"Can I ask you something?" Ruan Qingqing suddenly spoke in the silent mountain breeze.
The man looked at her.
"The man who was with me, where is he and how is he?"
The man twitched his lips and said, "Kill him."
Ruan Qingqing was silent for a while, as if she had given up hope, and then said, "Can I ask you for one more favor?"
"Do you think I will agree?" The man found it ridiculous.
"But I can only beg you now, because you have the final say. I am... half the person in charge of the Shan'er Foster Care Center. My uncle wants to sell the center and not care about the deaf and mute children in the center.
I always refused and insisted with him, hoping that the deaf and mute children would be properly placed.
But now, I'm missing, and he is the only one in charge of the center, and those children will suffer.
There are eleven girls and seven boys in there. Can you do me a favor and let me leave a statement stating that the property rights in my name are transferred to...
I transferred it to a friend of mine and sent him the statement. He will help me take care of the children, and then I will feel at ease. ”
The man had committed several crimes, but this was the first time someone made such a request to him before dying. He sneered: "Why should I help you? Are you trying to play some tricks?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dagger was pressed against Ruan Qingqing's back. She felt a slight sting, slowly lowered her head, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "What tricks can I play? I can't beat you in a fight, and I don't know where to run. Later, just give me paper and pen, write a statement, and I'll show it to you after I finish writing it.
What I can't let go of the most are those deaf-mute children. They cannot speak since birth and cannot hear any sound from this world.
They have never been tainted by anyone or anything!
Shallow water is noisy, deep water is silent, haha... they are much better than us ordinary people. It would only take a little effort for you to look after a dozen deaf and mute children for me, please. ”
The man was silent for a moment, then said, "Turn around."
Ruan Qingqing turned around slowly, her eyes filled with quiet tears.
"You really think so?"
Ruan Qingqing seemed not to notice his scrutiny. She nodded slightly and said, "Otherwise, as a graduate of Xiangcheng University with a bright future, why don't I stay in Xiangcheng to work instead of running back to Huaicheng to take over the nursing home that is running out of money? I'm doing this for them."
The man didn't say anything. This was consistent with what he had learned before. This woman was indeed a top student at Xiangcheng University and had not looked for a job after returning to Huaicheng.
He then asked, "In your center, there is another girl aged fifteen and sixteen?"
Ruan Qingqing didn't seem to understand the meaning of his question, nor did she ask why he knew so much. She just nodded meekly: "Yes, the oldest one is not yet an adult."
"Okay, I'll let you write it." The man smiled, "Let's see what else you can come up with."
On the way back to the house, the man suddenly asked, "Where did you know that?"
Ruan Qingqing: "Which sentence?"
"Shallow water is noisy, deep water is silent."
"Shallow water is noisy, deep water is silent. Hunger and love rule the world. Winter is here, can spring be far behind? This is a famous poem by the British poet Shelley. I liked it very much when I was in college."
The two returned to the house. Zeng Xi, who had been curled up in a corner of the cage, immediately got up. Her eyes were red from crying. She was happy and sad to see Ruan Qingqing back alive.
"She cares about you very much," the man said.
Ruan Qingqing looked at Zeng Xi, her expression sad but tender: "Yes, she is like my own sister, she listens to me the most."
The man sat down on the old sofa, and when he looked up, he found that Ruan Qingqing had also sat down.
Zeng Xi in the cage was also stunned.
The man's face suddenly turned cold: "Who told you to sit?"
Ruan Qingqing lowered her head and said, "Don't I... need to write a statement?"
The man showed an impatient expression: "There is no paper and pen here. I'll give it to you tomorrow. Kneel down with your back to me and put your hands behind your back." He took out a drawstring from his pocket.
This plastic cuff looks soft and delicate, but if it is used to tie Ruan Qingqing's hands behind her back, it would be almost impossible for her to break free with her slender wrists.
Ruan Qingqing didn't move. She looked at the man and continued, "Look, should we... make a deal?"
The man couldn't believe it: "Are you sick? Is it because I won't kill you for now that you think I'm a kind person?"
Ruan Qingqing's face was still pale, but her expression was stubborn: "You are not a kind person, and neither am I. Don't you like deaf and mute girls? I can help you, I just want to survive."
The man groaned and pointed a dagger at her face: "Who do you think you are? I need your help?"
Ruan Qingqing said softly again: "You can't say that. I know you are very capable. You have committed several crimes and were not caught by the police..." The man's expression changed slightly.
"But you are a man, always appearing around deaf and mute girls. If you do this too many times, it will definitely attract attention. It will become more and more difficult for you, and the suspicion on you will become greater and greater. Sooner or later, the police will notice you." Ruan Qingqing said, "You think I'm nothing, but when Zeng Xi left yesterday, I knew she didn't go to Guangdong, but was taken away by you.
I found you early this morning. If an ordinary person like me can find out, the police will find out sooner or later.
So, you can't go on like this - in fact, you know in your heart that it is becoming increasingly difficult.
However, if you have a female assistant, you will have a brand new start, which will be safer and the police will definitely not suspect us. ”
The man stared at her and smiled sarcastically: "Why should I believe you? Why don't you be a good person and come with me to be a ghost in the mountains?"
"Ghosts in the mountains can survive."
"Just now you said you felt sorry for those deaf and dumb girls, and now you want to help me?"
"Don't you like them too?"
The man was stunned, then burst into laughter, his chest shaking and he even gasped for breath. This was the first time that Ruan Qingqing saw him laugh like this since he captured her. Even Zeng Xi was stunned.
After laughing, the man looked up at her, his eyes still cold: "You are indeed different from other women. You are very cunning, very good at coaxing people, and cruel. What you said makes some sense.
But once I let you go, how can I believe that you will help me wholeheartedly instead of reporting me to the police? ”
Ruan Qingqing's expression was gloomy, and she clasped her hands tightly on her knees. "If you do something like this once, you are an accomplice and cannot escape the crime. You are so capable and experienced. It shouldn't be difficult to find an absolutely safe and controllable opportunity for me to help you get a deaf-mute girl back so that you can verify my sincerity, right?"
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