Chapter 20 1
When he got tired of sitting, he lay down. In the darkness, he had lost the concept of time. He didn't know how long he had been trapped in the shaft. Mu Linfeng was sometimes clear-headed and sometimes confused. He fell into a semi-comatose state. He seemed to no longer feel thirsty. His body and nerves seemed to be numb...
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the empty and quiet space. If you stay in a quiet environment for a long time, you will have an illusion and some kind of sound will be generated in your ears.
Mu Linfeng thought he had misheard. He supported himself and sat up. He listened carefully and found that there was indeed a sound. It was the sound of excretion...
Mu Linfeng suddenly got up. When he realized what was going on, he anxiously asked in the direction of the sound: "Lao Gao, did you secretly drink the dirty water in the kettle?" Mu Linfeng said as he anxiously took out a lighter from his pocket.
With a crisp metallic sound, a ball of flame immediately illuminated the surroundings. Gao Hongjin fell to one side without even bothering to pull up his pants. He had no strength left to defecate. It was obvious that Gao Hongjin had already defecated more than once or twice.
Mu Linfeng rushed over and held Gao Hongjin in his arms, then shone his lighter on his face. Gao Hongjin was pale, his lips were purple, and he was shivering all over. He murmured, "It's cold... so cold..."
Mu Linfeng hurriedly put his face to Gao Hongjin's forehead and felt that his forehead was burning hot, obviously he had a high fever... Mu Linfeng hurriedly took off his shirt and covered Gao Hongjin with it. Mu Linfeng's upper body was now only a vest, and his jacket was used to wrap the remains of his great-grandfather.
Mu Linfeng hugged Gao Hongjin tightly, warming him with his body, and said angrily: "Why didn't you listen to me? I told you not to drink the water."
"I...I think...it's all death..."
Before Gao Hongjin could finish his intermittent words, he heard another puffing sound from his lower body. He was too weak to move...
Mu Linfeng knew very well that this stale water in the dark had a lot of mold, and it would be fatal if drunk. The two of them had not eaten or drunk anything for 40 to 50 hours, and drinking this dirty water would cause food poisoning in two hours at the fastest, and severe dehydration could kill people in four or five hours.
Mu Linfeng could only hug Gao Hongjin tightly now. There was no other way. He was really in a situation where "cry to the sky and the earth but no one answered". He could only watch Gao Hongjin's breath getting weaker and weaker and was helpless.
Gao Hongjin was already in a coma, so Mu Linfeng had to keep talking to him: "Old Gao, you must hold on...Old Gao, didn't we agree to do something?"
While Mu Linfeng was talking, he shook Gao Hongjin's body from time to time: "Old Gao, wake up, you must not fall asleep..."
Suddenly, Mu Linfeng heard Gao Hongjin snort and hurriedly called out twice: "Lao Gao, Lao Gao, are you awake?"
In the darkness, Mu Linfeng felt Gao Hongjin's body move, and his body temperature didn't seem so high. Mu Linfeng felt happy, thinking that perhaps Gao Hongjin's condition had improved.
"Lin Feng, I... I'm afraid I can't do it anymore..." Gao Hongjin said in a weak voice.
"Don't talk nonsense, hold on, someone will come to rescue us soon."
Gao Hongjin took a deep breath and said softly: "Lin Feng, there is something I must tell you, otherwise I...I will die with regrets..."
"Lao Gao..."
"Don't interrupt me..." Mu Linfeng was about to speak when Gao Hongjin stopped him. "Listen to me, I have brought this upon myself."
"Lao Gao, how can you say that? I am also responsible."
"Hey, there are some things you don't know yet. Actually, someone asked me to ask you to do the things about Zhu Fugui's family. Someone gave me 20,000 yuan and asked me to find a way to ask you to come out and do the 'lump'..."
Gao Hongjin's words shocked Mu Linfeng. He asked hurriedly, "Who asked you to do this?"
"There is also the funeral of Boss Tan's father. Someone also gave me money to ask you to be the 'lump'..."
After hearing what Gao Hongjin said, Mu Linfeng had already guessed who was behind Gao Hongjin's move. He asked softly, "Is the person who gave you the money called Ma Ermu?"
