Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Dark River

On the afternoon of the 27th of this month, an adult male body was found in Room 303, Unit 2, Building 1, Staff Dormitory of the Former Machine Tool Factory, Hongyuan District, C City.The reporter was Jiao, a resident of Room 302. Because of the smell coming from the deceased's home, Jiao found the door was unlocked when he knocked on the door for inquiry. After entering the room, he found that the smell was stronger, so he called the police.After the police arrived at the scene, they found the body of an adult male in the bathtub of the bathroom. After being identified by Jiao, he was the owner of Room 303.After a preliminary on-site inspection, the 303 room was in a mess, with traces of being turned over, but no valuable footprints or fingerprints were left, and it was cleaned manually after the suspected case occurred.

The deceased Jing Xu, male, 29 years old, unmarried.Before his death, he was a security guard of Chengwan Hotel.The body is 172 centimeters long.The corpse spots were thick and dark red, mainly distributed on the right lower back, right buttock, outer right thigh, inner upper part of the left thigh, etc., and there were dense spot-like hemorrhages, which did not fade after finger pressure; the rigors of the whole body were relieved.Cyanosis of the face.Conjunctival flake hemorrhage in both eyes, corneal cloudiness.There were many old lacerations on the scalp, and there was no abnormality in the skull and intracranial.Hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage were not fractured.A clothesline is looped around the neck, and the deep soft tissues of the neck are bleeding.There was bloody foamy liquid in the tracheal cavity, obvious congestion in both lungs, and bleeding points on the surface of the heart and lungs.The seventh rib was fractured and the eighth rib was fractured.There is chylous liquid in the esophagus, about 80 grams of gastric content, and the formed bellflower and chylus liquid can be seen.An empty bladder.The penis is missing, the wound surface is bumpy, and scar formation.Small flake subcutaneous hemorrhage at the right wrist joint, the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger were severed, and a wooden toothpick was found in the muscle layer.

Analysis opinion: Cause of death: The deceased was mechanically asphyxiated by being wrapped around the neck by a clothesline. Causes of injury: Old scalp lacerations were caused by hard objects; fractures of the seventh rib and fractures of the eighth ribs were caused by hard objects; penis loss was caused by hard objects; neck injuries were caused by choking; Small flakes of subcutaneous hemorrhage at the wrist joints are caused by struggling and resisting; the separation of the little finger, ring finger, and middle finger is caused by cutting with sharp instruments. Time of death: According to autopsy findings that the plaques had been fixed, rigor rigor was relieved, and cornea was cloudy, etc., the time of death was more than 24 hours before the first autopsy.There were formed platycodon and chylus liquid in the stomach, and it was inferred that the deceased died about two hours after the meal.

Victim status: Judging from the multiple old lacerations, fractures and bone fractures on the scalp, the deceased had been violently beaten about 72 hours before the murder; Judging from the splattered blood spots, the crime site was in the bathtub of the bathroom. Place of Victimization: The home of the deceased. Number of criminals, characteristics and relationship with the victim: The number of criminals is unknown; judging from the cruelty of the method, it should be a male who committed the crime and knew the victim. Motive of the crime: The deceased was a security guard of the hotel, with complex levels of contacts.According to investigations and interviews, the deceased lived a corrupt life style and had multiple criminal records. Combined with the fact that the deceased had been violently beaten before the crime, as well as torture methods such as severed fingers and toothpicks, the possibility of revenge killing is very high.

After the case was reported to the Municipal Bureau, the police quickly locked several suspects and launched investigations one by one.Among them, Zheng Lin (suspended), vice-captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau, members Feng Ruohai (suspended), and Zhan Hong (suspended) are the most suspected.After investigation, all three had alibi, and the suspects were ruled out. After the police retrieved the communication records of the deceased from the telecommunications department, they found that Fang Mu from the Criminal Psychology Research Office of the Public Security Bureau had contacted the deceased. Going out to investigate the case, the suspect was ruled out.According to reports from the masses, Jing Xu, the deceased, had clashed with others in the Lihua Hotel a few days before the incident and was beaten.After investigation, the attackers were Xu Hexi (male, 26 years old, unemployed, and was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for the crime of intentional injury), Xu Hexi's girlfriend Cheng Yanbo (female, 22 years old, Morning Glory Song City attendants) and several friends of Xu Hexi.According to the investigation, the deceased had had friction with Cheng Yanbo when he was shopping in Morning Glory Song City.So far, Xu Hexi and others have become more suspected of committing the crime.

It was the first time Fang Mu saw Zheng Lin in the city bureau for such a long time.He has lost a lot of weight, and the leather jacket looks empty on his body.Seeing Fang Mu approaching, Zheng Lin's bloodshot eyes immediately shone like a falcon. "Hello." Zheng Lin's tone was cold, and there was no kindness in the greeting. "What are you doing here?" Fang Mu stopped and stood about one meter away from Zheng Lin. "Interrogation." Zheng Lin answered briefly, and nodded to the second interrogation room next to him, "Xiao Hai is inside." "Oh." Fang Mu lowered his head, ready to walk around him.

"Why are you being treated as a suspect?" Zheng Lin crossed his body and blocked Fang Mu's way, "Did you call that kid?" "This has nothing to do with you." Fang Mu stared straight into Zheng Lin's eyes, "Don't forget that you are also a suspect." "Hey." Zheng Lin grinned, "I really hope I did it. Severed fingers, toothpicks—it's really enjoyable." Fang Mu smiled wryly, lowered his eyes, "You are a fucking lunatic." "Hahaha." Zheng Lin laughed loudly, patting Fang Mu's shoulder repeatedly.People who pass by, whether they are the police or the people doing business, all look sideways.

Suddenly, Zheng Lin's laughter stopped abruptly, and the slapping hand turned around and grabbed Fang Mu's shoulder firmly. "What are they looking for?" Zheng Lin squinted his eyes slightly, with a piercing chill in his tone, "A severed finger, a toothpick, that's a forced confession—you're looking for it too, right?" Fang Mu was not surprised.Ordinary criminal investigators would interpret the scene where Jing Xu was killed as a revenge killing, but Zheng Lin would never be fooled.Fang Mu once thought about telling Zheng Lin the truth, but with his current state of mind, something might happen again.Rescuing Lao Xing was already even more difficult, and Zheng Lin could not be lost anymore.

