Many people find the power of darkness difficult to resist because it is cruel, violent, and omnipresent.
But as long as there is a person in the dark who bravely stands up, even if it is only a whisper in an extremely weak voice, maybe someone will hear it.
And the darkness may gradually dissipate from this sound.
Sound is not just sound, it is also light.
It is not only the light from the outside world that tears through the darkness, but also the seemingly weak, but never giving up strength in the darkness.
Luo Xueyan was waiting for the light. She didn't know that she was actually the light.
He knows who are the "Master Craftsmen", where the "Master Craftsmen" work, what the "Master Craftsmen" have done, and what this sinful town was and is doing. Her body was severely changed due to hormones. She was only 12 years old, but she was "promoted" to look like 16 years old. There were countless criminal evidences buried in her body, and she even hid untaken pills and used needles .
She is a victim and a crucial witness.
She had to be protected from nothing.
The night fell like an irresistible conspiracy in Silin Town.
The snow fell even harder, and the entire Silin Town almost became an island on the ocean. People outside might have a way to get in, but people inside had almost no way to get out.
Xiang Tao did not dare to let Luo Xueyan out of his sight. People in this town can no longer judge with the logic of ordinary people. He doesn't know what Luo Xueyan will experience when she is alone.
Luo Xueyan has followed him these days, and today Luo Xueyan came to him with the only hope left. The best way now is to transfer Luo Xueyan to a safe place, and follow-up people such as the "Master Craftsman" in the town will investigate and interrogate her.
But I don't know when the snow will fall, and after the call with Mingshu ended, the signal was completely cut off, and the mobile phone in my hand became a piece of scrap metal.
Luo Xueyan had already attracted the attention of the middle-aged men in the town - some boy who was playing in the snow had brought them here, saying that Luo Xueyan was staying with "outsiders".
Luo Xueyan's father, Luo Xuegang, came over with a hoe, cursing, which meant that Luo Xueyan should go back immediately.
Luo Xueyan hid behind Xiang Tao in fear, and a small choked sob came out of her throat.
Xiang Tao noticed that the body behind him was shaking violently, and Luo Xueyan feared her father like the most terrifying devil.
Isn't the person standing here the devil
At this moment, Xiang Tao was extremely angry, but also extremely nervous.
He has been a criminal policeman for less than a year. He usually follows the deputy captains and seniors to handle some small cases. Most of the work he does is complicated and boring preliminary investigation work. If he is tired, he often needs to work all night long, but basically It's not difficult, and sometimes you don't even have to think much. When you gather for a meeting, you can use your brain to sort out those fragmented clues.
It was not until the recent "faceless female corpse" case and the Huang Yan case that he provoked a major role under the instigation of Li Chicheng, the deputy captain. From the 24 "ghost cards" found in Huang Yan's house, he found Huang Yan's friend Cai Xinyue, Learn about the sinful transaction in Silin Town from Cai Xinyue.
When he came to Silin Town this time, his original intention was to find out the situation here first, and then discuss it with Li Chicheng and Mingshu after returning, and then let the seniors decide what to do.
He always remembered how he felt when discussing the case with Xiao Yu'an at the Criminal Investigation Bureau. The deputy director, who was said to be airborne, was both reliable and tolerant. It seems that no matter how difficult the situation is, as long as there is Xiao Bureau, there is a way to open it.
But reality caught him off guard, forcing him to make a choice when no one could rely on him.
"Uncle." Luo Xueyan's trembling voice came from behind. This was the cry of a little girl in desperate situation, "Uncle, don't hand me over to them."
Xiang Tao quickly thought about various possibilities.
It may be the most appropriate way to send Luo Xueyan back at this time. Here, Luo Xueyan
In fact, it is a "reproductive resource", and the townspeople will not be stupid enough to hurt the "reproductive resource".
It's him that the townspeople have to deal with.
Obviously, these people have found out that he is not a real "ALICE" and they want him to die here.
He has a gun in his hand and considers himself to be good at melee combat. If he doesn't have to bring Luo Xueyan, it is not impossible for him to escape from here alone.
In doing so, Luo Xueyan will be locked up, but she will not be hurt too much.
But it's only physical.
Luo Xueyan confided to him that she was desperate. He held Luo Xueyan's outstretched hand, and if he let go at this moment, even if he had to, he would push Luo Xueyan into the abyss.
Luo Xueyan's psychology will be defeated.
And if he was deadlocked, or he ran away with Luo Xueyan, the townspeople would be numerous, and he was not sure that he would be able to retreat, let alone protect Luo Xueyan comprehensively.
Dilemma.
More and more townspeople are approaching. They are wearing dark-colored clothes, holding hoes, shovels, and long sticks. Their eyes are extremely gloomy, like zombies without souls.
