Urban Crisis [Complete] - 23

Chapter 58 Eliminating Enemies: A Premeditated Scheme, a Public Assault on the Traffic Police

He Kedai jumped off his horse and helped Jiao Xiaoyu, who had fallen to the ground, to her upper body. He asked anxiously,

"Are you alright?"

Jiao Xiaoyu pushed He Kedai's hand away.

"I'm not made of clay. I'm fine."

"You scared me. If you had been seriously injured, you would have retaliated against me. I'll sit with you for a while. The fallen leaves
are everywhere, the leaves are fiery red, it's quite poetic!"

The two chestnut horses watched them quietly.

He Kedai reached out and plucked a leaf from Jiao Xiaoyu's hair, laughing,

"Xiaoyu, you've been sleeping with a man, haven't you?"

Jiao Xiaoyu was startled and pouted, retorting, "Stop talking nonsense. " "You can't fool me. Who? Chen Hu?" "If you keep talking nonsense, I'm not finished with you." "I'm not wronging you at all. I only discovered this secret when I helped you up." "Hey, Kedai, you're getting more and more outlandish." " Let me explain in detail. Before a woman sleeps with a man, her eyebrows are like a net-like hillside, tightly pressed together in the middle. As soon as she sleeps with him, even just once, her eyebrows spread out, and that middle line disappears. Before, your eyebrows were always pressed together in the middle, so I didn't need to ask to know you were still a virgin. Now that your eyebrows have spread out, I don't need to ask either; you've definitely slept with a man." Jiao Xiaoyu's heart pounded as He Kedai exposed her. She said sarcastically, "You seem quite experienced with women." " I don't have the art of governing a country, and if I don't have the art of seducing women, am I even a man? Some women pretend to be virgins in front of me , but I don't need to pull out my weapon to test them; I can see through them immediately by looking at their eyebrows." Jiao Xiaowu stood up, flicking the taxi on his back, and said, "Don't use vulgar language in front of women. Let's take a walk. Kedai, isn't the fire that burned Yuexiu to death strange?" He Kedai chuckled lewdly. " Xiaoyu, don't let your sparse eyebrows fool you, you're still a virgin." He Kedai lowered his voice, " When you're free, pinch your eyebrows together with your fingers, so no one notices. That's the secret to why is shaping their eyebrows." "Are you kidding me?" "No, no. It's easier for you to arrest me now than at the Anti-Corruption Bureau. How could a commoner like me dare offend Vice Minister Ji's secretary?" Jiao Xiaoyu gritted her teeth, suppressing a laugh. "It's good that you know you're a commoner. I advise you to be a compliant citizen. No matter how much Jiang Yuexiu wronged you, you've still had each other for years. I'll tell you in return, Yuexiu's sparse eyebrows might be directly your fault ." "Xiaoyu, you're quick to learn bad habits." "I mean, you can't be completely heartless towards Yuexiu, can you? You should help us find her enemies. Even if Yuexiu had problems, once she's dead, we won't pursue the matter further." "If you feel it's dangerous to provide clues, I'll keep it a secret." They walked silently for several dozen meters. Jiao Xiaoyu looked back and saw two horses following them about ten meters away . "Ke Dai, look, they've followed us." "Horses are intelligent. They know we've paid and it's not time yet." "Really?" "Of course. Horses are more trustworthy than people. The worst thing in the world is people. Even dung beetles are better than people; they understand environmental protection." "Ke Dai, you're being too harsh on people. Don't forget, people are the masters of the earth." He Ke Dai said coldly, "That's where God's wisdom lies. After creating all things, God was troubled about which species to choose as the ruler. After much thought, God decided to make the most vicious species, humans, the leader. Because God knew that the order of the world could not be controlled by the forces of good; only the forces of evil could rule all things. Only humans can deceive and destroy each other, maintaining the ecological balance of society." "Regarding what you asked about, Chen Hu came to me, but I didn't say much to him. That guy, he's always been trying to play me. Since you came to me, I can tell you, even though I know you slept with him . You love Chen Hu, that's your business. I love you, that's my business. To be honest, I'm being crude, don't be angry. I didn't seize the opportunity to sleep with you back then, and my kindness has left me with eternal regret." Jiao Xiaoyu's eyes widened. "He Kedai, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you." He Kedai clasped his hands and said, "No, no, don't be like that. Just bear with a few rough words, a man who doesn't speak crudely is just being fake. I was really kind back then, I didn't deflower you. Thinking about it makes me angry. Chen Hu is smarter than me, once you two reconciled, he stopped playing the deep one and slept with you. Damn, I was really useless back then, and it's really strange, after Chen Hu actually much more radiant, not like before, dry and rough." Before He Ke could finish speaking, Jiao Xiaoyu suddenly swept his leg, knocking him to the ground with a thud. Jiao Xiaoyu clapped her hands and giggled. "Good, Xiaoyu, you've got some serious backstabbing." " That's called karma. Who told you to only care about talking and not have any foundation?" "I give up," He Ke got up, "I give up, okay?" Actually, my words were rough, but the reasoning was sound… “You dare to speak so crudely!” “I won’t say anymore, I won’t say anymore. Chen Hu used you to lure me here with his honey trap, I don’t want him to lose both his wife and his money . I’ve thought about this fire for a long time, it’s definitely a case of double-crossing.” “Not bad, you’re finally speaking like a human being. What’s your evidence?” “One night three days before the fire, Yuexiu called and asked me to go to the electronics mall to find her…” He Kedai’s car arrived at the parking lot of the Forget-Me-Not Electronics Mall at nine o’clock that night. Four military trucks drove out , each truck carrying four metal containers. He Kedai had to drive his car to the side and wait until all the trucks had left before he drove his car into the parking lot. The sales hall was empty. The security guard called Jiang Yuexiu’s office and said that a Mr. He was visiting. He hung up the phone and invited He Kedai into the door. Jiang Yuexiu was waiting at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor. When she saw He Kedai come up, she rushed over and kissed him passionately. “Alright, alright.” "He Kedai turned his head away. "You almost suffocated me." "Kedai, you don't like me anymore? " "I do like you. But don't treat kissing like a handshake. China hasn't progressed to that level yet." He Kedai said as he walked: "I saw four military trucks when I came in, all carrying containers. Yuexiu, are they unloading or hauling cargo?"

“Pull them out. They want to break up with me. Come on, let’s talk inside.”

Jiang Yuexiu led He Kedai into her spacious office. The two sat on the sofa.

“Your little shop is doing so well, why the sudden desire to break up? Who is it?”

Jiang Yuexiu lit a Saint Laurent cigarette and took a puff.

"It's because they heard my dad's about to retire, and they think the protection the public security and judicial system will give to the mall will
weaken, so they want to break up the partnership. Of course, they didn't say it out loud. Those damn bastards, their ears are
longer than rabbits', and their minds are more cunning than Cao Cao's."

"Your dad's retiring?"

"No. It wasn't even on the agenda, and they already knew.
What good ? The Public Security Bureau is full of his people; if anything happens, they'll still have to handle it. Those bastards are incredibly opportunistic
."

"Who are they?"

"Great Wall Trading Company."

"The military company?"

"That's them. Actually, they don't invest much; they mainly use them for transportation. Military supplies—the local authorities
don't dare to investigate."

He Kedai got up, walked to the boss's desk, sat in the boss's chair, and walked around, saying:

"You're dealing entirely in counterfeit goods. Great Wall's breakup will really cause problems with transportation in the future. Yuexiu, they're trying to
ruin you!"

"At worst, I'll just close down. Kedai, I heard you've gone bankrupt?"

"Completely bankrupt, almost a poor peasant."

"I'll give you a hand. You've been sweating bullets for me. After thinking it over, the old friends are still the best.
They want to break up, right? Fine, break up then. I'll empty my heart first, let them take the rest of the appliances,
they're not worth much. Set up a few reliable accounts, so the money won't be stuck in cash. I'll transfer over 40 million to your
account , for our future business."

