At 8:30 in the morning, Liang Zhe knocked on Deng Zhongquan's door.
Seeing Liang Zhe coming, Deng Zhongquan looked surprised. Before he could say anything, Liang Zhe handed over the contract from last night and said, "Thank you, but I really don't need it. Let someone else sign it."
Deng Zhongquan sighed softly, took the contract, and hesitated to speak.
The phone dinged, and my wife sent a text: I'm out.
Liang Zhe turned around and left. As soon as he got on the elevator, his wife immediately sent a text: Something happened.
Afterwards, the wife told what she had heard last night about Feng Guang’s girlfriend knowing the clues about Yang Yang’s disappearance and trying to blackmail Deng Zhongquan. Liang Zhe couldn't help but think of the phone call he received last night. Could it be that the woman who called him was Feng Guang's girlfriend. After the woman blackmailed Deng Zhongquan to no avail, she came to him?
Liang Zhe took his wife home and was discussing with her when he received a picture on his mobile phone. It was the number of the woman last night. He clicked on the picture and couldn't help but exclaimed. There was a turtle toy in the picture. No matter the color, style or size, they are exactly the same as the turtles in Yangyang’s set of marine life toys.
Five years ago, Liang Zhe discovered that a sea turtle was missing from his ocean toys only two months after Yangyang disappeared. He did not tell anyone except his wife, and this detail was impossible for the public to know.
Could it be that this is the one Yangyang lost?
Liang Zhe was not in a hurry to reply. A few minutes later, his phone received a MMS video. He immediately clicked on it. It was a picture of a turtle toy in one hand. It could be seen that some areas had faded and had a clear sense of staleness.
"It's so similar." Liang Zhe said to his wife, "It's exactly the same!"
The wife sent a text: Maybe it was taken before. Even if it wasn't, the other party could buy the same one.
The phone rang, and the other party called, and Liang Zhe quickly answered it.
"Have you seen the photos and videos?" came a woman's voice.
"Who are you? What do you know?" Liang Zhe started the recording.
"It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is Yangyang. I know you just want to find Yangyang. The turtle toy I showed you just now should be Yangyang's. I'm not afraid to tell you that the toy was picked up in the cave. Arrived."
"Impossible -" Liang Zhe suppressed his excitement and kept his tone as low as possible, "We went in and searched the cave immediately. There were no toys at all. When did you go in?"
"I didn't go in, but someone was there before Yangyang fell in."
These words made Liang Zhe's heart beat faster in an instant and he jumped up from the sofa. He had already thought about this possibility. Only in this way could he explain why Yangyang didn't call for help immediately after falling.
"Where is Yangyang?!" Liang Zhe raised his voice.
"I don't know anything else. I only know the evidence. With the evidence, are you still afraid that you can't find the person?" The woman lowered her voice, "If you call the police, I will tell the police that I was joking with you and give the evidence to you." Disappear forever. One hundred thousand yuan is really not much, after all, I took a risk."
My wife sent a text: The voice sounded very much like the woman who came to see Deng Zhongquan last night.
Liang Zhe forced himself to calm down, knowing that the woman was probably Feng Guang's girlfriend. If what she said was true, then Feng Guang should be the one who stayed in the cave in advance. Liang Zhe had never met Feng Guang, but he heard from Deng Zhongquan that not only did Deng Zhongquan dislike his brother-in-law, but Feng Yuan also disliked his biological brother, who did not do business and only caused trouble.
"I can't give you money first." Liang Zhe said in a deep voice, "Who knows if you are lying to me."
"Who can guarantee that after I tell you, you will give me money? After all, my words are empty."
"Let's do it step by step. You say part of it. If I think it's okay, I'll pay part of it."
The two bargained for a while, and the woman finally agreed to tell Liang Zhe what the evidence was, not to mention the specific location, and Liang Zhe had to pay 20,000 yuan. This amount was still a lot for Liang Zhe, but the woman just wouldn't give in. The woman wouldn't give in. , but Liang Zhe felt that the woman was not lying, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Liang Zhe borrowed 20,000 from his credit card and transferred it to the payment code sent by the woman.
"Keys," the woman said after receiving the money.
"What key, whose key is it?" Liang Zhe asked immediately.
"Transfer money," the woman urged.
Liang Zhe didn't transfer the money, not only because he had no money, but also because he had to verify the truth of the woman's words first. He said, "One hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount for me. I need time to raise money."
"Don't try to play tricks." The woman warned, "No one knows where the key is except me. I'll give you one day. If I don't get the money by this time tomorrow, the evidence will be gone forever."
