Fallen

Chapter 16
Ye Yinfeng woke up suddenly, his left leg was sore and numb, he couldn't move, he looked around, Tian Ning was lying on the sofa, sleeping in a messy state.The ashtrays on the floor were full of cigarette butts. They had smoked at least a pack and a half of cigarettes last night.

The air conditioner was turned on all night, and the indoor air was already turbid.

He turned off the hissing air conditioner and opened the windows and doors to let in the fresh air.When turning around, he accidentally knocked over a chair, which woke Tian Ning up.

Tian Ning coughed a few times, only to feel that smoke was about to come out of his throat, and he had never smoked so much at once.

"what time is it?"

"07:30." Ye Yinfeng leaned over to massage his legs.

"No news from Li Ran?"

"En." Ye Yinfeng looked at the time, "Qiu Wenxuan should be calling soon."

"Let me pick it up." Tian Ning was very uncomfortable with being a bystander in Xia Xia's life at the moment.

Ye Yinfeng handed him the phone, and did not forget to ask: "If you don't want Xia Xia to have something to do, don't yell at Qiu Wenxuan."

"Damn! I promise to be gentler to her than to my mother. Is that okay?"

The phone rings on time.

"Miss Qiu, I'm Tian Ning, can I ask Xia Xia to answer the phone?" Tian Ning was indeed much more refined.

"She hasn't woken up yet." Wen Xuan said and added, "Just fell asleep when it was almost dawn. I will call you when she wakes up."

Tian Ning hesitated: "I have to make sure she is fine."

"In that case, I'm going to wake her up."

"Hey—forget it!" Tian Ning was frustrated, "Let her fall asleep, and wait until she wakes up."

Having said that, Tian Ning was still uneasy. After hanging up the phone, she turned to Ye Yinfeng and asked, "Do you think Qiu Wenxuan will lie to me?"

Ye Yinfeng glanced at him and shook his head: "When did you become such a mother-in-law. If you are worried, you should have asked her to wake Xia Xia up just now."

"But didn't she just fall asleep!" Tian Ning resentfully said, "This night, Xia Xia is not sure why she was so frightened! It was so hard to fall asleep..."

Ye Yinfeng ignored his nagging, went to the kitchen alone to make breakfast, after a whole night of tossing, he finally felt hungry.

Tian Ning's distraught symptoms were not cured until he called Xia Xia an hour later.

"Xia Xia, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Hearing Tian Ning's voice, Xia Xia's eye circles turned red again, but Wen Xuan was staring at her right in front of her. She couldn't say some things, so she could only talk useless things, "What about you?" , are you okay too?"

"I'm fine." Tian Ning felt uncomfortable and had to force a smile, "Look at you, you are always in a daze. I used to worry that you would be taken away by bad guys. I was really afraid of something."

Xia Xia's mouth narrowed, and her voice was filled with tears: "Tian Ning, I, I'm afraid I'll never see you again!"

"No, no!" Tian Ning couldn't hear her cry the most, his internal organs were about to be torn apart, and he forced a smile, "I was just joking with you, you will be back soon! I'm still waiting Come back, let's prepare for the wedding together!"

Not only did his consolation fail to calm Xia Xia's crying, but she cried even harder.

Because it wasn't until this moment that she realized how much she loved Tian Ning. The days when the two fought each other had become the sweetest memories now.

Tian Ning was still babbling to comfort her, but one minute was up soon, and the phone was cut off when it returned to Wen Xuan's hands.

Tian Ning's sweet talk is like a train that has lost its track, and it dives down the cliff in a daze. Character.

"You... when are you going to get married?" Ye Yinfeng asked him quietly.

"The plan is mid-September." Tian Ning's hands drooped down, and his heart was overwhelmed by frustration.

Ye Yinfeng looked at him silently, he understood that pale consolation would not work on Tian Ning, so it was better not to say anything.

In the hut, Wen Xuan checked the phone slowly, then put it away.She was already immune to Xia Xia's tears, but she glanced indifferently at Xia Xia who was crying so hard, then turned around, and was about to go out lightly, when Xia Xia suddenly called out to her: "Sister Wenxuan..."

Wen Xuan paused, looking back and questioning with her eyes.

Xia Xia was propped on the bed with one hand, her left wrist bound by the iron chain had already been blistered, she tried hard to control her sobs, and asked a question that troubled her most of the night: "You...will you kill me? "

Wen Xuan thought about it seriously, then looked back at Xia Xia's face, she also smiled a little confused: "I don't know... so far, probably not."

Xia Xia watched her go out in a daze, and then locked the door again. Despair surged, and tears burst out again.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ran's call finally came, and Ye Yinfeng set the phone as hands-free so that Tian Ning could also hear the conversation.

"I just received news that a boat departs from Duolun Port in Peihai to country T at eleven o'clock tonight. Except for a mother and daughter, the rest of the stowaways are girls who plan to go to country T to work illegally."

Ye Yinfeng controlled his heartbeat: "The mother and daughter are..."

"The smuggler said that the woman did not give her real identity, but she paid enough money, and she also asked the smuggler to prepare new identity documents for her and the child in country T through her relationship, which of course was fake. The smuggler mainly Responsible for the business in the Sanjiang area, I guess based on his description that this mother and daughter may be the people you are looking for."

Ye Yinfeng asked eagerly: "Does the snakehead know where they are now?"

"He doesn't know. It was originally agreed that all the stowaways would leave Sanjiang to Peihai by car at six o'clock tonight, but the smuggler said that the woman was very cautious and asked to drive to Duolun port by herself. The smuggler was not sure what she was now. In Sanjiang, we have already reached Peihai."

Ye Yinfeng and Tian Ning looked at each other, Peihai was next to Sanjiang, and it took only two hours to drive there.

Li Ran analyzed: "If that woman is really Qiu Wenxuan, judging from these signs, she is planning to disappear from the world by smuggling, because she wants to guard against you changing your mind midway. When they arrive in T country, they will have a new identity, but I It is estimated that they will not stay in country T for long, it should be just a springboard, no matter where she wants to go after that, you will not be able to trace her whereabouts."

Tian Ning slammed his fist on the table, Ye Yinfeng comforted him: "Don't worry, at least we have a clue!"

Li Ran said again: "If you want to find Qiu Wenxuan, you can go to Peihai immediately, and you should be able to stop her at Duolun Port at ten o'clock in the evening."

Ye Yinfeng thought about it: "The problem is that we need to find Xiaxia first."

Tian Ning interjected and asked Li Ran, "Apart from her daughter, is there anyone else on the boat with Qiu Wenxuan?"

"I haven't heard that Qiu Wenxuan will bring other people, but I can confirm with the other party again."

