Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 684 Another Unexpected Turn of Events

Director Qin looked down at the bald man: "Alright, I'll let you hit me in a bit, you better behave for a while."

Xiao Wei went over and pulled the phone out of the bald man's body, handing it to Director Qin. Director Qin took the phone and said, "Alright, you two can go out. Call some more people to seal off the shop, and call your department."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "I need to talk to the girl who led the way earlier." Director Qin nodded.

Xiao Wei and Xiao Liu led Wang Ziqi, the girl, and Xiao Ke forward. With Xiao Ke leading the way, they quickly found their way out.

Chaos erupted at the front; customers were running out, waiters and servers were running too, and things were scattered everywhere.

Xiao Wei loudly commanded, "Sit down, everyone sit properly!" He shouted several times, but it had no effect.

Xiao Liu fired a shot into the sky, which finally calmed the crowd down, and the panicked people gradually quieted down.

Xiao Wei said, "Sit still and wait. Anyone who runs around will get shot and regret it."

Several people came out of the main gate, and a large crowd had already gathered on the street below, completely blocking traffic.

Xiao Wei walked ahead and shouted on the stairs, "Everyone, spread out and make way. Don't push, or we'll arrest you!" He pulled out handcuffs and held them in his hand. The crowd below dispersed a little and continued to watch from a few meters away.

Xiao Liu raised his gun and turned it halfway around the stairwell. This worked, and the crowd immediately retreated about ten meters away.

Xiao Liu said in a low voice, "If someone reports this, you'll have to take responsibility. It's definitely a warning."

Xiao Wei ignored Xiao Liu, led several women to the car, opened the door for them to get in, and then took out his phone to call the police station.

The person who answered the phone was Director Huang.

Xiao Wei: "Officer Huang? Officer Huang, is Officer Lu home?"

Huang: "Yes, what's up?"

Xiao Wei said, "Bring everyone from the station to Tiexi, to the Cultural Palace. The criminal police team is operating here and they've called on us to cooperate. Immediately."

Huang asked, "What operation?"

Xiao Wei said, "Illegal detention. Hurry up, we don't have enough manpower. Bring equipment and seals."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaowei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's wait here for a while. We'll leave when everyone arrives."

Xiao Ke gripped the seat tightly, her knuckles white, and said in a trembling voice, "Can we walk now? Is everything alright? Third Sister has connections at the Municipal Bureau; the local police station wouldn't dare utter a sound if they came. Will we be okay?"

Xiao Liu said, "Don't worry, our leader can't control your third sister, right?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Liu helplessly and said, "Get lost."

Xiao Liu laughed and looked out of the car, saying, "You're hindering my chance to make a contribution; I can only watch from here."

Xiao Wei said, "Then you go."

Xiao Liu said, "Forget it, just make sure nothing else goes wrong on your end. Guard the front door. Drive the car over there and block the stairwell."

Xiao Wei looked around, started the engine, moved the car out, and parked it at the stairwell. At this moment, the street was crowded with people again, all gathered around, seemingly looking at something, creating a lively scene.

Ten minutes later, Chief Lu and Chief Huang arrived with their team. Xiao Wei got out of the car and said, "The bathhouse is upstairs. Captain Qin from the Criminal Investigation Team is inside. A few of you go to the back, and a few of you go in from this side. Seal the main entrance from the inside, and herd the people to the back and bring them out from there."

Lu said, "I'll go first, Lao Huang, you go behind. Let's go." Everyone split into two groups.

Xiao Wei said, "Help a waiter to lead the way; it's like a maze inside."

Lu waved his hand and agreed. Xiao Ke pushed open the car door and jumped out: "I'll lead the way, the waiter in front can't find the way to the back."

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'll wait for you in the back. I'll take you home in a bit."

Xiao Ke smiled too, her face flushed, and she looked much more energetic.

After Lu and the others went up, Xiao Wei got in the car and drove to the back alley entrance. There was no one watching yet, and most people would automatically ignore the back door or anything like that.

Huang led a few people to stand by the wall and look up at the building.

Xiao Liu leaned out of the car window, peering into the alley, and asked, "Wang Ziqi, which one is the back entrance to the bathhouse?"

Wang Ziqi looked at it and said, "I don't know, I can't tell."

The girl pointed ahead and said, "That's the window. I looked out from there, and they found out and locked me up for half a day."

Xiao Wei shouted, "Chief Huang, that's the window, but I don't know which one is the door."

Huang turned around and looked over. Xiao Wei pointed to the window: "That window."

The window is on the second floor. There are doors on both the first and second floors, and three iron ladders. All the doors are locked tightly.

After observing for a moment, Huang walked over and said, "Little Liu has a gun, right? You two hold the line, let's go up."

Xiao Wei nodded in agreement. Chief Huang led his men over, and Xiao Wei squatted down, having a policeman step on his shoulders to push him towards the second-floor window. They smashed the glass with the butt of their guns, opened the window, and he climbed inside. The window was reinforced with iron bars, which he bent and squeezed through. He was strong.

Then the group climbed up one by one. Huang was the last one; no one was there to support him from below, and he climbed up all by himself—that's impressive. Mainly because he's tall, nearly 1.9 meters, so standing on the first-floor windowsill, he could almost reach the second floor.

Xiao Wei lit a cigarette and asked, "Wang Ziqi, where did Xiao Hong go that day?"

Wang Ziqi said, "Wuma Road, Xiaoli knows it."

Xiao Wei said, "I mean, when we go to someone's house, do you know anything about their regular customers?"

Wang Ziqi said, "How would I know where he lives? All I know is that he's in his fifties or sixties. Xiao Hong said that the thing is no longer working properly, but he still insists on coming. Every time he fiddles with it for ages, which annoys her to no end. But he pays a lot of money. It seems like the old man owns a business and is rich. Xiao Hong said he has several freezers at home."

Xiao Wei sighed and said, "Looks like it's hopeless. It's no different from not knowing anything. I can't exactly go around looking for freezers, can I? But it was a lucky accident that I rescued you. You should thank Xiao Hong."

Wang Ziqi thought for a moment and said, "I've seen two of her regular customers from Wuma Road. I can recognize them when I see them."

Xiao Wei turned to look at Wang Ziqi: "Really?" This was an unexpected surprise, yet another unexpected event, but it was good news.

Wang Ziqi nodded and said, "Really, I guarantee I can recognize people as soon as I see them."

Xiao Liu said, "The key question is, where are we supposed to find them? Stand on the street and wait?"

Xiao Wei said, "Go to that convenience store. That guy is making a pager there. I don't believe he won't leave his house. He can keep watch there for a few days, quietly."

Xiao Liu said, "Then we need to change to a different car. They recognize this one. We need a cheaper, less conspicuous one."

Xiao Wei said, "Sure, we have plenty of cars, we can change one every day."

Xiao Liu patted his forehead and said, "I forgot, you have dozens of them at home. Okay, that'll do. I'll go over and wait for them tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)