Chapter 33 Bird of Paradise 18
Three days later, at the Donglan City Police Station, five police cars and more than 20 police officers were fully armed and waiting for the order to act.
After finding out Li Muyao's identity, the gambling case that Chi Li was investigating and the arson case that Luo Siwei was recently investigating, the two cases converged.
After analyzing the situation, Luo Siwei deduced that Li Muyao might have murdered the He family because he harbored a grudge against He Peihan. Another possibility was that the three murders were his token of loyalty to the gang.
Director Chen ordered that this gambling gang must be eradicated and that all efforts must be made to capture Huang Gan and Li Muyao, who had recently committed a murder.
The Donglan City Police Department attached great importance to this operation and made thorough preparations. Not only were criminal police involved in the arrest, but several special police officers were also involved.
Some members of the Third Criminal Police Brigade will also participate in the arrest. Team One’s captain Luo Siwei and deputy captain Guo Zhengyao have been incorporated into the action team.
That morning, the police officers began preparing for the operation. In order not to alert the suspects, they wore plain clothes and acted in disguise.
Luo Siwei had been eager to try out this mission and wanted to be at the front. However, when she was making specific work arrangements, Chi Li called her to the command vehicle.
Luo Siwei was afraid of being treated specially: "Captain Chi, I can also go and arrest people."
"No need." Chi Li said, "With so many people moving, it's not your turn to lead the charge."
"I'm not afraid of danger, and I'm not bad at fighting." Luo Siwei was a little dissatisfied and was about to argue a few more times.
Chi Li raised his eyes and explained to her seriously, "This operation will use infrared rays and drones. We need someone who is steady and meticulous to coordinate the operation on site and act as our eyes during the arrest. You've seen Huang Gan firsthand, so you'll recognize him faster than any other officer. I think you're the best fit for this job."
This made a lot of sense. Luo Siwei was convinced by him and got on the command vehicle.
The command vehicle looks like an off-road vehicle from the outside, but it is a different world once you get inside. The few seats in the back have long been removed and turned into a small command room.
Luo Siwei also knew the driver in front. He was Yu Kaixuan, the deputy captain of the second team. Everyone usually called him Lao Yu. Sitting in the passenger seat was a young police officer named Liu Ran. He had a flat head and looked very energetic.
After greeting the people in the car, Luo Siwei sat in the back of the command vehicle with an LCD screen and a computer in front of him, and sitting next to him was the detachment leader Chi Li.
Chi Li explained the basic monitoring methods to her. Luo Siwei had also learned them in the police academy. Chi Li also taught her some simple operations, and she quickly got the hang of it.
Chi Li said, "This job isn't that simple. We asked the arrested driver before, and even he didn't know where Huang Gan planned to park the getaway car. One of your jobs is to find the location of that car."
Luo Siwei asked, "Is it possible that they were afraid of being discovered and parked the car at the foot of the mountain?"
Chi Li shook his head. "Huang Gan is extremely cunning. Wherever he goes, he always plans his escape route in advance. He always has a backup plan before doing anything. Because of this, the police have failed to catch him in several previous operations. He must have arranged a car in the mountains to facilitate his escape."
Luo Siwei said: "Okay, I'll look for it."
The whole team finally set off. Considering the confidentiality of the operation, Chi Li did not tell the team members the location of the operation in advance.
After driving a bit and approaching Che County, Chi Li used the intercom to explain the situation to the leaders of each group: "The map and relevant information of this operation have been sent to everyone's mobile phones. According to the police's intelligence, this group's gambling location is in the cemetery on the northwest side of Che County."
There is a large area of grave mountains on the northwest side of Che County, where the vegetation is lush and the population is sparse, so the group of people had evil intentions.
As soon as these words were spoken, the public channel on the intercom exploded.
"Are you really dancing on a grave?"
"Aren't you afraid that our ancestors will come out and punish them?"
"They are ghosts themselves, gambling ghosts, why should they be afraid of their own kind?"
"Why don't you go somewhere legal if you want to gamble so much? You can have fun in any place when you go abroad."
"Hey, many of the bosses here are nouveau riche. They have a lot of money and are looking for excitement. They don't like to go to places abroad."
After the team members expressed their feelings for a few moments, Chi Li continued. His voice was clear and his introduction was simple and concise: "Huang Gan and his men dug up several graves and set up a base underground. They used vehicles to transport people up the mountain and ate and slept there for several days. I'll send you the detailed information."
"Remember the physical characteristics of Huang Quan the Old Ghost. There's also another person named Li Muyao, the gang's driver. He recently committed a murder. These two individuals are the focus of this arrest."
"As for the rest, their approximate locations are marked on the map. They have outposts and staff responsible for organizing them. There are at least twenty gambling bosses, all from nearby cities. They're gambling big. According to intelligence, each of them brought at least 200,000 yuan in cash, and some even brought over a million yuan. So please be careful to keep the stolen money safe."
