Chapter 104 Don't you like wearing skirts to seduce men?
Qin Suisui's mind went blank for a moment. Without any basis, she just felt that this matter might be related to Zhou Zecheng.
She turned to Xie Ting and asked, "Sister Xie Ting, Yunyi disappeared in the herb garden, right?"
Xie Ting nodded: "She was spreading coconut coir. Zhenzhen must have gone to fetch water. Hu Zi and I went back to the base to get coconut coir, and when we got back, she and Zhenzhen were gone!"
Just then, Captain Madford rushed over: "Comrade Qin! Comrade Qin! Some team members have found a newly dug hunting pit on the mountain, with sharpened bamboo stakes stuck at the bottom, and there is blood inside!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Suisui turned pale and hurriedly followed Mai Defu up the hillside.
The hunting pit must have been newly dug; the soil that had been turned up was damp. Qin Suisui held up her flashlight and stared at the bottom of the pit, trying to find any clues.
"I don't know which damned person did this! They dug a pit so close to the medicinal herb garden, a spot that only Su Zhiqing and a few others usually go. This was deliberately designed to harm them!" Mai Defu's face turned ashen with anger.
On the other side, Song Yunlai had already led a team of guards to search the area around the family compound, and now they had found the mountain.
The sky had darkened, with only the fading glow of the distant sunset casting a faint light. Qiongtan Island is prone to rain, and perhaps after a rain, water had accumulated in the mountains, forming a small pond. At this moment, several frogs were croaking from this pond, which was only a little over a meter wide, and crickets were chirping incessantly from the bushes more than two meters high behind it.
Song Yunlai was anxious and walked quickly. He accidentally kicked a pebble, which flew straight into the bushes and seemed to hit something, making a crisp sound.
Song Yunlai, who had been walking briskly, paused. He took two steps back, then walked back, looked at the bushes behind him, and then looked at the guard beside him: "What's behind that?"
The guards rushed over, parted the bushes, and saw a sea god temple, more than a meter tall, standing prominently behind the dense undergrowth.
Although it's called the Sea God Temple, it's not really a temple in the strictest sense. It's just a small temple built with red bricks, with only a statue of Mazu in the center, wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe, with a kind and benevolent face.
Although the temple is simple, it's clear that people come to clean it regularly; the ground and walls are spotless, and despite being deep in the mountains, there isn't a single cobweb in sight. While there's little incense burning in front of the Mazu statue, there are plenty of fruits and salted fish offered as sacrifices.
Song Yunlai knew that most of the people on Qiongtan Island, especially the coastal residents, believed in the sea god. They had relied on the sea for generations, and their faith in the sea god was almost ingrained in their bones.
He also knew that many people secretly worshipped the sea god in private, and as long as they did not spread superstitious ideas on a large scale and were not discovered, no one would say anything.
What he didn't expect was that the people from the Bright Peak Brigade had secretly built a small sea god temple in the mountains!
But that's not the point! The point is, at this moment, from inside the pitch-black temple, one can actually hear a woman's soft sobbing!
The sound sent chills down the spines of the few timid guards nearby. Song Yunlai was never a superstitious person; in his years of military service, he had braved wind and rain, battling the sea countless times.
He frowned, raised his flashlight, and strode into the Temple of Poseidon.
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Su Yunyi was on the verge of despair.
She only remembered that she was spreading coconut coir in the herb garden when the coconut coir suddenly moved. Upon closer inspection, she saw a black snake, similar in color to the coconut coir, suddenly poking its head out from the coir. She had just been bitten by a snake, and the trauma hadn't subsided. Overwhelmed by the shock, she fainted.
When she woke up again, she was in this temple, bound and lying on a table, unable to move, her mouth even gagged. The dim light, and the lifelike statue of the Sea Goddess, instead of making her feel at ease, filled her with even more fear.
What terrified her even more was that Zhou Zecheng suddenly returned, cursing and swearing. When he saw Su Yunyi, who had woken up earlier, he actually laughed.
"Yunyi, you're awake?"
Su Yunyi's mouth was stuffed, and she could only make "mmm" sounds.
"Don't rush! I know you also have feelings for me, but you've been avoiding me, so this is the only way I can talk to you."
He stepped forward and stroked Su Yunyi's smooth face, while using his other hand to unbutton her clothes: "Yunyi, we are destined to be together. Don't let others cause you to miss out on each other, okay?"
As he spoke, he lowered his head to kiss Su Yunyi's face.
But before he could even close his mouth, a voice that sounded like a female demon to him suddenly rang out:
"You son of a bitch! I really didn't beat you enough these past few days! You son of a bitch, how could you do something so heinous! Get your mouth off me!"
Jia Zhenzhen, carrying a brick, limped in and slammed it directly at Zhou Zecheng.
