The mountain in front of them was majestic and quiet. It was said that it was the most dangerous and highest mountain in the area, and even the locals rarely went up there.
Several teams of people surrounded the mountain from all directions. The vanguard had already rushed halfway up the mountain, and several bright white flashlights flashed in the night.
The criminal police immediately tracked Yao Meng's car and found them all the way here. However, it had been about six hours since she was kidnapped.
Ji Bai also led a team of people and climbed up the dark path. His face was tense and silent. When the news of Yao Meng's accident came, the entire criminal police team was in deep pain.
After climbing a steep rock wall, a deep forest appeared in front of them. Several special police officers who had arrived earlier were searching in the forest. Suddenly, they heard someone shouting, "Here!"
The flashlights illuminated the forest, and they saw a figure lying motionless in the low-lying mud in front of them. She only wore a shirt that barely covered her thighs, and many red and purple marks could be seen. Her long hair was scattered like a waterfall, revealing half of her beautiful face. Who else could it be other than Yao Meng?
The special police officers surrounded her, and none of them spoke. Ji Bai squatted down beside Yao Meng, picked up her wrist, and suddenly looked up. "She's still alive!"
Xu Xu stayed at the foot of the mountain with the others.
She was very worried. According to her judgment, the suspect's mentality had already shown signs of madness. At this moment, he was at the end of his rope, and Yao Meng would only be regarded as his last feast.
After waiting for a while, they suddenly saw a group of people running down the mountain road in front of them. One of them was carrying a person in his arms. Xu Xu's heart was in her mouth, and she quickly greeted them with the others.
"Doctor!" "Doctor!" Many people were shouting.
Yao Meng was placed in the ambulance, and her body was wrapped in a blanket. The accompanying doctor quickly checked her and breathed a sigh of relief. "She's fine, she just fainted."
At this moment, Yao Meng slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and looked at everyone. Her gaze was sluggish for a moment, and suddenly, her face darkened, and the pain in her eyes could not be hidden.
"It's okay, you're fine." Xu Xu held her hand.
Yao Meng stared at the gray roof of the car, and tears fell down her cheeks. The policemen next to the car were silent and walked to the side.
Xu Xu's tears also fell silently. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "Don't think about anything. Rest well. I'll be here with you."
Yao Meng met her gaze and was silent for a moment.
She did not escape on her own.
The residual effects of the drug had not passed yet. Her head was still very heavy, and the memory of her escape from the cave was also vague and fragmented.
She remembered that when she woke up, there was a candle in the cave. At a glance, she saw the ranger from before. He was naked and lying on a small bed next to her. Her hands and feet were bound by chains, and she was lying on the blanket on the floor beside the bed. She was in a sorry state.
She was frightened to death, but she could not break the chains. She wanted to kill him, but she had no strength left in her.
Just at this moment, she saw a tall figure walking in from the cave entrance. In a trance, she watched him approach. He was wearing a half-worn uniform of a forester and a cap, the brim of which was pulled down very low. His face was covered with a full beard, so she could not see his face clearly. He picked up a bunch of keys from the table and walked in front of her. After trying for a while, he opened the chains.
She fell into his arms, and his strong arms hugged her tightly. His embrace was so tight that she could not breathe, and he helped her out of the cave.
Once they were out of the cave, he held her hand and kept walking until she could vaguely see the light of a flashlight. He suddenly let go of her and flashed into the woods. That figure was very strange, but also familiar. Where had she seen him before? Why was he so memorable?
"Are you …" She asked in a hoarse voice, "You're not dead … Why …"
The man paused for a moment, but he walked faster and soon disappeared. She was exhausted, so after a few steps, she fell to the ground again.
…
Yao Meng slowly struggled to get up, and Xu Xu quickly held her. She pointed at the quiet mountain in front of them and said softly, "He's in the cave. I don't remember the location … It should be in a forest in the west, near the top of the mountain."
Xu Xu wanted to send Yao Meng to the nearest hospital with the doctor, but Yao Meng firmly refused.
"There's no need." There was no expression on her face, and her eyes were a little empty. "I want to wait here. Xu Xu, I want to be alone. "
Without waiting for Xu Xu to say anything, she closed her eyes and did not look at her anymore.
Late at night, the forest became colder, and the shadows of the trees swayed like ghosts under the moonlight.
Ji Bai led a team of people and slowly approached the cave under the cliff in front of them.
The cave was quiet and deep, and it looked like a black hole. There was a faint light at the entrance of the cave, and there was someone inside.
More and more police officers gathered outside the cave. Da Hu received news from the rear and walked to Ji Bai's side. He lowered his voice and said, "Yao Meng has woken up, and the location she mentioned is also this way. It should be this cave."
Ji Bai waved his hand with a sullen face, and someone behind him held a searchlight and shone it into the cave. Sure enough, there was a figure standing in the cave. Perhaps he was startled by the light, but he quickly turned his body sideways and leaned against the rock wall. Behind him, there was a small bed, a table, a chair, a short cabinet, and several chains hanging on the ground.
"Tan Liang, you've been surrounded, put down your weapons and come out immediately!" Someone shouted.
The figure in the cave flashed, and Ji Bai shouted, "Be careful!" As soon as he finished speaking, two "bang bang" sounds were heard, and the person inside seemed to be laughing softly.
