"The key is the latter half. I was drunk and got up in the middle of the night, then I heard the boss on the phone saying everything was arranged, and that some fools had been chosen as bait.
I was terrified, afraid the boss would find out. Fortunately, the boss was drunk and groggy, and didn't notice me."
"That's all I know. Can I get a few months off?"
"Wait and see!" the officer said perfunctorily, then continued to question the next informant.
"I know a lot. Before the operation, the boss even said to just go through the motions and not try too hard.
I thought to myself, how could I do that? After all, they pay us a salary every month! If I don't do anything, I won't feel right about taking the money!
As a result, I accidentally put too much effort in and got myself caught by the police." The small-time hoodlum spoke with a look of utter despair. Perhaps he wouldn't have been among these "fools" if not for sheer bad luck.
"You're quite proud, aren't you! You're proud of doing this kind of petty theft, illegal, and criminal activity. Did you swallow your compulsory education?" The officer tapped his baton, a look of exasperation on his face.
"And you? Do you know why they didn't want this shipment?"
"How would I know that? I'm not the boss!"
"Be serious!"
"Alright! But I did hear some rumors before, though I don't know if they're true!"
He said mysteriously, "I heard that Bei Ye has people above him. This time, that person was in charge of this shipment, and Bei Ye just wanted to show them who's boss."
"Someone above?" Jing Hua, who was outside, immediately perked up and entered the interrogation room.
"Tell me more! Has anyone seen this person from above?" Jing Hua asked with a serious expression.
"I'm not sure about that! But Bei Ye must have seen them."
Jing Hua fell silent for a moment, then said casually, "Since you said she was in charge of this shipment, didn't you receive any news?"
"No! Our boss probably hasn't met her, otherwise, why wouldn't our boss come back and brag to us! But I also heard another rumor!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Go on!"
"So, my sentence..." the hoodlum said with a sly smile.
"I will personally apply to the higher-ups. Now, tell me carefully!" Jing Hua said in a deep voice.
Finally, after much effort, he saw a glimmer of hope. Even if it was a feint, he had to pursue it.
"The rumor is that Bei Ye is also just a small fry to his boss, just like us. And apparently, his boss isn't satisfied with him and wants to send someone to replace him. But, these are just rumors, maybe someone was just bored and made it up."
Jing Hua fell silent. This was not impossible. After all, when Wang Yu Bei first arrived, no one took him seriously, but he rapidly became wealthy. He didn't believe it was without the support of a powerful force behind him.
But precisely because he believed it, he felt a chill from the bottom of his bones. He might be able to arrest Wang Yu Bei, but his abilities were limited, and he might not be able to uncover the force behind him.
And this force was capable of elevating someone to a very high position in a very short period. And if Wang Yu Bei were gone, someone else would take his place.
Unless he could get Wang Yu Bei to cooperate.
Considering all of the above, Jing Hua immediately sent an email to his superiors and called a meeting.
Although it was a holiday, the police force was a very special profession. Except for those with family, romantic relationships, or urgent matters, others generally didn't consider holidays to exist.
Therefore, as soon as Jing Dong issued the order for a meeting, everyone else gradually returned, unless they had truly urgent matters.
Ling Chen Yue returned late because she only saw the message at noon.
She knew that Jing Hua was not someone who liked to waste people's time. Since he said there was an urgent matter to discuss in a meeting, it must be extremely urgent, which was why she was so anxious.
When Ling Chen Yue returned, the meeting had already concluded, so she had to find out the content of the meeting from her colleagues.
There were essentially two key points.
One was to continue searching for the reason why Wang Yu Bei remained here, to thoroughly investigate his social connections and find his weakness.
The second was to find this person, whether the rumor was true or false. They believed that if a rumor could spread, it must have some basis.
If it was true, they would add fuel to the fire if these two people clashed. If it was false, this person must have some special qualities, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to make him abandon such a significant loss. Therefore, they had to find this person and try to uncover the hidden secrets.
Both tasks were difficult, but no one had yet come up with an efficient method. They could only continue with the crude method of casting a wide net and using surveillance checks to try and discover any anomalies.
After all, they didn't realize that the shipment they considered valuable held no significance for Xing Yuan.
The biggest task during this period was to bring Wang Yu Bei to justice. Ling Chen Yue currently had no other missions and had to go and find someone to investigate.
They had indeed gained a lot this time. Because they had apprehended a minor leader earlier, he had seen Wang Yu Bei frequently appearing in a certain area. They had already been suspicious before and had started investigating from Wang Yu Bei's immediate circle.
After receiving this news, the others were not recalled, but many people were dispatched to the location mentioned by the minor leader to investigate.
However, it was a bustling urban area, and Wang Yu Bei was always very cautious. Many of the owners of the businesses there belonged to him. To avoid alerting him, their actions were very slow.
After checking surveillance footage for an entire afternoon, Ling Chen Yue stretched and prepared to leave work. As soon as she opened her phone, she saw a message from Xing Yuan.
"Sister~ Where do you work? I'll come pick you up!"
Ling Chen Yue was momentarily stunned. She realized she hadn't told Xing Yuan about her job. However, Xing Yuan was too well-behaved. Every time she missed an appointment due to a mission, Xing Yuan would smile understandingly. But if Xing Yuan didn't know the nature of her job, it would be so well-behaved that it would break her heart.
The words on the tip of her tongue lingered for a moment, and she finally said, "I'm at the police station."
"What's wrong? Sister, why are you there? Did something happen?" Xing Yuan's anxious voice came through.
Ling Chen Yue, who had already become suspicious, gave a wry smile, rubbed her forehead, and sighed that she had truly been corrupted by her job as a SWAT officer, seeing problems in everyone. Couldn't Xing Yuan just be well-behaved and sensible?
"No! I work at the police station," Ling Chen Yue said in a deep voice.
"Oh, I see!" Xing Yuan, who had just finished her act on the other end of the line, breathed a sigh of relief. Her tone was slightly complaining, "Sister, why didn't you tell me before? You made me worry for nothing for so long."
Ling Chen Yue felt guilty and softened her voice, "I'm sorry! I've been a bit busy with work lately, and I thought I had already told you."