There is a tomb halfway up the mountain in Haibei Village, Chengxi District.
The tomb is no different from other tombs. It is a small mound. In front of the mound is a cement tombstone. The tombstone is engraved with the name of the tomb owner and his photo. There is nothing strange about seeing a tomb on the mountain.
, however, the name of the owner of this tomb is very unusual to some people.
There is a photo on the tombstone. The photo is of a dark-skinned man. The man smiles a little shyly and has a deep scar on his cheek. He looks a bit scary and intimidating. Under the man's photo, there is a name,
Lu Jianwei.
In front of the tombstone, squatting was a woman wearing a large hat. The woman was holding a wad of paper money in her hand. She was burning the paper money meticulously. There was not much expression on her face, and her eyes were covered by a pair of sunglasses.
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On the right side of the tomb, there are several pine trees. On one of them, a woman wearing a police uniform is tied up. The woman is tightly tied with a rope, her head is lowered, and she does not know whether she is dead or alive.
Next to the female police officer, there was an expressionless man standing. The man had his hands crossed in front of him, his eyes looking at the female police officer from time to time, and then towards the tombstone that looked a little lonely.
From where the man was, he could just see the photo and name on the tombstone. The man's eyes stayed on Lu Jianwei's name. When he saw the name, the man's face moved slightly, his eyes were gentle, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Um......"
I don't know how long it took, but the woman who had been lowering her head moved slightly. Then she raised her head, with a look of confusion on her face, and a seductive moan came out of her mouth.
The female police officer woke up. After being stunned for a few seconds, her confused eyes gradually regained consciousness. She raised her head, looked around, and twisted her body. After she found that she was tied, she struggled subconsciously. However,
The rope was tied very firmly. As she struggled fiercely, the rough rope left red scars on her skin through the police uniform.
The moment the female police officer woke up, the man noticed it. He turned his head and glanced at the female police officer. He no longer paid attention to her, but turned his attention to the tombstone and the woman in front of the tombstone again. For the female police officer
The struggle fell on deaf ears.
The woman who was squatting in front of the tombstone and burning paper money knew that the policewoman had woken up after hearing the groan. She paused slightly while burning paper money, and then continued to throw paper money into the fire.
The female police officer gave up after struggling for a while, because she found that doing so was completely in vain and would only make the rope that bound her tighter and tighter. She raised her head and first glanced at the man closest to her.
One glance, and then he turned his attention to the woman with her back to him.
"Who are you?"
The woman didn't seem to hear the policewoman's question. She just put a wad of paper money in her hand into the fire, clapped her hands, stared at the burning fire for a while, and then slowly stood up.
, turned around, looked at the female police officer and smiled.
"Why don't you struggle anymore? I thought you would continue to struggle in vain?"
The woman looked at the policewoman and said with a smile.
The female police officer stared at the woman in front of her, whose face was mostly covered by sunglasses, without saying a word. She was sure that she did not know this woman, but the moment the woman turned around, she already knew who the woman was.
"Ji Xueling?"
The female policeman asked tentatively after being silent for a few seconds.
The woman looked at the policewoman, her smile became brighter and brighter. She neither nodded nor shook her head, she just looked at the policewoman.
Seeing that the woman didn't speak, the policewoman was not surprised. Then, she seemed to have thought of something, looked at the woman and said, "Oh, no, I should call you Li Zhaojing, right?"
The woman took off the big hat on her head, then took off the glasses on her face, and put these things on the ground.
After doing all this, the woman looked at the policewoman with a half-smiling expression, and slowly said: "Does it matter what your name is? The name is just a code name, it is convenient for others to call you. Are you right? Deputy Director Ning
.”
The woman standing in front of Lu Jianwei's grave with a half-smiling face was none other than Li Zhaojing, whom Xu Lang and the others had been searching for. The policewoman tied to the pine tree by a rope was none other than the S City Public Security Bureau.
Deputy Director Ning Yanran, as for the silent and expressionless man, it is naturally Luo Quan who has always been by Li Zhaojing's side.
Ning Yanran looked at the man and woman in front of her. It was impossible to say that she was not nervous. However, she tried not to appear so nervous. She did not continue to speak, but fell into deep thought.
While Xu Lang and the others were investigating the current cases, Xu Lang entrusted Xiao Yueyue to her care. For Ning Yanran, this was something she wished for. For her, the man who had disappeared for six years was
When she came back again, appeared in front of her again, and returned to her previous job, she found that she always subconsciously wanted to get close to that man and get into that man's heart, even though she knew that it was difficult for that man to accept it easily.
However, she couldn't help but try. Therefore, when the man left her daughter to take care of her, Ning Yanran was very happy. This proved that the man trusted her. She felt that she was far away from that man.
The man took another step closer.
Xu Lang and the others encountered a bottleneck and reached a deadlock in their investigation of the case. Ning Yanran knew it, but she couldn't do much to help.
I can't give any good suggestions, so I won't interfere with their handling of the case.
