Chapter 8
Chen Hao coughed several times, spat out the glass shards in his mouth, and said hoarsely: "You are that kid..."
Wu Tong raised an eyebrow and laughed: "Good memory."
Chen Hao looked at Wu Tong's smiling face at this moment, but felt a chill creeping up his body. Looking closely, he found that there was no smile in Wu Tong's eyes.
"You guys aren't doing well here either, and I caught you like this... Are you scared?" Wu Tong squatted down, holding the handle of the knife, and lifted Chen Hao's chin with the back of the knife, teasing his embarrassing posture.
Chen Hao sneered and looked at Wu Tong fiercely: "How can you expect to live better? If the police find out about your relationship with us...how do you think they will deal with it?"
Chen Hao laughed, his mouth widening, his body shaking with his laughter. Wu Tong chuckled and kicked him in the face.
"Do you think I'll let the police catch you? Then I wouldn't be here." Wu Tong leaned close to his ear and spoke word by word, "I'll kill you with my own hands."
"Wu Tong!" Xiao Yuncheng rushed out from the corner and saw Wu Tong lying unconscious on the ground and Chen Hao who had escaped to the side of the boat.
"Stop that bastard!"
Lin Chen led his men and rushed towards Chen Hao. Chen Hao staggered and was pulled up by the people on the boat. The cabin door was slammed shut with a bang. Lin Chen immediately raised his gun and fired at the cabin door continuously.
BANG——BANG——BANG!!!
The moment the bullet hit the cabin, a cloud of smoke exploded, and the ship quickly turned and disappeared into the night.
"Fuck!" Lin Chen threw the empty gun away, and the sound of metal collision echoed at the dock.
"Wu Tong, Wu Tong, wake up! Don't scare me..."
Xiao Yuncheng lifted Wu Tong's hair from her forehead with trembling hands. Blood almost covered Wu Tong's face. Xiao Yuncheng picked up the unconscious Wu Tong and yelled at Lin Chen, "Old Lin! Drive!"
Inside the hospital, doctors bustled about, and the corridors were filled with a clamor of people—some crying, some laughing, some yelling. Xiao Yuncheng carefully placed the patient on the bed, but before he could even take a second look at the patient, the doctors hurriedly pushed him into the emergency room.
Lin Chen dragged his exhausted body towards Xiao Yuncheng and gave him a thumbs-up to indicate that he was fine. Xiao Yuncheng slowly exhaled, but his heart was still heavy, like a huge rock that he couldn't move, pressing him down and making him unable to stand up.
An unknown amount of time passed before the light on the emergency room door turned from red to green. The doctor pushed the door open and walked out, saying to Xiao Yuncheng, "The patient is fine now. He's just suffering from a concussion from the previous head impact. Please make sure he doesn't get too excited and gets plenty of rest."
After listening to the doctor's instructions, Xiao Yuncheng quickly sent the patient away and walked back into the ward. Wu Tong lay quietly on the bed, the instruments on the bedside ticking away. The light gently shone on Wu Tong's sleeping face, making his skin look excessively pale.
Xiao Yuncheng pulled out a chair and sat next to the bed, just staring at Wu Tong's face quietly.
Why? Xiao Yuncheng thought, why did you let him go?
He didn't know why he had such thoughts, but his intuition told him that this case was inextricably linked to Wu Tong. Wu Tong, who had been in the house earlier, had appeared near the old appliance factory 100 meters away. How could he have happened to be face to face with Chen Hao before Xiao Yuncheng and Lin Chen?
But if Wu Tong really had something to do with this, what should he do? Should he tell everyone that Wu Tong was a suspect and arrest him? Although he should have done so, he didn't want to.
Xiao Yuncheng's brain was about to explode. The lack of sleep caused by not closing his eyes for a long time made Xiao Yuncheng's eyes dull and his hands and feet weak. Until he could not hold on any longer, he fell down while holding Wu Tong's hand lightly.
Wu Tong didn't know where he was. It was a blank space, nothing there. He looked around, then stood up and walked forward.
As they were walking, a woman suddenly appeared in front of them. The woman seemed to sense Wu Tong's approach and turned around.
