Xiao Weiguo frowned deeply, his gaze suspiciously falling on the unfamiliar phone number in front of him.
He glanced at the first few digits and immediately knew—this was definitely not a call from within China.
He stared blankly at the number, momentarily lost in thought, his mind racing as he tried to figure out who might be calling.
However, in his distress, he did not choose to investigate the call further.
After all, in his previous life, he had long been used to being bombarded with all sorts of harassing messages.
For these kinds of phone numbers that look unfamiliar and are clearly not from the local area.
He almost instinctively assumed it was either one of those various scam calls or an annoying sales pitch.
Who knows, if you call back, your phone bill might be deducted like water flowing out of your phone.
Thinking of this, Xiao Weiguo shook his head slightly, then clipped the pager back to his waist and stopped paying attention to it.
At this moment, he remained standing quietly in place, listening intently to Liu Changhe and Hu Haidong's analysis of the case.
Although he is the CEO of Panlong Group, he is, to some extent, also a party involved in this case.
However, he knew that the help he could offer was very limited in the face of such highly specialized crime-solving work.
They understand even more clearly that arbitrarily interfering in the internal affairs of public security organs is not a wise move.
So he simply stood quietly to the side, occasionally nodding to show his understanding, and remained silent the rest of the time, leaving the stage entirely to the true professionals.
The case has reached such a critical juncture that relying solely on conventional analytical methods and painstakingly searching for clues is clearly insufficient to make substantial progress.
Especially when dealing with these habitual criminals who have a strong sense of counter-surveillance, finding their weaknesses is harder than climbing to heaven.
At this moment, there is no other way but to adopt the most traditional yet effective strategy.
Mobilize the broad masses of people and, with the collective wisdom and strength, root out these criminals from the vast sea of people.
Liu Changhe frowned, pondered for a moment with a solemn expression, then suddenly raised his head and said to Hu Haidong with a serious face.
"Xiao Hu! There's no time to lose, relay my instructions immediately."
Upon hearing this, Hu Haidong immediately straightened up and waited attentively for his superior to issue an order.
Liu Changhe took a deep breath and spoke carefully, choosing his words carefully.
"The order is as follows: all townships, county towns, and police stations under the jurisdiction of each neighborhood committee must do everything possible to mobilize all available human and material resources and rush to the local area to assemble and await orders as quickly as possible."
I'm preparing to convene an emergency on-site meeting to fully mobilize all police resources and launch a full-scale manhunt for this group of vicious criminals.
After a brief pause, Liu Changhe continued.
"Another crucial point is to immediately mobilize the general public in this county and surrounding counties and cities to pay close attention to this group of people."
"There were more than twenty of them. With such a huge number of people, it would be harder than climbing to heaven to hide them."
No matter where you are, even if you only notice the slightest suspicious sign or related situation.
They must all, without hesitation, provide a detailed and truthful report to the local police as soon as possible.
It is crucial to remember this point and never take any minor clue lightly!
Furthermore, a photo of the perpetrator who died on the spot should be taken immediately, and a large reward should be offered.
In this way, they did everything in their power to find out his true identity.
The hope is that this will provide a crucial breakthrough for successfully solving the entire case.
After taking a deep breath, Liu Changhe quickly and clearly delivered a series of commands.
Standing to the side, Hu Haidong responded with a firm gaze and a loud voice.
"Yes! I'll notify all relevant units immediately and ensure the mission is carried out right away!"
Before he finished speaking, he turned around nimbly and strode like the wind straight toward the police car parked not far away.
In this tense and busy moment, a crisp and rapid "beep beep beep" sound suddenly broke the original tranquil atmosphere.
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that it was the pager that Xiao Weiguo wore on his waist that was making the sound again.
Xiao Weiguo quickly reached for the pager and carefully examined the screen. It still displayed the same string of numbers as before.
Xiao Weiguo frowned slightly, pondering to himself...
He had originally planned to simply put the pager away again and ignore it, just like before. But inwardly, he couldn't help but curse a few times: "These damn scammers, of all times, they had to come at such a crucial moment to cause trouble!"
Unlike Xiao Weiguo, Liu Changhe had not been using pagers for very long, and he always adhered to the principle and attitude of always responding to anyone who called him.
After all, he had not personally experienced the overwhelming and diverse bombardment of harassing messages that would follow in later generations, and naturally lacked sufficient understanding and awareness of such scams and their potential harms.
Liu Changhe said this when he saw Xiao Weiguo's slightly agitated expression and his attempt to put away the pager.
"Why don't we go and reply to the message first? Maybe it really is something urgent and important."
He glanced at Xiao Weiguo, said something casually, and then strolled back to his police car, took out a notebook, and started writing something in it.
There's going to be a meeting soon, so I suppose he needs to prepare for it.
With nothing else to do, Xiao Weiguo found a telephone in an office at the textile factory and dialed the number on his pager.
He had no contacts abroad, and he was just looking to vent his anger. He called the number, cursed the other party as a liar, and then hung up to relieve his resentment.
Then, as soon as he dialed the number, a familiar voice came through.
"Hahaha."
The other party burst into wild laughter, leaving Xiao Weiguo somewhat bewildered.
Then the voice said.
"Is this Chairman Xiao? How was it? Did you enjoy the show I put on for you?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiguo's mind went blank.
He immediately remembered who this person was.
Isn't this the same Mr. Jiang who called last time, demanding that he release Yaji who had been arrested, and whom he refused on the spot, and who then vowed to deal with him?
With just that one sentence, Xiao Weiguo immediately understood that the tragedy that happened at the textile factory last night was actually orchestrated by this guy.
"Hey, say something! Weren't you so tough? Let me tell you, this is just an appetizer. There's much more to come, hahaha!"
With a burst of laughter, the other party slammed down the phone.
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