please save me save me

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, there was a hasty doorbell ringing.

Qi Lin put down the game console in his hand, and glanced at the electronic clock beside the bed.The screen flickered to show the time, and he realized that three hours had passed before he knew it.

He thought it was Lu Xiumu who rang the doorbell, so he quickly got up and went to open the door.

Unscrewing the door lock, standing outside the door with a calm face, was an unexpected person - Qiao Lianjian.

Qi Lin was quite surprised.Generally speaking, Qiao Lianjian should have no reason to take the initiative to find him.

Qiao Lianjian folded his hands in front of his chest and leaned against the handrail of the door. His figure was slender and straight, but a little tired.

Qi Lin had no time to think about why Qiao Lianjian would know where his home was, he asked strangely, "Why is it you?"

Qiao Lianjian raised his eyebrows and said, "Otherwise, who do you think it could be?"

After finishing speaking, he suddenly wondered, "Is Xiao Mu not here?"

Qi Lin felt even more strange: "Of course he's not with me anymore. Why, did you come to find him?"

Qiao Lianjian took a step forward involuntarily, with an urgent tone: "Then where will he be?"

Qi Lin took it for granted, "Isn't he still working in Wonderland?"

After speaking, he himself felt funny.It's already late at night, it's impossible for Lu Xiumu to still be working.Moreover, at this time, Wonderland has already been converted into a bar.Except for necessary situations, Lu Xiumu usually doesn't show up in Wonderland at night.

In the middle of the night, it was really strange for two men to stand chatting at the door, so Qi Lin thoughtfully invited Qiao Lianjian in.

Although subconsciously, he didn't want to have any interaction with Qiao Lianjian in private.

"What happened?" Qi Lin asked Qiao Lianjian to sit in the living room and brought him a glass of water.

Qiao Lianjian put the glass of water on the table beside him.He said, "I should have informed Xiao Mu today that I would go back to Qiao's house to have a reunion with my mother tomorrow. But I was too busy with work today, so I forgot for a while. I called Xiao Mu an hour ago, but no one answered. , thought he had already rested. I happened to pass by his house, so I opened the door of his house with the spare key he gave me, and wanted to leave a note for him, but found that he was not at home. So I wondered if I'll be here with you, and I don't know your other contact information, so I came here."

Qi Lin smiled disapprovingly: "Are you too nervous? Xiao Mu is already an adult, and there is no danger. Now you are like a parent who is worried about his children's anxiety. Are you worried about Xiao Mu? Mu is a little overprotective?"

Facing Qi Lin's teasing, Qiao Lianjian remained calm: "Xiao Mu is always a very self-disciplined person, never coming home late, and the phone will never be unanswered for no reason. Besides, the situation is a bit different recently... ..."

"Why is it different?" Qi Lin asked back.

Qiao Lianjian didn't answer the question, "Qi Lin, you look very leisurely."

Qi Lin was stunned for a moment, but didn't reply.

"Even if I came to the door and told you that Xiao Mu was missing, you never showed any panic from the beginning to the end. You were not surprised when I said that Xiao Mu could not be contacted. It seems that you also gave him After making a phone call, I also found out that his phone cannot be connected, but you can still play the game calmly, which is really rare. In fact, you don't care about Xiao Mu's safety at all, right?" Qiao Lianjian sat on the sofa, He looked at Qi Lin with a flat gaze.

Seeing what Qiao Lian said was right, Qi Lin couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

He asked, "How do you know..."

Before finishing a sentence, Qiao Lianjian answered first: "How did you know you were playing a game, didn't you? I heard the sound. It's the latest game, right? The background music is very loud."

For a while, both of them could only face each other in silence.

Qi Lin touched his nose, embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

After a long time, a phone ringing broke the silence.

Qiao Lianjian glanced at the caller ID and answered it without hesitation.

"Secretary Lin?"

The distance was too far, Qi Lin could only hear one or two words.Such as "Young Master", "Father", "Rongcheng", "Yesterday" and so on.

After a long time, Qiao Lianjian hung up the phone.His face was so pale that it was scary, and under the light of the cell phone, it looked even more gloomy.

"What's wrong?" Qi Lin asked.

Qiao Lianjian stood up, as if wanting to leave.

"I know Xiao Mu's whereabouts." Qiao Lianjian replied with a slight tremor at the end of the sentence.

"Where is he?" Qi Lin had a premonition that his shape was wrong, so he also stood up.

"Xiao Mu should...be kidnapped."

"What!?" The news was so shocking and sudden that Qi Lin could hardly control his tone.

"No." Qiao Lianjian denied himself, "It shouldn't be considered kidnapping, but..."

He struggled to squeeze the word out of his mouth: "Murder."

Qi Lin was taken aback by this word.

Qiao Lianjian pursed her dry lips, looked at Qi Lin, and asked, "I didn't drive when I came here, do you have a car?"

"Yes, yes," Qi Lin replied repeatedly, "I'll be the driver and drive with you."

"Okay." Qiao Lianjian nodded and walked quickly through the living room.

Qi Lin quickly grabbed the car keys he had put aside, and quickly followed Qiao Lianjian's footsteps.

Before he knew it, he was already dripping with cold sweat.His back was sticky and left a large stain of sweat.Clothes cling to the skin, very uncomfortable.

They came to the garage together and took out the car.

