Chapter 32
Xuan Li stopped acting like that and looked at Xiao Yuncheng with disgust: "Tongtong and I are playing, what are you doing here?"
Xiao Yuncheng felt like he had a lot of questions hanging over his head. "Now that we've got the location, let's go to the scene! Otherwise, what am I doing here? Singing crosstalk with you?"
Wu Tong was leisurely eating melon on the side, saying it was okay and they could continue arguing.
When Xiao Yuncheng took Wu Tong out of the city police station, they were still bickering with Xuan Li. Wu Tong held his forehead with one hand and looked at Shi Qian who was standing beside him: "Are they always this noisy?"
Shi Qian also came over and whispered, "Almost. Two people in their late thirties are still acting like elementary school kids..."
Suddenly, Xiao Yuncheng and Xuan Li turned around together and looked at Shi Qian fiercely: "What did you say?!"
Finally, Wu Tong couldn't stand it anymore. He reached out and pulled Shi Qian behind him, saying, "Stop arguing. Xiao Yuncheng, hurry up and drive."
Since her boyfriend had spoken, Xiao Yuncheng didn't dare to disobey, so she had to run to drive with her tail between her legs.
Xuan Li proudly lifted her hair and winked at Wu Tong: "Our Tongtong is still the most useful."
"Sister Li, please stop making trouble." Wu Tong looked helpless, and Xuan Li agreed with a smile.
Only Xiao Yuncheng was injured and the achievement was achieved.
So Xiao Yuncheng was sulking all the way. Wu Tong didn't notice it at first, until she talked to him and realized that Xiao Yuncheng was ignoring her.
Is this... angry?
But Wu Tong didn't seem to be very good at comforting others. Even though he tried his best to talk to Xiao Yuncheng, Xiao Yuncheng just refused to pay attention to him. This made Wu Tong a little sad. If he had known earlier, he would not have said anything to him. What should he do now?
When they arrived at the cross-river crossing, Xiao Yuncheng still said nothing and opened the car door and got out. Wu Tong felt very guilty. He didn't even realize that he had arrived. He just stayed in the car without moving, thinking about what to do.
Xiao Yuncheng was not very angry at first, he just wanted to tease the little painter. Suddenly, he was patted on the back. He thought it was Wu Tong and deliberately ignored it. Then there was an even heavier slap. Xiao Yuncheng was hit so hard that he cried out in pain. When he turned around, he found it was Xuan Li.
Xuan Li waved his hand, pointed at the car, and said, "Tongtong didn't get out."
Xiao Yuncheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then his mind suddenly cleared up and he hurried towards the car. Liu Xuanli sighed on the spot: "Alas, these two really are..."
It's so awkward.
When Xiao Yuncheng opened the car door, he saw Wu Tong sitting motionless in the passenger seat. Wu Tong suddenly came to his senses after hearing the noise, staring at Xiao Yuncheng blankly, but couldn't say a word.
Xiao Yuncheng thought that he had messed up a lot. He hugged Wu Tong with an apologetic look on his face and said, "I'm sorry, Tongtong. I... I was just teasing you. I'm not angry."
When Wu Tong heard his words, he looked up at Xiao Yuncheng and asked seriously, "Really?"
"real."
Xiao Yuncheng nodded seriously. Wu Tong stared at Xiao Yuncheng for a long time, then suddenly slapped him with a serious face. He couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "Are you sick?"
Xiao Yuncheng also laughed and responded, "Yes, yes, I am sick."
Wu Tong didn't want to make any more trouble, so he followed Xiao Yuncheng to the scene. Lin Chen and his men had already cordoned off the scene, and when Xiao Yuncheng arrived, they had already begun searching.
"Captain Xiao, we found a clue at the bridgehead!"
Xiao Yuncheng wondered how it could happen so quickly, and then followed the police. Wu Tong was hesitating whether to follow, but was stopped by Lin Chen: "Tongtong? Why are you here? How is your injury?"
Wu Tong turned around when he heard the voice and saw Lin Chen standing in front of him. He replied, "Much better, I'm fine now."
"As long as everything is alright."
