Chapter 210 Scum
“Thank…thank you…”
Hearing her words again, her pronunciation was still unclear as if it was difficult. Su Ning's heart skipped a beat and he quickly picked up the kerosene lamp beside the bed and pointed it at her face.
The dim light cast a warm orange color on her face, making it difficult to see her exact complexion, but the dry dead skin on her lips was clearly visible.
Could it be that I haven't had any water for a long time and my throat is dry and it hurts when I speak?
There was always a vague feeling that there was more to the story than just this simple reason. Su Ning apologized softly and raised his other hand to carefully pry her mouth open.
This time, her mouth was no longer dark like when I fed her medicine just now. I could immediately notice under the light that her tongue was shorter.
What…what’s going on?!
It doesn't look like he was born with a defect, so it could only be that scumbag Wei Junjie who did it.
It turns out there are really born bad people who can be so cruel!
Feeling the uncontrollable trembling of the fingertips of the person pinching his face, Wu Meng thought that he had scared her, and tried his best to turn his head to the side to break free from her hand, "I'm... I'm... sorry..."
These words brought a surge of warmth to Suning's eyes, and tears quickly formed in them. His heart was filled with intense pain: Whose daughter is this, whose wife is this, or the mother of this child?
How sad and heartbroken they would be if they saw this.
Even in this situation, when he sees people, he doesn't rush to ask for help or complain, but is worried and afraid of scaring others.
"You are not sorry, sister, what is your name and where have you been arrested for so long? Do you remember?"
"Wu... Wu Meng, Tao City... No, I don't know... How long..."
When she disappeared, peach blossoms in Tao City were in full bloom. How could she know the exact time after being captured and left in the dark?
All I know is that after a very long time, every day seemed long and endless.
Wait, why is this young comrade here? Was he also captured by that beast?
But there were no scars on her body, and it didn't look like she had experienced the training that the beast had mentioned. Did she break in by accident?
"You...you go quickly...call...the police...save us!"
"Sister Wu Meng, don't be afraid. Wei Junjie hasn't come back yet. We will definitely take you out before he comes."
"Xiao Huan...save...save her..."
Small ring?
After hearing this, Suning understood that there was another victim named Xiaohuan. He quickly stood up and illuminated the room with the kerosene lamp.
But the house is not big and there is no extra furniture to hide people.
Is it in another room?
Not daring or wanting to think of the worst, he turned to look at the person who had been trembling subconsciously since he regained consciousness.
I unconsciously lowered my voice again and again for fear of scaring her.
"Sister Wu Meng, please wait here. I'll go to the other room to see if I can find the little ring you mentioned."
"Good... eight years old... Xiao Huan..."
An eight-year-old girl?
He clenched his fingers tightly, his nails pinching the tender flesh of his palms so hard that it hurt. He took a deep breath and quickly left the room without saying anything else, heading towards the next one.
Zhang Ze was holding a kerosene lamp and quickly rummaging through the drawers looking for something. He was suddenly brought back to his senses when he heard footsteps.
I saw that the open cabinet on the ground was filled with all kinds of small clothes, vests and even underwear.
The only cabinet drawer was filled with various brown paper bags, and the bottom layer contained a camera and several boxes of film.
There was a long table against the innermost wall of the room, on which were tools for developing films. There were several thin hemp ropes tied to the wall, with small black-and-white photos hanging on them.
As for the content of the photo...
"Ningning, don't look!"
Nodding silently, Su Ning turned his back to the wall and just glanced at her without the courage to look at her a second time.
With rage in his eyes, Zhang Ze silently tore off all the photos and put them into an empty brown paper bag, then stacked them together with all the file bags in the drawer.
"Brother Zhang, there is also an eight-year-old girl..."
Zhang Ze's hand, which was about to pick up a stack of brown paper bags, suddenly stopped. He opened his mouth but didn't utter a word for a long time.
Snap~
The only sound in the quiet space was the crisp sound of knuckles being pressed too hard.
“Ningning…”
It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a few seconds had passed before Zhang Ze's voice finally rang out, his voice was low and indescribably hoarse and dry, "Hurry up, we should leave."
