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Chapter 373 The Eve of Action
This is a backward mountain village. Even if you go out to work for a year, you might not earn as much as you would in a month as a street watcher.

How many people can resist such temptation?
There are even quite a few parents who make their underage children drop out of school to work as street watchmen.

In their eyes, although the price for children is lower, they can still earn several hundred yuan a day, and all they need to do is hold a walkie-talkie and watch the road.

It's easy and quick to make money, isn't that better than wasting twelve years in public school?
So, once a person falls into a quagmire, it's very difficult to get out.

The reason why things that emerge from the mud unsullied are praised is precisely because they are rare.

It's late at night, and most people are already asleep.

However, a few villagers were still playing mahjong in the small shop at the village entrance.

Looks like they're planning to stay up all night.

"Are you sure that drug addict is in the temple on the back mountain?"

On the eve of the operation, Wu Ke once again sought confirmation from Jin Ping'an.

“I can guarantee that the other party is on the mountain. Didn’t the drone this afternoon also see people moving around in the small temple on the mountain?”

Jin Ping'an was certain that the poison master that the lame wolf had hired was on the mountain.

He retraced his steps three times today, and each time he saw the lame wolf and the poison master going up the mountain together.

Moreover, apart from two drug dealers who came down the mountain to the village to buy vegetables recently, he did not see anyone else come down in the footage he reviewed.

People who haven't come down the mountain can't be disappeared; have they grown wings and flown away?

Wu Ke looked at the light from the convenience store in the distance with a heavy expression: "Although I really want to believe you, we only have one chance."

Regardless of the success or failure of this operation, with the village watchdogs around, the anti-drug squad's operation is bound to be exposed.

If we don't catch the drug lord in this operation, once the news gets out, it will be almost impossible to catch him again.

Wu Ke's concerns were not unfounded.

If the operation succeeds, all will be well; if it fails, this operation will only alert the enemy and allow the lame wolf to hide even deeper.

As for controlling what the villagers say?
Do not make jokes.

The top-notch lookouts all have cell phones that others have given them, specifically for external communication.

No one knows where they will hide the phone, and Wu Ke and his team can't possibly keep an eye on everyone in the village 24/7.

It was unavoidable that the news would get out.

Moreover, even if Wu Ke and his group knew that the villagers had leaked the information, it would be difficult for them to make an example of someone to deter others.

Unless the narcotics squad's informants and undercover agents provide evidence, it's impossible to send the person who leaked the information to jail.

And because of a failed operation, an undercover agent was exposed.

This deal is clearly not worthwhile.

They had no choice but to accept it.

Compared to Wu Ke's worries, Jin Ping'an was much calmer: "Don't worry, even if he runs away, I can still find him."

Wu Ke gave Jin Ping'an a deep look: "I hope so. I've placed all my hopes on you!"

Jin Ping'an puffed out his chest proudly: "Don't worry, no one is better at finding people than me!"

What I'm waiting for is your words.

Wu Ke seized the opportunity and said, "Really? That's perfect. Find me a few more people after this mission is over."

Jin Ping'an, who had just been looking proud, suddenly choked up.

It wasn't that Jin Ping'an didn't want to help, but Wu Ke's constant attempts to set traps for him made him feel like his intelligence had been insulted.

But Wu Kecai didn't care about all that, in order to prevent Jin Ping'an from making excuses.

He began to describe the next mission objective: "According to intelligence from informants, recently, one after another, the confidants of Lame Wolf have been disappearing without a trace, and they cannot be contacted through any channel."

I need your help to figure out if they're hiding to avoid trouble, or if they're preparing to move their base.

Despite his seemingly worried appearance, Wu Ke was actually overjoyed inside.

Despite using all available informants, the anti-drug squad has been searching for so long without finding any clues about the drug lord.

When it came to Jin Ping'an, he easily found a lame wolf's den in just one week.

Regardless of whether there are drug addicts on the mountain, Wu Ke felt that the punishment he received was well worth it just to be able to use this investigative ability for his own benefit.

Even if we don't find the poison master, wouldn't it be the same to capture the lame wolf?

Jin Ping'an looked at Wu Ke speechlessly: "You really are..."

"Shh! Don't talk yet!"

Wu Ke suddenly frowned and raised his hand to signal Jin Ping'an to shut his mouth.

On the quiet mountain path, the faint sound of tires rubbing against the sand can be heard from afar.

Wu Ke slowly lowered the car window halfway down, released the safety on his pistol, and looked seriously at the dirt road outside the woods.

At that moment, a warning came through the communication headset from a member of the anti-drug squad.

"Captain! A black SUV is heading towards the mountain village along a small road. Should we intercept it? Please advise!"

Jin Pingan and Wu Ke exchanged a glance.

Coming to this small mountain village in the middle of the night, could it be someone from the Lame Wolf gang?

"Let them in, but don't alert them yet."

Wu Ke ordered the anti-drug team members to place the SUV into the encirclement.

However, the person in charge of the encirclement offered a small suggestion regarding this order: "Captain, what if we let the car in like this and alert the watchdog?"

This concern is not unfounded.

But Wu Ke thought for less than two seconds and still demanded that they be allowed to pass.

If the people in the car are Lame Wolf, doing this would undoubtedly make the operation later more difficult.

However, if we rashly intercept them, we will have to both intercept the people in the car and capture the people on the mountain, which will inevitably create loopholes in the encirclement.

If a firefight occurs and alerts the people on the mountain, the plan may change unexpectedly.

Rather than being afraid of both sides when fighting a wolf with a stick, it's better to let it in now and catch it all in one go later.

If the people in the car weren't Lame Wolf's.

Letting it pass is better than blocking it.

Even if the arrival of the car alerted the people on the mountain, they were still surrounded by the anti-drug squad.

The search is becoming more difficult, but it's still better than letting the people on the mountain escape.

Moreover, what kind of good people could come to a small mountain village on the outskirts of Qianhua City in the middle of the night?
Wu Ke put down his pistol, turned on his computer, and connected to the drone.

They originally planned to use a drone to transport the signal jammer to the vicinity of the convenience store, and then quickly take control of the people inside.

However, the appearance of off-road vehicles forced the plan to be postponed.

They need to find out who the people in the car are first.

With a soft buzzing sound, the drone arrived above the convenience store, its camera aimed at the SUV that was heading this way.

Just as Wu Ke zoomed in to film the driver's seat of the off-road vehicle.

The surveillance footage suddenly started skipping frames, and the drone's signal transmission became increasingly unstable.

Wu Ke sensed something was wrong, so he immediately raised the drone away from the convenience store, and the signal transmission returned to normal.

There were no problems using the drone yesterday, so there's no reason why the signal should be bad today.

(End of this chapter)