While Li Ran was on the phone, Tian Ning lit a cigarette and explained to Ye Yinfeng: "Qiu Wenxuan will definitely not let Xia Xia go before entering country T. She has to be careful that we call the police as soon as we see Xia Xia, so she will still Can't run."

"So," Ye Yinfeng murmured, "You mean she will take Xiaxia with her to ensure a successful boarding?"

Tian Ning nodded: "I think so, because we still need to talk to Xia Xia regularly. If she breaks promises, we will still call the police."

Li Ran quickly confirmed that Xia Xia was not on the smuggling list, and Tian Ning and Ye Yin frowned upon hearing this.

Ye Yinfeng thought about it and said: "It's also possible that she hid Xia Xia somewhere before she left, and she will inform us when she thinks it's safe."

"Then how did Qiu Wenxuan prove to us that Xia Xia is safe?" Tian Ning asked back, "As long as we are not sure that Xia Xia is safe, we will call the police at any time."

Li Ran interjected: "If Qiu Wenxuan is not far from Peihai now, she can ask you to have a phone call with Ms. Guo before she leaves, and then run away. Two hours is enough for her to complete the arrangements before boarding the ship." It's all over."

"How about we shorten the call time to one hour, or half an hour?" Tian Ning became anxious.

"No way!" Ye Yinfeng denied, "It's easy to startle the snake. If Qiu Wenxuan knew that we were checking her whereabouts, she would definitely panic. That would not be good for Xia Xia."

Li Ran agreed: "So, I think the best way is to intercept her at the port and force her to reveal Miss Guo's whereabouts."

Tian Ning took a drag on the cigarette: "What if she doesn't do that?"

"What?" Ye Yinfeng was puzzled.

"I mean, if Qiu Wenxuan kills Xiaxia before she leaves..." Tian Ning said with a gloomy expression, "Don't forget, she's already killed two, and she doesn't care about adding one more."

This is actually what Ye Yinfeng was worried about, but he still asked calmly: "What reason does she have to do this?"

Tian Ning glanced at him, and snorted coldly: "There are many reasons. I don't like Xia Xia, I'm jealous of you treating Xia Xia...or you don't need any reason at all, she just wants to do that!"

A moment of silence.

The more Tian Ning thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he snuffed out the cigarette butt: "No! I can't take this risk! We can't bet on a psychopath!" Find Xia Xia before boarding the boat—the living Xia Xia!"

Ye Yinfeng got up and paced back and forth in the room, thinking quickly, and finally stopped in front of Tian Ning: "Then, there is only one way."

"What?" Tian Ning stared at him closely.

Ye Yinfeng didn't explain further, grabbed the phone, and told Li Ran who was still online: "I need you to do me another favor: Let the snake head inform Qiu Wenxuan that we can't cross the sea tonight, we need to hold her back, in order to find Xia Xia wins more time."

"This one……"

Ye Yinfeng didn't care about Li Ran's embarrassment, and quickly continued: "Didn't you say that Qiu Wenxuan's car was probably bought on the black market? As long as you find the license plate number, and then ask the traffic police to check the surveillance video to locate the whereabouts of the car, you can always find it." Her whereabouts. Of course, we will think of other ways to see if we can go faster."

"It's okay to check the number plate." Li Ran finally had a chance to speak, "But I'm afraid it's impossible for the snakehead to report the news. Qiu Wenxuan is his client, and he spent a lot of money. How could he..."

"There is nothing you can't do without money." Ye Yinfeng interrupted him, "Otherwise, where did you get the news just now?"

"...Okay, I'll try it."

As the evening approached, the sky suddenly darkened, clouds piled up, and the air became more stuffy, making people feel irritable.

Xia Xia huddled on the bed in disgrace, the half-worn mat had already become sticky and dirty, and bread crumbs were scattered everywhere under the bed, attracting swarms of ants.She has been observing them for a long time, and the scene where the ants are busy and cheerfully carrying food makes her temporarily forget the embarrassment of her own situation.

Her stomach gurgled every once in a while, but Xia Xia estimated that there would be at least an hour before dinner was served, and she didn't bother to ask Wen Xuan for food.Wen Xuan's temper fluctuates from good to bad, Xia Xia sometimes calls her when she is thirsty, but she just pretends not to hear.

Suddenly, the sound of running and a child crying came from the yard, and then Xia Xia heard Wen Xuan's cry: "Xiaodong, don't run around! Come back quickly!"

Xia Xia straightened up quickly like a lynx, listening attentively.

"Mom, I don't want to eat biscuits anymore, the biscuits are so unpalatable." This was Xiaodong's cry.

Xia Xia retracted her body again, it turned out that it was just a little dispute between mother and daughter over food.

In the yard, Wen Xuan hugged her daughter and coaxed her patiently: "Xiao Dong, good boy, after tonight, mom promises to take you to eat noodles, okay?"

There was no refrigerator in the melon house, and the bread Wen Xuan brought was all rotten, so she had to eat biscuits for lunch. Looking at her daughter's pitiful face, Wen Xuan felt very sad, but fortunately, this suffering was coming to an end.

Although Xia Xia shrank her neck, Wen Xuan still heard the coaxing words to Xiaodong clearly, and she didn't feel her heart move. So, her captivity will end tonight, and she will be able to go home soon?
She cheered up, and finally had a visible hope.

The door lock rang, Wen Xuan walked in with a straight face, put a bottle of water on the bed, looked down and saw the swarms of ants, she felt sick for a while, kicked her feet back and forth a few times, and many ants immediately died on the soles of the shoes.

Xia Xia showed a regretful expression. Wen Xuan couldn't help but sneer when she saw her, "You're really in a good mood, and you're still in the mood to play with ants in this kind of place."

Xia Xia didn't dare to strike up a conversation, she was so hungry, she was a little disappointed when she saw that Wen Xuan only brought in a bottle of water, she licked her lips and asked, "Sister Wen Xuan, can I have something to eat?"

"There's nothing to eat, but rotten bread."

Xia Xia plucked up her courage: "Then... when will you let me go?"

Wen Xuan stared at her with vigilant and strange eyes, which made her feel terrified.

"When will I let you go...I haven't figured it out yet."

Wen Xuan's smile was seductive and treacherous, and Xia Xia's heart suddenly turned half cold: "But you just didn't..." She hurriedly stopped in the middle of her words. It's best not to eavesdrop on the news easily, otherwise Wen Xuan will definitely treat her in the future. Take precautions against yourself.

"What was it just now?"

"It's nothing."

Wen Xuan stared at her suspiciously. At this moment, the mobile phone she used to contact the snake head suddenly rang, and she hurried out of Xia Xia's room immediately.