She suddenly raised her head and looked at him, her eyes full of disbelief, and she stared at him stubbornly.
Until I saw him nod heavily, my heart felt like it was being grabbed by something and was squeezed uncomfortably.
I didn't ask him how he knew that or where he came to his conclusion.
Because Suning knew very well that even if he left the army, he would still put the safety of the people first, and would not give up as long as there was a slight possibility. Since he said so, it could only mean that -
They were indeed late, and the little girl...
"Let's go."
All I can do now, and all I want to do, is send that scumbag to hell!
The two of them quickly turned back to the room where Wu Meng was.
When Wu Meng saw that there was a man following closely behind her, she became afraid instinctively. Her body curled up even more tightly and the intensity of her shaking increased.
"Sister Wu Meng, you are afraid. This is my brother. He is a retired officer."
Retired, officer...
Ordinary people have a mysterious feeling about military green, a sense of trust and security from the bottom of their hearts.
Thinking of my younger brother who has also been in the army for many years...
She did not cry when she was tortured in every way, nor did she cry when the life-saving light suddenly appeared and she was about to escape from the sea of suffering, but at this moment she could not hold back her tears.
This is a person just like her brother. It’s as if the belief she has always held in her heart has finally been echoed.
He is coming.
It finally came.
Turning her back to wipe away the tears that fell almost at the same time as hers, Su Ning nodded to Zhang Ze and took the thing in his arms.
At this moment, it seemed as if he understood the heart of the silently crying woman. Zhang Ze, with his lips tightly pursed, stepped forward silently and saluted, as if to say: I'm sorry, I'm late.
After putting his hands down, he carefully picked up the person along with the quilt in his strong arms, and strode out of this hell on earth with unusually steady steps.
…
After leaving the dark room in the tunnel, Zhang Ze took the two to a relatively secret and safe open space.
"Ningning, you guys wait here first, I'll be back soon."
Looking at his tense face, his teeth clenched tightly making his facial muscles look stiff, and he directly took out the dagger in his hand, with a murderous aura all over his body.
Su Ning bit his lower lip and nodded, saying only "OK."
"Su...Su...Is he going...to look for Xiaohuan...?"
"Sister Wu Meng, Xiao Huan..."
He lowered his eyes, unable to speak the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He just carefully held the scarred hand.
Wu Meng nodded slightly, unconsciously, thinking of that little girl, with those beautiful round eyes like a fawn, which changed from being full of bright sunshine to being as dead as an old man...
It’s okay to leave, it’s okay to leave...!
You don’t have to look at this dirty place again, and even if you are rescued, you don’t have to endure the strange looks from people around you.
Wait, wait until she sees that person's end with her own eyes and sees her dearest person again.
"Xiao Huan, Sister Meng will come to accompany you."
In that carefree place, I will laugh and have fun with you...
"Sister Wu Meng?"
Sensitively catching the strange look that flashed across her eyes, Suning couldn't help but feel nervous, trying hard to find a way to rekindle her desire for life.
"Is there anyone else in Sister Wu Meng's family? I can help you contact them."
Home?
The man was gone, as were his children. Apart from his blind mother, the only person left at home was his younger brother who had enlisted in the army far away and whose return date was unknown.
Wu Meng curled the corner of his mouth: I don't know if that beast did what he said. He didn't resist and didn't attack me, and he even gave me enough food to survive.
"No...don't...my mother...her eyes are not good."
"Brother, brother can't come back."
A mother with poor eyesight, a brother who will never come back, and his last name is Wu...
Su Ning frowned slightly as if he had thought of something. Could it be that the man who single-handedly defeated the beast Wei Junjie a few years later was Sister Wu Meng's brother?
"Sister Wu Meng, is your brother called Wu Han? The Wu Han who joined the army?"
"You...Susu, know...my brother?"
After shaking his head and nodding, Suning couldn't deceive the tortured person in front of him, even if it was a white lie, "He's very powerful!"
The smile gradually spread and blossomed in her eyes, like brilliant spring flowers all over the mountains.
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