Chapter 117: A Dangerous Game
Wang Qiang held his phone, waiting for half an hour.
The longer he waited, the darker his expression became.
Calling a patient from the ward to answer some questions shouldn’t take this long.
In the past, when the municipal bureau had questioned aggressive patients over the phone, it had never taken more than ten minutes—provided they weren’t having an episode.
With his wealth of investigative experience, Wang Qiang had already realized that Han Xue had likely escaped from the psychiatric hospital.
His face hardened, fingers tightening around his phone.
“Officer Wang, what’s wrong?”
Seeing his grim expression, Fang Xiaocao feigned ignorance.
“Looks like Wang Qiang has confirmed Han Xue’s escape.”
“Now she’s in big trouble—the psychiatric hospital, the municipal police, and other law enforcement agencies’ll soon hunt her. If she wanted to commit another crime, things just got a lot harder.”
Fang Xiaocao smirked coldly.
“Han Xue might really be on the loose.” Wang Qiang’s voice was grave.
He pulled out his car keys and strode toward a police car. Just as he was about to get in, he paused and turned to Fang Xiaocao.
“Xiaocao, I need to go to the psychiatric hospital. Be careful—Han Xue might come after you.”
Hearing this, Fang Xiaocao nodded and smiled.
“Don’t worry, Officer Wang. I’ll be careful.”
Wang Qiang gave her a firm nod before getting into the driver’s seat.
As she watched his police car disappear down the street, a sly grin appeared on Fang Xiaocao’s face.
“Han Xue, you’d better pray Wang Qiang catches you before I do. Otherwise…”
Her eyes scanned the street in front of the municipal police station, sweeping over each passerby.
She was looking for any suspicious individuals.
Now that she knew someone was tailing her, she was determined to flush them out.
And then—
She’d eliminate them.
At this moment, Fang Xiaocao had made up her mind to kill.
If she handled it well, no one would ever suspect her.
She was confident in that.
Hypnosis alone could kill without leaving a trace.
A bus pulled up to the stop.
Without checking the route, Fang Xiaocao got on.
“Come on, follow me!”
“Let’s see who you really are.”
She swiped her digital bus card and headed straight for the back row.
Pulling out her phone, she discreetly opened the video recording function.
Pretending to play on her phone, she subtly captured footage of everyone inside the bus.
She wasn’t sure if she could identify her stalker in real time, so she recorded everyone who got on after her.
If she couldn’t spot them now, she could review the footage later.
Even the best actors couldn’t completely hide that fleeting look of guilt and unease.
Once all the passengers had boarded, the bus doors closed, and the vehicle slowly pulled away.
Fang Xiaocao turned her camera toward the rear window, recording all the cars trailing behind.
If she couldn’t find the person, she’d find the vehicle.
Her stalker had to have a car—
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to follow her so closely and relay information to Han Xue.
She was hedging her bets.
Based on their behavior so far, she was sure her stalker was arrogant—someone who liked to show off their skills.
They wouldn’t pass up this chance to flaunt their abilities.
Leaning back against the seat, Fang Xiaocao recorded every new passenger.
After riding for three stops, she decided it was time.
When the bus reached the fourth stop, she leaped off at the last second before the doors closed.
If she stayed on any longer, things could turn dangerous.
She had yet to spot her stalker.
And she hadn’t identified any suspicious vehicles following the bus, either.
She had noticed quite a few questionable cars—
But she couldn’t confirm which one belonged to the stalker.
That made things risky.
If she stayed on, and Han Xue got on too, she’d have nowhere to run.
Han Xue was a walking biohazard—one wrong move, and she’d be infected.
Standing at the bus stop, she watched as the doors closed and the bus pulled away.
She scanned the faces at the windows, looking for one filled with anger at being tricked.
But she was disappointed.
The bus passengers displayed all sorts of emotions—
But none showed the frustration she was looking for.
Just as she was about to look away, her eyes froze.
In the rear window of the departing bus, she spotted a figure wearing a baseball cap.
Beneath the brim, a pair of venomous eyes glared at her through the glass.
Even from a distance, she could feel the burning hatred in that stare—like a viper sizing up its prey.
“It’s Han Xue.”
The thought flashed through her mind.
“So it was true…”
“The stalker was on the bus the whole time!”
They had been watching her the entire ride.
And they had informed Han Xue of her every move.
Yet, she had failed to notice them.
“I’ll catch you.”
“Both of you.”
She murmured coldly, eyes locked onto the disappearing bus.
Her grip tightened around her phone.
Her gaze turned deep and frigid.
She surveyed her surroundings.
She was already near the outskirts of the city.
She let out a breath of relief—
Good thing she got off in time.
If she had waited any longer, she would’ve been stranded outside the city—
With Han Xue and her accomplice on her heels.
That would have been a death sentence.
Raising her hand, she hailed a taxi.
Sliding into the backseat, she casually gave the driver her hotel’s address.
She was going back to the hotel—
To wait for Tom.
And for the assassin Su Wanqing had hired.
If her timing was right, things were about to get interesting.
Su Wanqing’s assassin should be making their move soon.
Fang Xiaocao intended to take care of them first—
Then let Tom handle Su Wanqing.
There were too many dangerous factors around her.
It was time to start eliminating them.
(End of Chapter 117)
