It was five o'clock in the morning.
Xia Liang, who was in the middle of a dream, was awakened by the vibrating sound of her phone. She took the phone out from under her pillow and saw the message on it.
It seemed that Zhou Sang had now grasped some new clues and was planning to deal a fatal blow to Shen Jianyi.
This was simply terrifying. Xia Liang didn't know what was wrong with Zhou Sang. She always felt that he was completely different from before, even a bit strange.
Xia Liang didn't have time to think further. She directly tried to contact the other person through her watch.
However, a mechanical voice came from the watch: "Dear master, the watch of the person you are calling has been damaged and is not yet repaired. Please try to connect later..."
Damaged?
So where on earth was Shen Jianyi now? Xia Liang was wide awake. She immediately got up, put on her clothes, and was about to go out.
As soon as she opened the door, there stood a man and a woman in the yard.
The man was tall, and the woman was also half a head taller than her. Without a doubt, they were Sam and Vivian.
She didn't know what these two were here for, but she had a bad feeling.
Then Vivian stepped forward, looking down at Xia Liang with a smug smile on her lips. "Xia Liang, you should have received the mission to arrest Shen Jianyi with all your might."
"Yes..."
"Then you should know where she is now, right?" Without any hesitation and not giving Xia Liang a chance to react, Vivian got straight to the point.
Xia Liang was shocked. She took two steps back, looking completely incredulous. She tried her best to suppress her turbulent emotions. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Don't understand?" Vivian smiled. "Stop pretending. Everyone knows that you and Shen Jianyi are the best of friends. Now, whoever can capture Shen Jianyi alive will get a high reward. You know, I want to go to Somalia to see the pirates. I need a lot of money."
This was simply absurd. All that talk about going to Somalia to see pirates was a lie. Xia Liang clenched her fists. Now that Vivian suspected her, it probably meant that Zhou Sang already knew about the relationship between the two of them.
Last time, Zhou Sang clearly found the pinhole camera but said nothing. She should have thought of it earlier, but she had delayed until now. It was all because she had been too careless.
Seeing the two of them approaching, Xia Liang trembled and took several steps back, trying to keep a distance.
Vivian still patiently persuaded her, "You'd better tell us where Shen Jianyi is. Maybe the research institute will spare your life then."
Without giving Xia Liang a chance to speak, Vivian continued, "If you don't accept our kind offer and insist on being stubborn, don't blame us for being rude. Your good friend will end up worse than dead if we find her."
At that moment, Xia Liang realized that the person in front of her was bluffing. She didn't know anything. She didn't even know that they were master and apprentice.
Xia Liang now showed extreme calmness. She was completely different from before. She wasn't the least bit flustered and could even calmly face Vivian.
She tried to lower her voice to make herself seem less scared.
"Vivian, you need to provide evidence when you speak. What good friend? Since Shen Jianyi was kicked out of the research institute, I haven't contacted her at all. We were just colleagues from the same place. We weren't even friends."
Seeing Xia Liang so self - assured, Vivian thought her guess was wrong.
Sam was also getting impatient. "Come on, I've already told you that Xia Liang won't betray the research institute. She has no reason to."
Then Sam, regardless of what the people in front of him were saying, directly pulled Vivian away.
Before leaving, Sam left a message. "Xia Liang, I know you can't go online, but I hope you can help us find more clues. Keep in touch at any time."
Xia Liang nodded.
In the research institute, she was the one who was good at operating the computer, just like Fa Cai. One was in charge of medical treatment, and the other was in charge of investigating information.
People like Shen Jianyi or Sam were most suitable to be on the front line because they were highly capable and agile. Ordinary people couldn't beat them.
Xia Liang took a deep breath and immediately left a message on her watch. "If the other person's watch is repaired, tell her to hide. The research institute is secretly arresting her now. Tell master to be safe."
"Received!"
...
In Li's Village.
Since the man had brought back these two people, his wife was dissatisfied. Especially because these two people seemed strange. They were so seriously injured. They must have offended some powerful people.
If that was the case, it meant that the old man was bringing trouble upon himself. If they were really hunted down in the future, who could they turn to?
The old woman slapped the old man on the shoulder angrily. "I told you to go out and work, and you bring back these two burdens for me."
The old man was dissatisfied. "Am I supposed to just let them die?"
The two of them had a quarrel because of this, and all of this reached Shen Jianyi's ears. Under normal circumstances, she would have calmly left, but in this situation, she had to pretend not to hear.
Not long after, there was no more noise outside. The old woman seemed to have calmed down. After a while, she directly brought a doctor into the house.
Although she was very reluctant to let these two people stay in her home, now that they were back and injured, she couldn't really ignore them.
Although she was arguing with the old man, she was quite honest in action and had invited a doctor for them.
"Doctor, please take a look. How did these two kids get so many injuries?"
Seeing the doctor carrying a medicine box and trying to bandage Shen Jianyi's wounds, she dodged in time and shook her head. "Treat him first."
Now Gun was still in a coma. No one knew when he would wake up. His wounds were probably already infected.
The doctor found it strange, especially the man lying on the bed. He was still wearing a mask on such a hot day.
"Why is this young man still wearing a mask?" the doctor wondered. "Isn't he afraid that his face will rot if he wears it for too long?"
This really surprised Shen Jianyi. She never thought of this. Who knew if his mask had a ventilation device or if it could allow air to pass through?
If not, wearing the mask all the time would definitely affect his breathing.
Shen Jianyi reached out and touched the mask, trying to take it off. She thought it wasn't taking advantage of the situation. After all, it was for his own good.
But before the woman's fingers could hook the bottom of the mask, her wrist was tightly grabbed by an inexplicably strong force.