I don't know when, the night sky has cleared. Looking up at the starry sky, the starlight twinkled and flashed, and at this time, a full moon was already in the west.

In the night, Juanjuan was still with Gao Haiqing, floating in the courtyard of Gao Haiqing's house, with the undulating flood.

Looking up at the bright moon in the night sky, suddenly, Juanjuan remembered her mother in the provincial capital, and now, her mother must not have fallen asleep, thinking that she wanted to go crazy...... Thinking of this, Juanjuan regretted deeply in her heart, she regretted that she shouldn't have been so willful, left her mother without permission, came here alone, fell into the trap of a bad person, and now she is trapped in the flood, whether she is dead or alive is unpredictable. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but cry in a low voice.

Gao Haiqing saw that Juanjuan suddenly began to cry, hesitated for a moment, thinking that she was afraid of being drowned by the flood, so she comforted:

"You...... Don't worry, the two of us have such a car tire now, it's fine. We're not going to drown ......"

“…… Who are you fooling? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless. With such a big flood, I'm afraid I'll never see my mother again. My mom must be crazy looking for me now,...... I was wrong, I shouldn't have left the provincial capital, I came here alone, and ...... And, if it weren't for you lying to me, I wouldn't have been trapped in this hellish place by floods, and if it weren't for this, I'd be in the exam room in a few days. …… Woo woo......" Juanjuan said this, and she cried sadly. And, while crying, she also slapped Gao Haiqing's shoulder with one palm.

Gao Haiqing choked for a while, he looked at Juanjuan in the water, in the dark, he was motionless. After a while, he said a sentence:

“…… All...... It's all my fault, it's me who is not good. I really shouldn't lie to you. If you hit me right, hit me hard. …… But, in any case, your family is still safe, and nothing happens. As for me, my mother is still lying in the hospital, she has spent a lot of money, and now she is waiting for me to send her the money for surgery......" Gao Haiqing also choked up.

When Juanjuan heard this, she was stunned for a moment, she stopped hitting him with her hands, and after a while, she said again:

“…… I ask you, what are you going to do with me kidnapping me? Are you going to sell me to human traffickers?" Juanjuan has also heard that there are many traffickers in society who specialize in abducting and selling women and children to make money.

Gao Haiqing looked at the girl in front of him blankly, he was stunned, and he didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

“…… Why don't you speak?...... It seems that my guess was correct. You guys must be selling me, aren't you......" Juanjuan's emotions began to get excited.

Gao Haiqing lowered his head, and after a while, he said:

“…… Even if it is. At that time, I thought that I should talk to my friends that with such good conditions as you, I should find you a good family, so that you will not suffer too much...... Alas, but ...... What's the use of saying that now?"

“…… What, find me a good ...... Good people?...... Still...... It's not too much of a loss?...... You know, how old am I? Not even twenty years old. And I haven't gone to college yet, fulfilling my dreams, you

…… You still have the face to say that?" Juanjuan listened to Gao Haiqing's words, she couldn't cry or laugh, and she couldn't even finish her words.

Gao Haiqing listened to Juanjuan's words and was speechless.

He secretly thought that this girl, beautiful and kind, she was indeed harmed by herself, and what made him even more ashamed was that although he had harmed her, at the moment of crisis when the flood came, she still repaid her grievances with kindness, and was able to stand up and help herself regardless of her previous suspicions. On this basis, he shouldn't hurt her.

At this time, Gao Haiqing felt a little sympathetic to her in his heart, blaming himself for not deceiving her from the provincial bus station......

However, when he thought of his mother, who was still in the hospital bed, waiting for him with his eyes blank, the corners of Gao Haiqing's eyes moistened, he turned his face sideways and secretly wiped his tears with his fingers.

For a moment, both of them were silently silent.

In the night, the two men looked at each other silently, neither of them knowing what the other was thinking in each other's hearts.

The flood water kept rippling back and forth, hitting the tires from time to time, making some splashes.

The bodies of the two of them also kept swaying in the water along with the tires. Fortunately, it's summer, and it's not very cold even in the water.

Gao Haiqing wiped a handful of water droplets on his face with his hands. Maybe he felt a little guilty in his heart, and in order to break this embarrassing situation, he changed the topic to the side:

"The water is so deep that my feet can't reach the ground. ”

Juanjuan listened, and she estimated in her heart that Gao Haiqing's height was medium. If his feet couldn't reach the ground, not counting his head, then the flood would be more than one and a half meters deep.

