Xiao Hai was very frightened, he knew that there was a monster behind him, he even had terrible auditory hallucinations, there were footsteps everywhere around, "stepping-", he was like a small insect trapped in a spider's web, no matter how slight the movement could not escape the fate of being controlled.

But he didn't dare to turn back, so he could only run forward desperately.

Tears flowed all over his face, and even his lips couldn't stop shaking, he pinched his palms fiercely, and told himself over and over again: Run, run out of this mountain, you will be saved, that dumb man is a madman, that is a madman, you have all been deceived by him!

He ran helplessly, tears ran down the corners of his eyes, and were wiped away with force, the image of tears fainting became more and more blurred, he could hardly see the road ahead, something seemed to stick out under his feet, he didn't pay attention, and tripped to the ground fiercely.

There was the sound of footsteps behind him, steady and regular, walking slowly towards the prey, the axe rubbing in his hand, the wooden handle heating a little, and the blade of the axe shining alone with an eerie light.

He's getting closer!

Xiao Hai could feel it, he desperately tried to struggle to get up, but there was a sharp pain in his sprained foot, and he couldn't use any strength, he supported it in vain, and he couldn't get up after exhausting his strength, so he could only lie on the ground in embarrassment, screaming hysterically-

"Help!"

A leaf shook off, and Zhou Zhi raised his head suddenly: "Did you hear any sound?" ”

Xie Jianmian nodded, grabbed Zhou Zhi's arm, and ran in the direction where the cry for help came.

The sound is not far away, otherwise it would not have passed through the dense forest to reach here, the further forward you go, the wider your vision becomes, and at the end of your eyes is the layers of white flowers, and here is a large field of mountain lotus leaves.

In the depths of the flower field, a small figure could be faintly seen, lying on the ground in embarrassment, struggling to stand up, a few meters behind him, a man with an axe approached step by step - it was Chen An!

Xie Jianmian let go of the hand holding Zhou's arm, and swept forward with light skills one step ahead of him, but at this distance, even Xie Jianmian, who had excellent light skills, wanted to stop Chen An before he could do it, I am afraid it would be too late.

Zhou Zhi was calculating the distance quickly in his mind, and at the same time, he didn't stop running towards the two of them, he knew very well that even if Xie Jianmian could catch up, with his poor skills, most of them would be injured.

At this time, Chen An had already arrived behind Xiao Hai, his expression was a little dazed, and the corners of his mouth were still smiling, but it was different from the usual mildness, with a bit of bloodthirsty taste, if the villagers who were familiar with him saw Chen An with this appearance, most of them would think that he was taken away by a powerful ghost.

This peaceful, talkative young man has been transformed into a fierce wolf, and the blade in his hand will not give up until he sees blood.

He was a little unconscious, only to feel the loneliness in his chest, a sudden ball of blood and qi slammed into his chest, and the place that protected his heart was so fragile at this time, otherwise why would the drumming thing seem to be piercing the skin and rushing out.

He was mute, he couldn't shout, he could only rely on what was in his hand, and a voice told him—

Swing down, swing down, chop up that wriggling thing on the ground, and you'll be completely free.

It's your brother on the ground, it's because of him, your father and mother don't love you, your family doesn't want you, they never believe you, they beat you with rattans, they beat you with sticks, you fall into the root of the disease, every time it rains on a cloudy day, your bones hurt so much that you want to die!

This shouldn't be your fault, so why should you bear it?

Swing it and it'll be over, and you'll wake up from your nightmare......

Is it? Right. After so many years, it's long overdue.

Chen An looked at Xiao Hai, who was curled up and crawling forward, and waved his axe without hesitation.

"Chen An! Stop it! ”

Xie Jianmian and Zhou Zhi made a sound almost at the same time, but after all, they were a step too late, and they saw that Chen An's axe was about to fall on the child who had no power to fight back-

A figure suddenly burst out, leaning over in front of Xiao Hai, "stabbing -", the sharp blade was inserted into the flesh and bones, pulling out a chilling sound, the blood sprayed like water in a rag bag, and it flowed all over the ground in an instant, Xiao Hai was frightened, and screamed "Ah", the protector on his body fell down, and he no longer had the strength to support the body that was gradually losing temperature.

Chen An didn't seem to notice, his hands pulled out hard, splashing a bloody flower, the rich bright red covered his face, he shook his head indifferently, the axe was raised high, and he slashed at the motionless person again.

"Stop!" Xie Jianmian finally rushed to the front and slashed at the arm holding the blade, his heart was about to jump out at this time, the heavy guilt and fear made his voice a little unstable, these emotions turned into anger at the moment he blocked Chen An, and he yelled so uncontrollably for the first time, "What else do you want to do!" ”

Chen An's arm shook, turned his head to look at the person who was blocking him, his eyes were bloody, not half clear, as if he was angered, and the axe in his hand went straight to Xie Jianmian.

"Enough!"

