I gradually calmed down as well.
Once I calmed down, I felt that something about this was not quite right.
"Dad, from the time you left home to when you picked me up and came back, it was only a little over an hour. There's no way they could have reached Jiang City in that time. And why would they go to Jiang City? Since they haven't arrived in Jiang City, why ask me to meet them there?"
Dad said, "Perhaps they're on their way to Jiang City."
I nodded. "That's right. They might be rushing to Jiang City too."
Dad's eyes lit up. "You mean we should try to intercept them halfway?"
I sighed. Although I was deeply worried about Mother and the others, Old Shu and Father were right about one thing: we couldn't judge the enemy's malice by our own kindness. Since Old Shu had said he would take action and have Unit Nine investigate, intercepting them midway should also be an effective approach.
But we absolutely couldn't push them too far and make them jump the wall in desperation.
I called Old Shu again. He thought I was urging him about the helicopter and said it would arrive in around ten minutes.
I told him what I was thinking. Old Shu fell silent for several seconds before saying, "Actually, the moment you mentioned that they wanted you to go to Jiang City, I considered that possibility. I arranged for people to set up checkpoints and inspect the main routes, including national highways and expressways. We've made especially tight arrangements at every exit roughly a hundred kilometers from Jiang City. If they really are heading to Jiang City, we'll definitely find them. Every vehicle will be subject to mandatory inspection. Of course, we've also deployed people at