Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Command Center of the Handong Provincial Military Region.

The entire wall of electronic screens was lit up, with data streams constantly refreshing, illuminating the windowless room brightly.

Shen Zhong stood in front of the central control console, his pine-green military uniform standing straight, his hands behind his back, staring at the electronic map of Jingzhou City on the main screen.

On the map, several groups of red dots are moving.

"Sir, the signal has been locked."

The technician typed a few keys, and the groups of red dots were magnified and projected onto the center of the main screen. Each dot was labeled with its vehicle number and speed.

Zhou Weiguo entered through the side door, holding a newly printed intelligence analysis report in his hand, and quickly walked to Shen Zhong's side.

"Sir, three riot control vehicles from the Provincial Public Security Department's Special Police Detachment left the Public Security Department building fifteen minutes ago."

He placed the report on the console and tapped the light spot on the screen with his right index finger.

"Following them out were five plainclothes vehicles, all with civilian license plates, but their GPS codes matched the provincial department's internal vehicle database."

Shen Zhong didn't speak, but tapped the edge of the control panel lightly with two fingers.

"The driving trajectories of these eight vehicles all point to the same place."

Zhou Weiguo drew a line on the route map on the screen with his finger.

"Emperor Garden".

Point your finger at the file photo.

"We've also figured out Ouyang Jing's activity trajectory over the past month: bank, Dihaoyuan, and occasionally home—a very regular routine."

"I suspect that Qi Tongwei mobilized this force tonight because her is his target."

He pulled his heavy right hand back from behind and placed it on the edge of the control panel, his thumb rubbing the metal frame of the panel.

"More than two hundred thugs from Dafeng Factory have entered our detention center. Sooner or later, we'll get Chang Chenghu and his gang to talk. Once the lid is lifted on Shanshui Group, Zhao Ruilong won't be able to escape."

Shen Zhong flicked the tabletop with his right index finger.

"So he wants to create a bigger stir and divert everyone's attention away from Dafeng Factory."

"Taking Li Dakang's wife as a scapegoat is a double-edged sword—it not only hurts Li Dakang for betraying him at the Standing Committee meeting, but also shifts the focus of public opinion in the entire Handong officialdom to a bribery case."

Zhou Weiguo crossed his arms and tilted his chin towards the screen.

"A terrible move. Li Dakang is being pushed to the limit and will only lean towards us. Zhao Lichun is cutting off his own arm."

Shen Zhong didn't respond to that.

"Technical Team"

The technicians behind the console immediately sat up straight.

"All the surveillance footage from cameras within a three-kilometer radius of Dihao Garden that can be accessed will be displayed on the main screen."

"yes!"

The keyboard clicked away for a while, and the main screen was divided into twelve sub-screens, showing the streets, intersections, and parking lots surrounding Emperor Garden in one go.

In the seventh scene in the lower right corner, two men in plainclothes are setting up a temporary checkpoint at an intersection, taking out reflective cones and barriers from their trunks.

In the third scene, a dark-colored van is parked at the entrance of an alley diagonally opposite the east gate of the bank. The window is half open, and the person in the driver's seat is holding a walkie-talkie and saying something.

"All video recordings are saved, with timestamps accurate to the second."

Shen Zhong's fingers flicked across the control panel again.

"These images will come in handy later."

Zhou Weiguo tilted his head.

"Did Ding Qitongwei abuse his power?"

no answer.

The red dots on the screen became increasingly dense, and three riot control vehicles had arrived outside the bank's headquarters building and were moving into their designated positions.

Zhou Weiguo stared at the screen for a few seconds, then lowered his arms from his chest and leaned against the control panel.

"Sir, there's something I'd like to say."

Shen Zhong tilted his head slightly, gesturing for him to speak.

"We've investigated Ouyang Jing's bribery—Li Dakang was most likely unaware of it. To put it nicely, the couple was sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams; to put it bluntly, they lived separate lives."

"With Qi Tongwei's arrest tonight, Li Dakang is completely finished. Whether he knew about it or not, the political life of a provincial standing committee member whose wife was involved in embezzlement and bribery will be severely damaged."

Shen Zhong didn't move.

Zhou Weiguo continued.

"What I mean is—if we give Li Dakang a heads-up beforehand, he'll owe us a huge favor."

"At that time, there will be no need for any roundabout methods such as radar testing or power supply by engineers; he will cooperate obediently on his own."

"The entire local faction in Jingzhou will also completely side with the military."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Weiguo took half a step back, waiting for a reply.

The only sounds in the command room were the low-frequency hum of the equipment and the occasional click of the keyboard.

Shen Zhong pulled the brass cartridge case out of his pocket.

The spent cartridge case was placed on the metal tabletop of the control panel with a crisp, light click.

With a flick of my finger, the spent cartridge spun twice on the table before finally falling to one side and settling down.

"Let's leave it alone for now."

Zhou Weiguo craned his neck forward.

"Li Dakang, this person."

Shen Zhong picked up the spent cartridge again and held it in his palm.

Too arrogant at heart.

"If you do him a favor, he won't feel indebted to you; instead, he'll feel like you're using his wife to blackmail him."

He'll shake your hand with a smile, then turn around and stab you in the back.

The cartridge case was flipped over in the palm of his hand.

"This kind of person will never learn to bow to the rules unless he is driven to the brink of ruin and death."

Zhou Weiguo stood beside the control panel, opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed back what he wanted to say.

On the screen, the red dots of the SWAT riot control vehicles were all in place, forming a standard triangular encirclement around the Geely Emgrand.

Qi Tongwei's communication instructions came in again.

"Attention all groups, the target is expected to appear in forty minutes. Everyone, go into standby mode and do not move without my permission."