I then said, "Of course, I am dedicating myself wholeheartedly to the team. I've thought it through. Working tirelessly at the police station, I only earned a meager amount. But if I join you, my daily income can achieve so much more. Why was I so foolish before!"
"Well said. But Detective He, it's not too late for you to realize this now. We'll be relying on you from now on. Let's cooperate well!"
"Thank you. Looking forward to our cooperation!"
I deliberately and sincerely extended my hand and shook everyone's hand. After a while, Uncle returned. I inquired with my eyes if he had seen Du Yuting. He nodded, indicating that he had.
It seemed Du Yuting was indeed here, which was good. Seeing that Pierce was not around, I planned to find an excuse to talk with Uncle in private. However, just as we were about to leave, several women in camouflage intercepted us, saying, "The Master has ordered us to escort you to your rooms!"
"Oh? Can't it wait a moment?" I asked.
"No, we hope you'll cooperate!" one of the women replied.
I realized I couldn't openly defy them at this point, so I complied. I glanced at Uncle, signaling him not to act rashly. He said nothing, and then we were separated. I followed two women in camouflage to a side room near a passageway beside the mountain stronghold, outside a white wall. One of the women said, "We're here. Rest for a while. We'll call you if you need anything!"
At that moment, I wanted to take them both down, but I worried about unforeseen circumstances, so I held back. I agreed and entered the room, planning to use the opportunity to call the police and have them raid the place, and then rescue Du Yuting along the way.
The plan was perfect, but when I entered the room and turned on my phone, I discovered there was no signal at all, not even an internet connection. I even tried turning on the wireless function and found no Wi-Fi. This was strange, but it made sense when I considered how remote the location was. If they didn't use the internet, how could there be Wi-Fi?
Just as I was about to leave the room to look around, I touched the door and realized it was locked from the outside. Oh my god, how did I not notice that earlier?
In this situation, I should have just taken down those two women earlier. At least then I wouldn't be trapped here. Now, if they don't let me out, I'll be stuck here forever. This is terrible!
Why did I suddenly feel like this was Pierce's doing? Did he pretend to trust us completely, but it was all a ruse?
However, they took my phone, but didn't touch my gun or my police ID. I also had my stun baton.
But if they were going to force us to give those up, there would be no need for pretense. I thought about contacting Uncle, but there was no signal. I pondered what to do. Remembering the message I had sent earlier via Bluetooth, I immediately sent Uncle a message: "I'm locked in!"
"Bastard! Me too. It seems Pierce still doesn't trust us much!"
"We need to find a way to contact the outside world, or escape!"
"Yes. Do you know what happened when I saw Du Yuting today?"
"Were you particularly excited?"
"You're mistaken, nephew. When I saw Du Yuting, I was almost startled."
"What happened?"
"She seemed to have changed completely. Her attitude and personality were entirely different from before. If Pierce hadn't spoken, she might not have even wanted to talk to me. I think she's become a stranger now. Sometimes I don't know how to face her."
"Alas, perhaps it's the influence of these years. But I don't believe Officer Du would truly become a bad person!"
"Let's hope so. I really don't want to see her doing evil things."
We talked for a while, but still couldn't come up with a solution. It seemed we'd be staying in the mountain stronghold for a while. We arrived around noon, and I stayed in the room until evening without anyone coming to find me. I was starving and finally couldn't help but shout, "Let me out!"
After shouting a few times, someone approached from nearby. Judging by the depth and frequency of the footsteps, it was likely two women. As they got closer, they said, "It'll be mealtime soon, Mr. He. Don't worry!"
"Oh, can you let me out? I'm not supposed to be here!"
"No, the Master has ordered us to keep an eye on you. You cannot leave here now! Otherwise, you will be killed!"
"Uh, is this how you treat your partners?"
"We're not sure, but these are all the Master's orders. Please do as we say!"
The tone of these two women was very polite, not like bad people, but perhaps this was the attitude they had cultivated.
In fact, when I first arrived here, I felt that some people here were not as vicious as I had imagined. On the contrary, they seemed courteous. But sometimes, the more courteous such people are, the more terrifying they become when they are fierce.
This is like some serial killers who appear to be gentlemen in front of others but are incredibly cruel and perverted behind their backs.
I waited in the room for a while, and the two women did indeed slide a dinner through the gap below. I was speechless. I had originally hoped to take them down when they opened the door, but it seemed my plan had failed again.
I picked up the meal and placed it on the table beside me. The room was actually quite large, fully equipped, with an independent bathroom. Pierce had really thought of everything. He probably intended to keep me here for a while. I wondered if he had planned this all along. Bringing us back might have just been his way of dealing with us using the same methods he used on Du Yuting. If that were the case, we would have truly fallen into his trap.
But I'm not Du Yuting, and I won't be easily tricked. I thought He Xin must know my location. I wouldn't eat the meal, and Uncle probably wouldn't either. What kind of place is this? If they poisoned our food, we'd be finished.
I turned my bracelet and found that Xiao Doudou was nearby, but it couldn't act yet. I'd wait until reinforcements arrived. I looked at the radar on the bracelet and saw that several police cars were heading this way.
This mountain stronghold would soon be surrounded by the police. While waiting for them to rescue me, I'd have Xiao Doudou appear nearby. Once I heard any movement, I'd immediately act to cooperate with the police, creating an inside-outside pincer attack.