Treasures protect you, and cultural relics protect you...
At this moment, Leng Sui jumped onto the platform and kicked away the antiquities dealer closest to Cheng Sizhou!
The others immediately became alert and picked up their knives to chop at him.
Leng Sui dodged, and three or four bodyguards rushed out and blocked the knife.
Before coming, Wen Zichuan had already anticipated that the number of the other party might not be too small, and most of them would be like Liu Shixing, carrying "weapons".
But time was running out, and withdrawing 50,000 yuan in cash had already taken an extra ten minutes. If he were to prepare for a fight, the ten bodyguards would probably be scared off and wouldn't dare go.
When the car arrived at the unfinished building area, Leng Sui got out of the car temporarily and looked around. He picked up an iron bar, a wooden stick, a steel pipe and a plastic tarpaulin and brought them back. He said he would take them with him first, so that he could be prepared in case the other party attacked him.
Wen Zichuan was under unprecedented pressure. These bodyguards were all Mr. Wei's men. If blood was seen or lives were lost, he would not be able to explain to Mr. Wei, let alone the bodyguards' families.
Fortunately, the bodyguards were well-trained and had advantages in physique and strength. They used steel pipes to hold up their knives and blocked the opponent's attack.
Leng Sui was not polite to these people at all. He slapped, pinched and twisted them, took away the knife in front of him, took three or two steps back, and quickly cut the nylon ropes on Cheng Sizhou's wrists and ankles.
"Run!" He didn't have time to give more instructions, and raised his knife and waved away another antiquities dealer.
Cheng Sizhou's restraints were released, but his body was still stiff. He pressed his joints while turning off the temporary light source in the concrete house.
When there is no lighting but only lightning, his eyes have an advantage.
But he was badly injured and in pain all over. He wanted to escape from the house, but he fell against the wall after taking a few steps.
"Come with me!" In the darkness, someone ran over and held his hand.
"Zichuan...!" He recognized the voice of the person coming, "You... uh!"
"Hold on, we have to leave quickly, otherwise Leng Sui and the others will be in trouble."
Wen Zichuan's order to Leng Sui was to delay time as much as possible. Once Cheng Sizhou was rescued, they would find a way to retreat to the south. As long as they all retreated back to the car, everything would be easy.
He tore off the plastic sheet used to keep out the rain and threw it over the hole in the building. After briefly blocking the other person's sight, he took Cheng Sizhou and jumped off the platform at the back of the building.
Cheng Sizhou gritted his teeth and held on with all his strength, determined to leave as soon as possible no matter how tired or painful it was.
He knew in his heart that because of his persistence and his insistence on getting to the bottom of things, he had implicated too many people. If he stopped now, Zichuan and the people who came to rescue him, every one of them would die here tonight.
"The car is parked on the south side. We have to go around." After walking for a few minutes, Wen Zichuan heard him gasping for air. "How are you? Does your wound hurt? Let me carry you! Let me carry you!"
Cheng Sizhou looked at him. The man who was most afraid of rain in his life was now completely soaked by the rain, and his tears mixed with the rain flowed all over his face. Just one look at him made him feel heartbroken.
"I can't... go south," he said, trying to gain strength and standing up, "Go north..."
Hearing the shouts of the fight behind him, Wen Zichuan immediately realized why he had to go north.
Cheng Sizhou has been rescued. Leng Sui and the others said they could evacuate at any time, but he was supporting Cheng Sizhou and could not walk fast. Even if Leng Sui got in the car, he would have to wait for them.
"Okay, let's go north." Wen Zichuan quickly sent a voice message to Leng Sui, asking him to go around to the north to pick someone up, and then put Cheng Sizhou's arm on his shoulder, "I'll carry you!"
The night rain was pouring, and the densely packed unfinished buildings looked like a group of crouching strange beasts, with eyes like lightning and voices like thunder, oppressing people to the point that even breathing was an offense.
During this difficult journey, Wen Zichuan raised his head high countless times, letting the rain fall on his face.
He was nervous and panicked, but he couldn't stop or retreat. Cheng Sizhou was the only one with him, and he had to be someone he could rely on, just like he had relied on him to get out of the most desperate predicament.