"I don't know." Fang Mu pulled his hand away expressionlessly, turned around and left, just after taking a few steps, he saw a big man coming out of the bathroom shaking his wet hands.It's Ah Zhan. A Zhan only glanced at Zheng Lin before blocking Fang Mu's way. At this time, Zheng Lin's voice sounded from behind Fang Mu. Unlike the coldness just now, his tone was full of sentimentality. "In 1995, Lao Xing and I caught drug dealers in Yangjiadian. I was knocked down as soon as I rushed into the yard. The other party had three five-six-style automatics and two five-shot bursts. I lay on the ground, The bullets around me seemed to be raining. I’m done thinking about it, and now I’m here to explain it.” He stared blankly at the wall, “It was Lao Xing who dragged me out of the yard. The bullets can't be picked out..."

Fang Mu turned around and looked at Zheng Lin who was muttering to himself. "So, my life belongs to Lao Xing." Zheng Lin looked away and turned to Fang Mu, "No matter what, I want to save Lao Xing!" Fang Mu looked at him silently for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Now, you should protect yourself first." "Fang Mu!" Zheng Lin yelled violently, his eyes gradually turned cold, "Don't force me. For Lao Xing, I will do anything!" "I know." Fang Mu didn't back down, "That's why I don't trust you!"

Jing Xu's murder was beyond Fang Mu's expectation.At that time, only he and Jing Xu were present, and there was no possibility of leaking the secret.Who is the first step?When seeing Jing Xu's miserable state, Fang Mu's first thought was indeed Zheng Lin, as he said, for Lao Xing, he would do anything for Lao Xing.But this kind of thinking was quickly ruled out by Fang Mu. Although Zheng Lin almost lost his mind, he was not so cruel.Moreover, Zheng Lin's questioning just now proved that he really did not know about the video tape.Although Xu Hexi and those people are fierce, they don't have the guts to kill.The person who killed Jing Xu should be someone from that organization.Fang Mu knew in his heart that no matter what the reason was, the matter of trading the video tape had been exposed, and the other party must have known about what he was secretly investigating.The most dangerous person right now is Fang Mu himself. The three of them were deadlocked in the corridor, none of them said a word, but the atmosphere became more and more tense.At this time, the door of an office opened, Bian Ping poked his head out, and saw the three people standing with their arms down, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment. "What are you guys doing?" Fang Mu looked away from Zheng Lin's face and asked, "What's the matter?" "It's something." Bian Ping beckoned Fang Mu to pass, and when he approached, he whispered, "Someone called the Public Security Bureau to find you." "Huh?" Fang Mu's eyes widened in surprise, "Who is it?" "I don't know, I only left a phone number." Bian Ping handed Fang Mu a piece of paper, "Why is your phone turned off?" Fang Mu took out his mobile phone, it turned out that it was out of battery. "Call here." Bian Ping pushed the phone on the table over. A young woman answered the phone.Fang Mu reported his identity, but the other party became a little flustered. "Well... I'm a nurse in the General Surgery Department of the Second People's Hospital of S City, you... you left something here." "Oh?" Fang Mu felt strange. After being beaten up by Lu Dachun, he was stripped of his clothes and pushed out of the car.When the kind truck driver took him to the hospital, he had nothing else on him, "What is it?" "From your left leg...a cell phone memory card." Silent and dangerous men always seem to attract the favor of young girls who are in love. Nurse Ding Yan from the General Surgery Department of the Second People's Hospital of S City really wanted to see that quiet patient again.His sudden departure caused the memory card that should have been returned to him to be treated as medical waste.However, Ding Yan kept it quietly, and found out the patient's name and work unit through the medical insurance system - a young policeman. An injured policeman, an innocent nurse, an encounter, a small token—how much like the plot in a love movie. Nurse Ding Yan's beautiful fantasy was shattered after a few hours.The policeman snatched the phone memory card from her with almost rough movements, completely oblivious to her well-manicured nails.Nurse Ding was a little aggrieved, but seeing him looking at the memory card in his hand in a daze, Nurse Ding softened her heart again. "What's the matter?" She asked curiously, "Is this your thing?" That is not Fangmu's mobile phone memory card, it does not match Fangmu's mobile phone at all. Then, it must belong to Lu Haitao! Fang Mu's breathing became short, and he remembered that Lu Haitao had scratched his calf for no reason that day, which was also taken by the villagers as evidence that he had gone crazy. In fact, Lu Haitao must have squeezed the memory card in his hand when he picked up the pieces of the mobile phone, and then he tore off the skin on Fang Mu's calf and stuffed it in. What exactly is in the memory card? Fang Mu looked around eagerly, and Nurse Ding asked cautiously, "What's wrong?" "Where can I find a computer to use?" Nurse Ding hesitated, "I have a small netbook. I don't know..." "Okay." Fang Mu remembered another thing, "Do you have a card