Chapter 90: Jinjiang Dufa Should he be injected with antidote...
Jiang Chen was locked in the house, with very limited access to information. All his electronic devices were taken away, and no one except Gu Tingsen would talk to him.
He estimated the time by the displacement of the sun and tried to conserve his energy as much as possible.
Gu Tingsen would not let him get thirsty, he would provide him with water, but not food. And every time he provided water, he would try to brainwash Jiang Chen.
From his words, Jiang Chen knew that he not only recovered his memory, but also knew the world with him as the protagonist. He was now in a dead end and wanted to use this last bit of luck to turn things around.
He would also test Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen behaved normally.
"Gu Tingsen, uncuff me. I want to go to the bathroom."
Jiang Chen shook the handcuffs. People have three urgent needs, and his request is not excessive. The iron bed restricted his range of movement, and he couldn't solve it on the spot.
But Gu Tingsen seemed to have this intention. Jiang Chen's face turned ugly and he frowned and asked, "Are you deliberately disgusting me?"
Gu Tingsen said: "Of course not."
Gu Tingsen took out the key and unlocked the handcuffs on the bedside. Jiang Chen paid attention to his actions. With a click, Gu Tingsen put the removed handcuffs on his wrists.
He regarded himself as a tool to restrict Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was led out of the room by Gu Tingsen. The sunlight was falling, and his eyes were stinging. He squinted and looked out. What he saw were rolling mountains. The mountains were far away from each other. They were at the top of the mountain. The green was endless and covered by lush forests. They could vaguely see some traces of human habitation, but they were all far away.
Jiang Chen couldn't tell where this place was. Before he could take a closer look, Gu Tingsen pulled him to the bathroom next door.
The space of less than four square meters was paved with cement only, with no tiles. The bathroom and toilet were not separated, and there was a washing machine inside. The space was constantly squeezed and looked too narrow.
Jiang Chen and Gu Tingsen stepped inside, and the space became even smaller. Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, and said, "Boss Gu, are you going to watch me go to the toilet?"
Gu Tingsen asked: "Is it inconvenient? Or do you need my help?"
Gu Tingsen leaned over, and Jiang Chen raised his hand to press against his chest.
It's difficult to move in the bathroom, and Jiang Chen won't conflict with him here.
"You can't climb out of the window here, the only exit is the door. Are you afraid that I will run away?" Jiang Chen said bluntly, "I really can't pee with you standing next to me."
Jiang Chen was about to curse, but Gu Tingsen sensed his low mood and knew that he shouldn't irritate him.
Handcuffs are not his only tool to restrict Jiang Chen, they just make it easier to exert psychological pressure on him.
He undid Jiang Chen's handcuffs, allowing Jiang Chen's red hand to rest for a while.
Gu Tingsen left the bathroom and closed the door. Jiang Chen took care of his physiological needs and glanced around the bathroom again.
There are no suitable weapons and no means of defense.
Jiang Chen was thinking in his mind that if he faced Gu Tingsen and the bodyguard at the same time, he would not have much chance of winning. But he did not see the bodyguard when he came out just now, which was an opportunity.
When it comes to fighting one-on-one, he is not inferior to Gu Tingsen.
Jiang Chen made up his mind and lingered in the bathroom for a while before walking out.
Gu Tingsen was outside, occupying the only passage. He lit a cigarette, and when he saw Jiang Chen coming out, he put out the cigarette and approached.
Jiang Chen deliberately covered his nose, raised his hand and waved it lightly, using this action to observe the surrounding environment.
The yard outside the house was irregular, with a gravel path next to it that meandered into the bushes.
The bodyguard was definitely not there. Jiang Chen remembered that he had heard the sound of a car starting before, so he might have gone out. This was good news.
Gu Tingsen was about to handcuff Jiang Chen again.
Jiang Chen suddenly said: "Gu Tingsen, do you like me?"
The sound that struck his heart made Gu Tingsen pause obviously, and his mind wandered for a moment.
The word "like" made him think, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen moved.
His fist smashed into Gu Tingsen's chin from bottom to top, and the dull sound of the collision made people's teeth ache.
Gu Tingsen was knocked back two steps, and before he could stand still, Jiang Chen swept his leg again. The sharp kick with the force of thunder hit Gu Tingsen, and his already staggering body completely lost its balance and fell to the ground.
Jiang Chen took advantage of the situation and took two steps forward, but Gu Tingsen had already reacted and rolled sideways, dodging Jiang Chen's attack in a somewhat awkward manner.
He turned over and stood up, raised his hand to straighten his dislocated jaw back into place, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Jiang Chen, I really underestimated you."
Gu Tingsen was very angry, but Jiang Chen was quite cooperative after waking up, which made him relax his guard.
He didn't expect Jiang Chen to do this to him at this time.
Jiang Chen's only response to Gu Tingsen was to attack. He kicked sideways and forced Gu Tingsen out of the passage and back into the open yard.