Xiang Tao swallowed his saliva, turned his right hand back subconsciously, and patted Luo Xueyan lightly.
Luo Xueyan said with tears in her eyes, "Uncle."
Strangely, Xiang Tao was nervous and nervous, but he didn't feel any fear. He blocked Luo Xueyan from behind and blocked the swarming viciousness and harm for her. He felt that he might also be a hero as never before.
"Don't be afraid." Xiang Tao said, "I will protect you. With me, no one can hurt you."
Blizzard shouted angrily, and the chaotic snowflakes obstructed his vision. Luo Xueyan's father stepped out of the crowd and held up his hoe.
Xiang Tao asked in a low voice, "Do you know of a place where you can temporarily shelter yourself?"
"I, my family..." Luo Xueyan clung to Xiang Tao's shirt tightly with both hands: "My dad is outside, I just saw my brother, my mother is the only one at home, we can..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiang Tao lifted Luo Xueyan on his back, strode away with his long legs, and ran wildly in the snow.
Seeing that they were about to flee, the townspeople shouted and chased after them.
Xiang Tao couldn't understand their words, the wind and snow hit his hearing, and the extremely cold air was drawn into his lungs with every breath, like a sharp knife, cutting the entire airway into unbearable pain.
In the police academy, he won the physical fitness championship for two years, but at this time it was still extremely difficult to run with Luo Xueyan on his back. But you still have to run, run as fast as you can!
"Hu-hu-"
The panting became heavier, and the footsteps from behind seemed to be getting closer. Xiang Tao heard Luo Xueyan cry, the girl who just said "Uncle, don't hand me over to them", but now choked up and said, "Uncle, put me down. They won't kill me, but they will. you."
Xiang Tao didn't have the strength to answer Luo Xueyan. He clenched his back molars and ran as fast as he could, telling the girl on his back with his actions - I won't let you go, I promised you, I'm going to save you!
The home where only my mother is alone is in sight, and there is no habit of closing the door in the town. As long as it is not bedtime, the courtyard door of each household will not be locked. But when Xiang Tao kicked Luo Xueyan's door, he found that the door was locked.
"Mom?" Luo Xueyan shouted in horror, "Mom, it's me, mom!"
At a critical moment, Luo Xueyan's mother shut her only surviving daughter out of the door and threw it to the townspeople who were inferior to beasts!
Xiang Tao didn't have time to think too much, the people behind him wouldn't give him a chance to think. He spat out a mouthful of saliva that he had saved from running violently, and ran forward with Luo Xueyan on his back.
In fact, he had long thought that Luo Xueyan's mother might shut them out. The so-called "motherhood" has disappeared in this town. If this mother still has a trace of love for her daughter, why would she put hormones in front of Luo Xueyan
For her, Luo Xueyan is nothing but a "reproductive resource" like herself.
But he still brought Luo Xueyan here, not for anything else, but for the humanity and romance that ordinary people should not give up.
This 12-year-old girl chose her mother as soon as she could make a choice. She also believed that her mother was willing to save her.
What if
What if that woman is willing to open the door
The thing that should never be overestimated is human nature. But isn't it also human nature that should not be underestimated
Xiang Tao was unwilling to destroy the girl's expectations and desires before she tried.
Even if the romance must be shattered, it should be seen with one's own eyes and inherited by another fearless romance!
"Don't be afraid." Feng Xue poured into his mouth, Xiang Tao's voice was almost hoarse, and his physical strength seemed to be exhausted. "Someone will come... help you... on the phone... you heard it!"
"Well, um!" Luo Xueyan stopped her tears, "I heard it!"
It was a very determined and angry voice - I will come to your rescue. We'll be there to save you soon!
Anger is an irreplaceable force.
The wind blew from the mountain forest and whimpered, like the collective mourning of countless weak and dead souls for decades.
Xiang Tao wanted to run into the mountains to make plans, but under the snow, there was an invisible danger. His foot was penetrated by a sharp object, and the blood suddenly dyed the snow red.
He and Luo Xueyan fell in embarrassment, and the man with the shovel and hoe arrived instantly.
Before he had time to think, he grabbed Luo Xueyan and protected him under his body.
The buzz of the flies exploded in his ears, and there was an unbearable pain in his back—someone greeted him with a stick.
Luo Xueyan cried mournfully, and the cry was instantly drowned out by the screams of the devil.
Xiang Tao thought that he might have to explain it here today.
In the first year of graduation, I haven’t talked about my girlfriend yet, I haven’t bought a house, I haven’t been home to see my parents for more than half a year, and I haven’t handled a major case. It’s the first time I left Dongye City for field work, so I might not be able to go back. .
What would the brothers say about him
Would you blame him for being reckless
Maybe when those people just surrounded him, he should let go of Luo Xueyan and break through the siege by himself, leaving the green hills for fear of running out of firewood.
