Chapter 277 — Not Dead After All
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"Oh, all right..." Qiu Lingshan was a little puzzled, but since Yang Huaijun had said as much, she made ready to carry out his instructions to the letter.
She had the coast guard stand down for the time being, borrowed a speedboat from Liu Wangli's men, and began searching along the coastline.
"Captain Song, we're looking around here... a body probably wouldn't float over this fast, would it..." Liu Wangli was somewhat bewildered.
"Director Yang ordered it. Just keep your eyes wide open and watch!" Qiu Lingshan did not bother to explain further, because she did not quite understand Yang Huaijun's suggestion herself. But the person she admired most at the police bureau was Yang Huaijun, and his instructions she would carry out without the slightest deviation.
The moment Liu Wangli heard that the order came from the old squad leader, now Deputy Director Yang, he shut his mouth at once. Like Qiu Lingshan, he admired Yang Huaijun from the bottom of his heart. If Yang Huaijun wanted them to do this, there had to be a reason for it.
Shen Yushu sat on the beach, bored, playing with the sand. She piled it into a bunker, then dug a trap, having the time of her life.
Wei Zhao watched her, so full of childish delight, and smiled. At a time like this, Shen Yushu was the only one still in the mood to play in the sand.
He glanced at the phone lying on the sand, picked it up, put the battery back in, and pressed the power button. Sure enough, the phone switched on. It seemed there was something to what his friend had said after all.
Wei Zhao dialed Yang Huaijun's number directly, but to his disappointment, the line reported the phone was switched off. After a moment's hesitation, he dialed Qiu Lingshan's number.
A ringtone went off. Qiu Lingshan took out her phone, expecting a call from Director Chen, but when she saw the name displayed on the screen, her eyes went wide.
Had she seen a ghost? The caller ID on that phone actually read Wei Zhao's name! Hadn't he drowned?
Liu Wangli was baffled, not knowing why Qiu Lingshan was staring blankly at her phone instead of answering it. "Captain Song, what's the matter..."
"Oh, nothing..." Qiu Lingshan came back to her senses and hurriedly took the call. She was a **, and did not believe in ghosts or spirits at all. "Hello? Wei Zhao?"
Wei Zhao had waited impatiently for a good while. He cursed the tigress under his breath. What was she doing, not answering the phone? Who knew how much longer this phone of his would hold out!
"Qiu Lingshan, get someone to trace and locate my phone signal right now, then tell Uncle Qing to come pick me up! No time for more talk. We'll discuss it when I'm back!" With that, Wei Zhao hung up. He did not know Qiu Lingshan was out searching for him at this very moment, and had assumed she would pelt him with questions. But now he hardly dared use the phone in his hand, for who knew whether too much talking would make it switch itself off.
Wei Zhao's phone did have GPS software on it, but he could not guarantee the phone would not crash once he brought it up. A phone that had been through water—who knew what it would do next.
"Not dead?" Qiu Lingshan stared at her phone in astonishment, hardly able to believe it. Yet Wei Zhao had indeed called, and asked her to trace his location. Now she was certain: Wei Zhao had gotten out of danger, though she had no idea where he was.
"What do you mean, not dead?" Liu Wangli was perplexed. What was Captain Song talking about?
"Liu Wangli, call the technical section and have them trace the location of 152XXXX1234 at once, then report back to me!" Qiu Lingshan told him.
"Yes, ma'am!" Liu Wangli had not gotten an answer to his question, but that was of no importance. When Qiu Lingshan gave an order, he naturally did not dare delay in carrying it out.