What's wrong with her?
When Jiang Chuyi heard his own name, the expression on his face became more serious.
"...Jiang Chuyi is abnormal from the place she appeared to the person she is." He Sizhao said.
Jiang Chuyi narrowed his eyes.
"Su Heng, you said before that you found her in an empty villa. She was alone, willful and fragile, but well taken care of." He Sizhao continued.
"Yes," Su Heng said. "We were also surprised at the time because there was no one living in that villa area."
"There's no one there, except for piles of dead zombies outside the villa." This was Su Mo's voice, sounding very gentle. "Brother Zhao, what are you suspecting?"
He first pointed out the suspicious points and then threw the problem to others. He seemed to be a person who was used to hiding himself and not used to showing his edge.
"Su Mo, what do you mean?" Wu Yi's voice was filled with a hint of fear. "You don't mean to say that Miss Jiang herself killed them, do you?"
Oh no?
Jiang Chuyi's eyes became dangerous.
If these people guessed her identity so quickly, then...
Before she could gather her energy, He Sizhao's voice rang out again.
"That villa area isn't far from the Shouli Tea House's branch base."
Jiang Chuyi was stunned. What did this mean?
"It's about a day and a half's journey, not far, not close either." Su Mo said thoughtfully, "Do you suspect she is related to Shouli Tea House?"
He Sizhao didn't say anything.
ha?
Jiang Chuyi was a little confused. What kind of imagination did this person have? Why did he link her to Shouli Tea House?
The atmosphere in the tent seemed somewhat solemn. No one spoke for a long time until He Sizhao spoke again: "Wen Xi, do you remember, before we escaped from the sub-base, she specifically pointed out that we were taking the wrong road?"
"I remember." Wen Xi said immediately, "The situation was so chaotic at the time that I didn't have time to ask. It seems that this wasn't Xiaoyi's first time there, and..."
Her voice suddenly dropped and she hesitated.
"And what?" Wuyi waited for a few seconds and asked frantically, "If you want to say something, just finish it, Sister Wen! Leaving half of it will make me want to die."
"Wen Xi, the captain is here, just say whatever you want to say." Su Heng also said.
Wen Xi finally said, "There's one more thing. I always thought my memory was messed up because of the effects of anesthesia."
"What's wrong?" He Sizhao asked.
"We ran into Long Pengfei and the others at the time, and we were knocked unconscious before we could even resist. Before I passed out, I tried to find Xiaoyi in the car, but failed." Wen Xi tried hard to recall the scene, his words a little haltingly. "Before Su Heng and Zhou Chao woke up, I actually woke up once."
There were a few rustling sounds in the tent, as if everyone was leaning forward, listening attentively to Wen Xi's words.
Jiang Chuyi knew what she was going to say.
Sure enough, Wen Xi immediately said: "When I woke up, Xiaoyi was not unconscious, and..."
Unintentional: “And?”
"...and was surrounded by those people." Wen Xi said, "I hadn't recovered my consciousness yet and was confused, but I noticed that those people seemed to be very wary of Xiao Yi."
"Fear." He Sizhao repeated the word.
"Yes. I can sense that they aren't afraid of Xiaoyi. They're more worried that Xiaoyi might complain to someone." The more Wen Xi spoke, the more confused he became. "And they deliberately woke me up early just to get me to cook for Xiaoyi."
"Is there such a thing?" Su Heng's voice became serious. "Looking at it this way, the captain's guess is not unreasonable. This girl seems to have some connection with Shouli Tea House."
The protagonist who was being talked about was listening outside and felt a little numb.
Where is this idea heading?
Jiang Chuyi pursed his lips. He didn't want to kill them for the time being. He just wanted to hear where their imaginations would go.
Then, Wuyi's terrified gasp was particularly obvious. "Oh my God, isn't this Miss Jiang a dangerous person? Boss, you actually rescued her? Maybe she's a spy for Shouli Tea House!"
He Sizhao didn't answer this question, but asked: "Wen Xi, you have been with her the longest, do you think so too?"
"I... I don't know. When I woke up again, Xiaoyi was locked up with me. If she was from the tea house, she wouldn't be treated like this, right?" Wen Xi hesitated for a moment, then his voice became firm again. "No matter what, she saved my life. That's a fact. As long as she hasn't done anything really bad, I will protect her."
Jiang Chuyi listened, and his emotions, which had been calm until now, suddenly became a little uncomfortable.
She felt somewhat familiar with this feeling, just like... the strange feeling she had every time He Sizhao said he would protect her.
Protect her?
Jiang Chuyi moved the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was unclear whether it was irony or contempt.
She heard Wuyi's loud voice echoing from the tent again: "So what's going on? Is Miss Jiang a good person or a bad person? Don't just analyze it, can anyone give me an answer?"
