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Chapter 22 - Analysis

Zhao Xue's voice was like thorny vines, slowly, bit by bit, it pierced through our skin and flesh and rushed into our hearts. It tightened and tightened around our hearts until we were unable to breathe and suffocated to death …

I took a deep breath and clenched my fists. I turned to look at Shen Ta.

I seriously glanced at Shen Ta. Just as I was about to say something, I suddenly got stuck in my throat, because I suddenly realized that I shouldn't have said those words in front of Su Xiaoxiao and Bai Weiwei. Otherwise, it would have definitely caused them to panic.

The laughter on the phone gradually died down, but it did not stop. Hearing this laughter, I suddenly recalled what I had experienced this afternoon and felt my scalp tingle.

Originally, I wanted to boldly close my phone, but when I mustered my courage, I found that Shen Tuo had already walked up to me and pressed the hang up button. Silence suddenly filled the ward. It was as if Zhao Xue existed in a certain corner of the ward. The first person who spoke, Zhao Xue, would pounce on him.

After a long time, Shen Tuo prepared to return the phone to Su Xiao. However, Su Xiaoxiao and Bai Weiwei's faces were pale. One of them was curled up in a corner of the sickbed, shivering, while the other one had already fallen out of a chair and was sitting on the floor trembling.

I looked at the two's purplish lips, but didn't say anything. I only lightly sighed, took Su Xiao's phone, and placed it on a nearby table.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at me. Her eyes were like a frightened sheep. She said with a hoarse voice, "Don't leave it here. Throw it away. I don't want it anymore!"

I don't want to talk to her. Ever since I heard their story, I always felt that even if Zhao Xue was in the wrong, their methods were too extreme. To be reduced to such a state, to a certain extent, it was still their own fault.

I shut off the phone and threw it in the trash can in the bathroom, then forced myself to forget what I'd been thinking. No matter what, they are victims now. My thoughts are truly cold-blooded. I shouldn't have been such a person.

At this thought, a burst of laughter suddenly appeared in my mind. I instinctively stayed where I was. 'Buzz!' I felt as though my head had exploded.

It wasn't until I calmed down that I gradually realized that it wasn't Zhao Xue's laughter but Zi Sang Ming's voice! This guy was really haunting me like a ghost!

I shook my head as I consoled myself in my heart. It was broad daylight now, so even if I was right, Zhao Xue wouldn't be able to run out at this time to harm me.

However, even though I thought this and tried my best to believe in myself, my heart still felt uncomfortable, as if the air around me had become viscous and was pressing down on me bit by bit.

I looked around the room, but was quickly pulled aside by Shen Ta.

"Don't worry, the nurses have already gone in. I just comforted them too. These two misses really make people worry …"

Seeing that Shen Tuo was about to start complaining, I hastily interrupted his conversation, "Oh right, I just thought of something!"

The moment I said those words, I actually regretted it a little. After all, I had only heard of this matter from the hearsay, and other than the words of the two nurses, everything else was guessed by me. Maybe there wasn't even the slightest truth to it.

Thus, I scratched my head, revealing an awkward expression. "I don't know if I'm right, but I think I should tell you."

Shen Tuo leaned back and lit up a cigarette, as if he was "all ears".

I was a little surprised to see him like this. I didn't expect an experienced policeman to listen to a rookie's guesses. Thus, I was exceptionally serious.

I told Shen Ta everything that I heard from the nurse. Shen Ta was extremely serious as he listened. His eyes seemed to be deep in thought. He didn't even have the time to pay attention to the cigarette ash that landed on his body.

At that moment, a nurse passed in front of us, and I closed my mouth for fear of being overheard. The nurse frowned as he glanced at Shen Tuo, who was smoking, before walking away.

Having been in and out of the hospital for so many days, Shen Tuo's habit of smoking was so bad that he couldn't be bothered with the nurses anymore.

"When I was eavesdropping, I don't know if I was hallucinating or not. I seemed to have heard Zhao Xue's laughter, so I was wondering if the changes in those dead babies were related to Zhao Xue, since it's definitely not a natural phenomenon."

Shen Ta was still frowning, as he ignored me. He finished smoking the burning cigarette in a single breath, then heavily coughed twice. Grey-grey smoke was coming out from his nose and his mouth along with the smell.

After a while, Shen Ta raised his head and looked at me. His eyes were red as he solemnly said, "Even if it wasn't Zhao Xue, there must have been something else mixed in. Besides, even if the insides of the hospital didn't have sunlight shining directly at them, it was still daytime. If that thing could move around in such a situation, then his cultivation experience wouldn't be shallow … "

As Shen Ta talked, I became more and more worried.

If that thing wasn't Zhao Xue, we could at least be assured of Su Xiaoxiao and Bai Weiwei's safety. However, we can't guarantee any other safety because we don't even know who the target of that thing is. If she started from the beginning, it would certainly be a lot of trouble.

If that thing really is Zhao Xue, then her strength has already become incalculable. I don't know if Shen Tuo is able to subdue her, or rather, I'm not sure when Zhao Xue will make a move on the two girls in the room.

If Shen Tuo is unable to deal with him, I think that I should be able to seek help from Zi Sang Ming. But if that is the case, then Shen Tuo will definitely be able to detect Zi Sang Ming's existence.

I was a bit troubled, so I decided to stop thinking about it. When the boat arrives at the end of the bridge, there might be a way out.

I tried to comfort myself, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I know it's because I don't believe what I'm saying.

Shen Tuo threw the extinguished cigarette butt out of the window. After checking that no nurse had seen it, he breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, patted my shoulder and said softly, "Let's go!"

I looked up at him, puzzled, as if I'd forgotten what we were talking about. "Where to?"

Shen Ta gouged me with a look of "hate me for not being able to meet my expectations", so he simply ignored me and walked on alone.

While walking, he said to me, "There are some things that must be investigated first!"