Chapter 108: An Unsettling Phone Call
Rewind everything to the day after Morin's disappearance.
After investigating the scene, Twilight and Yu Zhe found nothing, and returned to the hotel exhausted.
She fought hard, looking at Yu Zhe's slightly worried expression, she didn't know what to do, and she hesitated for a moment and chose to refuse the invitation of her predecessors to analyze clues together.
First, she felt that Yu Zhe had done enough for her, and she knew in her heart that this boy didn't care so much about Mo Lin's whereabouts, and the reason why he was looking so hard was just because of her.
And secondly, she really needs to think calmly alone, she is usually very good at controlling her emotions, but she has been out of control recently, even if she excludes the abnormal behavior caused by recalling those bad memories, then the thoughts in her heart can be easily spied on by others, which is absolutely unforgivable.
Fortunately, when she refused, Yu Zhe didn't continue to say anything, and chose to respect her idea, and the two went back to their rooms.
She threw herself on the bed in a "big" shape, rolled over and closed her eyes, took continuous deep breaths to regulate the irritability in her mind, and tried her best to empty her brain to calm herself down.
But it didn't work at all.
Instead of decreasing, the things in my head are increasing.
She stumbled into the bathroom, put a whole bathtub of cold water, and removed all the clothes, and the moment her toes touched the water, the cold feeling was transmitted down the nerves to her brain, making her suddenly sober a lot.
But that wasn't enough, she quickly stepped her legs into the tub, resisting the uncomfortable feeling of her brain fluttering, and submerged herself in the water.
This method really worked, and her brain did succeed in driving out all the problems, leaving only a blank space, but it was also very problematic, because it was just a physiological reaction due to her extreme fear of cold, which could be said to be a physical means to "freeze" her brain and force her not to think.
Resisting the urge to flee, she locked the flashes of memories back into her mind, leaving only the part about Morin.
Maureen must still be alive.
She meditated in her mind, deepening the impression of the thought in her brain countless times, to the point of believing it completely.
"Buzz-buzz-" Suddenly, there was the sound of something shaking in the room.
"What is it......" I don't know if it was soaked in cold water for too long, Twilight's brain became a little dull, and her eyes stared at the wall in front of her with dull eyes, and she didn't react to anything for a while.
"Buzz-buzz-" The sound continued, like a noisy cicada, disturbing people's hearts.
"Cellphone!" Twilight screamed as she stood up from the tub, and it took her five seconds to realize the source of the vibrating sound.
The mobile phone she uses daily is left in L City, so this voice can only belong to the phone that Morin left for her.
didn't have time to dry her body, she directly pulled a bath towel around her body, ran to the room wet, and picked up the phone with trembling hands.
"Morin, are you alright?!" she pressed the answer button as she anxiously inquired about the situation of the person on the other side.
"May I ask if it's Miss Twilight?"
There was no Morin's voice on the other side, but a low, rugged male voice with a slight foreign accent.
"I am. Shi Duluo's heart sank suddenly, his attitude changed in a second, and his indifferent tone seemed to really make people feel cold.
As her temperature began to rise, her mind began to flutter with the thoughts that were disturbing her.
Who is this man? Why is Morin's phone in his hand, and what is his purpose......
Don't......
Despite all the doubts in her heart, with her habits, she decided to let the other party speak first.
"Morin, it's yours, father, right? The other party has a strong accent and doesn't seem to be good at communicating in the language of country K.
"You speak to me in the language you know best, and I understand. Listening to the chaotic language order on the other side, Twilight felt inexplicably upset, and directly communicated with the other party in the international common language.
"Your father is here now, don't worry, he's still alive, but he was slightly injured, and our doctor here has already bandaged him, but he hasn't woken up yet, so there are some things that require you to cooperate with us. ”
The other side was also changed to an international common language, and the communication was really smooth.
"Oh, do you call that unawake injury a minor injury, tell me honestly, what happened, or I wouldn't believe you. ”
When Twilight heard the words on the other side, she didn't know whether to be happy or worried, "alive", "injured", "not awake", several key words quickly collided and analyzed in her mind, to guess what the other party's purpose was.
Water stains dripped down her skin and onto the carpet, and she felt a little chill in her body, and this slight cold sensation stimulated her nerves, but made her mind more agile and faster.
