Chapter 22 Hiding from the Sky and Crossing the Sea
On the Xiangshui River Bridge in the south of the city, the lights are dim. Under the bright moonlight, the quiet river water is like a mirror, clearly reflecting the lights of thousands of homes among the high-rise buildings on the bank. Those who like to walk at night are standing on both sides of the bridge in groups of threes and fives, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, and talking.
Suddenly, a puppy broke free from the rope in his owner's hand, looked down and sniffed the smell on the ground, and crossed the road as if no one was around. At this moment, a black Audi drove up at a gallop, and the poor dog could not avoid it, and then let out a terrible scream and died under the wheels.
Seeing this, the owner of the puppy was distressed, screamed the dog's name repeatedly, and stumbled towards its corpse. The Audi that caused the accident had already gone away, and a police car followed by it made a screeching braking sound and was forced to apply emergency brakes.
After the window glass was lowered, Cao Yang leaned out angrily and shouted, "Hey! Don't die, what are you doing? ”
"O dear, my poor child! Comrade policeman, the car in front of me crushed my son, please chase him quickly, and you will definitely help me catch him. The owner of the dog picked up a bloody puppy on the ground and replied with teary eyes.
Cao Yang was taken aback when he heard this, the child was crushed to death by a car? This is a matter of human life. When she took a closer look at the "son" in her arms, she was suddenly made to cry and laugh by the misunderstanding she had just made. He didn't have time to entangle with him, so he comforted anxiously: "Okay, then you don't hurry up and give way, I'll chase the murderer for you."
The dog owner wiped away a handful of tears and looked away in disbelief. Cao Yang shook his head helplessly, and continued to chase to the T-junction in front of him, and then hesitantly parked the car on the side of the road. Looking at the cars shuttling on both sides of the road, there was a sudden sense of loss in my heart, where is the shadow of the Audi car, and now I am facing a left turn chase or a right turn chase?
Just as he was undecided, Liu Tao drove up from behind. He lowered the window glass and asked Cao Yang suspiciously, "Old Cao, what's the situation?" You seem to be chasing a black Audi? ”
"It's Captain Liu. Just now, I sent Zhu Ju's family home, and at the gate of the community where she lived, I found two panicked people getting into an Audi car. One of them looked very much like a dragon slayer, so he chased it all the way. It's just that the Audi car is the county magistrate Liu, and he didn't dare to report to the command center before he found out whether the car was sitting on the dragon slayer. ”
Liu Tao frowned when he heard this, and thought to himself, why was Liu Baichuan involved again? If the car was really a dragon slayer, it was very likely to send him out of the city. If not, what would an Audi do on a big night? Anyway, tonight we must solve this mystery and find out.
"Lao Cao, there is no turning back when you open the bow, and you must not give up halfway. If it is really a dragon slay, they are more anxious than us now, you chase to the right, I will go to the left, and we will meet at the Confucian Temple gas station in a while. After Liu Tao finished speaking, he immediately flashed his police lights and galloped towards the road on the left.
When Cao Yang saw that the rescuers came, he was naturally overjoyed, and he suppressed his excitement and chased down the road on the right.
The Confucian Temple is one of the most prosperous commercial circles in the south of the city, famous for its monopoly on home decoration materials, and it is also the only way to enter and exit the county in the south. The checkpoint set up by the police station is just south of the petrol station. In recent years, with the rapid growth of real estate sales, the shops on both sides of the road, like bamboo shoots after the spring rain, have quickly developed into thousands. It is not only a gathering place for outsiders, but also an area with the highest incidence rate of public security incidents in the county.
After a while, Cao Yang took the lead in arriving at the gas station, and along the way, he didn't see the shadow of the Audi car at all. He got out of the car depressed, looked at the colorful neon lights on both sides of the road, and let out a deep breath. Could it be that your eyes are wrong? If there is no dragon slayer in the car, why do you have to run all the way?
Cao Yang walked out of the gas station worriedly, took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and lit the fire, and waited for Liu Tao while wandering and smoking a cigarette.
Suddenly, in front of a restaurant next to him, there was a noisy commotion, Cao Yang vigilantly followed the sound, only to see two drunks staggering and scuffling together, next to them, there was a familiar black Audi parked.
Cao Yang excitedly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, walked forward quickly and glanced at the license plate number, sure enough, it was the car he was chasing just now. He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, subconsciously glanced at the surrounding crowd, quickly took out his mobile phone, and reported the situation to Liu Tao. This is really "stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, and it takes no effort to get it".
Two minutes later, Liu Tao parked the car at the gas station, quietly came to Cao Yang, and whispered a few words in his ear. Then he pulled out the pistol under his armpit, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the restaurant with Cao Yang one after the other.
