Chapter 215 215 It's like a dying counterattack
Because of the two new attacks, not only Guan Xia, but everyone else felt angry.
Before Xu Nian could respond, Wang Yu spoke first and said firmly, "Okay, I'll go book the tickets now. We'll take the earliest flight to Jianyang City."
Wang Yu hurried away to prepare for his next trip. Guan Xia finally felt the strength return to her legs. She instinctively stood up, but then a sudden thought struck her. She instinctively clenched her fingers and glanced nervously at Xu Nian again. "Meng Lan and that girl were both attacked. It's possible they were already being targeted by that criminal organization, or it could be revenge against me. Is there a chance that that criminal organization would be so ruthless as to retaliate against others?"
As Guan Xia asked this, her eyes fell uncontrollably on the faces of everyone present, including Xu Nian, Pang Le, Ji An, Zhong Xiaoyu, Qi Bai, Jiang Yingyao, and Wang Yu, who was a little further away and was hurriedly booking tickets for everyone on his mobile phone.
Guan Xia is not a lonely person, but she doesn't have many close friends. But they are different. Their parents and relatives are all there, and even Jiang Yingyao has a child, not to mention Ji An's goddaughter Ping An who was just rescued and is still recovering.
Regarding Xia Zai, and with the special task force action team secretly ready to provide support at any time, it would not be easy for the criminal organization to kill them, but it would not be so difficult for other people's relatives and friends.
Guan Xia's heart was filled with fear again. That criminal organization was so cruel. Would they choose to kill ordinary people to retaliate against them when they saw that they couldn't kill them?
Could it be that at this very moment, someone’s relatives are on the verge of life and death, and they may be calling someone’s name, hoping someone can save them?
The more Guan Xia thought about it, the deeper she went, and the further she went, she felt as if she was wrapped in a wet and cold mist, and her whole body was cold.
However, because of his previous experience, although Guan Xia was frightened, he was able to remain calm. After looking at several people one by one, he looked at Xu Nian's face again, waiting for his answer.
Xu Nian was about to speak when Pang Le sneered and said, "I don't know about others, but my grandpa, my mother, and my brother are not to be trifled with, not to mention that my grandpa has so many disciples. I believe that even if Yao Qingyan and Lu Manqing were to resurrect and join forces to attack them, they would only kill them in return. However, I do worry that my grandpa will over-defend himself and end up in jail for several days at his age."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Pang Le's confident tone. Perhaps his words were a bit exaggerated, but they were indeed very encouraging to others, and even Guan Xia's fear was alleviated a little.
Pang Le still kept his hand on Guan Xia's shoulder. The early autumn night was a little cold, but Pang Le's palm was hot. This heat seemed to penetrate into Guan Xia's heart through the thin clothes, allowing her to slowly dispel the coolness that was like damp mist from the inside out.
Xu Nian also said immediately, "Don't worry, Guan Xia. The task force had already taken this into consideration before we set out from Lijia Village. So, like Meng Lan and that girl, everyone else will have someone secretly protecting them."
Guan Xia just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of Meng Lan, whose life or death was still uncertain, and his biological sister who was intact but whose biological father had died, he breathed another sigh of relief. He looked at Xu Nian and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.
But Xu Nian saw something in her expression and after a pause, he explained, "Meng Lan was injured because the task force didn't expect Yao Qingyan, who went to attack, to be armed. And the death of your biological father was an accident."
"Accident?" Zhong Xiaoyu asked curiously, and several people looked at Xu Nian.
Xu Nian nodded and said, "According to Director Ren, the colleagues in the task force actually didn't know why the middle-aged man suddenly came to the door in the middle of the night, and the attacker was disguised as a food delivery man. In addition, the girl lived in a mixed community. There were people working night shifts and live streaming in their building. It was very common for them to order food delivery in the middle of the night. So at first, the colleagues in the task force didn't recognize that the food delivery man was actually the killer. It wasn't until they heard movement from the apartment building where the girl lived that they rushed in and saw the middle-aged man and the killer fighting. The two men seemed to have tumbled down the stairs. The middle-aged man was stabbed several times, but he still tightly grasped the killer's neck and refused to let go. It was not until our people arrested the killer that the middle-aged man seemed to lose his breath and kept looking towards the stairs until he died. The colleagues in the task force didn't even finish calling the emergency number before he stopped breathing."
Guan Xia listened in silence, unable to articulate her feelings. She simply felt that people were truly complex. Someone could heartlessly abandon one daughter to fend for herself, yet risk their lives for another, even risking their own lives. To say he was a bad person wasn't entirely true, but to say he was a good person wasn't really.