The yard is paved with bluestone slabs. In summer, there is lush vegetation. Perhaps because it has been uninhabited for a long time, green grass grows out of the cracks and covers the entire ground.
Jiang Chen was good at close combat and had the upper hand, punching Gu Tingsen hard. Gu Tingsen was forced to defend himself, using handcuffs as a weapon.
Jiang Chen didn't fight him for a long time, because he was worried that the bodyguards would come back and attack him. Then he would have no advantage in a one-on-two situation. So after forcing Gu Tingsen to retreat completely, he jumped directly into the gravel path beside him.
There are rolling mountains and rugged roads here, but there are still people living here. Jiang Chen's plan is to get in touch with the outside world first and find out his location.
Gu Tingsen removed his handcuffs, called his bodyguard, and then chased after him.
Jiang Chen was not familiar with the environment. He ran along the gravel road for a while. Not sure if it was an illusion, he heard the hum of a car. His heart tightened. He found a small path on the side of the road and changed direction without thinking and walked in.
“Ouch!”
Jiang Chen was so nervous that he was only paying attention to the pursuers behind him and didn't pay attention to the road conditions ahead, so he collided head-on with someone.
He was going very fast and the impact was so great that he couldn't stop at all. He and the person he hit both fell off the trail due to inertia.
Fortunately, one side was not a cliff, but soft land with a gentle slope. There were lush pine trees and layers of pine needles on the ground. Some of them had already rotted over time, while others seemed to have just fallen. The sharp thorns pierced into the flesh, causing bursts of pain.
Jiang Chen's shoulder hit the stump left after felling the tree, and dull pain spread throughout his body, and he was unable to lift his arm for a while.
The person he knocked down seemed to be accustomed to this kind of impact and was very good at protecting her body. However, the backpack on her back got in the way, causing her to roll twice more before rushing in front of Jiang Chen and stopping only after hitting a big tree.
Jiang Chen didn't expect that there were people in the wilderness, and he didn't expect to implicate the other party. He struggled to stand up and wanted to check on the other party.
As soon as he moved his feet, the man threw away the backpack and sat up suddenly.
From the back, it was a girl with a bun, wearing a sun protection jacket and long pants, and a pair of hiking shoes. The impact of the fall caused a big hole in her sun protection jacket to be torn by the branches, and her bun was half loose.
She tidied her hair and turned around to look for another person. Her eyes met Jiang Chen's. She was angry at first, then surprised, and finally her eyes widened as she stared at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
"Brother Jiang Chen, why are you here?"
Jiang Chen was also stunned when she mentioned his name. Is there anyone who knows him in this deep mountain?
Jiang Chen looked at her face carefully. Although it was covered with mud under the wet pine needles, it did not affect her appearance. She had single eyelids and the corners of her eyes were upturned, a bit like a fox's eyes.
A very distinctive pair of eyes.
Jiang Chen was startled, surprised and happy: "You are Shen Aojun? Why are you here?"
Shen Aojun quickly got up, not caring about his backpack, and walked over quickly to support Jiang Chen, brushing off the pine needles on Jiang Chen's body.
She explained: "This is my hometown, but why are you here, brother? You don't look well, what happened?"
Shen Aojun noticed the red marks on Jiang Chen's wrists from being rubbed by the handcuffs, and recalled Jiang Chen's near-life-escaping run just now. Her intuition told her that something was wrong.
Hearing that it was Shen Aojun's hometown, Jiang Chen was stunned and couldn't help cursing: "Psycho! It's just a psycho!"
Shen Aojun's hometown is more than a thousand kilometers away from Jiang Chen's city. Even if you take the highway all the way, it will take more than ten hours, not to mention the national highway and rural roads.
No wonder Gu Tingsen was so confident that Lu Chiyuan wouldn't find him since he tied him up in such a far place.
Who in their right mind would think of this?
How long had he been unconscious?
After cursing, Jiang Chen calmed down a bit. He heard the sound of a car again and his body tensed up. Shen Aojun noticed his abnormality and, combined with the situation on the mountain, he vaguely guessed what had happened.
In the past few days, some strangers have come to their place and borrowed the mountain house on the top of the mountain.
A mountain house is a house built collectively by villagers for people who work in the mountains or guard the mountains to rest overnight.
Because the outsiders were generous, the village party secretary didn't say anything and lent them the money generously.
Now it seems that this group of people has bad intentions.
"I have to leave here." Jiang Chen said, "Someone kidnapped me."
Shen Aojun thought that was indeed the case, and she comforted Jiang Chen, "Don't worry, brother, I will protect you when we get to my territory."
Shen Aojun picked up the backpack on the ground, and without taking care of the fallen fruits, he pulled Jiang Chen towards the depths of the forest.
