You're supposed to be a security officer, what case are you solving?

Chapter 105 Internal Strife, Arrest! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Seeing Li Haibo's murderous aura, Wen Mo waved to the men from the North City Brigade, signaling them to go outside first.

The group understood each other, and as soon as they stepped out of the duty room, the door was closed.

He Jinbo took out cigarettes and distributed them to everyone.

As he handed it to Yang Jinwen, he exhaled and said, "Little Yang, you're a good shot, you're really accurate."

"Captain He, you flatter me."

"Don't be modest, kid. It's really thanks to you this time. If you hadn't noticed the gold earrings on Bai Xiaochun's ears, we would have gone down a lot of wrong paths."

"Right, Captain Wen?"

Wen Mo, a cigarette between his fingers, chuckled, "Old He, don't try to trick me. Of course I understand the role Xiao Yang played in coming to Dong'an City this time."

After I get back, I'll apply to the municipal bureau to get Xiao Yang a position as a squad leader so he can handle cases independently in the future.

"Really?" Zheng Kang pressed.

Wen Mo took a drag of his cigarette and looked at Yang Jinwen: "You're smart, have such strong logical abilities, and are very meticulous in handling cases. If we still let you be an ordinary criminal police officer, wouldn't your North City Branch be at a huge loss?"

Zheng Kang slapped Yang Jinwen hard on the back: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank Captain Wen."

"Captain Wen, thank you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wen Mo waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me, you deserve it."

He Jinbo rubbed his hands together and smiled: "I knew it, Wen's team is one of us. Xiao Yang has already received two commendations, and with this one, it would be unreasonable if he didn't get promoted."

Wen Mo nodded, listening to the sounds coming from the duty room.

A moment later, the door opened, and a plainclothes detective from Dong'an City called out, "Chief Wen, Zhang Tianqiao is willing to talk."

Wen Mo and his group threw their cigarette butts on the ground and quickly stepped into the duty room.

Li Haibo wiped the sweat from his forehead and threw a book on qigong onto the table in the duty room. The cover read "The Method of True Qi Circulation".

It must be a book that the security guard in the duty room read to pass the time when he was bored.

Zhang Tianqiao sat in the chair, his head bowed, sweating profusely.

His hands were behind his back, wrapped around the back of the chair, and his wrists were locked with metal handcuffs.

Both ankles were also handcuffed to the chair legs.

But the left leg of the chair had cracked, so he had to use his left foot to support himself, or he would fall to the ground.

Wen Mo stepped forward, looked at Zhang Tianqiao, and asked calmly, "Zhang Tianqiao, can you say no now?"

Zhang Tianqiao's face was covered in sweat. He swallowed and nodded: "I can speak."

Where are Li Tianquan and Yong Wancai now?

After a few seconds of silence, Zhang Tianqiao replied, "Liushu Hutong, Unit 5, 2nd floor, Room 204. There's a couplet with 'Peace and Joy' pasted on the door. I rented that room about two weeks ago."

"Where's your Type 56? Is it in their hands?"

Zhang Tianqiao nodded: "I put it in the house."

Which part of the house?

"In the room where I sleep, next to the bedside table, there was something wrapped in a red cloth."

"After you enter the house, is your sleeping room on the left or the right?"

"On the right."

"Do Li Tianquan and Yong Wancai know where you keep your gun?"

"You should know that my room wasn't locked."

How many bullets are there?

"Eight shots."

Is it loaded?

"In the magazine."

"Two bullets left?"

Zhang Tianqiao let out a breath and replied, "It's been aborted."

"Who did you hit?"

"This morning, a security guard at the savings bank."

"Besides that Type 56 rifle, do Li Tianquan and Yong Wancai have any other guns on them?"

Zhang Tianqiao nodded: "I took Li Tianquan's gun, the one you seized. Yong Wancai also has a double-barreled shotgun."

Wen Mo stared intently into his eyes: "Are you telling the truth?"

Zhang Tianqiao sneered and looked at Li Haibo: "He just told me that he would treat me well until I was sentenced by the court. Do you mean what you said?"

Wen Mo nodded: "As long as what you say is true, it counts."

"What I said was the truth."

Wen Mo stood up: "Find someone to keep an eye on him. Captain Zhang, when will Captain Luo arrive? We need to immediately set up a cordon around Liushu Hutong and evacuate as many residents as possible from Hongyanlou to avoid harming innocent civilians."

Zhang Tianqiao nodded: "The squad leader will be here soon."

Wen Mo waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go first."

At this moment, Zhang Tianqiao suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute."

Wen Mo turned around, his eyes sharp: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Zhang Tianqiao pursed his lips: "I just want to ask, why did you find us so quickly? Logically speaking, your police shouldn't be able to act so fast."

Li Haibo sneered, "You're quite curious."

Wen Mo replied, word by word, "Listen carefully, we are from the An'nan City Criminal Investigation Detachment. We've come all this way, not just to arrest you!"

"Annan City?"

Upon hearing the name of the place, Zhang Tianqiao's eyes widened, his head throbbed with blood, and he nearly fainted.

"Damn it, those two bastards are the ones who killed me!"

———————————————— Liushu Hutong, Unit 5, Hongyanlou, Room 204.

The room was pitch black, the windows were drawn tightly shut, and not a single ray of light from outside could get in.

Only two small, bright red flames were burning.

