Chapter 818: Encounter

Lan Si White.

The Lan Si family.

In a trance, Sheriff Ma Xiu reacted. He was stunned for a while, and his tense body slowly relaxed.

Lan Si could hear the sound of friction between skin and skin when he rubbed his cheeks in the receiver. He must be very haggard.

"They are innocent; they didn't participate in our actions. You shouldn't do this!", this was what Sheriff Ma Xiu said after rubbing his cheeks for a while.

Lan Si being able to call here meant that some things had already become a foregone conclusion.

He wanted to awaken... the mercy that might exist in Lan Si, of course, this was just what he longed for, "Let them go, come at me for whatever happens!"

Lan Si's voice was as calm as when he first answered the phone, "Those drivers, and our young guys, are also innocent."

The flatter the tone, the heavier the weight at this time.

Sheriff Ma Xiu couldn't help but say, "They were transporting illegal supplies; they are criminals!"

"Look, Sheriff Ma Xiu, people are just like this."

"People always like to stand in a place that is beneficial to themselves, and refuse others to approach."

"I heard a very interesting saying—"

"When you meet a rogue, you talk about reason with him, and he talks about morality with you."

"When you talk about morality with him, he talks about fists with you again."

"When you raise your fists, he tells you again to talk about reason."

"Is this the same as now?"

"Among those young guys, the youngest is only nineteen years old, it seems a year younger than your son."

"When you killed him, did you consider his feelings?"

"Did you consider the feelings of his family?"

Sheriff Ma Xiu actually couldn't listen at all. If he could really listen, he wouldn't have done those things.

He took a deep breath. Now his family needs him to save them, and he must cheer up, "What do you want?"

"Make me pay the bill?"

"Or make me die?!"

He roared out almost suppressed, just like a wounded beast!

Lan Si's laughter came from the receiver, "Your chief talked to me, you should know the price I offered?"

"Money, and life."

"Originally this matter wasn't so complicated, but you guys complicated things."

Lan Si's voice gradually became calm again, and a kind of indifference could be felt from his voice.

"Besides these, you have to pay some other things to save your family's lives."

"Your children are very cute."

Sheriff Ma Xiu sat slumped in the chair. He tilted his head and looked at the azure blue sky outside the window. A group of birds passed by outside the window. Watching them fly freely instead made him feel panicked and irritable inside.

"What else do you want me to do?", he asked.

Lan Si's tone became a bit gentler, "Go... here, find a guy named John, he will tell you what to do."

When he said this name, he thought of another John. What a terrible name.

This guy is Mayor Wei De's person. He will obtain some evidence from Sheriff Ma Xiu to use to attack the State Police Chief, and drag the Deputy Governor into the water along the way.

Of course, this is just an ideal state. Even if Sheriff Ma Xiu really has heavy evidence, even if the State Police Chief also stands on Mayor Wei De's side and is willing to help him deal with his former superior.

The Governor will not allow Denuozhou to be in chaos because of these small things; he will immediately intervene to stabilize the situation.

However, having these is enough. Lan Si will achieve his goal, and Mayor Wei De will also get what he wants.

Sheriff Ma Xiu still doesn't know what kind of game he has been involved in, but as a pawn in the game, besides obeying the chess player's arrangement, it seems he has no other way out.

Although he didn't speak, he used a pen to record the address.

Neither of them spoke again. After about ten seconds, Lan Si took the initiative to say, "That's it!"

"Sheriff Ma Xiu, although we haven't met, I will respect your choice, and I also hope you can respect the choice you made yourself, goodbye!"

Lan Si hung up very decisively, and Sheriff Ma Xiu slowly hung up the phone.

He looked at the address recorded on the paper and didn't give up completely. He thought he still had a chance!

Just as he picked up the phone and was about to call the chief, the deputy sheriff in the police station pushed the door and entered directly, "Ma Xiu, the state bureau asked us to remove the roadblocks and let those vehicles pass."

Sheriff Ma Xiu's hand had been raised a little after hanging up the phone and picking it up again, but his movement froze at this second.

His mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were full of astonishment, "You... what did you say?"

"The roadblocks were removed?"

The deputy sheriff nodded several times in a row, "The request of the state bureau, I think I should tell you about this."

The matter of Sheriff Ma Xiu's family being kidnapped was also known to everyone in the branch station along the route here. They also knew that setting up roadblocks to check passing vehicles was to catch those kidnappers.

But now suddenly they want to remove them...

Sheriff Ma Xiu's face turned black immediately, and he nodded, "I know."

The deputy sheriff originally wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything, turned and left, not forgetting to close the door again.

Sheriff Ma Xiu continued to pick up the phone and dialed the number of the chief. The phone was connected quickly.

"They said you had the roadblocks removed."

