Chapter 36: The Horse Loses Its Hoof

  Deputy Director Huang Ye rushed into Director Sun Hongmin's office at G City Public Security Bureau.

  "Director..."

  "Xiao Huang, you're not a young comrade anymore, how can you still be so reckless?" Director Sun saw Huang Ye rushing in and quickly hung up the phone with a hint of displeasure.

  "Director, something big has happened. We just received a report from a citizen that a serious robbery and kidnapping case occurred on Lin Yin Road. According to eyewitnesses, the thugs were armed with guns, and all the escort personnel have been killed." Huang Ye didn't bother with the director's rebuke and directly reported the situation.

  "What?" Sun Hongmin shouted. "Has an alarm been sounded?"

  "The case is of great importance, awaiting your instructions!"

  "What else? All police forces, rush to the scene!"

  "Yes!" Huang Ye answered and turned away.

  "Wait, where did you say? Lin Yin Road?"

  "Yes, Director!"

  "Something's wrong, Xiaotong just called and said there was a major traffic accident on Linyin Road. An ambulance collided with an armored car and she's already rushed over to the scene. She wants us to send someone to provide support. What if it was a misreported case? What if she went in alone and something terrible happened?"

  "Director, I'll dispatch armed police support immediately!"

  "Go quickly!"

  Watching Huang Ye leave, Director Sun picked up the phone again, pressed the redial button, but a busy tone prompt came through. Director Sun hung up and then redialed again.

  "Little girl, what's going on that you're so busy all of a sudden? You can't get into trouble, okay? If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to Lao Lianzhang?" Director Sun muttered to himself as he continued dialing Shangguan Tong's phone.

  At this time, Shangguan Tong was also anxiously sitting in the car, repeatedly dialing Gu Xiaoyue's phone number, but all he could hear was the "the other party has powered off" prompt.

  "Ringing..." The phone of Old Wang, a police officer sitting next to him, rang. Old Wang took a look and quickly answered it, listened for two sentences, then handed the phone to Shangguan Tong, who was driving with one hand while dialing with the other. "Captain, the Director is looking for you."

  "Hey, Xiaotong! As long as you're okay, that's all that matters! I'm ordering you to stand by immediately! Just received a report, the incident on Lin Yin Road is not a traffic accident, but a serious criminal case of armed robbery and hijacking. Stand by where you are, wait for backup, got it? The thugs have five people, all with guns. Stand by, you must stand by."

  From the moment he heard Shangguan Tong's voice, Sun Hongmin finally let out a sigh of relief. After repeatedly emphasizing the order to keep Shangguan Tong on standby several times, just as he was about to hang up the phone, a anxious and tearful voice came from the other end of the line.

  "Uncle Sun, something might have happened to Little Moon."

  "What's wrong, Xiao Yue? What happened? Don't worry, just calm down and tell me slowly." Director Sun heard that Shangguan Tong was fine, and his usual composure returned.

  "Gu Shu's daughter, Gu Xiaoyue. It was she who just called me to say that there was a major traffic accident on Lin Yin Road, but just now I saw her car rushing over from the direction of Lin Yin Road, and there were two men in the car, without seeing her. I chased for a while, but now it's gone." Officer Gu Tong struggled to hold back tears, his voice choked as he finished speaking.

  Sun Hongmin's heart grew colder as he listened, for he now knew who Gu Xiayue was. Yesterday, Mayor Zhou had personally called to say that Gu Longji's Longxin Enterprise was planning to set up shop in G City and would be arriving in the next two days to inspect the investment environment, warning him to be on high alert and ensure the city's safety and stability. And now, before the inspection team had even arrived, Gu Longji's daughter had gotten into trouble. What kind of thing was this!

  But despite the panic in his heart, Sun Hongmin wiped away a cold sweat and forced himself to calm down. "Xiao Tong, stop the car immediately, don't chase anymore, you can't get into another accident, do you understand? I'll contact the traffic department right away to help find Xiao Yue's car." Sun Hongmin tried his best to make his voice sound calm and steady, comforting Shangguan Tong.

  "Got it, Uncle Sun." Shang Guantong replied.

  "Beep...beep...beep..." Just then, his own cell phone in his hand suddenly received a text message.

  Shangguan Tong took a closer look and exclaimed with surprise: "Uncle Sun, Xiaoyue has sent a message. Don't hang up yet, let me take a look. 16 kilometers east of the Yangtze River Road, there are three bandits on the bus, all with guns. It seems they want to escape from G City by sea, Uncle Sun, did you hear that?"

  "Xiao Tong, did you hear that? Is this information accurate?"

  "Exactly, Xiaotong just sent a message over, looks like she's been caught as a hostage, I'll go take a look first? Uncle Sun." With news of Gu Xiayue, Up Officer Tong's face regained its confident glow and quickly hung up the phone.

  "Xiao Tong, stay where you are and wait for orders! Did you hear me? Stay where you are!" Sun Hongmin yelled into the phone, but all he got in response was a busy signal. "This little girl..." Sun Hongmin helplessly hung up the phone and then dialed Huang Ye's cell phone.

  In the trunk of the BMW, a man and a woman were squeezed in like ducks, after the commotion earlier, both knew how ambiguous their contact was in this dark and cramped space, neither dared to move their hands or feet anymore. But although they had calmed down, that feeling, that breath, and the uncontrollable imagination still made them feel... strange.

  "Apply for control of the automotive electronic module." Xie Feiyu heard that those people were discussing executing him as soon as they arrived at their destination, and he became somewhat anxious. It seemed that he had no choice but to take a risk, waiting for police rescue was not practical.

  "Ding, successfully connected to car's electronic module, consumed anomaly points: 8 points."

  "Open the trunk." Xie Feiyu ventured in his mind.

  "Ding, trunk opened successfully."

  "Xiao Yue, let's switch places. I want to see if the trunk is locked," Xie Feiyu said to Gu Xiaoyue, because she was lying on the outside.

  "They threw us in here, didn't they lock it up? Even if they didn't, my car would have an alarm, don't keep thinking about useless things, think of another way quickly!" Gu Xiaoyue said, but still tried to press down her body and cooperate with Xie Feiyu to change positions.

  It wasn't easy to get Xie Feiyu to move to the side, and when he stretched out his hand to push the trunk lid, a long-lost ray of sunlight pierced through, stinging Xie Feiyu's eyes painfully.

  Gu Xiao Yue naturally also saw the dazzling light that was no less than a flash of lightning in the sky, her mouth agape in an "O" shape, and she forgot to close it for half a day.

  "How is this possible? How is this possible?" Until Xie Feiyu closed that bright light, Gu Xiaoyue was still muttering to herself.

  "Xiao Yue, they've already arrived at the riverside road. This road has many turns, we must hold on to the car's fixtures tightly, lest we get hurt." Xie Feiyu instructed Gu Xiaoyue.

  In the car, Lao San was shocked to see that the BMW, which had just turned a corner, suddenly failed to turn back and headed straight for the river embankment on the left.

  "Big brother, direction, direction!" Old Three shouted loudly.

  "Damn it, the steering wheel is stuck." The man in the suit put all his strength on the steering wheel, but it wouldn't budge.

  "Brake, big brother!"

  The man in the suit was reminded, and he suddenly came to his senses, one foot on the brake, but the car rushed up the river embankment with an even faster speed, flying straight into the river.

  "Big brother, why are you stepping on the accelerator? Ah......" Lao San shouted out loud.