But…
But if he was given another choice, he would still be unwilling to let go of Luo Xueyan's hand.
Fate was too cruel to this girl, he really couldn't bear to hurt her again.
In this case, life and death are your own choices, so there is nothing to regret.
The only pity is that he really wants to go to the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Team Li also told him not long ago that the Criminal Investigation Bureau will select elites in various sub-bureaus next year, focusing on young, professional and hard-working players.
He admits that he can't lose to anyone, and his professional ability is definitely not bad. The only thing he lacks is his inexperience, and occasionally he will act on his own terms.
But he is very young. He is only 22 years old. He can accumulate experience and change his personality.
He looks forward to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, especially those elites in the serious crime team. He wants to pour everything into unsolved cases like they did!
Team Ming, Team Yi, Bureau Xiao… Even Fang Yuanhang, who was not much older than him, were all his targets.
But all of this may not be possible.
He seemed to smell blood, and something hot and humid slid down his head, sticky and sticky, running down his eyelids, obscuring his vision.
Is the head broken
But the pain is no longer so sharp.
He found that he had no strength, and he couldn't even protect the little girl in his arms.
Luo Xueyan struggled to crawl out, with his blood on her face.
He heard Luo Xueyan shouting the dialect, and spread out her arms to block the sticks for him.
He wanted to pull Luo Xueyan and say—you little girl, what kind of prestige are you showing? Come here and don't let them hurt you.
There were human voices all around, and Luo Xueyan was hysterical. Xiang Tao couldn't understand a word, but he could guess that Luo Xueyan must be begging them to let him go.
In the next instant, Luo Xueyan was roughly pushed down and hit a sap on her shoulder.
The thugs swarmed up, Xiang Tao stood up with his last strength, and took out the pistol on his waist.
"Bang-"
But a muffled sound preceded the gunshot.
Everyone's movements seemed to be frozen by the muffled sound.
The man who ran at the front fell to the ground, his blood and brain fainted on the ground like slow motion. His legs were still twitching, but he was obviously dead.
A small stone grinding disc fell beside his body, round, very rough, the size of a child's torso, and smashed his head into pieces.
This is an alley, and there are houses at different distances beside the road. Luo Xueyan's house is at the other end of the alley, and this stone grinding disc fell from the nearest house.
A woman with disheveled hair was standing by the window on the second floor, her cheeks were puffy, and her eyes were hard to tell whether she was confused or sharp.
She supported her waist and let out a crisp but permeating laughter.
Everyone raised their heads and looked at her.
It was she who threw down the stone grinding plate and smashed people to death, but she didn't feel any guilt. What appeared on her lips was the joy of revenge.
Xiang Tao was the first to react, dragging Luo Xueyan and rushing towards the woman's yard.
The door was unlocked, and it opened as soon as it hit. Xiang Tao's foot was so painful, but he held on to it. After he and Luo Xueyan entered the yard, he slammed the door shut.
The door is an iron door, as long as you lock it, you can buy some time.
The people outside the door frantically smashed the door, locked it neatly to Tao, and pressed his scarred back against the door.
He wasn't sure it was wise to break in, but he had no other choice.
It was the woman who saved him just now. He didn't know why the woman did this, but at least the woman saved him.
Maybe the woman is just a lunatic, maybe there are other beast-like men in this family, and he can't care so much.
"It's Sister Yichun, it's Sister Yichun!" Luo Xueyan also blocked the door with her body, and before she could explain, she heard a muffled noise from outside.
The woman threw down the lamps, tables, chairs, benches, books... everything that could be moved, laughed shrillly as she threw it, and said something like a spell.
Xiang Tao asked, "What is she talking about?"
"Go to hell." Luo Xueyan kept shivering, blood stained her face, making her eyes more black and white.
The woman started throwing kitchen knives and bricks, and the shouting villains had to back away.
Xiang Tao seized the time to reinforce the iron gate, and then led Luo Xueyan limping to the second floor.
The woman was still standing by the window, but there was nothing she could throw at hand.
When she turned around, Xiang Tao saw that she was a pregnant woman, and her face was so young.
The woman closed the window and walked towards the door, the excitement on her face did not subside.
"Sister." Luo Xueyan shouted.
The woman didn't seem to hear it at all, squeezed between Xiang Tao and Luo Xueyan and walked out, like a walking corpse, seemingly without a destination.
"Thank you." Xiang Tao said suddenly.
The woman paused and turned around slowly.
She looked confused, as if thinking about what those two words meant.
At this moment, Xiang Tao suddenly understood that this too young woman had never heard a sincere thank you.
"You saved us." Xiang Tao said solemnly, "Thank you."
The woman's mouth opened, her lips moved, but no sound came out.
