Madness of the Heart

Many people think that the power of darkness is difficult to resist because it is cruel, violent, and everywhere.

But as long as there is a person who bravely stands up in the dark, even if it is just a very weak voice, someone may hear it.

And the darkness may gradually dissipate from the moment the sound is made.

Sound is not just sound, it is also light.

It is not only the light from the outside world that tears the darkness, but also those seemingly weak but never giving up struggling forces in the darkness.

Luo Xueyan was waiting for the light, but she didn't know that she was actually the light.

He knows who the "craftsmen" are, where the "craftsmen" work, what the "craftsmen" do, and what this sinful town has been and is doing.Her body was severely changed by hormones. She was only 12 years old, but she was "urged" to look like a 16-year-old. There are countless incriminating evidence buried in her body. She even hides untaken pills and used needles. .

She is a victim and a vital witness.

She must be protected, safe from danger.

The night fell on Silin Town like an irresistible conspiracy.

The snow fell even harder, and the entire Silin Town almost turned into an isolated island in the vast ocean. People outside might have a way to get in, but people inside had almost no way to get out.

Xiang Tao didn't dare to let Luo Xueyan out of his sight.The people in this town could no longer use the logic of ordinary people to judge. He didn't know what Luo Xueyan would experience when she was left alone.

These days Luo Xueyan followed him, today Luo Xueyan came to look for him with only hope left.The best way now is to transfer Luo Xueyan to a safe place, and the town's "Master Craftsman" and other follow-up people will investigate and interrogate her.

But I don't know how long the snow will fall, and after the call with Mingshu is over, the signal is completely cut off, and the mobile phone becomes a piece of scrap iron in my hand.

Luo Xueyan has already attracted the attention of the middle-aged men in the town—some little boy playing in the snow brought them here, saying that Luo Xueyan was staying with an "outsider".

Luo Xueyan's father, Luo Xuegang, came over with a heavy back, dragging a hoe, cursing and swearing, which meant to tell Luo Xueyan to go back immediately.

Luo Xueyan hid behind Xiang Tao in great fear, with a choked sob in her throat.

Xiang Tao noticed that the body behind him was shaking violently, and Luo Xueyan feared her father like the scariest devil.

Isn't the person standing here the devil?

At this moment, Xiang Tao was extremely angry, but also extremely nervous.

He has been a criminal policeman for less than a year, and he usually follows the deputy captain and seniors to handle some small cases. Most of the work is complicated and boring preliminary investigation work. It's not difficult, and sometimes you don't even need to think much. You don't use your brain to sort out those fragmented clues until you get together for a meeting.

It wasn't until the recent "Faceless Female Corpse" case and the Huang Yan case that he was instructed by the vice-captain Li Chicheng to take the lead. From the 24 "ghost cards" found in Huang Yan's home, he found Huang Yan's friend Cai Xinyue, and then Learn about the sinful deal in Silin Town from Cai Xinyue.

When he came to Silin Town this time, his original intention was to find out the situation here first, and then discuss with Li Chicheng and Ming Shu after returning, and then let the seniors decide what to do.

He always remembered the feeling when discussing the case with Xiao Yuan in the Criminal Investigation Bureau. The deputy director who was said to be airborne was reliable and tolerant.It seems that no matter how difficult the situation is, as long as there is Xiao Ju, there is a way to solve it.

But the reality caught him off guard and forced him to make a choice when no one could rely on him.

"Uncle." Luo Xueyan's trembling voice came from behind, it was the cry of a little girl in desperate situation, "Uncle, don't hand me over to them."

Xiang Tao quickly thought about various possibilities.

At this time, it may be the most appropriate way to send Luo Xueyan back. Here, Luo Xueyan

In fact, it is a "fertility resource", and the townspeople will not be so stupid as to harm the "fertility resource".

It was he the townspeople had to deal with.

Obviously, these people have discovered that he is not a real "donkey friend", and they want him to die here.

He has a gun in his hand, and he thinks that his melee combat ability is very good. If he doesn't need to take Luo Xueyan with him, it is not impossible for him to escape from here alone.

If you do this, Luo Xueyan will be locked up, but she won't suffer too much harm.

But it's only physical.

Luo Xueyan confided in him, it was already desperate.He held Luo Xueyan's outstretched hand, if he let go at this time, even if he had to, he would push Luo Xueyan into the abyss.

Luo Xueyan's mind will be crushed.

And if there was a stalemate, or if he took Luo Xueyan to escape, the townspeople would be numerous, and he was not sure that he would be able to escape unscathed, let alone protect Luo Xueyan well.

Dilemma.

More and more townspeople are approaching, wearing dark clothes, holding hoes, shovels, and long sticks, with extremely gloomy eyes, like soulless zombies.

Xiang Tao swallowed his saliva, subconsciously turned his right hand over, and patted Luo Xueyan lightly.

