Chapter 75 Xu Er Goes Fishing
The Yu family.
Su Tianyu held his phone and asked urgently, "When did Wu Shixiong escape from prison?"
"He escaped from the police hospital tonight and even injured three police officers. But I haven't asked for the details yet," Wang Daolin replied in a relaxed tone. "Someone from my department just informed me that this guy used to work for your Su family, so I wanted to ask if you have any leads."
Su Tianyu replied without hesitation upon hearing this, "I don't know much about this guy, just know him casually."
"Ah! Please help me check if there's any lead and call me directly if there is."
"Sure, I will." Su Tianyu nodded.
"Okay, that's it." Wang Daolin hung up the phone.
Su Tianyu stood in the dining room of the Yu family, murmuring in shock, "Why did he run away? What was he thinking?"
Around 1:30 in the morning, at the entrance of the Dragon City City Police Station, Old Yang, dressed in plainclothes and carrying a leather bag, walked down the steps and got into Tang Baiqing's car.
"What's going on?" Tang Baiqing asked urgently.
"What's going on? The guy's run away!" Old Yang replied irritably, his face darkening. "My guys just called. They went to the Wu family's place, but Wu Shixiong didn't go back. His parents just had dinner with his brothers and their girlfriends, and they don't know anything yet."
"If he didn't go home, where could he have gone?" Tang Baiqing asked patiently. "Yang Ge, did our police department issue a search warrant?"
Old Yang took out his cigarette case and scowled. "Are you stupid? How could you not know what's going on with this case? He's covering for you. Do you dare to make a big fuss about this? If we issue a city-wide search warrant and ask all areas to assist, won't the matter just get worse? When the media focuses on it, they'll report that a murderer escaped and attacked the police. If the higher-ups take notice, won't we both be screwed?"
Tang Baiqing's face turned red from being berated.
"We can't handle this matter anymore, and you're still thinking about issuing a city-wide search warrant. What's going on in your head? I regret helping you with this!" Old Yang's temper flared. "It's almost Chinese New Year. Do you think this is a disgusting thing to happen?"
Tang Baiqing's emotions were worse than Old Yang's. He had been tolerating and retreating earlier because Old Yang was the one in charge of the case and he needed his help. But now Old Yang was blaming him repeatedly, and Tang Baiqing was getting a little impatient. "Can you speak politely? When you took the money, were you afraid of getting into trouble or causing problems? Did I want to create this mess?"
Upon hearing these words, Old Yang narrowed his eyes and gave Tang Baiqing a sharp look before taking two long drags from his just-lit cigarette, remaining silent.
In the car, the two of them sat in silence for a while until Old Yang adjusted his emotions and said, "Talking about anything else now is useless. We must catch this guy immediately. Otherwise, he has no money and no resources for survival, and he is very likely to commit more crimes. If he commits several robberies and hurts people during the Chinese New Year period, it's all over! Once the case is reported in other areas and attracts attention, the old case may be exposed."
Tang Baiqing asked, "So how do we catch him?"
Old Yang replied in a low voice, "The deputy warden called me just now and scolded me. The detention center is also complaining. But I talked to the deputy warden and suggested that they issue an internal search notice to all the units that exit the city, to make sure that he hasn't escaped."
"Right, right!" Tang Baiqing nodded.
"I analyzed it, and he has no money, and he didn't go home. He can hardly survive outside," Old Yang continued, drawing on his considerable experience in the criminal investigation. "Moreover, he has a limited ability to think and reason and has no experience in evading the investigation. Personally, I believe that he is likely hiding in the area where he used to live when he had nowhere else to go. He is familiar with that place and feels safe there. So we should..."
Tang Baiqing listened to Old Yang's suggestions quietly, nodding frequently.
—---
Outside Dragon City, in the village of life, at Liang Feng's home.
Xu Er sat in his chair, furrowing his brows as he looked at Liang Feng and asked, "Are you saying that you can't catch anyone right now? Are you playing games with me?"
Liang Feng knelt on the ground, mentally shattered as he replied, "Big Brother, I've told you everything...do I still need to play games?"
Xu Er remained silent.
"After we finished the job at sea, we all went home for the Lunar New Year," Liang Feng continued with his head bowed. "Our small group only contacts the leader, Lao Hei, directly. We don't have much contact with each other outside of work. We're all afraid that if one person gets in trouble, it will implicate everyone else. So, we're all very taciturn, except when we're working."
Xu Er listened without responding.
"I can't contact anyone now without arousing suspicion," Liang Feng said. "It's the Lunar New Year, and many people aren't using their work phones."
