"Hand in Hand Travel"

Author: Lu You

Chapter Twenty-Five: Into the Tiger's Den

"What's the name of the elephant you just performed?" Xu Lixue turned around and asked Kanisa.

"It's Marbo!"

"Marbo?"

"Yes, my domestic elephants. ”

Xu Lixue's eyes widened in surprise: "Your elephant is really amazing! It can perform so many wonderful shows!"

"Marber is my grandfather's good tame. ”

"Last time we went to your house, we didn't see your grandfather. Where's your grandfather?"

"My grandfather has been dead for years. ”

"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked that. Xu Lixue lowered her head as if she had done something wrong.

"It's okay, it's been a long time since this happened. ”

"Let's go for a late-night snack together. ”

"I'm not going, next time. I have some things that I have to go back to. ”

"You walk slowly, stay safe on the road. ”

"Do you two know the way back to the Mano Hotel?"

"I know the way back to Hotel Mano. Xu Lixue patted her chest and replied confidently.

"I'm relieved. Bye-bye!" Kanissa waved goodbye.

"Goodbye!" I gestured.

"Now let's go back. Xu Lixue said in a low voice.

"Hmm. I reached out and grabbed Xu Lixue's left hand, and my fingers were interlocked.

Xu Lixue and I held hands and chatted as we walked......

"Do you remember the last time the boxer Sughava died at the Mano Hotel?"

"I remember Sograva! What's wrong?"

"It's been so many days since the hotel homicide. Haven't the police found any suspicious clues yet?"

"Maybe Officer Charlie hasn't found any suspicious clues yet. ”

"Who do you think killed the boxer?"

"I don't know. ”

"Do you think the gym master Dinidabang or the boxer Sugrava is good?"

"They have to compete to find out who is better. ”

"I think gym master Dinidabang is a little bit better. ”

"Why do you think so?"

"Because he's a master!"

"When you say that, it reminds me. ”

"What do you remember?"

"At that time, I noticed that the boxer Sugrava had a shoe print on his left leg, which must have been caused by a lot of pressure. ”

"Could the boxer Sughava have been killed by a martial artist?"

"The last time I saw Dinidabang at the Muay Thai gym teaching his apprentice a martial art: a quick bouncing off the ground, stepping on his opponent's left leg with his right foot, and then striking his opponent in the head with a hard elbow strike. ”

"Muay Thai's elbow strike is so ferocious, wouldn't it be fatal if it hits the back of a person's head?"

"Yes. ”

We walked down a narrow path and found a brightly lit grocery store in the shade of a dark tree in the distance. "You wait here for me, I'll go buy you a drink. ”

"Okay, thanks. ”

"What drink would you like to drink?"

"I want to drink a bottle of Sprite. ”

"Okay. ”

I walked to the brightly lit grocery store......

Suddenly, a white van drove up and quickly jumped out of five fierce stout men......

Two stout men hurriedly pulled Xu Lixue's hands to get into the car, I felt that the situation was not good, and quickly rushed forward to rescue, but I was hit on the head by a person holding a baseball bat, and I was instantly unconscious......

"Dush. "(Wake up) I heard someone talking and shaking my shoulders in the haze.

I opened my eyes and saw that it was the owner of the grocery store.

I ignored my aching head and hurriedly got up from the ground......

That's when my phone rang......

I usually bring two mobile phones with me when I go out, in case one of the phones has no battery or bad signal. Last time, in order to rescue Xu Lixue who fell into the water, a white mobile phone was damaged by water. Now all that's left is this black phone.

After I took out my phone from my bag and connected it, a man's voice came: "Stinky boy, your girlfriend is now in our hands, do you want to save your girlfriend?"

"What do you want?" I asked impatiently.

"Tomorrow at eight o'clock in the evening, you bring me that ring with pure gold. ”

"What kind of gold ring are you talking about?" I pretended not to know.

"You don't want garlic!"

At first, I thought that the jade-encrusted pure gold ring I picked up was a relic of the deceased at the funeral home. It now seems highly likely that it will be a very important piece of evidence.

"I didn't pick up any of the gold rings you were talking about. "I used the Ecstasy tactic in the hope that they would think that I didn't pick up the gold ring and let Xu Lixue go.

"If you don't get the gold ring on time tomorrow night at eight o'clock, you just wait to get ready to collect the body of your precious girlfriend!" the other said in a threatening tone.

