Jiang Tao's heart skipped a beat. What if Du Jingshan knew everything...?

The thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, but the consequences were already beyond his wildest imagination!

His gaze shifted, and he immediately came up with an excuse, saying, "Well... so it's Professor Du..."

It's a misunderstanding...it's a misunderstanding...I'm out on a mission!

"Now that the mission is complete, I'm driving back to the military region! What a coincidence that we bumped into your car!"

He barely managed to say it. If Du Jingshan didn't know he was a wanted criminal, he would be stunned by his words and let him go!

If his car can pass by Du Jingshan's car, he can shoot Du Jingshan dead when the two cars pass each other!

He had already devised all the countermeasures; now it was just a matter of whether Du Jingshan would cooperate with him.

If Du Jingshan doesn't cooperate with him, he'll take him down with one shot!

Regardless of whether Du Jingshan cooperates or not, tonight is definitely Du Jingshan's death day.

He kept one hand behind his back, touching the gun tucked into his belt!

Du Jingshan chuckled and said, "You're going on a mission? Oh, so you're going back to the military region! Then go ahead!"

He made a gesture of invitation as he spoke.

Jiang Tao looked at Du Jingshan, then at the car behind Du Jingshan. The car wasn't moving, so how could he get away?

He said, "Um... Professor Du, your car is blocking my car. Aren't you going to move it?"

Professor Du, where are you going so late? If you drive any further on this highway, you'll reach the mountains. Once you get around the mountains, you'll reach the neighboring province.

"Is Professor Du going out of the province? Aren't you giving a lecture to the university students today?"

Du Jingshan stood still and said, "I won't teach the students tomorrow; I'm going up the mountain."

Jiang Tao felt something was off as he listened, and he pressed him for an answer, "What are you doing up the mountain?"

Du Jingshan beckoned to Jiang Tao, signaling him to come over.

Jiang Tao pursed his lips. This stalemate with Du Jingshan wasn't a solution.

He silently drew his pistol and then put it into his coat pocket.

With the car door blocking his view, he was certain that Du Jingshan couldn't see his movements.

He got out of the car, one hand in the pocket of his cotton coat, the other hanging naturally at his side.

He walked towards Du Jingshan, asking as he went, "Teacher Du, what do you want? Just tell me what's on your mind!"

The next instant, Du Jingshan waved his hand, releasing something with lightning speed and a clanging sound. Jiang Tao didn't even see it clearly before he felt something suddenly poke his forehead.

He stared at his brow with cross-eyed eyes.

It was very dark, and we could only see each other thanks to the headlights of the two cars.

However, the light was still dim, unlike the bright light of daytime.

Moreover, this thing was poking between his eyebrows, and he was having some difficulty looking at it.

He strained to see clearly that what was stuck between his eyebrows was a small syringe, the kind that's very small, only about an inch long.

He had never seen such a small syringe in his entire life!

What is this for?

Before he could figure it out, he instinctively reached out to remove the syringe.

However, he suddenly realized he couldn't move...

He tried again to lift his arm, but he couldn't move it.

He stood there stiffly, like a rag doll, unable to move even a finger.

Words escaped from the corners of his lips; all he could move now were his mouth and tongue. "What...what did you give me? What is this?"

Du Jingshan walked up to Jiang Tao and removed the small syringe from between Jiang Tao's eyebrows.

With a clench of his large hand, he retrieved the object back into his own space.

He said with a sneer, "This thing? This thing is called a syringe. Haven't you ever seen a syringe before?"

Jiang Tao said, "Of course I've seen the syringe, but what medicine was in it? Why can't I move now!"

Du Jingshan said, "The medicine in this syringe is a new type of anesthetic that makes you unable to move while keeping your mind clear."

This controls the central nervous system, but of course you wouldn't understand what I'm saying; this is a matter for us medical students!

Jiang Tao panicked and shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing?!"

Du Jingshan said, "This brain is a good thing. I've done all this, and you still don't know what I'm going to do?!"

Jiang Tao was on the verge of tears. "What are you trying to do?! Why are you using this kind of anesthetic on me?"

Du Jingshan said, "Where is Li Xiyue? Tell me honestly, where is your cave? Otherwise, I'll send you back to your hometown right now!"

Du Jingshan's words struck Jiang Tao's mind like a thunderbolt.

Jiang Tao opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

If he were to reveal this, Song Haoqiang would definitely kill him!

Seeing that Jiang Tao hadn't answered the question, Du Jingshan raised an eyebrow and said, "What? We've come this far, and you still won't tell me the truth? Fine, then you can stay here! I'll drive up and run you over, and you can say it was an accident!"

The car brakes failed unexpectedly and killed you. The anesthesia wore off in less than half an hour, and even the forensic doctor couldn't detect that you had been given anesthesia!

"You're a wanted criminal in the military region, your death won't arouse any suspicion, and I'll even get a big prize, being told I killed a wanted criminal and performed a great service!"

As he walked toward his car, he counted 1, 2, 3 in his mind, certain that Jiang Tao would call him back before he reached 3!

Sure enough, when he silently counted to 2, he heard Jiang Tao calling him from behind.

Jiang Tao screamed in anguish, "Don't go! Don't go! I don't want to die! If I tell you, wouldn't that count as me making amends for my crime? Could you reduce my sentence and not sentence me to death?!"

His mind went blank for a while, but one thing he was very clear about was that Du Jingshan knew he was wanted and that Du Jingshan knew everything about them!

He didn't tell Du Jingshan that Du Jingshan had run him over with a car before Song Haoqiang killed him!

Between two evils, choose the lesser. If we cooperate with Du Jingshan now, at least he won't die for now!

He wanted to negotiate the best possible terms, at least to avoid the death penalty; he didn't want to die.

As long as it's not the death penalty, if he behaves well in prison, he might get a reduced sentence, and he'll have a chance to get out of prison one day!

Du Jingshan stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Jiang Tao, and said, "You're still trying to negotiate with me? I have one good point: I'm decisive and efficient, and I don't like to drag things out!"

I'm not really interested in negotiating with you right now. You'd better stand still and wait for me to run you over!