The slamming on the door downstairs became louder, and someone began to climb over the wall. But Xiang Tao was much calmer than before, because someone extended his hand. In this purgatory-like town, he and Luo Xueyan were not alone.
The woman finally said a word, and while she was speaking, she walked back quickly and supported Xiang Tao's arm.
Luo Xueyan quickly translated, "Sister said, go with her!"
The three rushed downstairs, the woman hurriedly pushed open a door, and the stench came over her face, Xiang Tao knew very well that it was the smell of rotting corpses.
But now is definitely not the time to care about these times.
The woman hissed and pulled apart a mat, which turned out to be a wooden cover with a rusty pull tab.
The wooden cover was opened, and the woman pointed below and said, "Basement, go down and hide."
Only then did Xiang Tao know that the woman, like Luo Xueyan, could speak Mandarin.
Luo Xueyan went down first, Xiang Tao's injuries were too serious, and it became more and more difficult to move. The woman gave him a hand, and when he stood up, he closed the wooden cover.
"You come down too." Xiang Tao said.
The woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled again—she was very beautiful, and even though her whole body was swollen, she could still make out the beauty of her facial features.
The slamming on the door was louder, and maybe ten minutes later, those people would rush in.
The woman shook her head and asked, "Will someone come to rescue you?"
Xiang Tao said, "Yes!"
The woman touched her lower abdomen, "That's good. You stay below, with it, they won't do anything to me."
Xiang Tao stretched out his hand to pull the woman, but the woman pushed hard and then closed the wooden cover.
She went to the door and locked the hut as well.
The weak wooden door couldn't resist for long, but she was very serious about locking it.
The screams of the thugs were overwhelming. They broke open the iron gates and tore down the walls. The earth was shaken by their mighty malice. The blood on the snow was mixed with the mud, and finally turned into thick black without temperature.
The door to the hut was slammed open, and the woman sat on the mat and pointed a sharp knife at her bulging belly.
The wind and snow seemed to be cut off by the strong airflow, and the flying snowflakes suddenly spiraled and vibrated in the air. The deafening sound of the helicopter came. Under the night sky, in the darkness, and in the snow, figures in special combat suits quickly emerged from the cabin. The door slid down, and the magical soldiers descended from the sky, surrounding the villages and towns immersed in ignorance and sin.
The gunshot rang out, but the muzzle of the gun was facing the dark sky. The SWAT from the special operations team rushed into the hospital first, followed by Mingshu.
Everything in the yard was shocking. The people holding shovels and hoes looked like uncivilized beasts, and they were confronted by a pregnant young woman and a seriously injured policeman, a girl who was only 12 years old!
If it's too late...
The beasts roared, some collapsed, some swung their hoes at the SWAT.
Here, killing and wounding people seems to be a matter of course, without considering the consequences at all.
Mingshu shot again and drank: "All under control!"
When the sound from above reached the basement, Xiang Tao's reaction was already very slow. He suffered multiple fractures all over his body and suffered severe blood loss. He has survived until now with the perseverance honed in the police academy.
The wooden cover was opened again, and a beam of light shone down from above, hitting Luo Xueyan's face.
Luo Xueyan stretched out her hand crying, her fingers folded together almost unconsciously.
This is an action that wants to hold the light tightly, a pair of big hands clasped her blood-stained hands tightly, and then hugged her into their arms.
"never mind."
Xiang Tao struggled to open his eyes - he had been transferred to the helicopter, the fractured place was immobilized, and he was covered with a thick blanket.
The helicopter was about to take off, and Mingshu was standing by the hatch.
"Ming... Team Ming." As soon as Xiang Tao spoke, he smelled a strong blood.
The smell of blood came from his own throat, and there seemed to be no pain in his body, and it was extremely difficult to even speak a word.
Mingshu raised his right arm, greeted him, and then said, "Go back for treatment immediately, and leave the rest to us."
Xiang Tao pulled the corners of his lips with difficulty, and said softly, "These injuries won't affect me becoming a good policeman, right?"
Mingshu nodded solemnly.
"Next year, when I get better, I will still have a chance to participate in the selection of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, right?"
"The door of the Criminal Investigation Bureau's serious crime team is always open to excellent criminal police."
Xiang Tao closed his eyes and revealed a reassuring, somewhat childish smile.
The helicopter circled into the sky, and the huge airflow splashed the snow and dust on the ground. Mingshu narrowed his eyes and watched it disappear into the night.
Luo Xueyan did not leave with Xiang Tao. After a preliminary examination, although she was covered in blood, she was not in serious trouble. Xiang Tao protected her very well. The blood came from Xiang Tao's wound.
She walked over to Mingshu, raised her head, and looked at Mingshu with pursed lips, as if she knew that this was the person who said "I will come to save you" on the phone.
Ming Shu shook off a heavy winter police uniform and draped it over Luo Xueyan's shoulders.