reader?" "Maybe there are nurses on duty, just wait." Nurse Ding walked away, full of the sweet feeling of a beautiful woman helping a hero in her heart - more and more like a movie. When "New hardware has been installed and ready to use" popped up at the bottom right of the monitor, Fang Mu felt that several hours had passed.He eagerly opened the memory card and looked through the folders one by one.Fang Mu's hands trembled a little when he saw the "picture". There are eleven pictures in the folder, the first few are selfies of Lu Haitao in the shopping malls, streets and restaurants of S City, seeing that excited face, and thinking of his terrible fate in a few days, Fang Mu's heart Can not help but feel sad. The eighth photo is the photo of Lu Lu that Fang Mu passed to him.The ninth and tenth photos are photos transmitted by Lu Haitao to Fang Mu via Bluetooth.Fang Mu maximized the picture, but he couldn't tell what he was taking. So, what about the eleventh? Fang Mu put the mouse on the eleventh photo and double-clicked.Almost immediately, he felt completely unable to breathe.This state lasted for half a minute, so Nurse Ding came over curiously to see what happened. Fang Mu came back to his senses, closed the computer with a "snap", unplugged the card reader, and pulled out the memory card. He turned to face Nurse Ding who was startled, and asked word by word: "Have you seen this card?" Nurse Ding waved her hands again and again: "No, no." Fang Mu stared at her for a few seconds, and after confirming that she was not lying, his tone softened: "Don't mention this to anyone, just pretend you've never seen me, okay?" Nurse Ding's face turned pale, and she was full of enthusiasm, in exchange for these words. "Can't we... get to know each other?" "It's better not to know me." Fang Mu smiled and said sincerely, "Thank you." For some people, meeting is goodbye.Like a shooting star streaking across the sky, it burns out while shining brightly.The only thing they can do is make that scratch as shallow as possible.Nurse Ding watched the mysterious policeman disappear at the end of the corridor, her young heart was quietly healing.She put her hands in her pockets and shrugged her shoulders, thinking that Dr. Zhang from the pediatrics department was also good. Fang Mu returned to the car, did not rush to start it, but lit a cigarette, silently watching the street scene and crowd outside the window. In a tolerant and broad city, how many crimes have you witnessed secretly growing underground? Kind and ignorant people, why choose to be insensitive to things that have nothing to do with them? You don't know that when the quiet dark river gushes out from the ground, it is the moment when the sun and the moon fall and the darkness stays forever! This city is no stranger to him.When I came the first time, I left with victory and an unexpected act of kindness; when I came the second time, I returned with cowardice and despair; what about this time? Fang Mu threw away the cigarette butt and held the steering wheel tightly. I want to give Lu Haitao an explanation. At the end of his life, he preserved the last clue in the only way he could think of at the time. Give him an account of his courage and conscience. Fang Mu started the car and went straight to the business district, he was looking for an outdoor goods store. Go back to Longwei Cave. This is not the first time Fang Mu has come here, even though he is still a tourist, his mood is quite different now and then. Although it is winter, there are still many tourists in the cave.Fang Mu sat on a tour boat, memorizing the route of the boat while checking the position with GPS. The dark river meanders all the way along the cave body, sometimes wide, sometimes narrow, twists and turns.The scene in the cave is grotesque, varied and highly ornamental.From time to time, tourists expressed their admiration for the vivid "Snow Mountain" and "Jade Elephant".Under the reflection of the laid lights, the stalactites on the top of the cave hang high, crystal clear, and there is a faint mist floating on the water, really like a fairyland on earth. Fang Mu leaned down, took a handful of crystal clear water in his palm, and let it slide down between his fingers, the spotlight placed at the bottom of the water shattered into dots of stars. beautiful.Even the preoccupied Fang Mu has to admit that this is indeed a rare beauty. The cruise ship had reached the end of the developed dark river, and began to turn around and head for the pier.Different from the brilliant lights and noisy voices seen along the way, the rest of the river was pitch black, and the sightlines were only a dozen meters away.Fang Mu marked the position clearly on the sketch drawn in his hand, looked up at the dark and quiet place again, his expression gradually became dignified. wonderland.Purgatory.right in the same river. When I came out of Longwei Cave, the sun was already setting.Fang Mu drove around to the other side of Longwei Mountain and stopped at the place where he entered the mountain last time.After eating something, he checked the items in the rucksack, then put down the chair, lay down on it and closed his eyes to rest. A few minutes later, Fang Mu realized that he could not calm down at all.In his mind, the eleventh photo on the memory card kept lingering. That night on Longwei Mountain, what puzzled Fang Mu the most was where Lu Haitao was