Chapter 50: Rescue Beauty

  Half an hour later, Zhou Hao met Zhao Dingshou, Zhao Yuke's brother, in Wen Shaoqiang's Dynamic City.

  Zhao Dingzhou's face shape is somewhat similar to Zhao Yuqin, but more mature than Zhao Yuqin, with a strong aura emanating from his body, giving off an air of majesty without even trying.

  As Zhao Yuqin said before, Zhao Dingzhou is more than twenty years older than her and is now in his late forties. Zhou Hao noticed the military rank on his shoulder, which was surprisingly that of a lieutenant general. Being able to be promoted to lieutenant general before the age of fifty, although it cannot be separated from the support of the family, Zhao Dingzhou himself must have had extraordinary abilities, at least having achieved great merits.

  "Xiao Hao, how is Yuqin's situation?" Zhao Dingzhou, as a general, still had enough composure, but since this matter involved the safety of his beloved younger sister, he also looked very tense.

  "In my estimation, Zhao Jie is still safe for now." Zhou Hao handed that photo over to Zhao Dingzhou.

  Zhao Dingzhou looked at the photo of Zhao Yuqin being tied up, his mouth twitching with rage. Alongside him were two other men in military uniforms, one of whom whispered something in his ear. Zhao Dingzhou nodded solemnly and turned to Zhou Hao: "My people are already in position on the other side, but according to their reconnaissance, the other party is also armed and may have submachine guns."

  Upon hearing Zhao Dingzhou's words, Zhou Hao also furrowed his brow deeply, "In that case, we absolutely cannot act rashly." He raised his head to introduce Wen Xiaodong and his son Wen Shaoqiang to Zhao Dingzhou, "Commander Zhao, these two are Wen Xiaodong and his son Wen Shaoqiang. That 15 million, they've already lent it to me."

  Zhao Dingzhou nodded, looking at Wen Shaoqiang and his son. Wen Xiaodong was the top figure in Xiang City's underworld, but he looked like a businessman, dressed in a suit and tie, with hair waxed to perfection, even more refined than Wen Shaoqiang. Zhao Dingzhou said to them: "Thank you for your help, I, Zhao, will remember it and definitely return the favor someday."

  Wen Dong hastily waved his hand and shook his head, "How could that be, Commander Zhao? We people in this line are most concerned with loyalty. It's not just a matter of being able to help Commander Zhao, it's our honor. Since Zhou Hao is the son's good friend, we can't just stand by and do nothing." In fact, as long as Zhao Dingzhou opens his mouth, many people would cry and shout to give him money. However, Wen Dong doesn't want Zhao Dingzhou to think that he is deliberately trying to curry favor with him, so instead he says he is helping Zhou Hao, which makes a much better impression on Zhao Dingzhou.

  As can be seen from this, Wen Dong's dominance of the Shanghai underworld was not just a matter of luck.

  As a junior, Wen Shaoqiang didn't dare to speak with Zhao Dingzhou, but he still cast a grateful glance at Zhou Hao. If they had Zhao Dingzhou's backing, they wouldn't be too passive in their interactions with Situ Li, and it would be a trump card for them.

  "Xiao Hao, you need to take the money to those people, can't go empty-handed." Zhao Dingzhou handed a black and shiny handgun to Zhou Hao, "This is a '54', also known as a 'Black Star' pistol, its power in close range shooting is very great, be careful when using it. Also, this is a bulletproof vest, put it on."

  Zhou Hao took the black star pistol, but saw that the bulletproof vest was thicker and more cumbersome, so he shook his head at Zhao Dingzhou, "Commander Zhao, forget about the bulletproof vest. If we wear it, they'll discover us, and that would be troublesome."

  "But...” Seeing Zhou Hao's determined expression, Zhao Dingzhou handed the bulletproof vest back to his subordinate behind him, but handed over a pager instead. "I've arranged snipers around that place. When you hand over the money to those people, try to delay it as much as possible. Before the action, I'll send a signal to you. This pager is already set to vibrate. As soon as it vibrates, make sure Yuqin's safety is guaranteed. We'll take care of the others."

  Zhou Hao took over the pager and clipped it to his waist, then listened as Zhao Dingzhou solemnly said to him: "Xiao Hao, no matter what, I must first thank you."

  "Commander Zhao spoke heavily." Zhou Hao smiled slightly.

  Zhao Dingzhou patted Zhou Hao's shoulder, "From now on, don't call me Commander Zhao anymore. Since you're close with Yuqin, just call me Big Brother." Wen Xiangdong and his son were extremely envious of Zhou Hao, being able to pull in someone like Zhao Dingzhou as a backer meant that Zhou Hao could walk sideways across the entire Guangdong province.

  After discussing the details of the action again, Zhou Hao got into the Santana sedan prepared by Zhao Dingzhou and headed to that location in the suburbs. The driver was a young man in his twenties, wearing casual clothes, but Zhou Hao could still feel the military quality on him.

  "I'll drop you off a kilometer or two ahead of that place so as not to arouse suspicion," the young man said.

  "Alright." Zhou Hao responded, if it were any other time, he would have tried to make friends with this person, but now that Zhao Yuqin was still in a crisis, he didn't have the mood for it. He glanced at the luggage bag beside him containing 15 million yuan and then looked out the car window, silently praying in his heart: "Sister Zhao, please don't let anything happen to you."

