Chapter 52: Wild grass and will-o'-the-wisp, no grass grows (seeking follow-up reading)
The voices in the recording were undoubtedly those of Zheng Si and Ma Bin, and the content almost 100% verified what was happening. The last bit of doubt in Li Shang's heart was dispelled, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Li Shang held the recorder in his hand and said fiercely, "The police station is short of manpower right now, but we can't let Zheng Si go crazy any more, so what is your plan?"
Ma Bin's eyes were bloodshot. "We don't need too many people, because I can find a chance to transfer them out. By then, Captain Li Shang can make sure that Boss Zheng is dealt with, and everything will be settled."
Li Shang looked at Ma Bin meaningfully: "Are you sure?"
Ma Bin let out a long breath, like a gambler who has put all his chips on the table, and said fiercely: "When I control the Green Wolf Gang, I promise to hand over 30% of the profits to Captain Li every month."
Li Shang shook his head and held up five fingers: "Fifty percent, I can get the police to suppress this matter and put an end to it with Zheng Si's death."
Ma Bin agreed and made a request: "After Boss Zheng dies, his body must be handed over to me. After all, he is my boss, and I have to carry him into the coffin myself."
…….at the same time.
In the western suburbs of District 9, two blocks away from the incinerator, there is an old and dilapidated community.
The community is not big, and the buildings are not tall. There are only a few low-rise tube buildings, about a dozen in total. But because it is backed by a snack street, the density of people is very high.
At this moment, it was approaching noon and more and more diners were coming to the snack street.
In the room on the top floor of Building 14, behind the drawn curtains, police chiefs were closely monitoring the location of the opposite building.
Wang Yilin, the chief of the police station, frowned and said to the person on the phone, "Li Shang, you are the only deputy captain left in the bureau now. You must keep an eye on your family."
"I don't care what method you use, you must calm the situation down and minimize the impact. Otherwise, don't count on being selected as the captain at the end of the year. And be careful, I will also skin you as the deputy captain."
After Wang Yilin finished speaking, he hung up the phone without any hesitation.
"Did something bad happen?" asked the young man with a hooked nose and a stern face on the sofa.
Wang Yilin turned around, half bowed, and his gaze lingered for a moment on the dark badge embroidered on the other person's chest.
The pattern of the badge was very abstract, and he was too limited in knowledge to describe it, but he knew that the family that could embroider a badge on the chest must be a family with considerable status in the upper city.
What's more, the latter holds the title of special commissioner. Even though he looks the same age as his son, Director Wang must show the utmost respect.
He answered the young man truthfully, "A gang in a neighborhood in the city was not very obedient and caused a small disturbance, resulting in the death of several civilians. The deputy captain who stayed at home was not very sensible, so he asked me to transfer some people back."
Wang Yilin paused and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Special Envoy. I have sternly refused."
When the special commissioner heard the words "gang" and "blank people", he immediately lost interest. He scratched his ears and said in a cold voice: "Yes, the blank people are like weeds in the wheat field, growing one after another. If they die here, they will grow again there. There is no need to worry about them at all."
"But [fate] is different. Even the outermost members are like will-o'-the-wisp fire that can burn a large wheat field to ashes if you're not careful."
Wang Yilin looked serious, but he actually disagreed.
He was a little confused and asked, "I heard that [Destiny] has always been active in the upper city. Why did it change its nature this time and appear in the lower city? Our District 9 is very poor. What could attract such an evil organization?"
The special commissioner's face darkened slightly, and he said, "[Destiny] suffered a heavy blow from the parliament before, and disappeared for many years."
"Some time ago, a major incident called [Sky Crack] suddenly occurred. Many big families in Upper City suffered heavy losses, and people are still in a state of panic."
"Of course, the Council also captured some of the core members of [Destiny], but unfortunately their bones were very hard, and their tongues were branded with secret spells, so almost nothing could be extracted from them."
"In the end, we had to dissect their brains while they were still alive to get a little useful information."
Wang Yilin was fascinated by what he heard and asked curiously, "What information? If it's inconvenient to tell me, forget it. I'm just curious."
The special envoy did not feel the need to keep it secret. After all, news that could be heard by someone of his rank could not be considered secret. Moreover, it was just a code name for a plan and the meaning behind it was not clear at all.
"Avici Hell!" He spat out four words from his mouth.
Wang Yilin was stunned for a moment, not understanding what was going on, so he humbly asked, "What do you mean?"
The special envoy's face turned red, and he answered in a resounding voice, "I don't know."
Wang Yilin bit his lips: "..."
