Chapter 371 Rescue (Two chapters combined)
Judging from the terrain, the oxcart kept going uphill through the desolate mountains and wilderness. Liu Mei was a little worried that her location hadn't been sent out and that there was no signal.
"Oh! Another shipment? Hey, Sister Zhang, is it really just one? You usually bring up four or five shipments at a time, how come only one came up today?"
A sleazy male voice rang out from ahead.
Liu Mei secretly opened her eyes a crack and saw several mud houses in front of her, with four or five men sitting around them. Clearly, this was their lodging.
Hearing footsteps approaching, Liu Mei closed her eyes again, trying to calm herself down completely.
The footsteps stopped beside her. Liu Mei tried to keep her breathing even, but her chin was pinched by a greasy hand. Liu Mei almost lost her composure, but she managed to hold back in the end.
"Hey, this is a good find today. The leaves are fair and tender. How much poison did you put in? Why aren't you awake yet?"
The man seemed to be sizing up Liu Mei, who continued to remain unconscious despite feeling nauseous.
"Not many. It's a new drug, so it might be more effective. Alright, take the person in. It's very strict outside now. The longer the goods stay in our hands, the greater the danger. We need to find a chance to get out of the mountains. Tomorrow, contact the people above and have them come and take the person!" Sister Zhang got off the oxcart, went to the table in front of the house to pour water, and gave instructions while drinking.
The man bent down, picked Liu Mei up, and carried her into the cellar. "After throwing her down, he locked the door and left."
After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, Liu Mei finally woke up.
She was shocked when she saw what was inside the house!
There were actually six people locked in this dark, windowless cellar! Three girls, three boys, and if Liu Mei herself was included, that made seven people!
The people's hair and clothes were disheveled, but they didn't seem to be injured. However, they all looked drowsy, and the little boys were especially lethargic, half-asleep. Clearly, the drugs had controlled their strength.
Just as Liu Mei was about to speak, she saw a girl older than her shake her head and then point to the doorway.
Liu Mei looked over in confusion and saw a cell phone hanging there, showing that it was in a call!
Clearly, they are being watched by outsiders!
Liu Mei calmed down, then moved to the wall, and then reached out and pressed her hair a few more times. She would press it again every ten minutes or so.
Forty kilometers away, four police cars were speeding along the highway.
"Team Leader Wang, Liu Mei's anti-abduction bracelet has lit up again!"
Wang Meng, who had been keeping his eyes closed, immediately opened them: "Does the location on the bracelet match the location she sent?"
"Unanimous!"
"Keep an eye on it! Report any movement immediately."
"receive!"
The police officer in the passenger seat handed over his phone: "Captain Wang, the police station in Wangyuan Town, the neighboring city, is calling."
Wang Meng reached out and took it: "Did you receive Liu Mei's distress message?"
They replied quickly.
Wang Meng nodded: "Okay, it will take us about forty minutes to get there. Take more people with you. When you get there, pay attention to the situation and make sure the victim's safety is guaranteed! Do not use the gun unless absolutely necessary!"
After giving instructions on the situation over there, another call came in.
The others in the car looked at Captain Wang in surprise. After he hung up the phone, the person who had spoken before said again, "Captain Wang, Liu Mei's bracelet has sent out a distress signal again. Her location hasn't changed!"
"Keep an eye on it!"
"By the way, Captain Wang, why are the local police stations in the two neighboring cities calling?"
Looking at the small bracelet in his hand, Wang Meng exclaimed, "According to the location information Liu Mei sent, she should be at the intersection of three cities. Once the anti-abduction bracelet sends a message, it will go through the police station's nationwide communication system to send her distress message to the nearest police station, the police station in her hometown, and the police station in the city she has recently stayed in. Because of her special location, the police stations in the surrounding counties and towns have all received the message. That's why they have all come here. This thing is really useful!"
When the higher-ups asked the people in the bureau to get it, he, like everyone else, thought it was useless and even speculated that the national treasury was empty and the country was making extra money. He never expected that the bracelet would actually come in handy.
Liu Mei, who was completely unaware of what was happening, was about to get up and walk towards the door when the sound of unlocking the door was heard. A moment later, a man with a crew cut came in with a bowl of water. He was surprised to see that Liu Mei was awake and did not shout or scream. Then he chuckled, grabbed her chin, and poured the bowl of water down her throat. In less than a minute, Liu Mei immediately felt weak all over.
