Yang Mo wandered around the town like a headless fly. The surrounding houses stood silently, and every window was dark, as if no one lived inside at all. I don't know if it was the wind and rain that wet his clothes, but Yang Mo felt chills all over his body. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind a house, and Yang Mo was startled when he saw it.
"Chen Jue?" Yang Mo boldly shouted to the shadow, but saw the shadow turn and run behind another house, as if he was avoiding something.
Yang Mo looked strange and was afraid that the other person was really Chen Jue but hadn't noticed him, so he still had the courage to chase after him. After chasing him to the hut, he finally confirmed that the other party was not Chen Jue, but Granny Jiang who was supposed to be imprisoned on the other side of the town.
"It's you!" Yang Mo exclaimed.
Grandma Jiang was also shocked when she saw Yang Mo, but she made a gesture to silence him and lowered her voice: "Keep your voice down! Don't wake them up!"
Yang Mo saw that Granny Jiang was pointing to the surrounding houses. Yang Mo didn't care about her, he just asked: "Have you seen Chen Jue? He is the college student wearing glasses who came with me!"
Grandma Jiang thought thoughtfully, "You mean the boy at noon?"
"You have indeed seen him!" Yang Mo asked, "Where has he gone?"
Grandma Jiang snorted coldly and said, "Why should I tell you! You refused to let me out before, and now you want to ask me for help?"
Yang Mo threatened: "If you don't tell me, I'll call someone right now! You can't even think of escaping from the town!"
Grandma Jiang rolled her eyes and then said, "I tell you, just let me go."
"Okay!" Yang Mo agreed decisively.
Grandma Jiang pointed to the mountains and forests outside the town and said, "I remember that boy went up the mountain. But if I remember correctly, it seems to be... hehe... "
Grandma Jiang's strange laughter made Yang Mo feel uncomfortable all over. He tried his best to look into the distance, but everything was covered with an unknown fear under the rain screen. Yang Mo wanted to go to the mountains and forests to find Chen Jue, but he couldn't move forward. He remembered Granny Jiang's words just now and asked hesitantly: "What's on the mountain?"
Granny Jiang did not answer him, but just said: "I have already told you, what will happen next has nothing to do with me."
"No! You can't leave yet!" Yang Mo grabbed Granny Jiang's hand. Maybe it was because of the rain, but he felt that the other party's hand was slippery, as if it was coated with oil, but he missed it.
Granny Jiang pulled away her hand and immediately distanced herself from Yang Mo, her expression looking a little ferocious, "Are you going back on your word? I know you city people are all dishonest people!"
Yang Mo looked at Granny Jiang's demeanor and felt vaguely that she was going crazy. He couldn't help but think of the shrill wails that broke through the rain every night, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly started, which could be heard very clearly outside the house.
Yang Mo stared at Granny Jiang, with extreme fear in his eyes, because the sound did not come from the person in front of him, but from far behind him!
"That scream... wasn't you?" Yang Mo asked tremblingly. In fact, he knew this question without asking, and Yang Mo was even sure that the sound came from that mountain forest.
"What are you talking about?" Granny Jiang looked confused.
Yang Mo took a deep breath of the cold air and asked again: "What is on that mountain?"
"You don't need to know!" Mr. Bao's voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Yang Mo wanted to turn around, but was hit firmly on the back with a stick. Yang Mo felt a sharp pain in his back and fell to the ground uncontrollably, splashing mud and water into the sky. Mr. Bao's cold voice came from behind: "I will never let you know the secrets of the mountain!"
On the way back to the police station, Guo An and Pang Jiaojiao didn't say another word. Pang Jiaojiao vaguely felt that there seemed to be an invisible connection between the two, and in the near future, this connection would become deeper and deeper. At this time, Pang Jiaojiao didn't know what it was, but she only knew that she had never trusted Guo An as much as she does now.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the door of the office, they met Fang Xuhui who was walking in a hurry.
