Chapter 523 - Duel (Part 4) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Huo Shaoheng’s Jeep sped its way along. A couple more Jeeps of the same model appeared around them when they were on the expressway, driving in different directions to distract their opponents.

The one that had Gu Xiangwen and Gu Nianzhi turned into a small lane—a shortcut to the airport.

The people who were chasing after them were tricked. They chased the decoy Jeep for a long while, only realizing that they were duped when the Jeep plummeted over the edge of a cliff. The Jeep had no driver; it was controlled from afar. The “driver” they’d seen was a doll.

Of course, upon falling off the cliff, the Jeep, along with the doll, sunk into the ocean. Their opponent did not even find out that the Jeep did not have a real driver.

“We’ve been duped!”

The men returned to the hospital, fuming.

Over at Gu Yanran’s end, after the car she was in spent some time chasing one of the decoys, she felt something fishy was going on and commanded her subordinate, “Stop chasing. Go directly to the airport.”

Her instincts told her that her father had been whisked away by Huo Shaoheng and his men. As for what route they used, she needed to wait for her subordinates to get to the hospital before she could find out.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom that Gu Yanran was in was modified into a bulletproof vehicle. It had a huge body and was much longer than a normal sedan. It attracted a fair bit of attention when they were on the expressway.

Upon seeing a car like that, everyone gave way to it. Therefore, Gu Yanran’s journey to the airport was exceptionally smooth. The moment she arrived at the airport, her subordinates managed to reach the hospital. They were looking around frantically for the director and Gu Xiangwen’s caretaker, as well as the administration people to understand the entire situation. However, the hospital was still a mess. Their network had just been restored, and they were still waiting for the police.

They only had 600 people in the army and less than 100 policemen. It wouldn’t have been enough even if they’d asked all of them to come. The fire engine had already arrived and was putting out the fire. No one had the time to answer any of their questions.

…

Gu Yanran headed to the control tower the moment she arrived at the airport. She was practically invincible in Barbados; she was also a VIP in the airport. Thus, she entered the control tower as if she owned the place.

The inspector of the control tower quickly went to her and bowed to greet her. The management of the control tower also came over to say h.e.l.lo one by one.

Gu Yanran nodded to them in acknowledgment and said, “I have something that I need. A favor from all of you.”

“Please let us know how we can help, Miss Gu. We’ll help any way we can,” the inspector quickly said, hoping to get into Gu Yanran’s good book. “What can we do for you, please?”

Gu Yanran looked down on the airport from the control tower. Lowering her voice, she said, “I need you to halt all flights from leaving the airport and divert all flights entering Barbados. Give me time. I need to find someone. Someone extremely important to me.”

“What?! Stop all flights from taking off? And landing, too?!” The inspector was shocked. “Th—th… This…” This request sounded rather unreasonable…

Gu Yanran took a step forward and told the inspector hurriedly, “My father has been taken away by some people. Most likely, they’ll be boarding one of those flights. I cannot allow them to take my father away! Therefore, you have to stop all flights from taking off! I, Gu Yanran, will bear every loss and inconvenience caused by this!”

With that, she stuffed a thick envelope into the hands of the inspector. His heart skipped a beat. What a thick pile of cash… It was US dollars! He could tell from touching the material.

“This… All right, let me try.” The inspector nodded. “I hope it won’t cause too much chaos. However, Miss Gu’s father being held hostage ought to qualify as a serious incident. It is almost equivalent to our airport being under a terrorist attack. Therefore, I command that all flights be delayed! All flights entering Barbados will be diverted to Cuba instead for holding and will wait for further notice.”

The inspector’s instructions were sent to all operators in the control tower. Albeit shocked, they accepted that it was serious, as it concerned the Gus.

Gu Yanran stood in front of the French windows of the control tower with her arms folded, and looked at the endless blue sky in front of her, feeling extremely anxious. She was even trembling slightly.

Just as Gu Yanran’s subordinates were looking through the CCTV one by one for traces of Huo Shaoheng, a roaring sound was heard from the airport runway. A pa.s.senger airplane was taxiing on the runway, preparing to take off.

Gu Yanran looked at the scene wide-eyed. She put down her arms and asked the inspector coldly, “Didn’t I ask you to halt every flight for takeoff? What’s with that one?!”

Shocked as well, the inspector checked the flight’s information immediately. “Miss Gu,” he said. “This is the Hua Xia Empire’s airplane. They have a special pa.s.s to… to… take off.”

What he meant was that planes from the Hua Xia Empire were outside of his control.

Gu Yanran raged. Clenching her fists, her phoenix eyes opened wide, glaring at the inspector. “What did you say?! We’re on the grounds of Barbados! Not the Hua Xia Empire! Can’t you have some guts?!”

“Miss Gu, this has nothing to do with guts. It’s got to do with power. We have no power. My command will only reach as far as the planes under our control. Those that aren’t, there’s nothing we can do.”

Even though the inspector had accepted Gu Yanran’s money, there were simply things he couldn’t do. He couldn’t interfere with things outside of his control even if he wanted to.

Gu Yanran sighed and did her utmost best to control her temper. Looking out the window, she thought of a solution within seconds.