"This is good stuff. Drink this and you won't have to suffer the pain of being tied up. Tsk tsk tsk, don't glare at me, those little eyes are quite pretty. If it weren't for the higher-ups specifically ordering the whole thing, your little mouth would be sticking to my body right now! Hahaha!"
The man with the crew cut touched Liu Mei's face, smiled, got up and left the house. With a click, the door was locked again.
These people are really cautious. They've all taken those drugs that make them weak, and even in this state, the door is still locked.
Liu Mei tried to get up, but she felt weak all over. At this moment, she could only place her hopes on this bracelet.
Wang Meng and his team received distress signals from Liu Mei throughout their journey, but fortunately their location remained unchanged.
When the car arrived at its destination, it saw several police cars parked there, and seven men and women were handcuffed. Wang Meng, who had expected a fierce fight, was speechless.
Wang Meng took a deep breath and shouted, "Where are they? Where are the people who were abducted?"
"Is this Captain Wang? I'm Captain Lan from Wangyuan Town Police Station! This is Captain Qin from Zhang County next door. He's in the cellar, and they've given him drugs to make him feel weak! My colleagues at the station are getting him up here! I'll take you there to see him!"
Wang Meng nodded: "It just so happens that our team brought a doctor with us. Let her go and see if she can solve the problem!" He waved to the doctor and the group headed towards the cellar.
When Liu Mei and the others were rescued, they were still in a daze. At the time, she was thirsty and hungry, and had no choice but to knock on the door. After knocking for about five minutes, the door was finally opened, and the crew-cut man looked at her impatiently.
"What are you banging on! What are you doing!"
"water."
"Okay! Wait!" she said and left, locking the door again. After waiting for about half an hour, the person still hadn't come up. She was so thirsty that she had no choice but to move over and knock on the door again. This time, she knocked for more than ten minutes, but there was no sound from outside.
Just when she thought she was about to faint from thirst, the door opened, and instead of the crew-cut man, two people in police uniforms came in!
Liu Mei looked at them blankly, and the others in the room were also dumbfounded.
It was only when those two spoke up that they realized they had been saved!
Suddenly, a burst of crying filled the room!
After they learned that they had been drugged, one of them went out to report, and then several more people came down and helped them out. Wang Meng and his group arrived.
Wang Meng looked the victims up and down and saw that apart from being weak and scared, they were otherwise normal. He breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, the girl wasn't hurt. That's good!
Even though the world is already good enough, even as victims, the malicious gaze of the world is something they really can't bear. Fortunately, they were not harmed!
"Let the doctor examine them!" Wang Meng instructed the female doctor to examine the seven people.
After all the examinations were completed, Wang Meng looked at the doctor and asked, "How are you? Are you alright?"
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head: "It's nothing, he just took a sleeping pill. He'll drink more water to flush it out, and he should recover in about a day."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Then let's take them back first and get them to the hospital for a thorough check-up!" Wang Meng said, then looked at Captain Lan and the others: "Are you coming with us or..."
Captain Lan waved his hand: "The case is in your hands, take it back. Captain Qin and I will be leaving now."
Upon hearing this, Wang Meng saluted the two men and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
The two men smiled and raised their hands, saying, "Serve the people!"
On the way back, Liu Mei, having recovered her senses, looked at Wang Meng and said, "Officer, they have accomplices and superiors. I heard the deal is in the next couple of days."
Although they knew these people had superiors, they hadn't interrogated them yet, and genuinely didn't know the trade fair would take place in the next two days!
Wang Meng nodded: "I will make the arrangements. Thank you very much for providing this information!"
When the car returned to the police station, Liu Mei saw her mother silently shedding tears not far away as soon as she got out of the car, and tears quickly streamed down her face.
"Mom! I'm home!"
At this time, touching scenes of loss and recovery were unfolding all over the country.
A whole host of data reports poured into Lu Jie and Xie Lao's hands.
Gu Yin, who was reading at home, also received thank-you calls from the two people.
"I'm glad I could help! No need for thanks. That eye membrane chip? Hmm, I'm researching it, but as you know, without a lithography machine, I can't make the chip. Okay, I'll wait for your good news!"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yin picked up the half-eaten watermelon and continued eating. Lithography machine, so difficult!
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