"I really didn't know they'd go so far. I thought they were just swindling money from students," Li Ming whispered in defense, unable to help but lowering his head.
"Humph!" Xiao Chen let out a cold snort, putting the autopsy photos of Wang Lin in front of Li Ming's eyes. He roared angrily, "Look! This is the real purpose of their abducting those kids. What did those kids do wrong? What did they do wrong?" By the end of his words, Xiao Chen was itching to punch those scumbags.
Li Qiang and other policemen tried their best to hold him back.
Li Qiang persuaded him frantically, "Calm down, calm down, Xiao Chen. Now that the case has made a little progress, what we need is to wipe out this criminal gang to console the victims in heaven."
These words were like a sedative.
Xiao Chen's frantic nerves were immediately soothed.
Right. Li Ming was just a small fry. The real mastermind was behind him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen calmed down.
Li Qiang continued to question, "How did you contact them?"
Li Ming still had a conscience. Maybe he was bent on taking them all down with him. He honestly handed over his phone, scrolled through the contacts, and pointed to a name "Brother Long" and said, "It's him. We always contacted each other using this number."
"Can you arrange to meet him now?"
"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee it. We haven't been in touch for a while."
Xiao Chen almost laughed out of anger. So this guy had simply come to Buhai for a life of debauchery.
They had been counting on Li Ming to help them catch the big fish.
So, under the surveillance and assistance of the policemen on the side, Li Ming sent a message to his superior.
"Boss, are you there?"
All the policemen in the room held their breaths and stared intently at the screen.
Time ticked by, but there was no response from the other side.
Had the plan to raid them been leaked?
Xiao Chen looked at Li Qiang suspiciously.
Li Qiang gave him a mysterious smile and signaled him, "Young man, you must be patient when handling a case. Do you know about snipers? They can't move for days and nights for the sake of their mission targets. What's this for us?"
Xiao Chen felt a bit embarrassed.
Before long, Li Ming's phone did light up.
The team leader was the first to go over and look. He gave a thumbs - up gesture to the information monitoring staff.
This meant the fish had taken the bait.
Sure enough, the other side replied, "What's up?"
It seemed they hadn't become suspicious.
Li Ming then replied according to his usual habit, "Brother, I've got another small fish hooked. I'm in Buhai now. How can I find you?"
"What? The situation has been so tense these days. Don't you know to keep a low profile?"
Seeing this message, Xiao Chen's heart was pounding.
However, the next message from the other side came, "Alright, alright. Let's arrange to meet at the old place."
They set the time, and then the other side didn't reply anymore.
It was really like "After searching high and low without success, the thing is found without any effort."
The police got the accurate information. After having Li Ming confirm the appearance of the other person, they detained him.
The time they set to meet was 10 p.m. at a well - known club in Buhai.
Then Li Ming walked in front, while several policemen had already disguised themselves in the club.
At night, the club was a place of debauchery. A group of young men and women were freely enjoying themselves on the dance floor and in front of the bar. With the passionate DJ music, the whole place was full of decadence.
The superior who was supposed to meet Li Ming hadn't shown up yet.
To reduce the other side's suspicion, the police put a nano - technology Bluetooth earphone in Li Ming's ear so that they could communicate while remaining hidden.
Time passed by, but the other side still didn't show up.
Suddenly, a policeman close to Li Ming noticed that his phone lit up. He signaled Li Ming to check his phone.
Li Ming opened his phone and found a message from the other side.
"I see you. Come to the second floor. I'm in Room 207."
It seemed there was nothing suspicious. The other side didn't seem to be suspicious.
Li Qiang signaled with his eyes for Li Ming to go first. They scattered, trying not to attract attention, and quietly went upstairs.
Li Ming was being quite cooperative, hoping to confess his crimes and get a reduced sentence.
Seeing that the other side had taken the bait, he was extremely happy.
Upstairs, it was relatively quiet on the second floor.
Li Ming found Room 207 according to the message.
He pushed the door open, and the policemen quietly set up an ambush at a hidden position near the door.
After entering, Li Ming saw his superior, Zhou Er.
Zhou Er had probably indulged too much in wine and women. Although he wasn't very old, he looked weak. He was fat but in poor health.
The other side was a bit drunk. Seeing his old acquaintance, not knowing that disaster was looming, he greeted Li Ming, "Come on, brother. Join me."
There were two or three hostesses beside him. Seeing their patron's reaction, they coquettishly greeted, "Come here quickly, handsome guy."
Li Ming had no mood for this.
He pushed the women aside, sat down next to Zhou Er, and tentatively asked, "Brother Zhou, are you alone?"
"Otherwise?" Zhou Er was drunk. He saw two Li Mings in front of him and mumbled in a daze, "I'm happy to be alone. Whoever wants to watch can go."
"Watch what?"
Zhou Er suddenly became alert. He smelled of alcohol, and his face was red. He cursed, "It's all that bastard's fault. Look at the life I'm living now!"
These words didn't make any sense.
Li Ming was completely confused. But during this moment, their conversation had reached the ears of the policemen outside.
After confirming that there were only the two of them inside, everyone was a bit disappointed.
They had thought they could catch someone at or above the middle - level, but judging from their conversation, Zhou Er seemed only a bit more senior than Li Ming and was probably not part of the core circle.
Li Qiang and Xiao Chen exchanged a look and both thought it was time to go in.
They discussed with the local police in Buhai and all agreed it was time to go in.
Inside, Zhou Er was still urging Li Ming to drink.
"Drink! What's wrong with you, brother? Do you look down on me?"
Li Ming kept declining, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Brother, disaster is coming. Don't blame me," he silently murmured in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, the door of the room was kicked open.
Zhou Er didn't know what was going on. Hearing the noise in his private room, he swayed his head and looked towards the door. He saw several tall and valiant people walking towards him.
"Who are you...who..." Zhou Er's tongue was too thick to speak clearly.
Xiao Chen wanted to laugh. It was the same when they caught Li Ming. Why were they all so fond of drinking?
"Get down on the ground!" a policeman from Buhai shouted. He immediately grabbed Zhou Er by the throat and pinned him to the ground.
Zhou Er was still half - drunk and scolding, "How dare you! Do you know who I am? You come to my territory to cause trouble..."
As he was scolding, Zhou Er actually fell asleep.