But with him being so vigilant, is it really impossible for Wu Yaozu to record?
That's not actually the case.
Because just ten minutes after Sir left, Wu Yaozu quietly ran back.
He walked to a weeping willow tree next to the chair, reached out and grabbed a video camera, then quickly ducked down before jogging away.
Of course, the reason he put the video camera there was because they had met there more than once or twice.
He also knew that given Yu Zhengrong's caution, he would definitely discover that he had placed a listening device on himself.
Hiding the video camera in the tree was a nerve-wracking experience for him, as he was constantly worried about being discovered. The fact that he was lucky enough to escape detection only shows that even the most cautious officer can make a mistake.
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Chen Rou had already guessed that Wu Yaozu would definitely call her.
He wanted to escape with his sick mother, but going to the West was impossible; the journey was too long, and his mother would die on the way.
If he were to go to Southeast Asia or the Philippines, given Inspector Yu's connections with the Americans, all he had to do was give the US military a heads-up, and all the pirates in Southeast Asia would be mobilized to find him and tear him to pieces.
Therefore, he knew he had nowhere to escape and had no choice but to cooperate with the Nie family.
Chen Rou was on the phone when she noticed Nie Zhao leaning over to listen as well, so she put the phone on speakerphone so he could listen along.
Wu Yaozu, being a senior police officer, was quite capable: "Miss Chen, I have Yu Sir's video here."
Chen Rou was quite surprised, because only half a day had passed since she warned Wu Yaozu, and he had already obtained the video.
Like his father, Nie Zhao was skeptical. He dipped his beer in the table and wrote: "Authenticity confirmed!"
Chen Rou asked, "Where are you now? I'll come find you right away."
She wanted to get the videotape immediately to see for herself just how valuable it was.
But Wu Yaozu firmly said, "No way." He added, "I need 5 million. Give me the money and I'll record the video for you."
Exchanging 5 million for a single piece of evidence against the chief sheriff isn't a high price, and the fact that he managed to get the recording from someone like Yu Zhengrong must have involved a significant risk.
Of course, the money should be paid.
But Wu Yaozu's demand for 5 million was not without reason; he hadn't given up and didn't want to become a tainted witness, so he wanted to run away.
So, should we give him money to run away, or try to keep him around as a witness for the prosecution?
Chen Rou turned the mobile phone towards Nie Zhao. He glanced at it only once, then immediately opened the door to the wine cellar, went out, and went upstairs.
Chen Rou remained in the wine cellar, took a deep breath, and watched the door close. She patiently said, "Mr. Wu, the Nie family will definitely give you the money, but at least you should let me see the contents of the videotape first, right?"
Wu Yaozu was still using a public phone, and the video recorder was wrapped in a black plastic bag and was in his arms.
Actually, he and Yu Zhengrong often had conversations as explicit as today's, but he had never filmed them. In their conversation today, from the murder of the richest man and his son to instigating turmoil in Kowloon, Yu Sir personally recounted it all. This is what irrefutable evidence looks like.
Although Wu Yaozu had irrefutable evidence, he was still very afraid.
After all, Inspector Yu's power is not to be underestimated. If this evidence were not in the hands of someone influential, it could be destroyed at any time, and he would die without a burial place.
He's now disregarded his own life and only wants to get some money to save his mother's life, so he said, "I can guarantee the value of the video with my life, but it has to be cash on delivery."
"Okay, let's meet now. Where shall we meet?" Chen Rou pressed.
Wu Yaozu said, "Around 3 a.m., I want Ms. Chen to personally bring 5 million to the New Territories, and then it will be just the two of us meeting. We will exchange the money and the video recording."
Chen Rou immediately replied, "Okay, I'll go myself."
But she kindly reminded you: "Your mother is sick, and you don't have the money to hire a caregiver. It's not safe for her to be home alone at night. I suggest that if you are going to a far place, you go home to see her first."
In fact, Wu Yaozu was in Central at the moment, and he had to keep a backup plan for himself, so he planned to go home to make a copy of the video and then give it to the Nie family. As for his mother, he would take a taxi to her and hide her away when he went to the new district later.
He was afraid that Yu Zhengrong would find him and kill him.
Taking 5 million yuan and fleeing would be better than running away penniless. In short, he didn't want to go to jail, nor did he want to help Chen Rou in the subsequent developments of the case.
So he said, "You don't need to worry about these things, just bring the money."
Chen Rou asked again, "Where are we going to meet? You have to tell me the place before I can go."
"Just wait for my call, goodbye!" Wu Yaozu said as he hung up the phone.
In fact, where to make the transaction, how to exchange the video recordings, and whether to pay upfront are not decisions that Wu Yaozu can make on his own.
Chen Rou isn't stupid; she wouldn't be fooled into running off to the New Territories like that.
Nie Zhao went upstairs just now to find an emergency solution to this matter.
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Although the Nie family's wine cellar was in the basement, it wasn't sealed off. To ensure a signal when making phone calls, the Nie family installed a receiver in the cellar to receive signals from telecommunications towers. The cellar also had a video recording system, which could monitor the main entrance and the basement exit as long as it was turned on. Rather than a wine cellar, it was more like a temporary refuge, where the cowardly Nie Rong and his even more cowardly son Nie Zhao could lock the door and protect themselves in case of robbers breaking in.
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