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Cui Ye rented a house across from the loan sharks' headquarters, but the loan sharks were completely unaware of it.

Cui Ye stood at the window of his rented room, coldly watching the activities of the loan shark company across the street through the gap in the curtains.

Several thugs were dragging a middle-aged man towards the warehouse. The man's face was covered in blood, and he was slurring his words as he begged for mercy: "Mr. Liu... please give me a few more days... I promise I'll pay..."

Liu Qinglong, a cigarette dangling from his lips, kicked open the warehouse door: "Old Xia, it's time to pay back the money you owe with your life!"

"Ah? No! No..."

Cui Ye's fingers gripped the curtains tightly, his eyes dark and gloomy.

He took out his phone and dialed Su Ning's number: "Su Ning, they actually killed someone."

On the other end of the phone, Su Ning's voice was tinged with laughter: "Now that we've confirmed they're all heinous criminals, the plan can begin."

"Understood! Once the extortion is successful, send them all to prison."

"That's right! In fact, what we're doing can be considered acting on behalf of Heaven."

"The current plan is to get them to hand over the money themselves."

"Cui Ye, just follow the plan! Arrange anything that needs cooperation."

"Okay! The problem is we're not manpower enough! We might need to assign another person."

In fact, Cui Ye had been keeping an eye on this group of loan sharks for a long time, believing that they were not as easily manipulated as Wang Hongyu.

However, Cui Ye was very confident, as if he had already figured out how to handle these bastards.

"Cui Ye, should we find someone to take the blame? I happen to know a suitable candidate."

"This...isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this?" Cui Ye felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Whether or not to make the other person take the blame depends on their choice. If they cooperate with us honestly, we'll give them a share of the money; but if they're too greedy and cause trouble, then we can arrange for them to take the fall."

"Okay! I'll think about it." This piqued Cui Ye's interest.

……

Soon, Cui Wei and Xiao Ding returned to the Municipal Bureau from Dantong and reported the investigation findings to the bureau leaders.

Cui Wei pushed open the door to the municipal bureau's conference room and slammed a stack of documents on the table: "Jin Chunsheng and Jin Xiasheng are the members involved in the credit union robbery. Jin Chunsheng was shot and killed while fleeing in a car, while Jin Xiasheng has been missing. He is very likely a key figure in the Wang Hongyu extortion case!"

Xiao Ding frowned: "Master, but Jin Chunsheng is already dead, and Jin Xiasheng is missing. Our investigation will not be easy."

“Our investigation has indeed been very difficult! But we can almost confirm that Jin Xiasheng is one of those who extorted Wang Hongyu!” Cui Wei said firmly. “As for Qin Xiaoming, he is likely just a decoy! I now suspect that Qin Xiaoming may have already been murdered.”

The bureau chief pondered for a moment: "You mean... Jin Xiasheng and some mysterious person are conspiring to extort Wang Hongyu?"

Cui Wei shook his head: "That's right! Judging from the current situation, Qin Xiaoming is probably already dead. Jin Xiasheng either acted alone or had other partners!"

The meeting room fell silent.

"Distinguished leaders, I have a rather bold idea that can perfectly connect the two cases."

"Tell me."

"Jin Chunsheng and Jin Xiasheng, along with four others, planned to rob the credit union. Therefore, they needed to understand the credit union's internal situation. They kidnapped Qin Xiaoming, a credit union employee, beforehand. Unfortunately, Qin Xiaoming was unaware of the kidnapping and the escort was temporarily postponed. As a result, the five robbers only managed to steal the training vouchers. To attract the attention of the police, Jin Chunsheng drove away, drawing our attention. Then, the other four robbers, escorting Cui Ye, escaped through the back route in the credit union manager's car. On the way, perhaps some argument occurred, causing the car to overturn and explode. Three robbers died on the spot, while Jin Xiasheng narrowly escaped. However, Jin Xiasheng learned about Wang Hongyu's smuggling and money laundering ledgers from Qin Xiaoming, and then, either alone or with others, extorted three million from Wang Hongyu..."

"Hmm, not bad! This guess is very bold, but it is very logical and can perfectly explain most problems, so finding Jin Xiasheng as soon as possible is the key."

"Thank you for your recognition, leader! Our criminal investigation team will continue the investigation in this direction, and at the same time, we will not give up on interrogating Wang Hongyu."

“Sir, I feel that Wang Hongyu must still have a lot of things he hasn’t told us, but he’s thinking that the more he says, the more mistakes he’ll make, so he’s definitely unwilling to provide any clues to our police.”