"Yuexiu, aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"

"Kedai, you're the most righteous person in the world."

"That was before. I used to be generous, but now I'm greedy and ungrateful. You really need to be more
wary of me."

"Damn, I don't have time to argue with you. Let's get to work. If I don't transfer the money out of the account quickly, it'll be
fed to the wolves again."

"Yuexiu. The anti-corruption bureau's gun has never left my head. You
might as well just give the money to the anti-corruption bureau directly, saving yourself the trouble."

“I’ve thought about this before. Actually, you’re not in any danger right now. The eye of the typhoon is the calmest.
The whole world knows we broke up, and no one will ever think we’re sleeping together again. It’s safest to transfer the money to you.
Of course, don’t transfer it to your company. I’m asking you to find some reliable accounts.”

He Kedai walked to the sofa, touched Luo Yuexiu’s face, and said,

“You’re determined to give me an opportunity to abscond with the money. I’d be doing you a disservice if I didn’t take your forty million
. Fine, I’ll give you the account number.”

Jiang Yuexiu kicked off her high heels, stretched her legs out on the sofa, and said coquettishly,

“Sit here. I have something else to say.”

He Kedai sat down next to Jiang Yuexiu’s thighs. Jiang Yuexiu took He Kedai's hand, placed it on her inner thigh, and
winked, saying,

"The usual place, forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten, but I'm afraid there might be police on guard there."

Jiang Yuexiu laughed lewdly,

"When the police change shifts, it's time for the monkeys to climb the pole."

"Yuexiu, you still remember that joke?"

"I can forget everything, but I can't forget this joke. Kedai, aren't you naughty? The first time we
went on our date, you told this joke."

He Kedai deliberately teased her, shaking her head,

"You definitely forgot. Tell it again, let me see if it's right."

"Fine, I'll tell you. Do you think I'm ashamed, or that I'll learn anything good from you? The husband was going on a long trip and was
worried . So he drew a policeman on the left side of the door with colored pencils, saying, 'Let the policeman stand guard for me.' The wife felt
it was unfair, saying, 'You don't trust me, but I don't trust you either.' So she
drew a monkey on the head of her husband's penis. When the husband returned from his business trip after half a month, he realized something was wrong; he'd been out chasing girls and had already washed the monkey away
. So he quickly drew another monkey on it. When the wife received the call from her husband saying he was coming home, she realized something was wrong; he'd
been cheating on her Hou Zao wiped the policeman clean, so she drew another one. That evening, the couple checked each other's work.
The husband looked at the policeman and said, "Wait a minute, when I left home, the policeman was guarding the left side of the gate. Now why is he
guarding the right side?" The wife said, "What's so strange about that? The police have changed shifts." When it was the wife's turn to check her husband,
she shook her head and said, "Wait a minute, when you left, the monkey was on your little head. Now how did it get up there?
" The husband said seriously, "The monkey climbed the pole. You can change shifts for the policeman, but you can't let the monkey climb the pole!"

He Ke laughed for a while and said:

“The main points are all correct. You really haven’t forgotten.”

Jiang Yuexiu twisted her thigh and said,

“You used this joke to trick me into bed, saying you wanted to see if there was a police car painted on my private parts.
How could I forget?”

“Don’t tell anyone, it’s an internal document, keep it confidential.”

“Give it a gentle rub, your hands are still so strong. There are two more serious matters. First, I still have a sum of US dollars
in cash, in the warehouse. I need to find a way to transfer it out. They were going to take it today, but I said I didn’t keep it at the company, and
they left. Ke Dai, let’s set up a scheme, pretend it’s a theft, and smuggle this sum of dollars out.”

“Set up a scheme? Do you think I’m Jiao Dongfang, someone who sets up schemes for others? If you say it’s a theft, what if they report it?
They’ll find out immediately.”

“This sum of dollars is illegitimate, and some of it is counterfeit, so they won’t dare to report it.”

He Ke Dai was so surprised that his mouth didn’t close.

“Counterfeit money?”

“Yes, quite a lot.”

He Ke Dai withdrew his hand from Jiang Yuexiu’s thigh.

"My goodness! Yuexiu, you're capable of anything. No wonder Chen Hu suspects you're involved with counterfeit money. Did you give him the counterfeit dollars in my
dad's safe?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Yuexiu pulled her legs back, shrinking into a ball. "When your dad was the executive vice mayor,
I wasn't even in business yet. Back then, we hung out together every day. What could I possibly hide from you? At most, it was just
getting people approved or passports processed. Forget counterfeit dollars, I didn't even have real dollars. Do you think we could get involved in your dad's high-level shady dealings
?"

He Ke nodded and said:

“You’re right. We’re just small fry, they’re big fish. They’re launching satellites,
we’re just setting off firecrackers.”

“Tell me, could you smuggle the dollars out and set up a scheme?”

“I’ve only done one or two small schemes, the most successful one was luring Jiao Dongfang’s female secretary to another city. How many
dollars do you have?”

“Never mind. Just a metal box, not big.”

“Let me think about it. We need to find the right person. I can’t show my face. Is there anything else?”

Jiang Yuexiu got off the sofa, walked barefoot to the desk, opened a drawer with a key, and took out a
photograph .

“An, Ke Dai, you take care of this person for me.”

He Ke Dai looked at the photograph; it was an ordinary-looking man, just very thin.

“I’m telling you, Yuexiu, this is escalating the conflict. The first thing, transferring tens of millions
to the account I found for you, financial transactions are easy enough. The second thing, embezzling a sum of US dollars, is already risky enough. The third thing, asking me to kill this
guy, are you kidding me?”

“This guy, his nickname is ‘Head-on.’ He’s extremely thin, like a mahjong tile’s waist. He also has a bit of a stomp, hence ‘
Head-on.’”

“That’s a weird nickname. What’s his real name?”

“I don’t know. He’s run a few jobs for me, and I haven’t treated him badly. Now I understand, this kid is
Wu Aikun’s spy planted next to me. He wants to ride roughshod over me, forcing me to hand over the stuff, and
threatening me with death if I don’t. If I don’t kill him, I’ll be ruined by him.
Damn , Head-on definitely has Wu Aikun backing him up.”

“What does he want from you? Money?”

’But money. Two US dollar printing plates, which are actually just scrap metal, useless. Wu Aikun
took them , and now she wants them back.’ " I won't give it to her. I'll keep it; that's my leverage over Wu Aikun. You
arrange for someone to take care of him, and that'll get rid of this worry of mine.

" "Your dad's the police chief; it's not hard for him to be a decent person. Why do you need to ask outsiders?"

"Are you fucking drunk? My dad wouldn't do that! He'd arrest me first.
What kind of nonsense are you spouting about officials!"

He Ke fiddled with the photo in his hand and said,

"Yuexiu, just be clear. This third thing should be the first, and the first thing is moved to the third
, right? That means I need to take care of this guy first; that's a prerequisite for you to transfer the money to my account
. Is that right?"

Jiang Yuexiu smiled slyly and said,

"That's the order. It's not a prerequisite, but the problem is, if I don't take care of this guy, I
won't feel safe transferring the money. He'll come after us. That guy has a gun."

"Yuexiu, whose dog is this guy? You're so afraid of him. You, Miss Jiang, have never been afraid of anyone." "

On the surface, he's Wu Aikun's dog, but I suspect he might actually have another master."

"Which Wu Aikun?" "

The one on Chengjian Bank Avenue, don't you know her?"

"Her?" He Kedai picked his nose, "I've met her once. She came to see my dad once. I'm
not familiar with her. Do you know her?"

"She's the chairman of Wuwangwo."

He Kedai thought for a moment and said,

"That's not right. I heard from my dad that Wu Aikun is a Chinese-American, a part-time banker. How could she be doing
this ?"

