Chapter 551: There Are Special Police Here—Stay Calm

"That's right."

Zhang Yanlong nodded:

"Without saying there's a cave, they wouldn't believe it anyway."

Indeed, cash and gold bars must have some cover location.

If you directly expose these items out in the open, no one would believe it.

So the best explanations are two: hide it, or bury it.

Burying it underground is also a good explanation, just slightly more troublesome.

"Besides this hiding spot, did you mention any others?"

Since he was bragging, he'd naturally exaggerate as much as possible—Yu Dazhang figured Zhang Yanlong had mentioned other details too.

"No more."

Zhang Yanlong shook his head:

"I only mentioned the West Mountain spot. Actually, I had two other locations ready, planned to reveal them gradually."

"Who knew they'd escape after hearing just one spot? If I'd known they were so greedy, I'd have made the amount smaller."

His tone was filled with regret and self-blame, as if deeply tormented by his own mistake.

Then he lifted his head, his gaze earnestly fixed on Yu Dazhang, and continued explaining:

"Everything I said before was true—I really didn't know they'd escape, and I didn't take part in their plans."

Yu Dazhang believed he was telling the truth.

Because at this point, Zhang Yanlong had no reason to lie.

Having confirmed that Zhang Yanlong had told the three escapees only one hiding spot, Yu Dazhang stood up and said to his master beside him:

"Let's go to West Mountain too."

Lu Zhongxin nodded, gathered his notes, and stood up as well.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Yanlong suddenly shouted:

"I already said that West Mountain hiding spot was made up—why are you still going there?"

Yu Dazhang turned to look at him, his face cold as he replied:

"To catch people."

He was now deeply dissatisfied with this "second-generation" Zhang Yanlong.

If it weren't for this guy's reckless boasting, none of this would've happened.

"But—"

Zhang Yanlong was stunned, his face full of confusion:

"Aren't your colleagues saying they've all been captured, and one was shot dead? Who else are you going to catch?"

Lu Zhongxin also turned his gaze toward his apprentice—he was curious to hear how the apprentice would explain this.

Yu Dazhang gave Zhang Yanlong a flat, dismissive look:

"Stay out of matters that don't concern you."

One hour later.

Yu Dazhang and the other three arrived at the foot of West Mountain.

It was already four a. m.; when they arrived, the base of the mountain was completely surrounded.

Every five meters stood a uniformed officer, alert and ready, their figures faintly visible in the night, forming a tight cordon.

This was the correct way to conduct a mountain search… Yu Dazhang was satisfied with this deployment.

And clearly arranged by the Armed Police.

For an operation of this scale, the Armed Police were undoubtedly the most professional.

Compared to directly entering the mountain to search, this cordon strategy was far more secure.

Once the operation began, the cordon would tighten like a sack, leaving no chance for the target to escape.

Thus, even if the target hid deep within the forest, he could not evade detection.

Yu Dazhang quickly spotted several familiar figures.

Li Jun, Wei Qian, Director Wu, and the leadership from the Criminal Investigation General Team—he was surprised to see Director Liu had come in person.

This only increased Yu Dazhang's pressure.

Approaching them, after greetings, Yu Dazhang asked:

"Why haven't you moved yet?"

"We're discussing whether to wait until daylight before ascending the mountain," said the captain of the Criminal Investigation General Team.

He looked at Yu Dazhang and explained: