107: Brother, do you think I am a god?

Liang Yuzhu was a little confused.

She didn't have time to think too much, putting her phone to her ear and pressing the call button.

"Hello?" As she spoke, she nervously glanced at the people present.

After all, she still owed Yuan a favor, and honestly, she was really afraid Yuan would stir up some trouble.

"Officer Liang, I now require you to carry out the second task for me according to our agreement."

Yuan's voice rang out. This time, he didn't use any voice-changing software, which surprised Liang Yuzhu.

"Uh, I'm in a meeting at Police Station." She hesitated, "How about we talk later?"

To be honest, she really didn't want to have too much contact with Yuan.

"Don't worry, I believe you'll be happy with this matter too, because I need you to help me catch Wang Lin." Yuan's tone was decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Catch Wang Lin?" Liang Yuzhu asked, surprised.

She really wanted to bring Wang Lin to justice, but honestly, the current evidence couldn't point to Wang Lin at all.

Because Police hadn't had time to collect evidence of Wang Lin's involvement in smuggling, and the key witness Police had planned on, Sun Xiangdong, was already dead.

Talking about catching Wang Lin at this point, what difference would it make even if they caught him? Without evidence, they would have to release him. This would not only damage Police's credibility but also let Wang Lin know Police's investigation direction. Because, of course, arresting someone requires charges and evidence.

"If you want to catch Wang Lin, then this is the last chance. Specifically, you should first head to Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market and call me when you arrive." Yuan's voice was a little distant, clearly indicating he was also on the way.

"Note, only you should know about this operation. Don't tell your colleagues."

He didn't give Liang Yuzhu a chance to bargain at all and just hung up the phone.

Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market?

She knew about Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market. The Criminal Investigation Team used seafood as a breakthrough point in investigating this smuggling case, so they naturally knew all the seafood markets in the City like the back of their hand.

There are nine seafood markets in the City, eight of which are located in the southeastern direction, in the area of the old docks, which was also where fishermen used to live.

Only this Linghe Aquatic Products is located in the northeastern suburbs of the City, so Liang Yuzhu had a deep impression of it.

She remembered that this Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market primarily did wholesale and transit business, importing seafood from other Water Products Companies and even overseas, then sending it to inland areas through logistics channels and earning the difference in price. The reason the market was set up in the northeastern suburbs was its proximity to the City's northern freight station.

Could this Linghe actually be the stronghold of the smuggling group?

Liang Yuzhu couldn't help but glance at Director Zhang, who also looked over with a curious expression.

"Is it that friend of yours?" he asked hopefully.

Liang Yuzhu sighed slightly. Investigating a smuggling case is a very long process; it's normal for a case to take two or three, or even three or four years to investigate. Therefore, investigating such cases requires great patience.

However, Wang Lin's smuggling group is different from other smuggling criminal gangs. This is a person born into a wealthy family, with a higher education. He has several significant advantages compared to other smuggling criminal gang leaders.

First, he has rich experience in management because Wang Jian was very invested in raising his son and had him participate in the company's daily management from a very early age, and the kind where he held real power.

And corporate management, to put it plainly, is essentially organizational theory. This is actually the same as managing an illegal criminal group; the stricter the management, the more long-term the vision, and the greater the overall perspective, the harder it is to find his weaknesses.

Second, precisely because he comes from a prominent family, Wang Lin doesn't have the same greed for money as members of other criminal groups. He can examine his criminal behavior from a higher perspective, and when the risk is too great, he can abandon all profits without hesitation.

Just like this time, they had clearly planned for a whole year, and what followed was the time with the highest returns and the most lucrative profits within this cycle. Normal criminal groups would choose to take risks at this critical juncture, as "people die for wealth" is their motto.

However, Wang Lin chose to personally sever his ties with the smuggling group at this critical juncture, even going so far as to abandon the most profitable part of the entire smuggling cycle and using these profits to attract Police's attention.

Furthermore, according to the deductions of Howling Wolf and others, although Wang Lin led the entire smuggling group, he actually never participated in the smuggling of high-value goods, such as famous watches, perfumes, counterfeit cigarettes, crude oil, and other smuggled items.

Because although these goods have high profits, their sales cycle is too long, and they are too conspicuous.

This is why the Wang Lin case is so tricky, because Police largely rely on the greed of smugglers to catch them.

And for a criminal who isn't greedy, Police really don't quite know where to start.

Especially when the other party has essentially decided to go legitimate.

Precisely because of this, all investigators now feel a sense of urgency; no one wants someone like Wang Lin to escape legal sanctions.

