northernbook Chapter 989 Split up
Chapter 989 Split up
"Who the hell is family with you?" Wu Mingqiang said angrily.
Just then, the door creaked open, and Wu Mingqiang strode into the room, asking, "How is Miss?"
"Why did it take you so long to get back?" Dingxiang said, her voice trembling with tears.
Gui'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Wu Mingqiang and the others, and lowered the pistols she was holding.
"Miss! Are you alright?" Wu Mingqiang rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gui'er was dressed properly. His gaze then fell on Ouyang Bao's naked corpse in Gui'er's room, and he was both shocked and furious. "This..."
“When he started to act rudely towards me, I killed him.” Gui’er’s voice trembled slightly, but she tried to remain calm. “When he took off his pants, I stabbed his genitals with an awl, and then stabbed his neck with scissors.” She pointed to Dingxiang’s room and said, “Right there, there was too much blood, so I moved it here.”
Wu Mingqiang stepped forward and pushed open Dingxiang's room door. Sure enough, there was a large pool of blood on the floor, which had now begun to turn blackish-red.
When A'gen saw the scene inside the room, he collapsed to the ground. He could never have imagined that such a seemingly frail and gentle female student could have killed the powerful Ouyang Bao. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it even if he were beaten to death.
Not only A'gen, but everyone else was also very surprised. A'cheng said admiringly, "Miss, as expected of the daughter of the Marshal's Mansion. She shot and killed bandits when she was a child, and now that she's grown up, she can actually kill a policeman with her own hands. Amazing."
A'gen looked at Gui'er in disbelief, too afraid to move.
Just then, Xu Jing ran in, panting, clutching a few bills in his hand: "I... I've already paid for the noodles. A lot of people outside saw you banging on the door and are looking this way curiously. Shouldn't we hurry up and leave?"
At this moment, A-Gen was pushed by A-Cheng to Gui-Er's bedroom. Seeing Ouyang Bao's body, he finally accepted that Ouyang Bao was dead. His legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, his teeth chattering: "Dead...dead...Brother Bao is dead..."
"Shut up!" Wu Mingqiang snapped at him, then turned to the crowd. "What do we do now?"
Acheng gritted his teeth and said, "Let's just kill this kid too, find a place to bury the body, and no one will know."
Upon hearing this, A'gen turned pale and quickly turned around to beg for mercy: "Gentlemen, I'm just a small fry. I only joined Ouyang Bao's side this time. I'm just an ordinary policeman. I have a sick 70-year-old mother and a wife who is about to give birth. Please spare my life, otherwise if I die, they won't be able to live either."
The others remained expressionless, but he turned to Gui'er and said in a trembling voice, "Miss, please, Miss, have mercy on me."
Gui'er sighed: "One person has already died, so let's try not to kill any more innocent people."
Chen Zhongyu pondered for a moment and said, "With Ouyang Bao dead, Long Xing is the biggest beneficiary. Perhaps... we should ask Long Xing for some ideas?"
Wu Mingqiang nodded: "I've dealt with him before. He does have some respect for the revolutionaries and might be willing to help."
“Then let’s leave first.” Chen Zhongyu made a quick decision. “We can’t stay here any longer. Let’s meet at the coffee shop downstairs from the Xingmin Daily office.”
Just then, footsteps sounded downstairs, and Ah Si's voice rang out: "Miss! Brother Qiang! I'm back!" He came in panting, "I searched everywhere but couldn't find you, so I had to come back. Lots of people were looking this way on the way here..."
Seeing the mess in the room, and then glancing at the imprisoned A'gen, he immediately understood: "This is..."
"It's a long story," Wu Mingqiang explained briefly. "A-Si, you and A-Cheng stay here and keep an eye on this place and this person. I'm going to find Long Xing. Miss, you, Mr. Chen, and Professor Xu go first and find a secluded place to hide. I'll contact you later."
Gui'er nodded, took out all the money from her purse and stuffed it into Wu Mingqiang's hand: "Take this, you might need it."
Wu Mingqiang hesitated for a moment, then took it and instructed Acheng, "Keep an eye on this person and don't let him try anything funny."
The group split into three groups. Gui'er and Dingxiang followed Chen Zhongyu and Xu Jing and quietly left through the back door, disappearing into the twilight. Wu Mingqiang straightened his clothes and walked quickly toward the police station. A Si and A Cheng stayed in the arcade, tying A Gen to the table leg with a rope and watching the movements outside the window warily.
Outside the arcade, the onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only a few scraps of paper swirling in the empty alleyway, carried by the wind.
Xu Jing was very excited and said happily, "Why don't you come to my house? My parents will be very happy if they know I'm safe. You will also be treated as honored guests for saving me."
Chen Zhongyu shook his head and said, "No, we can't go to places we're familiar with, because the situation is still unclear. If Longxing doesn't agree to help, we'll all be wanted criminals. Let's find a quiet place and see if there are any small hotels or something."
Everyone thought it made sense, but they didn't have a specific destination in mind. So Chen Zhongyu said, "There's a Hongyun Hotel just two streets away from my bookstore. It's in a remote location and cheap. It caters to people from the mainland who come to visit relatives and friends. Since it's a mixed bag of people, the owner doesn't care who the guests are. It's perfect for us to go there."
Xu Jing said, "Okay." Then he hesitated and said embarrassedly, "They took all the money from me."
Gui'er then remembered that she had given all the money in her purse to Wu Mingqiang and was now penniless.
Chen Zhongyu thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back to my bookstore. I made a hole in the wall before, specifically to store intelligence. There's also some money in there. You guys wait for me at the hotel."
Gui'er quickly said, "It's not a good time for you to go to the bookstore. What if someone you know recognizes you? Or perhaps Ouyang Bao's men are there on orders to guard it?"
At this moment, Dingxiang said, "Miss, why don't you let me go? If someone sees me, I'll just say I saw some books in the bookstore and wanted to pick one up to read. Most of Ouyang Bao's men don't recognize me either."
Gui'er hesitated for a moment, but had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, then you have to be careful."
The group arrived at the fork in the road between the bookstore and the hotel. Chen Zhongyu, Xu Jing, and Gui'er hid behind the pillars of the arcade. Dingxiang looked around, and Chen Zhongyu said to her, "The hole in the wall is about 2 meters ahead on the right side of the entrance, and it's about 1 meter high."
Dingxiang nodded and left.
The three men watched her retreating figure, cautiously observing her surroundings. They didn't see any police officers, but it was already night, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street. The three of them standing there motionless were very conspicuous.