Police Chief's Anti-Organized Crime Storm

Ma Guoliang was half asleep when a sudden, urgent phone ring woke him up. He quickly picked up the phone, and upon seeing the caller ID, he was immediately startled. He hurriedly pressed the answer button: "Hello, brother." They had just finished their call, why was he calling again?

"Guoliang, did you go to see Liu Yixiong? Has he left?" The older brother's voice was somewhat anxious. Ma Guoliang was startled and quickly replied, "Brother, I went to see him tonight. Considering various reasons, I asked him to leave for a while."

"Guoliang, are you confused! Letting him leave now is no different from protesting too much, you know? Now, no matter how hard he tries, he won't be able to explain himself."

Ma Guoliang was a little confused by his elder brother's words. "Wait, wasn't it your idea to let Liu Yixiong leave?" He wanted to say it, but he swallowed it back. He knew that his elder brother must have a reason for saying this.

"Brother, has something happened?" Ma Guoliang asked anxiously.

"Hey, Guoliang, I just got news that Lin Ying obtained an arrest warrant from the Provincial Public Security Bureau and has formally arrested Liu Yixiong. Did you know that?"

Ma Guoliang's head buzzed loudly, his vision went black, and his body trembled violently. Damn it, the provincial department had notified them to arrest Liu Yixiong. This was it. If Liu Yixiong went in, his case would definitely be exposed, and his elder brother would likely be implicated as well.

"Brother, I really didn't know about this, and I didn't tell Liu Yixiong to leave either. I really didn't know!"

"If he hadn't left, I could still use some means to try and get him out. But now that he's gone, it's like telling everyone that he has a problem, do you understand?" The older brother's voice sounded like he was disappointed in his son.

"Brother, I know, I know, but he might already be gone." Ma Guoliang knew that Liu Yixiong was very vigilant; he had already said what he said, so there was no way he would stay in the mountains waiting to die. Therefore, perhaps he had already left the mountains.

"Call him right away and confirm whether he has left or where he is."

"Okay." After hanging up, Ma Guoliang quickly dialed Liu Yixiong's number, but the phone rang for almost a minute without being answered. Undeterred, he dialed again, and another minute passed without a response. The third time, he found Liu Yixiong's home phone number and dialed it, which rang for another minute before someone finally answered.

"Hello, who is this?" A woman's hoarse voice came from the phone.

"Ma Guoliang, is Lao Liu home?"

"Secretary Ma, Lao Liu... he... he's not home." The woman's voice trembled slightly. Across from him, two policemen were waving their hands.

Ma Guoliang was taken aback. Not home? Where could he have gone so late? Suddenly, he was startled. If he wasn't home, could something have happened? His heart pounded wildly, and he quickly slammed the phone down.

Something happened to Liu Yixiong's family? His intuition told him that the phone call earlier was strange; Liu Yixiong's wife wasn't usually like this, there must be someone at her house. Liu Yixiong wasn't home, but someone was—could something really have happened to him?

Ma Guoliang's heart pounded, all sleepiness vanished. Now, he could only try to find out as quickly as possible, but who could he ask? That's it, Wu Yuzhu of the Armed Police Squadron. If Lin Ying wanted to arrest Liu Yixiong, Lin Ying might very well take action against the Armed Police Squadron members. Thinking of this, he quickly picked up the phone and dialed Wu Yuzhu's office number. He knew that at this moment, perhaps no one would answer, but if they had a mission, someone might be on duty.

The phone rang for a good ten seconds before someone answered: "Hello, who is this?"

"I'm looking for Captain Wu. Is he here?" Ma Guoliang didn't reveal his identity. It was so late, and if he went to find Wu Yuzhu on his own, he would definitely be suspected if someone investigated later.

"He's not here, he's on a mission." The phone clicked off. Ma Guoliang was instantly startled. On a mission? So late? It must be an urgent mission. Could it be related to Liu Yixiong?

Ma Guoliang wasn't sure either, but he didn't know whether Liu Yixiong had gotten into trouble or not. If he had, he had to prepare in advance, as the crackdown on organized crime was about to begin, and at this critical juncture, nothing else could go wrong.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that Liu Yixiong had another number, so he dialed Liu Yixiong's other number again, unwilling to give up. Unexpectedly, this time, after less than ten seconds, a hoarse voice came from the phone: "Hello, who is it?"

"Old Liu, where are you?" Ma Guoliang's voice came through anxiously.

The person on the other end of the phone trembled violently, a surge of anger welling up inside him. He didn't know if Ma Guoliang knew that Lin Ying was going to arrest him tonight. Luckily, he was quick-witted, otherwise he would be stuck working on a sewing machine.

"Brother Ma, I'm not in the mountains right now. Lin Ying came to my house tonight, did you know?" If Ma Guoliang knew about tonight's events, and he still deliberately told him that, then it was intentional.

"Old Liu, I really didn't know! How would I know? I just got the news that Lin Ying got the provincial arrest warrant and wants to arrest you, so I called you right away. How are you? Are you alright?" Ma Guoliang's heart jumped. If Liu Yixiong had already been arrested, he definitely wouldn't be answering the phone in this state.

Liu Yixiong frowned slightly: "Brother Ma, I'm fine now, but I've already left the mountains. If anything happens, I'll contact you. Don't call my family again. I reckon Lin Ying is already keeping an eye on us."

Ma Guoliang was filled with regret. He knew he shouldn't have called Liu Yixiong's family at that time, but he couldn't resist. However, as the county party secretary, he could probably find an excuse to get away with it later.

"Old Liu, be careful out there. If you need anything, just let me know," Ma Guoliang quickly added.

"Don't worry, Brother Ma, they won't be able to find me." With that, the phone slammed down.

In a dark alley, a beggar, dressed in an ugly and smelly manner, turned on his phone by the dim light. He took out the SIM card, carefully inserted it into a crack in the ground next to him, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then turned around and slowly walked in another direction.

Cold sweat began to bead on Ma Guoliang's forehead. Had Lin Ying really made a move to arrest Liu Yixiong? Fortunately, he had escaped, but Lin Ying would definitely issue a worldwide warrant for his arrest. Liu Yixiong had become a wanted criminal overnight?!

Ma Guoliang felt a chill run down his spine. Just yesterday, or even just a few hours ago, Liu Yixiong was chatting and laughing with him, and was even sitting in the position of deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, issuing orders. Now, he had actually become a fugitive.

Ma Guoliang could hardly believe his ears. It seemed his elder brother's information was correct; this was a real disaster!