Chapter Thirty-Eight: Putting People Down
Li Mu didn't know where An Zhiquan's sailboat had gone, so he could only wait like An Zhiquan.
However, he didn't have the patience of An Zhiquan, and Li Mu had to stand up from time to time to look at the reed pointer in the bowl. Noticing that the reed pointer was still moving, he sat down again. Finally, after standing up and sitting down many times, Li Mu found that the reed pointer in the bowl was not moving.
"Xiao Anzi, come and see, the pointer is not moving." As soon as he saw that the reed pointer did not move, Li Mu also hurriedly greeted An Zhiquan, and the latter came over after hearing it.
An Zhiquan turned the bowl on the table around, and found that the reed pointer inside always pointed in one direction, so he picked up the bowl and said with Li Mu: "Go!" ”
"Where to go!" Li Mu asked suspiciously.
But An Zhiquan didn't answer Li Mu but opened the door directly and went out, seeing this, Li Mu had to pick up a coat and follow out.
An Zhiquan used the reed pointer in the bowl as a "compass" to shuttle through the streets and alleys, and Li Mu also struggled to follow behind. Sometimes, when you walk into an alleyway and find that you can't get through, you have to go around in a big circle. In this way, the two of them gradually approached the pointer, although they did not know where the destination was.
"What's wrong?"
Finding that An Zhiquan stopped, Li Mu also hurried over and asked, but An Zhiquan kept scanning the front with his eyes as if he was looking for something.
Suddenly, An Zhiquan's gaze finally fixed on a certain direction, and Li Mu also looked at An Zhiquan's line of sight. Sure enough, a familiar thing appeared in his sight, the sailboat that An Zhiquan personally handed. But the sailboat was now quietly leaning against the windowsill of a somewhat dilapidated factory building in front of him.
The two made eye contact, and Li Mu understood the meaning of the other party from An Zhiquan's eyes. It is very likely that the missing Xiaoliu is in this building, but it is not clear exactly where it is. However, now that I know that Xiaoliu is inside, then I will go back and find someone to come over and study together to find it.
Just when Li Mu wanted to go back to find someone, An Zhiquan stopped him. Li Mu was also puzzled by An Zhiquan stopping him, so he asked out loud: "Xiao Anzi, what do you mean by this?" ”
An Zhiquan did not return to Li Mu directly, but asked rhetorically.
"Do you remember how Yang Yi died?"
"Isn't Yang Yi strangled to death!" Speaking of this, Li Mu looked at An Zhiquan's meaningful eyes, and then suddenly remembered that when Xiao Song told Yang Yi the cause of death, he was mysterious, and he was nothing more than suspecting that Yang Yi had strangled himself to death. At that time, Li Mu also felt very evil after hearing it, and at this time, An Zhiquan mentioned this matter again, because there was something related to it.
"Xiao Anzi, what do you mean?"
"I don't know, I'll have to see it for myself. \"
Li Mu originally thought that An Zhiquan might have some conclusions in his heart, but the other party didn't know it for a long time. However, this is also the characteristic of An Zhiquan, he will not blindly guess if he doesn't know things again.
"Then you stopped me because you wanted us to go in and see for ourselves, but if there is danger," Li Mu said halfway through his words, and found that An Zhi's face was firm, and he knew that no matter how much he said, he might not be able to change the other party's plan.
"Okay, today I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman, even if he is in Longtan Tiger's Den, I will accompany you to go in and play."
Li Mu looked at death as if he were at home, and he didn't get any encouragement from An Zhiquan, which made Li Mu also a little tasteless and stupid, and gestured behind An Zhiquan's back with an indecent gesture that everyone knew.
The building seems to have been completed in the 80s of the last century, and it must have been a majestic building at the time, but if the current skyscraper is compared to a majestic young man, then the building in front of him can only be regarded as a rickety old man.
The first building has only five floors, and the sailboat is parked on the slipway on the fourth floor, indicating that Xiaoliu may be on the fourth floor. In other words, Li Mu: They had to enter the building and go up to the fourth floor.
The two of them came to the door of the building and found that the door was an old-fashioned wooden door with a large glass in the middle. The door was closed, but Li Mu could vaguely see inside through the glass, but there was no light inside, so it was dark as far as he could see. At this moment, the gate is like the mouth of a prehistoric beast, making you feel like you will never go back once you walk in.
But now that he has made up his mind, there is no reason to retreat from the battle, not to mention that An Zhiquan has already stepped forward.
"You"
Li Mu didn't know what to say to this guy, did he need to be in such a hurry, if he planned in advance, it was not good to plan in advance. Of course, he could only mutter these words in his heart.
When he approached the gate, Li Mu found that they were blocked by an iron general, and saw that a chain lock used to lock bicycles was locked from inside the gate. But just when Li Mu felt that tonight's journey was over, An Zhiquan took out a spirit rune. After the spirit rune was lit, Li Mu saw the smoke from the spirit rune blowing down the crack in the door into the keyhole in the door. Then I heard a click and the lock opened, and then the chain that was opened slid open as if it had been controlled. Li Mu, who watched this scene, was dumbfounded, thinking that An Zhiquan's hand was much more powerful than ordinary sliding door lockpicking.
