Chapter 672: Chapter 640 Outdated_1
Xu Dayuan glanced at Fang Dongsheng.
"Can’t do it? Should I assign someone else to go?"
Guan Jian nudged Fang Dongsheng, who quickly stood up.
"I request that Liu Da accompany me, and I’d like to make a list. It’s fine to arrest or interrogate anyone, but this person is pivotal – pulling one hair affects the whole body. We have to arrest all related personnel at the same time; otherwise..."
Before he could finish, Xu Dayuan raised his hand and pressed downward.
"Liu Yufei has already picked out personnel from the armed police. Take them all with you. Follow the list and temporarily detain all these people. Treat them the same as judicial officers. If they have complaints, direct them to the provincial department and tell them this is a joint investigation by two provinces."
With such a resolute answer, Fang Dongsheng felt reassured and nodded vigorously.
"Good, we’ll set off right now."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand.
"It’s 11:52 now. I hope the arrest operation can be completed within an hour. Meeting adjourned!"
...
Five minutes later.
In front of the archive room, Guan Jian ran up and stopped Cao Wenyu, who was about to lock the door. Cao Wenyu probably got a fright and took off one of her earphones, giving Guan Jian a disdainful look.
"Are you sick? Jumping out suddenly, do you want to scare someone to death? I’m off work, and whatever files you need to check can wait until I’m back at two in the afternoon. Take your hand off, or I’ll yell!"
Guan Jian bared his teeth in a smile. From the day he joined the police force, Cao Wenyu had always been like this, even kicking him when he stood in front of her in the cafeteria. Today, he had a chance for some payback. He reached out and snatched Cao Wenyu’s keys and phone from her hand.
Cao Wenyu didn’t expect this. Usually, people walked around Guan Jian, but today he dared to snatch her things.
"Have you lost your mind?"
Guan Jian laughed angrily and waved behind him decisively.
"What are you standing there for, waiting to be served? Take her away. I need a female officer here to search her from top to bottom, inside and out, according to the standards Mr. Zhao specified earlier. Check even her teeth to see if she’s hiding any toxic false teeth. Change all her clothes. Once she’s changed, send her straight to the interrogation room."
Cao Wenyu was stunned and struggled violently.
"What right do you have? Just because I’m not married with kids, but I never wrecked someone else’s family. Are you all bored out of your minds?"
Guan Jian didn’t waste words. Indeed, just as Zhao Xinli had predicted, she started to shout and scream as soon as she was arrested. It seemed like panic at first glance, but in reality, she was probing, using this method to guess the reason for her arrest, wanting to send a message. Guan Jian held back until she was fully checked.
Ten minutes later, Cao Wenyu, dressed in loose casual clothes and slippers, was taken to the interrogation room. It was her first time in such a place.
Her hands and feet were cuffed to the chair, her face still showing anger and shock.
Mr. Qu adjusted the computer and, holding a small box, placed it under Cao Wenyu’s feet. Zhu Xingxing came over to draw Cao Wenyu’s blood and then took the blood sample out. After completing these tasks, Mr. Qu spread his hands to Xu Dayuan.
"All set. The blocker is activated. If she’s hiding something inside her, she won’t be able to send any messages."
Xu Dayuan nodded and looked Cao Wenyu up and down.
"Cao Wenyu, 29 years old, from Huining Province, directly joined the Ganzhou City Bureau after graduating in 2006 and started working in the archive room. On the surface, you seem to have a romantic relationship with Bai Qishan and even have three children with him. The blood samples of the three children, as well as yours and Bai Qishan’s, have been sent for testing.
You know who I am, so no introduction is necessary. We’ve already communicated with the provincial discipline inspection commission. They agreed that we are responsible for handling the issues concerning both of you. Starting now, until the DNA results come out, you have a total of six hours — three hours each for you and Bai Qishan. Think carefully about how you answer my questions. Although you are a low-level employee and just a cover operative, you’ve done quite a bit of evidence tampering. Not to mention the files inside the archive room.
Tell the truth. Without clarifying some issues and controlling some evidence, we wouldn’t be sitting here. Let’s not waste words. I’ll ask you a few questions:
The first question: who is your superior? Is your communication with that person a direct single line, or is it a cross-contact?
The second question: which organization do you work for? Sapporo? Aum Shinrikyo? Minjin? Or Mi Country?
The third question: recount the content of the files you destroyed. Don’t say you don’t remember or can’t recall. I believe you’ve had some training.
The last question: by destroying these items, whose identity are you trying to protect? Bai Qishan’s? Or someone from Aerospace City? And about the sarin and ammunition in the cave, what’s the plan?"
Cao Wenyu didn’t seem to care at first, but on hearing the last part, her ears twitched uncontrollably, and she abruptly lifted her head, shaking it at Xu Dayuan.
"Are you sick? If you want to sling mud at me, you don’t need to fling it so high-end. I paid for my education, and I got my job distribution by sleeping my way up, it’s as simple as that. Don’t throw everything at me. I completely don’t understand what you’re talking about."
Xu Dayuan smiled and glanced at the time.
"Since you say so, I feel there is no need to talk further. You still have two hours and twenty-eight minutes to think. We will not wait beyond that."