Including the Director, he wasn't unaware that placing all hope on a civilian informant, Liang Yuzhu's friend, indeed damaged Police's authority and brought procedural risks.

But if they don't catch Wang Lin now, it's very likely they won't have another chance to bring him to justice in the future.

Given the circumstances, what's the point of saving face?

Liang Yuzhu nodded slightly: "Yes, Director."

"He seems to have found a new breakthrough, but I need to go confirm it." she said vaguely.

"Then hurry!" Director Zhang's eyes instantly lit up, and he said considerately.

"Okay." Liang Yuzhu also instantly made up her mind. She got up directly and quickly ran towards the outside of Police Station.

...

Thanks to it being working hours, Liang Yuzhu didn't encounter any traffic jams and arrived near the City's northern freight station without hindrance. Driving west along the coastal road for a short while, Liang Yuzhu arrived at the location specified by Yuan.

Glancing at the large characters "Linghe Aquatic Products Wholesale" not far away, Liang Yuzhu nodded inwardly.

The traffic flow here was very low, and there were no residents, but not far from here were the City's northern freight station and the coastal highway.

If departing from Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market, one only needed to drive two or three hundred meters to get onto the coastal highway and blend into the constant stream of trucks.

The local area, being an alluvial plain, has many underground geological potential threats like sinkholes, making railway construction very difficult. It wasn't until the 1980s, with advancements in construction technology, that this problem was solved.

However, the delay in railway development has led to a unique freight culture in the area. Even today, at least half of the freight is still transported by road, especially the movement of various goods between the City and neighboring provinces and cities, which is more convenient by road than by rail or even water.

Roughly estimated, at least several thousand trucks pass through the City's northern freight station every day. Trying to find smuggled goods among so many trucks is an almost impossible task.

Furthermore, Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market is built underground, which can be seen from the entrance extending downwards.

Underground markets inherently have concealment; what happens inside is completely unknown to the outside.

From this perspective, Linghe Aquatic Products Market is indeed a good location for smuggling.

However, being suitable for smuggling doesn't mean that smuggling is definitely happening. And even if the other party is indeed smuggling and it is the main stronghold of the criminal group led by Wang Lin, Liang Yuzhu currently has no way to deal with them.

So what did Yuan want her to come here for?

She scanned the surroundings, found no one else, took out her phone, and started calling Yuan.

"I'm here!" As soon as the call connected, Liang Yuzhu didn't bother with pleasantries and spoke directly.

"What do you want me to do?" she continued.

"Catch Wang Lin." Yuan's voice was still distant, clearly indicating he was still moving.

"How do I catch him?" Liang Yuzhu rolled her eyes, "Do you have any evidence that can prove Wang Lin's smuggling activities?"

"Of course there's evidence, but you'll need to obtain it yourself."

"What do you mean?" Liang Yuzhu was confused.

"Do you know Lin Jia?" Yuan seemed to have finally stopped. He spoke with a slightly cold tone.

"No." Liang Yuzhu answered straightforwardly.

"The Sales Director of Tiancheng Company. She had business dealings with Sihai Shipping's Sun Xiangdong."

Yuan said meaningfully, "And she is likely already kidnapped by Wang Lin. The location where she was kidnapped should be inside Hehe Aquatic Product Wholesale Market."

"You mean," Liang Yuzhu was startled, "Wang Lin personally participated in this kidnapping operation, and he is currently staying inside Linghe Aquatic Products Market with that Lin Jia?"

"Yes, that means Wang Lin is currently committing a crime. Even if you can't catch him on smuggling charges, it's not a big problem; kidnapping charges are enough to send him to prison and give you Police enough time to collect evidence of his crimes."

"How about it, are you willing to take a gamble?" Yuan's voice sounded faintly.

"This is indeed a good opportunity..." Liang Yuzhu was somewhat tempted, "But what do you mean by taking a gamble?"

"Because for this operation, you can only act alone and cannot call for any backup." Yuan's voice was serious, but Liang Yuzhu felt as if she was listening to a joke.

Wang Lin is the leader of a smuggling criminal group. He is ruthless and, to eliminate evidence, didn't hesitate to make deadly moves against Police's undercover agents twice, and he just killed Sun Xiangdong today.

To say that such a person would be like a petty thief on the street, having to personally carry out a kidnapping without even a single subordinate, Liang Yuzhu didn't believe it.

Furthermore, Liang Yuzhu didn't believe that a smuggling group wouldn't have a few weapons on hand.

Now Yuan actually said he wanted her to go alone, charge into the enemy's lair, and rescue a hostage.

Big Brother, do you think I'm a god?

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