Chapter 689: Chapter 654: Fang of the Wolf_4
"Alright, let’s go. There’s still a tough battle ahead. With these pieces of evidence, we can sufficiently demonstrate that Zhou Xiangrong, through investigating several cases, uncovered the treasure of Sapporo and Minjin,"
When it came time to report up the chain, he found there were issues with the higher-ups. Given his position at the time, he wasn’t able to pass the information along and had to hide it instead. He even had An Liwei silence those in the know, hoping to get you out safely."
But it was already too late. The opposition silenced them first, and the whereabouts of the treasure remained unknown. Even An Liwei didn’t know the location of the treasure. As for An Liwei’s death, I suspect they were also behind it. If An Liwei had been exposed, Zhou Xiaozhou probably wouldn’t have survived either."
Now, all the pieces of evidence have been linked together, and we hold tangible proof. Even if Bai Qishan doesn’t confess, or if we hand these people over now, it won’t affect the outcome. After all, just by checking the archive and finding out who Zhou Xiangrong’s superior was back then, the truth will reveal itself."
Tao Zhenshan and Mr. Zhao nodded in agreement, while Fang Mu looked worried.
"Chief, what you’re saying makes sense, but we still don’t know who the ’hyena’ is. Also, we haven’t found the assassin hunter who attempted to assassinate Zhou Ning and killed the delivery driver, poisoning us yesterday. They’re in the dark, and we’re in the light. Doesn’t that put us at risk of them trying something?"
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"I’ve got a feeling that the ’hyena’ is within the Ganzhou City Bureau; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to manipulate the assassin to poison us. The timing was too exact. For now, let’s head to Ganzhou City Bureau and regroup with our people.
On the way, I’ll report to Mr. Hu and inquire about the interrogation situation. Zhou Xiaozhou, could you check with Cui Lili why the results of the comparison haven’t come out yet? Also, ask the expert group if they’ve figured out Bai Qishan’s glasses?"
Zhou Ning was startled for a moment, then quickly realized this was concerning the search for DNA related to him from the samples previously extracted from those boxes.
"I’ll ask on the way too."
Xu Dayuan waved his hand.
"Good, you’re learning faster than anyone. Let’s go. It’s not safe here with just the few of us; we need to join the main force."
With that, they quickly descended the stairs. Fang Mu and Tao Zhenshan left first to check the surroundings. After the others got into the car, they too got in.
When he had a moment, Zhou Ning called Xia Momo and learned that she had already reached the city bureau. Zhou Ning told her to stay at the secondary building and not to go to the main one.
The drive was swift, and they arrived at the Ganzhou City Bureau in just over ten minutes.
Zhou Ning dialed Cui Lili’s mobile phone, which rang for a dozen times without an answer. Normally at this hour, unless she had stayed up late the night before, Cui Lili would have answered the call. He didn’t continue calling, instead listened to Xu Dayuan talking non-stop with Mr. Hu.
But Xu Dayuan’s responses were almost all just acknowledgments, as the other party kept talking. Even after hanging up, Zhou Ning didn’t ask for details.
As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Liu Yufei standing in the yard. There were sentries at the gate of the courtyard, arranged a bit different from what Xu Dayuan had ordered yesterday. Fang Mu glanced back at Xu Dayuan, who subtly shook his head.
Clearly, someone had altered the defense setup. And now, the Ganzhou City Public Security Bureau was at the service of the special case team. Since Mr. Huang had gone to the provincial capital, the question was: who made these changes?
As they pondered this, they saw Liu Yufei give a signal towards the north gate of the main building. They all looked over, and Xu Dayuan coughed once, smiling as he went to greet them.
"I was wondering why the security had been adjusted. It turns out that Mr. Huang is back,"
Huang Yubin walked over quickly, grabbing Xu Dayuan’s right hand and vigorously shaking it a few times.
"I heard about yesterday’s incident and was quite frightened. How did it go at the hospital, any issues found during the checkup?"
Xu Dayuan shook his head, glancing at the National Security Department team leader who had arrived last night.
"Director Xing, you’re up early!"
"With age, comes sleep troubles on a different bed, plus I was worried about the interrogation of Bai Qishan, his identity being particularly sensitive. Without any substantial findings, it would be hard to explain things here, so I wanted to come over early. I just saw the girl from your special case team arriving first. You didn’t come together?"
Xu Dayuan laughed, his head bowed as his smile grew wider.
At that moment, he could fully empathize with Zhou Xiangrong’s despair back in the day—individuals masking as respectable figures, professing noble truths while performing base deeds, having lost all their principles.
