Plunder-Chapter 271 Capturing the Culprit

Qiao En’s appearance was heart-wrenching to witness.

Zhou Chucheng parted his lips, wanting to say something, yet he held back.

"Young Master Zhou, please go ahead, I’ll take care of Young Madam here."

Sister Rong said while wiping her tears.

The atmosphere in the hospital room was so oppressive that Zhou Chucheng feared if he stayed any longer, he would not be able to hold back the truth.

"Sister Rong, call me anytime if there’s anything."

After giving the instruction, Zhou Chucheng left the hospital room.

Once in the elevator, he kicked the walls in distress.

What was all this?

The brother he revered the most was clearly alive, yet had to feign death just to create confusion and confront the villains in a final showdown.

And Qiao En, she was even more innocent, enduring malice from all sides alone.

Now, he was the one who knew the most, yet there was nothing he could do.

Suddenly remembering the task Zhou Jin’an had asked him to do, Zhou Chucheng went straight to the police station after descending from the building.

On the way, he had already sent a message to Director Huang, who was waiting for him in his office.

"Director Huang, I need a favor."

Zhou Chucheng entered Director Huang’s office and went straight to the point without any small talk.

"Go ahead."

Director Huang stood up and poured a glass of water for Zhou Chucheng, who gulped it down.

"Has Xu Mei not confessed yet?"

Director Huang looked deeply at Zhou Chucheng, "Her lips are sealed tight, completely impervious, let’s see how long she can hold."

"Director Huang, can we not wait anymore and use a strategy to lure the snake out of the hole?"

"Lure the snake out of the hole?" Director Huang looked puzzled at Zhou Chucheng.

He was known in the Zhou family for being an irresponsible playboy, yet now, he was discussing a very important matter with Director Huang.

"Yes, think about it, Xu Mei is a core figure next to An Jinhua, she must know a lot of his secrets. Since An Jinhua has resorted to murder, if he knew Xu Mei was still alive, what do you think he would do?"

Director Huang sighed deeply, "He would definitely send someone to take action again."

"Right, that is his style. If he makes a move, he will definitely choose someone he can truly trust. No matter who that person is, as long as they show up, if we catch them, there will be new progress in this case."

Zhou Chucheng quickly divulged all his thoughts.

Director Huang looked at him approvingly, "Director Zhou, you have improved a lot. However, your brother had instructed before, Xu Mei’s identity must be kept confidential."

Director Huang said, pausing.

"It’s a pity your brother he..."

This was a heavy topic.

Director Huang could not continue and dropped his eyelids.

Zhou Chucheng did not respond, Zhou Jin’an had instructed him to keep it confidential, and he could not reveal to anyone the news that he was still alive.

Director Huang was no exception.

"My brother’s spirit in heaven would also hope that the villains are severely punished, Director Huang, this matter cannot be delayed, it’s best done tonight."

Why tonight, one might ask?

There’s a saying that goes, "Strike while the iron is hot."

The news of Zhou Jin’an’s incident had already spread in the media, so surely, An Jinhua must have heard it.

When people revel in others’ misfortunes, their guard is at its lowest.

If he learned at this moment that Xu Mei was still alive, he would definitely eliminate the threat at all costs.

The moment he makes a move, it means the police will have something to gain.

Director Huang paced around the office with his hands behind his back.

After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Chucheng earnestly.

"Whose idea is this?"

Zhou Chucheng was startled and hurriedly covered up, "I discussed it with my sister-in-law, it was our joint idea."

He lied.

The lie was clumsy.

But he had mentioned Qiao En.

Director Huang, who was familiar with Qiao En, knew she was not an ordinary woman.

He nodded significantly, "Alright, I’ll give the orders now."

An hour later, the news that Xu Mei was still alive had been leaked.

In a suburban courtyard, An Jinhua lay back on a deck chair enjoying the autumn moon.

Since the incident, he had harbored too much resentment and anger.

To lose to Zhou Jin’an so easily, he was unwilling.

Once dazzling and charming in public, he had now become a rat in the tunnels.

He was not used to it.

Fortunately, Wang Liang brought him good news.

Zhou Jin’an had an accident.

When An Jinhua saw the news on the video, he laughed heartily for a while.

Heaven is just—the revenge was finally taken.

Wang Liang was efficient and left no evidence. The police were stumped and could not catch the murderer.

Although silent in the shadows, this feeling of being able to strategize and direct things from behind the scenes was simply exhilarating.

Wang Liang brought some wine.

Under the moonlight, An Jinhua came out of his room and moved a lounge chair to the terrace.

The moonlight was bright, and all was quiet.

He leaned back in the lounge chair, enjoying the moonlight.

The night breeze was refreshing, and he felt extremely pleased.

With Zhou Jin’an gone, his biggest obstacle in Rong City had been removed.