  The car soon arrived in the suburbs, compared to Shuohua Village, there are not so many mountains here, and the terrain is relatively gentle. However, there are fewer people than in Shuohua Village, and even the highway does not exist, only a muddy road that is more than two meters or three meters wide.

  Zhou Hao got off the car and walked towards a bungalow about one or two kilometers ahead, which was in a small forest. That was exactly where the other party had said, and Zhou Hao also suspected that it was where Zhao Yuqin was trapped.

  There were large tracts of forest, on the way to that flat house, Zhou Hao felt some slight movements in the surrounding forests, he knew it was Zhao Dingzhou's special forces, thinking these special forces are indeed extraordinary, their concealment and disguise techniques are very good, if not for his own six senses being extremely sensitive, he wouldn't have discovered these people.

  After arriving at the flat house, two men blocked Zhou Hao in front of the door. "Are you Zhou Hao?"

  Zhou Hao nodded slightly, and at the same time saw that they had bulges at their waists, obviously handguns. One of them snatched Zhou Hao's luggage bag and opened it to take a look, while the other searched Zhou Hao's body. When he found the black star handgun at Zhou Hao's waist, he sneered at Zhou Hao, but only put away the black star handgun without saying anything. He didn't think that Zhou Hao had deliberately let them find the gun, with the intention of making them relax their vigilance. Zhou Hao relied on it, and never was this handgun.

  Then, the man handed over the luggage bag with money to Zhou Hao and pointed to the house, "Our boss is waiting for you inside, go."

  Zhou Hao walked in as agreed, but overheard the two people whispering and laughing: "That kid is dead for sure." Zhou Hao sneered inwardly. From the moment the bald brother agreed to let him bring cash over, Zhou Hao had suspected that he was planning to kill him too, and naturally Zhao Yuqin wouldn't be spared either. That's why Zhou Hao immediately notified Zhao Dingzhou and had him deploy people around the perimeter.

  The other party did not know that there were no less than a hundred special forces lurking around here, which was Zhou Hao's greatest advantage.

  The house had obviously been abandoned for a long time, the few pieces of furniture inside were all broken and worn out, the walls were old and peeling, and there were many spider webs in the corners.

  Finally, Zhou Hao met the bald brother in the large hall on the first floor, as well as the smug-looking Top Master. What surprised Zhou Hao was that Zhao Yuqin, who was tightly bound, was also there. Zhou Hao did not expect them to let him see Zhao Yuqin so directly.

  As soon as Zhao Yuqin saw Zhou Hao arrive, she shook her head vigorously and made "woo woo" sounds while being tied to the chair. Her eyes were filled with anxiety, as if urging Zhou Hao to leave quickly. Even a layer of mist appeared in her eyes, but unfortunately, her mouth was gagged with a cloth strip, so she couldn't speak.

  Having watched many police and bandit movies, Zhou Hao immediately guessed that Zhao Yuqin might already know that Ding Ye and the others would kill her, so she was so anxious. Zhou Hao deliberately said to her: "Sister Zhao, don't worry, I'll take you away soon."

  Zhao Yuqin heard his words, but her expression became even more anxious.

  "Kid, I've told you before that I'll make sure you get your money back." Ding Ye coldly smiled as he looked at Zhou Hao.

  The man next to him, who was the bald brother, hummed and said, "How dare you say that? We even lost the money we used for trading. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the boss?" After saying this, he turned his head towards Zhou Hao and smiled gloomily: "Youngster, we meet again. Hehe... Last time I came in a hurry and didn't have time to introduce myself. You can call me Jin Lao Da."

  Zhou Hao threw his luggage bag onto the ground in front of him and said to Jin Lao Da, "I've already brought the money, now quickly let Zhao Jie go."

  "No need to be so anxious." Old Jin stroked his chin whiskers, "I heard from Lao Ding that your gambling skills are quite formidable. How about we have a gamble?"

  Zhou Hao furrowed his brow, and then heard Jin Lao Da laugh and say: "You win, I'll let you go, but if you lose, heh heh, sorry, your lives will be mine."

  "Can I refuse?"

  Jin Lao Da sneered, "What do you say?" Along with his words, several people emerged from the surrounding walls and behind the doors, all holding handguns or even submachine guns, their muzzles pointing directly at Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin.

  Ding Ye also walked to Zhao Yuqin's side, smiling and stroking her hair, "If you lose, this woman won't have to die either, hehe, she's so beautiful, I'll take her back as my concubine. Hehehe..."

  Zhou Hao narrowed his eyes and said to Jin Lao Da: "If possible, I'd like to add a condition. If I win, you'll give me this dwarf pumpkin."

  Jin Lao Da looked at Ding Ye and said, "This old Ding is both a gambler and a womanizer. I've always said that one day he'll get what's coming to him." He turned to Zhou Hao and said, "Alright, I agree with you."

  Ding Ye panicked, "Jin Lao Da, you can't treat me like this! The boss won't agree to it!"

  "The boss has been impatient with you for a long time, besides, I just said you were killed by stray bullets in the chaos, the boss won't suspect." Jin Lao Da sneered.