Chapter 440: The Secret Agent's Trap

Zhou Hao pressed, "According to you, if Lin Wanning isn't dead, where do you think she would be hiding?"

Mei Feng was silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "My Siqiang still has two hideouts in Si Jiu Cheng. He shouldn't have used them, and Lin Wanning knows about them too. As for whether she is there, I am not sure."

There was a calculation hidden in his words—if Zhou Hao took the bait, perhaps he could truly find a chance to escape himself.

"Speak quickly, where exactly are they?" Zhou Hao urged.

"The first house at the entrance of Gaobidian Village, and the one by the river in Bei'anhe Village," Mei Feng said with almost no hesitation, then added, "But I must warn you, I have a junior fellow apprentice who is particularly skilled at setting landmines. If they go there, you must be careful."

Zhou Hao didn't even listen to the second half of the sentence; he turned and walked out.

Chen Jian followed closely behind and whispered to the police at the door, "Take Mei Feng back first."

"Yes!"

Chen Jian caught up to Zhou Hao and lowered his voice, "Team Leader Zhou, shouldn't we ask Section Chief Tian for instructions before searching these two villages? Otherwise, if something goes wrong, we won't be able to bear the responsibility."

"I still need to ask her for instructions? I suspect she is the one who let the person go!" Zhou Hao didn't stop his pace. "You take men to Bei'anhe, and let Xiao Dou go to Gaobidian. Move fast!"

Chen Jian asked, "What reason would Tian Dan have to let Lin Wanning go? This doesn't make sense."

Zhou Hao thought for a moment, "She has no reason, but I feel Mei Feng has no reason to lie to me either. He is anxious to perform a meritorious service now; I can tell." His tone turned cold, "In any case, we must find evidence against Tian Dan. Find two reliable people to watch her in secret."

"Team Leader Zhou, monitoring your direct superior is a major taboo! Once it leaks, even Deputy Bureau Chief Zuo won't be able to protect you," Chen Jian advised.

"She already wants my life, what else do I have to worry about?" Zhou Hao's eyes were gloomy. "Take a gamble!"

No. 95 Siheyuan.

He Daqing returned from work and, without even entering his own home, went straight to knock on He Yuzhu's door in the East Cross Courtyard.

"Dad? So urgent, is something wrong?" He Yuzhu opened the door, somewhat surprised. Usually, no matter how big the matter was, He Daqing was accustomed to talking about it at the dinner table.

"That grandson Li Huaide is truly not a decent person!" He Daqing cursed as soon as he entered. "You were right, he is a living Ximen Qing!"

"Did he harass a woman? To make you this angry," He Yuzhu laughed.

"Tomorrow, leaders from the Ministry are coming to inspect the Warehouse, so I went in to check in advance. As soon as I went in, I ran into Li Huaide groping a female worker from the cafeteria inside." He Daqing's face turned bright red. "I really wanted to go up and kick him right then!"

"I told you long ago that this grandson has this kind of character; a dog can't change its habit of eating excrement," He Yuzhu curled his lip.

"I wanted to take action, but I was afraid the female worker had thin skin, and if she couldn't think straight..." He Daqing felt more and more stifled. "What do you think I should do?"

"Frozen tofu—nothing to be done," He Yuzhu spread his hands.

"Is there really no way at all?" He Daqing was unwilling to accept it.

"That female worker's family is likely in difficulty. Getting involved with Li Huaide is mostly for some benefits: stealing some leftovers from the cafeteria or getting a larger share of things," He Yuzhu said. "If you really want to put an end to this, you have to make everyone's life a little better."

"Stop giving me a political lecture!" He Daqing scolded.

"If you want to cure him of messing around in the Warehouse, there is a permanent solution: find someone to hide and wait for the opportunity to take a Camera photo and make it public. He will be honest from then on," He Yuzhu said with a grin.

"You brat, you're vicious! Will that female worker even be able to live?" He Daqing huffed.

"Just blur the face when developing the photo; as long as the face can't be seen, won't that work!" He Yuzhu turned and took a Camera out from the cabinet.

