The investigation on this road lasted for half an hour. They checked five forks, but found nothing. Not only did it cut off Yang Xiang's last fantasy, but it also seemed to deny her overall reasoning and analysis. Because of this, on the way back, Yang Xiang was a little annoyed. She kept asking herself, "Was my reasoning wrong?"
When they returned to the north-south country road again, Yang Xiang and Tang Su held a small case analysis meeting.
Yang Xiang was the first to speak. "It turns out that there is a problem with my reasoning and analysis. Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to not find the whereabouts of the other party. So next, we have to go back and check the places that have not been checked."
Tang Su asked impatiently, "Do we have to start from the beginning?"
Yang Xiang smiled bitterly. "What else can we do?"
Tang Su said, "But we have already checked once. What can we find if we check again?"
Yang Xiang shook her head. "I just focused on the forks, but now it turns out that I was wrong. I thought about it again and thought that we might as well change our way of thinking and start from looking for the car. No matter where a car goes, there must be a corresponding intersection where the car can pass. So I think that we have to focus on checking all the places where the car can pass, including hotels, farmhouses, and other places where the car can pass. "
Tang Su nodded and said, "It makes sense. Now that the Ford off-road vehicle has not stopped on this road, it means that it has gone off the road somewhere. As long as we check the doors or forks where the car can pass, we will definitely find them."
Yang Xiang smiled and waved her hand. "There is no need to look for the forks. Haven't we already checked the only two forks?"
The two of them drove north at a low speed, checking little by little.
This time, before they had even driven a kilometer, there was a forked road facing west on the side of the road. There was a rusty white billboard on the ground with a few big red words on it: Zhenhua Chicken Farm. The red paint on the words had started to peel off. Coupled with the rusty billboard, it gave off an ancient feeling. It was likely that the iron sign had been there for quite a few years.
This road was relatively wide, about the width of two lanes. The road was paved with old asphalt stones, but they had long been damaged. Some parts were cracked, some parts were pockmarked, and some parts were raised high. It was as if pockmarks, pimples, and scars appeared on the same person's face. Needless to say, it was very ugly. Looking further down the road, one could see a dilapidated manor surrounded by red walls.
Yang Xiang was puzzled. He pointed at the fork and asked, "Why didn't we check this fork just now?"
Tang Su shook his head in a daze and said, "I don't know. Weren't you the one driving? You didn't stop, so I thought you denied it."
Yang Xiang recalled carefully. After a while, she said, "Oh, I saw the words' Chicken Farm 'on the billboard, so I subconsciously denied it. It's impossible for the other party to take Li Rui to a factory with many people … But this time, I want to take a look."
Tang Su said, "Yes, they didn't miss any place where a car could pass."
Yang Xiang nodded and said, "Not only that, look at the walls of the manor inside. They're all dilapidated. I suspect that this chicken farm has been closed for many years. It's an abandoned factory. It's very likely that the other party used it to hide." As he spoke, he opened the car door.
Yang Xiang got out of the car and stood at the entrance of the chicken farm. She looked at the road and frowned slightly. Although the asphalt road was extremely dilapidated, it still didn't reveal the soil underneath. So even if a car drove over it, it wouldn't leave any traces. Therefore, to determine whether the other party's car drove on this road, they still needed to go in and see what was going on.
Tang Su got out of the car and walked to her side. He asked, "How is it? Did you find anything? "
Yang Xiang said, "I haven't found anything for the time being. I have to go in and take a look."
Tang Su said, "I'll go in with you."
Yang Xiang refused without even thinking. "You stay in the car. If the other party is hiding here, a fierce battle could break out at any time. It's too dangerous. You don't have to go."
Tang Su was very depressed when he heard this, but he also knew that what she said was right. He could only agree resentfully.
Yang Xiang didn't delay. She quickly walked along the road to the chicken farm in the depths.
After walking for about 50 meters, a towering door appeared in front of her. On both sides of the door were endless walls. However, some of them were still standing, while others had collapsed and been damaged. There was a burst of rotten chicken feces in the air. It was refreshing and at the same time, it was also a bit nauseating.
"I don't smell gasoline, but I smell chicken feces. It's really smelly!"
Yang Xiang complained in her heart. She tiptoed to the door.
She quietly came to the door and found that it was a big iron door that opened on both sides. She didn't know if the iron door was originally black or red, but now it had become rusty. Looking through the door gap, she could see the houses in the courtyard, the factory sheds, and the open space. Limited by the angle of view, she couldn't see much.
"There's no one inside!"
