Chapter 426 Dead?
Fast forward a bit in time…

Fang Yonghui held the police binoculars in both hands and carefully observed the bungalow in the jungle below.

A silver-white Toyota Hiace, a green pickup truck, and a black Passat were parked in the open space in front of the townhouse. In addition, there were three Qianjiang motorcycles parked under the eaves.

Zhang Yong, who was standing next to him, waved away the mosquitoes and flies flying in front of him and cursed in a low voice: “The mosquitoes in this damn place are really poisonous. I have several bites on my neck.”

Fang Yonghui put down the telescope, touched his butt crack, and felt a sense of comfort. He sighed slightly: “Who said it wasn’t? We haven’t showered for half a month, and I haven’t changed my underwear for a week.”

“I’m even worse off than you. As soon as I got here, I couldn’t adapt to the climate. I vomited after eating, and then I had diarrhea. I almost fainted. Oh, I really miss the life of being an ordinary criminal policeman. After work, I can find someone to eat skewers and drink some wine.”

Fang Yonghui swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and said, “When we get back, I’ll treat you to a good meal. Eat your fill.”

Zhang Yong turned over, from prone to face the sky. He looked at the increasingly dark sky and asked in a low voice: “Brother Hui, are we doing the right thing?”

Fang Yonghui still stared at the target building below and gritted his teeth: “Xiaoyong, I watched Sun Zhihao die. I watched him dragging blood all over his body and providing me the location of the criminals. He is a respectable man, and he cannot die in vain!”

Zhang Yong nodded and said no more. His eyelids closed heavily, but he couldn’t fall asleep at all. A swarm of mosquitoes buzzing in his ears was really uncomfortable.

As the sun set in the west, the cell phone in Fang Yonghui’s pocket suddenly vibrated.

He took out his cell phone, glanced at the screen, and quickly answered the call.

Zhang Yong also stood up immediately and moved closer to the phone.

Before he could hear clearly, Fang Yonghui hung up the phone and put the police binoculars in his hand into his hand, saying, “Luo Da called. The Baishi County Bureau sent someone over. We are going to close the net. I will go to the small road below to meet them. You stay here and keep an eye on them. If there is any problem, contact me immediately.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief: “Okay, go quickly and come back soon.”

Fang Yonghui took a look at the bungalow below, then got up and quietly went down the back mountain.

Twenty minutes later, he saw fully armed SWAT police and criminal police wearing tactical vests on the muddy road at the foot of the mountain on the west side.

Luo Rui stood at the front of the car and saw Fang Yonghui coming out from behind a clump of banana trees like a mud monkey.

In the past half month, Fang Yonghui has lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets are sunken, he has dark circles under his eyes, his clothes are covered in mud, and his skin has become darker.

Fang Yonghui came running over breathlessly: “Luo Da…”

Luo Rui pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

Fang Yonghui looked at him deeply, then looked at the fully armed troops behind him.

“This is Fang Yonghui. We have another comrade watching over there.” Luo Rui introduced the old gang leader from Baishi County to the one behind him.

“Thank you for your hard work, Officer Fang.” Lei Li greeted him warmly.

Tonight’s operation is led by Lei Li. In addition, there are also Criminal Police Captain Zhang Wang and people from the Special Police Brigade.

“Not hard.” Fang Yonghui smiled, took the mineral water handed to him by Luo Rui, gulped down half a bottle, and said, “We found a total of eight people in the bungalow halfway up the mountain on the south side. Several of them are not from our country, and more than half of them have guns in their hands. I even saw someone holding an AK.”

“Eight people? And an AK?” Lei Li was shocked. He looked at his side and saw that there were a total of thirty-eight criminal police and special police dispatched.

When the police arrest someone, they usually use the force of numbers against the minority. The more people the better. It is common for seven or eight people to surround one criminal. This way, they can maximize the safety of their own people and ensure that the criminal does not escape.

Zhang Wang was puzzled and asked, “No, didn’t you say beforehand that there were only four of us? You didn’t say there was an AK either?”