"Get lost!" He Daqing cursed. "I can't do that kind of thing!"

"Look at you, you're both being a hypocrite and trying to maintain your reputation... then I have no other solutions," He Yuzhu shrugged and put the Camera away.

"You little brat! Get out of here!" He Daqing cursed.

Chen Qingshan came out of He Ji Restaurant in Shichahai and turned toward Dian'anmen to buy New Year goods.

After buying them, he carried the bags home, always feeling like there was a tail following him.

He circled the alley several times, but the person still followed at a distance.

As soon as he entered the house, he immediately called his wife, Qin Xiaogu, and asked, "How much cash do we have left at home?"

Qin Xiaogu thought for a moment, "About seventy million. The dividends from this half-year haven't been deposited; Daya said not to keep too much in the bank, so I hid it all in the cellar."

Chen Qingshan's face darkened, "I'll send the money to Zhuzi later; he has a knack for hiding things!"

"What happened?" Qin Xiaogu became nervous.

"We've been targeted. When I went out today, I always felt like someone was following me," Chen Qingshan said.

"What should we do then?" Qin Xiaogu panicked. "When you send the money, talk to Zhuzi and let him give you some ideas."

Chen Qingshan nodded, "I won't sleep these next two nights; I want to see what kind of deity is coming." After saying this, he brought out a whetstone and began to sharpen his large saber with a "huo huo" sound.

Qin Xiaogu's face turned pale. Chen Erya came over and asked with a sobbing voice, "Dad, are you going to kill my big speckled hen? Can we not eat it, please?"

"Silly girl, Dad isn't going to kill your big speckled hen," Chen Qingshan hurriedly coaxed.

Chen Erya then stopped crying.

"Dad is just seeing that the blade hasn't been used for a long time and has rusted, so I'm sharpening it."

Bei'anhe, a courtyard at the entrance of Zhang Village.

Chen Jian led five Police officers to push open the courtyard gate and began a careful search.

The room was covered in dust, clearly having been uninhabited for a long time.

"You all search the walls and the kang stove carefully; I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." Chen Jian walked out, lit a cigarette, and took a few hard puffs.

Just as he was about to enter the room, suddenly—

"Boom!"

An explosion came from inside the room, followed by several screams.

Chen Jian rushed in, only to see the room in a mess, like a slaughterhouse.

Of the five people, three were blown to death on the spot, and two were seriously injured on the ground.

Chen Jian's brain went "buzz," and he cursed loudly, "Zhou Hao, you bastard, you've really screwed me over!"

No. 95 Siheyuan, Chen Qingshan held Chen Erya and knocked on the door of He Yuzhu's East Cross Courtyard.

Seeing his Siqiang had arrived, He Yuzhu hurriedly welcomed him into the room, brewed some Dragon Well tea, and gave Chen Erya some toys.

Chen Erya liked it here very much.

Because there was a small playroom for He Yushui here.

Inside were small wooden horses one could ride, little ducks that went "quack-quack" when pushed, and all sorts of cloth dolls.

Chen Qingshan took out seventy million and handed it to He Yuzhu: "My home has been targeted by thieves; please keep this money for me for now."

"What? When did you discover this?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I hadn't noticed before. Today when I was buying things, a boy of fourteen or fifteen kept following me. I thought it was a coincidence, but later I circled around several times, and he was still following. I've been targeted," Chen Qingshan said.

"Siqiang, I'll go over with you tonight to see exactly who it is," He Yuzhu said.

"Your Siqiang isn't old yet; one person is enough!" Chen Qingshan said.

He Yuzhu laughed: "You have a family to look after; what if something happens? Besides, you're formidable in the ring, but if a petty thief uses knockout drugs or smoke, can you handle it? My hands are itching anyway. I'll go over with you tonight to take a look."

"Fine then!" Chen Qingshan reluctantly agreed.

At the stroke of midnight, He Yuzhu and Chen Qingshan hid in the side room of the courtyard, quietly waiting for the arrival of the uninvited guest.