* Undercurrent *
"So, what made you decide to let Lu Jia go to America alone?"
Zhang Xiaoxi looked at the pitch-black camera in front of her and closed her slightly red eyes heavily. She could not even say a word.
"I don't want to waste my time defending myself. I know I'm sorry Lu Jia. If only I went with her..."
Zhang Xiaoxi couldn't help but cover her face and sob as she spoke. Her face was out of control because of guilt. The photographer pointed the camera at Zhang Xiaoxi skillfully and took a close-up of her face.
Frankly speaking, Zhou Xiuli couldn't possibly not complain to Zhang Xiaoxi at all. However, as an adult with rich social experience, she keenly felt that it wasn't time to find out who was right and who was wrong.
If she is a strong woman at ordinary times, she will definitely realize immediately that this news media only wants to attract the attention of the outside world by creating disputes and contradictions, commonly known as earning traffic.
However, Zhou Xiuli was extremely anxious because of her daughter's disappearance and had no time to think carefully and analyze things.
"Xiaoxi didn't do it on purpose. The most important thing now is to find Jiajia."
But at this time the topic has been completely controlled by the reporter opposite them, the male reporter turned to Zhou Xiuli,"Ms. Zhou, your daughter lost contact in the United States travel, why is not the first to discover you as a mother?" Why did she insist on traveling to America even though she was alone? Is there something hidden in it?"
"And her father? Such a big thing happened, why didn't you come forward?"
"I'm sorry."
Zhou Xiuli was stunned when she heard what the other party said. At that moment, everything around her seemed to instantly quiet down, as if a layer of false fantasy enveloped her.
She could not hear the voice of the reporter, nor could she see Zhang Xiaoxi beside her.
Everything in front of him was only…only the happiness, pain, quarrels, and sweetness of being with him flashed by like a merry-go-round.
Lu Yao, Zhou Xiuli's husband.
The one that would never wake up…the one that would disappear forever from their lives…
- Jingle bells.
The ringing of the mobile phone suddenly broke the silence and silence.
Zhou Xiuli always had a good habit of keeping her phone silent, but because Lu Jia was missing, she had to turn on the notification tone of her phone to prevent missing any messages.
She immediately picked up her cell phone and connected the call from the police station, but she was relieved that she could escape the reporter's question.
" Ms. Zhou, a netizen moved a video from the Internet. According to the content and clues on the video, we believe that your daughter Lu Jia was still alive at least a few hours ago. Moreover... she said that she was about to fly back to China soon..."
Hearing this, Zhou Xiuli stood up from her interview chair and hurriedly pulled Zhang Xiaoxi, who was still sobbing, out.
"Sigh, the interview isn't over yet…"
Zhou Xiuli ignored the other party's shouts and told Zhang Xiaoxi the situation while taking out her phone to hail a taxi.
Zhang Xiaoxi realized that things might have taken a turn for the better. She immediately took out her phone from her pocket and opened the hot search page on the largest Social networks platform. Sure enough, she saw the video recorded by Lu Jia in the top few hot search positions at a glance.
She immediately clicked in and maximized the video. At this moment, Zhou Xiuli's car arrived and stopped by the roadside. After getting into the taxi, the two of them gathered together to watch.
The images in the video shifted slightly and immediately focused on the faces of people they felt extremely familiar with.
Lu Jia held up the camera equipment with one hand. At the same time, she frowned slightly. She looked straight into the camera and spoke in fluent English," Are you kidding me?"
"In the video, the one who carried me was my boyfriend. We were just joking. How did he become a wanted criminal in the blink of an eye? Can you confirm the truth before publishing the news?"
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoxi and Zhou Xiuli looked at each other because they were very sure that Lu Jia didn't have a boyfriend. More importantly, even if she did have a boyfriend, it was definitely not a foreigner.
The videos on social media now had the function of playing bullet comments in real time, and the two of them immediately saw some bad comments.
'Didn't you say you were going on a trip alone? How come you have a boyfriend so soon?'
"you really worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries."
'I knew it. Let the bullets fly a little longer.'
‘……’
In the video, Zhong Lujia looked a little tired, but she still forced herself to continue." This video has spread too widely. I'm afraid my family will be worried after seeing it, so I'll head to Los Angeles Airport to return home in a while. Thank you for your concern, but please don't worry about me. I'm fine now."
'Waste of police force, waste of emotions, disperse…'
'Am I the only one who finds it strange? Why doesn't this woman call her family? I saw her friends asking for help online earlier.
'Maybe they didn't know about this at the beginning and didn't connect with each other.'
Could it be that the man who kidnapped her threatened her to record this video…Just thinking about it gives me chills.
‘……’
Zhang Xiaoxi and Zhou Xiuli looked at each other again. Zhou Xiuli immediately took out her phone and called the American card number Lu Jia left behind.
"Beep beep beep
Zhou Xiuli's heart skipped a beat because…
Lu Jia's phone was still not answered.
On the other hand, CIA agents quickly located the cell phone and location where the video originally appeared, but the transmission activity could not be stopped.
The video was quickly sent to a YouTube influencer, who posted it after a simple clip.
Because the other party still had quite a number of fans, coupled with the fact that Lu Jia's 'kidnapping' was already a matter that received widespread attention and heated discussion, things soon happened in a direction that the CIA did not want to happen.
