It got dark quickly.
Ling Yongde disappeared into the woods on the mountain and never came out again. Under the cover of night, and relying on his familiarity with the woods, he evaded wave after wave of searches.
Just as dawn was breaking, taking advantage of the fact that the search team had been searching all night and were exhausted and distracted, Ling Yongde found an opening and quietly slipped out of the woods, lest they find more people and catch him like a turtle in a jar when it was fully light.
He then decisively left Qingxi Town and headed to Lanyuan Town.
If it's destined that he'll never have a chance to settle down and will only be a fugitive on the run, then before that happens, he must take revenge and go south to find a chance to escape.
Zhang Gonggong personally led a team to search the woods all night, but to no avail. He was exhausted and, seeing that the others were also exhausted, he decided to call it a day: "Let's go back and rest for two hours, have something to eat, and then come back into the mountains to continue the search."
It's daytime now. If we add more people, I don't believe we can't find it. He thought to himself.
Because it was close to the mountains, Ling Yongde's house was directly requisitioned as a temporary command post and rest area.
Zhang Gong'an squatted by the door, munching on a dry steamed bun while gazing at the mountains before him. He frowned, pondering carefully: if he were Ling Yongde, where would he hide? Would he remain hidden in these mountains, living like a wild man? Or... find another way out?
A glint flashed in Zhang Gong'an's eyes; he suddenly had a bad feeling. If he really came out of this mountain, what would he do?
"Why is Officer Zhang squatting here all alone eating a steamed bun? Have some hot water." Sun Liang had been helping out here since yesterday, and seeing Officer Zhang squatting here alone, he smiled kindly and brought him a cup of hot water.
"Thank you." Officer Zhang took the phone, glanced at Sun Liang, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, staying here all night to help out."
Sun Liang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "Of course. I also hope you can catch Ling Yongde as soon as possible to prevent him from continuing to harm people. This time it's fortunate that Brother Ling and Brother Fei should be alright, but we don't know where they ran off to. We still haven't found them."
"By the way, Brother Ling's son pretended to fall into the river before, but actually ran off to Sister Xing's place, which made Brother Ling very anxious and search for him everywhere. Now that Brother Ling has disappeared, I wonder if the little guy will be worried when he finds out?" Sun Liang said with a smile, thinking of something amusing.
Zhang Gong'an's heart skipped a beat: "The Sister Xing you're talking about wouldn't happen to be Xing Zhaozhao, who lives in Xiaogaozhuang, Lanyuan Town, would it?"
Sun Liang looked at Officer Zhang with surprise: "Officer, do you also know Sister Xing? Sister Xing is very capable."
"What happened with Ling Xiao's son? Tell me about it," Officer Zhang asked hurriedly.
Sun Liang then told Zhang Gong'an about Ling Ze's situation, and also explained the entanglement between Ling Yongde and Ling Xiao to him again.
Zhang Gong'an knew about the relationship between Ling Yongde and Ling Xiao, but he had indeed overlooked the matter of the child.
"Is that child with Xing Zhaozhao now?" Officer Zhang asked.
Sun Liang nodded: "When Sister Xing came to Qingxi Town before, she saved that child once. The child remembered her and ran away from home this time. It was a coincidence that he escaped Ling Yongde's scheme and was spared a life."
Zhang Gong'an's expression was serious: "I'm afraid Ling Yongde won't think that way."
Sun Liang was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Gong'an didn't have time to explain to him. He quickly ate the steamed bun in his hand in a few bites, drank the water in his cup in one gulp, and casually tossed it back to Sun Liang: "I need to go to Lanyuan Town right away."
Having his plans thwarted time and time again, would Ling Yongde tolerate it? He and Chen Dachuan are cut from the same cloth; if Chen Dachuan couldn't stand it, he probably couldn't either. Hopefully, this time they can make it in time and avoid a repeat of the last incident…
At the entrance of Xiaogaozhuang Village, Hongfei, Hongyu, and Lingze were having a race with some of the village's best friends, seeing whose wind-up toy could run the fastest.
In this round, Ling Ze's little hen won and was cheering with joy when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him: "Aze? You really are here."
Ling Ze turned his head in surprise and saw that it was Ling Yongde. He was both surprised and happy to greet him: "Uncle Yongde? What brings you here?"
Hongyu stood to the side, looking at the unfamiliar Ling Yongde, and tilted her head to ask her brother, "Didn't Mom say that we shouldn't talk to strangers?"
Hongfei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Aze knows him, so he's not a stranger."
“But I don’t know him,” Hongyu said matter-of-factly.
“…Then just don’t talk to him,” Hongfei said.
Hongyu nodded seriously: "I know."
Looking at Ling Ze's smiling face, Ling Yongde couldn't help but have a crazy thought: since Ling Xiao is not dead, he will take the child away and make him suffer the pain of not being able to find his child for the rest of his life.
"Of course I came to see you," Ling Yongde said, his face always bearing a friendly expression.
"How did you know I was here?" Ling Ze asked curiously.
“Uh…” Ling Yongde stammered, unable to think of a good excuse for a moment.
Ling Ze recalled Xing Zhaozhao's hesitant expression when she looked at him yesterday, and assumed that he had guessed the reason. He asked angrily, "Did Aunt Xing send a message to my dad?"
Ling Yongde breathed a sigh of relief. Since the little guy had already taken the initiative to find a reason for him, he naturally nodded in agreement: "Okay."
"Then why didn't you come yourself? Why did you come?" Ling Ze asked, pouting.
“You know your dad is always very busy, so he asked me to pick you up,” Ling Yongde said.
Ling Ze, his stubborn temper flaring up, turned and walked away: "I'm not going back. If he knew he had a son like me, he'd let him come and get me himself."
Ling Yongde couldn't help but grit his teeth in frustration. He was truly annoyed by this brat's temper. If he really fell into his hands, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
Ling Yongde took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and quickly caught up with the little guy, pulling him back: "Actually, Aze, you misunderstood. Your dad didn't not want to come; he just couldn't."
Ling Ze suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ling Yongde, his eyes flashing with panic: "What happened to my dad?"
“Your dad had a little accident and is in the hospital right now. Before he fell into a coma, he specifically told me to come and pick you up,” Ling Yongde said.
Ling Ze panicked completely: "How could this happen? I'll go back with you right now."
Ling Yongde smiled with satisfaction: "Good boy." After saying that, he reached out and took Ling Ze's little hand, preparing to leave with the others.
"Wait a minute." A childish voice suddenly called out from the side.
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