"It's because of my dad's influence that I got her involved. Damn, who else should I get involved with if not her? I suggested we start a company together, but I
didn't know what project to do. She said it would be in the electronics business, and Great Wall Trading Company was also a shareholder she brought in. I provided the land,
Qianzhong helped me find the land, it didn't cost me anything. But I contributed the land value as equity. Wu Aikun contributed cash. She's
the chairman , and I'm the general manager." I reckon she never intended to make money from the mall; she just wanted to do my dad a favor.
It's only right that she let me play with tens of millions. As for the Bank Avenue project, if my dad wanted to cause her trouble
, he could just say a word and find some excuse to shut it down. "

I believe that. My dad has helped her a lot too. My dad is the project manager for Bank Avenue."

"Who told you your dad to get into trouble? If your dad hadn't, you could have squeezed her money out of her, and she'd have to hand it over obediently.
But do you know how Wu Aikun made her money?"

"Isn't it Bank Avenue?"

"Then you underestimate her. Getting something for nothing from our municipal party committee is something you and I can do, but not her. She's truly
powerful . She brokered deals for five American passenger planes; she made a fortune from that!
She also brought in foreign investment for several golf courses across the country; imagine the kickbacks she got! Damn, I heard she even used naval gunboats to haul smuggled
cars ."

"I wish I had a wife like that."

"Give me a break." " Even I'm not good enough for you, yet you're still eyeing her. Let me tell you, Wu Aikun, though not
a true princess, is pretty close. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to do such a big business."

"Yuexiu, don't scare me." He Kedai lit a cigarette. "I don't want to play with Miss Wu; we can't outmaneuver
her."

"I didn't ask you to play with her. I asked you to get rid of Ge Yao for me."

"Where does Ge Yao live?"

"He's homeless. He stays in everything from five-star hotels to cheap inns. But this guy's special trait is that he can't live without
women. You can ask around among those prostitutes; maybe you can find out."

"That would cost a fortune. You don't know how much I've been cheated out of."

Jiang Yuexiu took out 50,000 yuan in cash from the drawer and threw it at He Kedai.

"I could get someone else to do it; even if they cut off an arm, it would only be 3,000. Even if they cut off a leg, it would only be 5,000. That's enough, isn't it?
I only hired you because of our relationship."

"Don't you even think about how much my head, He Kedai's head, is worth?" " I'll sell you my head for 50,000. Fine,
Yuexiu, I admit defeat. You'd better find someone else for this easy job. Just pretend you didn't tell me anything, and I
didn't hear anything."

Jiang Yuexiu glared.

"You're not going to do anything?"

"My skills are too low. At most, I can only manage police officers on duty."

"Get out! Get out! You've really disappointed me! Get out!"

Luo Yuexiu picked up her high heels and threw them at He Kedai.

He Kedai stroked the mane of his chestnut horse and said,

"I haven't hidden a single word. Xiaoyu, I've told you everything, including the joke about the police changing shifts. I guess the fire
might have been caused by Yao."

After hearing He Kedai's confession, Jiao Xiaoyu plucked red leaves one by one and remained silent for a long time. This was undoubtedly...
It was a crucial clue to solving the case, but the involvement of the Great Wall Trading Company made her uneasy. She had just
signed a contract with this company involved in smuggling; would she be implicated?

"Ke Dai, Forget-Me-Not Mall, besides Wu Aikun, what company is the other shareholder

?" "Great Wall Trading Company, a subsidiary of the military."

Jiao Xiaoyu stared into He Ke Dai's eyes and asked,

"Is everything you said true?"

"Whether it's true or not, I don't know. I'm talking about my conversation with Yuexiu; not a single word is fabricated.
If Yuexiu hadn't died, I wouldn't have told you this. Don't forget, you promised to keep it a secret. If it gets out,
not only will I be unable to afford to offend Wu Aikun, but I won't be able to afford to offend Ge Yao either. What if I fail to deal with Ge Yao and he ends up dealing with me instead? Then
the monkey won't be able to climb the pole."

"Okay, I'll keep it a secret. Don't mention this to anyone else. Let's go back. These two horses are
getting impatient." The

breakthrough brought Jiao Xiaoyu joy, but also a sense of gloom.

At the intersection of the bar street, a traffic policeman on duty stopped a BMW sports car that was turning against traffic.

The policeman was in his twenties and wore glasses. He walked up to the BMW, saluted, and said,

"Pull over."

The driver was a man in his early thirties, and sitting next to him was Alibaba. The bald man smiled slightly and drove the car
under a parasol in the middle of the intersection.

The policeman jogged over and shouted,

"Who told you to drive in the middle!"

The bald man leaned back and lit a cigarette.

"I'm on the steering wheel; I can drive wherever I want."

"Get out! Don't get out yet; pull over to the side of the road

." "It's fine to park here. I said, are you new here?"

"This has nothing to do with you. You turned against traffic and stopped your car in the middle of the road. You not only violated traffic rules
but also disturbed public order!"

Alibaba laughed and said to the traffic policeman, "A policeman's skill is memorizing license plate numbers. After you've
memorized the license plate number of the high-ranking official's car, memorize this car's number too. Let it go when it's time,
give it the green light. It's the same old rule; Brother Guang's car has never been stopped by a red light. Red lights are afraid of it and
quickly turn green. Sometimes they slow down a bit, and the car has already passed. You..." "You're definitely new here, still not familiar with the tasks you should be doing.
You're inexperienced, aren't you? We guys don't blame you. Chairman Mao said, 'Making mistakes isn't scary, correcting them
makes you a good comrade.' Next time you see this car, don't make the same mistake of stopping it again. Don't make the same mistake twice
. Oh, I forgot to ask your name! Give me your full name. When I see your team leader, I'll give
you a few words of praise. Your physique isn't suited for standing on the street all the time. I'll help you get a job in the office
."

The bald man said with a stern face:

“We gave you face by parking, but you weren’t happy with the spot. My
driving skills are terrible, the car won’t cooperate. So, officer, can I go now?”

The traffic cop was furious, his face pale. He stood by the car door, patting the roof, and said,

“Get out! Give me your driver’s license!”

The bald man held up the license to the window and said,

“Here you go.”

Just as the cop’s head touched the window, the bald man shoved the door open, knocking the cop over.

“You want my license? You’re a damn fool!”

The cop lay on the ground, blood streaming from his nose. His glasses shattered.

Alibaba quickly got out of the car, squatted down beside the cop, touched his head, and said in a panic,

“Brother, he’s not doing well.”

“Playing dead?”

“Really, he’s really not doing well.”

“Put him in the car and take him to the hospital. Be careful, don’t get my car dirty.”

The bald man and Alibaba lifted the cop into the BMW. The bald man drove again, still going against traffic, until they reached
a nearby hospital.

The cop was taken to the emergency room. Baldy slapped 20,000 yuan in cash in front of the doctor.

"This is your tip. Don't blame me if you don't cure me."

Baldy and Alibaba swaggered out of the hospital and back into their BMW.

Alibaba's face was ashen, and his lips trembled.

"Brother, we've messed up. What do we do?"

Baldy patted Alibaba on the shoulder and said,

"Aren't you close to Director Tao? Call him and tell him what happened. We'll go to the branch office and turn ourselves in."

"Turn ourselves in?"

"It's just a way of putting it. In the underworld, you give the police a way out, and they'll give you one back. It's all
about saving face."

Tao Tieliang finished the call with Alibaba in the director's office, angrily hung up, and muttered to himself
,

"That's too arrogant! Knocking out a traffic cop, is there no law anymore?"

A dozen minutes later, the branch office called, saying that Baldy and Alibaba had turned themselves in and asking for instructions on how to proceed.
Tao Tieliang, holding the phone receiver, asked,

"Who is this bald guy? How dare he assault a traffic cop in broad daylight?"