With a local like her leading the way, Jiang Chen didn't have to worry about getting lost, and he could also avoid the main roads and avoid being caught up by Gu Tingsen's car.
The way down the mountain is still very long. If he is caught up, even if Shen Aojun is a local, there is no guarantee that Gu Tingsen will be desperate. He still has to go to a crowded place.
Jiang Chen asked Shen Aojun for his cell phone and called Lu Chiyuan, who sounded uncertain on the other end of the line.
"Sister Shen, is there something wrong?"
"It's me, brother. Gu Tingsen kidnapped me and took me to Xishui Village. I'm lucky to have met Aojun. I want to let you know I'm safe."
Jiang Chen's voice came through the receiver, his tone was relatively steady, without any sign of weakness.
Although he only ate some bread today, he mostly drank water to stay alive.
After running for so long, his hands and feet were weak and shaking.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for two seconds, and Lu Chiyuan's voice trembled: "Wait for me!"
In order to conserve his energy, Jiang Chen did not say much to Lu Chiyuan. He must have injured the bone in his left shoulder. The tingling sensation had not gone away and he still could not lift his arm.
Shen Aojun walked in front and would look back from time to time to check on him to see if he had caught up.
The sun was setting outside, and the afterglow of the sun could not penetrate the dense forest. The path in the forest gradually disappeared, and the two of them began to walk among the trees.
Looking around, there were tall trees all around and layers of rotten leaves on the ground.
Occasionally a breeze swept through the woods, bringing with it a moist breath and inexplicably chilly feeling.
Jiang Chen rubbed his arms, the chill creeping up through the soles of his feet, and he was in a trance for a moment.
He had no sense of reality about finding rescue, and his body felt light and fluttery.
Did he really meet Shen Aojun?
Is there such a coincidence in the world?
Shouldn't Shen Aojun be starting school at this time?
Did he really escape?
Countless questions rolled in Jiang Chen's mind, and double images began to appear in front of his eyes. Shen Aojun's figure became blurry. Sometimes he was tall and thin like a bamboo pole, sometimes he was short and fat like a bucket, and sometimes he was swaying like seaweed in the water.
Her shadow stretched infinitely, entangled with the surrounding trees, and there was no human figure left.
Fear gripped Jiang Chen's heart. He heard himself asking, "Why didn't you go to school?"
Shen Aojun stopped and looked back, Jiang Chen saw that she was smiling, with the corners of her mouth split and stretched all the way behind her ears, and her fox eyes flashed with a strange light.
She stared at Jiang Chen with a grin, her fingers becoming sharp and long, like real fox claws: "Why did you tell me that I didn't go to school? Of course it's because I didn't need to!"
As she said this, she opened her bloody mouth and pounced towards Jiang Chen.
Everything was so absurd, terrifying and unreal.
Jiang Chen wanted to hide, but his feet grew roots that dug into the soil. He seemed to have turned into a tree and could no longer move.
"Brother...Brother Jiang Chen, brother!"
Shen Aojun turned around and found that Jiang Chen had not caught up. He sat limply on the ground, sweating profusely, his eyes were out of focus, and his hands and feet were twitching uncontrollably.
Shen Aojun was shocked. She didn't remember Jiang Chen having any emergency. His condition must be related to those outsiders.
Shen Aojun tried to awaken Jiang Chen's consciousness, but to no avail, and Jiang Chen even punched her.
Shen Aojun put her arms together in front of her chest to block him. She was able to be admitted to the military academy, and she was also a martial artist. Seeing that Jiang Chen was out of control, she dropped the backpack, pulled out the rope she used to climb, tied Jiang Chen's hands, and tore off the torn clothes and stuffed them into Jiang Chen's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue when he convulsed.
Then she tied Jiang Chen to her back and carried him down the mountain. Her movements were clean and quick, without any hesitation.
Gu Tingsen met up with his bodyguard, one went downstairs while the other drove upstairs, and they did not see any trace of Jiang Chen along the way.
Gu Tingsen's face was gloomy. He looked at the rolling mountains and asked coldly, "Should he be injected with the antidote?"
The bodyguard said, "Yes, the first antidote is only effective for five hours."
"What happens if the second antidote can't be injected in time?"
"He will have a lot of hallucinations." The bodyguard looked at the forest expressionlessly. "If he goes into the mountains, the situation will be even more serious. Even the slightest disturbance can make him have bad associations and see enemies everywhere."
Gu Tingsen's body trembled unconsciously. He just wanted to tame Jiang Chen and make him serve him, not to kill him.
If Jiang Chen died, there would be more than just a little trouble.
There are too many mountains here and they are too dense. It would take several days and nights for the two of them to climb over the mountain.
"Let's go to the village and ask for help from the villagers. Just tell them that my brother is missing."
Gu Tingsen didn't dare to delay, so he got into the car with his bodyguard and drove down the mountain.
We must find the person as quickly as possible before it gets dark.
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