inherent gravity

Cut off the phone.

When the dumplings are served, they are very fragrant and steaming, but anyone who has experienced it knows that when people are hungry, they will not be able to eat.Mu Qing stared at the steam in a daze for a while, but endured the nausea and seriously ate everything on the plate.

At this time, Huang Kang's phone calls were still coming in a steady stream. Mu Qing put down his chopsticks and hesitated for a while, then reached out and pressed the power off button.

The world is quiet.

He left the dumpling restaurant and walked slowly along the side of the road, reaching into his pocket from time to time to feel for fear of losing the wallet containing Kou Xiao's card.As for the address that Kou Xiao left for himself, after this day and night, he has already memorized it by heart, but the only problem now is that he dare not.

Anyway, he and Kou Xiao went together when the accident happened this time, although the dean used Tianhua and his group to threaten him...but he just hid behind Kou Xiao's back the whole time, In the end, I watched him being taken away, and I couldn't do anything to help.

Mu Qing lowered his head and walked downstairs for at least three times before mustering up the courage to go upstairs, but before he entered the door, the casual chatter of two passing aunts made his spine stiff:

"Hey, have you heard?"

"I heard, I heard, the kid on the third floor was hacked to death when he went out to fool around, right? The police came to the door yesterday!"

"Isn't it! I have already said..."

"Auntie," Mu Qing interrupted them suddenly, his tone was cold: "He's not dead, he just disappeared."

"Yo!" The two aunts gave him a surprised look, but after all, they didn't say anything, just turned their heads and quickly got into the stairwell.

Mu Qing stood still for a while, before he managed to suppress the burning fire in his heart.

He's not an angry person, but he also really hates people who talk behind other people's backs, let alone say it so viciously.

There was a damp and dark smell in the stairwell, and even the handrails were slippery, and something was rubbed against them.Mu Qing silently looked around while walking, took a deep breath and finally stood still behind a door——

He stretched out his hand and knocked lightly twice, and the door opened almost immediately, so fast that it startled him.

Behind the door was an old and extremely haggard face, with a slightly misshapen leg standing below it, and a cane was placed by the door.

It was hard for Mu Qing to imagine how he could open the door so quickly with such a leg, unless he was standing by the door and waiting for someone to knock on it.

Looking into those weather-beaten and disappointed eyes, he was speechless for a moment.

"...I'm sorry, I thought it was a police comrade." He Lide forced a smile: "Are you...?"

Mu Qing didn't speak, and pushed a few steps away and bowed deeply: "I'm sorry, Uncle."

"Get up!" He Lide was startled and hurried to help him: "What are you doing, child?"

"Hello, Uncle, my name is Mu Qing." Mu Qing resisted the turbulent emotions and said, "...I was the one who was with Kou Xiao that night."

He Lide froze suddenly, the expression on his face was blank for a few seconds, and he was silent for a while before he spoke: "That's it...then come in first."

The size of the house is small, it is a bit cramped for two people, and it looks like it has been on for some years. The walls and ceiling of the house are a little mottled and peeling off, and there are even mildew spots in some corners.

"This is... Kou Xiao asked me to give it to you." Mu Qing didn't dare to look at Lao He at all, and lowered his head and took out the card from his pocket.

He Lide sat back on the sofa, his face was sickly gray, and his lips trembled uncontrollably: "This is..."

"I'm sorry." Mu Qing put the card on the coffee table. He really wanted to say something at this moment, but he couldn't say anything other than apologizing to the old face that was about to collapse.

"The police have already told me about the general situation." Lao He's expression was a little dazed, more like he was talking to himself: "The kid really went to punch again behind my back. How many times have I told him that he didn't know?" listen."

Mu Qing noticed the pile of medicines on the coffee table, and after a long silence, he said as calmly as possible: "I will find it, I will definitely find it, you must pay attention to your health, Kou Xiao did it because of your illness... ..."

Old He wiped his eyes before raising his head. His eyes were dark and black, and he looked like he hadn't closed his eyes after the incident: "Then did he say anything before he was taken away?" His tone was so anxious that his voice almost broke .

Mu Qing quickly poured some water into the glass and handed it over: "I have already told the police about this before, please don't get excited."

"How can I not be excited?!" Lao He slapped the table hard, his tone broken: "Kou Xiao has suffered a lot since he followed me...for so many years, except Who would have wanted to harm him in that orphanage back then!"

