what's in the depths

"How did you get bitten like this?" Zhu Yuhan looked at the bloody lower body and felt nauseated, so don't look too far away.

"Beasts frequently appear in the mountains, so it's not surprising to be gnawed like this." Chu Rong was very calm, as if what was in front of him was not a person's broken limb and arm, but a pig's trotter.

"But why was he amputated at the waist, and how could there be a gallows in this desolate and remote mountain?"

"Look at these logs, the color of the cross-section is lighter, it should have been cut down not long ago, and there are hemp ropes for hanging people." Chu Rong said, picked up the hemp rope at the side and looked at it.

"The appearance is smooth, and there is not much dust accumulation, and it has not been long since I bought it."

He looked up at the guillotine: "I'll go up and untie the rope, put down the guillotine, stay away, and be careful not to hurt yourself."

Zhu Yuhan dragged his injured leg and staggered to the side, looking worriedly at Chu Rong who was also climbing up with injuries all over his body, and shouted, "Be careful too!"

The rope was untied, and the guillotine fell to the ground with a loud noise. Zhu Yuhan hurried over to Chu Rong, who spread his hands and scrambled down below.

Chu Rong jumped down and clapped his hands, but Zhu Yuhan noticed that, perhaps because of the excessive movement just now, the wound on Chu Rong's leg had been split open, and the blood seeped into his trousers, but he acted like nothing happened. He didn't cry out for pain, and didn't even look at his wound, as if he secretly took painkillers behind his back.

"This guillotine seems to be very old, but the blade has been carefully maintained by people. It is very sharp. It is no problem to cut a person like this."

Zhu Yuhan leaned over to look at the guillotine, feeling a chill from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

He shivered, and even had the illusion that his back was in pain.

"Then should we wait here for rescue or continue walking into the woods to find the way down the mountain."

Chu Rong looked at the dense forest, and then said: "Make marks along the way, keep going, the rescue team doesn't know when it will arrive, we can't just sit and wait, we leave marks on the way, they will follow the marks when they see it came looking for it."

Zhu Yuhan thought this was a solution, so he tore his protective clothing into strips and tied them to the tree every ten meters.

Judging the direction based on the tree rings that have been cut down in the surrounding area, so as not to get lost in this deep mountain and old forest.

It’s just that the felled trees only have a radius of a few hundred meters, and outside the felled area, every tree looks the same, so it’s hard to tell the direction. In addition, the sky is dark and surrounded by dense fog. As he walked, he lost his way.

"Did we pass by this place just now? It's still tied with cloth strips."

Chu Rong thought for a moment: "It's walking. We've been walking for so long, but we've been spinning in circles."

"Why don't you wait for dawn, and you can walk towards the sun when the sun comes out. We are wandering around in the woods like headless chickens, and as you said, there are wild beasts around, so be careful."

As Zhu Yuhan said, he sat down on the ground and rubbed his injured leg.

Chu Rong sat beside him silently, without saying a word.

"Are you hungry?" Zhu Yuhan asked.

Chu Rong nodded.

Zhu Yuhan searched all over his pockets, and finally found a piece of chocolate from the back pocket of his trousers that Fu Huaiyu put in his pocket before he left.

He looked at the chocolate and thought of Fu Huaiyu.

What is he doing now, is he losing his temper because he doesn't answer his phone again?

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Zhu Yuhan holding the piece of chocolate in a daze, Chu Rong asked curiously.

Zhu Yuhan smiled, tore off the wrapping paper of the chocolate, broke the chocolate in half, and handed one half to Chu Rong: "I didn't think about it, eat it quickly."

Chu Rong looked at his dirty and blood-stained hands, and said with a playful smile, "My hands are dirty and I touched a dead body. You can feed me."

Zhu Yuhan felt his scalp tingling when he heard this sentence, but what Chu Rong said was true, and he didn't mean to take advantage of him. There is really no need for him to be so sensitive.

So he brought half of the chocolate to Chu Rong's mouth, and Chu Rong opened his mouth to hold it.

Zhu Yuhan withdrew his hand almost reflexively, nestled aside, pretending to look around to cover up his embarrassment.

"It's about an hour or two before dawn, let's sleep for a while." Chu Rong suggested.

Although Zhu Yuhan's upper and lower eyelids were fighting at the moment, his consciousness was very clear. He didn't dare to just sleep soundly in this inexplicable woods. Once he lost his defense, it would be tantamount to death.

"Don't worry, I won't sleep, I'll guard, you go to sleep."

"No need... wait until dawn..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the grass, and a black shadow quickly passed in front of the two of them.

The two were shocked, one stood up Jiling, grabbed each other instantly, and stepped back vigilantly.

"We, shouldn't we really meet a beast." When Zhu Yuhan said this, his lips were trembling. If it wasn't for the dark sky, he could probably see his bloodless and pale face.

Both of them are now unarmed, and both of them have been injured to varying degrees. If they are really beasts, the chances of winning the fight are slim.

The commotion in the grass is getting louder, and there seems to be a deep breathing sound.

Zhu Yuhan swallowed nervously, looked around to see if he could find a convenient weapon from the ground, Chu Rong stepped forward to block in front of him, leaned back to hold his hand tightly, and said softly :

"Back back and find a place to hide."

"how about you."

"Just take care of yourself first." Chu Rong frowned.

