Chapter 25
After recording the video, Xu Ze placed the burning tea next to Wu Tong's chair.
Wu Tong was surrounded by many Tumi, and he looked very miserable in this bright and white Tumi. Wu Tong had just been injected with hallucinogenic drugs and was now in a state of confusion.
After Xu Ze sent the video to the Municipal Bureau, he walked towards Wu Tong and whispered, "Why are you so miserable, Tongtong?"
As if lamenting Wu Tong's life, Xu Ze murmured again: "What on earth have you been through? How did you survive until now?"
Xu Ze smiled bitterly as he spoke. Seeing Wu Tong's exhausted appearance, he felt a little guilty. He gently held Wu Tong's hand, which was hanging by the side, and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will help you."
I will help you solve my unfinished tasks one by one.
When Wu Tong woke up again, it seemed to be night. The room was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers when he stretched out his hand. Wu Tong's throat was so dry that he couldn't speak. His originally beautiful and rosy lips were cracked and peeling due to lack of water, and even bled. Wu Tong sat up with difficulty, his head aching as if it was about to explode.
"woke up?"
Xu Ze's voice suddenly appeared nearby, startling Wu Tong. He pretended to be calm and replied, "Yeah."
But his throat was extremely hoarse. He coughed twice and tasted the smell of blood spreading over him. Xu Ze pressed the lighter, and the bright but tiny flame shone on his face, reflecting his outline.
He had no expression on his face. He squatted in front of Wu Tong and handed a bottle of water to Wu Tong's mouth.
Although Wu Tong was really thirsty, he would not be fooled by Xu Ze again and refused to open his mouth to drink. Xu Ze pursed his lips and directly pinched Wu Tong's neck to force him to drink. Wu Tong coughed because of choking. Xu Ze squatted in front of him with the water bottle and said nothing.
Wu Tong felt that he was too strange now, and couldn't help but want to see his face clearly, but Xu Ze actually extinguished the lighter - he could not see again.
Suddenly, a voice came into Wu Tong's ears, but Wu Tong couldn't hear it clearly. The voice seemed to be very far away from him. Wu Tong thought there was someone nearby, so he opened his mouth to ask for help. The next second he stopped again. This was not someone else's voice, but Xiao Yuncheng's.
Wu Tong couldn't even believe that Xiao Yuncheng would find him, but he held infinite expectations and hopes in his heart. He really hoped that Xiao Yuncheng would kick open the door and rush in the next second, hug him, let him be surrounded by that familiar smell, and save him like a hero.
But the reality was far from what he had imagined. When he heard clearly what Xiao Yuncheng was saying, he covered his ears in pain and shook his head desperately.
Xiao Yuncheng's voice came again, and this time every word he said was very clear. He said, "Have you been lying to me from beginning to end?"
No, Wu Tong thought painfully, I didn’t lie to you again...
Save me, please, you are all I have...
Xiao Yuncheng punched the wall hard, and there was a dull thud. Everyone in the Technical Investigation Office turned around and looked at him. Shi Qian also came over and comforted him, "Captain Xiao, we are doing our best to break through. We will find the location soon."
"How long is 'soon'?" Xiao Yuncheng raised his head, his eyes red.
Shi Qian tried his best to calm Xiao Yuncheng down, but it was all in vain. Finally, Lin Chen couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and pulled Xiao Yuncheng out of the office.
"What are you doing now?" Lin Chen crossed his arms over his chest, with no expression on his face.
Xiao Yuncheng didn't want to talk. He had been in this state for almost a day. If he continued like this, his work efficiency would be infinitely reduced. Lin Chen also cursed without hesitation: "You look like you're dying now, do you still want to save people?!"
"Why wouldn't I want to..." Xiao Yuncheng said weakly, his voice no longer had the dignity and confidence it once had - his confidence had all been destroyed by that video.
Lin Chen was really disappointed with Xiao Yuncheng. He grabbed Xiao Yuncheng's collar and pushed him against the wall. He looked at Xiao Yuncheng angrily: "You still want to save people like this? If you keep going like this, you will only see Wu Tong's corpse. Is this what you want?"
"What the hell can I do?! Am I not worried? Am I not anxious?" Xiao Yuncheng finally couldn't stand it anymore. The anger that had been accumulated in his heart finally broke out. He pushed Lin Chen away fiercely, and the latter even fell on his back on the ground.
"I'm going fucking crazy! Why?! Come and tell me!" Xiao Yuncheng roared with red eyes. When the people in the office heard the noise, they hurried out to pull the two apart. Everyone was talking at once and the scene was in chaos.
Lin Chen was helped up by Shi Qian. He shook his head to indicate that he was fine, then slowly walked towards Xiao Yuncheng and said in a deep voice, "We are all desperately searching for clues from the fire pit to rescue Wu Tong, but if you are still in this state, do you think you can save him?"
Xiao Yuncheng, who was originally angry, froze in his tracks. He seemed to see Wu Tong standing there in the dark room, his face pale. Wu Tong slowly raised her eyes, looked at him, smiled gently at him, and whispered, "I'll wait for you."
I am in the darkness far away, waiting for you to come back with the light to pick me up.
Lin Chen kept patting his chest and complained: "I almost thought I was finished?!"
Xiao Yuncheng scratched his head apologetically: "Oh, I didn't hit you that hard..."
"It's very heavy!" The whole office was filled with sounds of resistance, and they were surprisingly uniform.
Xiao Yuncheng coughed awkwardly twice before finally speaking seriously, "Everyone, continue to locate and investigate; Qingfeng needs someone to follow up. We're looking for a place where the radix scabra is growing. Do it now!"