The two drunkards who were fighting at the door have left. Although the area of the restaurant is not large, the dining environment is very warm. The peak of eating has passed, and there are several waves of people sitting scattered in the clean hall, and there are three people around the corner around a table of dishes, giggling and laughing while eating.
"Welcome, sir, are you two?" A slender waitress saw a guest entering the store, hurriedly greeted her, and asked politely.
"Thanks, we don't eat, find someone." Cao Yang stared at the guest at the table around the corner with blazing eyes, and replied absentmindedly. The waitress looked at the two serious faces, and didn't dare to ask more, so she hid timidly to the side.
"Slay the dragon!" Cao Yang walked around the corner and shouted sharply at the back of one of the men.
Unexpectedly, the man did not react and continued to bury his head in the dishes. Wan Fuwen, who was sitting next to him, turned his head, looked at the two policemen standing in front of him, and said with a calm smile: "Ouch! It's Captain Liu, what kind of wind blew you here? This brother is really joking, where did he come from to slay the dragon? Come, let's have two drinks together. ”
At this moment, the other two men slowly turned around, with a kind of defiance and contempt in their eyes, grinning and laughing dryly. Cao Yang looked at the stranger in front of him in disappointment, and stood there with a smile, not knowing how to answer for a while.
Liu Tao, who was bright-eyed, knew that something must have gone wrong here, and he would not ask anything if he continued to interrogate, so he responded politely: "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be the Wan Da housekeeper in the county lord's mansion, sorry!" You continue to eat, we still have official business, and we are out of company! ”
After Liu Tao finished speaking, he glanced at the other guests at the dinner table, and walked out of the restaurant with Cao Yang in a huff, and there was a burst of unbridled laughter behind him.
The parking lot in front of the door was silent, and the silver moonlight shone on the four rings of the Audi, reflecting a dazzling light. Cao Yang looked at the Audi car next to him, scratched his head suspiciously, and said unwillingly: "Captain Liu, I dare to conclude that there must be something wrong with this kid Wanfu, will he take advantage of our failure to keep up and transfer people?"
Liu Tao didn't squeak when he heard it, put the gun back into the holster under his armpit, stared at the brightly lit checkpoint in the distance, pondered for a moment before replying: "Yes! On the big night, they choose to eat near the checkpoint, which is a problem in itself. It's just that he didn't expect someone to follow him, and now even if he adjusts the bag, he probably won't dare to act easily. Let's go to the checkpoint first! ”
The Seongnam checkpoint is in charge of Wu Jun, the leader of the second detachment, and it is the main traffic artery leading to the city, and there are many vehicles coming and going. Liu Tao saw the police officers from afar, carefully checking the vehicles leaving the city. Wu Jun sat next to the police car, guarding the semi-plastic bag of buns, eating happily.
"Report to Team Liu, everything is working normally at the checkpoint, Commissar Yang and they just left. Is Zhu Ju out of danger? Wu Jun saw Liu Tao get out of the police car, immediately stood up, swallowed the meat bun in his mouth, and reported with a tired expression.
"That's right, there are meat buns to eat, it was sent by Deputy Director Wei, right?" Liu Tao bent down, picked up half a bag of buns on the ground, and asked thoughtfully.
Wu Jun nodded in surprise when he heard this, glanced at Cao Yang next to him, and replied admiringly: "Yes, he personally drove it here, and everyone has already eaten it." Just now I accompanied Political Commissar Yang to inspect the work, and I didn't care about eating. How do you know? Have they all become Liu Banxian? ”
Liu Tao's face became heavier and heavier after hearing this, and he solemnly explained to Wu Jun. Only then did he turn his face and ask Cao Yang: "I didn't have time to ask just now, did Zhu Ju's operation go well?" Is there anything new at the hospital? ”
The operation was so successful that he was already in the intensive care unit and the brothers were guarding the door day and night. As for the new situation, there are two points: one is that it is suspected that the hospital senior management has colluded with Tulong, because Tulong is inseparable from the support of the leaders of the inpatient department when he enters and leaves the hospital. Second, according to Julia, at around half past nine in the morning, she met Dragon Slayer in Wanda Mall. ”
Liu Tao nodded, with mixed feelings in his heart. Happily, Zhu Ju is finally out of danger, and fish of all sizes gradually surface; The worry is that the whereabouts of the dragon slayer are unknown, and in the face of the high-pressure state, will he continue to choose to lie dormant or escape to the city? Wei Ran's relationship with Wan Jia is extraordinary, will he take the dragon slayer in the name of delivering food? Where will he be hiding now?
Liu Tao pondered for a moment and decided to return to the bureau first and make a detailed report to the task force on what he knew. So, he hurriedly said goodbye to Wu Jun and beckoned Cao Yang to rush to the city together.
The night is thick and the autumn wind is blowing. Under the dim street lamp, two police cars drove one after the other, speeding down the road into the city.