I can dream about my own death.

In this open market with virtually no obstructions, it was pure fantasy for Lao Zhou to try and escape.

Old Zhou had only run four or five hundred meters when he was caught by Li Mubo and his group.

Li Yucheng and his two companions hurriedly followed to film.

Old Zhou, who had been caught, glared angrily at Chen Wensheng and shouted, "I sold you so many cheap fish before, and you repay kindness with enmity by bringing the police to arrest me!"

"No, Lao Zhou, what did you do wrong?" Chen Wensheng was also speechless. He didn't know what he had done wrong.

Seeing Chen Wensheng's reaction, Lao Zhou immediately realized that he had let something slip and fell silent.

Li Mubo and his men escorted Lao Zhou back to the fish stall and began to inspect it carefully.

After an inspection, the detectives discovered that the large plastic bucket that Lao Zhou used to raise fish was actually made of Teflon.

"Wow, you're really rich! That's a huge Teflon plastic bucket; it must cost tens of thousands of yuan. Using a plastic bucket to hold fish is really overkill," Li Mubo remarked, then looked at Lao Zhou, "So, where did you get this plastic bucket?"

Old Zhou's face showed struggle; he clenched his teeth and refused to speak.

Li Yucheng asked, "Is this the special plastic that can hold aqua regia without being corroded?"

"Hmm!" Li Mubo nodded, then turned to look at Lao Zhou, "If this plastic bucket has contained aqua regia, then there must be a small amount of residual nitric acid or hydrochloric acid on it."

Hearing this, Old Zhou's defenses crumbled, and he loudly admitted, "Don't put pressure on me, don't try to trick me into saying anything, I'll just tell you the truth. This plastic bucket did indeed contain liquid gold. The gold robbery on Jingyun Road was committed by me and my men."

Chen Wensheng was slow to realize it; when he came to buy fish yesterday, he saw that many fish in the plastic bucket were belly-up.

At the time, he thought it was because Lao Zhou hadn't turned on the oxygen pump.

In retrospect, it appears that the large plastic bucket contained aqua regia containing dissolved gold, and some nitric acid and hydrochloric acid remained inside, causing a severe acid-base imbalance that led to the death of the fish inside.

Li Mubo forced himself to control his agitation and asked, his breathing heavy, "Where is the gold you stole?"

"I've committed this crime, and I'm definitely spending the rest of my life in jail. Whether you can find that gold depends on your abilities." Old Zhou didn't answer the question directly.

Li Mubo's face darkened, and he said to his colleagues, "Take him back to the police station first, I'll search his house."

Li Yucheng and his two companions needed materials, so they went to Lao Zhou's house with Li Mubo.

On the way, Chen Wensheng asked curiously, "Officer Li, why did you realize there was something wrong with Lao Zhou just because I mentioned buying a fish?"

Li Mubo explained with a serious expression, "The area around this market is mostly poorer communities, so the things sold here are relatively inexpensive. Tilapia is a southern fish species, and in its natural environment, it can only survive in some unfrozen waters in the south. Therefore, tilapia is more expensive in the north and not easy to buy; it's usually only available in large supermarkets with heating. It's very unusual for tilapia to appear in this market."

Chen Wensheng suddenly realized why he had always been able to buy cheap fish. It turned out that Old Zhou had never made money by selling fish.

When Lao Zhou was arrested, he felt a pang of heartache because he would never be able to buy cheap fish again.

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at Lao Zhou's residence, a particularly secluded detached house.

Li Mubo broke the lock on the main gate of the compound and entered the small courtyard, where he saw a pile of Teflon plastic barrels containing concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid.

"So many? And left out in the open? Aren't you worried about evaporation? Aren't you worried about reactions?"

Li Mubo hurriedly stepped forward, picked up one of the plastic buckets, and found it was empty.

He went to get other plastic buckets, but they were all empty.

"So much concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, all used to dissolve gold—that's quite a large sum. But how did Old Zhou obtain such a large batch of controlled hazardous chemicals, and how did he get them into this small courtyard?"

Li Mubo was completely confused.

The group entered Old Zhou's room and searched it thoroughly.

The final result of the search was astonishing: less than three kilograms of gold were found, while the whereabouts of the remaining sixty-plus kilograms remained unknown.

Inside Lao Zhou's bedroom, everyone saw a detailed plan for stealing the gold on one of the walls.

When Chen Wensheng saw the plan, he was stunned and felt a chill run down his spine.

Because the most important part of this plan was actually Jiang Yanhui's wife, Yu Juan.

Old Zhou's investigation revealed that Yu Juan owned a husky, and he also learned that the husky exhibited atavistic traits, with a personality like a fierce wolf, and was particularly aggressive.

After a meeting, the Changfeng City animal protection organization and relevant departments introduced very strict animal protection regulations.

Taking advantage of this regulation, Lao Zhou collected a large number of stray cats and dogs from surrounding cities. He then mixed in cats and dogs with rabies, allowing them to infect each other, before transporting them to Changfeng City for release.

Jiang Yanhui's wife, Yu Juan, would allow her husky to bite other cats and dogs, which would increase the chance of the dog contracting rabies.

If Yu Juan contracts rabies and develops symptoms, Jiang Yanhui, who loves his wife very much, will drop everything to take care of her.

Jiang Yanhui is a hands-on contractor. The sewer renovation project on Jingyun Road has always been personally directed by Jiang Yanhui on site.

If Jiang Yanhui goes to take care of his wife, then the sewer renovation project on Jingyun Road, which he contracted, will naturally be suspended.

However, such a work stoppage is unconventional and unknown to outsiders. This allows Lao Zhou and his accomplices to disguise themselves as workers and use a deceptive tactic to continue "working" in broad daylight, secretly digging an underground passage leading to the gold shop.

The plan on the wall was written in great detail, even listing all possible contingencies.

Even unexpected situations like Yu Juan getting a rabies vaccination, Lao Zhou has detailed contingency plans.

But plans can't keep up with changes, and everything that happened afterward didn't go according to the plan on the wall.

The root cause of all this is himself.

He deduced from his dream that the husky was carrying the rabies virus.

He then wrote about the incident in a piece of writing, which was eventually reported by his own company, 749 Media, making the whole city aware of the rabies outbreak.

Due to the large number of stray cats and dogs, the relevant departments in Changfeng City decided to lock down the city for three days.

During the lockdown, multiple departments worked together to capture stray cats and dogs and then disposed of them in a harmless manner.

Because all departments have focused their efforts on capturing stray cats and dogs, the intensity of urban security patrols has decreased significantly compared to before.

After discussing it, Lao Zhou decided to commit the crime during the three-day lockdown. He dug three underground tunnels from the sewers and robbed three gold shops of their gold.

In summary, it was his reaction after having a dream that changed the course of events.

This means that his dreams about death could not only rewrite his own fate, but also influence events in the real world and even change the destinies of others.

Li Mubo, who was standing nearby, noticed that Chen Wensheng was acting strangely and asked, "Wensheng, what are you thinking about?"

"Officer Li, I have a question for you: can a person's dreams affect the real world?"

Chen Wensheng's face was filled with strong doubt.