Chapter 78: You Really Have Something to Hide

Not only was he stunned, but so was Zhang Sen, who was just taking off his makeup.

Was that police officer just now suspicious?

I didn't notice anything—he seemed quite friendly and warm-hearted.

Yu Dazhang had no time to explain to Qian Cheng; he urged:

"Hurry up. I'm waiting for your update."

After ending the call, Yu Dazhang stood motionless by the window, his eyes fixed on the street below.

"What are you looking at?" Zhang Sen leaned over, curious.

Yu Dazhang remained still, maintaining his posture, and asked in return:

"Have you finished taking off your makeup?"

Zhang Sen nodded and replied:

"I haven't changed back into my clothes yet."

"Hurry and change," Yu Dazhang said in a commanding, urgent tone:

"Let me know when you're done—you've got a mission soon."

Hearing there was a mission, Zhang Sen immediately returned to the bed, stripped off his clothes and threw them onto the bed, then swiftly put on his original attire.

The entire process took less than a minute.

He approached the window again:

"Done."

"Go wait by the door," Yu Dazhang ordered calmly, his eyes still fixed on the street:

"That police officer named Dong Bo might come to this inn soon."

"When I tell you to go down, walk at a normal pace."

"When you pass by the entrance, try to delay a little, but don't seem too deliberate—got it?"

Zhang Sen, who had spent years practicing disguise and concealment, was very familiar with this routine.

But playing himself for real was his first time.

He now understood what Yu Dazhang intended to do.

That officer had never seen his real face, while the middle-aged woman knew he was a guest—so his passing by the entrance wouldn't raise suspicion in either of them.

He wanted Zhang Sen to eavesdrop on their conversation, using this method to determine the officer's purpose for coming.

Zhang Sen suddenly found it amusing.

Brother, you're a cop, not a fortune-teller—how do you know that officer will definitely come?

Acting like it's real, making me wait by the door—you're way too confident.

Just then, Yu Dazhang suddenly whispered:

"He's here. Get ready."

Fuck, he really came… Zhang Sen nearly blurted it out.

About another half-minute passed, then Yu Dazhang spoke again:

"Go. Walk normally. Don't tense up."

Zhang Sen said nothing; he took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped out.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang leaned sideways against the wall by the window, deliberately choosing the side bathed in sunlight.

He'd learned this at police academy.

If someone outside looked toward his window, the sunlight reflection would prevent them from seeing inside.

About thirty meters from the inn, a black sedan was parked there.

Yu Dazhang had clearly seen the police officer named Dong Bo step out of that car, then walk on foot to the inn.

Most interestingly, he'd changed into civilian clothes.

Now, in the passenger seat of the black sedan sat a man dressed like a peasant.

Due to the angle, Yu Dazhang couldn't tell if anyone was in the back seat.

Isn't he supposed to have superhuman eyesight? Why can't he see?

Good eyesight and X-ray vision are two different things, thank you.

"You really have something to hide," Yu Dazhang muttered to himself.

At the same time, overcome by excitement, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

His original purpose in taking Zhang Sen to the Fenglin Town police station wasn't to test or secretly investigate.

Time was too tight—he had no choice but to use a riskier method…

Knock on the mountain to scare the tiger! He fabricated a story about a sister being trafficked and pointed the finger squarely at the Waterman Village on the mountain.

Yu Dazhang wanted to use this story to draw the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Once suspected, the other side would inevitably try to find out what was going on with him.

The police officer named Dong Bo probably arranged surveillance on him even before returning to the station.

Two experienced investigators from the branch team had been taken down—how could the one who outsmarted them be ordinary?

But such people share one common weakness: deep suspicion.

Yu Dazhang was exploiting exactly that.

So he was certain Dong Bo would come to the inn to investigate them—otherwise, he wouldn't rest easy.

Sure enough, not only did he come, he brought along the person assigned to follow them.

Now Yu Dazhang could be certain… Dong Bo was a major suspect!

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That raised a question.

What was his motive?

Give up a perfectly good job as a police officer and take the risk of helping traffickers?

Tired of living, is he? That's just adding another charge on top!

For money?

That is a reason, but it shouldn't be worth taking such a huge risk.

Taking money from traffickers isn't as simple as embezzlement — his crime would be even heavier than the traffickers' themselves.

Just as he was puzzling over it without answer, his phone suddenly rang.

The moment the call connected, Qian Cheng's hurried voice came through:

"Found him."

"Dong Bo, thirty-two years old, from Fenglin Town. Entered the police academy at nineteen, and after graduating, volunteered to return to Fenglin Town for work."

"His current rank is First-Class Police Inspector, equivalent to deputy section level."

Perhaps influenced by Yu Dazhang, he added his own analysis at the end:

"At a township police station, becoming a First-Class Police Inspector in one's early thirties already counts as outstanding ability."

After silently noting it down, Yu Dazhang asked:

"What about his family situation?"

Qian Cheng on the other end suddenly went quiet, and only after a long while said slowly:

"He's an only child. His parents are both alive."

"That's all?" Yu Dazhang asked, unwilling to let it go.

Silence again on the other end. Through the phone's earpiece, the sound of a mouse gliding and keys being struck could be heard.

After about a dozen seconds, Qian Cheng's voice came through again:

"He transferred his household registration once. Originally he was from Shuishouyingzi Village, and only later moved it to the town. His parents' registration is still in that village."

Now that's more like it… Yu Dazhang had finally heard the information he wanted most.

The motive was found!

So you were originally from that village yourself.

Then there's no question of him switching sides later.

Yu Dazhang had just finished the call with Qian Cheng when Zhang Sen pushed the door open and walked in.

"He came to the inn to check the guest registry. What do we do? Should we move somewhere else?"

Even he could see it now — that cop was definitely a problem.

In the blink of an eye, he'd swapped his uniform for plainclothes and come to check the guest registry of the inn they were staying at. His purpose was plain as day.

Thinking of the officers who'd lost contact, Zhang Sen now felt a cold draft creeping up the back of his neck.

It was time to make a decision… Yu Dazhang thought for a moment, then said:

"For now we're safe. As long as we stay in this town, no one will dare make a move lightly. At most they'll just suspect us and keep watch."

Even in 2014, the town was covered in surveillance cameras.

Making two grown adults vanish into thin air was simply impossible.

In Yu Dazhang's view, the two officers who'd lost contact must have dug up something solid for the other side to take such a desperate risk.

Besides, the place where they ran into danger wouldn't be in town either.

The scope narrowed once again.

Their final destination was very likely Shuishouyingzi Village up in the mountains.

(End of chapter)