"Definitely! Wang Hongyu is a highly intelligent criminal with extremely strong mental fortitude. The fact that Jin Xiasheng was able to successfully blackmail him this time is because Jin Xiasheng had his weakness in him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen for it so easily."

"What the leader says is true."

After finishing his work at the office, Cui Wei finally remembered to go home.

However, Cui Wei forgot to buy the Dantong large silver fish for his daughter, so he simply bought two bags of small silver fish at the market and put them in bags to pretend they were a specialty of Dantong.

At this time, Cui Wei's father-in-law came to the house and told him that many people were competing for places in the advanced training program, and asked for his opinion.

But Cui Wei's mind was full of unsolved cases, so he changed the subject and deliberately avoided the topic of the training course.

……

Suning has already informed Cui Ye about One Ear.

Because it was inconvenient for him to show himself, he sent Cui Ye to negotiate with One-Ear.

Cui Ye, however, subtly inquired whether One-Ear wanted to pull off a heist. While speaking, One-Ear kept fiddling with his electronic pet and finally readily agreed to join the team.

However, after observing him, Cui Ye felt that One Ear was unreliable, so he had not yet decided whether to bring him into the group.

However, there is no more suitable candidate at the moment, so Cui Ye has no choice but to consider it further.

On the way back, Cui Ye made a point of buying an electronic pet at the market.

Cui Ye sat on the worn-out sofa, staring at the electronic pet in his hand, a pixelated electric chicken that was beeping and asking to be fed.

"There are adults playing with this stuff; they must be a little out of their minds." He sneered and tossed it onto the table.

Su Ning's voice came through the phone: "What do you think of this One-Ear?"

Cui Ye frowned: "Unreliable! But... there's no one else here now."

“Then let’s give it a try.” Su Ning chuckled. “If he’s honest, then we’ll share the money with him; if he’s not honest… then we’ll make him take the blame for you.”

Cui Ye was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay."

In fact, Cui Ye also realized that people with one ear might be mentally ill.

This is what made Cui Ye interested in One-Ear.

……

Knowing that his younger brother's family had returned, Cui Wei specially booked a private room at the restaurant and invited Cui Ye and Gao Shuhua.

In a private room at an upscale restaurant, Cui Wei placed a piece of fish on Yan Yan's plate: "Eat more, it's good for your growth."

Yan Yan nodded obediently: "Thank you, Uncle."

Cui Ye watched coldly, then suddenly spoke up: "My son is none of your business, and has nothing to do with you."

“Cui Ye, Yan Yan is also my nephew. The four of us adults got together to try to find a solution for the child.”

"Hmph! I think you're just meddling in other people's business. You're just trying to show off your abilities. But I have the ability to get money for my child's medical treatment myself."

Cui Wei put down his chopsticks, his eyes sharp: "Cui Ye, what exactly are you hiding from me?"

"What could I possibly be hiding from you?" Cui Ye sneered. "You're a police officer, you don't see everyone as a criminal, do you?"

Gao Shuhua slammed her hand on the table: "Cui Ye! Big brother is also concerned about Yan Yan!"

"Hmph! Concern?" Cui Ye looked at Cui Wei with sarcasm. "My son is none of anyone else's concern."

Cui Wei's pupils contracted. In the end, the two brothers still parted on bad terms.

Gao Shuhua angrily accused Cui Ye of ungrateful for Cui Wei's kindness, and inadvertently revealed that Cui Wei had just returned from Northeast China. Upon hearing this, Cui Ye was shocked.

Then he felt relieved that he had killed Jin Xiasheng in advance, otherwise the investigation would definitely have come back to him.

Then Cui Ye reviewed the previous operation in his mind several more times, firmly believing that every step was correct, but he did feel uneasy.

……

In the afternoon, Cui Ye stood at the entrance of the police station carrying a bag of medicine.

Cui Wei came out, frowning: "What are you doing here?"

Cui Ye forced a smile: "Brother, I wasn't very nice this morning..."

Cui Wei stared at him, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Cui Ye, what's wrong with you?"

“The illness is severe…” Cui Ye lowered his head, his voice hoarse, “I accept your money.”

After a long silence, Cui Wei finally patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go! Come have a drink with me."

……

Xia Yu was alarmed by her father's sudden disappearance. After all, he was her father, so she went to the police station to report it.

However, the police don't have many good solutions for such missing persons; they can only register them, file a case, and that's it.

Xia Yu stood at the entrance of the police station, clutching the police report receipt in her hand, her knuckles turning white.

The police officer who received us was very polite, but his eyes were full of perfunctory attitude.

"A case cannot be filed if a person has been missing for less than 48 hours. Go back and wait for news."