"Wait a minute, I want to hear Xu Lixue's voice to prove that she is still alive. ”

"Yes. After the sound of the other party's walking footsteps came from the mobile phone, I only heard the other party hand the mobile phone to Xu Lixue and said, "Your boyfriend wants to talk to you." ”

I judged from the movement in the phone: Xu Lixue should be trapped in a very small house, and it is also a wooden house, because the empty concrete building echoes very loudly, and it does not have much echo.

"Gao Qidao, it's me. Xu Lixue suddenly raised her voice excitedly: "Don't come here, it's too dangerous!"

"Xu Lixue, are you okay now?"

"I ......" Xu Lixue was snatched of her mobile phone by the other party before she finished speaking.

"How's that? You hear it too. ”

"Okay, I'll come to you with the gold ring. ”

"You are not allowed to play any tricks, let alone call the police. Otherwise, you are going to collect the body of the little girl. ”

"Please don't hurt her. ”

Actually, I had already handed over the gold ring to Officer Charlie. Now that the gold ring is not on my body, I must explain the matter to Officer Charlie.

I called Officer Charlie......

"What, Xu Lixue was kidnapped?"

"Yes. ”

"Do the prisoners have any requirements?"

"He asked me to hand over the gold ring to him. ”

"Then bring him the gold ring, and we'll cover you outside. ”

"How do you cover the Fa?"

"We have bugs installed on you to monitor your every move. If something happens, we'll rush inside and rescue you both. ”

"Well, that's fine. It seems that this is the only way to go. ”

That night, I couldn't sleep all night, lying on the bed and tossing and turning, always unable to sleep, worried about Xu Lixue's life.

On July 18th, I followed their address, hitchhikingly turned around one mountain after another, crossed winding mountain roads, and finally came to a remote cottage.

Under the wooden shelves of the cottage stood two soldiers in turquoise uniforms and armed with rifles.

As far as I could see, I saw a small turquoise village, surrounded by walls of stone and earth, covered with thick moss, and wooden houses covered with layers of straw......

It had just rained heavily, the ground was slippery, and the grass was dripping with water under its sharp leaves......

A thin soldier led me into the gate of the cottage, and when I turned right into a wooden house, I saw Tirio, a military figure, riding slowly on a black horse, grasping the reins of the horse's dragon head with both hands...... He was followed by two rows of running soldiers in an orderly manner.

Now I am worried about Xu Lixue's life, and when I saw Tirio, I couldn't wait to ask loudly, "I brought the gold ring, what about Xu Lixue?"

"This chick is in a cell and is safe now. Tirio bounced off his horse, "Did you bring the gold ring?

"I'm here with a gold ring, but I have to see Xu Lixue now to give it to you. "Usually when I buy goods, I still know how to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, in case I hand over the gold ring, they won't let people go.

At this moment, two soldiers pointed their rifles at my chest and made a gesture of pulling the trigger with their fingers at any time, and the bullet was about to explode...... Life is only a thought.

In fact, now the gold ring is on my body, and they forcibly take it, and I can't parry it, because they are outnumbered, and they have guns. I can't beat these soldiers with my bare hands.

"Chad Bora, you take him to see Xu Lixue. ”

"Hmm. Chadborah replied in a heavy voice.

"Thank you. "I thanked.

"Let's go!" Chadborah scolded loudly, not very good-tempered.

"Chad Bora, I would like to ask, where do you learn Chinese?"

"Why do you ask this?" Chadborah paused, "We've lived on the YN border with China for two years. ”

Chadbora led me into the front door of a row of wooden houses, and then walked around the dark passage of the room, walking in a "bow" shape, and the wooden floor made a clattering sound.

Chadborah opened a wooden door and pushed my hand on my back, "You go in!"

At this time, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Xu Lixue was safe and sound......

Chadborah used the key to open the lock of the cell, pulling down the heavy chains, and the metal grinding made a clattering sound.

I hurriedly walked up to Xu Lixue and gently grabbed her hands, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" Xu Lixue had tears in her eyes, "I know you will definitely come to save me." ”

When I looked up, the corner of the cell was covered with cobwebs, a layer of white dust all around, and a pile of moldy straw in the corner.

"I'm late. I gently took Xu Lixue into my arms, "I have wronged you." ”

"You can come and save me. Xu Lixue slowly approached my chest with her head, "I'm already very moved." ”

"You two don't ramble here. Chadborah raised his eyebrows and shook the chain unceremoniously, "Hurry up and hand over the gold ring!"

I removed the two straps from my bag, took out the gold ring from my bag, and handed it to Chadbora.

