Chapter 769: We Must Rescue

The consequence of underestimating the enemy is just this—after being caught by others,

Then Liu Yong took an unexpected turn.

The Wen family wouldn't kill Liu Yong; instead, they want to obtain the Liu family's criminal evidence and give Liu Yong a proper trial.

Make it so Liu Yong has no way to turn things around.

The Liu family is clean—only a fool would believe that.

What they do is no better than the Zhou family's.

It's just that it hasn't been exposed.

The Wen family only needs to catch him and release the news,

others will voluntarily confess and push all the blame onto Liu Yong.

Even loyal Zhuang Shi distances himself from Liu Yong right after his arrest.

One can imagine what the others will do.

It's just that Liu Yong was too careless.

But this is good; it lets him know that struggle isn't just eating and drinking.

It's a matter of you die or I live.

I must rescue Liu Yong as soon as possible; otherwise, the longer he's locked up inside, the greater the uncertainties outside.

I am quite familiar with some of the rooms in the Fun House.

After Wen Han meets with him,

He will surely first send people to subdue the followers Liu Yong brought, then lock them all in the underground garage.

I'm not sure whether Liu Yong will be locked in the underground garage.

I checked my phone; it's now 2 p. m.

We drive to Sijiucheng; at top speed it takes about six hours.

That would be around 8 p. m.

What worries me now is that Ruan Wei's strength is too small.

He is not enough to face Wen Han.

He is unfamiliar with the whole Fun House, having only heard a brief introduction from the horse hunter.

That simply won't do; if he forces his way into the Fun House, he'll get in and then lose his way inside.

Not to mention rescuing people—he might even get caught himself.

And even if they are rescued, how will they retreat? These are all matters.

It looks like I need to make a trip to Sijiucheng.

Whether I can get on the highway with my current identity is an issue, because now everything is networked; if cameras spot me, the info will quickly reach Wen Han, and then I'll be caught.

But I definitely can't not go.

Thinking this through,

I quickly contacted Ding Li, Shi Yong, and Xiao Long to come for a meeting.

Then I had Ruan Wei monitor Sijiucheng first, watching the Fun House,

and to contact me promptly with any news.

For now he must not act; if he does, it will only create a bigger mess.

After hearing my arrangement, Ruan Wei didn't act rashly.

I gathered Shi Yong, Ding Li, and Xiao Long together,

and Xiao Shitou came along as well.

I said: "There's an urgent mission; we must go to Sijiucheng—it's a matter of our life and death."

Ding Li said: "Going to Sijiucheng, Brother Zhao, I really want to go back and have a look."

"Brother, what are we going to do?" Shi Yong asked.

"To rescue people," I said.

"All right, when we get to Sijiucheng I don't know if we'll still be able to see Shen Honghong." Shi Yong sighed.

This Shi Yong still has the mood to think of Shen Honghong—with your abilities, Shen Honghong wouldn't even glance at you; I thought to myself.

"Shi Yong, we're busy with serious matters, why bring up Shen Honghong? Really, like this, we'll take two cars.

Ding Li drives one, Xiao Long drives one, and we'll take the back roads.

"We must reach Sijiucheng tonight." I arranged with Ding Li and Xiao Long.

"All right, Brother Zhao, I'll start the car. By the way, we need to change our license plates." Ding Li said,

"Then let's first get Huaihai plates; I'll go get two sets in a bit." Xiao Long said lightly and walked off.

"Dad, I'm going too." Xiao Shitou said.

"You can't go; you need to stay here and protect your grandmother, younger sister, and others." I arranged for Xiao Shitou.

"Dad, Xiao Long is going too; you can let Xiao Long stay here in Huaihai to protect them." Xiao Shitou said reluctantly.

"All right, Xiao Shitou, you must listen to me; we're all leaving, and you are the mainstay of the family.

"You must keep them safe, understand? Your task is very important." I told Xiao Shitou.

Xiao Shitou nodded and said nothing more.

As I was about to leave,

I told Xiao Shitou: "If we don't return within two days, you take your grandmother and younger sister to Qi He Kuang and find your Aunt Xiao Feng; she'll know what to do."

Xiao Shitou looked at me, and tears actually flashed in his eyes.

From Xiao Shitou's eyes I could see the emotion he was showing.

It is definitely a father‑son relationship.

My heart feels very warm.

Ding Li and the others have already changed the license plates and started the car,

I was afraid there were cameras on the road, so I deliberately wore a hat.

Our car sped toward Sijiucheng.

Ding Li is very familiar with the road to Sijiucheng; he previously sold vegetables there,

He had sold vegetables in Sijiucheng, and to avoid many fees, he has already found many side roads to Sijiucheng.

This way we avoid the worry of being stopped on the highway.

Just before entering Sijiucheng, Ding Li stole two more sets of plates that allow entry into Sijiucheng.

We found a secluded spot and changed the plates,

and then we could boldly enter Sijiucheng.

While quickly heading into Sijiucheng,

Zhao Xiaoguo contacted me,

"Brother, we have already located the hideouts of three drivers. They are at the Chao Dong Club."

"Alright, Xiaoguo, have someone wait at the entrance; as soon as they come out, notify me," I said to Zhao Xiaoguo.

I will catch these three drivers and make them tell how Wen Han bribed them.

Of course they must tell Liu Yong, so I told Zhao Xiaoguo not to act on them for now.

Our car entered Sijiucheng quickly, and after arriving in the city, it was very hard to get around.

Because it was rush hour, cars were everywhere and the traffic was terrible.

What's good about living in a big city, is it just to enjoy this traffic jam?

I was extremely anxious in the car.

But we had no choice.

We could only crawl like a snail, and on top of that there were speed and flow limits,

Wen Han's Douqu Museum is at the very center of the city,

If we crawl there, we don't know when we'll arrive.

I feel it's still slower than getting out and walking.

So I asked Xiao Long to stop the car.

I got out of the car,

walked to Ding Li's car,

I said to Ding Li, "You and Xiao Long drive slowly toward the Douqu Museum; Shi Yong and I will walk there first. Shi Yong, get out of the car."

After Shi Yong got out of the car,

He looked at the endless traffic and sighed, "Damn, there are more cars than people. Let's go."

Then I led Shi Yong toward Wen Han's Douqu Museum.

There is a subway station nearby, but I have never taken the subway and buying a ticket with an ID card is a hassle.

I think walking is the safest option.

Shi Yong and I weaved back and forth through the traffic.

I'm not very familiar with some parts of Sijiucheng.

But I remember Wen Han's Douqu Museum is in Yangquan Hutong.

As soon as we ask about Yangquan Hutong, someone immediately points the way and tells us how to get there.

People in Sijiucheng really have good quality.

We happened to meet a brother riding an electric scooter home from work. He turned out to be from Shandong,

and he voluntarily offered to take us to Yangquan Hutong.

That's a good idea; with electric scooters you can move quickly through city traffic. Even red lights can't stop them.

I told the brother to find another partner,

so that each of them, on one scooter, would take me and Shi Yong respectively. Of course we would pay.

The brother was enthusiastic and immediately took out his phone to contact his wife to ride an electric scooter over.

Thus, two electric scooters carried me and Shi Yong toward Yangquan Hutong.

With the scooters, the speed instantly increased.

We arrived at Yangquan Hutong around eight p. m.

Exactly the time I had expected.