Chapter 73 Breakthrough

Chen Chuan had no doubts about Wei Changan's arrangements and said, "Okay, I'll follow your instructions, Brother Wei." Seeing that Wei Changan seemed to have something else to say to Cai Si, he said, "Brother Wei, I'll go down and familiarize myself with the surrounding area and be back soon."

Wei Changan said: "Okay, be careful."

After he left, Cai Si said to Wei Changan, "Brother Wei, this junior Chen is pretty good."

Generally speaking, newcomers like Chen Chuan's age love to show off, especially those who are skilled and talented, and don't like to be placed at the back.

But because of his lack of experience, he can easily mess things up. This is how he went through it himself, so he generally doesn't like new people to join. But Chen Chuan is the provider of the clues and the main participant, so it is impossible for him to get rid of him. But fortunately, Chen Chuan is very self-aware, so this is much better.

Sometimes they are not afraid of danger, but they are afraid that their own people will hold them back.

Wei Changan said, "Don't underestimate him. Although he's two years younger than us, I was the one who led him on that last mission. But Fatty Guo used some tricks and I almost got screwed. It was thanks to him that I caught him. This junior is very skilled and decisive. If he had a year or two of experience, you and I would probably be no match for him."

"Really?" Cai Si said in surprise, "That's pretty good."

Wei Changan said, "Let's put him aside for now. You all need to be careful this time. All the information we have now comes from that 'Brother Tian'. Due to time constraints and various other restrictions, we don't have the ability to verify everything, so we can only choose to believe it. However, the specific situation is difficult to predict, and nothing can be foolproof, so you must be alert."

Cai Si nodded and said, "Brother Wei, it's quite stressful, right?"

Wei Changan said, "This is my first time leading this kind of mission. To say I'm not under any pressure would be a lie. The Police Bureau specifically assigned this task to me, which has upset many people in the company. Now there must be many people waiting to see me make a fool of myself.

But if we can succeed, we need to follow this line to expose Fang Dawei and his gang. With this resume, we will have the hope of being promoted to senior clients in the future. That will give us the opportunity to work on our own, so we have to fight for it no matter what."

Cai Si nodded silently.

He thought for a moment and whispered, "Brother Wei, I have to remind you that, aside from our own brothers and classmates, most of the others are sent by the company. We're worried someone might try to trip us up. You know, it's hard to accomplish something, but it's very easy to do something bad."

Wei Changan said, "I know, so the key positions can only be filled by our own brothers. Speaking of this, Junior Brother Chen is trustworthy. You can trust him at critical moments."

Cai Si smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Wei, you put him in that position not just to take care of him. Okay, I understand."

Chen Chuan had already arrived downstairs by this time. Knowing that he had something to do today, he did not wear his school uniform but changed into an ordinary coat.

He first walked around the trade market. The front part mainly sold daily necessities and clothing, and the majority of the business was probably wholesale. There were many tricycles coming and going, and there was also a vegetable market and a fruit market not far away.

While walking on the road in the middle of the market, looking back, through the big sign above the market, you can see a row of windows on the building facing this place.

The intersection that Wei Changan asked him to guard was just ahead, with shops selling daily necessities and food on both sides.

After walking around, he bought a bag of apples and three bottles of soda, and walked back along the street. However, when he turned the corner, he glanced in the direction of the building and saw a woman walking out of there. He couldn't help but pay a few more glances at her.

This was because although the other party was a middle-aged woman, her walking rhythm seemed to be one that she had practiced. However, there were many people who had practiced in this era, so he just took a look and then withdrew his gaze. He walked all the way back to where Wei Changan and the others were staying, put the apples on the table, and handed two bottles of soda to each of them.

Cai Si took it with a smile and said, "Junior brother, you brought something with you. You're so polite. Okay, Fourth Brother will definitely take care of you later."

Wei Changan took it but didn't drink it. He just washed an apple and ate it. Then he went to change his clothes. When he came out, he looked at his watch and said, "There's still an hour and a half left. We have to get ready. I'll arrange for you first, and then I'll keep an eye on you one by one. Follow me."

