Chapter 176 Legs Soft

He hung up the phone, Zhou Ze rubbed his face, took a long breath, and when he got up, he woke up Bai Yingying.

Bai Yingying rubbed her eyes, lying sideways on the sofa, revealing her two slender yet voluptuous legs, her feet gently crossed, showcasing her curves.

She possessed both the charm of a woman and the innocence of a girl.

"Boss…………"

Her voice was soft and糯糯, with a natural sense of intimacy and孺慕 (rú mù, cherishing the memory of one’s parents).

"I feel so comfortable, so satisfied."

"…………" Zhou Ze.

At this time, Xu Qinglang was wearing a cotton coat, sitting at the bar drinking hot tea, with a heater next to him, listening to music with headphones in his ears, looking carefree.

Outside the store was the height of summer, with pedestrians being baked by the hot sun, while inside it felt like winter.

For the entire day, he basically sat in the bookstore for a while, then ran outside to wander around again, truly enjoying himself.

The experience of being in two extremes, tsk tsk, interesting.

Many people have experienced wanting winter in summer and wanting summer in winter; Xu Qinglang was having a good time with it this time.

Seeing Zhou Ze wake up, Xu Qinglang stretched, as if he hadn't had enough, like a long-suffering wife.

"Give me your car keys," Zhou Ze said directly.

Xu Qinglang exhaled a puff of white air, took out the car keys from his pocket, and threw them to Zhou Ze.

Seeing that Zhou Ze was going out, Bai Yingying immediately wanted to get off the sofa and go out with her boss, but as soon as she got out of bed, she let out a soft moan and fell to the ground.

"嘤嘤嘤 (yīng yīng yīng),

Boss,

My legs are weak."

This time, she had absorbed her fill, replenishing all the vitality she had lost before, and she felt a sense of satisfaction that was difficult to describe in words, even her bones were soft.

"You rest well."

Zhou Ze didn't plan to take Bai Yingying; instead, he walked directly outside, got in the car, and drove off.

On the road, Zhou Ze drove very fast, because although he had repeatedly asked them to stop work and stop digging in the phone, Zhou Ze knew that Zhang Yanfeng did not have absolute authority to handle this matter.

Moreover, it was unknown whether Zhang Yanfeng would listen to him and agree to help him stop all this.

After all, putting himself in Zhang Yanfeng's shoes, the iron chain incident had almost become a nightmare in his heart for twenty years. Now that he had the opportunity to untie the knot, how could he still hold back?

That place had always been sealed off. Eighty years ago, the dream appeared. Zhou Ze remembered that at the end of the dream, the Japanese bombed the entrance and exit通道 (tōng dào, passageway) of the research institute. Yet the modern world knew nothing about this event or this place, most likely because the Japanese deliberately blocked the information.

Therefore, that place probably hadn't been discovered or opened for eighty years.

That is to say,

That incomplete body was very likely still inside.

If they opened it without authorization, awakened the incomplete body again, and caused a repeat of the scene in the dream where even the body itself couldn't control itself, Zhou Ze would feel a chill in his heart.

Most critically,

That guy, to a certain extent, was himself.

In the end,

If an accident really happened, this debt would likely be blamed on him.

Zhou Ze wasn't worried about taking responsibility, but the thought that the past version of himself going crazy could cause an accident made him feel guilty.

The phone rang at this moment; it was a call from Xu Qinglang. Zhou Ze answered the phone:

"What's the matter?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, that Tang girl came, and the old Taoist went to the police station with her. He told me before that if you woke up, I should call him."

Tang Shi was there?

Zhou Ze was pleasantly surprised.

Zhou Ze immediately hung up the phone and dialed the old Taoist's number while driving.

"Hey, Boss, what's up? We're digging here."

The old Taoist's voice was also very noisy, similar to how Zhang Yanfeng sounded when he called him earlier. Obviously, the old Taoist was at the construction site now.

"Tell Tang Shi to answer the phone," Zhou Ze shouted.

"Nian Shi?" The old Taoist covered his other ear; obviously, it was too noisy here, and he didn't hear clearly.

At this moment, the old Taoist's phone rang, and then a woman's voice came:

"It's me."

Tang Shi must have grabbed the phone from the old Taoist as soon as she knew it was Zhou Ze calling.

"Don't let them keep digging! There's a problem down there!"

Zhou Ze shouted.

"I know."

After Tang Shi finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Zhou Ze was stunned for a moment. Did she really hear clearly?

Never mind, Zhou Ze subconsciously accelerated and began driving towards the police station. Xu Qinglang would take care of the traffic violations and fines anyway, since the car was his.

On the way, except for a brief traffic jam in front of an elementary school because students were crossing the road for a郊游 (jiāo yóu, outing) to celebrate "Children's Day" on June 1st, the rest of the time was smooth and without any more traffic jams.

He parked the car on the road outside the police station, Zhou Ze quickly got out of the car, and rushed directly to the construction site.

