ccnovels #222 - Chapter 222: Arrested, all are pawns! The mastermind behind the scenes surfaces!
#222 - Chapter 222: Arrested, all are pawns! The mastermind behind the scenes surfaces!
The dilapidated tricycle rattled along the dirt road.
Besides the tricycle driver, hired for three hundred yuan, there were two other people on board.
A charming, seductive woman.
And a burly man.
The woman was none other than Chen Ting!
A day ago, she had told Da Jun, who was infatuated with her, that as long as he did as she said, she would take the money and emigrate abroad with him to live a blissful life together after it was done.
The fool actually believed it.
Little did he know that she had already left Shanghai last night and arrived in Mangshi, thousands of miles away.
Mangshi is very close to Myanmar.
Northern Myanmar is chaotic. As long as she could successfully smuggle herself across, the authorities would never be able to find her, especially since…
…there were people over there ready to receive her.
Finally.
The tricycle stopped. Ahead was a desolate mountain, with no road left.
"Sister-in-law, I'll carry you."
The burly man squatted down.
How could he let someone as precious as his sister-in-law walk on a mountain path?
For Chen Ting, in this final leg of her escape, she still needed a devoted pawn with enough stamina.
Of course, once the pawn had been used, it would be discarded.
In this life.
The only man she loved was Gao Tianqiang!
Time passed.
Unknowingly, it was almost dark.
"Sister-in-law, we're almost there!"
The burly man was excited as he carried her to the top of the mountain: "The people picking us up are just…"
Pfft!
At some unknown time.
A sharp knife was thrust from behind.
Close to his neck.
A slice.
He turned his head.
Looking at the woman holding the knife, he only managed to utter three words: "Why…"
"Because you're stupid."
Chen Ting revealed an indifferent smile.
Who would know about a corpse abandoned in the wilderness?
She wiped the knife clean and cautiously sneaked towards the border not far away.
Closer and closer.
Closer and closer!
"Stop! Hands on your head, squat down!"
Suddenly!
A figure darted out of the jungle.
A dark gun muzzle pointed at her.
Chen Ting turned her head and, aghast, turned to flee, but…
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
A stream of blood spurted from her calf, and she fell headfirst to the ground.
…
Chen Hao was sound asleep.
Yuan Lao had kept him up all night last night.
This morning, he encountered another emergency, and as soon as he temporarily resolved the matter, he immediately fell asleep.
He gave his phone to Xiang Yan.
Firstly, so as not to miss any special calls.
Secondly.
Unless it was important, Xiang Yan could answer the phone and not disturb his sleep.
"Chairman Chen!"
In the evening.
Xiang Yan ran over and knocked on the door, shouting: "They've been caught! They've already been sent to Shanghai!"
Chen Hao instantly woke up with a jolt.
An hour later.
The suburbs.
Inside a certain abandoned warehouse.
Dozens of armed personnel stood guard outside.
Chen Hao walked over and encountered no obstacles along the way. When he pushed open the warehouse door and went inside, there were only two people inside.
Besides the tightly bound Chen Ting, the other was General Wang, who had rushed over from the capital after receiving the news.
He had known about it long ago.
After all, Chen Hao had called him for help, which allowed them to deploy in time at the border.
Search!
Arrest!
And ultimately capture Chen Ting.
"Xiao Chen, are you alright?" General Wang asked.
To be honest.
He was really scared out of his wits!
The protection for Chen Hao was already very tight.
Besides Xiang Yan and Shi Dali being on standby 24 hours a day by his side, the National Security Bureau also had arrangements in secret in places further away from Chen Hao—but General Wang had strictly ordered them not to get too close, so as not to disturb Chen Hao's life.
But this time…
A bomb!
Area-of-effect attack!
As long as Chen Hao's car drove past.
Once it was detonated…
All safety precautions would be meaningless.
This attack was impossible to defend against!
"I'm fine."
Chen Hao walked straight towards Chen Ting: "You're also a pawn, right?"
"…"
Chen Ting didn't speak.
She felt like she had fainted—but she was actually faking it.
"It might not be difficult to get explosives within China, but a remote-detonated bomb isn't so easy to obtain—who's behind you?" Chen Hao asked again.
"…"
Still no sound.
She knew she was dead!
Or rather, she had severely underestimated this young man who had sent her husband to prison.
She never expected that he would actually have a military background!
Knowing she was going to die, why say more?
"General Wang, can you bring Gao Tianqiang here?" Chen Hao asked.
"What do you want to do?"
"Heh heh…"
Chen Hao shrugged and chuckled: "Let Gao Tianqiang watch with his own eyes how his wife cheated on him—ten people aren't enough, then twenty, thirty."
"No!"
Chen Ting suddenly opened her eyes.
Her husband was in, but she still had money at home and could live a luxurious life.
Why take such a big risk for revenge?
Because.
She deeply loved that man!
After learning that her husband would never get out in this lifetime, she hated Chen Hao to the bone and would stop at nothing to take revenge.
If she was violated by countless men in front of her husband…
"You… you beast!" She screamed hoarsely.
She thought that she could withstand torture with the hatred in her heart.
But what happened?
The other party actually used this method.
He was simply worse than an animal!
And this.
Also broke through her psychological defenses.
Chen Hao smiled, unconcerned: "Let's get down to business."
A beast?
Her husband forcibly demolished Wusi Village and did so many bad things, wasn't he a beast?
Not only did she not take it as a warning, but she secretly hired a murderer.
Who was the beast?
It's just…
There was no need to argue with a dying person.
"I don't know him…"
Chen Ting gritted her teeth: "I just wanted revenge at the time, and someone called me and said they could help…"
At first, she didn't believe it at all.
Unexpectedly, one day when she woke up in the morning, there was a time bomb on her bed!
Explosives could be obtained.
But a time bomb was different!
"It's always been contact by phone."
She continued: "Also, he arranged my escape route after the revenge in advance, and there… someone in Myanmar was going to pick me up!"
Someone to pick her up?
General Wang's pupils shrank: "Explain clearly, how were they going to pick you up?!"
Half an hour later.
Everything that needed to be asked was asked.
Click!
General Wang pulled out his gun with a gloomy face.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
Chen Ting's temple was pierced.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."
General Wang put away his gun, his expression solemn: "She provided a lot of clues, including her phone!"
Investigate!
It must be thoroughly investigated!
After all, this kind of assassination was impossible to defend against, unless Chen Hao was confined to some secret place and never showed his face again—but he believed that Chen Hao would never agree to live a confined life.
If there was a first attack, there might be a second.
Chen Ting was just a pawn.
"Actually, I can guess a thing or two," Chen Hao said.
"Who?!"
"So far, the one who both has a deep-seated hatred for me and has the ability to do these things…"
Chen Hao took a deep breath: "Last time in Hong Kong, the group that held Bao Jun under house arrest, although they were all rounded up, weren't they killed instantly when they exchanged fire with us?"
There was a process to the exchange of fire.
It was only natural to report back to the organization before dying.
"You mean…"
General Wang was shocked.
"General Wang, I need authorization," Chen Hao said suddenly with a serious expression.