Chapter 339 Danger (1/2)

Chapter 339 Danger

Li Hongqi nodded and probed: "By the way, Brother Lu, have you ever thought about whether Li Xia's brother knows something?"

"Isn't this possible?" Lu Peng was stunned, pondered for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Do you think they are acting and deliberately luring me into taking the bait?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Li Hongqi said solemnly.

"It shouldn't be that simple. Think about it, Li Xia is a widow with a three-year-old son. How could she remarry easily without any special reason?" Lu Peng shook his head and thought for a while, then added: "Of course. This is just a guess on my part, and you still need to investigate carefully.”

"Do you suspect that Xiao Shitou and the other party are from the same group?" Li Hongqi asked.

"I don't know. Maybe I'm overthinking it. After all, he is too young and is still just a child. Maybe I am too sensitive. Besides, he is Li Xia's only relative. I don't dare to think the worst." Lu Peng He explained that he did not tell Li Hongqi about the existence of the small stone.

"Maybe." Li Hongqi didn't dwell on the topic. He thought about it and said, "Anyway, you helped me capture the gangster and saved Li Xia. I have to buy you two drinks. Why don't we stay and eat together at noon?" Let’s have a meal.”

"Forget it, I have to handle the case later." Lu Peng declined politely.

Li Hongqi did not force it and continued: "Thanks to you for what happened today. I want to hold a banquet to thank you tonight. I wonder if Captain Lu will honor you?"

"this……"

"Don't do this or that. We are friends. It's settled. We'll meet at the same place at seven o'clock in the evening. Remember to bring enough wine, otherwise you won't be able to run away today." After saying that, Li Hongqi hung up the phone.

"This guy!" Lu Peng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He wanted to refuse, but when he thought that Li Hongqi had been with him since he was in danger last night, he should give Li Hongqi face both in public and private affairs. He sighed secretly and simply agreed.

After making up his mind, Lu Peng washed up, put on his casual clothes, and rode his motorcycle straight to the county seat.

The county town was still very lively, with busy people everywhere. Lu Peng searched according to the clues given by Wang Huzi, but found no suspicious characters, and then rushed to the meeting place.

When they arrived at the location, Yang Xiuling was sitting in the grass with her eyes closed and relaxing. Seeing Lu Peng approaching, she opened her eyes, stood up, and asked, "Have you found it?"

"No, it seems that these people are very cunning." Lu Peng said bitterly.

"That's strange. Could they still disappear out of thin air?" Yang Xiuling frowned in confusion.

Lu Peng shook his head, "No matter how they left, as long as they are still hiding around, clues will be revealed sooner or later. But we can't give up. We must find out who is behind the scenes. I have recorded this account."

"Yes, we can only take our time. We have analyzed the entire process and found no abnormalities. We can only start with the people around Li Xia. I hope there will be gains." Yang Xiuling agreed.

"Leave this matter to me. You are specifically responsible for keeping an eye on Li Xia and preventing her from escaping." Lu Peng thought for a while and warned. Thinking that he would not be able to ensure the safety of the two of them once he went out, he decided to let Yang Xiuling follow her to prevent her from escaping. Another accident happened.

"Okay, leave it to me, I guarantee it will be foolproof." Yang Xiuling vowed, then changed the topic and said with concern: "You must be careful."

"Don't worry, I'm measured." Lu Peng nodded, not taking Yang Xiuling's words to heart.

"You..." Yang Xiuling looked anxious and hesitated to speak.

"Okay, I'm leaving. If you need anything, please contact me in time." Lu Peng got into the car after saying that.

"Wait a minute!" Yang Xiuling suddenly shouted.

Lu Peng was slightly startled, then turned around and saw Yang Xiuling running towards her, her cheeks slightly red. She seemed to have mustered up the courage to ask, "Why don't you like Li Hongqi?"

Lu Peng was stunned. He didn't expect that Yang Xiuling would ask such an inexplicable question. He replied without thinking: "I met him by chance, how can I like him or not?"

"Really?" Yang Xiuling looked at Lu Peng questioningly.

"certainly."

"Why do I think there is a problem between you two?" Yang Xiuling asked thoughtfully.

Lu Peng felt dizzy for a while and was too lazy to talk nonsense with Yang Xiuling. He changed the subject and said, "How did you know we had a problem?"

