Chapter 101 Chapter 101 You are the only one I have in this world...
The dilapidated jeep sped through the dark night, the wind blew across the undulating wilderness on both sides, and two scattered lights quickly swept back in the rearview mirror - they were Niu Dazhi and Sang Xiangyang who were following the car.
Ji Yinhe held the steering wheel and glanced at the back seat calmly.
Mu Hui sat calmly between Lu Zheng and Yu Jing, handcuffed and looking straight ahead, seemingly unaware of everything and not caring at all.
Soon, a fork in the road appeared ahead, and a voice rang out from the quiet carriage—
"The road on the right."
Ji Yinhe glanced at the roadside signs. The national highway on the right led to Longfan County, Dengzhou, but if she remembered correctly, it would also pass by a place called "Hong Sifang Chemical Plant".
About five or six years ago, she read a piece of news in Jiangtan Daily - due to the needs of urban construction and water source protection, many factories in the city will move out of the suburbs and transfer to more suitable sites.
"Hong Sifang" is one of them. The original factory site and equipment have been used for more than ten years and have reached the stage of scrapping. The government plans to raze its factory buildings and transform it into a farm stay ecological park integrating planting and tourism.
However, chemical plants discharge a large amount of harmful substances during the production process, and the land needs time to be purified. Only after the experts have passed the inspection can we proceed to the next step.
Today, those dilapidated buildings are like abandoned landscapes, buried deep in the wilderness by time.
——So, why did Mu Hui choose this path?
The Yao sisters had no relatives or friends in Longfan County, and Yao Yulan, whom she and Lu Zheng found during the day, was hiding in the completely opposite direction.
Could it be that his real purpose was to lure them into the "Red Sifang Chemical Plant"?
Ji Yinhe stared at the towering chimneys in the distance, and suddenly remembered Lian Qiao's warning when he returned home last time.
"Don't evolve the factory! It's best not to participate in any capture operations!"
She exhaled lightly, and a sense of foreboding rose in her heart...
"We're leaving Jiangtan." Ji Yinhe cleared his throat. "Ahead is Longfan County, Dengzhou. Mu Hui, where are you taking us?"
"Drive your car, Captain Ji."
"...There's not enough gas for the return trip." Ji Yinhe stared at the pointer on the fuel tank and lied calmly, "How about I turn back first? There's a gas station on the side of the road just now—"
"It's not far." Mu Hui fell into the trap and said after weighing the pros and cons for two seconds, "Just stop ahead."
Ji Yinhe didn't say anything, stepped on the accelerator, and drove forward a few meters as he instructed.
The car's tires braked steadily on the road, and the two cars behind it also stopped not far away.
Everyone got off the car. In order to make it easier for Mu Hui to walk and see what he was up to, Yu Jing, at Ji Yinhe's instruction, loosened the chains on his feet.
But his hands were still handcuffed tightly together.
"What are you going to show us?" Ji Yinhe glanced at the empty and dark factory building at the end of the road, and put one hand on the gun at his waist.
The other party didn't say anything, but walked silently along the barbed wire on both sides of the road.
Everyone had no choice but to follow him in silence.
I don’t know how long I walked, but when the factory building appeared in front of him like a huge monster, Mu Hui suddenly ducked down without warning, crawled through the invisible hole under the iron net, and ran towards the inside of the chemical plant under the cover of weeds!
"Depend on!!"
Yu Jing yelled, drew his gun and was about to rush in, but was stopped by Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng who were keeping their eyes on Mu Hui.
"Why won't you let me in?" Yu Jing looked bewildered. "What's this kid up to?"
"It's because we don't know what this kid is up to that we can't act rashly." Ji Yinhe's eyes were solemn. "The chemical plant has been abandoned for so long, and no one comes here normally. It's very easy to set up an ambush inside. The longer we don't go in, the more anxious he will be."
Yu Jing reacted and put the gun back into his waist, "Yeah, let's see who's more anxious!"
Ji Yinhe put his hands on his hips and looked in the direction where Mu Hui disappeared.
The wild grass swayed gently in the dark night wind. The figure seemed to flash past a corner of the factory building. In the silence, one could seem to hear the extremely subtle sound of handcuffs colliding.