In this operation, the old gang members of Baishi County Bureau were originally prepared to take the lead, but seeing this, they had to leave the arrest operation to the special police.

Fang Yonghui replied: “Originally there were only four people, but another group of people came later.”

As he spoke, Fang Yonghui took out the digital camera hanging on the belt behind his waist, flipped through the photos and handed them to Luo Rui.

Luo Rui took a look, nodded, and handed it to Lei Li.

A group of people came over immediately, and when they looked, they saw that there was indeed a burly man in a black vest jumping out of the pickup truck with an AK in his hand.

Lei Li smacked his lips and said, “Hey, call the hospital and have a few ambulances parked at the foot of the mountain. There will definitely be a lot of casualties tonight.”

At this time, a person from the Border Defense Administration popped up and said with a frown: “I think I’ve seen this guy with an AK somewhere before.”

Everyone looked at him, and then he took a picture with his mobile phone facing the digital camera. After sending it, a phone call came in a moment later.

After answering the phone for a while, the man said, “We found out that the man with the AK is called Nong De Meng, nicknamed Lao Ji, from Laos. He is a wanted criminal in Laos and Vietnam, suspected of murder, kidnapping, rape and other crimes. I didn’t expect him to come to our side.”

Zhang Wang: “This group of people is committing transnational crimes. There must be many people involved. Should we arrest them?”

Lei Li hesitated. It was true that there was a big fish in front of him, but if he let the criminal gang behind it escape because of this big fish, it would be a loss.

Obviously, such a big case is not something that their Baishi County Bureau can handle. They must report it to the higher authorities. The city may not be able to make up its mind, so it has to be reported up the chain of command.

The border defense department was also in a dilemma, hesitating whether to notify the highest level or continue to cooperate with the Baishi County Bureau’s operation.

At this time, Luo Rui coughed twice, and everyone’s eyes turned to him.

“Director Lei, fellow comrades, we have come this far. If we hesitate and let someone escape, we will also be held accountable.

Moreover, my people have found out clearly that the bungalow halfway up the mountain is just their temporary location. We don’t know the situation inside yet, and many innocent people may be in danger of having their backs cut.

Furthermore, as long as we act quickly enough and catch them off guard and catch them, we can continue the investigation based on the clues they provide.”

Lei Li and the border guards looked at each other, and then they both nodded immediately: “Okay, let’s do as Director Luo said!”

Because the other side was armed with large weapons, everyone began to mobilize and make detailed combat deployments before dark.

The bungalow at the southern foot of the mountain is backed by the top of the mountain, with flat land on both sides and a cliff in front. The cliff is 30 meters high, with steep stone steps leading down, and behind it is a tributary of the Red River.

Of course, the main attack direction was chosen to be the left and right sides, and people were also sent to the bottom of the cliff to prevent the group from jumping into the river to escape.

Seeing that everything was ready, Lei Li looked at his watch and said in a shocking voice: “Let’s check the watch now. It’s 19:31 now, 21 o’clock in the evening. Let’s start the action.”

After comparing the timetable, the three groups of people changed direction and followed the special police to the designated location.

Luo Rui, along with Fang Yonghui and two criminal police officers from the county bureau, approached from behind. Since they were in a high position, there was almost no danger. Lin Chen also wanted to go up, but was yelled back by Luo Rui.

Luo Rui didn’t dare to let this girl take risks. If anything happened to her, there was no doubt that Wu Chaoxiong would skin him alive.

When they reached the top of the mountain, Luo Rui patted Fang Yonghui on the shoulder and said, “Yonghui, you have worked hard in the past half month.”

Fang Yonghui sighed: “But it can’t bring back Sun Zhihao’s life.”

Luo Rui understood what he was talking about and did not respond.

Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Yonghui coming back, followed by Luo Rui and three others.

Luo Rui looked at him with a smile: “Why are you thinner than Yonghui?”