Chadborah took the gold ring and carefully rotated it in his hand to check its authenticity.

"Xu Lixue, let's go home. I patted the dust on Xu Lixue's shoulder with my hand.

"You two going home?" Chadborah said with yellow teeth at the corners of his mouth, "Where are you two going back?

"Didn't you promise to let us go?" I asked.

"I didn't say let you two go. Chadborah looked up and laughed, "I just said on my phone: let you hand over the gold ring." ”

It turned out that the person who called the cell phone was Chad Bora.

"You scoundrel. Xu Lixue said angrily.

"Xu Lixue, we don't quarrel with him. I grabbed Xu Lixue's left hand, "Let's go." ”

"Let's go, you two don't move. Chad Bora took out a pistol from the belt around his waist and pointed it at me and Xu Lixue, "My pistol doesn't have eyes." ”

"What the hell are you trying to do?" I asked confidently.

"You two have to ask me about my pistol if you want to go home, and it doesn't agree?, or you two will stay here for me honestly!" Chadborah said triumphantly, putting the chain on the lock, and with a click, the iron door of the cell was locked.

Chadpola seized my phone and school bag, denied me communication, and swaggered out of my cell......

"Gao Qidao, I'm so scared now. Xu Lixue hugged me tightly in fear.

"We'll be fine, don't worry, I'm here. I cautiously comforted.

"Gao Qidao, what kind of items are in this package next to you?" asked Xu Lixue curiously.

I turned to see thirty-one bulging snakeskin bags stacked on top of each other in the corner of the cell, highlighting the uneven outline.

The iron door of the cell was about five meters away from the snakeskin bags stacked on top of each other, and it was impossible for your hands to reach them.

In the middle of the night, it was pitch black outside the bars of the cell, and only the creaking of crickets could be heard......

"Gao Qidao, when will we be able to go back? We may be imprisoned here for a long time. ”

"With me with you, don't be afraid. ”

At this time, there was a small sound of footsteps walking in lightly at the door, but during this sensitive period, I was aware of the movements around me, so I could hear it clearly.

"Who?" I asked into the dark corner.

"It's me. "Tirio suddenly appeared in front of me and Xu Lixue.

"It's you, what are you looking for with us?"

"I'm here to save you both. Tirio took the key and unlocked the cell, "Run, you two!"

I was surprised and asked, "Why did you let us go?"

"Because you're both good people. Remember not to tell anyone: I let you both go. Tirio said quietly.

"Gao Qidao, let's go quickly. Xu Lixue took my hand in a panic, hoping to get out of the cell quickly.

"Wait a minute, let me see what is in these snakeskin bags?" I untied the hemp rope with my hands, and when I opened the mouth of the bag, I was surprised to find that the bag contained poppies!

"Could it be that these warlords use opium poppies to make opium?" asked Xu Lixue in surprise.

"Quite possibly. ”

"I advise you two not to know too many secrets, or you'll die sooner. Tirio persuaded.

"I want to ask you a question, is that okay?" I turned to look at Tirio, "Do you know who killed Sugrava?"

"You two know this person. ”

"We know the murderer, who the hell is it?"

"Now the murderer is in the Muay Thai gym. ”

"Could it be Muay Thai champion Phuket Sang?" Xu Lixue hurriedly asked.

"All I can tell you is so much, you two run quickly. Because the superior told Chadborah to wait and kill you both. Tirio took off his military hat and put it back on, "Chadbora is on his way—"

"Thank you for saving your life. I shook Tirio's hand and said goodbye.

"Sugrava wanted to turn herself in, but when she was discovered, it turned out to be ......," Tirio sighed lightly, "Sugrava was very kind of to his brother in addition to being lustful. When I was a child, I was weak and often bullied by hooligans, so he helped me defeat hooligans. I am good friends with Sughava. He was killed this time, and I must avenge him!"

"We both ran away. They're going to suspect you, what are you going to do?"

"There's a stick here, and you hit me the head, pretending that you two attacked me and ran away, and then I lay on the ground and pretended to be unconscious. Tirio picked up a stick from the corner and handed it to me, "Hurry up and do it." ”

I struck Tirio in the forehead with a stick of just the right amount of force. If you use too much force, you are afraid of hurting his head, and if you use too little force, you will not be convinced without a red and swollen wound.

I took Xu Lixue's left hand and rushed out of the door of the wooden house in fear......

"Oops!" Xu Lixue accidentally tripped over the threshold.