"You're worthless, so I can only find solace by taking it out on you," Xu Er said, his face cold. "For over ten million worth of goods, even if I killed your whole family a hundred times, I wouldn't feel any better. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Don't...don't do this, Big Brother. Give me some time to think!" Liang Feng pleaded.
"I don't have time to waste," Xu Er said as he grabbed Liang Feng's collar. "I need to see your value, now, immediately!"
Liang Feng's face turned pale as he looked at the other man, his brain quickly working as he shouted, "I have... a way, but we have to wait two days."
"What way?" Xu Er asked.
"I'll call Lao Hei directly and tell him there's a high-paying job to discuss," Liang Feng said quickly, "But we have to wait until after the 30th so it doesn't seem too sudden."
Xu Er furrowed his brow.
"He's also gone home for the New Year, and calling him now will raise his suspicion," Liang Feng immediately added, "On the first day of the New Year, I'll contact him and say there's a dangerous job to run in the Chinese District, but the pay is high, and he should believe it. Lao Hei loves money too, and he needs it."
"Damn it!" Xu Er released Liang Feng's collar and said viciously, "If it doesn't work on the first day, I'll cremate your mother first."
"Yes, yes!" Liang Feng nodded repeatedly, "B-big brother, if I get the contact information, you have to let my family go first."
"Okay."
Xu Er replied and turned to walk outside, dialing the boss's number.
"Hello?"
"I caught a mere pawn. He's not someone who directly contacts Yu Mingyuan," Xu Er spoke concisely, "This kid said that he could bring up the online connection on the first day of the year, so I can't go back home this year, I have to stay put here."
"Is he playing tricks?"
"His family is under control both inside and outside, he doesn't dare," Xu Er replied with certainty, "His entire family is in my hands. If he dares to talk nonsense, I'll kill one of them first."
Xu Hu pondered for a while and said, "After we catch the top guy, we'll force him to talk and then I'll take care of Yu Mingyuan directly. I've already found all the connections."
"Okay," Xu Er nodded.
After speaking, the two brothers ended their conversation.
—---
In the Zhanan district.
When Su Tianyu was driving home alone, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello?"
"Wu Shixiong has escaped from prison, did you know about this?" Bai Hongbo's voice sounded.
Chapter 75 Xu Er Goes Fishing
The Yu family.
Su Tianyu held his phone and asked urgently, "When did Wu Shixiong escape from prison?"
"He escaped from the police hospital tonight and even injured three police officers. But I haven't asked for the details yet," Wang Daolin replied in a relaxed tone. "Someone from my department just informed me that this guy used to work for your Su family, so I wanted to ask if you have any leads."
Su Tianyu replied without hesitation upon hearing this, "I don't know much about this guy, just know him casually."
"Ah! Please help me check if there's any lead and call me directly if there is."
"Sure, I will." Su Tianyu nodded.
"Okay, that's it." Wang Daolin hung up the phone.
Su Tianyu stood in the dining room of the Yu family, murmuring in shock, "Why did he run away? What was he thinking?"
Around 1:30 in the morning, at the entrance of the Dragon City City Police Station, Old Yang, dressed in plainclothes and carrying a leather bag, walked down the steps and got into Tang Baiqing's car.
"What's going on?" Tang Baiqing asked urgently.
"What's going on? The guy's run away!" Old Yang replied irritably, his face darkening. "My guys just called. They went to the Wu family's place, but Wu Shixiong didn't go back. His parents just had dinner with his brothers and their girlfriends, and they don't know anything yet."
"If he didn't go home, where could he have gone?" Tang Baiqing asked patiently. "Yang Ge, did our police department issue a search warrant?"
Old Yang took out his cigarette case and scowled. "Are you stupid? How could you not know what's going on with this case? He's covering for you. Do you dare to make a big fuss about this? If we issue a city-wide search warrant and ask all areas to assist, won't the matter just get worse? When the media focuses on it, they'll report that a murderer escaped and attacked the police. If the higher-ups take notice, won't we both be screwed?"
Tang Baiqing's face turned red from being berated.
"We can't handle this matter anymore, and you're still thinking about issuing a city-wide search warrant. What's going on in your head? I regret helping you with this!" Old Yang's temper flared. "It's almost Chinese New Year. Do you think this is a disgusting thing to happen?"
Tang Baiqing's emotions were worse than Old Yang's. He had been tolerating and retreating earlier because Old Yang was the one in charge of the case and he needed his help. But now Old Yang was blaming him repeatedly, and Tang Baiqing was getting a little impatient. "Can you speak politely? When you took the money, were you afraid of getting into trouble or causing problems? Did I want to create this mess?"
