"Little Wan, come play a game with the old chief," Pang Yuan said as he got up and pulled Wan Yunting to sit down with Ma Jianguo for a game. He and Ma Zhendong stood by, watching. "Little Wan, I've already spoken with the court, and they'll put your case review on the agenda. The hearing is on the thirteenth!"
"Alright, thank you, Director Pang," Wan Yunting said, organizing the chessboard and turning to thank Pang Yuan.
"No need to be so polite," Pang Yuan waved his hand. "Frankly, we police should be thanking you. For the Chen Tao and Kun Xiong case on August 29th, it was thanks to your cooperation that we successfully apprehended them. If you hadn't wanted it kept confidential, I would have praised you at the press conference."
Wan Yunting smiled and made a move against Ma Jianguo. "By the way, how is the investigation going into the forces behind Chen Tao and that Young Master Leng?"
The mention of Young Master Leng caused Pang Yuan to frown. "We've been investigating these past few days, and also looking into the Southeast Asian drug lords. We have indeed made some headway regarding Young Master Leng!"
"Oh?" Wan Yunting turned to look at him. Pang Yuan continued, "Last year, we arrested the Southeast Asian drug lord Boss Ji, and now we've apprehended Chen Tao and Kun Xiong. It turns out this Young Master Leng behind them has been continuously supplying them with drugs!"
"This also connects to the mysterious cross-border drug trafficking syndicate we've been investigating for the past few years!"
"This drug trafficking syndicate isn't like the ones we usually encounter. Their target demographic for drug sales is basically the wealthy second generation, the young people within the elite circles!"
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow, understanding. "So, Chen Tao was just one of Young Master Leng's operatives?"
"Yes," Pang Yuan nodded. "Shenzhen is also in contact with us. They are also investigating a drug trafficking case within the wealthy circles, similar to Chen Tao's case. Their users are all those rich and influential young people!"
"Is that so?" Ma Jianguo exclaimed in surprise.
Pang Yuan sighed. "Old Chief, in this generation, as long as they have money, young people are capable of anything. And the things they come up with far exceed our imagination."
"Indeed," Ma Zhendong said. "In recent years, most of the people sent to my prison have been sons of wealthy families. Whether it's the 'Flower Garden' Young Master or the 'Three Young Masters,' they're either involved in drug use or suspected of crimes involving obscenity, and so on."
"That's why I say the younger generation should learn from Yunting!"
Wan Yunting, who was playing chess, replied speechless, "My family went bankrupt long ago. I'm just a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner now."
"You dare call yourself a practitioner? Don't think I don't know Jiang Wenhao is back," Ma Zhendong shot him a look. "How did he do so well in the US if you weren't pulling the strings from behind?"
Exposed so directly, Wan Yunting shrugged and smiled. "Director Pang, let's talk about that Young Master Leng. Who exactly is he?"
Pang Yuan nodded, returning to the main topic. "Young Master Leng is just a moniker. According to our interrogation of Boss Ji, Young Master Leng operates very mysteriously!"
"They've never even met Young Master Leng in person. It's always his subordinates who provide drugs to Boss Ji and Chen Tao. Therefore, currently, we have no idea who this Young Master Leng actually is or what his identity is!"
"That mysterious?" Wan Yunting frowned. It seemed this Young Master Leng was not simple.
"Is that all?" Ma Zhendong glared at Pang Yuan disdainfully, unhappy that they had only gathered this much information about Young Master Leng. It was as good as saying nothing.
"Do you think we don't want to pursue it? This involves cross-border investigations. Furthermore, some countries in Southeast Asia haven't signed extradition treaties or police cooperation agreements with our country. Therefore, we can't investigate this matter in those countries using our police identities. If local police find out, it will be very troublesome."
Pang Yuan said with a helpless expression. "Moreover, that Young Master Leng operates so mysteriously, and they're involved in drug trafficking in several countries simultaneously. We have too little information on Young Master Leng. Even if we send people to investigate covertly, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, very inefficient."
"So, this lead of yours has failed?"
