Part 2 Chapter 41 A Very Strange Situation
Fortunately, my eyesight had recovered a little by then, so I quickly lowered my head and followed the light to find my phone, then raised my hand and shone it toward the bathing pool.
The light from the phone was not bright, and I didn't have time to turn on the flash in a hurry, so I just used the light from the phone screen.
I saw Qin Yiheng fighting with a man whose appearance I couldn't see clearly. In fact, I couldn't see his face clearly either, so I could only tell by feeling.
I immediately stood up to help, but there was a lot of water splashing from the pool on the ground, and my feet were a little slippery when I stood up suddenly. I subconsciously took a picture of the ground with my phone and was stunned.
Because there were two pairs of shoes where Qin Yiheng was standing, and they were both identical New Balance running shoes. Although the light was not strong, the running shoes were very close to me, so I could still see them clearly.
What was going on? Did Qin Yiheng take off his shoes in advance before he knew he was going to fight in the water? But how did he get an extra pair?
Although I felt it was strange, I didn't have time to think about it and took a step forward to join the battle.
However, just when I was distracted, one of the two people in the pool suddenly jumped out and rushed out the door without hesitation. The other one didn't delay and immediately chased after him.
Both of them moved very quickly, and I couldn't see clearly whether Qin Yiheng was the one running or the one chasing.
I didn't dare to hesitate. Human lives were at stake, so I quickly chased after him.
Although I tried my best to speed up, I was still worried about hitting the wall. After all, the light from the mobile phone was not very bright, and if you run too fast, you may not have time to react. Also, I was not very familiar with the terrain, so I was still a little slow.
I chased him all the way through the men's locker room and into the hall, but I didn't see anyone.
Judging from the sound, the two people should be going upstairs, so I also ran upstairs along the stairs.
I was halfway up the stairs, just around the corner, and before I could take another step up, someone kicked me in the chest. The kick was so powerful that it knocked me off the stairs. I was running so fast, and I was looking at the ground, that I didn't notice there was someone in the middle of the stairs!
To be honest, this was the worst fall I have ever had in all my years. It hurt so much that tears were about to come out. I don’t know where my head hit, and I immediately felt dizzy.
I screamed "Ah!" and struggled to stand up, because lying on the ground at this time would be tantamount to suicide. At the same time, I swung forward a few punches, regardless of whether I could hit him or not, I had to try my best to prevent that person from getting close to me easily.
The strange thing is that even after I stood up, fought back a few times, picked up the phone that fell to the ground, turned on the light again and shone it forward, the other party did not appear again.
At first I thought the other party was hiding, waiting to launch a sudden attack and kill me. However, after being alert for a long time, there was no movement at all, and I didn't know when the sound from upstairs disappeared. The whole house became quiet again without me noticing.
This silence made it seem as if what happened just now had never happened at all, but the aches and pains all over my body kept reminding me that this was all fucking real.
I felt uneasy and in a dilemma. I was worried about Qin Yiheng's safety. It was not a good thing that there was no movement from above, because there was only one possibility, that one of the parties was subdued.
But if I went up rashly, I was worried that the person who attacked me was waiting me to take the bait.
I hesitated there for more than ten seconds, but these ten seconds seemed very long to me.
Finally, I decided to go up no matter what. After all, he risked his life for me so many times, and I really had no way to repay him except to give him more money, so I definitely couldn't just let him go.
After making up my mind, I turned off my phone. In this situation, keeping the light source is not actually an advantage.
I carefully stepped as lightly as possible and went back up the stairs. This time I deliberately chose to walk close to the wall so that even if I was kicked again, I would not roll down.
I walked tremblingly to the place where I was kicked. This time, what was waiting for me was not someone's foot, but endless darkness.
I continued to walk upstairs and did not stop on the second floor, because although I was not sure, after some analysis, I thought that the place where they fought should be the third floor. Usually in this kind of chase and fight, one party will choose to fight only when they have no way to retreat. Therefore, as long as the person who ran was not caught up, then the place where they met must be on the third floor.
I went up to the third floor and took a deep breath at the staircase. Maybe it was my illusion, but I felt that the house was getting quieter and quieter. This quietness made me very worried, afraid that I would suddenly see someone's body.
My heart beat faster and faster. I took a few steps and felt the wall to analyze. I had reached the entrance of the long corridor. It would be a big challenge for me because the corridor was very narrow and it was impossible to hide from anyone. So, with every step I took, I was mentally prepared to deal with attacks at any time. However, I walked to the end of the corridor and still found nothing.
I also swept the ground with my feet, but there was no one or corpse lying on the ground.
This surprised me. According to this situation, they were in a certain compartment?
When we were searching for the anchor, we had opened all the compartment doors. Logically, if there was someone hiding inside, even if my footsteps were light, in such a quiet environment, the other person would be able to notice someone walking past their door.
I thought to myself: "Did they both die?" Although this idea is outrageous, it is possible.
Thinking of this, I felt that I couldn't delay any longer. If Qin Yiheng was seriously injured or unconscious, if I was one second faster, he would be one second safer. So I simply turned on my phone again, shone the light, and started to look at each room one by one. Starting from the room with the iron bed, I saw the entrance of the corridor, but every room was empty!
This is fucking weird. I suspect that I made a mistake in my analysis. These two people might have left their house on the second floor. So I immediately went to the second floor to check. However, there was nothing there. No matter what the other black shadow was, Qin Yiheng, a living person, disappeared out of thin air!
I was unwilling to give up, so I ran straight to the first floor. The women's bathroom was empty, and in the men's bathroom, I even plucked up the courage to clean the bathtub, but there was nothing new except water all over the floor and two pairs of jogging shoes.
Things had come to this point, so I simply let go, lit a cigarette, and shouted Qin Yiheng's name a few times, thinking that no matter who came, I had the courage to fight him to the death.
But apart from the reply, no one responded.
I called Qin Yiheng on my cell phone, but it didn't go through. I guess his cell phone was still with him when he was in the water, so it might have short-circuited due to the water.
I smoked several cigarettes on the spot, my mind was a mess. I knew I couldn't wait like this, but I didn't know what to do if I didn't wait.
Time passed by minute by minute, and when I looked at the time again, it was almost five in the morning. Judging from the light at the bathroom door, it was already daybreak outside. I took advantage of the daybreak and checked carefully again, but still didn't see Qin Yiheng.
Finally, I thought about it and decided that I couldn't waste any more time here. If it really didn't work, I would have to call the police. If there was really no other way, I could still go find the old man in the hat. After all, this was his house, and maybe I could get something out of him.
I took the two pairs of shoes on the ground with me and left the bath center. It was so bright outside that my eyes were still a little uncomfortable. I checked myself and found a big bump on my head, which was caused by rolling down the stairs. There was an extremely clear big shoe print on my chest, which showed how much strength the other party had used.
I looked at the shoe print and felt something was wrong. After comparing them, I was even more surprised. The shoe print on my chest was from a New Balance running shoe. I also have several pairs of these shoes, so I couldn't be mistaken. I compared them with the shoes Qin Yiheng left behind and found that not only was the style correct, but the size was also the same .
I was completely confused. Who the hell was that person who kicked me? Are they all New Balance spokespeople or something? Why are they all wearing the same pair of shoes?
