Chapter 126 126 I’m scared now, what were you doing earlier?
Because they were closest to the cave entrance, Guan Xia and the others were the first to hear the footsteps.
Several people were alert, but after a few seconds, they relaxed. Zhong Xiaoyu even put away his dagger, stood up and said, "Backup is here."
Guan Xia and the others all trusted Zhong Xiaoyu's judgment. With relaxed smiles on their faces, they began to pack their backpacks.
Only Meng Lan asked curiously, "How can you be so sure when you haven't even seen anyone?"
Zhong Xiaoyu stretched his shoulders, casually slung a large backpack onto his back, and said nonchalantly, "So many footsteps, and at this time, who else could it be but reinforcements?"
Sure enough, a few minutes later a series of fully armed people ran into the cave.
They are really fully armed, wearing bulletproof vests, holding weapons, and wearing helmets. You can't even see their appearance clearly. Only the word "Public Security" on the bulletproof vest is very conspicuous, which makes people feel safe just by looking at it.
Perhaps it was the arrival of reinforcements, or perhaps it was because they had given enough time, but the people who had been brought back earlier no longer looked dazed. They all cried excitedly and surrounded the people who came to support them, talking about something in a flurry.
Guan Xia was checking things and listening attentively. It was only then that he learned that there were a total of 16 people in their group who went up the mountain. Four of them were injured, and only three were rescued by their friends. One stayed at the shooting scene, but two of the three injured people slipped and fell down the mountain with the people who supported them while escaping, and now their lives are unknown.
They were the group of people closest to the entrance and exit, and were the first to escape as soon as they realized something was wrong. Some of them slipped and fell during the escape. They only heard screams but did not see any figures. It was only after they counted the number of people who were rescued that they realized that at least two people were missing.
Guan Xia noticed that when the group of people talked about this, they all fell silent for a moment, and then started crying again.
Not only did Guan Xia notice something was wrong, Meng Lan's expression was also a little subtle. She came up to Guan Xia and patted her gently, then pointed at someone and said cryptically, "Look at that person. His expression and body movements are very strange, as if he is deliberately hiding something."
Guan Xia looked in the direction of her finger and saw a young man who looked to be in his twenties. His hair was a little long and slightly curly. It must have been styled, but after a night of running, it had lost its shape and was now piled messily on top of his head.
He cried the most exaggeratedly among all the people, he was totally howling, but the strange thing was that he was half bent over with his hands covering his face. One could only hear his crying but could not see his expression or tears.
"Brother Jiang is right," Pang Le said almost in a whisper, "I guess those two people who fell down the mountain weren't accidents. I just hope they are lucky and have a long life."
Because of this discovery, Guan Xia quickly thought of some details that he had inadvertently noticed when communicating with Meng Lan last night.
Logically speaking, a group of people who escaped together would subconsciously gather together for a sense of security, but they sat in groups of three or four last night. One girl in particular seemed to be extremely wary of everyone else, sitting alone in a corner from beginning to end. No matter who approached her, she would tremble like a frightened bird, and would not relax until the people around her left.
Guan Xia had been thinking about what Meng Lan had said to her last night and hadn't paid much attention to these people. Now, she carefully scanned them one by one, and the intuition given to her by the system immediately detected that something was wrong.
A total of six people were brought back, but Guan Xia felt that something was wrong with at least two of them, including the young man who seemed to be in pain but seemed to be pretending to cry when he looked closely, and another young man who was very tall but as thin as a stick.
Guan Xia's eyes darkened. The intuition given by the system had never been wrong. It seemed that the two people who escaped with them did not fall down the mountain accidentally. It was unclear whether it was an accidental murder or a premeditated murder.
The situation and timing are not right now, so we cannot investigate the case. We can only wait until we get down the mountain and discuss it with Xu Nian and the others.
Guan Xia took two more careful looks, memorized the appearance of the two people, and scanned the faces of other people to make sure that he would recognize them. Then he put on his backpack and stood aside, waiting for the police to come to support and make arrangements.
After finally calming down the people who had been picked up, the supporting police officer, who seemed to be the highest-ranking one, shook hands with Xu Nian and said after some communication, "It's almost dawn. Check the things you brought with you. If there are no problems, go down the mountain at daybreak."
Guan Xia and the others had no objections and hurried to eat something to replenish their energy. However, the young man who seemed to be pretending to cry suddenly became agitated as if he had been stimulated. "Why do we have to wait until daybreak to go down the mountain? I want to go down now. Who knows where that psychopath with a gun is now? What if he's nearby? I can't die. I'm the only son in our family. I can't die here. I want to go down the mountain, and I want to go down now."
The young man, who seemed to be pretending to cry, tried to pull the police who came to support him. Guan Xia and the others frowned as they watched. Fortunately, the other people who were picked up did not join in the fun. They just stood there wiping their tears and watching the conflict.
The police officer who was being pulled had to raise his voice a little to explain, "It's not even daybreak yet. It's too dangerous to go down the mountain now. Please wait patiently for a while. It will only take half an hour. At most, it will be daybreak. We will go down the mountain then. You can take advantage of this time to rest for a while and eat something to save your energy so that you won't be unable to walk later."
The police who came to support only brought a little supplies in order to move faster, and all of them have been distributed to them.
Most people thought it made sense and said they would follow the instructions. The three girls who were picked up had already sat down and started eating, but the three men were still standing, and the young man who seemed to be crying fakely was still refusing to give in.
Seeing that there was no point in trying to reason with her, and that the conflict was threatening to escalate due to the young man's unreasonable behavior, the girl who had been sitting alone suddenly stood up, tears still on her face, but her voice was quick and sharp, "Why are you in such a hurry to get down the mountain? Are you feeling guilty, or do you want to silence someone before it's dark? You..."
