Chapter 262

"I originally intended to go directly to the Southern Region."

"But now that Ning Chen has already gone to Nanfu Island, I will go find him."

Zhao Mengmeng looked at Liu Ju, "After you find him..."

"I don't know either," Liu Zhiguo thought, sighing slightly, "I don't even know what identity I should use to find him, and then, meet him."

"Director Liu, is the case at the abandoned warehouse on National Highway 301 in Mohe really related to Ning Chen?" Zhao Mengmeng asked.

Liu Zhiguo shook his head, "At present, there is no evidence to prove this matter."

"That Hua Ping... he..." Zhao Mengmeng hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Hua Ping is watching Ning Chen. He has already been to the crime scene at the Mohe warehouse. I don't know what he discovered there, but I heard he asked the local police in Mohe to do him a favor."

"What favor?"

"To investigate an e-commerce order."

"An e-commerce order?" Zhao Mengmeng was somewhat confused.

"I don't know what he is up to, but he must have found something at the scene," Liu Zhiguo shook his head, then stood up. "Now, after five or six days, Ning Chen has started broadcasting again, and this time, he is near the East Sea. If Hua Ping really found something, then tell me, what do you think he will do next?"

"Find Ning Chen," Zhao Mengmeng said.

"Exactly," Liu Zhiguo nodded.

Zhao Mengmeng suddenly realized what Liu Ju intended to do. "You want to find Ning Chen before Hua Ping?"

"I don't care if that matter is related to him or not, but I have always believed in the presumption of innocence. Before there is final, conclusive proof, I hope to meet Ning Chen."

Zhao Mengmeng heard Liu Ju say this.

Finally, she felt somewhat relieved.

No matter what.

Both Shiya and she were Liu Ju's disciples.

Ning Chen was Shiya's fiancé back then.

Liu Ju, in the end, could not bear to see Ning Chen come to harm.

As long as Liu Ju still wants to help Ning Chen, it is a good thing.

"By the way, Mengmeng, since these numbers were specifically brought to you by Ning Chen, there must be a reason," Director Liu Zhiguo said finally. "I will sign this paper for you, and then you can hand these numbers directly to the Evidence Identification Section."

"To the Evidence Identification Section?" Zhao Mengmeng was stunned.

Liu Zhiguo nodded, "To Zhao Lei in the Evidence Identification Section."

Zhao Mengmeng understood.

Zhao Lei in the Evidence Identification Section has access to the provincial police big data system.

Director Liu wants Zhao Lei to use big data to find the meaning of these numbers.

But Director Liu's signature is required to have such access.

"Understood," Zhao Mengmeng said.

Liu Zhiguo smiled and looked at Zhao Mengmeng, "Then, I am preparing to leave."

"Won't you wait for the approval to come down?" Zhao Mengmeng asked.

Liu Zhiguo shook his head, "Time is too precious. That guy is currently on Nanfu Island. It is hard to get so close for the first time. Once we miss this chance, who knows where he will appear next time? I must hurry."

Hearing this, Zhao Mengmeng nodded as well.

Director Liu Zhiguo looked at Zhao Mengmeng, "Comrade Zhao Mengmeng, then, it is an honor to have worked with you in the same trench. If conditions allow, after this matter is over, I will return to have a meal with everyone. As for now, this meal must be postponed for the time being."

Zhao Mengmeng looked at Liu Ju and, for a moment, could not find the words to speak.

Director Liu Zhiguo turned around and looked out the window.

After a while, he suddenly muttered to himself:

"I hope, this time, Ning Chen will give me a chance."

"To let me have no more regrets after the incident with Shiya."

"And give himself a chance as well."

After speaking, he turned around, took off his police uniform, folded it neatly, changed into his usual civilian clothes, then raised his hand and gently placed the police cap he had worn for decades on top of the neatly folded uniform.

Then, looking at Zhao Mengmeng, he asked, "Mengmeng, have you ever thought, if the death of Shiya two and a half years ago was a blood pact revenge by the Gulf Family—revenge targeting the family of the undercover police officer 'Sailor' from sixteen years ago—if that were the case..."

"Why would the other side wait sixteen years before taking revenge on Sailor's daughter?"

Director Liu Zhiguo spoke these words.

Zhao Mengmeng's eyes slowly widened.

Director Liu looked at Zhao Mengmeng, "This can only explain one thing: there is a mole from the Gulf Family within the police."

"This mole did not know previously that Shiya was Sailor's daughter from back then. So, when he later learned of this, the Gulf Family's blood pact operation was reactivated. Therefore, they killed Shiya two and a half years ago."

Zhao Mengmeng stood motionless, staring at him in shock.

At this moment, she finally understood.

Why Director Liu Zhiguo suddenly proposed to retire early.

He! Realized there was a mole in the police, so he wanted to detach himself from this group. Only in this way could the things he intended to do next remain outside the mole's sight!

Liu Zhiguo said no more and walked straight out of the office.

The Southern Region.

South of the national border.

The Golden Triangle.

Chiang Mai Province.

The Little Red Building.

The Small Round Table Meeting Room.

The man in the white suit sat in the main seat.

Around the round table were the same people as at the last meeting.

There were young men, middle-aged men, and old men.

But the tattoos on their arms and chests, their gold chains, and the scars on the faces, arms, or necks of a few of them all showed that this was a gang of desperate men.

"Basong is dead, died like a dog in a warehouse."

The man in the white suit spoke softly, as if discussing something that had nothing to do with them.

"The four men he brought with him are all dead too."

The man in the white suit smiled.

"Yesterday." The man in the white suit raised his hand, and someone behind him immediately handed him a thick cigar. He placed it in his mouth, and the person behind him lit it for him.

"The family called me over."

"They said they're giving us one month." The man in the white suit puffed his cheeks and blew out a cloud of blue smoke. "One month. If we can't catch that person..."

"... we all go to Tian Ye."

No one spoke in the conference room.

Go to Tian Ye.

It meant going down to the fields to work.

To plant those very, very bright flowers—YS flowers.

But the people who usually do that kind of work are either local poor farmers or trafficked cattle and horses.

"I believe no one here would be willing to do that kind of work," the man in the white suit said, looking at the others. "That person is currently on Nanfu Island, in Nanfu Island, Donghai City, Dong Province."

"I really can't understand it," the man in the white suit said. "He killed our Basong and our brothers, and then, actually, he opened a live stream."

"The Haiwan Family has never been humiliated like this."

The man in the white suit said, looking at the others.

"Should we send people to Nanfu Island?" someone asked.

The man in the white suit shook his head. "No. Since he started broadcasting, it means he was prepared long ago. On the other hand, our contact inside the police force has brought us intelligence—the police, specifically Hua Ping from the Southern Region, have already set their sights on that person."

"Unless something unexpected happens, the police are also preparing to head to Nanfu Island to find him."

"There's no need for us to join in the fun." The man in the white suit smiled. "We can set up our own arrangements first. Once the police make their move, we'll be ready to arrest Ning Chen beforehand."

"We—intercept them?" someone asked.

The man in the white suit gave no answer. The smile suddenly vanished from his face. His gaze suddenly became somewhat vacant as he stared at the cigar in his hand. He said faintly, "Go make the preparations—and remember, the family wants that person alive."

As if receiving an order, all the attendees stood up.

183 (3/5) One big, one small, both strange people.

Nanfu Island.