Chapter 291 — The emergency
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Tang Zhi said nothing more. She had only been speaking from feeling — seeing how pitiful Xiao Fen was, she did not want to repeat the same mistake herself. That was why, time and again, she sought to be certain of Wei Zhao's heart. She had to be certain, because she had already sunk too deep to pull herself out…
Qiu Lingshan was deeply troubled. How was it that bad luck had struck the moment the criminal investigation unit had fallen into her hands?
First, Black Panther had slipped away — though fortunately Wei Zhao had caught him and brought him back. She had thought she might enjoy a few quiet days, only to have a madman and serial killer suddenly go berserk while receiving treatment in the hospital, wounding the officer on guard and bolting out the door!
When that madman and killer had first been admitted, he was already badly injured — naturally, the injuries were the work of Qiu Lingshan. She knew very well how heavily she had struck, because she simply could not stand the sight of the man.
He had wiped out an entire family, not even sparing a three-year-old boy, and his methods had been unspeakably cruel — he had put the child in a washing machine and churned him to death alive! Toward a man so utterly devoid of humanity, Qiu Lingshan would show no mercy.
When they came to arrest him, the thing resisted, which suited Qiu Lingshan perfectly. A good beating of fists and kicks sent the thing straight to the hospital! True, he would be sentenced to death in any court, but letting him die just like that would have been too easy on him.
And so, at the risk of being disciplined, Qiu Lingshan had the thing sent to the hospital. Fortunately, his crimes were so cruel that they aroused public outrage; public opinion did not fault Qiu Lingshan but instead condemned the killer. Yang Huaijun put in a few good words for Qiu Lingshan as well, and the matter passed.
The madman and killer lay in the hospital for a week. By rights, his injuries would not have healed in a month, yet he had risen as if by magic, wounded the officer on guard, and fled without a trace.
When Qiu Lingshan received her subordinate's report, her face went dark as a storm cloud! Another one had escaped — was this not inviting everyone to laugh at her, Qiu Lingshan, for incompetence? When Yang Huaijun had been captain, the affairs of the unit had been managed shipshape. She, Qiu Lingshan, had taken over only days ago, and already so much chaos! The earlier trouble had scarcely been settled when this new one broke out!
How could Qiu Lingshan not be furious? And just then Wei Zhao had to call about some license plate matter — she came within a breath of cursing him out and hanging up.
Police had already been posted at every major traffic artery; she was certain that the moment the madman and killer appeared, he would be spotted. Yet, strangely enough, after the madman and killer fled the hospital, he seemed to vanish from the earth — no one had seen him since.
By rights, the man's physical features were glaringly obvious: a bandage wrapped around his head, a hospital gown on his body. A person so conspicuous, if he went out onto the streets, ought to leave witnesses somewhere. And yet, regrettably, there were none.
The pressure on Qiu Lingshan could well be imagined. She did not want to trouble Yang Huaijun again, so she could only shoulder the burden, adding more officers to search for the escaped madman and killer.
"Ring—" The sudden jangle of the telephone cut through the air. Qiu Lingshan snatched it up at once. "Qiu Lingshan speaking."
"Captain Song, this is Liu Wangli — something's happened!" Liu Wangli's voice came through the receiver.
"What is it?" Qiu Lingshan's heart gave a sudden thud. Speak of the devil — things were already bad enough, and now something else had gone wrong?