Chapter 463: Shi Yong and His Group Arrive

I walked on foot and soon arrived near the sewage plant.

I looked at the city in the distance,

and could hear the sirens of police cars,

which shows the whole city has already been locked down.

I plan to drive to pick up Zhou Jie; I'll definitely get caught.

With Wen Han and Wang Ge's side, their strength is not small.

This time it will surely doom the Zhou Family.

If they find out I'm here to fetch Zhou Jie for an escape, what will they think?

They'll deal with me directly.

Because Zhou Jie being alive is a threat to them, they understand the principle of cutting the weed at the root.

I lit a cigarette, found a secluded spot, and sat down.

I pulled out my phone and saw it was already 2 a. m.

I could still hear the police cars.

Capturing the Zhou Family is also a huge undertaking.

The people in that position couldn't be easily taken without a fight.

They would definitely resist fiercely.

I only hope Zhao Xiaoguo can safely bring Zhou Jie out of the sewage tunnel in Sijiucheng and hand him over to me.

Then I will take Zhou Jie away.

That way no one will know.

It should be noted that Zhou Jie hides a massive fortune, which is exactly what Wen Han and Wang Ge are after.

I can't let this wealth fall into their hands,

because after that Da Heng Group will be just the same; even if I take over, I'll only be their White Glove.

I need to find another way out.

That requires money.

The Zhou Family's saved money happens to be what I need to use.

I smoked cigarette after cigarette, lost in thought.

Time ticked by second by second.

I don't know when Shi Yong and Ding Li will be able to arrive here.

I don't have a car right now,

so I can only wait for them to come.

I leaned against the base of the wall as drowsiness attacked.

I couldn't help but start to nod off.

At that moment countless mosquitoes swarmed at me.

Because near the sewage plant the wastewater is abundant, it's the perfect breeding ground for such insects.

The mosquitoes buzzed around me, and my drowsiness vanished.

This is just right; I'm afraid I'll fall asleep and they won't be able to find me.

I stood up and walked slowly around here.

Two more hours passed,

it was already past four o'clock.

By then the sky had become slightly bright.

Sijiucheng no longer had any police car sounds,

it seemed to have settled down.

I anxiously stared at the ground around me.

I don't know if Zhao Xiaoguo will suddenly emerge from that sewer opening.

After a while, the sky was already bright.

Summer days brighten early.

At five or six o'clock it's already light.

The surroundings remained very calm, still no movement.

I wonder whether Zhao Xiaoguo, leading Zhou Jie through the sewer, might get lost; I began to worry.

One must know the underground pipes are as tangled as a spider's web,

and anyone who's never crawled the sewers can easily lose their way down there.

Zhao Xiaoguo looks very confident,

he probably won't get lost inside.

I started wandering aimlessly around the sewage.

The sky was fully bright, and the sun rose.

Pedestrians on the road gradually increased.

Zhao Xiaoguo still hasn't emerged.

At that moment my phone rang; I saw it was Ding Li calling,

so I hurried to answer,

"Brother Zhao, where are you now? Shi Yong and I are waiting for you at the sewage plant entrance."

I said: "You guys, from the Wu Shui Chang main gate, turn right, 【to】 behind the Wu Shui Chang."

"Okay, we'll be there right away." Ding Li hung up the phone.

Two or three minutes later, I heard the sound of a car.

Sure enough, Ding Li and Shi Yong came over, each driving a car.

I then hurried over.

Ding Li and Shi Yong both got out of their cars.

Shi Yong asked: "Brother, why did you have us rush over like this? Who are we picking up?"

I said: "Pick up Zhou Jie."

"What for picking him up?" Shi Yong didn't quite understand.

"Shi Yong, don't ask. I have a use for picking him up." I said.

"Do Wen Han and the others know about this?" Ding Li asked.

I shook my head,

"Wen Han definitely doesn't know. I must secretly pick up Zhou Jie."

Ding Li then nodded, not asking anything further.

I said to Shi Yong and Ding Li: "You two, search here, you must pay attention to the sewer opening.

Listen for any movement inside; if there is any, open the manhole cover."

"The sewer. Could Zhou Jie possibly come up from underground?" Shi Yong asked.

"Yes, Zhou Jie is exactly the one who comes up from underground.

I had Zhao Xiaoguo take him down the path. Knowing that the roads are all blocked,

walking would definitely get them checked." I said.

"Zhao Xiaoguo, Brother, you and Zhao Xiaoguo have made contact?" Shi Yong asked.

"Yes, he went to Sijiucheng to beg for food, I happened to run into him. He is familiar with the sewer network of Sijiucheng, so I had him take Zhou Jie through the sewer." I said.

"Brother, you're really something—Wen Han and the others never would have dreamed you could pull Zhou Jie out of the sewer." Shi Yong extended his finger to praise me.

"Alright, stop the flattery, hurry up and search around."

So the three of us split up and began searching around the Wu Shui Chang.

Mainly we listened for any movement beneath the sewer manhole covers,

and incidentally opened these manhole covers to make it easy for Zhao Xiaoguo to crawl up from below.

We searched for over two hours,

opened more than ten manhole covers around, but still no sign of Zhao Xiaoguo.

I grew increasingly worried.

I then took out my phone and dialed Zhao Xiaoguo's number.

Still couldn't get through.

This indicates they are still in the sewer, with no signal.

I lit a cigarette and started smoking,

Zhao Xiaoguo said he would walk all night, and that night has passed,

why hasn't he come out yet.

Suddenly Shi Yong waved at me,

"Brother, there's movement in this pipe."

I hurried over.

Ding Li also ran over.

I crouched down at the spot Shi Yong pointed to.

I could hear the knocking sound from inside the pipe.

That means someone is inside the pipe.

I don't know if the person inside the pipe is Zhao Xiaoguo,

if it is him, how did he get into the pipe? He shouldn't be in the sewer.

I had Shi Yong find a rock and likewise bang on the pipe.

After a few hits, someone inside indeed responded.

But the pipe is thick, so we couldn't hear clearly what the person inside was saying.

Shi Yong said: "Brother, if we really can't, let's smash open this pipe."

Ding Li said: "These are all steel pipes; what can we use to smash them?"

Yeah, such pipes must be opened with a cutting machine,

using stone won't break them at all.

The flu is especially severe now; I have already caught it. I ask friends to take care of their health. Originally I planned to add several more chapters for everyone, but my health doesn't allow it; being able to keep daily updates is already not bad. Plans change faster than expected.

What can we do about this.

Ding Li said: "I think the person in the pipe is lost.

They should have walked toward the pipe well, but instead they went into the pipe.

We can give them a hint, guiding them toward that manhole."

Shi Yong said: "How do we guide them?"

I said: "Ding Li, your method is good. You do this: walk while tapping the pipe with a stone, and see if the person inside follows me."

So Ding Li took a stone and tapped the pipe, walking slowly toward the distance.

After walking about ten meters, we stopped.

We all followed after that,

Ding Li again tapped the pipe urgently with a stone.

We all moved close to the pipe, listening to see if there was any response inside.

After a while, we indeed heard knocking sounds also coming from inside the management.

This shows they have been following me all along.

Great, I said to Ding Li: "They followed along; we keep knocking forward, leading them to the pipe well."