Chapter 989 - Deadlock (1/2)
The people from the Northwest were generally very welcoming and polite towards others. But now that Wang Yun had finally identified the suspects after much difficulty, there was no need for them to treat the culprits with respect.
So everyone caught by Ren Xiaosu and company would not be able to escape the fate of getting a bloody nose and bruised face.
The spy who still had one molar left was lucky. He was quick-witted enough to point out the location of the suicide pill in advance, but those who would rather die than speak had close to eight of their teeth pulled out on the spot.
Right then, a spy who remained tight-lipped was stunned by what was going on. He looked at the people from the Northwest and thought, 'Didn't that lady say only to pull out the molars? Why did you people pull out my front teeth?'
By the time they went for the eighth suspect, the Northwest intelligence agents were so familiar with the routine they didn't need Yang Xiaojin to do it anymore. They rushed up to the suspect as a group and held him down before extracting his teeth.
But after extracting four molars from this suspect's mouth, they still couldn't locate where the suicide pill was hidden. When Yang Xiaojin came over and prised open his jaws to have a look, she remarked, ”Oh, he doesn't have a suicide pill in him.”
With that, even the Northwest's intelligence agents were taken aback. ”How can that be?”
The middle-aged man who was being held down nearly cried in pain, ”Listen up, I'm the director of Luoyang City's Logistics Division. How dare you people treat me like this!”
Yang Xiaojin raised an eyebrow. ”Bring him back.”
She cross-checked the information Wang Yun gave them and noted the person was carrying an extra gift box in his hands after passing through the blind spots of two surveillance cameras.
Yang Xiaojin could roughly guess that the person really might not be a spy but a Luoyang City official who had accepted bribes.
But even if the other party was not a spy, it did not necessarily mean they had arrested the wrong person. Because Ren Xiaosu was not only looking for spies this time but also those who had let them into Luoyang City.
For this many spies to get into the city, the other party must have bribed many of Luoyang City's officials.
Moreover, Ren Xiaosu felt that he might be able to learn some clues from these officials. For example, the person sending the operatives into Luoyang City, his identity, etc.
He could definitely uncover some evidence.
Gradually, Ren Xiaosu and his group encountered some difficulties in the sting operation. Some of the suspects received news they had been targeted and went into hiding.
When Ren Xiaosu realized that this situation was happening, he got a little anxious and hastened the sting operation.
However, he heaved a sigh of relief very quickly. The leaflets they distributed were starting to take effect. When they went after Target 37, the other party had already left the residence in advance. But less than two hours later, a couple came to report that someone suddenly rented their house that had been vacant for some time. The tenant who came to rent it looked like someone in the leaflet.
When Ren Xiaosu went to arrest that person, it turned out to be Target 37, who they were looking for.
Even though the city might look very big, when everyone was helping you, it seemed to have become so small that the suspects had nowhere to hide.
In just a single day, Ren Xiaosu and company arrested 72 people, of which 31 were silenced by the heartworms during their arrests.
Luo Lan detained the remaining 41 suspects separately in the basement of the villas and started interrogating them.
Luo Lan and Zhou Qi were truly skilled at interrogation. Under their torture, some people were unable to endure and confessed everything very quickly.
But even though the Luoyang City officials confessed they had accepted bribes and let the suspects in, they really had no idea who bribed them and which organization's forces were getting deployed here. They were totally clueless.