He Xu didn't expect Gu Chen to be here. He almost thought he had run into a ghost, so he let out an "ah" in fright.
Gu Chen said indifferently, "What are you doing walking so fast?"
"I... Am I thinking that I can find Zhou Xiaotong sooner?"
"He Xu, you'd better be honest with me. Do you think you can escape from our hands? It's trust in you to uncuff you. You'd better give me peace of mind."
"Yes yes yes." When faced with Gu Chen's questioning, He Xu didn't dare to make any mistakes.
Last time in this dense forest, He Xu also realized that he had encountered a master of anti-reconnaissance.
Especially in the mist, it is impossible for ordinary people to maintain such a high level of endurance.
This made He Xu very clear that he, a senior outdoor person, seemed not so outstanding in front of Gu Chen.
And standing in front of him is a master who is evenly matched with him.
"Junior Brother Gu." Lu Weiwei, who also saw Gu Chen and He Xu staying here, rushed over, and also brought other people, and hurried over.
When she came to Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei was also out of breath, and said involuntarily, "Why are you walking so fast? We can hardly keep up."
"Take a break first." Gu Chen saw that everyone looked a little tired, so he proposed to rest here.
Lu Weiwei glanced at the crowd behind her, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone follow, take a rest here."
Officer Wang, Yuan Shasha, Ding Liang, Huang Zunlong, and the few trainee police officers who came one after another gathered around Gu Chen and took a rest.
Looking at the colored drawings, Gu Chen knew very well that this place is very close to the area where He Xu said Zhou Xiaotong was imprisoned.
However, due to the complex terrain and numerous vegetation, Gu Chen didn't know how to find Zhou Xiaotong who was trapped.
So he pulled He Xu to him and asked, "How far is this from the place where you imprisoned Zhou Xiaotong?"
He Xu looked around, and hurriedly replied: "It should be there soon, and it may take half an hour."
Hearing that there was still half an hour to go, Police Officer Wang on the side complained: "You are really talented, you can make the secret base so far away."
"After all, it is a life-saving place. Of course, it should be hidden, especially the harder it is to find, the better." He Xu also hurriedly replied after listening to Officer Wang's words.
Gu Chen looked around, but continued to urge: "Everyone has almost rested, there is only half an hour left, let's go there as soon as possible."
"Yes." Hearing Gu Chen's order, several trainee police officers immediately stood up from the ground.
It didn't take long to rest, and I had to start again immediately. Everyone felt that such a high intensity was really uncomfortable.
So Gu Chen asked He Xu to walk in front, and he followed behind, while the large army followed him.
After climbing over the hillside, everyone suddenly found that they had come to a cliff path.
He Xu quickly reminded: "The cliff is on the right, and the drop is relatively large. You'd better be careful and grab the rocks and plants on the left with your hands."
After the words fell, He Xu walked over first.
Due to the lighting and the night environment, the surroundings became pitch black.
In fact, this made the path by the cliff look less scary.
Gu Chen and the others followed He Xu to the middle of the cliff path.
But at this moment, He Xu did not continue to move forward, but stopped in the middle.
Gu Chen looked puzzled, and hurriedly asked him, "Why don't you leave?"
"You don't need to go forward." He Xu replied while he had already pushed aside the trees, vines and vegetation on the edge of the cliff.
At this moment, Gu Chen discovered that behind the trees and vines, there were many artificially excavated steps.
These steps can only accommodate half the size of the sole of a foot.
He Xu explained to Gu Chen: "Climb up from here and climb over the cliff here."
"From here?" Lu Weiwei leaned forward, shined the flashlight twice, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"You dug this place?"
"I dug it so that I can climb up by myself," He Xu said.
Gu Chen didn't care too much, and continued to urge: "Then you lead the way."
"Okay." He Xu nodded, took the lead to put away the flashlight, and then, under the cover of Gu Chen's lights, began to climb towards the top of the cliff with rocks and vines in hand.
Gu Chen followed closely behind, and then everyone covered each other with lights and began to climb up the cliff.
About ten minutes later, everyone climbed to the top of the cliff.