...
In front of a building somewhere in Ganzhou City.
A man in a nondescript jacket descended the steps. Liu Yufei quickened her pace and blocked the man’s attempt to open the car door by spinning her body directly in front of it.
Such an abrupt action caught the man off guard. He glanced at Liu Yufei and seemed unable to recall where he had met her.
"You are..."
Liu Yufei waved her hand and smiled at the man.
"Mr. Bai, hello there. It seems you meet so many people every day. I’m a member of the Qindao inspection group; we met and even shook hands at a meeting a few days ago."
Mr. Bai, slightly embarrassed, began to smile anyway. Liu Yufei knocked on the driver’s window, which he rolled down.
"Get out of the car. I have a few words to say privately to your Mr. Bai."
The driver glanced at Mr. Bai and, seeing no objection from him, quickly exited the vehicle and stood by the car’s hood. Liu Yufei opened the car door. Mr. Bai looked Liu Yufei up and down several times before finally shaking his head, laughing, and sitting in the car.
Liu Yufei chuckled, whistled behind her, and climbed into the car. Mr. Bai looked in the direction of the whistle to see seven or eight cars speeding toward them, their license plates clearly indicating they belonged to the local Ganzhou public security bureau. The officers who got out took the driver away.
Then, Fang Dongsheng climbed into the driver’s seat. The sudden turn of events was almost instantaneous, and Mr. Bai didn’t do much except smile at Liu Yufei. His calmness was such that Liu Yufei felt like giving him a thumbs up.
"You have quite the nerve. Let’s go, Mr. Bai. With authorization from the provincial department, I’m officially arresting you. The official reason given to the public is that you instructed others to destroy evidence and pervert justice. Please come with us for an investigation."
Mr. Bai adjusted his position in the seat, still looking at Liu Yufei.
"And what would be the non-public reason then?"
Liu Yufei smiled, grasped Mr. Bai’s wrist, knocked it lightly, then twisted it upwards and downwards. Mr. Bai could no longer maintain his smile as his hands were painfully twisted and cuffed behind him. Given his high level of danger, they couldn’t afford any mistakes.
After the struggle, Liu Yufei felt relieved and pushed the car door open with force.
"Stop your florid talk, it’s annoying. Bring in two people and strip him of all his clothes. Didn’t you find some sweatpants for him to change into? Check every spot carefully—teeth, hair, under the nails, every conceivable and inconceivable place."
A police officer yanked at Mr. Bai, whose pain was evident in his contorted expression. Mr. Bai’s gaze dropped, his eyes seemingly deep in thought. Soon he was stripped naked, with his dress shirt and jacket used to cover the handcuffs, his upper body exposed, with only the collar and sleeves of the shirt remaining, and below he wore tight sweatpants and slippers.
Seeing this result, Liu Yufei was satisfied, glanced at the list written by Fang Dongsheng, and waved her hand.
"Call and find out who on the list hasn’t been caught yet. Have the surveillance team report their locations so we can deal with them all at once."
Fang Dongsheng pointed at two names. Mr. Bai seemed to want to sneak a peek, but Liu Yufei casually glanced at him, grasping a large towel and tossing it onto his face, causing his glasses to fall.
As Liu Yufei withdrew her gaze, she scanned the glasses and noticed that one arm seemed bulky and the edge flashed a red point. Catching this from the corner of her eye, she observed that although Mr. Bai maintained a neutral expression, he was closely watching this area.
Just as Mr. Bai raised his foot, apparently intending to step on his glasses.
Liu Yufei bent down, snatched up the glasses, and examined them for a long time, but found no issue. Nevertheless, since Mr. Bai was so attentive to them, there had to be a problem.
"You wanted to crush them, huh? I think our team of experts will definitely be able to figure out what this is. Mr. Fang, drive, let’s go."
....
An hour and a half later, Liu Yufei strode into the small two-story building.
Upon entering, she placed the bag in her hand in front of Zhou Ning, pointing at it and hastily speaking:
"Have someone check this right away. It fell from Mr. Bai during the arrest. He kept glancing at it, and when I looked over, he nearly crushed it. I didn’t find anything wrong, but I’m sure there’s a reason for his attention since it was well-concealed before."
Zhou Ning glanced at it and nodded quickly.
"I’ll call Mr. Lu and the others. I already notified them to come. Not sure why they have not arrived yet. Were all the people apprehended according to the list?"
Liu Yufei smiled.
"Of course, the attendance is full. From Cao Wenyu’s nanny and three children, to Mr. Bai’s driver, and the interest group Fang Dongsheng listed, everyone was caught.
Each person had a lot of personal belongings, which I instructed to be labeled on the bags. You’ll need to check them shortly, and we will need some people to draw blood. As for searching their homes, I think it’s best to wait until after the interrogations."
Zhou Ning nodded again.
"We will start by examining everyone’s clothing and personal items, as well as their communication equipment. If there are any issues with these people, we are likely to discover something."
Zhou Ning looked out the window. With so many people involved, the legal proceedings would take a long time, especially with Mr. Bai, who was definitely a tough nut to crack. It would be much easier if they could find a breakthrough.
"Where are the suspects? We’re going to take blood samples."