Zhang Yong touched his head and said with a smile, “Director Luo, it’s better to be thinner. It’s easier to find a girlfriend if you are thinner.”

“When this case is over, I’ll treat you to a good meal.”

Zhang Yong’s eyes lit up: “I like eating fish, Luo Chu, I heard you have a yacht…”

“Sure, catch and eat right away. I’ll take care of it.”

Zhang Yong nodded vigorously. He could clearly feel that Director Luo was no longer as indifferent to him as before. Needless to say, after this case was over, he would be his own person.

Something had tied them together.

Luo Rui did not wait for the time of action. He carefully observed the situation below with a telescope for a while. After confirming that the action deployment was correct, the time came to 8:30 in the evening.

To go down from the top of the mountain, one had to take a detour from the left. Luo Rui led four people and sneaked along while being careful not to be discovered by the other side. Fortunately, this group of criminals gathered in the bungalow, and there was not even a sentry.

Coming to the open space on the left, they walked along the foot of the mountain and headed to the back of the bungalow.

At 8:55, Luo Rui and others had just reached the open space next to the bungalow when Scarface walked in from the front door.

He held the beer can in his hand, tilted his head back to take a sip, then raised his hand and threw the can into the empty gasoline barrel next to him, making a “bang” sound.

Then, Scarface took out a cigarette box from his pocket, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Just as he was about to light it with a lighter, his eyes suddenly froze.

A figure flashed out from the one-meter-high weeds…

“Who?”

Scarface shouted incoherently because he had a cigarette in his mouth, but when he saw that the other person seemed to be holding a black pistol in his hand, he was frightened, reached out to take the cigarette away, turned around and wanted to run.

But a big hand came from behind him and covered his mouth.

“His mother……”

Before Scarface could utter a sound, a heavy object hit the back of his neck. However, he did not faint immediately. Instead, he turned his head hard. Before he could see who was who, three people appeared from the opposite side and knocked him to the ground.

He was first punched in the stomach and groaned, then someone stepped hard on his wrist. His body was immediately turned over, his mouth was still covered by the big hand, and his hands were also pulled behind his back.

Then, hurried footsteps came from both sides. Luo Rui threw Scarface to Fang Yonghui and followed with a gun.

A dim light bulb was hanging under the eaves of the bungalow, and the light shone on the open space in front.

Two teams of special police came from the left and right, quickly ran up the steps, gesticulating as they cautiously advanced towards the door.

Only one door of the bungalow was closed, the other door was slightly open, and there was a window on the left side, but there was no curtain.

The sound of television and several people talking could be heard in the room.

Luo Rui looked through the window and saw three people inside, sitting on the sofa watching a football game.

The special police officer in front also noticed it. He held the gun in both hands, crouched down, and made a few gestures to his teammates on the opposite side, reporting the situation in the window and the first target he would attack after rushing in.

The person on the other side made an OK gesture, and then everyone held their breath and slowly groped their way towards the gate from under the wall. When they were almost approaching the door, footsteps suddenly sounded from inside.

Immediately, the leading SWAT teams of the two teams made a gesture behind them, and the teams on both sides immediately stopped and stared at the door nervously.

A young man in denim shorts stepped out, stood under the light bulb, and yawned…

Seeing this, the SWAT officer in front of Luo Rui made an attack gesture. He quickly stood up and rushed forward.

The young man turned around and saw so many fully armed people appearing in front of him. Before he could make a sound, someone covered his face and he was immediately controlled.

He watched as a large group of people rushed into the house. “Police!”

“Police, don’t move!”

“Hands out!”

Suddenly, the sound of quick footsteps and shouts were heard in the bungalow.

Luo Rui ignored the TV room. After finding the right location, he rushed to the basement immediately. But as soon as he reached the door, he heard gunshots behind him.

“boom!”

“Bang! Bang…”

Luo Rui quickly hid in the corner behind the door next to him, and looked back, only to see two people running out of the room on the right. He raised his gun and pulled the trigger at the oncoming special police. After firing a burst of bullets, he immediately retreated back to the bedroom, leaving the door half open.