Xia Xia folded her arms around her knees, thinking hard about what she could do. Just as she was feeling helpless, the door opened again with a creak. She looked up in horror and saw Xiaodong standing at the door, with curious eyes shining. .

"Xiaodong!" Xia Xia whispered in surprise, this was the first time she met Xiaodong after arriving in this poor place, and Wenxuan had been trying to isolate them before.

Xiaodong looked back at her mother—Wen Xuan was talking on the phone with her back to the room in the corner of the yard—she slipped in through the crack of the door with confidence, and walked all the way to Xia Xia.

"Xiaodong." Xia Xia looked at her former little friend sadly.

"Aunt Xiaxia, what's wrong with you?" Xiaodong was puzzled by her appearance.

"Your mother... locked me up." Xia Xia pointed to the iron chain on her left hand with a bitter face.

Xiaodong looked at her locked hands, pursed her mouth tightly and did not speak, but her expression became serious.

Xia Xia quickly glanced at the half-covered door, Wen Xuan was still on the phone, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, this might be an opportunity.

"Xiaodong," Xia Xia lowered her voice, "Can you do Auntie a favor? Auntie's hand hurts a lot. Auntie's handcuffs are locked by these iron cuffs. The key is in your mother's bag, which is a bunch of silver-white ones."

When Wenxuan rummaged through her bag to find her mobile phone, the key once fell out. Xia Xia noticed that the size of the key matched the lock.

Xia Xia asked cautiously: "Can you help Auntie get the key? But don't let your mother know, otherwise she will punish Auntie."

"Why is she punishing you?"

Xia Xia smiled bitterly: "Auntie doesn't know either. Xiaodong, Auntie assures you that Auntie is your good friend. Can you do your good friend a favor?"

Xiaodong didn't speak, but continued to stare at her with puzzled eyes.

Xia Xia was afraid that she might not speak clearly, so she emphasized the shape and color of the key again. Xiaodong listened quietly, without blinking her eyes, but neither expressed nor spoke after listening.

Xia Xia was suddenly discouraged: "Forget it, you probably don't understand what I'm talking about." She sighed and gave up, "Xiaodong, are you hungry? I'm almost starving to death."

The door was pushed open with a thud, and Wen Xuan swept in like a gust of wind: "Xiaodong! What are you doing here?!" She yelled sharply, and at the same time rushed to hug Xiaodong.

Xia Xia smiled wryly: "Sister Wenxuan, I won't hurt Xiaodong."

Wenxuan hugged Xiaodong tightly, and said coldly with a sullen face: "People's hearts are in the belly, so I have to be on guard." She turned her head and asked her daughter, "What did Auntie tell you just now?"

Xia Xia's face turned pale all of a sudden, her heart almost jumped out of her throat, her eyes fixed on Xiao Dong.

With a dazed expression, Xiaodong looked at Xiaxia and then at her mother: "Auntie said she was hungry."

Xia Xia breathed a sigh of relief, and was almost grateful to Xiaodong.

Wen Xuan glanced at Xia Xia in disgust, said nothing more, went out with her daughter in her arms, locked the door again, and the room was deadly silent again.

Wenxuan was in a terrible mood.

The smuggler responsible for her smuggling has just called to tell her that the time to go to sea will be delayed by one day.She suspected that there was something wrong, but no matter how insinuating, that cunning fat man just killed him in one bite. The customs of country T will be rectified tonight, and they dare not take the risk of forcing the crossing.

"Then you can definitely leave tomorrow night?"

"Oh, Ms. Wang, those who work in our business don't know what will happen tomorrow, how can I give you a guarantee, you can only take one step and see one step at a time!"

"You took my money. And the other half..."

"I understand, I understand, who can have trouble with money, and I hope that all of you have arrived in country T now! But no! Safety is the top priority when doing business..."

Wen Xuan didn't want to talk to him anymore: "Then it's settled, tomorrow night, tomorrow night, I have to go!"

"I'll try my best to arrange it. If Miss Wang needs anything, just tell me!"

"I just want to get out of here as soon as possible, I don't want to wait any longer!"

The snake head repeatedly assured her that it would do its best to help her, but Wen Xuan's mood did not improve because of this.

As the sky gradually darkened, Wen Xuan went back to the house and opened a bag of biscuits to feed to Xiao Dong, but her daughter developed resistance to the biscuits, turned her head and refused to eat.

Wen Xuan didn't force it, and instead stuffed the biscuit into her mouth, the dry taste made it hard for her to swallow it.She quickly made a decision—to take Xiaodong out for dinner, and she took the opportunity to relax and continue to stay in this crappy place, not to mention Xiaodong, she herself was going crazy.

"Xiaodong, mom will take you to eat noodles now, okay?"

Xiaodong finally had a smile on his face.

There was rumbling thunder outside the window, and it seemed that a heavy rain was about to start.Wen Xuan thinks that the rain is the best cover, the bigger the rain the better, the rain and fog will make no one notice them.

She packed up her things and was about to leave. She glanced at the bag of biscuits and thought of Xia Xia who was imprisoned next door. Her heart softened unconsciously. She put down the bag and grabbed the biscuits to find Xia Xia.

"This is for you to eat." Wen Xuan put the biscuit on the bed.

Xia Xia immediately rushed to get it: "Thank you, Sister Wenxuan!"

Wen Xuan ignored her, and took out her mobile phone to call Ye Yinfeng: "The call time is up."

Ye Yinfeng glanced at his watch: "You are 10 minutes early."

"Wouldn't it be better earlier?" After Wen Xuan finished speaking, she stopped chattering with him and put the phone next to Xia Xia's ear, but after a few words between the two, Wen Xuan took the phone away.

Ye Yinfeng heard Wen Xuan's voice ringing in his ears again: "You can rest assured, she is still alive!"

When Tian Ning rushed into the study from the living room, Wen Xuan had already disconnected the cord, and he was so angry that he smashed the table: "This bitch is so worthless!"

Ye Yinfeng could only comfort him: "Xiaxia is fine." After a pause, he added, "I heard Qiu Wenxuan's tone very impatient. I guess she has already received a call from the snakehead. She won't be able to leave tonight."

Tian Ning held back her anger and asked, "Is there any clue about her license plate?"

Ye Yinfeng sifts through a pile of information: "Give me another half an hour."

Tian Ning looked at his watch: "Could you hurry up? I've already found everyone at the traffic police brigade, and I'm just waiting for the results on your side."

Ye Yinfeng handed him a small note: "If you are really in a hurry, go and check the whereabouts of these number plate cars first, but don't get too hopeful."

Tian Ning patted him on the shoulder: "Say it earlier!"

