Chapter 41 The Hunt Begins

Around one in the morning, the group returned to their lodgings. After entering the room, Dai Quan took out his phone and made a call.

After two beeps, the call connected, and Su Tianyu's voice came through: "Hello?"

Even at this late hour, his voice sounded energetic, clearly indicating he had been waiting for Dai Quan's news without sleeping.

"We're back at the lodgings," Dai Quan said simply. "Things are going smoothly so far, but I need you to check out someone for me. His name is Lü Han, and he should be with the Qingyi Bureau."

"Alright, hold on a moment." Su Tianyu immediately hung up.

Dai Quan put down his phone and looked at Xiao Yu, who was sitting beside him, instructing, "Go get everyone. We'll have a meeting in a bit."

"Okay." Xiao Yu nodded and left the room.

...

Meanwhile, at the Longcheng All-Systems Bureau.

Su Tianyu sat in his office, having Gu Baishun, who was working overtime with him, contact the records department to investigate information about Lü Han.

With a breakthrough finally in sight, Su Tianyu was undoubtedly a little excited. He took a sip of coffee, mentally mapping out the next steps in his counterattack.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

More than ten minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the office door.

Su Tianyu's spirits lifted, and he said softly, "Enter!"

"Creak!"

A member of the intelligence department pushed open the door and walked quickly to Su Tianyu, handing over a file: "Director Su, the information you requested. An electronic version has also been sent to your email."

"Mm."

Su Tianyu took it and quickly flipped through it, the pages rustling. Soon, he saw a familiar name in the "Relationships" section and asked with some surprise, "He's Lü Zhen's younger brother?"

The intelligence officer shook his head: "No, I checked carefully. He's a cousin."

Hearing this, Gu Baishun, who was sitting beside him, frowned and couldn't help but say, "Lü Zhen's brother...that could be a little troublesome."

Su Tianyu thought for a moment and said very decisively, "It's come to this, who cares about his connections? He's one of the main masterminds behind this mental drug case. Even if he's the Jade Emperor's relative, we still have to take him down!"

Gu Baishun nodded and waved for the intelligence officer to leave.

Su Tianyu opened his email on his computer, first sending the information to Dai Quan, then waited a while before making a call.

The call connected quickly, and Dai Quan's voice rang out: "Hello?"

"Did you receive the information?" Su Tianyu asked first.

Dai Quan hummed in agreement: "Received it. I'm looking at it now. This kid has a pretty solid background..."

Su Tianyu emphasized: "Don't worry about his situation for now. Just take care of him and bring him back to me as soon as possible!"

Dai Quan replied, "Alright, I understand."

After thinking for a moment, Su Tianyu asked again, "Do you need any manpower support from our side?"

Dai Quan thought for a long time, then said very carefully, "Yes, I have three requests. First, I have very little intelligence here, so I need you to help me investigate Lü Han's movements and daily routine. It needs to be fast because there's no time for reconnaissance. Second, prepare two safe emergency locations for me in advance, with food, water, guns, and corresponding medical supplies. Don't worry about the doctor; I have my own. Third, arrange a way for us to leave, with at least three contingency plans!"

Su Tianyu agreed without hesitation: "Alright, all of that is no problem!"

"Okay, then I'll start preparing on my end as well. I'll hang up now."

"Okay, contact me promptly if anything happens."

The two quickly hung up, and Su Tianyu relayed Dai Quan's instructions to Gu Baishun.

Soon, the entire All-Systems Bureau was mobilized again, and this massive military intelligence machine was once again activating its energy.

...

Half an hour later, Dai Quan's people had also gathered. Excluding Jiang Jianjun, there were nine people in total, all crammed into the hotel room, gathered around a small table for a meeting.

"This is Lü Han, and this is his information. Take a look." As Dai Quan spoke, he took out his phone and specifically enlarged Lü Han's photo, letting the brothers pass it around.

Jiang Jianjun and Zheng Guang were both handcuffed to the window. They glanced over and also saw Lü Han's photo.

"Fucking hell, I was tricked by him," Jiang Jianjun cursed through gritted teeth.

Zheng Guang glanced at him without saying a word, but his eyes were also cold. Both of them harbored great hatred for Lü Han, especially the former, as a dozen of his brothers had died at Lü Han's hands.

Beside them, after everyone had taken a look, Xiao Yu said softly, "What's there to think about? Just grab him! Jiang Jianjun has confessed, and the higher-ups are clear. Let's just arrest them and hand them over to the All-Systems Bureau!"

The others nodded, seemingly agreeing with Xiao Yu's idea, and began making various suggestions.

"If he's alone, it's best to make a move on the road."

"Yeah, there's more randomness on the road, and we can disperse more easily."

"Let the All-Systems Bureau help investigate Lü Han's daily commute. That shouldn't be too difficult."

Everyone seemed relaxed. The process of finding Jiang Jianjun had been very smooth and covert, and the Qingyi Bureau had definitely not noticed.

Taking advantage of the other side's laxity to strike suddenly should be a sure thing for these veterans.

However, Dai Quan waved his hand, interrupting everyone. "This plan won't work."

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and quickly asked, "Why not? I think it's pretty good. Brother Quan, there are so many of us; can't we handle one Lü Han? I saw that his position is average, and he shouldn't have many people around him...!"

"Your method can be used, but there are problems," Dai Quan said slowly, lighting a cigarette. "If we do that, it'll be easy for us, but it'll be troublesome for the All-Systems Bureau."

Everyone was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Dai Quan took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "This matter is different from the last one. Last time, we just had to bring the person back, and we didn't have to worry about anything else. But this time, our goal isn't to capture people, but to obtain evidence that District One is behind the political conspiracy, even the war! Only by letting the people see their true faces can we ensure that the public opinion in Dragon City develops in a healthy direction."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu understood and pondered for a moment: "In that case, things are indeed a bit difficult... After all, that Lü Han is a member of the Qingyi Bureau; I'm afraid he won't be so easy to talk to."

Dai Quan pondered for a long time, lit a cigarette, and said, "Actually, it's not that difficult, but we have to use our brains. If we want to get the core evidence, there's only one thing we need to do."

Xiao Yu looked up at him: "What thing?"

Dai Quan pointed to Jiang Jianjun, who was handcuffed to the side: "Use him as bait!"

"Ah?"

Jiang Jianjun was stunned when he heard this, looking at Dai Quan with a dazed expression.