Shadowhand: the Beginning of Recovery

Wei Ruqian looked at Qi Lin, wiped the tears from her face with her fingertips, and then chased after the group of hoodlums who were running away. Qi Lin's eyes were fixed on Chen Shen, and the bright red color spread on the ground, mixed with shocking dark stains. Things got completely out of control. When he threw the brick just now, he clearly controlled the intensity and angle deliberately. He just wanted to drive people away and had no intention of hitting hard. But who could have expected that the other party would actually take out the knife and stab him without hesitation... He couldn't care about anything else now. He had to call Wei Ruqian back quickly. If the trouble continued like this, someone would definitely be killed. "Wei Ruqian! Wait a minute -" Qi Lin held his head on the ground and wanted to catch up, but a sharp sting suddenly came from the wound on his waist, like a needle piercing into the flesh, causing him to pause instantly in his first steps. Wei Ruqian didn't hear the shouts behind her at all. She only felt the wind whistling in her ears, and her footsteps were running faster and faster. Her eyes were fixed on the back of the gangster in front of her, as if she wanted to carve his outline into her eyes. Everything around her, including the trees on the roadside, the passing pedestrians, and even the distant shouts, were all forgotten by her. The gangster in front was scared out of his wits and was running purely on instinct. He ran wildly in the direction outside the school without looking back. The clothes on his back were soaked with sweat, and his face was mixed with tears and sweat. He kept breathing heavily, and even white foam overflowed from the corners of his mouth because of excessive fear. He wanted to shout for help, but he couldn't make a sound. He could only wave his arms in vain, but he didn't dare to pause for a moment. "Stop!" Wei Ruqian's voice was hoarse. She stopped suddenly, raised her arms high, and threw the brick in her hand in the direction of the gangster. The brick drew an arc in the air and hit the gangster's ankle accurately. Immediately, the gangster's screams were heard. He lost his balance and fell heavily on the road. Wei Ruqian didn't say anything. She ran over quickly and bent down to pick up the bricks that fell on the ground. Qi Lin clutched his waist and abdomen with one hand. Every step he took was like stepping on the tip of a knife, and his body staggered uncontrollably. But he didn't dare to stop, his eyes were firmly locked on Wei Ruqian's back, and he tried his best to follow her to the middle of the road. His chest heaved violently due to his rapid breathing, and he felt like he was breathing heavily even when he spoke. "Wei Ruqian! Stop!" His shout seemed to have been crushed by the wind, mixed with the surrounding noise, and could not reach Wei Ruqian's ears at all. The next second, Qi Lin's heart suddenly shrank, and a chill shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Wei Ruqian slowly turned around. When she looked at Qi, a relieved smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth. There was only a sense of ease in completing her mission in that smile. "Qi Lin," her voice was very soft, but it reached Qi Lin's ears clearly, "I avenged you... You see, I have become stronger now, and I will never let others bully me again." The scene was already crowded with people. Students after school hid at the door of the security room, craning their necks to look this way; passers-by did not dare to approach and stood far away on the roadside, their comments and gasps mixed together. Several security guards held rubber sticks and moved forward, but then shrank back when they saw the bricks on the ground. They could only say something hurriedly to the colleagues around them. No one dared to really step forward to interfere. At this moment, a harsh sound of brakes suddenly cut through the air, and accompanied by the burnt smell of tires rubbing against the ground, a blue truck loaded with goods was rushing towards this direction at full speed. The driver's face turned red, his hands were tightly gripping the steering wheel, and he was pressing the brakes one after another. However, the speedometer on the dashboard barely moved, and the car was still rushing forward. "How come the brakes are broken!" He roared, staring straight ahead. Wei Ruqian was standing on the side of the road, only ten meters away from the truck, completely unaware of the danger behind her. Qi Lin's pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted almost instinctively: "Wei Ruqian! It's dangerous!" Before he could finish his words, he ignored the tearing pain from the wound on his waist and abdomen, and suddenly took a step forward and rushed towards Wei Ruqian. Just a second before the truck was about to hit her, Qi Lin finally rushed to her side. He stretched out his hand, grabbed Wei Ruqian's arm, and pulled her into his arms with all his strength.

