The two men locked Mingtao in the car, but they didn't put him in the trunk. Not only can we prevent him from leaving, but also lock the car and ensure his safety.
Through the car window, they could see Ming Tao's angry and ferocious face and heard the faint and continuous cursing. The two men simply took a few things: a flashlight, a compass, Gu Tiancheng's dagger, and You Mingxu's trekking pole - the last two items were for self-defense, and set off into the woods.
It was a little after four in the morning, and there were still two or three hours before dawn. The entire wasteland and the entire forest were still as black as a big cloth bag. They headed inside against the cold wind.
"Is it connected?" You Mingxu asked.
Gu Tiancheng put down his phone, walked in from the edge of the woods, and said with joy: "It's connected! They said they would send a car over. There are patrol officers nearby and they will be here in an hour!"
You Mingxu also looked relieved: "Great! But... a lot of things can happen in an hour."
Gu Tiancheng lowered his arms, held a few of her fingertips, and said, "Everything depends on human effort." His hands were warm and sweaty, as if they always carried constant strength and temperature.
You Mingxu nodded: "Well, I'll listen to you."
Gu Tiancheng was stunned. He found that since the two girls disappeared, this stubborn and strong girl seemed to have softened a lot. Maybe I was really scared. In the dark woods, he looked at the beautiful face of the person next to him. Everything was so quiet, as if the others did not exist. There was only the rustling of the wind and the crisp, faint sound of feet stepping on leaves. The gentle white light that came from her seemed to shine quietly in his mind again.
I was very impulsive. At this critical moment, in this lonely time that seemed to last forever, I wanted to hug this girl whom I met by chance tightly in my arms, kiss her, kiss her hard, regardless of anything else. Touch her, make her happy, make her hurt. In this way, it seems that the man who is traveling alone can vent the tension, anxiety, emptiness, helplessness and deep pity in his heart at this moment.
But he did nothing but smiled self-deprecatingly. She didn't see the smile. It seems that the two of them hit it off right away. Although they only spent a few hours together, they seemed to have an invisible tacit understanding. This is a good start. He didn't want to scare her, realizing that he was actually a man with a wild and unruly heart. It is far from the time for her to feel uninhibited.
Maybe that day will come. If they really got closer to each other, if she was really the one he had been waiting for.
It had been more than twenty minutes since the two girls disappeared, and the two walked in the woods for more than ten minutes. Then it was pitch black everywhere, and I could see the dark foot of the mountain in the distance, but I didn't gain anything.
You Mingxu was breathing softly. Gu Tiancheng was always by her side, never more than a meter away, protecting her carefully and acting decisively.
"Do you want to take a break?" Gu Tiancheng asked without stopping.
You Mingxu shook his head. He said, "I don't feel comfortable leaving you behind, otherwise I would go find you by myself." You Mingxu said, "I know."
"Why don't we chat? Chatting won't make you feel tired," he said.
You Mingxu pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay."
He walked without stopping, and asked calmly, "Have you ever had a boyfriend?"
You Mingxu glanced at him, took a few more steps, and then answered, "Yes."
"several?"
"one."
"Unforgettable?"
"Not really." She said casually, "We fell in love in college, but we didn't like each other anymore after graduation, so we broke up. I felt that although he was tall and mighty, he lacked responsibility and interest."
Gu Tiancheng smiled and said, "Do you think I am responsible? Will I be a good boyfriend?"
You Mingxu looked ahead. There were countless straight trees standing there, with faint starlight shining in. The faint mist in the forest seemed to be pulling her and him towards an unknown future.
"I don't know." She said calmly, "You'll know after spending more time with me. I've only known you for half a day."
He was silent for a moment and said, "Oh."
There was no conversation between the two for a while. You Mingxu shouted Song Lan and Zou Furong's names a few more times, and Gu Tiancheng also joined in and shouted loudly. His voice was much louder than hers. After they shouted for a while, there was only deathly silence around them.
Gu Tiancheng looked at her and said, "We didn't hear the sound of the car. They can't go far. They must have heard our voices, but they are just two girls. I'm afraid they can't make any sound."
You Mingxu clenched his trekking pole and said, "I'm afraid so."
