Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

"Director, the call has been made."

"Well, go get me a basin of water."

"Ok"

Fang Qiang fetched some water and asked Bai Wanli to wash off the blood on his hands. Then he wiped his hands with a towel from Yi Zhonghai's house, and used another towel to wrap the note he had taken out of the "deaf man's stomach" and put it in his pocket.

Bai Wanli walked out of Yi Zhonghai's house and came to the deaf man's house in the backyard again: "Old Wang, how is the investigation going?"

A while had passed, and Wang Guoqiang's temporary deafness caused by the grenade explosion had subsided a lot. He could hear the sound without Bai Wanli shouting. Wang Guoqiang came over and whispered, "Just now, the brothers found a loose brick under the bed. After prying it open, they found a radio hidden inside. It looked quite old. There was also a box next to it, which contained more than a dozen small yellow croakers and some green bills. They should be US dollars."

"It's really a big fish, Lao Wang, leave a few brothers to continue searching. It doesn't matter if the house is demolished. We must search it thoroughly inside and out. I just asked Fang Qiang to call the office to notify them to send another car. When they arrive, ask the brothers who stay behind to take the people, the bodies, and the things they found back to the office."

"The rest of you, come with me to meet Lao Liu. Tell them to keep their mouths shut. This is a big case. If the secrets are leaked, I can't protect them."

"Okay, Director, I know the rules, I'll do it right away"

Wang Guoqiang quickly arranged for the remaining personnel. Together with the personnel who sealed off the entire courtyard, about half of the people Bai Wanli brought stayed.

The rest of the people got on the truck and drove towards the ruined temple.

As they approached the ruined temple, the truck slowed down.

Because we still don't know what will happen after Liu Neng brings his men to the ruined temple. If he is still lying in ambush outside, the huge noise of the truck's engine might alert the enemy.

Bai Wanli leaned out from the co-pilot seat, holding a telescope and looking towards the ruined temple.

The security truck had stopped at the gate of the ruined temple. Several armed security guards were standing guard outside. The other side, which could not be directly observed, was probably also completely surrounded by security guards.

Bai Wanli got back into the car and said, "Let's go straight over. Our people are guarding outside. Lao Liu should have taken over the ruined temple."

Wang Guoqiang accelerated again after hearing this and drove the truck to the gate of the ruined temple.

After Bai Wanli got off the car, the security guard standing guard at the door stopped and saluted: "Director!"

Bai Wanli nodded to them, and then walked straight into the ruined temple. At this time, the ruined temple was quite lively. Liu Neng was calling a group of people to work. When he saw Bai Wanli coming in, Liu Neng immediately came up to him.

"Director!"

Bai Wanli looked around and saw that there were many new gaps around the dilapidated temple. Although the ground was covered with dust, traces of blood could still be seen. Bai Wanli's face changed and he asked, "Did you have a gunfight? Are any brothers injured?"

"We did have a gunfight with the other side, and three brothers were shot, but none of them are in danger of life and have been bandaged now."

"Where are the enemies?"

"We had three enemies in battle, one of whom was killed, and the other two...ran away."

"You let someone escape?!" Bai Wanli raised his voice at the right time. It would be inappropriate for him not to express his emotions in this situation.

Liu Neng said with shame on his face: "Director, I underestimated the enemy. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"Don't talk about punishment yet. Tell me the situation at that time. I will judge the rest."

"Although there are only three of them, their firepower is very strong. They retreated very decisively after realizing they were outnumbered. One person was left behind with a bomb to cover their retreat. After the explosion, the other two had already fled on motorcycles. The motorcycles took extremely remote roads, and our trucks could not pass through. I have sent people to search in the direction they fled, but..."

But I can't find it basically.

"They are good at using weapons, are willing to sacrifice their lives, and are familiar with road conditions. These guys are really a professional team... a gang. Lao Liu, do you remember what they look like?"

"Remember, there is a comrade in our team who is good at drawing. I just asked him to draw the appearance of the two people who escaped on their clothes. He can go back and redraw them and then issue a wanted order."

"Okay, I understand, Lao Liu. Don't take this matter too seriously. You have done what you are supposed to do within your job scope and there are not too many mistakes. I will write it down in the report later. Don't worry too much."

As long as Bai Wanli polishes the report, Liu Neng's overall merits outweigh his faults. He will still receive a reward from his superiors, but it will be a little less, so it won't have much impact.