After Wenxuan closed the line, she didn't want to chat with Xia Xiaduo, so she turned to leave, but saw Xiaodong standing quietly inside the door, she immediately frowned: "Why are you in again?"

Xiaodong ignored her mother and stared at Xia Xia, until Wen Xuan went over to help her hand out, she still didn't forget to turn her head and look at Xia Xia twice.

Xia Xia watched their mother and daughter leave with eager eyes. Soon, she suddenly heard the sound of the car starting and moving away from the yard. Reminiscent of what Wen Xuan had said to Xiao Dong earlier, she realized that Wen Xuan might be taking Xiao Dong away from here forever. up.

She jumped off the bed almost immediately, and yelled towards the window in horror: "Sister Wenxuan! Don't leave me, Sister Wenxuan——"

No one paid any attention to her, the car quickly drove out of the courtyard, and the gate was closed immediately.

Xia Xia stood on the ground blankly, her body and mind were wrapped in a huge panic.

Wen Xuan left her in this deserted melon shed, did she want to starve herself to death?

Xia Xia glanced at the small packet of biscuits and half a bottle of mineral water left, even if she could survive on these things for a few days, so what?

The day was still unreasonably sultry, but Xia Xia's body was filled with boundless desolation. She seemed to see that her life was about to come to an end.

But she didn't waste too much time mourning herself early, and her survival instincts soon got the better of her.

Looking at it from another angle, it seems that now is not the worst moment.

At least Wen Xuan didn't kill her before leaving, and although she was suffering from hunger and hunger, she still had plenty of energy—especially compared with the days to come.

She has to get out of here, the sooner the better!
Once this idea took shape in her mind, it became very urgent, not only because of the lack of food, but also because of Xia Xia's fear of Wen Xuan. Thinking of her gloomy and blue face, Xia Xia was really worried that she would change her mind halfway and rush out. Come back and kill yourself.

She shook the iron chain vigorously, but apart from the rattling noise, there was no possibility of getting rid of it.

Her eyes searched around the room, trying to find a tool that could smash the chain, but Wen Xuan removed all unnecessary items within her range of activities.In addition, there is nothing superfluous on the four walls of the room, and they are bare at a glance.

The desperate desire to survive is quickly overthrown by the reality of hopelessness.

no!She couldn't give up hope so quickly.

Xia Xia regained her spirits, and while cheering herself up, she sat on the edge of the bed and thought of a way.

There is only one door and one window in the room, and the lighting is not enough. The light bulb above the head is on day and night, emitting an old and dim light.

Outside the window, the torrential rain finally poured down, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and Xia Xia had no time to be afraid. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued to think hard about her way out.

What should I do to escape from this damn place?

When her gaze swept across the ground in front of her again, a metallic light flashed across her field of vision.

She turned her eyes back to search again, and finally saw clearly that there was a key ring on the muddy floor near the door, with about two or three brand new keys scattered on it, which were exactly the keys to open the chain that Xia Xia dreamed of.

She was very pleasantly surprised, thinking of Xiaodong's deep eyes just now, tears almost welled up in her eyes, this child actually knows everything.

She walked over excitedly and wanted to pick up the key, but within a few steps, she was caught by the iron chain. It was still an old problem. Her range of motion was really limited, and she couldn't reach the door at all.

Unwilling to give up, she lay flat on her back on the ground, and tried her best to hook the key with her toes, but there was still a distance of about ten centimeters. This made Xia Xia very anxious. It was the first time that she hated her parents for giving birth to her legs like this. short.

When she was helpless, Xia Xia suddenly caught sight of the bed where she was trapped.

If only I could remove something from the bed to help...

She got up on hands and feet, and with a huff, she lifted the mat on the bed. The bed frame was indeed made of strips of wood. This discovery lifted her spirits.

She shook each of the slats one by one, and finally yanked out a sloppily nailed one at the foot of the bed.

In the next period of time, she posed various poses on the dirty ground, twisting and twisting like a snake. After countless practice, she finally hooked the key to her side successfully.

She didn't have time to be happy, and hurriedly took the key to unlock it, but she didn't expect that the first two attempts would fail.

Could it be that she made a mistake?Isn't this bunch of keys for unlocking the chain?
Maybe Wen Xuan didn't intend to let her go, she had already thrown away the key to the chain!

Xia Xia was frightened and tried to comfort herself. She held the last key in her palm, prayed silently, and then shivered and inserted it into the keyhole. If this key could not save her, she estimated that she would completely collapse.

With a slight "click", the lock came loose, Xia Xia snapped her hand, and the bondage that had been on her wrist for thirty hours was finally released.

The wrist of her left hand was bruised and swollen. Xia Xia turned her wrist carefully twice, but it felt numb.But she didn't dare to waste time on trivial things like massaging her wrists, so she rushed to the door, turned the handle, and pulled the door hard—the door didn't open, and Wen Xuan locked her inside.

Xia Xia shook her hands and kicked her feet, but she was not strong enough to break through the wooden door that didn't look solid.

As a last resort, she gave up the idea of ​​going through the door and turned to open the window.

The windows are old-fashioned glass and wooden windows, with a few iron bars added for protection. The iron bars have long been rusted after being exposed to wind and rain, but despite the rough production, no matter how hard Xia Xia breaks them, the iron bars will not budge.

I can only try the smashing effect.

Xia Xia lifted the legs of the only small table in the room, smashed the small table against the window with all her strength, and said to herself: "I don't want to die here, I don't want to die here..."

Xia Xia collapsed on the ground exhausted after countless blows. Looking up, the glass had already been shattered, and several iron bars were also bent outward in embarrassment.

She cheered up and got up again, grasping the curved iron bars and spinning them back and forth. After a while, the two iron bars were unloaded without temper.

Xia Xia looked at the hole that was smashed out, and estimated that it should be able to accommodate her thin body. She took off the remaining glass fragments in the wooden frame, lifted her feet vigorously, hooked the window sill, and slipped through the window in the most awkward posture. go out.

There was nothing outside the house to cushion her. Xia Xia fell to the ground as soon as she got out of the window. Fortunately, the window was not high, so apart from the pain in her buttocks and legs, she didn't hurt her muscles or bones.

However, the clothes and bare arms were still scratched by the remaining glass shards on the window frame, the clothes were torn in several places, and a few blood marks hung miserably on the fair skin.

Xia Xia's spirit suddenly improved a lot. She has successfully crossed the second obstacle. The gate of the courtyard is within easy reach. If she goes out, she will regain her freedom.

The heavy rain gradually slowed down, and the thunder and lightning also began to recede. The cool rain hit her body and made Xia Xia feel refreshed. Although she was covered in blood, there was a smile of joy on the corner of her mouth, and she walked towards the last restraint.