With this obstacle gone, rejuvenating the An Corporation was just a matter of time.

Not only could he rejuvenate An Corporation, but he could also take Nanchen under his control.

An Jinhua thought a bit too much for a moment and couldn’t help but let his smile spread across his face.

Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.

It seemed he had lost, yet upon a longer view, he was the winner.

Raising a glass to the moon, he felt as though there were three of them.

He held his wine glass, drinking one cup after another.

This long-missed pleasure lingered in his heart, making him feel a bit tipsy.

Just as he was getting drunk, Wang Liang suddenly appeared with bad news.

"President An, Xu Mei is still alive."

"What did you say?"

An Jinhua couldn’t believe his ears.

"I am sorry, President An, it was my failure."

Wang Liang bowed his head low.

An Jinhua sobered up significantly.

If previously dealing with Xu Mei was just a precaution,

now, handling Xu Mei was imperative.

"She must die."

An Jinhua’s eyes deepened.

A person who should be dead but is still alive could become an unpredictable time bomb.

And, it could be immensely powerful.

An Jinhua had long imagined a future, and now that the situation had changed, he would not allow anyone to stand in his way.

"Don’t worry, President An. I know what to do." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Wang Liang did not say much more and left.

Central Hospital.

Director Huang had already redeployed his resources early.

He stationed people at every entrance, and in the entire ward where Xu Mei was staying, he had placed police officers.

Everyone was on high alert, only waiting for that person to show up.

Zhou Chucheng also arrived, but he did not enter the hospital. Instead, he parked his car in the parking lot at the hospital entrance.

Dressed in all black, he hid in the backseat of his car.

He could not help, but he didn’t want to cause trouble for anyone else.

Zhou Jin’an had only told him to lure the snake out of its hole. But out of curiosity, he really wanted to know who the snake was.

Time slowly moved forward.

In the first half of the night, there was nothing unusual in the hospital.

Zhou Chucheng initially kept his eyes wide open, staring intently at the hospital entrance.

At two in the morning, he could hardly stay awake.

One yawn followed another.

He had three cups of coffee, which didn’t help. He leaned back in his seat and just dozed off, never intending to fall asleep.

Director Huang’s command vehicle was even more concealed, parked across the street from the hospital.

The vehicle was completely black and indistinguishable from any other car.

"Everyone take your positions and stay alert, once the target appears, we must not let him escape again."

Every fifteen minutes, he would give a reminder.

Around three in the morning, Wang Liang appeared.

He stooped and limped, feigning injury, hobbling into the emergency building.

The emergency building of the Central Hospital was close to the inpatient department.

He was very cautious and circled the emergency building several times.

Director Huang quickly identified him and tracked his movements through the surveillance cameras.

He registered at the counter and then stayed in the waiting area for a while before heading to the restroom.

After that, he was no longer seen in the surveillance footage.

"Director Huang, the suspect has disappeared."

The staff immediately reported the situation to Director Huang.

All surveillance feeds were switched yet showed no sign of Wang Liang.

His counter-surveillance skills were simply too strong.

Director Huang frowned deeply, staring at the screen for a long time.

"Be careful if he tries to slip away, check the surveillance to see if anyone entered or exited in the fifteen minutes after he went into the restroom."

However, unexpectedly, no one had.

"Keep a close watch on Xu Mei’s ward, the suspect might have already gone there."

Director Huang immediately gave the order.

While Zhou Chucheng was sound asleep, his phone suddenly buzzed incessantly.

He woke up abruptly and pulled out his phone, seeing that it was Zhou Jin’an calling.

"Big brother."

Zhou Chucheng said in a lowered voice.

He looked outside through the car window, noting the sparse crowd at the hospital entrance at three in the morning.

"Have you managed all the things I asked you to handle?"

Zhou Jin’an asked coldly on the phone.

Zhou Chucheng immediately reported, "Big brother, rest assured, I’ve taken care of everything you asked. The sister-in-law and the kid are safe, she just looked really distressed. When I visited her at the hospital, I almost couldn’t keep myself from telling her about your matter."

"Big brother, how long do you still need to stay hidden? I’ve given the heads up to the police station, the DNA results should be out in a few days, and then this issue won’t be concealable anymore."

The deceased was Fang Ping.

The police had obtained his tissue for DNA analysis, and once the results were in, the truth would be unveiled.

Zhou Jin’an’s plan to lurk in the shadows and strike opportunistically would no longer be possible.

"I’ve got it under control."

Zhou Jin’an didn’t directly address Zhou Chucheng’s question.

"What’s the situation at the hospital now?"

He seemed to have X-ray vision, already knowing that the hospital had been thoroughly prepped.

"Director Huang has everything arranged there, if there’s any movement, they’ll definitely round them up tonight. Big brother, you’re not nearby the hospital, are you?"

Zhou Chucheng said, peering outside through the car window.