At this time, Liang Zhe had already thought of a plan in his mind. He could not be led by a woman, otherwise he would probably lose his wife and lose his troops. After hanging up the phone, he and his wife discussed it. Most keys are made of copper, zinc, aluminum, and iron. Looking for keys is actually looking for metal. He immediately bought a metal detector from the same city and a small rechargeable electric drill. Now that he knew it was the key, it was in the cave anyway, so he could find it himself. With his previous experience of digging in the woods to find earrings, he believed that as long as there was a key there, he would be able to find it. If he couldn't find it, it would prove that the woman was lying, and there would be no need for subsequent transactions.
After receiving the instrument, in order to avoid the woman's eyes, he disguised himself, took an online taxi and headed to Linshi. At two o'clock in the afternoon, he climbed to the top of the mountain again under the scorching sun. Different from the day before yesterday, this time he had a direction and goal, and he was full of strength and confidence. He divided the entire cave into four parts vertically: upper, lower, left and right, and divided it into ten-meter sections, and then divided it into ten sections horizontally. Not only did he need to measure the ground, but also the stone walls above and on both sides.
After making a good plan, Liang Zhe quickly threw himself into the detection. He concentrated and stayed focused. After four hours, he detected the entire cave in four directions. During this period, the detector sounded three times and two pieces of iron were dug out. and a piece of wire, but nothing else was found. Undeterred, he took a short break, ate bread and drank water, and started the second exploration from the beginning. At ten o'clock in the evening, he was exhausted and dizzy. The second detection was slower and more careful. Almost every area was detected. The maximum depth of the detector was two meters, and it could detect even through rocks. When it reaches about one meter, almost nothing is missed. However, at the end of the second time, there is still nothing.
He collapsed on the ground, his mouth was dry and his body was sore.
He felt that he had only squinted for a short while, but when he opened his eyes, more than two hours had passed, and he was woken up by the cold. He immediately got up and was about to do the third detection when his wife sent a text: The detection inside the cave was basically completed. In fact, the police had conducted a comprehensive inspection five years ago. There should be no omissions. I think I can try outside the cave.
He followed his wife's advice and started from the entrance of the cave, spreading out in a fan shape, expanding by two meters at a time. After expanding to twenty meters, the detection range increased exponentially, and each detection circle took nearly half an hour. Seeing that time was passing by and the detection was fruitless, he began to feel anxious and couldn't help but wonder if the woman had lied. The woman just sent a video without saying anything useful, so he transferred 20,000 yuan to the woman, and the money was still there. The key to small things is hope. This hope is the biggest in his search career in the past five years. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He has already had a hunch that this time the blow will be unprecedented, and in terms of physical fitness He was really tired and couldn't explore at all, so he made a mark and rested on the ground.
His wife sent a text asking him to go back to the cave and sleep.
He hunched over and staggered back to the cave, huddled in the corner, hugged his backpack, and fell asleep.
He was woken up by a vague shout at 4:30 in the morning.
He listened attentively, but the shouting disappeared. It must have been a dream. In the dream, Yangyang was calling him, calling for dad again and again, with panic and fear. He was very tired, but he still stood up holding on to the wall. He saw a ball of light in the cave. He walked slowly and found that it was a firefly. I wonder if it was the one from the night before. He seemed to have met an old acquaintance. He waved his hand and greeted the firefly. The firefly seemed to be frightened and flew to the other side.
He followed the light of the fireflies to the other end of the cave.
It was at the critical point between day and night, and the sky was gray.
He stood on the edge and looked down. The dense forest below was dark. It seemed that a mysterious force was calling him. He had an impulse to jump down from here, but soon the idea disappeared. , he took a deep breath, and the fresh air of the wild filled his lungs, making his brain clearer.
He took the detector, climbed down carefully, and began to detect the cliff on this side.
The slope of the cliff was at least 70 degrees, and it was easy to fall, but he was not afraid at all. He grabbed the cliff with one hand and held the detector with the other hand, carefully detecting and not missing every piece. area.
The sky in the east turned white, and his skewed shadow was reflected on the stone wall. He suddenly felt a sad feeling and realized that he had been escaping, using the method of searching to escape and start a new life.
Perhaps, it was not him who was supporting his son, but his son who was supporting him.
When the first ray of dawn bloomed from behind the clouds in the east and illuminated Liang Zhe's back, the detector made a beep sound in a daze. Liang Zhe's misty eyes immediately opened wide, and he took a closer look. A clear "beep" sound came, and his heart beat rapidly with the sound. He saw a gap of about half a centimeter wide, and there was a gap below. About 3 meters away, the beeping sound was the loudest. He knew there was metal here. He squinted and looked into the gap, but saw nothing. He climbed back into the cave, took an electric drill, returned to the gap, and chipped away at the stone wall. The sound of the electric drill was particularly loud in the silent wilderness, causing a group of birds below to flee in panic.
After drilling a few small holes, use your hands to break apart the stones on both sides of the gap.
In a small groove under the gap, two keys lay quietly.
The dawn light shone on the key, reflecting a bright light.
This light also shined in Liang Zhe's eyes.
