Eating the remaining food tastelessly, she washed dishes in the kitchen. He lay on the sofa, eyes closed, thinking about his next destination. His face was now public, driving would be safer, but he had little money left, not enough to buy a used car…
The doorbell rang. She came out of the kitchen to open the door.
Meng Qing was still thinking about how to leave the next day when he heard multiple people enter. Opening his eyes, he saw several police officers standing before him, looking at him coldly.
He stood up, allowing them to handcuff him without resistance, only turning back to look for her. She was standing in a corner of the living room, talking to a police officer, her gaze fixed on the wall, avoiding his eyes.
At the police station, Meng Qing only repeated that he was forced and that he was still a minor. The police asked him to confess all the details about his accomplices, offering a chance to make amends. Meng Qing said he needed to think about it. The interrogating officer scoffed, asking if he was still talking about loyalty at this point. He remained silent.
He wasn’t loyal; he knew that as soon as he was arrested, the Spider would quickly find out where he was, and this small-town detention center probably couldn’t stop them.
As they were transferring him to the provincial headquarters, the police car was hijacked. He was taken to a small room where a man in black was waiting for him.
He remained silent. The man in black asked, “Did you talk?”
Meng Qing shook his head.
The man in black smiled, “Good.” He stood up and said casually, “This is just a punishment for your escape.”
It was still hunger, but this time not to coerce him, but purely as punishment. Only water was provided each day.
From the second day, he no longer felt hunger, only stomach pain, probably because there was nothing left to digest.
Someone would come to beat him every day. The man in black deliberately found the fat guy who had the worst relationship with him. That guy was simple-minded and ruthless, delivering a full hundred lashes without mercy.
