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Chapter 167 Rescue in Jiangzhong and arrest the mastermind behind the scenes
"What is the origin of these kidnappers?" Liu Xing asked.

"I just interrogated them, and they are a group of local gangsters in Tianjing City." Heiying introduced, "According to the kidnappers, someone paid a lot of money for them to kidnap four booksellers. These booksellers are all from Tianhai City. They are Liu Xing, the owner of Meteor Book Bar, Li Ming, the owner of Liming Book Bar, Sun Jiang, the general manager of Bohai Book City, and Guo Cai, the owner of Talented Book Bar.”

Liu Xing frowned slightly. The four booksellers that this group of kidnappers wanted to kidnap all had one thing in common: they were all new members of the Fiction Street.

Two months ago, Fiction Street elected a total of 10 committee members, including Liu Xing, Li Ming, Sun Jiang, and Guo Cai.

The Reading Union will conduct a one-year assessment of 10 members. After the assessment is over, one member will be selected from the 10 members to serve as the new president of Fiction Street.

Now that 4 committee members have been kidnapped, it is very likely that other committee members want to take the opportunity to eliminate competitors.

"Which committee member is so ruthless and wants to get rid of four committee members in one go?"

Liu Xing pondered for a moment, then said, "Heiying, from now on, you should act separately, follow up the other six committee members of Fiction Street, pay close attention to their every move, and find out who is behind the scenes."

"clear."

After explaining the matter, Liu Xing hid on the film bed to rest.

……
The next day was the day of the Bookseller Exchange Conference.

This conference is organized by Tianjing Booksellers Association, and the venue of the conference is arranged at Yushan, a famous scenic spot in Tianjing City.

Yushan is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, with an altitude of only more than 400 meters. The scenery is not very beautiful, but it is the most famous mountain in Tianjing.

Because Yushan is a man-made mountain!
Today's bookseller exchange meeting will be held at the peak of Yushan.

At seven o'clock in the morning, more than 70 booksellers from Tianhai City, including Liu Xing and Yuxin, took two buses to Yushan. After that, representatives of booksellers from all over the country arrived one after another.

Today is the first day of the conference. The organizers held a large-scale book exhibition. On the one hand, it showcased the gratifying achievements of the book dealers this year, and on the other hand, it gave booksellers from all over the world a chance to communicate with each other.

It was Liu Xing's first time to participate in the exchange of booksellers, but he unexpectedly found that many booksellers from other places knew him.

The "Detective Wang Nan" series of books represented by Meteor Book Bar not only became the best-selling book in Tianhai City, but also ranked among the best in the entire Huaxia Book Market.

At the same time, the Taoshu team of Meteor Book Bar took the lead in finding the book coffin. This news greatly increased the popularity of Meteor Book Bar and Liu Xing.

At today's event site, many booksellers took the initiative to greet Liu Xing.Liu Xing did not refuse anyone who came, and became one with them.

It is very meaningful for Liu Xing to make more friends with booksellers.In order to enter the fairy tale novels, he needs to read novels of various genres, and these booksellers can provide him with a lot of help.

The entire bookseller exchange activity lasted until the evening.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, after the dinner at the Yushan Hotel, the booksellers left Yushan one after another. Liu Xing and Yuxin also boarded a luxury bus provided by the organizer and prepared to return to the hotel.

On this bus, there were 42 booksellers, all of them from Tianhai City, including Guo Meiyu, the owner of Meijiayang Bookstore, and Huang Heping, the owner of Heping Bookstore.

The bus went down the mountain along the Yushan Highway, and after reaching the foot of the mountain, it drove into the Yellow River Bridge.

The Yellow River Bridge spans the north and south banks of the Yellow River, with a length of nearly 5 kilometers. It is the longest bridge in Tianhai City.
Tonight, there was a torrential rain in Tianjing City, and the Yellow River flooded, and the water level rose 5 meters higher than usual.

The torrential rain continued to fall outside the car window, and the rain was all over. In addition to the darkness of the night, it was almost impossible to see anything clearly, only the sound of crackling rain continued.