Luo Xueyan said with tears, "Uncle."

Strangely, Xiang Tao was nervous, but he didn't feel a trace of fear.He blocked Luo Xueyan from behind, and protected her from the swarm of viciousness and harm, and felt unprecedentedly that he might also be a hero.

"Don't be afraid." Xiang Tao said, "I will protect you. With me around, no one can hurt you."

Blizzard shouted angrily, and the tangled snowflakes blocked his sight. Luo Xueyan's father stepped out from the crowd, holding his hoe high.

Xiang Tao asked in a low voice: "Do you know where there is a place where I can temporarily shelter?"

"I, my family..." Luo Xueyan firmly grasped Xiang Tao's clothes with both hands: "My dad is outside, I, I saw my brother just now, my mother is the only one at home, we can..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Tao picked up Luo Xueyan on his back, strode forward with long legs, and ran wildly in the snow.

Seeing that they were about to flee, the townspeople chased after them, shouting loudly.

Xiang Tao couldn't understand their words, the wind and snow hit his hearing, and the extremely cold air was sucked into his lungs with every breath, like a sharp knife, cutting the entire respiratory tract with unbearable pain.

In the police academy, he won the physical fitness championship for two years, but it is still extremely difficult to run with Luo Xueyan on his back at this time - the snow is too heavy, and Luo Xueyan's body affected by hormones is too heavy, every step he takes is so difficult , but still have to run, run desperately!

"Hu-hu-"

The panting became heavier, and the footsteps from behind seemed to be getting closer.Xiang Tao heard Luo Xueyan cry, the girl who just said "Uncle, don't hand me over to them", now choked up and said: "Uncle, let me go. They won't kill me, but they will kill me you."

Xiang Tao didn't have the energy to answer Luo Xueyan.He gritted his molars tightly, ran as fast as he could, and told the girl on his back with his actions - I will not let you go, I promised you, I will save you!

The house where only my mother is alone is close at hand. There is no habit of closing the doors in the town. As long as it is not sleeping time, the yard doors of each house will not be locked.But when Xiang Tao kicked towards the door of Luo Xueyan's house, he found that the door was locked.

"Mom?" Luo Xueyan yelled in horror, "Mom, it's me, Mom!"

In a critical moment, Luo Xueyan's mother shut her only surviving daughter out of the door and threw it to those townspeople who were not as good as beasts!

Xiang Tao didn't have time to think, the people behind him wouldn't give him a chance to think.He spit out a mouthful of saliva accumulated from running vigorously, and ran forward with Luo Xueyan on his back.

In fact, he had long thought that Luo Xueyan's mother might reject them.The so-called "maternity" has disappeared in this town. If this mother still has a little affection for her daughter, why would she put hormones in front of Luo Xueyan?

To her, Luo Xueyan is nothing more than a "reproductive resource" like herself.

But he still brought Luo Xueyan here, not for anything else, but for the humanity and romance that ordinary people should not give up.

This 12-year-old girl chose her mother immediately when she could make a choice.She still believed that her mother was willing to save her.

What if?

What if the woman is willing to open the door?

The last thing that should be overestimated is human nature.But shouldn't it be human nature that should be underestimated the most?

Xiang Tao is unwilling to destroy the girl's expectation and desire before trying it.

Even if the romance must be shattered, it should still be seen, and be succeeded by another fearless romance!

"Don't be afraid." Xiang Tao's voice was almost hoarse as the wind and snow poured into his mouth, as if his physical strength was almost exhausted, "Someone will come...to save you...on the phone...you heard it!"

"Mm, mm!" Luo Xueyan stopped her tears, "I heard it!"

It was an extremely determined and angry voice - I will save you.We will rescue you soon!

Anger is an irreplaceable force.

The wind blows from the mountains and forests, and the sound of whimpering is like the collective mourning of countless weak dead souls for decades.

Xiang Tao wanted to run into the mountains to make plans, but under the snow, there was an invisible danger. His foot was pierced by a sharp object, and the blood immediately stained the snow red.

He and Luo Xueyan fell down in embarrassment, and the person holding the shovel and hoe arrived in an instant.

Before he had time to think, he grabbed Luo Xueyan and protected him under his body.

The buzzing of flies exploded in his ears, and there was an unbearable pain in his back—someone called a stick to him.

Luo Xueyan cried miserably, but that cry was instantly drowned out by the demon's clamor.

Xiang Tao thought, maybe he will confess here today.

In the first year of graduation, I haven’t talked to my girlfriend yet, haven’t bought a house yet, haven’t been home to see my parents for more than half a year, haven’t handled a major case, and left Dongye City for the first time to go out to work, so I might not be able to go back .

What would the brothers say about him?

Could it be that he was being reckless?

