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By all accounts, after Haidong Qing had caught up with Chen Yongren and accurately pinpointed his location, the outcome of this ’race’ was already quite clear.
"Madam, my current position is…" Chen Yongren was just about to report.
But He Baowen cut him off, "Don’t say your position yet." She turned her head, her expression a mix of a smile and not, and asked Suming, "Su Sheng, your bird couldn’t possibly report his position as well, could it?"
Everyone present was taken aback, as it seemed He Baowen had made a good point.
After all, Haidong Qing wasn’t human, and even if it were, it wouldn’t possess the ability to transmit messages over thousands of miles. It was beyond everyone’s expectations that Haidong Qing could catch up to Chen Yongren, but it was still comprehensible, similar to how a hunting dog can track—it’s rare to see a trained falcon in Xiangjiang, but that doesn’t mean the people of Xiangjiang don’t understand the concept.
However, to say that Haidong Qing could communicate Chen Yongren’s exact position from several kilometers away to Suming was completely beyond normal human comprehension, bordering on myth. Clearly impossible.
After saying this, the stern-faced female inspector finally showed a triumphant expression like that of a little girl who had stealthily enjoyed her candy, "Su Sheng, if it’s about tracking a kidnapper, your bird has to tell us the location, right?"
Long Wu shook his head at the side, smiling without a word.
In fact, as long as you can keep up with the target, there are plenty of ways to communicate back to humans and bring them to the kidnapper’s hideout.
With Long Wu’s wealth of experience, he could see that this young, zealous female inspector was only saying this to save some face at the last minute, deliberately making an impossible condition to trouble Suming.
Luo Jiaju also recognized this, but he didn’t overthink it. He was just so infuriated that he wanted to curse. At a time like this, when his daughter’s life was at risk, these two young people were here bickering? Yet he couldn’t afford to offend these two key figures and could only sit angrily on the couch.
"How about we call it a draw," Long Wu offered, trying to defuse the situation.
"I don’t mind at all," replied He Baowen, arms crossed over her chest, further tightening the already snug police uniform and forcing two prominent mounds to rise, her gaze playfully fixed on Suming.
Suming put down his cellphone and calmly disclosed an address: "Two kilometers down Tuen Mun Road, in the woods on the right..."
"What?" He Baowen’s smile froze, assuming Suming had blurted out a random address. She quickly made a call to verify Chen Yongren’s whereabouts.
"Madam… yes… I’m on… Tuen Mun Road, two kilometers… The woods?... Yes, right at the woods..." Chen Yongren’s voice was intermittent, as though the signal was poor.
The entire office fell silent in shock—if finding Chen Yongren had been surprising, the revelation of his exact location was now akin to encountering a ghostly terror.
"How is that possible!" He Baowen exclaimed as she stood up abruptly, hands slamming down on the table, her movements so vigorous that her chest heaved, mirroring the tumultuous waves inside her.
The young officer Abby asked timidly, "Su Sheng, what’s going on? Can you tell us, please?"
"Here, see for yourself…" Suming handed his cellphone to Abby.
With just one glance, Abby gasped and jerked the phone away, her cheeks flushing red, but she couldn’t help letting out a giggle.
"What is going on!" He Baowen glared at Abby.
"Madam, you should see for yourself." Abby passed the phone over, stifling her laughter.
He Baowen looked at the phone and felt her nose twist in irritation.
The phone displayed a video that seemed to be taken from midair. Chen Yongren, his back to the camera, was standing under a tree, twisting about, with a murky liquid streaming from his feet, as if he were urinating... Not far away was a sign. The script wasn’t very clear, but one could still make out the words ’Tuen Mun Road, 2’.
"Madam, can we be a bit more professional! It’s the twenty-first century. Don’t tell me you’ve never heard of cameras." Suming took a sip of his coffee and said to everyone in the office with a smile, "I tied a tiny high-definition camera to Haidong Qing’s leg. Naturally, I could see everything clearly from the other side."
When Haidong Qing returned, a quick inspection revealed a small camera indeed attached to its leg.
In the recent times, Suming had been inseparably close with Nangong. Sometimes Haidong Qing was too far away for the current level of spiritual power to connect, and even if he did use soul attachment and opened Haidong Qing’s vision, the sensation of being blasted by the high-altitude cold wind was simply too painfully invigorating, with tears being swept away in a flow. Hence, he simply decided to get a camera and attach it to Haidong Qing’s leg, connecting it wirelessly to his cellphone.
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"Everyone, I beg you, let’s quickly finalize the plan!" Luo Jiaju could no longer hold back and spoke up, his face etched with distress: "It’s already past midnight!"
"Okay, I’ll report to the higher-ups first."
Allowing Suming to participate in the operation was a big deal that He Baowen herself couldn’t decide. She went to the next room and called her direct superior, a chief inspector named Chen Mingli, and reported everything she had witnessed, while also asking the higher-ups to look into Suming’s background.
Before long, He Baowen returned, regaining her efficient policewoman demeanor, "The higher-ups have approved. I will lead this operation, and Suming, the director of Yangchuan City Zoo, will be joining us! Now, let’s discuss the specific plan!"
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Kidnappers, police officers, and the underworld figures under Long Wu, all busied themselves in the night.
A squad of Flying Tigers members had received orders, ready and waiting at five in the morning to commence an all-out assault;
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At least half of the uniformed patrol officers on vacation across the New Territories were urgently called back, some changing into plainclothes, others pretending to be on patrol, appearing on the roads around Flying Goose Mountain and Ocean Park.