"Do you still need to ask?" Yang Xiuling rolled her eyes at Lu Peng and explained: "I am a woman. Although we have only known each other for a few days, I can feel that you are not like an ordinary person, but more like a soldier. At least you You are not a brash man with a head full of muscles, so I suspect you are a soldier."

"Haha, it's possible." Lu Peng laughed dryly and was noncommittal. He didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. He started the car and prepared to leave.

Yang Xiuling caught up and said seriously: "I'm not trying to trick you, I just want to tell you that whether you are a soldier or not, it is best to stay away from Li Hongqi. He is not suitable to be a policeman, let alone a qualified husband. "

"You're overthinking. There's nothing between us. I've said it before, we're just friends." Lu Peng said impatiently, increasing the accelerator and preparing to leave.

"I trust my own judgment. Don't misunderstand me." Yang Xiuling took a deep breath and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. The more you hide it, the more I think there is a problem between you two."

"You're thinking too much." Lu Peng said indifferently. He was not interested in listening to Yang Xiuling's chatter anymore and stepped on the accelerator directly.

"You..." Yang Xiuling was choked and speechless. She stared at Lu Peng angrily, wishing she could pounce on him and bite him. However, she soon calmed down and silently chanted the Buddha's name to calm her anger.

After a while, Yang Xiuling recovered as before and murmured, "Amitabha, sin, sin, how could I doubt Brother Lu? It seems that I misunderstood Brother Lu."

"Hmph!"

Seeing Yang Xiuling's sudden change of face, Lu Peng snorted coldly, ignored her, and hurried to the county government.

As soon as he arrived at the county government, Lu Peng found two young men in uniform sitting in the guard room, and he couldn't help but stop.

Yang Xiuling looked over along Lu Peng's line of sight and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'll go in first." Lu Peng said and got out of the car.

"I'll go in with you." Yang Xiuling followed.

Lu Peng did not stop him, signaled the guard to let him go, and walked straight in.

"Oh, you're finally here. I've been waiting for almost three days!"

A young man came up to Lu Peng as soon as he saw him coming. He said excitedly, "I told you that you must have been deceived. It's only been three or four days. How could you be the murderer of Captain Liu? Fortunately, I was smart and reminded you to report the case."

"Who are you?" Lu Peng looked at the young man suspiciously. He was not very impressed by him.

"Forgot me?" The young man touched his nose awkwardly, pointed to the young man next to him, and introduced, "We are classmates, Gao Jun, the monitor of the second grade class, he is Zhang Haitao, brother Zhang, this is..."

"Lu Peng, hello, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you in person. Nice to meet you!" Zhang Haitao politely extended his right hand.

"I've heard of your name for a long time!" Lu Peng shook hands.

After a moment of greeting, Zhang Haitao couldn't wait to say, "Since you are here, you must have something to ask Captain Liu, right?"

"Yes, I came to confirm the situation. He is not with you?" Lu Peng nodded.

"That's right. I was just worried that he might have been killed. It turns out that you were on the same journey." Zhang Haitao breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "He left last night and this morning. He took five people with him. The two of us stayed to protect you."

"Thank you. You've worked hard." Lu Peng thanked him and asked, "Where are they now?"

"On the top floor of the office building." Zhang Haitao replied.

"Then you rest here. I'll go over there." Lu Peng didn't expect Liu Yunjie to personally lead people out of the city to arrest the criminal. He secretly thanked himself for arriving in time. Without thinking, he ran quickly towards the office building.

Just after running a few steps, Lu Peng stopped and glanced around suspiciously. He soon realized that something was wrong. He looked around vigilantly and found that the surroundings were quiet. He was immediately surprised.

"Who?!" Lu Peng secretly said that it was bad, and decisively drew out the dagger and stabbed it into a corner.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

A series of gunshots broke the silence. Bullets were fired at him. Lu Peng did not dare to fight. He dodged sideways and evaded them swiftly. He took advantage of the situation to rush to the corner and hid. He found a black shadow rushing towards him and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Puff!"

The black shadow fell to the ground.

Lu Peng saw that it was a young man in work clothes. He frowned slightly. He did not expect that the other party was coming for him. He carefully checked his body and found no wounds. He breathed a sigh of relief. He took out his pistol and fired all the remaining bullets. He found that there was no movement on the other side.

"Bang Bang Bang!"

As soon as the gunshots fell, a burst of dense footsteps came from a distance. Lu Peng frowned and found that the person coming was not friendly. He quickly hid and aimed his gun at the person coming.

