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Chapter 132 Caught!

July 20th, torrential rain.

At 6:40 p.m., the rain continued to fall from the gloomy sky, splashing water droplets on the road.

Hu Aihua drove carefully out of the slaughterhouse gate.

The way back to the TV station is a slope on the right, but by this time, the rainwater had already caused flooding on the road at the bottom of the slope, and the water had risen up to the knees of pedestrians.

"It's only been a few hours, and it's raining so hard. It's terrifying."

Hu Aihua smiled, revealing his white teeth, and looked at Zhang Wen sitting in the passenger seat: "Shall we take another route?"

Zhang Wen pursed her lips and nodded, her eyes constantly watching Hu Aihua, wary of his every move.

Her left hand was on her knee, her right hand was hidden behind her back, and her body appeared very stiff.

Hu Aihua drove the car up the slope and said with a smile, "Zhang Wen, are you feeling better now? You look very pale."

Zhang Wen swallowed hard and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "I'm fine."

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought you here. You're a girl, and your mental resilience isn't very strong. Seeing those bloody scenes would definitely make you feel uncomfortable."

"Mm," Zhang Wen replied.

Hu Aihua looked at her: "However, to become a great photojournalist, we have to learn to adapt to the environment, just like Kevin Carter. How can you take good photos without facing hardship, don't you think?"

“Kevin Carter is your idol, and he is my idol. I admire him a lot. If I were him, I wouldn’t have committed suicide.”

Zhang Wenqiang suppressed her emotions and couldn't help but say, "He didn't commit suicide because of that photo!"

"Nonsense!" Hu Aihua's eyes widened, then her expression softened. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lost my temper with you."

Zhang Wen nodded and remained silent.

The car had already driven up the steep slope and was passing through a muddy road.

This is a small path, beyond which lies the main road, but both sides are filled with ruins and weeds.

The windshield wipers kept scraping the rain, making a 'clunk, clunk' sound, just like Zhang Wen's beating heart at that moment.

Hu Aihua started another conversation: "Zhang Wen, let me ask you a question: what is your view on death?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen was startled and wanted to refuse to answer, but she found that Hu Aihua was staring intently at her.

She swallowed hard and laughed, "How else can you look at it? Death is the greatest fairness. No matter how rich or poor, no matter how important a person is, they will all die in the end."

Hu Aihua raised an eyebrow: "I knew we were alike. That photo you took in front of the funeral home showed a very profound reflection on death. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought you to the slaughterhouse. Compared to human death, I think animal death is more thought-provoking..."

Zhang Wen interrupted him and asked, "Excited? Thrilling?"

Hu Aihua looked at her in surprise: "You, how did you know?"

"I'm asking you, aren't you very excited?"

"Did you see it?"

Hu Aihua smiled, but it was a fake smile. Then his expression hardened, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

As the car was about to cross the road to the other side, a stray dog ​​rushed out from the side.

Hu Aihua stepped on the gas and sped off.

The stray dog ​​yelped in surprise, its tail, which had been drooping, immediately stood up, narrowly avoiding being run over by the tire.

"Are you crazy?" Zhang Wen shouted.

Hu Aihua didn't say anything, drove the car onto the opposite side of the road, and quickly turned the car around.

Zhang Wen realized this wasn't the way back to the TV station.

After the car stabilized, he turned to Zhang Wen, grinning broadly, and asked, "Zhang Wen, tell me, who were you calling just now?"

Zhang Wen was startled: "What did you say?"

"I'm asking you, who were you just talking to?"

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Zhang Wen turned her face away, but her eyes kept a close eye on his every move.

Hu Aihua's face was extremely gloomy, as if she was about to explode at any moment.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly became tense, and Zhang Wen's heart pounded.

Just then, the sound of police sirens came from afar, growing louder as they approached, piercing the rain.

Hu Aihua squinted slightly and turned to look at the rear windshield of the car.

Zhang Wen's eyes were also looking outside.

Hu Aihua turned to the side, driving slowly and deliberately, her lips tightly pursed.

The siren grew closer and closer, coming from not far behind the car.

“Ur ur ur ur…”

A Beijing Jeep sped past them, its tires crunching through the puddles on the road.

Zhang Wen tried to open the car door and jump out, but the door was locked.

Hu Aihua saw her actions, her face turned ashen, she gritted her teeth, and remained silent.

Because there were two other cars following closely behind that car with its siren on.

"Open the door, I want to get off!" Zhang Wen shouted.

"I told you to open the door!"

Hu Aihua remained unmoved, a smile spreading across her face, revealing her snow-white teeth.

"Zhang Wen, why are you so agitated? What have I done to offend you?"

"Hu Aihua, open the door for me!" Zhang Wen reached out her hands to pull the car door, but she couldn't budge it.

Hu Aihua raised his chin and saw the police car disappear around the corner. He immediately pulled over and stopped the car.

At this moment, Zhang Wen was already kicking the car door. Hu Aihua narrowed her eyes slightly, went up and slapped her: "You motherfucker, if you fucking yell again, I'll kill you!"

Zhang Wen was stunned by the blow and immediately shrank towards the car door, staring intently at him.

