128: Horrible wounds

In the pouring rain, Su Yue endured the pain coming from his left arm and plunged deep into the woods.

The icy, bone-chilling rain incessantly beat down on his body, keeping Su Yue's mind clear while also intensifying his perception of the pain.

The Water Products Company uniform he was wearing was already soaked, and the rain inevitably seeped into the wound, making the pain even worse.

Su Yue knew clearly that although his arm had only suffered a graze from a bullet, the wound still carried a risk of infection.

He had to rush back to the intelligence house as quickly as possible to disinfect and bandage the wound.

So, enduring the beating rain, he walked quickly along the edge of the woods.

He continued until he was at the edge of the woods, only about a hundred meters from the road below the slope on the right.

Su Yue's gaze locked onto a patch of bushes ahead.

And hidden beneath the branches and bushes was a blue electric bike.

He didn't rush forward but stood behind a tree, observing the surroundings, and then looked at the branches covering the electric bike.

There were no suspicious footprints around, and the arrangement of the branches above the electric bike remained unchanged.

It was clear that no one else had been in the vicinity during the time he was away.

Meanwhile, the wailing of Police sirens from behind him became more frequent.

Judging from the distance of the sounds, it was not difficult to determine that Police's cordon was tightening.

It seemed that the people they intended to apprehend had all been caught, and Police officers guarding the surroundings were now converging.

Police were about to withdraw and return to the City.

As the victim of the kidnapping case, and having been abducted and held hostage by the key suspect Wang Lin, Lin Jia would certainly be taken back by Police first for questioning.

For the protection of the witness, and having experienced such an event that day, Lin Jia's first statement should not take too long.

This meant... he didn't have much time left.

Yuan's identity could not be exposed, especially now.

For his and Lin Jia's safety, he had traded intelligence with Liang Yuzhu multiple times, which must have already attracted the attention of Police.

If he were to expose his identity at this time, he would certainly be greatly constrained in the future.

So, in order to remain hidden, Su Yue had to make all necessary preparations before Lin Jia returned home.

As much as possible, he had to feign that nothing had happened...

But this was easier said than done.

Other things were fine, after all, his and Lin Jia's work schedules already had a time difference.

Even if he pretended not to know about Lin Jia's ordeal that afternoon, she would most likely not become suspicious.

But the most crucial issue was the gunshot wound on his arm.

This was something Lin Jia and Liang Yuzhu had seen with their own eyes, and judging from the distance at the time.

They had even seen the specific location of his arm injury.

The wound would not heal in a short time, and there was a high probability that a gunshot wound would cause infection.

All these factors were what made him most likely to be exposed...

How could he escape others' suspicion in this situation? This was undoubtedly a difficult problem.

It was even harder to deal with than the dangerous situations he had faced before.

As Su Yue pondered in his heart, he stepped towards the electric bike.

He pushed aside the branches and bushes covering it, revealing the body of the electric bike.

Su Yue lifted the back seat of the electric bike.

In the toolbox under the back seat, there was a set of clothes for him to change into.

Su Yue had prepared this before coming, the purpose being to facilitate his escape when leaving.

And looking at the color of the clothes inside, Su Yue secretly felt a bit fortunate.

Because what lay in the toolbox at that moment was clearly a red baseball jacket.

He had prepared for the worst before setting off.

After all, he was facing Wang Lin, and he had already prepared for the possibility of getting injured and bleeding.

A red baseball jacket soaked by rain would naturally become darker in color.

Its similar color could also conveniently cover the blood flowing from his arm, and he wouldn't easily attract suspicion from passersby on the road.

The sound of Police sirens from behind him constantly reminded Su Yue that his time was not ample.

Su Yue then took off his Water Products Company uniform, and then lowered his head to take a look.

Only then did he see the specific appearance of the wound:

On his left arm, off-center from the biceps, there was a bloody wound.

The skin and flesh were mangled, and even the muscle tissue exposed at the wound site was twisted into an unrecognizable state.

It looked as if it had been gouged out by a blender with sharp blades.

Although the bullet had only grazed his arm as it shot past, the destructive power it carried was still not to be underestimated.

Especially the high-speed rotating bullet head, its massive kinetic energy concentrated at a single point.

The bullet head didn't just graze the skin; it also involved the flesh, tearing the muscle tissue beneath.

One could even say that the bullet graze on Su Yue's arm was no less severe than being slashed horizontally with a machete!

Feeling the pain from the wound on his arm, Su Yue used his right hand to take out the alloy bullet head from the pocket of his Water Products Company uniform.

