Chapter 55: Safe Return

Less than an hour later, a gunshot shattered the silence of the dark night.

Tian Yang Sheng immediately picked up the telescope and looked toward the shed where they had previously hidden.

A squad of police officers, flashlights in one hand and guns in the other, had already surrounded the shed.

Though it was too dark to make out the exact number, it was clear they were numerous.

The faces of Tian Yang Sheng and his six companions all turned grim.

That gunshot just now was the police shooting at the dummy Tian Yang Sheng had left behind.

This meant the police had already confirmed that they were the ones hiding there.

They had truly been sold out.

Chen Mo patted Tian Yang Sheng on the shoulder, took the telescope from his hand, and passed it to the younger brother waiting behind to steer the boat.

"Get the boat moving immediately, as fast as you can!"

When the police fail to find anyone there, they'll definitely search the surrounding area, and could come here at any moment.

If the police discovered them hiding here, that would be trouble.

With the roar of the motor, Chen Mo and the others swiftly departed from the pier.

The noise of the boat starting alerted the police not far away.

But by the time they rushed to the waterfront, they couldn't even see a shadow of Chen Mo and his group.

After Chen Mo's party returned to Kuikeng Pier, Chen Mo pulled out a wad of Hong Kong dollars and handed it to the younger brother who had steered the boat.

"Forget about tonight, don't mention it to anyone, understand?"

"Don't worry, Mo Ge, I didn't go anywhere tonight!" The younger brother happily took the money and sensibly replied.

After leaving Kuikeng Pier, nine people in two cars headed straight back to Wang Jiao, to Gao Jin's luxury apartment.

Ever since Chen Mo had given Gao Jin over four million to buy a house last time, Gao Jin had purchased a large high-floor flat near Chen Mo's Western-style house, with an area of over two thousand square feet.

Tian Yang Sheng and the others currently had no proper Gangdao ID cards, and having just committed a major crime, it wasn't suitable for them to be known, making them hard to settle.

They had no choice but to temporarily house them at Gao Jin's place.

Fortunately, Gao Jin's home was spacious enough with plenty of rooms, more than enough to accommodate everyone.

After arranging rooms for the group, Chen Mo looked at Tian Yang Sheng: "I'll look into your accomplice's side. You think about who else was involved in this matter."

"If you want to live peacefully in Gangdao, everyone who knows you robbed the armored truck must be dealt with cleanly."

Tian Yang Sheng pondered for a moment: "All our actions were arranged by that police officer. The one who provided us with weapons was the Tiger of Shen Shui Bu. As for whether anyone else was involved, we don't know."

Chen Mo nodded: "Leave the others to me to investigate. How much money did you take today?"

"One hundred million US dollars."

"Hiss—" Gao Jin gasped sharply beside them.

Tian Yang Sheng and his six siblings were the ones involved, and Chen Mo had long known, so only Gao Jin felt shocked.

One hundred million US dollars, at the current exchange rate, converted to roughly eight hundred million Hong Kong dollars.

Chen Mo's current counterfeit goods business plus the bars plus the income from his territories only barely reached ten million per month.

Eight hundred million Hong Kong dollars was equivalent to seven or eight years of Chen Mo's income.

"It'll probably be very difficult to get this money back. You need to be mentally prepared!"

Chen Mo had ideas about this money, but getting his hands on it would be very difficult.

Moreover, according to Chen Mo's guess, this money had likely been split by Zhang Wenyao.

After all, the police involved in this matter were more than just Zhang Wenyao alone—there were also Mo Weichen and He Yongqiang.

But Da Tou should still be kept in Zhang Wenyao's old car.

However, getting this money out of the police station would be very difficult.

Tian Yang Sheng nodded: "This money was something we risked our lives to rob. It'd be best if we could get it back. But for the sake of living peacefully from now on, it doesn't matter if we can't."

In the original story, Tian Yang Sheng was deeply attached to this money because three of his brothers had died over this matter—it was money they had exchanged their lives for.

But now all of them were alive and well, and with the settling-in money and guarantee of proper identity that Chen Mo provided, this money was relatively less important.

"Ah Jin, take their photos tomorrow and find someone to help them get ID cards."

"For the next few days, don't go out for now. Wait until I find someone to gather information, then we'll talk."

After giving instructions to the group, Chen Mo headed home alone.

This place was very close to Chen Mo's home, just a few minutes' walk.

When he got home, Gang Sheng and Qiu Di had already gone to sleep.

Chen Mo often came home very late. At first, the two of them would wait for him, but after getting used to it, they couldn't be bothered anymore.

When Chen Mo entered the bedroom, he discovered that Gang Sheng and Qiu Di were actually sleeping in the same bed tonight.

Chen Mo didn't even think about it, directly skipping ten thousand words—anyway, you wouldn't want to read that kind of content.

The next day, Chen Mo returned to the office. Gao Jin was still at home and hadn't come in.

Tian Yang Sheng and his six siblings were temporarily staying at Gao Jin's place. They had arrived too late last night and had no daily necessities, so they could only have Gao Jin prepare them today.

Chen Mo called for Fei Ji.

"Fei Ji, go help me look into a few people. Zhang Wenyao, Mo Weichen, He Yongqiang."

"Zhang Wenyao and Mo Weichen are police officers from the Central Police Station, and He Yongqiang is the driver of the armored truck from yesterday. Go check the detailed information on these three people."

"Understood, Mo Ge."

After noting down the names, Fei Ji turned and left to find his contacts.

This was what Chen Mo liked about Fei Ji—he never asked the reason for anything Chen Mo assigned him, just got it done.

After Fei Ji left, Chen Mo made a phone call to Huang Bingyao.

"Who is this?"

Buy a horse!

After a rustling sound.

Boss, today the No. 9 horse is in the best condition; are you planning to buy three thousand or five thousand?

I don't want the No. 9 horse, I want the No. 6 horse!

The No. 3 horse isn't bad either; would you like to buy the No. 3 horse?

I also don't want the No. 3 horse; I only want the No. 6 horse.

Ah Mo, did you call me because you have some good news?

Huang Bingyao's voice carried an indescribable fatigue.

The case of yesterday's Central robbery of an armored cash truck—do you want to know the clues?

Wow—awesome! You have clues? Tell me quickly!

Right now, all the police stations on Gangdao are busy with this case.

If I can solve this case, I'll definitely become Chief Superintendent!

Huang Bingyao on the other end of the phone almost jumped up.

For now I don't have any, but I can help you look into it.

Knowing that this case would be useful to Huang Bingyao, Chen Mo prepared to tell him some clues in a few days.

Anyway, since we're trying to help the police close the case, the clues are of course for our own people.

Damn, all that excitement for nothing! Tens of thousands of troops across Gangdao couldn't find those robbers—you'll never find them!

Huang Bingyao instantly lost his spirit.

Cats have their ways, mice have theirs; just wait. In a few days I'll definitely give you good news.

Really? This has nothing to do with you, why are you so eager? Don't say it's for me—I don't believe it!

Damn, yesterday my car was waiting at a red light next to the armored cash truck. If I hadn't run fast, I'd have been blown up by them—I want to kill them!

Chen Mo hung up the phone angrily.

That damn fatty is really clever—you can't not give him a reason!