The moment Chen Ze was thrown into the water, a chilling mist invaded his body. Fortunately, he regularly ran and exercised, which allowed him to withstand the cold and prevent him from freezing instantly.
His strong will to survive made him think quickly about how to save himself. When the transparent tape on his mouth came into contact with water, it immediately lost its stickiness and fell off.
Fortunately, the rope Chen Hu used to tie his hands was nylon, which allowed him to easily bite through the rope with his teeth. After untying the nylon rope, he could then quickly untie the large rock under his feet with his hands.
It took him less than a minute to swim to the surface, only to find that the riverbank railing was too high and slippery for him to climb over.
Chen Ze drifted along the swift current for over 300 meters until he reached a bend where he spotted a flashlight ahead, seemingly belonging to a night fishing enthusiast.
"Help! Help!" he immediately shouted, hoping someone would rescue him quickly.
The man fishing by the river had just cast his line when he heard someone shouting for help. He quickly shone his flashlight on the river and soon spotted a dark figure in the water.
Without hesitation, he stretched his long fishing rod into the shadows and cast it. As the Buddha said, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, so he didn't think too much and just made an instinctive reaction.
“Grab my fishing rod!” the man shouted.
Chen Ze grabbed the fishing rod that was extended towards him and went to the riverbank. The man on the bank stepped over the fence and rescued Chen Ze. After some effort, they finally pulled Chen Ze ashore.
When Chen Ze reached the shore, he was shivering from the cold.
The man asked, "Young man, why are you in the river so late at night? Luckily, it's in the south and the weather isn't too cold. If you were in a river in the north, you would definitely be doomed."
"B-Big brother... thank you for saving me. Please call the police for me. I was thrown into the river, but luckily I survived." He was trembling all over and his speech was somewhat incoherent.
The man was shocked to hear this. He had always thought that society was harmonious, but he never imagined that behind the harmony, there would be people who would secretly kill to cover up their crimes and throw the person directly into the river.
Without asking Chen Ze the reason, he immediately took out his phone and dialed 110 to report the crime, explaining that it was a criminal case of murder to cover up a crime.
Upon hearing that it was a murder case, the police quickly dispatched a large number of officers. In less than five minutes, three police cars sped over from a distance and soon arrived in front of Chen Ze and his companion.
Chen Ze recounted the events of his kidnapping, and the police then took him to a police car.
When the police arrived at the abandoned warehouse under Luoxi Bridge, Chen Hu and his accomplices had already left, leaving only scattered bottles and cigarette butts on the ground.
"Xiao Li, drive the person in question to the hotel first, otherwise he will catch a cold and get sick soon."
"Yes, Captain."
Police Captain Wu drove to the traffic police brigade and asked them to help check the surveillance footage under Luoxi Bridge. After half an hour of investigation, they quickly found the black car without license plates.
At this time, a black car without license plates was parked in the parking lot of the Meirenwan Foot Bath Center.
On the third floor, at the Beauty Bay foot bath, Chen Hu enjoyed a one-stop service of bathing and massage from beautiful women in a private room, his large hands roaming all over the massage therapist's body.
"Brother Tiger, you're so naughty, always touching me like that," the woman said sweetly.
Chen Hu chuckled and said, "Little Flower, from now on, follow me, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury. You can just play mahjong at home every day; you won't need to work outside."
He had barely finished speaking when the door to the private room was suddenly kicked open from the outside. Three policemen rushed in, pinned him down, and put a silver bracelet on him.
Chen Hu roared angrily, "What are you doing? What right do you have to arrest me? I haven't broken any laws. Believe me or not, I'll sue you."
Captain Wu sneered: "Don't you have any idea what crimes you've committed? Think about what bad things you've done recently."
Chen Hu thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't done anything wrong. Apart from kidnapping Chen Ze, what other bad things had he done? Could it be that the kidnapping of Chen Ze had been exposed? That shouldn't be the case. He had clearly already drowned Chen Ze in the river. There was no way anyone could still find Chen Ze.
Thinking that the policeman was just trying to scare him and play mind games, he said with a gloomy face, "Officer, I am a law-abiding citizen. If you dare to frame me, then we'll see you in court."
Captain Wu scoffed, "You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Let's see if you're going to be stubborn for now."
He waved his hand dismissively, "Take him away."
As soon as Chen Hu was escorted out of the private room, he saw that his two brothers were also handcuffed and walking in front of him.
The three were quickly put into a police car.
A police officer jogged over and saluted Captain Wu. "Report: Captain, we found the unlicensed black SUV in the parking lot below. The victim's cell phone and laptop were also inside."
Captain Wu nodded. "These things are all evidence. Take them all back."
Inside the police car, Chen Hu continued to struggle, shouting, "You're framing me!"
Upon arriving at the police station, the three were taken to separate interrogation rooms. Captain Wu, carrying the evidence found in the SUV, entered the interrogation room where Chen Hu was being interrogated.
He put the things on the table and said, "Look, these were all found in your car. I have to admit you guys are pretty bold. You dumped someone into the Pearl River and then drove off to get a massage. Do you think you've covered your tracks perfectly?"
Chen Hu's eyes widened. "You...how did you know?"
Just then, a police officer came in and whispered a few words in Captain Wu's ear.
Captain Wu grinned smugly. "I have some news for you. Chen Ze is not dead. He was rescued and identified you."
It turns out that Chen Ze was rescued by fishing enthusiasts after falling into the water. After waking up, he immediately called the police and gave a detailed account of how he was kidnapped.
Upon hearing this news, Chen Hu slumped into his chair like a deflated balloon, his face filled with despair, knowing that he could no longer deny it.
"Besides the three of you, who else is involved?"
Chen Hu said with a look of utter despair, "It was just the three of us who planned it. I heard that Chen Ze from our village is worth billions, so we wanted to kidnap him and extort some money from him."
Captain Wu asked coldly, "Did you get the money?"
"We received ten million."
"Since Chen Ze has already given you money, why did you still throw him into the Pearl River?"
“Officer, we were afraid he would call the police when he got back, so we did something stupid in a moment of impulse.”
...
The next morning, Chen Ze was summoned to the police station early in the morning, and the police returned his cell phone and computer to him.
He was then asked to identify Chen Hu and the other two as the criminals who had kidnapped him. Chen Ze looked carefully at the three men in front of him and nodded firmly, "It's the three of them."
Captain Wu then said to Chen Ze, "Mr. Chen, the case is now basically clear. You can go home and rest now. If there is any further need for your cooperation in the investigation, we will contact you again."
As Chen Ze walked out of the police station, he took a deep breath, secretly rejoicing that he had escaped with his life.
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