The next day, Liu Manyun and Jian Ming returned to the Investigation Bureau.
After handing the video over to Tang Yu, he immediately used it to contact the mysterious man codenamed L.
More than two hours later, this person finally replied to the message on the forum.
He gave me a new phone number.
Lu Qing immediately had someone keep an eye on the phone number, and then had Tang Yu call it.
The phone rang for a short while before being answered, and a voice altered by a voice changer came from the other end:
"The police are keeping a close eye on things now, so we're doing transactions offline."
After saying that, the call ended, and Tang Yu didn't even have time to say a word.
Immediately afterwards, the number sent an address with the message: Burn the video onto a disc and leave it here, I will pick it up.
"This... isn't he being a bit too cautious!"
In short: "It only takes a sentence or two seconds to lock onto the location."
Lu Qing: "Don't be discouraged, at least you still have the address."
"Tang Yu, you ask why we should trust him? What if he releases the video but doesn't pay us? Try to stall for time."
Tang Yu nodded: "Okay!"
Why should I trust you? You just send me a lousy address. What if I give you the goods and you run away?
It took several minutes for them to reply:
Believe it or not! I have plenty of people looking to trade with me; one more won't make a difference.
Tang Yu: [You can't just give me an address like that! Let me tell you, I have tons of good stuff. If you don't want it, I'll just sell it to someone else!]
After the message was sent, there was a few seconds of silence on the other end before another message was sent.
You're a police officer!
Upon seeing this news, everyone felt a chill run down their spine.
Tang Yu looked up and asked Lu Qing, "What should we do?"
Lu Qing: "Don't panic! He's probably just testing the waters. If he were really sure, he wouldn't just send a message; he would simply stop replying."
"Reply to his message immediately and yell at him!"
Tang Yu nodded vigorously, then quickly typed:
Are you crazy?! If you don't want it, just say so. Why are you trying to scare me with the police?!
"Let me tell you, I've been selling DVDs for ages. If I hadn't heard you were offering high prices, I wouldn't have bothered with you!"
Buy it or don't, I'm not putting up with you anymore!
After sending the message in one breath, Tang Yu swallowed hard and asked nervously:
Is this okay?
Lu Qing gave him a thumbs up: "Great! Absolutely fantastic!"
A short while later, I received a call from the other end.
Tang Yu was overjoyed and was about to answer when Lu Qing hung up on him.
Tang Yu: "He finally called, why did you hang up on him?"
Lu Qing: "Naturally, we must dispel his doubts."
As we were talking, the phone rang again.
Lu Qing: "Hang up again!"
Tang Yu immediately pressed the hang-up button.
It wasn't until the third time that Lu Qing finally nodded:
"Call him and yell at him!"
Tang Yu immediately pressed the answer button, then started yelling:
"Are you kidding me?! I already said I'm not selling to you anymore!"
"At 2 PM the day after tomorrow, at the same address, put the CD in the locker by the door. I'll send you the password later."
There's 20,000 yuan in cash inside, which is considered a prepayment. After I inspect the goods, the remaining money will be transferred directly to your card.
Tang Yu looked at Lu Qing and asked for her opinion.
Lu Qing nodded slightly.
Tang Yu then said, "Fine! I'll trust you this once. If you dare to lie to me, I guarantee you'll regret it."
The call ended.
"Have you located the signal's position?" Lu Qing asked.
"We've located him; he's on the Jianghai Bridge, but the signal has disappeared, and we won't be able to find him even if we rush over there."
Wang Yanjun: "Then we'll contact the traffic bureau to check the surveillance footage and see if we can identify the suspect."
"It's probably difficult! The Jianghai Bridge is under construction, the surveillance cameras are broken, and the area is a commercial street and office buildings with huge pedestrian traffic. It's possible to find it, but it will take a lot of time."
Gu Xicheng: "Then let's prepare for both possibilities. On one hand, we'll organize people to check nearby surveillance footage to find suspects, and on the other hand, we'll send someone to make a deal with him."
“That’s right! L probably doesn’t know yet that the Investigation Bureau has discovered his identity as a heretic. He thinks that the people targeting him are just ordinary police officers, and that he will definitely show up because of his evil magic.”
Li Hui: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's all get moving!"
"Leave the monitoring to me. I'll organize the team. You guys handle the transactions, but make sure you're safe!"
"Yes, Chief!"
Everyone sprang into action.
Among the people here, only Tang Yu is an ordinary person. In order to prevent L from becoming suspicious, the task of retrieving money from the locker and delivering the CD can only be entrusted to him.
Two days later, at 2 PM.
Tang Yu wore a mask and hat, trying his best to disguise himself as a voyeur.
He went to the locker designated by L, put the CD in, and then took out 20,000 yuan in cash.
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng had already laid an ambush in the shadows.
Centered on the residential area where the locker is located, multiple layers of defense have been set up within a ten-mile radius to ensure that L cannot escape.
Everyone waited for a long time, but no one touched the locker.
Occasionally a few people would come to retrieve something, but none of them were actually looking for that locker.
"Is L not coming today?" Liu Manyun sighed.
“I think he will definitely come! He is reckless because he knows evil magic. He will be wary of the police, but he will not take them too seriously.”
Another hour passed, and it was already dark.
There was almost no one left outside.
Finally, a figure appeared in the surveillance range.
The man had a lewd expression, hunched over, and furtively looked around before heading towards the locker to make sure no one was around.
"They've arrived!"
"Let's get started!" Wang Yanjun said eagerly.
"Wait!" Lu Qing stopped everyone:
"I have a feeling something's off about this person! He's not quite the L I imagined!"
Gu Xicheng: "I feel the same way."
"What can we do? He's the only one who has access to the lockers right now, who else could it be!"
Lu Qing: "Brother, take the instrument for testing evil energy and go test him. Remember to turn the instrument off."
Wang Yanjun nodded, then went downstairs and left, pretending to be a resident of the community.
He hurried past the man and deliberately bumped into him:
"Hey! Sorry, buddy, are you alright?"
The man stumbled from the impact and yelled angrily, "How do you walk?!"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Wang Yanjun apologized repeatedly.
Perhaps feeling guilty, the man didn't linger, closed the locker, and left.
Wang Yanjun quickly walked into the shadows, took out the device from his pocket, and glanced at it.
The fact that the instrument didn't light up red indicates that this person is not a heretic.
He immediately told Lu Qing and the others about this.
"He's not a heretical cultivator? Or have we found the wrong person?"
Lu Qing frowned and pondered for a moment before saying:
"That should be right. The person on the other end of the phone is definitely L, but the person who just appeared isn't."
"Hey bro, when you bumped into him, did you see him holding something?" Lu Qing asked Wang Yanjun through his earpiece.
Wang Yanjun thought for a moment and then shook his head: "There probably isn't one."
Lu Qing: "That's right! That person must have been sent by L to test whether there were any ambushes nearby. He's more cautious than we thought."
"We have to wait a little longer!"
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