Chapter 988 - Sting Operation (1/2)

More and more people started gathering outside the neighborhood on Peony Avenue. Some of the Luoyang City residents worked during the day, but after hearing that their help was needed to identify the culprits, they immediately rushed over at night after work without going home.

Some of them even rushed over with their families to do their part for the cause.

The rowdy crowd that had gathered at the neighborhood's entrance made it a little difficult for vehicles to enter. If this were the past, the residents of the neighborhood would have chased them out. But today, they turned a blind eye and acted like they didn't see them.

After all, no one was a match for that person staying at Villa 27.

It didn't take long for Luo Lan's men to print the leaflets and start distributing them at the entrance.

This time, the Qing Consortium's people did their work very meticulously. They even took the time to explain the situation to everyone, ”Everyone, please look at the photo of the young man I'm distributing right now. You can obviously see he had a pistol holstered on his belt. Now, take a look at the next photo where he met up with someone at a blind spot of the surveillance cameras. In the five seconds it took for him to go from one camera's field of view to the other, an additional black plastic bag appeared in his hand. Now take a look at the third photo. This is the person whom he interacted with at the blind spot.”

At the beginning, the residents still had their doubts about whether the people in the photos were really spies.

But when the Qing Consortium's people explained things to them, everyone's doubts were answered. Since those people were spies, they would have to flush them out no matter what!

Someone suddenly shouted, ”I've seen this young man before. He lives above my place. I saw him when I got home from work. That boy hardly goes outside.”

Someone from the Qing Consortium asked in seriousness, ”Really?”

”Of course, I can take you guys there to arrest him right away!” The resident said proudly, ”I, Old Liu, don't lie.”

”OK, we'll carry out the arrest immediately. However, we'd like for everyone to head inside the neighborhood first. We have to ensure that the information doesn't get leaked in case the suspect tries to escape while we're on our way to arrest him,” someone from the Qing Consortium said.

The residents were about to enter the neighborhood in a grandiose manner when the Qing Consortium's troops suddenly raised their arms and escorted them in.

A resident said hesitantly, ”I don't think it's a good idea. Our families are still waiting for us at home….”

Although everyone was very eager to help, it still felt a little scary to have their personal freedoms restricted.

Luo Lan stepped forward and explained to everyone, ”Don't worry, I swear on the Qing Consortium's reputation that no one's personal safety will be threatened. You guys came to help out of goodwill, but the culprits might take advantage of the crowd and blend in among you. We're doing this because we want to ensure that the culprits are caught.”

While the crowd was still hesitating, a young man wearing a black face mask turned around and tried to walk away quietly.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw Ren Xiaosu staring at him with a smile. ”Where are you going?”

The young man said in a low voice, ”I'm going home.”

”I don't think so. You look a little suspicious,” Ren Xiaosu said.

In that instant, the young man pulled a dagger out of his sleeve and stabbed it at Ren Xiaosu.

Ren Xiaosu simply pinched the edge of the blade with two fingers and hit him in the stomach with his right knuckles.

It only took a moment for the young man to fall unconscious.