Chapter 31 Survival

Liu Xiao opened his eyes and suddenly realized that he was lying on a bed. The white sheets, white quilt covers, and soft cotton wool made him suddenly feel that he was in a dream.

He looked around and saw that it was a room of only 10 square meters. Apart from the bed, there was only one nightstand in the room. A wooden table was nailed to the wall opposite the bed, and a TV was placed on it. There was an iron rack next to the bed, and two bottles of medicine liquid were hung on it. The medicine liquid bottle was followed by a plastic pipe, and the other end of the pipe was connected to his right hand.

Liu Xiao had already understood - this is a single ward in a hospital. So, am I saved? Thinking back to my experience in the mountains: search... encountering a group of rats... escape... encountering a group of Kunshan... fighting wits and dealing with each other... the tension, anxiety and fear that night on the tree really feels like a different life.

The door opened, and a policeman walked in with a basket of fruit, but it wasn't Gao Fei or who?

Gao Fei saw that Liu Xiao had woken up and smiled and said, "The doctor said you might wake up this morning, so I'll come over and take a look first, but I didn't expect it to happen."

"Today...wake up?" Liu Xiao opened his mouth wide: "How long have I been sleeping?"

"It's 7:20 am on December 16th, and you've been in a coma for 42 hours!" Gao Fei dragged a stool and sat down beside the bed, and said with emotion: "You guy's life is so great. When we found you under the tree, you had 17 injuries all over your body, with a high fever of 42 degrees, and you've already burned pneumonia. The doctor said that at that time, your body's metabolic function was dysfunction and your internal organs had begun to fail - if you save you another hour later, you probably will have your life explained."

Liu Xiao took a pillow and stuffed it on his back and sat up slowly. His body was still weak, but his spirit recovered a lot. Hearing Gao Fei talked about the danger he was facing at that time, he smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter. People die, birds are facing the sky, and they will never die for thousands of years! Life and death are just like that? What's more, I didn't know how many times I walked back and forth in front of the gate of hell that day and night."

Gao Fei smiled and joked: "It seems that you have realized the true meaning of life after this hardship."

Liu Xiao grinned: "Gao Qu, you come to see me today, probably not just to listen to the true meaning of life that I understand."

Gao Fei showed an admirational look on his face. He nodded and said, "Besides visiting you today, I just want to hear you tell you in detail about the experience of that day and night. Well, you are the only person who has had a long contact with the Kunshan gang. Maybe you can provide us with some valuable clues about the Kunshan gang."

Liu Xiao was stunned: "What? You didn't catch Kunshan at that time?"

"Kunshan caught it," Gao Fei sighed and said, "But he was seriously injured and still unconscious, which is probably enough. Now he has been taken over by the Ministry of Security. We killed two of the other four accomplices in Kunshan on the spot, but the other two escaped."

Escaped? Liu Xiao had an incredible expression: "We have so many troops, why did we let two people run away?"

Gao Fei smiled bitterly: "Our troops were deployed in the woods at the foot of the mountain. The original plan was to wait until they approached before they could carry out the arrest. At that time, the situation was urgent. I found in the telescope that they wanted to kill you, so I had to start in advance. As a result, two people were very agile. When the gunshots sounded from us, they quickly hid in the nearby woods. They could not escape, but the helicopters guarding nearby suddenly issued a warning - a huge group of rats approaching the northwest! There was no way, so we had to give up the pursuit and command the troops to retreat first."

"What happened later? Did the helicopter find their whereabouts?"

Gao Fei shook his head: "At that time, the nearby helicopters were eager to rescue the ground troops. When the helicopters searched there, there was no trace of the two suspects."

The two people who escaped must be daggers and poisonous snakes. Liu Xiao almost immediately came to the conclusion. Among the gangs of Kunshan, three mercenaries were the best. At that time, he saw a shark killed with his own eyes, and was seriously injured and captured by Kunshan. Kunshan's assistant Chiang Mai was probably also killed. If only two people escaped and were so agile, they could only be daggers and poisonous snakes.

"The two mercenaries escaped. Judging from the division of labor between the Kunshan group, the mercenaries only protect their safety. The mercenaries do not have the ability to spread the plague, so these two mercenaries should not have the big hidden dangers." Liu Xiao said softly.

Gao Fei nodded and said, "We know nothing about this group of people now, so I hope you will explain your experience in the mountains in detail. This is very important for our decision-making."

Liu Xiao sighed, his expression a little bitter: "That day and one night experience is more like a nightmare when I think about it..."

30 minutes later, Gao Fei stood up and looked grim: "Have you confirmed from Kunshan that they are indeed spreading the plague?"

Liu Xiao grinned: "I just wanted to cheat him at that time, but I didn't expect his face to change suddenly. It seems that your previous speculation was correct. This group of people came to Zhongjiang City to spread the plague!"

"You said that before they went to Anchang Town, they had been to other towns?" Gao Fei's face darkened.

Liu Xiao nodded: "I took this information out of the shark's mouth. For this matter, Kunshan almost turned against me on the spot."

"Do you know the specific places they have been to?" Gao Fei asked hurriedly.

"I don't know." Liu Xiao smiled helplessly: "I know this is a big deal, but that Kunshan is very cunning. I just got some information on the shark and was interrupted..."

"Bang!" Gao Fei's fist slammed heavily on the bedside table, his face was already swollen and red.

