“Please come in . ”
“Secretary Guo, Miao Xihe is here . ”
“Please tell him to come in . ” Guo Zhenghe sat up and got out of the bed .
Miao Xihe entered the room . It was the first time they had met .
“Good day, Chief Miao,” Guo Zhenghe said .
“Good day, Secretary Guo . ”
Both men eyed each other . They were trying to figure the other one out .
“Thank you for your help,” Guo Zhenghe said .
“You’re too kind,” Miao Xihe said . “Besides, I’m the cause of all the incidents . ” He did not deny that part .
“Miao Tianchuan is indeed a lunatic,” Guo Zhenghe said . “I asked you to come here for two matters, Chief Miao . The first is to express my thanks . The other is to see if you can provide any solutions to rid us of this menace once and for all . ”
The second matter was much more serious and what concerned him the most . All of the previous incidents had been crazy enough, but the most recent one was even worse since that man chose to target government servants . That was a solid testament to the man’s utter lunacy . He was a crazed demon who would stop at nothing and do anything to get what he wanted .
“I’ve been thinking about the problem for days,” Miao Xihe said . “If it’s me that he’s after, then it would be best to use me as bait . However, we need to be clear about one thing . We need to confirm if he is still hiding in He County . ”
“Hell, I wish that he was actually elsewhere now,” Guo Zhenghe said .
Miao Xihe stayed silent for a moment before saying, “He may have left . ”
“He tried to assassinate me before, right outside the village,” Miao Xihe said . “He was gravely injured . I don’t think he has long to live . ”
“Is that so? That’s great news,” Guo Zhenghe replied .
He wished to see Miao Tianchuan dead, regardless of how or where the man died . Anything was fine as long as the threat was eliminated .
“Yeah . ”
“But I’m still concerned . ”
“The problem is that I don’t have much of a solution to offer at the moment . ”
Do we wait for him to attack us again?
That method was very dependent on luck . If Miao Tianchuan laid low and did nothing, there was no telling how long they would have had to wait .
As such, there was little else to discuss .
The two men exchanged several words . Before long, Miao Xihe excused himself . A pretty, capable-looking woman headed into the ward shortly after the older man left .
“Sis? What are you doing here?” Guo Zhenghe was rather surprised to see his sister .
“I was concerned,” she said . “Why else would I be here?”
His visitor was Guo Sirou . She had been back at home . When she heard that something happened to her younger brother, she became very concerned . Despite telling her mother to stay home, she came all the way there herself .
“Well, I’m still in one piece, aren’t I?” Guo Zhenghe felt warm seeing family being around, especially his sister, who doted on him .
“I think Mom is right,” Guo Sirou said . “It’s best that you leave this place . Talk with Dad for a bit and go elsewhere, OK?” She tried her best to persuade her brother .
“Oh, alright . I’ll talk to Dad when I’ve got the time,” Guo Zhenghe replied .
“Sis, new year’s day is around the corner,” he added . “You best head home quickly . Both Dad and I are away from home, so Mom is alone . ”
“I’ll head back tomorrow,” Guo Sirou said .
“OK . ”
The siblings chatted for a bit in the ward . Guo Sirou helped Guo Zhenghe up . She stuck around while he walked around the room for a bit .
It was past 8 p . m . before they realized it .
“I got you a place to stay, Sis,” Guo Zhenghe said . “Head back and get some rest . I’ll be fine here . ”
“I’m in no hurry,” Guo Sirou replied . “I’ll stick around and chat with you for a while longer . ”
The door suddenly opened with a click . A young-looking man with a faint golden complexion had opened the door .
“Oops, sorry . ”
“It’s alright . ”
The man seemed to have walked into the wrong room, so he went back outside .
Guo Sirou left when it was after 9 p . m . Shortly after leaving her brother’s ward, a young man approached her .
“Good evening, Milady . ”
That young man was the one who went to Guo Zhenghe’s ward before .
“Good evening,” Guo Sirou said . “And, you are?”
“I beg your pardon . My name is Miao Changsheng . I’d like to make friends with you . ”
“I’m sorry . ” Guo Sirou smiled . That was not her first time running into this type of situation . After all, she was quite beautiful . Her unique aura easily charmed some men .
“In case you change your mind, here’s my phone number . ” The young man was not frustrated after he was rejected . He smiled and handed Guo Sirou a piece of paper with his phone number on it . Guo Sirou simply walked off without even looking at the paper .
“Feisty . I like it . ” The young man chuckled .
A man in his 60s came before Miao Changsheng and said, “Changsheng, the chief told you to go and see him . ”
“Alright, Third Uncle . ”
“Are you looking for me, Father?”
“What have you been up to?” Miao Xihe stared at the young man, who was indeed his son .
“Nothing . ”
“We’re outside now . Remember what I told you . Whatever you do, keep a low profile . ”
“I remember, Father,” Miao Changsheng said . “This is not my first time going outside . I know what to do . ”
“Yeah, that is good to hear,” Miao Xihe replied .
“So, when are we going home, Father?”
