“What made Mr. Nan Chen think that it should be here?” Qiao Zhan asked.
“The less peaceful the area is, the easier it is to hide.” Nan Chen replied.
Qiao Zhan gave it a thought and felt that it made sense.
After a few hours on the road, Qiao Zhan got someone to take over Nan Chen as the driver.
Nan Chen felt that it was not sustainable for him to drive in the long run so he moved to the backseat to get some rest.
Just then, Qiao Zhan’s phone rang. It was a call from the police in charge of investigating this case.
The police mentioned in the phone call that there was a hit-and-run accident near Nan Gu, where a Jeep fled after running into a passenger car.
The witnesses at the accident scene took pictures of the cars involved in the accident. It could be seen that the driver was a lady, and the police believed that there was a high possibility that she was Ding Mi.
However, it could not be confirmed as the angle of the picture failed to capture the entire face of the lady.
“It must be her.” Nan Chen said after he looked at the picture.
“Mr. Nan Chen, what made you so sure?” Qiao Zhan questioned once again.
Nan Chen chose to remain silent this time round.
The reason was simple. Although the face of the lady was not captured, her outfit was that of early China days and was the fit worn by the female lead of the film, Sound of Thunder 2. Nan Chen was able to tell at first glance.
Besides, Nan Chen believed that the car accident was deliberately created so as to leave hints behind for them.
She also knew that Nan Chen would pay attention to this incident. Just by looking at the picture, he would be able to tell that it was her.
What a sly woman. She is indeed clever! Nan Chen could not help but to compliment her.
Despite the both of them being highly incompatible, they had similar intelligence levels and an unspoken tacit understanding between each other.
Nan Chen felt himself smiling from cheek to cheek upon thinking of this.
However, there was a voice in his head telling him that he should not ever fall for her. She was a vicious woman who could do anything just to attain her goals.
Furthermore, she was Nan Xing’s woman. The most she could be was his sister-in-law.
How could he be thinking of stealing his own biological brother’s woman?
Nan Chen instantly felt guilty and ashamed of himself. He closed his eyes and a wave of anguish swept across his face.
Qiao Zhan could tell that there was something wrong from the expression on his face. However, he could not figure out why there was such a drastic change in his emotional state.
“Mr. Nan Chen, are you fine? Are you tired from this sudden long distance travelling?”
Nan Chen waved his hand, signaling that he was fine.
“Mr. Nan Chen, is this scheme targeted at the Nan family or just against Fourth Young Mistress?” Qiao Zhan questioned.
“She isn’t.” Nan Chen replied coldly.
Qiao Zhan did not know what his reply meant, yet he did not dare to question him.
Luckily, Nan Chen added on, “She isn’t Fourth Young Mistress.”
But this elaboration only made Qiao Zhan more confused than before.
That Ding Mi was Fourth Young Master’s woman, so shouldn’t she be Fourth Young Mistress?
However, he still did not dare to question Nan Chen.
“The speed of the car seems a little slow. Please step on the accelerator.” Nan Chen instructed.
“Got it.”
“Get the team in charge of the planes to get ready. I might need to deploy them anytime.” Nan Chen added.
“If Mr. Nan Chen finds driving too tiring, we could take the plane instead. However, it would be more troublesome to seek approval from the authorities for takeoff. We might need some time on that…”
Nan Chen waved and said, “That’s not necessary. Just get them to prepare a helicopter that could bring us directly to Nan Gu, that would be sufficient.”
“Yes, Mr. Nan Chen.”
……
Meanwhile, Ning Ran was completely worn out from driving. She would get into an accident if she carried on driving.
The accident that happened earlier on was intentional and she was hoping for the Nan family to see it.
This was the most obvious clue she left for them. If the Nan family was still unable to see through her intentions behind this, it would only indicate that Nan Chen had a false reputation.
After parking the car along the roadside, Ning Ran rested her head on the steering wheel to catch a wink.
At this moment, her phone rang, “Why did you stop the car?”
“I have been driving for too long and I cannot take it anymore. If I do not take a break, I’m afraid that I might get into a car crash.” Ning Ran said.
“Don’t you want to see your children again?” The other party on the phone started to threaten her again.
“That is why I am resting. I need to stay alive so that I can still get to see my children.” Ning Ran replied.
“Are you playing tricks on me? Are you trying to wait for someone to come to your rescue?”
“There are so many wireless cameras installed on my car and you can even track my live location, how am I still able to play any tricks on you?” Ning Ran countered him with a question.
“Continue driving ahead and get to Nan Gu before you take a break.” The other party said.
“When am I able to get to see my children?” Ning Ran questioned.
“As long as you listen to my instructions, you should be able to see your children very soon.”
He hung up the call as soon as he finished his sentence.
Ning Ran had no choice but to continue moving ahead.
Although she was worried that the Nan family could not catch up with her, she was also worried if they managed to catch up with her.
If the other party realized that the Nan family had caught up with her, they might then find out that she had deliberately disclosed her whereabouts and those scoundrels might hurt her children.
However, if the Nan family did not take any action but just sit back and wait for news in Flower City, that would be the end of them.
She was about to reach the border. Once she leaves the country, it would be even harder for the Nan family to catch up with her.
After about another two hours, she finally reached the territory of Y province.
However, there was still a distance of about three hundred kilometers between her current location and Nan Gu. Ning Ran felt that she really could not take it anymore and needed to rest.
As she was extremely nervous, it was easier for her to get worn out. She was starting to have double visions and was in a bad state.
She had to rest as she could not afford for anything to happen to her before she got to see her children.
With that, she parked the car at the service area, crawled to the backseat and fell asleep.
As soon as she fell asleep, her phone rang again.
“Don’t make me move. I really need to take a short nap.”
“I just want to tell you to continue driving for a while more. The sky is turning bright soon. Once that happens, you may then take a rest while you wait for my phone call.”
“If this goes on, I will really get into a car crash. I have to rest no matter what.”
“Alright then, stay put there. There will be a car to pick you up half an hour later. I will let you know the car plate number then.” The other party said.
What is this pace of constantly switching cars?
This is problematic. If I am going to switch cars again, I’m afraid that the Nan family will lose all the clues they have!
However, even if she refused to switch cars, she had no choice but to do so as everything was not under her control.
But she could not care anymore, she just needed a nap.
Although she was exhausted, she knew that she would not be able to fall asleep. She would just be getting some rest.
As soon as she closed her eyes, the faces of both her children appeared in her mind, making it even harder for her to fall asleep.
After what seemed like a daze, her phone rang once again.
“Get to the public restroom by the side. There is a Toyota with a car plate number of 327. Do not ask anything and just get onto the back seat of the car. Don’t try to play any tricks on us.”
Ning Ran looked through the car window and indeed, she saw a white Toyota SUV parked near the public restroom. But what shocked her was that the police siren on the car. It was a police car!
What does this mean? Why is it a police car? Did the other party steal a police car?
She got down her car and walked over. After she confirmed that the car plate number was indeed 327, she opened the door and got onto the Toyota.
The driver was in a police uniform with a mask on.
But at first glance, Ning Ran could tell that this bunch of people were imposters. The driver had a beard and obvious ear piercings marks on his ears.
Police from Hua Xia were not allowed to have a beards, let alone piercings, on their ears.