At this time, everyone discovered that the steep mountain road at the foot of the mountain made people feel a little terrified.
Fortunately, walking on this cliff at night, if it is broad daylight, it will be a disaster for people who are afraid of heights.
"Where is Zhou Xiaotong?" Standing at the top of the cliff, Gu Chen turned to ask He Xu.
He Xu quickly pointed to a place in front of him, and said, "Just below the mountain, there is a natural rock cave over there, where Zhou Xiaotong was imprisoned."
"Let's go." Gu Chen didn't care too much, the most important thing now was to rescue Zhou Xiaotong.
So Gu Chen still let He Xu walk in front.
This time it is a downhill road, the whole road is relatively gentle, but you need to pay attention to the sliding of gravel under your feet.
After another seven or eight minutes of going down the mountain, Gu Chen followed He Xu to the entrance of the cave.
At this moment, Gu Chen used the flashlight to illuminate the direction of the cave.
Since the interior of the cave seemed to have some corners, Gu Chen couldn't see the specific situation inside.
But just as Gu Chen was about to walk in, he was grabbed by Police Officer Wang: "Gu Chen, don't go there yet, let him go ahead."
Gu Chen glanced at He Xu beside him, and motioned for He Xu to walk ahead.
Afterwards, everyone followed He Xu one by one to the entrance of the cave.
At this moment, everyone also heard a faint movement in the cave, and everyone immediately became alert.
"Apart from Zhou Xiaotong, is there anyone else here?" Yuan Shasha asked.
"No one else." He Xu shook his head.
Hearing this, Gu Chen felt relieved, started to light the way with a flashlight, and walked slowly towards the inside of the cave.
But at this moment, all kinds of garbage on the ground have already been scattered all over the place, and the surrounding area is filled with the rotten smell of garbage.
Gu Chen covered his mouth and nose, and continued walking inside.
At this moment, Gu Chen finally discovered that Zhou Xiaotong was curled up in a corner inside the cave, with iron chains on his feet.
Since the interior of the cave is rather dark, there are no lights.
So when Gu Chen's strong flashlight illuminated the entire cave, Zhou Xiaotong still buried his head under his hands, not daring to look up at the light source.
Through the shadow cast on the wall, what Gu Chen saw was a haggard Zhou Xiaotong.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen stood in front of Zhou Xiaotong and said slowly, "Zhou Xiaotong."
Seemingly hearing a familiar voice, Zhou Xiaotong raised his head slightly.
"Is that you, Zhou Xiaotong?" Gu Chen continued to yell a second time, and shone the flashlight on another place to avoid direct sunlight on Zhou Xiaotong.
At this moment, the flashlight reflected on Zhou Xiaotong's body with a weak light source through the reflection on the wall, which allowed Zhou Xiaotong to slowly open his eyes.
Only when Zhou Xiaotong slowly moved his hands away did he realize that standing in front of him were a group of men and women in police uniforms.
"Are you...the police?" Zhou Xiaotong asked in a weak voice.
"That's right, I'm Gu Chen, from the Furong Branch of Jiangnan City. We met once at the restaurant opposite the Haidong Public Security Bureau, and once again on the high-speed train to Jiangnan City."
Gu Chen began to help Zhou Xiaotong, reviewing the scene where everyone met.
At this time, Zhou Xiaotong seemed to be devastated mentally.
But when I heard Gu Chen's name, my eyes suddenly became moist. After a long time, I recalled Gu Chen's image, and said with a sob:
"Gu Chen? Is it really you, Gu Chen?"
"That's right, we're here to save you." Gu Chen said.
But just when Gu Chen was about to step forward to check Zhou Xiaotong's injuries, Zhou Xiaotong suddenly noticed He Xu standing aside from the corner of his eye.
Out of conditioned reflex, Zhou Xiaotong screamed in fright. The whole person curled up in the corner like a madman, hid his head in the corner, and shouted loudly:
"Don't come, don't come, please don't come."
Gu Chen was also taken aback by Zhou Xiaotong's situation, and he froze in place, but after thinking about it, he looked at He Xu next to him, and then used his eyes to remind him.