A few seconds after the bell rang, the nurse walked in pushing the treatment cart. He watched the nurse bend down to check the infusion tube and asked softly: "How is my physical condition now?" The nurse slowed down the drip speed with her fingertips. When she raised her head, her tone was very soft: "You just fainted suddenly. There is nothing wrong with the examination. After noon today, you can leave the hospital after paying the fee." "Then..." Qi Lin's Adam's apple moved, his voice a little more urgent, "Have you ever seen a girl who was hospitalized with me? Her name is Wei Ruqian." The nurse was stunned when she heard this, and then gently shook her head: "I haven't seen it before." The newly raised expectations instantly subsided. Qi Lin's eyes darkened, and his fingertips unconsciously clenched the corners of the quilt. It took him a long time to whisper, "Okay, thank you." When Qi Lin walked out of the toll office with the payment slip in hand, the noon sun was hanging overhead. The sunlight passed through the sycamore leaves at the entrance of the hospital, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground. He put the opened medicine box into his coat pocket, feeling anxious. At the same time, in the living room of a family next to Fenghua Building, local news was being played on the TV screen. The head of the household was sitting on the sofa. The cigarette butt in his hand had burned to his fingertips, but he didn't even notice. What was playing on the screen were surveillance footage of the streets a few days ago, showing a group of gangsters escaping almost madly... The police are still investigating the case. The head of the household suddenly put out his cigarette butt, staring at the replay on the TV, and his heart suddenly sank. He stood up and walked to the bedroom door in a hurry, "Xiao Mu! Xiao Mu!" He raised his hand and knocked on the door, with uncontrollable impatience in his voice, "Tell me honestly, did you participate in that thing that day?!" You've been drinking and playing cards all day without taking care of me. Now if something happens, don't pretend to love me!" The head of the household was so angry that he raised his hand and hit the door, "You're causing trouble for me all day long! If you don't speak clearly today, you won't be able to see the sun tomorrow!" The dull sound of banging on the door echoed in the living room, and every blow was like a knock on Xiao Mu's heart. Not long after, there was a "click" and the lock on the door panel was broken. The head of the household rushed in with a red face, still carrying the triangular stool in the corner of the living room. Xiaomu huddled beside the desk, with tears on his face. Seeing his father's fierce look, he stepped back in fright. The head of the household took a step forward, raised the triangular stool and slapped Xiaomu on her body. The wooden stool hit her back with a dull sound. "I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place!" He roared, his eyes full of disappointment and anger. Suddenly there was a loud "boom" sound, and the bedroom window suddenly shattered, with glass particles flying everywhere. A girl wearing a red hoodie climbed in from the window. Both the head of the household and Xiaomu were stunned, subconsciously looking at this uninvited guest. The girl raised her head, her hood slipped off, revealing a pale but angry face. Without any hesitation, she suddenly opened her mouth and roared at the two of them. "Hello?" As soon as the door opened a crack, Qi Lin slowed down his tone in time, leaned forward slightly, and said hello to the aunt in a floral apron behind the door, "Excuse me, Wei Ruqian, who lives opposite you, have you gone home today?" The aunt's hand holding the doorknob paused, and she looked him up and down, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes squeezed together. , Asked with a hint of probing: "Are you... Her boyfriend?" "No, no," Qi Lin waved his hands quickly, with a gentle smile on his face, and his tone became softer, "Colleague. We originally made an appointment to have an event today, but I waited for a long time and didn't see anyone, and couldn't get in touch with him. I was really worried, so I thought of coming over to ask about the situation." "I'm not back." The aunt's voice became softer, her eyes glanced at the closed security door opposite, and added, "Besides, I haven't heard the sound of opening the door on the opposite side in the past few days." As soon as she finished speaking, she said no more and closed the door gently, leaving Qi Lin standing there, frowning unconsciously. As soon as she finished speaking, a faint sound wave spurted out from her mouth, rushing towards the father and son like an invisible sharp blade. Soon after, the girl stood in the mess on the ground, her chest heaving violently. Qi Lin stepped on the fallen leaves and ran wildly in the youth park. His eyes, red with anxiety, scanned every bench and every bush, but Wei Ruqian was nowhere to be found. The dim light fell on his sweaty forehead, which only made the panic in his eyes even worse. A sharp siren suddenly came from behind, piercing the dusk from far to near. Qi Lin suddenly paused, his heart beating wildly in his chest, and a thought suddenly became clear: "We have to call the police as soon as possible!" He turned and rushed towards the Wenhua Road Security Bureau. He knew in his heart that reporting this kind of disappearance case to the police station in person would always be more effective than anxiously explaining it on the phone. The evening news was playing on the TV, and the reporter on the screen looked serious: "Let's take a look at the latest news on this case. According to people familiar with the matter, the unknown green liquid that has attracted attention has been initially detected as a dangerous chemical