"I said on the phone that it was inconvenient, and I would like to ask you to come to us for a detailed discussion. "The other party is not intended to explain, it is not at all like an inquiry, but an order.
"Empty words, how do you want me to believe you? You are kidnapping? Then you have to let me see the situation of the hostages, right?" Twilight's tone was also aggressive, although the other party was holding Morin's phone, and what he said was very likely to be true, but he always had to ask the other party to come up with evidence.
"There's no way to send pictures on this phone, otherwise I'd have shown it to you. ”
The other party's request for Twilight is very helpless, what he is holding in his hand is the "disposable" mobile phone that Morin prepared for the task, which has no function other than making and receiving calls, if Morin has woken up, then he can listen to her voice, but if he really wakes up, they don't need to contact Twilight.
"Then you must always tell me who you are and what is the purpose of kidnapping Morin. ”
Twilight determined from what she had just said that Merlin was indeed in a state where he could not speak, but the question was whether he was really unconscious or was under their control.
"We are not kidnapping, the reason why this situation happened is because there was a little problem in the process of inviting him, which made things evolve into the way they are, and we have no choice but to contact you. ”
"Do you think your words make sense? I don't think you're asking someone, you're following you?" After listening to the other party's words, almost every sentence was suspicious, "You'd better explain why your invitation happened in the woods? Why did it happen in a foreign place far from our residence? You are monitoring our whereabouts? Give you a chance, don't try to deceive me." ”
On the one hand, she was worried about Mo Lin, but on the other hand, she couldn't trust the words of others so easily, lest she couldn't find Mo Lin, but instead put herself in it and cause trouble to Yu Zhe, so she could only take the risk and try to get as much useful information as possible on the edge of provoking the other party.
“…… When you come to us, I will explain to you the cause and effect of the incident. ”
The other party may not have thought that such a little girl would be so difficult to handle, he thought that a few words would convince her, so he didn't think about every sentence rigorously, but he didn't expect that now the more he talks, the more chaotic he is, and his heart is a little impatient.
"I can't believe what you're saying. Shi Duluo said firmly.
"Little girl, since I can get Morin's mobile phone to talk to you now, can't I explain the problem? Do you want to get an answer? Okay, then let me tell you, we are following you, but you must know that if we hadn't acted in time, your father would have died a long time ago! We don't have to cooperate with you! If you really don't want to take care of him, we will send you the corpse back!"
The other party was obviously in a hurry, and a series of words were mixed with a lot of swear words, since good words and persuasion were useless to Shi Duluo, so he had to use threats instead.
"Oh?, cooperation?" Twilight snorted coldly, not knowing whether the other party intended to reveal it, or if she was in too much of a hurry and "lost her words", but at least it made her understand a message point:
The other party wants to talk to Morin about business.
And the phrase "if we hadn't acted in time" also aroused her interest.
At least from the scene, this makes sense.
Boldly guessed, the other party had been following Mo Lin for some reason, and in the mission the day before yesterday, Xiao Jian's companion was instructed to try to do something to Mo Lin, and when it was critical, the other party rescued Mo Lin, but at that time he was already seriously injured and fell into a coma.
If it was as she had guessed, it might not have turned out too badly.
“…… Yes, cooperation. The other party knows that he has said too much, but since he has already said it, there is no need to hide it, "We just want to give him a commission, what it is, we can only tell you when you come." ”
"Time, place. Twilight finally decided to check it out, so she asked.
The other party briefly recounted the meeting place, and then added: "You can only come alone, don't tell anyone, mainly the man named Yu Zhe, I know that you should be together now, but ...... You should know what I mean. ”
"Since you want to cooperate, what can you do without him?" Shi Duluo felt that something was wrong, listening to the other party's tone, it should have investigated her, Mo Lin and Yu Zhe, so it was impossible not to know Yu Zhe's identity.
“…… We cooperate, but ...... Nothing to do with him. The person on the other side was really about to be driven crazy, and explained incoherently, every sentence would be picked out for doubt, and how to let the conversation continue?
"I see, take your word for now. Shi Duluo replied, seeing that the other party didn't mean to say any more, so he hung up the phone directly.