Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 555 There are SWAT officers here, you need to calm down.
"Yes."

Zhang Yanlong nodded:

"Even if I didn't tell them there was a cave, they wouldn't believe me."

That's true; cash and gold bars need to be concealed somewhere.

If you were to expose these things directly in the wild, no one would believe it.

Therefore, the best explanations are twofold: one is to hide it, and the other is to bury it.

Buried underground is also a good explanation, although it is relatively more complicated.

"Besides this hiding place, have you mentioned anything else?"

Since it's all bragging, it's bound to be as far-fetched as possible. Yu Dazhang felt that Zhang Yanlong must have said something else as well.

"Gone."

Zhang Yanlong shook his head and said:

"I only mentioned the Xishan location, but I actually prepared two other locations to gradually reveal to them."

"Who would have thought they escaped from just one place? If I had known they were so greedy, I would have understated the amount."

His tone was full of regret and self-blame, as if he was extremely annoyed by his mistake.

Then, he raised his head, looked earnestly at Yu Dazhang, and continued to explain:

“What I said before was true. I really didn’t know they would break out of prison, and I wasn’t involved in their activities.”

Yu Dazhang believed that what he said was true.

At this point, Zhang Yanlong no longer needed to lie.

Having confirmed that he had only told the three fugitives about a hiding place for the money, Yu Dazhang stood up and said to his master beside him:

"Let's go, let's go to Xishan too."

Lü Zhongxin nodded, finished tidying up the transcript, and then stood up as well.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Yanlong suddenly shouted.

"I already told you that the money hiding place in Xishan was made up, so why are you still going there?"

Yu Dazhang turned to look at him and replied coldly:

"Go and arrest them."

He is now very dissatisfied with Zhang Yanlong, this "second generation".

If this guy hadn't been talking nonsense, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.

"no……"

Zhang Yanlong was stunned, his face full of confusion:

"Didn't your colleague say they've all been caught, and one was even killed? Who else are you going to arrest?"

Lu Zhongxin also turned his gaze to his apprentice, wanting to hear how his apprentice would explain.

Yu Dazhang rolled his eyes at Zhang Yanlong:
"Don't inquire about social affairs."

after an hour.

Yu Dazhang and his three companions arrived at the foot of West Mountain.

It was already four in the morning when they arrived, and the area at the foot of the mountain was already completely surrounded.

Every five meters, a uniformed officer stood ready, their figures appearing and disappearing in the darkness, forming a tight encirclement.

This is the right way to conduct a mountain search... Yu Dazhang was very satisfied with this plan.

And it's obvious that it was arranged by the Armed Police.

For a search operation of this scale, the Armed Police are undoubtedly the most professional.

Compared to directly searching the mountains, this strategy of forming an encirclement is obviously more prudent.

Once the operation begins, the encirclement will gradually tighten like a pocket, giving the target no chance to escape.

In this way, even if the target is hiding deep in the mountains and forests, it will be difficult for them to escape detection.

Yu Dazhang quickly spotted several familiar figures.

Li Jun, Wei Qian, Director Wu, and leaders from the Criminal Investigation Department were present. To his surprise, Director Liu also came in person.

This actually increased the pressure on Yu Dazhang.

After approaching and exchanging greetings, Yu Dazhang asked:

"Why haven't you taken any action yet?"

"We're discussing whether to wait until dawn before going up the mountain," said the captain of the Criminal Investigation Division.

He looked at Yu Dazhang and explained: "The mountain road is difficult and dangerous, especially the back mountain. There are many places where there is no road at all. Going up the mountain rashly can easily lead to an accident."

As he spoke, he pointed to the mountain behind him:

"Moreover, with limited visibility, oversights are inevitable. It's better to wait until dawn before entering the mountain to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dazhang frowned slightly, as if he were pondering something.

From a safety perspective, the captain's words are indeed very reasonable.

The problem now is that Yu Dazhang cannot be certain that the three fugitives are definitely on the mountain.

According to Zhang Yanlong's confession, the cave behind the Catholic church on the mountain was fabricated by him, meaning that he had no idea whether there was a cave there at all.

Let's assume there really is a cave there.

Cheng Wenhao and his group will definitely search inside, and even if they don't find cash or gold bars, they will stay there for quite some time.

In that case, there's a very high chance that the three of them will spend the night on the mountain.

Conversely, if there were no cave, they would immediately realize they had been deceived by Zhang Yanlong.

At times like this, there's no point in them staying on the mountain.

Although there is a chance that they might spend the night on the mountain, the chances are very small, and they are also very likely to go their separate ways.

After all, they were just a mob whose only goal was to find the treasure in the cave.

Now that the goal has disappeared, gathering together again will only drag each other down.

therefore……

Soldiers are very fast!
Not a minute can be wasted.

If they manage to scatter and escape, the subsequent search and capture operation will be even more difficult.

Having made up his mind, Yu Dazhang said firmly:
"We can't wait any longer; we must take action immediately!"

He said this while looking at Director Liu.

Since the Municipal Bureau had previously delegated authority to him, he believed that Director Liu would definitely choose to support him at this time.

"Your words are the orders of the Municipal Bureau."

Director Liu agreed without hesitation and immediately relayed the order.

Five minutes later, the search operation began, and all personnel entered the mountains to conduct the search.

Yu Dazhang and the other three also followed the mountain path up the mountain.

Xishan is not high, but it is large enough. An hour and a half later, Yu Dazhang could vaguely see a triangular building in front of him.

Catholic Church!

That's his eyesight; no one else could tell what kind of building it was.

After a while, armed police and special police gradually surrounded them.

It was nearly six in the morning, and the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Yu Dazhang had just taken a walk in the woods behind the Catholic church, but did not find any caves or similar places.

A bad feeling crept into his heart; he now even suspected that the three men had already left the mountain.

Soon, the Catholic church was surrounded.

"I go."

Yu Dazhang drew his sidearm and prepared to enter through the main gate, but was stopped by Lü Zhongxin.

"With the SWAT team here, we won't get this job," Lü Zhongxin said in a low voice.

"There's no use in rushing. We're already up here, so a little longer won't make a difference."

He had been following Yu Dazhang since the incident, so he naturally understood why his apprentice was in such a hurry.

But it is precisely in times like these that we must remain calm.

If the apprentice rushes in and loses control, killing all three fugitives, then things could get really complicated.

Moreover, he was quite certain that Yu Dazhang was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

Soon, two SWAT officers used a battering ram to break down the church door in two blows, and the people behind them rushed in.

Yu Dazhang also tensed up at this moment.

If the fugitive wasn't inside, this operation would have been a complete blunder.

Fortunately, just two seconds later, a loud shout came from inside the church:
"Don't move! Crouch down!!"

(End of this chapter)