The man came close quickly and saw the body on the ground. He was furious and shouted: "Search for me. I want to see the body alive or dead."

Lu Peng cursed inwardly and saw several policemen rushing up with weapons. He knew he couldn't delay and decided to retreat decisively.

Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, a policeman noticed Lu Peng's back and shouted: "Stop, hand over your things!"

Lu Peng turned around calmly and said: "Officer, I have no money and I am a foreigner. What do you think I can carry with me?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Tell me the truth whether the things are with you." Another policeman said sternly, obviously not believing Lu Peng easily.

"Believe it or not, I didn't steal anything anyway." Lu Peng shrugged and prepared to leave. Just after taking two steps, he suddenly thought of a possibility and stopped and asked, "Excuse me, officer, what do you mean by something?"

"Don't play dumb. I saw it clearly just now. You have a gun hanging on you, and it looks quite new. It must be worth a lot of money." The police asked relentlessly.

Lu Peng was stunned. He didn't expect this to happen. He hesitated for a while and said, "Officer, are you mistaken? I'm just an ordinary citizen. How can I carry a gun casually? Besides, how can I explain it to you? Can I tell you that I exchanged it for a pen?"

"No matter what you say, you must hand it over today!" The policeman was firm.

Lu Peng shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, it seems that I have to compete with the police officer today. I hope you can bear it."

"Oh, you are threatening me?" The policeman sneered.

"I'm not threatening you. I'm just letting you know one thing. It's better to be low-key. Otherwise, you'll easily fall." Lu Peng patiently advised and took the initiative to meet him.

"Haha, what a big tone!" The police laughed.

Others were also happy and mocked Lu Peng for overestimating his own capabilities. However, because the police did not express their stance, they did not dare to shoot indiscriminately.

Lu Peng ignored the police, rushed directly to the police, and punched him.

"Hmph!" the policeman snorted, not afraid at all, waving his hands to attack Lu Peng, saying: "But that's it, it's a waste of bullets, you'd better just let him go and be arrested!"

"Haha." Lu Peng smiled coldly and didn't take it seriously. Instead of retreating, he rushed forward to meet the police's fist.

"Huh?" The policeman felt strange and instinctively stopped his hand. He found that Lu Peng was already close to him and there was no room for him to dodge. He suddenly panicked, and out of desperation, he raised his leg and kicked Lu Peng in an attempt to escape.

Lu Peng had been on guard against him for a long time and had seen through his intentions. Before he could kick him, he swung his leg over and kicked the opponent hard in the chest.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, the policeman flew backwards and hit the wall before stopping. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground. He was unconscious and obviously suffered serious injuries.

"This..." The other policemen stared at Lu Peng in disbelief.

"Don't move, put the gun down, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" Lu Peng said every word.

The other policemen looked at each other in confusion. They did not listen to Lu Peng's order, but slowly lowered their guns, their eyes full of alertness.

Lu Peng had been paying attention to every move of this group of policemen. Unexpectedly, these people did not follow the routine. He snorted coldly, suddenly pulled out his gun and pointed it at one of the policemen.

The so-called expert will know if it is there as soon as he takes action.

Although Lu Peng moved quickly, the policeman was not intimidated. A strange smile appeared on his face and he suddenly raised his arm.

"Be careful!" Zhang Jun reminded.

"Crack!"

The policeman was faster. Before Lu Peng could react, he crushed the handcuffs and rushed towards Lu Peng. At the same time, he kicked Lu Peng in the crotch, clearly determined to kill him.

Lu Peng was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party would dare to take the risk of being exposed. He hurriedly raised the muzzle of his gun and aimed at the other party's head.

The policeman seemed to have expected it. He dodged with a somersault and kicked Lu Peng's gun-holding wrist.

Lu Peng reacted quickly enough, and immediately retracted his arm, moved sideways for more than one meter, barely avoiding the kick, and pulled the trigger at the same time.

"Bang!" There was a loud noise, and the bullet grazed the policeman's cheek and hit the wall.

"Ah!" the policeman screamed, stretched out his hand to touch his cheek, and found that his hand was covered with bright red liquid. He was in great pain, and became angry with embarrassment. He stared at Lu Peng fiercely and roared: "Seeking death!"

"You must not know me, because you are not worthy yet!" Lu Peng snorted coldly and did not continue to pursue. As he spoke, he slowly approached.