Chen Xuewen's expression changed dramatically. He snatched the small mobile phone and saw several text messages on it. These messages were sent by different people. Among them was a message from He Fei, asking where Wu Lihong had gone. It seemed that after Chen Xuewen took Wu Lihong out of the internet cafe, He Fei had tried to look for her. However, He Fei only sent one message, indicating that he wasn't particularly concerned about Wu Lihong.
Chen Xuewen scrolled to the bottom and found a message from someone named Zhou Shao. It read: "Notify Chen Xuewen, Li Er Yong is in my hands!" There was no doubt that this Zhou Shao was Zhou Hao. He knew that Chen Xuewen had taken Wu Lihong away, so he sent this message to Wu Lihong, but in fact, it was meant for Chen Xuewen to see.
Chen Xuewen frowned. He didn't expect that this matter would involve Li Er Yong again. After his parents died, Li Er Yong was the only person Chen Xuewen regarded as a close relative. Now, Zhou Hao had taken Li Er Yong away, which was like hitting Chen Xuewen's soft spot.
There was no doubt that Zhou Hao, after being almost killed by Chen Xuewen, held a grudge and was planning to use Li Er Yong to force Chen Xuewen out.
Chen Xuewen held the small mobile phone and thought for a while. Eventually, he dialed Zhou Hao's number.
The phone rang a few times before being answered. Zhou Hao's smug voice came from the other end: "Hey, old classmate, I thought I wouldn't be able to reach you."
Chen Xuewen took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Zhou Hao, this is a matter between you and me. It has nothing to do with Li Er Yong. Let him go!"
Zhou Hao laughed: "Old classmate, your words sound so meaningless."
"If it weren't for your childhood friend, I'm sure it would be hard for me to even talk to you."
"Let him go? How could I find you then?"
Chen Xuewen gritted his teeth: "What exactly do you want?"
Zhou Hao: "It's very simple."
"I just want to be a good citizen and cooperate with the law enforcement team."
"As long as you go and turn yourself in, accept the legal punishment, everything will be fine."
Chen Xuewen frowned. Once he fell into the hands of the law enforcement team, he would surely face the death penalty. But if he didn't do this, Li Er Yong would be in danger too.
Chen Xuewen thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Zhou Hao, don't forget, Wu Lihong and Zhao Dong are still in my hands."
"Zhou Hao, I'll trade them for Li Er Yong!"
Zhou Hao burst out laughing: "Chen Xuewen, have you lost your mind?"
"What happens to those two has nothing to do with me."
Chen Xuewen's face turned ashen. He didn't expect Zhou Hao to be so heartless. Wu Lihong beside him gave a bitter smile. She had expected this situation.
Chen Xuewen frowned, his mind racing. He had to think of a way to solve the current predicament.
Suddenly, Chen Xuewen remembered something and said solemnly, "Zhou Hao, do you really think that if I turn myself in, you can get away with it?"
"I'll tell you the truth. The autopsy report my father took has a backup."
"And that backup is in my hands now!"
"Do you want me to turn myself in? No problem!"
"But think about the consequences yourself!"
These words made Zhou Hao fall silent.
After a while, Zhou Hao sneered: "Chen Xuewen, are you trying to bluff me?"
"If you really had a backup, why did you need to try to kill me?"
"If you really had a backup, wouldn't you have reported me long ago? Why are you still wasting words with me?"
Chen Xuewen: "Since you don't believe me, let's not waste words."
"I can't save Li Er Yong, but this backup is enough to make you join them in the grave!"
Chen Xuewen hung up the phone.
Not long after, the small mobile phone rang again. It was Zhou Hao calling.
Chen Xuewen answered the phone. Zhou Hao's angry voice came from the other end: "Chen, what... what exactly do you want?" Chen Xuewen said coldly, "I want to live!"
Zhou Hao was stunned for a moment and asked, "You... What do you mean?"
Chen Xuewen replied, "It's simple."
"I want you to clear my name. I want to survive."
"I also need a lot of money, a huge sum."
Zhou Hao was silent for a while and said, "So that's all you want."
"This is easy. I don't have much else, but I have plenty of money."
"Chen Xuewen, if you're serious, let's meet and have a good talk. How about that?"
Wu Lihong beside him immediately shook her head at Chen Xuewen, indicating that he shouldn't listen to Zhou Hao.
Chen Xuewen seemed oblivious and calmly said, "Fine."
Zhou Hao was clearly excited and immediately told Chen Xuewen the location.
Chen Xuewen noted the location, hung up the phone, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Wu Lihong said anxiously, "Chen Xuewen, are you crazy?"
"Are you going to meet Zhou Hao and talk?"
"Do you know how many people are around Zhou Hao?"
"You... If you let him see you, you'll be courting death!"
Chen Xuewen looked at Wu Lihong and calmly said, "I know."
"But I have no choice."
"I only have this one chance, and I can't let Li Er Yong suffer any harm because of this."
Wu Lihong said, "So you're walking into a trap?"
"You don't have the autopsy report at all. When you get to Zhou Hao, he won't let you go!"
Chen Xuewen took a deep breath and said, "Then let's see who has the better luck!"
He hung up the phone and then sealed Wu Lihong's mouth.
When he was about to throw Wu Lihong into the sweet potato cellar, he hesitated for a moment.
He looked deeply at Wu Lihong and finally loosened the rope on her hands a little and removed half of the tape.
"You just need to struggle hard. You should be able to break free in a few hours."
"Then you can call for help!"
After saying that, Chen Xuewen put Wu Lihong into the sweet potato cellar.
Wu Lihong lay in the sweet potato cellar, tears streaming down her face, desperately shaking her head at Chen Xuewen, indicating that he should not leave.
Chen Xuewen didn't say anything. He covered the sweet potato cellar with a stone and turned around, leaving resolutely.
Back in the city, Chen Xuewen first went to a clothing store and bought a leather jacket.
Then, he went to the market and bought two jugs of oil, two bottles of foreign wine, a bag of lime, a pair of large-framed glasses, and a piece of cowhide.
On the way of shopping, Chen Xuewen also took two bone-picking knives.
After getting all the things ready, Chen Xuewen went to the suburbs, to a deserted place, and began to prepare his equipment for tonight.
He poured out all the foreign wine and filled the two jugs with oil.
Then, he put the two bone-picking knives into the foreign wine bottles.
Chen Xuewen deliberately chose foreign wine bottles with larger mouths, so the bone-picking knives could be easily inserted.
The paper labels on the foreign wine bottles just covered the bone-picking knives.
The oil poured into the foreign wine bottles, and if not closely examined, there was nothing suspicious.
After putting the weapons in place, Chen Xuewen took off the clothes he was wearing inside.
He wrapped his body with the cowhide to make a simple armor, then put on his clothes and wore the leather jacket on the outside.
After finishing these preparations, Chen Xuewen poured the bag of lime into a plastic bag, put it in his socks, and put them in his shoes.
At the same time, he also scattered some lime in his sleeves and trouser legs.
Finally, Chen Xuewen took a piece of white cloth and tightly wrapped it around both his hands.
After getting everything ready, Chen Xuewen knelt down facing his home and respectfully kowtowed three times.
"Dad, Mom, please bless me to kill Zhou Hao tonight and avenge you!"
"I'll be able to see you soon!"
After saying that, Chen Xuewen took all the equipment and, under the heavy snow, set off alone towards Zhou Hao's villa!
In the thick snow, there were only Chen Xuewen's footprints, heading towards a certain death appointment, lonely yet resolute!