Chapter 327: The Efficiency of the Ministry of State Security

At the same time, Hong Liuwen was also very satisfied with Yu Dazhang's arrangement.

As long as no information leaks before the operation, his daughter would be safe.

When Yu Dazhang had spoken with the Criminal Investigation Brigade on the phone earlier, he had not disclosed the specific details of the case — precisely out of this consideration.

Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.

Yu Dazhang and the others just kept waiting inside the office.

First, they were waiting for the Criminal Investigation Brigade's people to arrive.

Second, they were waiting for news from the Ministry of State Security.

In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed. It was nearly noon, yet neither the brigade's people had shown up nor had Li Mingzhao's phone call come.

Yu Dazhang and the others had skipped breakfast, and by now they were clearly feeling unbearably hungry.

Being in an unfamiliar place had this one drawback — no familiar place to eat. If time was tight, all you could do was go hungry first.

"Let's eat first," Yu Dazhang suggested.

Lu Zhongxin and Zhang Sen immediately nodded in agreement.

But just as Yu Dazhang stood up, his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered at once.

"We've got her." Li Mingzhao's voice came through the phone:

"She's currently being protected by the Ministry of State Security's Action Group. You can rest easy on the safety front. In one hour she'll be boarding a flight to Songhai."

That efficiency was something else!

Yu Dazhang could now confirm that the Ministry of State Security definitely had people lying in wait abroad at all times — otherwise they wouldn't have been able to move this fast.

Still, he noticed one detail.

What Li Mingzhao had just said was "Ministry of State Security Action Group."

Yu Dazhang remembered clearly that when Li Mingzhao and Ye Lin had introduced themselves back then, both had said they were from the Ministry of State Security's Special Action Group.

That's right — the word "Special" was missing.

From the name alone, one could tell that Li Mingzhao's group was more formidable and more covert.

Because the word "Special" carried the meaning of being different from the ordinary, being exceptional.

"What if the local gangs try to intercept her?" Yu Dazhang reminded him:

"The gangs over there have had their eyes on her the whole time."

His tone seemed like a reminder, but in truth he was simply uneasy.

For no other reason than those two missing words — "Special."

If Li Mingzhao or Ye Lin were going personally, he wouldn't even bother asking — he'd be one hundred percent at ease.

"Gangs, heh." Li Mingzhao laughed in exasperation:

"You actually compared the Ministry of State Security to that trash. If they really crossed paths, those gangs wouldn't even get the chance to beg for mercy."

His tone carried contempt, but there wasn't much real anger in it.

Only absolute confidence could produce words like that… Yu Dazhang was now completely reassured.

So far, every single thing Li Mingzhao had told him had come true, and he had never once talked big.

"Thank you, leader. Thank you so much."

Yu Dazhang quickly used thanks to cover up the impropriety in his earlier words.

"You don't need to thank me. Just remember — you owe us a favor."

Li Mingzhao's tone was very stern, even carrying a hint of command.

And he had said "us," which meant Yu Dazhang owed the Ministry of State Security a favor.

Do I really owe them… Yu Dazhang muttered to himself.

It's all for the case, not some private matter. Everyone helps each other out — why drag favors into it?

That was what he thought inside, but not a hint of it dared show on his face.

"Yes, yes, absolutely. Whenever you need me in the future, just say the word."

Yu Dazhang's tone was sincere, his words heartfelt:

"I'll go through fire and water for you…"

Before he could finish, a busy tone came through the phone — Li Mingzhao had hung up directly.

At least let me finish the polite lines… Yu Dazhang suddenly felt like he'd gone to the bathroom but hadn't finished.

In truth, he knew perfectly well that Li Mingzhao's talk of owing a favor wasn't excessive at all.

If they hadn't had that prior connection, the Ministry of State Security would never have taken on a case like this.

Besides, the target was still living a normal life and hadn't suffered any actual harm. No matter how you looked at it, this kind of case didn't require the Ministry of State Security to step in.

So this rescue operation was entirely a matter of doing Yu Dazhang a favor.

"Reassured now?" Yu Dazhang said to Hong Liuwen:

"In one hour, your daughter will be boarding a plane back to the country. You'll be able to see her today."

Hong Liuwen's face showed an excitement he could no longer contain. He stood up, walked over to Yu Dazhang, and firmly grasped his hand.

"I…"

He had wanted to say some words of thanks, but was so overwhelmed by emotion that he choked up, opening his mouth yet unable to get out a single complete sentence.

"All right, all right." Yu Dazhang patted the back of his hand:

"Let's eat first."

No matter how busy the work, you still have to eat. Yu Dazhang had never heard of any criminal police officer who worked himself to death from skipping meals.

Being diligent and hardworking is a virtue, but there has to be a limit.

Not every police station has a canteen, and even those that do usually only have a small-scale one, and it's not free of charge.

After a brief thought, Yu Dazhang decided to let Hong Liuwen lead the way, and they found a small restaurant nearby.

As for whether Hong Liuwen would take the chance to run, Yu Dazhang wasn't worried about it at all.

First, there was no reason to run.

Hong Liuwen had done all this to keep his daughter from being harmed. Now his daughter was about to return to the country, and he himself could clear his own name, so there was simply no need for him to choose to run.

Second, even if he did run, Yu Dazhang wasn't afraid.

Could he outrun a bullet?

Even if he did slip away successfully, it would mean there was still a major case on him, which would be another breakthrough for Yu Dazhang.

The few of them ordered four dishes and a soup — all home-style cooking, but they ate very heartily.

After the meal, on the way back, Yu Dazhang got a call from Hua Kaiquan.

"We've arrived."

Two minutes later, Yu Dazhang met this deputy captain at the entrance of the police station.

He looked close to forty; people in criminal investigation generally looked older, so his actual age was probably a few years younger.

A pair of bright, piercing eyes, dressed in a black police uniform, the whole man looked clean and efficient.

"Captain Hua."

Yu Dazhang hurried up to greet him warmly.

Hua Kaiquan nodded, shook his hand with him, his expression one of unsmiling gravity.

Yu Dazhang glanced behind him again.

Three police cars, a dozen or so criminal investigators — it was clear the main bureau took this case very seriously, but this police force was still not enough.

When Yu Dazhang reported to Director Liu, he had only briefly described the case, without mentioning any detailed requests.

So presumably when Director Liu communicated with the N Province side, he had only said the case was serious.

They arrived at the police station's meeting room.

After everyone was seated, Captain Hua gestured for Yu Dazhang to brief them on the case.

Yu Dazhang cleared his throat, and starting from the imprisonment case, gave a detailed account of everything related to the underground prison.

The meeting room was very quiet — everyone listened to Yu Dazhang speak, not a single person lighting a cigarette or taking a sip of water.

Even after he finished, the main bureau's people were still staring at him, wanting him to keep going.

"That's... that's it?" Seeing Yu Dazhang stop, Captain Hua couldn't help but ask.

"The case is currently just like this," Yu Dazhang nodded:

"The reason I contacted your side is mainly because we don't have enough manpower. Whether it's further investigation or organizing an arrest, the people on our end really are too few."

Captain Hua stared at the fatty in front of him and blinked.

His expression also shifted from the initial disdain to the present heavy, solemn gravity.

After a moment of thought, he stood up from the seat at the head of the table and made a "please" gesture toward Yu Dazhang.

"Here, you sit here."

(End of chapter)