The two trainee police officers understood and immediately took He Xu aside.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha hurried forward, patted Zhou Xiaotong's emaciated body, and said comfortingly:
"Xiaotong, it's okay, we are here to save you."
"I'm scared, I'm scared!"
Zhou Xiaotong's voice trembled, like a frightened cat at the moment.
Perhaps it was because He Xu once threatened Zhou Xiaotong with death, which caused Zhou Xiaotong a great mental trauma.
Therefore, when Zhou Xiaotong saw the person who violated him again, or even the person who wanted to kill him, Zhou Xiaotong subconsciously became excited.
And when Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha slapped Zhou Xiaotong's body, Zhou Xiaotong would also tremble violently.
In the end, it was Lu Weiwei who hugged Zhou Xiaotong in her arms, patted Zhou Xiaotong's head non-stop, and comforted him for a long time, only then did Zhou Xiaotong calm down.
Seeing the iron chain on Zhou Xiaotong's feet, Gu Chen turned to He Xu and asked, "Where's the key?"
"Here." At this moment, He Xu didn't dare to resist at all, so he took out the key and handed it to Gu Chen.
Without further ado, Gu Chen immediately squatted down and unfastened Zhou Xiaotong's shackles.
With the sound of the iron chain falling to the ground, Zhou Xiaotong seemed to have stabilized.
Gu Chen looked around, and found that the food and water here were scattered around Zhou Xiaotong, and at this time, there seemed to be very little food and water left.
It's hard for Gu Chen to imagine that if he came a few days later, would Zhou Xiaotong starve to death here?
The point is, He Xu has decided to let Zhou Xiaotong fend for himself here, which seems cruel.
Seeing that Zhou Xiaotong's mood gradually stabilized, Gu Chen asked two trainee policemen to take He Xu away first.
In the end, everyone took turns to give Zhou Xiaotong psychological counseling, which allowed Zhou Xiaotong to slowly recover from the excitement.
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The next morning, 7:50 am.
As police officers from the criminal investigation team came to the office one after another, everyone started to discuss heatedly.
A trainee policeman asked Gu Chen: "Gu Ju, I heard that you found Zhou Xiaotong last night?"
"That's right." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and said truthfully:
"Yesterday, it took a lot of time to find Zhou Xiaotong from the forest and send her to a nearby hospital immediately."
"All of us worked hard all night, and Zhou Xiaotong's condition has finally improved. She is still in the hospital, and it will take a few days before she returns to normal."
"The physical state can be recovered, but the psychological state is hard to say." Officer Wang couldn't help but say while drinking his wolfberry tea.
Lu Weiwei also nodded silently: "Isn't it? After suffering such a blow, I really don't know if this Zhou Xiaotong can survive in the future."
"Sometimes, I really worry about people like her. It's really not good for her to get too close to this kind of criminal gang."
"What's more, she is still doing accounts for this criminal gang. She doesn't think about such an important matter? Once she leaves this criminal gang, can people let her go?"
Speaking of this, Lu Weiwei also sighed heavily, feeling that Zhou Xiaotong was quite pathetic.
Yuan Shasha on the side also echoed: "Zhou Xiaotong's native family is actually miserable enough."
"In order to pay off her father's debt, she really worked hard, and some time ago, she just broke up with her boyfriend who had been in love for several years, so she was physically and mentally exhausted."
"Now, being deceived by these people again, and violated by that bastard He Xu, she is locked up in the deep mountains and old forests, and left to fend for herself."
"This kind of physical and mental damage really cannot be recovered in a day or two."
With a heavy sigh, Yuan Shasha said helplessly, "I really don't know, what should Zhou Xiaotong do in the future?"
"What else can I do? In the life of a child from an ordinary family, there is really very little room for choice."
It was He Junchao who spoke. Seeing the heated discussions, he couldn't help but interrupt:
"To be honest, in fact, most of us have worked hard and worked all our lives, but we can't surpass the class we were born in."
"In other words, there is a more obvious leap forward. Don't just say that noble sons come from poor families, and noble sons come from poor families."
