The private villa was built on the mountainside outside the city, halfway up Peak Mountain. Surrounded by lychee trees and orchards, its location was very secluded. Furthermore, there were guards patrolling the perimeter, and every vehicle entering had to be inspected and approved by Chen Tao’s men.
Fei Mao Tui had already made a call to report the general situation. Therefore, Wan Yunting drove his car along another dirt road and slowly entered the lychee orchard. Immediately, Fei Mao Tui, Hou Feipeng, descended from a tall lychee tree and waved at Wan Yunting to extinguish his headlights, lest the subordinates in the villa, a hundred meters away, spot him.
“Boss Wan, Chen Tao entered the villa at 7 PM and hasn’t come out since.”
Fei Mao Tui reported the situation to him. Wan Yunting looked at the tall lychee trees. He climbed up in three moves, astonishing Fei Mao Tui. He truly lived up to his reputation as a legendary figure who dominated the Flower City Prison.
Fei Mao Tui also climbed up and handed him his monocular telescope. Wan Yunting then began observing the distant villa. The lights were dim, as it was a drug den. Although it was far from the city and secluded, Chen Tao and his men didn’t dare to be too blatant, so as not to attract attention.
Through the telescope, the situation in the villa’s courtyard was clearly visible. There were about twenty-odd subordinates guarding the premises. In particular, Wan Yunting saw someone wearing a leather jacket, with a samurai hairstyle, sitting outside the courtyard and polishing a samurai sword. It was evident he was no ordinary person.
The telescope shifted its focus to the three-story villa. Since the windows were all covered by curtains, the situation inside was completely obscured. However, at that moment, Chen Tao, Huang Dawei, Fang Kangning, and Zhang Li walked onto the rooftop terrace and sat down. This prompted Wan Yunting to focus on them. Due to the distance, he couldn’t hear anything they were saying.
“The day after tomorrow, Kun Xiong will come from Shenzhen, bringing a batch of new goods. After a trial run in this market, they will be transported in large quantities from Southeast Asia via waterway…”
However, Wan Yunting’s lips moved, and he was able to read exactly what Chen Tao was saying from his lip movements, astonishing Fei Mao Tui beside him. “Boss Wan, you can read lips!”
Wan Yunting ignored him and continued to stare at Chen Tao and the others.
“Young Master Fang, that batch of new goods is currently en route. I plan to use your Fang family’s container warehouse to unload the cargo!”
Chen Tao, smoking a cigar, turned to Fang Kangning and smiled, “This is considered our first order in our cooperation. Do you have any problems?”
“Of course not.”
Having just finished with Zhang Li, Fang Kangning was in an excited state. “It’s arriving the day after tomorrow, right? I’ll personally arrange for the people at the warehouse to clear out then.”
“Excellent. We will meet Kun Xiong directly at your Fang family’s warehouse to finalize the transaction!” Chen Tao was very pleased with Fang Kangning’s current state.
Wan Yunting, still hidden in the tree, read their words from the lip movements of Chen Tao and Fang Kangning, causing his brows to furrow. He hadn’t expected Chen Tao to use the Fang Group’s dock warehouse for drug trafficking.
It seemed that Fang Yanxi was unaware of this matter.
“Someone!”
Suddenly sensing something, Wan Yunting’s head snapped back. He saw six men in plainclothes, one of whom was a woman. They were all holding pistols and aimed them at the tree. “Don’t make a sound, come down immediately!”
Fei Mao Tui was startled and looked at Wan Yunting. Wan Yunting remained expressionless. He saw that the woman holding the pistol below had a proud, ample bosom – it was the big-breasted policewoman Niu Qiuling.
“Hurry up and come down.”
It was too dark, so Niu Qiuling couldn’t see Wan Yunting clearly in the tree. She yelled at him in a low voice.
There was no other option. Wan Yunting jumped down directly from the tree, which was over five meters high. Fei Mao Tui had to climb down a couple of times. Niu Qiuling and Wu Bochaos were stunned and immediately aimed their pistols at Wan Yunting. They turned on their phone flashlights to illuminate him, and then exclaimed, “It’s you!”
“Officer Niu, we meet again.” Wan Yunting smiled calmly as he looked at Niu Qiuling.
