"Hmm..." Song Xiaojia hurriedly nodded.

Lin Chuan released his hand, and Song Xiaojia glared at Lin Chuan, grinding her teeth and said in a low voice, "Where do you think you're putting your hand?"

Lin Chuan looked down and realized his hand was tightly grabbing onto Song Xiaojia's chest. His face instantly turned red, and he awkwardly said, "When people get nervous, they want to hold onto something, I... I grabbed the wrong spot."

It would have been better not to mention it. After he said that, Song Xiaojia's face blushed even to her earlobes.

"Damn it, where the hell did you bastards go?" Lai Zi cursed in a low growl.

Cuckoo, cuckoo...

Currently, Zhao Zhonghai was hiding in the green belt, mimicking the calling of a cuckoo a few times. Upon hearing this, Lai Zi immediately dropped the egg-shaped object on the grass and started running towards the woodland at a fast pace.

"Here's our chance." Seeing this, Lin Chuan rolled over a few times.

Dog Egg saw a shadow coming towards him, his eyes craftily shining. He was overjoyed: "Master, I knew you would come to save me!"

"Shh..." Lin Chuan hushed him, quickly cutting through his ropes with a dagger, then grabbing Dog Egg: "Let's run!"

Soon after, the two disappeared into the fog.

Approaching four in the morning, the mist was getting heavier, and the air turning icier, the sub-zero temperatures were freezing Dog Egg's lips purple.

Hiss hiss...

Lin Chuan quickly emitted a faint signal. Indeed, Zhao Zhonghai had seen clearly enough without Lin Chuan's signal. Lin Chuan had taken a risk and rescued his son. So now, it was time for him to take action.

Zhao Zhonghai, wearing military gloves, with a Nepali kukri in his right hand, moved quickly towards Lai Zi. At that moment, Lai Zi was at Zhao Zhonghai's two o'clock, facing away from him—the perfect moment to act.

Whoosh...

Zhao Zhonghai dashed forward rapidly.

Crack...

Lai Zi seemed to sense something, turning around, but Zhao Zhonghai was already close. He swung his pistol hard at him. The Type 54 pistol, made of refined steel, as hard as the Nepali kukri. Sparks flew from the impact. Lai Zi quickly performed several backflips, but Zhao Zhonghai didn't seem to intend on letting him go, continuing to attack persistently. Several times, he almost struck his opponent. Unfortunately, the two were evenly matched and neither gained the upper hand after several rounds.

Zhao Zhonghai's close combat didn't leave Lai Zi any chance to shoot.

Bang...

Lai Zi finally seized an opportunity, but unfortunately, the bullet missed. Zhao Zhonghai would not give him a second chance to shoot. He rolled on the spot, his legs like two arrows shooting from the ground, fiercely kicking Lai Zi in the chest.

"Ah!" Lai Zi screamed and fell back.

Zhao Zhonghai pounced immediately. With Lai Zi down, this was definitely the best chance to kill him. Zhao Zhonghai pounced with the ferocity of an eagle attacking a rabbit.

"Eagle, run, run fast!!" Lai Zi roared.

In the dark night, Lai Zi's shout was particularly piercing.

Upon hearing this, Eagle immediately increased the motor power and quickly drove the speedboat away. As the speedboat pulled away from the shore, Lin Chuan dashed at a sprint. Seizing the moment, Lin Chuan made a leap.

Rumble...

Eagle sat calmly in the cockpit, having cranked the engine to its maximum power.

Splash...

Lin Chuan's leap formed an arc toward the speedboat's deck. Unfortunately, just a few centimeters shy, Lin Chuan ended up falling into the icy river water. He could only watch helplessly as the speedboat disappeared into the dark night.

"Damn it, damn it. Son of a bitch!" Lin Chuan furiously slapped the water surface. This defeat meant endless troubles ahead; this defeat might lead to even bigger problems in the future.

"Lin Chuan, come up quickly." At this moment, Song Xiaojia urgently called out: "The water is too cold, it's bad for your health."

At that moment, Lin Chuan felt warmth in the water, whereas it was his body out of the water that felt ice cold. He quickly got ashore, and after getting out, bursts of cold wind blew, making even a man of iron like Lin Chuan feel the chill to his bones.

Lai Zi was killed by Zhao Zhonghai, and with Eagle's escape, his comrade's revenge seemed fulfilled.

Zhao Zhonghai straddled over Lai Zi, his kukri piercing directly through his throat, killing him brutally. When the kukri was pulled out, blood sprayed his face, but Zhao Zhonghai didn't even blink an eye.

After Lai Zi's death, Zhao Zhonghai walked towards Dog Egg.

"Dad, I..." Dog Egg hung his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

"You've grown up." Zhao Zhonghai reached out to touch Goudan's crew cut, looking kindly, "This time, it's not your fault."