"Thank you, Director."

Bai Wanli looked at the security guards who were moving things in the yard: "These are the things they secretly transported this time, right? Have you checked them?"

"Two boxes have been opened in the cellar downstairs. Inside are submachine guns that I have never seen before. However, there are too many boxes and the cellar is too dark to check all of them. So I asked someone to bring all the boxes up first. Do you want to check them now, Director?"

"No, let's wait until they finish moving. Is there anything else you want to report?"

"Yes, Director, please follow me here."

Liu Neng led the way and took Bai Wanli to a small house nearby. Judging from the structure, this might be a former woodshed or something. Liu Neng pushed the door open, and Bai Wanli saw dozens of people piled up inside. These people were silent, and their exposed skin all revealed a strange purple-black color, looking like the swimming champions of the Lighthouse Country.

Bai Wanli's expression changed: "Liu Neng, what's going on?!"

"I'm not very clear about the specific situation. We found these bodies after the battle when we searched the entire ruined temple. They have been dead for some time. It seems that they were all poisoned by that group of people."

Chapter 176: A mountain of arms, returning with a full load

"Poisoning? Lao Liu, have you checked their identities?"

"Not yet, but that group of people had hired some idle people to help them move things. A comrade just checked and found that the appearance of a few people should match."

"So if we assume that they hired all of them to move things, that means they killed all the people who helped them move the goods except Yi Zhonghai. Since they are idle people, they don't need to go to work and get off work on time. It's normal for them to hang out outside at night and not come home at night. Even if such people disappear for a day or two, it's not easy to attract other people's attention."

"From this perspective, their original plan should have been to enter the next stage in the next one or two days and transfer the goods to other cities. In order to prevent the news from leaking from Sijiu City, they killed all the insiders to completely silence them."

"If they leave Yi Zhonghai behind, it means that he is one of their core members and not just a discarded pawn. Or, Yi Zhonghai has a mission that he has not completed and they plan to get rid of him after he completes the mission... Now Yi Zhonghai is the only survivor, so we have to teach them a lesson later."

"Let's go, Lao Liu, let's get out first. We'll notify someone to deal with these bodies later. We don't know what poison killed them. The poison might penetrate the skin. Be careful."

"Understood, Director."

Bai Wanli and Liu Neng went out and waited in the yard for the security guard to bring up all the boxes in the cellar.

With the bright light from the sun, Bai Wanli and Liu Neng also saw the marks on the boxes. These boxes were engraved with the characters A, B, C, and D as marks. It seemed that the group used them to distinguish the things inside.

After all the boxes were brought up, Liu Neng used a crowbar to pry open three boxes with the word "甲" engraved on them. Inside were brand new submachine guns wrapped in oil paper.

Except for Bai Wanli who knew that these were Type 85 submachine guns, no one else could recognize them.

After opening three boxes with letter A in a row and confirming that the contents of the boxes with the same mark were indeed the same, Liu Neng did not waste any more time and opened the box with letter B. This time, the box contained a pistol, which was the Type 92 that Yi Zhonghai had obtained.

The C-shaped boxes contained grenades and bullets, while the T-shaped boxes, which were the largest in number, contained explosive packs.

Although the Security Department has several cannons, dozens of submachine guns, and hundreds of pistols, it is nothing compared to what we saw today.

Even though Liu Neng was experienced, he couldn't help sweating when he saw the mountains of arms.

"What on earth do these people want to do by secretly transporting so many weapons to Sijiu City?"

"Although these weapons seem like a lot to us, they are definitely not enough to start a war directly. Besides, aren't they planning to disperse these things to different cities? After being dispersed, there will be even fewer weapons in each place. Under normal circumstances, they can only cause an explosion at most, which is not enough to threaten the national system at all."

"Could the news about heading to different cities be a trick? Are they pretending to ship things out of Forty-Nine City, diverting our attention to other places, and then launching another big attack in Forty-Nine City?"

Sijiu City is the political center of the country. If someone really comes here, the consequences will be disastrous.

"...This shouldn't happen. If they really wanted to spread the false news, they shouldn't have killed those idle people just now. Instead, they should have deliberately leaked the news through their mouths. I also found some information in the courtyard just now. I'll tell you about it later..."

"Forget it. Yi Zhonghai is the only one left alive. It's useless for us to guess here. And no matter what their purpose is, we have already seized this batch of goods. Their purpose can no longer be achieved."

