Plunder-Chapter 282: Qiao En is Missing
Soon, Zheng Gang was taken to the hospital.
His body was very weak, and he needed to be hospitalized for treatment.
Qiao En handled his hospital admission procedures.
Zheng Gang kept refusing, "There’s no need to spend money on someone like me; I won’t stay in the hospital."
But Qiao En insisted, "You don’t need to pay."
Lying in the hospital bed, Zheng Gang felt very downhearted.
"Tell me, what do you really want from me?"
He asked.
Qiao En didn’t beat around the bush, "I want to know, what exactly was going on between you and Mrs. Zhou twenty years ago?"
Zheng Gang’s eyelids drooped again; that was a hurdle Mrs. Zhou had never gotten over, and for him, it had been no less than a nightmare.
"That’s just how it was."
Zheng Gang was stubborn; he refused to tell the truth.
"I know you must have been forced, Zheng Gang, just tell the truth and I can meet any condition you propose."
Qiao En threw out a huge bait.
"Really?"
A flicker of light passed through Zheng Gang’s eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.
"It’s no use, he won’t let me go."
He muttered to himself.
Qiao En thought he was talking about Zhou Zhendong.
"Don’t worry, Chairman Zhou passed away a year ago, no one can threaten you now."
However, upon hearing this, Zheng Gang seemed not surprised at all.
He hung his head as if lost in his own thoughts.
"You better leave, I don’t want to involve you."
"Who exactly is threatening you?"
Qiao En grew alert.
The threat she sensed might not be coming from Zhou Zhendong.
However, Zheng Gang still refused to speak.
"Stop asking, just go now, and thank you for all you’ve done for me."
Zheng Gang said, pulling out his IV drip, and attempted to get out of bed forcefully.
Qiao En walked over and stopped him.
"I can help you."
"I don’t want anyone’s help."
Zheng Gang suddenly bellowed out at Qiao En.
His face turned red, and his deeply lined face was suffused with pain.
Qiao En paused.
"Fine, I’ll leave, but you need to stay and get treatment. I’ve already paid the hospital expenses for you."
Qiao En said.
"Thank you."
Zheng Gang’s tone softened.
The situation was much more complicated than Qiao En had thought. She had come to Hongyan Village alone and was pregnant.
To avoid danger, Qiao En decided to tell Zhou Jin’an everything.
She left the hospital and called Zhou Jin’an.
However, just as the call connected, a hand reached from behind Qiao En and covered her mouth.
"Mmm~"
Qiao En struggled desperately.
But somehow, everything before her eyes went dark, and she collapsed.
"En’en, what’s wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Jin’an had just finished meeting a client, and his Maybach was heading towards the Nanchen Building.
But on the connected call, there was no sound.
He hung up and called back, but no one answered the phone.
An ominous premonition spread through Zhou Jin’an’s heart.
"Mom, is En’en with you?"
He immediately called Auntie Jiang.
Auntie Jiang was busy in the kitchen, her face filled with surprise, "En’en hasn’t come here. What’s going on?"
Hearing this, Zhou Jin’an realized something.
"Nothing, Mom, you’re busy."
But Auntie Jiang became anxious, "Jin’an, is something wrong with En’en?"
To keep Auntie Jiang from worrying, Zhou Jin’an had to lie.
"No, En’en and I had a little argument, and she’s angry, not answering my calls. I’m going to find her now."
Zhou Jin’an said and immediately hung up.
He and Qiao En had location sharing activated on their phones; he opened the app now, and Qiao En’s phone showed a location not far from Gu Yuan, an unfamiliar place.
"What exactly did you tell Qiao En that day?"
Without a second thought, Zhou Jin’an immediately drove off. On the way, he called Yao Chuman.
"Zhou Jin’an, are you talking to me? With that tone of yours—"
Yao Chuman hadn’t finished speaking when Zhou Jin’an, out of patience, cut her off.
"En’en is missing."
Yao Chuman’s heart suddenly tightened.
Qiao En missing was a serious issue, especially since she was pregnant.
"That day... that day she asked me about someone."
"Who?"
Zhou Jin’an asked sharply.
Yao Chuman didn’t dare hide anything and told the truth, "Zheng Gang, he used to be your dad’s driver. Qiao En asked me where he was."
"Where is he?"
"Hongyan Village."
As soon as Yao Chuman finished speaking, Zhou Jin’an quickly pinpointed the position of Hongyan Village on the map.