There were quite a few cars parked in the lot, but he couldn’t spot Zhou Jin’an at all.

"Go to Xu Mei’s ward now."

Zhou Jin’an instructed.

Zhou Chucheng looked confused, somewhat not understanding, "Big brother, why should I go there? Director Huang’s arrangements are solid, wouldn’t my presence there disrupt their plans?"

His concern was not unnecessary.

But Zhou Jin’an had his own considerations.

"When I tell you to go, just go. Why do you waver?"

After being reprimanded, Zhou Chucheng immediately complied.

"Oh, I’m heading there now."

He got out of the car, put on a face mask and a cap, and carefully approached the inpatient department.

At that moment, on the nineteenth floor of the inpatient department, the entire ward area was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

At the nurse station, police were in position, ready for action.

The net was cast, the bait was set, and now it was only a matter of catching the bird that dares to enter the trap.

As the time neared four in the morning, the elevator suddenly stopped on this floor.

Everyone’s gaze immediately turned toward the elevator doors.

Without Director Huang’s command, no one dared to make a move.

With a "ding," the elevator doors opened.

However, there was no one inside.

"Director Huang, there’s no one in the elevator."

Someone hurriedly reported to Director Huang.

"Keep calm, the other party has strong counter-surveillance capabilities, and capturing them is very difficult, everyone please be on your utmost alert."

Director Huang then issued the command.

The elevator doors slowly closed, about to descend.

However, just as the elevator was about to close, a smoke grenade suddenly rolled out from inside.

In an instant, the entire ward was engulfed in smoke.

"On guard, on guard!"

Someone ordered frantically.

The windows and vents of the ward had been sealed off early on, and now the thick smoke billowed, making the smoke unable to disperse.

Amid the chaos, the door to Xu Mei’s hospital room had been opened at some unknown time.

Someone slipped in.

But very quickly, he realized he had been tricked.

Because there was no one on the hospital bed.

Wang Liang swiftly turned back, trying to escape.

At the door, someone had already blocked his way out.

He immediately pulled out a spare smoke grenade and threw it towards the doorway, then quickly pressed himself against the wall.

The smoke was thicker than before, and both people standing face to face couldn’t see each other’s faces.

The police stationed on this floor had all changed into lab coats, and at this moment, Wang Liang had also put on a lab coat.

In the smoke, it was hard to tell friend from foe.

He followed the wall, crouching down, quickly moving to the elevator entrance.

Zhou Chucheng, having received orders from Zhou Jin’an, hurried over to this side, and at this moment, he was in the elevator.

He had no idea what was happening in the ward.

The elevator reached the nineteenth floor, he was about to come out, but collided full-on with Wang Liang.

Rolling smoke trailed behind Wang Liang.

He was clad in a lab coat, his eyes filled with murderous intent, he entered the elevator and quickly pressed the down button.

Zhou Chucheng froze because he noticed the opponent was gripping a gleaming dagger.

Although he was dressed in black clothes, his long hair tied back, and thick-framed glasses made him look thoroughly artistic.

He was tall and lean, and in others’ eyes, aside from being a nonchalant naif, he also seemed utterly inept.

But no one knew that he actually had another identity.

Wang Liang included.

The elevator descended, and Wang Liang, clutching the dagger, suddenly moved closer to Zhou Chucheng.

But what he didn’t expect was that the soft target he presumed was actually tough as nails.

Zhou Chucheng, aside from indulging in arts abroad, also loved boxing, not just boxing, he had also dabbled in Taekwondo.

It had been almost a year since he returned to Rong City, and during this year, he had taken a new master and was learning Chinese martial arts from him.

When Wang Liang’s dagger was about to hit Zhou Chucheng, he suddenly raised his leg and kicked at the other’s wrist.

The movements were swift and powerful.

Wang Liang only felt a sourness in his wrist, and the dagger fell to the ground.

Zhou Chucheng didn’t give him time to react, using both hands and feet, he quickly dislocated the other’s wrists and ankles within moments.

"What... what kind of move is this?"

Wang Liang was sweating in pain, he had been in the army and was somewhat trained.

But in front of Zhou Chucheng, he simply felt like an apprentice seeing a master sorcerer.

"Just a trick."

Zhou Chucheng chuckled.

The elevator stopped in the lobby on the first floor, he immediately pulled out his cell phone and called Director Huang.

"Come pick someone up, I’ve left him in the lobby for you."

He kicked Wang Liang out of the elevator.

Wang Liang was already too weak to crawl, lying on the ground in agony.

The police quickly arrived and controlled Wang Liang.

Afterwards, Director Huang also arrived.

"Young Director Zhou, did you catch this man?"

Zhou Chucheng clapped his hands and rolled his eyes, "Who else if not me? You?"

"I’m leaving first, interrogate this guy thoroughly; he’s bound to have breakthrough information."