Chapter 307 - Fugitive

Chapter 307: Chapter 315: Fugitive"What do we do now?" Lin Qiong looked at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders and said, "If we want to live, we can’t let them take us. We have to escape."

"But what if they’re police?"

"Even if it’s the police, we have to run. Them coming to arrest us at this time, do we even need to talk about what it means?"

Lin Qiong’s eyes widened, and she said, "How can police run away? Are we supposed to assault the police?"

"Then what do you suggest we do? Just surrender and let them take the evidence? Not only would all our efforts be in vain and the money lost, but once we’re in, we can forget about getting out. Even if we don’t die, we’d spend a lifetime in prison for a crime we didn’t commit. It’s your choice."

Lin Qiong’s eyes bulged out, listening to the increasingly urgent knocking at the door. Finally, she clenched her teeth and swung her fist fiercely, saying, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."

Li Yifei grunted in acknowledgment, "Okay, let’s get ready to open the door."

Lin Qiong quickly added, "However, we’d better not hurt anyone. After all, these officers might not know what’s going on and just followed orders."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "No problem. If we end up injuring the police and even if we clear things up later, it would be hard to explain."

Relieved by Li Yifei’s agreement, Lin Qiong stepped out of the bedroom with him. Meng Xiaofei was already frantically pacing. She didn’t dare to make a sound in the room, unsure whether to open the door or answer. After making a mistake today, she dared not talk recklessly anymore.

Meng Xiaofei quietly grabbed Li Yifei’s arm and whispered, "Brother Li, could it be those people who have chased us here?"

Li Yifei looked at Meng Xiaofei and sighed, "Xiaofei, it might not be those people outside, it could be the police."

"The police? That’s good, then I’m relieved," Meng Xiaofei patted her chest, her sizable bosom quivering slightly—a sight to behold.

However, Li Yifei had no mood to admire the view, stating, "It is the police, but they might be here to arrest us."

"What? Why?"

"It’s a long story and we don’t have time to explain. We’re about to flee, and you’ll have to come with us."

"No way?" Meng Xiaofei was dumbstruck.

Li Yifei nodded and said, "It’s necessary. If you don’t escape with us, you’ll definitely be taken by the police and will be treated as one of us. You’ll suffer for sure, that’s why I have to take you with us."

Meng Xiaofei bit her lip and said, "Okay, I’ll go with you. After all, I know Brother Li wouldn’t harm me."

Li Yifei hadn’t expected Meng Xiaofei to agree so readily. He continued, "But think carefully. Once we flee, it might be a long time before we can live normally again, and you could even lose your job."

"If it’s gone, it’s gone; I’m tired of that job anyway. I can always find another job later. Besides, as long as Brother Li is fine, I can always mooch food and drink from you. As long as I don’t starve, I’m okay." By the end, Meng Xiaofei was teasingly smiling at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei truly didn’t know what to say about Meng Xiaofei—she was either too carefree or thoughtless.

But there was no time to analyze Meng Xiaofei’s mindset now. He turned to Lin Qiong and said, "Alright, Lin Qiong, go open the door."

Lin Qiong nodded, first peeked through the peephole, turned back to Li Yifei with a wry smile, and whispered, "It really is the police."

Li Yifei nodded at her, and only then did Lin Qiong open the door.

The door swung open, and four officers burst in, guns in hand, pointing at the three people in the room. They commanded, "Don’t move."

Lin Qiong was taken aback, never expecting the officers to draw their guns as soon as they entered. All she could do now was obediently raise her hands, saying, "I’m a police officer too. What are you doing?"

The man in front, in his thirties, said sternly, "I know you’re a police officer, a station chief, but you’re now implicated in a major smuggling case. We have an arrest warrant, so please cooperate. For the sake of being colleagues, don’t force us to get rough."

"Wait, you’re saying you’re arresting me because of smuggling?" Lin Qiong’s eyes widened in surprise.

Perhaps out of respect for a fellow officer, the policeman nodded and said, "Correct, you’re accused of smuggling with a criminal group."

Lin Qiong immediately relaxed, saying, "Then I’ll go with you. I went undercover for the smuggling operation, and I recorded the whole process."

The officer nodded and said, "Good. If you can clear things up, that’s best. Show us the evidence."

Lin Qiong hesitated for a moment before saying, "This won’t do, I have to give it to Director Ning."

The four police officers looked at each other, and the leader immediately said, "Okay, you take the stuff and follow us."