Lin Chen seemed to want to say something, but Xiao Yuncheng's voice came from a distance: "Tongtong, come here!"
Wu Tong looked in the direction of Xiao Yuncheng and said to Lin Chen, "Then I'll go over first."
Wu Tong came to Xiao Yuncheng and saw that he was holding a bunch of blue Tumi in his hand. Wu Tong walked over curiously and took the Tumi from his hand.
"Is this all you have?" Wu Tong asked.
Xiao Yuncheng spread his hands to indicate that there was nothing else. Wu Tong untied the knot of the bunch of roses, and suddenly something fell out from it. Wu Tong squatted down to pick it up, but found that it was a rusty copper bell.
Wu Tong felt that this thing looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a moment. He put the copper bell into the evidence bag and picked up the blue Camellia. He put the Camellia to the tip of his nose and smelled it, but he smelled a hint of blood from it. He pulled aside the petals and found a drop of blood in the pistil of the Camellia.
"Take this for a blood test." Xiao Yuncheng handed the flower to the trace examination department. The trace examination department did not waste any time and quickly finished the examination and brought it back.
But when the trace examiner came back, his expression was not very good. Xiao Yuncheng was a little puzzled: "What's wrong?"
The trace examination officer glanced at Wu Tong intentionally or unintentionally before speaking: "We found Xu Ze's fingerprints on this copper bell, and there is some old blood in the gaps of this bell. We found that..."
"Consultant Wu's." The trace examination personnel looked at Wu Tong.
"Mine?" Wu Tong seemed to have not expected that there would be his own blood. He asked the trace examination personnel to return the copper bell, hooked his hand on a rope on the bell, and lifted the bell up.
Xiao Yuncheng also stood beside Wu Tong. Wu Tong observed it carefully, and something seemed to pass through his mind. Wu Tong was stunned suddenly - this seemed to be the bell that Xu Ze gave him when he was a child.
But he had already fallen into the water and the bell had long disappeared. How did Xu Ze...find it back?
Wu Tong looked at Xiao Yuncheng and said, "This is indeed mine, but I lost it when I was a child. It seems that Xu Ze found it."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuncheng nodded and instructed the policemen around him to preserve all the useful evidence, take photos, and do whatever they needed to do. Then the group of people were sent away.
Xiao Yuncheng turned around to face Wu Tong and said softly, "Can you tell me?"
Wu Tong smiled at him and raised the bell in his hand. He shook the bell and said, "He gave this to me the week we first met. He said I was his only friend and he wanted to give me the best of himself, so he gave me this bell."
"But I lost it just as he gave it to me. I was carrying the goods that Chen Xiuping had brought back. I slipped and fell into the river while crossing it. Those people were unwilling to rescue me. Xu Ze wanted to help me but was stopped. They just watched me struggling in the water from the bridge."
Wu Tong said with a wry smile: "But I still came up, and then I got beaten when I went back."
The six-year-old child was covered in wounds, his dirty white T-shirt was stained with blood, and the child's body was shaking constantly.
At this time the door was opened. The child thought he was going to be beaten again, so he hugged his head in fear and didn't dare to make any sound, otherwise he would be beaten even harder.
But the imagined pain did not come. Instead, the child felt a cool touch on his arm. He raised his head and found that it was the friend who was trapped here with him.
Little Xu Ze placed his already frozen hand against his arm and whispered an apology, regretting not helping him. Even though Little Wu Tong was in so much pain that he could barely move, he still raised the corner of his mouth to him and said, "It's okay. I'm fine. Don't be afraid."
The two children kept each other warm in the dark and dilapidated hut. They already knew that no one could save them, and they were each other's hope.
The old, blackened copper bell swung back and forth before Wu Tong's eyes. A hint of nostalgia flashed through his eyes, but it was only for a moment. He quickly regained his composure and glanced at Xiao Yuncheng. He suddenly asked, "Whose blood is that in Tu Mi?"
Xiao Yuncheng came back to his senses after hearing this and replied, "It's Chen Xiuping's."
