Official Career Storm
Chapter 613

Chapter 613: Chapter 613

Song Guanchao suppressed the impulse to turn his head and look at her, maintaining his embrace around her neck, daring not to move a muscle.

Even the softness in his palm, however tempting, he kept his posture absolutely still.

What a joke, in broad daylight, could anything be allowed to happen?

Besides, there was another girl right next to them.

What was supposed to be a time for a good rest had been disrupted by Zhou Qian, leaving him with no mood to rest.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and Song Guanchao led the two women away.

Although he did not know how vast Old Mountain was, he hadn’t forgotten the knowledge he acquired in the military, at least he could distinguish directions.

Just decide on a direction and keep going, not to mention Old Mountain, even Qinling could be crossed.

Meanwhile, about seven or eight kilometers away from Song Guanchao, in the mountains, Li Yougui was filthy, chasing after Song Guanchao with uneven steps.

He did not know where Song Guanchao had gone, but having lived in the village for decades, he often ventured into Old Mountain.

Based on the location of Song Guanchao’s car accident, he relied on his instincts to find a way out of Old Mountain and pressed on persistently.

Regardless of whether this road would lead to Song Guanchao or not, he would not change direction easily.

In the mountains, without a defined range or position, finding a person was nearly impossible.

But human nature is consistent.

As long as Song Guanchao aimed to descend the mountain, he would definitely choose the easiest path.

And Li Yougui was now on that easiest path.

In fact, the directions of the two men were indeed the same.

If Song Guanchao slowed down his pace, maybe he would actually be caught up to by Li Yougui.

On the other side.

Li Zhu and his group of seventeen, loaded with food and water, wearing liberation shoes, with trouser legs all rolled up, covered with a sun protection jacket, and led several dogs.

They also did not know the exact location of Song Guanchao, but through phone contact with Li Yougui, they had a rough idea of his current position.

Time flew, and it was soon five in the evening.

The special police and armed police had already arrived at the scene.

Because of the rain, by five o’clock, the sky had already darkened considerably.

The special police comrades remotely controlled a drone to search in a circular pattern nearby.

Wu Xinan watched anxiously on the side, hoping for some good news.

However, after a round of searching, they found nothing.

First, it was summertime, with dense mountain forests and lush tree canopies, and it was evening, making it difficult to spot several adults walking in the mountains.

Secondly, the remote control had limited distance.

This was a civilian drone, with a maximum remote control range within five kilometers.

They could only inspect the situation within five kilometers.

Beyond this distance, everything was out of sight.

"Director Liang," Director Gu approached, hesitating as if there was something he found difficult to say.

Liang Jianfeng asked, "What’s the matter?"

Director Gu looked at Wu Xinan and said, "It’s already very late, and our colleagues from the bureau are severely drained. I have to call them back."

Policemen are human too; it had been over a dozen hours from dawn to now.

Moreover, since they rushed over, they hadn’t brought any food, and they didn’t even have water.

After searching for over a dozen hours in these conditions, even an ironman would collapse.

It would be a problem if they themselves had an issue before finding the missing persons.

Before Liang Jianfeng could speak, Wu Xinan took the lead: "Let them come back and rest properly."

Then he added, "Thank you for me, for their hard work."

"It’s not hard work; this is our duty," Director Gu breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that Wu Xinan’s daughter was among the missing, and he was quite worried that Wu Xinan would object.

Unexpectedly, the man was very understanding.

Wu Xinan looked towards Old Mountain, which was about to be engulfed in darkness, and had a strong urge to rush into the mountains to search himself.

But he only thought about it.

He wasn’t afraid of dying, but he knew clearly that even if he went in, he would be of no help, and would only burden the other police officers.

...

Wu Qiangwei stayed in the office without coming out, always on the phone with Liang Jianfeng.

Still no sign of him.

The special forces and armed police had been mobilized, to no avail.

Faced with the wilderness, human strength proved to be utterly trivial.

She reached for the cigarettes on the desk subconsciously, only to realize the pack was already empty.

Eight in the evening.

A knock on the door sounded.

Wu Qiangwei looked up and saw Wu Ming walk in.

Wu Ming was immediately struck by the heavy smell of smoke upon entering the room.

"Sis, why does your office smell so strongly of smoke?"

As he got closer and saw the cigarette butts in the disposable cup, he was shocked, "Did you smoke these?"

"Is there something you need?"

"It’s nothing in particular, just saw you hadn’t left work yet and came to check on you."

Wu Ming asked, "Sis, did something happen to you?"

Wu Qiangwei did not tell him to scram, and after a few seconds of silence, she said, "Song Guanchao had a car accident."

"Ah?" Wu Ming was utterly surprised. That guy had a car accident?

Wu Qiangwei shared the details with him, merely looking for someone to share with and vent her pent-up emotions.

After hearing her out, Wu Ming was taken aback.

That guy had run into such a crisis.

"Sis, have the police been deployed?"

"They have, but the mountain is too vast, hard to find him in a short time."

"Why don’t you talk to Uncle Hong?"

"Uncle Hong?" Wu Qiangwei was puzzled. What use would it be to talk about this matter to Uncle Hong?

Wu Ming said, "Uncle Hong used to be a scout, remember? Finding a person in the mountains, it’s child’s play for him!"

A gleam sparked in Wu Qiangwei’s eyes, and she stood up and headed out.

Wu Ming smirked and followed her.

As they exited the building, Uncle Hong was sitting in his car.

Seeing her hurry into the car, he thought something was wrong and was about to ask when Wu Qiangwei said, "Uncle Hong, were you a scout?"

"Um? Yes, I was. Why do you ask?"

"Are you very good at finding people?"

"Finding people?" Uncle Hong laughed and said, "Scouting skills aren’t about finding people, really; they’re about reconnaissance, though there are some common skills. It’s not hard to find someone unless they’re particularly skilled at evasion."

"Then can you find someone in the mountains?"

"In the mountains? What do you mean?"

At that moment, Wu Ming joined them and briefly explained Song Guanchao’s current situation.

After listening, Uncle Hong clicked his tongue thoughtfully, glanced out the window at the falling rain, and asked, "Has it rained on Old Mountain?"

"It has."

"Rain... that makes things harder to track."

Upon hearing this, Wu Qiangwei felt a chill in her heart, but Uncle Hong then added, "But it shouldn’t be too difficult."

"The kid ran into the mountains early this morning, let me think... it’s been about twenty hours. Even though it rained, if we are careful, we can still find traces."

Uncle Hong said, "Contact the person in charge at the scene and have them prepare a tracker for me; I’ll take a look."

He lifted himself from the seat, stretching lazily, "This old set of bones needs to get a good workout tonight."

"You little rascal, go and buy me some compressed biscuits. Also, get a set of rain gear and tactical boots."

"Got it." Wu Ming got in the car to take Uncle Hong to pick up the gear.

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