This afternoon, after she finished her work, she looked at the time on the wall and found that it was almost five o'clock. It was almost time for Xiao Yueyue to get out of school. She quickly sorted out the messy files on the table.
He hurriedly walked out of the deputy director's office, left the office building of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, came to a parking lot not far from the office building, got into his private car, and prepared to pick up Xiao Yueyue.
However, when she just came to open the driver's door, got in the car, closed the door, and fastened her seat belt, there was a sudden abnormal noise from the back seat. She was keenly aware that there was someone in the back seat of the car, but not yet.
When she turned around to see who the person behind was, a handkerchief covered her mouth and nose. She had no time to call out, struggled a few times, and passed out.
Before she passed out, she knew that the person who restrained her was a man, and that the handkerchief was mixed with ether. She realized that she had been kidnapped, and as for what she would face next, she had no time to think about it.
, fell into a coma, and when she woke up again, she appeared here.
Ning Yanran looked at the man and woman in front of her. She had already guessed who the man who had subdued her was Luo Quan. When she saw Lu Jianwei's grave again, she vaguely guessed what Li Zhaojing was going to do next.
The other party must have had a purpose in kidnapping me, and since there was no enmity between me and Li Zhaojing, the other party definitely wasn't coming for me. Since it wasn't coming for me, it was definitely coming for him.
Thinking of this, Ning Yanran couldn't help but feel depressed. What's more, she blamed herself deeply. She blamed herself for why she was so careless, why she didn't park the car in the parking lot of the bureau, and why she didn't give Xu Lang the gift before she passed out.
What about leaving clues?
In addition to depression and self-blame, Ning Yanran is also deeply worried. Since Li Zhaojing dares to kidnap her openly, what about Xiao Yueyue, who is only six years old? Will they also kidnap Xiao Yueyue?
She is still so young, and Xu Lang only has one relative left. If something happens to Xiao Yueyue, how should she explain to him?
Seven years ago, due to his own fault, Xu Wei and Shu Yue died, and he almost died in that accident. This is a gap and barrier that has always existed between the two of them. If this time,
Xiao Yueyue encountered injuries and accidents because of herself, and she really didn't know how to explain it to him.
Thinking of this, Ning Yanran's face became very ugly. She no longer glared at Li Zhaojing and Luo Quan, but looked around nervously to see if she could see the cute little girl. However, after looking around for another week, she
, Xiao Yueyue was not seen, which made her slightly relieved, but then a greater fear emerged in her heart.
What is relieved is that Xiao Yueyue is not seen here, so Xiao Yueyue is probably not in their hands. However, what is scary is that since the other party dares to kidnap him who has nothing to do with him, how can he let him go?
Where is his daughter, the only person he cares about?
Li Zhaojing looked at the female police officer with a gloomy expression in front of her with interest. The corners of her mouth curved up in a touching arc, and she let out a sigh.
"To be honest, I have to admit that Xu Lang is indeed very popular with women and has a good eye for picking out women. It's really enviable."
Hearing Li Zhaojing's voice, Ning Yanran raised her head, stared into her eyes, and asked loudly: "Where is Xiao Yueyue? What did you do to her?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Li Zhaojing made a tut-tsk sound again, looked at Ning Yanran with a mocking expression, and said, "It's now. What you're thinking about is not how to get out of the current predicament, but about that little girl. Who are you?"
Ning Yanran glared at Li Zhaojing with a pair of angry eyes without saying a word. If eyes could kill, then Li Zhaojing would have been wiped out by now.
"Women, for the man they love, are always so stupid, pathetic, pathetic, deplorable, and ridiculous."
After Li Zhaojing finished saying this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face and she shook her head. She didn't know whether she was talking about Ning Yanran or herself.
After Ning Yanran was silent for a while, she gradually calmed down. She looked at Li Zhaojing and asked, "You kidnapped me to deal with Xu Lang, right?"
Li Zhaojing nodded and said: "You are right, I just want to use you to deal with him."
She was not surprised at all that Ning Yanran could guess this. They were all women, not to mention that the other party was a policeman.
"What are you going to do to me?" Ning Yanran asked calmly.
Li Zhaojing looked at Ning Yanran with a half-smile but not a smile. She looked at Ning Yanran for a long time until she felt a little uncomfortable. Then she said slowly: "I don't plan to do anything to you. We are all women. Why should a woman embarrass a woman?
,Am I right?"
Hearing this, a look of disdain appeared on Ning Yanran's face. Obviously, she did not believe Li Zhaojing's words.
Seeing Ning Yanran's expression, Li Zhaojing just smiled without explaining anything. She didn't want to explain, and there was no need to explain. As for what the female police officer was thinking, she didn't want to know, and she wasn't interested. What really interested her was the man.
, she wanted to know what the man would choose later.
"Jingle Bell......"
The mobile phone in Li Zhaojing's pocket rang. She took it out, glanced at the number of the caller, and answered the call.
"How did things go?" Li Zhao
Jing asked.