“You’re Wan Yunting!”
Wu Bochaos was also surprised. He hadn’t expected to encounter Wan Yunting here.
They were also using the lychee orchards surrounding the villa to monitor Chen Tao’s private villa. When they saw the car outside earlier, they immediately became vigilant and discovered Wan Yunting and Fei Mao Tui in the tree.
“What are you doing here?”
Niu Qiuling’s almond-shaped eyes widened, and she kept her pistols aimed at Wan Yunting, not daring to be careless.
“If we said we were here to relieve ourselves, would you believe us?” Wan Yunting and Fei Mao Tui exchanged glances and chuckled.
“Wan Yunting, be honest!”
Niu Qiuling’s pistol was almost pressed against Wan Yunting’s head, but Wu Bochaos quickly pulled her aside. “Put your gun down first. At least they’re not Chen Tao’s men.”
“Captain Wu, they’re acting suspiciously here, monitoring the villa. They must have other motives. We can’t let them go!” Niu Qiuling said, turning to him.
However, Wu Bochaos still held down her hands holding the pistols and nodded. “I know, but you put your gun down first. We can discuss this outside without alerting the people in the villa. Otherwise, all our plans will be ruined!”
Niu Qiuling frowned, looking at Wan Yunting with a smile. This guy’s sudden appearance had disrupted their previous plan.
Wan Yunting and Fei Mao Tui followed Wu Bochaos and Niu Qiuling out of the lychee orchard and onto the dirt road outside. Wu Bochaos then said to Wan Yunting, “I’ve heard of you. You were quite the celebrity in Flower City Prison!”
Wan Yunting smiled, “May I ask the officer’s name?”
“My surname is Wu.”
“Officer Wu, you’ve likely been monitoring Chen Tao here for quite some time, haven’t you?”
Wan Yunting cut to the chase without wasting time. “But judging by your demeanor, it seems you haven’t yet obtained evidence of his drug trafficking!”
“Nonsense. If we had evidence, we would have already made our move,” Niu Qiuling huffed.
Wu Bochaos waved his hand. “Mr. Wan, I know a bit about your situation with Chen Tao, but I still hope you can answer truthfully. What are you doing here tonight?”
“Since Officer Wu knows, I’ll be direct,”
Wan Yunting ignored Niu Qiuling and smiled. “We’re here to find evidence of Chen Tao’s drug trafficking!”
Wu Bochaos and Niu Qiuling were startled and exchanged glances. Wan Yunting knew what they were thinking. “Of course, my main objective is to reopen the case from back then!”
“Yes, I heard about this from Old Ma.”
Wu Bochaos had learned some things about Wan Yunting from Ma Zhendong, which was why he was being so polite now.
“However, Mr. Wan, your case and Chen Tao’s current drug trafficking case are two different matters!” Wu Bochaos looked at him. “Do you understand what I mean?”
Wan Yunting nodded and smiled. “You’re afraid I’ll alert the enemy and ruin your plans, right?”
“Yes.”
Wu Bochaos nodded. “Not only Chen Tao, but the reason we’ve been lying low and monitoring for so long is to catch their drug suppliers…”
Wan Yunting interrupted him. “Their supplier is Kun Xiong, isn’t it!”
Niu Qiuling and Wu Bochaos were shocked. “How do you know about Kun Xiong?”
They had been investigating Kun Xiong’s affairs recently.
Wan Yunting smiled. “Of course, I learned it from Chen Tao!”
“What, you…”
Wu Bochaos and Niu Qiuling were shocked again. Their hands immediately went to their holsters, thinking he was in cahoots with Chen Tao. Otherwise, how could he know all this!
“Calm down, calm down.”
Seeing them looking alert and ready to draw their guns, Fei Mao Tui said, “Boss Wan can read lips. He just read this information from Chen Tao’s lip movements.”
“Lip reading…”
Wu Bochaos and Niu Qiuling looked at each other, their faces filled with astonishment. They immediately asked, “Besides Kun Xiong, what other information do you know?”
Wan Yunting ignored her and smiled at Wu Bochaos. “Officer Wu, how about we cooperate?”
“Cooperate?”
Wu Bochaos was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.