Chapter 689

"That's not certain,"Zhang Wang sneered. "China's management system is far stricter than ours here. Who knows, once they return, they might go straight to the police and spill everything."

Although he said this, his expression did not show much worry.

Zhang Wang was no paper tiger; his capabilities were indeed solid. He had accumulated extensive influence in Cangbei, so escaping from Cangbei after an incident would not be difficult.

However, to earn big money, one still had to return to Cangbei. After all, Cangbei was a place suitable for committing crimes; often, illegal matters were the most profitable.

The assistant dared not meet Zhang Wang's gaze. Hearing this, he quickly nodded.

Ning Chen took a slow breath. He chose not to stay long here. Turning his head, he said to the three survivors, "Let's go. We're returning now. Someone is coming to pick us up."

Ning Chen had consumed a great deal of stamina on this journey. To recover to his previous state in a short while would likely take several days.

Reporting back to Xu Si and the other police officers later would settle this matter. Ning Chen did not wish to get involved in such things anymore.

Chu Muyu could see that Ning Chen was in poor condition, so he walked over and proactively supported him. Ning Chen felt his movement, turned to look at him, and said thanks.

The four of them stepped toward the Chinese border. Although the plane dispatched by Zhang Wang had already stopped at the national border line, they dared not act rashly within Chinese territory.

Ning Chen completely relaxed. He knew clearly that if Zhang Wang dared to order his men to fire, it would openly mean making an enemy of an entire nation. Zhang Wang had influence, but not enough to contend with such a powerful country.

After Ning Chen entered Chinese territory, the person he had contacted appeared.

Those people arrived in a car, a comfortable business van. Even because of Ning Chen's request, they were equipped with guns, hanging at their waists.

Seeing the plane flying above the forest and hearing the gunshots echoing within the forest, they were somewhat shocked. They could not imagine what kind of person their employer had provoked, causing the pursuers to spare no expense in coming after them.

But since they were paid to do the job, these people dared not say anything. They were all men who licked blood off knife tips and had seen many grand scenes. The task their employer gave them was to safely escort the people to the police station.

So, very quickly, they calmed down, drove the car into the national border, and waited for the employer's arrival.

Ning Chen led the three people to the car prepared in advance. Holding the car door, he said to the contact person, "The people have arrived. Just drive directly. Take us to the police station."

The order was very concise. Brother Cha understood immediately. He nodded at Ning Chen, "Good." After speaking, he looked behind Ning Chen, "Is anyone injured? We brought several doctors, as you emphasized back then."

Ning Chen said, "No, just a bit weak. Let me get in the car and sleep."

Hearing this, Brother Cha opened the car door. Ning Chen lay down first, occupying an entire row of seats by himself. Suppressing his drowsiness, he said to the three people behind, "Sorry to trouble you. Sit in the row in front of me."

Chu Muyu looked inside the car. Fortunately, this car was very long; the space was not narrow. The three of them could still sit in the front row.

Chu Muyu glanced at Ning Chen, who had fallen asleep directly, then turned around and arranged, "You three get in first and rest well."

Xiao Ling and the curly-haired man did not stand on ceremony. The two of them got into the car one after another. After getting in, the curly-haired man leaned his head against the car window. His complexion was still somewhat pale. Perhaps infected by Ning Chen's drowsiness, he also felt a bit sleepy.

Xiao Ling was in much better condition. After getting in the car, he felt no drowsiness, but his whole body trembled slightly, as if he could not believe he had survived.

Chu Muyu stood outside the car door. Seeing that everyone was settled, he slowly relaxed. He said to Brother Cha, who was standing beside the driver's seat, "How many people did you bring this time?"

Hearing this, Brother Cha sized Chu Muyu up and down without changing his expression. While sizing him up, he said, "A few dozen, I suppose. I thought we would have to fight the people chasing you, but I overthought it." He laughed, "That's good. We just got a lot of commission for free."

Chu Muyu then said, "Those people might not be willing to let it go. It is not impossible they will continue to chase us. The car speed must be faster. Sorry to trouble you."

Brother Cha paused for a moment, then laughed, "I was wondering why my employer spent such a huge price to hire us to pick you up. It turns out you ran to Cangbei to save people. Fine, driving is also my specialty."

When Brother Cha sized Chu Muyu up, he felt this person was not simple. Although his face and clothes were dirty and somewhat damaged, those eyes looked very calm.

