C10

He walked around the house and arrived at a messy alley. The alley was about one meter wide and about 20 meters long. Under the light of the flashlight, the alley was empty.

Am I hearing things? Was that the cry from the back of the alley?

Looking at the walls on both sides, they were roughly three and a half meters tall. If they were placed in front of me, I could easily cross them. But now …

Where was the girl who had issued the cry for help? Where are the vicious criminals?

In less than half a minute, from the time I heard the noise to the time I entered the alley, had the girl been overpowered and moved away?

"Pa Pa!" The sound of footsteps came from behind him.

I whirled around, my flashlight shining behind me. A burly dark figure blocked Hu Tong's path, only three or four meters away from me.

He was wearing a large black robe and a hood that covered most of his face. I couldn't see his face.

However, I felt that this person looked a little familiar.

"Who are you?" I asked, thinking, could this person be the mysterious man in black at the school gate that Li Fengyun mentioned?

The person didn't answer and just raised his fist towards me. It was too fast for me to dodge, so I subconsciously raised my left hand to block it. At the same time, my right hand swung out to hit him in the face.

Afterwards, he extended his left hand and firmly grabbed onto my wrist. At the same time, he struck my abdomen with his uppermost knee. I felt pain as my body bent and pain came from the back of my neck.

The dull sound of a blow rang out, and I lost consciousness...

"..."

When I woke up, my head was dizzy and my neck hurt. I felt like I was sitting on the cold floor, my hands tied behind my back, my feet tied up, something in my mouth, my ears blocked...

Not daring to open my eyes, I first checked my surroundings.

The floor was hard, like an undecorated concrete floor. There was no wind, and I was sure I was inside.

He had been beaten up by an extremely skilled fellow in the alley, and now that he was tied up on the ground, he was sure it was the doing of the man who attacked him.

There shouldn't be any other injuries on my body. I should be in good spirits as I probably got tied up here after being knocked out. I didn't suffer any more.

Squinting slightly, I tried to look around and found myself in the room, lying on the floor of an undecorated clean room, the walls untreated, the light dim, a crude incandescent lamp hanging from the roof, and, from my angle, no one in the room.

He didn't dare to turn his head, afraid that there would be people behind him.

Not long after, a voice came from behind.

"How is it?"

"Sigh, don't mention it. I think I found the wrong person. He's completely a piece of trash."

"Then what should we do? Kill him?"

"Forget it, just throw him out later. This kind of trash is not a threat to us."

"That's true. Killing this kind of trash would simply dirty our hands."

"..."

It was a conversation between two men, their voices very low. Something had been stuffed into my ears, presumably to keep me from hearing important messages.

From their judgement, they didn't seem to want to kill me by capturing me here, and even said that slaughtering trash like me would dirty their hands. When they said "I found the wrong person", I was a little doubtful. They weren't looking for me?

Since they weren't prepared to kill me, I couldn't keep my eyes open. I could only continue to pretend that I was still unconscious and pray that these two guys wouldn't change their minds and kill me.

At the same time, I was also wondering, just who were they? What did he mean by looking for the wrong person? They said I was trash. It sounded as if it was because of my status as trash that saved his life. They didn't even care to kill me and even said I posed no threat to them.

I didn't expect that in just three years, he had turned into a piece of trash. This guy is quite pitiful, he used to be pretty good at fighting, but now he's been subdued by one of my moves. His reactions are slow, his speed is too slow, and he lacks sharpness.

"Ai, the world is unpredictable. Things change according to the person …"

The two of them were still in discussion, and even though I couldn't hear them clearly, I knew what they were talking about.

In fact, three years ago, I couldn't be considered to be able to fight, but I persisted in practicing for a long time. I had pretty good physical fitness, and liked to watch close-combat fighting techniques when there was nothing to do, so I had to fight with people a few times. Other than a big, tough guy like Li Fengyun, normal people really aren't my match, since ordinary people my age could fight two or three times.

Thinking back to when I was beaten up by the man in black in the alley, I don't think that guy was particularly powerful. Even if I couldn't beat him three years ago, I should have been able to escape.

The three years in the clinic had been a physical and mental devastation to me. My mind was not sharp and my body was not agile. Even when I heard the woman cry for help, I was so scared that I couldn't even move my legs.

Right, where is that girl?

After thinking about it, I finally understood …

The other party is here for me and has nothing to do with that girl. The one who sent out the cry for help could very well be a bait.

They know me from the past, and they know me from the present.

They said I was too slow to react and lacked the acuteness to danger, which was true, and it was only when I thought back that I remembered that when I was walking down the alley, past the old house, there was a sturdy looking stick in front of it, but I was too nervous to pick it up and went down the alley with my bare hands.

He knew that there might be criminals committing murder in the alley, yet he still foolishly charged forward without bringing anyone along. How could he be a trash?

In the past, I would never have made such a low level mistake.

I secretly regretted my recklessness back then. At the same time, an idea flashed through my mind …

At that moment, I couldn't help but cry.

It was just that short moment of inspiration that allowed me to understand a lot and decided to take a gamble.

Rather than playing dead here and letting someone drag me into the street like a dead dog and throw me away, I might as well make a bold bet. If the Spiritual Light that just flashed by was really the same peaceful thought that I had before, then I could definitely win.

"That person, help me. I don't want to die yet. I still want to recover my former comfort. I want him to return to this skin of mine …"

"Li Fengyun, I'm afraid it's not too appropriate to be the first to salute, right?" Without warning, I opened my mouth and interrupted the two people behind me with a small but firm voice. My mouth was stuffed with something, and my voice was not clear.

