Chapter 225 - 216: Mysterious Woman

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Chapter 225: Chapter 216: Mysterious WomanZheng Haonan sat on the sofa smoking one cigarette after another. Before long, the room was filled with smoke. Fortunately, these people were used to this environment. If it were an ordinary person, they’d be coughing their lungs out! Zheng Haonan slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. Now, what he was considering was not just the murder case but also the matter with the masked woman. The poison in his body hadn’t been neutralized, and when the time was up, even if the police didn’t catch him, he would be poisoned to death. After the incident, Zheng Haonan didn’t contact the masked woman at all. Anyway, he didn’t know where she was. Clearly, he wasn’t worried about her getting into trouble, but rather about the poison she had put in him. If she didn’t show up, he would be dead in a week! Zheng Haonan wasn’t in a hurry. After all, the poison wouldn’t take effect for another week. The most important thing now was to hide well and not get caught by the police, as getting caught would spell the end! Finishing the last puff of his cigarette, Zheng Haonan exhaled a thick cloud of smoke and said to Huang Mao, "Huang Mao, there are police everywhere in Wancheng looking to catch me. I can’t be seen these days, and there’s nothing to eat at home. While it’s dark, go to the nearby village’s mini-mart to buy some things to eat. From now on, let’s avoid going out if we can." "Sure, Brother Nan, I’ll go now and get it!" Huang Mao responded and left the house. Sёarᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Walking on the street, Huang Mao did a round. It was already late at night, and the village’s small shops had all closed for the night. Damn, trying to buy something to eat in the middle of the night, even with money, there’s no place to buy it! Huang Mao walked forward a bit more and found a 24-hour Meiyijia convenience store at the front of the village. Almost all the streets in Dongguan were filled with these Meiyijia chain stores, and Huang Mao entered without hesitation. In the store, he bought some instant noodles, sausages, and the like, along with a few packs of cigarettes and bottles of liquor. These gangsters could skimp on food, but they couldn’t do without cigarettes and liquor. Huang Mao paid, left the Meiyijia, and walked back along the street. The street was pitch black. Besides the streetlights on the main road at the village entrance, the village’s lamps were all off, only turning on during festivities. Huang Mao walked while smoking, and suddenly felt a chill down his back. It gave him a shiver, and he quickly turned around! "Who’s there?" Huang Mao cautiously called out as he turned around, but found no one. It was dark all around, not even a ghostly shadow in sight! Was he just too tense? Huang Mao furrowed his eyebrows and slowly turned his head. A figure stood silently in front of him. Suddenly, someone appeared in front of him, scaring him so much he almost wet himself, stepping back quickly. Damn, someone scaring people to death! "Heh, am I that terrifying?" the figure looked at Huang Mao with a cold laugh. Huang Mao, hearing the voice, took a closer look, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was none other than the mysterious woman who had been threatening Brother Nan. But why was she here? Could it be because Brother Nan ran away, and she came for revenge? If so, that would be a major problem! Huang Mao was aware of the mysterious woman’s skills. Even someone Brother Nan couldn’t handle, he surely wasn’t a match either, so Huang Mao wisely did not show any arrogance. He knew if he acted tough, he would likely end up getting beaten! "You...how did you know we’re here?" Huang Mao asked the masked woman, a bit timid. "Heh, as long as I want to find you, no matter where you hide, I can find you. Do you and Zheng Haonan want to escape me?" The masked woman sneered, stepping forward and grabbing Huang Mao’s throat. Even though she was just a woman, Huang Mao felt like his throat was trapped in large iron pincers, suffocating him, and it seemed like with just a little force, she’d snap his neck. Huang Mao’s eyes widened, his face turning red from holding his breath. He wanted to shout but couldn’t, only able to frantically signal to the masked woman not to kill him, to spare him! The masked woman looked at Huang Mao with disdain, hummed, and let go. Huang Mao, relieved, rubbed his throat and coughed a few times, taking a long time to regain his composure. "Do you want to die?" The masked woman asked blandly, her tone calm but chilling. "Of course not, no way..." Huang Mao hastily shook his hand and said. "Heh, that’s good. Help me with something. If you refuse, I’ll send you to Yama Hall now," the masked woman said. "You say it, you say it, I’ll do it if I can." Huang Mao replied. The masked woman looked at Huang Mao and whispered something in his ear! After hearing it, Huang Mao looked shocked. Apparently, what the masked woman asked was very hard for him to do, and if he couldn’t do it well, he feared that even without the masked woman doing anything, he would... "Do you think you can do it?" the masked woman asked, looking at Huang Mao. "Yes, I can do it!" Huang Mao gritted his teeth and nodded. Though difficult, in order to survive, Huang Mao had no choice but to give it a try. "Good, remember, don’t play any tricks, heh, or you won’t even get a chance to beg for mercy," the masked woman threatened. "I know, I know, don’t worry." Huang Mao quickly nodded. "Alright, hurry and get back." The masked woman said, and with a flicker of shadow, she quickly disappeared into the night. Watching the masked woman leave, Huang Mao secretly let out a breath. Thinking about the task the masked woman had given him, Huang Mao felt a headache. This task was not so easy to accomplish. Damn, how did he get so unlucky? Early the next day, in every corner of Wancheng’s districts, police were combing the city for Zheng Haonan’s whereabouts. Patrol cars could be seen everywhere, and news about Zheng Haonan’s foot parlor incident was on TV and in newspapers, giving the public the impression that Zheng Haonan was the main perpetrator of the case! The police were making such a show of trying to catch Zheng Haonan to easily close the case. If they couldn’t find the real perpetrator, they would naturally pin it on Zheng Haonan. It made sense to peg him for it, as no one would stand up for someone like him! This gave Qi Manlin a sense of relief, as it meant Lin Mu was now safe. From the current pace of the investigation, no search for murder evidence was being carried out; instead, the police were directly apprehending Zheng Haonan, yet he seemed to have vanished into thin air. No matter how the police searched, they couldn’t find a trace of him! A whole day yielded no results, but the municipal department ordered his capture. They either had to find Zheng Haonan or investigate the murderer. Between the two, it was evidently easier to find Zheng Haonan! Given the current evidence, no one would seriously investigate the murderer. But of course, no secret can be kept forever, and Qi Manlin worried that Lin Mu might get into trouble, so she was also doing her utmost to search for Zheng Haonan. At dinner, Qi Manlin ate while asking Lin Mu, "Zheng Haonan is neither living nor dead; could he have already escaped from Wancheng?"

Chapter 225 - 216: Mysterious Woman

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