"It's a tranquilizer gun!" Da Hu broke out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, no one was injured.
There was a "clang" sound, and Tan Liang threw something on the ground, then slowly walked out of the cave.
Everyone held their guns and waited. Ji Bai held his gun and aimed at his forehead, and if he made any strange movements, he would be killed immediately.
He gradually walked into the light. His forest ranger uniform was a little messy, but his expression was calm. The bright light shone on his face, revealing a strange and terrifying whiteness. That pair of delicate and pretty eyes were black and shiny.
"Put your hands on your head and lie down!" Da Hu shouted.
A smile suddenly appeared on Tan Liang's face.
Ji Bai's heart skipped a beat, but it was too late. A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of Tan Liang's mouth, which was a sign of potassium cyanide poisoning.
"This world is unfair." His voice was very gentle. "At least I didn't live my life in vain."
Everyone watched as he fell to the ground with his face up.
The light illuminated the entire forest where the cave was, making it as bright as day. Police officers kept coming out of the cave, holding evidence bags and reporting to Ji Bai.
"We found traces of potassium cyanide and aphrodisiac."
"There are some women's hair in the cave, we've collected them."
"We found the city's car rental receipt in the pile of junk, he used an alias and fake documents to rent the car."
"There are some women's clothes in the cabinet, as well as Johnson & Johnson body wash, razors, and so on."
…
Ji Bai stood at the entrance of the cave with his hands behind his back, solemnly silent. There were people coming and going, and the atmosphere was tense and solemn. Only Tan Liang's body was covered with a white cloth, and he was lying quietly on the muddy ground.
The news quickly spread to the foot of the mountain, and the entire foot of the mountain was in an uproar. More and more police officers from other areas gathered here, and the media who stayed at the farmhouse also flocked over. Although they were stopped by the police, their flashes almost lit up the night sky.
Xu Xu sat in a police car and waited. When she received the exact news, she got out of the car, walked through the noisy crowd, and went straight to Yao Meng, who was not far away.
Yao Meng had already gotten up and was sitting in the back of the ambulance with a blanket draped over her body, holding a cup of hot tea. Her emotions had calmed down, but her eyes were still red, and her gaze was still blank.
Xu Xu walked to her and said softly, "Tan Liang is dead."
Yao Meng's shoulders trembled slightly, and she nodded with a sarcastic smile on her face.
Xu Xu wanted to say something, but nothing she said could alleviate the hurt she had suffered. Looking at her slightly shrunken shoulders, Xu Xu's eyes became wet again, but in the end, she could only remain silent.
At this moment, someone walked over from the side of the car. It was Yao Meng's colleague, who handed her the phone and said in a very gentle voice, "Chief Lin, it's a call."
Yao Meng was silent for a moment, then she took the phone and put it next to her ear. Her tears that had already dried up flowed out again. "Mmm … I'm here. Okay, I'll wait for you. "After hanging up, she looked up at Xu Xu.
"Qingyan will be here soon." She took a deep breath, and her eyes became a little cold. "Now that the murderer is dead, I'm also like this. Xu Xu, do you still insist on suspecting Qingyan? Do you now believe that you're wrong? I shouldn't have turned around and come back at that time … "
Before she could finish her words, Xu Xu felt a dull pain in her chest, and her whole body became a little stiff. The two of them were silent for a moment, then Xu Xu said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."
Yao Meng did not speak again, and turned to look to the side. Xu Xu said again, "I'm sorry", then silently turned around and walked away.
When Ji Bai went down the mountain, the sky was already bright. The crowd in front of him was surging with excitement, and everyone wanted to see the perverted serial killer's death.
He felt a little tired, so he walked around the crowd and searched the parking lot for a while. Then, he saw a familiar small figure standing next to a police car with her head lowered.
Only when he saw her did his cold heart soften. Ji Bai quickly walked over and stopped in front of her.
Looking at her teary eyes, Ji Bai did not ask anything, but gently hugged her in his arms.
Xu Xu's heart was stifled, and she remained silent.
After a while, Ji Bai saw that she kept looking behind him, so he turned his head to look too.
It was an ambulance, and the lights in the car were bright. Lin Qingyan's suit and hair were a little messy, and he was sitting inside with Yao Meng in his arms. His handsome face was tense and pale, and his eyes were cold and silent. He was completely motionless.
Ji Bai calmly looked away and stared at her with his clear black eyes. "Don't think about it, go home and rest first. I know what I'm doing. "
Xu Xu did not say anything, but her eyes went past him and still stayed on Lin Qingyan. At this moment, he seemed to have noticed her gaze, and he slowly turned his face to the side, and his eyes happened to meet hers.
His eyes were cold and painful, like every man who was angry and sad about his lover's misfortune.
Xu Xu stubbornly looked at him and did not move.
After a while, the pain in his eyes slowly subsided, and his slender eyes became calm. The corners of his thin lips curled up into a smile.
At this moment, no one was looking at him, and no one noticed the change in his expression. Only Xu Xu was shocked, and the blood in her chest churned.
She had been exhausted for the past few days, and at this moment, she was so angry that she could not say a word. Her vision went black, and she fainted in Ji Bai's arms.
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