"He's the underworld boss of the bar street. Over a hundred bars pay him protection money, earning hundreds
of thousands . The bars are under the Special Operations Division, and this bald guy is very familiar with us. The cars our brothers drive are all gifts from him,
so he doesn't interfere much with their underworld dealings, as long as they don't cross the line. He's managed the bar street quite well;
there haven't been any major incidents. He has many henchmen, and they've provided a lot of leads in solving cases. Sometimes when we're tracking
foreigners , they take over if it's inconvenient for us to follow them. He did a good job catching those two drug-dealing foreigners earlier this year.
So, our brothers usually give him and his gang a little leeway. We give them some leeway on traffic rules, and if something happens
, we just pay a fine. Today's incident happened because the new traffic cop is a university student intern who doesn't know the bald guy, which led to the misunderstanding.
Director Tao, Alibaba says he's your informant. How should we handle this?"

"How badly is the traffic cop injured?"

"Mild concussion, not serious. Actually, it was an accidental injury. The bald guy opened the car door and bumped into the traffic police. He immediately
took the police to the hospital, left 20,000 yuan for treatment, and then immediately went to the branch office to turn himself in. His attitude was pretty good. Should
we

them a warning and let them go?" "We can't let our informants get away with this. If they don't arrest someone for assaulting a policeman in broad daylight, I, the bureau chief,
will quit. Send them to the detention center immediately, and don't interfere with anything else."

'Di, send them to the detention center.'

The bald guy squatted against the wall in the detention center cell for half an hour. Tao Tieliang sat on a chair that the police had specially brought over.
He sat smoking, not asking a single question.

Baldy couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground. A nearby policeman kicked him in the groin.

"Squat down! Who told you to sit down!"

Tao Tieliang gestured for the policeman to leave. Only he and Baldy remained in the cell.

"You can't even squat properly, yet you dare to challenge the police. Let me tell you, Baldy, I've seen people squat for eight hours
without uttering a sound. You're far from that."

"Brother, I was wrong."

"Who's your brother?!"

"Reporting to the government, I have hemorrhoids, I'll die if I squat any longer."

"You can't even submit, where are you going to get hemorrhoids? You think
you can act so recklessly just because you have a few police stations to feed you? I've seen plenty of gangsters, none of them dare to act tough in front of the police. You
don't even know the rules of the underworld, yet you dare to hang around on the streets? Tell me, whose crotch ripped open and exposed you?"

"Reporting to the government, I accept the beating and the punishment, please just let me go."

"I know you have some dirty money, but it's useless to me. You'd better stop collecting protection money from now on."

“Stopping is easy. If I stop, and someone wants a new car, I won’t have any money. I’m supporting the police work,
aren’t I? Besides, without me keeping watch on that street, there are some things the police can’t handle. Actually, I
’m contributing to public order.”

“You scum are the ones who corrupt the police. To clean up the industry’s bad practices, I’ll start with
you. I’ll send you to Xinjiang, and let’s see what you can do then.”

The bald man knelt down and kowtowed loudly.

“Please don’t take this seriously. I’ll retire from crime, okay? I beg you.”

“Alright, if you admit defeat, there’s hope. I’ll give you a way out. There’s someone, nameless, you
find him for me within 24 hours.”

The bald man’s eyes gleamed.

“No problem, even if he’s dead, I can dig out his bones for you.
What ?”

The bald man was about to stand up when Tao Tieliang stopped him.

"Squat down. He's stamping his foot a bit. Have you heard about the fire at the Forget-Me-Not Appliances Mall?"

"Yes."

"This guy, he was at the scene of the fire and stole a printing plate for a counterfeit dollar.
That's all the leads we have. He might have been injured in the fire, his clothes were definitely burned, and his hair might be singed.
You have a lot of henchmen, right? Can you find him?

" "Finding him is no problem. If he's a gangster, it'll be even easier. I'm just worried he's a migrant worker from out of town, that's uncertain.
Time is a bit tight, how about 48 hours?" "

I won't need you for 48 hours. If you can dig him out in 24 hours, I'll release you immediately.
If you're not confident, you'll stay here."

"Deal. I'll mobilize all my buddies in the city for a thorough search."

"You do it quietly, don't tell anyone. Let me make this clear first, if you find
him within 24 hours, I might consider leniency. If you don't, you'll have to come back and squat here." "Did you understand?"

"Yes, yes."

"Stand up."

"Thank you!"

Tao Tieliang pulled out a business card.

"This is my business card, my phone number is on it. If you have any leads, call me directly,
don't mention it to anyone else."

The bald man took the business card with both hands, held it high above his head and said,

"I dare say you are the famous Director Tao! From now on, I'm your man, you can use me however you want
. I'll put this business card on my Guanyin Bodhisattva statue when I get home, don't underestimate this piece of paper, it's very valuable
!"

Tao Tieliang followed the bald man's backside with his leather shoe and said,

"Get lost, go practice your skills." After letting Baldy

and Alibaba go, Tao Tieliang was confident he would find his backer on schedule. He felt
that gangsters like Baldy and Alibaba were like giant spiders entrenched in a web of crime, capable of
crawling to .

He called the political commissar of the Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, and together they went to the hospital to visit the injured traffic policeman.

In the ward, he held the traffic policeman's hand and said,

"On behalf of the Municipal Bureau, I express my condolences to you. You dare to enforce the law and are not afraid of violence. I call on all traffic policemen to
learn from you. We will definitely bring the criminals who assaulted people to justice. Rest assured

and recover." The traffic policeman was moved to tears.

"Thank you for the Party's concern. After I am discharged from the hospital, I will definitely repay the Party for the honor it has given me with practical actions." Tao

Tieliang suddenly realized that in the eyes of the officers, he was already the embodiment of the Party. This made him somewhat uneasy
. A trace of fear swept through his heart; if his secret meeting with Jiao Dongfang were exposed, the Party's halo would
no longer shine upon him.

Leaving the ward, Tao Tieliang said to the political commissar of the traffic management bureau:

"Give all 20,000 yuan left by Baldy to this traffic cop. Don't say it's Baldy's money, so he won't feel uncomfortable
accepting it . Consider it a special reward. Also, from now on, any traffic cop who gives the green light to gangsters or
doesn't dare to correct their violations will receive a demerit, or worse, be expelled from the police force."

The political commissar nodded repeatedly.

"Also, tell those officers who have muddied the waters that past matters will be temporarily waived. From now on, anyone who gets their shoes wet again
will have to take them off and walk barefoot. If this team isn't rectified, how can you lead it?"

The political commissar didn't dare utter a sound, knowing the new director was not to be trifled with.

"Make this traffic cop a role model for everyone to learn from." “

I’ll immediately carry out the director’s instructions. I’ll also mobilize all the traffic police to learn from your style. Even as director,
you still drive yourself, maintaining the true colors of a people’s police officer.”

Tao Tieliang waved his hand impatiently and said,

“Fine, fine, don’t flatter me. I don’t listen to empty words. You can fool Director Jiang, but you can’t fool me.
Don’t forget I’m a former criminal investigator. If the traffic police don’t show a new spirit when I inspect them in a month, I’ll
hold you responsible!”

Tao Tieliang drove away from the hospital.

On the way, he received a call from a stranger. This time it was to Desert King’s car phone.

“Director Tao, I know you delivered the cigarettes. Someone asked me to remind you that the task force splitting into two groups is very disadvantageous for you.
You need to cut the loose ends decisively and not let them fall into Chen Hu’s hands.”

Tao Tieliang couldn’t hold back anymore and shouted,

“Who the hell are you? Don’t point fingers at me! If you’ve got the guts, come up here!”

The other party hung up the phone.

After his anger subsided, Tao Tieliang felt that the person who was secretly manipulating him had thought things through very carefully. What should be done with Shen Dongyang?
According to the phone call, the intention was to kill Shen Dongyang. This was too ruthless.