How could an ordinary person calm down so quickly after experiencing such a chase and slaughter? If he had not met the employer, he would have thought the person before him was the one who could afford such a huge sum, not the one lying on the back seat snoring loudly.

After giving his instructions, Chu Muyu got into the car. Unlike the curly-haired man and Ning Chen, he did not fall asleep immediately. He knew he could not sleep yet; at this moment, someone still needed to stand guard.

Ning Chen slept because he had exhausted his stamina. Chu Muyu could understand. If Ning Chen were still awake now, he would definitely take over his duty. Unfortunately, Ning Chen was not awake, so the one bearing responsibility in the group could only be him.

Following Chu Muyu's words, Brother Cha increased the car speed very quickly. In the passenger seat sat one of his capable assistants, also a close comrade who had traveled north and south with him for so many years.

Occasionally glancing at the rearview mirror, he saw a large group sleeping on the back seat. Ning Chen slept very deeply with his eyes closed. The curly-haired man slept leaning against the car window. Xiao Ling had even slumped directly onto the curly-haired man's shoulder.

Only Chu Muyu kept his eyes open.

Brother Cha glanced at the rearview mirror and frowned. Dozens of people were escorting the car from the front and back. Even he himself felt very safe. Under the circumstances of barely escaping death, Chu Muyu could still hold on without sleeping; truly remarkable.

So Brother Cha cleared his throat, intending to chat, "They are all asleep. Why are you the only one with your eyes open?"

Chu Muyu was startled. The red blood vessels in his eyes were actually very obvious. His head leaned against the car window, forcing himself not to sleep, "... I can sleep, but with no one guarding, I dare not sleep."

"Oh?" Brother Cha laughed, "With so many people here, what is there to worry about? We all have guns, and this is Chinese territory. They dare not act rashly."

Chu Muyu's gaze was very calm, "I know the character of the people chasing us. It is not impossible they will come directly to kill."

"You are quite vigilant," Brother Cha said. "Vigilance is a good thing. Since you are not sleeping, let me be a bit gossipy and ask you something?"

Although Chu Muyu was not sleeping, he had no mind to chat. Actually, he was extremely drowsy, just forcing himself along the way without falling asleep.

But he was also unwilling to speak.

Chu Muyu did not like to force himself. His principle of handling affairs was always quite whimsical. If he did not want to speak, he would not speak, "I'm sleepy. I don't want to talk."

Hearing this, Brother Cha looked at Chu Muyu again with some surprise. He began to have a bit of affection for this young man who looked refined and gentle, "Then you sleep."

Chu Muyu's head leaned against the car window. He shook it slightly, "Sleeping uneasily."

Actually, Brother Cha also knew what Chu Muyu was afraid of. Having just experienced an escape, saying he was not afraid would be false. The other side probably had not recovered their senses yet, but it was understandable.

So Brother Cha stopped speaking and focused entirely on driving.

Three hours later, the vehicle finally stopped at the police station.

It was not because that police station was close to here, but because it was the safest police station nearby that Brother Cha knew. He had been there a few times. The facilities and police force inside exceeded ordinary standards. Even if someone really came to cause trouble, those police officers would do their best to protect their safety.

However, people like Brother Cha did not dare to break into the police station openly. Otherwise, it would be no different from confessing without being interrogated. Anyway, Ning Chen only asked him to escort them. Beyond that, the police side would arrange the whereabouts of the few people. There was no need for him to worry.

So Brother Cha stopped the car with no sense of guilt. First, he waved to dismiss the large group following behind. Then he walked to the back seat, opened the car door, and looked at Chu Muyu, who was clearly barely holding on but still forcing himself.

"We have arrived at the police station," Brother Cha said. "Our employer probably felt I was not reassuring enough, so he asked me to bring you to the police station in advance. I cannot show my face at the police station. If you want to seek help, you must go in yourselves. If anything happens, just contact me."

Hearing that this was Ning Chen's order, Chu Muyu said nothing. He first woke up the curly-haired man and Xiao Ling separately. After forcibly pulling them out of the car to wake them up, he went to wake Ning Chen lying in the back.

When sleeping, Ning Chen was quite well-behaved. He did not move around, nor did he make a sound. Like an animal in hibernation, he was incredibly fond of sleep.

This was specifically manifested in the fact that Chu Muyu pulled his clothes twice, and Ning Chen had no reaction at all.

Chu Muyu became somewhat worried. He wondered if, because Ning Chen had consumed too much stamina to save the three people, he was now unable to even open his eyes.

