227 The Operation (2/2)
In the large conference room, Wang Yongjia briefed the Narcotics Squad team members about their target before the operation. He said, ”He is the main source of drug trafficking in Jiangcheng. We had carried out several operations in an attempt to capture him. But, this man is born fox with a wily nature and has escaped every time. This time, I want him arrested for good. As long as we have him, the narcotic network in Jiangcheng will certainly collapse. Besides, if we have Khun Sa as our witness, not a single b*stard in the Dragon Gang who runs the drug business will be able to escape!”
”Captain Wang, I have a question.”
Xiao Luo raised his hand, said, ”We have carried out the crackdown in Jiangcheng on a grand and spectacular scale. As a drug kingpin, why would Khun Sa choose to come to Jiangcheng during this special time? Doesn't he know it's particularly dangerous now?”
Other team members nodded, echoing Xiao Luo. It was indeed suspicious that Khun Sa somehow chose this particular time to come to Jiangcheng. It did not seem logical and rational.
Wang Yongjia nodded in agreement, said, ”That is a good question. But as I just said, Khun Sa is a wily and slippery guy. There is an old saying, 'It's dark under the light.' Maybe Khun Sa thinks that the police would be too busy with dealing with the gangs with all of our forces. The most dangerous place is the safest place, and the most dangerous time is the safest time for him.”
”I understand now!” Xiao Luo was enlightened.
Wang Yongjia changed his slide, put on a grim expression, and continued, ”The chances are that it's this Hei Lang who will be connecting with Khun Sa. Hei Lang is only his street name. His real name is Qian Fei. The entire drug network of Jiangcheng points at him. We would have made an arrest a long time ago had we gotten irrefutable and conclusive evidence. But they're digging their own graves this time. We will only have victory in this operation!”
”Yes, sir!”
All the members of the Narcotics Squad stood up together and answered in chorus.
To destroy the narcotic network was an objective Xiao Luo had long planned, and this was his best opportunity to make it happen. He would spare no pains to do so.
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It was dark, two hours after midnight, and the wharf of Jiangcheng was in dead silence.
At an abandoned dock that was about to be reconstructed, there were many rusty shipping containers stacked along the pier. A container crane was on the side, discolored and corroded harshly. The thick steel chain was hanging like a rope and swinging slightly in the cool coastal breeze.
The Narcotics Squad was stealthily hiding behind a shipping container and observing Hei Lang and his henchmen sitting on the empty ground on the dock and were waiting to make contact with Khun Sa.
”It's been so long. Why is Khun Sa not here yet?” A member of the Narcotics Squad whispered.
”What's the rush? You have to be patient to hook up a big fish.” Wang Yongjia lectured him.
The guy complained, ”But watching them eating barbecue and drinking beer makes me feel quite miserable!”
They had been hiding here since nightfall without eating and enviously watching Hei Lang and his men enjoying the barbecue. Irked, they only wished Khun Sa would arrive soon so that they could dash forward to arrest them all. And then wolf down what remained of the delicious barbecue.
”Suck it up. We're in the middle of the operation.”
Wang Yongjia rebuked him, and thought to himself, ”I'm also f*cking starving, smelling the grilled meat. Who am I supposed to complain to?”
At the moment, they heard chewing sounds on their side.
They turned their heads and saw Xiao Luo was holding a scrumptious leg of chicken and gobbling on it with relish as he leaned against the shipping container.