The special commissioner said coldly: "Although the meaning is unclear, it is certain that [Destiny] is gradually expanding its activities to the lower city."
"In short, no matter what [Destiny] is planning in secret, the Upper City Council always adheres to one policy towards [Destiny] - kill them all."
Wang Yilin felt the special envoy's unquestionable attitude, but he was far from understanding how heavy the weight of the word "kill them all" was.
until……
A quarter of an hour later.
During the combat meeting, Wang Yilin drew red circles around 11 buildings on the map.
He said: "After close surveillance during this period, we have confirmed that this extremely evil group of members is hiding in Room 404 of Building 11."
"We won't wait for the big fish. We will move tonight to close the net and catch them all, dead or alive."
A group of fully armed police officers on standby received the order.
"Not enough." The special commissioner frowned. He snatched the red pen from Wang Yilin's hand and circled the entire community in red.
Wang Yilin looked at the special commissioner in astonishment, and heard the special commissioner say in a cold voice: "The extremely evil members of [Destiny] are all extremely cunning. Their actions usually follow two lines of light and darkness, that is, there are at least two groups of people who cover each other."
"Since Building 404 in Building 11 is exposed, there may be another group hiding deeper in the area, and they are also keeping an eye on Building 404 just like us."
"We monitor to catch, they monitor to warn."
Wang Yilin admitted that what the special envoy said made sense, but so what? They had not found the hiding place of the other group.
Wang Yilin asked tentatively: "So, we want to use this group of people to force the other group to show up?"
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The special envoy sensed that Wang Yilin was really a bit stupid, so he said bluntly: "They won't show up. If they do, wouldn't this group of people on the open line be exposed for nothing?"
Wang Yilin seemed to understand, but was not sure. He looked at the huge red circle on the map and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The special commissioner pointed at the red circle with his finger, and said in a cold voice that was not in line with his age: "Kill them all."
Not only Wang Yilin, but all the constables who heard it stood there in a daze, shuddering in their hearts.
Even though they usually never cared too much about the lives of the empty-handed civilians and had fabricated or made many false and wrongful arrests, they still couldn't even think about killing hundreds or thousands of people just by drawing a circle with their pen.
Seeing that Wang Yilin remained silent for a long time, the special envoy frowned in confusion: "Is there a problem?"
Wang Yilin swallowed his saliva: "There may be thousands of people living in this community?"
The special commissioner nodded seriously: "I know, so what?"
Wang Yilin answered with a stiff upper lip: "There are too many people."
The special commissioner sneered: "The people living in the old and dilapidated houses are all empty-handed people, right?"
Wang Yilin: “Basically all of them, but there may also be a small number of low-level citizens.”
Special Commissioner: "I regret the death of low-ranking citizens, but it is a necessary sacrifice."
Wang Yilin's teeth were chattering. He probably never thought that he would say such humane words in his life: "But there are still thousands of white civilians. Most of them are innocent. They are also human beings."
The special commissioner's expression gradually became impatient. He patted Wang Yilin on the shoulder and said quietly, "Didn't you understand what I said to you before?"
Wang Yilin: “???”
The special commissioner sighed: "The White Folk are like weeds, they will die one after another, so what we need to worry about is [fate]. They are like will-o'-the-wisp fire that burns everything to ashes, so we must kill them all!"
Wang Yilin's head was numb. He met the special envoy's black and white eyes and finally realized the weight of the other's words.
[Destiny] He didn’t know whether it was a will-o’-the-wisp, but you would really till a field till not a blade of grass grew~ The throats of the constables around him were all dry, and Feng Ju, standing in the queue, felt a chill down his spine.
These are indeed the people who came down from the upper city. It really opened their eyes collectively.
The special commissioner felt the atmosphere was a bit oppressive, but he didn't care. He habitually stroked the family crest on his chest with his index finger and thumb, and said with a smile: "Director Wang, are you questioning the council's policy, or sympathizing with... [fate]? Do you want to let them escape?"
Wang Yilin quickly shook his head: "No, it's just that the police station is short of manpower, I'm afraid..."
The commissioner shrugged and pulled out a badge from his pocket, the same design as the one on his chest.
He handed it to Wang Yilin and instructed: "Have someone take this badge to Zhou Yifu of the Survey Corps. He will know what to do."
Wang Yilin took the badge and a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face.
"Feng Ju, you go." He handed the badge back to Feng Ju and said in a deep voice, "Go quickly and come back soon."
Feng Ju took the badge with both hands, his expression changing from gloomy to bright, and in the end he didn't say a word, just saluted coldly.
(End of this chapter)
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