Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill the hostage right now!"

Zhou Pengfei roared, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

One of the henchmen standing to the side suddenly spoke up: "Boss, I heard Pei Shuxin is a famous beauty, how about we...?"

He gave a lewd smile, the words he hadn't finished saying swirling around his lips.

This action terrified Zhou Meiping, turning her face pale. She feared that these people harbored malicious intentions and might do something unpredictable.

Fortunately, before she could say anything, Zhou Pengfei had already punched the underling hard.

"Shut up! Do you even have a brain? Do you think you can afford to mess with the Pei family?"

Then, he turned to look at Zhou Meiping, his tone softening considerably.

“Listen to me, I don’t want any more trouble. As long as you hand over that evidence, I’ll pretend none of this ever happened. I guarantee that Li Hanliang will be released unharmed.”

Hearing this, Zhou Meiping felt slightly relieved, but she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she asked, "How can you make me believe you? You have to give me some kind of guarantee, right?"

She deliberately delayed, hoping to buy time for Li Tao on the other side.

And on the other side.

The former site of Hualin Steel Plant is quiet.

The once bustling steel mill is now nothing but desolation and ruins.

Li Tao carefully made his way through piles of rusty steel, wary of any movement that might occur around him.

Li Tao is an experienced police officer who knows this area very well.

He had participated in the census here and knew every tree and blade of grass in this area.

However, now, facing the dark and silent factory area, he felt an indescribable pressure.

Zhou Pengfei's choice of this location as the trading point was clearly a well-thought-out decision.

Just then, a faint light in the distance broke the silence of the night and caught Li Tao's attention. A surge of hope instantly welled up within him, and he quickly adjusted his posture, concealing himself as much as possible as he approached the source of the light.

The unusual light came from the basement of a partially collapsed old building, where there was a cellar entrance that was not completely sealed off.

As they approached, the faint sound of two people talking could be heard coming from deep within the basement:

"Brother, it's so uncomfortable being tied up like this. Could you loosen it a little? Or at least let me take care of my bodily needs!"

A slightly tired but still cheerful voice complained.

Then another, deeper voice replied, "Shut up! Staying put is helping, stop talking nonsense!"

The first voice Li Tao recognized was Li Hanliang's.

It seems the other party hasn't noticed his presence; this is an excellent opportunity.

Just then, Li Hanliang continued, "Hey, I'm not kidding. If I poop here, you'll be the one who smells bad, won't you?"

After seemingly considering for a moment, the guard reluctantly replied, "Alright, alright, let me take you to the toilet. Hurry up! Don't try anything funny."

Upon hearing this, Li Tao, who was lying in ambush, quickly devised a plan.

Almost the instant the iron gate was fully opened, Li Tao suddenly stood up and lunged forward, using the force of his body to knock the unsuspecting man to the ground.

Caught off guard, the latter let out a surprised curse.

"Who the hell..."

Before he could react, he was firmly subdued. At the same time, Li Hanliang's incredulous voice came from inside the room: "It's you, Officer Li! How did you find this place?"

The young man was stunned when he heard that the other party was a police officer.

"you……"

Li Tao then handcuffed the underling.

Then they went to help Li Hanliang untie the rope.

Li Hanliang asked Li Tao, "Officer Li, how did you find this place?"

Li Tao then revealed his and Zhou Meiping's plan.

However, upon hearing that Zhou Meiping had met with Zhou Pengfei alone, Li Hanliang immediately sensed something was wrong.

He said to Li Tao, "Oh no! I have to go help her right away!"

After saying that, he ran towards the grove of trees.

Li Tao followed closely behind.

The grove was shrouded in darkness, creating a sinister atmosphere.

Zhou Pengfei was getting a little impatient with Zhou Meiping's constant dawdling.

"Since you refuse to give it to me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Zhou Pengfei's voice carried a clear threat as he spoke to Zhou Meiping, who was standing not far away with a pale face.

"I've never liked forcing people, but today you can't escape my grasp!"

After saying that, he waved to the four burly men behind him, signaling them to make their move.

These four men were all burly and had menacing faces.

At a command, they pounced like beasts and firmly restrained Zhou Meiping, who was trying to escape.

Zhou Meiping was terrified, her screams almost shattering the quiet night: "Let me go! You're breaking the law!"

However, before she could finish speaking, her body was forcibly grabbed, and she completely lost her freedom.

At this moment, Zhou Pengfei stepped forward, a smug smile on his lips.

"Miss Pei, you're still so clueless. Just hand over the things obediently, I don't want to hurt a beauty like you."

But when he got closer, he suddenly realized he was wrong.

This woman is beautiful, but she is clearly not Pei Shuxin.

"Who...who are you? Where is Pei Shuxin?"

Zhou Pengfei's face instantly turned red, and he then questioned him angrily.

"I'm not Pei Shuxin!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Zhou Meiping hurriedly explained, "The evidence is not here at all. I am just her friend... Besides, if you don't let me go back, no one will get what they want."

Hearing this, Zhou Pengfei became even more furious. "Are you looking for death? How dare you make fun of me!"

The underling chimed in, "Big brother, since she's not Pei Shuxin, why don't we..."

As he spoke, he gave Zhou Meiping a lewd look.

You should know that Zhou Meiping's appearance is typical of a mature woman.

How many men could resist such a beautiful young woman!

Just then, a clear voice came from afar, followed by a black shadow that flashed like lightning and kicked Zhou Pengfei in the chest, who was caught off guard.

After a loud bang, everyone was stunned.

Just as the thugs were about to retaliate, they saw Li Hanliang standing there calmly, his eyes sharp and piercing.

"Are you surprised or surprised?"

Li Hanliang gave a cold smile and turned to look at Zhou Pengfei, who was already extremely shocked.

"You weren't locked up in..."

"Your underling is really incompetent; he can't even tie someone up properly."

Li Hanliang casually made a sarcastic remark.

Seeing the situation rapidly deteriorate, Zhou Pengfei managed to calm himself down and tried one last time to fight back: "So what! I have five men here!"

However, the next second, when he noticed another man, Li Tao, emerging from the shadows, he collapsed to the ground as if struck by lightning, his entire body radiating despair.

"Impossible... Officer Li! What are you doing here!"