Chapter 70: The Forest of Silence
After Meng Xing fell down the mountain stream, I lay on the edge of the cliff, mourning for a long time, and the pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow made my heart tremble irregularly.
The moon hung over the treetops, and the occasional nightbird chirped in the silence, and the sound was deep and low.
Not daring to stay any longer, he finally looked at the dark cliff that devoured the beautiful life and began to run down the mountain.
After staggering and running for more than two hours, I finally arrived at a deep mountain village, knocked on a house, borrowed a mobile phone and dialed 110, and briefly described the process of encountering a shootout and someone falling off a cliff. Just in case, I told the policewoman on duty that the policeman who fell off the cliff was a friend of their section chief, and asked Meng to wake up, so please be sure to report to the section bureau.
After making the call, I ran to the bottom of the Cangyue Cliff, and the villagers said that to get to the bottom of the Cangyue Cliff, I had to go around a valley, and it would take at least a few hours to get from the village.
When the villagers heard that someone had fallen off the cliff, they spontaneously organized dozens of people with flashlights to help find them.
Director Duan quickly arrived at the target location with a large number of police officers and police dogs. Villagers and police searched the jungle all night, searching several kilometers around the Cangyue Cliff, but Meng Xing was never found.
There is indeed a big pool under the cliff, the depth can not see the bottom, there is a stream falling down from the high place, and the pool water is turbulent. If Meng Xing fell into the pool, as long as she didn't faint, she might survive. I prefer to believe that the legend of Longtan is true, and secretly pray that the dragon will bless Meng Xing with a safe return.
Several police dogs barked wildly around Longtan, sniffing the ground for a long time, and finally ran along the grass on the edge of the waterhole to a section of bushes, from the bushes back to the grass, ran in another direction, and finally stopped at the river dozens of meters away.
The officers crossed the river with the police dogs to search, and the police dogs walked aimlessly on the other side of the river and found nothing.
Before dawn, a light rain fell in the forest, and the rain quickly washed away all possible traces of the cliff.
Duan Ju judged that this move of the police dog may mean that Meng Xing really fell into Longtan, and then swam out of Tan Zhong and walked along the river, and the river cut off most of the clues. He sent a team of police officers to search along the river, which had a rapids waterfall not far away. The police climbed down the waterfall and searched more than ten kilometers downstream, but found no valuable clues.
After dawn, the police surrounded Longtan for professional exploration, and some people speculated that Meng Xing might sink to the bottom of the pool, this pool is not a stagnant water, there are several whirlpools in the depths, connected to deep karst caves, Meng Xing wants to fall into it, and it is likely to be swallowed up.
The police salvaged the pond for several days, but never found Meng Xing. Duan Ju also organized people to search back and forth along the river, but they also returned in vain.
Meng Xing was like evaporating from the world, and there was no news.
In the vast primeval forest, a life seems so small and humble, as long as it disappears into the jungle, it will quickly be erased by the mountains.
The arrival of the rainy season has draped the jungles and valleys in hazy colors, and all hope has become even more lost.
On the same night, there was a fire incident of drug dealers in a jungle on the border of Chiang Luo, in which five foreign drug dealers were killed in a shootout and the drugs they were carrying were robbed. The gang of drug dealers who succeeded in the fight went deep into the mountains and disappeared.
The Qingluo police investigated the scene of the shooting near Cangyue Cliff where Meng Xing and I were killed. After bullet identification, it was found that one of the guns was the one that killed Su Jing back then, that is to say, among the people who chased and killed us, there were suspects who participated in the killing of Su Jing, at least those who knew about it.
The news made the Qingluo police excited, and they urgently contacted the Lucheng police to obtain information on some members of the marine crime syndicate. This new discovery shows that the murder of Su Jing was inevitably related to the criminal organization of the Ocean Group. If Zhang Shuai or the guards are captured for a surprise interrogation, they may be able to obtain key clues about Su Jing's murder.
The police also obtained the detailed information of the guards and carried out a city-wide arrest. After the old aunt got the information, she personally took a few people to Qingluo, she first went to the Qingluo police station to listen to the progress of Su Jing's case, and reported the information of Zhang Shuai and the guards and other core members of the marine crime group to the Qingluo police. Then she took people to the vicinity of Cangyue Cliff and Longtan to carefully investigate, and listened to my story of Meng Xing's experience of escaping in the jungle, she stood by the drizzly Longtan for a long time, silent.
According to the terrain and the direction of the surrounding terrain, the old aunt judged that Meng Xing had half of the chance of survival, but there was no news of Meng Xing for several days, so that this possibility began to decrease with the passage of time.
The Lucheng police officers who came to Qingluo with their aunt participated in the round-up of the guards, and they were more vigilant and attached more importance to the old opponent of the guards than the local police.
I told my aunt about what happened to Meng Yuanyang and Zhang Shuai, and she immediately reported the situation to the local police, listed Zhang Shuai as a major suspect, and issued a wanted warrant.