The three of them followed the four police officers downstairs, with Lin Qiong still smiling as she asked, "Which department are you guys from? I’ve never seen you before."

"We’re from the criminal police team."

"No wonder, I haven’t been working for long, and I haven’t had much contact with your criminal police team. I admire you guys the most, always cracking big cases, unlike us at the police station, dealing with trivial matters."

"Hmm, but we are more dangerous."

"Dangerous it is, but that’s something a police officer should really be doing. Just thinking about catching those ruthless criminals gets me uncontrollably excited."

At this, the expressions on the faces of the four officers became somewhat uncomfortable. Lin Qiong hadn’t noticed, but Li Yifei saw it clearly. When people’s faces flush, they’re generally encountering something embarrassing, having their lies exposed, or speaking about a private matter deep inside them.

And it was because of what Lin Qiong said that they looked uncomfortable, which meant that what they were doing right now was not what real police officers should be doing. It was pretty obvious; these four police officers knew that coming here to arrest Lin Qiong was not normal.

When they reached the downstairs, two police officers took the lead and two followed, escorting Li Yifei and the others towards a police van parked in front of them. When they reached the van, the two officers in front stopped and waited for Lin Qiong and the rest to get in the car first.

At that moment, Li Yifei suddenly made his move. His hands flashed out like lightning, striking the necks of the two men in front, and before the two behind could react, he had already slammed his elbow into their abdomens.

Then he quickly pulled Lin Qiong and Meng Xiaofei into the car, while he jumped into the driver’s seat and started the vehicle swiftly.

It wasn’t until the car started that Lin Qiong recovered her senses, asking in urgency, "What are you doing?"

As Li Yifei sped away in the car, he explained, "Those four policemen are in cahoots with the smuggling group. If they caught us now, we would be lambs to the slaughter."

"Is that so? Are you sure you’re not mistaken?"

"Even if I am mistaken now, we can’t just easily trust anyone. The main thing is, don’t you find the arrival of these four too strange? We had just gotten home not long ago, and they showed up, even claiming to have an arrest warrant. Doesn’t that mean they knew about our smuggling operation in advance?"

By now, Lin Qiong also realized that the arrival of these four was too unreasonable, and she immediately felt dejected.

While driving, Li Yifei said, "Let’s think about how to get the evidence into the hands of someone we can trust."

Lin Qiong said despondently, "Now I don’t even know who to trust. Such a big case has gone unchecked for so long, I don’t know how many people are involved. Contacting anyone could end up with us in an inescapable situation."

Lin Qiong had thought that collecting sufficient evidence would allow them to wipe out the smuggling group in one fell swoop. But now, she realized that it wasn’t as simple as she’d imagined. She, too, had anticipated some difficulties, but compared to reality, those were minor; now she was truly perplexed and unsure of what to do next.

Li Yifei, who previously had little contact with local issues, had also not expected the situation to be this complicated. He originally believed that with his own abilities, he could easily help Lin Qiong out, but now it seemed necessary to utilize some other forces.

The most direct option now was to find Su Mengxin. As long as they could get the evidence to Su Mengxin, no one in Mile City would be able to touch her, and no matter how powerful the backers were, Su Mengxin could take them down.

Picking up the phone, Li Yifei called Su Mengxin without using her name, directly asking for her assistance with something urgent.

Su Mengxin’s response was succinct, "What do you need me to do?"

"I have important evidence about the Mile City smuggling group in my hands, and investigating this group is bound to involve some important figures in Mile City. Right now, the police and the smuggling group are chasing me, Lin Qiong, and Meng Xiaofei."

"Where are you now? I’ll come to your aid."

"I’m on the road, but there are police cars pursuing us already. We’ve just commandeered a police car to escape."

Su Mengxin let out a soft laugh, saying, "That’s your specialty, on the run again."

"Yes, and I’m going to hand over that important piece of evidence to you now. Then with your clout, we should be able to come out of this."

"All right, pick a place, and I’ll send someone over."

Li Yifei quickly responded, "I’m currently on Weiguo Road; get someone in a Porsche to meet me on Youth Avenue, and I’ll throw the stuff into your car when I get there."

"Okay, keep them at bay for now."

After hanging up the phone, Su Mengxin’s lips curled into a faint smile, with a touch of longing. She really wished she could experience that thrill of escape with Li Yifei again. As for Li Yifei, she didn’t worry about him at all. He had protected her safely through escapes from countless ruthless assassins before, so what could an ordinary smuggling group and a bunch of policemen do to Li Yifei?