Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

Chapter 577 "The Ghost"

In the absence of wind, a cigarette can burn for about eight and a half minutes. I pretended to take two puffs in the middle, so the time was about seven minutes.

It took seven minutes to turn four corners, which means it took almost two minutes to turn a corner.

I could still feel the bumps in the first five minutes, but I couldn't feel it at all in the last two minutes, so the car must have crossed the forest path and then got on a main road.

I quickly assessed the situation in my mind.

Now I am alone, and the other side has five people and guns. Whether I jump out of the car or fight to the death, the probability of success is not high.

"Brother, can you give me another cigarette?"

"No, be honest."

"It's okay if you don't have any. Where are you from, brother? I don't think you guys are from the local gangs. If you let me go, you will definitely get some benefits."

"You were just following orders, so I don't blame you, but you probably don't understand who I am yet."

"Listen carefully. My name is Xiang Yunfeng. I'm sworn brothers with Li Kangyang, the leader of the Zhenhai Gang. The boss of the Zhuji Gang is my brother. I have a good relationship with Zhang Ge, the leader of the Fujian Gang. And these are just people in the south. I know even more people in the north. From Hebei to Henan, from Shanxi to Inner Mongolia, I know people in the underworld. It's not too late for you to let me go. I'm a tolerant person and can forgive the past."

The person sitting in the passenger seat turned around and stared at me for three seconds, then the car stopped. The man opened the door and kicked me, then slapped me.

I was beaten with a straight face, and didn't shout or say a word.

"You talk too much bullshit! Even if you know the king of heaven, it's useless! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut off your tongue and put it on!"

Someone put a hood on me and I couldn't see anything in an instant.

Then the car started again.

I wasn't asking for cigarettes, and I didn't expect to scare the other person by saying these words. I had only one purpose, to irritate the other person, and then take a look at the scenery and the moon outside the moment he opened the car door.

Just as I expected, I knew which road I was on and that the car was heading west.

The starting point of the car is clear and corresponds to the map in my mind, so as long as I have the chance, I can inform the leader of my approximate location to help them find me.

I didn't say a word the whole time after that.

After an unknown amount of time, the car slowed down and finally stopped.

I was pulled out of the car and carried forward by two people, one on each side.

I heard the iron door being pushed open and the dogs barking frantically.

After entering the room, I was forced to sit down, and then my hands were handcuffed behind my back on a chair.

The cold and scratchy feeling of the handcuffs made me feel very uncomfortable.

"Okay, go guard the door."

The hood was taken off, and I saw a middle-aged man about forty years old standing in front of me.

The man was thin, with a crew cut, a hooked nose, and a black mole above his lip.

“Very young.”

"Who are you? I don't think we know each other." I said politely.

The other party pulled a chair over and sat across from me, saying calmly, "You don't know me, but I know you, Xiang Yunfeng. We are the ghosts you are looking for."

My heart was pounding as I asked, "Are you from the Xia family?"

The other person shook his head.

"Your last name is Jiang?"

"Smart." The other party nodded.

"What is your purpose?"

The other person bent down to polish his shoes, then raised his eyes and said, "My purpose is to meet you. Don't you really want to know about Jiangcun?"

"I don't want to know anything. I just want to leave Qiandao Lake safely. If there's anything I did wrong, please let me know."

The other party smiled and said, "It's no use trying to be soft-spoken at this point. Over the years, many people like you have come to Qiandao Lake. We usually ignore them, but you are different. You know too much. The last time someone like you was found in Jiangcuntou was a hundred years ago."

"Don't worry, if I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't have seen me. On the contrary, we would thank you."

"Thank me? Thank me for what?"

The other person looked at me without blinking, and suddenly a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Then the man opened the door and went out.

About two minutes later, suddenly, a neatly dressed young man in a suit and tie walked in with a bottle of water. The water in the bottle looked yellow and turbid at first glance.

When I saw the man's face clearly, my eyes widened instantly.

"you!"

"why you!"

Because of excitement, I instinctively wanted to stand up, but because my hands were handcuffed, the pain made me sit down again.

It's him!

The person in front of me is actually... the psychologist of the Xia family!

After sitting down, the man adjusted his hair and said calmly, "You seem to be in good spirits. Do you want another session of psychological treatment? It's free."

"You...what on earth did you do?"

"Nothing. Don't you believe in me as a psychiatrist?"

The other party took out his cell phone and pressed the dial button.

The next second, my cell phone rang.

The other person took out my phone and put it to his ear.

Then I heard the sound of a whistle and a rumbling train coming from the phone.

My face turned pale, and my mind instantly recalled the scene at Xia's house a few months ago. I remember having a strange and bizarre dream of playing cards in a train station after drinking a glass of water.

"How's it going? Isn't it amazing? This is called collaborative psycho-hypnosis therapy, commonly known as mind reading. It can't suppress your subjective consciousness, but under certain conditions, it can induce changes in some of your subconscious behaviors."

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He shook the water bottle in his hand at me and said, "Hot spring water. Did you have a good dream when you drank this water?"

Then he showed me the silver ring on his middle finger.

Just like then, I felt the ring flashing and turning in my eyes, and my head was dizzy and I wanted to close my eyes and sleep.

I slowly lowered my head.

At this moment, the headman's face suddenly appeared in my mind.

I slowly raised my head and looked at the other person coldly.

He looked slightly surprised and said, "Okay, hypnosis isn't 100% successful. Besides, you didn't even drink the water. Have you seen this ring somewhere else recently?"

"What? No image?"

"My friendly reminder, beep beep..."

My face turned grim, and I remembered something else.

It's that taxi...

I don't even know the taxi driver's real name! He had a silver ring like this, claiming it was leftover from his old jewelry store. He even asked if I wanted to buy it! At the time, I just thought it looked a little strange and didn't think much of it. But then...

"By the way, you still don't know my name, right?"

"Let me formally introduce myself. Remember, my surname is Jiang, and my given name is Zhe. I'm Jiang Zhe."

The other person's face gradually turned cold.

"Your master, Wang Xiansheng, is very difficult to deal with. He sensed our presence months ago and even nearly caught us first a few times. Fortunately, thanks to you, the insider, you passed on the inside information to us in time, so we can stay ahead of him."

"Don't be busy yet, just listen to me."

"I know you think it's impossible, how could you be the insider? This is the fact. Let me ask you, every time you receive a call, do you get distracted for a while? Or even fall asleep for a few minutes sometimes?

"Your master trusts you. He won't doubt you. If you hadn't helped him, it would have been difficult for him to deal with you."

"During this period, your every move has been under our watch. What have you done, where have you been, and what have you gained?"

"I don't understand why the young lady would be interested in a low-class scoundrel like you who has little education, no culture, and only knows how to dig graves and do immoral things. I went abroad to study, and after returning, I worked loyally for the Jiang family for so many years, and she never even looked me in the eye."

After two minutes of rest, I gritted my teeth, suppressed my emotions, and asked, "Tell me! Who is the lady you are talking about?"