A team of special police quickly hid in the TV room that had been controlled, and another team quickly slipped out the door.

The two gangsters hid in the bedroom and kept firing outside.

From Luo Rui’s perspective, he just happened to see them firing.

He raised his eyebrows, while paying attention to the movement in the basement, he quickly extended the muzzle of the gun, and as soon as the gunman stuck his head out, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

“boom!”

The gangster was shot in the shoulder and the pistol fell to the ground.

Another gangster wanted to take turns shooting, but when he saw his companion was injured, he dared not show his head anymore.

At this moment, the special police outside the door erected two 1.6-meter-high explosion-proof shields and slowly advanced towards the bedroom where the shooting occurred.

The gangster in the bedroom was shot and has retreated, not daring to show up again. The special police in the TV room also have their guns pointed at them, ready to shoot anyone who dares to come out.

When Luo Rui saw this situation, he realized that as long as the two gangsters in the bedroom did not have heavy firepower, they could only sit and wait to die. So, he felt the wall and walked carefully to the basement.

AK had not appeared yet, and he hadn’t heard any gunshots. Thinking of this, he immediately shrank back. Just as he steadied his feet, two special police officers quickly ran over.

It seems that the two criminals have been trapped in the bedroom.

The two special police officers nodded to Luo Rui, then one holding a shield and the other holding a gun, walked towards the basement, and Luo Rui followed behind them.

The expected fierce gunfight did not happen. In the dim basement, there were two stainless steel tables with a man and a woman tied up on them.

The two doctors in blue plastic suits hid in the corner, trembling with fear.

After observing the basement for a while, the two special police officers gestured to each other to indicate that it was safe, and then they controlled the two doctors in the corner.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Luo Rui paced to the stainless steel table.

He was very familiar with the faces of these two people.

Song Zelin’s eyes were covered with gauze, his chest was open, and there was a bloody line on his abdomen, but the wound was not deep, but there was a cut in his abdomen.

Luo Rui walked to his head with a cold face, reached out and felt his pulse at his neck. He was still breathing, so he was not dead.

He turned around and saw the woman lying opposite him staring at him, tears welling up in her eyes.

Luo Rui walked over, lowered his head, and stared at her intently: “I am the criminal police officer responsible for investigating Qingyang City’s [718 Case], [404 Case], and [408 Major Case]. Tell me, what is your name?”

When the woman heard his identity, her eyes changed from gratitude to fear, and her rolling throat stopped immediately.

“What’s your name?” Luo Rui repeated.

The woman closed her eyes in despair and replied weakly, “He Ying.”

“Were you the ones who killed Police Officer C?”

He Ying swallowed her saliva and her body trembled continuously.

“Speak back, aren’t you?!”

“Yes.” He Ying took a breath: “We did it!”

Luo Rui let out a long breath and stood up.

At this time, there were chaotic footsteps coming from the direction of the stairs. Fang Yonghui and Zhang Yong ran down from upstairs. When they saw the situation in the basement, they both took a breath and looked at each other.

Luo Rui ordered: “Call an ambulance and send them to the hospital as soon as possible. The two of you stay with them.”

Fang Yonghui nodded hurriedly, then called the doctor who had already arrived.

Just as Luo Rui was about to leave, he heard the woman sobbing: “Thank you… Thank you…”

upstairs.

When Lei Li saw Luo Rui coming up, he immediately stepped forward and said excitedly, “We killed one of the six gangsters and captured five alive. The one nicknamed Lao Ji didn’t even have a gun before he was pinned down by our comrades.”

Luo Rui saw Zhang Wang holding an AK with a happy look on his face.

Outside the house, the criminals were squatting in a row with their hands handcuffed behind their backs, and special police officers were standing guard on both sides with guns in hand.

Luo Rui and his group put away their guns, walked up to them, glanced at them vigorously, and asked knowingly: “Who among you is in charge here?”

The group looked around, lowered their heads and said nothing.

