If the characters are in opposition, Zhang Chenze knows that he would never sacrifice his own hand for the other person's life.

But Officer Li really did it.

His initial idea was very simple, just dislocate his own palm, and he could easily escape from the handcuffs.

But he made a mistake.

Qi Xia remembered that when Officer Li saved Han Yimo from "Harpoon" before, the situation was also very urgent, but he didn't make any mistakes.

Perhaps this time he was really a little panicked.

When he hit his palm with a stick, he accidentally hit the handcuffs.

And that's how handcuffs work, if force is applied from the outside, the handcuffs will only tighten.

He knew that even if he shattered all the bones in his palm, he wouldn't be able to free himself.

Seeing that the water in the fish tank had already passed Lawyer Zhang's neck, Officer Li made a decisive decision and gave up his plan to smash his own palm, instead turning to his forearm.

This time his strength was even greater than before, to the point where he almost fainted several times.

Lawyer Zhang could only tilt her head back and constantly search for air on the water's surface.

Just when her consciousness was about to blur, that man arrived.

He immediately turned off the water valve and smashed the fish tank with a stick.

Then he used his remaining left hand to untie the iron wire on Lawyer Zhang's body.

In just a short minute or two, Officer Li's broken right hand was bleeding profusely.

Zhang Chenze quickly broke off a piece of iron wire and tightly tied it around his arm.

Only then did the two of them manage to escape from that haunted place.

Lawyer Zhang looked at Officer Li's body with a sad expression and said, "Just as he said... he was a police officer, so he couldn't stand by and watch someone die."

"No..." Qi Xia shook his head slowly, "Perhaps he was just trying to make up for his past mistakes."

"Past mistakes?" Everyone looked at Qi Xia in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Qi Xia wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words. Officer Li probably didn't want too many people to know about what he had just told them. Since he was already dead, let this secret be buried with him.

Lin Qin took off her own coat and put it on Lawyer Zhang.

"Lawyer Zhang, you're all wet, be careful not to catch a cold."

Old Lv felt a bit redundant. After being at a loss for a while, he brought over the aluminum pot and said to Lawyer Zhang, "Hey, little girl, my condolences to you. Would you like something to eat?"

Lawyer Zhang was slightly stunned and asked, "Who is this?"

"I'm Lv... just call me Old Lv." Old Lv smiled foolishly, "People are made of iron, rice is made of steel, you can't go hungry without eating."

"He's someone we met when we were participating in the game." Lin Qin explained, "Lawyer Zhang, you must be hungry, right? Qi Xia specially brought this pot of meat to find you."

"Meat..."

Lawyer Zhang was indeed a bit hungry.

Since she arrived here, she hadn't eaten anything for two whole days.

She quickly took the pot, grabbed a piece of cold and greasy pork from inside, and ate it hungrily.

Looking at her soaked body, disheveled hair, and wolfing down the food, no one would have thought that she used to be a proud lawyer.

After eating a few pieces of meat, Lawyer Zhang spoke unclearly, "Qi Xia, thank you..."

Qi Xia didn't say anything.

After all, this pot of meat was for Officer Li, and now that Officer Li was dead, there was nothing wrong with giving it to Lawyer Zhang.

At least she seemed more reliable than Xiao Ran and Dr. Zhao.

"Qi Xia, I had some opinions about you before." Lawyer Zhang continued, "But you not only brought us food, but also brought cigarettes for Officer Li. You're really thoughtful."

She pointed to the cigarette that Officer Li was holding and said, "He spent a long time finding two moldy cigarettes..."

After hearing this, Qi Xia pondered for a moment, walked over, and took the cigarette from Officer Li's mouth.

Qi Xia had never seen this brand of cigarettes before. There were four characters written on the cigarette butt, "Winter Cordyceps Sinensis". When he smelled it, there was a strong milky aroma and the scent of Chinese herbal medicine.

"Yes, these are the cigarettes I brought." Qi Xia said with a complicated expression, "Unfortunately, Officer Li didn't have a chance to smoke them."

Lin Qin felt a bit puzzled. She had been almost inseparable from Qi Xia, but she never remembered him finding cigarettes.

Qi Xia also picked up the metal lighter from Officer Li's hand, "This lighter was also something I brought to give to Officer Li, but now it seems that I can only use it myself."

Naturally, no one objected, but Lin Qin was a bit confused.

Qi Xia walked to the side, picked up the lighter and cigarette, and examined them carefully.

He always felt that there was something inexplicable about this matter. Could all of this be related to that bell sound?

Thinking of this, he picked up the old cigarette case from the ground, carefully inspected it, and found no mechanisms.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qin walked over and asked softly, "Is there something wrong?"Qi Xia furrowed his brows, unable to answer.

How was he supposed to tell Lin Qin?

That Officer Li had taken out a cigarette from a pack?

Or that Officer Li had pulled out a lighter from his own pocket?

These unremarkable events, when spoken of, wouldn't strike anyone as strange, yet they left Qi Xia utterly confused.

"Perhaps I saw it wrong." Qi Xia put the cigarette and lighter back into the pack, then turned around and asked, "How is Attorney Zhang doing?"

"Her emotions have stabilized. What should we do now?"

Qi Xia nodded, saying, "Our goal has always been the same, hasn't it?"

With that, he slowly approached Attorney Zhang and said, "Attorney Zhang, I'll get straight to the point... could I borrow a 'Path' from you?"

"Borrow... a 'Path'?" Attorney Zhang raised her eyebrows, somewhat puzzled.

"That's right." Qi Xia nodded, "To be honest, our 'Path' has been destroyed, we don't have a single one left now."

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Upon hearing this, Attorney Zhang slowly lowered her head, seemingly deep in thought.

"Qi Xia... I can give you all my 'Paths'." Attorney Zhang lifted her head, her face serious, "Let's team up."

Qi Xia pursed his lips, saying, "It's not that I don't want to team up with you... it's just that being around me seems to be dangerous..."

He briefly explained to Zhang Chenze what had happened to Qiao Jiajin and Tian Tian, then said, "I'm being targeted now, they will kill the people around me to stop me."

"Did Qiao Jiajin and Tian Tian's deaths affect you?" Attorney Zhang asked.

"This..."

"You wouldn't be affected at all." Attorney Zhang said, "In other words, killing the people around you to threaten you, this tactic won't work."

"In theory, that's the case."

"Then I'm safe." Attorney Zhang slowly stood up, "Let's make a deal, I'll give you all my 'Paths', and I'll help you in the coming time, but in exchange, you have to help me escape."