Chapter 34: The Twilight of the Vanishing Time
At half past three in the morning, Mo Lin and Yu Zhe dragged their tired bodies back to the 7th Street of the 4th District of K Country.
Merlin knocked on the door first, he knew that Twilight must still be waiting at this time, so as not to scare her by opening the door directly, so he knocked on the door to get her attention.
I took out the key and opened the door, but unexpectedly, it was pitch black inside, and the light was not turned on.
"Twilight?" Morin called softly, but no one answered, and he felt a little strange in his heart, which was not in Twilight's habits.
When I walked into the room, I turned on the light, and I didn't see the twilight, and the room was unusually tidy, as if it had just been cleaned up.
Maureen suddenly had a foreboding feeling that Twilight was always used to tidying up the house before leaving home, and that she might not have come home at all to make a mess when she came home at night.
"Twilight?" Morin became serious, opening every room to look for Twilight's figure, but found nothing.
He panicked, although he knew that he was not at home these days, and Twilight was likely to go out for a stroll until late, but it was absolutely impossible not to go home after three o'clock.
With anxiety and nervousness, Mo Lin had to knock on the door of Yu Zhe's house next door.
"What's wrong with you?" As soon as Yu Zhe opened the door, he saw Mo Lin standing at the door with a pale face, cold sweat on his forehead.
"Twilight is gone, isn't she here anymore?" Although Mo Lin only said a few words, Yu Zhe clearly felt the tremor in his voice.
Yu Zhe shook his head and opened the door, signaling that Twilight was not here when Morin was not.
"Oh no, where can she go so late......" Mo Lin didn't care about Yu Zhe, turned around and ran downstairs.
"Wait......" Yu Zhe wanted to stop Mo Lin, but it was useless, so he could only follow and take a look for some reason.
Morin trotted all the way, and when he ran downstairs to the café at dusk, he was already out of breath, and he suddenly pushed open the door of the store, and anxiously went in to find it.
But he was suddenly stunned, Shi Duluo didn't go home, and he didn't even close the door of the store, as if he had disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace.
Yu Zhe also followed, his physical strength was very good, he ran all the way very easily, looking at Mo Lin's state, he didn't dare to ask anything, so he could only reach out and turn on the light in the café.
The room lit up as soon as possible, and the two of them clearly saw the situation in the room, with more than a dozen tables with unfinished coffee, chairs were also messy, and even a few fell to the ground and were not helped up.
"Morin, what's wrong?" Yu Zhe saw that Mo Lin had been standing in place and did not react, so he could only ask him tentatively.
"Twilight is in danger, she hasn't been home, and the store is in chaos like this...... "Morin only felt dizzy, he never thought that such a big thing could happen at home after only a few days of absence.
Morin knew Twilight's strength, but he was also most worried about this, because of Twilight's strength, she often didn't want to hide as soon as she found out about the danger.
"Then she ......" Yu Zhe also paid attention to this matter, he thought that maybe someone was looking for revenge, but he didn't know if this person was coming for Mo Lin or him, but why did he want to attack Shi Dusk?
Maureen was a little confused, where was Twilight now?what danger was she?Who did this?...... Whether or not they are alive.
"Don't think about it yet, let's see if there's any clue left here. Maureen tried to calm himself down, trying to clear the mess in his head, and according to his analysis, Twilight was not dead, at least for now.
There is an unwritten rule in the circle of contacts that no matter what happens, revenge cannot be done to the family of the contact, although this rule is very strange, but as long as they still want to mix in this circle, no one will take the initiative to break it.
Taking a step back, even if someone is unruly, it's not so simple to kill Twilight, and now although the café looks messy, it's not a trace of a fight, indicating that Twilight left before the real conflict happened, so she will definitely leave some clues to explain the situation before she leaves.
Of course, if it was kidnapped, it would be the best, at least the kidnappers must have a purpose, and they may also take the initiative to leave some information to facilitate the negotiation of conditions, so it is impossible to kill Shi Duluo now, as long as there is still talk, there is still hope.
The two of them immediately went into action to see if there was anything of value in the store.
Soon there was a harvest, and Yu Zhe found that on the table behind the counter, there was a newspaper printed in foreign characters, and there was a mobile phone pressed on it.
"Mo Lin!" Yu Zhe raised the newspaper in his hand and showed it to Mo Lin, who hurriedly went over and took it.
"This ......" Mo Lin frowned after reading the newspaper, but Yu Zhe didn't know what it meant, he didn't even know which language was written in the newspaper.
"What's written on this?"
"Two years ago, the news of the murder of a man named Bert Daller was very sensational in the local area because he himself had ties to a local unclean family. After Morin finished speaking, he found a chair and sat down, only to feel the pain of his brain exploding.
"Did you find someone to do it?"
Morin closed his eyes and nodded, wanting to light a cigarette, but his hands kept shaking, and he couldn't catch fire, so he could only hold the cigarette in his hand fiercely.