"He's in the fourth workshop from the right." Ji Yinhe's ears moved slightly and he pointed in that direction.
"What should we do now? Contact the sniper?" Yu Jing grabbed the back of his head anxiously. "It's too dark. I can't see anything..."
"Wait a little longer—"
"Team Ji! Team Yu! Teacher Lu!"
Footsteps came from the end of the road. Niu Dazhi and Sang Xiangyang came running over with several plainclothes officers. After listening to Yu Jing's explanation of the situation, the group of people immediately rushed in.
Ji Yinhe stopped him coldly, saying, "Mu Hui deliberately surrendered himself in order to lure us into this chemical plant. He's a mountain ranger with extensive hunting experience and is best at setting traps. If we rashly go in, we'll die."
"Then my job as a police officer is really frustrating—"
"Do we have to wait until dawn?"
"There are so many of us, what do we have to be afraid of?"
Several plainclothes SWAT officers were about to say something, but Lu Zheng raised his hand and pointed towards the second floor of the factory building.
"Look, what is Mu Hui doing?"
A little red light shone through the window, reflecting the figure inside.
Mu Hui turned over and sat on the windowsill, his legs dangling in the air, and shouted at the police standing by the roadside, "You cowards! Why don't you come in!"
Ji Yinhe was not provoked at all and said calmly, "You are not the murderer of the family annihilation case at all... Who is Yao Yulan to you? Does she know everything you did?"
"I know you, Detective Jiangtan." Mu Hui laughed. "You are indeed quite smart. Why don't you come over here and I will show you the evidence."
"..." Ji Yinhe pressed his eyebrows together and whispered to the two generals, "Take the men around the factory and find a way to get in. Be quiet."
Several policemen moved around as instructed, while the rest of the people continued to stalemate in the dark. Mu Hui responded at first, but later he simply ignored everyone.
Half an hour later, the atmosphere became particularly anxious in the freezing cold. Niu Dazhi came back panting, rubbing his earlobes as he squatted at Ji Yinhe's feet and said, "There's a wall behind, covered with barbed wire. It's a bit troublesome to climb over it."
Sang Xiangyang agreed: "Yes, why don't we just charge in!" He gestured, "One shot to finish it, and then we can close the case!"
"Then we really won't be able to find the truth." Ji Yinhe looked up at the sky. There was already a hint of golden red on the horizon. "I'm very sure he's not the murderer... We must catch him alive and bring him back for a thorough interrogation!"
As his vision gradually became clearer, Mu Hui raised his chin with a provocative look on his face.
However, at this moment, the roar of an engine could be heard again in the distance! It was Tang Ci's big black jeep, flashing in the dawn light, speeding towards the chemical plant.
Ji Yinhe frowned. In the current situation, having more people coming might not necessarily be a good thing.
Sure enough, after taking a look at the situation, the impatient Captain Tang got out of the car and rushed in.
"Captain Tang, listen to me—"
"Xiao Ji, Teacher Lu, don't worry, I will definitely bring the suspect out to you." Tang Ci raised his gun confidently, patted Lu Zheng's shoulder, and waved to Xiao Wu, "Let's go!"
Ji Yinhe looked back and saw that Xiao Wu had already taken out a pair of pliers from the trunk and quickly twisted open the copper lock on the door!
“…”
Unable to stop the man, they had no choice but to go ahead. Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng chased after him tacitly and helplessly.
At this moment, Mu Hui, who was standing on the windowsill of the workshop, straightened his back proudly, and a red light flashed beside his hand in the night fog that had not yet dissipated!
——It’s fire!
Ji Yinhe narrowed his eyes deeply, raised his gun and shot twice, deliberately missing at Mu Hui's feet.
The fire went out for a moment, then lit up again with a snap! This revealed the man's even more excited expression.
The scarlet dot was reflected in Ji Yinhe's eyes, drew a semicircle in the air, and then fell straight towards the weeds in front of the workshop door!
Her intuition predicted the other party's actions before her reason did. She glared and yelled, "He wants some explosives!"
——BOOM!!!
