Chapter 173: These Cases, Were They All Committed?

Wang Qi Zhi called Lin Sicheng over, and the group went to the office.

Li Chunnan got straight to the point and took out a mobile phone.

No need to guess, it was a Police Communication. But that wasn't the point; the point was the few text messages in the inbox.

The earliest one was from Fan Qiang's sister-in-law, about a week ago, which was the fifth day after they caught that group at the farmhouse.

It said the family had acquired a treasure duck (Incense Burner) and asked if he had time to take a look.

The second one was from Fan Qiang, three days ago, asking if he could meet with Lin Sicheng.

The third was this morning, a number from Singapore, no name given, just asking one sentence: "Zhe Boss, are you well?"

No need to guess, it was Yu Dahai. Even the first two were sent at his instruction, and since they were so close together, it was nine-to-one that he was getting anxious.

But it wasn't strange: his best men had been rounded up, the mole and the protective umbrella had been pulled out by the roots, and his communication channels had been mostly severed. Even if Yu Dahai wanted to fish for some news, he didn't know who to look for.

Just based on a Fan Qiang who was intentionally let go?

However, a fence who specialized in handling leftover goods would get nervous the moment he saw the police; he didn't even know a single officer from the Police Station.

Naturally, Yu Dahai thought of this "Zhe Boss": "Don't you have money when you need money, and connections when you need connections?"

"Don't you want to cooperate with me? Perfect, let's test the waters first..."

The work wasn't hard, just a few phone calls and a few text messages. But Lin Sicheng didn't make a sound; he looked at Wang Qi Zhi.

Li Chunnan understood in a second: "Professor Wang, rest assured... The bureau has made a special contingency plan and designed a complete set of scripts, but no one understands the code words, so we can only ask little Lin to help... Actually, it's very simple: as long as we can keep Yu Dahai on the hook, that's enough..."

"Of course, occasionally, there will be contact with the criminals: for example, that Fan Qiang who was intentionally let go according to little Lin's idea... But rest assured, safety is absolutely guaranteed: I have specifically sent two good hands, one posing as a driver and one as an assistant, specifically to follow little Lin..."

"You have met them, Zhang Feng and Xu Gaolan; I brought them both, along with the car, and they are downstairs right now... Besides that, if there is an emergency, we can increase manpower at any time..."

Wang Qi Zhi had just picked up his Tea Cup and couldn't help but shake it: Lin Sicheng was impressive, only twenty-something years old, and he was already assigned bodyguards?

His teacher's teacher (Wang Qi Zhi's father) didn't even get that kind of treatment until he retired?

Taking a sip, Wang Qi Zhi put down the Tea Cup: "Director Li, to be honest: it's not that I won't let him go, but if I do, the World Heritage Application project will have to come to a halt... Even Deputy Bureau Chief Chen knows that the ultimate goal of the project is a National Level intangible heritage status; the task is heavy and the difficulty is high."

"The most critical thing is: we are not the only ones preparing to apply for this project; we are competing with many provincial-level Museums... including the Shanghai Museum and the Hebei Museum... So if Lin Sicheng leaves, it's not just a question of how long the project will be delayed, but whether it can be approved at all!"

"Professor Wang, I have looked into it, but rest assured, it won't interfere!" Li Chunnan smiled, "To put it bluntly: before Yu Dahai returns to the country, he will only communicate with little Lin via phone and text, and as long as he dares to return to the country, it will naturally be a net from which he cannot escape... He won't be able to meet with little Lin at all. So what little Lin needs to do is very simple: just be able to answer calls and send/receive texts..."

Wang Qi Zhi was stunned: "Answer calls... it's that simple?"

Chen Peng was just about to say: Yes, it is that simple, but he was glared back by Li Chunnan.

"Actually, it's not simple: one must know the code words and jargon, understand Grave-robbing and fencing stolen goods, and even more, understand Cultural Relics and Artifact Research..." Li Chunnan sighed, "Professor Wang, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me: the bureau really doesn't have such a well-rounded talent..."

