Chapter 884 — Split Up and Move
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Behind Zhen Yingjun were two black-clad bodyguards. On the ground to either side of them lay Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, both bound hand and foot with rope. But Wei Zhao breathed a sigh of relief — from the look of things, neither had been harmed.
"Wei Zhao, you've finally come — wahahahaha!" Zhen Yingjun was no fool. He had men lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain, precisely to see whether Wei Zhao had really come alone! Better safe than sorry — he had feared Wei Zhao might bring a whole squad of police, and that would have been trouble!
Zhen Yingjun was arrogant, and he had good men at his side, but surely he could not have his musket squad trade shots with the police? That would be courting death, wouldn't it? If it came to that, he might have no choice but to give up on killing Wei Zhao and settle for gunning down Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu to vent his fury.
Back on the mountain, Zhen Yingjun had long since readied a helicopter. Even if the police encircled the hill, he could still slip away without trouble. The police would never imagine that he had a helicopter as his escape route; by the time reinforcements arrived, he would already be long gone.
The musket squad under Zhen Dazhou dealt in piracy on the seas — how could they not have a seaplane or some such means of escape? Zhen Yingjun's equipment was thoroughly complete, and that was precisely why he dared wait here for Wei Zhao.
Still, when Zhen Yingjun received the report from his men at the foot of the mountain, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he had been too cautious after all — Wei Zhao really had come alone, bringing no reinforcements, with no police involvement whatsoever.
As for the dog at Wei Zhao's side, Zhen Yingjun automatically filtered it out. A dog — what was there to worry about?
"Heh, so it really is you, Zhen Yingjun." Wei Zhao shrugged. It seemed his guess had been right — this matter was indeed not so simple, and his coming here this time was probably a trap Zhen Yingjun had deliberately set. Wei Zhao went on full alert.
"Oh? So you're quite clever after all — you actually guessed it was me?" Zhen Yingjun was briefly taken aback, but then he burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! Since you guessed it was I who summoned you here, and you still dared come alone — are you stupid? Are you stupid? You really are a fool!"
No wonder Zhen Yingjun was so delighted. In his eyes, Wei Zhao was an utter idiot. Having guessed that he was the one who had kidnapped Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, Wei Zhao still dared to come for the hostages — and alone, no less. If he was not a fool, then his arrogance had reached a truly extraordinary degree.
"So which is it — are you trying to say I'm clever, or that I'm stupid? Those words of yours contradict themselves." Wei Zhao could not help laughing. "Who's the fool here, you or me?"
Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were both here, and Wei Zhao made up his mind and began to think through his options. Ever since he had reached the summit, the jade pendant had been warning him without pause — which meant this mountain was fraught with danger, and Wei Zhao himself had no idea where that danger might be hiding.
But sometimes, knowing full well that danger lies ahead, one still has to grit one's teeth and press on. That is the meaning of the saying, "Knowing there is a tiger on the mountain, one still heads for the mountain."