He brought two people to the road in front of the trade market and walked into a grain and oil shop on the street. He greeted the owner, walked inside, handed a note to Chen Chuan, and said:

"Junior, according to the arrangement, we'll act at 10:00. At 10:15, we'll meet on the rooftop in groups. The firecrackers will go off around 10:20. There might be a slight delay, but we'll start half a minute after the firecrackers go off. So at 10:00, you'll call this number and have them cut the phone line."

This is to prevent any spies they missed from calling Scarface when they are taking action. Although Scarface's spies may not be notified by phone, the possibility is very small, and it is better to do something than nothing.

Chen Chuan looked at the number and said okay.

Wei Changan looked at Cai Si again and said, "Watch out." Cai Si nodded seriously.

After Wei Changan left, the two of them waited there patiently, occasionally chatting.

Cai Si told Chen Chuan that there were more than just the two of them here. There were also some helpers who were responsible for assisting. For example, the owner of this shop was one of their own. If there was anything that needed to be done, they could ask them to come forward.

As he waited patiently, more than an hour passed and soon it was ten o'clock. Cai Si had been keeping an eye on the time and looked up and said, "Junior, Brother Wei should have started coming upstairs. You can call now!"

Chen Chuan was standing by the phone. Hearing this, he immediately picked up the receiver without question and dialed a number. When the call was connected, he followed the instructions on the note and said, "This is the arrest team. Requesting you to disconnect the line immediately."

The other party said: "I understand, execute it immediately."

Chen Chuan put down the phone and nodded to Cai Si, who then walked to the side of the store, looked up, and checked his watch from time to time.

About five or six minutes later, suddenly, there was a commotion on the trading street behind them, followed by a burst of noise and the sound of running footsteps, and someone shouted: "Fighting, fighting."

Cai Si was startled, looked back upstairs, and murmured, "It seems there is some trouble."

At this moment, Wei Changan and five other people had already reached the roof. They came up one by one from the designated locations, so no one noticed them. However, they were still short of half the number of people who were supposed to arrive, so they were not in a hurry. There were still seven or eight minutes left before the specified time, which was enough time.

But at this moment, they suddenly heard a commotion in the north market, as if something had happened. Someone looked out and said, "Brother Wei, something's going on."

Wei Changan frowned. It was common for trouble to happen in this trade market, but this one made them feel a little uncomfortable. It would easily attract Scarface's attention to that side.

Moreover, the riot happening at this time was such a coincidence that he instinctively felt that he couldn't wait any longer and immediately said, "Something's not right. Things might have changed. We have to act immediately!"

Someone reminded: "But Brother Wei, everyone is not here yet."

Wei Changan said: "Let's take action first and hold them back. They will know what to do when they come up!"

"Wait a minute." Someone grabbed him and said seriously, "Commissioner Wei, we can't be sure whether Scarface has noticed that side yet. In that case, why don't we just break through from the south first, and then those who arrive later can enter from the north. If we can surround them from both sides, wouldn't our chances be better?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Wei Changan, waiting for his decision.

Wei Changan thought about it and realized that this plan was just to reverse the original breakthrough order of north first and south later, so he said immediately: "Okay, let's do it. Don't wait any longer, start now!"

Wei Changan and others carefully moved to the south side, trying not to make any noise with their feet. Then three of them held one end of the rope, and the other three pulled the rope and jumped out, using the pulling force to crash into the old window.

With a loud crash, the window shattered. Wei Changan rushed in and rolled over, but found that the room on the east side was empty, while sounds of shouting and fighting came from other rooms. He immediately rushed to the door of another room.

Just as he pushed open the door, a gust of wind rushed towards him. He turned his head to the side and pushed with his hand, but the opponent also kicked him. In the burst of force, both of them were shaken at the same time. He did not retreat a step, but the man fell back, looked at him, got up, and without thinking, jumped out of the open window on the north side.

Wei Changan ignored him and rushed into the inner room. He saw a teammate entangled with another person and shouted at him, "Scarface is next door!"

Wei Changan immediately ran to the last room, but when he was halfway there, there was a loud bang and the opposite wall was broken. A teammate and bricks flew out. He quickly covered himself with his hands and took a few steps back.

After brushing off the dust, I saw a sturdy man wearing a gray-blue work coat, with strong legs and feet and a suture scar on his face standing behind the broken hole in the wall. He held a machete in one hand and an engineering hammer in the other.

His expression grew serious, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Scarface!"

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(End of this chapter)