It took Tang Tang a while to react. Her hands trembled slightly. "You..."
Before she could finish, she ended the voice message because she found her voice had gone hoarse.
Zuo Mu tilted his head slightly, looking at Tang Tang. "So, would you like to be with me?"
Tang Tang nodded vigorously. Zuo Mu wasn't in a hurry. He just waited for her.
In this kind of thing, it should be the person involved who makes the decision. He had already given her a little push just now.
Tang Tang took a deep breath, sniffled, and said, "Yes, I do. I want to be with you, brother."
Zuo Mu curved his lips into a smile and pulled her into his arms.
But this embrace didn't last long before Tang Tang pushed him away. She had rolled around in the mountains for two days. Her whole body was covered in dirt, and she could even smell the grass on herself. She couldn't stand it anymore and went to take a shower.
When she came out, she saw Zuo Mu on the phone. It should be about the police station.
Seeing Tang Tang come out, Zuo Mu waved his hand and called her over. While on the phone, he dried her hair.
"Yeah, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow to take a look."
"I've seen your photos," Zuo Mu's hand ran through Tang Tang's hair and gently ruffled it. He continued, "I'm not quite sure yet, but I did see that instrument in the hospital before. However, it was returned because of a dispute. But..."
Zuo Mu paused when he said this. But those things were later dealt with by Tang Gu. He wasn't sure exactly how they were handled.
Tang Tang was so comfortable with Zuo Mu's fingers running through her hair that she felt sleepy. She half - closed her eyes and listened to Zuo Mu talking on the phone.
"Don't fall asleep yet."
Zuo Mu smoothed Tang Tang's hair and raised his eyebrows when he saw her leaning all over him.
The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment. "I'm not sleeping either. I'm talking to you."
Zuo Mu clicked his tongue. "What kind of IQ do you have? I'm not talking to you. Alright, I know the general situation. We'll discuss the details at the hospital tomorrow."
"Goodbye."
Tang Tang could still hear the person on the other end protesting, but Zuo Mu had already hung up the phone quickly. Tang Tang couldn't help laughing out loud. Zuo Mu clicked his tongue and gently played with her hair. "Are you awake now? I know you're tired. Finish this and then go to sleep. Be a good girl."
"I'm going to the hospital tomorrow. You..."
"I'll go with you too." Tang Tang opened her eyes and looked at Zuo Mu. "I'll go with you."
Zuo Mu looked down at Tang Tang and nodded. "Okay, but..." He frowned. "You need to be mentally prepared. I think this matter might be related to the hospital."
"Is it that batch of instruments?" Tang Tang closed her eyes. "I thought it looked familiar inside. I always felt it was very similar to the one my dad had."
When mentioning Tang Gu, Tang Tang obviously paused. "There's still no news about my dad?"
Zuo Mu raised his hand and patted Tang Tang's hair. "Not yet. You..."
"I know," Tang Tang stood up. "I'm okay. I'm just a little worried. There's been no news for so long."
"And a little scared..." Tang Tang said this very softly. Zuo Mu sighed. No matter how precocious she was, she was still just a little girl.
Zuo Mu was just about to raise his hand to ruffle Tang Tang's hair, but she stood up. "I'm fine. Don't ruffle my hair. I just want you to feel sorry for me. I'm going to bed."
Zuo Mu's outstretched hand missed. It took him a while to react, and he smiled helplessly.
During this trip to the mountain, except for Tang Tang and Sun Xu, the other kids were all injured. One kid was missing, and one had died.
On the day they returned to the hospital, they heard that the head nurse was on a week - long leave.
The hospital was surrounded by the police. Zuo Mu had some trouble getting in. The police officer in charge was Zhang Kai. As soon as Zhang Kai saw Zuo Mu, he remembered the phone call that was hung up yesterday and didn't look happy.
Zuo Mu smiled and took the initiative to ask, "Any discoveries?"
Zhang Kai snorted before saying, "Not yet. Maybe we're just overthinking. It might not be here."
Zuo Mu looked up at Zhang Kai. Zhang Kai was confused by his look and glared at him. "What are you looking at?"
"It's really rare that you can overthink things."
"Get out of here," Zhang Kai frowned. "But it's really hard to say. Apart from the head nurse, has anyone else in the hospital asked for leave?"
"No. The head nurse's child..."
Zhang Kai frowned. "Why the head nurse's child?"
Zuo Mu was stunned. "What do you mean why?"
"Have you not had time to look at the notebook Tang Tang took out from there?" Zhang Kai took out a piece of paper from his backpack. "This is the original. There's nothing written on it. But I copied it again last night. Take a look."
Zuo Mu raised his eyebrows, took it, and glanced at it. Just one glance made him freeze.
"Understood?" As soon as Zhang Kai saw Zuo Mu's expression, he knew this guy understood. "The people in here are not those who were involved in that case back then, or..."
Zhang Kai didn't continue, but Zuo Mu understood. "They're the people who participated in Tang Tang's operation."
"Yes."
Zhang Kai's expression suddenly became serious. "And this," he handed Zuo Mu a few more photos taken at the crime scene yesterday.
"Can you see this small line of words clearly?"
Zuo Mu looked up at Zhang Kai. Both of them understood the meaning in each other's eyes. Zhang Kai immediately raised his hand and stopped a young police officer passing by. "Go and secretly monitor the head nurse's movements."
The young police officer turned around and left immediately. Zuo Mu raised his hand and patted Zhang Kai. Just as he was about to say something, he heard someone shouting from inside.
"Captain Zhang, we've found something!"
Zhang Kai's back immediately straightened. "Where?"
"At the nurse's station. There's a play - accompanying rack. Just now, Xiao Li accidentally pushed it, and damn it, a secret passage appeared!"
Zhang Kai rushed over quickly. "Have you gone in?"
"Not yet. We're waiting for you."
Zhang Kai didn't think twice and ran forward. Halfway through, he turned back and saw Zuo Mu holding Tang Tang. "You're still bringing her at this time? We haven't even figured out what's inside."
"She wants to see," Zuo Mu ignored Zhang Kai. "Besides, I'm here."
To be honest, the secret passage wasn't that bad. After all, Tang Tang had rolled around in the mountain passages. This secret passage was much more user - friendly. There were stairs, and there were lights on both sides.
After a long passage, there was a large locked iron gate. The technicians with Zhang Kai used a piece of iron sheet, hooked and pulled, and the lock opened.
When the gate was pushed open, Zuo Mu subtly stepped in front of Tang Tang. With a clatter, Zhang Kai rushed in first. Seeing the situation inside, he immediately cursed.
"It's full of human organs."