"Officer Tao, you were careless."
The voice spoke, causing Tao Qiyue's brows to furrow even tighter.
For some reason, a strong sense of unease rose in Tao Qiyue's heart. She felt that this eerie place was likely ambushed.
She looked around, searching for surveillance cameras. The person seemed to know what Tao Qiyue was doing and chuckled mockingly, "No need to look. The surveillance in the surrounding streets is currently undergoing an update and iteration, so it's temporarily in a vacuum. Even if you're killed, no one will know who did it."
Publicly threatening a police officer, one could imagine how arrogant the other party was.
They clearly had no regard for the law!
Tao Qiyue's nerves were on high alert. She hesitated whether to fire. If she fired without the other party making any threatening move, her police uniform might be stripped away.
This was her principle, which was why she hesitated.
At this moment.
Several footsteps sounded from behind Tao Qiyue, making her whip around. "Who are you? Stop immediately, or I'll shoot!"
After three warnings, the approaching figures still did not stop.
Tao Qiyue had no choice but to fire a warning shot into the air. The first person couldn't help but laugh, "A trapped beast fighting back, but what's the point? Officer Tao, I advise you to give up struggling."
Facing the approaching footsteps, the pressure on Tao Qiyue's shoulders was almost crushing her.
She knew—
Now was the time she had to open fire.
Whatever the consequences, she would bear them all!
It was at this moment that the person spoke again, "I gave you a chance to shoot earlier, but you didn't cherish it."
As the words fell.
Tao Qiyue smelled a strong aura of danger. Before she could react, a tranquilizer dart sliced through the night sky and embedded itself into her gun-holding arm. The sharp pain made it difficult for her to grip the pistol, and it fell to the ground with a clatter.
Someone was sniping from the shadows, firing a tranquilizer!
A deep fatigue made it difficult for Tao Qiyue to stand. Even with her strong willpower, she was a joke in the face of a high dose of tranquilizer. Her eyelids felt so heavy they couldn't stay open. Only three seconds passed, and the world began to spin before her eyes. Finally, she collapsed to the ground, and Tao Qiyue's eyelids slowly closed.
It seemed…
Everything was over?
What a pity, her mission was not yet complete!
But those things no longer mattered to her. What awaited her was perhaps death, or some other tragic end.
The leading man walked over, kicked Tao Qiyue lightly, and sure that she was completely unconscious, he sneered, "Heh, where's that stubbornness from earlier? Isn't she down now?"
He motioned for those men to come forward, then murmured in a low voice, "What are the snipers doing? They should have knocked her out sooner. Why wait until after she fired a warning shot? It seems we can't stay at the bar anymore. Carry her to the car immediately and take her to Young Master San's residence. Remember to avoid routes with surveillance."
"Yes!"
Several people carried Tao Qiyue to the car and drove away under the cover of night.
Coincidentally, the surveillance on one of the routes was down tonight. As for whether it was a coincidence, only Su Jian knew for sure.
At the same time.
Chen JinZao was already asleep in bed when his phone suddenly chimed with a message alert.
A pair of sharp eyes opened in the darkness!
Huh?
Who would be texting him in the middle of the night?
Chen JinZao immediately got up and picked up his phone. Someone texting him at this hour must have something very important to say. As he opened the message, Chen JinZao's sword-like eyebrows gradually knit tighter!
Seeing this message meant that Tao Qiyue had most likely gotten into trouble.
Chen JinZao did not call back immediately. If Tao Qiyue had fallen into someone else's hands and her phone was still on, calling would only alert the other party.
If the phone was off, there was even less reason to call.
Chen JinZao rolled out of bed, putting on clothes as he called Shangguan Yu'an. "Are you resting? I have something I need to ask you to do. Could you find the precise location of a phone number and send it to me?"
Shangguan Yu'an did not ask for details, realizing the matter might be very serious.
"Okay."
"I'll contact headquarters immediately. I'll send it to you as soon as I have any news."
Chen JinZao nodded. "I'm sorry to trouble you so late."
Shangguan Yu'an said solemnly, "It is my duty to be ready to obey the commander's orders at all times. There's no such thing as trouble. May I ask what this matter is related to?"
Chen JinZao did not hide anything, explaining to Shangguan Yu'an the trouble Gou Chen had encountered, and the possibility of Tao Qiyue falling into a trap. Shangguan Yu'an realized the gravity of the situation and assured him that she would complete the task assigned by Chen JinZao.
"Yes, please put in some effort."
After hanging up the phone.
Chen JinZao hurried out and rushed to the bar where the incident occurred. He arrived at the scene in just ten minutes.
The scene had already been cordoned off by the police. Because nearby residents had reported hearing gunshots, the Ninghai Municipal Bureau had sent people overnight to investigate. Chen JinZao saw this and quickly walked up to Wang Zhenliang. Wang Zhenliang was surprised by Chen JinZao's sudden appearance. He had actually guessed long ago that Chen JinZao was no ordinary person, so he was not on guard against him.
"Director Wang, have you found anything?"
Wang Zhenliang snapped back to reality, shook his head with a somber expression, and said, "We haven't found anything yet, but we suspect this matter is related to Qiyue. We can't reach her now."
"No one is at her home either."
Chen JinZao's expression was also not very good. "What about inside the bar? Are there any clues?"
Wang Zhenliang shook his head again.
They had searched the bar thoroughly but still found nothing suspicious.
"What about the surveillance?" Chen JinZao was unwilling to give up.
Wang Zhenliang said meaningfully, "Just this afternoon, Ninghai underwent an update of its surveillance cameras citywide. Some places haven't had time to install new cameras yet, and this bar happens to be within that scope."
The implication was that there was nothing to investigate.
Chen JinZao's heart sank. He then said to Wang Zhenliang, "In that case, you should conduct a search in the vicinity. If there's any new information, please let me know, Director Wang."
"Okay, good!" Wang Zhenliang nodded.
Chen JinZao left the bar in a hurry, while Wang Zhenliang stared blankly at his receding figure. After a long time, he returned his attention to his work.
Just as Chen JinZao was feeling agitated, Shangguan Yu'an finally sent a message.
She had located Tao Qiyue's real-time position, but the people who kidnapped Tao Qiyue had been slow to react. Just now, they had turned off Tao Qiyue's phone, so the target was lost.
"Why don't we directly send in the special forces for a search? Our people have been training, but they haven't experienced actual combat yet," Shangguan Yu'an suggested. Chen JinZao directly rejected the idea. If the other party knew, they would feel fear. People in desperate situations might resort to extreme actions. The top priority was to ensure Tao Qiyue's safety.
Even if they could mobilize the Zhu Long without alarming the other party, the Zhu Long Special Forces headquarters was located in Jiangning, and it would take a full hour to reach Ninghai.
This didn't even account for the time needed for the operation. It would definitely be too late.
The place where the signal disappeared was a stretch of road, and they had no idea where she had gone. Could they only stand by and watch a tragedy unfold? Chen JinZao felt inexplicably restless, sensing that something bad was about to happen.
It seemed he had no choice but to take a gamble!
"Yu'an, help me check Yu Huaixuan's location again. The number is..."