Chapter 430: Surrounding the Small Town
Chen Ping ran even faster than Lin Huaqiang. As he approached and was just about to ask what had happened, Lin Huaqiang grabbed Lin Xue’s hand, "Daughter, are you alright?"
Chen Ping’s steps halted instantly, and he felt awkward.
The girl’s father had arrived; what was he so anxious about?
At that moment, Lin Xue smiled and said, "I’m fine, didn’t I tell you over the phone?"
"As long as you’re fine, you scared me to death!" Lin Huaqiang wiped the sweat from his brow.
Then he continued, "This can’t go on, if something had happened to you, how would I explain it to your mother!"
"Dad, it was just an accident, it won’t happen again!" Lin Xue retorted with a mix of anger and endearment.
Seeing the father and daughter talking made Chen Ping anxious. He couldn’t help but interject, "Mr. Lin, could we first talk about what Lin Xue just remembered?"
"Right, right! Xue, you speak up!"
Only then did Lin Huaqiang snap back to reality and quickly asked.
After Lin Xue had finished speaking, he exchanged a look with Chen Ping. They both knew if the culprit was someone familiar, the case would be easier to handle!
"Have this town surrounded for me!"
Thinking of this, Lin Huaqiang immediately turned his head and gave the order.
Worried about his daughter, he had brought twenty men, all capable and efficient lieutenants of his own.
Although the town wasn’t big, twenty people were still not enough, so Chen Ping also immediately said to his people, "Send another thirty people to guard all the exits. Anyone wanting to enter or leave must register their information. Report immediately if you find any suspicious individuals!"
"Yes!"
Fifty people immediately dispersed, leaving Ling Feng watching dumbfounded.
In just one minute, both big shots had made their decisions.
He couldn’t help but smile bitterly to himself, it seemed as though there was nothing left for him to do!
However, at that moment, Lin Huaqiang turned his head and looked at him, "Ling Feng, come with me!"
Saying this, he walked into the police station.
Seeing this, Chen Ping gave him a sympathetic glance.
Ling Feng, speechless, gave a bitter smile and followed into the police station’s courtyard, with Lin Xue hurrying after him.
"Ling Feng, what do you think about this situation?" Upon arriving in the courtyard, Lin Huaqiang stopped and asked.
"If it’s someone we know, then Uncle Lin’s decision just now is definitely without issue. Our town is not very large, and Xue has not been here for long, so the number of people she knows is limited."
Stopping there, Ling Feng paused for a moment, "But I’m afraid the person might not be from our town."
"I’ve thought of that too, but right now this is the only way to proceed. We’ll start sifting through the locals first," replied Lin Huaqiang, nodding his head. He then looked at Ling Feng and asked, "You promised me well enough back in Demon Capital to take good care of Xue, but such an incident happened right after returning. Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
Ling Feng felt distressed inside but forced a sheepish smile on his face, "I know I’ve been negligent. From last night to now, I’ve been scared too. Uncle Lin, rest assured, this kind of thing definitely will not happen again!"
Lin Huaqiang looked at him, "No one in the world can foresee the future; your guarantee has no convincing power!"
"I..."
Ling Feng suddenly didn’t know what else to say.
Seeing him like this, Lin Xue hurriedly used her best wheedling, wrapping her arms around Lin Huaqiang’s and cooing, "Daddy, it’s not Ling Feng’s fault, it’s just that I wasn’t careful. I’ll be more cautious in the future!"
Lin Huaqiang glanced at her and, seeing the earnest plea in his daughter’s eyes, could only sigh helplessly, "Alas, a grown daughter can’t be kept at home forever!"
Lin Xue’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, "What are you saying? I will always be your little cotton-padded jacket!"
"Alright, what’s done is done, let’s catch the person first!"
After saying this, Lin Huaqiang turned and went out again.
Since he and Chen Ping had brought people over, nearly twenty minutes had passed, and the townspeople had all been alerted.
By now, many people were standing in the distance or in their yards, curiously looking this way, speculating about the identities of these people, unaware of what had happened.
It was the first time for the townspeople to see such a large presence, and while they were curious, the news quickly spread throughout the town.
As a result, not only did the people in the town learn of the incident, but even those from the surrounding villages were aware of it!
Ling Feng approached Chen Ping and asked in a low voice, "Director Chen, won’t our actions have any consequences?"
"What, are you scared?" Chen Ping gave him a look.
"What would I be scared of? I’m mainly worried about you. If things get blown out of proportion, and the higher-ups decide to blame someone, won’t it be you who gets reprimanded?" Ling Feng said with a smile.
"Don’t worry, if the sky falls, I’ll hold it up. I’ll make anyone who dares to touch one of mine regret being born into this world!" Chen Ping said coldly.
Ling Feng was taken aback, not expecting the chief to be so protective of his people. Moved, he couldn’t help but flatter, "Director Chen is mighty!"
"Cut the crap, get ready, the other party is not to be underestimated. If we’re discovered, you’ll have to make a move!" Chen Ping glared at him.
"Don’t worry, this time I definitely won’t let him get away!" Ling Feng gritted his teeth.
As they were speaking, Xun Qianqian arrived in style on her motorcycle, with a cute little loli on the back seat, who was none other than Li Fei’er!
Upon seeing her, Ling Feng asked in surprise, "Why have you come too?"
"I came to have fun, what’s wrong with that?" Li Fei’er cocked her head and asked defiantly.
Ling Feng was speechless, "I called Qian Qian to help catch someone, what can you do here?"
"I can cheer you guys on!" said Li Fei’er.
"..."
That idea was certainly peculiar. The person from last night was very skilled, at least at the Hua Energy realm. If we truly found him, before you could even cheer us on, he would have run hundreds of meters away!
Xun Qianqian took off her helmet, parked her motorcycle, and walked up to Ling Feng, "Haven’t found the person yet?"
"No, we’re not even sure he’s in the town. We need to search slowly," Ling Feng shook his head.
"Search slowly?"
Xun Qianqian’s voice rose an octave, "That’s so troublesome, just let Wang Cai and Xiao Qiang do the searching!"
With that, she rushed into the courtyard of the police station, and moments later, to the astonishment of everyone, she emerged with Wang Cai and both Xiao Qiangs in tow!
Ling Feng had asked her to bring these three fellas over, and Xun Qianqian was sensible enough not to teleport to Nine Heavens in front of everyone. If she had done that, it probably would have set off a panic in the crowd.
Even so, her appearance with the three large dogs was still very surprising, including Chen Ping and Lin Huaqiang, everyone was shocked by how Xun Qianqian managed to produce three large dogs out of nowhere!
As soon as Wang Cai appeared, it became alert, aggressively sniffing the air as if it had detected something.
Li Fei’er, seeing this, went forward to pat its head and then turned back to Ling Feng with surprise, "Uncle, Wang Cai says it has caught the scent of that person!"
"That’s great, hurry up and search! Drag him out for me!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng said in ecstasy.