Guan Xia thought about it over and over again, and finally came to one conclusion: human feelings really cannot be defined by blood ties. Perhaps if she had not been lost, and lived with the couple like that girl, they would also be able to love her wholeheartedly as they did to that girl.
Thinking of this, Guan Xia suddenly understood Meng Lan's persistence. However, at this point, it was useless to think about it. She didn't have that luck after all.
Guan Xia was silent for a moment with mixed feelings, but she quickly perked up and looked at Wang Yu, who had finished his work and was walking over, and asked, "Have you booked your tickets?"
Wang Yu hummed, "The earliest flight to Jianyang City is at 7:05 in the morning. We still have time to have breakfast and then leave for the airport."
Guan Xia subconsciously raised her wrist to check the time. It was 3:52 in the morning, more than three hours before the flight took off. She still had time to fill her stomach before leaving.
However, considering safety, Guan Xia said, "I noticed Captain Chen hasn't left the conference room since we were talking. Plus, it's so late at night and the forensic doctor is working overtime. I think there must be a case that needs to be solved urgently. So why don't we just tell Captain Chen and stay at his branch office for breakfast? I remember seeing instant noodles piled on the cabinets in Xu Nian's office a few times. I think Captain Chen's branch office has some too. Let's just bear with it and have some instant noodles."
At a time like this, no one would mind such a perfunctory breakfast. Qi Bai agreed, then looked at Guan Xia in surprise and said, "Guan Xia, I've noticed you're becoming more and more like Captain Xu. Ignoring your voice and just looking at your words, it really does sound a bit like something Captain Xu would say. Is that what they mean by "birds of a feather flock together"? But I've been with Captain Xu for years, and how come I don't resemble him at all?"
Qi Bai was really good at making jokes in tense moments. When he said this, everyone couldn't help laughing. Only Xu Nian slapped him in annoyance, "Do you know how to speak? Just say the first half properly, why do you have to say the second half as well?"
Jiang Yingyao touched the back of Qi Bai's head lovingly and said with a smile, "You don't look like Captain Xu. Why else? It's the difference in IQ. Forget about half of Guan Xia's talent. If you had even one tenth of her talent, you could be like Captain Xu's apprentice."
Speaking of apprentices, Guan Xia looked at Qi Bai and then at Xu Nian, and felt that they were indeed not alike. However, Wang Yu's behavior was sometimes a bit similar to Jiang Yingyao's. It seemed that Wang Yu was both hardworking and a bit more talented, which was why he was able to inherit Jiang Yingyao's true skills.
Team Chen naturally would not refuse their plan and fully supported it. He not only contributed instant noodles, but also braised eggs, braised chicken legs and ham sausages, allowing them to have an exceptionally hearty breakfast.
Because the flight was very early and completely missed the morning rush hour, Guan Xia and the others had some time to rest after breakfast. It was not until Wang Yuding's alarm clock rang that they casually smoothed their messy hair and hurried back into the car.
On the way to the airport, new news came. Just as Guan Xia expected, not only was she retaliated against, but other people's relatives and friends were also attacked.
But because of the lessons learned from the previous incident, all subsequent attacks were thwarted at the outset, and even people who were asleep were unaware that someone was trying to kill them. The task force obviously had a great harvest, arresting more than a dozen criminals overnight. The most gratifying thing is that it is very likely that they can catch more people by following the clues.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except Pang Le, who had a calm expression and looked like he really wasn't worried about his family at all.
Guan Xia couldn't help but look at her. She was very curious about her family. She didn't know how good her grandfather, her mother and her brother were at fighting, so that Pang Le could be so calm.
Perhaps Guan Xia's expression was too obvious, Pang Le noticed it easily. He glanced at her and said, "Curious? But you're right. We've known each other for three years, right? You seem to have never met my parents or my brother. When we're done this time, I'll take you back to visit. You like me so much, you must like my mom very much. She's even more straightforward than me, and she's very warm. Anyone who has dealt with her and doesn't have so many calculations likes her very much. My dad is like that. He's so weak that he couldn't even take a punch from my grandpa, but he kept chasing after my mom and came to our house again and again. In the end, my mom was moved by him and got together with him."
Guan Xia was a little fascinated by what she heard, and after imagining it, she felt that it would be very interesting if these two people with different personalities and temperaments lived together.
Guan Xia agreed, "Okay, when everything is over, I will definitely go home with you."
The flight they took to Jianyang City took off on time at 7:05 in the morning and landed on time at 9:10 in the morning. However, this time was different from all the previous business trips. This time, there were people from the special task force who came to pick them up at the airport. Guan Xia had seen them before. They were several criminal police officers she had worked with in Shangshuang City before.