"It will be...... Is it left behind by the twilight?" Yu Zhe also found a chair and sat opposite Mo Lin, in fact, he was also anxious, but it was not as obvious as Mo Lin's performance.
“…… No. Maureen threw the crumpled cigarette on the ground, scratched his hair, and forced his brain to work fast again, if Twilight left a clue, it was impossible to leave it so straightforwardly, this newspaper was meant to threaten him, did the person who left the newspaper know who did it?
There must have been some clues left in the phone, and Merlin hurriedly grabbed it and quickly flipped through it, praying that there would be no photos of Twilight that he didn't want to see.
"Found it. After a few minutes, Morin threw his phone on the table and finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Yu Zhe raised his eyes and looked at Mo Lin, then looked down at the mobile phone, stretched out his hand to turn the screen over, and looked at it, there was an unfamiliar number that was deposited at nine o'clock yesterday morning.
"Call and turn on hands-free. Mo Lin's hanging heart relaxed slightly, since there was still something to talk about, Twilight must not be alive yet.
"Beep-toot-" The mechanical phone echoed through the empty room, and it was unknown when it would be picked up.
"Hey?" an old voice came from the phone with a smile, "I guess it's Morin?"
"It's me, where is the twilight. Morin didn't talk much nonsense, and asked straight to the point.
"Don't worry, you've read the newspaper, don't you? I think you know why I'm looking for you, and I'd like to tell you a story before we get started. ”
"Stories are free, I like to get straight to the point. Morin yelled at the person on the other end of the phone, "What conditions do you need to let go of Twilight?" ”
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, and then burst into laughter, which lasted for a long time before stopping, "There is really a father and a daughter, this is the second time I have heard this, well, I will say it directly, I want the killer who killed my son back then, at seven o'clock tonight, to the villa at No. 6, Third Street, Fifth District, and I will release your daughter at that time." ”
"I need you to prove that Twilight is still alive now. ”
"That's easy. ”
After saying that, the person on the other end of the phone hung up the phone, and in less than a minute, he received a video message.
In a room that looks like an air-raid shelter, Twilight is tied to a chair, her eyes are blindfolded, her head is tilted back, as if she has lost consciousness, but fortunately, her face is ruddy, her chest is still rising and falling regularly, and she can see that she is still alive, but there is still a man in a suit standing behind her, holding a gun against Twilight's head.
After watching the video, the unfamiliar number called in again.
"Reassured?" the man over there was the first to speak, "I didn't hurt her, I just injected her with a little 'sleep' medicine for safety, I think she should wake up when you arrive, but let me remind you again, if you don't come on time, or don't bring the person I want, I'm afraid you'll have to wait to collect the body." ”
Without waiting for Morin to reply, the person on the other end of the phone hung up again.
It seems that because he knew that Twilight was still alive, Morin's state was much better than before, but he kept staring blankly at the blackened phone screen, without saying a word.
"What are we going to do?" asked Yu Zhe.
"You go back, this matter has nothing to do with you. Merlin replied in a low voice, without looking up.
"Why doesn't it matter? It's my ...... when the twilight falls" Yu Zhe's words stopped abruptly, and he changed his tone and said, "Since the other side wants you to exchange that killer, it's better to ......"
"No way, I can't hand over that person at all. Mo Lin raised his head and looked at Yu Zhe expressionlessly.
"It's not that we hand that person over, it's just that we can call him over to discuss countermeasures together, even if we rush in head-on and save the twilight, one more person is always one more chance of winning. ”
This time Morin didn't answer, just sighed and shook his head.
"When is it, Maureen. Yu Zhe slapped the table, stood up, and yelled at Mo Lin loudly, "Is that killer important, or is it the twilight that is important!"
"They're the same!" Morin said word by word, gritting his teeth, he stood up sharply and grabbed Yu Zhe's collar, roaring angrily, "I'd rather trade my life for Twilight, but if I hand over that killer, it's impossible." ”
Mo Lin let go of his hand and sat back in his chair, while Yu Zhe also stabilized his mood and sat down again, the two looked at each other, and neither of them spoke.
"Then take me for it. After a long time, Yu Zhecai slowly spoke, "After that, I will find a way to escape by myself." ”
"Don't be stupid, you don't know the strength of the other party at all now, if you go, it's equivalent to giving it for nothing, I said it, you have nothing to do with this matter, it's too late to go now. ”
"Twilight is my girlfriend, she has a relationship with me!" This time Yu Zhe finally said the complete words, his expression was serious, "Someone has to save her, since you don't want to hand over the killer, then let me go, you just have to bring Twilight back safely, and I'll figure out the rest." ”
Mo Lin looked at the person in front of him, Yu Zhe's tone was firm and full of confidence, it was by no means like he was a hero who said it for a while, which made him feel a little emotional, what kind of feelings does this Yu Zhe have for Shi Dusk, so that it is worth him to risk his life......
After thinking for a long time, Mo Lin smiled slightly, let out a long sigh, and nodded to Yu Zhe in front of him.