Chapter 125: The Braver the Artist, the More Audacious; Brother Zhang is Awesome!_2
While crying, she kept slapping her own face. Clearly, the pain of losing a loved one had driven her somewhat mad. Even if people tried to console her, it was all in vain. Apart from making her suffer more, nothing could be done.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Li felt even more frustrated. At the same time, he was also somewhat shocked; child snatching incidents weren't uncommon in broad daylight, but this was the first in Shishi!
It was at this moment that the chief inspector in charge of leading the investigation, having finished a call, walked over with a serious expression. He scanned the police officers present. Upon seeing the sobbing woman, his expression grew even more stern as he said, "Everyone already knows what happened today, so I won't elaborate further.
"In short, I just received a call from our superiors. They expressed serious concern about the social impact of this incident and have given it high priority. They have appointed me as the head of the special task force to handle this case and dispatched other comrades to assist us.
"Our superiors require us to apprehend these human traffickers within one day. Our time is limited, and we cannot afford to waste any of it!
"Now, everyone, get in the vehicles. I will provide a more detailed operational plan in the car."
"Yes, sir!"
The police officers present acknowledged the chief inspector's words. Then, they hurriedly got into the police cars, taking the weeping mother with them, and drove toward the location Lin Siqi had reported.
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「Meanwhile, as the police were rushing to the scene.」
At the foot of the mountain, a silver-white van and a black Mercedes-Benz entered, one following the other. The mountain road was very winding. Consequently, even with Zhang Beixing's excellent driving skills, he had to slow down after entering, following cautiously. Fortunately, although the van in front was familiar with the roads, it wasn't going too fast due to the mountainous terrain, so Zhang Beixing and his companions didn't lose them.
Just as Zhang Beixing was slowly accelerating, trying to close the distance, the van's window suddenly opened. A large hand stretched out, throwing a handful of shiny objects toward Zhang Beixing's car.
Nails!
Recognizing the spinning objects hurtling towards him, Zhang Beixing's expression changed, and he quickly wrenched the steering wheel to dodge. He narrowly avoided the nails, but the maneuver caused a tire to hit a stone on the side of the road.
HISS—
The sharp stone pierced the tire, and the sound of escaping air followed. A large gash was torn in the tire by the stone's sharp edge. The car quickly sagged to one side. Clearly, it couldn't be driven anymore.
"Fuck!"
Seeing this, Zhang Beixing couldn't help but slam his fist on the steering wheel and curse.
But there was nothing he could do. Untamed mountain roads were like this, full of treacherous, jagged rocks; dangers lurked everywhere. Getting a flat tire was actually one of the better outcomes. It was only thanks to his good driving skills; otherwise, with the traffickers' interference, he probably would have crashed into a tree! Of course, the main reason was that the traffickers knew these roads well. They clearly had a premeditated escape route and had made many preparations beforehand, like these nails. Pitting his lack of preparation against their meticulous planning, Zhang Beixing was helpless.
Watching the silver-white van recede into the distance, hearing the mocking laughter and curses echoing from it, Zhang Beixing knew: It's obviously too late to change the tire and catch up now.
His expression darkened. Without wasting words, he unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the car door.
"Lao Zhang, what are you doing?" Lin Siqi's heart skipped a beat as she saw his actions and quickly asked.
In response, Zhang Beixing's answer was concise, "Pursue!"
"Pursue? With what are you going to pursue?"
"With these two legs of mine."
As he spoke, Zhang Beixing had already stepped out of the car.
"'Are you joking?' Lin Siqi exclaimed in shock at his words, hurrying out of the car to stop him. That's a vehicle, a machine! Even if they're in these winding mountain forests where cars can't go fast, and even if you, Zhang Beixing, are incredibly fit with superior stamina, to think you could use your human body to compete with a machine in endurance...
"Lao Zhang, are you crazy?"
Observing Zhang Beixing's serious demeanor, Lin Siqi was filled with disbelief.
Even Lin Pengfei, who was beside Lin Siqi, felt some doubt.
It wasn't a matter of mistrust; it was just that in all his life, he had never seen anyone so incredible. Chasing after a car on foot? Damn! Even though it's a mountain road and the car can't go fast, a person would also be slowed down. And how far could he chase? Five hundred meters? A thousand? If they just drove ten kilometers, how could he possibly keep up? He'd run himself to death!
He truly is my brother; even the way he does things is completely different from anyone else! Lin Pengfei thought.
Then, he struggled to push the door open, saying, "Brother, since you're set on this, I'll risk everything and go with you to the end! It's just chasing on foot, right? Let's do it!"
"Just forget it!" Zhang Beixing pushed Lin Pengfei, who was trying to open the car door, back inside. "Someone like you, 'risk everything and go with me'? Just stay put in the car. I'll go after them alone. You and Sister Qi, hurry and change the tire, then head down the mountain. It's not safe here. Who knows if they have accomplices waiting further down? Just wait for the police at the foot of the mountain."