Animal Detective

Chapter 440 Counter-Reconnaissance

Zhu Kun opened a vegetable delivery company in Lianjiang.

The company isn't big; it has eight large Jinbei vans that travel all over the county, delivering vegetables to restaurants and company kitchens.

He is not from Lianjiang either; his registered residence is in Fushan, Kang Province.

My parents are still alive, and I am not married.

But that's not necessarily true.

His wife and children might be overseas.

Since he has a legitimate status in the country, he wouldn't dare to use drug money rashly.

Only when they are abroad do they dare to spend money recklessly.

He's been following the Cai family for years, and who knows how much wealth he's accumulated? He probably owns villas and luxury cars all over the world.

The company is located outside the Zhenying Agricultural Wholesale Market in the suburban area of ​​the county.

Around four in the morning, before dawn, he started working.

Shen Xin was nestled in Pan Wenhai's car by the roadside.

In the back cage, Erlong was resting.

Across the street, you could see Zhu Kun busy at work, directing his employees to load vegetables, groceries, and other food items into the Jinbei van according to orders.

This area is tropical, and the weather is hot and dry in June.

He was wearing a vest and shorts, and didn't have any tattoos on his arms; he didn't look like a drug dealer at all.

Speaking of this, Pan Wenhai said, "How should I put it? You can spot those small-time drug addicts or those who sell drugs to support their own addiction at a glance."

"People like Cai usually live overseas, acting like big bosses and doing all sorts of business, which is a kind of cover-up."

"As for people like Zhu Kun, they are even more secretive. Many of them are unremarkable in appearance, and you can't tell they are drug dealers unless you investigate them."

"They're just after money. They try to hide their identities as much as possible, and only when they've made enough money do they flee overseas."

“I remember back in the early 2000s, right outside the city police station where Wang Feng worked, the drug dealers arranged for someone to open a breakfast stall, probably to monitor when the city police would take action.”

"You could say these guys really go to great lengths to traffic drugs."

As he spoke, Pan Wenhai told Shen Xin to take a nap, as they didn't know when this surveillance would end.

Shen Xin hesitated for a moment, then shook off his chair and lay down to rest.

When I woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

He was woken up by Pan Wenhai.

Shen Xin sat up abruptly and quickly looked across at the other side.

The row of shops across the street are all wholesale businesses.

Several Jinbei vans have already returned to Zhu Kun's shop.

Zhu Kun came out of the store and got into his own black Highlander.

We need to go out.

Shen Xin glanced at his watch.

It's almost nine o'clock in the morning.

Pan Wenhai didn't wake him up and slept for several hours.

I turned my head and glanced at Erlong; he was doing just fine in his cage.

"Nothing happened in between, right?" Shen Xin asked.

Pan Wenhai shook his head and said no.

In the distance, Zhu Kun had already started the car and set off.

After he had driven more than a hundred meters, a car on the side of the road started up and followed.

Pan Wenhai did not hesitate and followed in his car.

Zhu Kun went home.

In the afternoon, we set off again and went to a hotel on the east side of the county town.

They're probably running business.

It can only be said that Zhu Kun put a lot of effort into concealing his identity.

That day, Zhu Kun went about his normal life. It seemed that he didn't cook at home and ate dinner at a restaurant.

After dinner, I went to the supermarket near my home and bought some things.

In Lianjiang, they even used technical means, like remote eavesdropping, to monitor his mobile phone number and home network.

No unusual phone calls or messages were made.

However, Wang Feng and his group still noticed something unusual.

He bought toothpaste, some ready-to-eat food, beer, and drinks at the supermarket.

This is not surprising.

However, after returning home, he was not seen carrying these items upstairs.

He stayed in the car.

Wang Feng and his group couldn't help but speculate whether these supplies were intended for someone surnamed Cai.

really.

The next morning, Zhu Kun arrived at his company as usual and arranged the daily deliveries.

However, after all the delivery trucks returned and the day's delivery work was over, he drove away without turning onto the road home.

The tracking of Zhu Kun was conducted using a combination of vehicle and road surveillance.

At that moment, in the county public security bureau's digital command center, Huang Delin immediately contacted Wang Feng and informed him of the situation.

"He's about to make his move."

Wang Feng sat in the car, his spirits lifted.

