As soon as the word "ah" came out halfway, Zhou Tong hurriedly covered his mouth with his right hand and swallowed the second half. She had seen clearly that the black thing was not a mouse, and that the local rats were not black, they should all be gray. So she smiled shyly, let go of her hands, and walked forward with Chu Tianqi.

When he came closer, Chu Tianqi did not immediately reach out to take the things on the ground, but shone it with a flashlight and observed it. Then he crossed his hands again and tightened the white gloves of his right hand before he bent down and picked up the thing.

In fact, Zhou Tong has been wearing white gloves since the beginning of his actions, and the skin on his hands does not directly touch the bag. But it may be that he is too sensitive to mice, and he mistakes something with smooth and soft tentacles for that nasty animal.

This is a small black cloth bag, the material should be flannel, and it does feel a little similar to mouse skin. The cloth bag is half the size of a palm, very light and light, and there is a black rope around the mouth of the cloth bag, and the rope just tightens the mouth of the bag, and then ties a pimple.

After looking at it again, Chu Tianqi gave the flashlight to Zhou Tong and used his hands to untie the knots on the cloth bag. Then, the tightened bag mouth was loosened, and the mouth of the small black cloth bag suddenly opened. Under the light of the flashlight, a transparent plastic bag appeared in the black cloth bag*, and the plastic bag was white powder, and there were three small plastic bags of such powder.

The two looked intently, looked up at each other, and both saw the glint of excitement in each other's eyes.

Zhou Tong looked at Chu Tianqi and gently spit out four words: "Sure enough, there are goods." ”

"This place is not good for long. Chu Tianqi spoke, quickly tied the mouth of the bag, and put away the cloth bag.

Zhou Tong nodded: "Leave the land of right and wrong as soon as possible." ”

The two of them had this thought, not because they were afraid, but because the basic purpose had been achieved. And since there is such a thing, it means that the danger is getting closer and closer, and it is better to retreat before dawn.

At this time, Chu Tianqi had already taken out a sketch for comparison. After recalling the fork and route I had just passed, it was now at the location of the sixth or seventh household in the west, not far from the ninth household. If it's still such a wide and high tunnel, if you walk slowly, you can get there in twenty minutes.

After finishing the sketch, the two continued to walk forward. The road ahead was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, but the height of the cave roof did not change, and the speed of travel was very fast. Of course, by saying "fast", I mean the speed of travel relative to those previous narrow places. After all, the underground light is dark, and it is impossible to reach the speed of walking on the ground during the day because of the danger that may arise at any time.

This time, the "rapid march" passed through three more forks and walked out for fifteen or six minutes, and it should have reached the position of the eighth household, or the position between the eighth and ninth households.

Now, the tunnel has become very wide, wider than the original sections, and it is estimated that it has a span of at least seven meters. It seems that this is the location of another "hall", and perhaps the exit is at a fork in the road that is about to appear.

"What's that?" Zhou Tong pointed forward with his hand, subconsciously getting closer to Chu Tianqi.

Chu Tianqi immediately put his arm around Zhou Tong's shoulder, and at the same time put the flashlight into his trouser pocket, quickly took two steps to the right, hid behind a small earthen wall that was suspected to be a pillar, and squatted down. Then he slowly raised his head and looked in the direction that Zhou Tong had pointed out just now. It was dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything, Chu Tianqi looked at Zhou Tong suspiciously.

After listening, there was no movement, Chu Tianqi took out the flashlight again and put aside the cloth on the lamp head. Then turn on the switch and shine it forward.

Under the strong flashlight, there were a lot of bumps in front of me, to be precise, a wall made of stones, and those bumps were actually caused by the irregularities of the stones. I carefully shone it in all directions with a flashlight, and it was a stone wall.

Zhou Tong whispered beside him: "Just now, the flashlight was not bright, and you swept it so casually, I saw a lot of bulges in front of me, thinking it was a human head." ”

"The well rope is a snake. Chu Tianqi teased softly, holding the small earthen wall with his left hand, ready to stand up. Suddenly, he let out a "huh", withdrew his flashlight, and shone it on the left hand against the wall.

Under the light of the flashlight, there was a small depression on the wall, and Chu Tianqi was pressing his left hand on it. Taking his left hand away, he took a closer look and noticed that the soil in the depression was not the same color as the soil around him. Nodding slightly, he took a folding knife from his coat pocket, opened it, and drew a circle on the wall with the blade. Soon, along with the depression, a layer of circular clods about three centimeters thick was removed. When the clod was removed, a round hole appeared, which could be more than three centimeters deep. Needless to say, this round clod was plugged up later, probably with wet mud.

Shining with a flashlight, in this hole, which is more than 20 centimeters deep and 10 centimeters in diameter, there is a transparent plastic bag with something in the bag. I took out the bag and saw that there was a mobile phone in the bag. The mobile phone was very ordinary, and when it was turned off, there was no clue, so Chu Tianqi put it away first, and the two of them walked towards the stone wall.

When I came to the stone wall, I shone it with a flashlight, but I found no door or hole, and I didn't find a place to open it, and the passage ahead was blocked.