"The reality is that no matter how difficult it is for a poor family to produce a noble son, you have to admit that the resources, contacts, opportunities, connections, and platforms that people in the upper class can obtain are far higher than our bottom people, our ordinary people."
With a faint sigh, He Junchao said again: "Like Zhou Xiaotong, her misfortune began when her parents divorced."
"It's a single-parent family, and the father is addicted to gambling. This family is even more unfortunate than unfortunate."
"It's no wonder that the mother of Zhou Xiaotong's ex-boyfriend would be so taboo about these things. Anyone would be taboo, right?"
"Yes." Hearing He Junchao's words, Police Officer Wang put down the thermos and said slowly:
"Zhou Xiaotong should be regarded as an ordinary family in an ordinary family. The unfortunate family left her with no other choice but to work for these people to offset her father's debt."
"It can be said that she has endured pain that many of her peers have never endured, and now she has suffered more."
"In other words, if Zhou Xiaotong lived in a wealthy family, then these things that happened afterwards would not have existed at all."
"She can still have a good time with her boyfriend, and even get married and have children."
"But as an ordinary person, the resources he enjoys are really limited. Even if he relies on knowledge, he can become a scientist, medical scientist, whoever is admired by everyone, or many successful and famous businessmen.
"That's a rare case, and her boyfriend's family is relatively prominent, and the family conditions are relatively superior. Their life will be relatively easier."
After a pause, Officer Wang said again: "Of course, none of this has been brought up on the table, so how could it be brought up on the table?"
"It's just that you haven't paid attention to it yourself. If you don't believe me, you can check it online now. For ordinary people at the bottom, family and situation will even become obstacles for this person."
"Many young people have to choose to leave to work hard in big cities, or to work in other cities. For example, Zhou Xiaotong left Haidong City and came to Jiangnan City for a reason."
"That's why our Spring Festival travel festival came into being, and it was so spectacular. What's even more sad is that most of these people are playing low-level roles in big cities."
"Some have sharpened their heads and tried their best to drill camp, but they can only live a little bit better in their own class."
"However, it is still a thousand miles away from another class."
"Isn't it?" He Junchao also expressed his feelings after listening to Officer Wang's remarks:
"In fact, many people's life has been basically defined from the moment they are born, and in the end they are just struggling."
"It's hard to say, but it's the reality a lot of the time."
"Especially now, a lot of chicken soups are made to numb your mind. For example, what I heard before, these words sound really fake, and I don't know who wrote them?"
"Learn to be grateful for everything you say, and be grateful to those who have hurt you, because he has tempered your mind."
"Be grateful for the person who has deceived you, because he has enhanced your wisdom, and be grateful for the person who has beaten you, because he has inspired your fighting spirit."
"Be grateful for everything, and be grateful for everyone who made you grow."
"Hehe." Hearing He Junchao's remarks, Lu Weiwei couldn't help laughing twice, and said in a bad mood:
"In that case, should I still be grateful to the person who killed me? Because he ended my suffering in the world ahead of time."
"May I ask, would you really be grateful from the bottom of your heart? You're just lying to yourself."
"That's right, I just lied to myself, thank you, thank you, thank you, it's not bad if I don't hate it, and I'm still grateful." He Junchao said.
Yuan Shasha also nodded silently, and said analytically: "I don't think gratitude is abused in one way or another."
"We are grateful because we are nourished by love, and we are treated tenderly by the world and others, and we will treat others tenderly."
"For example, for me, I will be grateful to those who love me, protect me, and treat me well, and repay them double."
"Of course, I won't be grateful to those who have hurt me. You can say that I have no structure, or that I hold grudges. It's hard to get rid of it."
"But there are some scars in my heart that can never be erased. Even without those injuries, I will still become stronger."
"And those injuries just taught me not to become like them, because it was really scary."
"Haha." Listening to Yuan Shasha's complaint, Police Officer Wang felt the same way, and said involuntarily:
"What Xiao Yuan said is very reasonable. The current poisonous chicken soup is really harmful."