On the other end of the phone, the man who walked out of the coffee shop and entered the CSY office building took the phone, glanced at the little girl lying in the back row, and said calmly: "Everything went well."
A touching smile appeared on Li Zhaojing's lips, and she said with a smile: "Then act according to the plan."
The man didn't answer. He hung up the phone silently, turned his head, glanced at the unconscious little girl again, a smile appeared on his face, then turned his head, started the car, and drove towards the east district of the city.
When Ning Yanran saw the woman answering the phone, especially when she saw the smile on the other side's lips, her heart suddenly sank. She felt that something big was going to happen. As for what happened, she didn't know.
You know, it's definitely not a good thing.
After Li Zhaojing put down her phone, she raised her head and looked at Ning Yanran, who was looking at her warily. She silently put the phone into her pocket and said to Li Zhaojing with a smile: "Don't be so nervous. The show is about to begin. Just wait."
Let’s watch the show.”
After saying this, Li Zhaojing stopped looking at Ning Yanran, turned around, continued to squat in front of Lu Jianwei's grave, picked up a wad of paper money, and continued to burn paper, while Luo Quan always stood there, neither speaking nor saying anything.
His movements seemed like that of a robot, without any emotion.
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After Xu Lang and the others finally crossed the easily blocked street, they immediately sounded the piercing siren and drove towards the bay in the southern district of the city.
Along the way, Xu Lang was praying silently, please don't let anything happen to Ning Yanran.
After more than half an hour, Xu Lang and the others finally arrived at the location located by Ning Yanran's cell phone.
Xu Lang didn't wait for the police car to stop, he opened the door and jumped out of the car. His body swayed slightly and he saw Du Ziqiao and the others with pale faces.
This is a deserted beach with reefs everywhere. The sky has gradually become dark. The originally blue sea has gradually lost its brilliance during the day and has become pitch black, like the endless abyss. The waves are still there.
Gently lapping at the beach and rocks, Xu Lang could clearly hear the waves lapping at the rocks and the sound of falling into the sea again. In the past, it sounded so sweet and sweet, but at this moment, it made people feel endless.
Restless and noisy.
In addition to a few police cars parked at the scene with their lights still flashing, there were policemen in uniforms. Some of them were known to Xu Lang, and some were not known to Xu Lang, and Du Ziqiao was among them.
When Xu Lang got off the bus, Du Ziqiao was talking to a policeman in his thirties. His face was very gloomy and his voice was loud. After seeing Xu Lang get off the bus, he stopped talking to the policeman.
He walked straight to Xu Lang and handed something in his hand to Xu Lang.
Xu Lang looked down and saw that it was a mobile phone. The phone looked familiar. Xu Lang recognized it. It was Ning Yanran's mobile phone. He took the phone and looked at it. He found that the phone was still charged and there were several more words on the screen.
Among the missed calls, there was a call made by Xu Lang.
Xu Lang put the phone in his pocket, raised his head, looked at Du Ziqiao and asked, "Have you found Ning Yanran?"
Du Ziqiao shook his head with a very ugly expression and said: "Except for this mobile phone, there was nothing else found at the scene."
"Where did you find the cell phone?" Xu Lang asked.
"The brothers from Chengnan arrived at the scene before us. They did not see Deputy Director Ning at the scene. However, when they tried to call Deputy Director Ning, they heard the ringtone of the mobile phone at the scene, and then found this person on a rock.
There was only a mobile phone, but other than that, there was nothing else found at the scene.”
After Du Ziqiao said this, he pointed towards a rock. Xu Lang looked in the direction pointed by Du Ziqiao's finger. In the night, he could only see a ferocious shadow.
Xu Lang looked back and frowned.
Judging from the current situation, something must have happened to Ning Yanran. Otherwise, her mobile phone would not have appeared here for no reason. However, Ning Yanran's mobile phone is here, so where is she? Could it be that she is already here?
Was he killed?
Thinking of this, Xu Lang shook his head and forcibly dispelled the idea from his mind. He tried not to think like this. However, Xu Lang had to admit that this possibility was very high. The other party left the phone here without taking it away. Then
It means that the other party left the phone here intentionally, and the other party must know that Xu Lang will definitely locate the phone as soon as he realizes that something happened to Ning Yanran. What is the purpose of the other party doing this?
"Jingle Bell......"
Just when Xu Lang was thinking about what to do next, the phone in his pocket rang.
Xu Lang quickly took out his cell phone and looked at it, and found that it was an unfamiliar number. Xu Lang frowned, raised his head and glanced at Du Ziqiao, and then answered the call.
"Hello."
"You found your phone, right?" A woman's voice sounded on the other end of the phone.
"Li Zhaojing." Xu Lang said word by word.
"Haha, it seems that Officer Xu knows my identity. Congratulations."
"Did you kidnap Ning Yanran?"
"Yes."
"Where is she? What did you do to her?" Xu Lang asked eagerly.
"Chengnan District, Haibei Dacun, Shantoushan. I give you half an hour to get here alone. If it's too late, you won't be able to see her."
After saying this, the other party hung up the phone.