She was injured, and it took her a lot of effort to pull herself out of that hunting pit and climb out again to chase Zhou Zecheng here.
Therefore, the shot was not aimed correctly and hit Zhou Zecheng on the back.
But the force was considerable. Zhou Zecheng gritted his teeth and endured the blow, then turned around and began fighting with Jia Zhenzhen.
"You tomboy! I thought you'd run away! I've been looking for you for ages, and you've practically delivered yourself to my doorstep! Since you're in such a hurry, I'll take care of you first! Aren't you two sisters very close? How about you be Ehuang and she be Nüying?"
Jia Zhenzhen had lost too much blood and had very little strength left. She had to protect Su Yunyi and fight with Zhou Zecheng, and her strength was rapidly depleting.
Zhou Zecheng is a grown man after all. Even if he is not as strong as Jia Zhenzhen, it would be a joke if he couldn't beat her under these circumstances.
He grabbed Jia Zhenzhen's hands with both hands, pinning her against a pillar in the middle of the temple, and said viciously, "Tomboy, don't you love wearing skirts to seduce men? Why aren't you wearing a skirt today?"
Jia Zhenzhen spat at him: "I seduced your mother! You're so dirty-minded, everything you see is dirty! I'll definitely get back at those bamboo stakes you used to stab me!"
Looking at Jia Zhenzhen, whose buttocks and pants were covered in blood, Zhou Zecheng took out a small bag of white powder and shook his head: "Don't say that. After tonight, we'll be husband and wife. I don't mind that you're a tomboy. You should thank God and thank... Ah!"
Another blow struck, this time hitting Zhou Zecheng squarely on the head. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief, and with his last ounce of strength, he scattered the powder in his hand. Taking the opportunity, he turned around and saw a slender woman standing against the moonlight in the dark sea temple, holding a thick stick in her arms...
He gritted his teeth: "Qin Suisui! You've ruined my life again..." Before he could finish speaking, a trickle of blood flowed down his forehead, and he crashed to the ground.
Song Yunlai entered the Sea God Temple with a flashlight and immediately saw Qin Suisui lying at the entrance. His expression changed drastically. Wasn't Qin Suisui searching for Zanzan with the villagers? Why did she faint here?
A sweep of the flashlight revealed that, in addition to Qin Suisui, Zhou Zecheng and Jia Zhenzhen, covered in blood, were also lying on the ground!
Besides these three, the sound of a woman crying came from the other side of the Poseidon Temple. He strode past the Poseidon statue and saw a disheveled woman tied up on a table to the side of the statue!
He recognized the woman; she was a close friend of Qin Suisui and also an educated youth from the Guangmingding Brigade. Her name seemed to be Su Yunyi.
When Su Yunyi saw someone coming, she made muffled noises and large tears fell down her cheeks. Song Yunlai rushed forward, removed the cloth from her mouth, and quickly untied her.
With her mouth freed, Su Yunyi cried and pleaded for help: "Comrade, I know you. You're a good friend of Sui Sui's lover. Have you seen Sui Sui? And Zhen Zhen too. They tried to save me, sob sob sob..."
Over the years, Song Yunlai had been a womanizer, never getting a single petal on him, and had long since developed a "hard heart." But for some reason, in this desolate mountain temple, when this dirty and disheveled woman in front of him cried, his heart suddenly softened.
"They're all outside, injured and unconscious. We'll take you to the hospital right away!" He quickened his pace in untying them, constantly reassuring them while cursing Zhou Zecheng inwardly: "Damn it, is this how you tie people up? It's like tying up rice dumplings!"
As soon as she was free, Su Yunyi staggered off the table and scrambled to the other side.
Qin Suisui, Jia Zhenzhen, and Zhou Zecheng had already been helped up by the guards brought by Song Yunlai and carried on his shoulders. However, Zhou Zecheng's hands and feet were tied up.
Su Yunyi leaned over and touched Qin Suisui's face, then touched the blood on Jia Zhenzhen's body, her whole body trembling.
Song Yunlai reassured her, "Don't worry, let's take them to the hospital first."
Su Yunyi nodded hurriedly: "Okay! Okay! Let's go! To the hospital!"
Song Yunlai looked at the guard carrying Qin Suisui, paused, and coughed lightly: "I'll carry her. You run back to the military region now, find Regiment Commander Pei, and tell him that his wife has been in an accident and that he should go to the hospital immediately!"
Just kidding! If Pei Jiuyan found out that someone had carried Qin Suisui right under his nose, he'd hold a grudge for years! Although the situation is urgent, when it comes to Qin Suisui, he's just that unreasonable! Compared to him, at least I'm not an outsider!
He watched the guard's departing figure and said, "Kid, I saved your life this time!"
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