Hu Aihua roared, "What the hell did you find out, you filthy woman!"

He saw Zhang Wen's handbag on her lap and snatched it away.

Zhang Wen tried to grab it, but she couldn't outrun him: "Hu Aihua, let me out!"

Hu Aihua glanced at her, took out her pager from her bag, turned on the screen, and finally found the latest pager message.

[Message from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Department: Hu Aihua is a serious criminal offender. Please take precautions and call back immediately! Please call 908 XXXX]

"Fuck your mother!"

Hu Aihua raised her head and stared intently at Zhang Wen.

He suddenly seemed like a different person, his eyes turning gloomy, evil, and crazed.

But then, Hu Aihua grinned, revealing her teeth: "Since that's the case, killing one more of you isn't a problem. Zhang Wen, now you finally know why I'm interested in dead people, right?"

Then, Hu Aihua suddenly pounced on her, like a demon with bared fangs.

Zhang Wen tensed up. As the other person lunged at her, she opened her right hand, holding a sharp pair of scissors in her palm.

This was stolen from the slaughterhouse office.

Zhang Wen gritted her teeth and forcefully stabbed into Hu Aihua's abdomen.

Hu Aihua felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and quickly sat back in his chair. He saw blood seeping from his lower abdomen, licked his lips, and looked up with a wicked smile.

Zhang Wen screamed, "Don't come any closer! Don't you fucking come any closer!"

"Good, very good! I love killing biting beasts!" Hu Aihua picked up the wrench at her feet and was about to rush over.

Just then, a huge black shadow rushed towards the windshield.

As Hu Aihua raised the wrench, the front of the car was hit violently.

"Oh!"

He swayed from side to side, and when he looked up, he saw the Beijing Jeep had turned back. The other two cars quickly surrounded his vehicle.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Wen rolled over and climbed onto the back seat of the car.

At the same time, the jeep door opened, and a group of people quickly jumped out, guns in hand, and ran towards the vehicle.

Hu Aihua gritted her teeth, trying to reach out and grab Zhang Wen's ankle, but she only managed to reach her left foot.

"Boom! Boom!"

The car window on his left side vibrated piercingly. He turned around and saw police officers outside holding guns, one of whom was holding a hammer and banging on the window repeatedly.

"Bang! Bang!"

The car window was visibly cracked; it would definitely be smashed open in two or three more hits.

Hu Aihua steeled herself, picked up a wrench, and tried to climb to the back seat of the car to take Zhang Wen hostage.

However, at that moment, Zheng Kang, who was standing outside the car, pulled the trigger on the cracked car window.

"Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out, and two bullets entered the car, hitting Hu Aihua in the shoulder.

The car window was ripped open, and He Jinbo smashed it with a hammer, creating a large hole. He then reached out and quickly grabbed Hu Aihua's hair, pulling it forcefully outwards.

"Fuck you, open the door, open the door now!"

Jiang Jianbing put away his gun, reached in from the side, pressed the door switch, and then quickly opened the door.

As soon as He Jinbo let go, Zheng Kang, with his gun in his right hand, reached out his left hand and used his arm to lock Hu Aihua's neck.

Jiang Jianbing and Xu Guoliang grabbed his shoulders and together pulled him out.

"You son of a bitch, you even tried to kill someone! You motherfucker!"

Jiang Jianbing dragged Hu Aihua to the ground, cursing as he did so.

Hu Aihua bent over, trying to get up, but Xu Guoliang stepped on him hard in the back.

He Jinbo opened the back door of the car, and Zhang Wen was curled up in the back seat, holding scissors in both hands, her body trembling.

"Zhang Wen, is that you? We're from the North City Criminal Investigation Brigade. You're safe now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen's tense emotions relaxed, and she burst into tears, making sobbing sounds.

He Jinbo nodded to her, then found a policewoman and led her out of the car.

He turned around, wiped the rain off his face, and saw that Hu Aihua had been pressed to the side of the road, his face touching the ground, where water was flowing.

He Jinbo squatted down and pulled up his wet hair.

Hu Aihua's eyes were blurred by the rain, her lips were clenched, and she stared intently at He Jinbo.

He was like a wolf that had wandered into a sheepfold. After being subdued, he was still resentful, and his eyes seemed to say, "I'm going to bite you to death."

Seeing his ferocity, Xu Guoliang stepped directly on the inside of his thigh, and Hu Aihua straightened up, letting out a howl.

He Jinbo slapped her across the face: "Hu Aihua, we are from the North City Criminal Police Brigade. We are arresting you in accordance with the law. Do you understand?"

He Jinbo ignored his reply, stood up, looked at the gloomy sky, the dark clouds were rolling, and the heavy rain had not stopped.

Zheng Kang put away his gun, wiped the rain off his face, and looked up at the distant sky with him.

"Old He, what are you looking at? We've caught someone, hurry up and notify the station so they don't have to worry."

"I think I saw a flock of swallows flying in the rain, but maybe I was just seeing things..."

He Jinbo shook his wet hair and laughed, "Take him back and get him back to the team!"

(End of this chapter)