"Director Zhou, Hongyan Village is not far from where the Young Madam disappeared."
One of the accompanying people said.
Zhou Jin’an’s eyes darkened, and his expression became exceptionally grim.
"Call Director Huang and request support."
He was well-acquainted with Hongyan Village, unlike outsiders.
Poor mountains and evil waters breed troublesome people, and Hongyan Village was just one such place.
About three hours later, the car Zhou Jin’an was in arrived at Hongyan Village.
Yao Chuman told him that Qiao En might have gone to find Zheng Gang.
As soon as Zhou Jin’an appeared in Hongyan Village, it immediately caused quite a stir.
The village was quite remote and isolated, with not many people living there, famously known for its bachelors.
Zhou Jin’an was accompanied by four people, each dressed sharply in suits, looking formidable.
"Where does Zheng Gang live?"
Someone approached the villagers and asked.
However, the villagers just dumbly looked at him, and none spoke a word.
"Director Zhou, those people are all acting mute."
"Give them money."
Zhou Jin’an had his strategies for dealing with such people.
Indeed, when the driver took out a red bill and asked, "Does anyone know where Zheng Gang lives? You can come and get the money."
Upon hearing about the money, immediately, a crowd surged forward.
"I know, I’ll take you there."
The one running at the front was a skinny man.
After the driver handed him the money, he immediately led Zhou Jin’an to the shack where Zheng Gang lived.
"Here, this is it."
The man pointed at the shack and said.
The driver immediately went up to check, but the inside of the shack was dirtier and more disordered than one could imagine, and Zheng Gang was not there.
"Director Zhou, there’s nobody inside."
"No way, he usually stays in there all the time, his legs are disabled, he can’t go out."
The man said, baffled.
As the man led Zhou Jin’an and his group here, many villagers came along out of curiosity.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke up, "Zheng Gang went to the hospital. Someone took him there today."
"You lead the way, and this five hundred bucks is for you."
The driver offered the money to that man, whose eyes gleamed green.
He reached out to take the money, but the driver withdrew it, "I’ll give it to you when we see him in person."
The group followed that man’s steps towards the hospital.
In the hospital, Zheng Gang was lying on the bed with an IV drip asleep.
The door was pushed open, and the man walked in.
"Gangzi, someone’s looking for you."
Before Zheng Gang could react, Zhou Jin’an had already approached him.
He was very nervous, realizing the situation was bad, but his legs were disabled, giving him no chance to escape.
"Have you seen a pregnant woman?"
Zhou Jin’an stepped forward and asked directly.
Zheng Gang suspiciously looked at Zhou Jin’an, his eyes lingering on his face for a long time.
"Tell me, have you seen a pregnant woman?"
Zhou Jin’an suddenly erupted in anger. He grabbed Zheng Gang by the collar and shouted fiercely.
Zheng Gang’s eyelids drooped, and he pointed towards the doorway, "She left."
"Left? How long ago? Where did she go?"
Zhou Jin’an roared and asked again.
Zheng Gang shook his head, "I don’t know."
But Zhou Jin’an didn’t believe him.
The GPS showed that Qiao En was right here in the hospital.
"Tell the truth."
Zhou Jin’an’s hand on Zheng Gang’s shoulder tightened gradually, his fingers digging deep into Zheng Gang’s flesh.
He winced in pain, his face turning pale, and cold sweat began to slide down his forehead.
"I really don’t know, I let her go. You can ask the nurse if you don’t believe me."
It was clear that Zheng Gang didn’t seem to be lying.
The driver had already taken people to search the area.
The hospital was small, consisting of only two buildings.
Soon, the driver returned, clutching Qiao En’s phone in his hand.
"Director Zhou, we found the Young Madam’s phone."
Zhou Jin’an clenched it tightly in his palm.
At that moment, his heart tightened.
Something had happened to Qiao En.
She definitely encountered trouble.
"Investigate, use whatever means necessary, we must find her."
He issued the order, and immediately people went to carry it out.
About an hour later, Director Huang arrived in a police car.
"Has the person been found?"
Director Huang asked.
Zhou Jin’an’s expression was very grim, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.
Qiao En was still pregnant, what would happen if she got into an accident?
Zhou Jin’an shook his head, and Director Huang sighed heavily, saying, "Don’t worry, although this area isn’t under our Rong City’s jurisdiction, the head of the local public security system is my comrade-in-arms. I’ve already contacted them, and they will find Qiao En no matter what."