Taking advantage of the cover of the unfinished building, the two men walked to the edge of the villa area, muddy step by mud.
The rain was so heavy that Wen Zichuan's vision was completely dark. When his arm touched the wet branches and leaves, he realized that there was a green belt around him.
"Go out... there is a way..." Cheng Sizhou reminded him weakly. He had almost exhausted all his strength to get here.
"It seems they haven't caught up." Wen Zichuan glanced behind him, but it was still pitch dark. "You take a rest. I'll call Leng Sui."
Cheng Sizhou was sitting crookedly under a tree. When he saw Wen Zichuan take out his cell phone, his face changed immediately and he guessed what was going on.
Putting the phone in your pocket is almost like soaking it in water, and with the low temperature at night, it probably won't turn on.
"I don't know if that message has been sent yet..." Wen Zichuan frowned, his fingertips trembling uncontrollably, "How about you wait here for me while I hail a car on the road?"
After a pause, Cheng Sizhou finally mustered up the strength to speak. "Zichuan, listen to me. There's a main road across the green belt, but it's raining heavily at this time. If you can't stop a car, find a street lamp and form a straight line with the nearest street lamp on the opposite side. That direction is northwest... Let's go northwest..."
"Where to the northwest?"
“Dengyuan Museum.”
Before Cheng Sizhou could finish his words, two gunshots were heard suddenly from the dark rain curtain.
"Oh no, they have guns! Let's go!" Wen Zichuan helped Cheng Sizhou up and left the green belt as quickly as possible and walked towards the main road.
It is illegal to possess firearms and ammunition in the country. Zhang Hongliang wanted to cover it up at first, but now it has been completely exposed that he has colluded with foreign forces.
I don’t know what happened to Leng Sui, Wu Meng and the others. There were fights and shootings, the nature of the situation has changed a lot. We must contact the police for support.
"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out. They could no longer be distracted. The gunshots were getting closer and closer, almost brushing past their backs.
The two men crossed the road and walked to a place where there was no light again. It was not known whether the other party wanted to save bullets or really did not see them, but there was no further gunfire afterwards.
Cheng Sizhou was shaking as he walked, and breathing seemed to be a luxury. If Wen Zichuan hadn't patted his back from time to time and given him some encouragement, he might have fainted.
"Can't...can't faint..." He grabbed Wen Zichuan's hand, "Pinch me...pinch me to wake me up...!"
Wen Zichuan held his face, leaned forward and kissed him. The bitter heat from his lips and tongue made Cheng Sizhou tremble all over, and the breath that had dissipated in his chest seemed to gather again.
"Don't give up, you hear me!"
“I won’t give up. I won’t give up…!”
After getting Cheng Sizhou's promise, Wen Zichuan growled, changed his arm to carry him, and continued to move forward.
But soon, he found something wrong. There was a puddle in front of him, which he could have avoided by using the reflection, but Cheng Sizhou stepped into it.
He didn't stop, but just stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Cheng Sizhou, but Cheng Sizhou didn't react at all.
There were street lights again not far away, but the lights, washed by the rain, were dim and blurry.
Wen Zichuan finally understood why Cheng Sizhou wanted to teach him how to identify directions, because he had lost his sight since leaving the green belt.
Although Cheng Sizhou had tried his best, the disadvantages of losing his vision still became apparent. He kept bumping into things and tripping over them, and his movements became slower and slower.
"There's a security booth near the Lantern Festival..." Holding the belief that the most dangerous place is the safest, Cheng Sizhou was betting that Zhang Hongliang thought the place they least feared going to was the Lantern Festival. "The security guards aren't familiar with you. Go borrow a phone, and you'll definitely be able to escape..."
"We're almost there, let's go together..." Wen Zichuan held his waist tightly, spending most of his energy on him.
"I really can't walk anymore... Zichuan, their target is me..." Cheng Sizhou retracted his arm, "Please, don't kill another person..."
Wen Zichuan knew what he wanted to do, and his eyes were filled with hatred, but unfortunately Cheng Sizhou couldn't see it. He just pushed him away and wanted to stay alone.
"Cheng Sizhou, listen carefully! If you don't want to implicate others, that's your business. If I want to save you, that's mine! There's only one ending for the two of us tonight: either live together or die together!"
