63: Man standing on a tree

Zhu Yong patted his shoulder, "Brother, just let it go. We'll definitely catch him next time."

Just as the two were feeling down, a cold voice rang out from the side, "Who said he could get away?"

Ye Lin, carrying his sniper rifle, found a thick tree, climbed up in two or three movements, stood steadily on a branch, and raised the sniper rifle with both hands.

Holy crap!

He's so cool!

Zhou Jingyang almost yelled out. The crescent moon hung in the sky, with the black sky as a backdrop. A lone, proud figure stood on a branch, like a divine statue. The gentle evening breeze blew past him, lifting his clothes.

Ah, it was the tattered rags on his body.

In short, Zhou Jingyang just thought one word: cool.

Ye Lin didn't care about anything else. He couldn't let Ti Cai escape. As for whether the branch was dangerous, he didn't care.

He took a deep breath, turned his Night Vision to maximum, and his head swam, almost making him lose his footing.

A kilometer away, Ti Cai's figure began to become clear. He was less than 5 meters from the speedboat.

Now! Ye Lin raised his sniper rifle, inhaling and exhaling.

Bang!

The gunshot echoed through the forest.

A bullet with a fiery trail streaked across the night sky like a meteor, firing from the mountain with the force of thunder.

Everyone looked at the figure on the beach.

Ah!

A faint scream came, and the figure fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

"He's hit! Quick, go down and get him!" Zhu Yong shouted, and several of his team members rushed down the mountain like fierce tigers.

Everyone, having recovered, turned to look at the 'god' on the treetop.

Huh?

Where's the god?

Only a tragic cry was heard from the bushes below the tree, "Brothers, give me a hand!"

Everyone quickly stepped forward and dragged Ye Lin out.

"Sorry, the recoil was a bit strong, and I didn't stand steady. Please excuse me," Ye Lin said with a laugh.

However, the group of people surrounding him weren't laughing; they were all staring blankly at him.

This made Ye Lin confused.

"Um, was he hit?" Ye Lin asked meekly.

"Great master, you are truly amazing!" Zhou Jingyang finally managed to blurt out a sentence, "He's hit, he's hit."

"Over a kilometer! The effective range of this rifle is only 800 meters, and you hit him with one shot. I am utterly impressed, junior brother."

"Applause!"

Immediately, a round of applause erupted, given to the great master Ye Lin.

This made Ye Lin a little embarrassed.

When everyone went down together, on the beach, two special police officers had already brought Ti Cai over.

His right leg had already been injured by Ye Lin, and now his left leg had taken another sniper shot. He couldn't walk at all.

As soon as the two special police let go, he collapsed to the ground.

Ye Lin squatted down, fumbled around on him, and pulled out a USB drive from his clothing pocket.

"This is the drug trafficking route you got back from Wu Shuangyuan, isn't it?"

Ti Cai's face was ashen, and deep down, he regretted it to death. Why did he have to encounter Ye Lin, this jinx?

Zhai Wei reported the situation here to Wei Jun.

Wei Jun hung up the phone, and in the command center, he happily scanned everyone, "8 people successfully killed, 3 captured alive, no casualties on our side. Mission accomplished!"

Thunderous applause echoed in the conference room.

It was already past midnight. Wei Jun arranged for everyone to go back and rest. He took out his phone and dialed Zhu Yi's number at the Yuezhou City Police Station.

"Old Wei, is there something that requires a call in the middle of the night? Can't you let me get some sleep?" Zhu Yi's tired voice came from the other end of the phone. He had just fallen asleep at his desk when the call woke him up.

"Old Zhu, the mission was successfully completed. The person was caught, and everyone is safe." Wei Jun's words were full of joy.

"That's good. You must give us that fugitive; we were the ones who pursued him. You can't keep him," Zhu Yi reminded.

Such situations weren't uncommon in the past, where two units would fight over criminals for credit.

In Ti Cai's case, he fled from Yuezhou but was caught in Lincheng. And Lincheng also took action, so it could be argued that he belonged to either side.

However, the superiors didn't care about that; credit would only be given to one side, to whoever had the person.

Zhu Yi had been a director for several years and had encountered many such frustrating incidents.

Moreover, Wei Jun was also known for protecting his subordinates. Perhaps he would insist on keeping the criminal for his subordinates' credit; that was something he was perfectly capable of doing.

Wei Jun: "Old Zhu, look at what you're saying. Am I that kind of person, brother? I guarantee you, that criminal will be returned to Yuezhou. Is that good enough?"

"Oh, Old Wei, have you changed your ways?" Zhu Yi's teasing voice came over the phone.

He had expected Wei Jun to be angry and ashamed, but Zhu Yi didn't expect Wei Jun to suddenly act out of character today. He suddenly said very sincerely, "Old Zhu, actually, the main reason I called is to thank your Comrade. Without him, I would have had at least several casualties here. Thank you, Old Zhu, truly thank you. On behalf of the Lincheng City Police Force, I thank our brothers from Yuezhou."

Zhu Yi, who had still been a bit sleepy, was immediately wide awake after Wei Jun's call and questioned him in detail.

Wei Jun then briefly described Ye Lin's great achievements tonight, especially his discovery of the grenade, which saved a group of people.

"Hahahahaha, well done! That kid Ye Lin has the demeanor of our Yuezhou police!" Zhu Yi burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Old Zhu, if you keep such an excellent talent in the Police Station, I might just make a move," Wei Jun said, pretending to joke.

Zhu Yi: "Don't even think about it. Don't poach my people. You have a strong force over there; I'll use my own people well."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two police chiefs hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, at San Tou Mountain, when Yu Haifeng and his team arrived, Ye Lin was already standing by the roadside with a group of people, waiting.

Sun Jinghua was the first to jump out, running over nervously.

"My big brother, I finally found you! The Team Leader almost blamed me to death. By the way, what kind of look is this?"

Although Ye Lin's limbs were intact, his clothes were covered in scratches, as well as dirt and blood from rolling on the ground.

He looked like someone who had escaped from a war-torn area.

Yu Haifeng, along with the other members of the criminal investigation team, also rushed over, circling Ye Lin to confirm that their Comrade was alright.

"Team Leader Yu, I am Zhai Wei from the Lincheng City Criminal Investigation Detachment."

"I am Zhu Yong from the Lincheng City Special Police Detachment."

Zhu Yong and Zhai Wei both came up to greet Yu Haifeng and sincerely thanked Ye Lin, adopting a very humble posture.

This made Yu Haifeng quite flustered, as these were from the Municipal Bureau, higher in rank than him.