Tao Tieliang drove towards the secret detention point.

Chapter 58 Eliminating Enemies: A Premeditated Scheme to Beat the Traffic Police and Make a Public Move.

He Kedai jumped off his horse and helped Jiao Xiaoyu, who had fallen to the ground, up. He asked anxiously,

"Are you alright?"

Jiao Xiaoyu pushed He Kedai's hand away.

"I'm not made of clay. I'm fine."

"You scared me. If you had fallen and hurt yourself, you would have given me a taste of your own medicine. I'll sit with you for a while. The fallen leaves are
all over the ground, and the leaves are fiery red. It's quite poetic!"

The two chestnut horses watched them quietly.

He Kedai reached out and picked a leaf from Jiao Xiaoyu's hair, and said with a smile,

"Xiaoyu, you've been sleeping with a man , haven't you?"

Jiao Xiaoyu was startled and pouted as she retorted.

"Stop talking nonsense." "

You can't fool me. Who? Chen Hu?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll never

forgive you." "I'm not wronging you at all. I only discovered this secret when I helped you up."

"Hey, Ke Dai, you're getting more and more outlandish."

"Let me explain in detail. Before a woman sleeps with a man, her eyebrows are like a net-like hillside,
tightly pressed together in the middle. As soon as she sleeps with a man, even just once, her eyebrows spread out, and that middle line disappears. Before, your
eyebrows were always pressed together in the middle, so I didn't need to ask to know you were still a virgin. Now that your eyebrows have spread out, I don't need to ask either
; you've definitely slept with a man."

Jiao Xiaoyu's heart pounded as He Ke Dai exposed her. She said sarcastically,

"You seem to have quite a bit of experience with women." "

I don't have the art of governing a country, and if I don't have some skill in picking flowers, am I even a man? Some women pretend to be virgins in front of me
, but I don't need to take out my weapon to test them; I can see through them immediately just by looking at their eyebrows. " "

Jiao Xiaowu stood up, flicking the taxi on his body, and said,

'Don't swear in front of women. Let's take a walk. Ke Dai, isn't it strange that the fire that burned Yuexiu to death was so wicked
?'

He Ke Dai smiled lewdly.

'Xiaoyu, don't be fooled by your sparse eyebrows, you're still a virgin.' He Ke Dai lowered his voice, '
When you're free, pinch your eyebrows together with your fingers, so no one will notice. That's the secret to
why is to shape their eyebrows.'

'Are you teasing me?'

'No, no. It's easier for you to arrest me now than at the Anti-Corruption Bureau. How dare I, a mere commoner,
offend the secretary of Deputy Minister Ji?'

Jiao Xiaoyu gritted her teeth, suppressing her laughter.

'It's good that you know you're a commoner. I advise you to be a compliant citizen. No matter how much Jiang Yuexiu wronged you,
you still had each other for several years. I'll give you a piece of my mind: Yuexiu's sparse eyebrows might be directly your
fault .'

'Xiaoyu, you're quick to learn bad habits. '" "

I mean, you can't be completely heartless towards Yuexiu, can you? You should help us find her enemies.
Even if Yuexiu had problems, we won't pursue it anymore now that she's dead. If you think providing clues is dangerous, I'll keep it a secret."

They walked silently for several dozen meters. Jiao Xiaoyu looked back and saw two horses following them about ten meters
away .

"Kedai, look, they've followed us."

"Horses are intelligent. They know we've paid money and it's not time yet."

"Really?"

"Of course. Horses are more trustworthy than people. The worst thing in the world is people. Even dung beetles are better than people;
they understand environmental protection."

"Kedai, you're being too harsh on people. Don't forget, people are the masters of the earth."

He Kedai said coldly,

"That's where God's wisdom lies. After creating all things, God
was troubled about which species to choose as the ruler. After much thought, God decided to make the most vicious species, humans, the leader." Because God knows that
the order of the world cannot be controlled by the forces of good; only the forces of evil can rule all things. Only humans
can deceive and destroy each other to maintain the ecological balance of society. Regarding your question, Chen Hu contacted me, but I didn't
say much to him. That guy, he's always been trying to play me. You contacted me, so I can tell you, even though I know you slept with him
. Your love for Chen Hu is your business. My love for you is mine. To be honest, I'm being crude, don't be
angry. I didn't seize the opportunity to sleep with you back then; my kindness has left me with eternal regret.”

Jiao Xiaoyu's eyes widened.

“He Kedai, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you.”

He Kedai clasped his hands together and said,

“No, no, don't be like that. Just bear with a few rough words; a man who doesn't speak crudely is just being fake.
I was really kind back then, I didn't deflower you. Thinking about it makes me angry. Chen Hu is smarter than me; once you two
reconciled, he stopped playing the innocent and slept with you.” "Damn, I was really useless back then. And it's strange, after
Chen Hu become so much more vibrant, unlike your previous dry and rough self."

Before He Ke could finish speaking, Jiao Xiaoyu suddenly swept his leg, knocking him to the ground with a thud.
Jiao Xiaoyu clapped her hands and giggled.

"Good for you, Xiaoyu, you've got some serious dirty tricks

up your sleeve." "That's called karma. Who told you to only care about talking and not have any backbone!"

"I give up," He Ke said, getting up. "I give up, okay?" Actually, my words were rough, but the reasoning was sound…

“You dare to speak so crudely!”

“I won’t say anymore, I won’t say anymore. Chen Hu used you to lure me here with his honey trap, I don’t want him to lose both his wife and his money
. I’ve thought about this fire for a long time, it’s definitely a case of double-crossing.”

“Not bad, you’re finally speaking like a human being. What’s your evidence?”

“One night three days before the fire, Yuexiu called and asked me to go to the electronics mall to find her…”

He Kedai’s car arrived at the parking lot of the Forget-Me-Not Electronics Mall at nine o’clock that night. Four military trucks drove
out , each truck carrying four metal containers. He Kedai had to drive his car to the side and wait until all the trucks
had left before he drove his car into the parking lot.

The sales hall was empty. The security guard called Jiang Yuexiu’s office and said that a Mr. He was visiting.
He hung up the phone and invited He Kedai into the door.

Jiang Yuexiu was waiting at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor. When she saw He Kedai come up, she rushed over and kissed him passionately.

“Alright, alright.” "You almost suffocated me," He Ke said, turning his head away.

“Ke Dai, you don’t like me anymore?

” “I like you. But don’t treat kissing like a handshake, China hasn’t progressed to that level yet.”

He Ke Dai said as she walked:

“I saw four military trucks when I came in, all carrying containers. Yue Xiu, are they unloading or hauling cargo?”

“Wrapping it up. They want to break up with me, come on, let’s talk inside.”

Jiang Yue Xiu led He Ke Dai into her spacious office. The two sat on the sofa.

“Your little shop is doing so well, why the sudden breakup? Who is it?”

Jiang Yue Xiu lit a Saint Laurent cigarette and took a puff.

“It’s because they heard that my dad is about to retire, and they think the protection of the public security, procuratorate and judiciary for the mall will
weaken, so they want to break up. Of course, they didn’t say it out loud. Damn those bastards, their ears are
longer than rabbits, and their minds are more cunning than Cao Cao.”

“Your dad is retiring?”

“No. It wasn’t even on the agenda, and they already knew.” " So
what ? The entire Public Security Bureau is full of his people. If anything happens, they'll still have to smooth things over. Those bastards are incredibly opportunistic
."

"Who are they?"

"Great Wall Trading Company."

"The military company?"

"That's them. Actually, they don't invest much; they mainly use them for transportation. Local authorities
don't dare investigate military supplies."

He Kedai got up, walked to the boss's desk, sat in the boss's chair, and circled around, saying,

"You're dealing entirely in counterfeit goods. Great Wall's dissolution will really cause problems with transportation in the future. Yuexiu, they're trying to
ruin you!"