As soon as the chief heard it was Sheriff Ma Xiu's voice, his expression suddenly became a bit irritable, "Yes, it was my order."

"Ma Xiu, this matter is very tricky. The Secretary of State of Laizhou called the Governor to protest, saying that our blocking caused some goods not to enter Laizhou on time, and many merchants are protesting to them."

"This matter made the Governor very passive, and then it was pushed directly onto me. I don't want to do this either, but I really have no choice!"

"I have already made the greatest attempt I could make. Sorry, Ma Xiu, I have to stop."

Sheriff Ma Xiu, who originally still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, felt his blood cool down all at once. He was even a bit at a loss!

He asked, "Then what about my family?"

The State Police Chief also had a headache at this time. He supported his forehead with one hand and held the phone with the other, looking uncomfortable, "I will set up a special group to be responsible for this case."

"I will personally select the most capable police officers on our side to form an investigation team to ensure they can bring your family back."

"Don't worry, I told them that although we are withdrawing the posts, we will not withdraw the people. The police officers will still be on standby at any time and strengthen patrols on the interstate highway."

"Once anyone is found calling for help, intervene immediately."

"I promise, I will do my best to bring your family back!"

Under huge pressure, Sheriff Ma Xiu was already a bit unable to hold on, "How can you guarantee?"

"Why should you do your best?"

"Fuck!"

"They used such great power to apply pressure, which means their people are still somewhere within Denuozhou. As long as we continue to block the highway, they definitely won't be able to go back!"

"Damn it, you want to open the door for them at this time and send them out of the encirclement, and now you want to guarantee to me. How the hell can you guarantee?"

Although Sheriff Ma Xiu is indeed a bastard, often guest-starring as a robber while being a policeman, his professional ability is still worth affirming.

After all, for the lowest-level police officers, professional ability is an important factor that can determine their future.

But only at the lowest level can professional ability reflect its value.

Because after reaching the middle level, what affects whether people have the possibility of promotion is no longer how good this person is at solving cases or how much he knows about his work.

It is whether they have gained the favor of the chief, whether someone can speak for their promotion, and whether they are willing to pay some price for promotion.

It could be dignity, it could be wealth, it could be the bottom line; anything is possible.

Ma Xiu doesn't have any special family background, just an ordinary city family background.

When he was young, he was also an upright guy and very enthusiastic.

After graduating from high school, he took the initiative to join the police academy. Because of his outstanding personal ability, he graduated after a year and a half and started directly as a police officer.

However, many unpredictable things happened later, which gradually turned him into another person.

Although he became the kind of person he disliked most when he was young, the professional skills he mastered still existed.

As soon as he heard the chief say these words, he knew that the Secretary of State of Laizhou protesting at this time must have been entrusted by Lan Si.

It was not because the road closure caused problems with supplies, or that factories would have to stop production without these supplies.

Their purpose was to let Lan Si's people who were besieged leave swaggeringly!

Originally, Sheriff Ma Xiu's idea was to follow the interstate highway heading east from Hongshi City and keep looking. He would definitely be able to find clues about those kidnappers.

There are not so many cars coming and going in the countryside. Like some villages and towns, as long as there are foreign vehicles, one question will be enough to find out. It only takes two or three days, at most five days, and they can check all these places along the way!

These people can't run away at all!

But now, everything is developing in the worst direction. Once these roadblocks are removed, it means the kidnappers can leave calmly. Sheriff Ma Xiu was really angry.

He stood up and walked back and forth a few times, "Can't you damn well hold on?"

"I give you so much money every year, and now I need your help, but you tell me you are under great pressure?"

"Fuck!"

The State Police Chief on the other end of the phone also became unhappy, even angry.

"Don't use those dirty words when you talk to me, damn it. I am your superior, you have to maintain the most basic respect for me!"

Sheriff Ma Xiu can be considered to have completely let go, "Respect your mother!"

"Fuck!"

"Why didn't you let me respect you when you took the money?"

In the chief's office, which Sheriff Ma Xiu couldn't see, the chief's expression became a bit ferocious. He didn't like Sheriff Ma Xiu's tone at this moment, and what he said.

He took the money, that was what he should do. How much pressure did he help this group of idiots withstand?

What's wrong with taking some money?

"Ma Xiu, remember your identity. I can understand that you are a bit out of control because your family was kidnapped, but you have to find a way to calm down."

"In short, there is no room for maneuver in this matter. I can't refuse the Governor's request. I will notify you separately when there is any new news."

He hung up the phone as he spoke, and then sat on the chair with a solemn face. He lit a cigarette and smoked it carefully.

The smoke lingered on his face, making his expression look a bit strange.

The words Sheriff Ma Xiu said on the phone just now had already made the chief want to kill!

