76 SCREAM OUT IN HORROR (1/2)
Zhong Feng felt fear and hope in his heart when he heard that sound. His long legs hurried behind the armed soldiers anxiously though he still looked calm. He was afraid that she would be here in this cold empty place, but he was even more terrified that she would not be there. He calmed his heart and mind. Nothing else mattered as long as she was alive. If she was not here, he would keep searching and waiting.
”Clear the way.” The commander who was walking with Zhong Feng shouted to the group ahead of them.
The soldiers in front moved to the sides of the corridor, allowing him and Zhong Feng to walk straight to the cell. Inside, there was a woman seated on a narrow bed. Unless she was deaf, she must have heard the commotion. However, her head remained lowered as if she was still in the darkness.
Her long black hair fell over her face and covered all her features. However, Zhong Feng did not need to see her face to recognise her. This was his Hu Lei. It was almost as if his soul resonated with hers. As soon as he came close to the door, her head tilted to the side in a familiar but forgotten way. She raised her right arm and used a delicate arm to brush the hair covering her ear.
When she did, the chains holding her hands in place rattled. Zhong Feng felt unimaginable anger seeing that small wrist in dark manacles. Not only did these people sequester her in this cold place, they also locked her in a cell and still bound her hands in cold chains.
”Open this door.” He ordered the soldiers close to the door.
The two men looked defiant and turned to the commander.
”Open this door immediately.” The commander repeated the order in anger.
He was a smart man. He could see that this cold civilian who had seemed calm throughout this process had become agitated after seeing the woman. If it was not the wife he had been searching for, what else could she be? If these subordinates kept dillydallying, it would not end well for any of them.
Without wasting any time, one used a minute micro-bomb to bust the door lock open while the other kept his weapon raised. The sound must have startled the woman because she suddenly stood and rushed towards the door in apparent anger.
The other soldier at the door fired his gun at her without thinking about the fact that the person was chained. As the commander took in the scene, he felt as if he had died. Everything seemed to go on in slow motion. He could not believe that it would all end like this. His mind refused to believe his eyes.
When all seemed lost, the woman moved to the one side as if by accident and the bullet hit the cell wall. The commander felt as if breath had been restored to his lungs in that moment. It seemed that it was not time yet for him to leave the world.
Zhong Feng on the other hand felt that his soul had left his body when that bullet had been fired. If the person he had looked for was killed while one step away from him, what would he do? Once, he saw her avoid certain death, his mind was completely clouded by immeasurable rage.