Chapter 209 Chapter 209 Is it coming for us?
Ji An arrived at 7:30 in the evening, and Wang Yu booked the latest flight for everyone at 22:05 that day.
When Ji An arrived, Guan Xia and her group's luggage had just been sent back. Now the Lijia Village case had been handed over to the special task force and they were no longer needed, so Zhong Xiaoyu and Qi Bai immediately changed out of their couple outfits and took off the various accessories that were tied together in pairs, and they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Xia and Pang Le did not take off their best friend bracelets, and the pink and white pendants of the same style were still hanging on their backpacks. While Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu were busy, the two looked at each other tacitly and couldn't help laughing quietly.
Ji An, in a hurry, didn't bring much with him. After arriving at the scene, exhausted, his first question was, "How's it going? Any new progress on the case?"
Zhong Xiaoyu walked over and gave Ji An a tight hug, then smiled and said, "We've made some progress, but it's not significant, so we need to leave now. We still have two and a half hours until our flight leaves, so now's the perfect time to get there."
Ji An couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "Alright, after spending the past ten days in Shangshuang City, my muscles have loosened up. I might as well consider flying around as a way to get some exercise."
Ji An put on his backpack again after he had just put it down and said, "Let's go, hurry up and avoid getting stuck in traffic and being late again."
While rushing to the airport, Ji An carefully inquired about all the news she had missed in the past ten days.
After Guan Xia and the others finished their chatter, Ji An sighed and said, "It seems I've missed a lot in the past ten days, but thankfully I arrived in time, so I haven't missed out on everything."
Another member of the nine-person team returned. Guan Xia felt a little relieved, though the others didn't know if they were impressed. After Ji An finished sighing, she asked, "By the way, Sister Ji, was your journey from Shangshuang City smooth? Did anything special happen?"
With Ji An's intelligence, he understood Guan Xia's meaning without her having to explain it too clearly. After a moment's thought, he shook his head and said, "I was paying attention the whole way. Maybe I didn't notice, but from what I observed, there really wasn't anything. The whole journey was smooth. There were no accidents, and I didn't find anyone following me."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became interesting; some looked solemn, some relaxed, and some frowned in thought.
A dozen seconds later, Pang Le was the first to speak: "It seems that we are still safe for the time being. Perhaps Li Feng has been away from Wuyang for too many years, so he hasn't paid much attention to this place and hasn't received any news yet?"
Several people looked at each other in confusion. After a moment, Guan Xia said, "It's unlikely. Wu Yang might not pay much attention, but the people around him wouldn't be so careless. It's more likely that they are in the preparation stage of the plan. Remember when Xu Nian and his men were escorting Lu Manqing back to Yongquan City, but they were attacked just after leaving Jianyang City? We previously speculated that such a large-scale provocation to the police would obviously require them to be extremely cautious. They would have to prepare for at least a few days. They certainly couldn't just send people in on a whim."
Pang Le nodded and said, "That's right. In that case, we can have two days of peace. At least we have time to contact the police in Quming City and fully understand the case we are going to investigate next."
Guan Xia shook his head again and said, "Not necessarily. It depends on whether the murderer in that case really left any important evidence. If, like the Lijia Village case, there is no evidence that can implicate Wu Yang, then the attack we encounter may be a minor one. But if there is important evidence that can threaten Wu Yang, then we may experience the same scenario that Xu Nian and the others experienced next."
Even though Guan Xia's words weren't blunt, the others were also startled, especially Zhong Xiaoyu. She subconsciously sat up a little straighter, switching from driving with one hand to putting both hands on the steering wheel. She said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll get some sleep once we get on the plane. And once we land in Quming City, I'll be fully alert and will definitely get us to our destination safely."
In order to cope with what might happen next, not only Zhong Xiaoyu, but also Xu Nian and the others fell into a deep sleep as soon as they got on the plane. Guan Xia also tried hard to empty herself and replenish her energy with sleep.
When we opened our eyes again, the plane had already landed in Quming City. Everyone was a little sleepy one second, but the next second they were full of energy and followed the crowd out of the cabin to pick up their luggage.
The eight people were together all the time along the way, not letting anyone be left alone, until they got in the car prepared in advance by the task force, they felt a little relaxed.
Zhong Xiaoyu took the driver's seat without hesitation. He first glanced around through the car window before starting the car. "It looks like we're safe for now," he said. "It's almost midnight. Should we go to the hotel first, or to the precinct responsible for that rainy night murder?"
Guan Xia also observed his surroundings. To ensure safety, he even activated the shared system vision to take a look. Indeed, he didn't see a single criminal with bloodshot eyes. Then he said, "Let's follow our previous agreement and go to the precinct police station first. Every second counts. Who knows if tonight is calm, tomorrow will be smooth sailing as well."
Zhong Xiaoyu agreed, "Okay, let's go."
So they called Xu Nian and told him about it, and then a group of eight people, led by Zhong Xiaoyu, drove out of the airport parking lot in two cars.
It was a very nice night, with no wind or rain, the temperature was just right, the clouds were not thick, and the bright moonlight spread all over the earth.
Zhong Xiaoyu glanced out the window while driving and said with sudden realization, "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Why did I say the moon is so round?"
Ji An casually said, "Tomorrow, the 27th. Although we are busy investigating the case, we can't miss the holiday. When we return to the hotel tomorrow, we can just find a store and buy a few boxes of mooncakes. It can also be considered a holiday."
