Chapter 539

"What's wrong?" Ren Xiaoping asked.

"The amount of drugs smuggled this time is huge; the higher-ups are likely to take over." Xu Si said slowly, "They probably figured out that those drug traffickers could transport drugs freely at the dock, so there must be some foul play involved."

"Most likely, there is bribery and corruption within our police station. In that case, the entire station will probably need to be reorganized."

Ren Xiaoping said indifferently, "Reorganizing is fine too; at least it won't let those people sneak in, nor will bad situations arise within the station."

"Yes!" Xu Si said, "I really hope no colleague we've fought side by side with, day and night, turns out to be corrupt. I just wish they were all clean."

"Hey! Isn't having me enough?" Ren Xiao hit Xu Si on the head and shouted loudly.

Xu Si chuckled, then added, "Did you hear? This intelligence came from a young female officer in the Donghai City police station."

"Ah?" Ren Xiaoping straightened up immediately, his interest piqued. "A police officer from Donghai City actually knew about a drug deal at one of our Guanghe docks?"

"Yes!" Xu Si said. "I find it amazing too; I really don't know how she obtained the intelligence."

Ren Xiaoping fell silent for a moment, then said, "Someone familiar must have seen it and reported it to her."

"Tell me, what kind of circumstances would make that person not call the police first, but instead tell a police friend?" Xu Si asked in confusion.

Ren Xiaoping's gaze was as deep as water, calm and unruffled. "It's easy to deduce; three conditions must be met."

"Oh? What are they?" Xu Si also became interested.

Ren Xiaoping raised a finger and said slowly, "First, that person couldn't call the police, perhaps because they didn't want contact with the police. If they called via their own phone, the official system would definitely detect and locate them. In other words, they didn't want to expose themselves."

"Oh! That's a brilliant deduction!" Xu Si praised.

Ren Xiaoping continued, "Second, he trusted that police friend very much; at least they could share intelligence. Others wouldn't know. It's also possible he feared our undercover agents finding out. This means he knows the basic situation of both our police force and the drug traffickers."

Xu Si pondered, "Then that person's identity must be extraordinary."

"This is the third point I want to make." Ren Xiaoping's face turned solemn. "Third, he absolutely cannot be exposed or discovered; otherwise, it could cause major chaos, or even lead to arrest and sentencing."

"If that's really the case, then his going to the dock wasn't accidental but inevitable. He was tracking the drug traffickers, or even deeper, he was chasing the Haiwan Family! He wanted to get intelligence on the Haiwan Family! This person must be extraordinary!"

"He might even be recorded in the files!"

Hearing Ren Xiaoping's words.

Xu Si immediately felt a chill run down his spine, even his back grew cold.

Indeed.

What kind of person would go to the dock in the middle of the night?

And what kind of person, seeing things being transported at the dock, would think it was drugs?

And what kind of person wouldn't call the Guanghe police station to report it, but instead choose a police officer from Donghai City?

And what kind of person would carry a knife and be able to easily aim a handgun at a fleeing person and shoot with precision?

Without any practice, the probability of an ordinary person hitting a distant enemy on their first encounter with a gun is extremely low; at the very least, they couldn't accurately shoot the opponent's lower leg.

The inside story here might be far more complex than imagined!

"What is her name?" Ren Xiaoping asked seriously. "What is that female officer's name?"

"I don't know; we don't have the situation from there yet. If you ask the Chief, you might find out." Xu Si shook his head.

"Alright then!" Ren Xiaoping nodded, then stood up and pulled Xu Si up with him.

"What are you doing?" Xu Si stood up smoothly and asked in surprise. "You really want to go ask the Chief?"

"Yes, is there a problem?" Ren Xiaoping asked, puzzled.

Xu Si looked around, then whispered, "It is said that the Chief is very likely corrupt!"

"What? That old guy is corrupt? Who told you that?" Ren Xiaoping was shocked. "If he were corrupt, how could he have sent police forces to arrest drug traffickers?"