Upon hearing these words, Old Yang narrowed his eyes and gave Tang Baiqing a sharp look before taking two long drags from his just-lit cigarette, remaining silent.
In the car, the two of them sat in silence for a while until Old Yang adjusted his emotions and said, "Talking about anything else now is useless. We must catch this guy immediately. Otherwise, he has no money and no resources for survival, and he is very likely to commit more crimes. If he commits several robberies and hurts people during the Chinese New Year period, it's all over! Once the case is reported in other areas and attracts attention, the old case may be exposed."
Tang Baiqing asked, "So how do we catch him?"
Old Yang replied in a low voice, "The deputy warden called me just now and scolded me. The detention center is also complaining. But I talked to the deputy warden and suggested that they issue an internal search notice to all the units that exit the city, to make sure that he hasn't escaped."
"Right, right!" Tang Baiqing nodded.
"I analyzed it, and he has no money, and he didn't go home. He can hardly survive outside," Old Yang continued, drawing on his considerable experience in the criminal investigation. "Moreover, he has a limited ability to think and reason and has no experience in evading the investigation. Personally, I believe that he is likely hiding in the area where he used to live when he had nowhere else to go. He is familiar with that place and feels safe there. So we should..."
Tang Baiqing listened to Old Yang's suggestions quietly, nodding frequently.
—---
Outside Dragon City, in the village of life, at Liang Feng's home.
Xu Er sat in his chair, furrowing his brows as he looked at Liang Feng and asked, "Are you saying that you can't catch anyone right now? Are you playing games with me?"
Liang Feng knelt on the ground, mentally shattered as he replied, "Big Brother, I've told you everything...do I still need to play games?"
Xu Er remained silent.
"After we finished the job at sea, we all went home for the Lunar New Year," Liang Feng continued with his head bowed. "Our small group only contacts the leader, Lao Hei, directly. We don't have much contact with each other outside of work. We're all afraid that if one person gets in trouble, it will implicate everyone else. So, we're all very taciturn, except when we're working."
Xu Er listened without responding.
"I can't contact anyone now without arousing suspicion," Liang Feng said. "It's the Lunar New Year, and many people aren't using their work phones."
"You're worthless, so I can only find solace by taking it out on you," Xu Er said, his face cold. "For over ten million worth of goods, even if I killed your whole family a hundred times, I wouldn't feel any better. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Don't...don't do this, Big Brother. Give me some time to think!" Liang Feng pleaded.
"I don't have time to waste," Xu Er said as he grabbed Liang Feng's collar. "I need to see your value, now, immediately!"
Liang Feng's face turned pale as he looked at the other man, his brain quickly working as he shouted, "I have... a way, but we have to wait two days."
"What way?" Xu Er asked.
"I'll call Lao Hei directly and tell him there's a high-paying job to discuss," Liang Feng said quickly, "But we have to wait until after the 30th so it doesn't seem too sudden."
Xu Er furrowed his brow.
"He's also gone home for the New Year, and calling him now will raise his suspicion," Liang Feng immediately added, "On the first day of the New Year, I'll contact him and say there's a dangerous job to run in the Chinese District, but the pay is high, and he should believe it. Lao Hei loves money too, and he needs it."
"Damn it!" Xu Er released Liang Feng's collar and said viciously, "If it doesn't work on the first day, I'll cremate your mother first."
"Yes, yes!" Liang Feng nodded repeatedly, "B-big brother, if I get the contact information, you have to let my family go first."
"Okay."
Xu Er replied and turned to walk outside, dialing the boss's number.
"Hello?"
"I caught a mere pawn. He's not someone who directly contacts Yu Mingyuan," Xu Er spoke concisely, "This kid said that he could bring up the online connection on the first day of the year, so I can't go back home this year, I have to stay put here."
"Is he playing tricks?"
"His family is under control both inside and outside, he doesn't dare," Xu Er replied with certainty, "His entire family is in my hands. If he dares to talk nonsense, I'll kill one of them first."
Xu Hu pondered for a while and said, "After we catch the top guy, we'll force him to talk and then I'll take care of Yu Mingyuan directly. I've already found all the connections."
"Okay," Xu Er nodded.
After speaking, the two brothers ended their conversation.
—---
In the Zhanan district.
When Su Tianyu was driving home alone, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello?"
"Wu Shixiong has escaped from prison, did you know about this?" Bai Hongbo's voice sounded.