"yes!"
At Xiao Yuncheng's command, everyone acted quickly as if they were fully charged. Xiao Yuncheng lowered his eyes, and the face of Wu Tong smiling at him began to appear in his mind. His smile was so gentle and brilliant. He should have stood in the sun, setting off his infinite time.
Lin Chen popped his head out of the office again at this time: "Hey, the surveillance seems to have found something."
"We re-investigated the greenhouse and found that the tea leaves planted there were not previously grown."
Xiao Yuncheng frowned: "What do you mean?"
"They brought the grown Tumi here."
In other words, if they want to transport the beautiful white tea plants to this greenhouse, they must use a refrigerated truck!
"Immediately check all vehicles entering and leaving the Yunyue Industrial Zone, paying special attention to refrigerated trucks. Regardless of license plate numbers, note them down and investigate their movements one by one. Prioritize suspicious vehicles, especially those heading towards Qingfeng Reservoir. Check immediately!"
Half an hour later, a loud voice rang out from the office: "Captain Xiao has found it! After checking, there are only three suspicious vehicles left! Two refrigerated trucks, both are ***! Two different models went to Qingfeng Reservoir!"
"Well done!" Xiao Yuncheng replied cheerfully.
"Keep following up and send it to me as soon as you find out the specific direction."
Xiao Yuncheng grabbed the pistol from the drawer and gave a serious order: "Everyone, move out now!"
There were still 14 hours left before the time Xu Ze stipulated. It was a miracle that they could break through so quickly. Xiao Yuncheng drove three police cars at full speed. Xiao Yuncheng's phone rang again after a while. Shi Qian immediately answered the phone for Xiao Yuncheng, who was driving: "Hello?"
"It's locked. It's this refrigerated truck. The license plate and model number have been sent to your phone."
Xiao Yuncheng nodded repeatedly and praised: "Okay, okay, thank you very much."
Technical investigator: "Oh, oh, that's not necessary."
Xiao Yuncheng: "······Are you sick?"
Shi Qian: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."
Xiao Yuncheng was speechless and rolled his eyes.
The few of them laughed all the way as the police car drove into the Qingfeng Reservoir. The setting sun dyed the sky a fiery red, casting a layer of warm light on the edge of the city. The whole city was bright and dim.
Wu Tong fell weakly in Xu Ze's arms. In fact, it was because Wu Tong hadn't eaten for a long time and had low blood sugar. As soon as he stood up, his legs went weak and he fell into Xu Ze's arms. Wu Tong stood up straight and waved to Xu Ze: "I'm fine, no need..."
Xu Ze seemed very worried about his health. He carefully helped Wu Tong sit on the sofa and said, "I told you to eat something, but you didn't listen."
An hour ago, Wu Tong finally agreed to Xu Ze's agreement to witness Chen Xiuping's death with him. Only then did Xu Ze reveal the ingredients of the drugs he had injected him with: "They all contain drugs to stabilize stomach cancer. The hallucinogenic effect is simply an extract from the stamens of the Camellia sinensis flower. It has no side effects on the body."
Wu Tong just nodded without saying anything. The two of them sat together to eat. Xu Ze kept picking up food for Wu Tong, but unfortunately, most of the food he picked up was something Wu Tong didn't like, or even couldn't eat. Xu Ze felt a little embarrassed. He asked, "You can't eat a lot now?"
Wu Tong puffed up his cheeks and looked at Xu Ze, saying vaguely, "I guess so. My stomach is already like that, what else can I expect to eat?"
Wu Tong's stomach was already in bad shape due to his inadequate nutrition as a child, the prolonged exposure to air containing toxic substances, and the irregular diet afterwards.
Apart from pork and fish, Wu Tong can hardly eat any other meat; he also can't eat seafood because he doesn't like the taste of seafood; he can eat vegetables because he likes them too; even the seasoning can't be too heavy, otherwise Wu Tong's stomach can't stand it.
In short, he is a very picky eater and will end up in the hospital if he eats something wrong.
Wu Tong spread his hands. Xu Ze nodded seriously and suddenly promised, "I will find a way to cure you."
"No need." Wu Tong quickly overturned his oath. He put down his chopsticks and raised his eyes: "Cancer can't be cured, what can you do?"
"There will be...there will be a way." Xu Ze's voice suddenly choked.
Wu Tong seemed unwilling to explain any further. He knew that he was hopeless from the very beginning.
After packing up his things, Xu Ze turned to Wu Tong and said that he was going out to get something. Wu Tong responded loudly from inside the room.
Until he heard the sound of a door closing outside, Wu Tong quickly picked up the wooden stick he had prepared long ago - he had asked Xu Ze to let him go out and take a look, and he had secretly hidden it when Xu Ze was answering the phone. Now it finally came in handy.
He carved hard under the bed, deepening the marks over and over again. After Wu Tong finished carving, he stuck a wet paper towel on it. When the paper towel dried, it would stick to the surface, making it easier for the police to find it.
After doing this, he took something out of his pocket, threw it into the burnt ashes, and covered it with powder.
After doing all this, Wu Tong pretended nothing happened, opened the zipper of his schoolbag, took out his cell phone and checked the time: it was nine o'clock in the evening.
It had been two days since he was taken away, and he didn't know whether Xiao Yuncheng and the others could find this place. Wu Tong put his phone back in his pocket and followed Xu Ze out of the house.
In the dark house, the burnt camellia was hidden in the darkness. The half-black and half-white flowers looked broken, but the snow-white side was still soft and beautiful, without any dust sticking to it.
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