Maybe when those people first surrounded him, he should put down Luo Xueyan and break through by himself, so that the green hills would be left without fear of no firewood.

but……

But if he was asked to choose again, he was still unwilling to let go of Luo Xueyan's hand.

Fate was too cruel to this girl, he really couldn't bear to hurt her again.

That being the case, life and death are your own choices, so there is nothing to regret.

The only pity is that he really wants to go to the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Team Li also told him not long ago that next year the Criminal Investigation Bureau will select elites in each branch, focusing on selecting young, professional and hard-working players.

He believes that he is as hardworking as anyone, and his professional ability is absolutely not bad. The only thing he lacks is his lack of experience, and he will occasionally get angry.

But he is very young, he is only 22 years old, experience can be accumulated, and personality can also be changed.

He looked forward to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, especially the elites of the serious crime team.He wants to devote everything to the mysterious case like them!

Team Ming, Team Yi, Ju Xiao...even Fang Yuanhang, who is not much older than him, they are all his targets.

But all of this may not be possible.

He seemed to smell the smell of blood, something hot and humid slid down from his head, sticky and sticky, dripping over his eyelids, blurring his vision.

Is the head broken?

But the pain is not so sharp anymore.

He found that he had no strength, and he couldn't even protect the little girl in his arms.

Luo Xueyan struggled to get out, her face was stained with his blood.

He heard Luo Xueyan yelling in local dialect, spreading out her arms to block those sticks for him.

He wanted to pull Luo Xueyan, saying - you little girl, what prestige are you showing off?Come here, don't let them hurt you.

There were voices all around, Luo Xueyan was hysterical.Xiang Tao couldn't understand a single word, but he guessed that Luo Xueyan must be begging them to let him go.

In the next moment, Luo Xueyan was roughly pushed down and received a sap on her shoulder.

The thugs swarmed up, and Xiang Tao stood up with his last strength, and took out the pistol on his waist.

"Bang-"

But there was a muffled sound before the gunfire.

Everyone's movements seemed to be frozen by the muffled sound.

The man who ran at the front fell to the ground, blood and brains smeared on the ground like in slow motion, his legs were still twitching, but he was obviously dead.

A small stone mill fell beside his body. It was round and very rough, the size of a child's torso, smashing his head to pieces.

This is an alley, and there are houses at different distances along the road. Luo Xueyan's house is at the other end of the alley, and this stone millstone fell from the nearest house.

A woman with disheveled hair was standing by the window on the second floor, her cheeks were swollen, and her eyes were hard to tell whether they were confused or sharp.

She braced her waist and let out a crisp but penetrating laugh.

Everyone raised their heads and looked at her.

It was she who threw down the stone millstone and killed people, but she didn't feel any guilt at all.What appeared on her lips was the joy of revenge.

Xiang Tao was the first to react, dragging Luo Xueyan and rushing towards the woman's yard.

The door wasn't locked, and it opened as soon as it was bumped. Xiang Tao's feet hurt terribly, but he insisted on holding on. After he and Luo Xueyan entered the yard, he slammed the door shut.

The door is an iron door, as long as you put a lock on it, you can buy some time.

The people outside smashed the door frantically, Xiang Tao snapped the lock neatly, and pressed his bruised back against the door.

He wasn't sure it was wise to break in, but he had no other choice.

It was the woman who saved him just now. He didn't know why the woman did this, but at least, the woman saved him.

Maybe the woman is just a lunatic, maybe there are other beastly men in this family, and he doesn't care too much.

"It's Sister Yichun, it's Sister Yichun!" Luo Xueyan also blocked the door with her body, before she could explain, she heard another muffled sound coming from outside.

The woman threw down lamps, tables, chairs, books...all the things that could be moved, laughing shrillly and saying words like spells.

Xiang Tao asked, "What is she talking about?"

"Go to hell." Luo Xueyan kept trembling, her face was smeared with blood, making her eyes more black and white.

The woman started throwing kitchen knives and bricks, and the shouting villains had to back off.

Xiang Tao hurriedly reinforced the iron gate, then limped with Luo Xueyan to the second floor.

The woman was still standing by the window, but there was nothing at hand to throw away.

When she turned around, Xiang Tao saw that she was a pregnant woman, and her face was so young.

The woman closed the window and walked towards the door, the excitement on her face did not fade.

"Sister." Luo Xueyan shouted.

The woman didn't seem to hear it at all, she squeezed between Xiang Tao and Luo Xueyan and walked out, like a walking dead, as if she had no destination.

"Thank you." Xiang Tao said suddenly.

The woman paused and turned around slowly.

She looked very confused, as if thinking about what the two words meant.

At this moment, Xiang Tao suddenly understood that this too young woman probably never heard a sincere thank you.

"You saved us." Xiang Tao said solemnly, "Thank you."

The woman's mouth was open and her lips were moving, but no sound came out.

