Official Career Storm
Chapter 605

Chapter 605: Chapter 605

Li Zhuang had a good night’s sleep that night.

Once the car exploded and caught fire, he knew that the matter was settled and no accidents would happen again.

However, the accident still happened.

And it happened in a way he had not anticipated at all.

There was no one in the car!

Song Guanchao had run away!

Li Zhuang’s first reaction was, this can’t be possible!

The car had tumbled down the hillside, hitting a large tree before exploding and catching fire!

This was witnessed by Li Zhu and his people, and there was no way it could be faked!

"Are you sure?" Li Zhuang sat up from the bed, though he was awake from being disturbed halfway through his sleep, but he was very focused now.

"Yes!"

"When I went down to throw my phone in to check, someone passing by called the police."

"I just hid on the side."

"The police checked the car inside and out, indeed they didn’t find a body, not even charred clothing!"

With a grave expression, Li Zhuang said, "Tell me again about the process of the car accident, and be more detailed, don’t omit any details!"

Li Yougui meticulously narrated the situation to him.

Li Zhuang didn’t find any issues, everything seemed normal.

"Where are you now?"

"I just came up from the mountains, on my way to An County."

"Don’t come back for now." Li Zhuang asked, "You brought the gear, right?"

"Got it!"

"Go to the mountains now, find them, and kill the person when you find him!"

"Understood, leave it to me!"

"Mhm, keep in touch via phone, I will have Li Zhu and his group join you immediately."

After hanging up the phone, he called Li Zhu.

Li Zhu, having finished his work last night, was drinking in the village.

He was incredibly drunk.

The phone rang over a dozen times and finally his wife woke him up.

Li Zhu, visibly annoyed, said, "How many times have I told you not to disturb me when I’m sleeping?"

His wife scolded, "It’s Dazhuang’s call!"

Li Zhu took the phone, "Hello, Dazhuang, what’s up?"

Li Zhuang asked, "Been drinking?"

"Yeah, a whole liter, so what?"

"Song Guanchao has escaped!"

"Huh?" Li Zhu took a while to respond, "What do you mean escaped? Didn’t the car explode? How did he run? Did his soul leave his body?"

"Tell me about the situation at the time."

"At that time... "

Li Zhu got up, grabbed a bottle of iced water from the fridge, drank a few gulps, felt a bit more alert, and started to recount slowly.

After he finished, Li Zhuang asked, "So you hit him just once and his car lost control and fell down?"

"Yeah, his driving skills are trash."

"Idiot!"

Li Zhuang cursed, "He drove down by himself!"

Li Zhu replied, "Yeah, he lost balance and drove down himself after I hit him, no problem there."

"..." Li Zhuang didn’t want to discuss this kind of thing; the important issue now was to find the person.

"Now gather everyone you can in the village and go catch him at Old Mountain!"

"Tell them, if we don’t catch Song Guanchao, we’re all screwed, each and every one of us will end up in prison!"

Li Zhu realized that this matter was becoming too serious.

"Dazhuang, did he really run away?"

"Nonsense, even the police didn’t find a body, if he didn’t run, could he have flown?"

"Is there any chance he was burned to ashes?"

"That temperature would only burn your mother’s ashes! Quickly go and call everyone!"

"Okay, I’m on it."

Li Zhu still felt baffled.

He genuinely couldn’t understand how Song Guanchao had managed to escape.

At that time, they were all watching from the roadside; how could three grown men possibly run away right under their noses?

And the car—it simply exploded with a bang.

"Wait a moment!" Li Zhuang said, "Get Brother Yuan and Xiao Dao to come here."

After hanging up the phone, Li Zhuang couldn’t sleep at all.

He was now certain, Song Guanchao had indeed escaped.

Originally, according to the plan, Li Zhu would have directly blocked the car under the slope.

But after just one collision, the car lost control.

It was possible, but highly unlikely.

So, he guessed it was Song Guanchao who had intentionally crashed it down.

Furthermore, after the car fell, he controlled its speed, and even if he finally hit a tree, he might still have been conscious.

It was raining heavily at the time, and it was late at night with no streetlights on the roadside.

Under those circumstances, nearly a hundred meters away, with knee-high weeds and trees,

it would have been quite normal for Song Guanchao to quietly get out of the car without the others noticing.

No wonder the car exploded.

At that moment, he found it unbelievable.

In real-life, cars exploding after a collision hardly ever happens.

Now he understood.

The car didn’t explode on its own, it was ignited by Song Guanchao.

Clearly, Song Guanchao must have guessed that he would send someone down to finish the job, so he ignited the car to create a chance for his escape and buy time.

Li Zhuang admitted, he had underestimated the capabilities of this City Committee secretary.

But, he still had a chance!

As long as Li Zhu and the others found Song Guanchao, even if he had ten lives, he would have to account for them on the mountain!

He hadn’t considered what to do if they couldn’t find him.

Of course, he knew there was such a possibility.

But he logically eliminated this possibility from his mind.

Because, he had no way out.

He, along with Hou Wen, wasn’t like Chen Guanyun.

He clearly knew, from the moment that Song Guanchao appeared in Huangni Village, he had no way out.

He had studied how Song Guanchao captured Hou Wen and Chen Guanyun.

Before the capture, he had already started to lay out his plan and begin monitoring these individuals.

This guy was meticulous, considering every aspect before taking action.

Li Zhuang was certain that Song Guanchao must have already contacted the police from the county or city department in advance, monitored him to a certain extent, and was prepared to capture him at any moment.

The moment he dared to show signs of fleeing, the police ready on the spot would immediately arrest him.

Therefore, he couldn’t run, nor was there anywhere to run, he had no way out.

The key to breaking this situation was Song Guanchao!

Only by finding him and killing him could he have a chance for a peaceful landing!

The dinner last night was unguarded by Song Guanchao, not because he lacked vigilance, but simply because, Li Zhuang caught him by surprise.

After all, a normal person would never expect that after just starting an investigation, the other party would seek to kill them.

Even a fortune-teller wouldn’t foresee this.

He picked up the cellphone again; now, he had another call to make.

To Xu Wenchang!

...

Song Guanchao had hit the road again.

Before setting off, he had hidden the safe and left a mark.

The contents inside weren’t too important to him.

But, it was very important to Li Zhuang.

Even if he were captured by Li Zhuang’s men, if they wanted to frame him, they would need to prepare a new set of documents.

At the very least, it could buy him some time.

This was the worst scenario Song Guanchao had planned for, although he knew it was somewhat pointless, it was better than nothing.

"Song Guanchao, let me down, I can walk by myself," Wu Yun said softly.

Zhou Qian also said, "Yes, let us down."

"You are too slow, stop talking, save your energy."

...

Five o’clock in the morning.

The Director of the Xuning County Public Security Bureau, Mr. Gu, personally arrived at the scene.

Carrying a flashlight, he checked the burned-out vehicle inside and out more than a dozen times, ensuring there were indeed no bodies inside.

Under such a severe fire, it was abnormal for these three cellphones to be preserved so well.

He tried to power them on; two of the phones couldn’t be switched on, but the last one succeeded.

As soon as the phone turned on, it immediately showed dozens of unread messages and several missed calls.

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