Why can't I see her face clearly? ······
Wu Tong found that the woman's face seemed to be mosaiced, and no part of her features could be seen, but her temperament made Wu Tong stunned, and he walked towards her - that was his mother.
Tongtong, go home.
Wu Tong was completely stunned. He knew what would happen to the woman after she said this. He tried to stop her, but found that he could not move at all.
The woman began to walk away. Wu Tong tried to stop her, but he couldn't move his legs. The pure white background began to change. A bright red light shone in, dyeing everything a horrible bloody color. Wounds began to appear on the woman's body, one by one, and blood continued to flow out.
Come back! Don't go away! You will die!!!
Wu Tong roared silently, but he couldn't make any sound, and couldn't even move.
Please, come back... Wu Tong was almost about to collapse.
Suddenly, a faint "beep, beep" sound came from the distance, like a hospital instrument. The woman's figure began to fade away.
Wu Tong? Wu Tong...
Who is calling me? Wu Tong thought.
Then he was hugged by someone. The familiar smell of the person made Wu Tong let down his guard instantly. Behind him, a woman was looking at them with a smile, and silently said with her mouth: Let's go, don't look back.
"Wu Tong? Wu Tong! What's wrong with you?..."
Wu Tong suddenly opened his eyes and met Xiao Yuncheng's anxious gaze.
"Why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare?" Wu Tong raised his hand and touched his eyes in a daze. They were wet.
Xiao Yuncheng helped him up and leaned him against the headboard. He handed Wu Tong a cup of warm water. Wu Tong quickly finished the cup. He pursed his chapped lips and said, "Why am I here?"
"You were injured. When we arrived, you were already unconscious, and Chen Hao had also run away."
"Run away..." Wu Tong murmured.
Xiao Yuncheng kept observing Wu Tong, but Wu Tong's face was expressionless, so he couldn't tell what was going on. He casually scooped up an orange from the basket and peeled it, the juice splattering from the flesh coating his fingertips. As he peeled, Xiao Yuncheng said, "Yeah, we could have caught that bastard, but unfortunately, too many things happened and gave him the opportunity."
Wu Tong lowered his head: "My question."
Xiao Yuncheng raised his head and asked in confusion: "How did you meet? Why..."
Why did he run away and you didn't die?
Wu Tong's fingers curled slightly, and the fingertips holding the water cup turned slightly white. He opened his mouth and whispered, "When you rushed out, I saw his men heading towards you. You will be stopped by them on the road, and there may even be a real fight with live ammunition. Chen Hao will escape, and you will not only lose the best opportunity to capture him, but even..."
Wu Tong paused before continuing, "Your lives might even be in danger. I see it clearly. If we don't do something to buy you time, you won't be able to catch up with him. The yacht will dock in five minutes at most. It's too late."
Xiao Yuncheng sighed silently, tore off a slice of the processed orange and handed it to Wu Tong, motioning him to open his mouth and eat. Although Wu Tong felt it was unnecessary, he still ate it under the "suppression of his gaze."
"I can't blame you for this. After all, you were practically powerless at the time. I didn't expect you to seriously injure Chen Hao."
"He was just stupid. I tricked him." Wu Tong swallowed the orange slice and said, "I threw a bottle at him and he stupidly ran over. I just pushed the box in front of him down."
There was even a hint of pride on Wu Tong's face, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised and a faint smile lingering on the corners of his mouth, which made Xiao Yuncheng stunned.
"Sure, our little painter is quite capable."
Xiao Yuncheng praised with a smile, but Wu Tong knew that the man in front of him had been testing him and ultimately did not trust him. Xiao Yuncheng knew that Wu Tong had a purpose for getting involved, but he did not know the details, so he could only find out through testing.
Wu Tong said he was hungry, and Xiao Yuncheng immediately ordered Meituan takeout and said he would treat him to a meal. 15 minutes later, several large plates of food were placed in front of Wu Tong.
Wu Tong: "······Are you feeding the pigs?"
Xiao Yuncheng: "You are a patient, of course you need to take good care of yourself!"
Wu Tong: “…”
Wu Tong speechlessly opened the lunch box. It was a plate of pan-fried goose liver and scrambled egg rice. The goose liver was fried crispy and wrapped in the scrambled egg, and was drizzled with sauce. It looked very delicious.