Fortunately, Wen Xuan didn't lock the courtyard door when she left. Xia Xia turned the mechanism of the old-fashioned lock, and the door was opened. She stepped out with joy, and was quickly taken aback.

Under the misty rain and fog, what unfolded before her eyes was a vast expanse of black fields, and it was impossible to distinguish the north, south, east, and west.

She was dazed in place for a few seconds, and finally decided that no matter the direction was right or wrong, the first thing to do was to escape from here.She chose a direction and ran over in the rain...

In a noodle restaurant in Qihua Town, Wen Xuan smiled as she watched her daughter happily drink the last sip of noodle soup.In the past few days, her nerves have been tense to the extreme, and she may break at any time.It is indeed a good idea to take her daughter out to relax. Not only did Xiaodong eat happily, but her nervous state was also relieved a little.

Despite this, Wen Xuan still realizes that she can't stay outside for a long time, and accidents always happen when one is not careful.

When the bill was about to be paid, Xiaodong saw someone sitting next to him eating raw fried buns, and couldn't help but feel greedy again, so Wen Xuan also ordered two, and planned to pack them back and keep them for her supper.

The proprietress of the noodle shop is a middle-aged woman with a smile on her face and a neat and tidy appearance.She brought over the packaged fried pancakes and praised Xiaodong to Wenxuan for being cute and well-behaved.

"Little sister, how old are you? Are you in kindergarten?"

Xiaodong blinked her eyes and said nothing, Wenxuan answered for her with a smile, and paid the bill.While waiting for change, Wen Xuan reached into her bag to get the car keys.

The proprietress seemed to be unable to find change, and was muttering to someone at the cash register. Wen Xuan suddenly felt something was wrong, and fumbled in the bag for a while, then paused, followed by nervous scratching, and her heart sank suddenly.

She simply turned out all the things in the bag: the wallet, mobile phone, tissue, makeup mirror, and lipstick were all there, but the keys on the chain lock were missing.

Maybe it was left in the car, or in the room of her and Xiaodong in Guawu.While comforting herself, Wen Xuan put the things back into the bag.

Xiaodong on the opposite side suddenly said, "Mom, are you looking for the key?"

Wen Xuan's heart skipped a beat: "Well, it's a bunch of small silver-white keys, there are three in total, Xiaodong, have you seen them?"

Xiaodong looked at his mother's anxious expression, and nodded hesitantly.

Wen Xuan was nervous for no reason: "Where did you meet?"

"I gave it to Aunt Xia Xia."

"What?!" Wen Xuan felt dizzy for a while, and even her voice trembled, "Say it again."

Xiaodong felt a little uneasy when she noticed her mother's strangeness, but she still repeated what she said just now: "Aunt Xia Xia is very uncomfortable being locked up...I left her the key."

Wenxuan was furious, and swung her palm over. With a "pop", five clear finger marks were left on Xiaodong's face.

After being stunned for two or three seconds, Xiaodong burst into tears with a "wow."

The proprietress ran over in a panic, holding a handful of small change in her hand: "What's wrong, little sister?"

Wen Xuan ignored her, picked up her daughter and ran out.

"Hey, you have pan-fried buns and change..." The proprietress chased to the door, and Wen Xuan had already driven away.

Wen Xuan's face was ashen, and she stepped on the gas pedal fiercely, and the car rushed all the way.

The town was washed by rain at night, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. She drove through one intersection after another unimpeded, and then turned onto the national road leading to the melon house.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Xiaodong cried sadly at first, but later saw that his mother had no intention of comforting him, so the bitter crying changed to intermittent sobbing, and later, even the sobbing became inaudible.

This was the first time she was slapped by her mother. Her young heart really couldn't figure out what adults were thinking, so she had to endure all the grievances and didn't care about anything, including the relatives who had become strange to her.

When she arrived at the melon house, as soon as she saw the open courtyard door, Wenxuan knew that the situation was over. She stepped on the brakes, and was stunned on the seat for seven or eight seconds. Finally, unwilling, she jumped out of the car and rushed in to see what was going on. .

The door of the room where Xia Xia was imprisoned was closed, but the windows had been smashed to pieces. Through the windows, it could be seen that the lights in the room were still on. Of course, there was no one inside.

Wen Xuan kicked the door angrily, and then kicked a bamboo chair that was stumbling by her feet far away.However, such venting does not help.

She suddenly realized that she was wasting time.

If Xia Xia escaped and called the police, the place would be completely surrounded by police cars in a short time.

Wen Xuan shuddered, and no longer cared about venting her anger, she ran out in a hurry, locked the courtyard door, jumped into the car again, the engine kept running, she backed up, turned, and rushed towards the way she came.

She counted the time when she left the melon house, annoyed that she stayed outside for too long.Two hours was enough for Xia Xia to try every means to leave this remote hiding place. If she was lucky, she could even stop a passing car to take her back to the city.

Which direction will Xia Xia go?Where is she now?
Wen Xuan gradually calmed down, and the geographical location around the melon house clearly emerged in her mind like a map.The melon field itself is not small, and there are many vegetable fields and crop fields around it.With black lights and blind fires and rainy days, it is easy to catch blind inside.

Maybe that girl Xia Xia is still groping in the field. If she doesn't transfer out for two hours, she may collapse.

However, if she heads north as soon as she comes up, and doesn't change directions at will, she can walk out of the melon field and come to the vicinity of the national highway.

Thinking of this, Wen Xuan couldn't help turning her eyes to the outside of the car, looking into the fields on both sides of the road, hoping that a figure in distress would suddenly jump out to stop the car, so that she wouldn't have to spend a lot of time trying to deal with the troubles behind.

While thinking wildly, she drove forward at high speed.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Tian Ning rushed into the study excitedly, holding a densely packed page of records in his hand.

"Look at this!" He excitedly pointed to Ye Yinfeng.

Ye Yinfeng took it over and took a closer look. It was a driving record of a car with the license plate number SJXX3.

"This car appeared at the entrance of the People's Hospital at nine o'clock yesterday morning, and then drove southward. It took a section of the national highway and then turned to a small road. The last time it appeared in the surveillance video was in the suburb of Sanjiang River. I asked a friend to zoom in on the picture. It can be seen that the driver is a woman."

Tian Ning slammed his right hand on the table while explaining: "It must be Qiu Wenxuan, it can't be wrong!"

Ye Yinfeng pondered and said: "The suburb of Sanjiang River is close to Peihai. It seems that she is indeed heading for Peihai, but I don't know where she will hide."

Tian Ning said: "We can find a way to check Pei Hai's surveillance again, but I'm afraid we can't hide this matter."

Whether they should call the police or not, the two are very conflicted.

