Chapter 25: Battle of Wits 2

Liu Baoshan stared at him and suddenly burst into a wild laugh: "Hahahaha! Good for you, Ren Jiahe!" His laughter stopped abruptly! He pulled a handgun from his lower back with his right hand, the muzzle aimed at Ren Jiahe's forehead!

"Are you pushing your luck? Bargaining with me! Do you deserve it?! I dare to even move against the police, do you think I care about one more of you? Killing you is also eliminating harm for the people! You coward who wouldn't even spare your own wife!" Liu Baoshan cursed.

Ren Jiahe stared wide-eyed at the muzzle aimed at his forehead: "I'm going to take this shot anyway! I don't care when I die or at whose hands! If you trust me, I'll follow you to the end. Otherwise, shoot me now and save me from going through that process!" After speaking, he stared straight at Liu Baoshan!

"Hahahaha!" Seeing this, Liu Baoshan laughed wildly for a few times, and with a "clack," he cocked the handgun! "I hate it most when people bargain with me. Since that's the case, then go to hell!" He was about to pull the trigger!

Ren Jiahe was trembling all over! He closed his eyes in despair, just waiting for the gunshot!

After a long while, he saw Liu Baoshan put away the gun. His right hand reached into his waistband and pulled out a string as thick as a toothpick. When he pulled it out, he saw a small key tied to the end of the string! He gestured for Ren Jiahe to turn around. A trace of joy flashed across Ren Jiahe's face. He turned around, and Liu Baoshan used the key to unlock the bomb vest locked on his body.

"You've got guts!" Liu Baoshan took the vest off Ren Jiahe and said: "Time's up, call Jiang Yuanqi."

Ren Jiahe took out a phone and dialed a number.

Jiang Yuanqi, in the small boat cabin on the river, was startled by the sudden phone ring! He hurriedly bent forward and answered the phone without a second's delay: "Hello!"

"Use that phone to dial the number just now, and turn on the speakerphone!" Ren Jiahe's voice came through.

Although Jiang Yuanqi found it strange that he was the one directing him this time, he didn't dare to ask, and even less dared to delay for a second. He firmly remembered Liu Baoshan's words: he must answer within three seconds of the ringtone, otherwise the bomb on his waist would explode!

Gu Changzheng's phone rang on time: "Captain Gu, push the bag into the Qing River!"

This time, the other party didn't change the number again, and the police's encirclement was gradually shrinking. Gu Changzheng thought that if he could drag it out for a while, even for a minute, there might be a chance to find them!

He swallowed and said in a deep voice: "I have done exactly as you said. Where is Jiang Yuanqi, whom you promised me?"

Liu Baoshan on the other end of the phone rarely didn't laugh again. He replied: "Push the money bag into the Qing River! I'll say it again! Whether Jiang Yuanqi lives or dies depends on this move of yours!"

"Hmph!" Gu Changzheng snorted heavily and waved his hand. Six or seven police officers pulled the edges of the bag with effort and pushed the bag into the river.

Gu Changzheng said to the phone: "Alright! The money bag is already in the river. You should tell me where Jiang Yuanqi is now!"

"Haha! Captain Gu, you cooperated really well! Thank you! As a thank you for your high cooperation, I'll tell you where Jiang Yuanqi is! There is a small boat on the Qing River, Jiang Yuanqi is inside, hurry up and find him!"

Gu Changzheng's phone was connected to the communication vehicle, and the command center could hear every word of Liu Baoshan's conversation clearly. As soon as Liu Baoshan finished speaking, the command center ordered the joint force to search for the small boat on the Qing River, but they found that except for a few sand-dredging boats working on the river, there was no small boat. Gu Changzheng immediately asked Luo Fei to find police officers from the Water Police Station and asked them. There were many private small boats on the Qing River, some belonging to fishermen who made a living this way, some were fishing boats owned by fishing enthusiasts, and a small number of small motorboats owned by citizens who liked playing in the water. The quantity was large, but they basically had procedures.

Gu Changzheng understood immediately. Liu Baoshan was taking advantage of the police searching for Jiang Yuanqi to take the money and escape! But with so much cash, how could he move it all at once under the noses of so many police officers?

But at this moment, finding Jiang Yuanqi was also very important. Otherwise, if the money was taken by the kidnappers and the hostage wasn't saved, not only would he be punished, but the entire Zizhen City public security system would likely be punished!

At this time, the joint force's police power was dispersed, and they started searching the fishing boats docked by the river one by one!

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, the search team still found nothing. Gu Changzheng even thought that the other party had torn up the ticket. At this time, Liu Han's joyful voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Captain Gu! The location of the phone that last talked to you has been locked! It's 2 kilometers downstream from the Jiangbei Dock!"

Gu Changzheng said he knew, but he felt a chill all over! Cold sweat instantly flowed down his back!

"Liu Han, quickly send out the locked signal source coordinates!" Then he said to Luo Fei beside him: "Fast! Let the patrol boat of the Water Police Station go to intercept the sand-dredging boats on the river! Let all boats stop in place and accept inspection! Stop all operations! Fast!"

Reminded by him, Luo Fei immediately understood what he meant: The bandits might be on a sand-dredging boat! Using the sand-dredging boat to transfer the money!

After receiving the order, he immediately called the Water Police Station officers to drive the patrol boat to intercept the sand-dredging boats appearing on the river.

At the same time, in the Jiangpan Haoting, two figures appeared in the quiet residential complex in the middle of the night. One was tall, the other was burly and sturdy. They rode a motorcycle together and hurried out of the complex gate...

In an inconspicuous small boat, the police found Jiang Yuanqi, who was locked in the cabin, and the two tablet phones beside him.

On the river, all 7 sand-dredging boats working at night were controlled. However, after searching the entire boats, there was no discovery at all!

Various information gathered at Gu Changzheng's place. When Liu Han told him the location of the suspect was locked, he had already thought that the kidnappers might not be with Jiang Yuanqi. As for how to control the other party to obey his orders, Gu Changzheng also thought of the method of using a remote-controlled bomb to threaten him. So for the situation when the police found Jiang Yuanqi, he had expected it long ago!

It was just that there was nothing on the sand-dredging boat, which made him a bit surprised! Could his deduction be wrong? But didn't Liu Baoshan go to such great lengths just for this huge sum of money? He couldn't have abandoned this money and escaped!

Money! He suddenly shouted: "Stupid! I'm really stupid! Carving a mark on the boat to find the sword! Carving a mark on the boat to find the sword!"

The police officers beside him were startled, but they heard Gu Changzheng shout: "Fast! Go downstream, the money went downstream!" ===== CHAPTER 26 =====