But Wu Tong just frowned and pushed the lunch box to Xiao Yuncheng: "I want to exchange with you."
"What are you doing? Goose liver is so delicious, why don't you eat it?" Xiao Yuncheng placed his potato and beef brisket rice bowl in front of Wu Tong, who said disdainfully, "I don't eat animal offal."
"Picky eater!" Xiao Yuncheng accused him loudly.
"What are you going to do next?"
Wu Tong mixed the rice with the soup, and each grain of rice was covered with the salty and fragrant sauce. Wu Tong scooped a spoonful into his mouth and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.
"I can only try to pry those thugs out of their mouths. Alas, it's another tough battle."
Wu Tong chewed his food and thought, then suddenly asked, "Did you catch that black-clothed henchman?"
"That Jay? Of course he was caught, what's the matter?"
"Focus on questioning him. Most of the other henchmen were paid to do things without knowing anything, but this guy definitely knew where Chen Hao was going."
Xiao Yuncheng raised an eyebrow and said, "You need to tell me? We interrogated him for over eight hours, and he didn't say a word."
"What did he say? Repeat it."
Xiao Yuncheng thought about it for a while before saying, "'I don't know anything, don't expect me to say anything', 'Who is Chen Hao? I don't know him, I'm just paid to do something', 'How would I know if he was taking drugs? I just said I was sending him away at the bar'... Uh, that's about it."
Wu Tong shook his head and said, "It's exposed."
"What?"
Wu Tong raised a hand, pointing his index finger upwards. "He and Chen Hao have definitely known each other for a long time, and they've had drug dealings. Furthermore, Chen Hao's escape was arranged by someone else, and he was acting as a cover. If they really didn't know each other, he wouldn't have been caught so easily by the police. After all, those who make money illegally care more about themselves."
Xiao Yuncheng nodded seriously, listening with fascination. He said, "Then how did they pry open his mouth? That's still a question. He knew that as long as he kept silent, the police wouldn't be able to do anything to him."
Wu Tong suddenly gave him a strange look and asked, "Can you guys use some tricks?"
Xiao Yuncheng looked at Wu Tong helplessly: "Do you think we are some small police station in a remote corner?!"
Wu Tong thought for a moment and whispered to Xiao Yuncheng, "What do drug addicts fear the most? It's not the pain, it's the withdrawal reaction combined with high temperature and dehydration."
Xiao Yuncheng frowned and said, "Do you think I'm Chen Hao?" But then he turned around and made a phone call, giving the order, "Turn up the heat in the interrogation room to the maximum."
At this time, Xiao Yuncheng's phone vibrated again. It was a message from Lin Chen: "I found something good in Chen Hao's lair, come back quickly!" and attached a blurry photo.
Yajie was locked in a sealed glass interrogation room, under direct sunlight outside. The thermometer inside read 39 degrees Celsius. The officer sipped his iced coffee through the glass and asked, "I heard drug users have poor heat tolerance?"
Yajie started scratching his red neck, then suddenly collapsed and slammed the door: "Give it to me... give it to me now! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
Shi Qian and Lin Chen exchanged glances and immediately sprang into action, interrogating and recording statements. Xiao Yuncheng then opened the door and entered, "What's going on, Chen?"
Lin Chen hurriedly took notes without even looking up, saying, "Yajie has confessed. Everything is ready here." Lin Chen quickly wrote the last word, slapped the notebook, and stuffed it into Xiao Yuncheng's arms: "Go ahead, Xiao, I'm watching you~"
Xiao Yuncheng: “…”
Yajie had just recovered from his drug addiction and was now slumped in his chair with his eyes blank. When Xiao Yuncheng walked in, he finally moved a little: "I have confessed everything I should confess. What else do you want?"
"No, you haven't finished explaining yet." Xiao Yuncheng pulled out a chair and sat down, staring at Yajie. Xiao Yuncheng pulled out a photo from his notebook and threw it in front of him, asking, "Do you recognize these people?"
The photo showed them in an abandoned factory. Yajie chuckled and said, "Brother Hao no longer wants these pieces of trash."
"What about these two? Why did Chen Hao send you to keep an eye on him?" Before he could finish his words, Xiao Yuncheng pushed another photo in front of him - that was Wu Tong and another boy!
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