Picking up the thermos cup on the table, Police Officer Wang took a sip, closed the lid, and continued:
"Actually, in our life, there are two things that we can't let go of the most, money and love. For money, we go from morning to night, and we spend our hearts and lungs for love."
"But in the end, money can't be taken away, and love can't be kept."
"But without money, we can't move an inch, and without love, we're walking dead."
With a faint sigh, Officer Wang couldn't help feeling: "How much money is enough? How deep is this feeling? No one knows."
"The so-called asking for too much money hurts the body, and the deep love is sad."
"Working hard for money, and flying moths to the fire for love, once this person enters the cage of desire, he will be a prisoner wherever he goes in life."
"If your desire is satisfied, you will be happy, if you are not satisfied, you will suffer. If you can't control your desire reasonably, then you will become a slave of desire."
With a sigh, Officer Wang also leaned on the seat, looked up at the ceiling and said:
"In everything, it's too much to go too far. One thought becomes a demon, and one thought becomes a god. Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and everyone's pot is covered with ashes, including me. We are all the same."
"If you have a thatched cottage, you can live a life in a thatched cottage; if you have a tall building, you can live a life in a tall building."
"Treasure yourself, live in the moment, cherish fate when fate comes, and follow fate when fate goes."
"Low matching life, high matching soul, not for money, not for love."
"The things of the past, the people of the past, just smile, the things of the present, the people of the present, just do your best."
"The so-called flick of the finger, live in the moment, do your best, just follow the fate, live with your mood, and clear away too many worldly distractions in time, this is the real life."
"But these realms are difficult for ordinary people to reach." Lu Weiwei said.
"It's not difficult." Officer Wang waved his hand and said involuntarily, "People nowadays, especially these young people, are more open-minded."
"A lot of problems that seem to be heartbreaking, but in their view, they are not a problem at all."
"Huh? How do you say it, Old Wang?" Seeing that Police Officer Wang was talking eloquently, which seemed quite reasonable, Officer Ding also asked him curiously.
On the other hand, Police Officer Wang smiled, turned to look at Police Officer Ding and said, "Old Ding, do you know why the price of the house is not reduced directly so that everyone can afford a house, or in other words, can afford to buy a house with less effort? Do you have any questions?" Have you thought about it?"
"How would I know that?" Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, Officer Ding also shook his head.
Officer Wang smiled slightly and continued:
"The truth is always bad, because the house has a function that cannot be put on the table, that is, through the mortgage and car loan, you, as an ordinary person, as a poor person, will be busy until you die, and you will be poor until you die. .”
"In the eyes of capital, how much money they have is far less important than keeping your pockets empty."
"In this way, he can use the lowest cost to buy your time as an ordinary person or a poor person, your sweat, your youth, your future, and even your dignity."
"And only in this way, you will be like a snail, carrying a shell on your back, and moving forward with a load."
"Then if housing prices are like green onions, and you can afford a house after working for two or three years, then your life should not be too moist, and your life will not have any pressure."
"What you said seems to make sense." Listening to Police Officer Wang's eloquent talk, Officer Ding nodded silently, and also echoed:
"If this is the case, would you still work overtime and work hard every day playing cards, fishing and traveling in mountains and rivers? Of course not."
"Would you still dare not speak up when you face the boss who is oppressing you? You definitely won't."
"However, if you haven't got your mortgage and car loan next month, you can only bear and submit, so they will do everything possible to empty your pocket."
"And the current capital uses various advertisements and various measures to guide you to consume ahead of time and overdraw your future."
"The life of an ordinary person is basically to study for 20 years, repay the loan for 30 years, and make some contributions to the hospital in the remaining 20 years."
"Isn't it? Heroes see the same thing." Hearing Comrade Lao Ding's remarks, Police Officer Wang also smiled and continued:
"So, young people nowadays are more open-minded. They don't buy a house at all. Hey, they just play. If they have money, they don't buy a house. They don't want to be house slaves. Isn't it good to travel around with money?"
"Moreover, young people nowadays generally have a house at home, and they can live in whatever house they have, and they don't have too many rigid needs."