After Yang Xiang took a few glances, she confirmed that this was an abandoned chicken farm. According to her previous deduction, the probability of an abandoned place becoming a hiding place for the other party was higher. Since this chicken farm was abandoned, she had to go in and check it out.
Yang Xiang went around the door and walked to a collapsed wall on the left side of the door. She stepped over the bricks on the ground and carefully crept into the courtyard step by step. The courtyard wasn't big.
On the left side of the door was a small gatehouse. The windows and windows were all gone, and it was extremely dilapidated. There was even a corner of the house that had collapsed. Walking along the road, on the left side of the door, there were rows of big sheds. Of course, they were all abandoned. Only the wall frames were left. The plastic film and grass curtains on the sheds were gone. The stench of chicken feces was also coming from these sheds. On the right side, there was an open space that was the size of two basketball courts. On the far right side, there were more than ten unknown trees planted against the wall.
After walking for more than ten meters, Yang Xiang suddenly smelled a familiar smell of gasoline in the air filled with the smell of chicken excrement. It was very light, and if it wasn't for the sour smell of chicken excrement as a foil, it would have been very difficult to smell.
When Yang Xiang smelled this smell, her heart skipped a beat. She became excited. Crouching down, she walked along the left side of the sheds and slowly crept forward. After walking for about 50 meters, she reached the end. There was a row of single-story houses built against the left side of the courtyard. There were about six or seven of them, and they blocked the way. However, between the row of single-story houses and the right side of the courtyard, there was a five-meter-wide path that led deeper into the courtyard.
Yang Xiang didn't rush to the backyard. Instead, she stopped and searched the row of single-story houses. She started from the rightmost house in the row. From right to left, she checked to make sure that there was no one in each room. Soon, she finished checking the row of single-story houses. There were a total of six rooms. Three of them were locked, and the locks and locks were rusty. When she touched them, she could feel the rust on her hand. It was obvious that no one had touched them for a long time, so she could be sure that there was no one in the room. The other three rooms had their doors wide open, and the rooms were empty. There wasn't even a shadow in sight, let alone a living person.
"The staff dormitory!"
This was the conclusion that Yang Xiang came to after checking around.
This chicken farm used greenhouses to raise chickens. Along the way, there were probably more than a dozen greenhouses. Each greenhouse was calculated to raise a thousand chickens. It would require at least two workers to look after them. More than a dozen greenhouses would require more than twenty workers. The row of single-story houses in front of her should be the staff dormitory that the farm owner provided for the workers. However, there were only six rooms here. It was obviously not enough for more than twenty workers. It seemed that there should be another row of dormitories at the back. The path that she saw leading to the backyard should be leading to that row of dormitories. At present, she still hadn't found the whereabouts of the other party. If the other party was hiding in this abandoned chicken farm, then they would definitely be hiding in the backyard.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiang followed the path that led to the backyard. She carefully felt her way inside. Her steps were light, and she didn't make the slightest sound.
Following this path for five or six meters, she had already circled around to the back of the row of dormitories. Sure enough, another row of single-story houses appeared in front of her. This row of single-story houses was even longer. There were probably more than ten of them. However, this didn't attract Yang Xiang's attention anymore. Her gaze had already been attracted by a black shadow on the ground in front of the row of single-story houses.
It was the black Ford Rui SUV that she had been searching for so long.
Yang Xiang was very excited. She was extremely happy. After all, she had finally found the whereabouts of the other party after so much effort. However, she quickly restrained her joy because there was nothing to be happy about. After the previous arrangement and analysis, finding the whereabouts of the other party was already a done deal. It was just a matter of time. Since that was the case, why should she be excited and happy? The more important thing now was to rescue Li Rui as soon as possible. Only when this matter was settled would it be worth being happy for a while.
Therefore, a new problem arose. How should she rescue Li Rui?
Yang Xiang's mind raced. If she wanted to rescue Li Rui, she had to figure out the whereabouts of Li Rui. There were more than ten single-story houses in this row of single-story houses. Which one was he locked in? In addition, what about the division of labor of the three killers, including the driver of the SUV? Were they all guarding Li Rui, or was one guarding and the other two resting? She had to figure out these situations first. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in a hundred battles." She had to figure out the other party's actual situation before she could take the corresponding action. But how could she figure out the other party's actual situation?
Yang Xiang frowned. She thought that it would be great if Xu Da was here. With his cooperation, she could easily subdue the other party. Now that she was alone, it would take some effort. Of course, it would only take some effort.
Yang Xiang took two steps back and shrank into the corner of the row of dormitories behind her. She held her breath and focused. She tilted her head to listen and observe the movements in the backyard. At the same time, she was thinking about how to make her move.
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