"I really don't know his name. He's in his thirties and looks gentle. I don't think he's a bad guy, and he's generous..." Gao Hongjin paused for a few seconds, sighed and continued, "Well, at the time I felt that what he asked me to do wasn't a bad thing, so I agreed. It was also because I was greedy for money, I didn't expect..."
At this moment, Mu Linfeng suddenly realized that he also met Wen Yinqiu through Gao Hongjin's introduction, so he hurriedly asked: "So Wen Yinqiu was also introduced to me by that person?"
Gao Hongjin paused for a few seconds before saying "hmm". It was obvious that he felt very guilty about this matter, because it was Wen Yinqiu who put the two of them in a desperate situation.
In order to prevent Gao Hongjin from blaming himself, Mu Linfeng hurriedly changed the subject, "Didn't that person tell you why he wanted me to come out and be a 'lump'?"
"I once asked him, and he just said that if you don't do 'Knot' it will be a waste of talent. I know he is lying, Lin Feng, I... I'm sorry for you..."
"It's not your fault. The man who came to you is called Ma Ermu. His ancestors have always had a feud with our Mu family. Even if he didn't come to you, he would have used other methods to force me out."
Gao Hongjin said excitedly: "So you forgive me?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said, "Haha, I have never blamed you, and you have never done anything to let me down, so there is no question of forgiveness."
"Thank you, brother...thank you... "
Mu Linfeng suddenly found that Gao Hongjin's breath was getting weaker and weaker, and hurriedly called him loudly: "Lao Gao, big brother, wake up... Big brother, you can't die..."
Mu Linfeng soon realized that his calls were in vain. He put his hand on Gao Hongjin's neck, but could no longer feel his pulse.
It seemed that Gao Hongjin just had a moment of life, and his body was no longer able to survive. Mu Linfeng laid Gao Hongjin's body flat on the ground and fumbled to tidy up his clothes.
Although he knew that Gao Hongjin was the spy arranged by Ma Ermu to be around him, Mu Linfeng had no complaints against him. Mu Linfeng believed that the path he took was arranged by fate.
The most important point is that Mu Linfeng does not believe that others can control him. He always firmly believes that he is the master of his own destiny, so no matter where he goes or what the result is, he will not blame others...
Zhang Xiaosan still packed Ah Huang in a briefcase, and then took Li Jianping's off-road vehicle to Jiushan Village.
Director Wang of the Municipal Bureau set up a temporary command center in the primary school of Jiushan Village, so Xiao Cao drove the car directly here. Gao Hongjin's second-hand Passat was still parked on the school playground.
After seeing Li Jianping coming, Director Wang came out of a classroom and greeted Li Jianping. Then, Director Wang pointed to the black Passat and said, "This is the car they were riding in. I have asked the technicians to open the doors and trunk, but they didn't find any valuable clues."
Xiao Cao stood aside and said, "This car is not Mu Linfeng's. He hasn't bought a car yet."
"Yes, this is the car of Gao Hongjin who came with him. It is a second-hand car that he bought not long ago. We have basically investigated Gao Hongjin's situation. Let's talk about it in detail inside."
As Director Wang spoke, he accompanied Li Jianping into a classroom, which was used as a temporary command center. An enlarged local map was hung on the blackboard, and more than a dozen desks were lined up as a conference table. There were several other people in the classroom, leaders of the city fire brigade and the village, who were discussing the situation and looking for someone.
Director Wang pointed to a sketch on the table and explained to Li Jianping: "This is a plan of Dafo Mountain that I just asked someone to draw. Villagers who are familiar with the situation on the mountain have marked out all the caves. I am working with the fire brigade and responsible comrades at the village and town levels to discuss how to enter the caves to search."
Li Jianping pondered for a moment and said to Director Wang, "You can still act according to the plan we discussed. In addition, transfer a special duty team from the fire brigade to follow Xiao Cao and the young man named Zhang Xiaosan outside to go up the mountain to look for people."
"Oh, I've heard of this Zhang Xiaosan. He has been following Mu Linfeng. Could it be that he knows where the missing person went?"
"We don't know yet, but he brought a weasel with him. According to Zhang Xiaosan, this weasel can find Mu Linfeng."