Wu Tong's eyes suddenly widened. He hadn't expected Xu Ze to find Chen Xiuping so quickly. He handed the bell to Xiao Yuncheng and, without saying anything, turned and walked towards the police car. Xiao Yuncheng followed him. After getting in, Wu Tong slammed the door shut and heard Xiao Yuncheng say, "What do you think he wants to do?"
Wu Tong lowered his eyes in thought. Xiao Yuncheng started the car and waited quietly for his response. He didn't urge him, giving Wu Tong enough time to think. Finally, Wu Tong said, "Maybe he came here just to tell us that he found Chen Xiuping."
Xiao Yuncheng expressed his doubts, and Wu Tong continued to explain: "This is just my guess. We may have to look for other clues. At least I can't think of any other hints right now."
After returning to the Municipal Bureau, everyone checked all the evidence they brought back. It was indeed as Wu Tong said, this might just be Xu Ze's way of telling them about his progress. Xiao Yuncheng had a headache. Looking at the information in his hand, a nameless anger surged in his heart. He put down the information and ran out to find Wu Tong.
On the other side, Wu Tong was catching up on his sleep in the office and didn't hear Xiao Yuncheng sneaking in. Xiao Yuncheng sneaked up to Wu Tong quietly and watched her boyfriend sleeping.
Wu Tong's long eyelashes trembled slightly. He seemed to be having a nightmare. His brows were furrowed and he looked painful. Xiao Yuncheng felt distressed, thinking that he might be dreaming about his childhood, so he leaned down and gently hugged Wu Tong.
"Hmm...are you back?" Wu Tong was awakened by his movements. He felt himself being held in his arms, and did not resist. Instead, he rubbed his cheek very naturally. Xiao Yuncheng kissed Wu Tong and said with a smile, "Come back to recharge."
"Stop charging and turn off the phone." Wu Tong said without any emotion, which made Xiao Yuncheng laugh.
Wu Tong squinted in his arms for a moment, then raised her head to look at Xiao Yuncheng, her tone soft: "I was dreaming."
"What dream?"
Wu Tong raised the corners of his lips, but Xiao Yuncheng felt that his smile was forced.
"I dreamed of the time when Xu Ze abandoned me, but I wasn't the person I was when I was little. I was the person I am now. I was standing in front of myself, watching myself being taken back, but I couldn't do anything."
Wu Tong stood there blankly, with his childhood self in front of him. He looked at Xu Ze helplessly, but Xu Ze just looked at him coldly and said coldly: "I'm sorry, Tongtong, I want to live too."
I have no choice but to sacrifice you to pave the way for my life.
Xiao Wu Tong widened his eyes in shock. He didn't expect that his former friend would abandon him, but it seemed... he was not surprised.
"Go ahead." With tears in his eyes, Xiao Wutong smiled at Xu Ze and said again, "Go ahead."
There's nothing worth living for anyway, and it doesn't matter if I die.
Xiao Wutong turned around resolutely and stopped looking at Xu Ze. He could clearly hear the rustling of grass behind him. He was gone, really, and he was left alone.
Am I going to die? Is there no one who can save me? Xiao Wutong couldn't hold back his tears, and they poured out all at once. He kept sobbing, listening to the footsteps of those people getting closer and closer. Xiao Wutong closed his eyes in despair.
Suddenly, little Wu Tong was hugged by someone. Little Wu Tong, no, even Wu Tong, who was unable to move, looked at the person in front of them in shock. A beam of light shone down from behind them, illuminating the person's face——
It’s Xiao Yuncheng.
"You... who are you?" Xiao Wutong's voice was so frightened that he couldn't keep it steady, but Xiao Yuncheng just touched Xiao Wutong's hair very gently. Miraculously, the wound where he touched actually healed!
Little Wu Tong stared blankly at the man in front of her with a gentle smile, and asked again, but this time he was not afraid, and his voice was a little brighter: "Who are you?"
"Tongtong, I am your future..."
Xiao Yuncheng was speaking when he suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked into Wu Tong's eyes, and smiled. In the sunlight, Xiao Yuncheng seemed to be glowing.
"Boyfriend, I'm here to get you out."
Take you away, back to the place where you should be happy, with me.
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