"It seems you're all fine, ahahah! Well done, this way we still have a chance to continue playing. Honestly, I was quite surprised this time, that you all could still escape under those circumstances, hehehe! Excellent! Excellent! But Gao Mingqiang… you really were playing us, you damn thing!!" The speaker's tone shifted, from roaring laughter to seriousness: "A bastard like you, who betrayed the Redeemers, we will never let you go. Wait to die, and we will treat your sister well, ahahaha!! How foolish, did you think we wouldn't find out? The moment you left, you never considered her safety, did you? If you're exposed by us, your sister will be in danger! Idiot!"
"This scoundrel! I definitely considered it then, I could only follow their orders to go to Lester. I knew you would find that place." Gao Mingqiang glared at the screen, gritting his teeth and saying.
"We can only find their location quickly now. Where is the bamboo forest where you all attended class last time?" I asked tentatively.
But Gao Mingqiang didn't hide anything and said directly, "I'll take you there!"
"Good!"
I was a bit suspicious at the time, still not completely trusting Gao Mingqiang, because he didn't give an address, but said "I'll take you there." What did that mean? It meant he didn't want to tell us the exact location, but wanted us to follow him. This way, we could very well fall into a trap!
But now, we had no choice but to play along. Regardless of whether Gao Mingqiang had a problem or not, we would find out once we found Gao Meng.
When we left the Provincial Hall, I didn't let He Xin and Xie Chuchu follow. The rest of the Punishment Team followed.
We arrived near a desolate mountain north of Lester. After passing some stones, Dao Zhiyong whispered behind me, "Master, if anything happens, I'll call for backup immediately. He Xin also gave me her bracelet."
"Mhm, be vigilant!"
We spoke in hushed tones. As we walked into the bamboo forest, everyone had their guns ready. But when we reached the lakeside, we didn't see anyone here. Gao Mingqiang said, "They must have moved on, but there are still some footprints here!"
We followed the footprints, circled the lake, and then saw some tire tracks. I squatted down to observe, took out a steel ruler to measure, and gestured with my hand. Then I deduced, "They seem to be armored vehicle tracks. They probably left by vehicle. Based on trace analysis, they left no more than 20 minutes ago."
"Yes, can we still chase them now?" He Xin asked.
"Without transportation, do you think your legs can outrun an armored vehicle!" I retorted sarcastically, then opened my bracelet and searched for the nearest populated area. I found a small town about 500 meters away.
Since our police car couldn't drive in earlier, the car was left far outside the bamboo forest. We had no choice but to go to the town. After we borrowed a few cars with our police identities, everyone drove madly in the direction the criminals had escaped. During this time, He Xin had already contacted the nearby traffic management bureau to track them using the Sky Eye system.
Later, north of the town, near an intersection called Tianyuan, we found traces of that armored vehicle. They were indeed still there!
But we've been back for quite some time, why are these guys only moving now?
I was quite suspicious at the time. I contacted the traffic police, armed police, and SWAT. Ambush points were set up near some checkpoints where the armored vehicle had moved, and caltrops were placed. As soon as the armored vehicle approached, countless police officers opened fire, puncturing its tires!
Although it was difficult, under the barrage of dense gunfire, several officers hit their mark. Although it was armored, knowing it was an armored vehicle, they naturally took other measures. Many wheeled armored vehicles have solid tires, made primarily of high-strength special rubber and steel wires, so ordinary bullets and caltrops are not very effective. In fact, in addition to the police officers, we also prepared police throwers and machine gunners. At the very least, the officers would have to ram it with their cars.
In any case, the police had plenty of ways to deal with armored vehicles. After the armored vehicle was forced to stop, Gao Mingqiang was the first to rush forward. Seeing his bravery, I dispelled my doubts about him. If he had known the armored vehicle was dangerous, he wouldn't have charged forward first; that would have been suicide.
After the armored vehicle was forcibly opened by the SWAT and armed police, many people were escorted out. Amidst the crowd, Gao Mingqiang searched everywhere and said with regret, "My sister and that scientist are not in there!"
"They must have been transferred by other means. And these people… these people… were just to distract us? To let them escape successfully?" He Xin said, and then felt that we had messed up.
I was also full of regret: "Damn it, we probably fell for the scientist's trick. However, these people look like they're from the Redeemers. I don't know where they've gone now, we can only take these people back for interrogation."
"That's all we can do," Gao Mingqiang replied.
In fact, I had predicted this long ago. How could that strange person be so easily apprehended? He must have had a backup plan, or even more.
Back at the Provincial Hall, we began interrogating those Redeemers. When I entered the first interrogation room, I asked He Xin to find out the information of the person in front of me. Gongshu Kangcheng, 34 years old, from Taoyuan Town, Guangming City, unemployed, unmarried.
Sitting in front of him, I had a very cold expression. Gao Mingqiang was present as an observer, as he had specifically requested. The other suspects were handled by Liu Yuning, Xiao Yuande, and others.
This person was the driver of the armored vehicle, which is why I interrogated him first. But this guy didn't seem very cooperative. When I asked him about the Redeemers, he claimed he hadn't heard of them. I knew this kind of person wouldn't talk easily.
Gao Mingqiang, however, didn't have the good temper he used to have. Seeing his pretense of ignorance, he simply lost it. He stood up, went to the suspect, and punched the interrogation chair in front of him. With a bang, the chair almost cracked. I didn't expect him to act so suddenly. Gongshu Kangcheng was directly frightened. I stood up and tried to pull Gao Mingqiang back, as I saw he was very agitated and worried he might do something extreme right after returning.
However, when Gao Mingqiang noticed I moved, he said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."