CHAPTER 72: CHAPTER 72: ONE WAVE AFTER ANOTHER

Li Jian drove the police car, speeding down the emergency lane of the highway.

Accompanied by the roar of the engine, the police siren buzzed all the way, and the oncoming vehicles voluntarily gave way.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Zhang Yean once again experienced the feeling of a roller coaster from many years ago.

Not only was she wearing a seatbelt, but her right hand was also tightly holding onto the car’s grab handle.

"Mr. Li, please be careful!"

Zhang Yean’s voice trembled a bit.

"Don’t worry! I’ve got it under control!"

"When I was younger, there was a time I chased drug dealers, driving a car even worse than this one, and the speed was even faster."

Zhang Yean turned her head, frightened, and said, "My police academy instructor said the front passenger seat is the death seat, with the highest fatality rate in traffic accidents."

"I’ve been single for 25 years, haven’t even fallen in love. If I sacrifice myself, wouldn’t this life be too unworthy?"

Li Jian glanced at Zhang Yean and said, "Don’t be nervous! We’ll arrive safely."

At the moment.

Jiang An sat in the back seat.

His mood was not as tense as Zhang Yean’s.

Because.

Jiang An noticed that the oncoming vehicles voluntarily veered away after hearing the siren.

When meeting head-on, they all kept more than 1.5 meters apart.

Some vehicles even proactively moved to the left fast lane.

It’s not only the people in the police car who worry about safety.

The opposing vehicles worry even more about safety.

Compared to the current lane’s continuous flow, the opposite lane’s speed slowed down, almost at a standstill.

Jiang An looked out the window and suddenly thought of a question.

If that suspicious middle-aged man is on the highway, would he just sit idly by?

The case from eight years ago has never found a breakthrough, fully proving the suspect’s intelligence isn’t low.

Recalling the scene in Qin Yan’s office where the man pretended to bend down to pick up a pen.

Jiang An suddenly had a bad premonition.

This trip might come up empty-handed.

Just then, a white sedan was approaching head-on.

As they brushed past, the car side was less than a meter away from the police car.

Zhang Yean was terrified and said, "Really reckless! So close to the police car."

The white sedan sped past.

Jiang An noticed the front passenger seat was reclined, and someone was lying down.

The driver was a young woman.

However, during the fleeting moment when they passed by, the woman turned her head and glanced at the police car.

Jiang An felt something was odd but couldn’t quite figure out what was wrong.

He turned around and memorized the license plate of the white sedan through the rear window.

Twenty minutes later, Captain Li Jian said, "Is there a red truck at the uphill of the opposite lane?"

Zhang Yean looked closely.

"Yes, there is!"

"Can you distinguish the license plate?"

Zhang Yean responded, "Mr. Li, it’s too far away!"

Immediately, Captain Li Jian floored the accelerator, increasing the car’s speed by another notch.

After driving for another kilometer, Zhang Yean said, "Now I can vaguely see the license plate painted on the back of the truck."

"Jiang A*****"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Jian said sternly, "That’s the truck!"

Five minutes later.

Li Jian parked the car, took out his pistol, and swiftly rushed across the highway.

The three of them crouched to bypass the back of the truck, slowly approaching the cab.

However, when Li Jian approached the connection between the truck head and body, he vaguely heard snoring sounds.

He looked around and found the surrounding vehicles kept their distance.

The key.

The closer he got to the truck head, the louder the snoring became.

What is going on?The situation before them was completely unexpected.

Could the suspect be sleeping inside?

Then, Li Jian turned around and made a "shhh" gesture to Jiang An and Zhang Yean.

Holding the gun in one hand and the handrail in the other, he slowly climbed up.

The closer he got to the window, the stronger the snoring sounds became.

Li Jian lay outside the window, looked carefully, and found that there was only one middle-aged man in the cab, sleeping soundly.

Li Jian just took a glance and, from the man’s facial features, ruled out the possibility of him being Wang Chuang.

Immediately, Li Jian opened the door and sat inside.

He raised his hand and vigorously patted the man’s shoulder.

Mr. Zhao suddenly jolted awake, laughed, and said, "Yong, you are really quick with the toilet, huh?"

But when he opened his eyes and looked, he exclaimed with panic, "Who are you?"

Li Jian said solemnly, "I’m the police!"

Before Mr. Zhao could react, Li Jian asked, "Where’s the person you traveled with?"

"Him?"

Mr. Zhao looked around, "He was just here! He said he went to the toilet."

Li Jian felt a surge of anger inside.

He ran ahead again!

He immediately jumped down from the cab.

"The person’s not here! He’s already escaped!"

Zhang Yean looked around and said, "Traffic is blocked here; even if he ran, he wouldn’t get far, right?"

Li Jian looked up at the opposite lane, where vehicles whizzed by.

"This lane is jammed, but the opposite lane isn’t!"

No sooner had he finished speaking, Jiang An suddenly thought of the white sedan that brushed past.

Instantly, he looked horrified and said, "The suspect likely hijacked the vehicle!"

"What?"

"How do you know?"

Li Jian and Zhang Yean were instantly both stunned, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Jiang An said, "When we were driving over, a white car passed close, and the female driver took a special look at the police car."

"At the time, the front passenger seat was reclined, and someone was lying there."

"I suspect the suspect, Wang Chuang, could very well be on the front passenger seat."

"The female driver has already been taken hostage!"

Zhang Yean recalled, saying, "I remember now, on the way there, only that white car came close to the police car, I even complained about it then."

Li Jian, after hearing this, thought for a moment, then was instantly filled with panic.

Originally, it was a suspect capture mission.

Now, it’s turned into a hostage situation!

This is a huge problem.

Li Jian’s brows wrinkled into a "chuan" character, and he said, "We’ll immediately set up a checkpoint at the Jiangcheng North highway exit to inspect the white sedan."

Jiang An said sternly, "Mr. Li, the white sedan’s license plate number is Jiang***."

Instantly, Captain Li Jian stared at Jiang An, frozen in place.

Zhang Yean, even more so, looked at Jiang An as if he were from outer space.

Seeing the curious looks on their faces, Jiang An said, "I have an excellent memory; I remembered it from a glance."

Immediately, Li Jian took out his phone and dialed Chen He.

"Mr. Chen, you need to go to Jiangcheng North highway exit immediately and intercept and control a white car with the license plate Jiang***."

"If the unexpected happens, Wang Chuang should be in that car."

Then, Li Jian immediately dialed Mr. Ma’s number!

Just as the call connected, Mr. Ma softly said, "Hello, I’m in a meeting! I’ll talk to you later."

Just as Mr. Ma was about to hang up, Li Jian shouted urgently, "Mr. Ma, there’s a hostage situation here."

In the next second, Mr. Ma loudly asked, "What’s going on?"

Li Jian briefly stated the situation as quickly as he could.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Ma said, "I’ll lead the SWAT team, anti-riot unit, and snipers over right away."