229 Fighting Desperately Like a Cornered Wild Beas (2/2)

”Bring him away!”

Wang Yongjia was now up to speed with Xiao Luo's plans, and he quickly ordered Cheng Chusheng to bring the burly man away.

Before they left, Xiao Luo turned to Hei Lang and had this to say, ”Hei Lang, you better not cause trouble, I will always be watching you,”

...

After they left the jetty with the burly man, Cheng Chusheng, very much in the dark about the plan, asked, ”Captain Wang, what's going on, why didn't we take our informant out? If he stays back, he will be in great danger.”

”He will be very safe and can continue his job as an undercover.”

It was not Wang Yongjia who answered Cheng Chusheng, but Xiao Luo.

”What Xiao Luo said is correct!”

Wang Yongjia then spoke up in agreement.

The task force members had their own doubts. Their presence at the jetty had only served to alert Hei Lang to the fact that he had an informant in his midst. How would it be safe to leave their informant there?

Cheng Chusheng did not have the same confidence that his captain had in Xiao Luo. As he glanced at Xiao Luo with a look of contempt, he expressed his reservations to Wang Yongjia, ”Xiao Luo is an inexperienced officer, and he is just shooting from the hip. Captain Wang, why are you playing to his tune? if anything happens to our informant, we won't be able to bear this responsibility.”

”Cheng Chusheng, can't you think with that dumb head of your?”

Wang Yongjia was getting very annoyed with Cheng Chusheng now. He more he thought about it, the more he was convinced about why his team had failed in most of their missions – they were just dumb. It would be a miracle if they could ever succeed in anything.

Wang Yongjia gestured to the burly man detained in the back of the van and chided them all, ”We took this fella with us based on a ridiculous charge. Who do you think Hei Lang would suspect the informant is now?”

His words struck everyone, and they recalled what had happened earlier.

The burly man appeared to be the most agitated of his gang. Granted, he was showing his loyalty towards Hei Lang, but it would still create some doubt in Hei Lang's mind as his reaction seemed somewhat over the top. Hei Lang would surmise that his aggression was only a ploy to get himself arrested and thereby get out of a dangerous situation, making him the prime suspect of being an informant.

With Hei Lang's distrustful nature, he would already have made up his mind that the burly man would have to be neutralized, whether or not he was an informant.

Had they taken their own informant back with them on the other hand, it would have been as good as telling Hei Lang who the snitch was.

And why was it critical to have an inside-man planted in Hei Lang's camp? They'd need someone to give them the details of Khun Sa's next drop. After the visit to the jetty, Khun Sa would certainly not turn up now. Besides, it was already daybreak. The only other alternative would be to put the place under surveillance day and night. And even then, what if the drop-off point was changed?

Wang Yongjia patted Xiao Luo's arm and said appreciatively, ”We almost got it all wrong, Xiao Luo. So, many thanks to you this time.”

”No problem!” Xiao Luo replied with a smile.

Cheng Chusheng felt foolish and actually blushed. The others looked at Xiao Luo, with newfound respect.

...

They received a message from their informant two days later and was given the place and time of the meeting between Hei Lang and Khun Sa.

Elsewhere, Long Sankui had dispatched his men to go after Xiao Ruyi and Tang Ren. Gu Qianxue and Feng Wuhen were on hand to thwart the attack, but it left the couple terrified.

Troubling news also came from Xi Province. The county police station of Gushan had apprehended five gangsters who had tried to harm Xiao Luo's parents.

”They are just fighting desperately like a cornered wild beast.”

Xiao Luo could sense the desperation of Long Sankui as he sat in his chair, sipping tea. Long Sankui had always been the puppet master behind the scenes and had used others to do his dirty work. Now that his Four Protectors had been eliminated, the old fox would have to dirty his own hands. It would only be a matter of time before he slipped up. The moment he obtained evidence of Long Sankui's crimes, Xiao Luo would confront him directly. There would be every reason for him to do so.

He had already set the wheels in motion. If all went well the following night, Long Sankui would lose his fourth protector.

Step by step, he would see to the destruction of the Dragon Gang…