Chapter 116: Fishing for people

In just a few words, Chen Mo had explained the situation clearly.

"Wang Wu?"

Liu Fengxia's brows furrowed; she felt like she had heard that name somewhere before.

Following Chen Mo's specific account, he informed her that the person had been held in the detention room back then.

She checked the records and realized it wasn't just a feeling of having heard the name somewhere.

Rather, she felt she must have seen him not long ago.

But with people coming and going from the Municipal Bureau every day, she couldn't place him all of a sudden.

"Don't hang up yet. The Wang Wu you mentioned sounds very familiar."

"I'll go ask around for you."

As Liu Fengxia spoke, she walked toward the office area.

Just then, Xiao Song happened to be walking toward her.

"Wang Wu—the old gentleman Chen Mo asked you to look after back then, do you remember him?"

Xiao Song nodded without hesitation upon hearing this.

"I remember. He was being held here a while ago."

Liu Fengxia: ???

Li Sheng's case was already over, so why would the man be held for so long without being released?

Had he been forgotten?

Her expression immediately turned serious.

This was a significant oversight in their work.

"No, Captain. Brother Mo took him out back then; I even filled out the paperwork myself."

"It's just that the next day, people from the provincial capital brought him back again."

"They came here to handle a drug-related case."

"They didn't catch anyone, and Captain Zuo has been in a very irritable mood, so I didn't ask much."

Xiao Song spread his hands, looking quite innocent.

He knew the old man was an acquaintance of Brother Mo.

But he didn't know the extent of their relationship.

After all, it involved drugs—that was a red line.

What if the old man really had a problem?

Wouldn't that implicate Brother Mo as well?

Therefore, he hadn't said much.

Upon hearing this, Liu Fengxia relayed Xiao Song's words to Chen Mo.

"Drug-related?"

"He's currently with the Provincial Anti-Drug Squad?"

Hearing Liu Fengxia's answer, black lines appeared on Chen Mo's forehead.

What on earth was going on?

He had just gotten the man out the day before, and Uncle Wang had seen him off the next day.

But according to the time she mentioned...

The man was arrested right after he left?

So, when his suitcase was searched at security back then...

It wasn't some routine check, but because he had been in contact with Uncle Wang.

He had been mistaken for an accomplice, but since there was nothing in his suitcase, he was temporarily allowed to go.

"Yes, counting the time, it's been over ten days."

"That's how the Anti-Drug Squad operates—they'd rather arrest the wrong person than let a suspect go."

"If that old gentleman really has been misunderstood, you'd better go get him out as soon as possible."

After giving her advice, Liu Fengxia asked if he needed her help.

But Chen Mo refused.

He didn't like owing favors, and he knew in his heart whether Uncle Wang was a good person or not.

It would be enough to help clear him of suspicion.

After expressing his thanks, Chen Mo hung up the phone.

He headed straight for Instructor Yang's office.

A voice from inside said, "Come in."

"What's wrong, Chen Mo?"

Seeing it was Chen Mo, Yang Jianguo immediately stood up and gestured for him to sit on the sofa.

"Do you still remember Wang Wu?"

"I remember him. The one who's always in our detention room."

It was hard not to remember him; coming here was like punching in for work.

Although they hadn't met many times, he appeared in every single case.

He had left a very deep impression.

"Drug-related?"

Yang Jianguo's expression darkened, and he instantly understood why Chen Mo had come to find him.

"You want me to put in a word with them?"

"That's not hard, but I don't know if they'll give me that face."

Law enforcement agencies also had a hierarchy.

Other Municipal Bureaus were easy enough, but the provincial capital was a superior unit.

Moreover, anything involving drugs was far too sensitive.

If that Wang Wu really did have a problem...

He would also suffer for it.

But since he believed in Chen Mo deep down, he didn't refuse and instead considered the feasibility.

"You don't know Wang Wu, so there's no reason for you to take a risk for nothing."

"I was thinking, since the 'Pilot City' plan is about to start, I'll head over there today."

According to the original plan to go to the provincial capital, the tickets were booked for the 28th.

That would be tomorrow, when Instructor Yang would take him and Long Hao to report to the provincial capital.

After all, this was a matter of pride for the entire province and the leaders were watching; going early would also leave a good impression.

"How about this, let's just all set off together this afternoon."

Whether it was him or Long Hao, they had been handling their current work in advance over the past few days.

So leaving today or tomorrow made no difference.

...

3:00 PM.

A train arriving from Muhe pulled into the provincial capital station.

The Instructor, Chen Mo, and Long Hao walked out of the station.

They hailed a car outside and arrived at the Zhongyuan Municipal Bureau.

"Chen Mo, do you need me to go with you?"

Chen Mo shook his head; it wouldn't be of much use even if Instructor Yang went.

Directly demanding a release was impossible.

Therefore, if he wanted to get Uncle Wang out, it ultimately came down to the case currently giving the Anti-Drug Squad a headache.

"In that case, we'll go visit some acquaintances first. Notify me immediately if anything happens on your end."

Watching the two leave,

Chen Mo headed straight for the Anti-Drug Detachment.

Both the Criminal Investigation Team and the Anti-Drug Squad were under the Ministry of Public Security.

"And you are?"

"I'm from the Muhe Criminal Investigation Team."

Chen Mo showed his ID to the police officer questioning him.

He then immediately stated his purpose for coming.

"Wang Wu, huh."

When the officer heard the name Wang Wu, the expression on his face turned a bit sour.

It was the look of someone who had lost a major achievement that should have been theirs because of this person.

"You can see him. Follow me."

After many twists and turns, he brought Chen Mo to an office.

Zuo Kang was sitting inside.

A former Criminal Investigation Captain, he had been transferred here after the previous Anti-Drug Captain was killed in action.

Zuo Kang appeared to be in his thirties, with a square face and a sturdy build, clearly someone who worked out year-round.

"Chen Mo, I know you."

Wang Xiuqing's phone had actually been under surveillance the whole time.

Whether it was when Wang Wu saw Chen Mo off or that phone call,

He recognized Chen Mo.

"What is your relationship with Wang Wu?"

"Aren't you afraid he really is a drug dealer?"

Zuo Kang's brows furrowed as his gaze sized Chen Mo up.

"But obviously, he isn't, right?"

Chen Mo spread his hands. He had cleared his thoughts on the way over.

Uncle Wang should only be a suspect.

But there was likely no evidence.

Combined with the expression on the face of the officer who had just brought him in,

He also understood that they were just angry that Uncle Wang had unintentionally disrupted one of their operations.

An achievement that was essentially in the bag had flown away.

Anyone would be very angry.

"So, your purpose for coming this time is?"

Zuo Kang didn't respond to Chen Mo's words but instead asked a question in return.

"To get someone out."

The clicking sound of a ballpoint pen being clicked open and shut echoed in the office.