boyutpedia Chapter 1874 Hongluo Temple
Chapter 1874 Hongluo Temple
"Don't touch him yet!"
Li Xiangnan's voice, coming through the microphone, carried the final calm of a hunter watching its prey step into a trap: "Are you sure he's carrying the stolen goods? Are there any accomplices nearby to help him? Are Captain Guo's men in position?"
“I’m sure, absolutely! He had those switched boxes of penicillin in his bag! After staying in the pharmacy for a while, he tried to leave through the back door of the warehouse area, probably trying to sneak out through the back door of the hospital,” Wang Defa spoke very quickly, his breathing heavy with excitement. “Guo’s men arrived a long time ago and are guarding the back door and the two adjacent side doors. Yuan Hongjun and his men are guarding the main gate! Our security department, together with the police, has already blocked his escape route. This old guy is now a sitting duck!”
"it is good!"
A cold glint flashed in Li Xiangnan's eyes. "Wait until this guy leaves the hospital before making a move. Once he makes contact with his accomplices, make sure to catch them red-handed and arrest them on the spot!"
"understand!"
The call hadn't ended, and Li Xiangnan could clearly hear the suppressed breathing coming from the other end, as well as the faint, deliberately light footsteps in the distance, and the howling of the night wind.
"Where did you make the call?" Li Xiangnan asked softly.
“It’s in the office behind the pharmacy, I’ve opened the window,” Wang Defa said excitedly. “Xiang Nan, this is the first time I’ve given you a live account, it’s so exciting!”
Li Xiangnan knew that he must still be standing by the office window, watching the direction Hong Jinshui had left in, ready to report the other party's movements to him at any time.
He didn't say anything, he just listened.
Every second seemed to stretch on, and his hand holding the microphone was slightly sweaty, but his ears were exceptionally sharp, not daring to miss a single sound coming from the other end of the phone.
"Do it!"
About three minutes later, those agonizing three minutes, a deep command suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
Snapped!
The phone hangs up.
Before that, Li Xiangnan could hear a series of hurried footsteps, the sound of bodies colliding, and a short scream.
It must have been Wang Defa who spotted Hong Jinshui arriving at a specific area and made contact with Guo Qian and the others via walkie-talkie!
Li Xiangnan had no idea what the situation was on the other side, so he put down the phone, went outside, and paced back and forth in the yard while waiting.
Fifteen minutes had passed, and just as Li Xiangnan thought it was the perfect time to return inside, the phone rang urgently.
"What do you mean?" Without hesitation, he immediately grabbed the phone.
"Caught him! Haha, that bastard's been caught! Hong Jinshui, it's Hong Jinshui!" Wang Defa's voice was filled with the ecstatic joy of victory, almost shouting it out. "Caught red-handed, haha, that old codger tried to resist, but our men pinned him to the ground! The medicine bottle is shattered all over the place, and the starch tablets inside are scattered everywhere!"
Caught!
Li Xiangnan's heart skipped a beat, but then he felt something was off about what he was saying.
How did they get caught by our people?
"Where is the other person we're in contact with?" Li Xiangnan asked immediately.
“That old fox Hong Jinshui is clever, and the other two who were helping him are even more cunning. They were standing at the intersection of a three-way alley, and as soon as the arrest was made, the other two immediately jumped up and ran away, not even having time to take the counterfeit medicine with them…”
hiss!
They haven't caught the person?
Li Xiangnan suddenly frowned.
This is not good!
The reason why Defa and his men were told not to take action against Hong Jinshui first was to prevent them from capturing only a small fry. However, the other two people who were supposed to be there to help him escape.
All our previous efforts have been wasted!
Li Xiangnan's brows furrowed even more suddenly.
"Captain Guo, we've got him! We've got him! Zhao Laogen and Wu Laosi, who were waiting outside the compound, have also been apprehended! We found something on them..."
Suddenly, another report came from the walkie-talkie on the other end of the phone, which immediately caught Li Xiangnan's attention.
Although the rest of the conversation was unclear, I had already heard the key information!
Did they catch them?
Li Xiangnan's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Great! I'll tell Xiang Nan right away!" Wang Defa shouted into the walkie-talkie and immediately said into the microphone, "Xiao Li, did you hear that? Lao Wei and Xiao Liu have caught them! Hahaha! Don't worry, they've caught them all, all three of them, not one missing!"
"Defa, well done!"
Li Xiangnan couldn't help but praise him, and immediately reminded him, "Tell Captain Guo that it would be best to have Lao Wei and the others interrogate Hong Jinshui and the others immediately. Make sure to emphasize that confessing now is considered making amends and trying to get lenient treatment. If they still deny it, their behavior is enough to warrant a heavy sentence! The lives of those elementary school students are not a joke, and with so many people involved, the impact is extremely bad!"
"Xiang Nan, don't worry, I know what I'm doing! Captain Guo and the others haven't eaten yet. I'll take them out for a meal later and tell them what you're thinking!"
Wang Defa also assured him.
"Yes, right, we must make sure Captain Guo and his team find out who Hong Jinshui and his group were acting on their orders, how they contacted them, and what their payment was! We must dig deep into this network and find out who the mastermind is!" Li Xiangnan emphasized again.
"Xiang Nan, don't worry, I'll go and relay the message right away. I'll definitely get Hong Jinshui to talk!" Wang Defa said with high spirits.
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiangnan stood still for a moment.
Outside the window, the moonlight remained the same, but the gloom that had shrouded my heart had quietly dissipated.
He turned around and saw that Qin Ruobai had already stood at the door at some point, wearing a coat and looking concerned.
"We caught him!" Li Xiangnan walked up to her, his voice weary, but more so calm after the dust had settled. "The mole was Hong Jinshui, the warehouse keeper at the pharmacy. The person who was in contact with him has also been apprehended!"
Qin Ruobai breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this, and reached out to smooth out his wrinkled shirt. "It's good that you're alright! I'm relieved!"
"Go to sleep! I'm sorry for waking you up!" Li Xiangnan said apologetically, thinking about making a separate microphone enclosure for the phone to isolate the sound...
"Xitang is always hungry, and I can't sleep well either. It's not because you're making me so noisy!" Qin Ruobai held her husband's hand. "You should go to sleep early too!"
Li Xiangnan peeked into the inner room and chuckled, "Didn't you wake Grandma?"
"Grandma is a light sleeper too, she's cuddling the little one! You should go to sleep, don't stay up late!"
"I understand!" With the matter mostly resolved, Li Xiangnan felt much better. He pushed his wife into the inner room and then lay down on the bed fully clothed.
Fortunately, the house has two rooms, one inside and one outside; otherwise, Ruobai's postpartum period would have been very difficult.
He fell into a deep sleep, but was suddenly awakened when the daylight was bright.
The phone next to the dresser was ringing urgently. He raised his wrist to check his watch and realized it was already eight o'clock!
Without even getting dressed, she hurriedly jumped out of bed to answer the phone. As soon as she said "hello," a look of doubt instantly spread across her face.
"Xiang Nan, confess, confess! That Zhao Laogen guy mentioned some kind of 'Mr.,' he doesn't know who it is, but the location for accepting the mission is Hongluo Temple..."
"Hongluo Temple?"
Li Xiangnan was startled, and suddenly remembered someone.
Shangguan Wanqing?