After a day of tossing, the booksellers were all tired, and they all sat on the seats of the bus to rest.

The bus was driving on the Huangjiang Bridge at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour.

boom!
When driving to the middle of the bridge, suddenly, there was an explosion sound from the bottom of the bus, and the bus shook slightly.

"what sound?"

Everyone in the carriage was startled.

The driver of the bus realized that something was wrong, stepped on the brakes quickly, and was about to stop the car, but unexpectedly found that the brakes had failed!

The driver tried several times, but the speed of the bus did not slow down and continued to drive at high speed.

There is a curve ahead, and it is about to hit it.

The driver turned the steering wheel in an attempt to turn.

Unexpectedly, the steering wheel also failed, and the bus drove straight forward, directly hitting the fence of the bridge heavily.

boom! !

Accompanied by a loud noise, the body of the bus shook violently, and in a short while, the passengers in the carriage were shaken to one side.

Before everyone could react, the fence of the bridge was directly broken under the powerful impact. The bus broke through the fence, left the bridge deck, and fell towards the river more than 20 meters deep.

The moment the bus fell, there were screams in the car, and everyone knew that there was a car accident!
Amidst the screams, the entire bus had already drawn a long arc in the air, and after falling more than 20 meters, it plunged into the flooded Huangjiang River.

Bang! !
All of a sudden, there was a huge splash on the surface of the Huangjiang River.

The moment the bus fell into the river, Liu Xing had already hugged Yu Xin who was seated next to him, and secretly performed "The Great Shift of the Universe" to remove [-]% of his strength, so both of them were safe and sound.

The other passengers in the carriage were not so lucky. Under the violent impact, many people were injured.

However, this was only the beginning of the disaster.

After the bus fell into the river, it began to sink rapidly. In a blink of an eye, the entire bus was completely submerged in the river, sinking towards the bottom of the river bit by bit.

In the carriage, the passengers soon discovered that the river water began to flow in from some small gaps, and the water accumulated more and more. After a while, there was already about 30 centimeters of water in the carriage.

"What's the matter?"

"The bus fell into the river!"

"What should we do now? We won't die here, will we?"

……

Watching the river water pouring into the carriage, fear quickly spread in the carriage. Faced with the sudden change, many passengers were at a loss and looked terrified.

In a blink of an eye, the water in the carriage was more than one meter deep, and it reached everyone's waist.

Death seems to be approaching little by little!
"Don't panic, everyone, as long as you smash the window glass, we'll be fine after leaving the car and swimming up!"

At this time, a male passenger found a small hammer and slammed it hard on a window glass of the carriage.

Bang!Bang!
After ringing seven or eight times in a row, the glass was finally smashed, and a powerful stream of water poured into the compartment in an instant, and the water level in the compartment increased rapidly.

Many booksellers began to flock to the window where the glass was smashed, scrambling to swim out of the carriage.

Everyone knows that time is of the essence these days, and everyone is desperate to get out early, so you fight each other, push each other in the water, and the scene is chaotic.

At the same time, the water level in the carriage has risen to a height of about 1.5 meters, which has already flooded everyone's chest, and they are about to be completely submerged.

Seeing this, Yuxin was so frightened that Huarong turned pale. Just when she was panicking, Liu Xing comforted her: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen. By the way, can you swim?"

Yuxin shook her head.

"It's okay, I'll take you up..."

As soon as the words were said, the river water had already flooded the entire bus compartment, Liu Xing could only stop talking, he stretched out his arms to hug Yuxin, swam to the bottom of the compartment, turned his inner strength, waved his right palm, and hit a Remember "The Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing the Dragon", and slapped it heavily on the windshield of the rear compartment.

Bang! ! !
The windshield was blown out in an instant, and a big opening appeared in front of her eyes. With her arms around Yuxin's waist, Liu Xing passed through the opening and swam out.

As soon as he swam out of the carriage, Liu Xing realized that something was wrong with Yuxin in his arms. She might have never been in the water before, and she was not used to it at all. The river is about to get out of control.

