Chen Xuewen lay in the grass, recuperating his strength while pondering how to take revenge. At present, the most crucial thing for him to avenge was to find out the real mastermind behind the scenes. And to find the real culprit, he had to locate Wu Lihong and extract the identity of the mastermind from her. Therefore, the key to the matter still lay with Wu Lihong. However, his identity had been exposed. Wu Lihong must be on high alert. How could he approach her to inquire about this? Moreover, the law - enforcement team in Pingcheng was probably searching for him everywhere. In such a situation, it would be extremely dangerous for Chen Xuewen to show up. Once caught by the law - enforcement team, all his hopes would be dashed!
After pondering for a long time, Chen Xuewen couldn't come up with a suitable solution, which made him a bit impatient. He crawled out of the grass and walked to a nearby river. He plunged his head into the cold water, trying to calm himself down. The bone - chilling water sent a shiver through his whole body, but he didn't back off. He just kept his head in the water, holding his breath and thinking. During this process of holding his breath, Chen Xuewen couldn't help but recall the desperate fight with Old Man Du in the water. Thinking of Old Man Du, a sudden inspiration flashed across his mind. He immediately lifted his head out of the water, took a deep breath, and whispered, "If that old fox surnamed Du were in this situation, what would he do?"
When Chen Xuewen was in prison, Old Man Du had told him many strategies for doing things and some rather insidious schemes. Among them, some of the words Old Man Du had said had also benefited Chen Xuewen a great deal. For example, the saying "When something seems abnormal, there must be a reason" had saved Chen Xuewen's life. Although Old Man Du was sly and treacherous, it had to be admitted that his strategies were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Chen Xuewen sat quietly on the ground, carefully recalling the methods Old Man Du had taught him. Old Man Du had once said that when encountering a problem, one must think three times. And these three times of thinking not only meant thinking from one's own perspective but also from the perspective of the other party and from the perspective of some bystanders. Previously, Chen Xuewen had always been thinking about how he could break through the other party's defenses and capture Wu Lihong, never considering other perspectives. Now, he suddenly had an inspiration. He decided to try to think about this matter from Wu Lihong's perspective. If he were Wu Lihong, how would he handle such a situation?
Chen Xuewen thought carefully. If there was a person whom he had framed and this person escaped from prison and was desperate to kill him, he would definitely be very scared. And when a person was extremely scared, what would he do? Undoubtedly, he would hide in a very safe place to feel at ease. For Wu Lihong, what was the safest place? Undoubtedly, He Fei's Internet café was the safest place for her. After all, it was her boyfriend's territory. There were more than a dozen of He Fei's subordinates nearby, and there were nearly a hundred people in the café. No one would dare to attack her there. Moreover, Chen Xuewen had been there before and was discovered. From a normal person's perspective, Chen Xuewen definitely wouldn't dare to go back. So, it was very likely that Wu Lihong was still hiding in He Fei's Internet café!
But how could he get Wu Lihong out of the Internet café? Chen Xuewen frowned and thought for a while. Suddenly, he recalled the time when he escaped from prison. When they were trying to escape, they were being watched by so many guards, and it seemed impossible to get away. However, Old Man Du had asked him to create a chaos, divert the guards' attention, and used the strategy of attacking in the east while feigning in the west to help him escape. If Chen Xuewen could create a chaos in the Internet café, would he have a chance to take Wu Lihong away? Thinking of this, Chen Xuewen couldn't help but feel excited because he finally had a general idea.
Chen Xuewen secretly planned in his heart. It took him more than an hour to fully formulate the plan. After thinking everything through, Chen Xuewen finally let out a sigh of relief. He finally had hope for revenge!
Next, Chen Xuewen hid in the grass for another two hours. It was already around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky was starting to get dark. Chen Xuewen walked into a nearby village and stole a few pieces of clothes from the clothesline outside a house. After changing his clothes, Chen Xuewen entered Pingcheng through a small path under the cover of the darkening sky.
After entering the city, Chen Xuewen found that there were significantly more patrol cars on the street. It seemed that the law - enforcement team had learned his identity and had started strict inspections and searches again. Chen Xuewen didn't go directly to He Fei's Internet café. Instead, he first found a barbershop. Under the pretext of having his hair washed, he picked up some hair scraps from the barbershop. After leaving the barbershop, Chen Xuewen found an empty place and simply pasted these hair scraps on his face to make a beard. In the dark, although the beard looked rather fake, it was hard to tell the truth from the false. Chen Xuewen also put on a hat that only covered his ears but not his face. With this beard and wearing a suit of middle - aged man's clothes, Chen Xuewen looked like a middle - aged man. Along the way, the law - enforcement team patrolling on the street didn't pay any attention to him. After all, the main target of the law - enforcement team now was young people in their teens and twenties.
After disguising himself, Chen Xuewen came to the vicinity of He Fei's Internet café. He first straightened his collar and walked into the Internet café for a stroll to scout the situation. As a result, no one paid any attention to him. Everyone was busy playing games. At the same time, Chen Xuewen found that Wu Lihong was still sitting in He Fei's private room. He Fei was also sitting inside. It was obvious that Wu Lihong should be a bit panicked, so she was hiding here. After confirming Wu Lihong's location, Chen Xuewen felt more at ease. He walked out of the Internet café and came to an empty place in the back alley. He took out Zhao Dong's mobile phone and dialed the phone number of the political and educational director of his former high school from memory.
After the phone rang three times, a familiar voice came from the other end. "Hello." Chen Xuewen immediately lowered his voice and said, "Is this Director Wang?" Director Wang immediately replied, "Yes, it's me. Who are you?" Chen Xuewen said, "What? Can't you even recognize my voice?" "What did I tell you when you came to the bureau for a meeting the other day?" Director Wang was stunned for a moment and then quickly said, "Is... Is it Director Hou?" "Oh, sorry, I... I was distracted just now." "Director Hou, what do you want to order?" Chen Xuewen said, "What do I want?" "How do you act as the political and educational director?" "Do you know that there was an incident at the underground Internet café on Xinjiekou today? A fugitive murderer went there." Director Wang said, "Well, I... I've heard people mention it." "But what does this have to do with our education department?" Chen Xuewen said, "What are you talking about?" "Do you know how many students from your school skipped classes and went to this Internet café and are still surfing the Internet inside?" "If something happens, can you take the responsibility?" Director Wang was so scared that his voice changed. "Ah!?" "Director Hou, please... please don't be angry." "I... I'll take people there right away to bring these students back!"
Chen Xuewen hung up the phone and did the same thing. He called the political and educational directors of several other schools and said the same thing. Anyway, he didn't reveal his identity and just let these people guess. Less than twenty minutes later, several groups of people arrived outside He Fei's Internet café. These people were from several nearby middle schools, all led by the political and educational directors, coming in to catch their own students. Seeing this, Chen Xuewen mingled with the crowd and quietly slipped in. He knew that the Internet café was about to be in chaos soon, and it was time for him to take action!