Wang Qi Zhi was silent: Lin Sicheng, you are something; you can do what normal people can do, and you can even do what normal people can't?

Seeing Wang Qi Zhi not speaking, Li Chunnan emphasized again: "And Yu Dahai is extremely cautious; even if he sends a lackey to contact little Lin, he would never dare to do it too frequently... So, it doesn't conflict with little Lin's main job."

Wang Qi Zhi still didn't nod: "Director Li, the review team will come to the school to audit tomorrow, and I assume there won't be any accidents. So at the latest by next week, Lin Sicheng will have to go out of town for field research, and he will spend most of his time out of town, and for a long time at that. Won't that interfere?"

Li Chunnan nodded solemnly: "Professor Wang, it won't interfere... Not only will it not interfere, but it invisibly adds credibility to the criminal: don't Cultural Relics dealers run all over the country?"

Wang Qi Zhi was stunned, not knowing how else to ask.

Just answering calls... just occasionally contacting a lackey... the key is, they specifically sent two bodyguards?

If he were to object again, it would seem a bit unreasonable, wouldn't it?

While he was secretly pondering, Li Chunnan took his bag, pulled out an envelope, and pushed it forward:

"Little Lin, you've worked hard during this time. This is the bounty from the Municipal Bureau for the main suspect this time; I've converted it into a check... It's not much, just two hundred thousand, maybe not even as much as you earn from one 'picking up a leak'. But merit must be rewarded; you must accept it..."

Wang Qi Zhi was stunned.

At first glance, just this much?

But Liu Zhaohua, known as the Poison King, who manufactured tens of tons of drugs, was globally famous, and was a Ministry of Public Security A-level wanted criminal, only had a bounty of two hundred thousand.

Furthermore, this was Li Chunnan handling it as a special case, catching the person first and then issuing the bounty.

To be able to do this much, it was actually quite enough...

While pondering, Wang Qi Zhi sighed again: "Old Director, I have no other requests, just two words: safety!"

Li Chunnan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again: "Professor Wang, rest assured!"

After a slight pause, he looked at Lin Sicheng: "Little Lin, thank you for your hard work!"

Lin Sicheng nodded.

It wasn't hard work; in his view, it was just a matter of convenience.

Of course, it wasn't without a shred of danger...

He studied the Police Communication over and over and asked casually: "Director Chen, how have you been keeping Yu Dahai steady these days?"

Chen Peng immediately became smug and was about to brag, but meeting Li Chunnan's gaze, he swallowed ninety-nine percent of his words:

"Xu Nianqin has confessed!"

Oh, a pleasant surprise?

No need to guess; looking at the way Song Laosan operated, that woman must have had human lives on her hands.

Compared to staying alive, what was a brother-in-law? Even if the chance was very slim...

Lin Sicheng thought for a moment: "What about General Manager Zhao (Zhao Xiuneng)?"

"Rest assured!" Chen Peng made an "Ok" gesture, "He's been reciting it for ten days; he knows it by heart!"

It wasn't that he was afraid Zhao Xiuneng would have a loose tongue, but that he was afraid he would accidentally fall for Yu Dahai's tactics and let something slip.

Lin Sicheng nodded and pointed to the text message from Singapore: "How to reply?"

Chen Peng didn't hesitate: "You decide!"

It wasn't that he had no ideas, but experience proved: letting Lin Sicheng improvise was definitely better than any contingency plan or script.

Just like before: who would have thought that Lin Sicheng could poke his way into a thief's den and even fish out Yu Dahai?

The two put their heads together and discussed some details, the more they talked, the deeper they went, the more they talked, the deeper they went.

Li Chunnan listened with eyes shining: it was a pity that someone with this kind of talent wasn't a Police officer...

Wang Qi Zhi listened with his heart pounding: tomb searching, well opening, pit descending, goods lifting, fencing stolen goods, money laundering, running away, and even gang warfare, or even killing to silence witnesses... Why, when he talked about it, did it feel like Lin Sicheng had committed every single one of these crimes?