Seeing this, Liu Xing quickly pinched Yuxin's nose with one hand, and moved his mouth close to Yuxin's cherry lips. On the one hand, it helped her breathe, and on the other hand, it prevented the river water from pouring into her mouth.

After being gagged by Liu Xing, Yuxin gradually calmed down.

Without thinking too much, Liu Xing raised his internal energy and started to swim upwards with Yuxin.

Liu Xing originally knew the key to holding breath in "Nine Yin Manual", and he was able to stay in the water without breathing for a long time, but now he and Yuxin are facing each other, so they can't hold their breath at all, their oxygen is being consumed rapidly, if this continues , will suffocate to death sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing kicked his legs in the water suddenly, and his body floated up like a rocket.

The Wudang ladder is vertical!
After rising more than ten meters in a row, the two finally managed to surface the river.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

As soon as she came out of the water, Yuxin coughed continuously.

Before they had time to speak, the two of them were washed away by the oncoming river.

It rained heavily today, the water surface of the Yellow River soared, and the impact of the river flow was extremely strong. Liu Xing and Yuxin's bodies were completely out of control.

The two were drifting in the river at a speed of about 5 meters per second.

"Liu Xing, what should we do now?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. You hold me tight, we will try to swim to the shore now."

Yuxin couldn't swim, so as soon as Liu Xing let go, she would sink into the river immediately, so he hugged Yuxin tightly, and then swam towards the direction perpendicular to the flowing water.

It is difficult for ordinary people to swim in such a turbulent river, let alone with a woman by their side.

Fortunately, Liu Xing has profound internal skills. During the parade, he secretly operated the "Nine Suns Divine Art" to resist the impact of the flowing water.

"Nine Suns Divine Art" has the characteristic that when it meets the strong, it will be strong. When fighting against the torrential flood, Liu Xing not only did not feel tired, but there was a steady stream of internal force generated in his body at an extremely fast speed.

Therefore, Liu Xing swam faster and faster, and after swimming a distance of hundreds of meters, a small island suddenly appeared on the river ahead.

The small island is only a few hundred square meters, with a few rocks standing in it, and nothing else.

"Let's go to the island first."

"Ah."

One minute later, Liu Xing successfully brought Yuxin to the shore of the island, and took her to a giant rock on the island to shelter from the rain.

"Yuxin, you stay here first, I'm going down the river to save people."

"The river is so fast, it's too dangerous..."

"It's okay, I'm good at swimming. You stay here and don't move, I'll be right back."

"Be careful, don't force yourself..."

Before she finished speaking, Liu Xing made a splash and jumped into the river again.

At this time, the sky was still raining heavily. On the nearby river, Liu Xing could vaguely see a few passengers who were trapped in the turbulent water.

He immediately swam to the rescue.

In the next two hours, Liu Xing went back and forth on the nearby river and rescued a total of 15 passengers, including Huang Heping, owner of Heping Bookstore, Guo Meiyu, owner of Meijiayang Bookstore, and others.

In addition, there are 6 male passengers with good water skills who swam to the island by themselves.

For a time, 22 tourists gathered on the island.

Afterwards, Liu Xing searched around the nearby waters again, but he did not find any passengers, and his physical strength was exhausted, so he returned to the island.

"Thanks to Xiao Liu tonight, otherwise my old life would be here!"

"Yes, Xiao Liu is really good at swimming, he can swim in such a fast river."

……

Four or five passengers sat on the shore of the island and talked, while other passengers lay down on the ground. They were already exhausted, and some passengers even passed out.

Fortunately, there is no danger of life for the time being.
Liu Xing glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Yuxin curled up under a boulder shivering, her face extremely pale. Liu Xing stepped forward and touched her forehead, only to find that her head was hot, as if she had caught a cold.