"I'll just close down. Kedai, I heard you're down on your luck?"

"Completely down to the bottom, almost a poor peasant."

"I'll give you a hand. You've sweated a lot on my belly. After thinking it over, the old friends are still the best.
They want to dissolve the partnership, fine, dissolve it then. I'll empty my heart first, let them take the rest of the appliances;
they're not worth much." "Arrange a few reliable accounts for you, so the money won't be stuck in the account. I've transferred over 40 million to your
account for our future business dealings."

"Yuexiu, aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"

"Kedai, you're the most righteous person in the world."

"That was before. I used to be generous and righteous, but now I'm greedy and unscrupulous. You really need to be more
wary of me."

"Damn it, I don't have time to argue with you. Let's get this done. If I don't transfer the money out of the account quickly, it'll be
fed to the wolves again."

"Yuexiu. The anti-corruption bureau's gun has never left my head. Transferring the money to my account
is less efficient than sending it directly to the anti-corruption bureau; it saves you the trouble."

"I've already thought of that. Actually, you're not in any danger right now. The eye of the storm is the calmest.
The whole world knows we broke up; no one will think we'll end up in the same bed again. It's safest to transfer the money to you.
Of course, don't transfer it to your company; I'm asking you to find a few reliable accounts."

He Kedai walked to the sofa, touched Luo Yuexiu's face, and said, "

You insisted on creating an opportunity for me to abscond with the money. I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't steal your forty million
. Fine, I'll give you the account number."

Jiang Yuexiu kicked off her high heels, stretched her legs out on the sofa, and said coquettishly,

"Sit here, I have something else to say."

He Kedai sat down next to Jiang Yuexiu's thigh. Jiang Yuexiu took He Kedai's hand, placed it on her inner thigh, and winked,
saying,

"The usual place, forgot?"

"I haven't forgotten, but I'm afraid there are police on duty there."

Jiang Yuexiu said with a lewd smile,

"When the police change shifts, it's time for the monkey to climb the pole."

"Yuexiu, you still remember this joke."

"I can forget everything, but I can't forget this joke. Kedai, aren't you naughty? The first time
we went on a date, you told this joke."

He Kedai deliberately teased, shaking her head and saying,

"You must have forgotten. Tell me it again, and I'll see if it's right." "

Fine, I'll tell you. Do you think I'm ashamed? I'd learn something good from you. A husband was going on a long trip and was
worried . So he drew a policeman on the left side of the door with colored pencils, saying, 'Let the policeman stand guard for me.' The wife felt
it was unfair, saying, 'You don't trust me, but I don't trust you either.' So she
drew a monkey on the head of her husband's penis. When the husband returned from his business trip after half a month, he realized something was wrong—he'd been out chasing women and had washed the monkey away—so
he quickly drew another monkey on it. When the wife received the call from her husband saying he was coming home, she realized something was wrong—he'd wiped the policeman clean while
cheating— so she drew another policeman. The couple checked each other out that night.
The husband looked at the policeman and said, 'Wait a minute, when I left home, the policeman was guarding the door on the left. Now why is he
guarding the door on the right?' The wife said, 'What's so strange about that? The policeman changed shifts.' When it was the wife's turn to check her husband,
she shook her head and said, 'Wait a minute, when you left, the monkey was on your head. Now why is it on top?'"
" My husband

He Kedai laughed for a while and said,

"The main idea is correct. You really haven't forgotten."

Jiang Yuexiu twisted her thighs and said,

"You used this joke to trick me into bed, saying you wanted to see the police markings on my private parts. How could I forget
?"

"Don't tell anyone else, it's an internal document, keep it confidential."

"Gently massage, your hands are still so strong. There are two more serious matters. First, I still have a sum of US dollars
in cash, in the warehouse. I need to find a way to transfer it out. They wanted to take it today, but I said I didn't keep it at the company, and
they left. Kedai, let's set up a scheme, pretend it's a theft, and transport this sum of dollars out."

"Set up a scheme? Do you think I'm Jiao Dongfang, specializing in setting up schemes for others? If you say it's a theft, what if they report it?
They'll find out immediately."

"This sum of dollars is illegitimate, and some of it is counterfeit, so they won't dare to report it."

He Kedai's mouth gaped open in astonishment. "

Counterfeit money?"

"Yes, quite a lot."

He Kedai withdrew his hand from Jiang Yuexiu's thigh.

"My goodness! Yuexiu, you'll do anything. No wonder Chen Hu suspects you're involved with counterfeit money. Did you give him the counterfeit dollars in my
dad's safe?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Yuexiu pulled her legs back, shrinking into a ball. "When your dad was the executive vice mayor..."
"I haven't even started a business yet. Back then, we hung out together every day. What could I possibly hide from you? At most, it was just
getting people out of trouble, getting passports sorted out. Forget counterfeit dollars, I didn't even have real dollars. Do you think
we could get involved in your father's high-level shady dealings?"

He Kedai nodded and said,

"You're right. We're just small fry, they're big fish. They're launching satellites,
we're launching firecrackers."

"Tell me, could you smuggle the dollars out and set up a scheme?"

"I've only done one or two small schemes, the most successful one was luring Jiao Dongfang's female secretary to another city. How many
dollars do you have?"

"Never mind. A metal box, not big."

"Let me think about it. We need to find the right people. I can't show my face. Is there anything else?"

Jiang Yuexiu got off the sofa, walked barefoot to the boss's desk, opened a drawer with a key, and took out a
photograph .

"An, Kedai, you take care of this person for me. "

He Ke looked at the photo; it was an ordinary-looking man, just extremely thin. "

I say, Yuexiu, this is escalating the conflict. The first thing, transferring tens of millions
to the account I found for you—financial transactions are easy. The second, embezzling a sum of US dollars, is already risky enough. The third, wanting me to kill
this guy—you're not kidding, are you?"

"This guy's nickname is 'Head-to-Waist.' He's extremely thin, like a mahjong tile's waist. He also has a bit of a slouching gait, hence '
Head-to-Waist.'"

"That's a strange nickname. What's his real name?"