Squeak
Without the Iron General, the door can naturally be opened. Li Mu and An Zhiquan had pushed the door open as gently as possible, but the gate was really in disrepair, so it still made a sound. The voice kept echoing in the hall on the first floor, making Li Mu's heart tense up. Fortunately, they didn't notice anything unusual after waiting for a while, so they put their hearts down. But they didn't know that the moment they opened the door, the eyes of one of the people on the top floor had suddenly opened, and then a wicked smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth.
"Hurry up and find the staircase!" An Zhiquan whispered to Li Mu. When Li Mu heard this, he turned on the flashlight he was carrying. The light of the flashlight is not strong, so it is difficult to see the whole hall clearly. However, they can also tell that the first floor is definitely the reception hall and office space of the factory. In the middle there is a reception desk with the words Shangdu Textile Processing Co., Ltd., and some offices on both sides.
Li Mu shone a flashlight for a while and found that the staircase should be inside, so he lowered his head and said to An Zhiquan, and then the two walked inside.
The two of them could hear their footsteps clearly, so they couldn't go too fast, as if they were going too fast and making too loud noises that would alarm something.
Slowly moving their steps, the two of them walked for almost a minute before they found the innermost staircase. I don't know who designed this building, the staircase is designed to be narrow and steep.
There are also some debris scattered in the corridor, and the two of them must watch carefully to avoid stepping on it. In this way, the two went up the stairs to the second floor. The door to the second floor is closed on one side and open on the other. The closed door had four big blood-red characters on it, and the warehouse was heavy. Don't think about it, the beast on the other side must have written that the idlers are exempt, although they can't open the door because it's open.
I shook it inside with a flashlight, and the goods inside were obviously almost clear, but there were still some white gauze tents hanging there, and the wind blew with the wind. It's like an abandoned dancer dancing alone. It was as if he was waving his jade hand to Li Mu and beckoning them in.
The two of them didn't stay here long before continuing to go up, and the corridor leading from the second floor to the third floor was not littered with debris like just downstairs, so it was not so difficult for the two to walk.
The door to the third floor was closed, so the two didn't know what was inside. Their purpose was the fourth floor, so they weren't going to go inside and take a look. Turning around, they headed for the fourth floor.
According to the guidance of the sailboat, Xiao Liu may be on the fourth floor. The closer they got to the fourth floor, the more careful they became. When I finally hurt the fourth floor, I found that the door on the fourth floor was wide open. Li Mu held his breath and used a flashlight to vigilously shine inside. It was found that there were many tables and chairs inside, and this arrangement indicated that the fourth floor should be a staff canteen.
Li Mu and An Zhiquan borrowed the faint light from the flashlight and walked cautiously between the tables and chairs. From time to time, there will be a sound of tables and chairs colliding because of accidentally touching the chair.
With each sound, the two of them had to stay where they were, waiting until they were sure nothing had happened before continuing their search.
The cafeteria is actually not very large, but because there are too many tables and chairs, it affects their sight and makes them less searching.
The two searched inside little by little from the periphery, but after the whole search, they didn't find Xiao Liu's figure. Not to mention that Xiao Liu was not found, there was no one else here except for the two of them.
Since there was no one in the cafeteria, the two looked at the kitchen of the cafeteria.
Li Mu first used a flashlight to shine inside from the dining window of the cafeteria, and only after finding that there was nothing unusual before entering the kitchen with An Zhiquan.
The moment I opened the kitchen door, a strange smell came to my nose. It is estimated that it is a strange smell caused by the rotting of some food left in the kitchen. Li Mu raised his feet and wanted to go in to take a look, but suddenly there was a feeling of something crawling under his feet. Frightened, he almost screamed, and quickly shone his flashlight, and found several huge rats fleeing in panic. Although Li Mu is not like some girls who scream when they see mice, Li Mu is also a little nervous when he sees such a scene. Thinking about the feeling on his foot just now, it is estimated that a mouse hit his foot in a panic.
Li Mu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, chopped the ground with his foot a few times, and only walked into the kitchen after finding that there were no rats coming out again.
The inside of the kitchen is also clear at a glance, and there is no place to hide people. Then the only thing left to hide people is the small warehouse in the kitchen.
The two walked to the door of the small warehouse, and after glancing at each other, Li Mu reached out and opened the door.
When I opened the door, I saw that there was a person lying inside. The two of them hurriedly stepped forward to check and found that the man was very weak but still breathing. After carefully identifying this person's face, he found that it was exactly the same as the photo of Xiaoliu in the information.
After confirming that this person was Xiao Liu, Li Mu quickly took out his mobile phone and called Xiao Song. Then he and An Zhiquan lifted Xiaoliu up and walked out of the kitchen. But as soon as they came out of the kitchen door, suddenly a voice came from the door of the cafeteria.
"If you're smart enough, put people down!"