Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1185: These People Are Probably Here for Her
Second Master Zuo of the Zuo Family.
The name was somewhat familiar to Tang Li.
Then she remembered, wasn’t he Lai Yuaner’s godfather?
Though Tang Li didn’t have much affection for this person, learning suddenly about his death was somewhat surprising, especially since it was related to the Steinway explosion case.
Before Tang Li could ask for specifics, Yu Sui had already taken the initiative to inform her: "The grove where the body was found has been sealed off. When Second Master Zuo was carried out, he was wearing a sanitation worker’s uniform. His family insisted that someone with the surname Zuo couldn’t have been involved in the Steinway case."
The description felt as if she had witnessed it herself.
Tang Li pinged Wu Xuehan in the group chat: "Did you guys go to the grove?"
Wu Xuehan promptly bubbled up.
She immediately passed the buck to her friend: "It was Yu Sui who wanted to follow, I tried to stop her."
[Yu’s Family Only One]: "Haha."
Tang Li: "They didn’t chase you away?"
[Wu Family’s Fortune]: "They did chase us away, but we changed into protective suits and went back in. With our faces covered, they thought we were brought in by the forensic team, even gave us mineral water."
Tang Li: "..."
Wu Xuehan continued: "We returned in a police car, Captain Li from the city bureau was really nice, saw us alone and invited us into the car, chatted with us without holding back. They said the bureau had reviewed the Steinway surveillance and confirmed that Second Master Zuo wasn’t the sanitation worker who escaped."
So it could only be that someone with the surname Zuo was dressed up.
And became the scapegoat.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that someone with the surname Zuo is completely innocent.
With two more deaths now, this case will be thoroughly investigated.
Once Second Master Zuo’s cause of death is clarified, they’ll basically be able to determine whether Song Jingtian is dead or alive.
Recalling how Li Ruan asked her to wait for him overnight, Tang Li felt increasingly heavy-hearted. If the Li Family truly had kidnapped Song Jingtian, and now one of the ’kidnappers’ is dead, does it imply some kind of incident?
This speculation prompted her to change her ticket.
Since Li Ruan asked her to wait another night, there must be a reason.
However, even until dawn, Li Ruan didn’t send any news.
Tang Li’s rescheduled flight was at two in the afternoon.
She dialed Li Ruan’s number, but no one answered.
"Should we book two new tickets?" Yuan Qin suggested.
"No need."
Tang Li put away her cellphone, deciding not to wait any longer. Li Ruan hadn’t come back, indicating things hadn’t progressed as he had hoped.
If her guess was correct and it was Li Hao who had someone kidnap Song Jingtian, then if she doesn’t leave now, once Li Hao gets a chance, he might try to stop her from returning to the country.
Heading to the airport, Tang Li didn’t use the Li Family’s car.
Yuan Qin prepared the boarding passes, and Tang Li’s cellphone rang.
It was Li Ruan calling.
Tang Li answered, and Li Ruan said on the other end: "My cousin, Li Yin, the person Grandpa sent to S Country to kidnap the kid has gone missing. As for the others, I’m afraid they aren’t faring much better."
Tang Li asked directly: "What about the kid?"
"It’s still unclear what the situation is with the kid."
The only certainty is that Song Jingtian didn’t perish in the explosion.
"Where are you now?" Li Ruan asked.
With Song Jingtian alive, Tang Li’s resolve to return to the country became even firmer. From the moment Li Hao decided to use Song Jingtian as a bargaining chip, she and her grandfather were destined to part ways, even if they had the same goals.
Upon learning Tang Li was already at the airport, Li Ruan suddenly said: "Go through security as soon as possible."
Tang Li sensed he was hiding something, and just as she was about to ask further, a loud glass shattering sound erupted.
Turning her head towards the sound, she saw chaotic crowds.
Immediately following, was the sound of machine gun fire, accompanied by screams.
"Ahhhhh!"
Even with Yuan Qin right beside her, Tang Li’s cellphone was knocked over.
Before she could pick it up, several masked men brandishing firearms approached. With dark brown skin, dressed in Southeast Asian attire, the repeated gunshots caused numerous passengers to fall, as fear and the smell of blood spread in the air.
In Siamese, civilian gun ownership is legal.
Yuan Qin took a handgun out of the luggage bag and discarded the bag, preparing to take Tang Li to the waiting area.
With no way to escape outside, the only option was to hide inside away from the riots.
Yuan Qin cocked the handgun, while Tang Li also noted the particularity of these culprits: "They seem to be looking for someone."
Almost everyone had a photo in hand.
Then they roughly compared the photo with the people they caught.
When they discovered someone wasn’t who they were looking for, they would push the person to the ground.
Ruthless ones would even add another shot.
"Their target is young girls," Yuan Qin observed the detail.
With that, he realized something, pulling Tang Li’s arm: "Quick, through the security passage!"
Even without Yuan Qin explicitly saying it, Tang Li had a rough idea.
These people were probably here for her.
The phone lay on the ground with a cracked screen but was still functional for calls.
Li Ruan hadn’t hung up yet.
The airport chaos clearly transmitted through the receiver.
Tang Li had just passed through security, amidst the confusion, while on the cellphone, Li Ruan sternly informed: "I’m already on the way to the airport. Qin Wenwa might have broken her promise; she possibly wants to take you to Nanwa State."
Qin Wenwa.
It was the first time Tang Li heard this name.
However, without Li Ruan’s explanation, she could guess who it was.
The Isa lover who had dealings with Li Hao.
Li Hao claimed she merely wanted to retrieve her grandson, yet Li Ruan already acknowledged that the Steinway incident was indeed orchestrated by the Li Family, so Qin Wenwa...
The sound of shattering LCD screens echoed continuously outside the waiting hall.
Gunfire grew closer!
All of a sudden, the security checkpoint overflowed with people.
"To the outer tarmac," Yuan Qin decisively suggested.
The tarmac covered a large area, was outdoors, and had only a handful of airport workers. These culprits, seeking someone, would inevitably keep an eye on the crowd. Continuing to hide here meant eventually being caught like fish in a barrel.
Yet, just as the pair reached the boarding gate, those culprits also entered the waiting hall.
A mother and child were caught among them.
Tang Li recognized them immediately; it was Li Ling and her son.
The mother and son appeared extremely disheveled.
Li Ling merely wanted to take her son to Hawaii for a vacation, but little did she know she’d be so unlucky, dragged out by these culprits from the VIP lounge.
Li Family descendants in Siamese have always been celebrities, and she was involved in the fashion circle, her face even graced international fashion magazines, hence she was easily marked as a target.
The culprits’ presence immediately threw the waiting hall into chaos.
Gunfire rang out, instantly killing several people.
This move intimidated the entire scene.
One of the culprits grabbed Xie Zhun by the collar, pressing a gun to his temple. The teenager turned pale but uttered no sound.
"Ah Zhun!" Li Ling tried to intervene but received a fierce slap, falling to the ground!
Another culprit hauled Li Ling up, casting a chilling glance over the entire hall before finally settling on Li Ling: "I know you know the girl named Tang Li, point her out, or—"
He pointed towards the crowd with his right hand, firing a shot!
"Bang!" A middle-aged man’s blood splattered on the spot.
"Next will be your son."