Why was it blocked? When was it blocked? A series of questions appeared in the minds of the two of them. It doesn't matter anymore, what matters is, where is the exit??

……

Just when Chu Tianqi and Zhou Tong were looking for an exit, there was a man who was furious because he couldn't find Chu Tianqi.

Since he received a report at about eleven o'clock in the evening, saying that after seeing Chu Tianqi and the other six people appear together, the man called to verify the situation.

More than half an hour later, the first phone call gave feedback on the situation: "When we arrived at the railway station, the train to the provincial capital at eleven o'clock had already passed the station, and it was unknown whether Gao Qiang and Lijian got on the train." For fear of arousing suspicion, we didn't dare to ask the station or anyone else. ”

As soon as he put down the first phone, the second call came in: "Zhou Tong's family all appeared at the train station, but there was no Zhou Tong." Until all the family members entered the station and got on the train, until the train left on time at half past eleven, Zhou Tong did not appear. ”

Not long after, a third call reported: "Gao Feng's wife and children arrived at the station at the time of eleven years, and Gao Feng was not present." At about 11:50, the planned train had already passed the station, and there was no rush hour. In the end, the mother and son dragged two trolley suitcases, carried a double shoulder on their backs, left the waiting room with regret, and took a taxi back to their home in Xuyuan County. When the child came out of the waiting hall, he was aggrieved and shed tears. ”

Just after midnight, his subordinates reported: "Qiu Zhikang has not returned home until now, and he is not in the detention center. ”

The man realized that although it was not clear whether Gao Qiang and Li Jian were in the car, it was speculated from the situation of the others that these two people should not have left either, and the news that these people were with Chu Tianqi was reliable.

So were they premeditated or did they change temporarily? After thinking about it, the man realized that it didn't matter anymore, what mattered was where they went and what they were doing? For this he made another phone call.

From time to time, there are phone reports, but they are all "I don't know" and "I haven't seen it". This made the man even more annoyed, and he had a premonition that things were not good, but he couldn't think of where Chu Tianqi could go for a while.

Until two o'clock in the morning, a subordinate reported: "The director of the public security bureau has a special car, bathing in the underground parking lot with sea view." ”

When he heard the news, the man's heart was relieved: no wonder the woman didn't travel with her family, it turned out that she had a tryst with the kid surnamed Chu. I really can't see that Section Chief Zhou, who usually seems to be quite decent, is still okay? The public security chief, who looks upright, not only loves to hook up with the second generation of rich people and the second generation of officials, but also likes mature women and steals other people's wives. The man couldn't help but despise Chu and Erren.

After thinking about it, the man felt that something was wrong: this is in Xuyuan County, just such a big place, they really dare to come so blatantly? Besides, those few people are nowhere to be found, how can they explain it? It is not enough for a few people to play together, or the leader to broadcast live to his subordinates, right?

Thinking of this, the man immediately ordered his subordinates: "You must investigate clearly, who is there if the people are not there?"

The subordinate was ordered to go at that time, and the man kept waiting for the call.

Looking at the time, an hour has passed, and it is almost three o'clock in the morning, why haven't you replied?

"Ding Bang", the phone finally rang.

Glancing at the caller ID, the man pressed the answer button: "What's the situation?"

The other party's voice came: "No one is there, no one is there." ”

"Have you checked carefully, have you missed anything?" the man asked.

"Nothing was missed. The other party replied in the affirmative, "We divided into several groups, and checked the lounge, film and television hall, guest room, massage room, physiotherapy area of the sea-view bath, and also checked the men's bath, gym, and chess and card room." I also specifically asked a woman to check the women's bath, and even the men's and women's toilets were not spared, including ......"

didn't have the heart to listen to the other party's nonsense anymore, the man pressed off the phone, gritted his teeth and said, "What a golden cicada out of its shell." ”

Standing up, the man paced back and forth on the ground in annoyance, and continued to mumble to himself: "Where can I go? That? or that? It can't be that I'm suspicious? Damn, I can't find him in a big place? can't you ...... the heavens and the earth?" ”

After scolding, the man immediately picked up his mobile phone and dialed it.

……

I searched for a long time at the stone wall, but I couldn't find a place to pass. So Chu Tianqi and Zhou Tong had to go back the same way, but they had already walked five forks and couldn't find a way out.

Looking at my watch, it will be 3*20 in the morning. If you go out the way you came, it won't be after half-past four? When the day is bright, you will definitely be discovered. Besides, now that I'm confused, I'm afraid it's not so easy to find the original way. Chu Tianqi couldn't help but feel a little anxious, but he had to be patient and continue to find it.

"There's a fork in the road. Zhou Tong pointed forward with his hand.

Chu Tianqi shone a flashlight again, and in the direction pointed by Zhou Tong, there was indeed a fork, which was divided into three forks.

"Why are there three forks again? Could it be the three forks I encountered when I came?" Zhou Tong seemed to be talking to himself and asking the other party.

"No, it's not the right direction. Look, isn't that the place where the black cloth bag was dug up just now?" Speaking of this, Chu Tianqi suddenly pulled Zhou Tong's clothes, "Hurry up, someone is coming." ”