flstandardbreds Chapter 338: The poison is out of control, clues to the death mine
Chapter 338: The poison is out of control, clues to the death mine
In the office, light shines through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on the ground.
Su Chen stared at the computer screen with his brows twisted into a knot.
On the screen, Chen Duo's figure flashed across the surveillance footage.
She walked unsteadily, each step was difficult, her face was pale and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
"Something's wrong."
Su Chen muttered to himself, tapping his fingers quickly on the mouse to freeze the picture.
Chen Duo's hands were tightly covering her abdomen, her body was trembling slightly, and her lips were tightly pursed, as if she was enduring great pain.
"She was in very bad shape when she left the base."
Su Chen's eyes wandered across the screen, trying to capture more details.
He called up the surveillance video inside the base and reviewed it one segment at a time.
Finally, a few hours before Chen Duo left, he found new clues.
In the picture, Chen Duo appeared at the door of the medical room. She hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open and walked in.
A few minutes later, she came out empty-handed with a hint of disappointment on her face.
"She went to the infirmary but didn't get any medicine?"
A question flashed through Su Chen's mind.
He picked up his cell phone and called the person on duty in the medical room.
"Hello, I'm Su Chen. I want to know what's going on in the medical room today."
On the other end of the phone, the voice of the person on duty came:
"A strange girl did come today, but she didn't take any medicine."
"What did she ask?"
Su Chen asked.
"She asked some... how should I put it, some folk remedies to control the poison."
The staff on duty recalled,
"These are all folk remedies with no scientific basis."
“Home remedy…”
Su Chen hung up the phone, thoughtful.
Why did Chen Duo ask these questions?
Could it be that the poison in her body has reached a point where conventional medicines cannot control it?
At the same time, Liao Zhongzheng, head of the Southwest District, led a team to search the city.
They walked the streets and asked everyone who might have seen Chen Duo.
"Have you ever seen this girl?"
Liao Zhong took Chen Duo's photo and asked a pharmacy owner.
"never seen it."
The boss shook his head.
Liao Zhong sighed and was about to leave when the boss suddenly said:
"However, a girl came in this morning and bought a lot of painkillers."
"Painkillers?"
Liao Zhong's eyes lit up, "What does she look like?"
"I can't see his face clearly because he's wearing a hat, but..."
The boss pointed to his abdomen and said, "She kept holding her stomach and looked very uncomfortable."
Liao Zhong's heart sank. This was very similar to the state Su Chen described when Chen Duo left.
“How many painkillers did she buy?”
"A lot. Almost all the stock in the store was sold out."
The boss answered.
Liao Zhong immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
The fact that Chen Duo bought a large amount of painkillers indicated that the poison in her body was taking effect and the situation was very serious.
On the other side, Xu Si led his team to search in the suburbs.
They walked along the road, carefully checking every suspicious place.
Suddenly, Xu Si stopped, squatted down, and picked up a handful of soil with his fingers.
The soil was a strange dark purple color and emitted a pungent smell.
"This is…"
Xu Si's expression became solemn, "Traces of toxin corrosion."
He looked around and found similar traces in the grass not far away.
"Chen Duo has been here."
Xu Si stood up and said to the team members behind him,
"She passed through here, and the toxins have already started to leak out."
The search team continued to move forward, and soon they came to a forest.
The forest was quiet, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.
"Everyone be careful, Chen Duo is probably nearby."
Xu Si lowered his voice and said.
The team members dispersed and searched carefully.
Suddenly, a strange smell wafted over, mixed with decay and stench.
"over there!"
A team member pointed to a small pond not far away and said.
When everyone got closer, they saw that the water in the pond was a turbid dark green color, with a layer of oily substance floating on the surface.
The plants around the pond have withered and some animal carcasses are scattered on the ground.
“It’s contaminated with toxins.”
Xu Si's expression was grim. "Chen Duo has stayed here before, and..."
He paused, his tone heavy, "She released the toxin here."
Su Chen sat in front of the computer. The map in front of him was marked with densely packed red dots.
These red dots are the places where Chen Duo might be hiding, speculated based on her behavior.
"It's a remote place, so it's convenient for releasing toxins..."
Su Chen slid his finger across the map, "Where will she go?"
He read Chen Duo's information over and over again, trying to find the answer from her personality and experience.
"She has been raised as a container since she was young. She longs for freedom but is afraid of contact with others..."
Su Chen murmured to himself, "She will choose a place where she can feel safe and release her inner pain."
His eyes rested on a point on the map, which was an abandoned mine in the suburbs.
"There…"
Su Chen narrowed his eyes, "It's a sparsely populated area with complex terrain, and..."
He pulled up the mine's information and found that "a serious mining accident had occurred there, killing many people."
A place full of death and despair, which is so similar to Chen Duo's inner world.
"That's it."
Su Chen stood up and picked up his coat, "I have to go there and take a look."
He walked out of the office and the corridor was empty.
Only the night outside the window quietly enveloped the city.
Su Chen took a deep breath, took big steps, and walked into the darkness.
He knew that there was not much time left for him.
If Chen Duo cannot be found as soon as possible, the consequences will be disastrous.
He must stop Chen Duo before she completely loses control.
Not for anything else, just for those innocent lives and that girl who is also in despair.
As the night deepens, the city lights gradually go out.
Only the mines in the suburbs were still shrouded in darkness.
There will be the key to deciding everything.
Su Chen drove to the suburbs, and the night wind blew on his cheeks, bringing a hint of coolness.
He parked his car on the side of the road and walked into the abandoned mine alone.
The mine was dead silent, with only the whistling of the wind through the abandoned buildings as the sound was heard.
Su Chen turned on the flashlight and walked through the mine with the faint light.
He followed the route Chen Duo might have taken and searched every corner carefully.
Suddenly, he found new traces at the entrance of an abandoned mine.
There were some empty painkiller boxes and some corroded plants scattered on the ground.
"She's been here."
Su Chen's heart beat faster. He walked into the mine and walked forward along the deep passage.
The mine was cold and damp, and there was an unpleasant smell in the air.
Su Chen moved forward cautiously, taking every step with extreme caution.