Chapter 1030 - 995: Leaving After Settling Affairs

Pan Tianhua also pointed a dagger at Xu Chunliang’s throat.

They had just climbed onto the water tower when Old Geng grabbed Qi Shuang and threw her out. Pan Tianhua’s vision went black, nearly letting out a shout.

Luckily, the rope tugged at Qi Shuang, suspending her body high in the air as she struggled desperately.

Old Geng said, "President Tang, you come and cut the rope."

Tang Jingwei walked forward with a knife in hand, while Xu Chunliang issued a secret transmission to Tang Jingwei: "Go, take out Old Geng."

As Tang Jingwei brushed past Old Geng, he suddenly raised the knife and thrust it towards Old Geng’s belly. Old Geng’s reaction speed was astounding. Actually, when Tang Jingwei approached, he felt something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint exactly what.

In terms of murder, Tang Jingwei had no experience. Despite the close distance, his strength and speed were not enough to hit the well-trained Old Geng.

Old Geng grabbed Tang Jingwei’s wrist and let out a loud roar, "Ah Sheng!"

Ah Sheng drew out a shotgun from his back. As he tried to aim at Pan Tianhua and pull the trigger, Xu Chunliang dashed forward like lightning, grabbing the shotgun and pushing its muzzle upward.

Bang! The gunshot startled the birds perched atop the water tower; frightened, they flapped their wings, rushing into the night sky.

Ah Sheng attempted to wrestle over it with Xu Chunliang, but Xu Chunliang’s strike was too swift, landing a punch on his left rib. Xu Chunliang’s heavy blow broke two of Ah Sheng’s ribs, with the fractured ribs piercing into Ah Sheng’s body, their sharp remnants rupturing his lung.

The excruciating pain made Ah Sheng let out a beast-like howl. Without hesitation, Xu Chunliang grabbed his waistband and threw him directly off the water tower.

Old Geng slapped Tang Jingwei hard across the face, causing Tang Jingwei’s head to whip back and forth. Instantly, Tang Jingwei sobered up, looking around in astonishment, not knowing where he was.

Old Geng shouted, "Go, run!"

Tang Jingwei finally snapped back to reality, turned, and fled towards the exit, leaving the water tower via the iron ladder.

Pan Tianhua couldn’t care less about him, instinctively rushing to the edge of the water tower. The rope tied to the guardrail was gradually breaking. Pan Tianhua grabbed the rope and shouted, "Xiaoshuang, don’t be afraid, I’m here, I’m here!"

Old Geng dashed towards George on the ground. Xu Chunliang saw through his intent, grabbing George before Old Geng could reach them.

Old Geng pulled out a gun from his chest and fired at Xu Chunliang, who dodged the bullet with astonishing body technique, then flicked a steel needle with his right hand, aiming it straight at Old Geng’s right eye.

Old Geng’s skills were already incredibly strong, but he met Xu Chunliang. A flash of cold light before his eyes brought acute pain as the steel needle burst his right eye. Yet Old Geng still recklessly charged at Xu Chunliang, wanting to buy Tang Jingwei more time to escape.

As he lifted the gun to shoot again, Xu Chunliang kicked his wrist. The gun flew out, landing on the water tower’s surface.

Old Geng tried to pick up the gun, but Xu Chunliang kicked his abdomen, sending Old Geng’s body flying like a sandbag. He slammed into the water tower’s guardrail and fell heavily onto the hard ground, losing consciousness. Xu Chunliang pressed his acupoints to prevent further complications.

Pan Tianhua, with all his strength, pulled his daughter up, ripping the tape from her mouth. Qi Shuang cried out, "Dad, George, George... Quickly to the hospital."

Xu Chunliang said, "There’s no time!" He pulled a needle pouch from his waist, extracting a hollow needle and inserting it into George’s fontanelle.

Qi Shuang exclaimed, "Qiao Rulong, you... What are you doing?"

Xu Chunliang replied coldly, "Hold her, don’t let her disturb me."

George had hit his head in a car crash, causing a brain hemorrhage. Normally, it requires surgical methods like hematoma drilling and drainage, or bone flap decompression. An hour has already passed since the accident, and if brain pressure isn’t reduced in time, it may cause brain herniation.

Modern Chinese medicine rarely uses hollow needle drainage techniques, and Xu Chunliang wouldn’t have resorted to such measures if not for the urgency. Without a cranial CT, Xu Chunliang relied purely on internal energy to sense and accurately locate the hematoma, decisively applying the needle.

Once the hollow needle reached the bleeding site, negative pressure was needed to draw out the accumulated blood, and the pressure control had to be precise to avoid secondary injury to the child.

In conventional medicine, a syringe is used for suction, but Xu Chunliang, without a syringe, solely used Innate Qi to activate the child’s internal energy and gradually assist in draining the blood.

Pan Tianhua watched the blood-stained water seeping from the hollow needle’s end, feeling both terrified and awe-struck. He was convinced this person definitely wasn’t Qiao Rulong.

About ten minutes later, the blood compressing the brain was mostly drained. Xu Chunliang took out a pill and handed it to Qi Shuang, instructing her to crush it and feed it to George.

George’s previously bluish face gradually regained its natural color. Although he hadn’t awakened yet, his breathing became steadier.