Zhou Zhifei stepped forward and slammed Chen An's shoulder, the axe finally landed, making a muffled sound, and the sharp pain from his shoulder stimulated Chen An to collapse to the ground, he lowered his head in a trance, looked at the blood all over the ground, and slowly moved his gaze to the hands that were sticky and pasty, and his mind gradually returned, and he realized what had happened.

He sat down on the ground, looked at the people in a mess, trembled uncontrollably, and crawled to the body lying in a pool of blood.

Zhou Zhi didn't care about Chen An, the most important thing at the moment was to save people, he gently turned over the person on Xiao Hai's body, and pulled out the scared Xiao Hai, only then did he see the face of the rescuer.

This face is very familiar, I only saw it a few days ago, and it was a not very pleasant meeting, this person ...... It turned out to be Zheng Danian.

Zheng Danian was lying on the ground, unconscious, he could feel that someone was helping him stop the bleeding, and at the same time he could feel that life was gradually moving away, he raised his hand to stop the person, telling him not to waste his efforts, he was afraid that he was going to confess here, but he used all his strength, but his fingertips moved slightly, so slight that no one noticed.

He is a person with a history of stealing and a reputation for murder in his life, but he didn't expect to save a child in the end.

Ah Yun, do you see, I finally don't have to be pointed at anymore, I can finally die a dignified death, and now, no one will treat him as a heinous murderer.

That's nice.

He remembered in a trance that day, his wife was seriously ill, and the family's savings had been spent, and he really had no choice but to take risks, delusionally trying to steal a penny and a half in exchange for a chance to survive for Ah Yun.

That's a big family, and the money is nothing to them, but it's a life for his wife. He thought that when Ah Yun's illness was cured, he would work as a cow and a horse and pay back the money, and he would not owe anyone a cent.

Probably because of the heinous crime of stealing after all, the sky did not open his eyes, did not leave him a trace of connivance, and he was sent to the official mansion. A big man cried like a child, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and no one pleaded for him.

When he came out again, his Ah Yun had long since lost his breath, stiff as a piece of cold iron, lying lonely on the bed made of straw mats, dead silently.

No one even listened to his wishes.

This time, he finally had the opportunity to ask his Ah Yun, when I was dying at the last moment, I was not by your side, did you hate me, you didn't have time to say your last wish, do you regret it?

Don't hate me, I'm here for you.

"Back Mountain...... Please...... ...... with my wife"

Zhou Zhi kept tearing off the corners of his clothes, trying to plug the terrible wound that kept bleeding out, Zheng Danian's breath became weaker and weaker, Zhou Zhi was busy working in fear when he suddenly felt the cuffs being gently pulled, Zheng Danian intermittently spit out a sentence without a beginning or an end.

But Zhou Zhi understood.

He wanted Zheng Danian to hold on, don't close his eyes, but he understood that these were all in vain, so he moved his mouth and didn't make a sound, only nodded solemnly.

After getting the promise, Zheng Danian seemed to have finally unloaded the burden, as soon as the tight string broke, the breath that was hanging was dispersed, he pulled out a smile, and there was no movement.

Zhou Zhi knelt on the ground, his hands were stained with Zheng Danian's blood, and the blood was still warm. Just now, this was still a living person, leaving only a corpse that was not yet cold.

Xie Jianmian put one hand on Zhou Zhi's shoulder, and clenched his fist tightly with the other.

Is this the most vicious person, is this the person who watches innocent people die and is unable to do anything about it?

This is the second day of his quick catch, he admits that he went to the government half to see Zhou Zhi's interesting reactions, half for fun, never thought about what the real case was like, at this moment he finally realized that some things really happen in front of him, and it was not fun to witness all this.

If he is still like this, Zhou Zhi, who is the head catcher, will be even more uncomfortable......

"Ah...... Yes! ”

A suppressed roar pulled Xie Jianmian's thoughts back, Chen An stumbled forward, in disbelief, trembling and raising his hand to try to probe Zheng Danian's snort, but he stopped abruptly in the middle and didn't dare to move forward.

Obviously, he was still a murderous maniac with no humanity just now, but he didn't even dare to touch it at this time.

Zhou Zhi looked at Chen An with disgust, pulled his hand down, pushed him aside, and then stood up and picked up Xiao Hai, who had fainted on the ground, and handed it to Xie Jianmian: "This child is not injured, but he is frightened, you send him back, the eldest lady is still waiting at home." ”

Xie Jianmian took Xiao Hai and looked at him worriedly: "You ......"

"I'm fine." Zhou Zhi waved his hand, "Chen An handed it over to me, I will escort it to the government office, you are busy with your going, don't worry about me." ”

Xie Jianmian was still not very relieved, he glanced at Zhou Zhi deeply, opened his mouth without speaking, turned around and walked out.

After Xie Jianmian walked away, Zhou Zhicai moved his gaze to Chen An, who was still sitting on the ground, and the emotions exposed just now were swept away, and there was no trace of expression on his cold face.

"Are you going by yourself or am I going to escort you?"

Chen An didn't seem to have recovered from his fright, he was stunned on the ground for a while before he managed to stand up, his face turned pale, even his lips lost blood, and he gestured for a while: "I'll go by myself." ”