Chapter 288: Taking Ruan Wei Away

Shi Yong drew his knife,

I coldly stared at Zhang Zong,

Zhang Zong shouted, "I didn't expect it, you Zhao Jianqiang have changed, gotten bold, huh, daring to play with knives. You thought I was scared."

Hmph. Today I won't let you go."

What does this Zhang Zong mean? Is it that he only feels satisfied if I turn Ruan Wei into a hedgehog?

I didn't let Shi Yong stab Ruan Wei again,

Stabbing him to death wouldn't benefit us either.

Ruan Wei shouted loudly at this moment, "Zhang Zong, are you fucking trying to die? You're playing with me. Mr. Zhao, let me go, I—whoever doesn't follow you, who the hell gave birth to a san ba po."

I also don't know what "san ba po" means.

It should be an insult.

Looks like Ruan Wei is getting agitated.

He knows that if this keeps going, he must have Zhang Zong kill him.

Zhang Zong hurriedly smiled,

"Ruan Zong, look, I'm doing this to save you. I never expected Zhao Jianqiang to come for real.

Since he's serious now, we can negotiate. Zhao Jianqiang wants you to keep your promise and put Ruan Zong in Lanling. Do not harm Ruan Zong, or I'll take your life."

No need to ask; this is just Zhang Zong's empty talk. It seems I still have to keep Ruan Wei.

I ignored Zhang Zong,

To Lao Wai I said, "Put Ruan Wei's clothes on properly. We'll leave in a moment."

Lao Wai laughed, "This time there's no need to take it off."

I turned to Shi Yong again and said, "In a moment, I'll drive; you stay behind and escort Ruan Wei. If they dare make a move, you should take this kid's life outright."

Shi Yong said, "Don't worry, brother, it'll be handled easily."

"Zhang Zong, let's go, lead the way forward," I said, pointing toward the main gate.

Zhang Zong still smiled and said, "Zhao Jianqiang, when we get to Lanling, you mustn't act recklessly. Though that's your territory, it's also mine."

"Don't have any thoughts about Ruan Zong, put Ruan Zong in Lanling, and call me again."

I also smiled, "Alright, Zhang Zong. I'll definitely follow your orders."

Zhang Zong walked ahead, and I followed behind him.

Lao Wai and Shi Yong, the two of them, escorted Ruan Wei.

We quickly got to the car. I started the vehicle, and Lao Wai and Shi Yong escorted Ruan Wei onto it.

I drove the car to the entrance of Chengzhongcun, but the main road was packed with people, about dozens of them. They were all uniformly dressed, very orderly.

At this moment Zhang Zong waved his hand,

and a path opened through the crowd.

I drove the car, speeding through the crowd.

From the rearview mirror, I saw that no one was chasing.

Looks Li Kezhang Zong was really waiting for my call.

In the night, I fled quickly from Zaocheng's Lao Cheng Qu.

I thought to myself, as long as we rescue Li Ming's brother, that's all; we'd have accomplished a great deed.

I don't even know whether Li Ming's brother has reached Qi He.

Why haven't I received any messages from Xiao Long?

When we arrived at the outskirts of Lanling County, it was already late night.

I had Shi Yong escort Ruan Wei down from the car.

Shi Yong asked me, "Brother, what should we do? This kid isn't a good person anyway; let's deal with him today, one less each time."

Ruan Wei, hearing that, immediately fell to his knees on the ground,

"Mr. Zhao, I hope you keep your word and release me. I, Ruan Wei, will serve you like an ox and a horse, and obey all your arrangements from now on."

Hearing Ruan Wei say that,

I coldly said, "Hmph, Ruan Wei, to be honest, I'm planning to deal with you in Lanling."

Since you said you'll obey me from now on, fine, then I'll spare you today, hoping you won't break your promise; otherwise, I will truly kill you then.

Ruan Wei knelt and kowtowed to me,

"Mr. Zhao, I swear by Lord Guan, if I ever disobey you, I will die beneath a wild blade."

Hearing Ruan Wei's oath, I was very satisfied.

I signaled Shi Yong to untie the rope at Ruan Wei's back.

Then I took out my phone and contacted Zhang Zong,

"Zhang Zong, I've placed Ruan Wei at the outskirts of Lanling County. Hope you keep your word and come quickly to pick him up."

Zhang Zong, on the phone, said sadly, "Zhao Jianqiang, you're really something, alright, we both..."

After I said that, I hung up.

Shi Yong and I got into the car, and when I started the vehicle, I noticed a faint white glow in the eastern night sky of Lanling County, indicating dawn was near.

This night truly felt endless.

Shi Yong asked me in the car, "Where are we going back to."

I said, "Back to Qi He. Lao Wai, what about you."

Lao Wai let out a yawn,

"Of course it's Qi He; I want to go back home and have a look."

I sped off toward Qi He Kuang.

When we were about to reach Qi He,

Suddenly we saw a car ahead moving slowly on the road.

When I looked at the car, it was the one Xiao Long had driven.

Why was Xiao Long's car so slow, how could they only now reach Qi He Kuang.

I hurriedly floored the accelerator and chased after it,

Passing the car ahead, I rolled down the window and looked inside; it was indeed Xiao Long.

Xiao Long looked very exhausted; while driving, he actually dozed off, which was dangerous.

I quickly pressed the horn, rolled down the window, and shouted to Xiao Long,

"Xiao Long."

Xiao Long hurriedly lifted his head and looked toward us.

Seeing us, he braked and stopped.

When the car stopped, I quickly let Shi Yong get out.

I opened the car door,

Shangguan Zhuren, Li Ming, Xiao Fang, and Shen Honghong were sprawled asleep in the back.

At that moment, Shangguan Zhuren swayed and lifted his head,

seeing us,

he said, "We managed to escape this time thanks to Xiao Long. Xiao Long's driving was superb; the car went so fast it made us all dizzy."

I hurriedly asked Shangguan Zhuren, "Shangguan Zhuren, what's going on? Why did you arrive at Qi He so late? I thought you had reached Qi He Kuang earlier."

"Alas, don't mention it. After we left Zaocheng's Lao Cheng Qu's Chengzhongcun, Xiao Long felt a black car following us.

To shake off that black car, we didn't dare drive straight toward Qi He Kuang. We could only circle around the various towns of Zaocheng, trying to lose that black car.

But that car clung on tightly,

we couldn't shake it off.

Xiao Long could only speed up on the side road, using the speed to lose that car.

The side road was rough and bumpy, making us all dizzy.

"Where are we?"

I said, "We're already at Qi he zhen. We're about to reach Qi He Kuang; from behind I saw it was your car, and I noticed Xiao Long had dozed off while driving. Fortunately I arrived in time, otherwise it would have been truly dangerous."

Shangguan Zhuren said, "Indeed, we've been driving all night. Xiao Long is too tired."

I said, "If it really can't work, let Shi Yong drive; Xiao Long can rest a bit."

I had just finished speaking when my phone rang; who would call so early? It couldn't be Zhang Zong, right? Didn't he find Ruan Wei?

I took out my phone and looked,

and saw it was a call from Niu Ju.

Why would Niu Ju call me so early,

I hurriedly answered,

and heard Niu Ju urgently say on the line, "Jianqiang, are you at Qi He now?"

"Niu Ju, how do you know I'm at Qi He?" I asked Niu Ju.

"Just now, higher‑ups issued an emergency order, directing me to bring everyone to Qi he zhen to block you.

They said you and Li Ming are at Qi He. I don't know whether this information is true, so I called you.

If you and Li Ming really are at Qi He, then leave Qi He quickly," Niu Ju said.