Juanjuan is still a young girl after all, and she is curious. She held the tire in her hands, straightened her body, and tried to use her two toes to probe the ground to see how deep the water was now.

“…… You can't reach it like this. Come, you stretch out your hand, I'll take your hand with my hand, you can sink down with confidence......" Gao Haiqing saw this, he said as he stretched out his hand.

Juanjuan's eyes flashed twice, thinking in her heart, she didn't know if this Gao Haiqing would hurt her when she entered the water.

Gao Haiqing saw that Juanjuan was a little hesitant, so he laughed and said loudly:

“…… Don't you want to think about it, when this time comes, will I still lie to you? I don't know how to water, and I still expect you to save me......"

Juanjuan glanced at him, thinking about it, at this time, the two of them can be said to be in the same boat, life and death depend on each other. So, she grabbed both of his hands with her hands, and then, taking a deep breath, she slammed herself into the water......

…… Finally, her toes touched the ground.

After a while, Juanjuan put her head out of the water again, gasped for breath, and asked:

“…… I...... Can my hands be out of the water?"

Gao Haiqing shook his head and said:

“…… No, don't say your hand can't be exposed, even half of my arm was just stuck into the water. Gao Haiqing said as he used one hand to gesture with his arm where he was in the water just now.

They turned their heads around again. By this time, by the moonlight, they could already faintly see that the water level was approaching the wall, and if it was any higher, they would be able to leave the courtyard.

“…… Okay, wait a little longer, and we'll be out of the yard. Juanjuan said. "At that time, we can't just wait in this yard, we should go outside, and it's better to find a safe place. It's not safe here after all. Juanjuan took the initiative to push the tires against the wall, she thought, the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to get out of this yard.

Gao Haiqing looked at Juanjuan silently, he was in a very complicated mood, he didn't speak, he just thought about what Juanjuan just said in his heart.

Indeed, once the two of them leave here and go to a place where there are people, it will be difficult to control this girl again. And, maybe she'll run away.

Gao Haiqing was entangled in his heart, if Juanjuan ran away, it would be okay to say, he would have some sympathy for Juanjuan now. Now, what worries him the most is that he may be caught by the Public Security Bureau because of this incident, if that happens, he will be completely finished.

However, if you don't leave this courtyard, it's not the same thing after all, and here, it's really hard to say whether you are dead or alive. Gao Haiqing thought.

After thinking about it, Gao Haiqing felt that this girl was right, the most important thing at the moment was indeed to leave here first and find a safer place.

Resign yourself to fate, take one step at a time. Gao Haiqing weighed the pros and cons repeatedly in his heart, and finally decided.

The tires had drifted to the courtyard wall. After a while, the water was as high as the head of the wall. Juanjuan touched the wall with her hand and asked:

"We can get out now. Where do you go from here?"

Since it was dark at this time, and Juanjuan was not from here, even if she wanted to leave, she couldn't do without Gao Haiqing, after all, she couldn't figure out the direction and environment around here.

Gao Haiqing frowned, looked up at his surroundings, and secretly thought about the surrounding environment and terrain here.

Since it was night, in the haze, they could only see some of the rooftops that had surfaced.

Gao Haiqing thought about it seriously, the most trouble-free thing now is actually to go to the roof and stay first. There, there is no danger for a short time, but after a long time, it is difficult to say whether these houses can hold on. What's more, who knows how high the flood can go?

Thinking of this, he said:

"Okay, let's swim to the northwest, not only is the terrain relatively high, but more importantly, there are a lot of trees there, let's paddle there slowly......

“…… Juanjuan asked rhetorically, she hesitated, when she got to the woods, if she could find a big tree, it would be a good place......" Thinking of this, Juanjuan nodded and agreed.

So, under the guidance of Gao Haiqing, Juanjuan held the tire with both hands and kicked the water backwards with both feet. Gao Haiqing also couldn't stop paddling backwards with his hands, and the tires slowly floated in the northwest direction.

However, you must know that it is still dark after all, and although there is some starlight in the sky now, it is not easy to keep the tires in the northwest direction.

After rowing for a while, Juanjuan's eyes widened again, looked ahead, and asked:

"Look, there's a faint fog in front of you, isn't that the woods you are talking about?"

“…… I can't say, right? With water, I can't tell the surrounding environment. Gao Haiqing's eyes widened, touched the back of his head with his hand, and said hesitantly.