The leader was a young female police officer who had been with Guan Xia on a tracking mission. She had only been away for two weeks, and she had already become several shades darker. However, even so, the dark circles under her eyes couldn't be hidden. She smiled brightly and shook hands with Guan Xia. "Hello, Expert Guan, we meet again. I hope this time, like last time, will be a pleasant cooperation."
Guan Xia also extended her hand and shook it vigorously. "Hello, Captain Zhang. We are all here for this case. We will definitely have a pleasant cooperation."
After a few brief pleasantries, Guan Xia and the others got into their cars. He couldn't wait to look at the young policewoman and ask, "By the way, Captain Zhang, is there any activity in Jianyang City? Are the fingerprint comparison results in? Is Wu Yang still alive? Is he still under our surveillance?"
Pang Le and the others were also very nervous about these questions, and looked at the young female police officer when they heard this.
Captain Zhang, who had a square face and a scar between his eyebrows despite his youth, frowned and said, "The fingerprint comparison results are in. They confirm that they are the same. We recaptured the person half an hour ago. As for other movements..."
Captain Zhang paused as he spoke. Guan Xia's attention was originally drawn to the news that Wu Yang had been captured, but with Captain Zhang's subtle pause, she instantly retracted her attention and stared at her nervously.
Captain Zhang pinched his brows and sighed, "Perhaps it's that organization's revenge, or perhaps a last-ditch counterattack. Since around four in the morning, the crime rate has skyrocketed across most of Dingyuan Province, especially Jianyang City. Many of our colleagues have been incredibly busy. The higher-ups are worried about your safety, fearing you'll be attacked again once you land, so they specifically asked us to come pick you up."
Guan Xia's heart sank when she heard this. It was unexpected, but not that surprising. After all, if such a large criminal organization really surrendered, people would be suspicious. Now this large-scale operation actually fits the stereotype that Guan Xia and the others had of it. However, Guan Xia was a little surprised that Wu Yang was captured so smoothly.
Guan Xia couldn't help but ask again, "Are you sure Wu Yang has been caught? Is he on his way back, or has he been locked up in the interrogation room?"
Captain Zhang understood Guan Xia's feelings perfectly, so he wasn't upset. He simply confirmed, "He's been recaptured. We saw him being taken to the police station before we left. I think he's probably in the interrogation room now, being interrogated by experts from the provincial department."
It was so smooth. Even with Captain Zhang's repeated affirmation, Guan Xia looked at Pang Le in surprise.
Captain Zhang didn't continue to explain the progress of the case to them. Instead, he glanced at the time and said, "Let's go. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll soon experience the sudden increase in crime rate I mentioned."
Guan Xia felt her heart sink again after hearing Captain Zhang's words. She easily understood what Captain Zhang had not yet said.
Judging from the urgency of the case, they would definitely go straight to Jianyang City Police Station. If they could come across the crime scene in just a few dozen minutes, then the crime rate would indeed have risen to a terrifying level.
In fact, Captain Zhang was not exaggerating. Only twenty minutes after their car drove out of the airport parking lot, they witnessed a murder while waiting at the traffic light.
At first, no one thought it was a homicide case. They just thought it was an ordinary car accident. After all, it was normal for two cars to collide at a major intersection and for several people to get out of the victim vehicle and protest against the owner of the vehicle that caused the accident. Even Guan Xia, who couldn't drive, had witnessed it several times.
As the crowd was denouncing the driver, he suddenly pulled out a knife. He seemed to have lost his mind after being surrounded and scolded by several people. Before the traffic police arrived, he stabbed three people in a row. His movements were so smooth that no one could react.
In fact, Captain Zhang had already gotten off the car. Seeing that the traffic police would not arrive in a short time, he planned to take people over to mediate. However, when he was halfway there, something unexpected happened.
What Guan Xia couldn't understand the most was that she had clearly turned on the system's shared vision the moment she saw the two cars collide and the accident occurred. The driver was clearly an ordinary person whose soul was a ball of light and not stained with any blood. Yet, such an ordinary person suddenly took a knife and killed someone.
At first, Guan Xia was not too sure about linking it to that criminal organization. It was not until the driver was arrested that Guan Xia got out of the car and walked over. The moment he saw the wounds of the three victims, he was sure that the soul light ball, who was previously the white murderer, was actually a member of that criminal organization.
Pang Le, who was following Guan Xia, also looked at the wound and said, "It looks like those guys really did train together. Look at the location of the wound and the speed with which they did it. It doesn't look like they figured it out on their own."
Guan Xia silently looked at the two corpses that had lost their vital signs and the only victim who was still alive but was breathing out more than breathing in, and subconsciously took a deep breath. No wonder Captain Zhang's face was full of complex emotions of fatigue, helplessness and anger. It turned out that the case had progressed to such a difficult level. It seemed like the organization was taking revenge, and also like it was counterattacking before its death.
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