Chapter 70

If the characters were in opposition, Zhang Chenze knew he would never cut off his own hand to save the other's life.

But Officer Li really did it.

His initial idea was very simple: by dislocating his own palm, he could easily escape from the handcuffs.

But he made a mistake.

Qi Xia remembered that when Officer Li saved Han Yimo from the "spear," the situation was also very urgent, but he did not make a mistake.

Perhaps this time he was really a bit flustered.

When he hit his palm with a wooden stick, he accidentally hit the handcuffs.

The principle of handcuffs is such that if force is applied from the outside, they only get tighter.

He knew that even if he shattered all the bones in his palm, he would not be able to escape.

Seeing the water in the fish tank already covering the lawyer Zhang's neck, Officer Li made a quick decision, abandoning the plan to break his palm and instead turned to his forearm.

This time his force was even greater, so great that he almost fainted several times.

Lawyer Zhang could only tilt her head back, constantly searching for air on the surface of the water.

Just as her consciousness was about to fade, the man arrived.

He immediately turned off the water valve and used the wooden stick to smash the fish tank.

Then he used his remaining left hand to untie the wire around Lawyer Zhang's body.

In just a minute or two, Officer Li's right hand was already bleeding profusely.

Zhang Chenze quickly broke a piece of wire and tightly bound it around his arm.

Only then did the two of them manage to escape from that hellish place.

Lawyer Zhang looked at Officer Li's body with a sad expression and said, "As he said... he is a police officer, so he cannot stand by and do nothing."

"No..." Qi Xia slowly shook her head, "Perhaps he was just making up for a past mistake."

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"The past mistake?" Everyone looked at Qi Xia in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Qi Xia wanted to say something but held back. Officer Li probably did not want too many people to know what he had just told them. Since he was already dead, let this secret be buried with him.

Lin Qin took off her outer coat and put it on Lawyer Zhang.

"Lawyer Zhang, you are all wet, be careful not to catch a cold."

Lao Lu, feeling a bit redundant, fumbled for a while before bringing over the aluminum pot and said to Lawyer Zhang, "Hey, little girl, take it easy, do you want to eat something?"

Lawyer Zhang was slightly taken aback and asked, "Who is this?"

"I am Lu... just call me Lao Lu." Lao Lu smiled awkwardly, "A man is iron, food is steel, one meal without food and you'll be hungry."

"He is someone we met while participating in the game," Lin Qin explained, "Lawyer Zhang, you must be hungry, right? Qi Xia specially brought this pot of meat for you."

"Meat..."

Lawyer Zhang was indeed hungry.

Since arriving here, she had not eaten for two whole days.

She quickly took the pot, grabbed the cold, greasy meat inside, and started eating it in large bites.

Seeing her drenched, disheveled, and ravenous, no one would have guessed that she was once a proud lawyer.

After eating a few pieces of meat, Lawyer Zhang said with a muffled voice, "Qi Xia, thank you..."

Qi Xia did not speak.

After all, this pot of meat was for Officer Li, and now that he was dead, giving it to Lawyer Zhang was not inappropriate.

At least she seemed more reliable than Xiao Ran and Doctor Zhao.

"Qi Xia, I used to have some reservations about you," Lawyer Zhang continued, "But you not only brought us food, but also brought cigarettes for Officer Li, you are really considerate."

She pointed to the cigarette in Officer Li's mouth and said, "He spent a long time finding two moldy cigarettes..."

Qi Xia thought for a moment, walked over, and took the cigarette from Officer Li's mouth.

Qi Xia had never seen this brand of cigarette before. The words "Cordyceps Sinensis" were written on the filter, and when he smelled it, it had a strong milky and herbal aroma.

"That's right, this is the cigarette I brought," Qi Xia said with a complex expression, "Unfortunately, Officer Li didn't get to smoke it before he died."

Lin Qin was puzzled. She had been almost inseparable from Qi Xia and did not remember him finding the cigarettes.

Qi Xia then took the metal lighter from Officer Li's hand, "This lighter is also what I brought to give to Officer Li. Now it looks like I'll have to use it myself."

No one objected, but Lin Qin was still puzzled.

Qi Xia walked to the side, picked up the lighter and the cigarette, and examined them carefully.

He felt that something was off, could it all be related to that bell sound?

Thinking about this, he picked up the old cigarette box from the ground and examined it carefully, but found no mechanism.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qin walked over and asked softly, "Is something not right?"

Qi Xia frowned, unable to answer.

How could he explain to Lin Qin?

Did Officer Li take the cigarette from the box?

Or did he take the lighter from his pocket?

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These seemingly insignificant things did not seem strange, but they left Qi Xia puzzled.

"Maybe I just saw it wrong," Qi Xia put the cigarette and lighter back into the box and said, "How is Lawyer Zhang doing?"

"Her emotions have stabilized, what should we do?"

Qi Xia nodded and said, "Our goal has always been the same, hasn't it?"

He slowly walked over to Lawyer Zhang and said, "Lawyer Zhang, I'll be straightforward... can I borrow a 'path' from you?"

"Borrow... a 'path'?" Lawyer Zhang raised an eyebrow, confused.

"Yes," Qi Xia nodded, "To be honest, our 'paths' were destroyed, and we don't have any left."

Lawyer Zhang slowly lowered her head, seemingly deep in thought.

"Qi Xia... I can give you all my 'paths'," Lawyer Zhang said seriously, "Let's team up."

Qi Xia pursed his lips and said, "I'm not unwilling to team up with you... but being with me seems dangerous..."

He briefly told Zhang Chenze about the fate of Qiao Jiajin and Tian Tian, and then said, "I am being targeted, and they will kill the people around me to stop me."

"Qiao Jiajin and Tian Tian died, did it affect you?" Lawyer Zhang asked.

"This..."

"You won't be affected," Lawyer Zhang said, "So, threatening you by killing the people around you won't work."

"In theory, that's true."

"Then I am safe." Lawyer Zhang slowly stood up, "Let's make a deal. I'll give you all my 'paths,' and I will help you in the coming time, but in exchange, you have to help me escape."