hiding.Judging from the transmission distance of Bluetooth, Lu Haitao's position is no more than 20 meters away from him, but there is no one around. It was the eleventh photo that revealed the answer. In the photo, several unkempt girls are tightly huddled together, looking at the camera in horror, and the flash makes their eyes into dark red highlights, looking like trapped animals.Behind them, the upside-down stalactites are clearly discernible. At that time, Lu Haitao was in the dark river at Fang Mu's feet. There is no doubt that Lu Haiyan lied to Fang Mu.Lu Haitao must have also sent this photo to Fang Mu's mobile phone, and Lu Haiyan deleted this key photo while Fang Mu was looking for Lu Haitao, and lied that Lu Haitao only sent two photos. In addition, when meeting their siblings in the ancestral hall, Lu Haitao once mentioned that he and his sister used to go to "there" when they were young, and when Lu Haiyan led Fang Mu up the mountain that night, he obviously had a definite destination.Lu Haiyan must have known where her younger brother might be hiding, but when she discovered the secret, she decided to keep it a secret.This is also the reason why she stopped Fang Mu from continuing to search. In other words, there are other entrances to enter Longwei Cave, which is also the place where Lu Haiyan and her brother often went when they were young. This entrance must be near where they stayed overnight! Just after midnight, Fang Mu's cell phone vibrated.He turned off the alarm, picked up his backpack, and got out of the car quietly.At this time, it was more than 20 degrees below zero, and the cold wind passed through the dense forest in front of him, and the whining sound seemed to warn the foreign invader.Fang Mu supported his glasses and strode forward. There are no stars tonight, but the moon is fine.Borrowing the moonlight, Fang Mu walked through those mountain trails, relying on his memory to find the way up the mountain that he walked with Lu Haiyan.Through this dense forest, there should be another one ahead.And there is the place to go up the mountain. There are few people here, and the snow in the forest is still very thick.Fang Mu trekked hard in the snow and soon felt exhausted.He had to lean against a certain tree to breathe for a while, and only continued to move forward after his physical strength recovered a little.At this time, he especially wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he was afraid that the fire would reveal his position, so he had to give up. After finally getting out of this dense forest, there is a long low-lying slope in front of us.Fang Mu recalled that when he was sitting in Lu Sanqiang's truck, he did go downhill.This confirmed that I had not gone the wrong way, and I couldn't help feeling excited. Although the downhill road is also difficult to walk, the speed of travel is much faster after all.Just because of the slippery road in the dark and Fang Mu's impatience, it was inevitable to stumble.Whenever he struggled to get up in the snow, feeling a sharp pain in his elbows and lower back, his inner courage weakened a little. Can I find that entrance? Can I hold on till the end? Why do you have to run into dangerous situations alone again and again? Why should you shoulder responsibilities that don't belong to you? However, when people make a choice, must they consider whether it is meaningful? If you think so, it's pointless. Fang Mu smiled, vigorously wiped off the condensed frost on the eyelashes, reached out and took out a folding walking stick from his rucksack, and stood up vigorously. Go, go, because this is who you are. After falling and walking down to the bottom of the slope, the second dense forest is in front of you.Fang Mu looked at his watch and estimated the time silently. This should be the place where he and Lu Haiyan went up the mountain that night.While looking at the dense forest, he walked towards Longwei Mountain.The closer he got to the foot of the mountain, the slower Fang Mu walked, while paying attention to the movement around him.After confirming that no one was guarding the foot of the mountain, he hid behind a boulder and took a rest. Standing in this position, the mountains in front of you seem unattainable.Fang Mu looked back at the low-lying slope along the way. If this height was subtracted, the location where the dark river runs through the mountain should be halfway up the mountain.This also verified Fang Mu's inference again.He wiped the sweat from his forehead, put on his hat and gloves, and got up to climb the mountain. Fang Mu tried his best to recall the path he and Lu Haiyan took up the mountain at that time, looking around while walking up.Finally, after walking tens of meters, he saw the broken branch with a large piece of bark on it.Fang Mu put the flashlight into the hat, turned it on, and looked up and down the branches.Lu Haiyan's hair is still wrapped around it, and the traces can be discerned.This greatly increased Fang Mu's confidence.He remembered that Lu Haiyan walked all the way west that night, so he took out his compass, looked at the direction, and walked hard up the mountain. The mountain roads are much the same, but fortunately, there is enough moonlight, reflecting on the snow, which increases the brightness of the mountain a lot.After climbing for nearly an hour, Fang Mu checked the height visually, and it was already close