This bullet head was exactly what he had pried out of the cement wall according to the trajectory before leaving.

Spreading it open in his palm, he found that the bullet head was already twisted and deformed.

Su Yue also recalled how it felt at the time.

When the bullet grazed his arm, it felt like being splashed with scorching hot liquid metal.

And the high-speed rotating bullet head had shredded the muscle, leaving this shocking tearing wound.

At this moment, the slightest movement of Su Yue's arm would cause piercing pain.

Seeing the blood flowing from the wound, Su Yue endured the intense pain and began rummaging through the toolbox under the electric bike's back seat.

Finally, he cut off the right sleeve of the Water Products Company uniform, made it into a long, narrow strip of cloth, and tied it around the wound on his left arm as a temporary bandage to staunch the flow of blood.

After doing all this, Su Yue then changed into the clothes from the toolbox.

The blood from the wound wouldn't seep out for a while.

Su Yue cleaned up the traces left around and pushed the electric bike out of the woods.

...

When he pushed the electric bike from the hidden spot on the slope onto the road.

As soon as Su Yue sat down on the bike.

Before he could start it, accompanied by the incessant beating of the torrential rain.

A bone-chilling cold seemed to sweep over him in an instant.

Su Yue couldn't help but shiver.

Realizing the severity of the situation, he couldn't help but frown.

Because he had just clearly sensed.

That coldness just now didn't entirely come from the surrounding environment; it also included reasons related to his own body.

He was already showing subtle signs of a fever...

This was no small problem; if he really had a fever, it would definitely not escape Lin Jia's notice.

Furthermore, the timing of Yuan's gunshot wound was simply too much of a coincidence.

Even if she hadn't been suspicious before, it would be hard for her not to connect these two events.

Fortunately, it was only showing signs of a fever for now, and he had to hurry back to treat it.

However, along the way, he also had to ensure that he wouldn't be suspected.

To avoid Police investigating the whereabouts of this blue electric bike and causing unnecessary trouble.

Su Yue looked at the fork in the road ahead.

One was a bend in the road, and after turning the bend, the road led directly to the City.

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And the other was a dirt road, leading to the urban-rural fringe in the suburbs.

Su Yue was currently on a slope; he remembered that going around this slope would bring him face-to-face with the road's speed camera.

He also didn't plan to ride directly on the road.

On one hand, there were too many cameras on the road, and if Police ever wanted to investigate Yuan's whereabouts, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't find some clues.

On the other hand, he was riding an electric bike, and his speed was far less than that of a police car.

If he were to return to the City along the same road.

Within half an hour, Police cars returning to the station behind him would catch up to him.

And an electric bike riding in the suburbs through heavy rain, it was hard to guarantee that Liang Yuzhu and others wouldn't become suspicious.

After a brief analysis, Su Yue hesitated almost not at all, started the electric bike, and headed towards the dirt road.

It was still in the direction of the City, just a slightly longer route via the urban-rural fringe.

Su Yue secretly pondered his next steps.

Immediately, the electric bike drove onto the wet and muddy dirt road, gradually entering the widespread curtain of rain.

...

Just as Su Yue, riding the electric bike, disappeared at the end of the dirt road, Police cars returning to the station also happened to drive near the fork in the road.

Looking out from Police car through the window, the car glass was full of cracks formed by countless streaks of water where raindrops had converged.

Under the cover of this torrential rain, there was no longer any trace of Su Yue to be seen.

Liang Yuzhu and Lin Jia were sitting in the same car, with Liang Yuzhu still paying attention to Lin Jia's emotions.

And Lin Jia, draped in a police overcoat, was noticeably calmer than before.

While looking after Lin Jia, Liang Yuzhu also seemed to have something on her mind.

Her sharp eyes kept scanning the surroundings, seemingly wanting to find some clues through the layers of rain.

And her unusual behavior also attracted the attention of others.

Police officer driving glanced at the rearview mirror inside the car and couldn't help but ask.

"Liang Team... it seems we didn't miss anyone in this operation, right?"

"No, why?" Liang Yuzhu raised her eyebrows and replied.

Police officer driving smiled and said jokingly:

"Right? That group of thugs confessed the exact number, and we've already caught Wang Lin and every single one of his subordinates."

"But I see you, Liang Team, constantly looking out the car window, as if there's still someone left to catch..."

Hearing Police officer's words, Liang Yuzhu's brows furrowed slightly.

