Chapter 195: Hao Shuai’s Frustration
Hao Family Mansion.
Hao Shuai was about to lose his mind. Not only did they fail to capture Zhang Yufei, but they also got his brother Hao Jian involved. At this moment, he regretted it so much that he could feel the bile rising in his throat.
It was truly a case of losing both the wife and the army.
"Young Master Hao, what should we do? Hao Jian, he..."
"Ah, stop talking. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have listened to him and let him help."
Hao Shuai directly interrupted Zhou Qianghan. He was extremely irritated now; Hao Jian was the apple of his father’s eye, and now that something had happened, if he didn’t find a way to get him out, he wouldn’t be able to show his face at the Xu Family again.
Sure enough, just as he finished speaking, the door to Hao Shuai’s room was pushed open.
At this time, Prophet Xu strode in angrily and said, "Hao Shuai, tell me, what the hell is going on? Why has Hao Jian become a kidnapping and murder suspect? The police station just called me to go and visit."
"Father, this... it’s a long story."
"I don’t care how long it is. No matter what, you have to get Hao Jian out, or else..."
"Understood!"
Seeing his father speak like this, Hao Shuai immediately got the point. He was no stranger to the underworld and knew what to do.
Early the next morning, to prevent unnecessary delays, Zhao Bing ordered Zhou Qiang and Li Jun to escort Hao Jian to the detention center. Once the case verdict was out, he would be transferred to prison.
However, around ten o’clock, Zhou Qiang received bad news.
During the escort, they encountered a large number of masked men. After a gunfight, as the enemy fire was too fierce, they had to hide.
As a result, Hao Jian was rescued.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Bing was furious. These people acted as if there was no law. Although it was known that the Xu Family was behind this, there was no evidence, and they couldn’t just storm the Hao Family and cause a scene.
Zhang Yufei led a team to search the Xu Family, but as expected, found nothing, as Zhao Bing already anticipated.
This was a serious matter, Hao Jian’s crime had caused public outrage. Although Yang Fan survived the ordeal, the Zhang Family was significantly impacted.
Master Zhang personally went to the police station, urging them to quickly capture Hao Jian and bring him to justice, giving the Zhang Family an explanation.
Zhang Yufei, being a police officer and also a victim, was furious and took on the case, determined to personally capture Hao Jian.
It was the weekend, and Chen Tianlong had planned to take Wu Mengting shopping, but with the current events, their plans were disrupted. Wu Mengting knew Chen Tianlong was hurt, so she canceled today’s outing.
However, Chen Tianlong couldn’t stay calm. The group behind Hao Jian nearly killed Yang Fan and even attacked the police, it was beyond intolerable.
So, he decided to assist the police in capturing Hao Jian.
Just then, Chen Tianlong’s phone rang. He lazily took it out of his pocket, glanced at it, and quickly answered, "Officer Zhang, what’s the matter?"
"Chen Tianlong, are you free? I... I need your help. I have some leads on Hao Jian and want to see if we can catch him."
Zhang Yufei was somewhat embarrassed. After all, last night Chen Tianlong had taken a bullet for her. Though it was just a superficial wound and didn’t touch any bones, he had risked his life, which moved her.
"Alright, come over with the car," Chen Tianlong replied coolly.
That was his intention; even if Zhang Yufei didn’t come, he would look for her. Having an officer by his side would make things easier.
Half an hour later.
Chen Tianlong sat in Zhang Yufei’s patrol car. Zhang Yufei drove away from South Sea No.1 Middle School while simultaneously staying in contact with colleagues at the police station, retrieving surveillance footage from the route to East City Detention Center to investigate the morning’s hijacking, to see if any suspicious characters appeared.
The result was disappointing. All the surveillance footage along the way revealed nothing useful, except for a suspicious license plate captured by a camera at the police station entrance.
"Chen Tianlong, I think this license plate doesn’t belong to our South Sea City, and the moment our transport vehicle started, this car also began to move. It’s intriguing," Zhang Yufei suspected.
Gaining a small lead was better than having nothing.
Zhang Yufei immediately called Deputy Captain Zhou Qiang to ask if there were any new findings near the Hao Household.
Zhou Qiang, upon answering the phone, had nothing optimistic to report, noting that people from the Xu Family behaved as usual, without any significant changes, going about their normal work routines.
Particularly Hao Shuai, who was so calm that he was watching TV at home.
This puzzled Zhou Qiang; despite his brother’s abduction, Hao Shuai remained composed and unperturbed.
"Do you guys know that Hao Jian was abducted on his way to the detention center?" Zhou Qiang deliberately asked.
"What? You police can’t even keep track of a prisoner? If anything happens to my brother, you can count on me for accountability," Hao Shuai feigned surprise, glaring at the police in anger.
Zhou Qiang gave a bitter laugh, unsure if Hao Shuai genuinely didn’t know or if he was just acting. Regardless, seeing his arrogant demeanor, Zhou Qiang had an urge to slap him.
"You really don’t know?" Zhou Qiang said playfully, surmising that no one would be foolish enough to abduct someone out of vendetta. Isn’t it better if they’re already in prison? What’s the need to abduct and then silence?
If silencing someone was the goal, doing it on the spot made more sense. Those people were armed; why abduct and then kill?
The only plausible explanation is they aimed to save someone, not to kill.
Due to Hao Shuai’s firm claim of ignorance and the lack of evidence, Zhou Qiang was at a loss.
He especially couldn’t make a scene, and could only leave a team of five to keep watch around the Hao household 24/7.
This situation might as well be like finding a needle in a haystack. As an experienced officer, Zhou Qiang decided to split the police team into four groups and observe various Xu Family business locations, hoping to find any clue on Hao Jian and unravel the whole group.
Meanwhile, Director Zhao Bing had reported the incident to the higher-ups, requesting orders to blockade land, sea, and air passages to apprehend Hao Jian.
In no time, Hao Jian became a fugitive with nowhere to turn.
Over in another scene, Zhang Yufei and Chen Tianlong didn’t rest. They leveraged their connections within the municipal police to retrieve all city surveillance videos to trace that particular license plate.
However, when they found the car on a street, it was empty. Reviewing nearby surveillance offered no clues.
Standing in place, unsure of what to do next, Zhang Yufei paced back and forth, pondering viable options.
She checked the time and realized it was already eleven in the morning, yet they had nothing.
Thus the fugitive had ample time to escape, subjecting the director to punishment, and she couldn’t shirk responsibility either.