to the mountainside.He stopped, wiped his sweat, and looked around. If you can find the cave where you spent the night, you can find the entrance. Looking around, Fang Mu was a little disappointed, he didn't find that small cave within reach of his eyes.He thought about it, and decided to look horizontally. After walking more than ten meters to the west, Fang Mu suddenly discovered that there was a gap in the mountain covered with a cold silver edge by the moonlight.He took out his night vision binoculars and saw a small cave. Fang Mu hurried over, and the moment he stepped into the cave, he breathed a sigh of relief. At the entrance of the cave, the burnt torch is still there.Here it is. Fang Mu rested for a while, and then began to search for the entrance near the cave.According to his expectation, he received the photo from Lu Haitao here, so the entrance should not be far from here.However, he searched repeatedly within a radius of tens of meters, lifted almost every stone, and swept every bush, but the entrance was still nowhere to be seen.Fang Mu looked at his watch, it was already a quarter past two in the morning, and it would be dawn in about five hours. Did I find the wrong place? Fang Mu was a little discouraged, and sat down on the ground, and immediately felt the cold wind penetrate into his collar, and his sweat-drenched underwear instantly became icy cold.He shivered, and hurriedly got up and walked towards the cave. The cave keeps out the howling wind.Fang Mu looked at the forest outside the cave, except for the sound of the wind, there was no other movement.He took out the cigarette, lit it, took a big puff, and then slowly exhaled. Then, he closed his eyes and savored the exhaustion coming out of the pores all over his body. Blue smoke overflowed from Fang Mu's mouth and nose, swirling in front of his eyes, then smashed into his face, and floated behind him in strands. Fang Mu imagined that he was surrounded by smoke, and he couldn't help feeling amused: If someone saw him at this moment, would he be regarded as a cultivating immortal? Suddenly, his heart moved. Fang Mu took out the lighter, turned it on, a small flame spewed out, and then swayed.There should be no wind in the cave.Fang Mu subconsciously looked at the cigarette butt in his hand. Although the smoke was thin, it stubbornly drifted in the same direction.Fang Mu looked behind him, and his heart began to beat faster. He took out his flashlight and shone into the depths of the cave.This hole is not big, only a few meters deep, and there are bare cliff walls on the top, bottom, left, and right, only a clump of dead grass piled up on the lower right. Fang Mu walked over, squatted down, and at the same time took a puff of cigarette forcefully and expelled it. The smoke didn't stop at all, and soon penetrated into the withered grass. Fang Mu tore open the withered grass, which was not connected with the roots as imagined, obviously it was put there artificially. Under the withered grass, there is a hole in sight. Fang Mu stared at the hole, and was stunned for half a minute.He never expected that the entrance was in the small cave where he and Lu Haiyan once lived.Maybe that night when Fang Mu was struggling to find Lu Haitao, Lu Haitao hid a few meters behind him, not daring to breathe. Fang Mu came back to his senses and carefully illuminated the cave entrance with a flashlight.The diameter of the hole is about one meter, and the moss on the wall of the hole is obviously scratched recently, but not too much.There is a bend about two meters away from the entrance of the cave, and the depth further down is unknown. Fang Mu threw away the cigarette butt, straightened up, and looked up at the moonlight outside the cave. Maybe, this is the last time I saw the moon. Fang Mu took a deep breath and got into the hole. The slipperiness of the moss exceeded Fang Mu's imagination. As soon as he stepped on it, he fell down and slipped down.Falling to the bend, Fang Mu reached out to grab the flashlight that had been thrown off, regardless of his bruised face.Under the illumination of the strong flashlight, a long black cave appeared in front of Fang Mu, about 1.5 meters high, with an unknown length.Fang Mu adjusted the light of the flashlight to the weakest, bent over, and walked forward cautiously. There is a faint smell in the cave, and there is a sticky and slippery feeling under the feet, and occasionally there are a few crisp sounds of "click".Fang Mu illuminated his feet with a flashlight, only to see a black mess mixed with some small white objects, which looked like animal bones.Just as he was about to see what happened, Fang Mu felt his eyes darken.With a burst of thumping noises, a large group of unknown creatures suddenly flew up in the cave.Fang Mu hastily covered his head with his hands, but he still felt several pairs of wings flapping against his face and sharp claws scratching his body.This group of unknown creatures came and went quickly, and disappeared on the other side of the cave in a blink of an eye. Fang Mu leaned against the cave wall in shock, his heart seemed to jump out of his throat.After finally recovering, he realized that those flying animals should be bats.A bigger worry came to my heart: I don't know how long the cave is, and I don't know if the people in the cave will be aware of the startled bats? Fang Mu squatted down, turned off the