Xu Chunliang stood up and looked into the distance; the southeast was glimmering with red and blue lights, undoubtedly the arriving police cars.

Xu Chunliang told Pan Tianhua, "Don’t worry, the child will be fine. I need to go now. You handle things here; it’d be best not to mention me."

Pan Tianhua nodded, and Xu Chunliang turned, swiftly descending the iron ladder like an agile monkey traversing flat ground.

Xu Chunliang arrived under the water tower and saw the corpse lying there spread-eagled. The car they came in had already been driven away by Tang Jingwei.

Xu Chunliang quickly fled northwest; he must leave before the police arrive.

George emitted a soft groan, finally awakening. He blinked his eyes: "Mommy..."

Qi Shuang held her son and cried with joy as more than ten police cars roared to the scene.

After Liu Qingshan led the team to the scene, he saw the corpse and felt slightly relieved knowing it wasn’t Qi Shuang and her son. Everyone looked upwards.

Pan Tianhua stood atop the water tower, vigorously waving his arms: "I am Pan Tianhua, I rescued them."

Xu Chunliang stood on the small hill behind the farm, smiling towards the direction of the water tower. At this moment, Qiao Rulong called, and Xu Chunliang took out his cellphone and threw it directly into the pool of water ahead.

Done with the matter, he brushed off his clothes and vanished, hiding his achievements and fame.

After receiving the police notification, Qiao Rulong learned that Qi Shuang and her son had been rescued and sent to the hospital.

The police did not provide details. Pan Tianhua was taken to the police station for questioning while Tang Jingwei had disappeared.

No matter how it turned out, this result was quite ideal for Nanjiang’s police, and Liu Qingshan let out a long sigh of relief.

He said to Pan Tianhua: "Let’s chat, what exactly happened?"

Pan Tianhua replied: "The kidnappers contacted me, asking me to bring money to ransom the hostages and told me not to call the police, so I went alone."

Liu Qingshan asked: "Are you saying you single-handedly took down the kidnappers and rescued Qi Shuang and her son?"

Pan Tianhua said: "That’s right, for them, I could risk everything."

Liu Qingshan suddenly remembered Tong Guangsheng who also risked everything for his grandson, not to underestimate the combat power of these old Jianghu figures, Liu Qingshan said: "Mr. Pan, I hope you can speak truthfully. We have gathered some evidence; you and some people infiltrated Tang Jingwei’s house tonight."

Pan Tianhua replied: "Did we? Have Tang Jingwei come forward for confrontation."

Liu Qingshan laughed: "Is Tang Jingwei alive or dead?"

Pan Tianhua shook his head: "I have no idea, but I can affirm that he is the mastermind behind the kidnapping. Isn’t your job as the police to catch criminals? I am a good person; I saved Qi Shuang and George. I should be commended." He knew very well that the more he said, the more trouble there would be, so he decided to conceal what had just happened, even denying Tang Jingwei’s existence.

"Was it you who pushed him to his death?"

Pan Tianhua pursed his lips: "He pointed a gun at me, but the recoil of that homemade gun was too strong, directly pushing him out of the water tower. Such vicious criminals deserve to die."

Liu Qingshan asked: "There’s another criminal alive, currently in emergency treatment at the hospital. By the way, his right eye was pierced by a steel needle—was that your doing?"

Pan Tianhua said: "Not sure, anyway when I saw him, he was already blind in one eye. You say if he hadn’t been blind, he wouldn’t have kidnapped my family, right?"

The doctor came out of the examination room, and Qiao Rulong hurried up: "Doctor, how is the child?"

The doctor smiled at him and said: "Mr. Qiao, don’t worry, the child is in good condition. There was a head injury fortunately treated in time, preventing brain damage. According to the head CT results, no further surgery is needed, just a few days of observation in the hospital and routine anti-infection treatment. There will be no issues."

Qiao Rulong let out a long sigh of relief, Qi Shuang accompanied the child out.

Qiao Rulong walked over to take a look at the child, Qi Shuang gazed at Qiao Rulong, feeling puzzled, how did he manage it?

Qiao Rulong didn’t speak, he just reached out to touch his son’s little face, reassured but with some anxiety. He sat down on the bench nearby, noticing Qiao Rulong’s poor complexion, Qi Shuang asked with concern: "President Qiao, are you... alright?"

Qiao Rulong waved his hand: "Take care of the child, I’m... a bit tired, I still need to head to the police station later."

Qi Shuang nodded, and Qiao Rulong gestured for the four bodyguards to escort Qi Shuang and her son to the VIP ward.

Qiao Rulong sat on the bench, his mind fraught with confusion, organizing his thoughts, he first called his grandfather to report safety, then informed his sister.

Qiao Rulong took out his Blackberry, glanced at the numbers, without dialing further, he removed the card; it would not be used again.

Only the police care about the truth, capturing one of the kidnappers, who was Tang Jingwei’s driver Old Geng. That night, the police decided to issue an arrest warrant for Tang Jingwei, but he mysteriously disappeared at the time of the incident.

Frustratingly for the police, Old Geng committed suicide by poison during emergency transport to the hospital. He had pre-hidden the poison in his mouth and upon waking, directly bit into it and poisoned himself, cutting off the trail.