As Ji An spoke, he turned around and looked at Guan Xia inquiringly.
Guan Xia smiled and said, "Sure. I remember last year's Mid-Autumn Festival was spent with Pang Le. It was just the two of us then. This year, it's great. We're all celebrating together. It's the first time it's been so lively."
Zhong Xiaoyu glanced at the rearview mirror and suggested with a smile, "If you like, we can celebrate the holidays together in the future. My mom passed away, and my dad and I don't get along. My aunt is nice to me, but she always misses my uncle especially on special days like this, so I'm pretty much alone, so it's just right for me to celebrate the holidays with you guys."
Ji An also said: "When I was in the criminal police team, I was busy all day and night. After I resigned from the criminal police team, I have been running around outside. My family is used to not celebrating the holidays with me, so I can celebrate with you."
Pang Le suddenly became excited, "That's great, after the case is investigated, we can have fun together."
Guan Xia had rarely had the experience of celebrating a festival together with everyone, both before and after her time travel, so Zhong Xiaoyu's suggestion immediately made her excited and excited.
Without even a second's hesitation, he smiled and said, "Okay, of course if you want to join me."
After saying this, Guan Xia changed the subject and asked Zhong Xiaoyu curiously, "By the way, Xiaoyu, how is your aunt now? Is she okay?"
Guan Xia was really impressed by Zhong Xiaoyu's aunt. She was not only a rich woman, but also very affectionate. Zhong Xiaoyu's uncle had been dead for several years, but she had been spending money and energy to track down the murderer. Especially after the case was solved, everyone received a large red envelope, and Guan Xia hasn't spent all the money yet.
Coming out of the airport, they happened to pass an intersection. Seeing that the light at the intersection was about to turn from yellow to red, Zhong Xiaoyu simply stepped on the brakes to stop the car before answering, "She's fine. Although she still misses my uncle, she hasn't stopped making money. My aunt has always been very clear that no matter how important feelings are, they are not as important as money. But my relatives have been making trouble all the time, trying to introduce all kinds of rubbish to my aunt. Even my unreliable father called me, wanting me to say good things about his friends in front of my aunt. Of course, my aunt didn't like any of those rubbish. After all, they are not as good-looking as my uncle, nor are they as good-looking as my uncle, not to mention being particularly obedient and able to provide emotional value. But those who look like pigs want to eat my aunt's soft rice?"
Zhong Xiaoyu sneered sarcastically, "Do they take my aunt for a fool? My aunt has a lot of money, but she's not stupid. Not only did she refuse, she also had her bodyguards secretly beat everyone up, even my dad got beaten up."
Zhong Xiaoyu chuckled gloatingly and added, "It really serves him right. With his character, he still wants to be my aunt's family. He doesn't even consider his own weight."
Including Ji An, Guan Xia and the others listened with great interest. After all, the kind of life that Zhong Xiaoyu's aunt lived was not something that ordinary people could enjoy.
It seemed that Zhong Xiaoyu really liked her aunt's personality. She continued to talk for a long time, introducing her aunt's recent situation. She stopped talking until there were only a dozen seconds left on the red light and it was about to turn green.
Putting his hands back on the steering wheel, Zhong Xiaoyu focused on the countdown of the red light. When there were only a few seconds left, Guan Xia's heart suddenly beat heavily for no reason, as if he had foreseen something, and suddenly felt a little creepy.
Guan Xia subconsciously looked up and saw that the intersection in front of him was in order and nothing had happened, but Guan Xia's feeling of horror lingered in his heart and never dissipated.
Just as the green light came on and Zhong Xiaoyu was about to step on the accelerator, the terrifying feeling reached a new peak. Guan Xia's hair stood on end and she instinctively shouted, "Wait."
Although Zhong Xiaoyu didn't understand why, she subconsciously stopped moving. Then everyone became a little nervous. They first looked around through the car window, then turned to look at Guan Xia and asked, "What's wrong?"
At the moment Ji An finished speaking, a large truck in the east-to-west lane that was intersecting with theirs and should have had a red light ran a red light and sped past their car, then slammed into the rear end of a small car coming from the opposite lane, knocking the entire car out of its original lane and losing its balance. The front of the car hit the guardrail and flipped over, then slid forward for a few seconds, leaving very obvious marks on the ground.
The truck that caused all this did not even stop, but drove straight through the intersection and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
It all happened so fast that Guan Xia didn't have time to answer Ji An's question. Everyone's attention was drawn to the sudden accident.
After another ten seconds, Pang Le finally reacted and said with a pale face, "If it wasn't for Guan Xia's shout just now, would we have been hit by that truck if we drove out like this?"
Guan Xia's mind was confused for a second, but she quickly tried to calm herself down.
She calculated the time and distance. If she hadn't reminded them just now, at their normal speed, they would not only be hit head-on by the truck when passing the intersection, but they would not be as lucky as that car and only be hit from the rear, but would be hit from the body. Perhaps Zhong Xiaoyu and Ji An in the front of the car could escape, but Guan Xia and Pang Le sitting in the back seat would definitely not escape. If they were unlucky, they might even die on the spot.
After figuring it all out, Guan Xia felt her chest tighten and her throat dry. She asked with difficulty, "Was that truck coming towards us?"
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