substance. A man and a woman have been exposed to the liquid. The relevant departments are working hard to trace the source of the liquid..." The light of the old TV flickered on the wall. The wounded gangster huddled in the corner. He looked at the girl who was approaching him step by step, and begged for mercy with a trembling voice: "Don't, don't come over... I was wrong, I don't dare to do it anymore..." There was no mercy on the girl's face, not even a trace of emotion in her eyes. She stopped and slowly opened her mouth, and a sound wave suddenly spread out. "7 left". The moment the police opened the door to Wei Ruqian's house, the smell of damp dust hit her face. The sofa cover in the living room was still on the armrest, and there was half a glass of cold water on the coffee table. However, after searching every room, Wei Ruqian was nowhere to be found. Wei Ruqian has no relatives, Qi Lin is her only friend. She didn't have any contact information, and her ID card was still hidden in a drawer in her bedroom. Afterwards, the police and Qi Lin visited the school's teaching buildings, dormitories and libraries, questioning Wei Ruqian's classmates and teachers, and the answers they received were all "I haven't seen her recently"; they went to the hospital to check the medical records, but there was no matching information; they went to the Traffic Management Bureau to check the surrounding surveillance, either there was a surveillance malfunction, or the picture was so blurry that no one could see the figure clearly. Wei Ruqian seemed to have had all traces of her existence wiped out of thin air, completely disappearing from the world in this city. Screams echoed in a rental house. A faint smile appeared at the corner of the girl's mouth, and her voice was full of satisfaction: "There are 4 left." "Dong dong dong!" A rapid knock on the door suddenly sounded, followed by a steady male voice: "Police! Open the door!" "We received a report from a neighbor, please cooperate with the investigation!" The voice outside the door was undeniably serious. The smile on the girl's face froze for an instant, her body slowly turned her head like a rusty machine, her eyes fixed on the door, her pupils filled with intense hostility, and even her breathing became rapid.

The incandescent lights in the interrogation room were glaringly bright. The police officer opposite looked through the transcript repeatedly, his tone full of confusion: "The thirty-one deceased at the scene were all professional armed personnel, and the murder weapons were modified submachine guns, but we could not find any organizational background. As for the 'Leizhi' you mentioned, it is a dangerous chemical..." "Officer Huang Qi knows, you can contact him and it will be solved." Qi Lin said urgently, "He has worn a police uniform and showed me his ID. He is a real person." The police officer shook his head helplessly: "We checked the database of the city's police system, and no one named Huang Qi matched the characteristics you described. Could it be that you remembered the wrong name?" "Please pay attention to the Xinzheng City detachment! Please pay attention to the Xinzheng City detachment!" Intercom The plane suddenly burst out with a hurried call, interrupting Huang Qi's words, "An armed helicopter of unknown origin is hovering over the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway! Repeat, an armed helicopter of unknown origin is hovering over the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway!" The three people in the back seat turned around at the same time and looked up through the dusty rear windshield. Under the noon sun, an armed helicopter painted in matte black was hanging in the air, the roar of the propeller stirring the air getting closer and closer, and the machine gun muzzle on the fuselage flashed with a cold light. Almost at the same time, there was a flash of fire under the helicopter's wing, and a missile trailed a white tail flame and headed straight for the car! Lu Xizhou only had time to let out a short scream before the missile accurately hit the back seat of the vehicle. The loud "boom" was deafening, and the scorching air waves instantly swallowed the car. The huge impact force threw the three people in the back seat against the roof of the car. The crisp sound of the cervical vertebrae breaking was covered by the explosion, and blood mixed with broken glass flew out. Like a toy blown up by the strong wind, the black car turned a complete somersault in the air and hit the road heavily. The car windows were shattered and parts scattered on the floor. The moment the vehicle completely reversed, Huang Qi unbuckled his seat belt, picked up the sniper rifle on the passenger seat with his left hand, pushed open the door with his right hand, and rolled out of the car using the inertia. With a "click" sound, a dark blue ID slipped from his open shirt pocket, rolled around on the ground and stopped. Huang Qi ignored the bruises all over his body, climbed up from the rubble on his hands and knees, and quickly set up his sniper rifle. The butt of the gun was pressed against the hollow of his shoulder, and the figure in the helicopter cockpit was clearly captured in the scope. He took a deep breath and pressed the trigger decisively with his index finger. The recoil of the sniper rifle pushed him to the ground, and a numb pain shot through his shoulder. In the scope, the bullet had accurately shot through the cockpit glass, and the driver's head instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist. The helicopter that lost control suddenly swerved, the propellers swept into the air crazily, and the fuselage drew a strange arc in the air like a kite with a broken string. Finally, it crashed into the center of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway with a "bang" and burst into flames.