"Don’t you know, he doesn’t have any friends here?" Lu Feng asked the security guard, tightening the grip on the collar he was holding and making the security guard sweat.
Just then, An Tian arrived. The moment he stepped out, Lu Feng let go of the security guard as there was no use of scolding him and spoke, "Lu Lijun is missing after he got the news about Lu Qiang. We have to find him and I need you to help him once we find him."
Lu Feng said everything in a hurry and in one breath as he was anxiously thinking if something would happen to Lu Lijun.
"Calm down Lu Feng, we will find him." An tian assured him and both thought where he could go. San Zemin’s two men arrived and they showed a recording of the roadside security cameras in which Lu Lijun sat in one cab and left.
Something clicked in Lu Feng’s mind and he said, "I know where he is." Saying he ran towards his car without watching that recording till the end and An Tian followed him. The two men sat in their car and followed Lu Feng, too.
"Where are we going, Lu Feng?" An Tian asked.
"The place of the accident." As Lu Feng replied, An Tian commented, "You know him well."
"Hmm, but I am scared that he would do something that might harm himself," said Lu Feng, driving at a speed to reach Lu Lijun as soon as possible.
"Take it slow, Lu Feng. There are two possibilities. Either he will try to throw the things, hit and kick them with anger which might end up harming himself and second he must be sitting there quietly." An Tian concluded.
"I hope he is sitting there quietly instead of hurting himself by kicking rocks around as there is nothing else he can take his anger out on," said Lu Feng.
"You are wrong, Lu Feng. Being quiet is not good for him. He needs to get his emotions out, or it will give him a nervous breakdown. It would be better if he hit or kicked something, even at the cost of hurting himself."
Lu Feng trusted An Tian’s analysis and didn’t question him. It was dark and Lu Lijun was out since noon. The kept thinking about what Lu Lijun would do there alone and as it was dark, will he be alright?
"It’s dark, An Tian and you know he is afraid of the dark."
"I know but street lights are there and it might work for him," An Tain suggested and Lu Feng felt relieved at this realization.
Driving faster, they soon reached the place of the accident. The road had been cleared by moving the damaged vehicles, but the barricades were put around the place of the accident, restricting it for the entry.
The police had already finished the investigation of the place, so there was no one.
"Can you see him?" Lu Feng asked.
"No! Are you sure, he is here?" An Tian replied.
Lu Feng nodded, "Hmm! I am sure."
"Lu Lijun, brother is here. Where are you?" There was no reply, even after calling him again and again.
Lu Feng felt anxious and one car arrived. San Zemin’s men stepped out of it and one man said, "He came here as the camera on that pole captured him stepping out of the car and it shows he didn’t leave this place as after that he was not captured in any camera."
Lu Feng took the tablet from the man’s hand and he and An Tian saw the video recording.
In the video recording, it showed, Lu Lijun stepped out of the car and crossed the barricades to check the place. His sight moved across everywhere from hillside slopy road from where the truck came and to all the damages on the road which were caused by the crash and the place where the heavy truck stopped.
Lu Lijun sat down where the blast happened. Looking at the place, it was obvious to understand which one it was as it was the most damaged one which looked black because of fire. He touched the place with his fingers and sitting there for a while; he stood up just to look at the camera above.
After that, he was not captured on any camera even though three to four hours already passed, so it was clear that he didn’t leave the place.
"He knows how to avoid security cameras," Lu Feng murmured and it surprised the other two men while An Tian said, "He is one smart little guy."
"Which one is this camera?" Lu Feng asked and the man pointed at one of the poles.
They all looked for which one would be the blind spot and went there. Lu Lijun was sitting behind one the big rock, away from the road, his eyes staring in the darkness blankly.
Though Lu Feng felt relieved to see him, he felt worried at the same time.
"Lu Lijun!" Calling his name, Lu Feng sat in front of him. "Are you okay?"
There was no reply from him as he continued staring in the same direction as if he didn’t see or hear Lu Feng.
An Tian stopped Lu Feng from repeating himself by keeping his hand on his shoulder. Sitting down, he checked Lu Lijun’s pulse and his eyes.
"Just ask him to go back home," An Tian instructed.
Nodding, Lu Feng did the same. Holding Lu Lijun’s hand, Lu Feng said, "Let’s go home, Lu Lijun."
Lu Lijun stood up without reacting to anything and he was ready to follow Lu Feng.
Lu Feng was glad that he listened while An Tian was feeling worried. Making him sit on the back passenger seat and putting on the seatbelt for him, Lu Feng and An Tian sat on the front seats of the car.
When the car started, An Tian was observing Lu Lijun through the rear-view mirror. Lu Lijun was staring outside of the window blankly. His eyes held nothing but the deep hollow.
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