"I don't know. He's run a few jobs for me, and I haven't treated him badly. Now I understand, this guy is
Wu Aikun spy planted next to me. He wants to ride roughshod over me, forcing me
to hand over something, and threatening me with death if I don't. If I don't kill him, I'll be ruined by him. Damn it , Head-to-Waist definitely has Wu Aikun backing him." "What does he want from you? Money?" " But the money. Two US dollar printing plates, they're basically just scrap metal, useless. Wu Aikun took them , and now she wants them back. I won't give them to her. I'll keep them, and that'll give Wu Aikun leverage. You arrange for someone to take care of him, and get rid of this worry of mine." " Your dad's the police chief, isn't it easy for him to be a decent person? Why do you need to ask outsiders for help?" "Are you fucking drunk? My dad would do that? He'd arrest me first. What kind of nonsense are you spouting about officials!" He Kedai fiddled with the photos in his hand and said: "Yuexiu, just be clear. This third thing should be the first thing, the first thing moved to the third , right? That means I have to take care of this first, that's a prerequisite for you to transfer the money to my account . Is that right?" Jiang Yuexiu smiled slyly and said: "That's how it should be in order. It's not a prerequisite, the problem is that if I don't take care of this first, I won't feel safe transferring the money out, he'll come back and hunt us down. That guy has a gun." "Yuexiu, whose dog is Yao? You're so afraid of him. You, Miss Jiang, have never been afraid of anyone." " On the surface, he's Wu Aikun's dog, but I suspect he might actually have another master." "Which Wu Aikun?" " The one on Chengjian Bank Avenue, don't you know her?" "Her?" He Kedai picked his nose, "I've met her once. She came to see my dad once. I'm not familiar with her. You know her ?" "She's the chairman of Wuwangwo." He Kedai thought for a moment and said, "That's not right. I heard from my dad that Wu Aikun is a Chinese American, practically a banker. How could she be doing this small ?" " It's my dad's face, I'm the one who got her involved. Damn, who else would I drag into this if not her? I suggested we start a company together, but I didn't know what project to do. She said we'd do electronics, and Great Wall Trading Company was also a shareholder she brought in. I provided the land, Qianzhong helped me find the land, so it didn't cost me anything. But I contributed the land value as equity. Wu Aikun contributed cash. She's the chairperson , and I'm the general manager. I guess she never intended to make money from the mall; she just wanted to do my dad a favor. It's only right that she gave me tens of millions to play with. As for the Bank Avenue project, if my dad wanted to cause her trouble , he could just say a word and find some excuse to shut it down." "I believe that. My dad has helped her a lot too. My dad is the project manager for Bank Avenue." "Who told you your dad to get into trouble? If your dad hadn't gotten into trouble, you could have squeezed her out of her, and she'd have to hand it over obediently. But do you know how Wu Aikun made her money?" "Isn't it Bank Avenue?" "You underestimate her. While we can pull off something like this at the municipal party committee, she's truly powerful . She brokered deals for five American passenger planes, making a fortune from that! She also brought in foreign investment for several golf courses across the country—imagine the kickbacks! Damn, I heard she even hauled smuggled cars ." "I wish I had a wife like that." "Give me a break. You can't even handle me, and you're already eyeing her. Let me tell you, Wu Aikun isn't exactly a princess, but she's close. Otherwise, she couldn't have done such a big business." "Yuexiu, don't scare me." He Ke lit a cigarette. "I don't want to play with Miss Wu; we can't beat her." "I didn't ask you to play with her. I'm asking you to do my job." "Where does he live?" "He's homeless. He stays in everything from five-star hotels to cheap inns. But this guy's special thing is, he can't live without women. Ask around among those prostitutes; maybe you can find out." "That would cost a fortune. You have no idea how much I've been cheated." Jiang Yuexiu took out 50,000 yuan in cash from the drawer and threw it at He Kedai. "I could hire someone else to dislocate an arm for 3,000. Dislocate a leg for 5,000. That should be enough, right? I only hired you because of our friendship." "Don't you even think about how much my head is worth? You sold me my head for 50,000? Fine, Yuexiu, I admit defeat. You should find someone else for this cushy job. Just pretend you didn't say anything to me, and I didn't hear anything." Jiang Yuexiu glared at him. "You're not going to do anything?" "My skills are too low. At most, I can only manage police officers on guard duty." "Get out! Get out! You've really disappointed me! Get out!" Jiang Yuexiu picked up her high heels and threw them at He Kedai.

He Kedai stroked the mane of the chestnut horse and said,

"I haven't hidden a single word. Xiaoyu, I've told you everything, including the joke about the police changing shifts. I suspect the fire
might have been caused by He Yao."

Hearing He Kedai's confession, Jiao Xiaoyu plucked red leaves one by one, remaining silent for a long time. This
was undoubtedly a crucial clue to solving the case, but the involvement of the Great Wall Trading Company made her uneasy. She had just
signed a contract with this company involved in smuggling; would she be implicated?

"Kedai, besides Wu Aikun, what company is the other shareholder of Forget-Me-Not Mall?

" "Great Wall Trading Company, a subsidiary of the military."

Jiao Xiaoyu stared into He Kedai's eyes and asked,

"Is everything you said true?"

"Whether it's true or not, I don't know. I'm talking about my conversation with Yuexiu; not a single word is fabricated.
If Yuexiu hadn't died, I wouldn't have told you this. Don't forget, you promised to keep it a secret. If it gets out,
not only will I be unable to afford to offend Wu Aikun, but I won't be able to afford to offend He Yao either." "Don't let me fail to get rid of him, and he ends up killing me instead. Then
the monkey won't be able to climb the pole."

"Okay, I'll keep it a secret. Don't mention it to anyone else. Let's go back. These two horses are
getting impatient."

The breakthrough brought Jiao Xiaoyu joy, but also gloom.

At the intersection of the bar street, a traffic policeman stopped a BMW sports car turning against traffic.

The policeman was in his twenties, wearing glasses. He walked up to the BMW, saluted, and said,

"Pull over."

The driver was a man in his early thirties, and sitting next to him was Alibaba. The bald man smiled slightly and drove the car
under the parasol in the middle of the intersection.

The policeman jogged over and shouted,

"Who told you to drive in the middle!"

The bald man leaned back and lit a cigarette.

"I'm on the steering wheel; I can drive wherever I want."

"Get out!" " Don't get out of the car yet, drive to the side of the road

." "It's fine to park here. Are you new here?"

"That's none of your business. You turned against traffic and parked in the middle of the road. You not only violated traffic rules,
but you also disturbed public order!"

Alibaba laughed and said to the traffic policeman, "A policeman's skill is memorizing license plate numbers. After you've memorized
the license plate number of the high-ranking official, memorize this car's number too. Let it go when it's time, give
it the green light. It's the same old rule; Brother Guang's car has never been stopped by a red light. The red light is afraid of it and
quickly turns green. Sometimes it slows down a bit, and the car has already passed." "You're definitely new here, still not familiar with the tasks you should be doing.
You're inexperienced, aren't you? We guys don't blame you. Chairman Mao said, 'Making mistakes isn't scary, correcting them
makes you a good comrade.' Next time you see this car, don't make the same mistake of stopping it again. Don't make the same mistake twice
. Oh, I forgot to ask your name! Give me your full name. When I see your team leader, I'll give
you a few words of praise. Your physique isn't suited for standing on the street all the time. I'll help you get a job in the office
."

The bald man said with a stern face:

“We gave you face by parking, but you weren’t happy with the spot. My
driving skills are terrible, the car won’t cooperate. So, officer, can I go now?”

The traffic cop was furious, his face pale. He stood by the car door, patting the roof, and said,

“Get out! Give me your driver’s license!”

The bald man held up the license to the window and said,

“Here you go.”

Just as the cop’s head touched the window, the bald man shoved the door open, knocking the cop over.

“You want my license? You’re a damn fool!”

The cop lay on the ground, blood streaming from his nose. His glasses shattered.

Alibaba quickly got out of the car, squatted down beside the cop, touched his head, and said in a panic,

“Brother, he’s not doing well.”

“Playing dead?”

“Really, he’s really not doing well.”

“Put him in the car and take him to the hospital. Be careful, don’t get my car dirty.”

The bald man and Alibaba lifted the cop into the BMW. The bald man drove again, still going against traffic, until they reached
a nearby hospital.

The cop was taken to the emergency room. Baldy slapped 20,000 yuan in cash in front of the doctor.

"This is your tip. Don't blame me if you don't cure me."

Baldy and Alibaba swaggered out of the hospital and back into their BMW.

Alibaba's face was ashen, and his lips trembled.

"Brother, we've messed up. What do we do?"

Baldy patted Alibaba on the shoulder and said,

"Aren't you close to Director Tao? Call him and tell him what happened. We'll go to the branch office and turn ourselves in."

"Turn ourselves in?"

"It's just a way of putting it. In the underworld, you give the police a way out, and they'll give you one back. It's all
about saving face."

Tao Tieliang finished the call with Alibaba in the director's office, angrily hung up, and muttered to himself
,

"That's too arrogant! Knocking out a traffic cop, is there no law anymore?"

A dozen minutes later, the branch office called, saying that Baldy and Alibaba had turned themselves in and asking for instructions on how to proceed.
Tao Tieliang, holding the phone receiver, asked,

"Who is this bald guy? How dare he assault a traffic cop in broad daylight?"

