Chapter 67

Turning a corner, the three of them arrived at a dilapidated police station.

A rabbit-headed person stood at the entrance.

"It's here!" Lao Lu said, "It seems to be over already..."

Qi Xia glanced at the rabbit-headed person, who appeared to be a woman.

Her mask was worn out, and her suit was covered in dust, clearly a "rabbit person." This indicated that if Officer Li had really participated in her game, he was definitely not in mortal danger.

"Do you want to play my game?" the rabbit person asked with a smile. 🄲

"No..." Qi Xia shook his head, "I want to ask if a man and a woman who came to play the game are still here?"

"A man and a woman?" The rabbit person put one hand on her chest and the other on her chin, looking somewhat alluring, "Oh... you mean that muscular young man, right?"

"That's right."

"He's a man with no sense of romance," the rabbit person said, waving her hand coyly, "I told him he didn't need to give me 'the way,' just to spend a day with me, but he was as stiff as a board..."

Qi Xia sighed impatiently, "Where is he?"

"You're quite handsome yourself, young man..." The rabbit person suddenly reached out and touched Qi Xia's face, which startled him.

"Even though you don't look as muscular, if you can spend a day with me, I'll not only give you 'the way' but also tell you where that man is. How about it?"

Qi Xia pushed away the rabbit person's hand and turned to the others, "Forget it, let's look around the area."

Lao Lu and Lin Qin also knew they couldn't tangle with the "zodiac," so they followed Qi Xia and turned to leave.

"If you're going to search on your own... you'd better hurry," the rabbit person smiled, "That young man is badly injured. If you're too late, it might be too late."

"What?" Qi Xia had just taken three steps when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Why is he injured?" Qi Xia asked, turning back, "Is your game that dangerous?"

"Not really." The rabbit person twisted her waist and took a step forward, "My games are all 'escape' games. I've designed very intricate mechanisms, but that young man, relying on his physique, insisted on using brute force to break through. What could I do?"

After hearing this, Qi Xia didn't say anything. He turned his head and suddenly saw a few fresh bloodstains on the ground. His face turned cold, and he said,

"Let's go."

The group followed the bloodstains forward.

Given the amount of blood, Officer Li's injury didn't seem severe, and the rabbit person was likely exaggerating.

Soon, they followed the bloodstains to the entrance of a pharmacy. Sounds of collision were coming from inside, indicating that someone was in there.

"Officer Li?" Qi Xia called out.

The noise inside paused for a moment, and then Lawyer Zhang came out.

"Qi Xia?!" She looked different, her usually neat appearance now disheveled.

She was drenched, as if she had just been in water.

"What happened?" Qi Xia asked, "Where's Officer Li?"

Lawyer Zhang's eyes suddenly widened, and she grabbed Qi Xia, "Please help me! Officer Li is in bad shape!"

"What?!"

Qi Xia felt puzzled. They had followed the light bloodstains, which looked like a minor arm cut, so how could he be in such a bad state?

The three of them followed Lawyer Zhang inside, and a strong smell of rust hit them.

After a few steps, they saw Officer Li, who was covered in blood.

His entire body was drenched in blood, making it hard to tell where he was injured.

His lips were pale, his face ashen, and he was sitting on the ground, weak and powerless.

"What... what happened..." Lin Qin ran up, trembling, "Officer Li... where are you injured?"

Officer Li turned his head to look at Qi Xia and Lin Qin, forcing a bitter smile. He slowly extended his hand, as if trying to say something.

Qi Xia looked down, and his heart skipped a beat.

This wasn't a matter of "where he was injured"—

Officer Li's entire right hand was missing.

There was a rough, jagged cut at his wrist, which didn't look like it was cut but rather torn off.

To stop the bleeding, he had found a wire and tied it around his arm, the wire deeply embedded in the flesh, turning the surrounding area purple.

Because of this, only a small amount of blood was seeping from the wound.

"Oh my God..." Lin Qin wanted to help but realized she couldn't do anything, "Lawyer Zhang, what happened?"

"That rabbit's game..." Zhang Chenze bit her lip hard, "That woman is a pervert..."

Qi Xia's eyes grew cold. He approached Officer Li, wanting to say something, but every word stuck in his throat.

He had imagined many scenarios for their meeting, but never expected it to be like this.

"Lawyer Zhang, take them out," Officer Li suddenly said, "I want to talk to Qi Xia alone."

"Talk alone?" The others were puzzled.

Zhang Chenze thought for a moment and nodded,

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taking Lin Qin and Lao Lu out of the room.

Seeing everyone leave, Officer Li smiled bitterly and said to Qi Xia, "Why the frown? You look like you've been wronged."

"I..." Qi Xia sighed, "I'll avenge you, that rabbit..."

"No..." Officer Li shook his head, "That woman is insane. Don't get involved in her game."

Qi Xia's words were stuck in his throat again, unsure of what to say.

Officer Li smiled weakly, "Have you found a way out?"

"No..." Qi Xia said dejectedly, "I think I was wrong. I not only failed to find a way out but also caused the deaths of Qiao Jiajin and Tian Tian."

With only Officer Li left, Qi Xia finally expressed the sorrow he had been hiding, "I thought it was too simple..."

Officer Li's pale lips curled, and he shifted his position to sit more comfortably.

"What's wrong?" Officer Li asked, "Is there something you can't solve?"

Qi Xia didn't know how to describe the situation with "Xiaoxiao" and could only shake his head.

Now, even his trusted Officer Li was about to die, and Qi Xia felt a headache coming on.

He shook his head, pretending to be fine, and asked, "Why did you leave me alone?"

"I have some things I want to say to someone before I die."

Officer Li felt in his pocket and pulled out a worn-out cigarette box, which contained two moldy cigarettes, probably found in some abandoned building.

He put one cigarette in his mouth and felt in his other pockets, muttering a curse.

"I forgot I couldn't find a lighter, can't even have a smoke before I die..."