"Wu Yi, you're talking so loudly, aren't you afraid that Miss Jiang herself might hear it?"
When he heard Su Mo's gentle voice, he felt as if someone was strangling him.
Jiang Chuyi was also quite surprised. He discovered himself?
However, when Wuyi calmed down, Su Mo continued speaking as if he hadn't said anything before: "Brother Zhao, since you raised this question, it means that you already have a guess in your mind."
He used an affirmative tone.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't help but tilt his ear towards the tent, trying to hear more clearly.
He Sizhao remained silent for a long time, which made Jiang Chuyi's neck sore.
"Boss?" Wuyi couldn't help but urge.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't see the scene inside and was getting a little impatient waiting. Just when she was about to open the curtain and go in to listen, He Sizhao spoke again, and the temperature in his voice was much colder.
"If I'm not mistaken, she's the girl being carefully raised by Shouli Tea House," he said. "We all know what Shouli Tea House's business is all about. Judging from her behavior since she appeared, do you think she's grown up normally?"
When these words were spoken, everyone, including Jiang Chuyi outside, was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Chuyi's eyes suddenly darkened. She knew that her behavior was different from the people "outside", but she didn't expect that this would become a reason for them to doubt her?
"You mean... Miss Jiang is a girl they keep?" Su Mo said thoughtfully, "It's possible, but if it's those people, I don't think they would treat a young girl well. After all, to them, girls are just commodities for trade."
"Colonel Su is right, this can't be possible." Wen Xi's voice was tinged with deep fear. As a woman, she immediately realized how terrifying this speculation was, more than anyone else present. "Xiaoyi has a spoiled personality... She seems to be well taken care of."
"Is she really well taken care of?" He Sizhao's voice was cold, with an invisible sharpness in it. "While you were all eating meat, what was she doing? When you were all scared, did she have any human reaction?"
Several people fell silent.
"They never gave her meat to eat, because they wanted to maintain her delicate and slender figure. Even when she was fleeing, she didn't utter a single sound, because she was numb. To her, running or not probably made no difference, because she knew she couldn't escape, and death wouldn't be any worse." He Sizhao spoke so many words in one breath for the first time, as if to suppress his emotions. He paused for two seconds before continuing, "Her willfulness and arrogance were just the only means she had to resist."
"Although this method is useless." Su Heng murmured, "But for a child who has been raised in captivity, this may be the only way for her to feel alive."
"She was numb, but she didn't give up on others' lives." Su Mo said softly, "She saved Wen Xi and told you where the real exit was. She wanted you to live. Perhaps... you were the only one who tried to save her."
"She not only saved Wen Xi." He Sizhao said firmly, "She also saved me."
After a moment of silence, a "soft" sobbing sound was heard from inside.
"Xiaoyi is so miserable..." Wuyi sniffed his nose and his voice became muffled. "So she's so pitiful. She behaves so irrationally because she doesn't understand what real life is like. She's always been......"
He couldn't continue, and soft sobbing was heard again, this time it seemed to be Wen Xi.
Jiang Chuyi, who had been listening outside, said: ...
She took a half step back and looked at the tent with an incredible look, as if she was seeing a meeting of primitive gorillas.
She had to admit that He Sizhao was very observant. In just a short contact, he had already seen part of the truth.
But apart from that part of the truth... everything else is something else!
No wonder he asked her in the car if she knew anything about Shouli Tea House. It turned out that he was already imagining these things at that time?
Jiang Chuyi recalled how he had answered at that time, and suddenly felt that he could no longer explain it clearly.
The people in the tent were still talking, but she didn't want to hear a single word.
Who wants to listen to them imagine how much trauma and mental damage they have suffered!
Could those weaklings hurt her? Just hearing the possibility made her feel like she had swallowed ten rotten eggs and almost vomited.
Jiang Chuyi retreated step by step with a pale face. He didn't pay attention to where he was standing and bumped into the tent next to him.
Suddenly, she tilted over and the tent made a rustling sound.
The noise in the tent stopped.
At the same time, a hoarse, angry voice rang out from the tent Jiang Chuyi was trapped in: "Who the hell doesn't open their eyes and see clearly? I finally got a moment of sleep, and you're looking for death! When I return to the base, I will execute all of you idiots by military order..."
The devilish sound filled his ears, and Jiang Chuyi's face turned even paler.
However, at this moment, the meeting tent was opened, and He Sizhao stepped out first. When he raised his eyes, he saw Jiang Chuyi.
Their eyes met.
Behind him, several people who participated in the meeting also followed out. After seeing Jiang Chuyi, their eyes were obviously evasive.
It's like... I'm trying my best to suppress the heartache and regret that can't help but show up.
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