"Because this matter was reported to the higher leadership by that female officer, and then the higher leadership issued the order. Now the higher-ups think the Chief is inactive and suspected of corruption, and he is under investigation!" Xu Si whispered.

"Something like this? What is that female officer's background? She can even report to superiors?" Ren Xiaoping's eyes were full of disbelief.

"No, I must investigate this matter thoroughly. If my guess is not wrong, there is likely a huge case hidden here! A huge case beyond our imagination!"

At this moment.

Around Dali City.

A black sedan stopped by the roadside.

"Thanks, old friend."

Having said that.

Zhao Zhiguo on the car hung up the phone.

This operation.

Was contacted by Zhao Zhiguo.

387. All sides are in motion.

"Right in the interrogation room; investigate it yourselves."

Xu Si led a group of police officers to the door of the interrogation room.

The one locked inside was naturally Brother Wei.

"We are just following orders; sorry for the trouble." A small police officer said so.

Having said that.

He signaled the two police officers beside him, then went inside with paper and pen.

Ren Xiaoping put his hands behind his head, leaned against the wall, and lazily looked at those officers.

These people were sent by Hearing Hua Ping Sect, and their purpose was to clarify the drug trafficker situation.

Although the people of Guanghe Police Station were not very willing, it was said there was an order from above, so they had to let them investigate.

"How did that kid Hearing Hua Ping get his hands on this area?" Xu Si walked to Ren Xiaoping's side and spoke.

"Covering the sky with one hand, I suppose?" Saying this, Ren Xiaoping pointed upwards. "He has the heavens helping him; he has nothing to worry about."

After hearing this, Xu Si couldn't help but laugh.

He understood why Ren Xiaoping had said that.

It was because of a major case last time.

At that time, both Hua Ping and Ren Xiaoping were present.

But the order received was that the entire case was to be handled exclusively by Hua Ping.

So ever since then.

Ren Xiaoping had always been dissatisfied with his superior and had developed certain views on Hua Ping.

"It's fine, it's fine. We'll just handle our own work, do it well and make it strong, leave no room for criticism; that makes us elite too!" Xu Si comforted him.

Ren Xiaoping sighed lightly, glanced once more at that interrogation room, and then left the place.

"Click-click-click-click-click!"

"Nothing? Could it be filed under classified archives?" Xu Si hammered away at the computer, but every search returned empty results.

"Save your energy. A case Hua Ping has been tracking continuously—how simple could it possibly be?" Ren Xiaoping gave up in a fit of pique.

"Don't say that. At least we still have a few leads," Xu Si said, looking at the computer.

"What leads?" Ren Xiaoping asked.

Xu Si picked up the file he had just recorded. "There's a person named Luo Wen in here, along with his contact information."

"Oh, right!" Ren Xiaoping was startled first, then his keen instincts told him the matter could still be explored further.

"Think about it: Luo Wen went to Xia Dao to kill someone, and immediately afterward, that mysterious person used a knife to hijack a drug dealer and interrogate them for intelligence. There must be some connection between the two!"

"Are you saying that mysterious person might have gone to Xia Dao as well?" Xu Si speculated.

Ren Xiaoping snapped his fingers and said, "Exactly! Something might be happening in the unseen shadows of Xia Dao!"

"Then shall we go to Xia Dao to investigate?" Xu Si asked.

Ren Xiaoping nodded and said, "I was planning to do just that."

"But how do we go? Requesting emergency leave? I don't think that would work at this time; even a transfer wouldn't get approved," Xu Si pondered for a moment and said.

Ren Xiaoping said, "I haven't considered it fully yet, which is why I said I was planning to. Tell me, if we apply to continue investigating the case, what are our chances of success?"

Xu Si replied, "Less than thirty percent. The police station is short-staffed right now."

"Then let's try."

Ren Xiaoping and Xu Si left the room.

Then they froze in place.

"The chief is under investigation right now? Who do we apply to?"

Xu Si gave a bitter smile, then pointed his finger upward. "Ask the leadership, of course."