One of the small sparks blazed intensely for a moment, and as he exhaled, Yong Wancai's voice rang out in the room.

"Brother Tianquan..."

Standing by the window, Li Tianquan also took a drag of his cigarette, his voice muffled: "What is it?"

"Three hundred and forty thousand, plus the one hundred thousand we robbed earlier, how much money do we have in total?"

Li Tianquan frowned: "Old Yong, what do you mean?"

Yong Wancai was silent for a few seconds, then replied, "Over four hundred thousand, if we split it equally, we'll each get two hundred thousand..."

Upon hearing this, Li Tianquan was startled: "You want to take it all for yourself?"

"Don't you want to? Brother Tianquan, how many years has it been since we contacted our families? What are we doing out here? Isn't it all for money?"

Zhang Tianqiao confidently declared that there was one million yuan in cash in the Dabeijie Savings Bank, and the three of them would each receive over three hundred thousand yuan. After this job, they would be set for life.

But now? The two of us only got 110,000, and even with the bus we stole earlier, it's only 160,000.

Not to mention that, Zhang Tianqiao will definitely take us to other places to pull off another heist.

"Brother Tianquan, if we keep working for him and the police get on our side, we won't be able to spend this money any longer."

Li Tianquan remained silent. In the darkness, he raised his hand, brought the cigarette to his lips, took a deep drag, and the cigarette burned down considerably.

Yong Wancai continued, "Furthermore, we miscalculated. We shouldn't have listened to Zhang Tianqiao. After robbing the money during the day, we should have escaped immediately!"
He even brought us back here. Isn't that obviously trying to kill us?
There are tons of police officers investigating us outside. These people are like jackals, they have a very keen sense of smell. Take Zhang Tianqiao's gun for example, the police will find it on him sooner or later.

If they find him, they'll find us, so our best course of action is to stop waiting for him, grab the money, and leave! We'll split the loot, each taking over two hundred thousand yuan home. Isn't that better?"

Li Tianquan frowned: "What we're doing is breaking the rules of the underworld. We swore an oath when we were in the labor camp."

Yong Wancai stood up: "Brother Tianquan, all those rules of the underworld are just lies! Don't you understand what Zhang Tianqiao is thinking?"
He robbed the money and didn't run away, wasn't it all for his mistress? He wanted to show off in front of her, he wanted to sleep with her, that's why he thought of coming back here to hide.

Did he give the woman the pair of gold earrings we stole, and did he give us any money back?

"If it weren't for that woman, we'd be escaped by now, probably living the high life somewhere else. Right now, there are police everywhere!"

Li Tianquan gritted his teeth and asked, "Aren't you afraid of his retaliation?"

Yong Wancai smiled and picked up the Type 56 from beside the sofa.

"If he dares to come looking for us, I'll kill him!"

When Li Tianquan saw the gun, his heart skipped a beat, but he immediately made up his mind: "Alright, let's not wait for him!"

"Yeah."

Yong Wancai smiled smugly, holding the gun in one hand: "We'll split his share first, and you can keep my hunting rifle for now."

Li Tianquan nodded and began to take action.

Five minutes later, the two men slung a large bag over their shoulders. Inside the bag were more than twenty bundles of cash and a gun, which was too long to fit in a regular bag.

The two people quietly opened the door.

Meanwhile, downstairs.

Willow Alley has been cordoned off by W police.

The night owls who were still loitering outside were immediately chased away by the police.

Luo Bing, the branch captain of the Dong'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, and Wen Mo stood behind Officer W, keeping a close eye on the entrance to the building.

Zhang Tianqiao, He Jinbo, and Zheng Kang led a team of W police officers upstairs quickly.

Yang Jinwen followed behind them, his hand gripping his pistol tightly. He had changed the magazine before the operation because he had just fired a few shots.

The stairwell was dark and narrow, and the steps were very steep.

Li Haibo walked along the wall, and by the light from outside, he saw a light cord hanging from the wall. He reached out and pulled the light cord down.

The lights suddenly came on in the dark stairwell.

He and He Jinbo, who were at the forefront, had already jumped onto the platform on the first floor.

The two of them were stunned as soon as they went up.

Yang Jinwen looked up and saw a pair of legs appearing on the steps of the second floor, motionless.

He Jinbo and Li Haibo were also completely still.

The atmosphere froze instantly. Almost in the blink of an eye, Li Haibo quickly pulled the safety on his pistol and raised the muzzle.

"Stand still!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Jinwen saw something dark being taken out from above.

Li Haibo was still shouting, "Put the gun down, now!"

Then, "Bang!"

Li Haibo pulled the trigger, but his aim was too low. The pair of legs on the second-floor steps turned and ran backward.

"Bang! Bang!"

Immediately afterwards, several bullets hit the wall behind Li Haibo.

A "tap-tap" sound rang in everyone's ears.

"Get down, get down quickly!"

While crouching down to fire back, He Jinbo grabbed Li Haibo and pulled him back.

Yang Jinwen quickly pulled the light cord, and the dim light bulb went out instantly.

But the glass lampshade had a dim yellow glow for three seconds. This was because the tungsten filament in the bulb had been heated to a red-hot temperature and was gradually cooling down. After that, the corridor was completely plunged into darkness.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Tap, tap!"

Only the flashes of gun barrels illuminated the chaotic scene...

(End of this chapter)