Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1526 Water and Fire

Instead of heading directly to the nearest port, Gocheon, the ferry chose to head towards Jeju Island.

As dusk fell, the lake was bathed in the glow of the setting sun, but Liu Haiyu paid no heed to the beautiful scenery; his heart was in turmoil. Su Tianyu had already defected by the time he joined the department, so the two had little interaction.

Today's actions were merely following orders for him, and even witnessing Su Tianyu's death didn't move him much. However, seeing Xu Chunliang's current condition, his heart began to stir.

He knew about Xu Chunliang's background and knew that Xu Jiaxuan and Feng Mingjun were Xu Chunliang's biological parents. At first, he thought that Feng Mingjun's actions were to distance herself from the relationship in public. However, as the action progressed, he became more and more puzzled. Feng Mingjun's various actions showed that she did not seem to be troubled by the fear of harming others.

Liu Haiyu sighed inwardly. It was none of his business to concern himself with other people's family affairs. What mother in the world wouldn't care about her son's safety? Perhaps Feng Mingjun was more cunning, and her apparent ruthlessness was just a cover-up.

Putting aside their working relationship, Liu Haiyu actually owed Xu Chunliang a huge favor. If it weren't for Xu Chunliang's help, he would probably be dead by now.

The roar of a helicopter came from overhead. Liu Haiyu looked up and saw a helicopter appear in the sky. The helicopter flew lower and lower and landed on the deck of the ferry.

Three fully armed commandos jumped out of the helicopter. The captain, who was in the lead, came up to Liu Haiyu and shouted, "The director wants us to take the prisoner's body and Su Qing away!"

Liu Haiyu frowned. Feng Mingjun had just told him to handle it, so why did she suddenly change her mind? She probably wanted to separate Xu Chunliang and Su Qing, not wanting Xu Chunliang to continue getting involved in this trouble. After all, they were mother and son, and she was being very considerate.

Even with colleagues, the handover procedures had to be carefully checked. Only after confirming that everything was correct did Liu Haiyu agree and signal the assault team to step back a short distance.

The team members, dressed in protective suits, opened the carriage. The carriage was filled with white mist, obscuring the actual situation inside.

Liu Haiyu was puzzled. He had just seen the inside clearly through the video, so why was it suddenly filled with white fog? It was as if someone had detonated a smoke bomb. Could it be that the equipment had malfunctioned?

Just as everyone was puzzled, silver needles shot out from inside the carriage, and the two team members standing at the front were the first to be hit by the silver needles.

Liu Haiyu only realized something was wrong when he saw the two of them collapse limply in front of him. Just as he was about to warn them, he was also struck in the chest with a needle. He immediately felt like he couldn't breathe and couldn't even utter a single word.

Before the three assault team members could even understand what was happening, they were all struck and fell to the ground.

Seeing the dire situation below, the helicopter crew hurriedly took off to request backup.

At this moment, several more bullets fell from the carriage onto the deck. The bullets exploded upon impact, and smoke filled the air. The rescue team members who rushed to the scene from the ferry did not dare to enter the smoke rashly.

Shortly after, I heard a splashing sound as someone fell into the water, and for a moment I couldn't figure out who had fallen in.

Cries for help came from the lake.

Liu Haiyu, who was also caught in the predicament, was one of those who fell into the water. Of course, he did not jump in voluntarily, but was thrown in by someone. Liu Haiyu, who had completely lost control of his body, was surprisingly able to speak again after being splashed by the water. Unfortunately, he still could not move his limbs, so he could only call for help.

"Help..." He opened his mouth and gulped down a mouthful of water.

There were other people on the boat, who threw lifebuoys onto the lake, and those who were good swimmers jumped into the lake to rescue their companions.

The helicopter, which had just taken off, chose to land again to join the rescue.

After much effort, the group managed to drag all of their fallen companions onto the deck. They were all soaked to the bone, their limbs limp and powerless.

Liu Haiyu sat on the deck and vomited several mouthfuls of yellow fluid. He had just caught his breath when he hurriedly looked towards the ambulance.

The back of the ambulance was open, and it was completely empty. Even Su Tianyu's body was nowhere to be found. Liu Haiyu's head suddenly throbbed. He knew Xu Chunliang was capable, but he didn't expect him to be this capable. He had actually managed to escape with Su Qing and Su Tianyu's bodies despite being surrounded.

In fact, Liu Haiyu didn't understand the middle part at all. What he was thinking was that Xu Chunliang was still showing them mercy. If he had really intended to kill them, everyone on the ship and in the helicopter would probably be dead.

When Liu Haiyu heard his phone ring, he was too incapable to answer it himself, so he asked a teammate to help him connect to the call from Feng Mingjun.

Liu Haiyu knew that this matter could not be hidden, so he quickly took the initiative to tell Feng Mingjun everything.

Feng Mingjun had already heard the report from his subordinates about the situation here, and coldly interrupted Liu Haiyu, saying, "You're really capable; you managed to let the suspect escape even with all that."