Wen Zichuan took off his coat and put it around Cheng Sizhou's waist, with the sleeves tied tightly in his hands.
The coat is like the safety rope on Longji Mountain. No matter what is chasing him, Wen Zichuan is willing to live and die with him.
Finally, a huge complex of buildings appeared in the field of vision. The hazy black shadows were like rolling mountains, silently gazing at the world.
The last five hundred meters... four hundred meters... three hundred meters... two hundred meters... one hundred meters...
Wen Zichuan and Cheng Sizhou came to the security booth, but found that no one was on duty tonight. Except for the street lights outside, the entire museum was dark, and Wen Zichuan's mobile phone still could not be turned on.
Relying on his memory, Cheng Sizhou found his way to the staff entrance and exit. The new building no longer required a key, and one could enter by scanning their face.
Wen Zichuan had never been to the new museum and had no idea where it was. Cheng Sizhou asked him to look for the sign and took him to the cultural relics warehouse.
In fact, they can only stay outside the warehouse. The first door requires facial recognition to enter, the second door requires a password lock, and as for the third warehouse door, it still follows the convention. The person in charge and the warehouse manager must hold the key at the same time to open the door.
Once inside, I could finally take shelter from the rain.
Wen Zichuan asked Cheng Sizhou to sit down and rest, while he himself squatted by the door, keeping watch carefully.
It seemed that when they approached the Lantern Festival, the group of people did not chase them again, and the Lantern Festival's face recognition system also played a big role. It was impossible to let Zhang Hongliang stand at the door and scan while the cultural relics dealers entered one by one.
It should be safe for the time being, but Wen Zichuan was very cautious and did not dare to turn on the light directly. He only used the ambient light to check Cheng Sizhou's wound.
The wound on his forehead was very deep and had been cracked and whitened by the rain. Excessive blood loss and exhaustion made him lean against the wall with his eyes closed, looking completely lifeless.
"Brother Zhou——!" Wen Zichuan's tense heartstrings relaxed slightly, and he could no longer suppress his emotions. He hugged him and burst into tears.
He remembered that when he found his mother in the cave, she was lying there pale and weak. Everyone who saw her had a regretful expression on their face, knowing that the hope of saving her was extremely slim.
He already has no mother and cannot lose Cheng Sizhou again. Fate cannot tease him like this and take away the most important people around him one by one.
"Don't cry anymore..." Cheng Sizhou opened his eyes, making sure he was truly blind. Without vision, other feelings become clearer. "I'm sorry, Zichuan. I didn't celebrate your birthday properly again this year..."
"How can I celebrate my birthday when you're like this?" Wen Zichuan sobbed. "As long as you're okay, I don't have to celebrate my birthday anymore... I'll take you to the hospital. How can I take you to the hospital...!"
The most pressing issue at the moment is that they cannot contact the outside world, and no one knows that they are hiding in the Dengbo warehouse.
"It's okay, don't cry... Just stay with me and talk. I won't sleep. Wait until dawn, and someone will come..."
He couldn't go to the hospital immediately, nor could he just wait. Wen Zichuan thought there should be an office area nearby, and whether he could get some hot water and towels first. Otherwise, he would freeze to death if he wore wet clothes all night.
"Ding——" As he moved, something suddenly made a sound.
"You have entered the cultural relics warehouse area. Please operate according to the regulations. Protecting cultural relics is everyone's responsibility."
The voice broadcast sounded familiar to both of them. Isn't this the human voice source recorded by Wen Zichuan for the new museum's electronic system?
He had selfish motives when he took this job. He wanted Cheng Sizhou to always be able to hear his voice when he was at work.
"There is a solution!" Wen Zichuan quickly ran to the second door and pressed the lock dial.
"Do you know the password?" Cheng Sizhou asked him after hearing the "tick-tick" sound of keys.
"I don't know," Wen Zichuan continued, "I only know that if you press the wrong button five times in a row, it will trigger an alarm."
Soon, the electronic announcement sounded again: "The password has been incorrectly entered repeatedly. The access control has been locked. Alarm is being issued! Alarm is being issued! Alarm is being issued!"
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