The two of them stopped at the same time and one of them said, "Are you sure you're awake? What nonsense are you spouting? Was he beaten silly? "

I'm sure one of the two people we talked to before was Li Fengyun, not this one.

"Boss, why aren't you saying anything? I'm asking you, why are you getting someone else to answer?" I said firmly, though my voice was still unclear.

I heard the sound of a smile. Yes, it was Li Fengyun's laughter.

He turned to me. There was another man with him.

Li Fengyun had a smile on his face, but the person beside him looked confused.

I know this person as well. I've dealt with him three years ago.

He was the officer in charge of the Yang Wenzhao case, Xu Haoqing.

Li Fengyun helped me to take out a half cloth that was stuffed into my mouth, then he took out the cotton wool that was stuffed into my ears. After untying the rope, he said, "Shu Jing, you've surprised me and made me happy. "Let me introduce him. This is Officer Xu, whom I mentioned to you before. I should call him Captain Xu now."

Xu Haoqing was wearing plain clothes. In these three years, he had aged quite a bit. White hair could be seen at the temples, and the skin on his face was completely relaxed.

"Hello, we meet again. Just call me Old Xu." He took the initiative to shake my hand.

Holding his big, thick hand, I guess it was the hand that knocked me out.

After the introductions, the three of them sat down on the floor. Xu Haoqing handed over a cigarette, and I didn't refuse.

Although I don't have a good impression of him, I know his identity and I don't dare to be too arrogant. After all, after those three years, I have changed a lot.

Lighting a cigarette, I asked, "Li Fengyun, aren't you going to say something?"

I didn't call him boss, because it seemed to me that his behavior was too much for what it once was.

Li Fengyun didn't care and asked me, "Third brother, how did you find out it was us?"

"Actually, I'm not too sure, I'm just speculating," he called out to my third brother, and I felt that I should respond, "Boss, I'll tell you my own judgment first, when I'm done, I hope you won't lie to me again."

Li Fengyun nodded.

"For one thing, I suspect you lied before. Boss, there were people following you the whole way home, but you didn't care at all. I didn't notice it at the time, until what you said at your house. "

"You mentioned 'they', told me the story of the mysterious black clothed person, and kept hinting at the terror of 'they'. Actually, you are guiding me, wanting me to treat the people following you as' they '."

"However, your flaw is still very obvious. You said that you have a relationship with Officer Xu, that Officer Xu has found some information about 'they', that Officer Xu has cleared out the spies in the police." "Now that you're on good terms with Officer Xu, what's unreasonable is that Officer Xu won't let you get tracked by 'them' or let you be in danger."

"Your skills are not bad, but it is easy to dodge in broad daylight but hard to guard against in secret. If those stalkers are really 'their' people, then those people from the police must be by your side, protecting you at all times. In order to not alert them, we did not touch the stalker sent by 'them'."

"And there's more than one person following you, and not just one or two members of the police force who want to protect you. "However, just as I came out of your room, I was spotted by someone. Then, the sound of a woman begging for help came from inside the alley. When I rushed over, I did not see any woman. Instead, I was attacked by Officer Xu disguised as a black clothed person and brought here."

This is very contradictory. Since there is a police force nearby, how could something like this happen, a living person like me was sent here by someone else, but the police did not save me. Even if you were afraid of alerting me, you would still ensure my safety.

"This alone is not enough to prove that the people who attacked me were you and Officer Xu. It could only be considered suspicious. Secondly, the man in black that Officer Xu was disguised as looks a little familiar. I suspect that I know him from before. "

"But I also didn't think that he was Officer Xu. I just thought it was strange that I've seen him somewhere before. When we were fighting, I realized that this guy is very strong, his moves are very fast and fierce, his strength is also very strong, I am not a match for him at all. "

"However, the current me isn't his opponent, but that doesn't mean that the me three years ago wasn't his opponent either. "Boss, three years ago, the two of us never competed, but when I saw you fight with other people, I knew how powerful you were. I'm sure that if it was three years ago, the man in black who attacked me would not have subdued you in such a short amount of time."

"His methods are not bad, but he hasn't reached the level of the most elite special forces. At most, he can be considered a trained and agile military police or something like that. So I'm sure that the man in black who attacked me wasn't the one who put you down at the school gate three years ago. "

"In other words, this man in black is disguised as someone else, which is suspicious because I have never seen the man in black you spoke of before. I only heard about him when I was in your room today. Clearly, this black-clothed person who others are pretending to be is related to you. "

Thirdly, judging from your conversation, you don't want to kill me. What happened before seemed to be more like a test, or a test, including the place where the woman cried out. There was even a wooden stick placed at the side of the house in front of the alley.

"But I don't have a good brain. I forgot to move, even forgot to find a suitable guy, and just rushed in. I was knocked unconscious by Officer Xu in the end. I'm ashamed. If I attacked him with a wooden stick, at least I wouldn't be defeated in one move."

"Four, in addition to the above, when I woke up in this shitty clean water room, I was still thinking about another problem. You guys have stuffed my ears, but luckily, it wasn't too hard. I can more or less hear some of what you guys have said. I want to ask the two of you, if it really is a 'they' that you've never met, why do you have to stuff your ears in mine? When you speak, are you not afraid that I will recognize your voices? "

"Boss, Officer Xu, don't look at me like that. My current brain is not good, the words above are all my guesses. The reason for this is because this series of events happened too coincidentally, like a well-planned script. Of course, I don't know whether your words are true or false. If it's true, then as long as I lie here and pretend to be dead, I will be able to get away with it. But I am not willing, because I want to take back what I lost in these three years! "