Chapter 341: When Evil Rises a Foot, the Way Rises Ten

This kind of thing, Yu Dazhang couldn't really be of much help either.

But as a man, he couldn't easily say he couldn't do it.

Especially since his own woman had been targeted by someone else—if he still remained unmoved, it would be easy for Seeing Qu Tuotuo to mistake him for a coward.

"Wait till I get back—I'll make him pay for this."

Yu Dazhang said harsh words, sounding as if he were going to fight the other party to the death:

"Everyone already knows our relationship, and you still come hitting on her—do you really think I have no temper?!"

Actually, words like these were meaningless, but girls just happened to love hearing them—even Seeing Qu Tuotuo, with her temperament, was no exception.

She didn't know why either; hearing words like these made her secretly happy, feeling that Yu Dazhang valued her.

And this kind of being valued gave her a great sense of security.

"Don't go doing anything rash, okay?"

How could Seeing Qu Tuotuo possibly let Yu Dazhang go make trouble for the Qu family's adopted son, so she hurriedly advised:

"Don't forget your status—you're a cop. Besides, I can handle this properly."

Saying this, Seeing Qu Tuotuo paused, as if she had thought of something, then continued:

"Also, I noticed his company's business looks a bit shady—kind of like a shell company. Every time I ask him about specific projects, he gets evasive and won't say much."

"So I suspect his money didn't come through legitimate channels."

An unexpected bonus… Yu Dazhang didn't know much about this area, but he trusted Seeing Qu Tuotuo's judgment wouldn't be wrong.

This kind of thing belonged to the economic crimes division.

He'd been a criminal investigator in both his lives, though he often cooperated with that side.

Criminal investigation and economic investigation had a coordination mechanism; their duties both fell within the system's unified authority.

Speaking of which, in the past few months, quite a few leaders from the economic crimes departments had come to talk to him.

The people who came were different, but the meaning they expressed was about the same: as long as you're willing to come to our side, name your terms.

"Don't take the initiative to investigate him." When it came to cases, Yu Dazhang also got serious:

"You're not a cop. When you run into something like this, you still have to put your own safety first. Some people, for the sake of profit, will do absolutely anything."

"If you feel something's off about him, just give me a call."

Different trades, different worlds.

Although Seeing Qu Tuotuo understood business, she was completely clueless when it came to investigating cases.

So Yu Dazhang didn't dare let her take the risk.

Just as he had said: in the face of profit, human nature is selfish.

That adopted son had grown up with the psychology of living under someone else's roof since childhood; people like that were even more selfish.

A real man uses his wife as a piece on the board, and beats heaven by half a move…

This kind of thing he absolutely couldn't bring himself to do.

"I miss you."

Hearing Yu Dazhang care about her, Seeing Qu Tuotuo was very moved, and her voice softened:

"When can you come back?"

How would I know… Yu Dazhang replied inwardly.

Seeing Qu Tuotuo wasn't the type of girl who liked to act cute; she was a relatively independent person with her own opinions. To describe her in later-generation terms, it would be four characters:

Cool and sassy.

Since the two of them had been together, Yu Dazhang had rarely heard her speak in such a gentle tone, and with a hint of dependence to boot.

He couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, really wanting to appear in front of Seeing Qu Tuotuo right now.

They say a girl is at her most fragile at a time like this, and her defenses are at their weakest.

If he advanced to the next base now, the success rate would be greatly increased.

Damn, what a shame… Yu Dazhang pounded the hotel mattress hard, his face full of frustration and unwillingness.

"At most one month, I'll definitely be back in Songhai."

He had grounds for saying so.

Following the vine to find the melon—any criminal investigator could do that.

If the work from here on out was all this kind of thing, then there was no need for him to keep staying here.

Besides, a batch of mentally disabled persons had now been rescued, so this case was officially underway on this side of Province N.

With such a big case, the provincial department would definitely pay special attention to it; who knows when they'd just take it over.

Stepping back, even if the leads eventually dried up, Yu Dazhang couldn't keep dragging things out here forever.

A one-month deadline was already long enough; no matter which side the case ended up with, he was definitely going back to Songhai.

"Then I'll wait for you to come back." Seeing Qu Tuotuo's voice was soft, and very quiet:

"I'm kind of in the mood to hear that very cheerful song of yours. You won't even tell me the name—I'll wait for you to come back and sing it for me."

Not sure if she was embarrassed, after saying that she hung up the phone.

A very cheerful song?

Yu Dazhang ran through them in his head, and quickly locked onto that song "Courage Explosion."

It seemed he had changed it into a "sowing song."

Could she be hinting at something? The more Yu Dazhang thought about it, the more he felt his heart itch.

He could never go on another business trip for a case again… he secretly swore to himself.

It was way too damn much of a delay!

The next day.

Yu Dazhang met Captain Hua at the Yancheng Municipal Bureau.

The local police station's office space was limited, so Captain Hua and the criminal investigators who came to assist later were temporarily working out of the municipal bureau.

"Can you confirm that the target will show up today?" The moment they met, Captain Hua asked hurriedly.

"Can't confirm it." Yu Dazhang shook his head:

"Who can be a hundred percent sure about something like this? I can only say the odds are very high — it depends on how tightly you guys have sealed off the information."

He knew Captain Hua was referring to the middle school classmate of that man — the one who was the upper link of these "feet."

Before the operation, Yu Dazhang and the others had already discussed it: there had to be a hidden lookout of the target inside the industrial zone.

And this hidden lookout would absolutely not be hiding among those twenty-two factories.

Only this way could it be guaranteed that even if something unexpected happened in the industrial zone, the lookout could still get the message out in time.

When the devil rises a foot, the Dao rises ten.

Yesterday, while carrying out the arrest operation, Captain Hua simultaneously sealed off communications across the entire industrial zone.

The method? Simple and crude.

Four police jamming vehicles drove straight in.

This type of vehicle has two other names: police signal-shielding vehicle, police frequency jammer.

No matter what you call it, the function is the same…

Block wireless signals.

All wireless signals can be blocked.

It can not only impose communications control, but even render remote-detonated bombs ineffective.

Once the jammer is activated, signals beyond five hundred meters will be affected and gradually weaken.

The closer to the center of the signal jamming, the stronger the effect — within a two-hundred-meter radius, signals will be completely blocked.

In other words, the moment you see a police car inside the industrial zone, it's already too late to make a call.

No signal~

Don't even talk about phone calls — without a signal you can't even send a telegram; even if you knew Morse code, all you could do was stare blankly.

At that point, communication could only rely on shouting.

"Right now the industrial zone is still under communications control."

Captain Hua's voice was a bit weary — judging by his state, he had probably pulled an all-nighter.

But his mood was very calm, he looked to be in decent spirits, and when he spoke his pace wasn't fast, his tone steady:

"The people inside are also under control right now — the entire industrial zone is allowed in, not allowed out."

"But this state can't be maintained for too long. The factories are still cooperating for now, but once enough time passes, it'll definitely affect their production."

He stopped his words there.

He didn't need to finish — Yu Dazhang understood.

Once economic interests are involved, those factory heads definitely won't back down.

So, at most one more day.

(End of this chapter)