"We've searched this side, let's look over there." He pointed in the direction and You Mingxu followed him.
After walking a little further, Gu Tiancheng said, "Actually, I loved my ex-girlfriend a lot."
You Mingxu remained silent as he continued, "She is like you, very strong-willed, thoughtful, and not tacky at all. She is different from girls like Zou Furong. She also likes responsible men."
You Mingxu smiled: "So she followed you?"
Gu Tiancheng also smiled, lightly, gently and calmly: "Yes. He followed me for five years and gave me his best years. Later, he passed away."
You Mingxu said softly: "Please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be brought back to life."
He was silent for a while, then said, "I know. I've known it for a long time. I'll have a cigarette to refresh myself." He paused, shielded the wind with his palm, lowered his head to light a cigarette, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Want one?"
You Mingxu thought for a moment and said, "Come on, this is the last one for today."
He said, “Yeah, the last one.”
She took a cigarette from the cigarette box in his palm and put it in her mouth. His head was slightly tilted, and the jumping firelight reflected the man's handsome and deep face. You Mingxu suddenly recalled the first time he drove by her. Through the mist on the car window, the young man turned his head and looked at her, his eyes as dark as the clouds that forever float in this Tibetan land.
She leaned her face closer and lit the cigarette in his hand. His eyes, staring at her from very close, were filled with tender emotions and a deep past. You Mingxu took a puff of cigarette, smiled, and pretended he saw nothing.
The two of them stayed there for less than half a minute.
Gu Tiancheng suddenly threw the cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, yelled, "Stop!" and rushed out. You Mingxu suddenly raised his head and really saw a black shadow flash by in the woods ahead. I could only vaguely see a tall figure that looked very similar to that man.
Gu Tiancheng certainly couldn't take care of her at this moment, so You Mingxu started to chase after him. Seeing Gu Tiancheng running out like a black panther, and her long legs stepping on the fallen leaves, the surroundings were silent, with only the sound of the two people running fiercely one after the other.
"Ah..." Suddenly, You Mingxu heard a very faint cry for help in his ears, coming from far away, and from behind him. It was exactly the opposite direction of the man's escape. You Mingxu was stunned and stopped quickly. Then he listened carefully, but there was only the sound of wind.
But her intuition told her that she was not mistaken.
She raised her head and shouted, "Gu Tiancheng! Gu Tiancheng!" But she had to waste a moment's time because Gu Tiancheng had already run far away. She didn't know whether he heard her but didn't care or didn't hear her at all. She only saw his figure flash and disappear into the darkness ahead.
You Mingxu stood still, thought for a few seconds, then turned around resolutely and ran towards the direction where he could faintly hear a woman's cry for help.
It was pitch black all around, with only the flashlight in her hand, a thin beam of light surrounded by thick darkness. She didn't know where she was running to, she just felt that the surroundings were becoming increasingly empty. All she could hear was her own rapid breathing.
"Song Lan! Song Lan - Zou Furong -" she shouted loudly.
"Wuwu..." She really heard the sound again, a woman's whimpering, as if her throat was blocked by something and she was struggling to make it out. You Mingxu felt that the blood in his whole body was heating up, and his scalp was tingling with a slight tingling sensation. She picked up the trekking pole, held it horizontally in front of her body, held the flashlight in her other hand, gritted her teeth, and moved forward step by step.
The beam of light from the flashlight swept horizontally across the field of vision ahead, illuminating a row of trees, bushes, and human faces... You Mingxu's head buzzed, cold sweat broke out on his palms, and he quickly turned the flashlight back to the area that had just been illuminated.
There is a person there.
No, two.
It turned out to be him.
The young man with eyes as innocent as a child appeared. He was standing next to a big tree, carrying Song Lan on his back. The latter had his eyes closed, his head covered in blood, and lay on his back. It was unclear whether he was dead or alive, nor whether he had suffered any torture.
You Mingxu didn't know how long he had been standing here, nor how long he had been looking at himself. When their eyes met, his originally clear eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of gray mist. You can't really see what's inside. He stared at her, and the corners of his mouth slowly, slowly raised up into a tiny arc. You Mingxu then realized that such a handsome face could become so evil and cruel in the blink of an eye.
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