Qiao Lianjian sat in the passenger seat, tried his best to maintain calm, and explained: "I have called the police, and the police will arrive soon. But my secretary has already found out the approximate location of Xiaomu and the others, in case more If an accident happens, we’d better rush there first.”

Qi Lin nodded, and started the car calmly.With a deafening roar, the car galloped out.

In the car, Qiao Lianjian and Qi Lin narrated the details: "Xiao Mu's father was released from prison a few days ago. I know what method he used to evade the past skillfully. Just now he was tracked down, only to find that he had quietly arrived in Rongcheng last night. After investigation, we guessed that he may be in a forest in the outskirts at this time. There is a hidden room The studio used to be exclusively used by Xiao Mu's mother, and she would often go there to sketch."

After finishing such a series of words, Qiao Lianjian took a slight breath.His eyes were gloomy, and he blamed himself secretly: "It is my negligence to put Xiao Mu in danger."

Qi Lin has been listening carefully, but his face gradually became ugly.

He has been driving carefully, even if he encounters the uneven gravel road in the suburbs, he seems to be able to handle it with ease.

Before the car reached the woods displayed by the navigation, there was no way to go.They had no choice but to get out of the car and chose to walk.

They entered the gloomy and dark woods.

The branches and leaves on the top of the tree are tightly intertwined, and no light can penetrate.What presented before their eyes was impenetrable darkness, oppressive enough to make it difficult to breathe.

Qiao Lianjian turned on the phone's light source for illumination, but the range of illumination was also very limited.

The intangible darkness seems to be devouring the tiny light bit by bit.

The soles of their feet were covered with a thick layer of leaves, which rustled under their feet.

In addition, there are one or two low-pitched insects.

In such an environment, it is hard to imagine if something will suddenly pop out.

Everything is unknown, here, there are dangers everywhere.

For them, every tree here looks exactly the same, and they can only walk around without thinking.

The further you go, the less the phone can receive the signal.

In order not to let the strange silence around him disturb his heart, Qiao Lianjian had no choice but to say something: "Xiao Mu's father's property should all be confiscated. I don't know why this place was kept. He has been here for a few days. They should all live here."

Qi Lin's head brushed against a thick branch, and he asked, "Is there someone to help?"

Qiao Lianjian slowed down his steps and carefully observed everything around him.He said very solemnly: "It should be. Xiao Mu's father was also an important figure in the business world back then, and he knew many powerful people. Although many people gradually stayed away from him after the murder, there are still some Few people are willing to help him. Otherwise, the crime of homicide would not be sentenced to only ten years. Even now, many of his connections are still intact, and it will not be to the point where there is no food or clothing."

As soon as the words fell, Qiao Lianjian found that the road in front of him had opened up.There are still some light sources in the distance, faintly revealing the outline of the house.

Qiao Lianjian and Qi Lin glanced at each other tacitly, turned off the light source, spread out a little, and walked cautiously towards the house.

There was no one around the house, and they didn't hear any movement for a while.

An old oil lamp hangs by the eaves of the house, shaking and emitting a faint light.

They lowered their breath, hunched over, and moved a little closer.

There was a clear sound of whipping and a man's high-pitched curses from inside the room.

Qiao Lianjian's heart tightened, and he clenched and loosened his hands.

He moved to the closed door, waiting for an opportunity.

Qi Lin went around to the other side and waited quietly.

Qiao Lianjian listened intently to the commotion inside, seized a gap, stood up and slammed into the door forcefully.

What came into view was the surprised face of Lu Xiumu, who was tied up and dying, and Father Lu.

Father Lu was stunned for a while, then quickly reacted.He immediately threw away the stick in his hand, intending to escape through the back door.

He had already guessed that he had this plan, and Qi Lin had already guarded the back door.

He quickly kicked Father Lu in the abdomen, and then cut him back, pinning him to the ground.

Father Lu was still struggling unwillingly, yelling fiercely: "Let go of me! Let me kill that bastard!"

Qiao Lianjian frowned in disgust, picked up the stick that Lu's father dropped just now, and hit him hard on the head.Father Lu fainted immediately.

Qiao Lianjian quickly untied Lu Xiumu, threw the untied rope to Qi Lin, and ordered, "Tie him up, the police will be here in a while."

Qi Lin did as he did.

Blood was still dripping from the wound on Lu Xiumu's head, and his entire face was covered with thick blood.

He was tied to a chair at the beginning, but as soon as the rope was untied, his body lost support and he fell limply.

Qiao Lianjian quickly caught him.

He wiped off the stains on Lu Xiumu's face with great distress.

Lu Xiumu no longer has a clear consciousness.He tried his best to open his eyes, showing a reassuring smile, and his voice was so low that it was almost inaudible: "Brother...Brother..."

Qiao Lianjian picked up Lu Xiumu and put his head in his arms.He comforted in a soft voice: "Xiao Mu, it's me. You go to sleep for a while, and I'll take you home."

Lu Xiumu seemed to understand, and closed his eyes obediently.

Qiao Lianjian turned to Qi Lin, who was kidnapping someone, and said, "Let's go first, hurry to the hospital."

Qi Lin finally tied a knot, clapped his hands, and left quickly with Qiao Lianjian.

They went back the same way, and there were bursts of harsh sirens outside the woods.

Qiao Lianjian's secretary also rushed over and was in charge of talking with the police.

They got into the car first and rushed to the hospital.

Qiao Lian saw Lu Xiumu in his arms curled up tightly as if he was extremely insecure.