The creature in the grass was pressing closer and closer, and the two seemed to be able to hear the low moan from the throat of the unknown creature.

A pair of turquoise eyes suddenly appeared in the dark forest, like the eyes of a wolf, emitting a faint light.

"Could it be a wolf..." Zhu Yuhan subconsciously grabbed Chu Rong's clothes and dragged him, thinking that if it was really a wolf, the wolf would pounce on him and he would drag Chu Rong along with him.

He has saved himself many times, and he can't let him fall into this desperate situation again.

The turquoise eyes were getting closer, and the forelimbs with sharp claws protruded from the grass.

Next is...

A pair of furry ears?

A red tongue that drools everywhere?

The creature shook its ears, and got out from the grass. When it saw Zhu Yuhan, it yelled happily, and then rushed towards it with lightning speed.

"Jiaojiao?!" After seeing the creature's true face clearly, Zhu Yuhan seemed to unload the burden of his whole body in an instant, and even forgot the pain, dragging a broken leg and running towards the creature with open arms.

Jiaojiao, a three-year-old police dog of the General Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Jiaojiao threw herself into Zhu Yuhan's arms, her tail wagging like a turbine, and there was a low moan in her throat, as if she was being coquettish or crying.

It turned around and yelled twice at the grass behind it. Soon, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps, and the beams of the flashlights complemented each other. Then, dirty and miserable little faces poked out from the grass.

"Team Zhu—!" Tong Si wailed, and ran towards Zhu Yuhan stumbling, hugging him, almost suffocating him.

"Bless the team! You're still alive! I thought you were dead! That's great, hey, I want to cry."

Zhu Yuhan hurriedly tore off the big dog that was clingier than Jiaojiao, and rubbed the neck that was strangled by him: "Can you say something nice."

"I love you, Team Zhu!" As he said, Tong Si wanted to throw himself on Zhu Yuhan again.

Before he could touch him, he was pulled aside by a strong arm and thrown away, and his face came into intimate contact with the tree trunk.

Zhu Yuhan stared at the visitor, stunned for a long time, and finally smiled embarrassingly.

"Oh, there are so many mosquitoes in this damn place, my legs are almost bitten off." Lao Li grumbled and got out of the grass behind him, followed by Zhou Xiaoran who was full of astonishment.

The girl pursed her mouth, looking like she was about to cry.

"wish--"

"Stop, stop!" Seeing that the girl was about to howl when she opened her mouth, Zhu Yuhan quickly stopped her, "This is a deep mountain, if you howl to attract wolves, Jiaojiao can't beat her."

Zhou Xiaoran turned around and hugged Jiaojiao, rubbing her head: "My baby Jiaojiao, thanks to you this time."

As he said that, he began to cry again.

"Wow, Team Zhu, your leg was bitten by a dog." Tong Si leaned over and studied Zhu Yuhan's wound.

"A small injury, maybe it was scratched by a stone."

Without further ado, Wang Fayi opened the medical box and planned to help Chu Rong and Zhu Yuhan treat the wounds first.

"I'll do it." Fu Huaiyu, who had been silent all this time, finally lost his composure. He snatched the medicine and cotton swabs from Forensic Wang, took Zhu Yuhan to the side, and found a soft grass to help him sit down.

"Why are you here?" Zhu Yuhan looked at the top of Fu Huaiyu's head, but unexpectedly had the illusion of "sweetness".

Fu Huaiyu didn't speak, but silently helped him deal with the wound.

"You just left Bobo at home and came here alone?" Zhu Yuhan joked.

Fu Huaiyu applied good medicine to him, wrapped it up with a bandage, then suddenly raised his head and looked into his eyes.

Zhu Yuhan was a little embarrassed to be looked at, so he hurriedly turned his head away: "What are you looking at, I haven't seen enough after watching it for so many years."

Fu Huaiyu just knelt down in front of him, slowly bent down, and pressed a light kiss on his wound.

Zhu Yuhan looked at him in bewilderment, the place where he was kissed was numb and numb like an electric current, like a dream.

The tears seemed to break the embankment, and the people in the eyes gradually became blurred.

Zhu Yuhan stretched out his arms to hug him, crying and said: "I thought I would never see you again, and I didn't even give me time to think about my last words, and the accident happened. Actually, I was very scared, but I kept holding back, I know It's embarrassing, but I promise, just this one time."

Fu Huaiyu embraced his waist, tightened his hands tightly and pressed him into his arms, and said softly: "You don't have to be brave in front of me, cry if you want, make trouble if you want, no matter what it is, as long as it is you, I will take care of you." Take it all."

"Wow, you guys, it's too romantic, can you think about the feelings of others." Tong Si finally couldn't stand it anymore.

He walked up to the two of them awkwardly, squatted down, looked at Zhu Yuhan's injured leg, and smiled shamelessly.

Laughing and laughing, suddenly red eyes again.

Tong Si hurriedly turned his head away, and said firmly: "Get up quickly, we have to continue on our way."

Fu Huaiyu glared at him, helped Zhu Yuhan get up slowly, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to carry you?"

"No need, there are so many people watching." Zhu Yuhan said awkwardly.

"Okay, then go by yourself, hold me, and don't let go."

The author has something to say: This chapter is so hypocritical that I can hardly read it myself ==