"Orphanage?" Mu Qing was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Then you adopted him in the orphanage?"

Old He coughed hard for a while before waving his hand: "No, he was already seven years old when I picked him up."

Mu Qing's voice suddenly raised: "Does that mean he escaped by himself?"

"Yes, but he is not willing to talk to me about these things." Lao He shook his head wearily.

Mu Qing's hands and feet were cold, and Lao He's words gradually overlapped with the man's words that night. At that time, he was so frightened that his mind went blank, and he didn't react until Kou Xiao put a knife in his hand.

The man said, "Go home with Dad."

dad.go home.

The cup in Mu Qing's hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Where is the orphanage you mentioned earlier?" Mu Qing didn't immediately squat down to pick it up, his expression turned extremely ugly.

Lao He said the name of a small city far away from here. Before Mu Qing heard it, he didn't know the existence of this city.

"Thank you, I see." Mu Qing stood up and bowed again, and quickly cleaned up the water stains on the ground. Fortunately, the thick-bottomed glass teacup was of good quality, and it didn't break when it fell on the ground.

"I will find him, don't worry." Under Lao He's astonished eyes, Mu Qing's eyes gradually became firm:

"I promise."

Chapter 24

◎Kou Xiao was violently pulled by countless hands in a rage, and was slapped severely on the face. ◎

Kou Xiao woke up in the darkness.

There was no wind, no sound, and it took him a long time to figure out that it was probably a closed small room with four corners. Even the walls were all light-absorbing black, and people with weak psychological endurance would collapse after staying for a long time.

He tried to raise his hand, and there was a crisp sound of chains coming from the bed, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Although invisible, this iron chain is indeed thick and thick, and it is difficult to even lift your hand.A soft cloth was intimately placed between the iron chain and the wrist to insulate it from the coldness of the metal.

Kou Xiao temporarily gave up the idea of ​​breaking free from the iron chain, and after adapting to the darkness, his eyes quickly looked at the surrounding environment--

It was indeed a closed room, except for the bed, there was only a small bench thrown at the door, and even the cracks in the door were tightly closed, so that no light could escape.

Kou Xiao had a headache, and he raised his unlocked right hand and rubbed his forehead.

He was drugged on the way here, and the people sitting on his left and right at that time handed him a small ball wrapped in a tissue and motioned him to open it. Kou Xiao thought that Mu Qing might have arrived in the city center by now, nothing to worry about. With an expression on his face, he opened the paper ball and swallowed the pill inside in one gulp - the effect of the medicine came up quite quickly. He felt a little numbness in his hand at first, and then he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he was in this dark room, without sound, light, shadow, or people. Even though he, Kou Xiao, was fearless all his life, there was inevitably a touch of panic and gloom in his heart.

How long has he been asleep?one day?long time?Kou Xiao rubbed his forehead vigorously and still felt a kind of inescapable weakness and exhaustion all over his body. He felt a little groggy after falling asleep, so he stared at the door and just stared blankly.

Mu Qing...Lao He...have you called the police?Kou Xiao's mind was a little confused.In the silence, he could clearly hear his heart beating too fast, almost jumping up and beating his temple.At this moment, a small red spot on the head of the bed suddenly pulled him out of his chaotic thoughts.

what is this?

Kou Xiao was shocked, and looked at the only light source in this space in disbelief—even if he was allowed to sleep for another seven to seven days, he could recognize it as a pinhole camera at a glance.When he was working in a certain digital store before, the wretched boss showed it to him.

Kou Xiao felt cold all over his body, and immediately pulled the thin quilt next to him and got confused.When he thought of this thing sending his face to the person on the other side of the screen in 360 degrees without any dead angle when he was unconscious, he was so sick that he wanted to vomit.

He secretly cursed a pervert and tried to get out of bed to see the length of the chain that locked him. Facts have proved that luck is not advisable. The length of the chain made him unable to touch even half the distance from the door, at most he could touch it. to the foot of the bed.

Kou Xiao stretched his arms with all his strength but failed, and the chain was ripped apart instead.

"Fuck you."

Kou Xiao sat back on the bed and gasped for breath, only belatedly did he feel his stomach was empty - after sleeping for so long, he probably hadn't eaten anything.

Just as Kou Xiao was thinking about whether the bastard should imprison him to death or torture him to death, there was a sudden movement at the door, and then