Transmigrating to 2007 (13)

Splash!

Lian Chi, of course, wasn't afraid of heights, but the sensation of falling from above was truly uncomfortable, even if they were caught by water below instead of hard ground.

But no matter how uncomfortable, Lian Chi could only endure it, then held the boy with one arm and desperately flapped his other arm in the water to sink.

The boy was also very cooperative, not struggling at all from beginning to end.

Very quickly, Lian Chi sank to the bottom of the water.

Then he fumbled around on the riverbed, and a moment later found a stone that fit his hand.

Then he swam back up.

But he didn't rush to the surface immediately; instead, he hid underwater, quietly observing.

A few seconds later, he noticed a dark shadow appear on the water's surface not far away.

Now was the time!

Lian Chi let go of the boy, then swam towards the dark shadow.

As soon as he surfaced, Qi Zheng Min's face, full of wrinkles and age spots, appeared before his eyes.

Qi Zheng Min finally reacted in time.

A trace of alarm flashed in his eyes.

He intended to raise his gun and shoot Lian Chi immediately.

But Lian Chi wouldn't give him that chance.

Immediately, he raised the stone, gathered all his strength, and slammed it into Qi Zheng Min's head.

Thwack!

Thwack!

Thwack!

With each blow, water and blood splattered.

Qi Zheng Min's eyes widened, and he fell down before his finger could even reach the trigger.

By reflex, Lian Chi snatched the gun that fell from his hand, then quickly swam towards the boy who was struggling in the water.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally managed to get the boy to shore.

Almost at the same time, Qi Zheng Min's body was also pushed to shore by the current.

Lian Chi quickly approached, placing two fingers under Qi Zheng Min's nose.

Hmph...

Qi Zheng Min had stopped breathing.

Lian Chi's fingers trembled slightly.

He had killed someone.

This was his first time killing someone.

But it didn't feel as bad as he had imagined.

After all, he killed Qi Zheng Min to save someone.

Moreover, Qi Zheng Min deserved to die anyway.

After the panic came extreme fear.

He didn't know where he got the courage at that moment to suggest exchanging hostages with Qi Zheng Min, and then dared to face his gun and kill him?

Even Lian Chi couldn't understand.

But fortunately, the outcome was good.

After that, Lian Chi quickly ran back to the boy.

The boy had choked on water and fainted.

The most worrying thing was that the boy's body temperature was very low.

This is bad!

Lian Chi quickly picked up the boy, placed him face down on his lap, and at the same time used his hand to open the boy's mouth.

Almost immediately, a stream of dirty water gushed out from the boy's mouth.

After the dirty water had completely drained, and he confirmed that there were no foreign objects in the boy's airway, Lian Chi placed the boy on the ground and performed artificial respiration.

Two minutes later, the boy coughed violently and woke up.

The boy's eyes were a bit hazy, and his voice was faint: "Am I dead?"

"No, you're still alive."

But on the condition that the boy's condition didn't worsen.

Lian Chi looked around. Luckily, there was a dry tree nearby.

The boy: "I'm going to die, aren't I?"

"No, you won't die."

Lian Chi said, "The police car we took has a GPS system."

That's why Director Xiang didn't follow them earlier.

"Just believe that soon, rescuers will find us."

But he didn't have any kindling.

However, earlier, when Qi Zheng Min took him hostage, he smelled strong tobacco on him.

Qi Zheng Min must be a heavy smoker.

So he might have a lighter.

Lian Chi immediately ran back to Qi Zheng Min's corpse.

Sure enough, he found an intricately crafted silver lighter in his jacket pocket.

After wiping the water off the lighter, he tried to strike it, and a flame quickly flared up.

Then, he used dry branches to build a fire.

Finally, he took off all the boy's wet clothes and placed the boy next to the fire.

While doing these things, he kept telling the boy: "Don't be afraid, the fire is about to get bigger."

"Don't sleep, if you sleep, you'll really die."
...

"Do you feel better now?"

The boy always tried to keep his eyes wide open.

But the boy said, "I don't think so."

Only then did Lian Chi notice that the boy's cheeks were unusually red.

He reached out and touched them: "Why is it so hot?"

But the boy's body was freezing cold.

Lian Chi also didn't know what was happening.

So, the only thing he could do at this moment was to take off his shirt, soak it in the river, and place it on the boy's face to cool him down.

