Free Web NovelChapter 173: Chapter 173: Unrighteous
Wang Hao answered the phone, and Su Zhenping on the other end said some more incomprehensible things.
"Hey! You really not planning on coming back? Then I’ll just handle it myself!"
Wang Hao was truly annoyed at the moment and had no extra energy to guess Su Zhenping’s real intentions, so he agreed and told him to deal with it himself.
After hanging up, Wang Hao’s phone still showed three missed calls from yesterday, all from Zhang Xuepin. Wang Hao knew it must be about asking how Xiao Wei was doing now.
But now Xiao Wei was missing, whereabouts unknown, uncertain of life or death, Wang Hao truly didn’t know what to say to Zhang Xuepin, so he simply threw his phone aside without calling Zhang Xuepin back.
A Kun was injured by someone with a knife, the criminals were still on the loose, and Xiao Wei was not found, Wang Hao was completely overwhelmed.
Why had all these worries suddenly come rushing in all at once, and why did they all fall on him? What worried him the most now was still Xiao Wei, but other than increasing manpower to search, Wang Hao couldn’t think of any better methods.
In fact, Wang Hao had also thought about luring the criminals out himself, but he couldn’t find out what exactly the criminals wanted. With the criminals’ goals unclear, Wang Hao didn’t know how to proceed.
Plus, news about them was everywhere, and the entire Chicheng County as well as Zao City had deployed police forces to look for them. They must have seen or heard the news about themselves.
Wang Hao just couldn’t understand, if there was no place left for them in Chicheng County, why would they still hide there? Could it be they were waiting to be caught by the police?
But things were definitely not that simple, otherwise, why would they have stayed in this small county of Chicheng County and not left?
Wang Hao was worrying when suddenly a reward announcement appeared on TV, stating that anyone who provided useful clues to help capture the criminals would be rewarded with fifty thousand yuan and reminded the public to avoid going out if possible.
Fifty thousand yuan was quite a sum of money in Chicheng County, probably the income of an ordinary person for two years.
It seemed that the police were getting anxious with the criminals not captured yet.
No wonder, if there were any more casualties, it would be difficult to explain to the higher authorities, not to mention the police chief had stated plainly that civilians must not be harmed again.
As a result, just last night the incident involving Da Xing and his men dying in a car explosion had occurred, leaving the chief of police’s face without a place to rest.
"Neither of you two go out today!"
Having given his orders, Wang Hao went out again.
Xiao Wei and Jia Jia had been missing for three days now, and the two children were so young, they must have been terrified.
Moreover, Jia Jia had health issues.
So Wang Hao had to take the initiative; he couldn’t wait for the police results any longer.
Wang Hao instructed Sun Lao San and his brothers to take all their men and guard all the essential small paths into and out of the city, as the main roads were surely guarded by the police. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
He also kept a close watch on all stores and late-night eateries that were open at night. As soon as any suspicious person was spotted, the person was to report to Wang Hao immediately.
Currently, the police only knew to block some major roads and search everywhere. As for these secret trails, they had no idea, and the police also didn’t have enough manpower to cover them.
Wang Hao was anxious to find the two children and had to reluctantly help the police with their efforts.
Now working in cooperation with the police to corner them, along with the police’s daily patrols and manhunt, Wang Hao believed these criminals wouldn’t last many days before they made a move.
After yesterday’s explosion incident, the police in Zao City sent over more than a hundred officers and about twenty patrol cars.
It also sent a final ultimatum to the chief of Chicheng County Police Station, demanding the criminals be found and arrested within three days.
Now, as Wang Hao walked on the streets, he could hear sirens everywhere, with police cars coming by for patrol every few minutes.
As Wang Hao walked down the street, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure ahead. He looked closer and felt a wave of dizziness, promptly turning around to leave.
"Big Brother, Big Brother, I saw you, wait for me!"
Huang Dingfeng also saw Wang Hao from afar, hurriedly waving hello, and when he saw Wang Hao attempting to flee, he quickly chased after him.
"With the tension outside now, why are you wandering around the streets? Hurry home, or go back to school, you choose!"
As Wang Hao turned around, he saw one of Sun Lao San’s underlings patrolling around the store and hurriedly called him over.
"Hao Bro, you called me over, what do you need?"
The underling jogged over to ask.
"This kid, help me escort him back to school."
When Wang Hao finished speaking, he was still not at ease and gave his underling further instructions.
"After you arrive at the school, you must see him enter the school gate with your own eyes, then you wait there. He is not allowed to leave before school is out!"
Wang Hao’s underlings would certainly carry out his orders, so they took Huang Dingfeng and headed toward the school.
"Brother Hao, Brother Hao, wait for me, I have some great news for you, I know where Xiao Wei and Jia Jia went!"
Just as this underling ran into Huang Dingfeng, he immediately started shouting.
"Hold on!"
Wang Hao’s body trembled when he heard what Huang Dingfeng said, and he quickly stopped the underling and whispered as he pointed at Huang Dingfeng’s nose.
"You better not be lying to me. If I find out you’re lying, I’ll have someone specifically go to the school to watch you study, and you’ll never be able to take half a step out of the school again."
"Hey, why talk about such useless things? I should quickly tell you the important news."
Although Huang Dingfeng wasn’t big, he was clever and sneaky. He pulled Wang Hao to a secluded spot and said in a low voice.
"Yesterday I saw Xiao Wei and Jia Jia inside a white sedan."
A white sedan?
Wang Hao suddenly stiffened, feeling as if every pore on his body had opened up, and a wave of anxiety began to flood into him.
Because yesterday morning, in front of Akun’s house, Wang Hao had seen a white sedan and lost track of it later, suspecting that it might have belonged to the criminals.
"Then, how did Xiao Wei and Jia Jia look?"
Wang Hao asked anxiously.
"Xiao Wei was alright, very quiet, it’s just that Jia Jia seemed to be crying non-stop."
Huang Dingfeng rolled his eyes as he tried hard to recall the scene he had witnessed.
"Did you see the faces of anyone else in the car?"
Wang Hao inquired.
"At that time, the car was turning, and I only then noticed that the kids in the back seat were Xiao Wei and Jia Jia. By the time I tried to get a good look, the car had already driven off, and I couldn’t make out what the others looked like."
Huang Dingfeng sighed.
"Which direction did the car go?"
Wang Hao, seeming to see hope, excitedly grabbed Huang Dingfeng’s hand and asked.
"It headed north of the county. I watched the car drive straight ahead without turning again!"
Huang Dingfeng stated with certainty.
North of the county, if the criminals had gone there, then Xiao Wei and Jia Jia must have been taken there as well.
With this thought, Wang Hao hurriedly called Sun Laotian and asked him to organize a group immediately to search for a suspicious white sedan north of the county.
After making the call, Wang Hao hailed a car and headed north himself.
"Brother Hao, what should we do with this kid?"
The underling asked, confused.
"Take him to school and continue to watch over him!"
Before getting into the car, Wang Hao waved his hand at Huang Dingfeng.
"Hey, you’re too unrighteous, you’re just using me and then discarding me after!"
Huang Dingfeng said with an indignant face, yelling in the direction Wang Hao had left.
"Ungrateful wretch, destroying the bridge after crossing, without honor; I’ll never trust you again!"
Wang Hao did not pay any attention to Huang Dingfeng, got in the car, and sped off toward the north of the county...
