Wang Tao was in a hurry to get out, simply because his so-called girlfriend was getting married in three days.
So Xu Yao's solution was: as long as Wang Tao could produce the surveillance backup, he would be released for a week and police officers would be sent to monitor him.
Xu Yao also told Wang Tao that although it was unlikely that he would be acquitted, he could reduce his sentence by 2 to 4 years.
In fact, this condition was very tempting to Wang Tao, and Xu Yao made Wang Tao agree without much effort.
Without further ado, Xu Yao immediately arranged for two police officers to go with Wang Tao to get the surveillance backup.
After Wang Tao got his own mobile phone back, he immediately called his friend and made an appointment to meet at a designated location.
Xu Yao originally planned to go there in person, but was rejected by criminal policeman Lao Tan, who said that if he couldn't handle such a small matter, he was not worthy of being a veteran criminal policeman for ten years.
Xu Yao patted Lao Tan on the shoulder and handed the matter over to Lao Tan and a young policeman Li Zi.
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion from Wang Tao's friends, Lao Tan chose to put Wang Tao in a private car and drove to his friend's address.
Wang Tao was quite honest in the car, but after ten minutes, he began to become a little anxious.
He twisted and turned in his seat, causing Lao Tan to scold him loudly, "Can you be quiet?"
Wang Tao was not embarrassed at all, "I'm sorry, officer! Do you have betel nuts? Can you give me one to chew?"
"No, stay quiet!"
After being scolded, Wang Tao calmed down.
Half an hour later, the car drove into a narrow alley and stopped. The GPS showed that it was only one kilometer away from the destination.
There was a road construction ahead, so they decided to get off the car and walk through the tunnel.
Wang Tao just got out of the car and started to mutter again, "Officer, I will buy a pack of betel nuts after I get off the car. You should have no objection, right? Do you smoke?"
"Shut up, why are you so nagging!" Lao Tan answered rudely.
Wang Tao still insisted, "Officer, I have been chewing betel nuts for a long time since I was locked up in the detention room. Don't underestimate it. I feel anxious if I don't chew it for a few days! I finally got out, please be kind."
When he walked to the grocery store, he started to grumble again, "You policemen are so stingy. You don't even give me a pack of betel nuts. Can't I buy them myself?"
He took out money from his pocket and bought two packs of betel nuts from the old man in the grocery store.
After a while, they went down to the tunnel and walked inside for 5 minutes. The light was getting darker and darker. When they reached the underground passage, Wang Tao leaned against the wall, took out the betel nut he had just bought, unpacked it, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth to chew.
Then, he turned and walked towards Officer Tan, took out a betel nut and handed it to his nose.
"Officer, you guys chew betel nut normally, right? One is welcome."
Old Tan smelled an unusual fragrance and took the betel nut for some reason.
At this time, Wang Tao ran towards Li Zi with his betel nut in his hand with a smirk on his face, "Officer, you've worked hard, you should have one too!"
After saying that, he held the betel nut close to Li Zi's nose, and an inexplicable fragrance went straight into Li Zi's nostrils.
After a few minutes, detective Lao Tan felt as if his face was covered with a layer of cloth, and his head was dizzy. Li Zi had the same feeling.
Lao Tan suddenly realized that the situation was not good. He struggled to get up and shook his head. Just as he was about to take out his mobile phone, his eyes suddenly went black and he lost consciousness.
There were two snaps, and the two detectives suddenly fell to the ground.
Wang Tao looked at the screen of his mobile phone and showed a victorious smile. He ran deep into the tunnel without looking back and escaped without a trace.
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Winter nights get dark early, and the city is gray.
After Wang Tao got rid of the two detectives, he immediately called his friend and made an appointment to meet at Lide Plaza in front of his friend's house.
Wang Tao took a taxi to the square, took the USB drive containing the surveillance video, and drove quickly to the remote part of the city.
It was already 6 o'clock in the evening, and the sky gradually darkened.
The car drove quickly from the bustling city center directly to the remote suburbs, drove up a slope, drove into the lush forest, and stopped in front of a tall building with white walls.
The Muyu Town here is about ten kilometers away from the main city.
This white building is a church, and behind it is a large old community. Tall sycamore trees are planted outside the front door of the church.
The church stood quietly in an open space, with white and black tiles. A large cross was placed on the top of the church. The dim sunset shone from behind the cross, casting a dark shadow of the cross on the ground.
After paying the money, Wang Tao got out of the car, took out his mobile phone, checked the words on the side of the church door to confirm the location, and then pushed open the door of the church and walked in.
The church was empty, with two rows of wooden benches on the left and right.
The hazy light came in through the colored glass, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, making the whole atmosphere a little weird.
Wang Tao couldn't help shaking his body. If it wasn't for the money, he would never take the risk to meet a stranger he didn't know.
He looked up and saw a young man sitting on a wooden chair in the front row. He was wearing a black ball cap and a mask on his face, with only a little short hair showing.
The young man was bowing his head, clasping his hands tightly, and praying quietly.
Wang Tao walked over slowly, step by step, and said carefully and cautiously,
"Are you the one who asked me out?"
The young man turned his head and glanced at him slightly, then put his index finger on his lips to make a silent gesture, then turned his head back and continued to close his eyes, clasping his hands tightly, and finished the prayer.
The lights in the church were really too dim, and at the same time, the young man not only wore a hat, but also a heavy mask, with only his eyes exposed.
However, judging from his figure, Wang Tao only knew that he was a tall man, and knew nothing else.
Wang Tao's heart couldn't help but tighten a little, and he observed the man in front of him more carefully. Suddenly, a voice came over,
"Have you brought what I want?"
The voice was a bit sharp, and it sounded uncomfortable, as if someone was deliberately suppressing his voice.
As the old saying goes, "People die for money, and birds die for food." When a person is penniless, he suddenly receives a message that he can get a million dollars by buying the surveillance video in his hand.
Anyone would be tempted and take the risk to make this deal.
Wang Tao calmed down and asked boldly, "I have brought my things, but where is the cash I want?"
The young man silently bent down, pulled out a box from under the wooden chair and placed it flat on the wooden chair, unzipped it, and suddenly there was a box of neatly stacked hundred-dollar bills.
Wang Tao was a cautious person. Although his eyes were shining with a strange light, he still went over to check the money carefully.
These banknotes were all genuine RMB.
The young man said, "Okay, let's trade at the same time. Give me the USB drive. Are you sure there is no duplicate disc burned?"
Wang Tao touched the piles of brand new banknotes and was extremely excited.
"Don't worry, I think I'm a trustworthy person. Besides, I probably can't stay in this country anymore.
When I go abroad, I promise I won't come back."
The young man smiled, "Okay, I believe you. This money is enough for you to spend as much as you want in your next life. Even if you take it to the underworld, it will be enough for King Yan to find you a good job.
As he spoke, he put on a pair of black leather gloves, and Wang Tao stared at the box of money with a silly smile.
He didn't even notice the young man standing behind him, his eyes became more and more sharp and vicious.
The soft and full voice slowly echoed throughout the church, "However, in this world, I only trust one kind of people.
That's the dead."