"makes sense"

Bai Wanli ended his discussion with Liu Neng, then clapped his hands, attracting the attention of all the security guards in the yard.

"Comrades, now you understand the importance of this operation. Everyone needs to be alert in the near future. It may be impossible to leave work on time."

"Thank you for your hard work for a few days. When this case is over, you will get the credit, bonus, cigarettes, alcohol, and meat you deserve!"

If Bai Wanli's words were heard by outsiders, some people might criticize him for pursuing material enjoyment and being corrupt. But this is the Security Department. Doesn't Bai Wanli know about these security guards? Of course there are people with ideals, but most of them are honest people. For them, tangible rewards are the most effective way to motivate them and boost their enthusiasm for work.

The welfare of the Security Department has always been good, and there are even more welfare after Bai Wanli took office. His words can naturally gain the trust of the security guards. At this time, the eyes of a group of men are shining.

"Okay, let's get to work."

"Yes!"

"Director, there are too many boxes here. Two trucks cannot transport them all at once, and our armory cannot hold so many guns."

"Let's transport the guns and grenades back first. I'll borrow a warehouse from Lao Yang at the steel mill. Then I'll notify the minister and ask him to send someone to transport the items. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for our security department to keep them."

Although it is a great achievement to seize these weapons this time, the Security Department has the duty to guard them as long as they are kept there. If they are lost, it will be a crime. It is better to throw this trouble to my uncle.

Bai Sihai: Fuck me...

"Lao Liu, select a group of people to stay behind to guard this yard. After we transport the first batch of guns back, come back to transport the explosives. If you encounter anyone who dares to approach after being warned, don't be afraid to shoot."

"Got it, I'll arrange it right away"

Under Bai Wanli's promise of reward, the security guards worked very enthusiastically, loading boxes of weapons onto the truck.

Before the operation, the Security Department anticipated that a large amount of supplies might be seized this time, so they made preparations in advance. After stacking all the boxes, they covered them with a large oilcloth and then tied them tightly with hemp ropes.

Just drive slowly and steadily and nothing will happen.

Because the whole thing was arranged by Bai Wanli, and there were no accidents afterwards, the two trucks loaded with weapons returned to the steel mill.

Bai Wanli called Lao Yang and said, "Director Yang, I want to borrow a warehouse from you to store some things because of the operation. No one can enter the warehouse until the superior sends someone to receive these things. I wonder if the steel mill can help?"

Lao Yang replied decisively: "No problem. Warehouse No. 2 to the west of the steel mill is closest to the Security Department and can be lent to the Security Department for temporary use. I don't know if this warehouse is big enough. If not, I can arrange for other warehouses."

Chapter 177 Three Strings of Numbers on Paper

"Warehouse No. 2 is enough. Thank you Director Yang for your understanding and help."

"Director Bai, you're welcome. We are all here to serve the people. The steel mill is very willing to assist the Security Department in its work."

"I'll have someone clear out Warehouse No. 2 right now."

"I'll ask the security guards to come over and help. This is the job of our security department. We can't just trouble the workers at the steel mill."

Unlike the previous times when Lao Yang came to defend the office, which was always miserable, this time both sides maintained a decent attitude and gave each other enough face.

Bai Wanli was fine, but Lao Yang almost burst into tears after hanging up the phone.

"It would be great if we could get along with the Security Department like this in the future."

It was also because Lao Yang had always suffered losses and lost money every time he was involved with the Security Department. This time, he didn't have to pay for it, which made Lao Yang ecstatic.

The Security Department and the steel mill cooperated and quickly emptied the No. 2 warehouse. The workers who were transferred to help were taken back to the workshop to continue working. The subsequent work of the Security Department was what they could touch. They were not allowed to even take a look. Those weapons involved "enemy spies" and the nature was too serious.

After moving the first batch of weapons into Warehouse No. 2, Bai Wanli ordered Wang Guoqiang to lead a team to fill up all the trucks in the Transportation Department with gas and transport the remaining explosives.

Explosives are more dangerous than guns. For safety reasons, not too many explosives can be loaded on each truck, and the speed must be kept slow during transportation. At the same time, a certain distance must be maintained between each truck, so that if the explosives on one truck explode, it will not affect other trucks.

But Bai Wanli knew that there would be no danger.