Liu Zhendong pointed to a corpse not far away, "This is Boss Sun. I didn't expect him to die here!"
Ye Cangtian nodded. He also saw Jiang Tao's body.
Since people from both sides were dead, it meant that the conflict didn't arise during the transaction, leading to a fight.
Xu Shi'an inspected the corpses and said strangely, "Brother Ye, these bodies all died in the same way – their necks were forcefully snapped. This indicates they were all killed by one person."
Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow. Snapping the neck of an ordinary person with one hand clearly meant the perpetrator was a master.
Furthermore, there were guns on the ground, suggesting that the deceased had fired their weapons before they died, yet they were still unable to injure their attacker.
Liu Zhendong remarked curiously, "Could it be that these guys were double-crossed during the transaction?"
"No, the other party didn't take any money. Only Zhou Ruoyu was taken away!" Ye Cangtian pointed to the stacks of cash scattered on the ground.
"Ruoyu, where is Ruoyu?" Although Zhou Haiyue was somewhat frightened by the many corpses on the ground, she was more concerned about her daughter's safety.
Just then!
Several of Liu Zhendong's subordinates escorted a man from a distance.
"Boss, we caught this guy in the bushes ahead."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me…" A thug was thrown to the ground, trembling and curled up, clearly having been greatly terrified earlier.
This man was one of the thugs who had escaped. Due to his fright, he had hidden in the bushes hundreds of meters away, shivering until Liu Zhendong's men found him.
Ye Cangtian looked at him and said sternly, "Speak, what happened just now!"
The thug, his body trembling, whispered fearfully, "A… a beggar, he… he's a lunatic, a demon. He killed everyone!"
Through the intermittent narration of this frightened thug, everyone understood what had transpired.
While Jiang Tao and Boss Sun were completing their transaction, a beggar appeared from nowhere and killed everyone he saw, like a demon.
Ye Cangtian glanced at Xu Shi'an, whose eyes widened, "That beggar is Zhao Ziyang!"
Zhao Ziyang was a madman and also a killer who didn't flinch at taking lives!
Moreover, the way these deceased individuals died was identical, clearly from their necks being snapped by a master.
Everything aligned perfectly with Zhao Ziyang's identity!
"But why would he take that little girl?" Xu Shi'an asked, puzzled.
"When he was killing, he said that anyone who harmed his daughter would die!" Ye Cangtian sighed lightly.
It was clear that Zhao Ziyang had mistaken Zhou Ruoyu for his own daughter!
Eight years ago, when Zhao Ziyang's wife and daughter were murdered, his daughter seemed to be only four or five years old.
Zhou Haiyue didn't understand what Ye Cangtian and the others were talking about. She only heard that a demon had taken her daughter Ruoyu, and she became anxious.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and she grabbed Ye Cangtian's arm, begging, "Ye Cangtian, please help me, you must help me save Ruoyu!"
Feeling a pressure on her arm from a certain elastic area, Ye Cangtian coughed awkwardly and nodded, "Don't worry, Director Zhou, I will definitely find a way to rescue Ruoyu!"
If Zhao Ziyang truly mistook the little girl Ruoyu for his own daughter, then Ruoyu would be safe for now.
Of course, he was a madman after all, and no one could guarantee what a madman might do!
…
"Uncle, where are you taking me?"
Several kilometers outside the city, on a dilapidated small road, a scruffy-looking man held the hand of a beautiful four or five-year-old girl.
Hearing the little girl's voice, Zhao Ziyang crouched down and stroked her face, "Daddy is taking you to a place where no one will hurt us!"
"But you're not my daddy. Mommy said daddy is a bad person!"
"Yes, Daddy is a bad person. Daddy is sorry to you both," Zhao Ziyang muttered to himself with self-deprecation. He was a demon who killed without flinching.
"Uncle isn't a bad person, Uncle is a good person!" Zhou Ruoyu said. Su Dan Novel Network
Children's worlds are like this, pure. They only believe what they see.
This uncle defeated those bad guys and rescued her, so he must be a good person!
Zhao Ziyang took a deep breath and said, "Daughter, Daddy won't let anyone hurt you again. Daddy is taking you away!"
Zhou Ruoyu shook her head, "Uncle, I don't want to go with you. I miss Mommy!"
However, Zhao Ziyang seemed not to hear her, pulling the little girl and continuing to walk forward.
After two steps, the little girl started crying sadly.
This caused Zhao Ziyang pain as if his heart had been pierced. He sat down on the ground, repeatedly hitting his chest with his fists, his voice choked with emotion:
"Daddy is useless, Daddy is sorry to you!"
Zhou Ruoyu stopped crying and looked at the uncle in front of her, curiously asking, "Uncle, are you sick?"
"Yes, Daddy is very sick. Daddy is sorry to you both…"
"Mommy says you need to take medicine when you're sick! Uncle needs to take medicine!"
"Uncle, I'm hungry!"
The little girl's stomach grumbled. It was already afternoon, and she hadn't eaten anything for several hours since she was tricked into coming out.
Zhao Ziyang stood up, looked around, and then pulled Zhou Ruoyu forward.
"There's a village ahead. Daddy will take you to buy some food!"
…
To search for Zhao Ziyang and the missing Zhou Ruoyu, Liu Rumei mobilized the entire underground force.
However, even after turning Yangzhou city upside down, there were still no clues.
The police also got involved. Xu Weiwei personally led the team, conducting interviews and investigations everywhere. Even the surveillance footage in many areas near the unfinished building was meticulously checked.
But everyone had forgotten one thing.
Zhao Ziyang was a former special forces elite and had spent many years in the Dragon Group. Even in his madness, he still retained his subconscious anti-reconnaissance awareness.
Moreover, no one had expected that Zhao Ziyang and Zhou Ruoyu were no longer within the city limits.
Due to her worry about her daughter's safety, Zhou Haiyue, exhausted, fainted midway. Ye Cangtian had to place her in the back seat of the car.
Ye Cangtian leaned against the car door, smoking.
Just then, Xu Shi'an ran over from a distance, "Brother Ye, my sister just called. A village store about ten kilometers from the city center reported that someone stole snacks and injured people!"
"According to the villagers who reported it, the robber was a madman and was with a beautiful little girl. The villagers suspect a human trafficker."
"It's them!"
Ye Cangtian took a deep drag of his cigarette, crushed it under his foot, and got into the car, "Drive!"
He hadn't expected Zhao Ziyang to have already taken Zhou Ruoyu out of Yangzhou.
Although he didn't know where they were going, if the other party truly escaped, it would be very difficult to find Zhao Ziyang and Zhou Ruoyu in the future!
Zhao Ziyang's appearance in Yangzhou might have been to kill Ye Cangtian!
But now, he had abducted Zhou Ruoyu and mistaken her for his own daughter.
You never know what a madman's mind is thinking, nor what they will do next!