153: Chapter 153 A Long List of Crimes

The moment that man glanced over, Lin Ning felt as if his spine had been licked by something cold and damp. His throat tightened instantly, and his fingertips turned icy.

Every cell in his body was warning him to run, but Lin Ning suppressed his instinct. He maintained the appearance of knowing nothing, walking forward at a steady, unhurried pace, until he finally exited the open space between the buildings.

Not until that cold gaze disappeared from his body did Lin Ning realize his back was drenched in cold sweat. His clothes clung to his skin, and as the wind blew, a bone-chilling cold set in.

His Psychic Power extended wildly in all directions, carefully sensing the people, objects, and gazes around him.

Even though the feedback indicated safety, Lin Ning did not let his guard down. He continued walking like an ordinary person, even stopping at a nearby corner store to buy two packs of cigarettes and a bottle of water.

After taking a long detour, he finally returned to where he had parked. The moment he closed the car door, Lin Ning leaned back against the seat and let out a long breath.

The situation just now kept lashing at Lin Ning's nerves.

In the past, it was always one-on-one, or in a relatively stable environment. Even when Ou Jiarui was fighting for his life against foreign spies, Lin Ning knew he had backup.

Before, at most, he was worried about being discovered and alerting the target.

But this time, he felt a visceral danger that he might die. Those people would absolutely dare to take action if he showed even the slightest hint of anything being wrong.

After his wildly beating heart calmed down slightly, Lin Ning quickly started the engine and drove out of the old district.

He drove back to the city at the speed limit, parking directly on the side of the road not far from the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Only then did Lin Ning pull out his laptop, open the website, and check the information on those people.

Among the six people with black-red names, Lin Ning was surprised to find wanted posters on the public security website for only two of them: Huang Ze and Guter Bartel.

The other four were not on the list.

Looking at the information on their wanted posters, Lin Ning had a feeling that this was to be expected.

Class A Wanted Notice: Huang Ze.

Case Filing Unit: Public Security Department.

The case details stated that Huang Ze had long been involved in drug trafficking, organizing and leading a massive drug trafficking gang. He was engaged in cross-regional trafficking and transportation of large quantities of drugs. During the commission of crimes and evasion of arrest, he had successively committed intentional homicide, intentional injury, violent resistance to law enforcement, and assaulting police officers, resulting in serious injury and disability to multiple police personnel. The nature of his crimes was extremely heinous, the circumstances particularly severe, and the social harm immense. He was a violent, drug-related fugitive guilty of the most heinous crimes.

It could be said that his crimes were numerous and heinous.

Reward Amount: 500,000 RMB.

That's the same price as a spy.

Seeing that the case filing unit for the wanted notice was the Public Security Department, Lin Ning knew just how vicious and dangerous this major criminal was. As he read further, his expression darkened.

This was a group of lunatics who truly dared to kill people and kill police officers. If he faced them and was exposed, he wouldn't even have a chance to beg for mercy.

The one named Bartel was also on a Class A wanted notice, specifically noted as an accomplice of Huang Ze, assisting him in drug trafficking, murder, intentional injury, etc., with a reward of 300,000 RMB.

Although the other four people could not be found on the wanted list, judging by the color of their names, it was clear that their crimes were likely on par with those of the two wanted criminals.

Lin Ning grabbed his phone, intending to call Zhao Jianguo. But he suddenly paused; he couldn't be sure of their current location.

In the current social climate, it was absolutely impossible to launch a city-wide manhunt, so what would be the point of reporting it to Zhao Jianguo?

Lin Ning carefully recalled the scene that had just occurred. Perhaps due to the high level of mental tension, even without using his Memory Palace to specifically recall it, it seemed to be right before his eyes.

They basically didn't reveal much information, but Lin Ning thought of what the man who was texting had said.

Using lip-reading, he had only been able to distinguish a few words, including the word "route." Did the content of the conversation contain specific information about their whereabouts?

But he couldn't distinguish the other words by looking at their lip movements; after all, he had only been learning lip-reading for a short time. What should he do?

Lin Ning thought for a moment, then turned on the video recording function, pointed the camera at his own mouth, and repeatedly imitated the man's lip movements.

By the seventh time, he felt it was good enough, so he sent it directly to Chen Zhi and called him:

"Brother Chen, help me look at this lip-reading, it's urgent."

Lin Ning didn't give Chen Zhi a chance to complain, saying directly:

"I discovered some wanted criminals. They are too dangerous. I didn't follow them, I only saw their conversation. These people are listed on the wanted notice, and they not only kill people and traffic drugs but also kill police officers. Please, Brother Chen, do it as soon as possible."

After finishing, he immediately hung up the phone and pretended to be very busy.

Chen Zhi stood behind a group of leaders, holding his phone, listening to the dial tone from the hung-up call.

"..."

Even though he was speechless, he knew that everything Lin Ning did was serious business beneficial to the country. Moreover, upon learning that it was a group of vicious criminals who also killed police officers...

Chen Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He immediately stepped back two paces, stood in a more secluded corner, watched the video, and quickly sent a voice message to Lin Ning.

The general content was:

["Old Sheep said that one of the cows transporting the goods died on the road. They might arrive at the Dachaker-Meng line a bit late. If they miss the shift change time of those stinking soldiers, our route might be exposed. I told him to abandon the goods inside that cow's body and to arrive on time tonight."]

Immediately after, there was a short voice message from Chen Zhi, his tone serious: "Lin Ning, stay safe."

Lin Ning hadn't expected such speed. Chen Zhi couldn't have had time to find someone within a few seconds, which meant that Chen Zhi knew lip-reading.

Holy crap! Not only is he a big shot, but he's also a genius! The current Ministry of State Security really lives up to the reputation of what was originally called the Special Branch.

Lin Ning looked at the sky. There was no time for too much emotion, so he quickly dialed Zhao Jianguo's phone number.

"Captain Zhao, it's me. I saw Huang Ze and Guter Bartel from the wanted list. They are Class A wanted criminals involved in drug trafficking, intentional homicide, and killing police officers; their crimes are too numerous to list. There are four other people with them, but I couldn't find their information on the wanted list. Let me tell you, and you can take it down: they are Li Xiang, Wuyun Erden, Batu Chaoke, and Huang Jiao."

Lin Ning regretted that because he didn't dare to look at them, his recorder only captured images directly in front of him and didn't record clear faces of these people.

"They are going to trade goods tonight during the border defense shift change at the Dachaker-Meng line. The person on the other side should be called Old Sheep; that's likely just a nickname."

Zhao Jianguo's expression turned stern. Subconsciously, his mind had already started calculating how to contact the Armed Police and which public security team members to dispatch.

But his brain had its own ideas, and he blurted out, "Comrade, have you ever thought about changing jobs? I think the border public security system might need you more..."

Lin Ning: "..."

Afterwards, Zhao Jianguo came to his senses and quickly said, "We will handle the situation with Huang Ze and his group immediately. Please pay attention to your own safety; they are extremely dangerous. Stay away from them. Thank you."

Finally, he said a few words in a hurry.

"Perhaps you could consider my proposal. The benefits here are very good, and special talent receives high subsidies and allowances. If you are not already in the system, we have special recruitment channels and can offer a permanent position."

Then he hung up the phone.

The code for Lin Ning's latest report reward was stuck in his throat, and he didn't get a chance to say it.

He couldn't help but complain, "Are you in a rush or not? If you aren't in a rush, you didn't let me finish. If you are in a rush, you still have the mood to poach me. Thanks a lot, really."