OBS Chapter 9: This is a very complicated situation!
Chapter 9: This is a very complicated situation!
"Why? Chief, Dong Guanfei is just an ordinary third-class police officer."
Anna pursed her lips, refusing to back down.
Edward frowned, his thick, brows furrowing. "He has powerful connections. Anna, listen to me, find another target, or you'll be in danger too."
Anna's expression hardened.
Edward's relationship with her mother is extraordinary; he certainly wouldn't lie to her about something like this.
However, a lover who can stir her soul is rare and hard to come by, and it just so happens that she is about to break through to the high level of the Illusionary Moon Witch.
Edward stared intently into Anna's eyes and emphasized again, solemnly, "This is an order!"
"Understood, Director."
Anna nodded calmly, then turned and walked away.
Edward couldn't help but rub his furrowed brow.
Anna's path had been too smooth before, which made her prone to arrogance.
It seems she won't give up easily.
But if something really happens to her, Nightmare Witch Marilyn will definitely cause a huge mess.
Headache!
About an hour and a half later, the automatic telephone with the brass dial on the executive desk rang.
Edward put down his Delp cigar and picked up the receiver.
"This is A3008. Director, Dong Guanfei left his residence two hours ago and went to Daxin Department Store."
"The surveillance personnel didn't see him come out for more than an hour, so they went into Daxin to investigate, but they couldn't find him."
"Strangely, none of the shop staff and female customers who were questioned had ever seen him before, which is impossible given his outstanding appearance and physique."
"Half an hour ago, we deployed our Golden Retrievers and found that he had appeared near the Lotus Bridge, about three or four kilometers from Daxin. He had changed into a student uniform, bought dozens of flatbreads, scallion pancakes, more than a dozen steamed buns, and two braised chickens from three breakfast stalls, and then disappeared."
"The weather is quite dry today, so the Golden Retriever should be able to smell him within an 18-kilometer radius."
"If he were in an open area, the distance could even reach 25 kilometers."
"This means that Dong Guanfei traveled at least 18 kilometers within an hour."
"Or perhaps he has a way to conceal his scent and evade the Golden-browed Wolfhound's detection."
"In addition, we found two thugs from Quemen who were responsible for keeping an eye on Dong Guanfei near Daxin Department Store. They also lost track of Dong Guanfei."
"Currently, our investigators have set up surveillance at Lianhua Bridge, Da Xin, and his residence."
A cold glint suddenly flashed in Edward's eyes.
It's highly likely that Dong Guotao is back.
Dong Guanfei was just an ordinary, naive young man who was easily manipulated by the Yanmen and Jinqianbang. He couldn't possibly have accomplished what he has today.
It seems that the "evil-eyed witch's" probing of Dong Guanfei in the early hours of this morning crossed Dong Guotao's bottom line.
What a deep bond between uncle and nephew!
The cunning fox finally showed its tail.
Okay, okay...hehe...
"A3008, I authorize you to enter Dong Guanfei's residence for investigation."
"Yes, Director."
Edward hung up the phone, picked up a Delpo cigar, took a deep drag, savored it for a few seconds, and slowly exhaled a wisp of white smoke, his eyes deep and unfathomable...
On the other side, half an hour later.
The living room of a luxury apartment in Zhujiawan.
"Dong Guanfei has gone missing?"
Xie Miaoning stared in surprise at the burly man in his thirties in front of her, whose left ear was missing half.
The man nodded emphatically. "Yes, you told Xiao Jiu to be extra careful when you left Dong Guanfei's house this morning, but Dong Guanfei mysteriously disappeared after entering Daxin."
Xie Miaoning looked solemn and took a deep breath.
"Later, we went into Dong Guanfei's house and found that his clothes and important belongings were missing."
"It's obvious that he had been preparing to escape for a long time, and that he had someone helping him."
"This guy doesn't even want the mansion worth fifty or sixty thousand silver dollars."
The man became somewhat indignant as he spoke, and lightly waved his right hand, which gleamed with a purplish-red luster.
Xie Miaoning smiled coldly to herself.
It's as if Dong Guanfei could have saved the mansion if he hadn't run away.
"I understand, but I've done what I was supposed to do. The rest is up to you and the Money Gang."
She had a calm expression on her face.
"Yes, Miss Xueyan, he might come back to find you. Please tell me immediately when he does, and I will reward him handsomely."
"no problem."
"Thanks!"
The man smiled, turned and left.
Xie Miaoning slowly sat down on the sofa.
Bloodhand Third Brother seems to know nothing about "Evil Eye Witch".
Logically speaking, Blood Hand Lao San and Shi Guanghao should only be after money, so even if Dong Guanfei ran away, it shouldn't have much of an impact.
Now it seems they were also after Dong Guanfei himself, but they had kept it from me all along.
However, it sounds like Dong Guanfei was indeed rescued.
Could it be his uncle, Dong Guotao?
There probably isn't any other possibility.
Pity......
Xie Miaoning sighed.
She did hope that Dong Guanfei would come back to find her, but even if he did, it would only be for revenge.
According to Dong Guanfei, Dong Guotao has a wide circle of friends, including many foreigners. He probably won't let this go easily.
But... why did the uncle and nephew run away?
Given that Dong Guotao was able to befriend foreigners in the foreign concessions and amass such a large fortune, he shouldn't be intimidated by people like the "Short Gate Gang" and the "Money Gang."
Dong Guotao had been missing for about a year before.
Municipal Council... Police Station... Foreigners... Lacking connections and money-making schemes...
There seems to be a lot more to this than meets the eye!
Xie Miaoning was startled.
We absolutely must not hesitate!
It's all my fault for having feelings for Dong Guanfei the moment I saw him...
That damned bastard, how dare he deceive his mother!
Meanwhile, Dong Guanfei put away his bicycle in a secluded spot and walked into Huashan.
At this moment, he was wearing a black cloth shirt and trousers, with a cotton and linen short jacket over it, and a baseball cap. He had specially changed into a pair of brown high-top leather boots to avoid being bitten by snakes and insects.
He has very little magic power, but he recovers quickly.
He had previously taken three rickshaws and arrived at Lotus Bridge half an hour later. After buying food, he activated "Ruyi" to change his aura, then walked several hundred meters and rode a bicycle at high speed in a deserted place.
The mana required to simply change his aura was less than one-tenth of what it used to be, and he persisted for nearly an hour and a half.
Throughout the journey, he was fairly certain that no one was constantly tracking him.
Instead, he was chased by two groups of hooligans in the sparsely populated wilderness, but he easily shook them off.
Therefore, unless it's some kind of supernatural power like that of the "Evil-Eyed Witch," he should be safe for now.
Huashan Mountain has a gentle slope, with its highest point only about 200 meters above sea level, but it covers a large area and stretches for about 15 kilometers.
During the Da'an Dynasty, there were many temples here, making it a popular place for devout men and women to enjoy the spring scenery and burn incense to worship Buddha.
But more than a decade ago, all the temples and Taoist monasteries were demolished and burned by foreigners, and it is said that many bloody battles broke out.
From then on, few people came here.
Within the concession area, only churches belonging to foreign churches were permitted as religious buildings.
About half an hour later, Dong Guanfei walked two or three kilometers on the mountain road and arrived at his first destination—the ruins of a temple.