“Who the hell is the leader?” Lei Li raised his voice and stared at Scarface.

Scarface swallowed his saliva and didn’t dare to raise his head.

Lei Li coaxed and lied: “We have a policy. Whoever speaks first will be considered meritorious. The death penalty or life imprisonment is not impossible.”

“I say!” an old Vietnamese man who looked like a monkey shouted in fluent Mandarin.

Lei Li smiled and nodded to Zhang Wang: “Take him aside for questioning.”

Immediately afterwards, Lei Li reached out and picked up the scarred man. The other members of the criminal police team followed suit, picking up people and questioning them separately.

Luo Rui followed behind Lei Li and saw him pressing Scarface’s head against the side of the car. He asked sinisterly, “Should I call you Scarface or Wei Mingyu?”

Scarface turned his head away and said nothing.

Lei Li patted his face lightly: “Do you know who you are? You are messing with your compatriots, are you considered a human being? Don’t think that if you don’t speak up, I won’t know that you are in charge here. The man you disemboweled was your teacher, right?”

After these words were spoken, Scarface opened his eyes wide. His true identity was exposed, so there was no room for him to struggle.

His heart was beating fast, he pursed his lips and asked cautiously: “I helped you to do meritorious service, can you show leniency?”

Lei Li raised his eyebrows: “See what news you give me.”

Scarface gritted his teeth and said, “I have never killed anyone. I am just a handyman. My boss is called Jin Hong, from Yuncheng. He has been engaged in the business of selling organs, and he is also related to a black society organization in Lao Yue.

At four o’clock this morning, a batch of goods arrived, and Jin Hong asked me to go and meet it.”

When Lei Li heard this, he asked hurriedly, “Where is the pick-up location?”

Scarface looked towards the edge of the cliff. Luo Rui followed his gaze and asked, “Was it delivered by boat?”

“Yes.” Scarface replied, “There is a speedboat under the cliff. Go to the Jinsha Wharf upstream. There is a sand-carrying ship coming from Haidong Province. The captain of the sand-carrying ship is from Jin Hong.”

“Is the news accurate?” Lei Li stared at him closely.

“That’s right. I was going to go there right now, but you guys…”

“What’s the captain’s name? What’s the sand ship’s number?”

Scarface answered one by one. After he finished answering, Leili let him go and met with the others.

After some discussion, everyone felt that there was no time to lose, so Lei Li immediately called his superiors to report the incident. The coast guard was also dispatched to arrest the human traffickers while preparing to follow the clues and investigate further up the chain.

After finishing, Lei Li looked at Luo Rui: “Director Luo, do you want to join us?”

Luo Rui shrugged: “I am only responsible for the pursuit. Without the approval from above, I can’t go.”

“That’s right.” Lei Li said with a smile, “Thank you so much this time for giving us such a big gift.”

“Not really.” Luo Rui waved his hand. Seeing Lin Chen driving over, he nodded and said, “Director Lei, I’ll leave first.”

“Okay.” Lei Li patted his shoulder and said, “After these two days, I’ll treat you to a good meal.”

Luo Rui got into the car without saying anything.

Lin Chen drove the car onto the muddy road, pouting and not even looking at Luo Rui.

“what happened?”

“Director Luo, please take me with you next time you take action. I’m not that delicate.”

“Okay, I have no objection, as long as your father approves.” Luo Rui fastened his seat belt and said casually.

“Tsk.” Lin Chen held the steering wheel and looked at the road ahead intently.

When they reached the main road at the foot of the mountain, she asked, “Director Luo, are those two people dead?”

Luo Rui shook his head: “They are still alive. Fang Yonghui and Zhang Yong sent them to the hospital.”

“That’s good.” Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Rui smiled and said, “Are you trying to bury your thoughts?”

“No, I’m just stupid.” Lin Chen raised his eyebrows.

Luo Rui stopped talking and looked out the window at the night sky. In the pitch-black night, there were stars twinkling in the sky…

(End of this chapter)