Ye Yinfeng thought for a moment, and said: "The scope is getting smaller and smaller, I think it is not impossible to call the police at this time, at least more people can help find, I am afraid... Qiu Wenxuan will threaten us with Xia Xia as a hostage .”

Tian Ning clenched his fist and bit his lower lip for a while, then tapped his hand on the table: "Let's report it. It's hard to move forward with just the two of us. The most urgent thing is to find Xia Xia quickly! Always talk to Qiu Wenxuan like this." Hide and seek is not good for us."

Having made up their mind, the two hurried out, Ye Yinfeng drove, and Tian Ning was in charge of communicating with the police.

The rain was pattering down the Sanjiang River, which was not a joy.

Ye Yinfeng turned on the wiper, and the rain and the thick night rushed over again and again, as if he wanted to obliterate the whole world.

Tian Ning turned his head and looked out the window. The rain also magnified and distorted the light from the street lamps, casting a layer of melancholy on all the pictures.

"I don't know how Xia Xia is doing now." He murmured.

Ye Yinfeng drove the car silently, unable to say a lot.

Driving to the suburbs, the night of the city turns into a scene of sparsely populated land.

Ye Yinfeng stopped before a fork in the road: "It seems to be going wrong."

Tian Ning lowered the car window and looked out. Not far away, there was a viaduct that ran parallel to them, extending into an invisible end. On the road they walked, the street lights gradually disappeared, and it became darker as they went forward. Where is the front.

Ye Yinfeng frowned and checked the GPS: "I shouldn't have gotten off the overpass just now. The next one is probably a dead end."

Tian Ning was short-tempered, and impatient when he heard this: "Then what are you talking about, go back!"

Ye Yinfeng ignored him, set the target again, started the car and reversed slowly, when Tian Ning was about to ask him where he planned to drive, the phone in his pocket rang.

No matter whose cell phone is ringing at this moment, it is no different from the clarion call of battle, and the two of them are already at war.

Tian Ning quickly took out his mobile phone to check, the number was a string of inexplicable numbers.

He and Ye Yinfeng looked at each other, and Ye Yinfeng motioned him to pick it up first.

Tian Ning pressed the answer button and carefully put the phone to his ear: "Who is there?"

Xia Xia's broken voice suddenly came from the receiver: "It's me, Tian Ning! I'm Xia Xia!"

Tian Ning was startled, then exulted: "Xia Xia! You, where are you?"

When Ye Yinfeng heard that it was Xia Xia, he slammed on the brakes. Tian Ning didn't pay attention, and hit his forehead on the front glass, but he didn't feel it at all, and shouted into the phone: "Don't worry, speak slowly... OK! I know Don't walk around, we'll go there right away!"

At the end of the call, before Ye Yinfeng could ask, Tian Ning yelled and directed him: "Hurry up to Qihua Town! Xia Xia has escaped! Wait for us there now!"

Ye Yinfeng didn't have time to be happy, he slammed on the accelerator, and the car drove back along the original road.

Qihua Town is not far from their current location, and it will take less than 10 minutes to reach there with full horsepower.

After Xiaxia escaped from the large melon fields, she finally came to an open road. She waited for about ten minutes and stopped a passing truck. The truck was going to U City to deliver goods. Xia Xia was pitiful, so she agreed to give her a ride along the way.

On the way, the driver asked her why she was in such a mess, and Xia Xia lied casually. The other party probably didn't want to cause trouble, so she didn't ask any more questions, and let her get off the car when they reached the center of Qihua Town.Xia Xia is very grateful to the driver.

Standing in the middle of the street in Qihua Town, Xia Xia searched all over her body, only found two coins in her suit shorts. She looked for a public phone everywhere, and finally found one next to the bank. After trying it, it was still working. Tian Ning called.

Since then, she has been guarding under the eaves of the bank's ATM machine, waiting while sheltering from the rain.

Tian Ning and Ye Yinfeng soon arrived in Qihua Town, and when they were looking for the bank Xia Xia mentioned, the rain suddenly picked up again.Regardless of getting wet, Tian Ning told Ye Yinfeng to slow down the car. He lowered the window, poked his head out, and carefully searched for Xia Xia in the rain.

The bank finally appeared in his field of vision. Under the white light, it was easy to see the familiar figure huddled in the corner.

Tian Ning couldn't wait to call the car to stop, so he pushed open the door and jumped down. Ye Yinfeng stepped on the brake in a hurry, but fortunately his speed was kept very slow.Looking back, Tian Ning had already rushed into the rain.

"Xiaxia! Xiaxia!" Tian Ning yelled while running.

Hearing the shout, Xia Xia also raised her head and squinted vigilantly to look over. When she recognized that the figure running towards her was Tian Ning, an unprecedented excitement flowed through her body.

She got up and rushed towards Tian Ning, and the two wet figures hugged each other tightly very quickly.

"Xiaxia!" Tian Ning was so excited that he hugged her tightly, as if he had found a lost treasure.

Xia Xia choked up again: "Tian Ning... I thought I would never see you again!"

Ye Yinfeng watched this scene in the car, feeling mixed feelings for a moment.After a while, he got out of the car with an umbrella, opened it and walked over to cover the couple's heads: "It's raining again, let's talk about it when we get in the car."

Hearing Ye Yinfeng's voice, the two parted reluctantly.Xia Xia turned to Ye Yinfeng: "Thank you, Mr. Ye!"

Ye Yinfeng avoided her grateful gaze, smiled and said, "It's good that you're safe."

Ye Yinfeng was still driving, Tian Ning helped Xiaxia get into the car, and the two sat side by side in the back.

Tian Ning called the police in the car, and after talking for a few words, he turned to Xia Xia and asked, "Do you remember where that room is? They are going to send a car there now."

Although the exact location is not clear, Xia Xia remembered the general environment around the melon house when she escaped, and she noticed the scenery outside the car window when she was hitchhiking by the highway. She told the police all these, and added: : "Qiu Wenxuan has probably left there with her daughter."

The police still decided to go to the scene to take a look.

After talking on the phone, Tian Ning noticed that Xia Xia's body was covered with rain and blood, and felt distressed and angry: "Qiu Wenxuan did something to you?"

Xia Xia shook her head, and briefly recounted what happened to her in the melon house. After all, the lingering fear was still there, and she spoke intermittently.Tian Ning felt uncomfortable hearing that, and hugged her tightly again.

Ye Yinfeng drove the car to Sanjiang City, found a place to stop, turned to Tian Ning and said, "You can take Xia Xia back first, you can get taxis everywhere here."

Tian Ning was surprised: "What about you?"

