Thinking that there was really a chief sitting up there, Wu Bo dared not force the people inside to get out of the car for inspection, so he said.
“Please show me your documents!”
Zhang Shuo took out a document issued to him by the State Security Bureau from his pocket and handed it over, and while Wu Bo took it and flipped through it, he shot his eyes towards the car.
Lin Kai had dealt with Wu Bo, the head of Chengguan Police Station, during the search for Zhou Peng, and had long since seen his face through the gla*s window in the back row.
So, when Wu Bo cast his eyes in, Lin Kai instinctively dropped his head to the side, only allowing Wu Bo to see a side face.
When Wu Bo saw two people sitting in the back seat of the car, one in military uniform and the other in civilian clothes, he dropped his gaze to Zhang Shuo, who was in civilian clothes.
“Hey, are you boys finished?” Seeing that things were not going well, Zhang Shuo yelled at Wu Bo, “Do you see clearly, we are from the State Security, give me back my papers quickly, do you hear me?”
“Oh.” Only then did Wu Bo withdraw his gaze, returned his papers to Zhang Shuo and said to the other policemen, “This is the head of the army’s car, there’s no need to get out and check it, let it go!”
The policemen automatically dodged out of the way, allowing Zhang Shuo to drive through the toll booth without any problems.
Wu Bo had a particularly familiar feeling about Lin Kai and said to himself, “Why does this man look a bit familiar?”
Even though Wu Bo only saw a side of Lin Kai’s face, he remembered him and immediately realised that He Xiaowei, the man they were trying to catch, was in this Mercedes.
After Zhang Shuo drove the Mercedes past the toll booth, Wu Bo hurriedly shouted to the police officers around him.
“Quick, catch up with that car in front!”
The police officers got the order and jumped into their cars. Several Hyundai police cars with their lights flashing and sirens blaring pa*sed the toll booth and chased after the Mercedes-Benz in front of them.
Zhang Shuo saw the police’s movement in the rear-view mirror, and then increased the throttle, driving the Mercedes in the direction of the Yanjing Military Sanatorium at a lightning speed.
Thus, the exciting picture of several Hyundai police cars chasing a Mercedes-Benz was staged on the busy streets of Yanjing.
In the special forces, learning to drive is an essential skill, so Zhang Shuo’s driving skills, like Lin Kai’s, had reached the point of perfection.
After accelerating continuously on the highway into the city and pa*sing several cars, it didn’t take long to leave the police car driven by Wu Bo and the others a long way behind.
After entering the city, a few more police cars followed.
As soon as Zhang Shuo stepped on the accelerator, the car accelerated on the city avenue, pa*sing six or seven cars in a row. Seeing that they had not yet gotten rid of the police cars behind them, he made another beautiful cut-through and squeezed a large van behind him.
The manoeuvre was so dangerous that the two cars could have rear-ended each other if they were not careful.
The driver of the van was so frightened that he slammed on the brakes and waited until the black Mercedes was far away before wiping beads of sweat from his forehead and cursing loudly, saying.
“How the hell are you driving, looking for death?”
Suddenly he heard the police car behind him honking its horn, and only then did he seem to understand that the man in the Mercedes was escaping the police and quickly moved the van to the side of the road to allow the police cars to pa*s.
After a few police cars had pa*sed, there was no sign of the Mercedes-Benz that was running around in the street.
Just like that, Zhang Shuo drove this Mercedes-Benz quickly got rid of the police’s pursuit and drove smoothly into the Yanjing Military Sanatorium and entered the base of State Security.
When Wu Bo rushed to the entrance of the Yanjing Military Sanatorium with a team of men, he was stopped by soldiers standing guard.
Afraid of causing a conflict between the local police and the military police, Wu Bo did not dare to take any chances and could only call Sun Weimin and ask him for support.
When Sun Weimin learnt of the situation, he was furious.
“It’s all a bunch of rice buckets, they can’t even catch a single person, are the people inside the military sanatorium something we can afford to mess with?” Sun Weimin questioned loudly, “The person we want to arrest is He Xiaowei, not that Lin Kai as you call him, was there a He Xiaowei in that Mercedes or not?”
“I only saw Lin Kai and a man in military uniform sitting in the car, and didn’t find He Xiaowei ……,” Wu Bo replied.
“If you didn’t find He Xiaowei, why did you make such a big fuss? Fortunately, you didn’t impound that Mercedes, otherwise, you would have waited for the head of the military district to get angry.” Sun Weimin ordered, “At this juncture, I don’t want to cause more trouble, close the team immediately, don’t make a fool of yourselves in front of the Military District Sanatorium, if there are any more complications, it will be troublesome.”
“Okay, I’ll take the team back immediately.” Wu Bo said in a panic.
……
Zhang Shuo drove the Mercedes over and parked it under the small first floor of the temporary office building of the “special forces”.
After Lin Kai brought He Xiaowei down from the car, he took him directly into his captain’s office and then called Gao Yunxiang, the deputy captain, to come.
When Lin Kai saw Gao Yunxiang enter the room, he pointed at a bewildered He Xiaowei and said.
“This man’s name is He Xiaowei, he’s an important witness for us, now it’s in your hands, make sure you have someone watch and protect him, don’t let anything slip, when Chief Tang of the Municipal Public Security Bureau’s Public Security Brigade returns, then have her personally interrogate and transcribe this man.”
“Please don’t worry Captain, I promise to complete the task!” Gao Yunxiang stood up straight and after giving a military salute to Lin Kai, he led He Xiaowei away.
Gao Yunxiang was worthy of being a qualified soldier, acting decisively and without delay, strictly carrying out his superior’s orders and not asking questions about the situation.
Watching Gao Yunxiang take He Xiaowei away, Lin Kai was finally relieved.
……
At noon today, Qiao Li took her suitcase and left in a taxi after escaping from that teahouse opposite the Yanjing International Hotel.
The young taxi driver saw her carrying her suitcase and showed a panicked look as he asked.
“Beauty, where are you planning to go? The station or the airport?”
“Those people know that I have left my residence with the suitcase and think that I am planning to escape from Yanjing, they will definitely block me at the station or the airport, if I leave Yanjing at this time, I will easily be found by them, why not just stay in Yanjing for a few days and wait for the wind to die down before leaving?” Qiao Li had a bright idea and deliberately rummaged around in her handbag for a few moments before exclaiming, “Oops, where’s my wallet and ID card?”
“Beauty, think again, did you lose them somewhere?” The driver saw that she was young and beautiful and then felt a sense of compa*sion.
“I clearly put my ID card and wallet in my handbag, now the wallet is gone and the ID card must have been lost, it must have been stolen by a thief.” Jolly said with a sobbing face.
“So where did you come from and where are you going?” The driver asked enthusiastically.
“Brother, I’m here on business in Yanjing, now I don’t have an ID card, there’s no way to go back ah, I can only find a hotel to stay first, I don’t know if I can stay without an ID card.”
“Of course not.” The driver shook his head and said.
“Huh? Like me, I can’t sleep on the street, right?” Qiao Li thought about it and said, “Brother, can you help me find a quieter hotel and use your ID card to register a room for me?”