The hotel where Meng Yuanyang stayed had already been empty, and according to the hotel staff, they left in a hurry on the night Meng Xing and I met with Meng Yuanyang.
According to the investigation, the unknown people who traveled to and from the hotel belonged to several organizations, including two major overseas drug lord criminal gangs.
Meng Yuanyang's appearance here must be planning a major criminal activity, and the people who follow him are all extremely dangerous elements.
Enduring the great grief and concern for Meng Xing, I want to continue to stay in Cangyue Pavilion and wait for her, if she doesn't die, she will definitely come to me.
After the tragedy, the police did not give up searching in the nearby forest. I have searched for the jungles and valleys below Longtan many times, and as long as there is no trace of Meng Xing, someone must keep looking.
But for safety reasons, my aunt said that she would not let me live in Cangyue Pavilion again, and sent someone to take me to the guest house of the Qingluo Public Security Bureau, and two policemen were transferred to closely monitor my every move, saying that I am now a witness and must be protected.
The two shootouts in Chiang Luo alarmed the superiors, and many capable police officers were sent to help the local police investigate and arrest. The media is also covering the incident and mobilizing the masses to go into the army.
A few days later, the guards were finally spotted at the station in a small town below Chiang Luo, and he and a few of his men were haunting that small town, perhaps organizing a drug deal.
In border towns where there are many crises and perennial battles with the most dangerous drug dealers and gunmen, the quality of the police's response to the crisis is much higher than that of their counterparts in the mainland.
The city's armed police and special police participated in the search for the guards, and in a building area with intricate terrain in the small city, a group of police officers and guards had another shootout.
The tragedy struck when the police organized the personnel to carry out the round-up, and the three snipers who had been waiting there for a long time to conduct non-stop covert shooting, they laid an ambush in a triangular stepped formation and opened fire on the police in turn.
In this shootout, several members of the Serious Crime Unit were wounded by gunshots, and two police officers were killed.
While the police temporarily retreated in secrecy to wait for support from the SWAT and armed police, the guards organized another team on the ground to throw grenades, and the debris from the explosion injured several residents. The policemen were forced to retreat again, and the guards swaggered into the forest under the cover of snipers.
The manhunt lasted for a long time, and a number of extremely dangerous suspects were arrested, but Zhang Shuai and members of the guard gang were not among them.
In order to avoid more casualties, the police applied for the support of the troops stationed in the border, and in the face of the guards and armed criminals, ordinary police officers were at a disadvantage in terms of equipment and reflexes. The armed police and special police are understaffed for many other tasks.
The arrival of the army has filled this border city with an atmosphere of tension and danger. On the streets of the city, outsiders can feel the panic at any time. And for the local population, they have long been accustomed to this state.
After staying in Qingluo for more than half a month, Meng Xing still had no news, because it was located on the border, the police work was heavy, and the police force was limited, so the police gradually gave up the search and turned to the local residents to search, and listed the reward system.
I went back and forth to Longtan many times and searched for a long time in the jungle. When the sky is clear, the autumn flowers are blooming in the forest, the birds are singing and flying, I sit alone in the mountains and forests looking at the distant mountains, at that time, the light of the setting sun is shining in the forest, how hopeful, Meng Xing's figure will appear in the light and shadow, facing the sunset, walking towards me.
My aunt forcibly ordered me to go home, and she would not be relieved if I stayed alone in Qingluo. Now, I only have the concern for Meng Xing in my heart, and there is no room for anything else, even if I hate the guards and Zhang Shuai.
I don't want to leave Qingluo, Meng Xing's death is uncertain, and I have to wait for her here. Every night, my mind reflects her emaciated figure as she fled through the primeval jungle. That figure had run, wrestled, and shot at the most critical moments, and was fearless and unfazed in the face of the most dangerous gunman.
At this time, she disappeared into the vast forest sea without any news, making the people waiting anxious but helpless.
My aunt allowed me to stay for two more days, and I begged Duan Ju not to give up looking for Meng Xing. Duan Ju blamed himself and said: "I won't give up, Su Jing is walking under my nose, if Meng Xing really encounters an accident, I will never forgive myself in my life." ”
Looking at this old anti-narcotics policeman who is fighting on the front line and often faces the danger of his life, I want to say something to comfort him, but I am so sad that I can't say anything.
Before leaving Qingluo, I went to the small town on the edge of Qingluo on behalf of Meng Xing to watch and laugh. The little girl is called Mommy, and the two young couples have decided to settle here and start a small business to make ends meet. I was also happy to see their happy appearance. Then he felt lost, if Meng Xing saw a happy scene of a family of three, he would definitely be very relieved.
When leaving, the family stood at the door to say goodbye, smiling in my mother's arms, and I saw her small mouth move and bloom into a sweet smile. Although short-lived, innocent and free of any impurities.