Before the girl could finish her words, she was interrupted angrily by a young man who seemed to be pretending to cry. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who has a guilty conscience? I was just scared by what happened last night. I just want to go down the mountain and go home immediately. I can't wait even a second. I..."
Likewise, the young man, who was suspected of fake crying, didn't even finish his words before the girl sharply interrupted him, "I saw everything. I saw everything last night. It was you. You killed your girlfriend. She slipped and missed a step, but before she fell, she grabbed your arm. You could have saved her, but you forcibly pried her arm apart, causing her to fall. If she's dead, it's you. You're a murderer."
The young man, who seemed to be pretending to cry, turned pale and tried to say something, but the girl didn't give him a chance. She fixed her eyes on the tall, thin young man and said in a sharp tone, "And you, too. Because Tian Xuan was running ahead of you and you thought she was slow and blocking the way, you pushed her. She lost her balance and fell down the steep slope. You're a murderer too, all of you."
The girl's sudden outburst made the atmosphere in the cave tense. Several policemen who came to support had moved their positions without leaving a trace, surrounding the two young men accused of murder. One of the policemen had quietly stood on the right side of the girl. This distance could not only protect the girl well, but also allow him to pounce and pin the two young men down at any time.
Xu Nian and the others also surrounded them without any surprise. Jiang Yingyao stood in front of the other two girls, while Qi Bai and Xu Nian moved to the entrance of the cave without making a sound. Together with other police officers who came to support them, they completely blocked all the ways they could escape.
Sensing the change in the atmosphere in the cave and the police's movements, the two young men panicked. The young man, who seemed to be pretending to cry, shouted in a timid voice, "Don't talk nonsense. It was so dark, and with only the light from the flashlight on your phone, how could you see anything? You're obviously making it up. Xiaoyue did grab my arm when she fell, but I didn't pry her hand away. I even tried to save her, but she was so frightened that her palms were sweaty and she couldn't hold on, so she fell."
The girl was unmoved by the young man's sophistry and just sneered, "Then how do you explain the scratches on your hands? From what I've observed, your girlfriend doesn't have long nails or manicures. If she hadn't done it on purpose, there's no way she could have left such obvious and deep scratches on your hands. You're so cold-blooded! You didn't hesitate at all. If you had hesitated for just a few seconds, she could have been saved. You must not have noticed that another girl and I were already on our way to help you. How do you think I saw it? I ran over as soon as I heard the noise. When I got close, I saw you pry her hands apart and let her fall. You panicked and tried to test me to see if I saw it. Of course I did, but you're stupid. I said I didn't see it, and you believed me."
The young man's expression suddenly became ferocious, but as soon as he made a move to pounce, he was pinned to the ground by several policemen who were on guard at all times. He had no ability to struggle at all, but was handcuffed in the blink of an eye.
The girl then turned her gaze to the tall, thin young man and sneered, "With your eloquence and intelligence, you'd better stop quibbling. The traces at the scene of a slip and fall are different from those of a push. This is a wild mountain with few tourists, and it didn't rain tonight. The traces you left at the scene will be well preserved. Once the police come and investigate, you'll be able to hide nothing."
Compared to the young man before, the thin and tall young man's psychological defenses were even weaker, and the girl's words easily broke through. His face was as pale as paper, and his lips moved a few times, but he couldn't say any words of defense. He just broke down and cried bitterly, "I didn't mean to do it, I really didn't mean to do it. I didn't mean to kill anyone. I was just scared and wanted to run faster. I just wanted her to get out of the way, but I didn't expect her to lose her balance and roll down the hill."
As soon as he uttered these words, which sounded like surrender, several policemen immediately took action, restrained him roughly, and handcuffed him as well.
Two of the six people who came to support were arrested. Xu Nian and the others didn't know what expression to make. They twisted their faces for a moment in tacit understanding, and then became expressionless again.
Guan Xia looked at the two people who were handcuffed, feeling both happy and a little regretful. Unfortunately, she had just realized something was wrong and had no time to do anything before the two people were caught. She was not involved in it at all, so her halo naturally would not be charged.
After this sudden incident, when it was over, everyone realized that it was already dawn outside.
The sun has not risen yet, but the sky has turned from black to blue. The weather is as good as yesterday, with no clouds and a clear blue sky.
One of the police officers who came to support checked the time and said, "It's dawn, let's go down the mountain."
As he spoke, he and another police officer led the handcuffed young man out. As they passed Guan Xia, Guan Xia heard the young man mumbling to himself, "I can't go to jail. I just graduated from college and haven't started working yet. How can I go to jail? I can't go to jail. I can't go to jail."
It sounded as if something wasn't right with his mental state, and the two policemen obviously realized it. They controlled his hands so tightly that you could almost see the bulging veins.
But the adults' sudden struggle after their despair still caught everyone's expectations. Guan Xia only saw that as soon as the three of them walked out of the cave, the young man, who had been muttering to himself but whose body was very submissive, suddenly slammed into the policeman who was controlling him on the right, knocking him off balance, and then fiercely kicked another policeman in the most vulnerable spot. Guan Xia and the others almost immediately realized what the young man wanted to do.
Although the young man's struggle was sudden and he tried his best, the two policemen who controlled him reacted very quickly as if they had expected it. One of them subconsciously raised his leg to block the young man's attack and then swept towards his legs, while the other one staggered for a moment and then pounced on him. The two of them regained control of the young man with almost no effort.
After lifting the man from the ground, one of the policemen slapped the young man on the head in annoyance and scolded him, "You're scared now. What were you doing before? You couldn't protect your girlfriend and you let her fall off the cliff with your own hands. You're really a loser. You're not even a human being."
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