While many gambling organizers now offer services like bookkeeping and overseas online transfers, any electronic payment leaves a trace. For wealthy gambling addicts, cash offers greater security and a more tangible thrill. Huangquan Laogui, as the organizer, preserved the original gambling method, requiring owners to bring sufficient funds for the dealer to verify their capital before receiving their "tickets."
Luo Siwei secretly calculated that there were more than 20 bosses, each with hundreds of thousands of cash, which means that the stolen money at the scene might be tens of millions.
Afterwards, Chi Li made detailed arrangements for each group. Luo Siwei listened on the side. Chi Li's plan was very detailed and the personnel allocation was very reasonable. Several groups of team members encircled the area from different directions. The police officers were divided into groups of several people, basically with the old leading the young, and each doing their own job. The teams could be split up and could reunite at any time to support each other.
Chi Li repeatedly told his police officers not to be alone, not to advance rashly, and to obey orders.
While listening, Luo Siwei kept the precautions in mind.
She turned her head to look at Chi Li, and didn't see him nervous at all. He was planning the situation calmly and calmly.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, several cars arrived one after another.
The command vehicle where Luo Siwei and Chi Li were parked was on the hillside. There was a naturally formed platform on the side, and there were several forked roads ahead.
Yu Kaixuan asked, "Stop here?"
Chi Li nodded: "We can't go any further. If we get any closer, we might be discovered by their outposts."
There is a huge crooked tree next to this platform, which just blocks the view from above and is difficult to notice from above.
The sky in the distance was a little dark, with dark clouds rolling in the sky. The rainy season in Donglan was about to arrive.
Luo Siwei opened the car window and looked out. The mountains and forests were spacious and quiet. The grave mountain was not steep, but the terrain was very complicated. She looked up at the mountain through the branches of the big trees and could vaguely see a group of small graves.
"Check your weapons and be careful." Chi Li said seriously on the intercom, "Begin the operation."
According to the previous action plan, the first group of people to go up the mountain were advance personnel. They either pretended to be workers going up the mountain to inspect the power lines, or pretended to be nearby villagers. These people were not in a hurry to arrest them, but first set up observation posts nearby and set up infrared devices. Some people also placed some small tire puncture devices on important lanes.
Soon, the infrared surveillance information from the command vehicle came in, and under the infrared rays, the situation on the mountain was clearly visible. Blurred figures could be seen in the dense forest, representing the outpost set up for this gambling game.
Next, the second team slowly approached the outpost from the left and right sides.
Luo Siwei looked at the surveillance footage and gave instructions over the intercom: "A4, the outpost is fifteen meters in front of you. B2, adjust your position. There's another person behind you."
The police officers approached quickly and arrested the man without waiting for him to shout.
Soon, a message came from the intercom: "Captain Chi, several outposts have been dealt with!"
Chi Li reported a string of coordinates: "Team three, move in, prepare to capture."
After receiving the order, the criminal police and special police who approached the cemetery rushed towards the mountain fully armed.
Luo Siwei heard a few soft buzzing sounds as several M300 drones took off from a nearby car roof and flew deep into the dense forest. Small dots representing special police and armed police quickly gathered on the surveillance camera, and live footage was also transmitted back from the officers' body cameras.
Such a large-scale battle is like a small battle.
Luo Siwei, sitting in the command vehicle, also became excited.
Beside her, Chi Li watched the situation.
At this time, those who were hiding in the cemetery to gamble did not know that they were trapped in a jar and surrounded by the police.
The sky gradually darkened. It was just cloudy when the police went up the mountain, but after a while, the clouds began to gather. The inky color was thick and heavy, as if the clouds were pressing down on the entire mountain.
All you could hear was the whistling sound of the wind, and this environment provided the best cover for the police's actions.
Guo Zhengyao is young and strong, with plenty of energy. He is the leader of the third team responsible for the arrest and is one of the first police officers to go up the mountain.
After hearing Chi Li's order, Guo Zhengyao led several young criminal police officers to approach the cemetery and encircle it from the south. They walked in the weeds with their backs hunched. When they were about fifty meters away, Guo Zhengyao made a gesture to the police officers.
Everyone began to run quickly up the mountain, and soon the police officers found themselves in a cemetery. The ground was covered with fragments of burnt paper money, and there were even some scattered bones. In this open space, they heard faint voices coming from underground.
That was the sound coming from the underground casino, the winners cheering and the losers cursing.
The two police dogs reacted quickly, scratching the ground a few times. A straw mat fell apart, revealing a dark cave entrance underneath. Several steps led to the deep underground, and there was a heavy wooden door.
When I arrived at the door, the sounds inside became clearer, and there was even a faint smell of tobacco wafting out.
Guo Zhengyao took the lead and rushed down. He kicked the door open with a bang.
After several police officers adjusted to the light, they saw that the underground was like a bunker. It had been hollowed out by Huang Gan and had been simply renovated. In the middle of the underground stood a long table several meters long, with more than a dozen people standing or sitting around it.
Guo Zhengyao held the gun in his hand. The underground was narrow, and he was afraid of hurting anyone, so he did not shoot rashly. Instead, he warned: "Don't move! Police!"
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