Chapter 282: Saving Li Ming

Shi Yong and I quickly arrived near the villa's gate and waited.

The villa's gate was tightly shut.

I pulled out my phone to check the time; it was 5:40 now.

The sky was completely dark.

The northwest wind was blowing with a whooshing sound.

Shi Yong and I squatted at the base of a wall, smoking to keep warm.

Sister He said they would start dinner at six in the evening.

After they ate, the medicine would take effect within about five minutes.

I estimated that around 6:10 they would call to contact an ambulance.

At that time, Xiao Long would drive the ambulance to the villa.

Then he would pick up the ailing Li Ming and Ruan Wei.

I hoped everything would go as I had imagined.

I looked up at the sky; it was also overcast.

I could only pray to heaven for protection.

Time ticked by, and Shi Yong and I smoked cigarette after cigarette.

Cigarette butts piled up in front of both of us.

Shi Yong suddenly asked: "Brother, if I die in battle at the villa this time, will anyone light incense on my grave afterwards?"

I said: "Probably; if we die, we'll die together, and later our children will remember us and bring incense to our graves."

"Haha, dying together with you, brother, I have no regrets. I've lived this life to the full—eaten, drunk, played, fought—it's been awesome." Shi Yong laughed.

"All right, Shi Yong, we won't die. Don't worry—we can only succeed in this." My words had just ended.

My phone rang; I saw it was Sister He calling.

"Mr. Zhao, they've already fainted and are now calling an ambulance."

"Okay, Sister He. Figure out how to get out yourself." I said and hung up.

I then quickly dialed Xiao Long's phone number.

"Xiao Long, hurry to the villa—they've already called an ambulance."

"Okay, boss, we're on our way." Xiao Long said.

After hanging up, I began to feel nervous.

Because the villa's gate remained tightly shut, I couldn't see what was inside.

I didn't know whether Sister He was telling the truth.

I could only wait.

Soon Xiao Long arrived in the ambulance, siren blaring all the way.

The villa's gate opened quickly.

Xiao Long drove the vehicle inside.

My heart jumped into my throat.

I really feared the gate would slam shut with a bang, and then it would be over.

My palms were sweaty, and I tightly gripped Shi Yong's arm.

But the gate did not close.

I tried to calm my heart as much as I could.

"Brother, the gate isn't closed—let's hurry into the villa to see what's inside," Shi Yong said.

By then my mood had calmed, so I hurried with Shi Yong toward the villa.

Shi Yong and I quickly ran to the villa gate.

Shi Yong had already drawn two small axes from his pocket.

As he prepared to rush into the villa,

The ambulance inside the villa sounded its siren again; without needing to ask, Xiao Long and the others had already loaded the people onto it.

I quickly stopped Shi Yong from rushing forward.

All I saw was a white ambulance sounding its siren as it drove out of the villa.

Behind it followed two black cars, specially assigned to protect the ambulance.

"Shi Yong, toss your axes; let's hurry and get in the car to try to lure those two black cars away," I told Shi Yong.

"Okay, brother," Shi Yong said.

Shi Yong tossed the axes, and we quickly ran to the car.

After getting in the car, Shi Yong drove.

I contacted Ding Li.

"Ding Li, where are you?"

"We're almost at the villa—we've got over sixty people."

"How did you come?" I said.

"We came by tricycle."

"Did you see the ambulance? After seeing it, let it pass, then use the tricycles to block the road, because two black cars are following behind," I arranged.

"Okay, Zhao Ge, we'll block the road right now," Ding Li said on the phone.

With Ding Li bringing people to reinforce, we believed those two black cars couldn't catch up to the ambulance.

Shi Yong and I drove the car, also rushing quickly toward that place, and indeed we saw,

On the road, dozens of tricycles surrounded two black cars, and a fierce quarrel broke out.

Ding Li was even at the forefront, standing on a tricycle and arguing with those black-clad people.

No need to ask here; as long as Ding Li is present, it's enough.

Ding Li's organizational ability is still not bad.

I said to myself.

I said to Shi Yong: "No need to worry about this; let's go home."

Shi Yong glanced,

"I really want to go down, join the excitement for a while; I love such scenes. Brother, that Ding Li truly resembles how you were back then. Let's go to Qi He Kuang; back when the miners caused trouble, you stood on a vehicle and spoke loudly."

"It seems Ding Li this kid needs to be well nurtured; he's quite capable. Let's go, I'll head home first to see the situation before saying more." I said.

We quickly returned home.

Shangguan Zhuren opened the door for us, we swiftly entered the house, and saw inside,

Li Ming and Ruan Wei were both lying on stretchers.

Looking at Li Ming, my tears immediately fell.

I couldn't help but flop beside Li Ming and start crying,

"Why are you crying, Jianqiang? Li Ming has already been rescued; this is a happy matter. We must quickly think of a way to move him out; this place is not for lingering." Shangguan Zhuren said.

Yes, Li Ming has already been rescued. He didn't die; he was merely poisoned by the mirage incense.

What am I crying for here? The urgent matter is to devise a way to get the person out.

I wiped my tears, had Shi Yong quickly fetch water, and I personally took a towel to wipe Li Ming's face, hoping he would wake soon.

Soon after, Xiao Long returned with the ambulance.

Xiao Long looked at Li Ming sleeping on the stretcher and couldn't help but cry.

"Dad, wake up."

Shi Yong said to Xiao Long: "Xiao Long, why are you crying? Crying like that will surely invite speculation."

I also said to Xiao Long: "Don't cry, Xiao Long; your dad will wake up soon. No one is following us on the road, right?"

Xiao Long said: "I'll go check the surveillance; when I entered the village, I always felt a vehicle was parked far away."

After saying that, Xiao Long went to look at the computer.

Under my gentle wiping, Li Ming gradually opened his eyes,

Seeing Li Ming open his eyes, I hurriedly shouted: "Li Ming, good brother, you're awake; I'm your brother, Li Ming, can you hear me?"

Perhaps Li Ming had just awakened,

He glanced at me, then closed his eyes and opened them again.

He looked at me, somewhat not recognizing me. Yeah, we haven't seen each other for over four months, and I've also had plastic surgery.

How could he recognize me?

"I am Zhao Jianqiang, can you hear me, brother?" I shouted urgently.

Shi Yong came over, leaned beside Li Ming and said: "Li Ming brother, I am Shi Yong; with this black face, you should surely know me."

As soon as Li Ming saw Shi Yong's face,

he immediately showed a smile,

"Shi Yong, where is this? How did I end up here?"

I said: "Li Ming, this is Shangguan Zhuren's home; we rescued you. I am Zhao Jianqiang; take a good look, do you still recognize me?"

Li Ming then examined me carefully,

and then said: "Brother, it really is you; I thought I'd never see you again. These days, where have you been running off to? I've missed you dearly."

After Li Ming finished speaking, tears streamed down.