"I also want to go and see the scene." Ye Yinfeng's voice became lower and lower, "The snakehead has informed Qiu Wenxuan that the boat will be delayed until tomorrow, so I don't think she just took Xiaodong out of the yard... Maybe, She will go back."

Tian Ning and Xia Xia looked at each other.

"It doesn't matter whether she goes back or not, she will be dealt with by the police. Why are you going there!" Tian Ning yelled roughly, "What will you do if you encounter her insane? Do you kill her or be reborn by her?" Make it a hostage and hold it in your hand?"

Ye Yinfeng smiled: "I'm not that stupid, I'll go in with the police."

"Hi! You're a real person!" Tian Ning waved his hands impatiently, "It's up to you—Xia Xia, let's get out of the car!"

The two got out of the car, and Ye Yinfeng handed out an umbrella from the window: "Umbrella for you!"

Xia Xia turned around and picked it up in time, and said "thank you" again.

Ye Yinfeng felt ashamed, and whispered to Xia Xia through the car window: "I'm sorry, Xia Xia!"

Xia Xia was a little embarrassed by his sincere apology: "It's nothing, Mr. Ye! It's not your fault either."

Ye Yinfeng stared deeply at her, and there was something in it that made Xia Xia confused.Before she had time to think about it, Tian Ning had already wrapped her arms around her shoulders and put her body between the two of them, completely blocking Ye Yinfeng's sight.

"Hey, Ye Yinfeng!" He deliberately shoved Ye Yinfeng's shoulder, "Go home, you must pay attention to safety!"

Ye Yinfeng stared at his nervous expression, his mouth curled into a smile, and while starting the car, he said, "Don't worry about me, take care of Xia Xia!"

Tian Ning and Xia Xia stood in place and watched Ye Yinfeng's car leave.

Xia Xia was still puzzled: "Tian Ning, what do you think is wrong with Mr. Ye? His expression just now looked weird, as if he was very sad."

"What's wrong?" Tian Ning rolled his eyes towards the sky, "My wife got into a catastrophe, and he can still be happy? Let's go, I'll take you back immediately! By the way, do you want to go to the hospital for your wound? Do a body check?"

"No, I can deal with it myself, it's all skin trauma." Xia Xia felt extremely tired now, "I really want to take a good bath now, have a good meal, and then fall asleep on it for three days and three days. night!"

Tian Ning kissed her forehead distressedly: "Your wish is really small."

"Is it small? Why don't I feel it at all?" Xia Xia leaned in his arms and sighed, "Tian Ning, do you know? Only when your freedom is deprived, you will find that even the most boring time is Wonderful. I'm so glad I made it back alive."

Tian Ning felt sad and hugged her tightly: "Xia Xia, I assure you, I will never let you get into such trouble again in the future."

Qiu Wenxuan's car drove off the national road and passed through Qihua Town again, but there was no sign of Xia Xia.

This was expected. While suppressing her frustration, she also gave up on following Xia Xia and turned to thinking about her escape route.

What made her feel a little relieved was that Xia Xia didn't know her escape plan, so even if she asked the police for help, they would get nothing but a look at the messy empty house.

Her plan to go to country T can still be carried out, although it is delayed by one day from the original date.So far, she and Xiaodong are safe.

She recovered from the shock of Xia Xia's escape, let out a breath, and turned her eyes to look at her daughter.

Xiaodong's body was straight, her mouth was tightly pursed, her eyes were staring straight ahead, and there was actually a sense of compassion in her eyes.

Wen Xuan felt a pang of apology: "I'm sorry Xiaodong, mom shouldn't have hit you just now."

Xiaodong didn't cry or speak, just shook his head lightly.

Wen Xuan stretched out her hand and squeezed the back of her daughter's hand as comfort.

After driving for about an hour, Wen Xuan noticed a river appeared at some point on the right side of the road, and the car was driving smoothly on the side of the green belt.

Xiaodong suddenly said, "Mom, I need to pee."

Wen Xuan had no choice but to slow down the car and pull over to stop.

She loosened Xiaodong's seat belt, and then pushed the door open for her: "You hurry up and let it go, and you will come back immediately after you let it go, you understand?"

"Got it, Mom."

Xiaodong deftly climbed down from the seat, squatted down next to a tree by the road to pee.Wen Xuan rested her head on the back of the chair for a while.

This is close to the junction of Sanjiang and Peihai, and after ten minutes of driving, they will enter the boundary of Peihai.Wenxuan plans to find a secluded place to stay for the night, after tonight, she will be able to take Xiaodong far away.

Xiaodong quickly climbed back to his seat.Wen Xuan didn't drive immediately, she called the smuggler surnamed Zhang again to confirm whether the itinerary for tomorrow night was in order.

The answer she received irritated her greatly.

"Miss Wang, didn't I tell you! It's hard to say when the ship will leave, it depends on whether the environment is good or not! What are you in a hurry for? The ship will always leave, probably in the next few days God. I will inform you in time if there is any news!"

"Old Zhang, when I asked you before, you told me everything, otherwise I wouldn't pay you without paying back the price. I can't bear it if I can't leave tonight, but if you pay back tomorrow If you don't let me go, I..."

"Oh, look at you, Ms. Wang! I am in a hurry if the boat cannot sail, but this kind of business itself has irresistible risks. I have told you all beforehand! They told me that the boat is not easy to sail, and I also It’s not easy to use guns to force people, everyone is for business. Besides, I still have half of the money confiscated, so what good will I do if things don’t go well?”

Wen Xuan knew full well that verbal disputes would not solve the problem, so she said with restraint, "Old Zhang, if it's about money, you can tell me right now, how much more do you need from me?"

"This one……"

"As I said, I have to leave, and as soon as possible! No matter what method you use, as long as you let me leave as soon as possible, the price is whatever you want! I will give you everything I have!" Wen Xuan sent ruthless.

Lao Zhang faltered and hawed, obviously moved, but he didn't know why he was struggling.

Wen Xuan didn't dare to push him too fast, after all, he was her only life-saving straw now, if she lost this straw, she really didn't know what to do.

"Old Zhang, please, think of a way for me, and call me when you're done." Wen Xuan tried her best to make her voice charming, "I won't treat you badly then."

Before hanging up the phone, she seemed to hear Lao Zhang swallowing.

All men have the same virtue!
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly became indifferent.

Continue walking along the river, seven or eight minutes later, Wenxuan's cell phone rang, she hurriedly stopped, grabbed the cell phone to check, it was indeed Lao Zhang calling, secretly happy that the temptation just worked.

Lao Zhang spoke urgently: "Miss Wang, I talked to the upline just now, and he promised to sail tonight! But the money will be doubled!"