flashlight, and held his breath.A few minutes later, the cave was still silent.Then he turned on the flashlight and started on the road again. After walking about a few hundred meters, a fork in the road appeared in front of us.In addition to the forward cave body, there are two branches, one left and one right.Fang Mu hesitated for a moment, took out his notebook, drew a sketch with his flashlight in his mouth, and then chose the middle path to move forward. After walking for tens of meters, Fang Mu found that this was a dead end, and there was no other way out except the rough cliff.Fang Muyuan exited the original road and chose the road on the left to go forward. After walking for a while, he found that it was also a dead end.It's just that at the end of the cave is a pool of water.Fang Mu picked up some water and looked at it. The water quality was clear, it should be running water, and when he probed with a folding walking stick, he couldn't see the bottom. Fang Mu turned back again and entered from the hole on the right.The cave was still pitch black, and the situation was no different from before.Because there was a pool of water in the cave on the left, in order to avoid falling into the water, Fang Mu paid attention to his feet.After walking for more than ten minutes, the faint sound of water suddenly came from my ears.Fang Mu's heart turned cold, if there was another puddle in front of him, then there was really no way out. Fang Mu held up the flashlight to shine forward, but the place where the light reached was not those rough cliffs, it seemed that there was a wider space ahead.Fang Mu immediately adjusted the light of the flashlight to the weakest, and at the same time slowed down, moving over a little bit. Finally, Fang Mu stood on the edge of a cave. With the sound of water and the dim light of the flashlight, Fang Mu realized that less than three meters below was the dark river running through Longwei Mountain. Fang Mu shines on the foot, and the moss at the entrance of the cave still has traces of scratches. Looking along these traces, several raised rocks extend from the entrance of the cave all the way to the dark river under your feet. As long as you are a little careful, you can go down. Fang Mu couldn't help being excited, finally arrived. He was not in a hurry to go down to the dark river, but squatted on the spot and carefully observed the movement around him. After confirming that there was no one there, he slowly stepped on the rocks and walked down carefully. It is said that it is the river, but it is actually half a meter away from the water surface.Fang Mu looked at the GPS, and his location was in the upper reaches of the dark river, that is, those undeveloped river sections.Fang Mu looked around, without those bright spotlights, the cave in front of him looked eerie.Those stalactites that have gone through millions of years are like giant claws falling from the sky, while the quietly flowing dark river is like a huge mouth that swallows everything.Fang Mu stared at everything in front of him and suddenly felt shuddering.Compared to this prehistoric landscape, Fang Mu, who is less than thirty years old, is really insignificant.Thousands of years ago, or even longer, some human beings may have stepped into this dark river, and what Fang Mu saw in front of him was exactly the same as what Fang Mu saw at this moment.They just stand silently and flow silently.No matter how the years outside change, the dynasty changes, and the crops of people who claim to be long live are wiped out, they are still there, proving their eternity for millions of years. The so-called immortality is all nonsense.No one knows what a terrible thing eternity is. Fang Mu looked at his watch, it was almost three o'clock in the morning.He must hurry up.Fang Mu took out his GPS again and calculated the distance.My current location is closer to the developed river section. I believe that the place where those girls are hiding should not be downstream, otherwise they will be easily found. Fang Mu turned around and walked upstream. After taking a few steps, he found that the road was not easy, because there was no place that could be called a road.Although the cave was dark, it was fairly flat underfoot.On the riverside, the only places available for footsteps are those rocks with scattered heights. If you are not careful, you may slip into the dark river.Fang Mu put the flashlight on the hat and walked up the road with hands and feet.Soon, he was sweating profusely.No wonder, the temperature here is about 10 degrees, which is dozens of degrees different from the outside.Fang Mu took off his coat on a slightly flat rock and stuffed it into his rucksack.When I set off again, I felt that the whole person was much lighter. Considering that the opponent's hiding place might be not far ahead, Fang Mu didn't dare to let the flashlight shine too brightly.Therefore, wherever the beam of light reaches, it is all gray and black.When he climbed over a short rock, he felt a little surprised by the sudden bright white in his peripheral vision.He took off the flashlight and shone there, and saw something hidden behind a raised rock in the water. Fang Mu thought for a while, took out a folding walking stick from his rucksack, held a hanging stalactite with his left hand, hooked his left foot in the crevice of the rock, and leaned his upper body as far as possible