The construction site was very quiet now. The noise heard earlier on the phone was gone. Many construction workers were sitting on the ground, daydreaming and chatting.

"Boss, here, here!"

The old Taoist saw Zhou Ze first and immediately shouted.

Zhou Ze walked over and saw Tang Shi sitting by a clean花圃 (huā pǔ, flower bed) platform in front.

Tang Shi was peeling White Rabbit candies and putting them in her mouth non-stop. It seemed that she had never changed this habit.

It had been almost half a year, and seeing her again, he found that she hadn't changed much.

Tang Shi glanced at Zhou Ze, who had rushed over in a hurry, while chewing on the candy, and said:

"I've tampered with all the construction machinery and caused them to break down."

Hearing this, Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Shi had done him a great favor this time. No matter what, it was good that they hadn't dug it out yet.

This meant that the most terrible possibility wouldn't happen for the time being, and there was still room for maneuver.

"That place below is very likely a concentration camp, right?"

Tang Shi asked Zhou Ze, she had already analyzed the things that were unearthed at the beginning.

"Yes, it's a live experiment research institute similar to Unit 731," Zhou Ze said directly and frankly.

Tang Shi wasn't too surprised; instead, she continued to ask: "What's the reason for you to stop them from digging?"

"Why did you come here?" Zhou Ze didn't rush to answer her previous question.

"It's because you dreamed of returning to hell, and someone saw it. She discovered your abnormality, and told him, and he told me, and asked me to come over and take a look, saying that something might happen to you."

While Zhou Ze was still analyzing who all these "he"s were,

Tang Shi gently touched Zhou Ze's calf with her leg, which was wearing sandals, and urged:

"You haven't answered my previous question yet."

Zhou Ze sighed,

Pointed to the construction site in front and said:

"I'm buried below."

"…………" Tang Shi.

"…………" Old Taoist.

………………

"Boss, this is really… hehe, I just saw a message on Weibo this morning, saying that an archaeologist was digging a tomb and discovered it was his ancestral grave,"

The old Taoist said from the side.

"You believe in jokes too. I saw this joke a few years ago," Tang Shi said directly.

"Oh." The old Taoist shrugged, then pointed to Zhou Ze, "You can't say that the boss is just teasing us and telling us jokes, right?"

Tang Shi didn't say anything more, but swept Zhou Ze with a playful smile, "I really didn't see it before. You have such a big background. Not everyone can have past lives or afterlives. It's often the patent of big figures.

Or, isn't this actually not a past life at all? Isn't it just a body you used before?"

Tang Shi simply approached Zhou Ze, reached out and pinched Zhou Ze's shoulder, and continued:

"If you can change it once, why can't you change it twice? The last time was an accident, but since it succeeded, it means that it could also succeed before."

At this time, Zhang Yanfeng saw Zhou Ze and walked towards them.

"The machine broke down," Zhang Yanfeng said directly.

"Yeah."

"Fortunately, after you called me, I reported it to the leaders. I said that the place below is very likely the former Japanese human bacteria research institute. Blindly digging could lead to the leakage of toxic gases and endanger the safety of nearby residents. Now the higher-ups have decided to suspend construction and excavation and wait for experts from Beijing and Shanghai to come and investigate."

Zhou Ze looked at Zhang Yanfeng with some surprise and said, "Can you bear it?"

"I'm a police officer, and I have to be responsible for the safety of the people,"

Zhang Yanfeng replied.

Putting himself in Zhang Yanfeng's shoes, Zhou Ze probably couldn't bear it and would definitely urge people to start digging immediately.

A psychological shadow that has tormented him for twenty years cannot be let go so easily.

"That is to say, at least until tomorrow, this place is safe?" Zhou Ze confirmed again.

Zhang Yanfeng nodded, "The expert team can only arrive tomorrow."

Zhou Ze was relieved,

But soon,

His expression changed,

Because he heard a "click" sound,

Zhang Yanfeng directly took out handcuffs, cuffed one of Zhou Ze's hands and cuffed the other end of the handcuffs to one of his own hands. The two were cuffed together with one handcuff.

"What does this mean?" Zhou Ze pointed to the handcuffs and said.

"I can bear it, and you have to bear it too. Don't think I don't know that you definitely plan to find an opportunity to go down tonight.

I'm sorry, my responsibility doesn't allow any accidents to happen here. This time, I'm operating against the rules and restricting your personal freedom. After the expert team arrives tomorrow and takes over here, you can go to the police station to complain about me. I'm willing to accept punishment."

Zhou Ze licked his lips, suppressing the urge to cut off the handcuffs with his fingernails and let Officer Zhang witness his true power,

Because thinking about it, the other party's actions were morally and professionally justifiable, and even admirable.

Boss Zhou decided to convince people with virtue,

And said directly:

"Trust me, I'm very familiar with this place below."

Zhang Yanfeng chuckled,

Obviously not believing him.

"I've lived below for eighty years."