Chapter 874 — A Message from Qiu Lingshan
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"Don't worry about me. I won't go—I'll eat and then head to school myself!" Tang Zhi shook her head. She knew this was no time for jealousy. If something really had happened to Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, going along with Wei Zhao would only get in his way, so Tang Zhi would not add to the trouble.
"This... all right." Wei Zhao smiled at Tang Zhi, grateful for her understanding, and gave her hand a squeeze. "Then be careful on your own."
"What do I have to be careful about? You're the one who needs to be careful!" Going to school by herself, Tang Zhi would be in no danger—it was Wei Zhao she was worried about.
"I'll be careful." Wei Zhao nodded, strode quickly out of the breakfast shop, and drove off toward the road that led from the villa to the school. He meant to follow that route in search of Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu.
He had not driven far when his phone rang. Wei Zhao glanced at the caller ID—it was Qiu Lingshan.
"Hello? What is it?" Wei Zhao was anxious about Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu and in no mood for small talk with Qiu Lingshan, so he asked bluntly.
"Wei Zhao, something has happened to Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu—they've been kidnapped. Li Fu was beaten badly too and is in emergency treatment now, but I'm afraid the odds are not good." Qiu Lingshan paid no mind to his tone; she was long used to it.
Just as he had feared! Wei Zhao's heart lurched—something had indeed happened! But he had not expected Qiu Lingshan's side to respond so quickly; she had probably already reached the scene. From the call Gu Mengyao had made to him until now, barely more than ten minutes had passed.
"Where are you now? I'll come right away! Have you notified Uncle Chu?" Wei Zhao asked.
"I've already had someone notify Chairman Chu," Qiu Lingshan said. "I'm at Judian Road, at the entrance to the Mingliang Culture and Education Store. Come over and you'll see it—there are plenty of police cars, and the scene's already cordoned off!"
"All right, I'm on my way!" Wei Zhao hung up and pushed the car to its limit. Though the roads were fairly busy at this early hour, the Beetle's compact size and Wei Zhao's practiced handling let the car weave through the traffic like an actual beetle.
Wei Zhao darted into every gap he saw without slowing down—now the bus lane, now the oncoming lane, now the sidewalk. So long as it was safe, he broke every traffic law there was to break.
But Wei Zhao no longer cared about any of that. Gu Pengzhan would settle the tickets afterward; right now the safety of Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu came first! Beyond that, of course, what worried Wei Zhao most was Uncle Qing. The matter of the young lady and Xiaoshu could wait a little, but Uncle Qing's injuries could not. Wei Zhao wished he could fly the car like an airplane.
At last Wei Zhao reached Judian Road within five minutes. Several police cars stood by the roadside with their lights flashing, and a squad of officers had already strung up a cordon to keep passersby away.
Wei Zhao drove quickly over, parked beside the cordon, and got out of the car.
"Sir, you can't park here! A case has occurred here—please move your car at once!" A policeman saw Wei Zhao park beside the cordon and hurried over to tell him.