Chapter 118

Afternoon.

Su Tianyu returned to the Coast Guard and attended the task force seminar.

Everyone at the meeting looked worried. Although the trafficker Xiao Kai had been brought back, the information he provided was limited. He didn't know much about the current situation of the abducted people or the details of Island No. 7.

Chief Cheng's condition was also concerning. Ever since Su Tianyu joined the Coast Guard, his urine had turned yellow, his hair was falling out in clumps, and he had to take health supplements three times a day, fearing that he would suffer from arrhythmia and die suddenly at work.

However, Chief Cheng knew in his heart that although Su Tianyu had brought him a lot of trouble, he had also brought hope to his otherwise uneventful political career. If this case were to be successfully closed, he estimated that he could leave the department he had worked in for half his life.

Chief Cheng sat in his chair, a cigarette in his right hand, wiping the sleep from his eyes with his left. He turned to Fang Zheng and Su Tianyu and asked, "Gentlemen, Xu Kai can be considered a core member of the gang. Is there any way we can continue to use him as a breakthrough, such as using his connections within the gang to develop an informant?"

"Chief, this method is feasible, and there's a lot of room for maneuver," a drowsy leader next to him immediately chimed in, flattering Chief Cheng.

Fang Zheng blinked and said speechlessly, "I don't think that'll work."

"Tell me your thoughts?"

"It's simple. Xu Kai's arrest is known to the entire trafficking gang. Since they don't know whether he's dead or alive, they must be on guard." Fang Zheng replied succinctly, "I've already talked to Xu Kai privately. He said that once a leader in their team has an accident, the upper levels will transfer the leader's entire team away, preventing them from being involved in core work. So even if you successfully turn one of Xiao Kai's lackeys, they won't have access to core information."

Chief Cheng nodded slowly upon hearing this, "That's a tough one!"

"This matter is indeed thorny." As soon as Chief Cheng spoke, someone in the meeting room would chime in.

"Xiao Su, do you have any other ideas?" Chief Cheng turned to ask again.

Su Tianyu slowly raised his head, "I've been thinking about it, and we have two things to deal with right now. First, Wang Zhen hasn't called again, but it's predictable that he will eventually ask us to exchange hostages. Once he opens his mouth, we immediately become passive because he has more cards to play. Even if we feign an exchange, we have to go outside the district, which is very risky. Second, although the detailed clues of the case have been cut off, the general direction is still there, which is the issue of Island No. 7. I think since we don't have many leads in hand, we might as well look for this place first, at least to understand its basic situation."

"Your idea is to go to District One?" Chief Cheng asked.

"Yes, I can lead a team to District One, to wander around the delivery location Xu Kai mentioned, and look for information about Island No. 7," Su Tianyu nodded.

"That's a good idea," Chief Cheng nodded slowly, "But this matter must be refined with details, and a plan must be drawn up. We must ensure the safety of our officers to the greatest extent."

"The Chief is right, we must first improve the plan."

"...!" Su Tianyu looked speechlessly at the drowsy leader: "Yes, you're all right."

Chief Cheng pondered for a long time and immediately made a summary: "That's it, we'll take a three-pronged approach: First, Su Tianyu will come up with an investigation plan, and then select some team members to investigate the situation on Island No. 7. Second, Group Two will focus on investigating the disappearance of Fei Pingsheng, the person involved in the case, and determine whether he is dead or alive as soon as possible. Third, the task force must immediately come up with a response plan on how we should respond if Wang Zhen proposes to exchange hostages..."

The case discussion meeting lasted until 4:30 in the afternoon, and a general direction for the investigation was roughly determined.

...

After the meeting, Su Tianyu left the office and contacted Yu Mingyuan. They agreed to meet in Zha Nan Snack Street.

In the evening, outside a food stall, Su Tianyu sat on a dirty chair, drinking boiled water and looking down at the information on Huihong Pharmaceutical in District One.

In fact, Su Tianyu had different ideas in his mind. He felt that if he couldn't follow Xu Kai's line, he might as well change his approach and secretly investigate Huihong Pharmaceutical.

As one of the investors in Island No. 7, this group must be deeply involved, and the police units in Dragon City have never had a direct conflict with them. Psychologically, their defenses are weaker.

Su Tianyu used mobile phone software to constantly look at the establishment background, development background, shareholder situation, senior management situation, and some social news of Huihong Pharmaceutical.

Just as Su Tianyu was engrossed in reading, Yu Mingyuan quietly came from behind and patted him on the shoulder, "What are you looking at so seriously?"

Su Tianyu looked up at him and sighed, "What else can I be looking at? It's still about the case."

"How did the meeting go today?" Yu Mingyuan bent down and sat down, picking up his chopsticks and starting to eat.

"There's no big problem with Lao Li's side, he should fully support me in investigating this matter," Su Tianyu responded softly, "As for the Coast Guard, there are more people who are just trying to get by, people who don't want to take responsibility. They are unwilling to express any opinions, and in the end, I was the one who proposed to investigate Island No. 7."

"I can imagine that." Yu Mingyuan nodded slowly, "Today, our shareholders also had a meeting. Everyone was there except you."

Su Tianyu looked at him; "What did they say?"

"The final decision is not to support your investigation," Yu Mingyuan replied helplessly.

Su Tianyu glanced at Yu Mingyuan and grinned, "I understand you, like a farmer understands manure. If the union hadn't approved it, you definitely wouldn't be talking to me in this tone today."

Yu Mingyuan also grinned, "Damn! You know me so well, you want to marry me?"

"...How was it? Were you under a lot of pressure at the meeting today?" Su Tianyu asked jokingly.

"Not much, my personal charm is right here!" Yu Mingyuan grinned back.

Su Tianyu picked up a piece of smoked meat, paused slightly, and suddenly asked, "How many votes did I get from the shareholders who supported me?"

Yu Mingyuan glanced at Su Tianyu and replied casually, "Unanimously approved! No doubt about it!"

As soon as the words fell, the two of them looked up almost at the same time, their eyes met.

"Hehe!"

After a long while, the two smiled helplessly again.

Su Tianyu took the initiative to pour Yu Mingyuan a glass of wine and said from the bottom of his heart, "Brother, I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position!"

Yu Mingyuan didn't say anything, just clinked glasses with Su Tianyu and drank it all in one gulp.