Upon hearing this, Deng Zhihong felt much more at ease. If it was just an assassination attempt, then it would be much simpler.
"Get ready to move!"
At Deng Zhihong's command, several members of the action team got into the car, and the driver stepped on the gas and drove straight ahead.
Just as Chen Jiaping and An Ruwei were about to get into their car and leave, two cars suddenly sped over with their windows wide open. As they approached, several handguns were simultaneously thrust out of the windows and fired at An Ruwei.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" After a series of muffled thuds, An Ruwei was shot in the head and chest, her body trembling as she fell softly backward into Chen Jiaping's arms.
The two cars didn't stop at all; they floored the accelerator and sped away. The other bodyguards hadn't even reacted yet. By the time they realized An Ruwei had been attacked and drew their pistols to return fire, the two cars had already disappeared without a trace.
Chen Jiaping looked at An Ruwei, who was covered in blood, in his arms and couldn't help but let out a wail.
That evening, in the office of the French Concession's chief police officer, Chen Jiaping, his eyes bloodshot and face deathly pale, was staring at Lei Daming and shouting angrily, "I don't care how you investigate, tonight, I want to know who killed Ruwei. I want to tear them to pieces and avenge Ruwei!"
Lei Daming looked at Chen Jiaping coldly, without the slightest pity. He had always felt that An Ruwei was not an ordinary woman and that her motives for approaching Chen Jiaping were suspicious. Now everything that had happened confirmed his thoughts.
He watched as Chen Jiaping's emotions gradually calmed down before speaking softly, "Have you made enough of a scene? Jiaping, you're not some naive fool who's never seen the world! You're quick-witted and intelligent. I want to ask you, why did these people target An Ruwei, this weak woman, but spare you, who was right next to them? Also, I asked your men, and the guns that fired at An Ruwei made very low noises, clearly using silencers. Do you know how much a silencer costs? Even if you had the money, you probably wouldn't have the connections to get one, right? Don't you understand what's going on? There's a force targeting An Ruwei!"
Besides, she's just a woman. Don't you have plenty of women around you? Why are you giving me that sour look?
Chen Jiaping was furious upon hearing this. He jumped up again and shouted, "How can Ruwei be the same as those women? Besides, what enemies could a weak woman who has just arrived in Shanghai have? She must be after me, she must be!"
Lei Daming was so angry at Chen Jiaping's words that he didn't bother to pay attention to him. At this moment, Zhang Puhe, the head of the field operations section, walked in and handed Lei Daming a document.
"So? Did you find anything?" Lei Daming asked casually.
Zhang Puhe nodded, then glanced at Chen Jiaping with an inquiring look.
"Just say it directly. Let him hear what's going on in his mind, how he's been blinded by women," Lei Daming said, waving his hand dismissively.
Zhang Puhe then straightened up and reported loudly, "Chief Inspector, since this afternoon, we have discovered three missing persons cases, two shooting cases, and one murder case, with a total of sixteen people killed or missing."
At this point, he deliberately lowered his voice and continued, "These sixteen people have one thing in common: they all entered the French Concession three months ago, almost at the same time. Our initial assessment is that they are all connected!"
This situation surprised both Lei Daming and Chen Jiaping.
"Explain in detail!" Lei Daming instructed.
"Yes, three missing persons cases. Three young men have gone missing on Pétain Road and Foch Road. Two of my officers, Tian Anyi and Zhang Guanglin, also disappeared today."
"What? Tian Anyi and Zhang Guanglin are also missing?" Lei Daming and Chen Jiaping exclaimed in surprise, not expecting that two police officers were among the missing persons.
Chen Jiaping, in particular, knew the origins of these two people. They had personally asked Lei Daming for help because they were fellow villagers of An Ruwei. He never expected that they would also disappear. This meant that the other party must really be after An Ruwei. Thinking of this, Chen Jiaping suddenly realized something!
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