into the dark river. After several attempts, he finally used the The cane picked the thing over. After standing firmly on his feet, Fang Mu looked at the thing in his hand. It turned out to be a piece of packaging film for mineral water.Judging from its location, it should have drifted down from upstream and got stuck behind that rock. There must be someone upstream! This greatly increased Fang Mu's confidence, and it seemed that the direction he chose was not wrong.At the same time, it also gave him an idea. Fang Mu took out half a bottle of mineral water from his rucksack, drank it dry, then tore off a piece of paper from his notebook, and wrote hastily: If someone picks up this piece of paper, it proves that I am in danger, please call: 1351428* ***,thanks. That was Xiao Wang's phone number.Last time, he didn't inform Xiao Wang about the information exchange with Jing Xu, and as a result, he didn't have time to take care of Jing Xu's safety, which resulted in losing a move.Moreover, Xiao Wang once worked for the Public Security Bureau of City S, so it was easier to mobilize manpower.If something unexpected happens to him this time, Xiao Wang can definitely follow this clue to investigate. Fang Mu folded the note, stuffed it into the mineral water bottle, and carefully put it into the rucksack.This note, which was like a will, relieved Fang Mu of his burden.He packed his suitcase and moved on. All the way up, downhill, looking, listening.Fang Mu gradually forgot the concept of time and only knew to keep moving forward.It wasn't until the GPS in his hand showed that he was about to reach the end of the dark river that he realized that he had already walked for almost an hour. Fang Mu slowed down and focused on monitoring the movement nearby.Not far ahead, perhaps the destination.Sure enough, after turning a bend in the river, the river water in front of him suddenly shimmered.There is fire ahead! Fang Mu immediately turned off the flashlight, lowered his body, and walked over quietly step by step. The closer it got there, the brighter the water of the river, and faint voices could be heard.Fang Mu looked ahead, a huge rock weighing more than ten tons lay across the river.He hid behind the rock and looked up and down. Near the rock wall, there were a few protrusions, which seemed to be climbable.He thought for a while, stepped up lightly, held the rock with his left hand, and when he exerted force, his whole body was attached to the rock.His left foot touched the rock a few times, found a shallow stone nest, stepped on it, and stepped on a raised rock with his right foot.Fang Mu took a deep breath and pushed upwards suddenly, his eyes saw the scene behind the rock. Not far away, there is a large open space under the cliff, where several fires are scattered, and there are faint figures flickering. Fang Mu didn't dare to look too much, and quickly retracted his head.At a glance just now, in addition to the scene in front of him, Fang Mu also saw the situation on the rock clearly. The top is very flat, ideally near the side of the rock wall, and there is a concave hole. It should be no problem to accommodate one person. Fang Mu grasped the edge of the rock with both hands, and secretly exerted force. At the same time, he stepped on a higher rock with his right foot, kicked hard, and most of his body lay on that rock.He fell on the ground, slowly crawled to the pit, rolled sideways, and hid himself in the hole. After doing all this, Fang Mu was panting like a cow. He didn't dare to breathe loudly, so he could only adjust slowly.After his breath calmed down a bit, he took out his night vision binoculars and looked at the fire. This should be the end of the dark river, and the open space under the cliff is more than a hundred square meters, like a hall.Those lights came from candles scattered around.Two men were sitting by the river, drinking and eating.Behind them, near the cliff, there was a huge rock with an iron chain wrapped around it. On the other end of the iron chain was a pile of unkempt dry grass. Four girls were lying or lying down, curled up in it.从她们脚上的铁环来看，应该都被锁在了那条铁链上。 方木脸上的肌肉渐渐绷紧，牙齿咬得咯咯直响。这时，视野的右上角忽然又出现了动静。 他把望远镜移过去，视野中出现了一男一女两个人。 方木的眼睛一下子瞪大了。 男的是陆大春，女的，是陆海燕。 陆大春脸色潮红，脚步虚浮，似乎喝多了酒。他把陆海燕拖到另一堆干净些的枯草上，一阵没头没脑的狂吻乱啃后，就开始上下其手。 陆海燕的表情麻木，一动不动地任他凌辱，似乎早已习惯。 那两个男人却坐不住了，开始哄笑起来。 “大春，你小子不好好干活，把燕子弄到这里来玩，小心我告诉你爹！” 这声音方木认得，是那个叫陆大江的村民。 另一个村民也随声附和，“是啊，你他妈自己玩得痛快，让俺哥俩在这里干靠！” “干你们娘的，你们敢！”陆大春推开陆海燕，晃晃悠悠地站起来，从身后拔出一支五四式手枪，“老子崩了你们俩！” 话说得半真半假，手里的枪却是真的。陆大江和那个村民讪笑着继续吃喝，不再回嘴。 陆大春似乎也被自己的“英雄气概”感染，一把拽起陆海燕，向一块岩石后走去。 陆海燕丝毫没有反抗的表示，依旧呆呆地目视前方，胸口敞开的衣襟也无意扣好，一对乳房半露半掩，惹得陆大江和那个村民不住地偷看。 那块岩石遮挡了旁人的视线，却依旧处在方木的视野中。陆大春粗鲁地把陆海燕的身子掉转过去，让她双手扶在岩石上，弯下腰，然后把她的裤子褪到膝盖下，自己也解开裤子，贴了过去…… 方木放下望远镜，闭上了双眼。 救她？陆海燕已然是一具行尸走肉，甚至很难说不是自愿的。何况，现在动手只会打草惊蛇。 不救她？又怎能眼睁睁地看着一个曾有过单纯幻想的女孩遭到这样的凌辱？ 偏偏那空旷的溶洞又将男人禽兽般的喘息和肉体交合的撞击声无限放大！ 方木紧紧地捂住耳朵，心中感到比陆海燕还要强烈的屈辱。 终于，一切归于平静。陆大春心满意足地提起裤子，晃到那堆枯草前，四仰八叉地躺下。陆海燕全身颤抖着，无力地滑跪下去，过了片刻才哆嗦着提起裤子，扣好裤带。 方木的牙都要咬碎了。他掏出GPS，标注好现在的位置。尽管心中的怒火几乎让血液沸腾，但是方木明白，此刻必须保持克制和冷静。在这里是没有手机信号的，要想办法离开，争取在天亮前组织警力包围这里。届时，将把一切偿还！ 方木四肢伏地，打算顺原路爬下岩石。这时，陆大春懒洋洋的声音传了过来：“现在几点了？” 陆大江看看手表，“四点一刻。” “哦。货车五点半就到。”陆大春翻身坐起，“不睡了。” 货车？方木停下动作，想了想，又退回洞口。 陆大春招招手，陆海燕顺从地走过去，坐在他身边。陆大春把她搂在怀里，又肆意摸弄起来。 陆大江看着他们，显然受了不小的刺激，他一口喝干瓶子里的酒，揉揉裤裆，起身向那几个女孩子走去。 他站在枯草旁，俯身看了一会儿，选定一个女孩后，不由分说，扑上去就撕扯她的衣服。女孩被惊醒了，拼命地挣扎。脚上的铁链被牵动，其他五个女孩也被惊醒，霎时间，哭喊声在溶洞内响成一片。 陆大春骂了一声，随手捡起一块石头扔了过去，正中陆大江的后背。陆大江哎哟一声，气急败坏地回过头来：“娘的，你干啥？” “给我滚下来！” “老子又不动你的女人，玩玩她们怕啥？” “放屁！