“Tomorrow . ”
“OK, sure . ”
Guo Sirou went to the place Guo Zhenghe arranged for her . Her brother had assigned someone to take her there . It was Guo Zhenghe’s private residence . Be it security or the surroundings, everything was very well done .
The man who came with her said, “Call me if you need anything at all, Miss Guo,”
“Alright, will do,” she replied . “Thanks a lot . ”
“Don’t mention it . ”
She went into the house and looked around . She went to bed after taking a shower . It had been a long day, but she still had trouble sleeping . She kept rolling about and felt very hot . It was as if she was on fire .
What is happening?
She sat up . Her experiences throughout the year told her that something was off .
Something is definitely not right! She felt her head becoming heavy .
“Sh*t . ”
Since she was still in He County, she immediately called her brother .
“What?” Guo Zhenghe was shocked after receiving a call from his sister . “There’s no need to panic, Sis . I’ll get someone to get over there right away!”
Soon, police sirens were heard .
“Please, please, please don’t let anything happen!” Guo Zhenghe paced back and forth in his ward .
His expression was that of worry . At the same time, he looked sinister .
“If anyone dares to harm my family, I’ll kill them!”
While he was still anxiously waiting, a police officer hurried into the ward .
“What happened?”
“By the time we got there, Miss Guo had already passed out . ”
“Passed out?”
“Yes, we saw someone suspicious outside the building . The person ran away as soon as we were seen . We didn’t manage to catch them . ”
“Other than having passed out, was my sister harmed in any other way?” Guo Zhenghe felt as if his heart would leap out of his throat when he spoke .
“She’s fine . It’s a good thing we got there in time . ”
“Very well . ” He felt a weight being lifted off of his shoulders .
“Get Miao Xihe here right away . ”
“Yes, Sir . ”
Miao Xihe, who had just fallen asleep, was awoken .
“What? Another person poisoned?” He was thoroughly startled .
Miao Tianchuan was dead . He had confirmed that much at least . That man was blown to bits . There was no way his body could have even been reassembled .
“Yeah, please take a look . ”
“Sure, I will head out right away . ”
When he arrived at the hospital and saw Guo Sirou in a coma, Miao Xihe’s expression changed .
“Chief Miao, how is my sister?” Guo Zhenghe asked .
“She’s fine . I can get the poison out of her system right away . ”
“Sure . ”
Guo Sirou quickly woke up .
“Sis, are you alright?” Guo Zhenghe asked after seeing Guo Sirou was finally awake .
“Yeah, I’m fine . ” Guo Sirou took his little brother’s hand .
“Good, good . ” Guo Zhenghe had been worried sick . Sweat was seen on his brow .
“Thank you, Chief Miao . I want to know if this has anything to do with Miao Tianchuan . ”
“It’s most probably him,” Miao Xihe said .
“Does that mean he is still in He County?”
“I think so . ”
All of He County was on high alert, yet something like that still managed to happen . Furthermore, it was his beloved family who was harmed . Guo Zhenghe was very angry .
A city-wide manhunt was launched .
In a hotel somewhere in He County…
Slap!
“What’s wrong, Father?”
“Don’t you know what you’ve done?” Miao Xihe was very angry .
“I-I didn’t do anything . ”
“You didn’t, eh? Are you telling me you didn’t bug a girl back then?”
“I, I…”
“I told you before, this is outside and not the village!” Miao Xihe shouted angrily at him . “Do you know who that girl is? If they realize what you’ve done, do you know what will happen to us?”
“I’m sorry, Father . I really am . ” Miao Changsheng was scared . He never expected his father would become so angry .
“Get out of here at once!”
“What? Leave right now? Is it that serious?”
“It is . ”
“Chief, they’re doing a widespread manhunt out there now,” one of Miao Xihe’s people said . “If we leave right now, it will be like admitting that we were the ones who did it . ”
“Yeah, I almost forgot about that . In that case, disguise him . We’ll all leave tomorrow . ”
“Sure . ”
In the hospital in He County…
“Sis, what did you say that guy’s name was?”
“Miao Changsheng . ”
“Miao!?” As soon as he heard that surname, Guo Zhenghe was immediately reminded of the valley and those people who came with Miao Xihe .
He immediately checked the hospital’s surveillance . He found the man who got in Guo Sirou’s way .
“Check further!”
From the surveillance footage, he was able to tell that the man was someone who came with Miao Xihe .
“It’s him!”
Guo Zhenghe frowned .
Regardless of who it was, if someone threatened his family, they would become his enemy .
“Sis, you rest well . I’ll handle everything from here,” Guo Zhenghe said .
“I’m fine, and don’t you go about doing something reckless . ”
“Yeah, I know what to do . You just rest . ”
After he emerged from the ward, his expression became frighteningly grim .
“Secretary Guo, should we apprehend those people?”
“No . They are very dangerous . Let me think about what to do with them . In the meantime, keep a close eye on those people . ”
“Yes, Sir . ”
He returned to his ward . He paced back and forth while he thinking .
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