Yuxin's whole body was already drenched, and she was drenched in the heavy rain for more than two hours. Her body was already a bit overwhelmed, and her consciousness was a little blurred.
Liu Xing immediately hugged Yuxin into his arms, and secretly started the "Nine Suns Divine Art", and a trace of true energy flowed into her body.

Under the boulder, the two hugged each other tightly.

The torrential rain continued to fall.
After more than two hours, a hovercraft finally appeared on the river.

It turned out that the police arrived.

Afterwards, everyone left in a hovercraft. Some passengers were seriously injured and were sent directly to the hospital, while the rest returned to Mengyuan Hotel.

……

The next day, Room 301 of Mengyuan Hotel.

On the TV in the guest room, a piece of social news is playing:
"The latest news from our station is that there was a serious traffic accident on the Huangjiang Bridge at 42 o'clock last night. When a bus was passing the Huangjiang Bridge, it rushed out of the bridge, fell into the Yellow River, and sank to the bottom of the river. The [-] passengers are all booksellers from Tianhai City."

"Among the 42 passengers on the bus, 29 were rescued, 1 died, and 12 were missing. According to the rescued passengers, it was thanks to a passenger named Liu Xing who rescued him this time. If he hadn't rescued him in time, the death toll I'm afraid it will increase several times."

"According to the preliminary investigation by the police, the cause of the accident on the bus was a problem with the brake system, and there were traces of an explosion in the brake oil pipe. According to the police, this should be a premeditated murder case..."

……

"Liu Xing's life is really tough. He couldn't die in such a serious car accident, and he saved so many people!"

On the sofa in the guest room, a middle-aged man said slightly disappointed.This man is also a bookseller from Tianhai City, he is Huang Baijing, the owner of Baijing Book Bar.

Huang Baijing is also one of the top ten committee members of Fiction Street. In order to successfully become the president of Fiction Street a year later, he decided to eliminate several other committee members of Fiction Street.

Among them, Liu Xing from Meteor Book Bar, Li Ming from Liming Bookstore, Sun Jiang from Bohai Bookstore and others were the key targets of Huang Baijing's attack.

The car accident last night was secretly planned by Huang Baijing.He thought he could get rid of Liu Xing, Li Ming, Guo Cai and others in this car accident, but he never expected that all these people survived the car accident.
Touching his chin, Huang Baijing thought to himself: "It seems that we have to find a way to deal with Liu Xing..."

Bang! !

Suddenly, the door of the guest room was kicked open, and several men in black broke in. The leading man in black was wearing a pair of sunglasses, and it was Black Eagle.

"You... who are you?" Huang Baijing's face changed slightly.

Bah!
Without saying a word, Hei Ying took out a pistol and shot Huang Baijing, who fell into a coma instantly.

Black Eagle's pistol is an anesthesia gun, which only temporarily stuns Huang Baijing.

"Take it away."

Hei Ying gave him a look, and several other men in black carried Huang Baijing out of the guest room.

From last night to today, Black Eagle has been secretly monitoring Huang Baijing, and he has investigated Huang Baijing's actions clearly.
After leaving the hotel, Black Hawk immediately called his boss.

"Boss, the matter has been settled." Heiyinghui reported, "I have arrested Huang Baijing, what should I do now?"

"Bring Huang Baijing back to Tianhai City, I will settle the debt with him slowly." Liu Xing said.

"clear."

"Also, Lu Yuxin is the sales manager of Bohai Bookstore, she can't have any accidents, let'Bai Dolphin' secretly protect her these two days." Liu Xing warned.

"Yes."

Bai Dou is a female killer in Bohai Book City, and she is a partner with Black Eagle.

After dealing with Huang Baijing's matter, Liu Xing is going to Wanxing Mountain to see Wang Tairan tomorrow.In order to prevent Yuxin from having any accidents, she decided to let the white dolphin protect her secretly.

"By the way, boss, do you want to carry out Liu Xing's kidnapping plan?" Hei Ying asked.

"This plan is temporarily cancelled." Liu Xing said, "Liu Xing saved Yuxin's life in the car accident last night, let him go today."

"clear."

……

(End of this chapter)