Batches of people, no different from ordinary citizens, came to the foot of Flying Goose Mountain, started campfires, and appeared to be tourists camping out, but occasionally in their exchanges of glances, there was a hint of the ferocity and savageness unique to the Jianghu.
"Wow, Huo Dongjun, can you not use a watermelon knife that’s cut through people to slice the beef offal? It’s so disgusting," a blonde youngster complained beside the campfire.
Huo Dongjun, who had recently risen in the ranks of the gangster world and was in charge of preparing the BBQ ingredients, waved the watermelon knife in his hand at him and said ferociously, "Pick, if you find it disgusting, don’t eat it!"
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Inside the police building, Suming asked Long Wu one more time if he really didn’t want to join the party.
Big brother, what kind of society is this? It’s practically a model of excellent collaboration between good citizens and the police.
Standing at the window, Long Wu passed over a cigar and said deeply, "Who would want to go against the government and engage in fighting and killing if they could make money peacefully? How much could one earn from such violence?"
"With your awareness, I must pull you into the party!" Suming said confidently.
Long Wu: "..."
In the depths of Flying Goose Mountain, a dark cave faintly echoed with the sound of people talking.
"Motherf***er, these Xiangjiang tycoons are too damn rich, over forty million, they agreed without a second thought!"
"That’s why we say, we are serving justice on Heaven’s behalf!" 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"Bro, why don’t we take it a bit further? It’s so suffocating out here in the wild, let’s have a go at that woman, huh? Damn it, these rich ladies smell so fragrant..."
"Shut the hell up, if it’s a kidnapping, then it’s just a kidnapping, cut out the nonsense!"
"Bro, we’ve already kidnapped her, having a go is just a trivial matter!"
"You don’t understand shit, this is called professional spirit. We are in the business of kidnapping; if we touch her, won’t that turn into rape? That’s messing with other lines of business! Haven’t you heard on TV, it’s only when you’re professional that there’s a chance!"
Someone in the cave laughed, "Old Bear, you can spare us the Lan Xiang rhetoric. Little Mao, just bear with it. Once we have the money, you can go and visit all the beauty parlors in the city! That woman is not simple; she’s been very calm throughout, not crying, not causing a fuss. We better not provoke her, to avoid any complications."
"Brother You, the police already know now. You must be very careful when you go to collect the money tomorrow. Be extra vigilant at all times and make damn sure nobody tails you. If you don’t come back by ten-thirty, we’ll assume something has happened to you, and at that point, everyone is on their own. We can’t save you, and killing this woman will be taking revenge on your behalf. Then we’ll temporarily disband."
"Bro? If we kill the woman, what about the money? Did we do all this for nothing? We’ve already invested several tens of thousands."
"Are you stupid? There are so many tycoons in Xiangjiang; even if we fail this time, as long as we have people and guns, we can go for bigger targets next time! But listen to me, if we get the money, we release the person; if we don’t get the money, we must kill the person. This is called credibility! Establish a reputation, and in the future, when we kidnap someone again, the victim will obediently and calmly deliver the money to our door. This is called service! Old Bear is right; even in our line of work, we need to be professional!"
"Bro, hearing you talk like that, I’m getting fired up. It’s like we’re engaged in some grand endeavor..."
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Early the next morning, before Xiangjiang Ocean Park had even opened, a group of plainclothes police and society members pretending to be ordinary tourists had already arrived at Ocean Park to take control and set up positions.
Ocean Park, surrounded by the sea on three sides, is relatively easy to control due to its geographical location, but it’s just too large. It’s the largest ocean park in Asia. Also, the park’s buildings are distributed in two places: one on top of Nanlang Mountain and the other in the Wong Chuk Hang Valley below, connected by an overhead cable car. The park also contains Ocean World, Green Field Garden, Bird Paradise, Water Park, Children’s Kingdom, and so on, a total of eight large areas. With daily visitor numbers reaching hundreds of thousands, especially during the May Day holidays, once doors open to the public, it will definitely be packed with people. No matter how many police are deployed, it’s impossible to ensure complete control of every corner.
"Hey hey hey, this is Suming, this is Suming, this is a test, this is a test, please respond if you hear me! OVER!" Suming squatted on the grass, curiously speaking into the tiny communicator hidden inside his collar.
"Mr. Su, you’ve tested it for the eighth time already, and I’m sitting on a bench just twenty meters away from you," came the exasperated voice of He Baowen through the earpiece: "Please sir, could you take this seriously?!"
"Madam, there’s no need to be so tense, relax a little."
As Suming spoke, he held his open cellphone at his waist, aiming the phone’s camera ahead of him.
In the cellphone, Wang Hao’s chubby face appeared, with the background looking like it belonged to some broadcasting room!
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PS: I just checked the comments section, and a reader mentioned that there seems to be a chapter missing between 327 and 328. I checked, and indeed there is! When I was submitting the chapter that day, I felt something was off. I had two chapters in reserve, so why was there only one left after posting? Now thinking about it, I probably forgot to copy it from the writing software to Word to save...
Such a tragedy! I will try to see if I can recover and find it. If I can, it will be posted in the related free chapters of the work.
The general plot is: Suming, taken by a whim to personally participate in a kidnapping case, volunteers to help pay the ransom. The police think that he is not a professional and raise safety and capability concerns. Then Suming pulls out a bird... oh no, summons a bird...
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