"Okay, Yan Ge. Yes, yes … We are already on our way to the hospital. We will call you when we arrive."
Gao Panqing hung up the phone. The car with the logo of "Jianning Public Security" made a sharp turn and sped towards the hospital.
"I don't believe your nonsense …" In the ward, Bu Wei's body was trembling uncontrollably, even though she didn't realize it herself. "This isn't a punishment. I'm the one with high hopes. I'm the one …"
Jiang Stops shook his head gently. "The one who has high hopes for you is Wang Xingye."
"No —"
"You and Wang Xingye both thought that the ultimate purpose of this ceremony was to choose the final replacement, but in fact, you both misunderstood. He only wanted to design a 100% replica of the scene in the past, and then put children like you in this situation. He wanted to see if you would react the same way when faced with various choices in a desperate situation. "Jiang Stops was silent for a while, then suddenly asked," Did you ask Shen Xiaoqi to make that oath to you? "
— — The dark sky was overturned, and the phoenix tree was burning like a flame. In the face of death, the boy's heart-wrenching cries were still ringing in her ears. "If we get out of here alive, I will definitely repay you!"
"I will definitely repay you in this life, and I will protect you well!"
… …
Bu Wei's chest heaved up and down, and she slowly nodded.
Jiang Stops said, "But many years ago, this oath was made to me."
Although she already knew this fact, when she heard it with her own ears, the girl's fingers couldn't help but fiercely twist, and her knuckles made a crisp cracking sound.
"Kidnapping, extortion, bloody clothes, escape, protection in a desperate situation, and the oath. Both of you were on the verge of death until you were saved … Wang Xingye should have told you everything he could find out. That guy probably thought that if you successfully passed the 'test', he would be able to follow you to heaven. " Jiang Stops laughed mockingly. "But unfortunately, there was one detail that Wang Xingye couldn't find out until his death, because that person would never let anyone know."
"… …"
Under Bu Wei's stare, Jiang Stops said softly, "It's betrayal."
The girl's beautiful eyes were mixed with unconcealable astonishment and suspicion.
Wasn't it just that bottle of mineral water? She thought.
"No, it's not. All the details of the kidnapping were perfectly replicated, except for the mineral water — because there was never this bottle of water. "
"When the rescue team finally arrived, he pushed me out to grab the climbing rope first."
The air with the smell of disinfectant seemed to have turned into some kind of liquid, sticky and cold crawling through the nasal cavity, the respiratory tract, and even every alveoli.
"Actually, I had forgotten about this detail until the police investigating the scene told me that they found an empty mineral water bottle and only Shen Xiaoqi's DNA was found. At that moment, I suddenly realized that more than 20 years had passed, but the force of the push still hadn't disappeared. Instead, it became more and more painful as time went by. He didn't even want to look back at his own cowardice and betrayal, so he could only fabricate a bottle of mineral water that had never appeared before as a substitute for the image of betrayal. "
Jiang Stops finally sat up straight. He crossed his fingers and supported his chin. He looked at Bu Wei with interest. "It's like you're my substitute, just a fig leaf —"
"You can only be yourself. You can never replace anyone, even if that person is dead."
Bu Wei's face seemed to be dead. Her skin was cold and gray, and even her chest didn't rise and fall.
Jiang Stops looked at the time and said regretfully, "If I were you, I'd stay here and wait for the police to arrive. Cooperate with the investigation and strive for a lighter sentence. After all, you've been abandoned. You'll be alone and helpless outside. You won't be able to find him again."
He supported himself on the armrest and seemed to be about to stand up. But at that moment, a shadow suddenly cast in front of him. Then, Bu Wei's cold and clear voice sounded above his head.
"Do you want me to wait for the police here too?"
Jiang Stops's lips flashed an imperceptible arc and he raised his eyelids.
The two looked at each other closely. Bu Wei raised her hand and stroked Jiang Stops's face with her fingertips. Then she lowered her head and whispered in his ear, "You do know a lot, but I also know some things about you … right? Uncle Lu who woke up in bed 538? "
In the corridor of the hospital, suddenly several plainclothes policemen forced their way through the crowd. They went straight to the ward under everyone's gaze and pushed the door open.
The next second, Gao Panqing froze.
The surroundings were empty. The bedding on the bed was spread out, and the IV was still hanging in the air — there was no one.
That astonishingly beautiful young girl had disappeared completely, as if she had never existed in the first place.
"She ran away?" Downstairs, Yan Ji hung the handle of his car and suddenly stopped.
"Yes." Jiang Stops sat in the hospital pantry. He held the phone in one hand and leisurely covered his palm with half a cup of warm water. "She suddenly screamed and took off her clothes. I could only leave the ward immediately to find the nurse … It was just a few seconds. It was my negligence."
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