Up to now, Wen Xuan couldn't care less about bargaining, and agreed straight away: "Money is not a problem!"

"Okay, you go to Duolun Pier now, I'll wait for you there!"

Wen Xuan was overjoyed: "I'm on my way to Peihai, I'll be there in half an hour!"

The car was speeding along the road and soon entered Peihai.Twenty minutes later, the brightly lit Duolun Wharf was already in sight.

Wen Xuan's heart soared, and all the pain and troubles were left behind. She and her Xiaodong were quickly entering their new life.

She turned to look at Xiaodong, a smile gradually appeared on her face: "Xiaodong, we will be free soon."

Xiaodong didn't understand his mother's mood, but when he saw her smiling at him, he smiled sweetly back at his mother, and the previous grievances between mother and daughter disappeared in this mutual smile.

But for Wenxuan, Xiaodong's smile at this time can only be possessed by the purest and kindest angels, making her unforgettable in this life.

The car turned right at the second intersection of Fengyu Street, and then turned into an uphill road. According to the investigation beforehand, Wen Xuan knew that this was a remote path leading to Duolun Wharf.

Lao Zhang made an appointment with her to meet at the end of the road.

After driving uphill for a while, it soon went downhill. The street lights became sparse and disappeared completely.

When Lao Zhang called again, Wen Xuan hurriedly slowed down the car and freed up her hand to answer: "Old Zhang, I'll be there soon, are you there?"

"Miss Wang." Old Zhang's tone suddenly became deep, "I've thought about it, you're a nice person, I... shouldn't lie to you."

"What do you mean?" Wen Xuan frowned. At this moment, she was already terrified, and any change might cause her to collapse.

"To tell you the truth, the boat was supposed to leave today, but someone asked me to give you holiday news to hold you back, so..."

Wen Xuan slammed on the brakes, her heart pounding in her throat.

Lao Zhang continued: "Just now, someone asked me to promise you to leave tonight, the purpose is to lure you here...I'm not at Duolun Wharf, and the boat will not leave tonight, because...the pier is full of policemen. "

Lao Zhang was still talking, but Wen Xuan could no longer hear him.

She closed her eyes, and when all hopes were lost, what she felt was not anger or panic, but complete relaxation.

Perhaps, she can finally be freed.

Yet, with her death at hand, she couldn't resist asking for the truth, even though it wasn't a difficult answer.

Old Zhang was still talking, Wen Xuan interrupted him: "Who told you to do this?"

"This... I really don't know. The other party also found a middleman to talk to us. Everyone agreed that it would not hinder their respective business... Miss Wang, I think you should find a way to hide first, and wait for the limelight to pass. Besides, if you still want to leave the country by then, you can still come to me, and I won't add any money to you..."

Wen Xuan smiled, never expecting that the snakehead who is as greedy as a wolf would have moments of kindness.

"Thanks, I don't think I'll need it anymore."

Before Lao Zhang could speak again, Wen Xuan had already disconnected the line.She set her eyes as far away as possible, and in the vast darkness, she vaguely felt that there was indeed a figure dormant among them.

Xiaodong beside him also sensed the unusual aura, and whispered uneasily: "Mom..."

Wen Xuan turned her head away and stared at her daughter affectionately. There was apology and reluctance in her eyes, and even more sourness that she couldn't fulfill her responsibility: "Xiaodong, when you grow up, will one day...hate your mother?"

Xiaodong shook his head vigorously.

Wen Xuan smiled sweetly, loosened her seat belt, pushed the door to get out of the car, and quickly walked around the front of the car to the door on Xiaodong's side.She opened the door and carried Xiaodong out of the car.

"Mom..." Xiaodong called again anxiously, his hands tightly clasped her mother's neck and refused to let go.

Wenxuan held back her tears, hugged her daughter back vigorously, groped her way to a small birch forest by the roadside in the faint light, and then put Xiaodong down.

"Xiaodong, I'm sorry, mom is tired and can't go on with you anymore." Tears fell silently like broken beads, "Mom can only accompany you here. Be good, Xiaodong, no matter what happens, stand Don't move here...someone will come and take you away."

"Mom, don't go, don't leave Xiaodong!" Xiaodong reached out to her with tears in his eyes.

Wen Xuan was heartbroken, but she couldn't bear the next long series of lonely and cold years, and she didn't want to spend the time she should bear in the overlapping of hope and disappointment.

If their mother and daughter are destined to be separated, it's better to be here, at this moment, and let her decide.

She tried her best to swallow back the sorrow that was still surging in her chest, and showed Xiaodong a last touching smile: "Good boy, close your eyes, mommy will play hide-and-seek with you, okay?"

Sensitive Xiaodong already felt that her mother wanted to stay away from her danger, so she desperately grabbed Wen Xuan's clothes and refused to let go: "No, Mom! Don't go! Mom!"

Wen Xuan wiped away the tears on her daughter's face: "Mom just go away for a while, after finishing this game, Xiaodong and Mom can meet again."

After all, a child is a child, especially when you see the relaxed smile on your mother's face.

"Really?" Xiaodong was dubious.

"En!" Wen Xuan nodded vigorously.

Xiaodong looked around in the darkness, and said timidly, "But I'm afraid!"

"So you have to close your eyes, remember that song your mother taught you? When you finish singing, mother will come back."

Xiaodong closed her eyes obediently, and she sang softly: "Yue'er climbed up to the sky, and my mother and I sat by the window, and my mother taught me to fold a paper boat. The paper boat floated and floated, and my heart shook... ..."

In the soft singing of her daughter, Wen Xuan stood up, ran back quickly, and got into the car again.

She turned on the headlights, stepped on the accelerator and rushed into the darkness ahead.In a trance, she could still hear her daughter's singing, which accompanies her and makes her feel both at ease and heartbroken.

At 500 meters away from the pier, under the illumination of the headlights, everything on the opposite side became clear, several police cars, busy figures, and the tension and hustle and bustle after seeing her car rushing over.

It seemed that someone was trying to rush towards her, but Wen Xuan didn't slow down, instead stepped on the accelerator and galloped past. Surrounded by Xiaodong's singing, she couldn't hear the exclamation from ahead, and could only see messy shaking figures and dazzling lights .

Suddenly, a huge voice rang in my ears: "The people in front listen! Stop immediately! If you don't stop, shoot!"

The stern voice came through the loudspeaker, and it tore Wen Xuan's grief. She smiled contemptuously towards the opposite side, and suddenly turned the steering wheel to the left, and the car roared towards the river.

Wenxuan closed her eyes, she couldn't tell whether she was speaking to Xiaodong in her heart or really muttering to herself: "Goodbye, Xiaodong, my dearest daughter, please forgive mother..."

(End of this chapter)