Obviously, if the Kunshan gang had been to other towns before going to Anchang Town, then they might have also spread plague bacteria in these places. Kunshan and others went to Anchang Town on December 9th, and now it is the 16th. If they spread plague bacteria in other towns, then these mice carrying plague bacteria will be spread to the human body for more than 7 days. If someone has been infected with the plague, and those people carrying plague bacteria will walk around again... Gao Fei's head oozed dense sweat beads - the consequences are simply unimaginable!

"It's a pity that I've been in a coma for two days," Liu Xiao said with some annoyance: "We have lost two days in vain. I'll tell you such important information one day earlier. Maybe there's a way to remedy it."

Gao Fei shook his head gently. In fact, he had thought that the Kunshan gang might have been to other towns before going to Anchang Town. However, due to the urgent situation at that time, he had to lead a team into the mountainous area to arrest the Kunshan gang. The house was left to the provincial police director Xie Guoqiang for handling. After returning from the mountainous area on the 14th, Gao Fei learned that Xie Guoqiang had sent several groups of people to investigate whether anyone had purchased mice in various townships. However, there is no definite news yet.

"Did anyone find that the blocked towns are infected with the plague now?" Liu Xiao asked.

"Not yet," Gao Fei thought for a while and said, "There are some patients with colds and fevers who have ruled out the possibility of plague after serum testing."

"If no one has been infected with the plague, maybe we still have time," Liu Xiao stared at Gao Fei tightly: "The key now is to quickly find out where the Kunshan gang had been to before Anchang Town."

How to check? Gao Fei frowned and all kinds of thoughts came in a flood.

Pry open Kunshan's mouth? But when will Kunshan, who is seriously injured and unconscious, wake up? Can he wake up? Will he confess after waking up? No matter how he looks at it, he feels that this path is slim.

Capturing the two mercenaries who fled? However, when will it take to catch two agile mercenaries in the mountains? It is difficult to find the whereabouts of two deliberately fugitives on the ground with helicopters alone. After all, the mountains are filled with wood forests and withered bamboo forests. Send troops to search? If you encounter a group of rats again, the losses of such personnel on the 13th will be unbearable.

The only way is to organize police forces to investigate whether anyone has purchased mice before December 9. However, is there enough time to investigate such a net that casts a net?

"When I was in the tree that day, I heard the sharks' tone, and they seemed to be passing by Anchang Town," Liu Xiao searched the kokan and finally recalled a little information: "If the sharks were telling the truth, this situation might be of some help to your investigation."

Gao Fei nodded with a wry smile. With such a little pitiful information, although the scope of investigation can be narrowed down, there is no major change in essence.

"You have a good rest first. If you think of any new situations, call me immediately. Oh, someone from the Security Department came to you to learn about the situation in the afternoon, so you will tell them your experience in detail. I must report some things to the command center immediately." Gao Fei patted Liu Xiao's shoulder and turned around to leave.

"Wait, Gao Qu," Liu Xiao looked at Gao Fei and said sincerely: "Thank you for saving me."

Gao Fei shook his head and said, "You don't have to thank me. It should be said that your cleverness saved yourself. Before you sent me the Moss code for help on your phone, we had already included you in the list of missing persons." After pausing for a moment, Gao Fei sighed: "In fact, we should thank you. If you didn't provide information in time, we would not be able to catch Kunshan and kill the main members of the Kunshan gang. We can reveal to you that the main leaders of the command center are planning to reward you."

Commendation? Liu Xiao grinned and wanted to smile. However, the heaviness contained in Gao Fei's eyebrows made him pursed his lips quietly.

"How did you know where I was at that time?" Liu Xiao asked.

"When we entered the mountain to search, we brought the GPS positioning system, and we also knew your approximate location through the helicopter observer - right near the rock field. After you called me, we found your exact location through your cell phone signal."

So that's how it was. Liu Xiao pondered for a moment, and was about to speak, but suddenly he heard a sharp ringtone sound from Gao Fei's pocket.

Gao Fei took out his cell phone and looked at the phone number. It turned out to be the mobile phone number of Provincial Police Director Xie Guoqiang.

Gao Fei quickly pressed the answer button.

"Do you goofei?" Even by phone, you can feel Xie Guoqiang's voice with Jiaokuo: "Run to the command center immediately, there is an emergency meeting for you to attend."

"Okay! I'll arrive within 15 minutes." Gao Fei felt a little uneasy. What exactly was it that a dignified provincial police chief called himself to notify him of the meeting? While thinking, Xie Guoqiang on the phone suddenly lowered his voice: "There is another thing, you can arrange for someone to do it immediately..."

As he listened, Gao Fei's face had already sunk...

When Gao Fei hung up Xie Guoqiang's phone call, he had already walked to his car parked at the hospital gate. He was about to open the car door when suddenly the phone in his hand made a sharp ringtone again. Gao Fei's eyebrows jumped and he hurriedly connected his cell phone.

"Does Gao? I'm Wang Hai. This morning we found a resident in Longkeng Town, Ganshui County. According to the resident's reaction, someone came here to buy mice in early December!"

"What time is it?" Gao Fei's heart tightened and he hurriedly asked.

"The specific time is December 7th..."

December 7th! It has been 10 days since now! Gao Fei's heart has sunk.
Chapter completed!