She clutched her phone, scrolling to her father's last text message: "Daughter, Dad will definitely turn things around this time..."

However, one problem after another arose. Xia Yu’s former textile factory ran into trouble and was about to go bankrupt due to poor management.

The old workshop director of the textile factory suddenly called, his voice hoarse: "Xiaoyu, the factory is about to collapse. In the next few days, it may... declare bankruptcy."

"..."

Xia Yu was naturally very saddened when she heard about it, and then she prayed that Suning could take over the textile factory.

Xia Yu stood downstairs at the Su Group building, looking up at the dazzling light reflected from the glass curtain wall.

In the president's office of the Su Group.

Suning leaned back in his leather chair, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table: "Textile factory? That stuff doesn't make money these days."

Xia Yu lowered her head, her voice trembling: "President Su, there are more than 300 people in the factory, many of whom are uncles and aunts who watched me grow up..."

Su Ning neither agreed nor refused, but looked at Xia Yu ambiguously, clearly wanting to see how Xia Yu would perform.

Su Ning suddenly laughed and reached out to lift her chin: "Xia Yu, what are you going to offer in exchange?"

Xia Yu's eyelashes trembled as she slowly knelt down.

As expected, Xia Yu understood Su Ning's meaning immediately and then tried her best to cooperate with Su Ning's strange requests.

……

Subsequently, under Cui Ye's arrangement, One-Ear made all the preparations and even became quite professional in dealing with telecom fraud.

Su Ning sent Chai Jing to assist Cui Ye's operation, since at least three people were needed to cooperate, and Chai Jing was known to be quite skilled.

Late at night, across from the house of Uncle Yi, the behind-the-scenes boss of Longxin Financial Company.

Chai Jing, dressed in black and masked, leaped lightly up the fire escape ladder like a cat.

She took out a miniature jammer and attached it to the alarm; the red light flashed three times and then went out.

Cui Ye's hoarse voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Right now."

Soon the alarm on Uncle Yi's safe went off, and Uncle Yi and his men rushed over to check the situation.

Only after confirming that there were no problems did I feel relieved again.

However, the repeated actions of Cui Ye and Chai Jing annoyed Uncle Yi to no end.

One-Ear grinned, revealing its gold-plated canine teeth, and the electronic pet in its hand emitted a "beep beep" notification sound.

At the same time, Gao Shuhua also realized what Cui Ye had done and almost got beaten to death by that lunatic One-Ear.

Cui Ye confessed everything to Gao Shuhua, insisting that he did it for her and the family.

As soon as Cui Ye opened the door, he was hit on the forehead by a cell phone that was thrown at him.

"Are you crazy?!" Gao Shuhua hysterically grabbed a vase and smashed it. "Those people are loan sharks! They'll kill Yan Yan!!"

Gao Shuhua angrily berated Cui Ye, then picked up her bag and prepared to leave.

Cui Ye grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall, his eyes bloodshot: "Without this money, Yan Yan will be paralyzed in three months! What the hell do you know?!"

Gao Shuhua's fingernails scratched his face, drawing blood, and his vision gradually blurred.

In the instant before he was about to suffocate, Cui Ye suddenly let go, knelt on the ground, and broke down in tears.

“Report me…” He grabbed a fruit knife and shoved it into his wife’s hand. “After Yan Yan’s surgery, we’ll get a divorce. You can tell Cui Wei everything. I plead guilty.”

Gao Shuhua stared at the cold glint of the knife tip and suddenly slapped him hard across the face: "You beast! That's your own brother! Do you think he could do that?"

……

Then Suning paid to acquire the bankrupt textile factory and handed it over to Xia Yu to manage.

Whether it makes money or not is not important, as long as Xia Yu can take good care of me.

However, the textile factory acquired by the Su Group not only made Xia Yu very happy and she received all kinds of praise from the textile factory employees, but also prevented many tragedies.

The office of the general manager of the textile factory.

Xia Yu stroked the brand-new name tag, while cheers from the workers could be heard outside the window.

Suning not only settled the wages owed to the textile factory, but also promised to make additional investments.

The secretary cautiously pushed the door open and entered: "Mr. Xia, a policeman is looking for you. He says... there's news about your father?"

"What?" Xia Yu's pen snapped in two with a "crack".

The police then informed Xia Yu that they had found her father's body on the beach, and the preliminary determination was that he had drowned.

However, Xia Yu simply couldn't believe it, because his father was a very good swimmer, after all, they all lived by the sea.

Upon hearing about this, Su Ning rushed over to comfort Xia Yu, and also decided to avenge Xia Yu.

...(End of chapter)