It wasn't because Sheriff Ma Xiu kept using dirty words and scolded him very pointedly, but because Sheriff Ma Xiu was losing his rational thinking ability!

This is very dangerous. This means that once a certain switch is turned on, he might desperately shake out everything that should be said and shouldn't be said!

This is a threat, a huge threat!

Although everyone knows they have some not-so-appropriate ways to make money, otherwise, a State Police Chief who only has seventy or eighty dollars a month, why can he wear a watch worth thousands of dollars?

Why does he live in a detached house in a high-end community, drive a car worth thousands of dollars, and let his two children go to college without loans?

Everyone knows what's going on, but no one says it!

Just like the mayor clearly has a salary of more than two hundred dollars a month, why can he live in a villa, drive a luxury car, and have bank deposits of perhaps millions?

Everyone has lived like this; this is something that can be done but cannot be said.

Sheriff Ma Xiu has completely lost his mind because of his family. If he continues to let him talk nonsense, he will definitely cause big trouble.

The chief already had a decision in his heart. He picked up the phone again and dialed the number of the police radio.

The State Police Highway Police part will have a special high-power radio for work, because many times highway police will work on the road sections.

Sometimes they won't come back at night and have to stick to the interstate highway, so it's not easy to contact them if there is anything urgent.

There were no communication phones in this period, so the radio became the best medium for one-way communication.

It is said that new small interactive radios already have finished products, but it is unknown how long it will take to equip them on the cars.

The chief asked the radio to insert a missing person notice, and the radio side did it directly.

This is also news they often insert, although it is of no use most of the time.

After the radio side had arranged the broadcast, the chief hung up the phone and sat quietly.

At this time, on the road about forty minutes away from Sheriff Ma Xiu, a police officer was driving with a tired face.

He stepped on the accelerator to the end overnight and ran over. The journey that took about twenty hours only took him more than ten hours.

Driving at high speed for more than ten hours in a row made his body and spirit fall into severe fatigue. Now as long as he stops the car, he can immediately fall into a dream, but he dare not stop.

At least not now.

At this time, the radio is the best partner for driver friends. Some people say that listening to the radio while driving will cause distraction, but in fact, one thing can alternatively concentrate attention, which helps to avoid excessive fatigue and inability to open eyes.

"Now inserting a missing person message, the missing person is female, named Alice..."

The moment he heard the name Alice, the police officer became energetic, as if he had been injected with energy out of thin air!

Along with more details about this missing Alice being revealed, his expression also changed slightly.

This was the agreement he had made with the chief. If the chief inserted this broadcast, then no matter what work he was performing now.

Whether it was protection, investigation, or searching, it would all be changed to eliminating the target!

He licked his lips, and the foot stepping on the accelerator became more forceful. The car, which was already fast, became faster!

On the other side, after Sheriff Ma Xiu slammed the phone, he walked back and forth a few times, and his eyes soon fell on the address recorded on the table.

The chief's side is unreliable. Now the only hope is pinned on this address.

He gritted his teeth, made a decision, put on his pistol and holster, took the car keys, and left the office.

He simply explained to other police officers that he was going out to handle things, and then drove away.

Others can't help him, so he can only help himself!

He drove his exclusive car onto the highway and stepped on the accelerator towards Xinboming City.

About ten minutes later, on the interstate highway, he saw a police car driving in the direction he came from from afar.

And the "cop killer" in the opposite lane also noticed the police car in the opposite lane.

At first he didn't pay much attention, because there were police cars everywhere now, but when the two sides approached, his eyes stayed on the driver's face in the driver's seat of that car for a split second, a very short time.

By the time he reacted that this was his target, Sheriff Ma Xiu's car had become very, very small in his rearview mirror.

The cop killer slammed the steering wheel, and the car drove directly into the wasteland by the road. He didn't dare to go deeper, shifted into reverse to return to the road, and stepped on the accelerator again.

At the same time, he also put his weapon in a place where he could easily get it.

Two cars, one after the other, galloped on the interstate highway, and the distance between the two sides was closing at a very fast speed.

Sheriff Ma Xiu had been thinking about things, until the police car behind approached, and the engine made a screaming sound, he came back to his senses.

He glanced through the rearview mirror and suddenly felt that something was wrong, because he seemed to have just passed by this car.

Did the other party have something to do with him?

He was not sure, so he slowed down and was even seeking to stop by the side of the road.

Just at this time, the car approaching him quickly had reached behind his car. In the process of him pulling over, it rushed up from the left and drove side by side with him.

At this moment, Sheriff Ma Xiu looked at the driver in the car opposite through the car window, and at the same time, the driver in the car driving side by side with him also looked at him.

The two looked at each other through the car windows...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 819 =====