Immediately pull over to the side of the road, stop Pan Wenhai's car, and inform him of the situation.

Shen Xin and the others had already discussed this before. Considering that the other party would most likely leave the city, they would wait until they left the city before sending Erlong to track them.

Now we're just waiting for Zhu Kun to confirm the direction so we can immediately find a place to prepare for action.

Inside the command center.

Huang Delin monitored Zhu Kun's movements while reporting the situation.

This operation was unprecedented.

So it's not just Chen Ruidong who wants to see it; people in Lianjiang, and even the Dehong Municipal Bureau, want to see it too.

At that time, the entire tracking process will be transmitted directly back to the digital command center via real-time image transmission.

Then pass it on to Simo.

The Dehong Municipal Bureau is also in Simo; the bureau chief wants to see it.

When he received the message, Chen Ruidong was in a meeting. He immediately stopped the meeting and went to the digital command center.

Wang Feng and Huang Delin thought that this would at most alarm the Dehong Municipal Bureau.

Unbeknownst to them, far away in Kunming, Lu Chunze, the head of the Provincial Narcotics Control Team, also received the news simultaneously.

The Dehong Municipal Bureau gave a report.

In Lu Chunze's view, this was essentially a rehearsal for the next operation.

He was also curious whether these warning birds could really be effective.

Moreover, he knew that even the department was quite curious.

Therefore, if this operation goes smoothly, he will need to report to his department.

In southern Yunnan, the Narcotics Control Brigade is no less important than the Traffic Police Brigade; it is the most important department.

The digital command center is not only large, but also impressive.

The two deputy chiefs were not present, but Political Commissar Li Jing was.

The two arrived, and the footage was quickly transmitted.

Currently, all we can see are road surveillance images, with multiple angles of monitoring focused on this Highlander.

One of the shots also showed the situation at the Lianjiang Command Center, where Huang Delin's commands could be heard.

Huang Delin is currently mobilizing manpower to conduct multiple rounds of tracking to ensure that Zhu Kun is still being followed even when he is in a blind spot of the surveillance.

After giving some instructions, Huang Delin picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Team Leader Wang, this kid is going in circles."

Based on his driving route, Zhu Kun was just driving around the Lianjiang County area.

He immediately instructed the tracking team to be careful and avoid being discovered.

This roundabout route took more than an hour. Lianjiang County's urban area isn't very large, so Zhu Kun essentially circled it four or five times.

"Your counter-surveillance awareness is quite good."

Lu Chunze, whose hair was already turning white, gave a soft hum.

At this point, the report stated that Zhu Kun had parked his car on the side of the road.

The people following them did not approach; they monitored them from a distance using cameras.

He can also be seen on road surveillance cameras.

Zhu Kun parked his car on the side of the road, but didn't get out. He waited for about ten minutes.

Then they set off again, circled the area a few more times, and finally stopped by the roadside again.

Similarly, instead of getting out of the car immediately, they were probably observing whether there were any suspicious vehicles following them.

A few minutes later, Zhu Kun got out of the car.

"He's holding something in his hand," the tracking team immediately reported.

Huang Delin also saw it through the surveillance cameras.

It should be a handheld device for locating GPS devices. Zhu Kun held it and carefully scanned his Highlander several times.

This reaction was within Huang Delin's expectations. He immediately contacted Wang Feng: "Old Wang, I reckon Zhu Kun is about to set off."

Wang Feng is with Shen Xin at this moment, waiting for the final direction.

Upon learning of the change, he immediately drove towards Zhu Kun's location.

"Did he discover us, or is he simply being cautious?" Shen Xin asked.

We drove around the city several times, stopping frequently, which felt like we were being overly cautious.

Wang Feng, in the co-pilot's seat, said, "That's normal. The higher the rank of these guys, the more afraid they are of dying, and the more cowardly they become."

At that moment, Huang Delin's voice came through the communicator.

They headed north.

“309,” Pan Wenhai, who was driving, suddenly said.

Wang Feng nodded hurriedly.

Shen Xin quickly asked what 309 meant.

Wang Feng explained that there are two directions to the north from Lianjiang: one is northeast, along the highway, which leads to Yongchang.

Another direction is due north, parallel to the border line.

Heading north, the furthest you can reach is Hudian Township.

There's only County Road 309 in the middle, and on both sides are continuous, undeveloped mountains.