梁老板特意嘱咐过，不能动她们！” “反正都已经不是雏儿了，玩一下谁知道？”陆大江的双眼被欲火烧得通红，俯下身子继续撕扯那女孩的衣服。 这时，只听“哗啦”一声，陆大江不禁打了个激灵，慢慢回头——陆大春手里的枪机头大张，黑洞洞的枪口正对着他。 “给我下来！别逼老子翻脸！” 陆大江蔫了，小声骂了一句，悻悻地爬起来。“行行行，算你狠。” 陆大春大概觉得自己做得有些过火，语气也稍稍缓和：“你个喂不饱的驴货，等把这几个小妮子送走，回去让你老婆陪你弄个痛快。你要是觉得不过瘾，下次拉货我带你去，让你尝尝城里女人的滋味。” 陆大江的脸色好了些，可是看着陆大春手里的枪，仍是一副心有余悸的样子。“让你爹跟梁老板说说，也给咱哥几个弄几支真家伙。” 陆大春一笑，表情倨傲。 “这东西还能随便给？”他合上枪机，反复端详着手里泛着幽蓝光泽的枪。“老人家说得好，谁有枪，谁就是爷！” 方木的眉头越皱越紧。看来五点半的时候，将有货车把这些女孩送走。龙尾山靠近边境线，她们被送往境外做性奴前的最后一站，应该就是这里。 方木想起自己第一次进山时，就坐着陆三强驾驶的一辆货车。当时他听到货厢里有动静，问及是什么东西，陆大春回答说是猪肉。 所谓“猪肉”，就是那四个被锁住的女孩。 想到自己曾和这些可怜的女孩近在咫尺，方木在心里连骂自己迟钝。随即，一个更大的疑问在脑海中浮现。 梁老板是谁？ 从他们的交谈来看，梁老板应该就是跨境拐卖儿童的幕后主使，也正是他，向陆家村的村民们提供了钱物。至于其他的，方木无从去推断，一来所获信息太少，二来，他也没有时间去思考这些了。 方木很清楚现在的局势——不得不修改计划了。如果他现在离开，那么不等他带着警察到这里，这四个女孩就已经被带上货车，运往境外了。以后再解救她们，也许会难于登天。 是救人，还是抓人，必须要立刻做出决断。 方木暗自苦笑了一下，以自己的性格，还有得选么？ 救人，难度同样很大。首先，对方是三个人（方木只能寄希望于陆海燕不要和自己作对），己方只有一个；其次，陆大春手里有枪，自己最有力的武器不过是那根折叠手杖。最后，四个女孩的脚都锁在岩石上，除非有钥匙，否则，不可能在不惊动他们的情况下把这些女孩带走。 可是，有得选么？ 方木慢慢地挪出洞口，悄无声息地滑下那块岩石。走了几十米后，他掏出那个装着纸条的空塑料瓶，扔进了暗河里。看着它随着水流向下游漂去，方木暗自祈祷这个瓶子能快点被人看到。 回到那块岩石上，方木检查了一下身上的装备，把折叠手杖放在方便抽出的地方，然后，就静静地躲在山洞里，间或看看那片空地上的动静。他只有等待时机，如果实在没有机会，就只能硬来了。 只是，胜算微乎其微。如果真能全身而退，那才是奇迹了。方木尽力不去想失败后可能招致的后果，反正漂流瓶已经放出去了，无论如何，总能留下一些线索。想到这些，方木渐渐平静下来，甚至还有一丝轻松。 起初，还能听到那三个男人有一搭没一搭地聊天，后来声音渐渐低下去，最后就是一片寂静了。 方木悄悄地探出头去。陆大春搂着陆海燕，躺倒在枯草里呼呼大睡。陆大江和那个村民大概因为多喝了酒，也靠在一起打盹。 方木屏住了呼吸，也许现在就是个机会。他悄悄地向岩石的另一端爬去，心里不由得一阵惊喜：那里有一个和空地相连的斜坡。方木掉转身子，一点一点地滑下斜坡，终于踏上了那块空地。 方木没有马上行动，而是躲在暗处观察那四个人的动静，确定他们还在酣睡后，才踮着脚尖，小心翼翼地走过去。距离那些女孩所在的位置不过十几米远，方木却感觉走了好几个世纪一样。好不容易走到那些女孩身边，方木正要俯身查看那些铁链，其中一个女孩就被惊醒了。她看见弯着腰的方木，刚要失声发出尖叫，就被方木紧紧地捂住了嘴。 “别叫，我是警察。”方木在她耳边轻声说道，“我来带你们离开这里，听懂了么？” 也许是被关久了，女孩的反应有些迟钝，几秒钟后，才圆睁着一双惊恐的眼睛连连点头。 “叫醒其他女孩，小声点。”方木松开手，指指正在打盹的陆大江和那个村民，“别惊动他们。” 趁女孩推醒同伴的时候，方木看了看她们脚上的铁链。每个人的脚腕上都有一个合二为一的铁环，接口处是一个直径三厘米左右的圆孔，一根单头弯曲的铁条插在里面，另一头被一把锁头锁在铁链上。如果要抽出铁条，必须打开这把锁。虽然不用连开四把锁，方木还是懊恼当时为什么不和老鬼学几招开锁的技术。 硬撬肯定会惊动那三个看守，唯一的办法是找到钥匙。方木想了想，钥匙应该在陆大春身上。他冲那几个满脸期待地看着自己的女孩做了个噤声的手势，转身悄悄向陆大春身边走去。 陆大春仰面朝天，呼吸均匀，正睡得香甜。陆海燕侧身蜷在他的左臂弯里，双眼紧闭。方木上下打量了一阵陆大春，他穿了一件羽绒服，牛仔裤，全身足有六七个衣袋。钥匙会藏在哪里呢？方木想了想，俯身悄悄摸向羽绒服右侧的下衣袋。No.方木暗骂一句，正要去掏他的左下衣袋，陆海燕的眼睛忽然睁开了。 刹那间，四目相对，周围的一切仿佛都停止了。 陆海燕的眼神依旧是呆滞的，仿佛眼前的方木只是一块石头或者其他没有生命的东西。几秒钟后，她似乎认出了他，瞳孔猛地缩小，两道逼人的光芒瞬间投射在方木的脸上。 他没有说话，她也没有说话。 只要有这短暂的目光相接就够了。 有多悔恨，就有多惊喜；有多愤怒，就有多慰藉。 方木冲她微微点了点头，做出一个开锁的手势。陆海燕似乎不舍得把目光从他脸上移开，手却伸向了陆大春身上的牛仔裤。当她的手从右侧前方的裤袋里拿出来的时候，手心里已经多了一把钥匙。 方木接过钥匙，只来得及给了她一个感激的眼神，就匆匆走向那几个女孩。 开锁。轻轻地抽出铁条。逐一打开那些铁环。每做完一样，方木心中的狂喜就会多增加一分。终于，四个女孩都脱离了铁链，战战兢兢地挤在一起发抖，眼中却多了一份劫后余生的期盼。方木看着她们身后空旷的溶洞和依旧不动声色的暗河，却猛然意识到一个大问题：该往哪里走？ 方木看看自己的来路，让这四个女孩爬上那个斜坡也许不是难事，可是不被察觉地从那块岩石下去却绝非易事。再者，从这里到那个洞口，一路高坡险崖，自己还能勉力应付，这几个女孩能做到么？天就快亮了，这些看守又能给他们多少时间从容逃离呢？ 冷汗布满了方木的额头，没时间责怪自己的考虑不周了，现在要做的就是冷静和思考。 从刚刚进入的洞口的痕迹来看，这条路应该不是陆家村的人经常使用的，也许只有陆海燕姐弟俩才知道。那么，陆家村的人是从哪里进入溶洞的呢？ 一定还有别的出口！ 方木把询问的目光投向陆海燕。她一直默默地注视着方木的动作，四目相对时，彼此的想法早已了然于心。 陆海燕抬起一只手，指向身后的某处。 方木望过去，一个洞口在崖壁间若隐若现。顿时，他感觉全身都充满了力量。他转过身，示意几个女孩跟自己走，然后—— 他再次转过身，看着陆海燕，伸出一只手。 我说过，我一定会回来。现在，我要带你走。 别顾虑过去，也别担心未来。这无关男女之情，甚至无关曾经的一面之缘。 仅仅是，责任。 陆海燕一动不动地看着那只手，几秒钟之后，她浑浊的双眼明亮起来。 我已经死了。是的，在挥起斧头砸向我弟弟的那一刻，我就已经死了。 可是，你来了。 也许，我能继续活？ 陆海燕慢慢地坐起身，双眼片刻也不愿离开那只手。它能带我去哪儿？ 哪里都可以，只要那里没有回忆，没有耻辱，没有麻木的欢愉，没有痛苦的呼喊。哪里都可以。 自己所在的仍是可怖的地狱，但是向前一步，就是天堂。 陆海燕站起来，伸出一只手。 随后，她就感到自己的脚腕被死死地抓住了。 陆大春打了个哈欠，坐起来，不耐烦地问道：“你去哪儿？” 随即，他就看到了方木和那四个女孩。 陆大春的眼睛一下子瞪大了，直勾勾地看着方木，似乎难以置信。 "you……" 看到陆大春醒来的一瞬间，方木感觉全身的血液都冻结住了，然而此刻已容不得犹豫。他大吼一声：“我是警察，放下武器！” 这是法律上的必经程序，他知道这根本吓不住对方。话音未落，他已疾步冲到陆大春面前，抽出折叠手杖狠狠地砸了过去。 陆大春下意识地抬起左手去挡，嘭的一声闷响后，铝合金材质的手杖弯成了L型，陆大春一声惨叫，手脚并用地滚向一旁。 方木甩下折叠手杖，不用看，他就知道身后的两个看守已经被惊醒了。他冲那四个被吓傻的女孩大吼一声：“跑！”随即就转身向那堆铁链奔去。刚迈出一步，就看见陆大江手足无措地挡在自己面前，似乎还没有完全搞清状况。于是方木飞起一脚，踹在他的胸口。趁他大叫倒地之时，方木已经冲到了那堆铁链前，伸手抄起那根铁条。 就在此时，身后传来“砰”的一声枪响，几乎是同时，一颗弹头撞在他身边的岩石上，火星四溅。 方木把心一横，转过身来。 陆大春的左手半悬着，右手握着手枪，黑洞洞的枪口正指着自己。 “我跟你说过吧，再来就整死你！”陆大春的表情凶狠狂暴，扳机上的手指猛地用力，“你给我死……” 话音未落，陆大春就感到身上的重量突然增加，整个人失去了平衡，那颗子弹射到了溶洞顶上。紧接着，他的脸颊和脖子传来一阵剧痛。 It's Lu Haiyan.她像一头发疯的母豹一样扑在陆大春身上，连抓带咬。 方木正要上前夺枪，陆大江捡起一块石头丢了过来。趁方木侧身闪开，他拎起一根木棍，在原地跳来跳去。看上去，他比方木还要紧张，那双死死盯着方木的眼睛里满是恐慌。 方木不想长时间纠缠，拎起铁条就冲过去，陆大江连抵挡的勇气都没有，连连后退。方木只用了一下就把他手里的木棍打掉，第二下直接砸在了他的头上，霎时鲜血飞溅。 必须先解决掉一个！方木上前正要再砸时，却被另一个村民从后面死死地抱住了腰。方木用力甩了几下，竟无法摆脱。眼看陆大春已经把陆海燕从身上扯开，摔在了地上。方木咬咬牙，突然向后猛退了几步，那个村民被撞得猝不及防，也只得向后退。 忽然，身后的村民发出一声惊呼，方木感到自己腰上的力量一松，紧接着，一脚踏空！ 两人都摔进了暗河里。 被河水漫过口鼻时，方木只来得及深吸一口气，眼前就一片黑暗了。他屏住气，一边划水，一边用脚尖向下面探，很快就碰到了坚实的河底。方木用力一蹬，头部露出了水面。正要向岸边游时，他感觉身上的背囊被人死死拽住，正用力向水里拖。方木再次被拉进了水下，他慌忙打开搭扣，把背囊甩脱下去，可是衣领又被那个村民拽住。 两个人在水里缠斗，对方的水性显然比方木要好，一心想把方木淹死在水中。撕扯中，方木感到气息越来越不够用，情急之下，杀心顿起。他一把揪住那个村民的头发，向上提起，用另一只手的指尖对着他暴露出来的咽喉处猛戳了一下。对方的喉咙吃痛，气息一松，大股河水立刻灌进肺里，瞬间就瘫软在河水里。 方木摆脱了束缚，心脏也仿佛要憋炸了。他用仅存的一点力气浮上水面，还来不及喘口气，就感到眼前一黑。他抹掉脸上不住向下流淌的水，定睛去看面前的黑影，立刻感到心底一片冰凉。 岸边，陆大春直挺挺地站着，手里的枪正对着方木的脑门。在他身后，是捂着脑袋不住咒骂的陆大江，以及满脸是血，不省人事的陆海燕。 陆大春扭曲的脸上血痕遍布，一只眼睛被血糊住，另一只眼睛里正放射出野兽般的光芒。 “你真行啊，连我的女人都帮你。”陆大春脸上的肌肉不住地跳动着，“现在，你他妈的去死吧！” it's over. 这一次，是真的要死了。 不，不要闭上眼睛。不要露出任何一丝软弱给他们看。祠堂前的怯懦，只有一次。 像丁树成那样去死，像陆海涛那样去死。 方木死死地盯着那黑洞洞的枪口，等待那一颗子弹射穿自己的头颅。 "boom!" 方木的眼前爆出一团火光，他的心底一片安详。 在这电光石火的一瞬间，他知道那颗弹头已经旋转着飞出了枪管，它将穿透自己的颅骨，空腔效应会把自己的脑组织搅得稀烂，然后再从后脑穿出，射入身后这条静静的暗河中。届时，自己的头部将变成血肉模糊的一团。 可是，这一切并没有发生。 方木从那炫目的火光中恢复视觉的时候，发现自己依旧浮在河水中。脑袋完好无损。而在他上方，是目瞪口呆的陆大春。 陆大春似乎还没有从刚才的巨响中清醒过来，只是定定地看着残缺不全的手掌，在他脚下，已经破裂变形的手枪还在冒着缕缕青烟。 方木明白了，这一定是一支非法自制的黑枪，在连续射击后发生了炸膛。 冥冥中，难道真的有神佛庇佑？ 方木扒住岸边的岩石，一用力，爬上了河岸。 陆大春的右手掌几乎被完全炸飞，只有丝丝缕缕的筋肉和手腕相连。他完全无视从身边走过的方木，只是直勾勾地看着瞬间就消失的右手。 方木用警告的眼神看了一眼完全吓傻的陆大江，疾步跑到陆海燕身边，蹲下身子，用力摇晃着她。“海燕，海燕，你醒醒。” 陆海燕的头随着方木的动作来回摇摆着，双眼却始终紧闭。 "Ah-ah-" 方木下意识地回过头去。是陆大春。他终于明白自己已经永远失去了右手，发出了两声绝望的哀号后，扑倒在地上昏死过去。 方木移开目光，转向正在筛糠的陆大江。 “你去把他捞上来，”他指指那条暗河，“也许他还有救。” 陆大江答应了一声，连滚带爬地跳下了河。 这时，方木怀里的柔软身体动了一下。 再看陆海燕，她已经悠悠醒转，浑浊的眼球转动了几下后，就定定地盯在方木的脸上。 “你……你真的回来了。”陆海燕破裂青肿的嘴角荡起一丝笑意，似乎身处的不是生死相搏的杀场，而是春意盎然的帷帐。 “能走么？我带你离开这里。”方木用力扳起陆海燕的上身，试图把她扶起来。 “不，我动不了。”陆海燕摇摇头，“你快走吧，去找那些孩子……这里很快就会来人了。” “不行。”方木竭尽全力地搬动陆海燕的身体，“我不能把你留在这儿。”