"Are you okay?" I hurriedly lifted Xu Lixue's waist with my hand.

"I'm fine. ”

"Let's run!"

I took Xu Lixue's left hand and escaped from the back of the house......

"Where are you taking me?"

"We walked this way, and the main gate was guarded by a doorman. ”

Xu Lixue and I got into a dark plantain forest. In the darkness, through the moonlight, you can see strings of plantain like huge lamb skewers.

There was a bang, and someone behind me shot at Xu Lixue and me.

Xu Lixue and I hurriedly hid under the banana tree, bowed our heads and curled up to prevent being shot.

Chad Bora's hurried footsteps got closer and closer to the position of me and Xu Lixue, "Ha, ha! You two can't escape! I'll send you two to the west sky!"

"Don't!" I hurriedly stood up and opened my arms to protect Xu Lixue's body, "You can kill me, but please let Xu Lixue go." ”

"There's no way I'm going to let you two go, don't even think about it!" Chadbora pointed his pistol at my forehead, "because you two know so many secrets that they must disappear from the earth." ”

"Gao Qidao!" Xu Lixue hugged my body from behind my back, crying in a hoarse voice.

I closed my eyes and waited for Charlie Borough to shoot.

With a snap, I opened my eyes with a cold feeling and found that I was fine, Chadbora had collapsed.

"Gao Qidao, are you alright?" Officer Charlie suddenly stood up from under the banana tree.

"Officer Charlie, you shot in such a timely manner, I almost died. I breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for shooting me." ”

"Officer Charlie, you hurry up and go to the Muay Thai gym to arrest Phuket San. Otherwise, after he received the information here, Pu Jisan absconded in fear. Xu Lixue hurriedly said.

"Phukisan is the murderer of Sugrava?" asked Officer Charlie in a hurry.

"We were also in our cells when we heard from Tirio. ”

"Now you two get out of here in my car, let's hurry up. ”

"Hmm. "I took Xu Lixue's left hand, worried that she would accidentally fall in the dark plantain forest.

We rode around the winding mountain road in a police car and finally reached the Muay Thai gym.

"Officer Charlie, how are we going to arrest Pudge San now?" I asked, sitting in the seat of the police car.

"First of all, you can't startle the snake, you pretend to visit Phuket San, and then I arrest him from behind. ”

"You're right, because Pukit San is not only a Muay Thai master, but he also most likely carries a pistol with him, after all, he has ties to warlords. ”

Xu Lixue and I went to Pujisan's room and gently knocked on the door with our fingers, knock-knock.

"Who?" asked Phuket San's voice in the room.

"I, Gao Qidao. ”

"It's so late, what are you looking for me?"

"I'll talk to you about something very important, you come out for a while. ”

Puji-san opened the door wearing a black vest and walked out of the door, "Why are you two here?"

"Don't move!" Officer Charlie suddenly ordered from behind Gipsan.

"Officer Charlie, why are you here too?" asked Pudge-san.

"We suspect that you have something to do with the murder in the hotel, so please come back to the police station with me for investigation. Officer Charlie removed the handcuffs from his waist.

At this time, Tessana heard a voice and walked through the passage in white pajamas, "What are you doing at such a late hour?"

"Pudge San, did you kill Sugrava?" asked Officer Charlie in handcuffs.

"Yes, I killed Sugrava. Pujisan replied in a deep voice with his head bowed.

"Why did you kill Sughrawa?"

"Because I had a personal grudge against him, I killed him by mistake during the fight with him. ”

When we heard this, we were shocked and couldn't believe that Phuket San was the murderer.

"No way, you can't be a murderer!" Tessana shook her head emotionally, "You usually can't bear to kill small animals when you see them, how can you bear to kill people?"

"Pukit San, you can go back to the police station with me now. ”

Without saying a word, Phuket San walked in front of Officer Charlie.

"We are married, and I am your fiancée. With tears streaming down her eyes, Tessana hugged Phuket San from behind with her hands, "Why can you bear to leave me alone?"

Hearing the noise of the martial arts hall here, Dinidabang put on a checkered shirt over his shoulders and strode over, "What are you doing at such a late hour?"

"I suspected that Phuket San was involved in the hotel murder and detained him back to the police station for investigation. ”

"Pujisan, you're actually killing someone?" Dinida couldn't believe that his lover had killed someone.

"Let's go now. Officer Charlie gently nudged Phuket San's shoulder.

"Wait a minute!" I shouted hurriedly.