So the two of them deduced that Zhu Kun must be heading down this road.

At that moment, Pan Wenhai sped up, took a shortcut, and headed straight for 309.

Wang Feng also contacted Huang Delin, shared his speculation, and asked Zhu Kun if he was heading in the direction of 309.

It really is.

Pan Wenhai understood the situation and sped up, quickly arriving at an intersection.

Zhu Kun needs to get onto Highway 309, so he has to turn here.

There's a gas station not far from the intersection.

The group parked their car on the side of the road. Huang Delin informed them that Zhu Kun was behind them, just two traffic lights away.

Shen Xin had already made preparations for Erlong and adjusted the helmet.

A few minutes later, Zhu Kun's car appeared.

"Erlong, take this black car, follow it, and listen to my instructions."

There weren't many cars at the intersection. Shen Xin pointed to the Highlander turning right and asked Erlong to remember it.

After this training, he knows what to do; all he needs to do is tell him which car it is.

【clear】

Having confirmed his thoughts, Shen Xin rolled down the car window, lifted the two dragons, and released them into the air.

He immediately took to the sky.

The footage from the Erlong camera was simultaneously transmitted to the command center via the equipment.

This information was naturally also relayed to Lu Chunze at the provincial department.

The two of them immediately sat up straight and perked up.

All tracking vehicles have given up.

We'll follow Pan Wenhai's car for a while, keeping a distance of two kilometers.

At that distance, it's no longer considered tracking.

The plan was not to arrest Zhu Kun, but to first confirm the factory's location and then take action after he left.

"Does this mean we've caught up?" Li Jing asked, pointing at the big screen.

On the big screen, two dragons were flying low and circling in mid-air, and directly below, at the traffic light intersection, was the Highlander.

Lu Chunze remained silent, simply watching.

The next moment, the light turned green, the Highlander started moving, and Erlong followed almost simultaneously. Shen Xin was adjusting the camera, but it was always locked onto the car below.

"That's pretty amazing."

Lu Chunze finally spoke, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Even a god would have a hard time detecting this kind of tracking.

Two kilometers away, Pan Wenhai followed in his car.

Wang Feng crawled to the back row, curiously watching the video feed.

Only after seeing this did he understand how Erlong had been tracking him the night before last.

It happened so quietly that no one could detect it.

Even if they saw it, they wouldn't have any doubts.

Even after arriving here, Zhu Kun still had counter-surveillance awareness, stopping halfway to buy things at stores.

He didn't bring his phone because he was paying in cash.

Then secretly observe the surroundings for any strange cars or strange people.

He was completely unaware that a pair of eyes were staring at him from a mango tree by the roadside.

After parking this time, Zhu Kun felt completely at ease and drove north along Highway 309.

After driving for nearly 20 kilometers, amidst the rolling mountains, he suddenly turned and entered a narrower mountain road.

Wang Feng took out his phone and checked the map, saying, "This road leads to Xiongjiashan, right? I remember there was a quarry there more than ten years ago."

It is now abandoned, so the mountain path that Zhu Kun took has also been abandoned for a long time.

It's not a cement road; it's paved with gravel.

In some places, weeds have already overgrown the road.

However, there were signs of driving.

There were side roads, and Zhu Kun turned into an even smaller side road and kept driving forward.

After about several hundred meters, a rusty iron railing appeared ahead, blocking the way.

Wang Feng was unaware, but Huang Delin had already found out where this was, saying that this road should have led to a water pumping station in the mountains.

After the quarry was abandoned, the pumping station that transported water into the mountains was also abandoned.

In the footage, Zhu Kun gets out of the car, opens the iron gate, and drives inside.

The road was still full of gravel and dirt, and deep inside, there was a tin shack hidden under the dense treetops, surrounded by weeds and shrubs.

There was a small open space in front, with traces of cultivation, but it was now overgrown with weeds.

Huang Delin speculated that this was probably built for the staff who maintained the water pump station to rest.

"The key question is, this place has been abandoned for several years, how did they manage to find it?"

Huang Delin was incredulous.

At this moment, the car stopped, and in the shot, a person emerged from the tin-roofed house.

It was hot, so he went shirtless and chatted with Zhu Kun with a smile.

And this person was the mysterious gang leader surnamed Cai.

(End of this chapter)