Chapter 1199
1199 Betting on Life and Death
Shen Zhijin held his breath and said, “Elder Xu, I need to take this call first. I’ll call you back later.”
Xu Yin did not know what was going on, but hearing Shen Zhijin’s tone of voice, he realized that something was wrong. He immediately said, “Alright.”
Shen Zhijin answered Lu Huaiyu’s call.
“Teacher Shen,” Lu Huaiyu’s voice was heavy as he spoke, “We’ve lost contact with Ah Li.”
!!
Shen Zhijin’s entire body instantly tensed up. His throat was dry, and he said with difficulty, “When did that happen?”
“About half an hour ago, she sent me the location of Jingye Villa. Not long ago, Shi Yang’s assistant called him and said that he was there too.” Lu Huaiyu glanced at his watch. “I’m in the villa right now, but Ah Li and Shi Yang are not here.”
“Shi Yang?”
Shen Zhijin slowly repeated the name.
“Yes.”
Lu Huaiyu paused for a moment, and his voice lowered slightly.
“The investigation shows that he has some involvement in the fire in Lincheng.”
Shen Zhijin felt as if his heart was being twisted by something. The piercing pain spread through his body almost instantly until even his fingertips were trembling.
Every image and sound around him faded away at this moment, leaving only a blank space of despair.
He opened his mouth, but he could not say a word.
When Lu Huaiyu heard the dead silence, he stayed silent for a moment.
Gu Tinglan had been investigating this matter, but he had never mentioned it to Shen Zhijin.
He had hoped to tell him everything after the truth came to light, but he had not expected Shi Yang would make a move before that day came.
In the meeting room, the meeting was left in a state of suspension due to Shen Zhijin’s departure.
However, after waiting for a while, Shen Zhijin still had not returned.
Everyone could not help but look at each other, and the atmosphere was a little restless.
Zhang Yao looked around and stood up.
“I’ll go out and check on Zhijin.”
With that, he walked out of the meeting room.
The entire corridor was quiet. He looked around and soon saw Shen Zhijin standing at the end of the corridor.
He stood there as if he was on the phone.
“I know…”
Zhang Yao was just about to call him when a gust of wind blew in. The small window in the corridor was blown open!
The rain fell from the window and hit Shen Zhijin’s shoulders.
His shoulders were soon soaked and turned a darker color.
However, he did not react at all. He continued to stand there with his back straight, like a statue that had been isolated for a long time.
His head was slightly lowered, and the wind ruffled his hair, vaguely covering his handsome and thin eyebrows.
All that was left was a body that seemed cold, lonely, and desolate.
Zhang Yao’s remaining words suddenly stuck in his throat.
After that, he heard Shen Zhijin ask, “Where is she now?”
His voice sounded calm and restrained, but the hands hanging by his sides were already clenched so tightly that his blue veins had popped out.
Lu Huaiyu said, “All roads within a 20-kilometer radius of the Capital District Hospital have been blocked. All personnel and vehicles are being strictly checked. Also, they checked the surveillance for nearly two hours. Ah Li’s car doesn’t seem to have left this area.”
After Lu Huaiyu received Gu Tinglan’s call, he had immediately contacted the Public Security Bureau in the Capital and asked them to start investigating Jingye Villa.
In other words, although she was not in the villa, she should not be far away.
Shen Zhijin closed his eyes.
“Xi Hill.”
“Xi Hill?” Lu Huaiyu’s brows furrowed.
Of course, Shen Zhijin remembered the name, Shi Yang.
Other people might not have known it, but he knew very well that Shi Yang used to like Yin Yin.
Even though they had not had much contact, and even though Yin Yin had not even cared about him.
However, when they were young, the feelings of admiration could not be hidden.
But, there were so many people who liked her back then… Who could have pried into the darkest corners of a person’s heart? Who would have thought that someone would destroy everything so cruelly for their own selfish desires?
“There are a lot of camellias planted on Xi Hill,” Shen Zhijin enunciated every word as if his body had been run over by something, almost breaking his bones, “Yin Yin used to like that place a lot.”
Zhang Yao stood there and waited for a while.
He could vaguely hear Shen Zhijin saying something, but the wind and rain outside were too loud, so he could not hear what was being said clearly.
Finally, Shen Zhijin ended the call.
He turned around and walked over.
Zhang Yao finally saw Shen Zhijin’s face clearly. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed Shen Zhijin’s expression and was shocked.
It had been many, many years since he had seen such an expression on Shen Zhijin’s face.
He did not know how to describe it, but at this moment, he inexplicably remembered that 19 years ago, after the accident, Shen Zhijin had returned to the Capital from Lincheng looking the same way.
However, it was not exactly the same.
In the dead silence, there still seemed to be a flame burning silently.
Shen Zhijin raised his eyes and looked over at him. His voice seemed to be colder than the wind and rain at the end of October.
“I’m sorry, I can’t continue to participate in this meeting.”
…
Lu Huaiyu walked out of the villa and returned to the car to make another call.
Zhao Hengshan, the director of the capital’s Public Security Bureau, answered the phone.
“Huaiyu.”
Zhao Hengshan was Old Master Lu’s old subordinate. When he received Lu Huaiyu’s call today, he immediately felt bad.
Shen Li’s identity was too special. If anything happened to her, the Lu family and the Gu family would never let the matter go.
Moreover, it was suspected that Shi Yang had also murdered someone else. Thus, he was a key target.
They could not afford to make any mistakes.
“Teacher Shen said that Shi Yang might have headed to Xi Hill. I’ll go there now.” Lu Huaiyu spoke quickly and buckled his seat belt at the same time.
“Xi Hill?” Zhao Hengshan’s expression was solemn as he replied, “Alright, I understand. We will focus the search on Xi Hill. Also, there is one more thing. Apart from Shi Yang and Shen Li, it is believed that Yu Yu should be with them. She came to the Capital from Haicheng the night before. We’ve already notified the Haicheng police to cooperate with us in arranging for Yu Jing’s arrest.”
“Yu Yu?”
The look in Lu Huaiyu’s phoenix-like eyes was deep as something flashed through his mind.
He started the car.
“I understand. I’ll head over there first.”
“Lu Er!”
Gu Tinglan was right beside Zhao Hengshan. When he heard this, he finally could not help but call out to him.
Xi Hill!
Lu Huaiyu had driven all the way to Jingye Villa. It was already late… How could he drive up the mountain road now?
However, if Shi Yang had really taken Ah Li to Xi Hill, what would happen?
Of course, Lu Huaiyu understood what Gu Tinglan was worried about.
However–
He looked straight ahead.
“Ah Li is waiting for me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud boom was heard!
The car turned around, and even the curtain of rain was torn apart. Then, the black car sped away at an amazing speed!
…
The rain seemed to have no intention of stopping.
The road was becoming more and more slippery. The branches and leaves on both sides swayed slightly from the rain, but were quickly left behind.
Yu Yu was becoming more distracted as she drove.
She slowed down at another turn and turned the steering wheel.
However, at that moment–
Shen Li, who was in the back seat, turned the door handle!
The car door opened!
Exerting force with her legs, she quickly flipped herself out of the car!