The banging on the door downstairs became louder, and someone started climbing over the fence.But Xiang Tao was much calmer than before, because someone extended his hand. In this purgatory town, he and Luo Xueyan were not fighting alone.

The woman finally said a word, and while speaking, she walked back quickly and held Xiang Tao's arm.

Luo Xueyan quickly translated, "Sister said, follow her!"

The three rushed downstairs, and the woman hurriedly opened a door, and the stench came in. Xiang Tao knew very well that it was the smell of rotting corpses.

But now is definitely not about these times.

The woman hissed and tore open a mat, revealing a wooden cover with a rusty pull ring under the mat.

The wooden cover was opened, and the woman pointed to the bottom and said, "The basement, go down and hide."

Only then did Xiang Tao realize that women, like Luo Xueyan, can speak Mandarin.

Luo Xueyan went down first, Xiang Tao was seriously injured, and it became more and more difficult to move, the woman gave him a hand, and he was about to close the wooden cover when he stood up.

"You come down too." Xiang Tao said.

The woman froze for a moment, then smiled again—she was very beautiful, and even though her whole body was swollen, she could still discern the delicate features of her facial features.

The banging on the door got louder, maybe 10 minutes later, those people would rush in.

The woman shook her head and asked, "Will someone come to rescue you?"

Xiang Tao said, "Yes!"

The woman touched her belly, "That's good. You stay below, with it here, they won't do anything to me."

Xiang Tao reached out to pull the woman, but the woman pushed hard, and then closed the wooden cover.

She went to the door and locked the cabin too.

The weak wooden door can't resist for long, but when it comes to locking it, she is very serious.

The shouts of the thugs were overwhelming, they smashed open the iron gate and knocked down the wall, the earth was shaken by their massive malice, the blood on the snow mixed with the mud, and finally turned into a thick black without temperature.

The door of the hut was knocked open, and the woman sat on the mat, pointing a sharp knife at her protruding abdomen.

The wind and snow seemed to be cut by the powerful airflow, and the flying snowflakes suddenly spiraled and oscillated in the air. The deafening sound of the helicopter came. The door slipped down, like magic soldiers descending from the sky, and surrounded the villages and towns immersed in ignorance and crime.

The gunshot rang out, but the muzzle was aimed at the pitch-black sky.The special police of the special operations team rushed into the hospital first, followed by Mingshu.

Everything in the yard was shocking. Those people holding shovels and hoes looked like uncivilized beasts, but what opposed them was a pregnant young woman, a seriously injured policeman, and a girl who was only 12 years old!

If it's one step later...

The beasts roared, some broke, and some swung their hoes at the special police.

Here, killing and wounding seems to be a matter of course, and there is no need to consider the consequences.

Mingshu shot again and shouted: "Everyone is under control!"

When the noise from above reached the basement, Xiang Tao's reaction was already very slow.He had multiple fractures all over his body and suffered severe blood loss. He survived until now relying on the perseverance honed in the police academy.

The wooden cover was opened again, and a beam of light shone down from above, hitting Luo Xueyan's face.

Luo Xueyan cried and stretched out her hand, her five fingers were almost unconsciously closed.

It was an action to hold the light tightly, a pair of big hands tightly held her blood-stained hands, and then hugged her into his arms.

"never mind."

Xiang Tao struggled to open his eyes—he had already been transferred to the helicopter, his fractures were immobilized, and his body was covered with thick blankets.

The helicopter is about to take off, and Mingshu is standing by the hatch.

"Ming...Ming team." As soon as Xiang Tao spoke, he smelled a strong smell of blood.

The smell of blood rose from his own throat, and there seemed to be no pain anywhere in his body, and it was extremely difficult to even speak.

Mingshu raised his right arm to greet him, and then said: "Go back to receive treatment immediately, and leave the rest to us."

Xiang Tao raised the corners of his lips with difficulty, and said softly, "These injuries won't affect my ability to be a good policeman, will they?"

Mingshu nodded solemnly.

"Next year, when I get better, I still have a chance to participate in the selection of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, right?"

"The door of the Criminal Investigation Bureau's serious crime team is always open to excellent criminal police."

Xiang Tao closed his eyes, showing a reassuring, somewhat childish smile.

The helicopter circled into the sky, and the huge airflow splashed the snow and dust on the ground.Mingshu squinted his eyes and watched it disappear into the night.

Luo Xueyan did not leave with Xiang Tao. After a preliminary inspection, although she was covered in blood, she was fine. Xiang Tao protected her very well, and the blood flowed from Xiang Tao's wound.

She walked up to Mingshu, raised her head, and looked at Mingshu with her lips pursed, as if she knew that this was the person who said "I will come to rescue you" on the phone.

Mingshu shook off a heavy winter police uniform and put it on Luo Xueyan's shoulders.