Chapter 139

He hadn't expected this little girl to be so cautious and clever now.

However, Zhang Weiqiang really only wanted money right now and had no interest in her.

He turned and walked forward. "Follow me."

Xu Yunzhuo lowered her gaze, glanced backward inadvertently, and then followed Zhang Weiqiang.

...

Pei Qiaonian arrived at Luoshan Pavilion half an hour later.

Accompanying him were not only the police but also medical personnel.

Before long, the police carried Yan Zhi, who was covered in blood, down from the mountain.

The leading police officer had a solemn expression. "He still has a pulse. Doctor, start emergency treatment quickly."

Pei Qiaonian couldn't care about all that. Without a second thought, he started running up the mountain.

He was stopped by the police.

"Move aside. My wife is still up there. I'm going to bring her down."

The leading police officer sighed softly. "Mr. Pei, actually, before you called the police, Miss Xu had already called ahead. She said she could act as bait to lure the murderer out and asked us to appear one hour after she went up the mountain, so as not to alert the enemy."

He looked at the being-carried-away Yan Zhi, his expression stern. "It's just that the situation is even worse now. Leave professional matters to us police. Just wait at the foot of the mountain for us to bring people down safely..."

"How am I supposed to trust you?" Pei Qiaonian suddenly spoke up.

The police were slightly taken aback.

"How can I entrust her life to you? So much time has passed since the last assassination attempt, yet you still haven't found the criminal. Instead, you let a young woman act as bait. What if something happens to her? What if she has already fallen victim?" Pei Qiaonian felt that he had spoken with enough rationality.

Yet his voice still involuntarily carried a tremor.

He blamed Xu Yunzhuo for not discussing this with him, blamed her for putting herself in such a dangerous situation.

He blamed her for not knowing how to lean on him appropriately.

He blamed himself for realizing his own feelings too late.

The police were speechless.

With no obstacles left, Pei Qiaonian ran up the mountain.

The police officer sighed, then instructed the personnel beside him, "Follow, and this time we must bring the criminal to justice. If he resists, shoot to kill, regardless of the outcome."

If someone like that were let out, he would only be a hazard to society.

Meanwhile, further up the mountain, Xu Yunzhuo had already met her foster mother.

Cen Qiuhua hadn't expected that Xu Yunzhuo would actually come.

Sitting in a wheelchair, tears welled up in her eyes. "Why did you come? It's so dangerous here."

Xu Yunzhuo smiled at her. "I have to bring you home safely, and then cure your illness so you won't have to sit in a wheelchair anymore."

She looked at Zhang Weiqiang. "I left the money in the pavilion halfway up the mountain, underneath an osmanthus tree, covered with weeds. You can go get it."

"How do I know if you're playing games with me? You have to come with me!"

Helpless, Xu Yunzhuo had no choice but to push her foster mother and accompany Zhang Weiqiang toward that spot.

Her gaze swept left and right, sweat constantly streaming down her temples.

The police should have arrived by now, right?

She just needed to slip away while Zhang Weiqiang was taking the money, find the police, and she would be safe.

In barely ten minutes, Xu Yunzhuo brought Zhang Weiqiang to the location.

She pointed with her finger. "Right there."

Zhang Weiqiang walked closer and indeed found a backpack.

He opened it eagerly.

His eyes were dazzled by the thick stacks of cash inside.

Overwhelmed with excitement, his face flushed red. "Hahaha, I'm rich, I'm rich."

"It's all mine, it's all—uh..." Before he could finish his sentence, his voice choked in his throat, making a rattling sound.

He stared in disbelief at the long blade piercing through his abdomen.