Huang Lili asked, "What about your safety, Captain?"
Guan Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about my safety. You know what my physical condition is like. Okay, listen to me, otherwise how am I going to explain this to your sister when we get back?"
Huang Lili nodded seriously and said, "Then I'll drive a car behind you and wait at the entrance to the mountain road when we get to the mountain."
Guan Feng thought about it and felt it wasn't quite right.
Tan Kai then said, "If that's the case, Captain Guan, I can contact the station and send another officer in his private car to wait at the intersection with Officer Huang. That way, we can look out for each other."
Guan Feng asked, "Is that intersection big?"
Tan Kai thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not much."
Guan Feng nodded: "Okay! We'll do it your way."
Tan Kai immediately called the police station and requested that they send a vehicle to that intersection.
Upon receiving the call, Director Li immediately agreed and said he would send Xiao Su to the location, while also instructing Tan Kai to ensure Guan Feng's safety.
Tan Kai said, "Chief, they say Captain Guan is a sharpshooter and can climb over four or five-meter-high walls with his bare hands. I can't protect him, can I? I think he should be the one protecting me."
Director Li said, "Is it important who's protecting whom? What's important is attitude!"
Tan Kai immediately accepted the instruction and said, "Director, you are right!"
Director Li said, "Alright, drive carefully. I'll have Xiao Su wait for you at the destination."
Tan Kai nodded and hung up the phone.
He approached Guan Feng and said, "Captain Guan, I just contacted the station, so they asked me to protect you. Or... should I go check on you first?"
Guan Feng laughed and said, "You want to protect me? No need! I can protect myself, and I won't feel at ease unless I go to the scene to see for myself."
Tan Kai said, "Then I'll drive, and Brother Su from the station will drive there directly."
Guan Feng nodded.
The three got into the car and headed straight for their destination.
Just as we were about to return to Xiaowang Village, the road turned and we arrived at a place in the valley, where a black sedan was already waiting.
Tan Kai got out of the car and introduced the two parties to Guan Feng.
Guan Feng shook hands with Officer Su, then said to Huang Lili, "Lili, get in Officer Su's car and be careful."
Huang Lili said, "Captain, you should be careful too."
Guan Feng nodded, waved goodbye to Huang Lili and Officer Su, returned to the car, sat in the passenger seat and said, "Drive, just drive to the end of the normal road, I'll see where this place is suitable for building a casino."
Tan Kai asked, "You can tell that from that?"
Guan Feng said, "There's a lot of skill involved here. Simply put, it's about making the terrain inconspicuous to outsiders while also ensuring that people can comfortably play cards in the deep mountains and forests. I've shut down a casino in Hongcheng before, so I have some understanding of this."
Tan Kai said, "That casino case? I've seen the case file."
Guan Feng said, "You knew that I went in disguise that time?"
Tan Kai said somewhat embarrassedly, "I mainly admire Captain Guan, so I always look at the case files related to Hongcheng's cases and know that it was you who handled them."
Guan Feng laughed and patted Tan Kai on the shoulder, saying, "Alright, enough talk, lead the way."
Tan Kai then focused on driving.
A moment later.
The vehicles continued along the mountain road, which started as an asphalt road, then became a gravel road, and later a muddy and soft dirt road.
Guan Feng said, "Don't drive on the road ahead, drive back the way you just came."
Tan Kai asked, "Captain Guan, is there a problem?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "We've investigated the person who reported the case. The road into the casino is relatively smooth, so it shouldn't be one of those dirt roads. Let's continue searching along the asphalt and cement roads we just came across."
Tan Kai said, "Okay! There are quite a few families in these mountains. Now every village has a road built, and there are fixed roads that go directly to their doorsteps. Shall we go around those places?"
Guan Feng said, "Okay! You know the road conditions well, you lead the way."
The vehicle followed Guan Feng's instructions and kept circling around the mountain road.
A moment later.
Tan Kai drove up to a few houses. The houses looked somewhat dilapidated and inconspicuous, so Tan Kai planned to just pass by.
Guan Feng's eyes seemed to see something. He glanced at a spot on the ground and said, "Slow down."
Tan Kai immediately slowed down and asked, "Captain Guan, what have you discovered?"
Guan Feng rolled down the passenger window, nodded, and said, "There's a clue, but it's not certain yet. Pull over to the side of the road in a bit, I need to get out and check."
Tan Kai said, "Okay."
I was about to pull over and park on the side of the road.
But just as they were about to slow down, two people came out of a house by the roadside, frowning and staring at the car.
Seeing this, Guan Feng took out two cigarettes from his bag, handed them over, and asked, "Brother, does Aunt Hu from our village live around here?"
"who?"
The man took the cigarette and frowned as he examined it.
Guan Feng said, "Is it Aunt Hu? She's probably around 70 this year. Her son is in jail, right? I was his cellmate. He was released first, and he asked me to come and make sure to see his mother and tell her that he's doing well in prison and will be out in a year. He told her to wait for him!"
Upon hearing this convoluted and bizarre story, the man scratched his head and looked at the person next to him, asking, "Have you ever heard of this person?"
The man next to him shook his head and said, "Never heard of it! Are you in the wrong place? Which village are you asking about?"
Guan Feng said, "Isn't this Xiaowang Village?"
The man smiled and said, "You've taken the wrong road. This is Xiaogang Village, not Xiaowang Village. To get to Xiaowang Village, just go straight on the road leading into the village, and it's another three or four kilometers away."
Guan Feng said, "Thank you, brother."
He then turned to Tan Kai and said, "I told you to ask around, but you wouldn't listen. This whole ordeal has made us drive an extra ten kilometers. You're really something!"
Tan Kai scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Brother, I'm just a little embarrassed."
Guan Feng said, "Alright, let's turn around and head to Xiaowang Village! Wait a minute, I've been holding it in for so long, I need to relieve myself. Brother, is it okay if I relieve myself here?"
The man wanted to refuse, but he was still smoking the other man's cigarette, so he nodded and said, "Go to the east side of the house yourself!"
Guan Feng said "thank you," then gave Tan Kai a subtle wink, signaling him to watch the car and protect himself.
Seeing this, Tan Kai said, "Brother, hurry up, I'll turn the car around, and we'll leave after you finish using the restroom."
Guan Feng said, "Okay! I have to rush back tonight."
He then got out of the car and prepared to go to the outhouse at the east end of the house.
"Wait!"
At first, the man suddenly stopped Guan Feng and said, "I also need to use the restroom. Come on, brother, let's go together."
Guan Feng said, "We can go together? Okay! Let's see who shoots the farthest!"
The man just laughed.
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