"Sigh," Pang Yuan sighed helplessly. But Wan Yunting squinted at him, and Ma Jianguo knew he was holding something back. "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep us in suspense like this."
"Heh heh, you got it," Pang Yuan said with an embarrassed smile. "Actually, we do have another lead that can help investigate that Young Master Leng!"
"Oh?" Wan Yunting and Ma Zhendong were surprised.
"Peng Ka from the Golden Triangle is a competitor in the Southeast Asian drug market!" Pang Yuan stated the key point. Wan Yunting and Ma Zhendong immediately understood his meaning. "You mean Peng Ka has a conflict of interest with that Young Master Leng, so you think Peng Ka knows his identity?"
"Yes, I believe Peng Ka knows at least more about Young Master Leng's information than we police do." Pang Yuan nodded. "So, I want to use the people investigating Peng Ka to gather information on Young Master Leng!"
"Hmm, that's also a way." Ma Zhendong nodded. This idea was feasible. "But Peng Ka is the biggest drug lord in the Golden Triangle. How will you investigate him?"
"It's like this," Pang Yuan explained. "Yunnan Province is jointly launching a thunderous operation with the police forces of several countries in the Golden Triangle to crack down on drug traffickers. So, I plan to send people there. Ideally, we can follow Peng Ka's people to investigate Young Master Leng's lead!"
"After all, most of the drugs from Southeast Asia come from the Golden Triangle. This information is provided by the Yunnan Provincial Police and is guaranteed to be accurate!"
"At the same time, in our Huadu, there's also someone who has a connection with Peng Ka!"
"Who?" Wan Yunting and Ma Zhendong asked in unison.
"Ling Xianzong!" Pang Yuan replied.
Wan Yunting was stunned. Isn't that Ling Wei's father?
"Ling Xianzong has controlled the underground businesses in the North City for these past few years. According to our investigation of him, the drugs Ling Xianzong is currently dealing are likely sourced from Peng Ka in the Golden Triangle. So, we plan to use this lead to pursue it as well," Pang Yuan said.
Ma Zhendong knew what he was thinking. "You're planning to go undercover, aren't you?"
"Yes, after all, we've waited a long time to crack down on drug traffickers," Pang Yuan nodded.
We don't need to elaborate on the harm of drugs.
"Now, we just need to find a suitable candidate to be this undercover agent!" Pang Yuan looked at Wan Yunting and Ma Zhendong.
"Why are you looking at me?" Wan Yunting gave him an annoyed look. Pang Yuan's gaze almost explicitly said he wanted Wan Yunting to be the undercover agent.
Pang Yuan patted Wan Yunting's shoulder and chuckled. "Little Wan, actually, the best candidate is you!"
Ma Zhendong and his father also expected this.
"Look, those people you met in prison, they respect you so much. So, if you represent our police as this undercover agent, it's practically a sure thing. And I believe Ling Xianzong will definitely be very willing to have you join them," Pang Yuan said with a smile.
This made Wan Yunting give a helpless wry smile.
"Besides, we're doing this to track down Young Master Leng!" Pang Yuan brought the conversation back to the main point.
Wan Yunting turned and squinted at him. "In that case, I can't refuse, can I?"
"Don't worry, I'll send people to cooperate with you," Pang Yuan said, looking exactly like a great deceiver at this moment.
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me it's Officer Niu from the kitchen..."
"Dinner's ready..." Just as he finished speaking, Niu Qiuling came out of the kitchen carrying a dish and called out to them.
At that moment, Wan Yunting, Ma Zhendong, and Pang Yuan all looked at her. Niu Qiuling, looking bewildered, blinked her eyes in confusion. "Why are you all looking at me like that? Let's eat."
"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's eat first..." Ma Zhendong stood up. Wan Yunting and Ma Jianguo also stopped playing chess, helped him up, and they all moved to the dining table.
"The dishes are here..." Huang Xiue and Niu Qiuling continuously brought out the prepared dishes. Pang Yuan also took out the white wine he brought, and they had a drink first with Wan Yunting and the others. Then, they ate and chatted, not discussing the case anymore.
But Wan Yunting knew that the matter of him going undercover for the police had been settled.