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Chapter 97 The 'King of War' in the City

December 1983, 12.

With the authorization, Uncle Biao unleashed tremendous power, thoroughly investigating Inspector Wen. In just one day, he not only uncovered two of Inspector Wen's secret bank accounts but also discovered a hidden safe in his home.

His bank deposits and the cash in his safe deposit box total nearly 200 million yuan, which far exceeds his income. Even if he didn't eat or drink, it would take him 17 years to save that amount on his current salary.

Besides, he's only been an inspector for a few years.

The safe also contained evidence of his dealings with Zhu Tao, suggesting that he didn't fully trust the flour merchant's morals and was likely keeping the evidence to prevent Zhu Tao from silencing him.

Unfortunately, these were like minor troubles to Zhu Tao, who was already embroiled in a lot of problems; he was simply too busy with his debts to worry about.

A flour transaction worth millions of dollars was caught red-handed. If the judge decides to value the flour based on its retail price, it would be worth tens of millions of dollars. No matter how you look at it, the person would be stuck in jail for life.

The police's attempt to extract information from the experienced Zhu Tao using some minor incriminating evidence was indeed a futile effort.

Zhu Tao's men outside were all taken back by the police for questioning, while Gao John, who still had dark circles under his eyes and an arm in a sling, was the focus of attention.

Unfortunately, even seasoned veterans aren't so easily swayed. After rambling on for most of the day, he was released on bail by his lawyer.

Director Biao compiled the findings of his investigation over the past two days into a written report and submitted it to Raymond.

"Let me give you a brief explanation." Lin Leimeng placed his hand on the thick stack of documents on the table.

"Zhu Tao and his trusted men didn't reveal any information, but I managed to get some details from some of Zhu Tao's other underlings. On December 10th, we launched Operation Pig Hunt." That night, these underlings went with Gao John to ambush someone, but they were all beaten up by that person.

"Being able to take down several thugs by himself, his skills are indeed impressive, but what does this have to do with Inspector Wen's case?" Raymond Lam is tall and thin, and he always wears glasses, but he is indeed a skilled fighter.

Chen Jiaju, one of his men, is quite a fighter, but Chief Lin doesn't think he's any less skilled. So he finds it normal that Uncle Biao said Gao John was beaten up when he led his men to ambush someone. He's not surprised that there are some martial arts experts in the community.

"He took down more than a dozen people, to be precise, fifteen," Uncle Biao quickly explained, as he hadn't been clear earlier.

"One person? Against fifteen?" Lin Leimeng, who had been sitting comfortably with his back against the chair, suddenly sat up straight, his tone full of surprise.

"Yes, and you'd never guess who was the one who got cornered!"

"Who is it? Could it be some important person?"

"He's a big shot! Not only does he have hundreds of millions in assets, but he also owns a major newspaper and is a mouthpiece for Hong Kong."

"Mr. Cao? Is he being retaliated against?" Cao Tai had donated to the police fund twice in a short period of time, so his identity must have been thoroughly investigated. Lin Leimeng was able to become the head of the First District Police Station, so he must be quite intelligent.

So after Uncle Biao almost explicitly hinted at it, he immediately guessed Cao Tai, and in the blink of an eye, he guessed that Zhu Tao was indeed directly intercepted and arrested by Cao Tai during "Operation Pig Hunt".

If we also consider the fact that the Chinese inspector had loosened the blockade, as reported by Ka-Kui, and that it was only after Tsao Tai reminded him that Uncle Biu sent a reserve team to seal the gap in advance.

By this calculation, Cao Tai's contribution to Zhu Tao's arrest is definitely number one.

But only a few high-ranking officials knew about these things. Why did Zhu Tao find out Cao Tai's identity in just half a day and arrange for people to ambush him, even though he ultimately suffered a crushing defeat?

"You mean Mr. Cao's identity was revealed to Zhu Tao and his gang by that bastard Wen Jianren?" Lin Leimeng said through gritted teeth.

Uncle Biao remained silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense for a moment.

"Do you have any evidence?" Lin Leimeng suddenly asked, looking at Uncle Biao with a deep gaze.

"When Wen Jianren had the accident last night, Mr. Cao was having dinner with friends at a high-end restaurant in Kowloon City."

"So there's no evidence then. You hand these materials over to the team in charge of Wen Jianren's murder case at headquarters, and then we'll leave this matter alone. You focus your energy on Zhu Tao's case, make sure the evidence is solid, and don't let this great achievement slip away." Lin Leimeng slammed his hand on the materials on the table, as if he had made a great decision.

Both were experienced old foxes. Based on the current clues, they both knew that Cao Tai was the prime suspect in Wen Jianren's murder, but the police had not a single piece of evidence.

"What about Mr. Cao..." Uncle Biao couldn't help but ask.

"We can't interfere, and we shouldn't interfere. As long as there's no concrete evidence, he's a good friend of our police force. We'll deal with him the same way we did before!" Raymond Lin instructed.

Even though Cao Tai is already considered a big shot on the surface, Director Lin vaguely knows that Cao Tai's identity is not as simple as it seems. It's better not to get involved in some troublesome things and leave them to others to deal with.

Did Cao Tai know that his immediate revenge by killing Wen Jianren would arouse suspicion from the police? He knew.

Normally, he could wait until Zhu Tao goes to prison and the incident fades away before creating an accident to send Wen Jianren to meet Jesus, at which point he could clear himself of all responsibility.

However, Cao Tai still decided to send Wen Jianren away as quickly as possible. Firstly, he couldn't swallow this insult; why would any Tom, Dick, or Harry want to bite him? Secondly, as long as he did it cleanly, even if the police suspected him, they wouldn't be able to find any evidence.

Without evidence, no one can accuse him. If anyone still wants to cause trouble without any proof, then Cao Tai has decided to show them what it means to use overwhelming force.

During the past six months of his transmigration, Cao Tai was able to connect with a different world each month. Although he himself could not travel to that world, he could always extract something from that unfamiliar world each time.

Although most of them are small items, there are some large ones as well. After such a long period of research, or rather, speculation is more reliable.

Cao Tai estimated that he was connected to some film and television worlds, and what he brought back were the core or most important items of those film and television worlds.

Like MOSS, the artificial intelligence in the story of The Wandering Earth, it looks like a tool to assist the migration of the earth, but everything about humanity is under its watchful eye.

In reality, it has been observing coldly from a God's-eye view, with zero emotional fluctuations, just like the final big boss hidden in the film.

Then there's that nonsensical heart repair injection, which seems to be a key item in a certain film. This injection, which looks like it was produced using cutting-edge technology, was something I had never heard of in my previous life.

The large warehouse that was recently intercepted makes Cao Tai's barbaric act at A-mei's house seem insignificant.

The warehouse contained dozens of T-55 tanks, eight T-72 tanks, mountains of AK series rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers, PKM machine guns, and a large quantity of grenades and ammunition.

At first, Cao Tai thought he had found a real Soviet arsenal, but after a careful inspection, he found that there were also a considerable number of brand-new Stingers, anti-personnel mines and other weapons from his sister's family.

That might not be a Soviet arsenal, but rather a warehouse belonging to an international arms dealer. There was a movie or TV series I had seen that matched this warehouse.

Thinking about it, maybe it was because I was a tough guy like him that I managed to find one of his warehouses.

The contents of this warehouse could arm several thousand people. If they went to Southeast Asia, they could at least establish themselves as rulers, and not just any small force.