Liu Haiyu said awkwardly, "Director, what about Xu Chun..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Mingjun interrupted him, saying, "I'm reminding you, you must tell me the facts you saw exactly as they are, without any concealment, and without any conjecture or speculation!" Liu Haiyu's heart skipped a beat. Although he was convinced that Xu Chunliang was responsible, he hadn't actually seen Xu Chunliang make a move. Feng Mingjun was clearly warning him not to speak carelessly.

Liu Haiyu said, "Director, they can't have gone far. It's not too late to start a search now."

Feng Mingjun asked, "Who are you searching for?"

Liu Haiyu swallowed hard: "Su Tianyu and his daughter." He dared not mention Xu Chunliang's name, after all, he couldn't figure out Feng Mingjun's true intentions.

Feng Mingjun said, "Then hurry up and do it. I don't care how many people you use or what methods you use, you must find Su Tianyu and his daughter before midnight."

Liu Haiyu responded, feeling extremely frustrated. If Feng Mingjun hadn't sent someone to hand over the body, perhaps what just happened wouldn't have occurred. He wondered where Xu Chunliang and Su Qing had taken Su Tianyu's body. Even if Xu Chunliang was capable, he shouldn't have gone far with a corpse.

Xu Chunliang carried Su Tianyu's body and swam underwater at the bottom of the lake, with Su Qing following behind him. The internal energy passed down to her by her father had transformed her physique, making it impossible for her to swim underwater for an extended period of time under normal circumstances.

Just now, Xu Chunliang first used smoke bombs to deceive people, then took advantage of the chaos to subdue Liu Haiyu and others, and threw their bodies into the lake. While the others were rescuing these people, Xu Chunliang took Su Tianyu's body and jumped into the water with Su Qing to escape.

If it weren't for that assault team coming to hand over the goods, Xu Chunliang originally planned to use the situation to infiltrate their ranks. However, since they wanted to separate him from Su Qing, he had to take action in advance to escape the predicament.

The decision to take Su Tianyu's body away was also made with Su Qing's feelings in mind. If Su Tianyu's body were left behind, it would probably end up being dissected and studied.

Xu Chunliang was initially worried about Su Qing's health, but after seeing Su Qing swimming underwater like a fish, he realized that his worries were unnecessary.

To avoid being discovered, the two swam underwater for a long time before surfacing. Xu Chunliang looked back and saw that the ferry was already far away. As night fell, helicopters were still circling over the lake, searching for them.

Su Qing patted his shoulder and pointed to the reeds in the southeast, which were less than 500 meters away from them.

Xu Chunliang nodded, and the two of them dived down again. When they surfaced, they were already in a dense reed bed, which provided excellent cover for them.

Walking through the reeds to waist-deep water, Xu Chunliang found an abandoned boat and placed Su Tianyu's body on it.

With red eyes, Su Qing gazed at her father's pale face, overwhelmed with mixed emotions. She never imagined that her father would say goodbye to her in this way, and she never imagined that she would suddenly go from a popular female anchor to a suspect being hunted down.

Xu Chunliang looked up and saw that the helicopter was still circling in the waters near the ferry, probably not expecting them to escape so quickly and so far.

Su Qing asked, "What crime have I committed?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head. She was innocent. If one had to say she was guilty, there was only one reason: she was Su Tianyu's daughter.

Xu Chunliang said in a low voice, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. We need to find another place as soon as possible."

Su Qing said, "Are we going to spend our whole lives hiding and running? I don't believe there's no place to seek justice."

Xu Chunliang said, "There are many times when there is no reason to talk about things." His gaze fell on Su Tianyu's body. Although he had brought Su Tianyu's body here, it was not realistic to continue to escape with Su Tianyu's body.

Su Qing had actually thought of this as well: "Just leave my dad here and burn down this reed marsh."

Xu Chunliang nodded, saying that letting Su Tianyu rest here forever was the best option at present.

He took out a fire bomb from his person and told Su Qing, "This is a fire bomb, which can burn metal and stone."

Su Qing pursed her lips, leaned down and kissed her father's cold forehead. Her father had already passed away, and she couldn't let her emotions drag Xu Chunliang down with her.

Another helicopter appeared above the ferry. Feng Mingjun sat inside the helicopter, her face devoid of any smile. She felt extremely tormented, and the image of Xu Chunliang kept haunting her mind. She didn't know how she should face him.

Is Xu Chunliang now her son or the enemy who took her son's life?
The moonlight cast a pale glow on Feng Mingjun's face. At that moment, Liu Haiyu reported the latest situation to her: Xu Chunliang and Su Qing had not yet been found.

Feng Mingjun snorted coldly. She didn't believe they could go very far with a corpse. Just as she was about to order the search area to be expanded, the pilot suddenly pointed downwards and said, "There's a fire over there."

Feng Mingjun had also noticed the fire on the lake below. Although it was far away, the fire was particularly conspicuous in the darkness. The fire was fueled by the wind and spread rapidly across the lake. She could tell that it was a reed bed. She believed that the fire was definitely related to Xu Chunliang and was likely a way to distract them.

(End of this chapter)