The memories before she fell into coma rushed into Tao Le's mind, making her quickly understand the current situation.
Even before she opened her eyes, she could feel her hands and feet being restrained, painful and numb.
It seemed as if she had been kidnapped.
This is really strange. Even in the previous life, these years were uneventful, and I never noticed any problems with public security.
As a doctor, she had never offended anyone, so why did she encounter this kind of thing again and again?
Is it possible that we really have Mercury retrograde?
There are three people in the room. She could tell by her breathing and heartbeat.
"Now that you're awake, stop pretending." A soft voice sounded.
Tao Le opened his eyes. It was still dark before her eyes, but with the moonlight outside the window and her extraordinary eyesight, she could see the environment clearly.
This is probably an old factory that has been abandoned for many years, with rusty parts scattered everywhere.
There were three people standing in front of her. Apart from her father-in-law and daughter-in-law, there was also a young man with an expressionless face that she had definitely never seen before.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Tao Le asked.
She tried it, but the rope was made of who knows what material and she couldn't break free.
"If you need money, I can give it to you."
Hearing this, not only the man in the middle, but also the two people on the side remained calm.
This made Tao Le's heart sink. If you don’t want money, then what the other party wants is probably your life.
The young man didn't look at her at all, he just used a small knife to sharpen his nails.
The phone rang suddenly, and the man who had just played the role of father-in-law answered it, and his expression immediately changed.
"Mr. Fu," he said, "The first group missed."
This news surprised Mr. Fu: "What's going on?"
"Yes, the man of the family is not an ordinary person, and so is the robot." He said eagerly: "Of the five people we sent, only one escaped. Do you think?"
Mr. Fu smiled instead of getting angry: "Interesting."
"Ask about the progress of the second group." He said: "When they come over and take care of things here, we will go and help the first group to finish."
"Yes, Mr. Fu." The man responded and dialed the phone, but it took a while before someone picked up.
Tao Le heard clearly that the person on the other side who answered the phone was Xiao Lin.
"Don't worry about these wastes anymore." His voice was surprisingly cold: "Cherish the time you have left."
The phone was hung up and there was silence in the factory.
"You didn't tell them where we are, right?" Mr. Fu asked.
"No." The man pretending to be father-in-law said with sweat dripping from his forehead: "I definitely never disclosed this place. I only told them the meeting place after we agreed to do it."
"Besides, I just searched her and found that this little girl doesn't have any tracking devices on her body."
"Don't be nervous." Mr. Fu still had a smile on his face: "I was thinking that if they knew this place and came directly, it would save me a lot of trouble."
"Actually, in the face of absolute strength, nothing else matters."
As he spoke, he walked over to Tao Le and said to the other two people: "You guys go out first. I want to have a few words with this young lady alone."
The two people left the factory and closed the iron door from the outside.
The man walked up to Tao Le and asked softly: "Wei Xiao. Where has he been?"
It's Wei Xiao again. Tao Le frowned, why did everyone want to ask her about Wei Xiao's whereabouts?
"I don't know," she said. "He knocked me out, but I woke up and never saw him again."
The man played with the small file in his hand, looked at her face seriously and said, "He is dead."
Tao Le was stunned. This was the first time she heard the news: "How did you die?"
Her expression was real and vivid, without a trace of pretense, and Mr. Fu could naturally see it.
"So you really don't know." He sighed.
"Of course I don't know the whereabouts of that artifact."
"Sacred weapon?" If it weren't for this situation, Tao Le would have laughed out loud.
Is this a fantasy world? Why is there such a thing as a magical weapon?
But thinking of her own golden finger and rebirth, Tao Le couldn't laugh anymore.
Well, anything is possible.
"You don't believe there are artifacts, you think it's ridiculous." The man said, "Because this is beyond your knowledge."
"But in fact, the world is not what you think."
He raised his chin slightly, looked at the crescent moon outside the window, and then said with a faint smile:
"Actually, I don't have to tell you this at all. Because you are no longer useful now."
"But since you are a doctor, I am willing to make an exception for you."
Mr. Fu turned his head, his eyes full of indifference, without any emotion:
"You can choose a way to die."
This look fell into Tao Le's eyes, and she instantly understood that he was not joking.
"We obviously don't know each other, and we have no grudges. I just want to know, why?" Tao Le said.
She had heard Xiaolin's voice just now, so she naturally believed that he would find her.
But this will probably take time. So all she could do was try her best to delay.
"Don't think about delaying time." Mr. Fu saw through her purpose at a glance, and immediately said calmly: "In front of me, all this is meaningless."
He opened his palm and Tao Le saw that the small file had turned into a handful of sparkling powder and fell to the ground.
Well, this was indeed quite powerful, but compared to what Tao Le had seen and heard, it wasn't really enough to scare her.
"The quality of your knife is not very good." Tao Le said with a smile: "How about you let me go and I will buy you a stronger one?"
"It seems that you have given up the opportunity to choose." Mr. Fu ignored her joke and stepped forward directly:
"Then let me choose for you." He put his hand towards Tao Le's neck: "You should be grateful. If it weren't for me, your end would be miserable."
The wind brought by Mr. Fu's hand blew over Tao Le's neck.
"You always want me to know why." she asked.
No one wants to die, especially such an unknown and inexplicable death.
Mr. Fu remained silent. In his eyes, Tao Le was already a dead person and there was no need to pay attention to him.
All Tao Le could do was close his eyes.
The only thing that can fight against fear is the best memories and hopes in my heart.
At this moment, what came to her mind was the dance with Simu.
Also, the kiss he lightly pressed when they parted.
It was an extra life that she had saved in the first place, and now she would not lose anything if she gave it back.
What's more, in this life, there are still such beautiful memories that are worth keeping deep in my heart.
So be it. A relieved smile appeared on Tao Le's face.
This smile fell into Mr. Fu's eyes, making him feel a little strange.
There are no less than a hundred lives in his hands, and this is the first time he has seen someone face life and death so calmly.
"Don't worry, it will be soon." He said comfortingly for the first time.
Tao Le waited for a while, but found that the other party's hand had moved away and there was no movement at all.
At the same time, she smelled a familiar, extremely clear scent of thuja.
(End of chapter)