The more the video spread, the more attention it lost.
That way, the warrant for Caspar Phoenix would be dropped.
Not only that, but the FBI also quickly noticed this information. Since the video was recorded in flight mode, they did not know that there was at least four hours between the recording and the actual discovery.
As a result, after analyzing the information, almost all the agents and agents who had been waiting nearby immediately gathered in the direction of Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
The various forces that had already arrived in San Diego were mobilized and immediately set off to return, intending to control Caspar Phoenix with the greatest number of people.
Agent Daniel, who was still in San Diego, frowned at Senior Agent Mahoney as he read the message from the station."Are we really not going to Las Vegas or Los Angeles? If someone else catches him first, our hard work these past few days will be wasted."
Mahoney's expression was deep. He looked up to the south. This sky belonged to Mexico.
" Since we've already confirmed Casper Phoenix's destination, he definitely won't stop somewhere else."
*
Lu Jia's tears quickly flowed down in the blink of an eye. She didn't know if it was pain or some other reason.
All in all, her plan to knock Phoenix unconscious and escape was a complete failure.
The moist tears fused with Phoenix's lips, making everything sticky and helpless. Her lips and tongue touched the mucous membrane of her mouth, and she lost control of her body completely, becoming extremely strange.
This was the first time Lu Jia wanted to knock someone unconscious who was kissing her. However, to be honest, after meeting Phoenix, she had experienced too many unbelievable firsts.
His breathing became heavier, but the man who was holding Lu Jia gradually stopped moving. He restrained himself and stiffly released Lu Jia in front of him.
His eyes were deep, but he didn't say a word. He immediately restrained all his emotions, then looked ahead expressionlessly and started the car again.
Lu Jia leaned sideways at the angle between the seat back and the car door. There was a large empty space in front of her. For a moment, she felt complicated.
But soon, anger swept over him.
What does he think he is?
Thinking of this, Lu Jia felt that she had to take measures.
The car started driving again, and it was getting faster and faster. Lu Jia naturally didn't dare to jump out of the car and escape. After all, the consequences of jumping out of the car were more likely to be unbearable for Lu Jia.
Only when they arrived in San Diego first could Lu Jia make plans based on the situation.
They were already very close to San Diego, and Phoenix seemed to be very familiar with the road. It didn't take long for them to gradually drive from the road to the street, and then turn into an even more remote place.
Lu Jia couldn't help but feel even more nervous as she walked around in twists and turns. She was afraid that he would sell her off as a burden.
Lu Jia secretly clenched her fists and dug her nails deep into her palms.
She began to try her best to recall the ruthless self-defense techniques that Zhang Xiaoxi taught her before she left for the United States.
There were two or three moves she remembered, and there was one that she could use the keys she carried with her to throw them out of her clenched fists and hit the vulnerable parts of the other party's face.
And then there's the elbow, which is rotated through the power of the waist.
There were also two moves that were quite powerful, but they were not suitable for situations where the height difference between the two sides was relatively large.
Even so, Lu Jia still tried her best to replay all the actions she remembered in her mind, recalling the muscle strength when Zhang Xiaoxi guided her.
She didn't want to wait for death, let alone pin all her hopes on Phoenix.
... Luka had to find an opportunity to escape.
To be honest, Lu Jia didn't take this matter to heart when she started to learn from Zhang Xiaoxi. She felt that although she was traveling alone to the United States, she spent most of her time in the car and would not encounter any danger.
However, he did not expect to be slapped in the face by the speed of light on the second day after coming to the United States.
……
The car slowly stopped beside an abandoned factory. Lu Jia didn't dare to move for a while, but soon, when Phoenix got out of the car, she immediately reached into the side pocket of her backpack and quickly took out a bunch of keys and put them into the pocket of her hiking jacket.
Then she followed him out of the car as if nothing had happened.
A few Latino hooligans walked towards them warily, speaking words that Lu Jia couldn't understand as they walked.
“? Oye， ? a quién buscas?”
Since they were at the border with Mexico, it was most likely Spanish.
Luka knows nothing about Spanish, and has only heard a despacito brainwashing song sung by Justin Bieber, and knows that despacito means slowly.
“Busco a héctor. Dile que Gordon lo busca y lo entenderá.”
Phoenix, who was beside her, put her hands in her pockets leisurely. She raised her delicate chin and spoke Spanish fluently. Lu Jia didn't understand it at all. She only heard Hector and Gordon.
The two hooligans looked at each other strangely. Then, one of them seemed to have finally reacted and quickly ran towards the abandoned factory behind him.
A moment later, a tall, thin man with tattoos carved on his neck and arms was smoking a cigarette and walking quickly toward them.
The man named Hector was obviously a little surprised when he saw Phoenix. He raised his eyebrows and then shifted his gaze to Lu Jia beside him.
At first glance, those dark eyes didn't have much emotion, but Lu Jia felt a faint fear.
"Gordon, long time no see! Why did you bring a girl? Did something happen?"
Hector asked in accented English, his hands open warmly, and he offered Phoenix something that looked like a cigarette.
"Buddy, do me a favor."
Phoenix lowered his eyes and refused. He turned his head to look fixedly at Luca beside him. Then he turned to Hector and tilted his head toward him, signaling Hector to step aside and speak.
" Send her to Los Angeles Airport. Money isn't a problem."
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