"How about now, do you feel better?"

The boy's mind had begun to drift, his nose twitched slightly, and he said, "Your clothes smell so good."

"Huh?"

A moment later, Lian Chi understood: "It must be the smell of my soap."

"I think it smells good too."

The boy asked, "What does it smell like?"

Lian Chi replied, "Like new life."

The boy tried to perk up, but clearly, he didn't think so.

So the boy just said, "Thank you for saving me. Thank you."

It was a pity that besides Lian Chi, no one wanted the boy to survive.

Not even heaven.

So the boy couldn't wait for new life to come to him anymore.

The boy's eyes became even hazier.

Lian Chi quickly dipped his shirt in the water and placed it on the boy's face.

Then, Lian Chi paused.

Because he had wiped all the blood from the boy's face.

He suddenly found the boy's face a bit familiar.

Looking at the clothes on the boy, Lian Chi asked, "On the way to Chi Gang Village, did you ever try to escape?"

The boy replied, "Yes."

Lian Chi asked, "How did you escape?"

The boy replied, "Every time they gave me medicine, I would get sleepy. I knew it was anesthetic, so that time they gave me medicine, I held it under my tongue and didn't swallow..."

Lian Chi praised, "You're very clever."

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

The boy replied, "I want to be a doctor."

Before, the boy had a small dog, and then it was hit by a car, and the driver fled. The boy's third foster father thought treatment was too expensive and threw it into the river to drown.

Lian Chi said, "Then you will definitely become a good doctor later."

The boy couldn't help but dream about the future.

If he could become a doctor later, he would definitely save all the dogs hit by cars in the world.

Lian Chi continued to ask, "What do you like to eat?"

The boy replied, "Crabs."

That was the best thing the boy had ever eaten.

In front of his second foster father's house, there was a small river. When his foster father didn't give him food, the boy could only go to the river to catch shrimp and fish to eat.

Among them, river crabs were the easiest to catch.

Just catching more than ten river crabs could fill the boy's stomach.

Lian Chi said, "I also like to eat crabs, especially river crabs."

"It's just a pity that this year's river crab season is over."

"After you've fully recovered, next year when river crabs are in season, shall I take you to eat some?"

The boy's eyes lit up: "Yes."

But unexpectedly, at that moment, the boy suddenly coughed violently.

Lian Chi quickly stepped forward to pat the boy's back.

A moment later, the boy recovered, but the wound on his body tore open again, and blood continuously seeped out.

At the same time, the boy's voice became even smaller: "I... I don't seem to feel any pain anymore."

"I guess I'm going to die soon."

"No, you won't."

Lian Chi no longer had time to think much. He quickly grabbed some ash from the fire nearby and placed it on the boy's wound, while pressing down firmly with his hand.

"Trust me, I will definitely take you home."

Just a moment later, the bleeding stopped.

Lian Chi said, "Do you know why the police were able to quickly attack Chi Gang Village?"

"It's because your previous escape was seen by a nearby student who took photos and reported it to the police, helping the police get evidence of human trafficking in Chi Gang Village."

"So actually, I didn't save you; you saved yourself. You also saved many women and children who were trafficked just like you."

The boy struggled to open his eyes: "Really?"

Lian Chi looked into the boy's eyes and said seriously, "Really."

"Now there's only one more step until you get a new life, so don't give up."

With that, Lian Chi suddenly paused.

Then he suddenly realized: "Wait, I finally know why you look familiar."

"You resemble someone, very much like someone."

The boy asked, "Who?"

Lian Chi replied, "Someone I once knew, a rich young master."

"He also had beautiful peach blossom eyes like yours."

"His name is Xie Si An!"

Of course, he and Xie Si An only knew each other superficially.

Because Xie Si An's Xie family was a business rival of the Cheng family.

So he had only met him a few times.

The boy repeated: "Xie Si An?"

"What a nice name."

Because the boy also wanted to live peacefully.

Lian Chi asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

The boy replied: "...Er Gou."

Lian Chi was speechless: "..."

He said seriously, "You should change your name when you grow up."

The boy's eyes had begun to close: "Yes..."

Just then, a dog barked in the distance.

Lian Chi jumped up: "It must be Director Xiang and everyone arriving."

Therefore, the last image the boy saw that day was Lian Chi standing in the sunlight, looking at the boy and smiling: "See, I told you I'd take you home."