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164 claustrophobic thriller

Pouring the alcohol from the small flask into his mouth, Paul forced himself to calm down again, opened the call history on his mobile phone, and found the first phone number - the first call he made on his own initiative. He excitedly wrote the number I recorded it, and then made a note next to it, "Help", but after hesitating for a moment, I added a question mark after "Help", and then I couldn't wait to call back..

The one who answered the phone was the kidnapper.

He thought Paul was a soldier, thought Paul was an employee of the security company, and they shot everyone in the convoy, "Then you can never lie again!" Paul had to explain the situation, which caused the other party to fall into a brief confusion, and then The other party demanded a ransom of five million. They paid five million before nine o'clock in the evening before they were willing to release Paul..

After hanging up the phone, Paul picked up the pen dejectedly, crossed out the words "Help?" heavily and forcefully, then slowly turned around and lay on the same spot, with a blank look in his eyes. That faint blue light The stains and sweat on the face are projected, and the overwhelmed loneliness seems to be becoming numb and stiff little by little..

Chanel felt anger, uncontrollable anger - Paul was buried alive under the soil and was in danger, but 911 refused to help him, the FBI began to question him, and no one from the company responded; even more ridiculously, the kidnapper They kidnapped the wrong people. They tried to kill soldiers and security guards as a warning to the United States, but what they got was an ordinary person, an ordinary truck driver, a man who was betrayed by his own country, his own society, and his own country. Ordinary people forgotten by the government.

At this moment, Paul is like everyone in American society. They are paying for the greed and lies of the White House, but now the White House refuses to help them and abandons them in the desolate desert..

After regaining consciousness, Paul once again began a long journey of self-rescue. He looked up the number on the phone and found his and Linda's mutual friend Donna. He tried to find Linda through her, but Donna did not realize the seriousness of the matter at all. He even accused Paul of being too rude and arrogant and hung up the phone directly; Paul had to call again and begged in a low voice to let Donna find the phone number of the State Department..

After dialing the phone, the same old routine was repeated again and again, and all the situations were alienated again. The other party was then transferred to the corresponding department. Rebecca Browning answered the phone. But to Paul's expectation, The other party actually had a preliminary understanding of his situation. After questioning, Paul learned that it turned out that the company's HR director, Allen Davenport, had contacted the relevant departments - but they made no move. That's it. Paul felt deeply betrayed by leaving him to die..

After asking for details, Rebecca said that according to the national policy of the United States, they would not negotiate with terrorists. Paul finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Don't mention the national policy of the United States, madam, please, you are sitting with air conditioning In the office, this sentence was said easily, you are not the person buried in the middle of the desert waiting to die..”

“you understand your frustration……”

“frustration? "Paul roared loudly, and the monstrous anger exploded through the dim light of the mobile phone, word for word, extremely clear, "Madam, I am going to die here! Did you know? "The emotional catharsis still did not bring any response. There was a dead silence on the other end of the phone, which made the corners of Paul's eyes wet. He was like a beast trapped in a desperate situation, looking for any shred of life, and then acted recklessly. He rushed forward, hurting everything around him and himself..

“Hello, are you still there? "Paul closed his eyes and hid the moisture in his eyes. His voice became calm again, but there was a deep sense of weakness and fatigue, as if despair was pulling the rope behind him, preventing him from moving forward towards hope. After receiving Rebecca's response, Paul said in an extremely gentle voice, "Then tell me something and tell me how you are going to save me.？”

However, because Paul did not know the number of the mobile phone in his hand, they had to re-identify the signal and locate it, which increased the difficulty of their rescue. Within a short time, they were helpless; so, following Rebecca's instructions, Paul contacted Iraq. Local hostage rescue team leader Dan Brenner.

Dan quickly instructed Paul on some life-extending techniques, and then understood some basic information. But before he could communicate further, the kidnapper called and urged Paul to pay the money quickly. He asked Paul to record a kidnapping video. There was a cloth bag at his feet with a note inside. According to the instructions on the note, he recorded the video. Paul argued for a while and said that he was just an ordinary truck driver. The kidnappers finally compromised and reduced the ransom of five million. to one million.

After hanging up the phone, Paul tried to get the bag, but he couldn't do it in the limited space. He had to curl up and try to turn around, but the coffin, which was only wider than his shoulders, was difficult to unfold. , in the desperate situation, Paul compressed himself to the extreme, and you could even hear the creaking sound of the wooden board. The narrowness that was compressed to the extreme seemed to be able to crush Paul at any time..

