But the fat cook immediately opened his mouth and stopped Xie Chen from drinking.
"Stretch out your hand!"
Xie Chen raised his head and glanced at the fat cook, but found that he had not done anything drastic.
Before he could put his palm completely into his pocket, the fat cook immediately turned around and ran back.
Compared with just now, he no longer moved slowly in one step or two, but began to run in long strides.
Xie Chen took out his pocket watch and reached out to open the cover.
As the thumb pressed down, the passage of time began to slow down.
The fat cook's movements also seemed to pass frame by frame.
In less than two breaths, this scene was completely frozen. The fat cook was still three or two steps away from the door of the second room, but he was stuck in mid-air and unable to move.
With only thirty seconds to freeze, Xie Chen took action immediately without any delay.
After picking up the anesthesia needle that had been drilled into the barrel of the gun on the ground, he stuffed it into his pocket.
In fact, I haven't thought about injecting it directly into the fat cook, but the biggest fear is not knowing whether there is any virus in it.
It is still necessary to keep a fat cook who is conscious.
After dealing with the uncertain factor of the anesthesia needle on the ground, Xie Chen flew to the fat cook's side and tore off the disassembly pliers from his hand with his backhand.
After looking left and right, he began to take off his clothes.
Of course, it's not that I lost my mind at this critical moment, but that there is no rope around here.
Xie Chen grabbed the fat cook's hands and tied them up using the sleeves of his coat.
And after wrapping it around two or three times, he put his foot down on the ground and pulled it up hard.
This can at least ensure that after the time pause, the fat cook will not be able to break free of the constraints of his hands caused by his clothes in the first place.
After doing this, there are only less than five or six seconds left in thirty seconds.
Just to be on the safe side.
Xie Chen pushed the fat cook to the ground with his hands together, and then pressed his whole body on top of him to ensure that he would not be able to break away immediately after the time was up.
The remaining seconds passed quickly.
The body's subconscious reaction was completely inconsistent with the current physical condition, which caused the fat cook to twitch involuntarily.
The eyes looking around became a little confused.
After looking up, he realized that Xie Chen was already pressing on him, and he couldn't move his hands no matter what.
"you!"
"What did you do to me?!"
The fat cook yelled at Xie Chen with a look of horror on his face.
Xie Chen immediately held down his struggling head with one hand.
"Isn't it obvious? Still asking."
The fat cook's head was pushed back again, and the fat cook, who came into close contact with the ground, was a little angry, but he could only groan in pain.
"Don't be arrogant, just stay here for me."
"But it's good that you kept your criminal records consciously."
Being teased like this by himself, the fat cook gritted his teeth even more.
But Xie Chen was not in the mood to stay here with him.
After raising his hand to hook the fat cook's clothes, Xie Chen pressed his back hand on the back of his neck and pulled his whole body forward.
The fat cook was pushed to the ground and dragged for a long distance. He was forcefully dragged from the door of the second room to the front of the secret passage by Xie Chen.
When passing by Luo Guyu, the fat cook rolled with all his strength in an attempt to get closer to her, but was still dragged back alive by Xie Chen.
"be honest!"
Xie Chen held down the fat cook with one hand, and with the other hand, she pushed forward Luo Guyu, who had a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and reached out to touch the lever that was pressed under her body.
But it didn't matter if she didn't pull her away, Luo Guyu hugged her hand tightly, and then she just broke away, and the rope loosened and fell to the ground.
Xie Chen was shocked.
The rope had actually been untied by her long ago, but the two ends were held by Luo Guyu himself, which gave the illusion that it was still tied tightly.
Luo Guyu took Xie Chen's hand and shook it hard. Xie Chen himself couldn't stabilize his position for a while and staggered backwards.
Seizing the opportunity, Luo Guyu immediately pounced on the fat cook on the ground, reaching out to dig at the sleeves tied with several knots.
Xie Chen immediately ran back in three or two steps and kicked Luo Gu Yu hard on the back.
Even though she was full of nervousness and panic, this kick still caused the woman to fall to the ground.
But this is also a bit too late.
After all, the sleeves are not ropes. Once the outermost knot is untied, the inner ones are no longer as tight as before.
Although his hands were still tied, he had some room to move compared to the beginning.
The fat cook immediately stood up on the ground and pounced hard on Xie Chen.
When Xie Chen saw this, he jumped up. The fat cook leaned forward and fell back.
When Xie Chen saw that he had kicked the fat cook firmly on the chest, he immediately went over and pushed him to the ground again. While suppressing the fat cook's waist, he also captured his violently struggling hands.
But it's not just the immediate threat.
Luo Guyu, who was behind him, covered his shoulders and stood up. He pulled the rope in his hand and came over to strangle Xie Chen's neck.