"Gao Qidao, do you have any questions?" asked Officer Charlie suspiciously.

"The killer of Sughrawa was not Phukisan, but the warlord leader Geeta. I said solemnly and forcefully.

"Warlord Leader Geeta?" Dinida laughed, looking back, "We've heard of such a person, but we've never seen one. ”

"Actually, Geeta is with us right now. ”

"Gao Qidao, you're really joking. ”

"Now it's just six of us. Dinida looked around, "Where's Geeta?"

"Mr. Dinidabang, you are Geeta. I said sternly.

"Gao Qidao, don't spray people with blood! you are such nonsense!" Dinidabang clenched his fists in anger.

"In fact, you are the mastermind behind the scenes, secretly manipulating your subordinates to do evil. You use opium poppy to refine opium, and you do a lot of harm. Sugrava wanted to turn evil to good and surrender to the police, but when you found out, you brutally murdered him. ”

"What evidence do you have?"

"The proof is this gold ring, and the Thai word engraved on it is your name. I pulled the gold ring out of my trouser pocket, "I recovered the gold ring from Chadbora after he was shot dead by Officer Charlie in the plantain grove just now. ”

"Ha, ha! I knew that if I had done that, I should have shot you a long time ago!" Dinidabang scolded through gritted teeth, "If I hadn't seen your grandfather help me, I would have killed you a long time ago!"

Phuket San knelt down and said, "Aidan!" (Master)

"Thor!" (Dad) Tessana stood motionless, stunned, not knowing what to do?

"Your apprentice is so kind to you, he even took the blame for you in order to repay your kindness. I explained.

Officer Charlie uncuffed Pudget San's hands and handcuffed Dinidabon's hands.

That night, Xu Lixue and I returned to the Mano Hotel, and received a call from the tour guide Yang Chuxia saying that he would start returning to China tomorrow, and asked us to pack our bags in advance.

"Xu Lixue, tomorrow we will start to return to China. ”

"Tomorrow we are going home?"

"Yes. ”

"So fast?"

"It's been a long time, okay?"

"I mean, it's fast. ”

"What's the time?"

"How long we've been together!"

"Oh-"

"We both went back to our respective homes. Will you miss me?"

"I'm going to miss you, silly!"

"Isn't Tessana sad now? After all, it was because of our involvement that her father was arrested by the police. ”

"I called Tessana to comfort her. ”

I dialed Tessana's phone from the phone in my hotel room at the Mano......

"Good evening, Tessana. Are you okay now?"

"I'm fine, it's just that my heart is always reluctant to let my dad go-"

"Let it be, everything will be fine. ”

"All of a sudden, I felt like I had lost something, and I felt bad. As a child, my mother died of illness. Since I was a child, my dad has been the best to me, loves me, and is always reluctant to scold me. ”

At this point, I didn't know what to say to comfort Tessana, so I had to listen quietly to her finish.

"I'm tired today and I want to rest early. ”

"Okay, I wish you good dreams and good night!"

"Bye-bye. As Tessana finished speaking, there was a beep on the phone, and she hung up.

Xu Lixue sat on the bed and watched me quietly finish the call, "Tomorrow we will go our separate ways." ”

"You say it feels like life and death. ”

Xu Lixue hit her right cheek with her index finger little by little, "This ......"

"What do you mean?"

"You kiss me. Xu Lixue gently pressed her red and tender little face with one index finger.

I approached Xu Lixue's body, stretched my neck like a giraffe, and kissed her little face with my lips......

"Tomorrow we will go back to China!" Xu Lixue suddenly shouted, "My mother wants to see you." ”

"What did you say?" I widened my eyes in surprise, "don't scare me!"

"What I said is true. I had already called my mom to tell me I had a boyfriend. My mom said to help me get my test. ”

"What the hell? You think I'm gold, silver and jade?"

"Are you going to see my mother?"

"No, no, no!" I hurriedly ran around the room, dodging Xu Lixue and shaking my head, "I'm not mentally prepared yet." ”

"I don't think you're a boy. Did I get a fake boyfriend?"

Xu Lixue chased after me and stepped on my foot, "Where do I see you fleeing?"

"I have no escape. ”

Xu Lixue slapped my arm lightly with her right hand, "Are you going to see my mother?"

"Okay, okay, I'll go see my aunt. I shrunk back and took two steps back, "I felt like I had a brutal girlfriend." ”

"It's too late for you to regret it now. ”

"I don't regret it. I stepped forward and kissed Xu Lixue's lips with my lips......