The explosion suddenly resounded through the sky. Ji Yinhe lost his balance uncontrollably and fell to the shaking ground.
Amidst the severe tinnitus in her ears, someone flew over, held her in his arms, and rolled twice in the grass.
When Ji Yinhe opened his eyes, he saw Lu Zheng's concerned look under the thick smoke.
"Are you okay?"
"...I'm okay, how about you?" The tinnitus subsided, and Ji Yinhe climbed up with one hand. After getting Lu Zheng's affirmative answer, he turned his gaze to Tang Ci and Xiao Wu who stumbled to their feet in front of him.
Fortunately, the two men received her half-second warning in advance, and only had some blood in their mouths and noses. They used gestures to indicate that they were not seriously injured.
“Get out first!”
Ji Yinhe pointed behind him. Detectives like Yu Jing who were standing on the roadside had just recovered from the explosion. One group of people quickly ran over to support them, while another group hurriedly called the fire department.
"...Come on, little detective!" Mu Hui walked out of the thick smoke, playing with the matches in his hand and said, "Don't you want to capture me alive?"
The morning sun rose from behind him, passing over the lingering flames in the workshop and the blown-out roof, and shone obliquely on Ji Yinhe's eyebrows.
An unprecedented anger filled her heart, and at that moment she suddenly felt that even if it would take a lot of time and energy to bring the real murderer to justice, she did not want to let this person walk out of the chemical plant safely.
The morning breeze blew across Ji Yinhe's cold eyes. She calmly turned her arm and reached for the gun at her waist.
“——Muhui!!!”
A shrill scream came from the side of the road, faster and more violent than her movements.
Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction of the scream. Yao Yulan had somehow come to the chemical plant, crying bitterly, followed by her sister who looked devastated.
Mu Hui turned pale instantly, his voice trembling, "Yulan, Xiulan... didn't you leave Chaojiang Village? Why..."
"Why do you say that?!"
Yulan let out an angry roar, stepped over the messy weeds, and without even glancing at the policemen, ran towards Muhui in the smoke and dust.
Mu Hui stared at the person in front of him blankly for a few seconds, and his hand holding the match relaxed.
Ji Yinhe, who had been following the match closely, breathed a sigh of relief.
But now was a good opportunity. She hadn't expected that the relationship between Mu Hui and Yao Yulan was just as she had guessed...
Since the Yao sisters have shown up, maybe this time we can get them to tell the truth and bring them back to the police station!
She quickly turned around and made a "don't move" gesture to Yu Jing and Tang Ci and the others.
Amidst the flames, Mu Hui hugged Yao Yulan tightly, crying and saying, "When I returned home that day and found no one home, I knew you were planning to go...! I... I can't stand by and watch you lose me, Yulan. You're all I have in this world!!"
Yulan lowered her head in pain. "So you want to trick all the police into coming here and die together?"
"That way they won't be able to hold you back anymore..."
"Idiot!" Yao Yulan punched Mu Hui in the chest. "Even if these police officers die, there will be new ones coming from other areas! They won't give up easily!"
“…”
Niu Dazhi, who was standing behind him, touched the corner of his eye and said, "I was a little moved by what she said..."
Mu Hui buried his head in Yao Yulan's hair and took a deep breath. "I can't escape anyway, so I'll take responsibility for the crimes, okay?"
Before he could finish his words, without waiting for his girlfriend to reply, he pushed her away without any warning!
The mountain guard was extremely strong. Yao Yulan, who only knew some martial arts, staggered back several steps to steady herself and almost bumped into her sister behind her.
Mu Hui, however, took advantage of this opportunity to reach into his coat pocket and shouted, "Listen! I killed that person!"
His movements were reflected in Ji Yinhe's pupils, and the bulging medicine bag rapidly enlarged in his eyeballs.
Not daring to use her gun, she only had time to take out the only sharp weapon left and yelled, "He still has explosives! Run—"
In the dead silence, only two clang sounds were heard!
The dart that had been in her pocket for a night hit the explosives in Mu Hui's pocket at high speed!
At the same time, a bullet shot out from Lu Zheng's pistol and penetrated the palm of his other hand holding the match!
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