Chapter 28

‘Zui Xiao let the little boy go and the judge will give you a lighter sentence,’ Officer Huang said .

‘Do you think I’m stupid?’ Zui Xiao asked . ‘You’ll shoot me if I let the little boy go . ’

‘Zui Xiao if you let the little boy, my colleagues will grant your requests,’ Officer Huang negotiated .

‘Bring me one hundred thousand in cash right now!’ Zui Xiao demanded .

Officer Huang whispered an order to his juniors .

A short while later, a junior officer brought a bag to the carpark .

‘Officer Huang, I brought the money,’ the junior officer said .

Officer Huang intended to use the excuse of bringing money to Zui Xiao to unarm Zui Xiao, but Zui Xiao refused to let him approach .

‘Don’t move!’ Zui Xiao said to Officer Huang .

Zui Xiao looked around him and saw Yue Gu Zai protecting Zhen Wu .

‘Let that little boy bring the money to me,’ Zui Xiao said .

Zhen Wu was scared of Zui Xiao would shoot Xiao Jiang . But he looked at his dad’s calm face and felt less scared . He slowly stepped toward Officer Huang .

‘Be careful,’ Officer Huang whispered to Zhen Wu .

‘What are you whispering?’ Zui Xiao asked . ‘Hurry up and bring the money here!’

Zui Xiao pressed the gun onto Xiao Jiang’s face, and Xiao Jiang was too scared to move .

Zhen Wu carried the bag of money and stepped slowly toward Zui Xiao . He was worried Xiao Jiang would faint .

‘Uncle, why don’t you let Xiao Jiang go and take me instead?’ Zhen Wu asked . ‘Uncle, look how scared Xiao Jiang is . What are you going to do if he dies of a fright? If you lose a hostage the policemen won’t let you leave . ’

‘Zhen Wu!’ Zhen Zhen called .

Zhen Zhen taught her son to be a courageous person . But she didn’t mean he should offer himself as a hostage . Her husband held her hand and shook his head so she didn’t say anything else .

Zui Xiao looked at Xiao Jiang who looked frightened to death and thought what Zhen Wu said was true . The cops would shoot him if he lost a hostage .

‘Little boy come here,’ Zui Xiao said to Zhen Wu ‘Don’t do any tricks . ’

‘Uncle, I’m just a little boy,’ Zhen Wu said . ‘What can I do to hurt uncle?’

Zui Xiao pushed Xiao Jiang to Mr Chen and grabbed Zhen Wu .

‘She’ll be the driver,’ Zui Xiao said and pointed at Zhen Zhen .

Zhen Zhen’s hands trembled .

‘Don’t be scared,’ Yue Gu Zai said calmly to Zhen Zhen .

Zhen Zhen took a deep breath and Yue Gu Zai’s calmness helped her compose herself .

‘Hurry up and get in the car!’ Zui Xiao ordered Zhen Zhen .

Zhen Zhen quickly sat in Zui Xiao’s car in the driver’s seat, and Zui Xiao shoved Zhen Wu onto the backseat .

‘Hurry up and drive,’ Zui Xiao said . ‘Don’t try any funny business or I’ll shoot your son . ’

Zhen Zhen turned on the engine and reversed out of the carpark . When she drove past her husband, she looked into his calm eyes and trusted he would save her and their son .

The moment Zhen Zhen drove off, Officer Huang ordered the cops to chase after Zui Xiao’s car, and Yue Gu Zai called Cheng Yi .

‘Activate the GPS tracking device on Zhen Wu’s watch,’ Yue Gu Zai instructed Cheng Yi . ‘Tell Chu Gian and the others to chase after Zhen Wu and bring a sports car here within two minutes . ’

‘Yes boss,’ Cheng Yi said and hung up .

Cheng Yi didn’t ask any questions . He understood from the rare subtle panicked tone in Yue Gu Zai’s voice that something bad must have happened to Zhen Wu .

Inside Zui Xiao’s car, Zhen Wu discreetly input codes into his watch to communicate with to Cheng Yi .

‘Drive faster,’ Zui Xiao ordered Zhen Zhen .

‘It’s a residential zone,’ Zhen Zhen said and stopped at the red light .

‘Run the red light,’ Zui Xiao said and checked if cops were still behind them .

Zhen Zhen hesitated running the red light before stepping on the accelerator . The cars at the intersection braked and Zhen Zhen drove past them .

‘Where do you want me to drive to?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

‘To the southern ferry port terminal,’ Zui Xiao said .

Zhen Wu input the destination coordinates into his watch .

Cheng Yi received Zhen Wu’s coded message and reported to Yue Gu Zai .

‘Boss, young master said that they’re heading to the southern ferry port terminal,’ Cheng Yi said .

After Zhen Zhen drove to the terminal, it was pouring rain and more than ten black cars were waiting for them at the terminal .

Yue Gu Zai and Chu Gian arrived before the cops . While Zui Xiao was distracted, Chu Gian navigated behind shipping containers to ambush Zui Xiao .

‘After I arrive at a safe place, I’ll let this little boy go,’ Zui Xiao said . ‘But if any of you make a false move, I’ll shoot the little boy . ’

Apart from the paranoid Zui Xiao, everyone else could see Chu Gian standing on top of a shipping container behind Zui Xiao .

Chu Gian winked at Zhen Wu and he slowly nodded his head . He saw his dad signal Chu Gian then she jumped onto Zui Xiao and his dad pulled him to safety .

Chu Gian pressed one of her knees on Zui Xiao’s back, and restrained Zui Xiao’s arms and legs .

‘Stop moving!’ Chu Gian said to Zui Xiao .

‘I’ll leave the rest to you,’ Yue Gu Zai said to Chu Gian .

‘Yes boss,’ Chu Gian said .

Yue Gu Zai wanted to quickly take his wife and son home, but the cops arrived and prevented him from leaving .

‘Thank you for capturing the criminal,’ Officer Huang said . ‘But I need to escort you to the police station . It’s illegal for you to carry a gun . ’

Yue Gu Zai dismissed Officer Huang’s request . He led his wife and son to a sports car . When Officer Huang ran to the driver’s seat, he gave Officer Huang a business card .

‘I don’t know what you and your officers were doing while on duty,’ Yue Gu Zai said . ‘But you allowed a criminal to escape with a gun to a public place . I’ll ask someone to investigate this matter . ’

Officer Huang looked in disbelief at the business card while Yue Gu Zai sped off with his wife and son . On the business card was a private contact number of the head of the national security department .

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End of Chapter Twenty-Eight