Born in the dark, Ended in the dawn

Because it is related to the remaining issues of the case, there will naturally be members of the first criminal investigation team at the demolition site of Building No. [-] in the Muhe Community.A whole building has been smashed to the ground like this, the broken bricks and tiles have been cleaned up, and there is only a deep foundation pit left in front of us.

The support stands out from the bottom of the pit. In the dry and hot weather, the bottom of the pit is wet and covered with mud. Is it groundwater?This scene is so familiar, one can even imagine the texture of stepping on the slippery soil. Why is it so similar to a dream?

"No, the digging is not deep enough. For a building of this height, even if there is support, it must be dug at least five or six meters, which is more than three meters above the ground." Wei Lan kept piercing the ground with a long metal pole. It is too difficult, like finding a needle in a haystack.

Yin Hang also felt that there was no way to find it this way, and he couldn't dig with bare hands, "Should I contact the command center and send some search and rescue dogs?"

"In such an environment, search and rescue dogs are not very useful, but you can give it a try." Lu Wei didn't want to take a step. The sticky feeling of the soles was really unpleasant, and there was a danger of falling at any time. He didn't want to Roll into terracotta warriors in this deep pit.

"Wait." There seemed to be some voice, although it was very faint, it was difficult to distinguish in the noisy construction site, but the familiarity made Wei Lan easily grasp its existence, "I seem to hear some voice."

Everyone quieted down, Wei Lan listened intently, it was a crisp metal impact sound, the same as the sound in the dream, but where did it come from?Metal has a strong sound transmission function, and the surrounding supports seem to resonate, making it difficult to tell where the sound source comes from.

"Be careful!" Xiao Zixian quickly supported Wei Lan, who had almost slipped, and pulled him close to one of the supports, "Start slowly from a starting point, the sound will gradually weaken during the transmission process, and go to the direction where the sound is stronger." Just find it."

Groping one place after another, the deep and shallow footprints under his feet made it more difficult to settle down, just like the broken corpses in his dream, hindering his progress.The world is quiet, so quiet that you can't even hear your own breathing. The jingling sound surrounds the entire bottom of the pit. As the sound becomes clearer and clearer, the ears that are close to the metal support can vaguely feel the weak vibration , I found it, here it is.However, how could it be possible to be alive after being buried in the ground for more than ten years?

"Have you found it?" Xiao Zixian asked in a low voice. He could clearly feel the tension emanating from Wei Lan, and he also understood that the sound of metal knocking could not come from the dark underground. .”

The two shovels borrowed from the property were considered useful, but they were only used in case of emergencies. "Dig carefully." Wei Lan gently shoveled up a lump of soil and threw it into the open space, "Maybe he Still alive."

Xiao Zixian didn't expose Wei Lan's self-deceiving lie, but he was a little worried about Wei Lan's mental state. He always felt that Wei Lan was very wrong today. To be precise, after coming to this pit, the whole person seemed to be empty Same, absent-minded, "Do you know something?"

Wei Lan shook his head lightly, "I just kept having the same dream. It was a place where the sky was dark and the boundaries could not be seen clearly. The feet were full of mud and corpses, and these metal brackets were almost exactly the same, but I swear I have never been here before. The place."

Dream?Do people inexplicably dream of places they have never been to, and more than once?Or is there something calling me?And that pale, thin hand...

The voice became clearer, and the weak soil layer could even be seen arching, "Quickly dig! It's really here."

"Be careful, could it be a snake?" Yin Hang worried about the two people beside the pit.

No, it wasn't a snake. Accompanied by the increasingly intense scent of corpses, a section of gray-white skull was exposed from the soil, and everyone's hearts were raised.More and more soil was dug up, and the scene in the hole was fully revealed. It was not just one skeleton, but two skeletons, and a woman!

Yes, women, real women!One of her hands was firmly locked on the support by handcuffs, while the other hand was holding one of the bones tightly.The woman's eyes were blank, and she repeated mechanical movements in a daze, shaking the white bone in her hand, and muttering to herself.

Wei Lan stood on the edge of the pit in shock, her legs seemed to be filled with lead, unable to move a step.How many times have I imagined the scene of reunion in my heart, and I miss those hands that gently caressed the top of my head. At this moment, those hands are locked in handcuffs, and the wrists are worn out, but there is no drop of blood.

With her lips fluttering, Wei Lan held her breath and suppressed her almost uncontrollable sobs, and hesitantly uttered a whisper as thin as a mosquito, "...Mom?"

Unbelievably, the woman at the bottom of the pit stopped shaking unconsciously, turned her head slowly, and raised her muddy face. Even though the stains covered most of it, she could still see that it was a beautiful and warm face , the woman looked blankly at Wei Lan who was standing by the pit, and responded uncertainly, "Ah... Lan?"

"Mom!" Hearing that familiar soft call, the emotions that had been suppressed for more than ten years could no longer be controlled, Wei Lan screamed and knelt by the pit, beating the handcuffs that locked her mother, "Who did it? who is it?"

The few people standing not far away felt the barrier from Wei Lan's heart. At this moment, no one can get close to it, and no one can blend into it. It is his own world, and there is his long-lost precious existence there.

And the scene in front of them was so weird that they didn't dare to get close to it. Is this an illusion or reality?The picture is so fragile that it looks like a bubble that will burst if you poke it. It is more than just an action, and you don't even have the courage to call out.

Only that one person, only Xiao Zixian, was able to break into that enclosed space. Xiao Zixian jumped into the pit and pried off the handcuffs that bound Lu Dongmei, but kept a safe distance cautiously, "Aunt Wei, I am Xiao Zixian, Do you remember?"

"Zixian... Xiao Zixian? I remember, of course I remember, no... no!" Lu Dongmei, who was quiet and gentle a few seconds ago, suddenly pushed Xiao Zixian away in horror, screaming, "Kill me, Alan !Kill me, or I'll eat you too! Please...please..."

Tears washed the mud, Lu Dongmei's mental state was on the verge of collapse, and Wei Lan was like this. He stretched out his hand to hug his mother out of the pit, but her mother refused to let go of the white bone in her hand. Xia Wei Lan had no choice but to ask Xiao Zixian to help carry out the bones, "Mom, don't worry, you are safe now, let's go home and talk slowly, don't worry, we have cleared the place here, no one will find you."

"No! I can't go, I will kill you all, kill me while I'm still awake, please."

"Mom! What's going on here?" Wei Lan grabbed Lu Dongmei's shoulders tightly, raised her sleeves and wiped the mud off her face, "Why are you locked here?"

Tears streamed down even more violently, and Lu Dongmei hugged Wei Lan tightly in tears, "Ah Lan, it's all my fault! I killed Ah Chen and swallowed him mouthful. When I wake up...just This remains is left with me.”