigation Bureau.
From the beginning to the end, she came only for Zhou Min, or rather, for herself.
In order to fulfill Zhou Min's obsession and let her come back to him.
Zhou Qiting turned sideways to face Chen Shu, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and his words were full of sarcasm.
"I thought maggots like you would stay squirming in the gutter, but I didn't expect you to dare to come out and pollute the air."
The contemptuous look and disdainful words were enough to anger Chen Shu, who was already in an irritable state due to his injury.
The accumulated resentment instantly overwhelmed his rationality. Chen Shu's uninjured hand grasped the dagger that had been hidden in his pocket, and he squeezed so hard that his knuckles turned white.
The next second, she attacked suddenly, the cold tip of the blade tore through the air and stabbed fiercely towards Zhou Yiting's torso.
Facing Chen Shu's straight stab, Zhou Qiting slightly tilted his body, but not to dodge it completely. Instead, he wanted to make the dagger deviate from his vital parts, which was very likely to be stabbed into his waist and abdomen.
Unexpectedly, just as the blade was about to pierce, a figure rushed towards Chen Shu and knocked her away, interrupting her movement, but the blade still passed Zhou Qiting's waist and cut through her windbreaker.
Panting, Zhou Min tossed Chen Shu to the ground, twisting her hands behind her back, pinning her to the ground, unable to move. Then, she caught a glimpse of the blood-stained tip of the knife lying nearby. Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately turned to look at the person behind her.
Zhou Qiting's face was pale, and he covered his abdomen with his hands, but blood still seeped out from between his fingers, staining his clothes red.
Zhou Min's heart was in a knot, and she would rather be the one who got hurt. But at this moment, Zhou Qiting, who felt her gaze, curled the corners of her mouth at her, as if everything was according to plan.
At this time, the bodyguards who were lying in ambush nearby rushed out and ran to the front. Two of them supported Zhou Qiting and walked out. After taking a look at the rooftops around them, they pinched the intercom on their collars and said something. The others ran towards Zhou Min, intending to take over Chen Shu who was being held down by her.
Seeing that she had stabbed Zhou Qiting and the reinforcements that had arrived as expected, and seeing Zhou Min suppressing her but looking somewhat distraught, Chen Shu couldn't help but struggle and burst into laughter. Her movements and laughter drew Zhou Min's attention back, and she immediately used her knees to pin down Chen Shu and punched him hard in the face.
Hearing Chen Shu's laughter being broken into indistinct sobs, Zhou Qiting instructed the people around him to notify the bodyguards beside Zhou Min to stop her actions.
While the bodyguards were pulling Zhou Min away, they gave an injection of anesthetic to Chen Shu, who was lying on the ground with blood in his mouth and nose but still laughing wildly. They dragged him into a black van that had driven over at the intersection at some point, and took away the blood-stained dagger.
Zhou Min broke free from the bodyguard's hand and looked back to see Zhou Yiting being helped into an ambulance with its warning lights flashing but no sirens ringing. As she walked towards the ambulance, she watched coldly as everything was taken care of in an instant, realizing that she had been completely fooled by Zhou Yiting from the very beginning.
Zhou Min quickly stepped into the ambulance. The smell of disinfectant in the car hit him in the face, mixed with a faint smell of rust.
It's the smell of blood.
Zhou Min's eyes immediately locked onto Zhou Qiting, who was lying on a stretcher and receiving emergency hemostasis treatment from the doctor. He walked over quickly and stood aside.
Seeing Zhou Min's cold yet caring eyes, Zhou Yiting raised the hand that was originally pressing the wound, tremblingly held Zhou Min's hand hanging by her side, and interlocked their bloody fingers.
Zhou Qiting's face grew paler, cold sweat seeping out of his forehead, but a smile appeared at the corner of his lips, and there was an unprecedented madness in his eyes.
"Zhou Min, will you leave me again?"
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