Director Wang nodded and said softly, "It's possible. I was just thinking about asking the city bureau to send two search and rescue dogs." Director Wang turned around and said to a major armed police officer, "Immediately arrange a special service team to follow them up the mountain."
"Yes." The major agreed and turned to walk out of the temporary command center.
Li Jianping said to Director Wang again: "The situation may be more complicated than we thought. I just learned from Zhang Xiaosan that the girl who came with Mu Linfeng to find the Hengwang Mausoleum had just returned from abroad, and her purpose of returning to China was to find the Hengwang Qin. I am worried that this matter is related to the people from the international cultural relics smuggling group that sneaked into the country some time ago. If this is the case, Mu Linfeng will be in danger."
Director Wang's expression also became serious. "According to the teachers here, they left in the morning three days ago. That means Mu Linfeng and the others have been missing for eighty to ninety hours. If nothing unexpected happens, they should have reappeared after such a long time."
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm worried about. There's one thing I haven't told you yet. Our country has set up an expedition team to search for ancient tombs in the Yucatan Peninsula in Central America. Mu Linfeng is an important member of this expedition team. According to the information we have, a certain foreign organization is trying hard to prevent our expedition team from going to the Yucatan Peninsula, so it is very likely that they will harm Mu Linfeng..."
Before Li Jianping finished speaking, Director Wang asked hurriedly, "Director Li, was Ma Ermu, who we were tracking and investigating some time ago, sent by the organization you mentioned?"
"According to the information we have, Ma Ermu is not a member of this organization, but he is currently employed by this organization, and Ma Ermu is very familiar with Mu Linfeng's situation. Mu Linfeng once said that the ancestors of their two families have always been rivals, so I guess Ma Ermu will not let Mu Linfeng go for both public and private reasons."
Li Jianping's words increased Director Wang's worries. He thought for a moment and said, "There is a military camp less than ten kilometers from here. Should we contact the garrison and ask them to send some soldiers to assist us in our search?"
"Okay, Director Wang is familiar with the situation. Director Wang will be in charge of the arrangements and command here. I will go up the mountain with the special service team to take a look."
"Okay, we'll contact you by phone if there's any situation."
Li Jianping came out of the classroom. The fire service team had already assembled on the playground. The major ran over and saluted Li Jianping, reporting loudly: "The fire service team has assembled. Please give instructions, commander."
"Let's set off immediately." Li Jianping waved his hand vigorously and said loudly.
Xiao Cao and Zhang Xiaosan walked in front. After leaving the village, Xiao Cao asked Zhang Xiaosan: "Which direction are we going?"
"Wait a minute." Zhang Xiaosan opened the zipper of his briefcase and let Ah Huang out.
After Ah Huang jumped to the ground, he seemed to know the purpose of coming here, and ran up the mountain without looking back. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaosan trotted after him.
Xiao Cao discovered that although Zhang Xiaosan had difficulty walking with one leg, it did not affect his speed of movement. He was very agile when climbing mountains, no different from a normal person.
Many people always feel that disabled people have various inconveniences and will involuntarily feel pity for them. In fact, many disabled people force themselves to use other means to make up for their disabilities because of their own disabilities, which makes them have certain advantages. In many cases, what disabled people need is not pity and sympathy, but respect and equal treatment. Just look at them with the eyes of ordinary people.
Led by Ah Huang, the group came to a cliff at the top of the mountain. Ah Huang put his tail on the ground, supported his slender body with his hind legs, and squeaked towards the cliff.
Zhang Xiaosan looked up at the cliff and finally found a cave on it. It was more than 20 meters high from below, and the entrance of the cave was several meters away from the top of the cliff. Looking from below, the entrance of the cave was oval in shape, really like the shape of a human nostril.
At this time, the people behind caught up. Li Jianping walked to Zhang Xiaosan, looked up and asked: "Xiaosan, is this the cave up there?"
"Well, my brother must have entered the cave above. Ah Huang must be right." Zhang Xiaosan said confidently. Xiao Cao walked to the front of the rock wall and carefully searched for traces left on the rock wall just below the cave entrance. After searching for a while, he turned back and said to Li Jianping: "Boss, someone did climb here. Judging from the traces left, it was not one person, and the traces are relatively new, so it should have been in the past few days..."