"He's the underworld boss of the bar street. Over a hundred bars pay him protection money, earning hundreds
of thousands . The bars are under the Special Operations Division, and this bald guy is very familiar with us. The cars our brothers drive are all gifts from him,
so he doesn't interfere much with their underworld dealings, as long as they don't cross the line. He's managed the bar street quite well;
there haven't been any major incidents. He has many henchmen, and they've provided a lot of leads in solving cases. Sometimes when we're tracking
foreigners , they take over if it's inconvenient for us to follow them. He did a good job catching those two drug-dealing foreigners earlier this year.
So, our brothers usually give him and his gang a little leeway. We give them some leeway on traffic rules, and if something happens
, we just pay a fine. Today's incident happened because the new traffic cop is a university student intern who doesn't know the bald guy, which led to the misunderstanding.
Director Tao, Alibaba says he's your informant. How should we handle this?"

"How badly is the traffic cop injured?"

"Mild concussion, not serious. It was actually an accidental injury. The bald guy opened his car door and bumped into the traffic police. He immediately
took the police to the hospital, left 20,000 yuan for medical expenses, and then went to the police station to turn himself in. His attitude was pretty good. Should
we give a warning and let them go?"

“We can’t let our informants get away with this. Beating a cop in broad daylight and not arresting him, I’m
not going to keep my job as chief anymore. Send him to the detention center immediately, and don’t interfere.”

’Di, send him to the detention center.’

The bald man squatted against the wall in his cell for half an hour. Tao Tieliang sat on
a chair , smoking, without asking a single question.

The bald man couldn’t take it anymore and sat down. A policeman nearby kicked him in the groin.

“Squat down! Who told you to sit down!”

Tao Tieliang gestured for the policeman to leave. Only he and the bald man remained in the cell.

“You can’t even squat properly, yet you dare to challenge the police. Let me tell you, bald man, I’ve seen people squat for eight hours
without uttering a sound. You’re far from that.”

“Brother, I was wrong.”

“Who’s your brother!”

“Reporting to the government, I have hemorrhoids, I’ll die if I squat any longer.” “You can’t even submit, where are you going to get hemorrhoids? You think you can act so recklessly just

because you have a few policemen to feed you ?” "
I've seen plenty of scum in the underworld. Which one dares to act tough in front of the police? You
don't even know the rules of the game, yet you dare to hang around on the streets? Tell me, whose crotch ripped open and exposed you?"

"Reporting to the government, I'll accept the beating and the fine. Just let me go."

"I know you have some dirty money, but it's useless to me. You'd better stop collecting protection money from now on."

"Stop it, easy. If I stop, I won't have any money if anyone wants a new car. I'm just supporting the police work,
aren't I? Besides, without me keeping things under control on that street, there are some things the police can't handle. Actually, I'm
just contributing to social order."

"The useless police are corrupted by scum like you. To clean up the industry's unhealthy practices, I'll start with
you. I'll send you to Xinjiang, let's see what you can do then."

The bald man knelt on the ground, kowtowing loudly.

"Please don't take this seriously. I'll retire from the underworld, okay?" " I'm begging you." "

Alright, if you admit defeat, there's hope. I'll give you a way out. There's someone, nameless, you
have to find him for me within 24 hours."

The bald man's eyes gleamed.

"No problem, even if he's dead, I can dig out his bones for you.
What ?"

The bald man was about to stand up when Tao Tieliang stopped him.

"Squat down. He's a bit stamping his feet. Have you heard about the fire at the Forget-Me-Not Appliances Mall?"

"Yes." "

This guy, the one who stole the feet, was at the scene of the fire on the day it happened and stole a printing plate for a counterfeit US dollar.
That's all the clues. He might have been injured in the fire, his clothes were definitely burned, and his hair might have been singed."
"You have a lot of henchmen, right? Can you find him?"

"Finding him isn't a problem. If he's involved in organized crime, it'll be even easier. The problem is he's a migrant worker from out of town; we don't know where he'll end up.
Time's tight, how about 48 hours?"

"I won't need you for 48 hours. If you can dig him out in 24 hours, I'll release you immediately.
If you're not confident, you'll stay here."

"Deal. I'll mobilize all my buddies in the city for a thorough search."

"You do it quietly, don't let anyone know. Let me make this clear: if you find
him within 24 hours, I might consider leniency. If you don't, you'll be back in jail. Understand?"

"Understood, understood."

"Stand up."

"Thank you!"

Tao Tieliang pulled out a business card.

"This is my business card, my phone number is on it. If you have any leads, call me directly,
don't mention it to anyone else."

The bald man took the card with both hands, held it high above his head, and said,

"Oh, so you're the famous Director Tao! From now on, I'm your man, you can use me however you want
. I'll put this business card on my Guanyin Bodhisattva statue when I get home, don't underestimate this piece of paper, it's very valuable
!"

Tao Tieliang followed the bald man's backside with his leather shoe and said,

"Get lost, go practice your skills."

After letting the bald man and Alibaba go, Tao Tieliang was confident that he would find his backer as scheduled. He felt that
underworld figures like the bald man and Alibaba were like large spiders entrenched in the web of crime, able to
crawl to .

He called the political commissar of the Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, and together they went to the hospital to visit the injured traffic policeman.

In the hospital ward, he held the traffic policeman's hand and said,

"On behalf of the Municipal Bureau, I express my condolences to you. You dare to enforce the law and are not afraid of violence. I call on all traffic policemen to
learn from you. We will definitely bring the criminals who beat people to justice. Rest assured

and recover." The traffic policeman was moved to tears.

"Thank you for the Party's concern. After I am discharged from the hospital, I will definitely repay the Party for the honor it has given me with practical actions."

Tao Tieliang suddenly realized that in the eyes of the police officers, he was already the embodiment of the Party. This made him feel a little uneasy
. A trace of fear swept through his heart. If his secret meeting with Jiao Dongfang was exposed, then the Party's halo would
no longer shine on his head.

After leaving the ward, Tao Tieliang said to the political commissar of the Traffic Management Bureau,

"Give all the 20,000 yuan that Baldy left to this traffic policeman. Don't say it's Baldy's money, so he won't feel uncomfortable when he receives
it . Consider it a special reward. Also, in the future, any traffic policeman who gives the green light to gangsters or
dares not correct their violations will be given a demerit for minor offenses, and if it's serious, you will be expelled from the police force."

The political commissar nodded repeatedly.

"Also, tell those officers who got away with this mess that past issues will be temporarily dropped. But if anyone gets their shoes wet again,
I'll make them take them off and walk barefoot. How can you lead this team if you don't clean it up?"

The political commissar didn't dare utter a sound, knowing the new bureau chief was not someone to mess with.

"Make this traffic cop a role model for everyone to learn from."

"I'll immediately carry out the bureau chief's instructions. I'll also mobilize all the traffic police to learn from your style—becoming bureau chief while
still driving yourself, maintaining the true colors of a people's policeman."

Tao Tieliang waved his hand impatiently, saying,

"Fine, fine, don't try to flatter me. I won't listen to empty words. You can fool Director Jiang, but you can't fool me.
Don't forget I started as a criminal investigator. In a month, when I inspect, if the traffic police don't show a new spirit, I'll
hold you responsible!"

Tao Tieliang drove away from the hospital.

On the way, he received a call from a stranger. This time, it was to the Desert King's car phone.

"Director Tao, I know you delivered the cigarettes. Someone asked me to remind you that the task force splitting into two groups is disadvantageous for you.
You need to cut off the loose ends decisively; don't let them fall into Chen Hu's hands."

Tao Tieliang couldn't hold back any longer and yelled,

"Who the hell are you? Don't point fingers at me! Come out here if you dare!"

The other party hung up the phone.

After his anger subsided, Tao Tieliang felt that the person secretly manipulating him was very thoughtful. What should be done with Shen Dongyang?
According to the phone call, the intention was to eliminate Shen Dongyang; this was too ruthless.

Tao Tieliang drove towards the secret detention center.

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