Chanel was suddenly startled. It turned out that Tessa, who was sitting next to her, pinched her left hand. Because she was too nervous, Tessa crossed her hands and tightly held Chanel's left hand. They were all trembling. Chanel had no time to pay attention to this. She turned her head again and looked at the big screen, looking at Paul's body curled up like a spring. It seemed that with a little more strength, his neck, his The spine would be broken directly. The cruelty and bloodiness made Chanel bite her lower lip involuntarily, and the smell of blood spread in her mouth..

Subconsciously, Chanel also clenched Tessa's hands, her heart beating unconsciously. The fear of the claustrophobic space penetrated the big screen at this moment and hit hard. No one was exempt from the strong suffocation. It feels as if all the light in sight has been swallowed up.

“Creak, creak... bang! "The spring suddenly bounced away, and Paul successfully turned his body. The sound of gasping for air could be clearly heard in the entire screening room. Some people even started to cough so fiercely. But the sound of coughing It was quickly cut off and his mouth seemed to be covered..

No one can relax, that kind of tension, that kind of anxiety, that kind of despair hangs over everyone's head. Now, the only belief supporting Chanel is that Paul is the leading actor, or even the only protagonist, and the director will not Let him die, right? In Hollywood movies, in the final ending, the protagonist can always escape. Chanel couldn't help but cross her fingers and pray secretly..

There are two glow sticks, a flashlight, a dagger and a note in the bag.

Paul tried to find his wife Linda again, but there was still no answer at home or on the phone. With that powerlessness, Paul was no longer even angry. He immediately dialed Dan's number again and reported the kidnapper's mobile phone number. I hope they can catch the kidnapper and follow the clues to rescue him..

Dan Qian warned Paul not to shoot the kidnapping video and not to turn it into an international incident. Paul vented his deep resentment, "I have been here for nine months, and I know that all you care about is you." secret plans and behind-the-scenes politics. If I were a diplomat, if I were the head of the hostage rescue team like you, I would have been rescued long ago. But I was not. I can only lie here, waiting to die quietly..”

Faced with Paul's questions and complaints, Dan had to persuade Paul and stabilize Paul, but Paul had already lost confidence. He asked Dan to name a name that had been kidnapped before and was successfully rescued, "Mark White" ." This was the name Dan gave. This calmed Paul down a little..

However, less than ten seconds after he calmed down, the kidnapper once again broke the silence with a phone call. They urged Paul to record the kidnapping video. Paul tried to argue, but the other party did not leave any chance, and did not even listen to his excuse. After hanging up the phone, Paul's anxiety broke out and he almost suffocated. The urge to smash everything made him start to harm himself again. After swallowing the pills in the medicine bottle mixed with alcohol, he finally finally is relieved.

After taking the pills, Paul entered an unprecedented calm state. He began to call the nursing home where his mother lived. However, the memory of his mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was no longer clear. She still regarded Paul as a child and talked about her. About playing cards with Paul's father every night, that dull and boring exchange made Paul completely collapse..

Even though he bit his lower lip tightly, tears still fell down in large pieces, as if the tears were choking his throat, burning and painful..

Gavin gritted his teeth, his emotions raging. Only in this way could the tears not fall down. The loneliness, the helplessness, the desolation, and the despair were swirling in Paul's eyes—— The phone calls at home were still being recorded, and no one answered his wife's cell phone. Even his mother had gradually forgotten about him. He was abandoned in a barren land, waiting for death quietly. The complicated and turbulent emotions were not there. It exploded outwards, but slowly settled down, so painful that Gavin almost collapsed..

But before the tears could fall to my chin, my cell phone rang again, and my emotions came to an abrupt end. It was still the kidnapper..

Paul refused to answer the call and set the ringtone to vibrate. After waiting for a long time, his emotions calmed down a little. Then he answered the call, but the call had already been hung up. The kidnapper sent a video, which made Paul's big surprise. His thumbs trembled a little, and his pupils began to vibrate..

Hesitatingly, he pressed the confirm button.

In the video, a woman is kneeling on the ground with a piece of cloth in her mouth, a machine gun pointed at her head, her eyes full of fear, her life hanging by a thread..