"Really?" Goudan was overjoyed.

"Mm." Zhao Zhonghai nodded.

Lin Chuan was all wet, and Song Xiaojia looked at him with some heartache. She quickly handed her coat back to Lin Chuan and said, "Put this on quickly, don't catch a cold."

"I'm fine." Lin Chuan put the coat back on Song Xiaojia and said, "You keep it on, don't get cold. If you get sick, I'll be really worried."

Song Xiaojia blushed and muttered to herself, I'm not your anything, why are you worried about me?

Zhao Zhonghai came over and said, "This just got more troublesome."

"Yes!" Lin Chuan took a deep breath and said, "I just hope they've learned their lesson this time and won't come back again."

"If they don't come back, then they aren't the Northwestern Wolves." Zhao Zhonghai said with a cigarette in his mouth, "The basket's been kicked over."

"Meet the soldiers with generals and stem the flood with earth." Lin Chuan exhaled a breath of cold air.

Although troublesome, thankfully, Goudan was rescued. Otherwise, Lin Chuan would feel guilty for a lifetime. He touched Goudan's cheek and said, "Brother Zhao, thankfully we rescued Goudan. Otherwise, even if you forgave me, I wouldn't forgive myself."

"Hehe..." Zhao Zhonghai held his son in his arms, afraid he would get cold, showing that despite usually being cold and aloof, Zhao Zhonghai really loved his son deep down.

"Get in the car, it's time to go." Lin Chuan responded.

"What about... what about them?" Song Xiaojia hurriedly asked.

"This is why I brought you here." Lin Chuan smiled and walked away.

Song Xiaojia stamped her feet anxiously on the spot.

Several corpses at the scene could only be handled by the police. With Song Xiaojia there, Lin Chuan and the others also avoided trouble. At about four in the morning, the police launched an operation, immediately sealed off the scene, and collected evidence of the fight. Song Xiaojia, as the only police officer on the scene, communicated with the other party and concocted an excuse that even she didn't quite believe. Soon, the city's police communicated with the Jiangbei City police, who rushed to the city overnight to collect DNA and facial images of several bodies. It was confirmed beyond doubt that they belonged to the Northwestern Wolves.

Since the case involved some confidential matters, the police could only temporarily seal the case file, and the final classification of the case would require coordination and communication between the police from both places.

Fortunately, this incident did not implicate Lin Chuan and Zhao Zhonghai.

Of course, Zhang Wenhui also spent some time on this matter. In addition, Li Jiangping learned that this news was related to Lin Chuan. He immediately instructed Chen Jianjun not to say a word.

"Captain, what is there to be afraid of?" Chen Jianjun became anxious, "Haven't you always wanted to get rid of Lin Chuan? This is a perfect opportunity."

"What do you know?" Li Jiangping glared at him and said, "The surveillance outside the jewelry store and Song Xiaojia's eyewitness testimony basically cleared Lin Chuan of the charges. If it really comes down to an investigation, Lin Chuan is still a hero, considering the great efforts of the Vanguard Chemical Plant. This time, do you think those guys would have died if not for Lin Chuan?"

"Ah?" Chen Jianjun was stunned.

So Lin Chuan really is a hero? Chen Jianjun awkwardly said, "So... what does the captain mean?"

"Keep this quiet." Li Jiangping said solemnly, smoking a cigarette, "The Provincial Committee's Public Security Department will naturally have a statement, and we should follow their highest instructions. As for Lin Chuan, let's not pursue it further, and we should fully investigate this matter. We cannot allow such forces to move under our watch; it won't give the people any peace."

"Yes, if we can quickly close the case, I also have hope for a promotion. It seems like doing my police work well may lead to a promotion." Chen Jianjun heard this and almost jumped three feet high, wondering how the captain could say this.

"We still need to wait for the statement from the Provincial Committee's Public Security Department." Li Jiangping replied.

......

Within a few days, the Provincial Committee's Public Security Department immediately classified the case. The police uprooted the evil forces behind a theft, and Song Xiaojia was commended for her meritorious service in killing the enemy and awarded first-class merits.

The news broke, and the Huai Mountain South Road police station suddenly became lively.

"Have you heard? The Provincial Committee awarded Song Xiaojia first-class merits."

"First thing in the morning, is it?"

"Tsk tsk, amazing, who would have thought that those robbers were really killed by Song Xiaojia?"

At the police station, everyone was in high spirits.

Lv Yan walked in, hearing many people discussing, and she was a bit baffled. She curiously approached and asked, "What's going on?"

"Ah, Commissar Lv." A female police officer hurriedly said, "I heard the Provincial Committee awarded Xiaojia first-class merits."

"What?" Lv Yan was taken aback and said, "Why was she awarded first-class merits?"

"For capturing robbers." The excited female officer said, "Xiaojia is really amazing."

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