Xie Chen, who was still thinking about how to tie the knot on his sleeves again, suddenly found himself having trouble breathing.
Xie Chen immediately freed up a hand and grabbed the rope around his neck.
Fortunately, he took action quickly enough and did not wait until the rope was completely tightened before making this move.
Even if Luo Guyu grabbed the rope with both hands and kicked his back to pull him back desperately, Xiechen you could still grit your teeth and pull forward to give yourself the slightest bit of breathing space.
It's a pity that you can't do two things at once.
The fat cook, who was pinned under him, struggled desperately and almost broke free from his restraints.
As he pulled the rope forward with all his strength, the fat cook finally broke free from his restraints.
After he stood up, he immediately turned around and kneed himself twice in the stomach.
The severe pain in her abdomen made Xiechen's throat sore, which was also a sign of stomach cramps and nausea.
The hand that could still grasp the rope immediately lost strength under the severe pain.
Luo Guyu, who kicked himself in the back to gain strength, worked even harder.
Xie Chen did not expect that this would eventually be the case.
Obviously, I have tried my best to include everything that should be thought of.
God's will does not come true.
What's more, this is a world full of strange stories.
With difficulty breathing, the amount of oxygen available to the brain cells gradually begins to decrease, and the scene before the eyes begins to blur.
The fat cook who had the upper hand had a weird smile on his face, as if he was extremely excited.
Even his cheeks were distorted.
As his skin began to ripple, the original human skin became smoother.
The nose becomes rounder, the eyes become longer, the eyebrows disappear, and the hair disappears.
After the entire upper body changed into a rounded shape, in less than two seconds, the fat cook's upper body already looked like a seal.
Xie Chen tried his best to open his eyes, but the vision in front of him had already become blurry.
Whether what he saw was reality or an illusion was somewhat unclear.
Because his upper body turned into a seal, the fat cook's hands were freed, and he was jumping back and forth trying to give himself one last touch.
But just when he was ready.
The whole person fell to the ground and even slid two meters away.
Luo Guyu, who was holding the rope behind him, clearly noticed something was wrong, and even the rope he was holding loosened a little inadvertently.
With his hands clasped around his neck, he had even dug out several blood marks. He took the opportunity to grab the rope again, giving his neck some breathing space to float up and down.
Sensing that Xie Chen's situation had improved, Luo Guyu immediately increased his efforts, fearing that he would break free in the next second.
As for what happened to the fat cook, I didn't have time to worry about it.
But the next moment.
A figure jumped out from the position in front of Xie Chen, stretched out his hand and cut the rope Luo Guyu was holding tightly, causing her to fall backwards.
He fell heavily with the fat cook on the ground.
While struggling to get up, Luo Guyu touched the fat cook's back with one hand, and then discovered that there was a short knife stuck in his back.
Scarlet blood had soaked every inch of his body that was in contact with the ground.
It was only because the handle of the knife was pressed downward against the ground and the open wound was pressed by the body that the blood did not remain outside.
When she pushed forward slightly, Luo Guyu's hands were also covered with blood, which made her feel panic.
After finally escaping from danger, Xie Chen knelt on one knee on the ground with weak feet and gasped for air.
It's like if you slow down for a second, you will suffocate and die.
Feeling that the scenes in front of him were blurry and overlapping, a pair of feet slowly walked in front of him and stopped, and then his eyes followed and he stretched out a hand.
Xie Chen gasped and looked up, and it was Jiang Wanqiao who had disappeared standing in front of him.
Xie Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.
Jiang Wanqiao smiled softly.
"how?"
"Do you think it's weird that I'm here?"
Xie Chen couldn't answer for the moment, so he could only shake his head slowly.
The smile on Jiang Wanqiao's face slowly disappeared, and he assumed a serious attitude.
"You are a smart man, otherwise you wouldn't be able to figure him out by following the clues."
The "he" in Jiang Wanqiao's mouth should refer to the owner of the swimming pool - the fat cook.
"without me……"
"Without me, wouldn't you be able to find these clues?"
“And the process is not complicated.”
Xie Chen gasped for air while answering Jiang Wanqiao's words intermittently.
For himself, if he can do things himself, Jiang Wanqiao in front of him can definitely do it.
"right?"
"Police officer."
A look of surprise appeared on Jiang Wanqiao's face, but it quickly disappeared.
If Xie Chen can get to know the person behind the scenes, it is not strange for him to be able to tell his identity with such certainty.
"Judging from your tone, you have met him before."
As Jiang Wanqiao spoke, she pointed at the fat cook who fell on the ground.
Xie Chen nodded.
But Jiang Wanqiao shook his head.
"But I've never seen him."
"Today is the first time."