Chu Muyu quickly placed his fingers on Ning Chen's neck position and felt it. Under his hand was a clear sensation of blood pulsing. He quietly relaxed.

It seemed he had not slept to death, but rather slept too deeply.

Chu Muyu really wanted to carry his "savior" to the police station on his back, but since he himself had little stamina, he was willing but unable, so he had to muster his strength again and strike Ning Chen a few times with his hand before Ning Chen opened his eyes.

As soon as Ning Chen opened his eyes, alertness almost overflowed from them; he had obviously somewhat forgotten who stood before him, and because his stamina had been exhausted so greatly, he felt unable to muster any energy.

But because Ning Chen had always been cautious in his conduct, he was on guard the moment he opened his eyes; such a gaze even frightened Chu Muyu a bit, so Chu Muyu looked away and said, "We've arrived at the police station."

Ning Chen recovered for a second or two, blinked once, then slowly came to his senses, nodded and said "Oh," sat up, and prepared to get out of the car.

Outside, the curly-haired one and Xiao Ling were yawning repeatedly, their faces full of sleepiness, looking as if they hadn't woken up, while Brother Cha stood behind those two in a guarded posture; a little further ahead, nearly four hundred meters away, was a police station.

Although Ning Chen still lacked energy, his mind was operating at high speed; after getting out of the car, he said nothing, looked directly toward the direction of the police station, and only after confirming that there was indeed a police station there did he relax.

Ning Chen waved his hand toward the two people behind him: "Let's go, follow me."

Chu Muyu followed behind Ning Chen, while the curly-haired one and Xiao Ling trailed behind Chu Muyu in a scattered manner; before the group had taken a few steps, Brother Cha suddenly spoke up, calling out to Ning Chen: "Hey, employer, we'll wait for you right here; if the police don't cooperate, come out, and I'll escort you to another place."

After hearing these words, Ning Chen was momentarily stunned; he had originally chosen Brother Cha to escort the group because the man looked fierce and menacing, but he hadn't expected him to be quite so warm-hearted.

But that was fine too; Ning Chen smiled and nodded: "Alright, thank you."

Brother Cha waved his hand toward Ning Chen and the others.

Ning Chen led the three people slowly into the police station; due to the long journey they had undertaken, they looked like refugees from some place, their clothes dirty, and their faces and hair also dirty.

Ning Chen looked at his own clothes, lowered his head and revealed a look of disgust, then turned his head to look at the others, whose situation was much the same as his own.

Ning Chen suddenly laughed; he patted Chu Muyu's shoulder, but his gaze fell on the curly-haired one and Xiao Ling: "In a while, go to the police station to take a shower and change clothes; you rest well, and the day after tomorrow we'll go home; we need to report to the police in advance."

After saying these words, Ning Chen took the lead and walked inside with the others.

This police station could indeed be considered the largest in the surrounding area; after Ning Chen entered, the duty officer, upon seeing their appearance, clearly changed expression for an instant.

The duty officer jumped up from the stool: "What's going on here?"

Ning Chen's back was straight; after walking a few steps, his mental state had mostly recovered, so upon hearing this he said: "I went to Cangbei to rescue several people, was pursued all the way, and came here to rest a bit and make a statement."

The shock in the officer's eyes became even more obvious as he sized the four people up and down, his tone somewhat puzzled: "Cangbei...? That's no good place; where did you get such ability to rescue three people?"

The last sentence was directed at Ning Chen, and Ning Chen had long guessed that these police officers would not easily believe them, so he said: "Can I tell you slowly after I've rested? I'm exhausted."

Behind him, the curly-haired one and Xiao Ling were also yawning repeatedly.

564. Life and Death on a Thread (10)

Seeing them in such a state, the officer decisively chose to call his colleague on the phone, asking them to continue dispatching more police forces.

Although he didn't quite believe that the man covered in dirt before him could have rescued three people from Cangbei, regardless of the reason, these people's condition indeed looked quite poor, so the duty officer said no more, stood up, and prepared to lead them into the duty room to rest.

Ning Chen asked one more question: "Do you have any place here where we can take a shower and change clothes?"

The officer laughed out: "Sorry, we don't have that; you rest first; soon my colleague will arrive, and you'll need to cooperate with him to make a statement."

Ning Chen nodded; at this moment he was indeed very sleepy, and because the three people beside him weren't speaking, he needed to take the initiative to handle the matter of dealing with the police.

After the duty officer led them to the duty room, Ning Chen and the others showed no Gu Ji at all and simply lay down on the chairs to sleep.