Chapter 289 - A Strange Harassment (1/2)
With someone taking the lead, the chaotic situation was now better controlled.
Quan Shaoteng assigned the people into groups and sent them out to search the area.
Nevertheless, no one was in sight, be it Bai Muchuan or any of the Dark Clan members.
The police tried to look for the locals who stayed around the vicinity to gather information from them.
But they hardly get any result.
The person who made the post stayed in a village which was the closest to Brother Steel’s villa.
And that was more than 10 miles away.
There were very few people living there as well…
This area seemed to be different from other places.
It was because the Dark Clan was very active in this area. Hence, there was hardly anyone living near Vulture’s Mouth.
This place had always been a nightmare for the people of Nanmu.
After a careful inspection of the area, they found out that there was an intense shootout in the area at the backyard and beyond but no sign of anyone leaving the place…
There was only a main road.
When they came, the road was previously blocked.
On the other side of the road, as per Bai Muchuan’s instructions, the police had already set up roadblocks.
In the end, not only was there no sight of any jeep that fitted the description that Bai Muchuan had said, not even a single car showed up at all…
In other words, Bai Muchuan, Brother Steel, and the rest of the people had vanished into thin air.
…
That afternoon, the dark clouds could no longer hold the water and it finally rained.
The sky was grey and cold.
The villa which was now temporarily used by the police was unusually quiet as well, as though it was a castle filled with the spirits of the dead.
Everyone was searching.
Even the police dogs were deployed. Every place that they could search had been searched. All methods and means that they could think of had been tried.
Yet they did not find any traces nor clues…
“Unless they had flown to the sky?”
A few hours had passed, the rescue teams were now exhausted.
In the end, they decided to rotate their shifts so that everybody could get some rest.
The rest of them continued to search by expanding the area of search.
…
The rain stopped near dusk.
The villa was surrounded by the fog that had shown up after the rain.
Xiang Wan walked out of the main door, trying to get some fresh air.
She could see the police officers running around in front of her.
She looked on quietly, her heart was feeling cold.
Bai Muchuan? Where are you?
She looked up at the sky.
The sky had no answer.
Suddenly, a voice could be heard coming from behind her.
“So, are you happy now?”
Xiang Wan need not turn her head to know who was talking to her.
That voice was easily recognizable.
It was Meng Chi, the young CEO from the Meng Entertainment Group.
Xiang Wan had already bumped into him a couple of times at Vulture’s Mouth.
As they were busy with their own tasks, there was no need for them to interact with each other. Yet every time she saw Meng Chi, he never gave her a friendly look.
“I don’t know what you are trying to say?” Xiang Wan did not show any sign of weakness. She turned her head and smiled coldly at him. “I don’t understand.”
Meng Chi was alone.
He stood right outside the fence, next to a banana tree. His expression was very gloomy.
“Do you mean that I’m only a good person if I use my own life to exchange for another? CEO Meng, that’s emotional blackmailing.” Xiang Wan revealed a condescending smile. “Actually, I’m very curious. Since CEO Meng is so lofty and magnanimous, why didn’t you manage to save Xie Wanwan?”
Her words were dripping with sarcasm.
Meng Chi only gazed at her coldly but didn’t say a word.
“Didn’t the kidnappers ask for 50 million yuan as ransom?” Xiang Wan sneered, “You just have to pay that up. After all, you do not lack money, right?”
“Do you think I don’t want to pay up?”
Meng Chi’s tone sounded low and deep as if his anguish was hidden within.
But after looking at Xiang Wan in the eyes for three seconds, his tone started to soften.
“They wanted me to bring the money to Vulture’s Mouth. I’ve brought the money with me but I’m unable to contact them anymore.”
“You can’t contact them?” Xiang Wan was clueless with regards to his side of the situation.
“Initially I was still able to get through the kidnapper’s phone,” continued Meng Chi, “later on, I’m unable to get through. It should be out of the service area.”
Xiang Wan’s expression changed slightly upon hearing that.
Wasn’t that similar to the situation as Bai Muchuan and Captain Zhang?
“I regret.” Meng Chi’s eyebrows drooped down. “I shouldn’t have called the police.”
Xiang Wan pursed her lips and did not say a word.
“If I didn’t call the police, I might still be able to contact them. At most, it’ll just cost me 50 million yuan… Hmph! Now, there’s no sight of them and they’re unreachable. Maybe… they’ve already killed her!”
Killed her?!
A chilly sensation spread throughout Xiang Wan’s body.
If Xie Wanwan got killed…
She did not dare to think about that.
However, she did not agree with what Meng Chi said.
“If you don’t call the police, do you think you can get her back?” Xiang Wan glanced at him seriously. “So many people have disappeared, CEO Meng should have noticed the gravity of the situation that it has exceeded our initial expectations. Besides cooperating with the police, there’s no other way out…”
“I beg to differ.”
A red glint flashed past Meng Chi’s eyes.