"Just imagine, when young people hold money and are not being tricked by capital, then they will be the generation that lives the happiest. This is a broken situation."
"Ha ha."
When everyone heard the words, there was another burst of laughter.
It seems that this is indeed a way to break the pressure.
While everyone was laughing, they found that Gu Chen was still sitting in his original position, quietly looking at the file.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei leaned over and asked, "Junior Brother Gu, do you think so?"
"Almost." Gu Chen smiled faintly, and said involuntarily:
"The issue everyone discussed just now is actually a form of deciphering involution."
"In the end, you can become whatever you believe in. The two scariest words in the world are persistence and seriousness."
"A serious person changes himself, and a persistent person changes his destiny. As long as you are on the road, there is nowhere you can't go."
After thinking for a while, Gu Chen said again: "It's like, many things we learned at the beginning, the truth is already there, but we didn't understand it at the beginning."
"Really?" Yuan Shasha asked Gu Chen curiously when she heard the words, "What does Senior Brother Gu mean?"
"Back then, the Chinese texts in our school." Gu Chen said.
Everyone stared blankly, and then looked at each other, as if they didn't understand what Gu Chen meant.
Of course, Gu Chen didn't try to be tricky, but said bluntly: "Actually, it's nothing?"
"Thinking about it now, in the Chinese textbooks back then, there was not a single text that was just a supplement."
"It's just that we at that time were busy on our way, but forgot to pry into the true meaning."
"For example, until now when you are in love, you can only understand "Mang", and you can only understand "Fan Jinzhongju" when you are entering higher education."
"Only when you are looking for a job can you understand "Kong Yiji", and when you are talking about marriage, you can understand "The Peacock Flies to the Southeast".
"This is the immediacy and delay of education. Education instills ideas in advance. When you have experience, you will be enlightened and enlightened. That is the moment when the bullet hits, and this is the completion of education."
"But these great principles, back then, no one could understand deeply at all. I just feel that these are some relatively good texts, and it is possible to write sentences silently in the exam."
"But I didn't realize that in fact, life is a long road, and there are many truths. In fact, when I was reading, the book had already explained it very thoroughly."
"But it takes us a lifetime of experience to comprehend. When we truly comprehend this, we will be relieved."
"Well said." Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, a familiar voice suddenly came from the door.
Everyone turned their heads and found that it was Zhao Guozhi who came, so they immediately stood up straight.
Gu Chen also hurried forward and said, "Ju Zhao."
"Gu Chen, I haven't given much thought to what you said just now."
Patting Gu Chen on the shoulder, Zhao Guozhi said again: "But when you think about it, it's true."
"Education is very important to each of us. Just like an article in a Chinese textbook, if a thousand people read it, there will be a thousand understandings."
"But in fact, the truth is to teach you how to be a human being. It is true that ordinary people can change their destiny through reading, but it is not impossible to cross classes in this era."
"The key is, are you prepared when the opportunity comes your way?"
Looking around, Zhao Guozhi continued to ask in a meaningful tone: "When an opportunity is presented to you, ask yourself, are you...are you ready?"
After the voice fell, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they felt that there was something in Zhao Guozhi's words?
Lu Weiwei grinned, and quickly changed the subject: "Zhao Bureau, you came to our criminal investigation team so early in the morning, you didn't just want to explain the truth to us, did you?"
"Haha." Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, Zhao Guozhi just laughed dryly, and then returned to the topic:
"I only learned last night that you have returned to Jiangnan City. Because I had a meeting in the province yesterday, I don't know the specific situation."
"However, when I returned to Jiangnan City late last night, I heard that you have returned, and you have also destroyed the criminal gang in Haidong City?"
"Yes, the criminal gangs in Haidong City have basically been wiped out." Officer Wang quickly echoed.
Zhao Guozhi was stunned for two seconds, then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said involuntarily, "You did a great job, I didn't expect that you could complete this mission so well?"
"Actually, I also received a call from Li Muyun in Haidong City. That's when I realized that my subordinates have once again shown their talents in the brother cities and gave us the face of the Furong branch."
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