Fang Xuhui saw a flash of panic on Guo An's face and said, "Captain Guo, we just got news from Zou Tiankai!"
"Zou Tiankai?" Pang Jiaojiao looked at Guo An.
Guo An explained: "He is the son of Zou Zhiguo, a wealthy businessman of twenty years."
Pang Jiaojiao lowered her head, deliberately avoiding Fang Xuhui's gaze.
Fang Xuhui continued: "Zou Tiankai drove a private yacht out to sea four days ago, but it has deviated from the original route since yesterday, and now its location cannot be determined."
"Yesterday?" Guo An frowned and murmured: "Things are not good!"
"What?" Fang Xuhui asked in confusion.
"Nothing." Guo An looked a little anxious and was about to walk into the office. He suddenly found that Fang Xuhui was still blocking him.
Pang Jiaojiao was about to leave, but she couldn't help but stop when she saw this situation.
"Captain Guo..." Fang Xuhui hesitated, "... Bureau Pang comes to see you for something."
Guo An stared at Fang Xuhui for a while. The latter looked more and more embarrassed, and the corridor seemed unusually quiet. Guo An exhaled slowly, looking at his expression, he seemed to have guessed what happened.
Fang Xuhui lowered his head and whispered: "I'm sorry, Captain Guo... I..."
Guo An patted Fang Xuhui on the shoulder and comforted him: "As a policeman, you did the right thing. But I was too emotional and forgot my identity."
After Fang Xuhui left, Pang Jiaojiao stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"
Guo An replied calmly: "I guess Bureau Pang learned that I was related to the case and wanted me to recuse myself from the case."
"It must be Fang Xuhui who told the secret!" Pang Jiaojiao said indignantly.
"No, it was originally my fault." Guo An said.
Pang Jiaojiao was so angry that she walked towards the director's office. As she walked, she said, "How could this happen? Dad is too unkind. No, I'll go find him right now!"
"Wait!" Pang Jiaojiao heard Guo An calling her and turned around to see the other person's stunned expression.
"Your father? Pang Ju?" Guo An opened his mouth, but he hasn't closed it yet.
"That's right! Their surname is Pang. Isn't that weird?" Pang Jiaojiao said matter-of-factly, "This case is very important to you. I'll go talk to him."
Guo An shook his head and said: "I appreciate your kindness. Rules are rules. As a police officer, you can't test the law by yourself!"
Guo An smiled at Pang Jiaojiao and walked towards the director's office. This was the first time Pang Jiaojiao saw Guo An's smile. She didn't expect that such a tough man's smile would be so gentle, and she couldn't help but be fascinated for a moment. Looking at the other person's back, Pang Jiaojiao guessed that there must be a deep loss hidden behind that smile.
At this moment, Guo An suddenly stopped and heard a rapid ringing of the phone ringing through the corridor.
Guo An took out his cell phone and saw that it was Yang Bochuan calling. He picked up the phone and before he could speak, he heard Yang Bochuan's panicked voice.
"Map! The map is missing!"
Guo An was a little confused and asked: "Don't worry, tell me slowly, what map?"
"It's the map your father gave me! It's gone! I wonder if it's Yang Mo..."
Guo An's expression became serious and he immediately said to Yang Bochuan: "Don't worry, I will find Yang Mo as soon as possible!"
"By the way!" Yang Bochuan thought of something and said quickly: "I asked my neighbor that there was a guest at home before. It is said that he was a graduate student from Yanqing University named Chen Jue. Yang Mo seemed to go out with him. "
Guo An agreed and kept the name in his heart.
After hanging up the phone, Guo An stood there and thought for a long time, looking at Pang Jiaojiao inexplicably.
"Perhaps, I have been wrong all this time!" Guo An suddenly sighed. Under Pang Jiaojiao's puzzled eyes, Guo An walked straight to the director's office.
A small town in the mountains.
In the dark room, the doors and windows were closed, and Yang Mo was looking at Granny Jiang in front of him in horror.