What the other person said was correct; Wang Lin and his group of thugs had indeed all been caught.

But what Liang Yuzhu wanted to find at the moment was Yuan's whereabouts.

He had suffered a gunshot wound and his whereabouts were unknown.

In this pouring rain, she didn't know how he was doing.

Because of their previous temporary cooperative relationship and this brief period of interaction.

At least for now, Liang Yuzhu didn't wish for anything to happen to Yuan.

And Lin Jia, sitting beside Liang Yuzhu, also sensed what Liang Yuzhu was thinking.

She was also worried about the same thing as Liang Yuzhu, and her eyes were also scanning the rain curtain outside.

At the same time, her thoughts were even more profound than Liang Yuzhu's.

She kept replaying what Liang Yuzhu had said in her mind, repeatedly comparing and overlapping Su Yue's figure with Yuan's figure.

While still shaken, she also pondered the possibility.

"Could it really be Su Yue?..."

Lin Jia already felt a bit of regret in her heart.

Because when Yuan was present at the time, she hadn't yet connected him with Su Yue.

It was only after hearing Liang Yuzhu's analysis that she felt the two identities might not be unrelated.

If she had noticed those coincidences earlier.

When Yuan was present, she might have been able to find an opportunity to ask him directly.

And she could also see how he would react.

Now that doubt lingered in her heart, Lin Jia couldn't help but become increasingly worried.

She was also afraid that Su Yue was indeed Yuan who had come to save her.

Because that would mean it was Su Yue who had suffered the gunshot wound.

As soon as she thought that the injured person might be Su Yue, Lin Jia felt as if her heart was being clutched by something.

"Based on what I know about him... he has no way to treat a gunshot wound himself, right?"

Thinking of this, Lin Jia even felt a bit restless.

However, just as she was about to say something, Liang Yuzhu's voice came from beside her:

"Go a little faster, let's hurry back to the station to avoid any complications."

"Oh, okay." Police officer driving slightly increased his speed.

At this moment, Lin Jia also noticed that Liang Yuzhu's gaze was looking towards the road ahead.

Although she didn't say much, she still seemed to want to track someone's whereabouts.

Little did they know, Yuan's whereabouts were destined not to be found on this road.

...

Su Yue, riding the electric bike, finally reached the urban-rural fringe along the muddy dirt road.

Both sides were filled with low-rise buildings, a far cry from the bustling City, somewhat resembling a City Village.

Su Yue could already see passersby taking shelter from the rain under the surrounding buildings, and there were also a few young people running home through the heavy rain.

But it was rare to see someone like Su Yue riding an electric bike through the rain.

At the entrance of a small convenience store, under the eaves, there were a few elderly men.

Seeing the electric bike riding through the rain curtain, they couldn't help but exclaim repeatedly.

"Whoa, look at that young man! Riding a bike in such heavy rain."

"Oh dear, it's good to be young! This is... what do you call it... speed and passion, right?"

"Ah, unlike us, we're afraid of getting sick from just a little rain."

"Any minor ailment, sigh, affects the whole body..."

However, under the envious gazes of the old men, Su Yue at this moment had his brows tightly furrowed.

He could clearly sense that his forehead was starting to feel hot.

And deep inside his brain, there were intermittent waves of dizzy, throbbing pain, as if being pricked by needles.

Yet, apart from his head, the rest of his body was being hit by piercing, bone-chilling cold.

Sensing his consciousness becoming increasingly muddled, Su Yue forced himself to stay awake.

At the same time, he also found that the wound on his left arm, under the beating of the heavy rain, was gradually showing blood.

If one looked closely, they might even find faint traces of blood on the handlebars of the electric bike.

If this continued, the bloodstains would likely become increasingly obvious.

But he hadn't reached the City yet, and Su Yue was afraid that if he rode for a bit longer, a trail of light red bloodstains would appear on the ground.

"No... walking on the road like this is too easy to arouse suspicion," Su Yue muttered to himself, constantly thinking about countermeasures.

What way could he make the bleeding not arouse suspicion, and preferably even create some alibis for himself...

Su Yue proceeded amidst the dense drumming of raindrops, just happening to pass by a farmers' market.

Under the series of tents ahead were vendors and pedestrians taking shelter from the rain.

In the crowded farmers' market, Su Yue's electric bike slowed down a bit.

At the same time, he also happened to hear a series of clucking chicken sounds coming from not far ahead.

As a thought flashed through his mind, Su Yue slowly brought the electric bike to a stop.

...

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